My least favorite day

It's no secret. I do not like Halloween. It's not something I can explain and I've never been able to quite put my finger on it. I have felt this way since I was a small child. It really is one of the worst days, if not the worst day of the year. And for the record, I disliked Halloween long before I became a teacher and my students acted wildly on this "holiday". So Happy Halloween everybody (I guess). November can't get here fast enough.

No Spring Chickens

Tami and I have been married for 28+ years. We have raised three children together. We have experienced the myriad peaks and valleys that everyone goes through in a long marriage. As we now inhabit the empty nest, we realize with each passing day that we are getting older. We do not hide from the the fact that we are reaching the back half of middle age and will be senior citizens in the blink of an eye. We embrace our age, and are thoroughly enjoying growing old together. We aren't enjoying watching (and feeling) our bodies fall apart, but we are enjoying our time as an "old married couple". Tami often laments her aging skin and other parts of the natural aging process. I tell her she is more beautiful today than she ever was before, but she doesn't believe me. I don't blame her. I miss my 25 year old skin and body too. In the end, there is nothing we can do about it. In God's grand and perfect plan, our bodies are not designed to last. We all break down and we all grow more feeble with each passing moment. Let's face it, we're no spring chickens anymore. But hey, spring chickens don't have as much fun either.

Go Away!

The word on the street is that Hillary Clinton may try to garner the nomination as the democratic presidential candidate. One one hand I would enjoy watching President Trump send her to her third defeat. On the other hand, I just wish she would go away.

The Change

Tami has been suffering greatly with hot flashes for a long time. The temperature swings have been frequent and extreme. Burning up followed by freezing and shivering. The poor thing doesn't sleep well and is rarely comfortable. To her credit, Tami handles all of this like a champ. Other than her face turning red, you'd never know she was flashin' Bless her heart! I can't imagine going through all of that!

Ain't it the truth?

Ain't it the truth? I STILL haven't figured this out!

Tis the season

Tis the season! It's time for EVERYTHING pumpkin!

SCRABBLE

Playing SCRABBLE...

When I have all vowels and my wife has all consonants. Fun game, huh?

Scary!

There is a tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Canada called Nightmare Fear Factory. It's basically a haunted house that people walk through and get startled out of their wits. The highlight of the trip through the haunted house is a place where "something" scares people to death and they are photographed at that same moment (It's similar to the photos taken on the first drop of roller coasters). Anyway, it's a closely guarded secret as to what the "something" is that scares people for the photo. After some research and detective work, I have solved the mystery of what it is that is scaring people so badly.

Here's the scary sight:

Pure Evil

I recently read a story about a woman who got mad at her husband. To get revenge she dumped water on the floor in front of the dishwasher and told him it was leaking. At last report he had spent two hours looking for the nonexistent leak and had nearly torn the whole thing apart.

I don't know what he did to ruffle the hen's feathers, but I don't think it warranted anything like THIS. That's evil. Just pure evil!

Impending DOOM!

I know it's only October, but the slight chill in the air is a foreshadowing of the gloom and doom to come. Beware... winter crouches at the door ready to pounce like a ravenous lion on a piece of meat!