2 days until Halloween

People close to my husband and I know that Halloween is our holiday. Ever since we have met we have done something to celebrate this day. Our yard had been home to a ghostly cemetary by night, dog log habitat by day.

The first year we really committed to doing the yard I had seen easy directions for making a "cemetary" fence using pvc pipes and wood. Michael worked hard and made 6 panels and tombstones. We put up some tiki torches, jack-o-lanterns, and spooky music. LOL OK, cheesy music. The neighborhood kids loved it.

The next year we added more panels to the fence and a gate in the center. I cut out finnials for the tops of the posts. It was beginning to look a little creepier. We added Marcus the carcus. He consisted of light-up bones & head and stuck him in a bed of leaves. Also, a few more heavy duty tombstones.

By the 3rd year the neighborhood parents would stop on by on their walk-abouts and ask what we had planned for the upcoming holiday. We would start setting up at the beginning of October and just have some lights on throughout the yard. This year I decided I wanted a casket in the yard. All I wanted was a 3' by 6' box. Keith (friend) & Michael went to work on it. What I ended up with was a 150lb, lined coffin with double doors. This thing is HUGE. I bought a glow-in-the-dark mask, feet, hands. We strung up a strobe light and fog machine. Zack, 13 at the time, dressed up, climbed into the coffin. When the kids would come, he would get out slowly (coffin was on a slant) and either start dancing or chasing kids through the yard. It was a very dark night and you could only see head, hands, and feet. This was our best year! We had a great time. The neighborhood husband even went trick-or-treating with their kids this year.

The last year we added an electric chair. The kids didn't realize it was a real person sitting in it until he started to get up each time. We put a strobe light up by it to get some sparking effects, but it wasn't really what we wanted.

Are kids were getting older and not really wanting to participate in the yard anymore. A friend of ours was helping out at our local Boys & Girls Club Haunted House. So who better to suck into this than Michael & I. That will be my next installment.

Oh, that coffin we made, now houses our rakes, shovel, and etc. You wouldn't believe the looks we get when someone new comes over and sees this massive coffin in the garage.

Day 2

Ok , so I will need to come up with some titles that are more catchy. All day I have been contemplating what to write. It seems to keep my mind occupied.

I spent about an hour going from blog to blog reading. Seeing as how I am prone to babbling, blogging just may be the thing for me. Some are informative, some funny, a few are even insightful. What this one will turn out to be is the question. One woman posted about whether it was beneficial to shop at Aldi's. It is.

Maybe when I stop over-analyzing this it will come easier to me. Afterall, you are just suppose to write what comes to you. In blogging there is no right or wrong. Besides if you don't tell anyone you are doing it, noone will be reading it to tell you what is "wrong" with it.

Tomorrow I will pick a topic and write. The pressure is on.

I did it.....is that good or bad?

Ok, I did it. I started a blog. What will it contain? What is the direction it will go? I have no clue. As for the title.....that was one of the hardest parts about this.

I don't know what kind of writer I will be. I think I have a good grasp of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. But, to whoever will read this, don't quote me on that. One of the biggest problems I have with writing about things is the fact that I don't like the whole "I" thing. You know, starting sentence after sentence with I. I (lol) will try not to have too many choppy or run-on sentences.

The reason I decided to do this is.......well, I am not sure. Maybe because it is a cold, windy Sunday afternoon and I was bored. Maybe it was because my sister has one. Maybe because she said my niece wanted to start blogging and she is only 7. Maybe I thought I had a lot to say. Maybe it will be cathertic.

As of right now, I am not sure who I will tell about this blog. After a few more postings maybe I will share it.