Mood:  a-ok

What a fantastic weekend. It was so nice that I didn’t want to come back to work today. I was able to sleep in all three mornings while Lennie had to get up for a change and take the dog out and make the coffee. I still had to feed the bird but he doesn’t mind waiting till I get up. Potter let me sleep in till about 8am but then insisted that I get up and entertain him. We lounged around the house in the mornings and then headed to the dog park to enjoy the beautiful weather.

I did manage to set some time aside to carve my pumpkin (funkin actually) and decorate the outside of the house. It felt odd to be decorating for Halloween in 80 degree weather. October is supposed to be chilly so you can wrap up in warm blankets and sip hot apple cider all afternoon.

Lennie still isn’t enthused about Halloween. He did finally pick a costume which was a huge improvement from the previous…I am just going to skip Halloween this year. He has decided to go as Jesus which tickles me to no end. I just hope he doesn’t get struck by lightning when he steps out the door. I still don’t understand his dread about the holiday. I know he hates Christmas because he doesn’t like to be told that he has to be nice to everyone and has to buy gifts for people. But Halloween is just a fun holiday. You don’t have to buy presents and you don’t have to be nice to anyone. You just put on a costume, drink a few beers, and maybe have a laugh or two. Maybe it is a Scottish thing. * shrug * I keep telling me that he is turning into his father and that one day I will come home from work to find him sitting on a stool in the kitchen watching his soaps on a small black and white TV. It just reminds me of that scene from French Kiss….”you people make my ass twitch” He swears next year he is just going to fly Justin down to deal with my whole Halloween obsession.

As I was decorating the house yesterday I noticed my neighbors walking by and giving me strange looks. My neighborhood has a large religious sect and you don’t typically see Halloween decorations. The closest you will ever see if some sort of Fall flag or maybe a carved pumpkin or two. I am the only one with spider webs, creepy door hangings, craved pumpkin, mice and spiders. I am sure this has the neighborhood in a tizzy and I will get some letter from the Homeowner’s Association. See when you live in the Bible belt you are surrounded by people who think that Halloween is associated with Satan. I have heard from one of my neighbors that the Africans who live next door think that I might be some sort of witch. Their reasoning is that I have a fairy in my yard and I refuse to go to church. Now I have all this “satanistic” stuff on my porch. Come on folks! They are just decorations!!! It isn’t like I am sitting out on my front lawn with a Ouija board, communicating with the dead. Oh just wait till they get a glimpse of our costumes. Me dressed as a zombie bride and Lennie dressed as Jesus. Heads will spin. LOL

Well my lunch break has ended and I need to finish inspection fire extinguishers. Hope you all had a great weekend!!!