Tikkabik

Tomorrow (Oct. 30) is our 11th wedding anniversary. This year it looks like our plans will be pretty low-key -- in fact, we've aligned babysitting for the kids tonight so we can go out and have some fun. Because for the first time I can remember, all three of our kids have back-to-back Halloween/birthday parties to attend on our anniversary, which would sort of put a crimp in any plans to go out tomorrow. One of James' schoolmates is having a party from 2 - 4, a schoolmate of Emme's is having one from 4 - 6, and one of Robert's friends is having a party from 5 - 7. So there will be much schlepping about tomorrow, and I expect that by the end of it Bonnie and I will probably just want to chill out.

Bonnie found some cool stuff for the kids' birthdays, too -- my favorite is a "Queasy-Bake Oven." It's a variation on the Easy-Bake Oven aimed at boys (and girls with sick senses of humor). Instead of dispensing tasty pastry treats, you can make all sorts of mud treats and gummy bug candy and so on. Nifty!

So with our big night out tonight, we're going to try to stay in the holiday spirit by checking out some more haunted houses and spooky happenings in the area. Happy Halloween!