Sweeping Through Life

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.   ~Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. Happy Halloween     quote found

When we did marriage counseling, my minister suggested that every now and then we review a few questions to keep connected in our marriage. The other day we review a few of the questions, since we were just chillin around the house. The questions started a conversation about our feelings in certain situations, such as when we feel loved or when we are sad or what makes us happy or sad. I really enjoyed the conversation and Mr. J did to. We laughed a lot and I felt like I had a better understanding of some of Mr. J point of view. Now I will say, I might not have agreed with everything that he said nor probably did he of what I had to say, but I think we respected each others feelings and thoughts and did not discount them. We may had to try this again sometime in the future, just to check-in with one another. Do you do anything to check-in with one another?

Friday Watched The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Corpse Bride. Saturday Went to water aeorbics.Did some house cleaning. Went to the thrift store and found a few sweaters for fall and a dress for my Halloween costume.  Attended a surprise 40 birthday for one of my husbands friends. The birthday cake was yummy. Sunday Slept in. Hubby and I cleaned our bedroom. Hung out and relaxed. Hope you had a good weekend!!!!

Another Halloween song that I bet you did not know about. Did you know Freddie Kruger could rap? We'll he does with The Fat Boys. If the video does not scare you it will definitely give you a laugh. Have a happy Monday.

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus quote found

Last year I made some creepy foods for my Halloween party. I thought that I would share one of the recipes. I made these Creepy Witches Fingers last year and they were a big hit. I used a pot like the one shown below and use crushed up Oreos for the dirt to set the finger shaped cookies in so they looked like they were coming out of the ground. Creepy Witches' Fingers Yield: 5 dozen 1 cup Butter, softened 1 cup Icing sugar (powdered sugar) 1 Egg 1 tsp Almond extract 1 tsp Vanilla 2 2/3 cups Flour 1 tsp Baking powder* 1 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Almonds, whole blanched 1 Tube red decorator gel (optional, not pictured) Gross everyone out with these creepy cookies. In bowl, beat together butter, sugar, egg, almond extract and vanilla. Beat in flour, baking soda*, and salt. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Working with one quarter of the dough at a time and keeping remainder refrigerated, roll heaping teaspoonful of d...

  Rice Krispy Treats and a glass of warm apple cider is a great fall dessert. I have been enjoying every yummy bite. Picture found   I am glued to my TV every Wednesday at 10:00 pm. I am especially glued to the TV when the eye candy of Terrence Howard is on the screen. Picture found Since it has gotten cooler outside, all I want to do every night when I go home is get in my warm cozy bed and watch lots of mindless TV. What a better what to relax after a long day at work. Picture Found I was given a Scentbug as a gift. I purchased this sent and loved it. The sweet cinnamon pumpkin fills the whole downstairs of my house. Smells like I just made pumpkin bread. I liked the scent so much, I even bought it in a hand soap. Picture Found Picture Found I like Halloween and the smell of this Vampire Blood hand santitizer from Bath and Body Works. It smells so yummy.  

A couple of days ago, the hubby and I were talking about an acquaintance that we knew was getting divorced. There were several reasons as to why they were getting divorced, such as them living in different states and the major one is that he wanted children and she did not. My first thought was, why didn't they discuss this before they got married? Maybe they did and one of them changed their minds. There are certain things that I think that you should discuss before getting married. I kinda of look at them as contract negotiations. These negotiations allow the other person to know what to expect  or how you feel on the issues that you discussed. This is not to say things can not change or new issues can not come up, but it allows you to have some discussion on the standard things such as children, where you are going to live or how you save your money. I know that sometimes divorce can not be avoided, but sometimes I think that if some of the simple things were discussed before th...

Hope that this song lightens your Monday!! Have a great Monday!!

Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with.  C.B. is such a loser.  He wasn't even the star of his own Halloween special.   ~Chris Rock quote found

The other day I went to the library and there was a group of young girls, about 5 of them, were arguing in the lobby. I saw a women with her 2 year old go to the library counter and complain. The library security guard went to to escort them out of the library, the words that were being said ....all I could say was wow. I know that I sometimes have a foul mouth, but they totally had me beat. As they were being escorted from the library, they kept yelling at one another and the security guard. As they got into their car in the library parking lot, one of the girls said  "Mom, get in the car." To my astonishment, one of the people in the group was one of the mothers' of the other girls. As I watched them get into the car and drive to a near by church parking lot they continued to yell and scream at each other, I still was amazed at the fact that a parent was encouraging this behavior. When did parents, stop being parents? I remember when all the parents on my street, scould...

Friday Did dinner and a movie as the kick off of my Women's Day weekend at church. Had some good food and watched " Letters to God". It was a tear jerker but it was good. Saturday Attended the Women's Day breakfast at my church. It was nice. Went to lunch with my mom and had some good conversation and some laughs. I came home and fell asleep at 5:00 pm. Woke up about 8:00 pm and watched the Golden Girls the rest of the evening. My husband came home after watching the OSU game and watched the Golden Girls with me. We talked about lots of meaning full stuff and not so meaningful stuff until the early hours of the morning. Sunday Attend church service. Hubby and I went to a birthday party for one of the ladies at my church. It was fun. We played some great games and had some good food.  Hubby and I came home and watched Undercover Boss and CSI: Miami, but we both fell asleep on the couch. Since was it was 3-day weekend for me, I went to the dentist on Monday ...

I have chosen another song, that is kinda creepy and fitting for the month. I used to wake up to a radio station when I was in middle school and they seemed to be playing this song every morning. It use to disturb me a little. You really have to listen to the words. I do not think that I would like to check into The Hotel California, because you can not check out. I hope that you are having a happy Monday.

I'll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.    ~Author Unknown quote found

How well do you know your spouse? Many questions are simple to answer like birth date, name and even favorite color. We all think that we know them pretty well. See how many of these questions you can  answer and let us know how well you did. 1. Do you remember what your spouse was wearing the last time you saw them? What color shirt, sweater or blouse did they have on? Or, for the truly astute, which shoes were they wearing? He was a wearing a green shirt with blue jeans and brown boots. 2. What's your spouse's favorite kind of movie? Action or Sci-Fi 3. What were your spouse's favorite TV shows to watch growing up?  Sanford and Son, A-Team 4. What kind of deodorant scents does your spouse NOT like? Evergreen he says it gives him a headache . 5. Has your spouse ever voted ? Yes 5a. Do you know who they voted for in the last election they participated in? (Be it a local one, one of the recent presidential primaries, or the last presidential election.) I k...

Went to the Country Living Magazine had their Country Living Fair and I attended with my mom. It was fun and there was lots of neat stuff. I see why people go all three days of the fair, there was a lot to see and do.  Caught up on some of my TiVo shows. My husband got a new position at his job. I assisted in planning a baby shower for a co-worker. Sent out invitations for my annual Halloween party. I asked invitees to bring not only candy to share by they also were asked to bring some can goods in which will be given to my local food bank. Been doing some fall cleaning and begun to switch out my summer clothes for my fall and winter items.  Made an apple dump cake with all the yummy apples that I have been getting. Participated in the UNCF walk with my sorority. Been trying to adjust to getting up when it is still dark outside.  Watched Just Wright. It was a cute movie and definitely one that I would like to add to my movie collection.

In the spirit of the Halloween, I thought that Thriller would be appropriate. I must admit that this song use to scare me when I was a child, now I think that the video is a work of art. I hope that you are having a Thiller of a Monday. Happy Monday.