My Quirks

I got this idea from my friend (even though I've never met her), Melissa. I'm pretty sure she got it from someone else. Anyway, it's a fun topic so here goes:

My Quirks:

1. I have a fear of public restrooms. The fear is that they'll be dirty and disgusting. I even have bad dreams where I have to go to the bathroom SO BAD but all the toilets are dirty and/or there is urine all over the floor.

2. I can't sit still... I'm always fidgeting or multi-tasking.

3. I am afraid of storm drains... the kind that swallow up your skateboard or small balls along the curbs. I'm afraid I will fall in, I guess. Or that an arm will reach up and pull my leg and the rest of me down.

4. I don't like when people put their feet on me.

5. I dislike clowns, mimes, and balloon-twister people.

6. I am SO bad at remembering names- but even worse, I don't remember faces. It takes several times seeing someone before I recognize them.

7. I get panicked if I can't see the outside for a long stretch of time (like an hour). I would LOVE to live in a house made of windows instead of walls.

8. Really perky people bug me. Especially in the morning.

9. I get depressed if I am stuck at home.

10. I can get really pissy toward phone sales people, those pestering cell phone vendors at the mall, or anyone else who interrupts my day to try to pressure me into buying something I don't want or need.

11. I'm addicted to lip moisturizer.

There's more but I'll have to save those for another time. What are your quirks?

Picking Out Pumpkins

As a kid, I loved Halloween! In addition to all the candy I knew my brother and I would score on Halloween night, there was the anticipation of choosing a costume (we usually made our own out of stuff from our dad's closet), decorating the house, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the parties at school, and of course picking out the perfect pumpkin for carving.

I still love all those things... even the candy (unfortunately). I have to say, Halloween is even more fun now that I have my boys to share these traditions with. On Sunday I took Andrew and Nate to Bate's Nut Farm in Valley Center. We met my family there. My family = My parents, my little brother, my sister-in-law, my little sister, and my nephew. The day was beautiful! Sunny, but not too warm. Not windy or smokey from wild fires. It was as close to perfect as the day could be.

Here are some pictures of our day:

They had a little petting zoo.

The boys, Chicken, and me.

My Sister-in-Law, Kim. My newest nephew is due in December!

My little brother Andrew, my Andrew, and nephew Mattias.
Nate didn't want to ride in the wheelbarrow.

Our traditional "Cousins in the Pumpkin Patch" photo.
One of these years, they'll all smile at the same time.

Andrew's Pumpkin

Nate's Pumpkin

Taking a break and sampling our candies.

We even went through the maze.