"And glory they did mightily seek."

Twas' the crest of nightfall with the mighty steeds did ride in. With a thunderous wake, they brought atop them warriors from the furthest stretches of the world to fight this good fight. Wasn't money, nor fame, nor lands they sought...for it was but one thing: GLORY. And glory they did mightily seek.

CRACKKKK! Was heard as a hearty blow from the Silver Knight's sword did unleash the soldiers upon one another. Then Silver Knight II struck, swinging viciously his axe of doom towards anyone within striking distance. The two fierce combatants did at first seem evenly matched, but the age and experience of the Silver Knight did seem to turn the tide until...a puff of smoke. A strange noise. Then the Ninja did appear from mere vapors. Seemingly walking out of the night mist into existence. He carried with him no shield, no armor...only two swords of impeccable make. The moonlight shone off them as they swung. And when they swung, mystical moves and sweeping kicks did follow. The Silver Knight and Silver Knight II were in awe at this odd battle method, which served to the Ninja's advantage.

Until...the Warlord did come. Wielding two heavy longswords of no equal...except for each other. The brute force behind each swing of his mighty blades sent the Silver Knight II into retreat for the moment, with the Silver Knight's parries proving no match for the Warlord's golden armor. All seemed lost for the Knights until...the Ninja, from high atop a mountainous perch, did fly down back to the battlefield and stand at the ready for attack.

There stood four warriors. Tired. Beaten. The temporary and constantly changing alliances with one another coupled with the battle cry of "nuh huh, you didn't get get me, I dodged it" a central theme...who would end up the victor was anyone's guess.

       Cast (in order of appearance)

  The Silver Knight................G

        Silver Knight II...................J-Boy

Ninja...................................E

      Warlord...............................Lil' B

*****

So, yea, did I mention I bought swords and axes and shields and stuff for the boys? That was one of the battles they had, in HD. Funny enough, the girls - except for M who's 13 and probably can't be bothered with these childish nothings - got into battle mode. And they were good. And J-Girl....she's real good. She even killed me a few times. And I'm the Dragon King! So...yea.

yay or yea!!!

The kids are on their way back for Halloween weekend with us! I'm pretty excited! I keep using exclamation marks! See?!!! Yay!!! Or is is yea!!! I've seen both used!!! I'm good with either!!!!

And after that little cruise to the dollar store the other day where I bought a bunch of swords and axes, the kiddos have been chomping at the bit to play again. Well, not the two older girls. TV, as we all know, has a powerful Jedi mind hold on them. But the boys, and Lil' A, they are in like Flynn.

I bought a bunch more swords and stuff today!! Bought the store out!! Let's see how it goes!!!

tiny tot Yoda

So I'm cruising Walgreen's down the street from Mickey D's while I wait for A to meet for a late late lunch/early dinner. Truth be told, I was looking for another pair of Foster Grant plastic aviators that I have seemingly misplaced that were super rockstar awesome. No luck as of yet. But, they're only $10, so the search will definitely continue. I mean, they look okay on me, but on A and E, they are sa-weet! The shareability alone makes the sunglasses. (Is it sad or telling that I used to manage a couple sunglass stores in malls for almost ten years and I think it's okay to buy $10 ones from a drugstore?)

Anyhoo...back to my story. I stroll into the costume aisle and there it is...a Yoda costume for a tiny tot. E's size. I almost bought it on principle alone, but I know he's already set on being Iron Man so I held off. But, rest assured, the mention of this costume will be made to him before Halloween.

Oh...

I have decided what I am gonna be for Halloween...

LOW RENT COWBOY GHOST

what you need: one bed sheet, one pair of scissors (to cut out eye holes), one cowboy hat, one belt with gun & holster, one pair of boots

over the hump and through the woods...

Ok, so Halloween is literally just around the corner. Well...not literally. I don't think days have corners. Neither do weeks for that matter. But they do have humps. Wednesday. And today's Wednesday, so maybe I could say Halloween's just over the hump. I don't know. It's close. So...

I need a costume. I was gonna go as the Lone Ranger, but it's too late to order the only halfway decent costume on the planet that is apparently only available in the UK. How oddly unacceptable is that? He was OUR ranger! Ours! Anyhoo...

I am so excited we are taking the kiddos trick-or-treating this year. This should be so fun! All of them dressed up in their things with the things and the things. And A with her Sassy Saloon Girl outfit and me...with a bed sheet and two eye holes? Charlie Brown-style!

Back to the kiddos. I love to see their faces light up with nervous excitement. Like when I tell the boys I bought them new toys and they jump up and down and try to peek behind my back...to where the Star Wars toys are. Or like when the girls, um, see that yet another iCarly or Ghost Whisperer hour of power is coming on next to continue the endless marathon of iCarly's and Ghost Whisperers. Go Couch Potatoes! Number one! But...what if I bought them toys or Legos or something? Would they abandon the TV? Um, doubtful. 10 out of 10 on the doubtful scale.

So, yay Halloween! And a continued "yay!" to early Christmas shopping. And to the idea that at this point in the game, for the younger kiddos, it is not so much that we need to spend the same amount on each kid, but moreso that they need to have the same amount of presents under that tree to open come go-time.

the walls have 14 ears

There are no secrets in a house with 7 kids.

G lost a toothy-tooth yesterday so we rang up the Tooth Fairy to make a late night visit. $1. Annnnd...speaking of that one dollar, we were woken up this morning with the question, "Can Brennan take me to the dollar store today?" In the hoopla of the lost tooth coupled with the fact that of course I'll take him to the dollar store, I agreed.

E heard this...well, he was sitting right next to me. And then he repeated verbatim, "Can Brennan take me to the dollar store today?"

No sooner did the guilt coupled with the fact that of course I'll take him to the dollar store, did I agree to take him to the store, too.

One...two...thr- The whole house knows. I devised a plan.

Now originally, this idea was to let G spend his TF money on something cool in celebration of toothloss. (Of course, were it me losing a tooth at 32, the exact opposite of  "celebration" would be happening, but he's 7, so par for the course.) On top of going to the dollar store, he had the choice of riding in A's sports car, or my Jeep. He chose the Jeep. Sweet....

...but now, my SUPERCOOL INCLUSION PLAN involves each of the kiddos getting a "me-and-them" trip to fabulous Family Dollar with the choice of which vehicle I will be chauffeuring them in.

And, hey, don't knock it. If you haven't been to Family Dollar, then you are missing out, my friends. For real.

a couple bucks and a Bible

Hey gang. So A and I decided to take up a cause. Or, rather, we were called upon to begin this cause. We call it: a couple bucks and a Bible. It's mission is to give the homeless two dollars...clipped inside a NIV shirt-pocket New Testament Bible! Ergo, a couple bucks and a Bible. Ta-da!

We will be taking donations for those who wish to give at the following website on IndieGoGo.

http://www.indiegogo.com/a-couple-bucks-and-a-Bible


Oops! So much for me saying this blog would never be about religion...

brains...

I've been under the weather all week...and I just realized I hadn't posted a thing since Monday. Crazy. Is it also crazy that we are already Christmas shopping for the kiddos? In October?

So, zombie me, all week at work, head in a Benadryl-induced haze, stumbling around looking for my brains. Guess I got my Halloween costume all set though.

A got her costume in yesterday. She's going as a feisty lil' Saloon Girl. Maybe I'll be a Zombie Cowboy.