Mood:  hungry

It seemed as if every radio station I turned to this morning was playing “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by the Blue Oyster Cult. Don’t get me wrong I love the song but hearing it during my entire morning commute to work was a little much.

Happy Halloween everyone! Oh how I wish today was a federal holiday. I wonder if there is any chance we will get dismissed early…probably not. My costume is finished and my makeup is all in order. I now have to set up my plan as to how to apply everything. I have this huge elaborate plan but of course it never turns out like that because…well…I am a park ranger and not a makeup artist.

I am feeling much better today. I took off Tuesday and slept all day. Well except for Michelle Obama calling at 10am to remind me that I could vote early in NC. Potter thought that I had stayed home to play with him all day and tried desperately to find a toy that I was interested in playing with. I woke up at one point to find the bed littered with balls and squeaky toys. His favorite of which is his new hedgehog that grunts when he bites down on it. He insisted on playing with it right by my head. I finally had to take it and hide it under the covers so that I could go back to sleep. He finally got frustrated and laid his head on top of my back and let out a huge sigh and fell asleep. Too cute!

I think Lennie was hoping that my being sick would prevent me from celebrating Halloween. I told him about the year I had Bronchitis and still went to several haunted houses and a hayride. I reminded him that I worked hard on my costume and I would make sure that if I was still sick that I would highly medicate myself so I could last through the night. Good thing I am feeling better. ;) He is still not looking forward to it but I am hoping that it is like the dinosaur thing that he will enjoy it once he gets there.

I did find out a little bit of upsetting Halloween news. My favorite haunted house in Leitersburg, MD closed its door last year for good. They had put on the show for 30 years and they decided to call it quits. It took place in an old school house and they said it was getting harder every year to keep it up to code. Even though I haven’t been since I moved in NC it was nice to know that it was still there. It will be missed for sure. People would come from miles just to have the crap scared out of them. It is truly the end of an era.

Well I should get some work done. I hope you all have some great plans for tonight. If you are going out…have a great time, be safe, and have a designated driver.

Oh and for those of you who are bored at work and want a little Halloween fun….here is a link to one of my favorite short stories. It is a lesson it being careful of what you wish for.

The Monkey’s Paw