Halloween Shoes at Bedtime

Jackson has never been a big fan of shoes, clothes either for that matter. If he could run around naked, he absolutely would [he gets this from his dad, not me]! Well, his Grammie bought him a really cute pair of Halloween Crocs to wear with his Nemo costume. Every since she gave them to him this weekend, he has been adamant about wearing them with everything. I finally managed to pry them out of his hands and put them away on Sunday.

Last night, we were in his room playing before getting ready for bed. I put him up on his changing table so I could put his pj's on and he opens the shoe drawer and starts yelling "shoes, shoes, shoes" while pointing at the Halloween Crocs. I try to explain to him that we don't wear shoes to bed but all of mommy's rationale is ignored because he wants his "shoes, shoes, shoes." OK--have the shoes. He walked around the house for at least an hour before going to bed holding his shoes. Below are a few pictures of him trying to ensure he gets to take them to bed with him. Ah, the joys of motherhood!

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The Object of my Obsession

Let me start out by saying I'm not a good writer. I will probably not have you hanging on line by line as you read this blog but I hope to refine my writing skills as the posts grow. For my blogging debut, I choose to share with you my year long obsession--a terra-cotta pumpkin chiminea. So you can truly appreciate my quest, let me give you the back story.

We moved into our new house a year and half ago. Jackson loves to go strolling so we walk our neighborhood and the adjacent neighborhood a few times a week. During Halloween last year, I came across the most beautiful pumpkin chiminea I've ever seen. I was so impressed with this chiminea, I knocked on the owner's door to inquire as to where I could purchase one of these beauties to call my very own. Turns out, she couldn't remember where she purchased her chiminea..... hmmm, sounds fishy to me. All she could [would] tell me was that she got it at a local garden shop on sale at the end of the season the previous Halloween.

OK--now I'm on a mission. I've searched all the local garden shops, surrounding area garden shops and the Internet and I'm growing increasing obsessed with getting a chiminea to call my own. After several months of searching, I find a store that carries the chiminea, YEAH! To my surprise, there are three different one's to choose from so I grow increasing excited about my discovery. Enter problem #1, the store is in Canada. I e-mail the owner about purchasing a chiminea--her response, that'll be $400. My response, mission back on!

I continue my Internet searching and come across an archived story from 2004 that has the pumpkin chiminea's photographed at a garden shop in New Jersey. YEAH, my search is over. I e-mail and call the owner about purchasing a chiminea--Enter problem #2. Owner's response, I don't have anymore and the company that I buy them from is no longer selling them. My response, mission continues! I wait a few weeks and decide to check the Internet again since it's getting closer to Halloween. Just maybe I'll get lucky. Guess what, I did! A pleasant man in Atlanta, GA has the pumpkin chiminea's for sale at his booth in an antique mall in Midtown. I e-mail him about purchasing a chiminea--his response, SOLD! My response, YEAH!!!!!!! My mother and I drove over on Saturday to pick up my chiminea and it is now proudly displayed at my front door! Never underestimate the power of a woman on a mission!

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