Sometimes...

I wear my daughter's hair clips to work. Just for the heck of it.

I look evil. It was tough to get a pic of the bow! Oh well, it's holiday-approriate. Happy Halloween!!

This weekend...

This weekend we are:

1.
Audubon Arizona’s Enchanted Trail/ Sendero Encantado


October 22, 23, 29 & 30
5:30 pm - 8 pm
On four special nights in October, you will find the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center transformed into a wonderland celebrating Arizona’s nighttime creatures. Magical lights will beckon your family to explore the desert night on Audubon Arizona’s Enchanted Trail. What awaits YOU around the next bend?

This will be an experience children of all ages will never forget! Visitors will enjoy seeing live animals, making crafts and solving a mystery puzzle by completing the "Enchanted Trail."

Admission is Free. For more information, please contact Cathy Wise.

New to our Audubon Center? We are located on Central Ave just south of the Salt River.

Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center
3131 S. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040

How cool does this sound?! I know Diella will love it. Plus, it's free. Can't complain about free stuff, right?

2. Library Story time for families -Saturday at 10:15
Phoenix Ironwood Branch Library

3. Going to Fear Farm . Aaahhhhh. I'm going to cry. Good thing we're going in a decent-sized group. Seriously, the names of the different places in the Farm are: Chainsaw Mayhem, The Asylum, Apocalypse, Comdemned and Decimation. I'm pretty freaked out!

4. Phoenix Ironwood Branch Library
Is having a MAJOR book sale. We're going on Sunday to get titles for less than the Sarday Sale ($.50 a piece?!). Again, gotts love a bargain. Information about that sale is here.

5. Finishing the Soprano's, hopefully!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Russian Circles - Chasers

Saw Russian Circles at Chasers last night. That band is so talented. I love watching the guitarist, he is so clearly passionate about the music they produce.

Here's one of my favorite songs by them, Death Rides a Horse. Enjoy!

I hope to have a before and after posted next week :)

Paranormal Activity

I recently saw the movie Paranormal Activity. It got off to a slow start, and the actual scary parts are few and far between, but I can't shake being terrified every night when I wake up! If you haven't seen the movie, most of the 'scary' activity takes place in the dark of the night (around 1-3 a), which happens to be around the time I wake up every night. Every sound I hear in the night- whether it's my dog, my daughter, a neighbor, or the dishwasher- terrifies me!

Scary movies dealing with Satan or demons ALWAYS do this to me. I must stop watching them. I don't think I'll be seeing PA2, or I'll be in a world of hurt when it comes to the dark. Am I reverting to a 5 year old girl? Have I started sleeping with a night light? Maybe.


Are you a scary movie fanatic, like me? What's your favorite horror flick?

Weekend Re-cap

What a great weekend this was! Diella and I went yard sale hunting on Saturday morning. I made out like a BANDIT. For $15, I got: a vintage-inspired record/ cd/ tape/ fm am radio player, Disney play table and 2 chairs, dog food/water bowl for outside, an embroidered picture, a wicker basket and a pretty ceramic display trinket.

I am most excited for my new record player. It's in PERFECT condition, except for the cd player. Its sound quality is better than my Crosley turntable that I bought brand new! We listened to vinyl all weekend to celebrate the great find, and welcome our new favorite piece of furniture into our home.

It came on a stand that I'm probably going to re-purpose and sell on craigslist. Or I might find another use for it- not sure yet.

Gotta love good deals!!

MY BEST GIRLFRIEND IS PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!

Veggie Enchiladas

I found this delicious recipe for veggie enchiladas here. I was a little skeptical on it at first. It's by no means an "authentic" Mexican food recipe- it has mashed potatoes in it, after all. But it was delicious nonetheless.

A couple of changes I made to mine: I used home-made enchilada sauce, added sazón, and green chilies for taste. What a 'lish dinner!

Special thanks to my husband for not killing me for making him have Mexican two nights in a row.