I love the pic, Coco, and have a feeling I'd love the dog as well. Jan, the "fun" never ends for you, does it? Hope Sassi recovers soon. Cataracts are only OK in that they are something that can be repaired, but I'm sure you (and Sassi and Neil) could have done without the excitement. Dorph, that sounds like a party I'd love to go to! It's almost 11:00 and I'm still in my PJs --- and not thinking about changing that anytime soon. My big conference is over as of last night. It went very well. I just need to tie up loose ends, but I get to start my annual 2 month hiatus from work in a month and a half, and I'm counting the days. Tomorrow morning I'm checking in to a very peaceful place for a full day of pampering. Cleansing bath ritual, massage, swimming in a very heated outdoor pool, spa pampering, fancy lunch, unwinding with a girlfriend... heaven! I get home just in time to have some of our Bulgarian friends over for trick or treating fun. We've known the husband for seven of the ten years he's lived in the states (6-9 months out of the year). We finally witnessed him become a citizen just last month. His wife of four years (whom we met when we were in Bulgaria a few years ago) finally got a Green Card, so she and their two year old son, who were unable to enter the US prior to this, took their first plane rides to leave their country for the first time ever two months ago. They think the boy is too young for trick or treating, so I asked them to put him in a costume and help me pass out bags of Sun Chips to the 125-ish trick or treaters I expect between 5-7 on Sunday night. (He's the only kid in their apartment building, so I doubt Halloween would be much fun there.) I thought it would be both a fun way to get acclimated to a new country, and an engaging way for the boy to practice the whole "thank you" / "you're welcome" exchange in English. The puppy is growing so dang fast, I hardly recognized her after three days away at a hotel. I'm looking forward to getting her prepped for her first hunting trip to ND the week of Thanksgiving. No, I don't expect her to be any good, but my dad has a young pup too, and our goal is to introduce them to what is genetically destined to be their life's passion in a gradual and fun way. So I'm vacillating between extreme excitement and extreme relaxation this weekend. And I'm excited to be extremely relaxed tomorrow...

I thought of that, but the box will be there first, because I sent it express. I can't expect my Partner to wait to open her box. It's no big deal I guess. It's just a card. Diana55 P.s...Nina do you really think that AnnT, would let me send to you,twice in a year. LOL

MaryAnn - If you're still looking for fun stuff for your office buddies, GardenGirl posted a link (here at Crafts Forum) to a cute little MarthaStewart votive candle cover. You could also use that as a tiny trick-or-treat container. I found this other MS link that has 6 labels for Hallowe'en candy... whatever candy you want. Just put it in a little bag (or jar) and add one of these funny labels. Here is a link that might be useful: MS's Candy Jar Labels (pdf file)

Thank you, naturegirl! Last year, I had it on my breakfast room hutch ... it looked nice with the “flickering candle” light on next to it. :) Love this thread! I took down Halloween decor today and kept out pumpkins and other Fall things. Added a lighted grapevine pumpkin to our scarecrow/wagon/pumpkins/straw bale display outside. Several adorable trick or treaters last night complimented our Halloween decor, which earned them extra candy. :D