News From Laggeland: And so it begins...

Friday, October 29, 2010

And so it begins...

And so begins the crazy that is late October, early November at our house. We had our "family" party for the princess last night. The prince was unable to attend as he was dressed in the chicken suit for a playoff game (we lost :( ). But we had lots of fun at home, celebrating with "the cake with the most frosting", which was the criteria when she was choosing said cake.

13!

She has learned to hold her hair back to avoid catching fire. (It's been known to happen at our house!)

In order to get this...

You must first do this--not that it looks either of us is enjoying the required birthday hug!

Friends over for movie, Cold Stone, and sleep-over tonight. Movie for the prince and school dance for the princess tomorrow night. Trick-or-treating for the princess with friends Sunday. The real birthday Monday. TWIRP next Saturday. The princess' fall choir concert the next Monday...

Bring it on!

3 comments:

Shelley said...: All the Halloween festivities here are on Saturday. Love it! Might have a few stragglers on Sunday night, but I'm thinking we'll hibernate to the basement and turn the lights out!; October 29, 2010 at 8:03 AM
Mary Beth said...: Usually she is all over you - especially on sleep-overs in the hotel... "GET OFF ME!" Does that remind you of last Thurs, Fri & Sat night? For that kinds of dough - I'd give a birthday hug too!
Happy 13th Birthday!; October 29, 2010 at 8:07 AM
J said...: Happy Birthday, Cara! Have a great time!; October 29, 2010 at 9:34 PM

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12/12 "The Racketeer" by John Grisham **
12/12 "A Casual Vacancy" by J K Rowlins ***
12/12 "Love Times Three" by Joe, Alvina, Vickie, and Valerie Darger ***
12/12 "A Soft Place to Land" by Susan Rebecca White **
11/12 "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins ****
11/12 "The Smoke Room" by Earl Emerson ***
11/12 "The Art Forger" by B.A. Shapiro ***
11/12 "An Unfinished Life" by Mark Spragg ****
10/12 "Family Honor" by Robert B. Parker **
10/12 "The Night Journal" by Elizabeth Crook ***
9/12 "Dark Tort" by Diane Mott Davidson **
9/12 "Looking For Peyton Place" by Barbara Delinsky **
9/12 "Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James **
9/12 "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See ***
8/12 "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James ***
8/12 "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James **
8/12 "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn ***
8/12 "The Nightmare" by Lars Kepler ****
7/12 "In One Person" by John Irving **
7/12 "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold *
7/12 "Lemon Tart" by Josi S. Kilpack **
7/12 "The Hypnotist" by Lars Kepler ***
7/12 "The Hunt Club" by John Lescroart ***
7/12 "At Risk" by Patricia Cronwell *
6/12 "The Confession" by John Grisham ****
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4/12 "House Rules" by Rachel Sontag ***
4/12 "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins ***
4/12 "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins ***
3/12 "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins ***
3/12 "Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich ***
3/12 "The Wrong Mother" by Sophie Hannah ****
3/12 "V is for Vengeance" By Sue Grafton ***
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2/12 "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert ****
2/12 "The 10th Anniversary" by James Patterson **
1/12 "Hawaii" by Alan Brennert **
1/12 "Some Girls: My Life In A Harem" by Jillian Lauren **
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12/11 Hester: The Missing Years of the Scarlet Letter: A Novel by Paula Reed ***
12/11 Notes From The Dog by Gary Paulsen **
12/11 Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe***
12/11 Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich **
11/11 George Clooney The Last Great Movie Star by Kimberly Potts *
11/11 The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff ***
11/11 The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton **
10/11 The Pelican Brief by John Grisham ***
10/11 Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger **
10/11 The Thornbirds by Colleen McCullough *
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9/11 The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards **
8/11 The Client by John Grisham ***
8/11 Summer Sisters by Judy Blume **
8/11 The Red Queen by Phillipa Gregory *
8/11 The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly **
7/11 The Queen of Palmyra by Minrose Gwin ***
7/11 Blind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West ***
7/11 The Help by Kathryn Stockett ***
6/11 The Red Tent by Anita Diamant ***
6/11 Turning the Tables by Rita Rudner **
5/11 House Rules by Jodi Picoult **
5/11 The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold ***
5/11 Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler *
4/11 Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels NO STARS!
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4/11 Alex Cross's Trial by James Patterson and Richard Dilallo **
4/11 Plainsong by Kent Haruf ***
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3/11 A Time To Kill by John Grisham ***
3/11 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ***
3/11 Molokai by Alan Brennert ***
2/11 American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld **
2/11 The Sweater by Glenn Beck *
2/11 Hotel On The Corner of Bitter And Sweet by Jamie Ford **
1/11 Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert **
1/11 Sweet Shattered Dreams by Stanley Gordon West *
1/11 Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult *

Books I've Read in 2010 Okay, Good, Great

12/10 Little Bee by Chris Cleave *
12/10 The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson ***
12/10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling ***
11/10 The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon ***
10/10 The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson ***
10/10 The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver *
9/10 Look Again by Lisa Scottoline **
9/10 Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich *
8/10 The 8th Confession by James Patterson **
8/10 Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo **
8/10 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson *
8/10 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ***
7/10 Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson *
7/10 The Ocean Inside by Janna McMahan *
7/10 Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg **
7/10 Twice Kissed by Lisa Jackson **
6/10 Feerless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich **
6/10 U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton **
6/10 Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke *
6/10 Shelter Me by Juliette Fay ***
6/10 The Lonely Girls Club by Suzanne Forster **
6/10 Mercy by Julie Garwood **
5/10 Night by Elie Wiesel ***
5/10 The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton **
5/10 In Open Spaces by Russell Rowland ***
5/10 Vampirates-Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper NO STAR
4/10 Killer Blond by Laura Levine *
4/10 The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffeneggar **
4/10 Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich *
3/10 Heat Lightning by John Sandford**
3/10 Oxygen by Carol Cassella **
3/10 Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich **
3/10 The Help by Kathryn Stockett ***
2/10 Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich **
2/10 Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown **
2/10 This Pen For Hire by Laura Levine **
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1/10 Chill Factor by Sandra Brown **
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