Just Call Me Twilight

Today was a fun day for my family.  As it is with all families with young children.  Today was Halloween!! As they cannot dress up in costumes at school, we did the next best thing - we dressed them up in Halloween-themed outfits.  Check out Oldest Daughter's socks. Youngest Daughter completed her outfit with a Halloween headband. When it finally became trick-or-treating time, Youngest Daughter made the cutest Minnie Mouse. Oldest Daughter became a female ninja turtle (the costume was completely made by Handy Hubby!), finished off with a serious ninja expression. They were so cute in their complete opposite styles! JCMT

Today I am proud of Oldest Daughter.  Scratch that.  I am proud of Oldest Daughter every day.  But today, my chest swells with the proudness that only a mama (or daddy) can feel.  Today, Oldest Daughter was celebrated as October's First Grade Student of the Month. Oldest Daughter was being recognized due to her displaying the outstanding quality of being respectful.  She had been witnessed being respectful of herself, her fellow classmates, her teachers, others and the environment.  They found her to be confident, proud, capable, assured, appreciative and self-reliant in her classroom and on campus.  As many of you know, Oldest Daughter struggles with Anxiety Disorder.  Simply explained, all things stress her the heck out.  Since adding a puppy to our family, the small anxiety attacks have ceased.  But big anxieties, such as getting an award and having to accept it onstage in front of the school ...

Hey, hey, hey - it's New Music Tuesday once again!!!  Prop your feet up and get ready to be transported - even if it's just for a few minutes.  I promise it will be worth it!!!  JCMT Nicole Atkins - "The Way It Is"     Awolnation - "Sail"      Rhye - "Open"    Chet Faker - "No Diggity"      Mountain Man - "Sewee Sewee" 

Happy, Happy Tuesday!!  The Littles and I are on October Break.  A full nine days of sleeping in, not rushing through a single, blessed thing.  The weather is beautiful - park weather for sure.  Happy, Happy days indeed.  Today I am introducing you to a few bands/singers you may not have heard of prior to this blog post, but will want to find out more about once you have listened to their music.  As usual, the name of the song and group is the link to the video for those of you seeing this post on your phone, otherwise you can click on the video itself to enjoy the tunes.  I am also always looking for new bands to feature, so drop me a line if you have one.  JCMT The Lone Bellow - "You Never Need Nobody"   Cage the Elephant - "Cigarette Daydreams"          La Roux - "Bulletproof"          Jetta - "Crescendo"          Sh...