Halloween Haunt at Kings Island

I'm finally getting around to posting a few pictures from our little excursion last weekend to Kings Island for Halloween Haunt. Although it rained most of the day Saturday and we really didn't get to participate in many of the Halloween displays, we still had a blast. It was unbelievably crowded. No wonder their site says to plan on coming Friday night if you don't want to fight the crowd. It was an incredible crowd for the weather we had. The only Halloween display that we went into was Massacre Manor and it was CRAZY! We stood in line about 45 minutes and when we got inside Carly was in front of me with my arm pinned under her arm pit. I couldn't hardly catch my breath for laughing at her. Several times she almost pulled me down to my knees! I was saying her name as we were going through and the characters was repeating after me and it truly creeped her out! We left a little after 11 even though they stayed open until 1 a.m. We rode the Diamondback and Invertigo and some other contraption that takes you up in the air and lets you free fall. I wish that we could have ridden more and I think we will definitely plan a weekday trip for next year so that it won't be so crowded. I detest standing in line for so long. It takes up too much of the day (I think).

We didn't get to see the half pint brawlers. It doesn't really turn me on to see midgets brutalizing each other.




These pics were outside the gates. They had a lot of characters standing around to pose with.




Unknown family bottom right...LOL.

Gimme bread!

We're trying to do low carb at our house and it has turned into such a fiasco! Funny, though, really. I'm trying to use a low carb baking mix recipe that I found on the net. I found it at Hold the Toast. It wasn't too difficult to whip up at all. I tried to do the mock Red Lobster garlic biscuits with it. What I didn't realize is that the whey protein powder needs to be plain instead of vanilla when you're not using it for baked sweets. So, we ended up with vanilla-tasting, garlic biscuits. They really weren't half bad though. The fam put sugar-free strawberry preserves on them and gobbled them down. I'm going to have to break down and order some of the lc baking mix called CarbQuik. It is supposed to be the bomb so I'll have to check it out and come back and do a review.

Not much else going on this weekend. I helped do some insulation work yesterday so that we can be all toasty warm this winter. I'm at Mom's house right now visiting with her and will be heading back to P-burg tomorrow after I stop at the clinic and pick up my thyroid meds.

I feel pretty positive about doing low carb this time because I think I have more tools at my disposal than I did in the past. I'm also determined to start exercising. I think that will be a big plus for me. I saw on the low carb friends forum where people are doing the Couch to 5k program so I'm going to check it out. I kind of wish that I had a tread mill so that I don't have to run out in public in front of people. But, oh well...if they don't want to look, they can just turn their heads...LOL! I have set a goal for myself, too. I want to weigh 165 by my birthday, which is March 7, so I've got to get kicking! That's only a few days shy of being five months away. Think positive Lisa! Think positive!

It's a sleepover!

Tonight was Carly's first sleepover party in Middle School. I'm not as nervous as I thought I would be. I called and talked to the other girls mom and checked things out. I am a little ticked at CJ though for not answering my text back after school. Hey! I'm a mom...just wanted to make sure everything was okay...lol.

I still can't believe that my bestie is gone. It seems like every day something happens that reminds me of her or something will happen and I will catch myself making a mental note to talk to her about it. Then I remember that she is gone. I lit a candle last night that I bought yesterday from Bath and Body Works and it made me cry. I know that she would have loved that scent. It was Kitchen Spice. I know that she is dancing with Jesus right now, but I still miss her so!

Halloween City here we come!

I can't put it off any longer. I've been promising Carly that I would take her to Halloween City so today is the day. I told her that I would pick her up from school and take her over there. We are probably going to shop for her a new winter coat and shoes too. The high is supposed to be 93 in Parkersburg today, so it definitely doesn't seem right to be shopping for a winter coat. She wants to go to Burlington Coat Factory, but I'm not sure if they have one around here. Okay, gotta run. I can squeeze in about three hours of writing before time to leave to pick her up.

Can't take my eyes off you...

I love this song...wish I could find a real vid instead of a still picture for it...they sound so awesome singing this! :)