Happy Halloween from the Incredibles! I love this holiday – it’s fun and ..maybe next year, we can really get into it, and have a HAUNTED GARAGE…

Guess who won 2nd place in the downtown costume contest…beating out lets say 40 or so other little adorable 3-5 year old children… only to be beaten by one super cute Scarecrow, who truly deserved to win?….give up?

Tink – as the Pillsbury Doughboy – we worked for a few days on the laugh, and she finally got it down, and started to be less shy about doing it towards the end of the night. My friend does embroidery out of her house – she did the logo on the hat – doesn’t it rock?

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We tried to convince Pan to go as something else, something homemade, but he wanted to be scary – so I let him pick whatever he wanted – and THIS
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is what I compromised to. He wanted some mask that had blood trickling down….. uhm nope, he wouldn’t have been able to take all of it to school for his party, and let’s just say this worked. He was a little sad when everyone oohhed and aaahhed over his sister, but he started to have some fun when his bucket got full.

Slow night for trick or treaters at the Incredibles – which was good, we ran out of candy after 220….

I know sounds a little ironic… but if you have been a reader of my blog for a while, then you know I don’t like to pay full price for anything. I clip coupons, and will use them anywhere, anytime. Even on vacation.

Especially in Vegas…. (Seriously – It’s spendy out there, and yes it’s true, I walked 30 minutes to find a Nathan’s hot dog stand, because I had a coupon for a free hot dog – it was a little yucky – but that could have been because of the time of night, so maybe it was close to closing time or something, but the philly cheesesteak – it was made fresh – was awesome..)
If any of you, or your friends, family etc are heading to Vegas before 12/31/07, please email me – I have coupons, 2 for 1’s buffets, free admissions, etc. I have books…. I have a few free shows… EMAIL ME – I’ll hook you up – seriously… fantastagirl at gmail dot com

GAWD, I feel like I am working for that timeshare company … (Stupid Timeshare GUY – STG) you know the guys who are nicely dressed, and come walking up to you as you are waiting for the bus, or making the mistake of walking from your hotel to the next casino (something to know about Vegas, everything is deceptively close). and say…

STG: “How long are you in town for?”

and my standard response -

FG: oh, we are leaving tonight….and keep on walking…

Well, by Thursday morning, I had had enough… they were really ticking me off…. so I tried the silent treatment, a nice smile (BIG MISTAKE), a shake of the head…. but this dude wouldn’t take the hint… and we were trapped – at a bus stop – so I said:

FG: Ich bin ein Ausländer, and spricht nicht gut deutsch.

(my apologies to Frau – I only took two years, and that was a long, long time ago, I have a feeling it’s not quite right!) Which translates to: I am a foreigner, and I do NOT speak German well.

and the STG – just stares… gulps, and says loudly – (because we all know that not being able to speak English must means one is deaf…)

STG: no speaka english?

FG: Nein (which is ‘No’ in German)

STG: Oh….uhm….and walks 3 feet away to pick on the next couple, who he eventually leads away, and they are signing up for God knows what. (Before we left, Mr. Incredible made me agree to that I would not sign us up to listen to a timeshare thing…no matter what they offered us…)

Mr Incredible and I enjoyed the rest of our wait at the bus stop in silence… unfortunately – that meant, we couldn’t talk to each other, because besides a drinking song, and counting to ten, that is all that I can remember, and Mr. I – he took Spanish in high School.

When we got on the bus, and after it started moving, I asked Mr. Incredible how many stops before ours, and the lady sitting across the aisle, turned around, looked at us, and then leaned over to her hubby, and loudly whispered… she speaks English….

Well, DUH, I don’t look foreign…. and for the record, I’m too damn pale and fat to pass for a German woman…. Irish maybe, but not German.

I have compiled a red “Master Reference” binder for all staff.

Inside this binder you will find “solutions” to everyday problems.
If you are having problems with the photocopier, difficulty dealing with co-workers, having computer problems, customer problems, personal problems, or any kind of problem, please come and get the red binder and it will help you through your issue.

Use the red binder for all issues…it is guaranteed to make you stress-free and relaxed.

After being in Vegas this past week, and realizing how incredibly expensive their housing is, compared to lets say – Gotham City. I was thinking – well maybe west isn’t the way to move, maybe we should look towards the east. I came across this company that has listings for North Fork real estate.

I like the website, it’s easy enough to find what I am looking for, and for me to realize that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the street.

I don’t know why I am restless, perhaps it’s being in this town for 10 years, perhaps it’s realizing that this might be where I am until I retire, and I’m not sure that is a good thing, although, it probably is. I’ll keep looking though, Mr. Incredible tells me winters in the North Hamptons, is probably very comparable to ours – in which case – that is not the place for me.

This has been a sponsored post.

New York City Report Cards
These are actual comments made on students’ report cards by
teachers in the New York City public school system. All teachers were
reprimanded but, boy, are these funny!!!

1. Since my last report, your child has reached rock bottom and
has started to dig.

2. I would not allow this student to breed.

3. Your child has delusions of adequacy.

4. Your son is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.

5. Your son sets low personal standards and then consistently
fails to achieve them.

6. The student has a “full six-pack” but lacks the plastic
thing to hold it all together.

7. This child has been working with glue too much.

8. When your daughter’s IQ reaches 50, she should sell.

9. The gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train
isn’t coming.

10. If this student were any more stupid, he’d have to be
watered twice a week.

11. It’s impossible to believe the sperm that created this child
beat out 1,000,000 others.

12. The wheel is turning but the hamster is definitely dead.

These 16 Police Comments were taken off actual police car videos
around the country:

16 “You know, stop lights don’t come any redder than the one you
just went through.”

15 “Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll
stretch after you wear them a while.”

14 “If you take your hands off the car, I’ll make your birth
certificate a worthless document.”

13 “If you run, you’ll only go to jail tired.”

12 “Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second? Because that’s
the speed of the bullet that’ll be chasing you.”

11 “You don’t know how fast you were going? I guess that means I
can write anything I want to on the ticket, huh?”

10 “Yes, sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don’t
think it will help. Oh, did I mention that I’m the shift supervisor?”

9 “Warning! You want a warning? O.K., I’m warning you not to do
that again or I’ll give you another ticket.”

8 “The answer to this last question will determine whether you
are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?”

7 “Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where
you go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy and corn dogs and step in
monkey poop.”

6 “Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a
toaster oven.”

5 “In God we trust, all others we run through NCIC.”

4 “How big were those ‘two beers’ you say you had?”

3 “No sir, we don’t have quotas anymore. We used to, but now
we’re allowed to write as many tickets as we can.”

2 “I’m glad to hear that the Chief (of Police) is a personal
friend of yours. So you know someone who can post your bail.”

AND THE WINNER IS….

1 “You didn’t think we give pretty women tickets? You’re
right, we don’t. Sign here

Is there such a thing as too much storage?

I didn’t think so either. Mr. Incredible and I have built a storage shed (I still say it’s a garage) in our backyard. Well, it’s not really a storage shed, it’s supposed to be a garden tool/lawn mower shed. But he did build a loft in it, and on that I store, outdoor Christmas lights, Halloween decorations, rubber maid totes, etc. Why am I storing empty rubbermaid totes? Because when we were in the process of moving, my sister came over and cleaned out my closets, ever wonder when you look at people’s home why it looks like they have huge closets, and that they are the most organized ever? Well it’s because someone took all the clothes except for the “right number of pants, shirts, etc” and put them in rubbermaid storage totes, and then labeled them – Christmas Decorations. What? – you didn’t do that? Next time – you will.

If I had been aware and lived in the UK – I may have looked into Sectional Garages . Because in reality that is what we need. I wonder if our city codes will allow us to add on…. something to look into.

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…. Bullet Style….

• I’m tired. Therefore I am posting using bullets.

• Vacation was great.
• Plane took off – and bounced all the way to Vegas.
• Vegas was good – not great – there were parts that were great, but I think we went back too soon.
• Hoover Dam? Sucked. If you have seen the movie Vegas Vacation you will see more of the dam, than you will with the dam movie, and dam tour guide. (and after the second time of hearing “Dam Guide Brude” it’s not funny.)
• The Comedy Stop was awesome and worth every penny.
• The Bodies Exhibit – not so much.
• Having our “time clocks” messed up – not so bad – we ate at odd hours, but what the heck – I only gained 1.2 pounds -Diet starts tomorrow – YUCK!
• Not having to make a single meal or cut anyone’s food for 4 days – good.
• The Spice Market Buffet at Plant Hollywood – Good.
• Bally’s Buffet – Not so much.
• Bill’s Gambling Hall and Saloon – not the best place to stay.
• Slots at Mandalay Bay – good – (I was up $22 when I cashed out – only $0.01 slots for me!)
• Slots at every other Casino – TIGHT as hell.
• Walking to Freemont Street from Bill’s – not such a great idea – but hey – we wouldn’t have seen Las Vegas’ Finest arresting a chick for selling drugs – good.
• The Bus – interesting
• Freemont Street – pretty good – but I like lights…
• Vegas Airport Security – Those ladies and gentlemen need to get some “courtesy”.
• Waiting on the airport runway for 30 minutes and no circulating air, or air conditioning – not so good.
• Take off – good.
• Flight – smooth = good – Mr. Incredible was very nice to me and let me have the window seat…. It was very smokey when we left Vegas, and very cloudy about 1/2 way through.
• landing? – it landed – but for some reason the brake I had wasn’t working very well.
• Being greeted at home by Pan and Tink – FANTASTIC!!!!

Now, I’m tired, so I’m going to bed… I’ll be around checking out blogs later, but I’ll be catching up with the kids, so it may take me a while.

….well kinda….

I’m posting this early, cause blogspot won’t let me do the scheduled posts (or I’m not smart enough to figure that out.)

I’m not packed, I’m still trying to do last minute things before the in-laws arrive tomorrow. I have a doctors appointment in the morning, and then I have to do some grocery shopping… and then we are out of here.

I’ll be gone for a week.

Unless the plane crashes in which case, well, I’ll be gone a little longer.

(yeah, I still have that fear of flying thing, not FLYING exactly – landing is the issue, how we land, and where we land…)

I come from a big family – because of this there are times when I should know not to answer the phone.

TODAY would be one of those days….

I have a lot of work that I need to get done, so I can’t even blog about it…

Just trust me…

I’m not going to the wedding today… I feel like crap. I have to feel better, and soon, because I don’t want to be sick for our vacation….

DAMN IT….

So does anything work anymore for cold/stuffy nose etc?

I need something quick and good.