Dolphin’s Dock

Halloween is finally here, but it’s really snuck up on me this year.

I didn’t start working on a Halloween template for my blog until, oh, September 29th. So yeah, I had to put this whole thing together in 2 days. I didn’t get my Halloween party invitations out until the 4th or 5th (for a party on the 20th!). Speaking of the party, I bought my pumpkin for it on the 19th! I haven’t been much more on schedule since the party either.

TheBoyfriend™ and I have a costume party to go to this Friday. Do we have costumes? Nope. We know we’re going as “Peace and Quiet” (he as Peace, a hippy, and myself as Quiet, a mime), we just don’t have anything to put on. To make things worse, he has to meet with a client this evening so we won’t be home til about 8:30 or 9 so I’m going to have to go pick out my costume (all I really need is a striped shirt and face paint, I have everything else for me) tonight and he’ll pick out his tomorrow during the day (we have Jiu-Jitsu class on Thursday night so no time to do it then). I realize it makes me sound like a total control freak, but he doesn’t take Halloween as seriously as I do and I’m worried he won’t put together a costume on his own that is up to my exacting standards (geez that makes me sound even worse than I thought it would).   I also wanted to carve a special jackolantern to take to the party, but really I have no idea when it will happen.  I can’t carve it tonight because it will rot, and I’m just not sure the likelohood of me getting it carved in time if I wait til afterwork on Friday.

To confuse matters further, we’re taking care of a sick cat.  Actually 3.  Sigyn got a cold a few days ago, but has just been sneezing so we’re just monitoring her instead of rushing her to the vet.  She seems to be getting better but the other two have picked it up and it seems to have nailed Hobbes pretty good.  When we woke up this morning he was laying on the foot of the bed with his third eyelids (cat owners know what I’m talking about) extended and his nose so clogged that he was breathing through his mouth.  Needless to say he’s at the vet as we speak and I’m just waiting for them to call and tell me that he’s fine and I can come pick him up.

Ahh well.  This Halloween is just proving to be a bit trickier this year.  I guess it will server to make the treats taste even sweeter.