My son's Halloween

So last night was my son's first real Halloween. He was only 1 last year so he didn't really know what was going on. Last night we went to my in-laws house because they live in a quiet neighborhood and are friendly with many of their neighbors so we trusted them. We wanted to be sure our son felt safe and that we would feel safe as well. We made a Woody costume for him but he had no interest in wearing it. He wouldn't even put the vest on that we made for him. We had a cowboy hat too and he finally relented and wore that when we got to the doors. We only went to three house though. The first house we went to there was a young man dressed in a scary costume and that scared my son so he didn't want to go anymore. We managed to convince him that the next two houses would be okay because we knew the people weren't wearing costumes. So we went to those two houses and he was quite the angel saying "trick or treat" very softly and then "thank you" once he got the candy. After the second house we asked him if he wanted to go to anymore and he said "no!" So that was all the trick or treating we did. He had more fun going back to Grandma and Grandpa's house and eating my birthday cake that my Mother in law got for me.

When we got home last night he was wired from all the sugar so we watched a little television before bed. When we finally went to put him down he screamed and screamed. He was still scared of that darned costume I think. He finally went to sleep but even this morning he was telling Daddy about the scary costume! Oh well maybe next year he will be more open for the experience. It was still a fun evening for us though. It really is such a joy to watch him experience new things.

Halloween is my Birthday!

Today is my birthday. I now have to change my profile to reflect my current age of 38. 2 years away from 40. I'll be honest though I don't feel that old somedays. I am such a kid at heart and am fortunate enough to look young for my age. Not to mention that my son keeps me young! He has sooooo much energy and I have to keep up with him. It helps too that I have a good attitude and a good life! A job I love, wonderful family and friends and peace with myself. Can't beat that can you?

So Happy Birthday to me. I am taking my son trick or treating tonight and I cannot wait. We are going to Grandma and Grandpa's house so they can join in on the fun. I know he will have a good time.

Sears Keeps Messing Up!

It is official. My husband and I have decided to never make another purchase from Sears again. Today was supposed to be the day my son got his big boy bed. His grandmother was generous enough to buy it for him (and us) on her visit two weekends ago. Trying to order it in the first place at the store was a joke. The woman who was placing the order for us was clueless and couldn't even find the item in her system. After telling her that she was looking at the wrong product she was finally able to place the order. My Mom paid for it and then she had to argue with the manager about the free delivery on orders over $500, signs that were posted everywhere. The clueless girl said that the promotion was only valid if one of the items purchases was over that amount? Um yeah okay! So finally the manager got everything fixed even though she also had an excuse and said that the promotion was over. Long story short we finally got everything squared away and were expecting delivery of my son's big boy bed the following Saturday. We even purchased some new Nemo sheets that he picked out for himself. The following Monday we get a call saying that one of our items was out of stock so the delivery couldn't be made until the following Saturday, October 27. Fine no problem, that gave us more time to get ready. We had just added an addtion to our home and were moving my son into a bigger room. So this morning the delivery guys show up. He starts telling us what he is delivering - a queen matress, a full size box spring and no bed frame!!!! Well we had a serious problem because we ordered a complete full size bed, including the frame. The delivery guys felt so bad but of course we knew it wasn't their fault. So we had to go back to Sears this morning and get everything taken care of. Now we have to wait until Saturday, November 3rd for my son's bed. The woman who took our order was there making all of these excuses about everything. It took my husband 45 minutes to get it squared away. It really has not been worth the hassle. So now we have vowed to never make another major (and I am going further and including minor purchases) purchase there again. It's unfortuante because they probably lose many customers for this type of poor service.