One of the best parts of Thanksgiving is having an extra piece of pumpkin pie to take home.
For many of you, you may be getting a head-start on Black Friday . . .
I do hope you made up some of these boxes for your guests to take home a piece of pumpkin pie.
Click the picture on the right to be taken to the PDF for downloading and printing.
I like to do as much as possible a day ahead. Then while the turkey is roasting in the oven, I go out and rake up leaves. There is something invigorating about this little bit of physical labor in the fresh outdoor fall air.
It’s amazing how quickly these leaves get raked up and put in the yard waste barrel.
I then relax on the front porch with a hot cup of coffee admiring my yard before cleaning up and working on the vegetables for my Thanksgiving dinner.
I like having a relaxing day . . . no major rushing around before my family and friends arrive. I do like to have everything ready so I can relax a bit.
Jigsaw puzzles and Thanksgiving seem to go together. It’s a time to get a bit nostalgic.
I hope your Thanksgiving Day, however you celebrate it is blissful.
Soon there will be happy costumed children ringing your doorbell anticipating some great candy treats.
It’s a fun night for kids . . . I remember how I enjoyed it . . . running from house to house . . . ringing doorbells and shouting “Trick-or-Treat!!”
Our childhood memories are great . . . and those we shared with our children . . . and grandchildren . . . New memories can be made every day . . .
We are truly blessed with holidays and different celebrations . . . as long as we don’t allow the outside world to get under our skin. The news always seems to be doom and gloom . . . but it doesn’t have to get you down . . .
There’s this board game by that name . . .
I’m sure I’ve reviewed it, but there’s a newer edition and lots of other additions to it that I thought I’d share with you. It’s not necessarily a Halloween game, it works for all seasons . . . It’s just a way of putting gloom and doom in perspective . . . to have fun with it.
This game isn’t for everyone, but it’s always fun when I bring it out for family game night.
In this game you will meet an eccentric family of misfits and assume the control of their fate. The goal of the game is both sad and simple — you want your characters to suffer the greatest tragedies possible before they die. But you will be cheering your opponents’ characters with happy occasions.
Does it seem to be a game you, your friends and family would enjoy?
Like I said, it’s not for everyone . . . it’s designer is Keith Baker. This second edition has improved the packaging, rules have been fixed, there are timing icons, reminder cards and so much more. It is compatible with the first edition game and supplements.
Gloom is recommended for ages 13 and older. The game involves 2 to 5 players. It takes about an hour to play. I do like the game . . .
You may like these supplementary Gloom expansions to bring more . . . mishaps to your game night . . . pleasure . . .
Well, there you go! The wonderful world of Gloom.
Believe it or not, there are Gloom fans!! It has its own appeal . . .
I just needed to add my favorite YouTube video of Monster Mash!
It was quite a sensation when it came out in 1962. And I still love it and will share it here every year . . . Your guests may enjoy dancing to this catchy tune at your Halloween Party . . . and it’s all right for kids, too.
The fun thing is that it is still popular after all these years . . . I’m surprised there haven’t been more fun Halloween hits . . . Sure, in movies . . . but in music?
I remember buying one of those creepy Halloween sound CDs . . . it was creepy all right . . . At first I thought it was kind of goofy with the rattling chains . . . the blowing wind . . . the screams . . . and then after awhile, it did get my imagination going . . . and I had to turn it off . . . It started to scare me!! Come to think of it, I haven’t played it since . . . I may need to dig it out . . . Where did I put it?
However you plan to celebrate this great weekend of Halloween fun with your family and friends . . . I hope The Monster Mash will be part of your musical selection . . . it is a definite toe tapper.
I’m sure I’ve reviewed it, but there’s a newer edition and lots of other additions to it that I thought I’d share with you. It’s not necessarily a Halloween game, it works for all seasons . . . It’s just a way of putting gloom and doom in perspective . . . to have fun with it.
