Fall Fun

My favorite season is Fall.  I hate that it is the shortest season here in Utah.  I love the colors - hey they are the ones that flatter us redheads!  I love the clear, crisp air and chilly nights.  I love wearing long sleeves and boots.  Fall is the best!
The only part I am not really fond of is raking leaves.  We have a lot of trees on our property, and a lot of trees mean a lot of leaves.  I had my kids out raking last week.  All 5 of them helped and they got a lot done!  Here are some pics to show what I mean when I say we have a lot of leaves.

D.J. worked so hard!

Jon helped too

Ally even helped - instead of directing.  (-:

Ryan was smart and wore his dad'safety glasses

Cole was the smartest though, she used the leaf blower!

So many leaves that it was easier to shovel them!

Then the real fun began - Jumping in the leaves. D.J. took this picture

Jon took this picture of him and Al

Cute 12 year old!

Brothers are the best!

We ended up with 19 bags full of leaves. 

And there are still leaves on the trees.................

I talked to my supervisor this morning.  Half of the balloons are gone.  He doesn't think they are going to take down the rest of the balloons until the gas leaves and the start to deflate.  So, he is going to move all the balloon bridges to the North side of the theatre since the employee entrance is on the South side.  So hopefully I can go to work tonight - although - it has been nice to have a few days off.  He also said that if my allergies start to act up that I can leave.  He has no problem with that at all.  Thankfully I have tried to be a good employee.  I try not to ever be late, I don't call in sick, I have only ever taken 5 days off in 6 months and I gave plenty of notice each time.  So I hope they know that I am not flaking out on them, just a victim of my own body.  Dang Allergies!

MY GRATITUDE LIST:

1. kids who like rake leaves - selfish, I know!

2. music - makes any job go faster!

3. socks - my feet are always cold, so I love my socks

4. games - I love playing 'em

5. hugs - they work more miracles than anything I know of!

yes, I am am still alive....barely

So I had a little bit of a scare at work last night.  I walked into the theatre, and walked into a death trap.  The whole place was decorated with purple and gold balloons.  They were everywhere!  It looked amazing.  So why is this a deathtrap?  Sounds more like  party right?   
W R O N G !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For those who don't know, I have a gazillion allergies.  One of which is latex.  I am deathly allergic to latex!  It is not just "a don't touch it and you you won't get a rash" sort of allergy.  It is more of the "little tiny particles in the air make my eyes swell, my nose get super stuffy and my lips go numb as a precurser to my throat swelling shut and my stopping breathing" sort of allergy.  I hate it.  I took two allergy pills (cause I always have them in my purse).  I was foolishly hoping that if I stayed out of the common areas and stuck to the inside of the theatres I would be okay.  I was soooooo wrong.  Within the hour I could barely see, couldn't breathe out my nose,  and my lips were starting to tingle.  So I told the supervisor that I had to leave.  I clocked out and went home, ran straight for the Benadryl, and jumped into the shower.  That was a very long drive home.  I was so itchy!   So this morning I called the director of human resources and explained to her what happened.  I have never walked off a shift before.   People who do that usually get fired.  I need my job still.  So after talking to her for a while she siad to not worry about it and to not come back to work until they call me and tell me the balloons are gone.  I was very grateful that she wanted to make sure I was okay.  So I get a few nights off.  YAY!
So what were all those balloons for?  This week in the ten year anniversary of when the Megaplex first opened.  So, a good reason for them to celebrate.  But their party is my worst nighmare.  It did get me thinking though, when I die (probably from sort of allergic reaction to something) I do not want any one of you to send flowers!  I want balloons instead.  I want the whole dang place to be completely decorated with balloons!  Hopefully my spirit can come down and enjoy them because this body does not!

I never did post Halloween pictures.  So here are a few of Cole.  I will post more of the others later.  She was a dark fairy. We bought a black fairy outfit and added the colored skirt layers.  We cut the eye "wings" out with my Cricut and added glitter to them and glued them to her face with spirit gum.  Her hair even has star glitter in it.  I think she looked great!

And before I forget.....

MY GRATITUDE LIST for today...

1. Benadryl - if read the post, you all ready know why

2. Blue jeans! - seriously the best pants ever.

3. Halloween is over!  Always grateful when that holiday is done

4. M & M's - we are making cookies using all the Halloween M & M'ssleep as chocolate chips.  sooo goooood!

5. sleep - always, ALWAYS grateful for a few extra zzzzzz's