Have a Disturbing Halloween!

This is beyond creepy. Yikes!

No big Halloween plans this year. I might go out with some friends on Saturday, but haven't planned a costume so will likely end up going as the same thing I did last year - Little Red Riding Hood. Just gotta find me a wolf. ;)

I'm usually feeling pretty festive around this time of year, but right now I just feel homesick. I'm going back home next month to help take care of my mom. My dad has to go out of town on business for a week & doesn't want my mom to be alone. Of course her reaction is typically martyr-esque: "Don't be silly! I won't be able to drive a car by then, but Dad can just stock up the fridge with groceries & I'll be fine by myself for a week!".

They were supposed to go on a cruise this winter, which has obviously had to have been cancelled with her surgery & all, so I'm putting together a tropical care package to bring home with me. Virgin pina colada mix, Bob Marley CDs (my mom loves reggae!), yummy key lime cookies...and whatever else I stumble onto over the next few weeks before I leave. Any other ideas?