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1) Sitter says to me this morning, "Your child is really, really strange. You do know that, right?" Um.... Apparently D. noticed that Izzy was not at the table for snack on Monday and finally found her in the bathroom--making funny faces into the mirror. "She was gone almost 45 minutes! Making faces in the mirror! She missed out on snack!" Yes, she's a goofball...but did it really take you THAT long to notice she wasn't present at the snack table?

2) Also, D. has been taking care of her boyfriend's dog while he's out of town. Izzy will NOT let the poor thing alone. She follows it, and pets it, and apparently feeds it from the table--hardly eating anything herself (wait--you're ALLOWING that?), and won't play with the other kids if it's around. D. says, "You really should get a dog for her." Well, hey, if you want to pay for the allergy shots for me, then GREAT!

3) Went to one of those jewelry fix-it places in the mall to replace a watch battery. $16?! WTH? Guess I won't be going THERE again.

4) I got a mixed reception on whether or not to wear a Halloween costume today. Keeping in mind that this place doesn't even do jeans on Fridays, I decided to just keep it simple. I wore an orange sweater, black slacks, and the extra pair of Mary's devil horns. When talking to one of the execs about it this morning, he said, "THAT is perfect." Good call, me! Getting a lot of compliments on my horns (or "ears" as some people are calling them!).

5) We are going trick-or-treating in one of the sub-divisions of our town with my GS co-leader's family, AND we invited the neighbors across the street. Should be a lot of kids and a lot more fun than the Boring Halloween of two years ago.

6) Another Admin (the one with the AMEX card) was given permission to bring in donuts, cider, and candy for both main buildings. Guess who's desk the bulk of it is on? Thank goodness I'm not much of a donut fan. And I am fiercely reminding myself that I will steal PLENTY of candy from my kids' buckets tonight! (Crap! That reminds me! I forgot to pull the buckets out of storage!)

7) I actually got up at the 6:00 alarm this morning. Shaving emergency.

8) Due to slight weight loss over the summer, I'm discovering that many of my pants do not fit right. Can't decide if I should invest in more in my current size or just wait until after the holidays where I'll surely be back in the bigger size again? Meanwhile, my wardrobe picks are pretty limited. Annoying!