Christmas in September

I was at Kohl's the other day and they were putting up the Christmas trees and ornaments. Halloween decorations are on clearance, everything 50% off.

I told Lisa about this and she wasn't surprised; she says that last year she was the one putting up the Kohl's Christmas trees in September.

Have you seen this car

From the police blotter:

Location: 151^st and Cedar Homer Glen

Summary: Victim stated that while he was checking on his farmland he noticed person/s unknown had stolen his 1955 Chevy Bel Air that he stored on the property. Other identifying marks on the vehicle include: white with colored flames on the sides, a large amount of rust on it and the words "Holy Hell" written on the front end.

Braces

Kelsey visited Dr. Booth this morning and got some good news. At 0900 on October 31st (Halloween) her braces are coming off. She is excited.

Car Salad

From the police blotter:

9/7/07

Location: 18000 block of S. Marley Hills New Lenox

Summary: Victim stated that person/s unknown covered the front roof and rear of the vehicle with extensive amounts of onions, pickles, cottage cheese, American cheese, tomatoes and eggs. This occurred during the evening hours while the vehicle was parked in the roadway.

Ground Squirrel

This ground squirrel was sitting there for a long time this morning, until I let Lucy out.

It came back after dinner and was taking a nap in the same spot.

Labor Day Weekend

Mom saw a snake in the yard the other day. It was at the bottom of the deck steps, and quickly slithered into its snake hole. I am 99.9% certain it was a Garter Snake but Mom insists it was either a King Cobra or a Black Mamba.

Quiet weekend. Kelsey spent the night at Sam's Corn House in Kankakee. She says she has seen enough corn to last her for quite a while. The highlights of her trip were playing on the slippy slide and exploring an old tractor shed. She said the shed was creepy, filled with cobwebs and old junk. They opened the door to a room and saw walls hung with rusty blades and instruments of torture. It was the just like the moment in the movies where everyone screams "Look behind you!" or "Duck!". They fled back to the Corn House screaming like little girls.