Almost Spook Day

I am so excited about Halloween this year. Dylan is finally old enough to really get into it. He is going as Batman this year!! The old school Batman, not Dark Knight. And to my surprise, Dylan's trick-or-treating pal and cousin Ashton is going as Robin! Totally unplanned, and so awesome. I will try my hardest to get some pictures out there.
This has been such a long week. I am so ready for Halloween to finally be here. Another busy weekend with that, then a Halloween party, then a birthday party at the zoo!! Whoo, the life of a 4-year old is tiring!
Dylan has a pajama and pumpkin painting party at school tomorrow also. He is really excited about it. He has a new teacher who he really enjoys. She is kind of a goof, but that is what you want in a preschool teacher, right??
Have a very safe and Happy HALLOWEEN!!

Willie Freakin' Nelson!!

So, thanks to Audrey, I had the pleasure of attending the closing concert for The Backyard. For those of you who don't know, The Backyard is a large outdoor live music venue nestled in the heart of the hill country. And now a huge shopping center, hence "the closing". They have plans to reopen down Hwy 71 at an even larger spot and I am sure it will be great, but it'll never be exactly the same.
The music line up was unbelievable. We got to see some really talented musicians and danced our hearts out! Elizabeth Wills was the first act and she was terrific. Fantastic voice and great stage presence. Plus I really like the song lyrics she writes. After that there were a couple acts not worth mentioning in this blog. But then.....Carolyn Wonderland (very Janis Joplin-like) was great and The Gourds really got the crowd going. They do lots of their own stuff, but also do "country" cover versions of everyone from Jethro Tull to Snoop Dogg. Hilarious!
Followed by Ruthie Foster, Kelly Willis, Jimmy Vaughn, are you drooling yet?

Then of course, WILLIE was the headliner. I have never seen him live before and he was great. He sang most of his oldies but goodies and got the crowd involved. Threw out a few red bandannas to ladies (old ladies) that were throwing their "grannie panties" up on stage for him!! Guess he's still got it!!
He shared with us some of the songs he had written during his recovery from carpal tunnel surgery. One started with "Too many pain pills and too much pot" and another ended with "Did you hear the one about the dirty whore?". Needless to say, they were a riot.

This is going to be a hard one to top. Might be the best concert I will ever attend. Audrey and I made lots of friends at our private VIP spot and we shared laughs and dances. I am exhausted today, but it was definitely worth it!!

Time, precious time

Wow!! I have never been this busy and overwhelmed. There is so much going on with work, home, Dylan, friends, family........I don't have time for laundry, much less blogging!!
I have been trying to catch up on some of yours and I am very proud of all of you. I am hoping to get back to it at least a couple times a week. (NO PROMISES!!)

I don't have much exciting news. I am looking forward to Halloween. Dylan is going to be Batman and his costume is so cute, I mean tough! ;-) Then on Saturday the adults will have their big Halloween Bash. Jason, Audrey, Mandy, Kenneth and I are all doing a group thing. (With our costumes, I mean, jeez get your minds out of the gutter!!) I love the idea and can't wait to show it off. Sorry it is a secret until the big day!

Hope everyone is doing well out there in blogger land. I'll be back with more interesting posts next week once I find some time to think of something to discuss.