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April 2016

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Halfway There

Hello Kittens!   Happy Halfoween! In honor of this spooky celebration, here is one of my favorite kill scenes, from one of my all-time favorite movies, Thir13en Ghosts. (It's not Halfoween if someone isn't getting bisected) While I was drumming up ideas for my blog post, I kept thinking of the fact that we're halfway to Halloween. It might just be me, but I feel like everything is "halfway" lately. My kid is always halfway clean. I'm halfway done the laundry (meaning it's sitting in the washer, slowly drying). My jobs are halfway done at work. The bottle[...]

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A Definitive Ranking of My Halloween Costumes Just in Time for Halfoween

There are only 21 days left until Halfoween. While you do have three whole weeks to decide what YOUR Halfoween costume will be, it is never too soon to get inspired by mine.   For your convenience, here is a definitive ranking of my top 18 Halloween costumes to inspire what you could be for Halfoween.  Remember: The key to successful Halfoween is to dream big and go cheap. You. Are. Welcome.  A Definitive Ranking of My Halloween Costumes:   LAST PLACE. Halloween 1989, Williamsville, NY: "Mac Tonight" - That disturbing McDonald's mascot. I[...]

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Happy Halfoween!

  April is officially the halfway mark until our favorite holiday...HALLOWEEN! Of course, this is a cause for celebration and what better way than to begin planning a huge Halloween extravaganza? There are a plethora of websites dedicated to DIY Halloween projects--from the easy to the extravagant. I created three Halloween Pinterest boards for those who are ready to begin planning.   Follow Kissed's board Halloween Lawn Decorations on Pinterest. I remember seeing someone post a photo similar to this from New York. It doesn't matter where you li[...]

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April #MidnightBooks: MARY: The Summoning (Bloody Mary #1)

Howdy, horror fans! It's me, Kathy! I am thrilled to announce my choice for our Midnight Book Club read for April! I am super-dee duper excited to read MARY: The Summoning! And then I shall attempt to host the Twitter chat where we can talk about all the creepiness. AND WAIT THERE'S MORE...the author, the fabulous Hillary Monahan, has accepted my invitation to join us for our chat. So we can ask all the questions and quite possible fangirl a bit too much. Which is completely acceptable and not at all weird. So join the fun and read MARY: THE SUMMONING. And a HUGE[...]

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Let’s Watch a Horror Movie…OCULUS

Hellllloooooo, horror movie fans! It's April! We are celebrating Halfoween! DUDE, WE'RE HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN! So...wanna watch a movie? A creeptastical movie? I do. After a couple of months of oldies (but goodies!) My Bloody Valentine and Leprechaun, I decided to dive into my drawer full of scary movies and find a newer one to watch in April. What? Don't you have a drawer full of horror movies? AND THIS IS NO APRIL FOOLS JOKE, KIDS! This movie seriously messed with my mind when I saw it in the theater. Alone. Meet our main characters... Siblings Tim a[...]