A Young Ghoul Orders Salt Water Taffy — a poem
Family, House Style, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 31 October 2010 @ 12:57 PM 38 Comments
A young ghoul applies her make-up
in the rear-view mirror while perched
on the centre console of Mom’s car.
The young ghoul alternately mans
the Haunted House, bounces, runs,
skips, laughs and cartwheels around
with her friends for 4 hours, while
the mom, altho a freak downpour
had destroyed her fluffy hairdo
during set-up, manages to flit socially,
then enjoy her 1-hour shift at the
food table, eat a bunch of excellent
assorted homemade sugary crap,
2 pieces pepperoni pizza, 8 mini packs
of gluten-free gummy bears and one
raspberry Izze (heavenly) natural soda,
then goes home to wine, a relaxing bath
and hugs with the loving car-dealer hubs,
who actually did pop in for a while at the
carnival, as he does to all school things.
He is a very very good dad and person,
like another good dad and person I know,
who’s a very talented writer, and so witty!
And here is that Jimmy last week, laying
some pine flooring in the house entry…
which looked like this a few months ago…
a house additon he built himself.
(See the railing up the stairs now!?? Yep — Jimmy’s been a busy bee.)
(End poem of inspired by photos of Kelly last week at her school carnival, and by thoughts of her awesome dad.)
She wants to be Santa for tonight (if I can find her dress) the one she wore at age 5 in this photo…
(Bought with a cute little matching hat at a post-Christmas sale for $20 when she was 4.)
Bought BIG, and has fit quite a while!
But where is it now?
Somewhere.
If she can’t be Santa tonight, there’s always her vampire plan.
[Edit. I found the dress! I found the dress!! Last place I looked -- with all the Chirstmas stuff! Whoo-hoo!!!!]
So… lots more photos to come in future happy posts.
If you liked this poem, many ghoul-and-succubus-with-a-twist-of-chocolate-and-cheese stunners can be found often over at my favorite poet’s…
Thank you!
And a very Happy Halloween to all of you — my wonderful blogging guys and ghouls.
xoxo
love, Jannie
P.S. Tuesday (possibly Wednesday) I’ll announce here via a short video who wins The 7th Letter! If you’d like a chance at winning it, I’ll still accept entries until noon Texas (Central U.S.) Time on Tuesday November 2 on that post.
Then…
I’ll climb My Other Wine-Drinking Tree to draw the winning comment from my pink John Deere cap — while singing, of course!!!
Speaking of winners… you 6 CD winners they’re not yet mailed, but will be in the next 2 to 9 days!
And a box of practically new, but mis-matched socks will be sent for Christmas to another awesome dad / blogger / human.
My other wine-drinking tree…
xoxo
(All pix here taken with my iPhone 3GS, except the Christmas dress taken with my old Kodak.)
On 31 October 2010 at 1:09 pm Jennifer Susannah Devore said,
Happy Hallowe’en to y’all!! (That’s how you define a group out there in the heart of Texas, oui?)
Be safe and have a fabulously spooky All Hallows’ Eve … Moi? … I’m off to add the final touches to this year’s bedevilment! Woo hoo! (I’ll post it to my Hallowe’en blog later tonight, just for you and the other three people whom read my work!) I can’t wait to see pictures of your regalia!
CiaoCiao, Bella!!
On 31 October 2010 at 3:17 pm Talon said,
Happy Hallowe’en, Jannie, Jim, and Kelly! Glad you found the Santa dress
.-= Talon´s last blog ..The Misfit Witch Conclusion =-.
On 31 October 2010 at 4:18 pm Daisy said,
The Santa dress looks like a cute one. Hope Kelly has lots of fun tonight. Loved the photos and the poem! Happy Halloween, Jannie!
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Pumpkin Carving on the Wild Side! =-.
On 31 October 2010 at 4:40 pm Laura Hegfield said,
So much fun Jannie…well what else could one expect from the FUNsters!
On 31 October 2010 at 4:54 pm Lance said,
Happy Halloween Jannie and clan!!!
Our kids are heading out the door right now – on a mission to have fun (oh…and get some of that sugary crap, too!!) And a beautiful night for trick or treating – temps in the 40’s!!! (we’ll take that any Halloween!!)
Lance
P.S. those Christmas cookies look extra yummy!!!! Oh…and socks….mmmm….I’m dreaming of a sock-filled Christmas!!
On 31 October 2010 at 9:57 pm Teresa said,
So much fun at the carnival! I must say, I’m thinking I need to find a wine drinking tree, although I’m afraid I’d fall out and land on a goat. Happy Halloween!!!!!
.-= Teresa´s last blog ..Samhain =-.
On 31 October 2010 at 10:33 pm Jannie said,
Hello my dear Jennifer Susannah Devore! I just LOVE the word bedevilment. Oooo, we get to see your Halloween post regalia. yay!
Hello Talon — she looked so cute and gave a great Christmas spirit to the night!!
Hello Daisy — it was all we could do to keep up with her running from house to house. She did have fun. Hope YOU did too!!
Hello Laura!! Well, we do try to keep it light and bright around here. So glad you could pop in. I bet your girls had fun tonight.
Hey Lancie — Kelly let me eat her Twizzlers and Dots, yay!! Did you eat lots of sugary crap? Did you go as a marathon runner?? 40s eh? I think it was about 70 here.
Hey, Theresa, I tend to land on squirrels when I fall out of my tree. Then they pelt nuts at me. And steal my wine — not fun!
xoxo
xoxo
On 1 November 2010 at 1:13 am Alice Audrey said,
LOL it’s the blog the grew!
You have so many great wine-drinking trees.
On 1 November 2010 at 1:25 am desk49 said,
Have a happy hollyday.
Things were hell-ter
and skill-ter last night
on old hallos-eve
.-= desk49´s last blog ..Missing- Short Story Page 12 =-.
On 1 November 2010 at 1:59 am Barbara Swafford said,
Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween and got tons of goodies. YUM-O
I also noticed how you changed to header to match the season. Too cute!
On 1 November 2010 at 9:01 am Davina Haisell said,
Gee, that sounded like a rough day, Jannie, lol. Kelly is adorable in that red Santa’s suit. And, I have to laugh at the cat on the ladder… as if it needs a ladder to climb into the tree
On 1 November 2010 at 9:15 am Lance said,
Ummm…I did eat some sugary crap…mostly the stuff that was coated in chocolate… If I eat the chocolate sugary crap in the dark, though…doesn’t that count as dark chocolate??? (I’m pretty sure it does…)
Happy November!!
On 1 November 2010 at 10:33 am Jannie said,
Hey, Alice Audrey, and grew and grew and grew.
What an amazing and wonderful thing to ramble in cyberspace, tho maybe not as interesting for my readers as it is for me to ramble.
Hey, Desk 49, did you have any Nons, Morgones and Halflins at your door??
Hi Barbara! I’ve been thinking of you and meaning to get over to your blog. Yes, we had a great time — and hope you did too! BB is sleeping off all his candy now.
Hey, Davina — Kitty is a curious guy for sure. Yes, quite a wild day at the olde carnival, and luckily no sugar hangover for me.
Lance! Happy November indeed. And if you eat chocolate or anything in the dark it waives the calories, whoo-hoo!!
xoxo
On 1 November 2010 at 12:30 pm Lynn said,
Golly that sounds like a fun Halloween. And Blue Bunny looks so fetching in his Superman costume.
I didn’t have any trick or treaters, but I was ready with Starburst candy.
On 1 November 2010 at 12:32 pm Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. what fun – just glad to see it wasn’t a real broken arm with streaming blood .. ooh hoo .. that would have been fun?! No way!! The school carnival sounds fun .. for all the kids running around having fun.
Good old Jim .. he’s sound blinking wonderful!! Exactly as you say .. so great to hear you appreciate him so so so much .. No wonder BB maniges so much .. and gives you time while he washies up, duz laundries and reeds de blogs to do your new recordings .. excellent news ..
Love your constant changing of the blog .. themes, buttons .. and now all the pritty litl’ buttoooons at de bottom … fun to zee ..
PS .. I put your link to the La Grande Jatte recreation at the bottom of my post .. – great to see that & have the comparison ..
Have a fun week .. clocks went back and now it’s dark 5.30pm but it’s warm .. see you soon .. next post from you I expect in the few I have left (92) to date! They won’t all get comments .. just the ones I get lots of hugs from .. and a BB manigement .. ghoulish cheers .. and a hug or two .. Hilary
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..The Grand Tour =-.
On 1 November 2010 at 12:44 pm vered | blogger for hire said,
Izze soda IS heavenly!!!
Glad you managed to fit socially despite the hair
On 1 November 2010 at 1:32 pm Glenn Buttkus said,
Halloween, the out hallows and in hallows
have fled back to their tombs, graves,
churches, malls, garages, basements,
and tree houses for another year.
We had our bowl of Snickers and
Reeses ready, but nary a treater
knocked on our happy door. Most
folks these days take their kids
only to school carnivals, and malls,
and gated communities, and
cul de sacs they know. Now we
have all that damned chocolate to
consume! Poor us.
Your posting is rich, like chocolate
mousse, whipped with Jannie frenzy
and stirred with Funster spoons.
Try not to fall out of your tree
while pulling the mystery name
of the receiver of the 7th Letter.
Daddy Jim works on while the rest
of us play at working. He is like
the energizer bunny on steroids.
.-= Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Gates =-.
On 1 November 2010 at 2:46 pm Betsy Wuebker said,
Great makeup job! And thank you so much for the strawberry shortcake button! xo
.-= Betsy Wuebker´s last blog ..Beautiful Autumn in Fly-Over Land =-.
On 1 November 2010 at 2:59 pm Patricia said,
Hey,
I got to go trick or treating with you and Kelly last night…Your phone pocket dialed me….that was so fun…You guys had a really good time!
Happy Morning After!
On 1 November 2010 at 3:35 pm joaquin said,
awesome poem and awesome family. what more could one ask for?
besides hoping said ghoul won’t notice what’s missing after a midnight raid on the candy stash, i mean.
On 1 November 2010 at 9:21 pm secret agent woman said,
Love the little ghoulie.
(Is the cat heading for a glass of wine?)
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog ..You just never know who is going to show up at work =-.
On 1 November 2010 at 10:05 pm Jannie said,
my jannie goed to bed.
me, Blue Bunny.
good nites.
ox
On 1 November 2010 at 10:16 pm SuziCate said,
The young ghoul looks like she had a blast…oh, to be a kid again!
.-= SuziCate´s last blog ..Jamestown Hike =-.
On 2 November 2010 at 12:39 am KB said,
so glad you found the dress
On 2 November 2010 at 2:59 am SnaggleTooth said,
hope your Halloween fun was well spooked!
Santa sounds like a pretty mild character. Guess Kelly got Ghouled out at the school thing. I used to like the the haunted house/ Ghost Walk sbows the kids did. Now here we have Bog Fright Night in hay wagons n ghouls jump out of the dark at folks. This kind of stuff always makes me laugh! (Not the desired reaction…) Haven’t been to one of those things in awhile.
Hope the candy supply is plentiful.
I don’t know why when you mention “wine drinking tree” I picture some one pouring a bottle into the soil near the tree, which sucks it up thru straw-like roots n burps! (??)
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Pumpkin Guts =-.
On 2 November 2010 at 6:02 am sheila said,
There are so many sides to Kelly. Sweet Kelly, Broken bone Kelly, Bouncy Kelly and now….Spooky Kelly.
On 2 November 2010 at 9:24 am Jannie said,
Hey Dearest Lynn, isn’t BB just the cutest as Superman!? He was tossed up between that and an angel. I told him he’s already an angel.
Hey Dearest Hilary, Yep, that Jim is bleeding blinking wonderful! He’s thinking of adding on a new wing here called the Hilary Melton-Butcher Extension, an apartment just for YOU whenever you may visit. And if we’re already in Canada when you visit, we’ll be sure to have the HMBE at our house up there too!! Yes, BB is a dear, out mopping (and mapping) our floors now while I answer comments and then immerse in songs today. Awesome you like my constant little changes here — it is FUN twiddling, creating and adding. Cool on you adding that link, I saw the photo a few months ago and thought it was very clever! We are all on a picnic at Grande Jatte. Oh, you’ll see me out and about too when I take some breaks from “Everybody’s Beautiful” & “Do You Dream,” verse3!
Hey, Vered — I only seem to drink those at the school carnival, my once yearly sugar coma day.
Glenn – ah nary a treater. That happens. Hope you won’t od on chocolate. Yes, falling out of the tree later today is NOT on my to-do list.
Well, when Jim’s not watching Fox News at home he’s building! And he does take naps on the weekends. 
Hey, Dear Betsy — Kelly has so many talents I’ve lost count. I love your photo of strawberry shortcake now as much as I did last summer when you posted it and your recipe. Love your button, and love you!
Hey, Patricia — what did you hear exactly? Me drinking and slurping from my Starbucks cup of wine?
The min-panic for 3 minutes when we couldn’t find Kelly? Or just the awesome fun it was. ? LOL on the pocket dial!!
Hey, Joaquin, and awesome YOU!! Um, my young ghoul’s stash is disappearing yes — some of them by her, but most by me.
Hope you are well, my friend!?
Hey Secret Agent Woman, the cat was hoping to head for his favorite squirrel but the squirrel was having none of that action. Kitty gets squirrel chastisements regularly. Kitty does like Kahlua, tho, scarfed back a ton for Day Of The Dead yesterday.
hey, Dearest SuziCate — what?! You mean you’re not still a kid??!!
Did you guys have fun?? And so great to see your shining sweetness here, as always!!
Dearest KB — me too!!!! I so rocked as a super-star mother for finding that dress. And took some cute pix to post one day!!
Deaerst Snaggle, we had a lot of “Merrry Christmases” with our “Happy Halloweens” the other night! It was so fun. And her Halloween manners, please and thank yous this year were so so impressive. She’s growing up! Bog Friday night sounds AWESOME!! They used to give haunted boat rides down at teh lake and head hunters would pop up out of the water! Oh yes, lots candy. And a few great bottles of wine for the tree to soak up!
Hey, Dearest Sheila, I do have video of whiney Kelly too, but will most likely not subject you all to that until she’s full grown and won’t disown me for sharing. Also — dancing Kelly, musical Kelly, etc. etc. It goes on and on.
xoxoxoxo
xoxoxoxo
On 2 November 2010 at 9:30 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. I kinda like that .. my own little extension a la Funsterland .. Austin or Canada .. I’m not choosy .. it’s the famille that’s important and wine up a tree ..
I loved your song in Liara’s blog .. & may well use in my next post – let you know .. have some serious typing to catch up on before that ..
More anon – wonderful interludes .. love the communication .. a picnic too ..
See you soon .. cheers and hugs from me .. Hilreeeeee & HMBE building plans!
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..The Grand Tour =-.
On 2 November 2010 at 11:36 am Jennifer Susannah Devore said,
Happy Election, Miss Jannie!!!
Thank you as well for the beyond-lovely words on my Hallowe’en post. You’re phenomenal for my ego! Now, allons-y … votez!
Une mille mercis pour mon bouton nouveau! My very own button … what a wonderful Election Day treat
(My fave Voltaire quote, btw? “The superfluous is absolutely necessary.” Word.)
On 2 November 2010 at 4:29 pm Jannie said,
xoxo
gotta fly for now.
xoxo
On 2 November 2010 at 5:16 pm Sara healy said,
I WANT TO COME LIVE AT JANNIE’S HOUSE. You always seem to have so much fun. I loved the Ghoul poem and the carnival. I also loved that the cat actually has a ladder to help him get into the tree:~)
Your site always something to make me giggle or laugh and that good for me. So, thanks!!!
On 2 November 2010 at 6:48 pm Jannie said,
Jannie likes iPhone. Jannie comments here at Kelly’s gymnastics.
Dear Hilary, what kind of decor would suit you, my dear?? In the HMBE, that is? Rococo, or more minimilist? Yes, I know! My new song, still tweaking a bit on that! But please feel free to post it in any stage. Just a simple tune. And all I have to work my head around is the guitar on the chorus, as it changes up from the verse. Good work today, tho!!
My darling Jennifer Susannah Devore!!! Happy Election Day to YOU!!! Have not watched any results yet. Fingers crossed to get some good peeps in who will cut spending. And of course, dying for a change in Nevada! I like your button, all sparkly like you, but the next one will be even cuter!! Milles bises.
Darling Sara, well God didn’t Christen me Funster for nuthin!!:).
. Yes, please, please , please come over here ANY time you want!!! We can drink wine both in the tree and out of it, and watch Jim put down floors and up crown moldings and such. Kitty was so excited about me setting up for my big Letter Winner Draw!!! Then he sipped a White Russisan.
Xxxxoooo
On 2 November 2010 at 9:49 pm Liara Covert said,
Halloween is not a widespread event celebrated in Oz. Funny, that. Some people buy candy expecting trck-or-treaters and receive few or none. The result is stories about eating up their own candy. Nice to experience Halloween in different places. One can have fun in any circumstance. Everything is a choice.
.-= Liara Covert´s last blog ..Tell it like it is =-.
On 3 November 2010 at 12:10 pm Alice Audrey said,
You kidding? From ghoul to cat it’s a great post.
On 3 November 2010 at 12:44 pm Jannie said,
Deaerst Liara, yes, from what I am hearing North America pretty-much is the only trick-or-treating global area. We had so much fun here. Did you dress up The Little Guy??
Fun is a choice. And I LOVED the thought on your blog the other day that there is no such thing as negativity.
Ahh, thanks 7th Letter Winner. But yes we are ALL winners. And all our own worse ctitics. All posts are good posts. 55 tomorrow!!
xoxoxoxo
On 4 November 2010 at 4:25 pm Alice Audrey said,
now you tell me. *off to write.*
On 5 November 2010 at 9:49 pm Fireblossom said,
omg omg omg OMG. I got menchunned!
Thanks!
.-= Fireblossom´s last blog ..The Disinvited =-.
On 11 November 2010 at 11:36 am Jannie said,
Alice Audrey.
xoxoxo
Fireblossom. Yes, indeed!! xoxoxo