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Halloween dinner 2008

Ever have one of those ‘I think I might be living in a sitcom’ moments?

Emily:

  • We have 2 bowls of candy and it’s crazy trying to keep Owen and Marshall out of them so I hide one in oven when they aren’t looking.
  • Owen is home from school and wants to ‘sort’ the candy we are giving out.
  • He’s tired and eventually falls asleep in our bed.
  • Matt’s not home when he said he would be (surprise) but that’s ok, I’ll let Owen nap more.
  • 5:20 PM – Matt gets home (finally) and I go to wake Owen up while Matt watches Marshall and starts making dinner. Owen, as per usual, does NOT wake up well and 15 minutes of de-grumpify-ing negotiations begins.

Matt:

  • Drive home sucked. Home about 40 minutes later than planned, traffic on water street backed up for a long way and moving at a snails pace because of parade (and idiotic Ellsworth traffic patterns that favor businesses and tourists over residents). It’s also the 2 year anniversary of the night I killed our Saturn in an accident so I’m extra on-edge… no more accidents.. especially on Halloween.
  • I’m in charge of dinner tonight so I enter the house in a rush.
  • Em mentions Owen is asleep upstairs and goes to wake him.
  • Double check that we are still doing dinner BEFORE trick-or-treating and then begin.
  • Luckily it’s a simple dinner tonight, frozen pizzas.
  • Get pizzas
  • Unbox. .
  • Find baking pan
  • Pre-heat to 425
  • Set table places
  • Cook the french bread cheese pizzas in microwave for 2 minutes first
  • Put all pizzas on baking pan… they barely all fit but it works..sweet.
  • Ahh… pre-heating done, check that Marshall is far away from kitchen area and with one hand on baking pan, open oven with other hand.
  • Start putting baking pan in oven and notice big metal bowl is in there… that’s strange.. what was Emily cooking ?? Wait.. it’s another candy bowl? In the OVEN???
  • Scream ‘AIGH!! EMILLLLLLY!!!’
  • Emily yells down ‘SORRY!’.
  • First instinct – Grab the bowl with my free hand to get it out of there ASAP
  • Ouch! Bowl is metal and has been pre-heated to 425 degrees. %&$#@!

Luckily, we had 2 bowls of candy and we only get a few kids so we’re ok. Also luckily the worst that happened is some candy bars got a little mushy and the plastic ‘Brach’s’ candy corner bag that was on the top has shrunk wrap itself sealed. A few more minutes and we would have had a chocolate & plastic stew.

WERU Full Circle Fair – July 26 & 27, 2008 – Blue Hill, Maine

Below is the press release for WERU’s Full Circle Fair that is coming up this weekend. I’m on the steering committee for this event and I’ve put dozens of volunteer hours towards organizing it. This is all volunteer organized and it’s a great event. The problem is since it’s a fund raiser we don’t have a 5 digit PR budget so we don’t have huge obnoxious glossy posters all over the place. So while he do have posters, brochures and even 12 page Fair Guides (which I designed alone this year)  we rely on word of mouth as one of our best promotions. So if you’re in Maine, near Maine, know someone in Maine or heck, if you’re looking for somewhere to visit this weekend.. come on up. Trust me, this fair is a blast. We’ve got a great musical lineup and it’s a great community event, even if you don’t live in this community 🙂

Press Release: 07/16/08

WERU-FM Community Radio (89.9 Blue Hill, 102.9 Bangor) throws a big party every year. That party is called the Full Circle Fair and it happens the last full weekend in July. This year, the 2008 Full Circle Fair is July 26 & 27 at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds in Blue Hill, Maine. In addition to celebrating Community Radio, the Fair will also be helping the station to celebrate 20 years of operation.

The Full Circle Fair is a two-day, family event that includes music, speakers and children’s events. There are hundreds of vendors including artists, crafters, a wide variety of foods and non-profit exhibitors.

There are two stages of music and speakers. Some of the confirmed acts include Buddy Holly’s Original Crickets, blues guitarist Debbie Davies, folk singer, Ellis Paul, Slaid Cleaves, Prince Edward Island’s Vishten, indie rockers Maggi, Pierce & EJ, and folk/protest singers emma’s revolution.

WERU is pleased to have Teri Blanton as our keynote speaker. Teri is survivor of a Superfund toxic waste site near her home in Harlan County, Kentucky and her courageous stand against the abuses of coal companies has won her notoriety within her state. Continue reading WERU Full Circle Fair – July 26 & 27, 2008 – Blue Hill, Maine