Beware the frights that come tomorrow night. The pranks, the scares, the haunted houses. The cemeteries will be overflowing with kids and others hoping to catch a glimpse of a ghost. Abandoned mental hospitals and other “haunted” locations will be packed to the brim with ghost hunters. And let me tell you, some of the places that will hold Halloween scarefests might need to make sure their patrons have taken advantage of a free life insurance quote and obtained insurance for their loved ones before going in.

Right now I’m watching an abandoned mental asylum being investigated for ghosts. Love it, can’t wait to see what they fine.

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All right everyone! I am going to host my first ever giveaway on Keep On Booking – for my very gently used copy of “Over the Holidays” by Sandra Harper.

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The best holiday traditions are meant to be broken.

It’s only December 1, and Vanessa Clayton has been dreading Christmas since she spotted tinseled trees at her local mall in September. Thankfully, she and her husband, JT, can’t afford to drag their twin boys across the country to New England for the annual celebration at her stuffy sister-in-law Patience’s home. Not that Vanessa has prepared a proper Christmas for her family in years, and she has less time than ever since she agreed to consult on the script of a local play. Her older sister, Thea, is no help — she’d rather make art and flirt with surfers than babysit her nine-year-old nephews. Then Patience drops a holiday stress bomb: Her family will come to California instead.

In between “baking” cinnamon rolls for the school potluck and overbearing Patience testing her patience, Vanessa can’t stop thinking about the difficult but charming playwright at work. Meanwhile, Patience’s teenage daughter, Libby, obsesses over a college boy she has met by the pool, and Thea searches desperately for the meaning of Christmas — for her latest installation, of course. As their holiday plans go comically awry, these four women discover the true spirit of the season is hidden in every festive surprise.

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Now of course, I am a Wiccan, but previous to becoming a Wiccan, I was a Mormon. One of the most memorable experiences I had was when the Mormon temple in Omaha, NE opened up. When a temple’s construction is finished, there is a couple of weeks in which the Mormon church holds an “open temple” so to speak – meaning that the general public can actually wander through the temple and see what it looks like. They will take you on a tour, explain the rooms, explain what they are for, etc. It’s a real eye opening experience for Mormons who haven’t yet been to the temple, and also to non-members who are curious about the temples.

The first thing you do is put one those lovely disposable shoe covers so that you don’t mess up the temple carpets. Believe me when I say, all the carpets are white. Some may have designs, but the carpets are mostly white. But the temples are gorgeous buildings. I say if you have a chance to go to a Mormon temple open house, do it. You’ll be amazed.

About the constant pressure of regular monthly bills. I don’t have a power bill. I don’t have a water bill. I don’t have mortgage/rent. I don’t have a life insurance policy to keep up. I don’t have to pay for cable. I don’t have to pay for internet. I don’t have to do anything other than put a little gas in the car here and buy groceries (if we need them, otherwise I don’t have to buy anything except stuff I need for me or my pets).

So I’m thinking of saving up and getting an item all of us want around here, but nobody has. A digital camera. We want it so we can take pictures of our crocheted items, our jewelry, etc. We just want to get a digital camera so we dont’ have to buy film anymore. So I’m thinking of starting to save up and get one. We’ll see how that goes.