10.30.2025

had some All Hallows Eve fun with KJ and family

they put out decorations and carved a big pumpkin.
"the guys" showed up bright and early to scope out the new siding ledge situation. I was still in my jammies. they had to order more stuff from Girdners and will come back next week when they get it. I took truck to Chillicothe for them to look at extra key fob. it's a goner. ordered a new one. went through gramma's barbie house, found a bed and crib for Millie and Violet. they only have one Barbie bed and one Barbie crib and sharing is hard. so made mattresses and comforters and pillows.

Aunt Mary had heard a movie was shot in Chillicothe, MO. so I googled it. (and then stuff filmed in Missouri, for good measure.)

there was a list of movies filmed in Chillicothe, OHIO. didn't find any in Chillicothe, MISSOURI.
"Christmas Vintage" is about Samantha Hermannhof (played by Karlee Eldridge) returning to her hometown to help her sister during the holidays. Hermannhof soon discovers that her sister cannot date the man she is interested in unless she attracts and dates the unpleasant Parker Williams (Ignacyo Matynia), an owner of a local winery. Nearly all of "Christmas Vintage" was filmed in Hermann, according to the Visit Hermann, MO website.
"American Honey" follows a girl named Star (Lane), who runs away from home and begins living and working with a crew of traveling magazine salespeople. Released in 2016, the drama was written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Set in several rural Midwest towns, parts of the movie were filmed in Kansas City, Missouri, according to IMDb.
"Gone Girl" is set in Carthage. However, the majority of the movie was filmed in Cape Girardeau, according to IMDb. Specific scenes were featured at The Bar in downtown Cape Girardeau, which is now closed, the Common Pleas Courthouse and several houses throughout the city, including the Dunnes'.
2010 thriller "Winter's Bone" was filmed entirely in the Missouri Ozarks, which did not go unnoticed by media outlets and locals. Sticking true to its roots, the film, which was directed by Debra Granik, is based on a novel written by Springfield native Daniel Woodrell. The story follows a 17-year-old Ozarks girl (Lawrence) hunting for her drug-dealing father, all while trying to keep her family intact. "Winter's Bone" was shot in Forsyth, Branson and a few other rural areas around Taney and Christian counties, according to IMDb. In addition to the local setting, several of the film's actors were from the Ozarks.
Filmed in various locations across the country, a few scenes of "Up in the Air" were filmed in St. Louis, including at the Cheshire Inn (now The Cheshire) and St. Louis Lambert International Airport, according to IMDb.
hmmmmm. I did not realise that Road House was based on Jasper, Missouri. wasn't filmed there, of course....
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles," the cast and crew did film at the St. Louis Lambert International Airport, according to IMDb.
In the first 1985 film of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" franchise, the Grisworld family makes a detour to St. Louis, passing by the Arch and stopping in East St. Louis, where the hubcaps of the family car are snatched. While footage of the St. Louis Arch was filmed in the city, the scene of the Grisworlds rolling into East. St. Louis was actually filmed on a Hollywood studio backlot, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The majority of "Paper Moon" was filmed in Kansas, but a few scenes were filmed in St. Joseph, including inside the St. Charles Hotel (now The Charles Bed & Breakfast) and the former Missouri Valley Trust Co. Bank, according to IMDb.

10.29.2025

finally! we could see the sky on our bedtime potty walk tonight...

clouds scooched out of the way..a bright half moon and brilliant stars! we missed you guys!

per Aunt Mary's latest missive, The Vaile now offers self-guided tours?

intriguing. could I one day arrange to have all my grands there to do a Christmas tour? is that possible? then go for a treat afterwards? hmmmmm.

had the most wonderful time at Ian's 6th grade orchestra concert!

I feel positively worldly listening to an orchestra. the girls were very well-behaved. I got to play Barbies with Violet and Millie before the concert, and in the morning before school. took Ian the Wii and stuff and erector set. and 2 coolers of meat for their freezer. Koren made homemade potato soup and grilled cheese for supper. got to hang out with her and watch Halloween Wars. a very nice visit. Cody made me a Bigfoot bumper hitch. he has made Koren some amazing Halloween decor. she has a very tasteful Halloween vibe going on. mine is rather chaotic. the girls are going to tumbling now.
correction: Violet wants CHRISTMAS notebooks and pens. so on the way home, I did some shopping at Walmart for Christmas scrapbook paper and things to decorate notebooks with. also at Dollar Tree, found cut out wooden shapes to paint for the kids and make gift bag tags, and sparkly pompoms to decorate them with. yesterday at thrift store found jeans for the Boy Scout skellie and a sweater to transform into Bigfoots Ugly Christmas Sweater. did not ask for senior citizen discount. wasn't asked if I was indeed a senior citizen. but I saved some $ and I do look in the mirror occasionally. (newsflash. I haven't been carded in years. and years. probably never, tbh.) and this morning, after I finally blundered onto Old Navy (I can't follow gps directions. and I cannot calculate 600 feet. or stop myself from turning left instead of right.) and it was 9 a.m. and they open at 10 a.m. nope. nope. nope. I can jingle jammie online, I guess. Could I have stopped further down the road? no. I could not. I would not. no. no no no no no. that's not who I am.

I've been listening to Sirius Scream.

I have a nomination for the Howl of Fame....Lance Henrickson. Pumpkin Head and countless B Bigfoot movies. I love you, man.

structured activities I remember from my youth...

the things I think of while driving....
Church Christmas Programs....Church Camp...Summer Reading Program at Princeton Library....sleepovers at Calleen's...weeks in the summer at Aunt Chardy's and Aunt Mary's...swim lessons. (still sink like a rock.)....Girl Scouts. Brownie. Junior. Cadette....twirl lessons. I always wanted to be a majorette. we got batons. did I ever try out? I never was a majorette. I was on dance team...

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