Hi all. My name is Paul.

My wife Deborah and I live in Warrenton. It's a small town about 60 miles west of ST. Louise Missouri. Deb. has lived her whole live here and has a large number of relatives. I was born in Chicago and lived everywhere ells. My dads job sent us all over the United States. Between Deb's family and mine it can get hectic around the holidays. Makes it fun around Christmas and Thanksgiving. You have to juggle the time to try to make it to all the planed events. However everyone comes here for Halloween.

Or first Halloween haunt was out of necessity. We had just had our sewer redone and there was a large burm of dirt running through the center of our front yard. Living in town we knew we'd get lots of TOTs so we had to do something to keep the kids off of the dirt. Our solution was to get a pick up truck load of fallen limbs from the in-law's place. Stuck them into the dirt and covered them with 'spider webbing'. Lit this from underneath with two borrowed strobes. Stuffed some 'dead bodies' and made really cheesy heads for them. Carved a couple of Jack-o-lanterns and put a boom box in the kitchen window blaring some old Sepultura and WALA! our small towns very first Halloween yard haunt. Both the TOTs and there parents had a blast. Now we get them from the surrounding towns as well.

Other interests

Deb. sells Watkins products and has a 30 gal. fish aquarium. She enjoys doing crafts and stamping. She collects antique Christmas corsages and glass knives. Deb's also involved in a hand full of forums on the internet.

I collect and grow antique roses. I have 57 verities including five very rare and two not offered in the United States. I also collect 50s,60s and 70s Christmas items. Set up and run Rollmaster gaming and play in DandD. I also enjoy sculpting and making hand crafted Santa Clauses. I'm actively involved in a few Halloween forums on the net as well as one for the roses.

We have 'pound puppy' I rescued from an animal shelter. Dotty is a blue mural Austrian shepherd.

Pumpkin is our solid black cat. He too was rescued from someone who couldn't keep him.