Fall Follies

We got the pumpkin carved last night. Johanna and I picked out the design and master carver, Tim, brought our alien to life. Little Miss J had a ton of fun with the pumpkin guts, too. It was a nice, slow-paced evening. I am SO looking forward to Halloween and, finally, choosing our next President. I am really ready for this administration to be done. Enough of the gloom and doom of politics. Here are a couple of pictures from last night.

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

I would have been here sooner but...

...the new fall shows are SO good. Okay, I'm only half serious.

Lots of teen angst and drama going on in the house tonight. Caitlin and the boyfriend (who has come to be known as "Ricco Suave' ") have officially broken up. I started out liking this one but changed my opinion around the time of her birthday. I'm truly relieved that he's out of the picture. Way too slick for my taste.

Anyway, my MIL sent me the funniest picture the other day, I just have to share it. I laughed until I cried. The caption said that a father had made a prom dress out of condoms. LOL It really is a work of art, isn't it? :-) Slays me every time.

Not much else going on around here. Miss J had a field trip this week. Miss C is studying her brains out. I think we're going to pull Johanna out of daycare starting week after next. The job market is looking bleak and we can save over $80 a week. Since she's only there one - two hours a day (and doesn't even get a meal), it really doesn't seem worth it. This way, we'll be able to spend more of the holidays together, too. I'm glad she's going to be here with me.

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting!

Time flies...

...when the kids are sick. Johanna and Caitlin were both home on Monday. I still had Miss C home yesterday, too. It seems like everything might be back to normal now, though.

We did go out to the pumpkin farm on Monday. Caitlin wasn't feeling that great, so I didn't take any pictures of her. Johanna was on the rebound so we did get a few of her. They were both a little grumpy, though, so we made it a really quick trip this year. Here is one really good photo we did manage to get.

We got our house decorated for Halloween, too. It turned out pretty good, I think. I just love Halloween! It is my favorite holiday of all.

Johanna actually did most of the decorating. She had definite ideas about how she wanted everything to look!

I wish my scrappin' mojo would come back. I'm at least going to put some page kits together today for this weekend. I've got the pictures above and a few others that are probably scrap-worthy. I'm going to bring some stuff for paper crafting, just in case.

I guess that's about it for now. Thanks for visiting!

Nothing New. Really.

Today was fairly uneventful. I had a headache this morning. It was the kind of headache only a nap could cure. Caitlin went to the Homecoming football game and a party tonight.

Johanna's school called this afternoon and I had to go pick her up. She is running a fever and sounds like she has a bubble in the back of her throat. I feel so bad for her. Under the circumstances, it doesn't look like we're going to make it to the pumpkin patch or my brother's house tomorrow. I am seriously bummed out, but what can we do? Hopefully she'll be better for the block party on Sunday. I sure hope so!

I went to the bank today and had to talk to the manager about something. Turns out, he had the same name as someone I went to high school with. He looked enough like him that I asked him if he had gone to that school. He said he gets that question all the time. Now, the guy I'm talking about asked me to his senior prom. I didn't go, but I was asked. I knew him and his sister very well. Turns out, the guy is making movies in Hollywood. Not huge movies by any means, but he's out there doing his thing. Kinda cool. I didn't know if the bank manager had his facts straight so I Googled the guy's name. Sure enough -- he's even in Wikipedia. :-)

I've got a couple of layout ideas, but I think my mojo is on vacation. I just can't seem to do anything with anything that has a picture. Post-It Note tablets -- yes. Layout -- no. I hate it when that happens. It's been a looooong time so maybe it deserves a break. Oh, I did make a card for a friend today. I rarely make cards and they're usually terrible, but this one turned out alright.

Since we didn't get out tonight, I thought I'd scrounge up a picture or two from the pumpkin farm last year. Have a great weekend and I'll try to pop in tomorrow.

A Busy Month!

Sometimes I think October is the busiest month of the year. Even in December, our weekends don't get filled up like this and the kids are off school for two weeks. Also, we don't have any sporting activities in December. Between school work, athletics, Halloween, end of summer-type parties, Tim's birthday, etc., there just isn't any time. How did I do all this when I worked full time??

I'm starting to get to work on some papercrafting ideas for Christmas / Holiday gifts. I've got one ore two ideas that I really like because they are quick, easy, and inexpensive to do but they look really nice.

I went to Michaels yesterday because I had a coupon. Oh, my gosh! How that place has changed! The store is now pretty much a scrapbooking store. The changes are amazing! It looks a lot nicer and they have the latest and greatest supplies, rather than the knock-offs and cast-offs. I was so impressed. Almost makes me want to apply to work there. LOL

This is going to be a GORGEOUS fall weekend. Not a cloud in the sky and hovering in the upper 70's. It really is the perfect weekend to be out and about. I'm hoping, since we got a little rain the other day, to get some good fall pictures. I got some cute Halloween decorations at Mike's yesterday, so we've got a little bit of a start. I really look forward to the pumpkin patch every year. We always get out pumpkins at the same farm each year and our trees from the same nursery every year. I guess if it's not broken, we shouldn't try to fix it. :-)

I don't really have any pictures for today, but I'll make up for it tomorrow. Thanks for visiting!

Wet Wednesday

We are getting some MUCH needed rain here today. The only problem is that people's brains turn to mush when they get behind the wheel of a car. Just taking Miss C to school this morning was a nightmare! I'm so happy we're getting some of the wet stuff, though, so I won't complain (too much). :)

I don't want to talk politics here too much and I will not get specific, but it has to be said... last nights debate was the most boring thing I've ever watched! I've never seen two people with that total lack of magnatism get as far as these two have. The VP debate was far more entertaining, at least.

Tim sent this to me last week. I can't help myself... I think it's hysterical. This is a redneck smoke alarm:

I'll probably pop back in later with some more. In the meantime, have a great Wednesday!

Monday, Monday.... la, la, la, la, la, la

I never thought the weeks would seem long when I'm not working, but they do. It's especially bad when I'm looking forward to the next weekend. Friday night we're going to the farm for our pumpkins. Saturday morning we're going to clean the house and decorate. Saturday afternoon/evening we're going to my brother's house for a bbq and bonfire. Sunday, we're having a block party and watching the Bengals play the Jets. So much to fit into the weekend! The weekdays, however, is homework, dentist appts, grocery shopping, post office, etc., etc.

I haven't submitted any of my scrap work for publication in a very long time -- two years, I think. I decided to submit for a call to Creating Keepsakes Magazine and they picked it up! It is a page about Caitlin golfing. It's a favorite, not only of mine, but also Tim and Caitlin. It will be out in their February issue.

Tim got his picture taken for work the other day. They'll use it for the newsletter, etc. I think it turned out really nice.

Last week, Johanna was the "Star Student" at school. This means she gets to clean the board, lead the lines to the lunchroom, help the teacher, etc. They also have a "getting to know you" portion. She wrote down some things on index cards to talk about and took in pictures. I decided to make the pictures into a little mini book that she could pass around. Below are some of the pages.

That's about it for now, I guess. Thanks for stopping by!

Catching Up

I'm tempted to talk about the VP Debate last night, but I am not even going to go there. I will just say that everyone needs to be heard this election cause it looks like it's going to be a close one!

I made a layout last week that I think is just hilarious and I wanted to share it here. I think the photo and title speak for themselves. :)

How hilarious is that?? I believe this was taken about 1967-68. That thing would get so hot, it would burn the back of my neck. Thankfully, mom only got that out about three times a year for special occasions.

Okay, we know that Tina Fey looks a LOT like Sarah Palin. What I noticed during the RNC, though, is that my baby girl looks a whole lot like her baby girl. I'll let you decide.

Kinda freaks me out, actually. LOL

Today is the fifth anniversary of my last chemo treatment. And, tomorrow is Tim's birthday. We are actually going on a date! Imagine. LOL

Not much else going on around here. I do have a pic from Caitlin's birthday -- in the form of another layout.

Thanks for visiting!