Baby quilt

This was my first time quilting anything on my own sewing machine. I think it turned out pretty good, and I learned a few things along the way. Minky is kinda hard because of its stretchy ability so I kinda pulled it here and there, but I was able to make it less noticeable. I really loved making this for a friend's granddaughter that will be arriving any day now. Ryann was sad to see it go, so before I make anything else, I guess I had better make her one. :) She likes poking all the minky dots in. This is the last project I needed to get done before my big surgery too. I don't know how much time I will have after surgery to work on things, so it may be a while until the next fun project. :)

How NOT to make your own indoor dirt pile

 Ingredients one should NOT use: 5lbs. Flour, 5lbs. sugar, applesauce, gushers fruit snacks, rice krispie cereal, fruity pebbles, and golden grahams.

 Don't be fooled by the ghostly figure in this picture!! There has been NO trick photography. The tracks that you see on the floor are REAL! This poltergeist was caught in the act!

My daughter has this obsession with markers, and just when we think we have thrown them all away I find her looking like this. My own mother has confessed to me that I wasn't this naughty all the time! I think they went a little overboard on that "Mother's Curse". My dad said the other night...just think she'll have one 10 times worse than her. I said I wouldn't wish that on her in a million years! :) I just want her to have one JUST LIKE HER!!! :P
The pictures are crazy now because the screen on my camera is busted, and these new cameras nowadays don't have the view finder anymore. So you get pics that have heads almost chopped off or floating. :) Notice that cute floating head pic?? Well during all this other chaos going on, Ryann decided that her hair was just in the way of all her creativity....so she chopped dome of that off too!! Not once, twice in one week. I didn't get pics, but I saved a lock of the chopped curls for her baby book. Yep...I'm saving all the evidence of the crimes. :)

What A Spooktacular Month We've had!

 Wes and Ryann ready to trick or treat

 Grammy always wanted a red-headed grandchild...LOL ;)

 Baby punkin

 tween punkin

 mama's punkin....good ol' scarface :)

 Our favorite activity at the Corn Maize.....and we notice every year the cannons get bigger and bigger

 Sling shot is daddy's favorite

 My tractor loving baby girl.....in shorts and boots no doubt!

 Wes just loves a good photo op!

Got the bull by the horns.


This years festivities have been more low key. I was still able to get out some decorations, but next year I hope that I can get it all together and have the haunted yard I always have dreamed of. ;) No...I don't care if I scare little children...especially my own.....muwhahahahahahaha. Wes is the best to scare....Ryann is no fun....she already gets it. She just karate chops the witch and kicks the scary looking things...NO FUN. She was actually scaring me in the Maize.....jumping out of the stupid corn and screaming at me. We went when it was a LOT darker than we normal have gone. YES....I get scared of the corn maze after dark! Also...if you ever want to watch a scary movie with me....I have been told I am more entertaining than the movie! Now that I have confessed....seems pretty strange that I love to scare the crap out of other people. Not really...I think it is my coping mechanism. :P I actually got to dress up and Lewis did his part too. I was a gold digger and he was the money man....I suck, because I didn't get any pics. And then of course...the previous post happened. So next year people...next year. :)

Did I just hear something break?

Seriously life can be interesting....OK well for me life is ALWAYS interesting. The latest tragedy in our family saga is the destruction of my beloved camera! :`( Yes...I am shedding a tear for it. Somehow during last nights festivities (last night being Halloween) the screen broke. I think Lewis secretly applied a ninja move or the Vulcan death grip on the poor thing and broke it so he would not have to have any more pics taken of him. He was holding the camera and swears that he was gentle the whole time. I was able to get pics of the kids in their costumes and pics of our pumpkin carvings...so I guess I can live for a bit without pics from my fav. point and shoot. I think I secretly love the camera because of Ashton Kutcher....sorry can't help it. ;) So here is the last pic from my beloved camera....and the evidence that the "guilty" party was not happy about having his pic taken. Sigh* He didn't think about the backup dinosaur camera....gotta love a prepared wife! ;)

Lost but not forgotten

 I-Spy

 Swim Party

The Plant vs. Zombies cake

 1st day of school

 OK...I had to add in a pic of the dog :)

 Ryann is a mini Lewis....she is ALWAYS outside doing something!!!

 Look at him....he couldn't be more proud!!

 My black kitty....no wonder I have bad luck ;)


I stumbled upon some pics I forgot to blog about. Imagine that...ME forgetting something. I guess I get caught up blogging about nothing that I forget about the big somethings that happen. Seriously....someone needs to keep track of me! ;) So I managed to find the pics of my I-spy squares which I am making a secret project out of. And I found Wes' b-day party. Nothing like renting out the swimming pool for 8 people!! I think summer b-day kids are totally gypped! (especially August babies whose b-days fall about a week or so before school starts!) Thank God my brother had so many dang kids!! INSTANT B-DAY PARTY! ;) Of course I can't forget about the first day of school pic! I know....I am an awesome blogger! ;) I guess in a perfect world I would have it all together....hahaha I learned at an early age that life isn't perfect, so I guess I am right on track! Hopefully I can get a little better. I have big plans and I want to share as much as I can about all the changes that will be happening. I guess I had better hone in my skills and become more regular about this blog. My "followers" may start to drift away. So until my next fabulous find...ENJOY. :)

Seeing Red ;)

I Love my tree in front of Wes' room in Autumn! Look at it! Amazing. Fall is my favorite season. :)

No Longer Safe....

I have really debated on sharing this with the world, but I finally decided that if the world is going to really know why I went crazy, then it ALL must be talked about. I have been in a pickle lately going through lots of personal (isn't that nice that I keep MY personal business my own) stuff. So what that means is that I have had to travel for doctor visits for myself and for my son Wes. Needless to say, I think that I need company when I go. I should probably rethink that after this last trip to the city. My whole little family went for a quick trip to see the eye doctor for Wes....Ryann actually maintained herself quite well...it was Lewis who was a mess. We got up early and headed out, made the visit, stopped at only one place to pick something up, and went to lunch. Pretty simple, right? At lunch, after all the other stops, I walked behind my husband to fill my plate at the buffet. There it was, sticking out for the whole world to see....his tag from his shirt. So I said, "What the heck is that doing sticking out like that." Trying hard to fix it, then slowly realizing that it wasn't a problem with the tag. OMG....his shirt was INSIDE-OUT!!!!!!!!!!! ALL DAY LONG. To which he said, "I wondered why I was having a hard time getting the collar to lay down right." I was laughing so hard. I swear I am trying to manage a bunch of loons around here! I asked him if I could take a picture of it...he said, "Why? So you can blog about it?" Hell yeah, I'm gonna blog about it....I can't pass up moments like that so you all can see the trauma inflicted upon me daily! ;) So I guess he won't be wondering too much about why I am eyeballing him as we leave the next time.