Fall Festival 2007

This was a local church festival from last Saturday. This was our first year at the festival but we have gotten our pumpkins from this church every year that we've lived in Tallahassee.

Dane's first face painting.

Always a ham :0)

He was trying to show me "Look momma, no hands!"

Playing some games.

Inside the jumping castle.

We are leaving Saturday to go to Mobile for vacation, and I've been very busy trying to get the finishing touches on everything for Halloween and just general straightening the house. Plus I've worked a few days at the school, which by the way, I love. It's a really wonderful place. Also, Charlie & I are having to carpool since the motor is still out of the Camaro. I never knew there were so many little pieces to a motor! But he's loving every minute of it. And I know it will be awesome once it's all back together & we can drive it around!

A long Weekend

Sorry I didn't post any over the weekend. We left for Mobile on Thursday evening. Our friend was rebuilding the motor for the Camaro and he was finished so we drove over to pick it up. Of course, Charlie somehow ended up at Biloxi LOL! Then he called me & said he had gotten a room, so I joined him. Our room was on the 26th floor. And it was Crusin' The Coast week, so there were lots & lots of hot rods everywhere. I wish I could have gotten some pictures.
We had a great weekend, expect I woke up with a sore throat on Sunday and it's been hanging on for dear life ever since. It even hurts to yawn! Yucky-yuck.

Dane after the weekend-one tired little fellow :0)

I'm working at the school today and tomorrow and this will be the first time that I will be by myself. All the other times I was like an aid, with another teacher. But it should be fun. Say a little prayer for me.

Went to the doctor yesterday. So far, everything looks good. Baby is growing just like it should. We have an appointment on October 31, yes, Halloween to determine the baby's sex. And we are thinking about a planned c-section. I had one with Dane and this way Charlie can request his days off in advance and some of our family can drive over from Mobile since we really have no one here. With Dane being 10.6 lbs., I have a funny feeling this might be another big one too.
Off to get ready & pack a lunch for me & Dane-

Toodles for Today!!

p.s. Check out my Halloween bling at the bottom of the page!!!!

Bats, Bats & Flowers

I have a few things to share today. First, I want to give a big, HUGE shout out to my new friend Donna at Bluebird Lane. Since I love bats, I saw these nice tags on Etsy and ordered them. Little did I know they would be So Beautiful! And she packaged them so well. It was like something from a fancy store but inside my little mailbox. She also wrote a sweet little note to me on the prettiest notecard. I've already decided that I'm going to get a frame and hang the notecard in our bedroom. It's in my bedroom colors. And then she added another set of crown tags for everyday. Check out her Etsy store: Bluebird Lane and her blog, Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
Donna I just want to say "Thank you" for my goodies and I can't wait to order more of your beautiful creations!

I've stared decorating for my favorite time of year, Halloween. Thought I would share this little corner of the dining room. It's a blank white wall usually, I really need to paint it, but I have to have a big ladder and we don't have one right now. So to help cover some of the blankness, I grabbed an old vase and cut some limbs from the backyard. Then I hung a few bats (of course!) and ghost off the branches. I think I might add some Spanish moss too. The cute little swag I've had for years. It came from a craft show. The silver bowl on the right (sorry it's in the shadows) is filled with pine cones right now. I have a vintage black cat ball with a bell inside that is sitting on top. Not sure if I'm going to leave the blue. I just found some Tracy Porter dishes that I can't bring myself to put away in the cupboard. And sitting on the tray in a little picture frame is a cute little cross-stitch I did a few years ago. Yes, it has bats on it!! LOL

And finally, I just wanted to share this beautiful bouquet that I picked up at the local grocery. At the school where I'm working we have Secret Pals and I picked this up to give to mine last Friday. It was a rainy day & I thought these would brighten her day. ( I couldn't fit all the flowers into the vase so I got to keep a few for myself!)