A Final Farewell

I finally did it. I started a new blog. It has been something I have been thinking about for OVER a year, and I just couldn't bring myself to let go of the old blog. I've had it since 2005! But since opening up my shop on Etsy, I realized that Grace Goods is more than just my little on-line shop. It's my life right now and I feel that it should reflect in my blog also. So, this is a final post for Bella Grace. I will leave the blog up for a little while longer, but will eventually delete it. And ironically, this will be my 250th post!!! And in a way, I will be offering a giveaway, but at the new blog. I am working on my OWOH giveaways and will be posting those tomorrow, Saturday, February 6th, 2010.

Thank you to everyone who has followed Bella Grace and all of the wonderful Friends I have made (you know who you are!). Please, if you have Bella Grace listed on your sidebar, please edit the listing to reflect the new address. I'm still working on editing fonts and background, but will start adding my own links to Grace Goods shortly.


Please, come I hope you will come join me over at the new blog, Grace Goods.

XoXo,
Kristal

New Items in the Shop

I have SERIOUSLY been working, hard, to get a minimum amount of items stocked at Grace Goods. I have a plan...and so far, it is going along (somewhat smoothly) but by the following pictures, you can surmise the detours and distractions I have encountered.

But my trials and tribulations to get here have been well-worth the effort and I am extremely looking forward to do So Much More in 2010! I hope you join me, it's going to be A BLAST!!!

2009 9-9 Challenge

I love to read. I can remember my Mama taking me to the library during the summertime to pick out books. She used to get upset with me because I wouldn't read a book if it didn't have anything to do with an animal. I never wanted to read about people. While I still love to read about animals, I can handle reading about people now ;0) But I did notice that as I became older, got my driver's license, started dating, working, etc., my book reading fell to the wayside. I would still read but nothing like I used to. Back in 2007, I decided to read 24 books that year. Then a quarter of the way through the year, I came across an reading "challenge" That year, it was an A-Z author challenge. So I added it in with my previous number and read 48 books that year. Then in 2008, I uped it to 64. For 2009, I was tittering between 68 & 72. Well, I made the 72!!! Again, it was done according to a challenge I found. This one was to read 9 books in 9 different categories with only one book able to overlap a category. Ideally, you should have read 81 books, but if you took the easy route, it would be 72. I didn't want to push it, so I took the 72. But since I belong to a on-line book group and read at least one book a month for it, one of my categories would contain 12 books. So I simply adjusted the amount of books in each category to accommodate the difference. I still read 9 categories. And completed my goal of 72. It was fun, but not easy. And for this year, I am going with 10 categories, but only 50 books. I'm lowering my number because I have made myself a list of 10 personal goals for this year, and I am going to give them everything I've got, so I am preparing myself for more time spent on accomplishing these goals, yet still keeping my love of reading alive! I'm hoping that I will surprise myself and read more than this, but I am going on the low side so that I can feel confident about my reading and about accomplishing my Main Goals for 2010.
Below is a my list of categories and the books I read in each.

I have added a star rating to each book. There is my guidelines for how I rate them:
5 - These are books that have in some way changed me, made me think, shaken me up or impressed me with the writing style. They are books I will read more than once.
4 - Books that I enjoyed, they engaged me & took me for a great ride. I would recommend them to a friend.
3 - Okay books. I recommend borrowing or checking out.
2 - I wouldn't read again OR recommend
1 - An insult to my time!

1. Play Book Tag ( My on-line Book Club)

1. January - Music - Violin by Anne Rice 289 pages 4 stars
2. February - Chick Lit - Icing on the Cake by Laura Castoro 379 pages 3 stars
3. March - History- An American Plague by Molly Caldwell Crosby 308 pages 4 stars
4. April - Friendship - Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff 208 pages 3 stars
5. May - Suspense - Black by Ted Dekker 408 pages 4 stars
6. June - Time travel - The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers 387 pages 3 stars
7. July - American Literature - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain 541 pages 4 stars
8. August - Humor - Where is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett 399 pages 3 stars
9. September - Coming of Age - The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi 282 pages 3 stars
10. October - Contemporary Fiction - Mary Modern by Camille De Angelis 350 pages 3 stars
11. November - Thriller - Afraid by Jack Kilborn 346 pages 346 pages 4 stars
12. December - Satire - Animal Farm by George Orwell 128 pages 4 stars




2. Animal Farm

1. Second Chances: More Tales of Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin 180 pages 3 stars
2. Bunnicula by James Howe 98 pages 3 stars
3. Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls 272 pages 4 stars
4. Chicken Friend by Nicola Morgan 160 pages 4 stars
5. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 576 pages 4 stars
6. Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 184 pages 5 stars
7. A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin 182 pages 4 stars




3. Seriously Serial

1. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1: The Field Guide by Holly Black 107 pages 3 stars
2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan 375 pages 3 stars
3. Every Dead Thing by John Connolly 395 pages 4 stars
4. Troll Fell by Katherine Langrish 355 pages 3 stars
5. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris 258 pages 2 stars
6. White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison 5 stars
7. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs 288 pages 3 stars



4. Pile Up on the KL Expressway (Books from my To-Be-Read pile)

1. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 288 pages 5 stars
2. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank 274 pages 1 star
3. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 127 pages 4 stars
4. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 321 pages 5 stars
5. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown 569 pages 4 stars
6. Ghost Walk by Heather Graham 393 pages 3 stars
7. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 335 pages 5 stars
8. The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne 213 pages 4 stars
9. The Little Prince by Antonine De Saint-Exupery 83 pages 5 stars
10. Wolf Boy by Evan Kuhlman 320 pages 3 stars
11. Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill 376 pages 4 stars
12. Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson 259 pages 5 stars



5. 28 Days Later (apocalyptic/plague)

1. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson 272 pages 4 stars
2. The Stand by Stephen King 823 pages 5 stars
3. White by Ted Dekker 370 pages 4 stars
4. Red by Ted Dekker 381 pages 4 stars
5. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan 310 pages 5 stars
6. Into the Forest by Jean Hegland 241 pages 5 stars
7. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank 323 pages 5 stars



6. Something Wicked This Way Comes

1. Coraline by Neil Gaiman 194 pages 5 stars
2. Road to Nowhere by Christopher Pike 212 pages 3 stars
3. Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton 146 pages 4 stars
4. The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue 319 pages 5 stars
5. The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan 416 pages 5 stars
6. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 4 stars
7. I am Legend by Richard Matheson 312 pages 4 stars



7. Getting to Know You (History, Historical Fiction, Bio/Memoirs)

1. Lincoln by David Herbert Donald 720 pages 2 stars
2. The Colony by John Tayman 432 pages 4 stars
3. Roar of the Heavens by Stefan Bechtel 308 pages 5 stars
4. The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson 468 pages 4 stars
5. An Unlikely Friendship by Ann Rinaldi 241 pages 4 stars
6. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert 384 pages 5 stars
7. Sickened by Julie Gregory 244 pages 5 stars



8. Fried Green Tomatoes (Southern Lit/fiction OR Food)

1. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 416 pages 5 stars
2. Looking for Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore 293 pages 4 stars
3. Girls in Trucks by Katie Crouch 241 pages 2 stars
4. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West 291 pages 3 stars
5. The Madhatter's Guide to Chocolate by Rhett Devane 270 pages 3 stars
6. Love and Meatballs by Susan Volland 232 pages 4 stars
7. Cooking for Mr. Right by Susan Volland 240 pages 4 stars




9. Queen of Her Castle (Other Challenges & anything else I felt like reading!)

1. Nesting: It's a Chick Thing by Ame M. Beanland & Emily M. Terry 285 pages 4 stars
2. The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori 296 pages 3 stars
3. The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman 278 pages 3 stars
4. A Hard Man to Love by Kathleen Lawless 212 pages 3 stars
5. Swell by Cynthia Rowley and Ilene Rosenzweig 136 pages 3 stars
6. The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron 222 pages 5 stars

TOTALS FOR 2009:
Books Read: 72
Pages Read: 22,340 pages
Authors Read: 69

Happy 2010!!

Whatever you resolve to do
On any New Year's Day,
Resolve to yourself to be true
And live-the same old way.

~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~

Happy New Year to all my friends and family! It's hard to believe that another year has passed us by, but I'm am truly looking forward to all sorts of new & exciting things going on in the coming new year. I hope for each of you that this past year was full of wonderful things and that you only find more of the good stuff ahead.

XoXo,
Kristal

Wordless Wednesday

Early Morning Frost on the Lake

Day 11 and 12 of the 12 Days of Fun

I know, I know. I'm kinda late in making my final post for my "12 Days of Fun". But here's the thing. My last item for the 12 days was a project that I had been working on. And I was so excited. And things just didn't turn out right. Not at all. So it really threw me into a whirlwind and I had to lick my wounds and decide if I still wanted to continue tackling this project or call it quits. Well, I decided to forge ahead. And I'll let you see by the pictures, I believe that at a quick glance, it looks alright. And after some mulling over, I have decided to continue making these. And now for Day 11:

I saw one picture of these cute pettiskirts & knew that I had to learn how to make these for Gracyn. And like I said, I now have a few "Don't Do This" stories about making them under my belt. Since finishing this one, I ordered the correct fabric and am now awaiting a trip to the fabric store for sewing thread. I still need a fabric ruffle attachment for my sewing machine, but will have to save up a few more dollars for it. Overall, I think this one turned out. Like I said, from this picture, you can't see that the edges of the fabric are fraying and as she was rolling around with her brother on the floor, Gracyn could really care less.

And for my final day of FUN:

Last year on my 40th birthday, Charlie had attempted to throw together a last minute birthday party for me. But we lived so far away from all our friends & family, things just didn't turn out. Now that we are in Gadsden, we have a friend that lives in Birmingham, and he has a wonderful 10 year-old daughter that I really enjoy being with. So, together, so threw together a little party and we all went out to eat and they got me a gift card for the bookstore!! It wasn't anything wild & exciting but fun and thoughtful and I enjoyed it immensely. And I got a great picture of me and my wonderfully, sexy Hubby.

Day 10 of the 12 Days of Fun

Dane lost his first tooth!!! And that got me looking for a tooth pillow. Found an adorable pattern made from felt, but we didn't have any. So I used the next best thing...construction paper! I will make the pillow, once I get to the fabric store and buy some felt. I have been finding all kinds of cute things made out of felt. Enough for a post all by itself.

Here is the toothless boy!

Day 9 of the 12 Days of Fun

I've been having some fun with my sewing machine! I have always had a desire to learn to sew clothing, but never really say down long enough to learn. Now that I have a little girl, there are so many cute things I want to make!

These turned out so cute, I made another pair for myself as arm warmers. But they were confiscated by my son when he came home from school. Now, we'll be going back to the store to get many more pairs since we decided that so many people would like some of these! And it's been cold here, so they are perfect!

Day 8 of the 12 Days of Fun

Another project I have been putting off. I have a few pieces of jewelry that needed to be repaired. The charm bracelet needed some new charms added and the two necklaces that I made needed some minor repairs made. Now I can go out on my birthday wearing some
BLING!

Day 7 of the 12 Days of Fun

Later on, I want to post about my reading goal that I have for this year. But I did read one book during my 12 days and was so glad I did!

I can't believe that I had never read this before, but it is definitely a wonderful book. And not just for kids!

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Fun

(oops...I'm running behind...but I've been having FUN!)

I believe I've said this a few times, but when we moved I had some items in storage and wasn't able to get it all. So all of our Christmas decorations are still in Florida. So I've been trying to think of ways to be a little frugal this year. I did know that I was going to need new lights for the tree, so that was an expense I was anticipating. But when we went to Lowe's to get our tree, they were sold out of white lights! I really don't like colored lights, so I thought we could stop at Dollar General. Still, no white lights. Dane had run into the store with me and he said he liked the colored lights, so I thought with the kids, all the different colors might be nice for a change. So, colored lights it is! And I must say, I found one box of LED colored lights while digging behind all the boxes of lights. I grabbed it along with a few boxes of the traditional lights and once they were on the tree, I love the LED lights! The bulbs are shaped somewhat like a pinecone and the glow off of them is remarkable. And they were only $3 or $5 dollars (can't remember) but definitely a good deal. I'll have to remember to check Dollar General next year for some more lights.
So once we got home, for the first time, all of us gathered around the tree and helped with decorating it. And we had a nice fire going in the fireplace! It was wonderful!

If you look closely, the LED lights are around the top of the tree. You can see they have a different glow about them.

Day 4 & Day 5 of the 12 Days of Fun

Okay, I got a little behind, so two things got done in one day.

Day 4

Alabama is the 2009 SEC champions!

And, while I was watching the game, I finally got some snowflakes finished!!

Day 5

Day 3 of the 12 Days of Fun

Homemade Fried Pickles and a Corona = A Fun Day!!

Day 2 of the 12 Days of Fun

With the new year right around the corner, I have been thinking ahead to my goals for next year. I made something like 12 goals for this current year, and think I will succeed on one of them, my Books to Read. And one of those is "The Artist's Way". One of the task was to create an Inspiration board, which I had done in the past, but I never hung it in a place where I could see it everyday. Then after thinking about the coming list of new goals, I found this great article and one thing that really stuck out was: Some gurus of goal setting recommend that you keep a picture of the item where you see and are reminded of it every day. So taking all of this advice, I create a Inspiration board for over my desk, which I sit at EVERY day!!

A few of the things represented here:
1) Yeah, I want a TRUCK!!
2) Turn the extra room into a guest bedroom instead of a junk room
3) New bookcases
4) A beautiful home
5) Go to a Junk Gypsy event

Day 1 of the 12 Days of Fun

(This one project ended up taking place over three days and ran me behind on posting, but I do have something for each day.)

Day 1

Awhile back, Dane & I were in the craft store and I let him pick out a toy to get. He picked out a bucket of the Perler Beads. They were new to me, I had never heard of them before. Anyway, for a long time, he would just play with making designs, but never wanted me to iron the beads and fuse them together. Then this past week, he asked if I would help him create some designs and iron them for him. After looking at the website (which is full of wonderful ideas) I had the idea of us creating some Christmas ornaments. This was brought about by two facts: 1) I love unique ornaments and 2) I don't have a single ornament to put on our tree! (they are in storage 300 miles away). So, what started out as my son creating some cool designs turned into Me becoming obsessed with Perler Beads!! In the photo above, Dane made the killer whale, and I made the rest. The pink dolphin is for Gracyn and now Dane wants his own snowflake and heart. We are having to be creative in our color schemes though, as we only have the one bucket and do not have such Christmasy colors as red, green or white (hence the blue snowflake!. But we did have a fun time doing this together and have spent the last few evenings, sitting in front of the computer saying, "Oh, look at this one, oh, look at that one!"

12 Days of Fun

Seeing as someone in this family will be having a birthday on December the 12 (hint, hint), I have taken the initiative of declaring the next 12 days FUN DAYS!! I'm being optimistic here in that I can find at least one fun thing to do each day for the next 12 days (and cheap too!) Dane was all for it, as only a 6 year old can be. And the wee-one, well, she's delighted about anything. I just haven't informed Hubby that he will be participating in this Fun-filled event (Ha Ha) You would think after 9 years he would be use to my eccentric ways by now, but I still manage to amaze him with my brilliance!!! Since I am including the whole family and 1) Dane is in school until 3 pm and 2) Hubby is at work until 7 pm, this events will take place later in the day, so my blog post will be a day behind. So, come back tomorrow for our first event!! See you then!

Let the Crafting Begin

I guess with the cooler weather and the Holidays fast approaching, I've been bitten by the Nesting Bug and am having crafting ideas out the wa-zoo! There are just So Many Things that I want to make I'm not even going to bore you with all the details. But I did get a little crafting done this week.

First off, I purchased this book a while back, along with the necessary starting supplies: felting needle and wool roving.

While the directions are great, I only attempted this one time. And with the help of my son, who picked out the colors.

I introduce you to Jack the Dog (breed: unknown)




Dane just loves this little fellow. But I never did attempt to create any more dogs from the book. While wandering the woods I found a whole slew of unique fall leaves and acorns. I started gathering them, not really sure what I was going to do with them. I actually had them sit there for a few weeks. Then, while perusing the internet the other day, I happened upon a tutorial from Martha Stewart about making felt acorns. So that got me on a roll.

I went from actually using the felting needle to just rolling the wet felt in my hands. But I just can't seem to get the shape I want. Still going to keep trying. But it did have other rewards. I had started gathering the acorns and caps but realized that I didn't need the acorns anymore. Then I discovered, you can actually SELL the caps! So, new to the shop tomorrow,

Acorn caps, minus the dead ladybug (another post I haven't made yet). A few weeks ago, our back porch was literally swarming with ladybugs, but now that the weather has gotten cold, I'm now finding ladybug carcasses. At least this one will live on, if only in my blog :0)
So, drop by Grace Goods tomorrow if you need any acorn caps to use in your crafting. Or maybe you could play a practical joke on a friend and send them a box, just so they will ask "What the hay?!"

Now I have a request to ask, since I am on the subject of the shop. How does one take a GOOD picture of black clothing? I have this awesome vintage coat in the shop. But I feel like it hasn't sold yet, because the pictures are just, well, bad.

Here is the first one I took outside on the lower porch. I thought natural lighting would be the way to go, but obviously I was wrong.

Too faded.

Then I brought Adell (the dress form and my first employee at Grace Goods) into the Dining Room, thinking indoor lighting would be better, but I still don't think it makes the coat look good. This coat is so cool. You can see the listing here.

If anyone has any experience or ideas of how to take better pictures of black clothing, I would appreciate it. Most of the other things turn out great on the lower porch with the natural lighting. Still learning all the selling techniques and tricks.

Well, I'm off to do some more crafting. Stay tuned, I have lots more to show ya!

A Thoughtful Treat

During the Halloween Party at A Fanciful Twist, a few wonderful bloggers host giveaways during the wonderful event. I wish I had been more organized and offered a give-away myself, but I am claiming moving boxes as my excuse. But never fear, I already have some wonderful ideas bubbling around in my head to offer up for next year.

I was lucky enough to win something from two of them. My first gift arrived yesterday...


Mr Wee Pumpkin, made and given to my by Debby at Midlife Poet. She has an amazing blog and I just love the stories she creates for this parties! The stories are creative all by themselves, but then she creates the most amazing scenes to go along with them. Truly a treat to behold. Thank You Debby for the wonderful gift. It really means a lot to me.


Ya know, I haven't post any pictures of our new home. Bad, bad me. I will wander the homeplace and surrounding lands and bring back some pictures of our new home. We have been on a few little roadtrips. And sadly, on this last one, Dear Hubby, didn't tell me that I might want to bring my camera. So I ended up having to purchase a disposable, and like a dummy, left it and my cell phone in our friends truck, whom lives in Birmingham (45 minutes away). I realized I had left my phone about an hour after he left. So, I have been phone-less for the past 3 days. Kinda nice :0)

Anywho's, Hubby is now working in Scottsboro for Advance Auto. Yeah, I never did really mention this, because it was kinda a sore subject, but here goes. He was offered a job with Hollywood Video (Movie Gallery) as District Manager for the Birmingham area. That is why we moved from Florida. He had the job for 3 weeks, had moved his district for the bottom to one of the Top 10, and then like that - BAM- they fired him. To let you know how screwed up they are, it took over a week to find out his actual reason of termination. And it's all PooPoo. But the good thing is, the very next day after he was fired, his old job, Advance Auto, was calling him on the phone. It took about 2 weeks for them to get an opening in this area, and the store in Scottsboro is about an hour and 15 minutes, but they are working on getting him to Anniston, which is about 20 minutes. I'm just happy he got a job. But I have a confession to make. While he was unemployed, I got some many Honey-Do projects completed, he did the laundry, he even cooked dinner a few nights!! He was turning into a real Mr. Mom!!

So, back to the story. Since he is working in Scottsboro, he saw a shop that I might be interesting in going to. Unclaimed Baggage . And is was a treat. I found a few books that had been on my To Be Read list and some music CD's. There was a really nice selection of clothing, but with three kids and two men with me, it was hard to get into a real shopping zone. But I will check it out again.

After that, our friend made a comment that we were only 70 miles from Chattanooga, so we kept driving and ended up at Rock City. This is where I purchased the disposable camera. It was quite an adventure and once I get the pictures developed, I will post and write about it.
Until next time...Ciao for now!!

October 2009

October has always been my favorite month, I guess starting with the fact that Halloween is my favorite holiday, but there always seems to be so much other fun stuff going on. With us moving this month too, the time has just flown by. So I am going to give a quick recap of all the F-U-N stuff that we need, no need to go into showing you what brown moving boxes look like.

1. Our first trip was to the Barber Motorsports Park & Museum in Birmingham. Being car lovers, we were hoping for more automobiles, but the impressive collection of motorcycles will still take your breath away. And we happened to arrive on a day when they were having some speed trials on the race course. I took a ton of pictures of motorcycles, but I'll be descrete and only show a few favorites.

The family along with a friends daughter, Ashlin.

The Shop Rat, built by project bike built by the students of Chelsea High School in Alabama.

1956 Parilla Corsa - Italy

1966 B.M.W. R60/Steib - Germany

1946 Indian Chief - USA



2. Next on the agenda, we visited the Birmingham Zoo for "Boo at the Zoo". It was getting late and cold, so please forgive the blurry photos!

Cowboy Dane and Gracyn Belle


****WARNING****
The next picture is not for the faint of heart...it is actual food used at the Zoo for some of the animals.
****YOU'VE BEEN WARNED****

Yeap, rats, mice and chicks. For the snakes and alligators.

Tablescape set up at the Zoo


3. Now, on to brighter events. Dane's school had a Fall Fest...

He is getting is hands painted.

4. Last but not least, there was a fieldtrip to The Farm.

Dane's 1st Grade Class

Child of the Corn

Giant pumpkins to play on

Pickle got her face painted.

Gracyn just didn't know what to think of the giant gourds!


All of these pictures and I didn't get to snap any of Dane in his Halloween costume. Our friend took us to a local church that had a carnival on Halloween night and we were so busy chasing all of the kids, that the night was over before I could even think about pulling out the camera and snapping some pictures.

A Hauntingly Magical Celebration

Well, it's here, Ms Vanessa's super-superb Halloween party. I have to say, I just don't know how that woman does it! She is the most creative person that I know! I have been anticipating her party since I first found out about it, but the move and the other-thing-that-will-not-be named happened, well, my cup is running over, and not in a good way. Sadly, Halloween is my favorite time of the year and yet, somehow, this has turned out to be the worst time of year for me and my family. I'm not quite up to discussing the whole sordid tale, but please send a little good magic our way, we could really use it right now.

Now, for the celebration. As you might remember, we moved about two weeks ago, so my decoration for the last few weeks has consisted of unpacking boxes and searching for my deodorant!! So, I'm going with something a little different today. Last year, at this time of year, I had been reminded of a story, a record actually, that my 3rd grade teacher would play for us. After searching all over the web, I ran across a group on Shelfari that were able to pass the written words on to me. And I would like to share that cute little story with you now, along with some pictures that I felt added a little interest to the story.

Enjoy!

In a Dark Dark Wood

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house;
And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room;
And in the dark, dark room there was a dark, dark cupboard;
And in the dark, dark cupboard there was a dark, dark shelf;
And on the dark, dark shelf there was a dark, dark box; And in the dark, dark box there was a....ghost!

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house;
And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room;
And in the dark, dark room there was a dark, dark cupboard;
And in the dark, dark cupboard there was a dark, dark shelf;
And on the dark, dark shelf there was a dark, dark box; And in the dark, dark box there was a....mouse!

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house;
And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room;
And in the dark, dark room there was a dark, dark cupboard;
And in the dark, dark cupboard there was a dark, dark shelf;
And on the dark, dark shelf there was a dark, dark box; And in the dark, dark box there was a....elephant!

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house;
And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room;
And in the dark, dark room there was a dark, dark cupboard;
And in the dark, dark cupboard there was a dark, dark shelf;
And on the dark, dark shelf there was a dark, dark box; And in the dark, dark box there was a....skeleton!

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house;
And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room;
And in the dark, dark room there was a dark, dark cupboard;
And in the dark, dark cupboard there was a dark, dark shelf;
And on the dark, dark shelf there was a dark, dark box; And in the dark, dark box there was a....nothing!

I hope you have enjoyed this fun little tale. I hope you come back soon, as we are planning on taking the kids to Boo at the Zoo in Birmingham tomorrow night! The weather has turned chilly and I'm hoping that the rain doesn't show. I've already made my first pot of chili for the season!