What a last few days we have had!
Thursday we went to the Story-Telling Festival in Athens.† It was so great.† We both love story tellers and it is quickly becoming a lost art.
Kei made Halloween outfits for some of her Webkinz.† She did a great job!
Thursday night we went to my sister-in-laws school Fall Festival.† Kei and I had a blast.
I work from home.† My boss has been in Atlanta filming Last Valentine.† He surprised Kei and I by stopping by on the way to LA.† It was so great to see him.† He is an awesome boss.† We took him to Cracker Barrel and he was amazed by how much food they brought us.† 🙂
Halloween afternoon my brother called and told us that my nephew had been attacked by wild dogs.† We went to the ER and saw him.† He ended up with 32 stitches!† I felt so angry and sad.† I can’t believe people let big dogs run wild.† Seth had a pocket knife and fended them off with that!
This is my brother’s scarecrow.† Isn’t it awesome?
Kei carved the pumpkin Halloween afternoon.† I don’t do carving.† If you know me you understand why.
Nomad was a pirate.† For about 10 minutes.
Halloween night we went trick or treating with our friends.† Kei was a punk, black cat.† She looked awesome!
We went over to Gina’s and then to Cathy’s neighborhood to trick or treat.
Except for Seth, it was a great week.† Today is November 1st.† I can’t wait to see what great adventures lie ahead for this month!
Be blessed,
“Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable, the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown
along the street or road by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.
Both are warnings of chill days ahead, fireside and topcoat weather.”
~ † Hal Borland
I MADE LEAF HOUSES IN OHIO,WHEN I WAS YOUNG…TODAY A LADY ,A CITY GIRL,93, FROM PHIL.,PA. SAID , NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING…I MADE LOTS OF ROOMS…AND WROTE A STORY…MAY TRY TO FIND IT NOW, AS I GOOGLED ,LEAF HOUSES ,AND SAW YOUR SITE….I AM 75, HAVE 10 CHILDREN,22 GRANDCHILDREN, AND ONE GREAT…AND WANT THEM TO KNOW OF LEAF HOUSES. I MADE BEDROOMS FOR MY DOLLS…AND EVERY ROOM NEEDED FOR MY HOME…WHO WOULD EVER THINK I WOULD LOVE BEING A WIFE OF A COACH,( I LOVED FOOTBALL…) HAVE 10 CHILDREN,2 WITH THE ANGELS, AND BE SO BLESSED and not having a bedroom for every child, but we had love , and our faith….AS I NEVER TYPED , THE CHILDREN GOT ME A COMPUTER,AFTER MY ILLNESS, AND 6 YEARS LATER I AM MOTIVATED TO REWRITE A STORY..NANA’S LEAF HOUSE. BLESS YOU AS YOU JOURNEY, HE IS WITH YOU ALWAYS. MAY HE GRANT YOU THE BLESSINGS YOU NEED MOST EACH DAY.
IN HIS QUIT JOY, nana/maggie
I just added a few more projects to my list because of your blog!
I’m so sorry about your nephew’s injury. My oldest was attacked by a dog in our neighborhood one year when I took them trick or treating in our neighborhood. The owners blamed us for opening the gate. I figure if you have a dog, you should tie it up on Halloween, whether or not you plan to welcome trick or treaters.
Love all of your decorations and costumes!
Re your comment: I used this site for sugar skull instructions: http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/sugar_skulls/instructions.html I did have to adjust it slightly, adding more water about a tablespoon at a time until it was workable. I also don’t have skull molds, so we just shaped them by hand and left them in the oven (turned off) overnight to dry (this works if you have a gas stove!) I also did not buy their “special” brands of meringue powder or concentrated food coloring pastes. I hope that helps you!
Peace and Laughter!
I feel awful for your nephew! I prayed for a speedy recovery. How scary that must have been for him.
I just received a notice about a storytelling festival that is taking place in various locations over CT. I flagged it to go back and look again but now I am totally going to see what is nearby.
I love looking at our weeks, seeing the ups and down that we have, and getting such great ideas. I am hoping to show the girls that SOTW multiple choice site tomorrow!
Great pictures! You have such a great group of friends!!
That is just infuriating about your nephew!! WILD DOGS!! How scary! I am glad that he will be okay!