Me & Li
mmmmcandy...
Once things slowed down we headed over to Snew's high school to catch the band play after the homecoming game.
Eagles
Hope you had a very Happy Halloween!
then you need to go here:
and join the fun. The hostess' post has me in tears right now, I'm laughing that hard.
In the 80's I wanted to grow up to be either:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20BZID081Vk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quzY7ONePM4
The story of my first "Cabbage Patch Kid"...
One wonderful Christmas in the 80's, Santa brought me a "Cabbage Patch Kid". There was something different about this cabbage patch kid. I couldn't pin point it...she was just a bit off from other's I'd seen. But I loved her anyway, and was sooo happy to finally have one of my own.
She went everywhere with me, and at night time she cowered under my blankets with me, hiding from the boogie man. (or the giant green big bird - a story for another day) We were inseperable, and I was soooo happy to finally have one of my very own. Until the day my parents told me there was something wrong with her and that I couldn't touch her anymore. That she would make me sick. I was crushed. How could this happen? Why? Whyyyy???
Because she was fake. Santa brought me a FAKE Cabbage Patch Kid. A TOXIC fake cabbage patch kid.
I remember my Mom putting my doll into a big plastic bag...and I slept with her one last time and then went with my parents to a store where I had to hand her over to the lady behind the counter. Santa got us real ones the next Christmas, but I never forgot my girl in the bubble.
Thank you FawnDear! We love him! :)
I made my Thursday morning run outside to make sure I hadn't left hoses, tools, bird feeders, etc. out in the lawn and to pick up any fallen grapefruits or oranges before the lawn guy comes by. He does not like it when there's stuff in his way needless to say. It's been too cold to do anything out there (we're talking 60's here people, I'm dying...I remember when this was warm...now I keep my a/c at 82, and that can be chilly sometimes...) so all was clean and clear. Except for the lanai. It's filthy. Gross. Nasty. I'm ashamed of myself. I've been telling myself I'll get to it. It's been a year at this point. Atleast. I jumped on to the computer for a little inspiration courtesy of RateMySpace and came across this one:
It's got the square lines of my pool. Mind you mine are on a much smaller scale. Mine is probably 1/5th the size of this home's. Maybe 1/6th... I decided check out zoegirl's other rooms and then WHAM! There it was. The end all be all of laundry rooms. Do you have any idea how many single socks awaiting their never to be found mates I could fit in this bad boy? Take a gander:
I could sit at that desk and create excel spread sheets for the socks categorizing them by color, length, material, when they were last seen together...you get the idea. That granite looks like it'd be a delicious flavor if it were ice cream. Something with caramel. And fudge. I think that classifies it as "yummy".
I can't belive I'm doing this...but here's my laundry room. Keep in mind that topiary print was from my last house and I haven't been able to toss it yet...and I plan on refacing those cabinets someday...and...and...LOL...can't believe I'm putting my "dirty laundry" out there. Isn't the light fixture fabulous? 5 *'s right? LOL!!!
Okay, back to house cleaning so I don't scare the little children who'll be coming to the door tomorrow with the interior of my home. Either that or I'll have to put the bowl outside so I don't have to open the door, haha!
We have pumpkins! Didn't seem like it was going to happen this year. Here they are:
One for Li, one for Snew, and one for my annual "Martha Stewart pumpkin". It's a tradition and I have to make it every year. It's basically polka-dotted. I'll post pics once it's carved and lit. I get picked on quite a bit for it, but I love it, so I don't listen. I'm thinking someday when I'm not around to carve it anymore it'll be missed, and someone else might decide to pick up the tradition and think of me when they do :).
Josh didn't want a pumpkin this year. Again. If they had a digital one that could simultaneously glow while tracking temperature changes and included a GPS feature that lists street names and could be bought at Circuit City or Best Buy then maybe, just maybe, he'd be into pumpkins.
Also, the kids spookified the topiary:
It looks really cool at night when it's lit up. Just some orange LED lights from Target, and some Dollar Tree spider web. I'm thinking of wrapping a black feather boa, and sprinkling some silver tinsel, around the base for added spookiness and shimmer on the night of Halloween. The only bad part of the kids putting spider webs all over the outdoor bushes is having to take them off. Not easy. Couldn't they make easy off webs? And sell them for a $1? :) The thing is...we're in FL...it's warm here(this year might be the exception, what is up with this weather???) and there are still real spiders crawling around. I wear gloves. And squeel in fear periodically because of a small crispy leaf or twig that somehow looks like a giant recluse spider in my eyes.
How're things at your place? Have you been done for a while? Or not even close, like me?
The Pier, Clearwater Beach, FLAs I had hoped, two very special little witches stopped by to pull a name out of the Jack-O-Lantern:
Two of my most favorite Bewitching Beauties...
Candy Corn Flambe'
Please see my "I'm not worthy" post, scroll down past my celebrations and nominations to the give-away information! Thanks!
my old boss (as a beautiful lady), me (as a sheriff/cowgirl) and my BFF (as the disco king)
I've also had something very exciting happen to me: My First Award!
Shazaaaam! I'm totally honored, and definitely humbled. See, it was presented to me by someone I recently discovered: Nicole at My Kids, My Love, and My Crazyness. Here's the post that got me hooked: Military Wives. So you can see how I might not feel worthy of an award from her, as it should be the other way around.
Thank you, Nicole!
Here are the rules for passing on this award:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the persons you've nominated.
I would now like to nominate:
Life Just Keeps Getting Weirder
The Adventures to Snewland (private - no link)
Just to name a few :).
Check them out, and hope you love them just as much as I do.
Update: To celebrate my very first award I've decided to make this thread my very first Give-Away as well! I'll keep it open until Friday at midnight, the witching hour (sorry, Halloween Party hangover) and then I'll draw a winner on Saturday! All you need to do is comment me in this thread for one entry, and "follow" me by clicking on the link on my side bar for a second entry. I'm off right now to find something special for this and I'll post it ASAP! (don't forget to follow me for two chances )
Give-Away Details:
I'm so excited about this prize, and I hope you will be, too! I'm giving away $25 Gift Certificate towards your choice of the whimsical and beautiful items offered by A Fanciful Twist (our recent Halloween Blog Party hostess w/ the mostest).
Please be sure to enter by commenting below (get a 2nd entry by following :) ) and then pop over to her Etsy shop and take a look around at what you might spend it on! Here's an example of one I like:
"Strange Beautiful Lady - Carnivale" Print - A Fanciful Twist
Good luck!
Grab your mask...
and your broom!
Don't forget your prettiest hat...
or your scariest black cat.
Off we fly, up through the air...
and through a black glistening forest with the wind in our hair.
Nosleepus Siamesus Nermalus Specimen
Those were the thoughts going through my head when I dared to wake him trying to remove dry towels from the dryer. How rude of me...he is trying to sleep. For those not aware of my plight: Nermal doesn't let me sleep. Why? He feels like going out onto the lanai and seeing what's doing out there. And once he's out...well...there's not much going on so he'd like to come back in now. Right now. And this is our fun little overnight routine as previously chronicled. I'm exhausted. It's like having a newborn in the house.
Siamese Stretch...
Needless to say the irony of him being annoyed by me going about my daily duties, which might wake him from his catnaps, is not lost on me.
Our conversation went a little like this:
Me:"dum,de,dum...doin' laundry..."
Nermal: perks his head up and glares at me from laundry basket (glares aren't as glary when they're done with adorably crossed eyes)
Me:"oh, I'm sorry buddy...were you TRYING TO SLEEP?"
Nermal: glares at me with one eye
Me:"isn't it just soooo RUDE when you're trying to sleep but SOMEONE won't let you?"
Nermal: closes both eyes and ignores me until I leave
I'm ignoring you...
Thank you to everyone who stopped by
and commented yesterday!!!
SiTSah's rule. It's true. You can make a very unspecial little blog feel like the prettiest blog in the world.
Come back soon, will ya?
Now, we all know I won't be participating in a marathon any time soon. Possibly a coupon-a-thon like I did last night (hope it helps, Dani :) ) but there will be no running for this blogger.
What will I be doing instead? Why I'll be participating in a BLOG-a-thon! What is a blog-a-thon you ask? I don't know. LOL!!! I know that it involves my new obsession: reading fantastic "SiTS" Blogs, and lots of FABULOUS PRIZES! Of course you can join the fun! You don't even need to ask, silly. Just click the link and you're on your way:
Unfortunately Snew was still working through the recent bug she's been fighting and couldn't participate in marching band this weekend. On the positive side Li and I finally got around to making the Halloween tree I've been wanting to try. Here's a peek:
This was so much fun. Just some crepe myrtle branches spray painted black with left over spray paint from the light post at one of the rentals. We cut out some spooky shapes from construction paper and used silver tinsel as ribbon to hang them. Lots of fun and no $ spent :). I like that the semi-gloss paint makes it shimmer and shine. We also got our orange lights wrapped onto the topiary in the entrance way. We're getting there.
They are adorable and I snatched up a half dozen for my tree before they were gone. Here's a close up shot of one to better show details:
For a buck? Yes, please.
Unfortunately, and obviously, there wasn't anything left I liked which I could use for Halloween decorating. I have no idea what I'm going to do...I really want to participate in the blog parties this year but I'd like to somewhat be able to hang with all the talented and crafty people who will be sharing their amazing decor. We'll see what I can come up with, lol. I'm excited and can't wait to see everyone else's posts! What parties will you be participating in?
My kitchen is done. As done as it will get. I may play with the decor a bit now and then, but the basics are in place. My Mom's kitchen is in process. Very, very exciting. Her house came with peach slab cabinets. Those were popular here in Spring Hill, FL in the 80's. They're gone. It's coming out sooo good. Her selections have been made. She's going to play with the decor a bit. I still find myself looking at kitchens. On gardenweb they call it TKO: Totally Kitchen Obsessed. I guess you never really get over it.
Here's a beautiful kitchen from RateMySpace:
I like the lighter floor w/ the darker cabs. I like how it's repeated reversely with the bar stools. The pendants are fantastic. 5*'s right?
This post speaks to me, and for me. I feel these words at my core but could never of shared them so eloquently. Please make your way over the "Rocks in My Dryer" and read her hopes for her children during this economic crisis.
Bravo - This channel is chock full of my favorite shows and I can't stop watching.
Blogs - I'm spending waaaay too much time reading all your blogs. They're just sooo goooood.
Butch - My loyal companion shares in my Bravo & Blog obsessions...or maybe he snuggles along side of me because the a/c makes him chilly. Either way it's nice to have someone else in the house to share them with. And he doesn't judge me when the dishes are still in the sink because of the first two B's.
Butch...and his squeeky...
Bird of Paradise
as well as a pic of the version on my back:
My Bird of Paradise Tattoo
Designed by graffiti artist "Wombat" and applied somewhere in Boston, MA back before it was legal. I still love it as much as I did when it was first applied many, many, many moons ago.
You just never know where you'll end up when you first set out to post about coupons, lol.
Let no man be sorry he has done good,
Grand Champions!There is a very weird mix going on in my house right now. Remnants from Snew's Sweet 16, my regular decor, and Halloween slowly (really slowly) creeping in. How will I ever be ready for the blog parties?
but he's just so darn cute...this is what he was doing at my feet yesterday while I snapped a pic of the pagoda candle holder:
Nosleepus Siamesus...
White Bird of Paradise flower bud...
2nd flower bud...
I've already got the perfect spot for it picked out on my kitchen wall.
Next up comes a beautiful dish which just so happens to have a shade of green in it very similar to the Tate Olive accents in our Kitchen/Family room. This plate does a good job of pulling all the colors in the room together:
It cost .76...he hee...
My home (as seen in my header pic) has a bit of an Asian feel...especially in context of all the curvy, arched Meditteranean homes that surround it...so we've incorporated that in our exterior decor. Actually a little inside as well come to think of it. I had to have this heavy pagoda styled candle holder:
This was the one I kept almost putting back. Why? Because it was the priciest item. $4.06. Then I remembered all the incredibly decorated homes and outdoor spaces I see daily here on blogland, and on RMS, etc., and decided to go for it. I've got to start somewhere right? I'm naughty.
Last, but certainly not least, is this beautiful item:
Made in Portugal...
I spotted a glimpse of my current color obsession and had to investigate. Upon nearing end cap I saw this beautiful vase filled with faux daisies. I lifted it up, checked to see if was for sale, saw the tag...$1.06...and it was made in Portugal. I told it in portuguese that it was coming home with me. I left the daisies behind so they could plop'm in another vase to make the end cap look pretty again.
How'd I do? :)
