Happy Halloween!

 

Happy Halloween! I hope everyone reading this is doing well and excited for this day! We've been really busy here as I meant to go on and post several times this month but never had an opportunity. I've been helping a family member move, planning my daughter's Halloween party with her and just busy. I think everyone is this time of year.

It makes me sad to take down the Halloween when it's over! The turkeys go up quickly after Halloween. I've been collecting turkeys and Thanksgiving items alot these past few years. I don't want Thanksgiving to be pushed aside. Even though I've already started Christmas shopping, I won't start decorating till the day after Thanksgiving for Christmas. But the Christmas music listening starts tomorrow! I have picked up some Christmas decorations from Walmart!You have to buy it when you can because then it is gone. I still have to get to Hobby Lobby for some shopping too. I spend two hours in there when I go! LOL

Halloween is such an awesome day. I love giving the candy bags to all the kids and meeting new people who come to the door with their little ones .It just takes me back to my happy days of trick or treating as a little girl. 

I have a tradition on Halloween where I make a Halloween themed buffet of fun foods for my family. I make cocktail weiners, wings, potato skins, dips and lots of desserts. When I finish this post I have to make my Oreo graveyard dessert!

Other things happening...I have a trip to PA coming up soon which I'm excited about. I'm looking for paint colors for my family room and my husband has started the construction on an outdoor cooking area/kitchen for his smoker/bbq. 

Looking forward to the shopping for my Thanksgiving dinner too! The displays in the stores make me excited when i se the baking items!

My daughter and her boyfriend carved the pumpkin above! My son and his girlfriend also did one as well but I didn't get to take a picture. 

I guess that's about it! Enjoy the feeling of Fall and Halloween! Have a wonderful Halloween!

October!

Good Morning! I hope everyone is doing well. I've been busy with a lot of family stuff and decorating! I have a family member moving to the area and I've been helping with cleaning and packing. I've also been decorating! I did a Fall outside tour of my home for my Country Home page and that will be followed up by an indoor house tour for Halloween! I will probably do that on Monday. Plans changed as my dishwasher died and we bought a new one but until my husband connects it, it has taken up residence in my foyer! That's okay!  I know he will be able to find time this weekend! Speaking of my husband, he was recently recognized in our town by one of the county's leading architects for his skill and beautification projects in the area. I'm very proud of him! Our today is many thousands of people so its quite an honor!

So today I plan to make an apple crisp, and also get the rest of my boxes put away. I'm glad that I'm on track since I have been distracted with other things. My decorating is done and now its just about fixing and tweaking. I've also been Christmas shopping like crazy! I usually start early as I have a lot of people to buy for but this year I started even earlier because of the issues with supply and shipping. 

 I am really loving that the heat and humidity are gone! I do not enjoy that! I feel so much more ALIVE in cool weather plus it makes me want to cook and bake! My chickens will get a load of new hay and straw for the cooler temps too. We winterize the coop in early November. If I get a chance today I want to collect all the pinecones my giant pine tree is dropping! There's always something to do with them as well as just using them for decorations. 

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!