Thanksgiving Decorations & More

Everyone getting ready for Thanksgiving? 

 We are! My decorating is done. Compiling my the list of ingredients I need for the assorted things I am making. I'm a list maker!

There's always time for decorating! 

I've been out of the house alot lately with some special events going on. I recently did a craft fair and that turned out great.

Now I have to concentrate on sending out a few packages with some Thanksgiving/Christmas items in them. I had hoped to get them out sooner but I've been a little overwhelmed with appointments for my Mom, school activities, Girl Scouts and I'm going on a short trip soon.

Here's a look at some of the things I sold at my table:

I made Thanksgiving people with my pumpkin heads using Fall/Thanksgiving cupcake papers. I also made polar bears. This is just a small part of my table. It was very fun.

In between everything, I've been cooking up a storm. I had such a desire for meatballs yesterday so I fried up a bunch to have tonight --spaghetti and meatballs! The house smells so good...

Our Girl Scout troop went ice skating too last week. Caitlin is contemplating taking lessons. She really loves it. Her friend Ashley was giving her a helping hand and then Caitlin got the hang of it. She's only been ice skating a few times.

Hope everyone is enjoying their Fall! I feel like Christmas is here! Fall is going too fast!

Catching Up!

Good Morning!  Trying to play catch up with everyone as I've been super busy! I have Thanksgiving and Christmas on my mind as I'm sure we all do! When I was putting away from Halloween stuff, which is so hard for me to do since I love it so much, I had gone to Home Depot to get a couple bins and saw these twig trees! I've been looking for one for a while and couldn't find one anywhere.

It comes pre-lit and is battery operated. About 2 ft tall. I plan to purchase some new pip berries in Lancaster to decorate it as a year 'round tree. I was so thrilled!Only $21.00

October was a super busy month cause besides all the decorating, we had planned a trip to Hershey with my husband's brother and wife and their youngest son. But decorating continued until the very last day of October as I was still putting my little pumpkin around the kitchen on Halloween morning!

Here is Caitlin and my nephew Ryan at Hershey. What a great park. We try to go every couple of years. Mostly in the Summer though.

 We brought my son's girlfriend Amber with us. We adore her and she loves doing things with our family.

 I hit all the sales for Halloween thanks to a wonderful friend and got some great additions for my haunted house. A chandelier, a table and chairs and a few other little things! I wish I could zoom in better for you to see.

Then it was party time the night before Halloween! We had a small party and the kids had lots of fun!

Caitlin and her friends. They are so cute. They didn't all come in costume because we were using silly string and they were doing sack races, etc. A few did and some just wore Halloween sweatshirts.

These pictures of snacks and desserts were taken before the party started. By the time it was going, my table was beyond filled to capacity with yummy stuff!

On Halloween, Billy and Amber aka Mr. & Mrs. Freddie Krueger, took Caitlin trick or treating in the afternoon. My husband took her out at night and to a haunted house! She is dressed as a Pink Lady from the movie Grease!

 Now we move on to Thanksgiving! More fun ahead!

Have a great day!

Halloween Eve....

Good Morning! I have wanted to post all week but Windows 10 continues to make it a problem to post pictures. I found out that Google and Windows 10 do not jive....so I can't see my photos before I want to post them :(   I have to try and figure it out...So frustrating. Anyway...I got this far! We've been super busy preparing for our party tonight. We have about ten girls and a few friends of mine coming for the evening. I made lots of goodies cause our fun will continue into tomorrow as the kids go trick or treating and they come back and forth for snacks! My son and his girlfriend Amber will be helping out with the party tonight and then taking Caitlin trick or treating. Then tomorrow night he and Amber have a party to go to and my husband will take Caitlin out for some night trick or treating!

We had a great break going to Hershey park last weekend for "Hershey Park in the Dark!" I didn't take many pictures as the kids were on the go! We went with my husband's brother and his wife and their youngest son. What a great trip. Hershey park was wonderful!

Below is cousin Ryan who is 12 and my Caitlin who is 10.

I've been lucky enough to hit some of the sales at Michaels!!! Thank you, you know who!!!!I picked up at a reduced price an adorable bat table and chairs, a chandelier and a few other littles for my haunted house! I wish I could zoom in better for you!

I received an incredible package from a great friend, Cheryl! I couldn't believe my eyes when I received it! A beautiful Halloween garland that is now displayed over my stove...so I can see it every time I'm cooking..which is ALWAYS!

And this beautiful bag/tote bag/ purse! Handmade! Just lovely. I used it at Hershey! I got several compliments on it at the Park and at the restaurants!

Before we left Pennsylvania, I stopped at a couple stores. I'll be back there next month so I didn't want to shop too much . I got new placemats for my table!

A new rug to add to my kitchen!

here's how the placemats look :)   Love them!

Look at what Caitlin taped to our light switch! Isn't that cute?

Well, I'm getting an early start today to get ready for the party! I already made cupcakes, rice krispy treats, graveyard cake and fruit cups. Next up is pumpkin cream cheese bars and I have to see what else....Have a great day!

Halloween Is Almost Here!

October is half way over already! Can't believe how fast it is going...been busy working on crafts and fun things for our annual Halloween party. Caitlin has invited nine girls. I love when they all get together and we take a group photo.

We just finished stuffing the piñata ` ~ she chose a bat this year. I ran over to Dollar tree to get more of my crows before the Christmas decorations takes over the store. Got a few more. I have enjoyed making them so much!I have them all over the place.

Has anyone had issues with Windows 10? My new computer offered the upgrade for free and I took it but I find that it gives me trouble loading pictures for blogger :(  Now I find out that Windows 10 and blogger just don't jive together ....so if you are wondering where I am in blog land...it's cause of this Windows 10 thing...It took me forever to get that one photo above....

I hope you will join me on my facebook group if you are on faebook. I know some people fear facebook for strangers. I have had it for years and I only friend people I know. You don't have to allow access to just any one. The link for my group is up top.

So in the photo above I had gotten that big jar from a recent garage sale. Some barn stars, home spun, pip berries and a timer candle and there she is....

That's about it for me. I'm gonna play around some more with blogger and my pictures to see if I can upload them through something else....Have a happy day!

It's Crow Time!

Saturday is here again! And the start of a three day weekend. I hope you have some fun planned. The weather has cooled down quite a bit here and the wind is blowing. I had such a busy week between appointments for my Mom and some fun things at school, but I did do a bunch of crafting in the craft room my husband made me. God Bless that man for making me the perfect space. Caitlin and I have such fun in that room. I've been making more crows. They are so much fun to make.

 They are all over the kitchen and dining area just waiting for Halloween!

Caitlin made these spiders from a kit at Michaels. I had one of these spider webs in the Halloween stuff so I decided to use it to display her little friends. So often these little types of projects get lost over the years--now they can stay on their web and never be lost!

Everyone is waiting to celebrate. Plus we have our party coming up! We have some lists to make for that! Caitlin thinks she will have about eight girls...pretty easy.

I also made a bunch more pumpkin gals. Let me tell you that I believe crafting is a form of therapy! The sheer joy my brain feels when creating makes any problem seem less stressful!

Except perhaps for this guy below who has a big spider sitting on his head...that could be a problem! hahaha

I went to my favorite thrift store last week and as soon as I walked in I spotted two Lizzie High dolls!

Only $5 each! I was so happy and they even have their tags still on them!

I'm off to have another cup of coffee and a piece of chocolate chip coffee cake I made! Happy Saturday!

October!

My favorite month of the year is here! For so many reasons I love October! The Fall, the leaves, Halloween, cooler weather, beautiful foliage, comfort food....the list goes on and on!

I am almost done decorating the house. I started early so that we would have more time to enjoy it. Some years I was decorating until the very last day...now I like to get it up and add! Here is the kitchen so far...

These pictures are all in my kitchen dining area.

Still working on my Halloween tree. I have a lot more to add.

My scarecrow people and my pumpkin people. I am busy making more of these :)

My crows! I have had so much making them. I saw the idea on Pinterest. Only difference is I didn't use the big feathery crows from Michaels or AC Moore. They were 7.99 each and I knew I wanted to make a bunch. I found these guys in Dollar Tree and for $1 each I could make lots and lots, and they are actually fine. Less feathers made it easier to work with glueing outfits on them!

Happy october and I hope you have a wonderful day!