Ghosts and Goblins and Witches! Oh my!

I am a lover of all things Halloween . . . the

candy, cornbread, chili, costumes, more

candy, popcorn balls, sugar cookies,

pumpkins . . . 

Paul McCartney and Indiana Jones

made a special appearance in our

home to help us celebrate!!!  

Happy, happy Halloween!!!

Cookie Baking Day.

 Halloween Week only means one thing

around our home: TREATS!!

 Keeping with yearly tradition, the Halloween

cookie cutters came out of the drawer today

for the annual Halloween Cookie Baking Day!

Boys, no matter their age, LOVE sugar

cookies . . . any.shape.any.size.

Happy Halloween Cookie Baking Day!

Popcorn Ball Day!

It's Popcorn Ball Day . . . 

For as long as my family can remember, my

Gram ALWAYS made popcorn balls for

Halloween.  Like her, I love to cook, bake,

and sew.  It is so much fun to carry on

traditions!!!

These puppies are made with a ton

of love and a TON of butter . . . 

Boys have already stolen enjoyed MANY

popcorn balls before we had a chance to 

snap the picture!!!

Happy Popcorn Ball Day!!!

Goblins and Spiders and Pumpkins! Oh, my!

 I am definitely a lover of ALL things

fall and Halloween is certainly one

of them.  To ring in October . . . 

 We are gettin' our Halloween on!!!

 The countdown to candy begins with

candy, candy, and more candy!!!

 We had so much fun unpacking the

Halloween decorations this year!!!!

It was fun putting them out with the

boys . . . having stashes of candy

helps move the unstacking, opening,

and restacking process move right

along MUCH faster!!!

 October 1 gets me in the mood for a

VERY SPECIAL day on October 2!!!!

 My jack-o-lantern is one of my very

favorite fall decorations!!!  He has a 

coveted place on the dining room table

until the CHRISTmas decorations make

their debut!!

This reminds me . . . I need to make

teeth cleaning appointments for our

boys tomorrow!!!!

Happy Halloween Decorating Day!

(October 1 is the official day, you know!)

Halloweeny.

 You must be on the very edge of your

seat . . . I am almost done with this puppy!

 Hopefully next Tuesday I can reveal one

of the projects that I have been working

on.  Hint: It is for Halloween!!

I don't know why I love Halloween so very

much . . . but I am getting excited about

all of the fun seasons and holidays coming

up!!!

MIKE UPDATE:  We continue to pray every

day over Mike's clinical trial medication.

He is on a five days on, two days off cycle.

We are grateful that he is able to participate

in the study.  Our recent PET/CT scan 

revealed that our Dad has very large

tumors that have metastasized to other 

parts in his body.  God is in control and

we know that He can perform a miracle.

We still fight our blood pressure and the

reality of this whole ordeal.  We wonder

why God chose Mike, but he did.  We 

are ever so grateful for our wonderful

family and friends: our support group team!

I do not know where we would be

without prayer and hope!!

Onward.comrades.

Another Hint.

Can you guess?!?  Here is another hint at

what is nagging at me over on my craft

table!!!  I can hardly wait to get to it and

whip everything together for a final

reveal . . . any clues?!?

This past week has been a total

whirlwind!  To begin, we were excited

to have a three day weekend with our

little Labor Day treat on Monday.

Tuesday we hung out at the doc's

office with our school supplies

practically the.entire.day. 

Wednesday my sweet student was

one.sick.dude, however, we

persevered and had a marvelous

school day.  Today was really our

first "normal" day of the week.

Personally, I have been typing almost

continuously since Tuesday.  I am

working diligently to submit

chapters 1-3 to my mentor in order

that they may obtain final approval

from my committee.  Upon their

approval, their is a whole new group

of hoops . . . I have typed 38 hours

in the past two days!!! Coupled with

typing, I have worried about my

sweet husband.  Worry is not really the

word that I would put on it, but it

truly is the strangest feeling that I

have ever had in my body.  It truly

hits me the moment that my eyes

open in the morning.  I have NEVER

experienced ANYTHING like.it.

before and pray that you NEVER

have to know what this is like.

That said, our family has so much

love and support . . . without that,

I fear to say just where I would be.

Anyhow, we do know how much the

good Lord loves us and count on

the fact, as He says in Joshua, "He

will NEVER leave us or forsake

us" . . . I am bettin' on that!!!

Onward.comrades. 

Something Orange.

Can you guess what this will be?!?

Hint, hint: Think Halloween.

Finished pictures coming soon!!!

To me September means skipping

right to the holidays.  I am all about

Halloween, Thanksgiving, and

CHRISTmas.  We have a few

birthdays in between and are all

getting excited about the upcoming

seasons.

"And we know that in ALL things God

works for the good of those who love

Him, who have been called according

to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).