Extreme Pumpkin Carving

This year Gabe got his pumpkin carving ideas from “Extreme Pumpkins” a “diabolical do-it-yourself designs to amuse your friends and scare your neighbors” written by Tom Nardone. Check the website out if you have a minute- some are hilarious...http://www.extremepumpkins.com/

There are many to choose from- I like the “puking pumpkin” myself. We have a few more pumpkins to carve so we are still tossing around some more ideas. Naturally, there are some pumpkins that, in my opinion, are tooooo extreme… and naturally, those are the ones Gabe would like to do. So, even though we do have our differences in what is tolerable, there are still a lot we agree on…if you go to the website look for the “Property Defender Pumpkin” …just too funny.

I will leave you with is a little image to cleanse the visual pallet from that nasty pumpkin shot. Until next week, Mary

The Colors of Fall

Garage sale weekend came and went…made little money…thought of a million things I would have rather done…dropped a bunch of stuff off at the Salvation Army in the end…but at least I cleaned out the basement.We did close up shop early on Sunday so we could go pumpkin hunting. Gabe and I have some “extreme pumpkin carving” plans. Hope to show you next week.

This fall is so beautiful the colors are just glorious around here. Here are some shots for all you fall lovers.

Don’t let this brother-sister shot fool ya…I had to work really hard using bribes and threats to get this shot.

My goal this week is: to take a moment at some point in my business, to look around, to be still, and to thank God for the gift of beauty in this world

Have a wonderful week - Mary

Homecoming weekend

There was a flurry of hair primping / nail polishing / make-uping, and girl chattering in this house on Saturday for it was Homecoming weekend! I played around with a scrapbook page to show you all our homecoming queen. Claire invited two of her friends to come over early in the day so they could all get ready to go together. Yes it turned out to be Mary's beauty parlor right here in the kitchen. It was fun to be a part of it all. Mister "M" headed for the hills-those who know him , I'm sure are gasping in disbelief...Gabe watched curiously for a minute with the most peculiar look on his face…and joined his father. After the dance, the girls came back to sleep over and hash through the night’s festivities. Good weekend!


Next weekend is the big garage sale so I thought I would post today before I get too busy and forgot. Have a great weekend…Mary

Meet the Furry Ones

Meet the furry half of the family (the ones with four feet).

Dusty, our Sheltie, is the mysterious Mister “M’s” dog, and of course, is the nicest, the most intelligent, the most handsome dog that ever roamed the earth (according to the mysterious Mister “M”). Although, I do have to agree he acts a little more human than a couple of the two-legged creatures roaming about this household and the grounds. He is fiercely loyal and watches over the family. He knows when someone is gone and waits by the door for their safe return. He is endlessly patient and is favored by all who know him.

The wiener dog is Claire’s dog. You know the saying "a face only a mother can love..”? Well, it could apply here…okay Claire I am sorry!!! She IS the most beautiful dog in the world…! This is Bindi, or Loo, or Looly, or chub-a-loo, (according to the mysterious Mister “M”). She has many names, and she ignores each one unless it is accompanied by food. It can be said, that she rules the house (at least in the dog word), and Teddy has turned the (her) house upside-down.

Gabe’s dog Teddy or Teddy Bear is the latest member of the household and a terror in the dog world. He is so stink’n cute and has more energy than either dog can handle. If he is not swinging from Dusty’s tail he is sassing Bindi Loo. He does not appear to take his potty training classes very seriously… Boy, he is going to be in trouble come progress report time! He is definitely a challenge, but we love him.

Here are two new scrapbook pages …

Till next week...Mary