gota get a minute...

Sorry...it has been a while since I have posted...again, I have been so busy!!!
But, I had a minute to drop in and show you a page that I started...I am having fun with my new downloads from Designer Digitals (Anna Aspnes more specifically). And no...Mister "M", it cost hardly anything!

He is working out of town for the moment and I am just anticipating his thought stream as he reads this...love ya dear!

until next time-Blessings

Mary

Fall Clean-Up

Here we are again...doing yard work!!! Sometimes seems like that is all we do. Oh Well...that's the price you pay to live in the country...we are a country family...there is just too much going on at any one time here on Cottonwood Creek. Kids yelling (no matter how old they are) dogs barking...mom yelling out orders...and Mister "M" overseeing it all- or watching rather. Here is what we started off with on Sunday morning.

Pumpkins still needed carving...Gabe and I have a plan...

The whole family picks up sticks, I use the blower on the leaves shooting them out into the path of Gabe on the mower, and Mister "M" comes back when we are all finished and picks the leaves up.

Here is how Claire picks up sticks...although who can blame her...can anyone, young at heart, ignore a big pile of leaves in the Fall?

Teddy needed some encouragement.

Gabe on the tractor

Here is Mister "M" perched high up above overseeing and oh yea...cleaning out the gutters...

Claire and I were done with our jobs early so we went for a walk back in the woods......Look at the size of this tree...

A hole in the tree

After all the yard work was finished, we carved pumpkins. This is what Gabe came up with... We got it out of the "Extreme Pumpkins" book written by Tom Nardone, here is a link to the web site http://www.extremepumpkins.com/...it will crack you up if you are into that kind of twisted humor...

Last but not least, here is Claire on Halloween..She was out and about with a group of her friends. Gabe went out with his friends...It was the first Halloween in 17 years that Mister "M" and I could actually plan to do what we wanted...we went out to dinner and then waited for the candy to roll in...I kinda like Halloween on our terms...

Hope your weekend was as festive and fun! Until next time-blessings on all

Mary

Fall Weekend

This is how we spent the wonderful fall weekend!

Blessings on this beautiful day!

Until next week...

Mary

Another Homecoming Weekend

This is the big weekend! Homecoming. A day like no other for the males in this house. Mister "M" is working today so he missed the whirl and bustle of the Beauty Genie i.e. Me... at work...

Hair...Make-up...and good heavens, yes Nails...all in one busy morning.

Gabe, being the adaptable fellow that he is, looked on in amusement as he comforted Teddy who felt a out -of -sorts with all the noise...



The kitchen counter was the beauty station of miracles...



Last year, I sent Claire out to get her hair done...This year, I did it myself in the style of Taylor Swift...I used about 100 hair pins and a can of hair spray, but it was accomplished...


Here is the shined up finished version of our girl...

Now...as she flows around the yard...just like when she was a Disney princess not too long ago...

See the ducks in the background...coming to see the action...

Claire and Gabe in a calm and deceptive brother and sisiter shot...

Have a great week!!!

Mary

doggie Troubles

Mom...Teddy won't move over and let me in the bed-I asked him nicely....


MOM...TEDDY WON'T LET ME in the bed...

How about you go and find your bone and maybe Teddy will let you use the bed later...


HUH...bone...

Hey Bindi...you can have the bed...can I have the bone?

Mom...Bindi won't share the bone...

Why don't you ask her nicely...

Hey Bindi...Can I share your bone?

NO!

Who wants the stupid 'ol bone anyway...

Mary

New Scrapbook Page

For those of you who tried to open the video of Claire practicing the ave Maria that I had posted...obviously you know it was not working...sorry. I am trying to figure this thing our. I will let you know if I get it working...stop back soon.