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The Golden Snitch!

I'm telling you my sisters are

amazingly creative, clever and awe-inspiring.

This one is all Cassy.

(Ohhhh, Mary. I wish it was me.)

So, yea to my lovely Aunt Wendy (who I love even if she did CHEAT!)

I am off to go look for something to give her.

My sewing machine is broken. My skillz there are minimal anyhow.

(I can make a mean dishrag bag however. Haven't seen any ladybug towels yet though.)

Maybe I'll give her a coupon for a Calico goodie. (heads up Cal-Can.)

So while I'm looking around, check out my Cassy-sis' blog.

It's highly entertaining.

(Her videos are a hoot. Thanksgiving 2006.

Nothing better. The Father's day ones are awesome too.)

contest-a-rama-lama-ding-dong

First one to guess the costume for the little one gets something.

grumpy

i'm grumpy.

sigh.

almost there

We're getting close to the end of the week.

Next week will be so cool.

Nothing planned except to get my gray hairs covered up on Wed.

And carve pumpkins for FHE.

Looks like I'll have to renew my book AGAIN this Friday.

So, quickly, before I set my traps for bad guys and try to walk calmly but end up running the last few steps to make a flying leap to the safety of my bed and eventually fall asleep lying flat on my back with the phone next to me on the pillow and a few lights on because Brian is in NYC tonight and not here to protect me from stuff with his brawny muscles and fearless nature

(he actually sleeps through most night time crazy stuff and if he does happen to wake up

he is so confused that it just causes more crazy),

I will tell you something cool about the Halloween Party

('Fall Festival' down here in the south) on Friday.

When Brian gets home tomorrow evening he is going to go by his work and pick up the boxes they ship bus seats in and take them to the church to build us an awesome spooky tunnel all throughout the RS room for the kiddos to crawl through.

We did this last year and it totally ROCKED! Really it was so fun.

But the funny thing is, I was just talking to him on the phone, and he is planning this thing out and wants to get a fog machine so fog will be seeping through the cracks and ooze along the floor of the tunnel. Thus, increasing it's spook factor.

I don't think it will happen, but I think it's fun that he wants to do that.

K- so off to bed...
um...
k-...
wanna come over and watch Pride and Prejudice with me?

home sweet home

I love being home.
We had a great fall break family vacation,
but i love to be home.

I also like to make lists.
Here is a list going through my head right now.

What I want to do this week now that I'm back:

• Catch up on a weeks worth of new blog posts.
• Post my own humorous and entertaining summary of our Florida trip.
• Finish reading my book - Trickster's Choice.
• Watch all my back logged DVRed shows before the guy comes today to switch our provider and they are all lost. (do you know how many Oprah's I've been saving for a "do nothing but sit in my pjs and watch Oprah" day that was coming up very soon?!!)
• Get hooked on Tim Gunn's Guide to Style show. (I've got like three of those DVRed...soon to be no more. I sooo need a guide to style.)
• Make Erin's B-day cake.
• Call Jen
• Nothing.

What I have to do this week now that I'm back:

• vacuume
• laundry
• grocery shopping
• figure out kids halloween costumes by the Branch Halloween party on Friday
• finish organizing and planning party on Friday
• make signs for party on Friday
• e-mail Holly
• call Jill
• figure out prizes for costume parade on Friday
• figure out awards for pumpkin carving contest for Friday
• call Cheri
• sew badges on Nash's cub scout shirt for den meeting on Wed
• plan birthday party for Erin for Tuesday (TOMORROW!)
• make Erin's b-day cake
• plan sharing time for Sunday...I can put that one off a little...I get my best inspiration Sat. night.
• figure out something for the branch pres. to give the kids for being Super Service Stars this week.

There are a couple more "have to's" but they all kind of go along with the Friday party thingy.
Which will be fun. And I don't have to do the den meeting this week 'cause I get to help with a sewing project for YW activity! That'll be fun, too. Even though I really like doing cub scouts.
I've actually got something on my 'have to' list that is also on my 'want to' list! What a treat.
I'm usually not this busy. It's just one of those weeks.

Life is good.
Home is great.

Maybe I should start with a shower...

xoxoxox

picture picture

From my awesome sisters blog...a tag...kind of. I think.

She got it from my other sister's sister-in-law, who I agree with Cassy is pretty radical.

Old school radical...meaning way cool, dude.

So - looking in my fourth picture folder for the fourth picture...

Here it is.

One of our first attempts at a bubble bath in our first ever jetted tub. A little goes a long way.

And...since I'm lazy and don't want to do a whole 'nother post -

The bag in my last post is SUPER easy to make using two dish towels! My sweeeeet friend Heidi found this gem of a project. Interested in getting the instructions?
Let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Honestly - 'Sew' easy!

Har Har Har

whooos crafty?

Look what I made!

THIS IS NOT A GIVEAWAY!

I want to keep it.

four!

can you believe it?

I'm out of babies.

She is so funny, smart and loves to dance around.

Happy Birthday, Pumpkin Pie.

xoxoxoxo