halloween tree number one...

I guess I have a few halloween trees! I have two in the living room, two in the kitchen, one in my craft room, one on my front porch and one in my office at work!

This is a few pictures of the one that sits on the entertainment center in the livingroom.

I think, at the moment, this one is my favorite.

I love all the ornaments on it. I had considered having my kids get me a big halloween tree for my birthday and putting everything on one tree... but since have decided that I like having having stuff spread out through the house. so I have to remember to tell them not to buy the tree!

This tree sits inside one of the halloween crowns I made last year. the one on the mantel sits in the other. I'll post pics of that one next time.

so anyways..Whats everyone doing this weekend? Im on call for cps.. but hoping that it stays very quiet as I really dont feel very good! this cold is kicking my butt. I was up most of the night last night. However i'm going to try to ignore the fact that I feel like crap!

I need to make some ornaments for my craft room tree because there just isnt much on it! thats about my only real plan for the weekend! That and to clean my craft room and also to cook warm cozy things that will warm up the house, smell good and make me feel better!

im thinking a nice roast, potatos, squash, and apple crisp for today. I also have a turkey breast thats calling my name! lol

Have agreat day everyone! I have to run to wally world to get some stuffing for some pumpkins Im making! see yas later!

xoxoxoxo

simple math..

THIS

PLUS THIS

EQUALS THIS!!!

AHHHHH CHOOOOO!!!!!!

ps.. frannies fine now.

thankyou!

Im cracking up here...

ok.. almost a totally pointless post.. except the part about Frannie...

Well, I'm not really.. but my favorite teacup is. If youve been visiting me for long, then you have probably seen this cup a bunch of times.. I love this cup! I'm afraid it wont be long and I will have to give it up! Ive been keeping my eyes open for the perfect replacement.. but nothing so far!

I used to have two of them as well as the cutest teapot to match... but uh... butter fingers here broke them~

oh well... it still holds tea for now and I use it several times a day! I probably drink too much tea. But I love tea especially at this time of year.. Its nice to come home from work and have a nice cup of tea...

especially if youre stressed about anything.

Todays stressor.... frannie is sick. Had to take her to the vets on my lunch today. Hes treating her for a virus. Hopefully she'll perk up. she had a 105 temp! keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer for her speedy recovery! Poor little frannie pants! .. OK.. I need another cup of tea..
see yas later.

babies, kitties and halloweenies!

my little torry pie is 9 months old now! He is the happiest little baby ever!

He gets all over the place crawling and pulling himself up on everything. wont be long and he'll be walking. none of my kids walked til they were a year old, but I think he will walk sooner then that. my gosh! hes growing so fast!

The big white cat is still haning around. and will continue to stay, unless I come up with a home for him. Tony really doesnt want him here. Figgy likes him.. but frannie doesnt.

I dont want anything to come between my figster and frannie pants!

I'm going to call the local no kill animal shelter today. but just the thought of it breaks my heart.

have a great week everyone!!

Ive always lived in a my own little world......

I wasnt going to post anything about 911, but I changed my mind. You know my son Robert said not to long ago that I live in a fairy tale land and probably ride around in pink chicks in my head. I've had other people call me polly anna and naive, and often people are a bit surprised when somethings going on right in front of me and miss it all. I'm sure people think lots of odd things about me. but I do have to admit that some of this is true. (I do ride in around on pink chicks in my head! LOL.. just kidding girls.. Im out there.. yes, but not totally.. not yet anyways!) And yes, I am a little bit simple minded. There isnt too much deep thinking going on in my brain! most of whats in there is cute and fluffy and pink ( or for this season.. orange and black!). sorry to say, but its the truth!
so anyways, I do tend to live in my own little world.. and quite frankly I like it there. But in regards to 911 and the tragic events that unfolded that day.. I was clueless. I was working for a drug and alcohol clinic with teenagers at an area highschool so thats were I was that morning, at school. One of the school counselors called me in her office and showed me on line that one of the towers had just been hit by a plane. First of all let me say, that at that point, I had never been to NYC and that I seriously ( remember my own little world....) had no clue that those towers even existed. And so, watching the footage on the computer I did think oh thats terrible. but I just didnt really get it. I didnt understand the size of the buildings or the amount of people that would have been inside them. Even watching the the rest of the horrendous evilness that occured.. in those moments and I wasnt grasping the Hugeness of it. I kept thinking "oh this must be really bad.." (duh) I did of course over the course of the day and the weeks to pass, get it and of course became more and more horrified as time went on. And like most of the world, I watched on tv for days and weeks and months the aftermath and felt sick and so sorry for all those lives that were directly involved.
I can not imagine having the desire to cause such destruction or to kill and hurt soo many people. I dont understand how someone can have so much evil in them and then to be proud of it. Im very glad that binladen is dead. I think it would have been nice if he could have been tortured first though!
Since then, Ive been to NYC and I saw where the towers once were. we ate lunch right across the street from were the towers stood. we walked the streets around the area and I just could not imagine being anywhere near by there when those attacks occured.
We are resilient people. I'm amazed that they were even able to clean up after the disaster. So many people deserve so much credit. When I look at the pictures, I imagine people not even knowing where to start or how to begin. what to do with all the debris. But amazingly they did it.
so today 10 years later.. Im remembering. though I dont need to be told to remember because I could never forget.
so where were you 10 years ago today?