Gooey Eyeball

On October 19th my kids participated in the Primary Program at our church. All of the children did wonderfully and the Spirit was so strong during the meeting. HOWEVER, after church Casey and Jacob were showing me these great goody bags that they received for doing such a good job and pulled out some really cool gooey eyeballs. Casey then decided to walk into the living room giving her gooey eye a little toss upward on the way. It immedietly stuck to our wonderful FLAT paint. We got out the Swiffer stick to try to get it down but it just smeared into this nasty red blob. I had to get out the ladder to peel it from the wall revealing a nice big grease spot, which I will now have to go and buy paint to cover up. (I stopped by the paint store yesterday and they have changed their colors since mine was purchased so I have to bring them the bucket that my builder left for me that is all dried up and crusty.) Why is everything such a huge deal?!


I considered leaving this for Halloween but since I was borrowing a 12' ladder (to take care of the wiffle ball that was melted in my light fixture-that's another great story)I figured I'd get it down while I could.

Here is the full view from the front door...nice, huh?

Yahoo Farm

On Saturday our neighbors invited us to go with them to Yahoo Farm in Jasper. We had tons of fun on the haunted hay ride. Our mission while on the ride was to get the head from "Two head Betty". I personally had no interest in reaching out of the trailor to grab a severed head from some crazy lady. One of the little boys on the ride did and he got a free popcorn for turning in his loot. After the hay ride, we did the corn maze in the dark. They gave us tiny, cheapo flashlights that were pretty useless so we went in a few circles before finding our way out. Michael thought it would be funny to take off and scare the older kids, so every few seconds we would hear shrieking coming out of the corn. We weren't supposed to cut through the corn stalks so I'm sure Michael owes Mr. Farmer a $50 fine for breaking the rules. (SHHH...don't tell)
I was thinking about how this trip to the pumpkin farm was so much different than past trips when the kids were younger. They are growing way too fast. They are going to have to stop that!
Anyway, we had a really fun time and I look forward to having many more "big kid" adventures!

Jess and our neighbor Tiffany

The boy who got the head...

Us...

This is the only "pumpkin" shot the kids would let me take...

Jacob, Tiffany, Jess, And Casey...

My latest craft project...

My friend called me a few weeks ago and said that her neighbor had made this pumpkin topiary after she had seen one at Michael's for nearly $200. After hitting 5 different stores, April and I were able to get all the supplies to make them for around $45 each. I was pretty excited about that. We used craft pumpkins which we drilled holes into and then stacked on a dowel rod. Inside the urns is a block of craft foam to hold it up straight (mostly). The urns we bought at Garden Ridge for $7.99. They were an ugly grey color but with a little Krylon spray paint they became a lovely shade of chocolate. I even dry brushed some gold craft paint to add dimension. The leaves on the bottom 2 sections are actually part of a grapevine type garland which we just wrapped around the pumpkins after they were stacked. Under the smallest pumpkin we stuck a little moss in the space and added some leaves that were cut from the garland. I'm not real sure if I like the bow on top, but I didn't know what else to put there. (any suggestions are welcome) After it was all put together, I wrapped some orange lights in with the leaves.




This pic isn't that great, but you get the idea...

HIS FIRST WIN: 20-14

First let me thank my dear friend Renee for having her camera ready to document this wonderous event. I had left my camera at home not thinking that I would need it. Maybe I should have done that a long time ago. Anyway, on to the big news...

Jess has been playing football for 3 seasons now. His team had never won a game until Saturday! Mike has been teasing the boys that their record was 0-20whatever. But he can't say that anymore. They have worked so hard and put up with some really crazy coaching but it finally paid off. I don't think I have ever screamed so loudly in my life as I did at the end of that game. They were actually tied at the end of the 4th quarter but they pulled it off in triple overtime. Talk about an adrenaline rush! I am so proud of these boys, they sooo deserved this!! (Just in case anyone is wondering it was the Cherokee Warriors that they were playing.)

TAGGED, BUT DIFFERENT

O.K. so this is my first tagging experience and I'm not sure if I like it. Thanks, Renee :P

1. I don't feel comfortable at all talking about my self.

2. I like getting all dressed up for Halloween just like the kids. I'm going as an 80s punk Rocker this year-complete with leg warmers, jelly bracelets, and a side ponytail.

3.I don't share my food or drink with ANYONE. It creeps me out and pisses me off if someone assumes I want to share, even my own kids. (Anyone remember the "Friends" episode where Joey freaks out when his date eats off of his plate? Totally me!)

Joey yelling, "JOEY DOESN' T SHARE FOOD!"

4. While on the subject of food, I loooooove dark chocolate! The darker the better. OOH...and add some raspberry flavor!!

5. I enjoy planning parties. I think I must have been a party planner in another life.

6. I, like my friend Renee, also used to play flute and piano. I hate to admit that I haven't played the flute in many years. Sometimes I sit at my piano and try to play a few of my memorized songs, but it doesn't sound as good as it used to.

7. I've saved the best random fact about me for last:

I'm going to see the New Kids On The Block in concert with 2 girlfriends from high school at the end of October! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! I can't wait!!



I tag Debi, Angie, Melanie, April, Abigail, Suzan, and Kristen!