Blessed.

I feel so blessed every year when my birthday rolls around. My friends and family shower me with cards, phone calls, presents, get-togethers and love. Truly it is amazing, and I am deeply, deeply touched! It makes me realize how very lucky I am in this world, to have such wonderful people to share it with! Thank you all for being a part of what makes my life so special.

Veteran's Day 2008

Thank a Veteran today.

(Thanks, Dad!)

Just Vote

You Can Vote for Whoever You Like. . . .

Just be sure to VOTE today!!!

Two of my favorite things TOGETHER!!!!

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Hope you had a fun Halloween!

Dave and I went over to one of his friend's house, who goes ALL OUT decorating his house for Halloween! Outside, on his front lawn; in the garage; and all over the inside of his house! I don't think the the pictures I took do it justice, but here's a peek at some of his creativity:

The front lawn:

The garage. . . full of animated, moving, moaning figures:

The walkway up to the front door:

And then there was the INSIDE!!!

It was unbelievable! And I am especially in awe of his storage abilities, because he has as much Christmas stuff as Halloween, and he has it stored away in his garage, but you'd never know it.

Hope you had an interesting Halloween, too.

More fall decor

These are in my entry hall:

Love this primitive looking guy! I think I got him at Home Goods.

I got these cute little 'Yikes!' and 'Eek!' signs at Michael's. They are on some drawer knobs in the entry as you walk into the house. I'm not sure I'll keep them there, or put them with some other decorations, but I think they're great!

Got this little trio on sale at Longs, of all places.

My collection of Halloween bears has joined my collection of teddy bears.

Here's the rest of my bear collection, with some ghosts and boo's (that I made years ago) interspersed among them.

A look at my fireplace, with a Halloween swag that I got at a craft fair years ago, and two new pumpkin additions!

The pumpkins are those 'fake' ones from Michael's that have been on sale.
I found the parts for the faces at. . . . .Longs! They were advertised for "kids" to
use instead of having to use a knife to cut a real pumpkin, but I thought they
would be fun for me to use! And I like the way they turned out. . . .and NO mess to clean up!

Fall

Finally got around to starting my fall decorating! Here are some pictures:

Love this new 'pumpkin girl' that I got from a craft fair, together with a metal 'eek' and wonderful fall potpourri.

On my mantel, three old pieces with a new "boo."

Inspired by what I saw on other blogs, I made this 'boo' sign with things I already had at home. I love the way it turned out.....and so simple to make!

One of my cute bears (thanks, AJ!) with a new 'Happy Halloween' pillow from a craft fair. The bear on the right is from WalMart.....he is a 'scaredy bear' and when we press on his foot, he shakes and goes "Ooohhhhhhh......Ooohhhhhhh......Ooohhhhhhh!" So funny!

A pumpkin, a 'candle' and a 'treats' can (made by Michelle).

Will post more pics at a later date, including my outside decorations!

Happy Autumn!!!