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As in..... did you fall back this weekend? Complain if you must, but I love it :)

I had something really nice happen to me this weekend.

See those huge *BEAUTIFUL* roses next to my bed? 

My neighbor Tina said they were smiling at her in her garden, and they needed to come to me!

It made me so HAPPY! :)

I had a cold all weekend - Tina didn't even know! - and I had flowers to cheer me up!

THANK YOU my dear neighbor and friend!

Speaking of Tina, look at her and Ava on Halloween!

Miss Ava was the *CUTEST* little Minnie Mouse -

and Tina has a smile that lights up everyone's life! LOVE IT!

Seriously, have you EVER seen such an *ADORABLE* Minnie Mouse?! I think NOT!

And while we're mentioning roses, here are my last little blooms for the season (pink, just for Cindy!)

I hope you all had a great weekend!

happy hallows

~ KITTEN BANDIT ~

by Emily at The Black Apple on Etsy

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I had, had, had to get this because she looks exactly like ME when I was little :)

I have it amazingly framed on the wall next to my bed :)

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All right all right all right, I confess! I got Luna some Halloween beanies!

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Happy Hallows!

Halloween Porch: come on in!

 Happy Friday and Happy Halloween Porch!

My cousin Shell and I worked so hard and I love it!

 But of course, I have to give you a few more teasers...

 YIPPEEE!!! AWESOME HALLOWEEN PORCH!!!

 I was limited on funds, so I used what I had,

and purchased just a few pumpkins on sale,

and the table runner to go behind the wreath.

 It's always a challenge and a blast to be creative!

 Here's a better view

 At first I had wanted to decorate more of the pumpkins,

but I decided leaving them plain would be beneficial...

because next month when it's all about Thanksgiving,

I can just swap out "scary" for all "fall".

 This is my all-time favorite little vignette :)

My vintage cradle looked great! 

I loved the snowy owl with the pumpkins...

but it was just missing something :/

Shell came out carrying my candle holder and

it was the PERFECT decoration!

Aw... my wonderful Shell! :)

I couldn't have done ANY of this without her!

She was my driving force and she worked so hard!

Thank you for such an amazing Halloween porch Shell! xoxo

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Well, I  hope you liked the reveal! 

I smile every time I'm on my porch :)

talking heads

~ HAPPY HALLOWEEN ~

from three scary dudes

and from three even scarier dudes

there's one in every crowd...

Have a frightfully fun weekend!

Halloween

A report on the Walker Family Halloween :) First off, above is an *adorable* chocolate bar with a handmade wrapper that my friend Rochelle made. You may recognize Rochelle's name because she's had her cute things make their way onto my blog several times in the past!
Matthew's junior high was allowed to dress up, so of course he layered himself in just about every piece of official army issue gear he owns! Which happens to be quite a lot!
I used to have mixed feelings about Matthew's strong penchant toward the armed forces. And that's putting it mildly. And putting it in words I can use on a family-friendly site. How a peace-loving, tie dyed, anti-war mother such as I, gave birth to a son who eats, sleeps and breathes military, and thinks nothing of fighting in the infantry on the front lines... I have absolutely no clue whatsoever.
But as you can see, Matthew is anything but cavalier about it. He takes it very seriously. Where I thought perhaps it would fade over the years, his interest in all things military has only increased. You have to have respect for that kind of dedication. And of course any mother would be proud her child wants to serve their country. So it still frightens me - a lot - but I have laid off. Matthew is who he is - and I love the person he is.

There's the smile that lights up my world :)

And how nice of him to demonstrate his camouflage skills.

Ah, here we have Davy and his girlfriend Val - who made the best Wonder Woman EVER! Plus... check out her AWESOME boots! YEAH! And Davy is Nick 13, the lead singer for the Band Tiger Army. I know. It's okay if you don't get it. But he did look spot on amazing.

Are they just too cute or WHAT!

OH! And how *adorable* is this photo!

Liammmmmmm!!! Liam came to join them in his totally brilliant costume - that he made himself - portraying Brandon Flowers from the Killers (more commonly known as B-Flo) as the Spaceman. Liam, you totally rock!!!
So first they went to trick-or-treat in Beverly Hills, which they said was a lot of fun.
And then they went to Hollywood to experience all the Halloween... festivities? oddities? freaks? fun? Yeah, I think some of all of that... and everything in between. The boys said Val got a lot of attention as Wonder Woman. Hmmm... YA THINK???

As my CA boys were having fun here, my college boy Daniel was up in Utah playing the role of Severus Snape (of Harry Potter fame) in a large cast of Hogwarts characters HERE!

I hope everyone had a terrific Halloween! My dogs took off with my burrito and massacred it. I'm still traumatized.

Halloween Dreams

An adorable stop-motion Halloween video from talented Collin Mapp. I watched Collin grow up from the time he was a little boy - he is now 30 and living in New York. Time flies! Enjoy his darling video! *credit and thanks to my friend Lisa for posting this on Facebook :)

*Decorated WHITE PUMPKINS are coming soon! Stay tuned!*

HAPPY HALLOWEENIE!!!!!!

And have a wonderful weekend as well!