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Thoughtful Thursday

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[ image ] "You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've, would've happened...or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the [bleep] on." ~Tupak Shakur

Halloween

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Bye-bye October, hello November! How is everyone? I should title this the Post-Halloween Post because that's what I've got for you today. Please excuse the very amateur photography. Different cameras were used and not much attention was paid to detail. I'm losing my touch I think! We carved pumpkins. ha ha! Little ones anyway. Martha Stewart (and her gang) I am not. Hers: [ source ] Mine:  *snort* I could only find glow-in-the-dark teeth and tried to paint glow-in-the-dark eyes (which is the white part you see -- it was drying) but for some reason they didn't turn out. Oh well. Things were still festive around here with other decorations (sorry, no pic). For Halloween, YS2 dressed up as a train engineer (he loves Thomas the Train). I finally found his hat a couple hours before we headed out. I knew I should've bought it when I first came across it but held out for something better. Something better wasn't found (either too big or too small) so a Tho...

Happy Halloween!

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It's here! Halloween is here! Here are a couple of fun videos to keep us in the Halloween groove. Thoughtful Thursday : Halloween edition Fingers crossed I find the last detail of YS2's costume today so I can share a pic with you tomorrow. Have fun, be safe -- Happy Halloween!

Half a Minute of Sweetness from a 2 Year Old

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Happy Saturday! Hope your weekend is going good so far. Thought I'd share a cute little video of YS2 with you today. I try to not inundate you with a lot of pics and videos of my sweet angel here on my blog, although, I probably do more than my fair share of pics...but it has been awhile since I've posted a video of YS2 in action and this one is just too cute (IMO) to not share. This was taken recently by hubby of YS2 being a little scared -- he got himself in a predicament and needed help. My fave is at 0:04. So sweet I wanted to rescue him myself. It's also funny how quickly the energy shifts -- so two. Hope you enjoy!

Daydreaming

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So I've been thinking lately about my future castle home . Lots of land, a wraparound porch...but the first thing I think (daydream) about is the kitchen. Who doesn't right? I may not be a stellar chef but I do like being in the kitchen, just not doing dishes. Anyways... My kitchen would be kickin'! The Kickin Kitchen. I have always wanted my kitchen to have a built-in space, like a cubby-hole, for my dehydrator. Is that weird? Nah. There'd be lots of counter space, cupboards, and drawers; a huge walk-in pantry, an extra-large refrigerator (there’s never enough room as it is it seems) and a cozy breakfast nook. Maybe even something like this wood bar counter? [ source ] I do want a counter bar of some sort, which means, I'd need some barstools from here . The kitchen seems to be the heart of the home so a bar and barstools would be ideal. I love it when everyone hangs out in the kitchen -- usually watching you (or whoever) cook or wash dishes. Not sure w...

Thoughtful Thursday

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H a p p y H a l l o w e e n !   Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. -- Shakespeare, "Macbeth" From ghoulish and ghosties and long leggety beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! -- Scottish saying   Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. -- Shakespeare, "Macbeth"   Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story. -- Mason Cooley What fearful shapes and shadows beset his path, amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night! With what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window! How often was he appalled by some shrub covered with snow, which, like a sheeted spectre, beset his very path! How often did he shrink with curdling awe at the sou...

Winner: Tropical Traditions shredded coconut

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Good morning and happy Friday to you! Thank you to all who entered my giveaway for the Tropical Traditions shredded coconut. Three and a half pounds worth of yumminess! Let's get to announcing the winner, who was selected randomly... # 139      Debra F                  Share! Congrats Debra! I just emailed you -- please respond within 48 hours with your shipping info. Thanks to Tropical Traditions for sponsoring this giveaway. Be sure to check back here in the week or so for another giveaway. Yay! Enjoy your weekend!