. . . halloween wishes . . .

. . . i hope your halloween was filled with darling little monsters . . .

. . . goofy munchkins from the lollipop guild . . .

. . . crazy flying monkeys . . .

. . . picture perfect g{a}lindas . . .

. . . american gothic-style elphabas . . .

. . . aka: the wicked witch of the west {with no teeth} . . .

. . . {sigh} changed for good . . .

{also typecasting}

. . . i hope you got a decent group shot . . .

{ this was the best of our bunch :( }

. . . everyone needs a scarecrow or two . . .

. . . and really adorable . . .

. . . teeny tiny . . .

. . . trick or treaters . . .

. . . a beautiful candy passer outer . . .

. . . trendy fun big kids . . .

. . . with way too much energy . . .

. . . and amazing imaginations . . .

. . . who can make you laugh ~ even through tough times . . .

. . . and i hope you're friends

with the most clever couple alive . . .

happy birthday, fred!

{and thanks for all the night and day house calls}

. . . i hope you live next door to the flintstone mobile . . .

. . . we do! . . .

. . . and i hope you're enjoying the aftermath of this spooky evening . . .

. . . sugar high and all . . .

. . . fiddle dee dee . . .

. . . oh, scarlett . . .

. . . you and your diversionary tactics . . .

. . . i know exactly how you feel . . .

. . . something unpleasant on your mind? . . .

. . . just think about it tomorrow . . .

. . . husband having surgery in the morning? . . .

. . . let's plant flowers tonight . . .

. . . fortunately, i got

all eighty-eight plants

in the ground

by wednesday evening . . .

. . . bad news? i thought i was buying

red and white geraniums . . .

{dang home depot - colors weren't listed

on their plastic markers this year . . .

and apparently just because the buds look white

doesn't necessarily mean they are white}

. . . good news? the ivy i planted a year ago

is finally starting to climb the tree . . .

{also . . . husband is home and recovering!}

. . . from the bottom of his heart . . .

. . . have you ever seen one of these? . . .

{for the record, these are not my fingers ~ mine look much worse}

. . . this, my friends, is a stent . . .

. . . it is used to help widen blockage in arteries . . .

. . . like the arteries that were

ninety-five per cent blocked

in the bottom portion

of my poor husband's heart . . .

. . . so, he is now the proud owner

of three shiny new stents . . .

. . . great ~ so, now he has problems

with the bottom of his heart

and the heart of his bottom . . .

. . . he is Job . . .

. . . amandajoanda . . .

. . . i know your 26th birthday

wound up being {just a little} overshadowed . . .

. . . thank heaven you're such a good sport . . .

. . . we couldn't ask for

a more wonderful middle daughter . . .

{or a cuter elliott}

. . . and, yes, let's sew some curtains! . . .

. . . tag{g} ~ you're it! . . .

. . . this little tagg {double g}

got to sleep over

at grammy's house last night . . .

. . . something about

him not being much fun

while watching his mommy run 13+ miles

this morning . . .

. . . and this little tag {single g} ~

well ~ one just like it ~

will be firmly affixed

to each and every oops!

i create from now on . . .

. . . including care instructions . . .

. . . and country of origin . . .

{not blurry in real life!}

. . . now you'll know you've got

the "genuine article" . . .

. . . also new

{by special order} ~

eyelet ruffles . . .

. . . coming soon ~ the 2009 christmas collection . . .

{special thanks to shellene ~ computer genius extraordinaire ~ for tag design}

. . . halloween {ish} inspiration . . .

. . . or is it halloween {y}? . . .

. . . i'm never sure . . .

. . . anyway . . .

. . . the best i can figure is ~

it must have been this fringe . . .

. . . or possibly this hairy trim . . .

{black is impossible to photograph!}

. . . i suppose it could have been

this adorable pumpkin . . .

{thanks frani!}

. . . or maybe these leftover fabrics from a year ago . . .

. . . there's a chance

i was inspired by

this cute blog . . .

{totally copied her}

. . . nevertheless . . .

. . . something's gotten into me . . .

. . . and it's a teensy bit orange {ish} . . .

. . . or is it orange {y}? . . .

. . . i'm never sure . . .

. . . seldom seen . . .

. . . i'm a

"make my bed every day"

kind of girl . . .

. . . but, today's the first time

in a very long time

i've lived up to that title . . .

. . . please

a) keep your fingers crossed

b) say a little prayer

that it's a successful week in omaha . . .

. . . good news/bad news . . .

. . . good news: my cankles look a lot better . . .

. . . bad news: i'm not sure why . . .

possible causes/contributing factors:

•seven days without diet coke

{so far ~ which probably explains my illness}

•many hours lying on the couch - feet elevated

•inevitable dehydration due to "flu-like" symptoms

{and i think you know what i'm talking about}

. . . good news: today i put on makeup . . .

{first time since saturday}

. . . bad news: it didn't really help . . .

{i still "feel like complete $#!+, ferris"}

. . . good news: i've been catching up on lots of dvr'd shows . . .

. . . bad news: recording ended early - out of space . . .

. . . good news: multiple dvrs . . .

. . . bad news: tracey is still {!!!!!} around . . .

{doing nothing, but still losing weight and wreaking havoc}

. . . good news {for tracey}: coach mo took a bullet for her . . .

. . . bad news: see previous bad news . . .

. . . on the mend . . .

. . . remember halleigh? . . .

. . . she just turned six . . .

. . . we're pals . . .

. . . and she missed us

at family dinner yesterday . . .

. . . so, she sent us a card . . .

. . . a get well card . . .

. . . with an illustration of {i think} me . . .

. . . i love my puffy sleeves . . .

. . . who needs arms, anyway? . . .

. . . and the shoes look vaguely familiar . . .

. . . our family will chuckle

at the spelling of wHanted . . .

. . . which reminds us of

drew's hilarious impersonations

and this little clip . . .

. . . also, for your viewing pleasure . . .

. . . a reenactment of "how to get a yellow light" . . .

. . . from mean old cafeteria ladies . . .

. . . i think i see

synchronized swimming

in their future . . .

. . . adding insult to injury . . .

. . . first, they took away/closed

our neighborhood osco . . .

. . . and now every fall

they turn that empty building into this . . .

. . . then {insert bitter tears}

they closed our beloved bashas' . . .

. . . which happens to be located

directly across the street

from the store formerly known as osco . . .

. . . and just take a look at

what they did to it now . . .

. . . talk about a little healthy competition . . .

. . . still, i'd rather be

picking up prescriptions and groceries . . .

. . . costumes, masks and disgusting makeup??

~ not so much! . . .

. . . four gozinta three . . .

. . . the . . .

. . . trickiest . . .

. . . part . . .

. . . of . . .

. . . all . . .

. . . about . . .

. . . having . . .

. . . four . . .

. . . grandkids . . .

. . . and . . .

. . . only . . .

. . . three . . .

. . . swings . . .

. . . is . . .

. . . trying . . .

. . . to . . .

. . . get . . .

. . . a . . .

. . . decent . . .

. . . photo . . .

. . . of . . .

. . . the . . .

. . . action . . .