New Trick or Treat Bags

October is finally over!

It has been one hard month.

The Sweetheart has had all kinds of setbacks since

his hip replacement on Sept. 25.

Not with the hip but with other health issues.

He has been a diabetic since he was 18 yrs old.

It has really taken a toll on his body.

We never know from day to day what will come next with him.

It's really hard to make any long term plans.

So needless to say, I'm looking forward to a better month.

Hopefully November will bring us lots of different hope and changes!

 

BA Hum Bug on Halloween.

But I had one crafty day this month and decided

 that the GRAND girls needed new Trick or Treat Bags.

 

 

 

They were really excited about the new bags and the few pieces

of candy that I threw inside.

 I live down a long dark and scary drive way

and have never had any Trick or Treater's

which is just fine with me, believe me!

I've made the Chili and the Mummy Dogs

and deserts and we are headed over to the GRAND girls 

house tonight to feed them and watch all the fun.

 I may or may not take my camera?

Depends on my mood.

I will take some cell phone pics though.

 

How do you like my Pumpkin Owl?

Mrs. Ella bought a black pumpkin from Michael's

and used an oil pen and painted the owl on it.

She gave it to me a few weeks ago as my birthday present.

My birthday is Sunday Nov. 4th, so it was a few weeks

early. She wanted me to enjoy it ahead of time.

This is the ONLY Halloween decoration

 that I have put up this year.

I really hope my desire to decorate for the holidays

comes back again.

 

Well, I hope who ever is out there has a safe and happy Halloween!

And BRING ON NOVEMBER!

Mellow Yellow Monday

Finally! A baby blankie!

My niece Tara was in town for a wedding and

 she came all by her little lonesome without her little family.

I had been wanting her to myself :)

for a private lesson on how to make this little blankie.

She had posted a tutorial and part 2 on her blog almost 2 years ago.

For some reason I just couldn't figure it out.

So after a very busy weekend we got to it last

 night and finished right before 9:00pm.

Didn't take long at all.

I was thrilled to finally master this little blankie and

now I had better make another one quick

before I forget how to do it again.

It works great for my Mellow Yellow Monday.

Rescued

I love it and it is so comfortable!

These are the pillows from the other couch.

I'm over the black and white ones and

I'm going to make some new ones.

I think a new couch deserves new pillows.

What color would you use?

Who knew

That a casual stroll around Bed, Bath and Beyond with the GRAND~girls

we would find this!!!!!!!!!

(And she just knew that that was a picture of Walgrin, himself!)

And since this little one is so in love with Walgirn!

and she got one of these for Christmas!

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She had dreams of having one of these cute little Pet Snuggies for her little puppy friend that matched hers!

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You know all wrapped up in each others arms and snuggies on the couch watching TV.

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I reminded her that Walgrin was a boy and needed a blue one so we should wait and get a blue one.

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She didn't want a blue one!

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Boys can wear pink too.

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Yes, they can wear pink.

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But Walgrin is still at GREAT~Grandmother's and GREAT~Papa's house in Florida.

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Well we need him back, now!

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And we need his brother too!

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Yes we do!

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Mama and daddy can I come get them next week???

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(They were trying to keep them until Shella's birthday two weeks from now, just to let them grow a little more before taking on a life with a 4 and 2 year old.)

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But I can come get them next weekend if you are more than ready to get rid of them :)

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I did some fast talking to not have to buy that Pet snuggie with a promise to make him one with my sewing talents.

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What? Do you even think it will take an 1/8 of a yard for two of them?

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Anyone have a pattern?

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What color do you think we should make them?

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I guess pink won't really hurt.

Sewing Lessons

The nieces came from the north and the south. The northern niece got a sewing machine for Christmas. Aunt Gigi gave sewing lessons most of the day yesterday.

Northern niece made her first pillow case. She said she would probably give it to her brother. It's a little to wild for her dreams.

Even though southern niece said her mother won't let her touch her sewing machine, she got lessons too.

They made pocketbooks out of place mats. She did it all by herself except the buttons. She can sew buttons on by hand because I taught her a few years ago but we wanted to learn how to sew them on using the machine.

I made most of the southern nieces pocket book, but she did help!

They also made toiletry bags out of place mats. They turned out pretty cute. They were happy campers, no happy seamstresses.

Mr. AT&T

(My AT&T man was cuter than this one!)
Finally Mr. AT&T came today and spent about an hour and a half drilling two new holes into my walls and set a new phone jack and a new line for my computer. Also put in a whole new box on the back of the house instead of the side. Now you can call the house phone and maybe we will answer. I would appreciate it if you didn't all call at once, please.



I would like to say that it has been one of those days!! We had the girls today. A home health care nurse and Mr. AT&T, all before 3:00pm. I'm done and ready for a quiet weekend, thank you very much!

FINALLY they start!!