.....BOO!...

well alrighty

since that lost post was a little wordy

i'll switch gears & show a few more little glimpses of fall at our home

& try not to be so wordy

these little velvet pumpkins are all the rage this year.

there were some kits available on olive juice but i think she's sold out...i'll be sure to hook up early next year with her because i think i need a charcoal, brown, & orange one too

i probably should be ashamed to admit this, but i am so in love with jennifer lanne's paintings & in my own oil painting class i copy them...yep i do....flat out copy....her use of color is fantastic & since i'm not selling them ( duh....) & i am giving her all the credit for the inspiration then this is more of a confessional right? surely its not illegal if you just 're-create' them, keep them hidden away in your own home, but give the original artist all the glory...right? oh i do hope so....





little bit with my over the top cute penny mcallilster pumpkin man
he's huge
& then below
she's a little disenchanted since its empty
of candy corn....
oops
another confession











some oldies
pre-digi days

& a couple of my fave costumes

emi as twister girl

& smk and buddies as M & M's

& finally one of my favorite images of my girls

sadly

my little baldy was starting to get sick that day

{guess i was so busy trying to get them all to smile

that i didn't notice how puny she looked

god love her}

& ended up in the emergency room

with a temp of 105

double ear infection

& croup

but mom got the christmas card picture that year!

but look at her pitiful little face

bad mommy

& speaking of christmas pictures

(i heard that collective sigh)

i'm a little conflicted this year

does anyone have any tips?

we usually send out over 150 cards

which financially adds up quickly

i'm bummed because either i'm dropping friends like flies

or folks are really cutting back on the expense

and we recieve less & less each year

anyway

i'm trying to decide if i want to do it again this year

i'm not sold out on any one pic in particular

i sent a collage type one last year....

but those were pricey

anyway

oh brother

i promised not to be wordy