thought we had a deal

so i thought we had a deal

i played the old~

i've been trick or treating for 16 years

since 1993 in fact,

whatya say we take a break.

let's pass on buying yet another costume that runs me 40 smackers.

i'll buy you out.

i'll get you your own bag of favorite treats

in fact, i'll even splurge & hit the local bakery for fresh baked goodies

she was aok with this

she really was...

(big sisters all had weekend party plans

speaking of which, didn't it seem like halloween lasted for three days?)

until friday.

she rolls in after school

& being the event planner that she is

had pulled together a loaner costume,

been invited to a halloween party on saturday,

and

had invited friends over to trick or treat on sunday

mmmmkay

don't judge me ok

when the big three were little ones

we went all out

poor youngest of four

mama's tired

but we had a great time at our neighborhood party last night

& the girls had a blast trick or treating

last week i realized

all of a sudden

that october was hitting the road

& november was rolling in

november 1st means only one thing to me

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

christmas is only a few weeks ago

why do i already sorta feel a little anxiety?

i am going to make my own deal with myself .

to NOT be stressed with all the to-do's

and truly enjoy the process

wish me luck

anyway

i jumped in with both feet on this bringing the outdoors in style

i have a few urns full of branches

most of which i sprayed painted just a subtle silvery gold

i love the dimension & texture they add to each space

these are in the kitchen

& yes ma'am

 i've packed the pumpkins away.

we're movin' on

 well

except for this sweet little guy

that i painted white



branches in the living room

& some branches in our master.

this one is actually quite tall

the Ballard Designs holiday catalog arrived this weekend.

 when i saw the suzanne kesler feature

i think i actually made an audible gasp

LOVE it

the suzanne kesler section is fab!!

the picture online is not the full display they feature in the catalog.

(i'll try to scan that & share later)

but apparantly i can incorporate my little branch gig into my holiday decor!

fantastic!