Umbrella girl

It's been raining on and off here for 2 days. But it's not freezing, so it's okay. I can't blow my leaves to the curb for pickup, however. They are too soggy! And this year the leaves are EVERYWHERE! Bah.

I've been asked to have Brittany here overnight tonight. Her mother has to close at work, which I think is 2 a.m. I'm sure it will be fine. She's become very comfortable here with me and I enjoy her company. If I had a daughter, I would want her to be just like Britt.

"Umbrella Girl" ATC by Marsha of Stafford, TX. Sweet!

A quick hello

Sorry, I've been absent for most of the week. I got a bit busy, and more than a bit tired. Watching Brittany, and a doctor visit, where I told him how absolutely exhausted I am all the time...

He added yet another medication to my little pile to see if it helps me. Then soon I'll be going for a full physical, which I haven't had for a couple (several?) years now.

Brittany is coming today, from 9 AM to 7 PM! I need my stamina!

I really want to catch up here, I'll try harder. Here's another ATC for your viewing pleasure, LOL!

"The Colors of Fall" by Joanne, Middletown, CT. Look! Leaves to rake, hahahaha! Looks like my yard!! :)

Finally...

Go. Make a difference.

DC on SNL

Oh...be still my fluttering heart!!

My boyfriend was the musical guest last night on Saturday Night Live. With his newly formed band, he performed 2 new songs off his upcoming record. His self-titled - David Cook - debut album drops on November 18th.

I still swoon when I watch him and get goosebumps listening to him sing. It's perfectly fine if you don't get it. I get it, and that's what matters.

HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEENIE!

Everyone have fun and stay safe. Haunted House & Toil & Trouble made by Kathleen in Center Moriches, NY. Spooky...Scary...BOO! made by Maureen in Annapolis, MD!!

Shoot for the moon

I am watching Brittany today, she'll be here from 8:30 to about 5:30 while her mother works. This is her mother's 2nd day at her new job since she came back from school in Rhode Island. Long day ahead of me. I think we will spend some time at the library and maybe visit my mom & dad for a while.

Speaking of Dad...we got good news this week from his most recent test results. He remains cancer-free from the neck down! The lungs are completely clear. The worry now, as it has been for the past 6 months, is the tumors in the brain. Testing in 2 weeks on his head, first tests since the Cyber-knife radiation treatments.

My parents really got out a lot this fall, they went on THREE foliage rides! One was on Dad's birthday, October 8th, my sister took them all the way to Vermont! That's always been mom & dad's special place, so I'm sure it was a wonderful day for them. They drove up through northwest CT on 2 other days, and said the foliage was just beautiful. I wish I could have gone.

The trees have changed here now, beautiful colors, every color of Autumn you could imagine. Some days the sky is the most brilliant blue imaginable. Some days the sun is so bright it hurts my head. We had a big rain Saturday night, so many of the leaves are on the ground. Last night when I went outside it definitely felt like Winter was in the air! It snowed in the NW hills of CT the other night. Only a matter of time before it's here. Halloween tomorrow, still undecided about handing out candy, or just sitting in the dark with the porch light off.

Beautiful "Serendipity" cards made by Tess in Edmunton, Alberta, Canada. The little door opens to a quote inside! "Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." ~John Barrymore

Nothin' goin' on here...

Completely lazy this week. Last week was busy, setting up & decorating for the Harvest Party at church. The party was Saturday, and it went well. It looked like the kids had fun. The pinatas worked out alright.

Beau got to see Ben, his friend he doesn't often have the chance to see, that was nice. My mother came to the party because she wanted to see all the decorations that I'd told her looked so great. My niece Autumn came, too. I think she had a good time. Her costume was so cute! She dressed as a Southern Belle, complete with hoop skirt and giant hat held on with a wide ribbon. On Saturday night, Beau slept over Alex's house, and I picked them up, took them to Youth Center, and then back to Alex's at 9 PM. It was pouring & extremely windy.

Sunday, we went to the Corn Maze at Lyman Orchards. It wasn't as fun as I expected a corn maze to be. It was my first time, though, so it was interesting to see. It was a beautiful, bright sunny day and the place was packed. They have fruit picking there and a pretty good sized store, too. They also have a large pond full of ducks & geese.

I went to the library last night and have to go to the post office today. The price of regular gas is down to $2.55. I checked that out on the way by. Could my life BE any more fulfilling?!? I haven't watched the baby this week. Haven't really done much of anything. Swept my basement floor today and did laundry, woo-hoo!

"Smile" and "Moments" ATCs made by me, for Serendipity swap. October 2008.

A Merry Halloween!

Surprise artist trading cards!

I listed 'Halloween ATCs' on my October "Wishlist" on Swap-bot & I got these!

They were made by Tammy (tropicalart77) in Ocala, Florida.

(she's) Always Busy...

"Eternal Embrace" ATC from Agonysdecay, (yes, Jenny! Jenny!) in Fresno, CA. Creepy-cool!!

I watched Brittany yesterday from 10 to 5:30. She wasn't having anything to do with napping, so I took her on a little 'field trip' to the public library! Our library is very new and really nice, and the children's room has toys & a train set to play with.

What else...well, I've been helping with preparations for the children's Harvest Party at church. It's an alternative Halloween party, nothing spooky ~ there's a pumpkin theme. Last night we were trying to set up the room, and let me tell you, I'm a bit concerned...about the pinata. Kids are going to be all spread out, doing crafts, games, pumpkin carving, cupcake decorating, etc. and when someone pops that pinata open, don't they think kids are going to rush from wherever they are ...? I do. I don't want to be stationed anywhere near there. :Shaking head: Yeah.

Thanks to Robbie, I think the code she gave me for breaking paragraphs is totally working?!!! We'll see when I click 'publish'!

My boyfriend David Cook has made a video for his new single, "Light On". I saw a teensy snippet of the making of it. I know you don't care, LOL, but I'm excited. I find my little joys where I can. What else, what else...I dunno. Got to go shower now, get ready for a busy day. More party decorating, some shopping *I think I got roped into going to BJ's with someone to buy food for the Harvest Party* oh boy, and Brittany will be along, so wow, looking forward to that...I need to go to Target...if we don't stop there today, I will have to go tonight or tomorrow. I NEED to go to Walgreen's and get my prescription and a few items, and HAVE to get some ground beef, 'cause dummy me bought everything for tacos the other day, thinking I had frozen hamburg here, turns out I did not. Grrr. And OH! I have things to MAIL!!! I MUST find 5 minutes to go inside the post office, some things need to be hand cancelled and another must be weighed for postage. Busy, busy, always busy!!!

Blue Monday

Can I moan for just one minute? For an entire week now I've been wrestling with a cold that is still in its final stages. If that weren't enough to make me grumpy, I've had a terrible stabbing migraine accompanied by severe neck pain since yesterday morning! No remedy I've tried is making it go away. Awful! I'll say again, as I've said before ~ if I did have a full-time job, how would I be able to go to work today? Last night we had some fun at our house! Beau and I had company, my niece and her friend/boy came over for a few hours. I made brownies, we played Rock Band, we cooked fried dough!! It was fun having more people and a bit of noise in the house again. It's usually soooo quiet here with just the 2 of us. That's not bad, mind you. Just sometimes too...quiet! I have been posting about the gas prices, and I think the last time I mentioned I had gotten some at $3.13/gallon. Well, the last time that I passed the station, which I think was Wednesday or Thursday last week, the price was down to $2.89! I haven't been out in a few days now, I can't wait to get over there and check it out. Probably tomorrow, it's library day. I hope it's lower still. Have the prices dropped more in your neighborhood this past week?? Do you think the government has purposely engineered this drop in prices to gloss over the fact that we are in a recession, and that this will be enough of a distraction to keep us happy? I don't think so ~ just one grocery shopping trip is enough to make my stomach queasy and keep the issues with the economy right up front in my mind!! I cringe inside with every other item I place in my shopping cart, all the while keeping a running tally in my head. And that's not easy! On another note altogether, does anyone know how to make paragraph breaks in this format? I hit enter several times, and it shows separate paragraphs while I'm composing, but after I save & view my entry, it's all one big block! I guess I need to go play around with my formatting?!?


ATC received in a swap: The card I have officially dubbed "Dunce Cat" made by Marie L. ~ Barnhart, Missouri in August 2006.

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Giveaway at A Cowboy's Wife!

I just found a wonderful giveaway contest via Loving This Mom Stuff! It's at a cool blog called A Cowboy's Wife and the post is entitled "Staying Warm With Style"! I entered, go ahead and check it out yourself! GREAT prize ~ a Land's End Women's Half-zip Pullover Jacket, your choice of ThermaCheck 100 or Sherpa Fleece! SO many colors to choose from, too!! Photo from Land's End.com