Day Three Hundred Five 2012

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Happy Halloween!

Chili supper with niece Sarah, niece Julia, daughter Kelly, sister Jane and brother in law Don.

Don ate the ‘firehouse’ chili. Can you see the steam coming out of his ears?

Niece Julia was a beautiful Greek Goddess.

Grandson Knox was a monkey.

Daughter Holly was a gorgeous witch and son in law Jerry was a most excellent and scary Wolfman.

Son in law Kerry, grandson Monkey Knox, and daughter Kelly at Trunk or Treat.

This was Knox’s first year to trick or treat. He wasn’t sure what was going on.

Niece Sarah was a beautiful flower.

Anthony was decked out in a very realistic NASA uniform. He is grand daughter Shelby and grandson Elijah’s neighbor friend. Shelby was Little Red Riding Hood. (Shelby, I apologize for not getting a picture of you all by yourself in that awesome costume.)

Grandson Elijah was an awesome Ninja.

Shelby and Julia strike a pose at Trunk or Treat.

Daughter Holly’s family always carves these really cool pumpkins. The one with the antlers is son in law Jerry’s, who is an avid hunter.

Son in law Kerry, grandson Knox, good buddy Anthony, niece Julia, granddaughter Shelby, and grandson Elijah. (The only one missing from the only group shot I managed to take tonight is niece Sarah.) We had lots of trick or treaters at our house tonight, and candy was given out and consumed in mass quantities.
Happy Halloween, y’all!!

Day Three Hundred Four 2012

Happy Birthday, Jane!

My baby sister Jane celebrated her 51st birthday today. How can that be?? Seems like yesterday she was toddling around in a diaper, a bottle in one hand, a pacifier in the other hand, and another one in her mouth. She’s a blessing to me in so many ways, not only as a sister but also as a friend. Wishing you a happy birthday, Jane! I love you!!

Day Three Hundred Three 2012

Grandson Elijah and his first grade class visited a nearby pumpkin patch last week. This is the pumpkin he picked. He decorated it at school and brought it home today.
It’s a pretty cool pumpkin. I especially like the mustache. Nice touch, Elijah.

Day Three Hundred Two 2012

Autumn Postcards From My House









Do you see the bird?



"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."  ~ George Eliot

Day Three Hundred One 2012

"Winter is cold-hearted.
Spring is yea and nay,
Autumn is a weather-cock,
Blown every way.
Summer days for me.
When every leaf is on its tree."
- Christina Rossetti

Day Three Hundred 2012

Flea Market

Here’s one for Mom and Jane.

Can’t escape politics. Even at the flea market.

Neil bought this thing. It is creepy. I don’t know what he plans to do with it.

Santas were all over the place today.

This was probably the strangest thing I saw all day. He must be so embarrassed.

Frank N. Stein

She’s 2 kewl 4 skewl.

This looked like a cross between ‘Jaws’ and the spider in Stephen King’s ‘It’. It was made out of dried gourds.

Just so you know…..

Now!

I imagine this hanging in some church on the Gulf Coast.

After the flea market, we dropped in to visit grandson Knox and daughter Kelly.

If you received a call from Neil’s cell phone this afternoon, this is why.

Knox got a kick out of listening to Grandpa’s cell phone ring tones which kept him distracted while his mom shoveled food into his mouth. We enjoyed our visit as always. Good time Friday.
Happy TGIF!

Day Two Hundred Ninety Nine 2012

I love the leaves

I do not know why.

Is it their colors or how they fly?

They crunch and crinkle under my feet.

I pile them up

and take a leap!
~Beth Paulsen