Halloween and Trunk or Treating

We had our church Halloween Party. :) My kids were adorable (if I do say so myself) I just wanted to post a few pics of them. :)

let's give these videos a shot...

I figured I could give the video clips a shot. This first one is for Asher. :) It appears D and you have a few things in common. :)



And oh my gosh! It is taking forever to upload. Sorry, I will have to get the hang of video clips better to upload another one. :) The walking one is 4 times as big as tis one, so it will take even longer. Maybe I will try later tonight.

Cub Scouts

We have been inundated with cub scouts this week. Mike has decided that I needed some motivation to help J get his wolf requirements finished. I think I scored in this set up. If we get cracking and he earns his wolf by the next pack meeting I may just be getting my zoom lens I have been wanting for my camera for a Christmas/b-day present. :) So we have been working like crazy. Mike has definitely taken the lead and we have gotten tons done this week. J helped me plan meals and cook and clean up. We picked up trash around the neighborhood (including half full beer cans) with latex gloves for protection. Mike and J barbecued. J was not happy because he almost lost a burger to the flames. This next week we are going to go to a recycling place at our dump, and learn about safety at home and outside. We are working on chores and his everyday to do list to keep himself clean and healthy. We are busy!

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This time of year brings lovely sunsets. And for some reason, with the rotation of the earth, the sun sets in a lovely place with our view right now. It is not always there, some times of the year it sets off to the right a bit and we don't see it from our deck. But these last few days we have been enjoying the beautiful sunsets.

Here is a picture I took:


Seriously, gorgeous!

I have promised my mother in law a video of D walking, but the one I have is too dark. You can't see anything on it, so I will have to record another one. :) i will post one soon. :)

TTFN

made something new

I have been playing with felt a bit lately and made something new for my SA store. :) I made these cute little whimsical pumpkins. I think they are so cute. What I sell are NOT actually these REAL items. I make them, then photograph or scan them in and then extract them to a digital file that is transparent in the background. I sell them as digital images.

Whimsical Pumpkins

I just think they are so cute.

kid-decided nick names and cub scouts

On the way home from cub scouts pack meeting tonight my three oldest kiddos decided they need some nick names. They like the ones we use for them, but they wasted to create their own. So that they would be cooler. So after much deliberation... meet

Meatball Dude

Chocolate Head

and AlfredoSo, those are the kid decided nicknames. Funny kiddos.

On a more serious note...Tonight was J's pack meeting. I was so proud of him. He called the flag ceremony, and he did it with a cheat sheet I made for him. We practiced and he didn't want to have a grown up help him. He did a great job. He spoke loudly and clearly. Woohoo!! a proud mom moment. :)

my sickness...

for those of you who have been wondering. I have been sick since the beginning of September. I was the first one with this nasty cold, with dd-S, then, I believe it was taken to NY with Mike and ds-J, then dd-A got it. Luckily ds-D has been spared. But it appears that everyone else has gotten over it, but for some reason, I am holding on to this awful cough.

So today I saw the doctor and guess what? She told me that she thinks I have coughed so much that I think I just have to cough. HAHAAA! Mike has been telling me that it is in my head. (I totally got an "I told you so" when I came home from the doctors) Now, it is not totally in my head, but she told me because I have been coughing so much I have hurt my chest and throat a bit and now I feel like I have to cough all the time. she has me on some asthma stuff to help heal the insides. ANd she believes I will be better in a week. YAY!!!

Mike always knew I was a headcase! HAHAHAA!!

Our last round of visitors

We were so happy to have been able to spend a day with Jens. Chris, Vanessa, and Bobby came up as well. It was fun to catch up and hang out and talk. We have so missed their family--it has been far too long and we REALLY look forward to spending more time with them all this summer.

Honestly, after a few weekends of a house full of visitors it was nice to be able to veg out last weekend and not have to do anything. Don't get me wrong, we absolutely LOVE having family near by and having them pop in and play, but sometimes it is nice to walk around the house anyway i want, and to just let the dishes fill up in the sink, and to just say, "cereal for dinner". So this last weekend we just chilled. and it was nice. Mike went fishing, but he didn't bring home the salmon he caught. HUMPH! I went to Olympia and went to Jaoannes's. I have decided that I want to start actually painting again. So I needed to buy a few new things, like gesso, paint brushes that my little lovelies haven't ruined, some walnut ink, some sketch pencils, and well a few other things for fun. :)

Now I just need to get the courage up to actually try something again. It has really been a LONG LONG time since I have painted. It makes me nervous. hahaaa!