the Grim Reaper

Today we spent the afternoon putting up our Halloween Trick or Treat display out front of our house, we live on a busy street in Hellam where trick-or-treaters bombard us every year. Each year we set up a tent out front and put spooky fun things inside for the kids. Here is what it looks like this year, gets better every year. I'll take more photos tomorrow night in the dark. I love our inflatable Grim Reaper guy this year, he'll be a great hit with the kids.

We add things like fog machine, black light so everything white glows, scarey loud music, and fun things on the walls like spider webs, and yukky gooey things to touch ---- plus to get their candy, they must enter at their own risk...............

Steve likes to dress up and be scarey and Taylor this year is going to help us out too instead of trick-or-treating herself.........it'll be a family fun night. We bought 3 huge bags of candy and probably will be out before the 8:00 deadline date................HAPPY HALLOWEEENEY!!!!

Halloween Party

Halloween Costume Party -- that's what we did last night, what a blast. We went to a local club called BANANA MAX, mostly for college and young people hanging out but they were giving cash prizes of $500.00 away for best dressed costumes, so Steve and I braved the young crowd and had a blast. We got there about 9pm and after the judging at about 12:45a.m. we left with $100.00 1st prize - Most original pair couple.........what a night we had making the crowd laugh and wonder who Grandma & Grandpa were! Here are some photos to share.

Me & Steve. Can you guess who is who? Not what you think!

Grandpa sitting back chillin' and watching the crowd.

The funniest part of all night, Grandma dancin the poles with the young chicks!

Halloween Costumes

This was last years Halloween Party at the REd Rock Cafe, we go every year, this party is always unique because they have it the weekend AFTER Halloween week, therefore allowing as many people to attend as possible. Every place around our area/town always has costume parties the same weekend, so the owners of the REd Rock have theirs the weekend after. Very smart idea!

This year the party is on November 4th. We plan to attend.

Here is Steve, although this is normally MY COSTUME as Grandpa, we are planning a trip this weekend Oct. 28th to a local nightclub to try to win a $500.00 prize for best costumes. We try to go somewhere different every year.

Wish us luck!

the new PIc

Here is the new picture of me, I was trying to get a new picture, I'm tired of the old one listed.

I even took this myself, and it works........how great.

If you like it, please comment so I know. Its an ok picture, I just hate my picture taken when I'm least expecting it.

This is the COOL Wendy! and by the way, Laugh with me, not at me!

Do I look like I'm drugged up or what?

Go Penn State

Here is the Penn State fan! If you see him in the crowd today at the Football Game, that's my dad.............


GO PENN STATE! Just had to share this new look with everyone, cooL shirt!

Have FuN

Taylor is going to the mountains this weekend up near State College, GO PENN STATE!!!!

She's going with my mom & dad and just wanted to tell her to HAVE FUN!!! Hope she does because I know she's excited to go. She's been wanting to go to the mountains with my parents for months and everytime they go she has something preventing it.

The guys are going to the Penn State game on Saturday but the women are hanging back........usually they all go but tickets were limited this round, so perfect time for Taylor to tag along and get away for the weekend. The leaves are probably just beautiful this time of year up at State College, the ride normally (which is 2 + hours) a gorgeous ride seeing all the leaves heading up to the mountains...........

HAVE FUN!

Up EarLy

I was thinking to myself this morning while getting dressed "Why am I getting up so earLy?" Although to most people 8:30 isn't early but to me it is cause I'm a late bird lately by staying up til after midnight and then sleeping in. PLus, today is so gLoomy and rainy out, and its really dark outside, no sun. It's suppose to rain all day and be dreary outside so I figured I would get a head start and get some orders packed today for a big shipment, today is going to be the day to get caught up so I can concentrate on getting things rolling. What a dreary morning!

FamiLy Reunion

Family reunions, we had a family reunion this past Saturday, my 1st time going to this one imparticular. It was fun. Seeing those you haven't seen in years, that's what it is all about. Bev, Mark, Lauren, Kelly and her 2 sons were up to visit us from Florida, its been years since I seen Lauren and Kelly. Mark made the day fun with his jokes and his humorous self as always. What a jokester he is. This is Bev above counting money for the games we played raffling off tickets for prizes to help raise money for the reunion.

Lauren and Taylor watch on as they pull tickets for the kids prizes, every kid received at least 1 gift.

This picture didn't come out like the rest during this adult game, Mark is being so funny. If you didn't laugh during his segment there was something wrong with you.

Until next year everyone..................

Visiting the Local Scrapbook store

Today we went to the Local Scrapbook Store, Bonnie's Place to Scrapbook, to work on our Scrapbooks, we just got a new store about 3 weeks ago, but of course I'm behind and cannot believe I just found out about it this week...this was my 2nd visit. First time shopping and checking it out, as a past scrapbook store owner myself, I had to check it out ---and then to scrap. Taylor, my mom and me had a bLast, at least I did. I finished 3 pages, my mom finished her very 1st page (yeah mom!) and Taylor finished 2 pages of her favorite pet, Smokey. Here are some photos to share:

Here is Taylor chowing down on some cheeze its we had after we are done, getting ready to pack and leave for the day! She had so much fun using their cutters in the store, my favorite part too!

Her 2nd page of Smokey!

Her 1st page she completed which I like very much, good job girlfriend!!!

Yum Yum

Yum, yum! Just take a look at my Lunch today, I've been so hungry for a grilled cheese sandwich and yesterday I had so much PASTA SALAD left over from a family reunion that it was just calling my name. Please forgive my paper plate, laughing with you ---- but above that paper plate was a delicious grilled cheese sandwich and pasta saLad, it was so good. And nothing like a grilled sandwich on a cooL fall day! And yes, I took a picture of my lunch today, my friend who blogs everyday too, Missy always does this, so she gave me this crazy idea......it actually looks pretty darn good.

the Joy of Autumn

What to Love about Autumn. Here are some photos I took this morning of things to love about autumn. Normally the only thing I love about autumn/fall is the cooler weather, I'm a summer person & love the summer months. I love to swim, wear sandals, go barefoot and be outside alot. But after the summer hot months, I'm ready for cooLer weather.

The picture above is my backporch with some new mums I just purchased. I love mums and these were specially pretty in this watering can that simply just sits on the back porch all summer looking pretty, now its really pretty!

Here are some more mums we transplated from our front yard to the backyard, I've been wanting something with color by our smoke house out back and we hoped for the best that this move on the mums this summer would go well, and boy! did it ever, they are purple (so Steve says, I argued they were burgundy) but I guess a purplish color is in them, look great with my metal pumpkin decorations that I normally put out front of the house, this year they are by the smoke house.

Here is my favorite mum, bright burgundy and very full............it'll eventually get transplated once fall comes to an end and the flowers lose their color. I just love this mum!

Here is our smoke house which now has color to it, plus the pumpkins help make it look nice. We have lavendar on one side and now a bright purplish mum on the other side.

This would by 2nd favorite mum which is on our backporch as well.........this cute metal pumpkin adds accent & matches the this goldish orange mum which is very very full of color. It makes it all look so fallish..(is thata word?) I'm starting to like fall/autumn with adding more mums, now we'll have plenty of mums to transplant before winter, our mums always do well in our yard.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th, hmmmmmmmmm?????? do you believe in this treaded bad luck day? I think everyone does in a way. They always say "oh no, this week is Friday the 13th!" Well, my luck is good today, that's my motto. PLus,

Today is my best friend's little girls birthday --- Happy Birthday Bridget!!! She turns 12 today and hope its happy! She was thinking the same thing, oh no! my birthday is on Friday the 13th. I'm sure it'll be fine. Happy birthday girlfriend!!!!

Laughing so Hard.......

I thought this was so cute, I had to blog twice today!

Stampin' Rhonda

Please check out my friend Rhonda's blog, she is starting and just venturing into her world of blogging........... Here is her link so I hope everyone gets a chance to visit her blog:

http://stampinrhonda.blogspot.com/


She is married to my cousin Scott and is the sweetest person to know. She loves to stamp as she is a consultant for Stampin' Up and is a very fun person......I cannot wait to hit our NEW! LOCAL SCRAPBOOK STORE together and sit and scrap together some night.

Happy BeLated Birthday!

Here is a crazy wild photo of us last year at a PJ PARTY!!! Dancing our butts off.



I did want to wish my best friend PENNY a belated HAPPY 39TH B-DAY! Or I meant 29!!!! Laugh..........wait til next year. Hope it was a good one. Her birthday was on the 8th and I totally missed it......I'm a horrible friend.

Columbus Day

Today is the celebration day for Columbus Day. Banks are closed, post office is not running, some employees have off work and kids have no schooL.

Today is just another ordinary day for me, work work work!!! I got some things done today but not like I wanted too, I think tonight when I'm all alone with nobody here - I'll be able to get alot of orders prepared for shipping tomorrow. I know I have too, I'm getting bombarded everyday with orders.

Today I left for the grocery store and Office Max just for about 1 hour, came back and had 2 orders & one of them was pretty big.........whoa! cannot leave for a second w/out getting swamped. And shutting down just wouldn't do it. So, I'm going to be busy busy busy the next few days.

In honor of Columbus day, enjoy the day off! (if you get it off)

Last Softball Game of the Year

Somehow my pictures uploaded up here and instead of down below, please read my blog below:

Yes, the girls above are throwing their gloves for the last game of the year!

We ended the day with a pizza party and the parents vs. the girls in softball.

Yes, even I played, catcher that is.........the sun was horrible this game, right on my face the entire time.

The coach at the pizza party, good job this year COACH SCOTT!

WeLL, today is the Last softball game of the year, in about 15 minutes my dad and myself are going to pick TayLor up from girl scout camp, hopefully she survived this cold bitter weekend, I felt so bad for her last night as I sat in our living room freezing myself, as I'm too cheap to turn the heat on yet, and my feet and hands were freezing, I just couldn't get warm..........Anyways, after picking her up, she'll be able to shower and get ready for her last softball game.

Its suppose to be 72 degrees today, and sunny --- so the sun will keep and make us feel warm. I'm anxious to see her last game today ending with a picnic with pizza and good food everyone brings. I'll put some pictures up later tonight of todays event.

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Camping burrrrh!

WeLL, the nutty girl scout troop went camping this weekend, of all weekends, its COLD!!!! I think it got down in the high 40's last night and I just worried too much about this..........I packed a heavy sleeping bag, 2 blankets and plenty of clothes she packed to keep warm. Yikes! It was just simply too cold for outdoor cabin camping -no heat in the cabins...........everything outdoors.

Last weekend was a little rainy but at least warmer, I'd rather camp in the rain and warmth than the dry and cold.........I hope they are doing ok. Campfires, campfires - just hang around the warm campfire would be my Motto this weekend.

I'm sure they are fine. I'm sure they planned many activities to keep them busy and they are kids. I think we mind the cold more than they do now adays.

Camping in October, don't think was a good idea for outdoor camping........but they will try anything!!!

A Goofy Photo

Just a goofy picture for today's blog................SILLY TAYLOR!!!! Pretty bad when you take Photos of yourself.

A Day of Mourning in Lancaster County

It has been alot of excitement in our end of the world this week, what a week. My blog today is about the Amish School Shooting in Lancaster PA. Not too far from where we live this week a gunman shot over a dozen school girls and killed at least 4 of them. Injuring the rest of the girls, this is a shocking incident that happened in this quiet Amish community.

Today the Amish girls were laid to rest and buried. Streets were closed, air traffic was cut off for no overhead air travel to respect their privacy. Its just amazing and these photos tell it all, the most amazing part is if you ask anyone from the Amish community they will say it was God's way and they forgive. What a strong belief in God to forgive someone for doing such a horrific act. Prayers to all.

eBay Is so Exciting

I'm Just writing today about eBay. Sometimes it gets so exciting to see your stuff sell or see how high someone bids on your stuff. For example, I bought something for 13.00 and sold it for 42.00, that's just so exciting!!! Plus, I sold my digital camera today for all but 8.00 of what I bought it for, we have 2 cameras and it was just sitting here collecting dust, so I figured while we could use the funds, I'll sell it. Didn't think it would sell, and the last 5 mins. it sold.........wow!

EBay can be so exciting not just for the buyer, but for the seLLer as well. I cannot believe how much I made on eBay in the past 2 days, which is great -cause bills are due big time this week and I was getting worried.

I enjoy eBay and selling, I just hate the fees! Keep in mind if you sell on eBay watch the fees, some of them can get outrageous.

Good Luck!

a Quiet Evening at Home

Last night we stayed home, yes on H-D weekend, cannot believe it. We had a long day yesterday with softball games all afternoon from 12noon til 4:00 and then went for dinner with my family, my brother is in town for their class reunion so we headed for a bite to eat after the game cause everyone was starving sitting outside all day in the chilly weather, rainy weather too should I mention. When I got home last night and Steve finally got home about 8:30-9:00 and got ready to go out, we said the heck with it and stayed home.

We rented a movie on pay for view "RV" which was a comedy and very funny. At 11:30 I went to bed, and just got up at 9:00. I sLept good last night. So, we had an evening at home on a Saturday night and it was quite quiet and relaxing.

Now back to the softball fields again today in the cooL fall weather to watch Taylor play again today all afternoon most likely.