these are the halloween treats i'm not making today.

it's the thought that counts. we're keeping it simple. pancakes that look like creepy blobs, if you use your imagination. caramel popcorn, if someone will use their powers of intuition and bring me some brown sugar. and sugar cookies with sprinkles, maybe. not. and soda. Already prepared and waiting for consumption.

Hey kids, look at the cool Halloween treats we're not making today! Cool, eh? Who wants some candy?

familyfun.com

meet the costume queen.

good morning, halloweenLand. I'd like to greet you with the genius behind your wardrobe.

Meet my sister Cassy.

We've got Harry, Lupin, Tonks, and the snitch. Brilliance.

Oh, but wait, remember this? Seriously, we're not talking batman underoos and a set of ears, here. She's the real deal.

And of course, my award winning favorite. James & Lily, 1st place at the 7th book release. Duh.

Long live the queen.

someone cut my strings.

and kacie knows where the halloween stash is...uh...hidden.

darn.

frame the alphabet

I love letters. And words. ANd photography.

This is brilliance.

http://www.framethealphabet.com/

Spell whatever you want with gorgeous photos of the real life alphabet.

I love it.

kacie's been using the chairs to climb into our snack cupboard.

a winner.

We went to Krispy Kreme last night. Their computer was down, hence they couldn't accept our credit card, and so instead of rejecting us they gave us our 2 dozen doughnuts for free.

For this...I am a winner.

And so is...

But maybe not a winner on such a fabulous scale as free doughnuts. All right jamie, you're the honest to goodness real life winner of all things lovely and of good report. And the bags.

Jamie is the college friend of my sister-in-law Katie, and my number 1 supporter. THanks, Jamie. Her blog is private, or I'd link ya.

I love this giveaway stuff. And I'll tell you why...

Because.

Because is satisfactory. Maybe someday my words will match my explanations and it won't come out overly-gooey and cheesy.

I am very grateful for all of your nice comments...and I loved this doll so much I had to make another one. A boy doll this time. Because.

and the winner.

Oh, I'm excited about this. Because it's perfect. I do read all your blogs, if you let me. I read the first post of boho girl's blog, Chronicles of Me, and loved it. Not only her photography, and her writing talent, and her designs, but I was touched by her representations of the adoption process. I was subtly reminded of the different faces of parenthood...and the blessings that come. She is graciously sharing her bits of the blessing; it's exciting to read. THanks, boho girl.

AND... the next winner is Hadley. Because.

I'm calling these dolls b.be's.

THanks again everyone.

NOw I'm going to go have some leftover happiness. It's lovely to have some of that just hanging out in your cupboards.

grosgrain dreams really do come true.

sarah jane...as in sarah jane studios...of my heart...like somebody i know...of...WON the Marie Therese Grosgrain gown. You know, the famous one that would cost $500. Yup. For real.

So I have renewed hope. I am calling upon the powers of Greyskull to win the 3 ALexander Henry reversible outfits. Doing what I can to preserve the dream. BibbidiBobbidiBoo.



She's opening a shop. And the best part of that...not because I question her skills, I mean duh, did you see the dress? but because I can sigh a huge sigh of envious relief on her behalf...she's hired a clothing company to do the sewing for her, so she just does the designing.

i might live vicariously through her for a minute.

what i get from an empty wall.

and a 50% off canvas sale.

mmm. yummy.

giveaway ends Sunday.

I'll post the winner Tuesday morning.

THANKS EVERYONE!!

fall break.

day three.
nashville.

We went to the zoo with Cassy.

But don't look for animal pictures.

It closed at 4:00. We got there at 3:30.

So we played on the coolest playground known to man. For a little bit.

i love sarah jane studios.

for

good trade.
thanks, sarah.

fall break.

day two.

bike ridin'.

The Virginia Creeper is an old railway bed stretching down Rogers Mountain from Whitetop Virginia, through Damascus, into Abingdon.

There are no inclines, so it was easy for the kids, and Conan and I pulled the little ones in trailers behind our bikes. The leaves were falling like a rainstorm over my family as they swerved their bikes through the golden trees, over tall bridges, and past old barns.

I love fall. I love my family more.

bring back the long john, darlin'.

happy kruellers. from the archives.

halloween decor. Keepin' it simple.

fall break.

day one.

apple pickin'.