It's all about the Halloween!!

Every where you look you see Halloween, from magazines to cookbooks, craft stores and gift stores. I found these items at Home Goods. Its a new store in the area that carries housewares type stuff. I think that it is partnered with TJ Maxx. They have really good stuff from decorating to kitchen to bath.

This pumpkin above is a Country Living item. I didn't even know that Country Living had items like these for sale. Very vintage.
And then these little guys. How cute are they. I think I will put a little light bulb behind them to give them a little glow from behind.

I wanted to show you what I was working on. Just some little o'l bingo cards. I really like working with vintage bingo cards.

Only 5 more days until Zapp Hall! Cheek it out www.zapphall.com Best antique show I have ever been to. Junk Gypsy here I come. www.gypsyville.com

XOXO

M

Hurrican Ike

Well we survived the Hurricane. We decided to ride it out, they kept telling us to hunker down. 3 years ago when Rita came thru we left with the whole city of Houston,Galveston and surrounding cities. We went to Wimberly to stay with friends. The trip usually takes about 2 1/2 to 3 hours we left around 11:00 p.m. and arrived around 9:00 am the next day. Come to find out that we didn't really need to leave. I really didn't want to go thru that again and it just didn't seem that this storm was going to come for us.

This was a big was a big woke up call for me. Well I was wrong it did come for us. The electricity went out at 8:45 Friday night (my movie was almost over, it couldn't wait 20 more minutes). I had not really prepared for the lights to go out so I didn't really get out until Thursday to get anything and by that time most everything was gone. Bread, water (had enough water) canned foods. You know all the things you are suppose to stock up on. Toilet paper. Stalk up on toilet paper if you are a toilet paper snob like me or you will just have to deal with it. Yes I had to deal with it.

I am thankful that we were only out of power for 22 hours. (that was long enough for me.) My sister and mom and dad who only live 20 minutes from me still have no power. We also have friends that live 3 min from us that still don't have power also. We are so grateful that we also had no damage, and to think of all those people in Galveston who have lost there homes and business. There are also alot of people who live in the Houston area that don't have power or ice and water.

So what I have learned. Get your supplies early with at least 3 to4 days of food and water, fill up your cars, and when they tell you its a mandatory evacuation that means GET OUT!!! the storm is coming for us. (Yes some people in Galveston stayed to ride it out. What were they thinking???)

My prayers are with everyone who lost there home, business, family, and pets.

XOXO
M

Summer almost over!

Well band camp is in full swing and that means that summer is almost over and back to the books. Zach loves marching season and what I have seen so far the show looks like its going to be a great one. These kids work so had in 95 degree weather and they are so tired when they get home. Its so cool to see there dedication to what they are doing. I don't know if I could do what they do.

I love this picture with all the trumpets lined up.

XOXO
M

pictures are from the band web site.

More of San Fran

We went down to Pier 39 and saw the famous sea lions. This time of year most of them are mating so there wasn't as may as what we had expected, but we got to see them. One day we took these cars for our tour of the city. They are called Go Cars. What it is is a go cart that has a GPS system (we named her veronica)that tells you where to drive and see the city. This was the best, this little car took us all over the city but not on the busy high way. It was much better than taking one of those bus tours because it took you to places that the buses couldn't go. Our first stop was the golden gate bridge, then thru a neighborhood that Robin Williams lived. She didn't really tell us which one it was but we guessed it was the big one on the corner with the 2 security trucks parked out front. We also went to the beach,golden gate park(that was just unbelievable this is also where Strawberry Hill is that was made famous by the Beatles) the pseudo(sp)(also where George Lucas has his studio where he does the star wars movies Chuck and Keeley
Zach and I. He really wanted to drive but he had to be 18.

and last but not least we drove down Lombard St. the crookedest street there is. It was just out of this world with all the Hydrangeas in bloom.

More later!

XOXO

M

Back from Cali

I have finally uploaded my 763 photos from our trip. Here are a few pictures from our window of our hotel room. We were one block from the water. Very cool. Cool electric trolley car!!

This is Alcatraz. We could see it from our window. We told the kids that if they weren't good this where we would send them. We tried to do the tour but it was booked up. If I had know that we need to make reservation to see it I would have done it before we left.

More Later

XOXO

M

So Cal

Having a wonderful time in Southern Califorina!!! Write more and have pictures to show when I get back. Going to the beach today S.M pier.

XOXO
M

Keeley left for church camp today. This is her first camp to ever go to. They best thing is that it is at Texas A&M in College Station. This is were my husband went to school and now the kids want to go there as well. I think she is going to have such a good time. Before she left we did a little family Birthday party for her. I gave her this box that I found http://artsymama.blogspot.com/ . This box is very rair. They no longer make this candy. It's so
cool that it is her name to the T. We can never find things with her name on any thing unless we have them put it on after the fact.

This is what was inside the box. Kari asked me what her favorite color was and what she was into these days.

These are for Keeley's birthday. When do you stop doing party's for little girls. Boys are so different. We stopped doing party's for Zach a long time ago, but it was always hard to do party's for Zach being his birthday is Dec. 26. Anyways I thought that they came out so cute.

XOXO
M

Student driver on the road!!!

Watch out Zach is on the road!!! He went and took the test to get his permit on Friday. He was really hesitant about taking the test because he didn't want to fail. Well he passed it by this much. ( a little agent 86 humor) His dad let him drive around the neighborhood after they got back and Zach was a little trimmed but today they went driving again and has gotten the hang of it, except the parking thing and I just told him he has gotten that from his father. I don't know what is up with chuck and parking but i can pull into a spot and not have to pull out again to get it straight. I give him such a hard time about it.

Hurray, Hurray!!!!

It is official Zach will not be attending summer school. As some of you may know that our big worry was that Zach would not pass Algebra and have to do summer school, but some how some way he passed. This always seems to happen with him and math. We get all worked up about it and then he comes threw, although not with the best grade but no summer school. We are still proud of him.

Goodies, Goodies and more Goodies

Look at what I found this weekend. I was taking Keeley to her volley ball game Saturday morning and came across some signs that said estate sale. So I dropped Keeley off and headed out. She told me to make sure I made it back before the game started and I did. I was so excited I could hardly stand my self, plus everything was 30 to 50 percent off the marked price. What a

deal.