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Happy Halloween

Aren't these monster hands cool. A mom from Helena's class suggested these for the party and I think they turned out really cute.  The black paper mache cat came from a Martha Stewart Kit. It was really easy to make, but the glue that came with it smelled rather toxic. I had planned to put cookies inside, but I think these monster hands would be a better idea. I hope you have a great

Halloween.

Treasures

We had a fun time visiting with Mimi and Papa this weekend. It was too short as always but here are a few highlights.
Sunday we had brunch at Chattanoogan the which is always so yummy.

We also had lots of soccer, college football, some haunted houses created for us by the girls, and a little treasure hunting.  Of course we went to the Southside Galleries, but I think the best finds came from an estate sale in Chickamauga, GA. Here are a few of the treasures we found...

There is also a very cool jacket I got for Leighton, there are probably still going to be some debates on whether or not he will actually wear it, but I told him it looked cool,and I think he should listen to me.

Have a great day...

Red and Redder

I finished this up and well, I finished it. I took alot of pictures of it, but at every angle it is still very red. I had images of apple green and turquoise fitting in here somewhere, but well my color mixing is way out of practice and apparently I am really good at getting red and yellow. Everything else I try comes up brown. I got out my trusty color wheel and made a little progress in mixing some nice greens, but  I think it was a little too late. I am happy that I finished something. I like the composition.

Tag

It looks like I have been tagged by Miss Colleeen.  So Here goes:

10 Years ago I ...
1. Wasn't married
2. I think that was when I could fill up my Honda Civic for $9.99
3. Lived in downtown Chattanooga
4. Had a cat and a dog
5. Listned to a lot more music than I do now

5 things on todays to do list ...
1. Laundry
2. Dentist Appt.
3. Get Groceries
4. take Juliana to Ballet
5. Work on shadow puppets for Sunday School

5 snacks I enjoy...
1. popcorn
2. Edy's Grape flavored juice bars
3. Moosetracks
4. watermellon
5. m&m's

5 places I have lived...
1. Fort Myers, FL
2. Athens, GA
3. Chattanooga, TN
4. Dalton, GA
5. Signal Mountain, TN

5 jobs I have had..
1. Printed Fabric Designer
2. Area Rug Designer
3. Retail Business Owner
4. Sam's Club Hot Dog stand operator
5. Pizza Hut dough girl

5 people I tag...
1. Tabitha
2. Andrea
3. Heather

Day Trip

We are having Fall break this week. No school for Helena. So we have been enjoying sleeping in and having fun. Juliana has been liking dinosaurs lately, so I thought a trip to Fernbank  Museum in Atlanta would be fun. It is a natural history museum. It was our first time and we all had fun.
I wish I could say the kids walked away learning a lot about dinosaurs, but I am not so sure about that. They did have fun dressing up in penguin suits and we watched a movie about plate tectonics which was surprisingly a  hit, so I guess it wasn't a total wash on the education front. Here are some photos of our day.

  After we finished up at the museum, we had a picnic lunch under a tree by the parking lot and then hit the American Girl store. The girls don't really know much about the whole American girl thing, but they enjoyed checking out all the dolls.
Of course I stopped by Joanne's and got a few fabric treasures. And then we pointed the car towards Chattanooga. Fall Break is fun and we still have 5 more days. weeehaw.

Have a great night!!!!!!!!!

Work in Progress

Today is my day off from mommying, well at least for 5 hours. Every other week I volunteer at Helena's school, but on the off weeks, I get to come home and have around 4 glorious hours of time to do whatever I want, the only rule is, I don't do any housework.

Here is a little slice of today's project.  My idea is to do a series that has some basic silhouettes with a decorative pattern bleeding in from the other side. My first one looks like this because I have had this prismy mum in my mind, but I would like to do animals. Like a silhouette of a buzzard with something really pretty and sweet layered over it.  My corny family tree idea is evolving into this also. I guess I need to finish this one first. I better get back to work. I can tell my time off is almost over because I am really starting to miss my sweet ones.

Have a great day.

Too Much Cake

Photo Courtesy of the lovely Jennifer Paetzold Luettich

Date Night

Saturday we went to Leighton's 20th class reunion. I wasn't planning on having fun, but I did, I really did. It was fun to meet the friends I had heard stories about.
Here is a photo of us before we left the house. (only minimally photoshopped)

This guy had a really good time.

Leighton at the bar.

And here is a photo from on the way home, at almost midnight on Saturday night, people waiting in line to buy gas.

Wordless Wednesday