Sep 15, 2010

Red Joy

Sue Loves Cherries!

I got this at Big Lots after eldest's baseball double hitter this weekend.

JOY

My favorite word!
Love it!

Psalm 94:19 NIV
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought joy to my soul.

Have a JOY filled afternoon.
DeniseMarie




Sep 14, 2010

Halloween month treats

Cute ideas are coming from all over the place for Halloween treats.
I love Fall!! 
There is a magic in the air the 1st time you feel a cool breeze that suprises you.  Our temps dropped 20 degrees a few weeks ago with that tropical situation in the Gulf of Mexico.
Now..folks..Zone 4 Southern Texas girls gotta make a stretch in 95 degree weather. lol


Mummy Marshmallows posted previously at Style Sisters
What an inspiring thing she did.  She had a bunch of friends over to share ideas and this is just 1.

I'd love to start having fellowships here again...I think I can. lol
We have a block party and then go Trick or Treat'n together on our street. 

I'm famous for making Nutter Butter ghost cookies but can't find any pics of past years handy.
So...look what you can purchase here.
Ghost and Mummy Nutter Butter Choc dipped Cookies.
I even made spiders 1 year with chocolate colored coating and pretzels..no sign of a pic on internet??

After the 1st year I made these for the party there was no going back. 
Big pre-TorT dinner HIT.
Apparently, Ya'll like these best too from the comments.

New idea this year!! 
I've seen it twice now.  Look how cute, it is filled with fruit snacks.  LOVE this! 
This pic is from Family Fun Mag and I saw it last week in my new mag, Gooseberry Patch Halloween.
Wash them out after and put a tealight candle in it and it'll smell nice, huh.  That is how GbP used them.

Last...and MOST brilliant idea today..

Again..Disney Family Fun idea
Never seen this...never thought of it...DUH!!
My boys will love helping me create something like this for a family dinner even as the appetizer.  They both use to be into dinosaur bones.

Get your file going for party and family together ideas for October.

Joining 3 or More Tuesday at The Gypsy's Corner
Her 94th time.  I have to say I always love when I get to join in.

Just spotted this Sept. Wed meme..


Looks like you can join in Fall Frenzy thru Sept. 30th..great meme!



She's collection Halloween ideas.
See ya at 1 of the Parties.



DeniseMarie

Sep 12, 2010

Fall Decor Cont'd

Welcome to my Seasonal Sunday Post
Our Dear Tablescaper has continued her Sunday Meme into Fall.


So...ya'll get to see more of the clean up that went on to get ready for my 1st Prayer group session for youngest's Elementary School.  The girls knew I'd been struggling with Fibro and Sinus Infection so they were very impressed at how nice things looked. lol

To find out if there is a Moms In Touch group meeting at your child's school click and use the Find a Group feature.  It only takes you and 1 other Mom or G'ma to start a group!
I've been leading our Ele school for my 5th year now and I've prayed with Intermediate school for my 3rd. 

Cleaned and Decorated for Fall, YES I did!


Ya'll, this beloved quilt is from Cracker Barrell several yrs ago (75% clearance).  I just took down everything that was there and put this up right where my Advent quilt will have to go too.
Got out a fall cloth and pumpkin garland for the lamp table.  I scored that pillow cover with the W for $5 each from Ballard's Design (got 2 of them) and received free monogramming.  Had to move Hoppy Vanderbear "Harecrow" in here too with the happy Jack O Lantern softie.


I burned that Vanilla Bean candle a bunch so the house would smell yummy too.

Ele school mascot is a terrapin (turtle) so I have 1 on the coffee table with my scarcrow box.


This was a Hobby Lobby clearance item 1 year.
There is a cookie jar somewhere in my Fall stash too in this same series.


I used it to put my coasters into once I cleared all the junk off the table.
I took it outside to get a better pic of it for Debby at Cozy Blanket. :)
Now that things are more cleaned up too...Hubby hung these rod-iron pieces for me that I've been waiting to see hung here for probably 1.5 years.  I like them..they tie into the curtain rod and the hardware and lights in the kitchen.  We still have decorative molding to hang above and below upper cabinets. sigh.
Did anyone spot Jack Beagle in the shot eating bkfst? lol
I scored the stitch work piece behind my eldest at Canton Trade days in '03 for $3 in the back 40 Junking area. :D  I love it!...wagon full of Hay that was harvested headed to market.

My reward for the hard work after school Friday was this.. 


Not the greatest quality pic but what I see in it is my beloved Hubby and eldest laughing with a joke book in Hubby's fav chair that has been cleared of laundry piles and his ottoman has been moved back in place from the entry where it was stacked high with debris.  And, Sonic Kitty is curled up at Daddy's leg in Bliss.

I'm a simple woman...Peeps...I just want my home to function and my family to be happy.
And..Hubby took us to the mall and I got buy 1 get 1 free Yankee Candles to burn this fall season.  I had gotten a card in the mail last week.  Their in store deal is buy 1 get 1 1/2 price.

Click on Sunday Meme above to see what others are posting this Sunday.

Also, I finally get to tag into Show Off Your Cottage Monday with Cielo for the 1st time in a long while.  Let's hope I remember to do it.  lol


Between Naps on the Porch...Met Monday


Maybe some more as the week progresses.
Blessings!!

DeniseMarie