October in Review

Yeah, I fell off the blogging wagon. Why? Because I ran out of room! All those photos my cell phone has been uploading at 4000 pixels wide took their toll. I’ve managed to clean up a little bit of space, so we’re going to try to do a few posts.

To wrap up the year, enjoy a photo gallery of the notable events in October:

Yes, we finally called and had junky moved… so theymoved him a few blocks away. Ha ha!

Momo!

The bathroom cupboard in all it’s glory. Not a bad craigslist find for 25$

The bathroom

More of the bathroom

the old front porch light repurposed – you can’t see it bu I painted it and it has new wires

Timmy’s birthday party in Plattsmouth

The toll bridge

Back porch closet is done except for the edging on the shelves

electric skillet pizza

the stairs are now naked

Mom’s birthday cake. Yes, you can make this in an electric skillet

Went to see Dracula in Marryville

The brother and I

Sadly my aunt Mildred passed away

We put up Halloween decorations

the broom was an improvisation lol

lights

heavenly pizza nt cooked in an electric skillet

the bushes are FINALLY done!!

And thus began the mailbox wars because there is NO regulation size concerning private wall mounted boxes and our mailbox was not too small, technically. After writing them a letter telling them this, and an exchange of phone calls, our mail was not suspended. However, we did order a new one anyway because we had already planned to before Christmas cards started roilng in

fixing the kitchen walls. That cut out will be a set of shelves someday

fall foliage

our big tree

From hubby for our 15th anniversary

The laundry room pipes are replaced and the leak is gone. Hallelujah!

Enchiladas. Something that actaully cooks well in the electric skillet.

Hubby and I took a trip to Waubonsie State Park

Atlantic, IA looks very autumn

a very cool house (it is now torn down completely)

lost on back roads

Still fixing the kitchen walls

My jewelry party went well

Halloween! We ended up using almost all of this on trick or treaters!

Me 🙂

Mom’s new haircut

waiting to hand out candy

Trick or Treat! This was like something from a TV show – it was awesome! I have never seen so many trick or treaters before!

As you can see we didn’t get much done on the house. I spent most of my time working on book covers and such, hubby spent his time working at his job, and the brother spent a lot of it sick. But it was still a good month and every little bit counts. Right?

Except November tomorrow.

Have a good one!

Some Random Photos

(originally from October 2007)

 

I think the title says it all….

A wet plant.

My Jack-o-lanterns – medusa was a pre-made pattern but I made the bat pattern myself. I intend to scan it off and enter it in the Pumpkin Masters contest as soon as I get the form printed off.

This was playing with shutter speeds and rain – this was set at 1/10th of a second.

A spider web….. I like this one!

ditto

spider webs and the sun rising in the fog

Spider web close-up -I love my camera!! (note: How fickle is the heart as I am now jonesing after e new model, LOL!)

another nice one

this is what those weird purple flowers have become now

The cobweb was on everything!!

yep

water drop for manic 😀 (if you look close you can see me in my blue and white flannel reflected in it)

check out the moisture beads on this… too awesome!

fog

a toad that wanted left alone

two toads that wanted left alone

Muffins (who has been wallowing me lately!)

tree… I like the colors

Trick or Treat

These and thousands (literally now) of others can be found in my Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandora_6666

Fav Song of the moment – All the same – Sick Puppies