So, are you dressing up those doxies? One year Amanda and Ashley went as Catsup and Mustard and our old dachshund, Tammy, got two styrofoam buns and was a hot dog, LOL.

Well, tonight is trick or treats, of course. I didn't even get a pumpkin carved this year, but the Princess and Bruvver will trick or treat me anyway. And not even a single homemade cookie, poor kids, they'll have to make do with store-bought chocolates.

I have to decorate a baby shower cake tonight, the baby shower for my cousin's baby is tomorrow. That's the couple who starred in the "Redneck Bonanza". Sunday is Amanda's birthday and Elery and I are cooking her dinner and then I'm helping the Princess bake cookies for her class birthday treat on Tuesday. Monday I pick up 400 lbs. of beef, so I've got to get cooking something pretty soon, I just put 10 frying chickens and 6 stewing hens in the freezer.

Happy Halloween!

Annie

Mornin' ,Linda-- cute Village !

Well we've had our first official snowfall & I've still got applebutter to do-- so far behind this year-- I've also got 3 dz spring bulbs to get in.

I'm doing the second Holiday craft show tomorrow-- hope to find a couple things for the swap-- and the local PTO in that town always does cider donuts !! yummy !!

Have a safe weekend all--

TGIF, all. Been a rough week here. DH broke his leg and has to be pretty much immobile until the swelling goes down. Surgery next week we hope, then 8 weeks in a cast. It's not going to be a fun winter for a normally very active man.

I'm staying pretty close to home this weekend. It's going to rain, so I think I'll try and get the leaves raked up and stuff put away before it turns to snow. Liana's off housesitting and will come home tomorrow to babysit so I can go to work for a few hours. Sunday is, well, more babysitting.

Happy Halloween, everyone! ~clink~ing with a hot cider and rum later...

Happy Halloween!

Going to a friends house tonight to hand out candy to all the little ones. Bunch of us going and we'll all bring what we want to cook on their grill. I'm taking hot Italian Snausages and Hot Dogs. My other friend is making pasta salad and I'm sure there will be lots of other good food and spirits!!

Oh Katie so sorry to hear of your husbands leg, how awful that he needs surgery too. Hope he has a very quick and painless recovery. Maybe you can take some of his pain pills to help alleviate some of your own pain throughout this (that's if he's anything like MY husband). hahahahahah!!!!

Craftyrn have fun at the craft show!!

Annie sounds like a full weekend for you too! Happy Birthday to Amanda.

Linda your halloween village is just beautiful!

Ok ya'll, have a safe Halloween and eat lots of garlic to help fight off those pesky vampires!

Ours kids had plans to attend our church's Harvest Carnival, but the youngest has had a fever for a couple days, so we'll have to see.

Tomorrow is dedicated to celebrating the life of a friend and former colleague/boss of DH's who left this life suddenly and too soon at 61.

DS has requested a big pot of refried beans for dinner, so that's today's project...Just perfect for the cooling and very rainy weather. I have some 5 minute artisan bread to bake, too...probably with garlic thrown in. If I get right to it (instead of sitting at the computer) we can have it for lunch. :-)

Happy weekend to all of you! The mug of cider sounds pretty good right now...

Linda, great village! I love them but have never wanted one of my own.

Annie, I didn't carve any pumpkins either. I have a few sitting on my porch, though. If no one steals them or smashes them (because I'm not passing out candy at my house) I will bake the small one and make some pumpkin bread from the puree. The wee ones love Halloween so much, don't they!

Apple butter and craft shows! How ambitious! I still have a mind to can some applesauce but it hasn't happened yet. Paying work has kept me very busy.

Katie, so sorry to hear about your DH and his broken leg, that sounds miserable for both of you. Wishing him a quick recovery and you much patience.

Shaun, like you, I'm heading to someone else's house for treat dispensing.

Rhome, I'd like to join you in having the mug of hot cider. Sounds delish.

Alice, the social butterfly, has several parties to attend with costume changes. I'm not sure what Daniel has planned, probably passing out treats at his girlfriend's house. I will turn out the lights at my house and go visiting a friend in a busy kid neighborhood. This neighborhood gets a few but most of the kids are grown and gone or are older teens.

I hope to catch up on domestic things over the weekend and make some cookies and start some applesauce.

Happy Fright Night to everyone!

Linda, love your Halloween display. Other than Christmas, I never do anything special in the way of decorating. I'm always in awe of those that do.

Great to hear from you Diane, made a big batch of your cabbage rolls a few weeks back. Always a huge hit.

Annie, sounds like a nice weekend doin' fun family stuff.

Katie, I feel your DH's pain...not a fun thing at all. Poor hub needs to be spoiled..........more than usual.

Shaun, have fun....as I know you will! LOL

rhome, hope the little one is well enough to join in some Halloween fun. Sorry about your friend, that is way too young!

No big plans here. We never get many kids which always depresses me. Maybe we'll go to the pub for dinner and skip it all. Meredith is lamenting the fact she is getting old and doesn't want to be bothered getting a costume and go partying...I think she must be coming down with something as she is the all time party girl!

In the process of making a big batch of my beef broth/brown sauce/demi glace so that will take much of my Saturday. Also have tons of yard work to work in. Weather is gorgeous today hope it holds.

I'll be clinking you all come about 6PM!

HAPPY HOWLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!!

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Linda, Time is marching on for me too although I caught myself saying dogs instead of dog the other day and broke down, Other than that I've been staying strong.
I really like your spooky village! Did you get it at Michaels?? I have 2 buildings from the Michaels line but I don't really decorate for halloween so much. We don't get too many kids here anymore...mostly big obnoxious kids who barely wear a costume LOL!!

Annie, Happy Birthday to Amanda and The Princess!! I love the ketchup/mustard idea!! Too cute!!

Giane, I love apple butter with pretzels! Enjoy the craft fair-didn't you say there were several craft fairs over the next couple weekends??

Katie, OUCH!! Poor hubby-Poor you!! I will send extra healing thoughts your way!!

Rhome, Sorry about your friend...I will join you with that cider!

Shaun, every year sometime between Christmas and New Years my friend host a "bring all your grub" party where everyone bring all those little bits of cheese trays, lunch meats, casseroles, sweets ectleft over from Christmas...its really a lot of fun!!

Barnmom, Costume changes?? LOL What fun!! Hope you have fun dishing out treats to the wee ones at your friends house!!

Sharon, Have fun at the pub...I already made soup so I am staying in!!

Gina...that is some devil dog LOL!!

Today was fun fun fun!!
I took Helenes advice and went over to our target area very early to see what the traffic was like. It took me 19 minutes to get there from my job!! Of course there was NO TRAFFIC since EVERYBODY and their brother was heading INTO Philly for the parade LOL!!!
My target area is nearby NJ.

So I did see the house from the outside. Very cute!! We'll see if we like it from the inside when we tour it on Sunday.
I walked around a bit...even took my mail to the post office there in town and mailed some cards LOL!
Then I drove to the battlefield on the river, which is now a National Park (hence the town name National Park). I sat there and read thru some home books. Its really nice to have such a lovely park right there in town!!

Tonight I am having one special trick or treater stopping by...dear great neice Alexia!! I don't know what they are dressing her as so it should be fun!! I got her some books and animal crackers!!
She is 10 months now and just starting to walk/wobble!!

Drew is still at the parade with his girlfriend and her family.

Both of us have to work tomorrow-jeez its funny saying that LOL! Sunday we are going on house tours.

I hope everyone has a fun Halloween!!

Cheers!
Susie

Trick or Treat everyone:)

Hudson has a little pumpkin costume but he is napping with grandma right now. Rhiannon and Peyton are princesses and Hayden is a mouse. They look soooo cute in their costumes. I hope we get some trick or treaters, since we enclosed the porch we lost our front porch light so I put on the inside light and put out some lighted decorations on the front steps. I love to see all the little ones in their costumes. Dan and my mil are out with the oldest 3 and Hudson is napping with my mom. I will post some pics of the kids after DH gets them loaded.

Stacie
girlsingardens

TGIF and Happy Halloween to all!

Nothing to exciting going on here this weekend. Handing out candy to the little ghosts and goblins...thought I would have more than what have shown up so far....it is picking up now that I've started this post.

Tomorrow night I'm hosting a little party for the OU/NE game...old time rivals and we haven't played them for a few years. I'll be giving one of my DB a hard time as he went to college there and still lives in Lincoln. THat is if we win! Love college football.

The big thing for my family is we are going to receive short video of my DN and his Platoon tonight. We can't wait as we have only been able to write each other since he left for training back in August. My DS is pacing around her house waiting for it...just got off the phone with her. Two weeks and counting until he is done with basic training.

Raising a Crown and some chocolate to everyone!

Have a great weekend!

David

I hope ya'll are enjoying your Halloween. Not much happening here. We don't get trick or treaters anymore since they built all these uber expensive housing developments outside of town. The town is so very small and houses are decent distance apart and no sidewalks makes for less and less kids willing to walk through town.

Getting grocery delivery tomorrow with lots of goodies to stock up the baking supplies. It's one of my dogs favorite times, getting to practice sitting nicely while the delivery person puts lots of food at our feet, lol. My new sourdough starter should be ready this weekend to try out it's first loaves. I also have to jump the tractor and see if I can get the grass cut one last time [hopefully]. Other than those few things, I plan on enjoying the fall and trying to train the dog on the treadmill. Wish me luck.

Toasting to ya'll with my raspberry seltzer.