Monday, October 3, 2011

Monday Musings

A house is not a home until it has a dog.
             Gerald Durrell

Tok doing his E.T. impression

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Wow...what a weekend.

Mom, I am sorry, but I failed at the everyday blog.  I missed Friday and Saturday.  To make up for this error I am giving you this present.
Hugh Jackman on the beach


Now, for what we did this weekend.

Well, I committed to transforming my body into a bodacious body using the Beachbody system, mainly P90X.  That was Friday.

Saturday....yardwork and starting to decorate the outside for the Harvest party.

Riley changing lightbulbs



















After mowing and some maintenance Cole and Jackie went to get the straw bales.  They are great, but they do leave a mess behind.  The bales--not the kids--well, on second thought, they do to sometimes.
Jackie sweeping out the car

Trying to vacuum it out now


Circled around the campfire


Waiting to get decorated
Starting to get decorated
We were able to get to the pumpkin patch today to start picking up some decorating items.  I couldn't help but come home and start the process.
For the adult dessert table  (a work in progress)
The mantel
Friday night I picked up my newest acquisition.  A three pot slow cooker from GE.  Between couponing this morning and the pumpkin patch I was able to throw in a vegan "unbeef" stew, a apple spice dump cake, and a beef stew.  It made the rest of the days projects sooo much easier.  I think I am in love.
 beef stew for some of the omnivores in the family
Why does it seem like there was so much work put into these projects than shows up in pictures?  I think I will have to start taking step-by-step photos.

Tomorrow is still in the planning stages, but I know there is a P90X workout and a dentist appointment waiting for me tomorrow.  Yikes.  Wish me luck!