October Fun

Well, it's been a while since I posted. No special reason, really- I've had a bit of a lazy streak lately.

But now it's time to get back to work- IF I can get rid of this bloody headache, that is.
Anyway......I received my Lapis Pendant on Friday and Paul went and got me two very lovely silver chains for it so I have two totally different looks. I haven't taken any pics of it ON me yet- but I absolutely LOVE-LOVE-LOVE it!! I ordered it thru the ETSY site and a lady named BBoyce who has recently started doing silversmithing for her jewelry business....up til recently she did mostly bead-work pieces and then she decided to try silversmithing and she has turned out some LOVELY pieces. I contacted her and asked if she could do me the "Eclipse" necklace in Lapis and silver and she replied that she could indeed. So she did. I'm ordering a ring to match my pendant for my birthday. I'd love to have it before then- but with Christmas just around the corner- there's no way I can do it before my Birthday. But that's okay- I'm sure my new "Pretty"-(Think Gollum)- will keep me entertained til then.
Speaking of Gollum........

This month we're having a Halloween Party for the Grandkids so none of us has to ride around doing the trick or treat thing with these high gas prices!!! Everyone-kids and Grups alike- is dressing in costumes. My Eldest son and HIS eldest son,(Frank & Devon), came over yesterday and did a bit of Yard Work prep for me and then Paul and they went up on my roof and fixed it.....we hope it fixes a leak anyway.....we got pizza and had a blast while they were here.
Today I'm going to be making ghosts to hang from the trees- I think a couple out to do it- and we already have the music and scary sounds and Pauls costume. I do have to still work on MY costume tho.I decided I'd be a witch.......a black clad one altho if I HAD DECIDED TO BE Glenda THE Good Witch OF THE North i COULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE MORE GOOD USE OUT OF MY WEDDING GOWN.......(Dang- sorry guys -Caps Lock Key hates me and I'm too lazy to go back and change all that...)

Anyway, We're having corn-dogs, burgers and chips, Halloween Cupcakes, Orange Punch, Caramel Apples.....that type fare so we can ALL enjoy ourselves. Nothing TOO messy . I haven't decided if we're going to bob for apples or do the less traditional string-in-a-doorway apples type bobbing.
;-)
We're going to hang ghosts and spiderwebs all over, and have Jacko's set out- speaking of which.....remember me telling y'all about my garden I planted last spring? I planted sugar snap peas, green beans, tomato plants, bell pepper plants, cantaloupes, watermelons, and pumpkins so we could have PLENTY of Jackos for the party this year??? THAT'S how long we've been planning this party. Well, let me tell you about the yield we gathered from my garden.....
4 green beans about as long as a 4 year olds pinkie finger.
2 Green peppers the size of a tennis ball
2 tomatoes still green on the vine about the size of a tennis ball
That's it.......no peas, no cantaloupes. We had one watermelon the size of a large marble but it disappeared and then the vine died. And we had the pumpkin vines blooming til about a week ago and then THEY died.....no yield and nothing but BLOOMS- but there WERE a LOT of blooms on the pumpkin vines. I was SOOOOO disappointed!!!
Maybe I'll try again NEXT year but in a different spot.

Anyway, the party should be fun either way and I hope to be able to find the charger for our cam and get some good video footage as well. It's the first Halloween Party we've had in about 20 years!! The last one the kids were all VERY small and all we had to do was get a butt-load of the spider-webbing and hang it in the doorways and put pumpkins all around and have spooky lights and music......They LOVED it.
And in case you're wondering- yes there will be treat bags sent home with all the kids(young and not so young) so nobody loses out on the traditional "Eating of the Candy" for the next two weeks. Heheheheheheheh!!!

And I think that's about it for me right now folks...My headache isn't getting any better bent over this keyboard and looking at the screen.

Later all!!!