Should I Call a Dr.?

When Carly told her dad about the wedding, he didn't take it so well.......

Ok, are you FREAKING?

Really it was for Halloween at her school. Instead of Clary Sage, they have Scary Sage on Halloween. One of the students did this make-up on her.....can you see the make-up artist having a future in "B" movies?

She went to Taco Bueno for lunch and a man followed her back to school and told her that she really needed to go see a Dr.....lol. Yeah, and when she is telling me this, I'm thinking.....DID YOU EVEN THINK HE WAS A PSYCHO? How many times do we have to say, "DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS.....ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE CHASING YOU DOWN IN A PARKING LOT!"

THANK YOU!

I want to thank those who have EVER served in the military for the United States of America!

Thank YOU for making my family's life the best it can be.

Thank YOU for sacrificing yourself and your family.

Thank YOU to their FAMILIES for sacrificing as well.

Thank YOU for making our world a better more peaceful place.

Thank YOU for promoting FREEDOM!

For the record, Baker's Learning Academy is OUT OF SCHOOL TODAY

in HONOR of VETERAN'S DAY!!

THANK YOU

Welcome to Regan's Room.....

While Regan was away at a church lock-in, mom decided to "surprise" her with a room clean-up. Yeah, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

This room REALLY is this big.....it is not your imagination.

When we built this house, I wanted her room to be large because it will eventually be a den or large office.

The colors are prairie grass green....and.....and....I can't remember the yellow....it is NOT as bright of a yellow as it looks in these pictures.

This is looking into her room from the door...the white trim around the door frame is making the picture look weird.

The desk is a new addition....it used to be my grandparents' bill paying desk.

This is the view from the desk area. You can see into the livingroom and all the way to the kitchen....see my fridge?

Notice the old door? Those are from our old house...five generations have touched that door in the Baker family!!! We have 4 of them in this house.

This is the view from the beds....this shelf is new also. Those are leftover boards from building the house. We just added the $1.50 cement blocks from Lowe's and made them into shelves. This daughter is a collector.....if you search hard enough, you will find an alligator head, the skull of a gar, rabbit...and bones of something else....I was afraid to touch it.

This is standing to the side of one of the beds....we are still nail shy.....by this I mean we still haven't hung much up in the house. The many hours we put into painting those walls sure make it hard to put a hole in them.

.....and when dearest Regan gets back from her Lock-In, she gets to work on THIS THING!!!!

I was actually afraid I might find a snake or something in there......

Another Thanksgiving Touch.....

I changed my EEK to Give Thanks....which is another use for the frame that was spray painted black.

I just used scrapbook paper background.

Typed GIVE THANKS in different fonts.

I found a turkey on google images.

I put them in the frame and TADAAAAAA!!!

The Next Generation of Voters.....

I remember being terrified the first time I went to the polls as a legal voter. I'm so glad that my children have to opportunity to participate in mock elections to ease that panic when they get to legally vote.

Regan had to register to vote in advance.

She received her registration card in the (e)mail.

She took it to the polling place.

She signed her "John Hancock" to prove she was herself.

She took her ballot....(I did not have to help her decide who she wanted to vote for....she has been watching all those lovely ads and news reports)

.....and she marked her ballot.......

She took her completed ballot.....one last thought....should she make any changes?

NO WAY!!! She knows who she wants to win!!!

I hope YOU voted today.....

Time to Start Decorating for Thanksgiving.....

Halloween is over and the decorations are taken down.....now, it is time to get ready for Thanksgiving.

I am also hosting Bunko at my house in a week...so, autumn decorations are a MUST!

I am going to need some ideas for gifts for BUNKO winners.....do you have any ideas? I have $12.00 to spend and must have 12 gifts....yeah, I know, that really limits it....but I know there are crafty people out there that can help me have a really creative gift.

All I need now is a pumpkin spice candle burning.....ahhhhhhhhhhhh

4 Cans of Spray Paint and Sandpaper

That is what it took to complete this makeover of a highboy dresser.

It is a hand me down from family.

I don't know what the original color was.....NANETTE? (Yes, this is what Mel used to have)

When we got it, it was white with baby blue drawers.

At one point, I started painting the drawers GOLD....don't ask me why.....

When we moved into the new house, they didn't need drawers because their closets are HUGE......that way the stuff can be HIDDEN behind a door!

So, none of them wanted this beauty.

So, as you recall, I'm on this black spray paint kick and this is what I did......for some reason, and I'm sure it was the wind that day......it made the paint not look even.

So, to remedy that problem, I SANDED it......AGED it.....yep, my mother and mother-in-law are probably GAGGING right now!

Now, all it needs are some really rustic drawer pulls....that will have to wait until I find just the right ones with just the right price!

Tell Me About Your Favorite Halloween Memory!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

My favorite Halloween memories include when we would go camping with the entire extended family. All of the campers would decorate their campers, tents and cabins. There was a hot dog dinner, trick or treating and a haunted trail. The best decorated would win a free weekend of camping. Of course, we NEVER won that one.....but we had fun.

When my mother turned 60, we all had 60-themed costumes and she didn't get the clue until we brought out the birthday cake. While we were lined up to eat, a 60's Volkswagon bus drove into the campground......we made the mad dash across the grass and asked if we could have a picture with it......If I could get a copy of the picture, I'd post it......HEY MOM.....you got a copy?

Now it is your turn, what is your favorite Halloween memory?

HALLOWMENU PLAN MONDAY

Make sure you visit www.orgjunkie.com for other menu ideas.

Short week due to ANOTHER and FINAL stockshow of this season.....

MONDAY - Pigs in the blanket....since the high on Monday is not even to reach 60 degrees!!! Homemade french fries smothered in gravy.

TUESDAY - French bread pizza, salad, cinnamon breadsticks

WEDNESDAY - GLOW at church. This is my last week of teaching my class.....I don't know if I will continue with a Christmas project class or not.

THURSDAY - STOCKSHOW

FRIDAY - STOCKSHOW

SATURDAY - STOCKSHOW

SUNDAY - Tamale pie.....which is a great recipe that includes, beans, meat, ro-tel, taco seasoning, cheese and cornbread.

A Milk Jug, A Butter Bowl, Duct Tape, Sand, Glue, and Newspaper

Remember on Menu Plan Monday's post, I said something about teaching a class at church? Well, we are winding up the class and I wanted to show you what lovely creatures we created.

We made scarecrow heads.....which could be used w/ a scarecrow body, a centerpiece, even in a wreath.....just let your creative juices flow....

And boy did they flow through this class.....just have a gander at what they created.

Just in case you might want to make one yourself, I'll give some instructions.

Take a one gallon milk/water jug with the lid on it, turn it upside down in a clean 16 oz. butter/sour cream bowl that is 1/2 full w/ sand. (The BOWL is 1/2 full, not the jug)

Use duct tape to secure it and keep the sand from falling out.....

Using a mixture of watered down glue, start your paper mache w/ newspaper. You can google better directions if you haven't done it before. After two layers.....wait 24 hours before applying another two layers. It helps if you put the first layer on in VERTICAL pieces and then the 2nd layer in HORIZONTAL pieces.

After you've put on about 6 complete layers......make the next two layers out of BROWN PAPER SACK. The sack is a little trickier.....make sure you really SOAK the paper. Make your pieces more round instead of STRIPS.

The brown is what gives it the gunnysack appearance.

If you want, you can seal it w/ clear coat after it dries....especially if you want to put it on the porch......I don't really recommend you leave it to the weather......I've never done that before.

Then, get out your crafty stuff and start decorating!

Thanks ladies, it was a blast!!!!!