I'm still here! Since school started, things have just gotten so busy. Frankly, blogging has obviously not been at the top of my list. I don't even think it was on my list. I haven't been much in the creative spirit. Maybe things will change. We'll see. Last couple of months pretty much came and went. I don't consider myself to have a stressful sort of life, but the last couple of months have been stressful, filled with unexpected series of events (that were beyond my control) that I won't get into. It's over for now. We also managed a sort of last minute trip to the West Coast, since the kids are off-track. Now, I'm dealing with the last stages (hopefully) of your typical Autumn cold. As for the cough, I'm sure it'll stick around for a while.
I'm not the procrastinator I used to be back in my school days. (Some of my best work was accomplished in the wee early morning hours!). I guess those were the days my body and brain seemed to handle it well. Now, I like to have a plan, have things done ahead of time, so I can avoid the stressful feelings . . .
I waited to decorate for fall until September 23. I was determined to have as much of summer as possible! While I would normally get the Halloween decorations out October 1st, it did not happen. I wasn't even going to get them out this year. But on Saturday morning (Oct. 30), when I saw oldest daughter, and youngest boy, cutting out Halloween shapes out of construction paper and sticking them on the window, I figured I better get the Halloween box out. I guess sometimes we revert to our old ways...
I know Halloween is over, and the few that wonder through my blog are more than likely over it too, I decided to post some of it anyway. While I did not make a single Halloween decoration this year ( I have some ideas stored up in my brain for next year), I did make most of them in years past.
This was Halloween:
I made these up. Hubby cut them out for me and I painted them.
I made these basketful of kitties, a few years ago.
This one I made, sits on the ledge.
This cross stitch took me about 3 months of "spare time" (when our family consisted of 4 instead of 6).
I made a couple of bat garlands to hang on the windows.
The pattern was useful for other projects.
Another quick pillow.
These are little wood cut outs I just painted.
A couple of thrifted plates.
My last Halloween cross stitch.
And last of all, my handpainted 2 X 4 wood sign.
Hope you enjoyed the spooky tour, because all this is going back in the Halloween box tomorrow!
