I’m finding it hard to get in the autumn mood when it’s still in the 90’s here in NC. But, I had some free time now that Daughter #2 tracked back in to school (I still miss our days together :(), so I spent a day adding some pretty fall displays around the house. […]
Category: halloween decorations
AN AUTUMN WREATH
I want to first and foremost welcome all of you first time visitors to my little old blog. A few days ago, I had a whopping 11,000 visitors to my page in one day and I am just so humbled to have you come. Thank you so much and please stop by as often as […]
HOBBY LOBBY TRIP ~ exactly one year later!
Hey Sweet Friends! Yesterday, I took a trip to Hobby Lobby with my dear friend Mrs. H. She’s the one who has the gift of shopping and numbers. She knows how much everything costs everywhere. I don’t know how she does it but when I want to buy something she can tell me if it’s […]
FALL IS HERE ~ and so are the decorations!
I love Fall! I love everything about Fall! I’ve been having fun shopping for fall decorations with a sweet friend and decorating my house. DINING ROOM VIGNETTE FRONT DOOR FALL MANTEL PUMPKIN VIGNETTE FREE PRINTABLES PANTRY DOOR WREATH FALL OWL HIDING IN THE WREATH SOFA TABLE VIGNETTE Son #4 is selling mums for the high school […]
FALL DECORATIONS ~ and finishing up the family room!
A little trip to Hobby Lobby got me all excited to get out my fall decorations. While I was spreading my fall cheer around the house, we were also finishing up some small projects in the family room. I’m excited to show you both. THE MANTEL Notice the beautiful purple peacock candle I bought from […]
A Little Fall Football Game
Nothing like a chilly night of college football to get you in the fall mood. We spent the weekend visiting with Son #2 and Son #3 at Appalachian State University. Every year we spend a weekend full of football, a family basketball game, a little shopping, and a lot of eating. When we got home, I was […]
FALL FAMILY TIME ~ and a confession!
First and foremost, I want to thank you for all the kind words and features of my built-in bookcases. Each kind word has put a smile on my face. Thank you Thank you Thank you!! We are enjoying the bookcases immensely!! Now, I have a confession to make…… I am such a bad person!!! I'm so […]
THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOKCASES
As I sit in my family room looking at a beautiful wall to wall, floor to ceiling bookcase, I let out a big YEAH!!! I’m also doing the happy dance!!! We’ve been working hard for a long time, learning so much and having a lot of fun (that’s my word, not the LOML’s!) while building […]
THE FAMILY SCARECROW ~ we named him Louie Louie
I wanted to do something a little different this Halloween. We are not big Halloween people. The kids have always dressed up and gone door-to-door begging asking for candy. BUT we’re not into ghosts and goblins and all the scary stuff. So this year, I wanted to shake things up a bit. First, we went to […]
A BEAUTIFUL DINING ROOM CENTERPIECE ~ I’m such a copycatter!
I am new to the world of blogging. I stumbled onto my first blog when I was scanning Facebook. On the side of the page was a notification that one of my friends liked this certain blog called Thrifty Decor Chick. Once I opened it up and began to read …. I COULDN’T STOP!! It […]