Happy Halloween!!!

 Our inside cat in a pumpkin

can't make out the cat too well...ha.

 skeleton head and black cat

 pumpkins, witch and  (inside cat showing through

window beside door)

 Pumpkins on steps

 Our boogie man

Our boogie man with strobe lights on...

strobe lights make scary sounds too.

Shots, shots and shovels...

Took Rylie in week before last and got her shots. Actually I took her in then for rabies, distemper and a flea pill and this week for kennel cough. She's so little they don't like to give them all at one time. She doesn't have to have another rabies shot for 3 years. Her parvo shot isn't until April. I will take her tomorrow for her grooming. They had a cute little collar with snowmen on it but they didn't have one small enough for Rylie. They told me they would call and see if they could get some more, but the lady called me later and said she had found one. They keep extras behind the counters. I went by today and picked it up.

Also went today and got my flu shot. Trying to get Hubby to get one. I remembered him saying when we first came up here that they had someone at work (I assume a nurse) who could draw blood for blood work and such. He was thinking he could let them do it and send the results to the doctor, but I thought the doctor would rather do his on blood work. Anywho, I thought of that today and called him to ask if he could get a flu shot there. He said he would check and see.

Do you think we went too far in decorating for

Halloween?

There are three deep holes dug there... more on this later....

Take care,

Sheila

Tires, inspections and trees...and Halloween....and Cori

Hello all,

We had a busy weekend. Hubby had new tires put on his truck Saturday and had the inspection done on it for the tag renewal. Check engine light is fixed. Paula I told him about John's quick fix method...ha. For readers who may not know, in NC and Texas (only two places I've lived that do it), you have to have your vehicle inspected every year before you renew your tag. In Texas your stickers were placed on the windshield. Here in NC they put it into a computer that I guess they can pull up at the DMV. I think they used to have stickers on the windshield. Jack or Shirl would know more about that. We didn't have to do it last year since we were new here.

 I put out a few more things for Halloween. Hubby bought some new plants to put out and some pine straw. Also bought me some lettuces, mustard and leeks to try in our planters on the deck. We moved a crepe myrtle that was beside the porch to the backyard and put a dwarf alberta spruce in its place and another on the other side of the house. Then we moved the maple in the front yard and replaced it with a foster holly tree, we also put another one on the other side of the driveway.  He bought two rhododendrons for the backyard by the screened porch. We had rhodies in Washington state. Let me tell you that was some tough digging... hard ground and rocks to shovel through. I shoveled a little when he took a break, didn't take long to wear you out. But we got it done. I watered the freshly planted stuff while he put some pine straw out. We still have some pine straw to put out this weekend but it won't take long.

 Our little light up pumpkins

Witch and black cat have orange lights that glow

Skull has fiber optics lights, pumpkin lights up

 

 big scary spider-he has suction feet but he kept

coming loose in Mobile so I just put him on the straw here.

 Our tombstones and bat - pitiful graveyard...I know.

 The alberta spruce - another one on the right side

The foster holly - another on the right side

of driveway.

It was cool this morning. I opened some windows in the bedroom and one in the living room. It got too cold for me so I closed the one in the living room, now I am in sweatpants and jacket...ha. Oh and I have heard a train in the distance twice today, once this morning and now as I write this. It's been a long time since I've lived close enough to hear a train whistle...not to loud, just right...there might have been trains in Kansas, but I remember the B-1 bombers flying over more. Texas we had planes flying over too, but not nearly as loud. Washington we could see the planes but not hear them.

One last thing, I am putting Cori's etsy page on my side bar. She is starting to make some things people are requesting.

Take care,

Sheila

PS. we love crepe myrtles, just didn't want one so close to the house this time. We had one in front of the last house and it grew BIG.

Time got away from me....

Cori needed some art supplies from 'Mich@els' a week or so ago and I found me a few fall decorations for the sofa table. She is making clay charms from 'Team Fortress 2', a video game, and selling them on Etsy. Also sent a goody package to the grandsons, the youngest recently turned five. Mama had a birthday too, but she'll have to reveal her age, I'm not getting in trouble...ha.

Last weekend I helped Hubby unpack the boxes in the shed. He found the top to our chiminea packed in one. Thank goodness it didn't get broken.

Poor Rylie had to go get her shots last Friday. She got the 3 year rabies shot this time so she'll be good until 2014.

We had the yard aerated, reseeded and fertilized on the 5th. Hubby watered most of it over the weekend, but luckily we got rain a few days so that should help a lot. His check engine light in his truck has been on for awhile, nothing major, he finally got it fixed. I think he is getting new tires this weekend. It will be time soon for tag renewal and we have to have a car inspection here.

Take care,
Sheila

A week in review...

I eventually made it to W@lm@rt on Friday to buy the 'Bridesmaids' movie. I think I was there for about 3 hours, just leisurely walking around and looking. I bought a couple of throws for the grandsons, a spiderman and a sports one. I stocked up on some necessities like shampoo, toothpaste, body wash, etc...

Hubby went Saturday and picked up a couple of mums, 2 bales of hay and some pumpkins for the front porch. He also bought a witch and a black cat but we haven't put them out yet. He stopped by L0wes Monday after work to pick up 4 black rocking chairs for the front porch.

I found some scuppernongs at the grocery store this week. They were in smaller containers than usual but hopefully they'll get larger ones in soon. Love my scup'lins...ha.

Hubby and I took Rylie for a walk through the neighborhood last night, then rocked for a little while on the porch. Today is haircut day for me, I need to go get a little trim. 

Rest in Peace Pam...we grew up together, she played piano and we spent a lot of time singing gospel songs. They also had a little porch that was high enough that it made a nice 'stage' for our concerts and a non-working car in the back that we 'drove on road trips', usually to the beach. Please keep her family in your prayers.

Hope everyone is having a nice week,

Take care,

Sheila

Wet Wednesday...

Yesterday was an errand day, I went by the dry cleaner, then the post office for stamps and then the grocery store. Jarin wanted to go see "The Lion King" 3-D movie so we went to the 4:25 show. I bought a bucket of popcorn once before when we went so I can get it refilled for $2.50. I also had it refilled before we left, so I have leftovers...ha. It was cute in 3-D and it's been long enough since I've seen it that there were things I had forgotten. Jarin said there were things she understood now that she didn't when she was little...and yes it still makes her cry...may have to go see 'Shark night' 3-D next time. Need to remember to go pick up that 'Bridesmaid' movie that just came out.

We got our new cell phones yesterday too. I charged them up so we could get them activated before we went to the movies.

We had a steady rain most of the day today and I think it is in the forecast for the next couple of days.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I saw our first snake yesterday. I had to move my car so Jarin could go to class and I looked toward the road as she was starting to leave, and there trying to come over from the neighbors was a black snake. I went to the garage to see if I could find something to shoo it away but the hoe and such are in the storage shed. So I told Jarin to run over him (or her?). But she missed and it turned around and went back the other way. I've got my eyes out for it though, I hope he/she don't come back...ha.

Hubby's storage shed

Take care,

Sheila

Good weekend...

We made it through the weekend. We went to eat at the Mexican restaurant Friday night. One of the main reasons we went was so Jarin could get a margarita (you know, turning 21 and all), well she forgot her ID so no margaritas...ha. She's not used to taking her ID unless she is driving. Picked up her cake before we went, but we waited until Saturday to eat some because we were full.

 Yes, that is Spiderman

Hubby fixed goulash for supper Saturday night and Sunday was b-b-q pork chops and b-b-q chicken with rice and baked beans. Tonight will be leftovers...ha.

We bought a couple of new desk chairs this weekend for Jarin and me. Also a media storage bookcase for our DVDs and a cube style bookcase for the landing upstairs for our knick knacks and such.

Lastly, I ordered new phones with @t&t for me and the girls. V3riz0n just didn't have any phones we liked and I'm just not ready for a smartphone. We transferred our old numbers which are Mobile area numbers but they said we could so we did. We can always change them later if we decide too.

Take care,
Sheila