11-1-2015 Fan-tastc

Enjoyed watching this fan-shaped cloud

and the beautiful autumn colors

during my morning walk today.

10-31-2015 Happy Halloween

O the Boov loves skeletons!!!

10-30-2015 Buzz Lightyear and Spiderman

GS#2...Buzz Lightyear!

GS#1...Spiderman!

Thanks for sending me these pix, dear daughter-in-law!

You are the best!

10-29-2015 O the Boov

Today was the Halloween party

at the 3-year-old preschool

so GD#1 got to wear her costume to school...

so exciting!

She is "O, the Boov" for Halloween this year,

from Disney's movie, "Home."

And check out this cute Halloween card

from my dear Sister-In-Law!!!

Thank you, my dear!

Happy Halloween to your and yours too!

You are always so good about sending cards.

I used to be, sigh,

but since moving to Iowa a decade ago,

I've just kind of quit writing to everyone.

Remember all those 'monthly family newsletters'

I wrote for so many years?

Now everyone is lucky to get one 

Christmas card a year.

Good grief. 

I think I have succumbed to social media

(my blog, email, eCards and FaceBook)

and do everything digitally now...

and I don't even do that well.

You rock!!!

10-28-2015 Scooter and Witch's Brew

GDs riding their scooters in the basement...

The 3-wheeled scooter in front is new

and GD#1 figured it out immediately

and spent the entire morning riding it

and saying, "Papa, dis is FUN!"

 Oma and girls

thinking up names for our treats

that we are putting in our Witch's Brew...

frog eyes, blood drops, cat's tongue, etc...

 Stirring the brew before eating it.

The GDs decided that after you eat it

you turn into a Halloween kitty.

10-27-2015 Arts and Crafts

A pix of GD (on the right)

playing at the art table at preschool.

10-26-2015 Holiday Lights

GD helping Papa 

decorate her playhouse

with some Christmas Lights.

10-25-2015 Buddha's Hand is now "Gobblin's Fingers"

 Back home from our road trip 

and restocking the fridge for the upcoming week...

Had to buy this for the GDs

to add to their Witches Brew!!!

What a fun-looking fruit!

10-24-2015 Jonah and Six

Next stop on our road trip... Branson, MO

where we saw the shows

Jonah, SIX, and the light and fire show

in historic downtown on the riverfront.

We also spent a day at Silver Dollar City.

We enjoyed walking around all day

at Silver Dollar City

but did not ride any of the rides

or buy anything from the vendors

except some bottled water.

10-23-2015 DH's Favorite Hike

 DH's favorite hike 

is to the natural stone bridge

and along the "Devil's Kitchen" trail...

the trail itself is a bit sketchy

but the bluffs are beautiful.

10-22-2015 My Favorite Hike

One of my favorite hikes

is to the burned out castle at the top of this hill.

Someday, I want my ashes spread here

off the balcony

onto the hillside below.

This lovely spring-fed stream runs below the castle.

10-21-2015 Happy Birthday DD

Check out the pretty birthday cake

the GDs made their mommy!

It sparkles!

10-20-2015 Creepy Ceiling

Check out the ceiling in our hotel room!!!

DH & I are getting out of Dodge for a few days

and encountered this in our hotel for the first night.

Makes me wonder what they are trying to cover up!

10-19-2015 Sleeves Done!!!

Today I finished knitting the sleeves to my

GGN (Global Gathering Norway)

Norwegian Ski Sweater.

Now comes the scary part...steeking/cutting

the body tube at the top to insert the sleeves!

Yikes!!!

Kitty is "helping" me prepare the armholes.

10-18-2015 Hand Dyed Yarns

A friend at my LYS

is learning how to hand dye yarns

and is giving demos every week on each new project.

It's giving me the urge to try...

as sometimes I cannot for the life of me

find just the right color yarn for a project.

I need another hobby

like I need another hold in the head! Ha.

10-17-2015 Going Gray

I've decided to stop coloring my blond hair

and go grey...

I am now a granny, after all...

we'll see how it goes...

I may change my mind and go back to coloring.

10-16-2015 Giants

Speaking of GIANTS...

check out these pumpkins 

at our local grocery store!!!

Wow!!!

10-15-2015 Jack-O-Lanterns

The GDs carves these scary Jack-O-Lanterns

with their daddy's help.

10-14-2015 First 3 year old Preschool Picture

10-13-2015 Kitchen Fun

GDs 

making some cherry pies 

for their mommy for dinner.

(Lots of fun for the girls...

lots of mess to clean up for Oma!...

but she doesn't mind...too much!)