Wednesday, October 30, 2013

 The Madsnapper took over my Brain....
Love ya SANDRA
Yep...that's my hair...
I've never liked Halloween...
even as a kid...it just made me nervous...
My Mom would dress up as a witch...
to hand out candy at my Grandparents house.....
I wouldn't ride home with her unless she took off the makeup...
 

I've never liked going to Haunted Houses....
I went a few times as a teenager....
I didn't enjoy it at all...
One year a big group of us went...
My best friend and I ended up being the
shield for a couple of our guy friends...
they stayed behind us (close behind)...
and practically pushed us all the way through...
they were more scared than we were...
at the end they ended up knocking us down...
running out on there own....

when I was 16....my then boyfriend...
the boy next door...talked me into going to a house...
that everyone said was haunted...
he knew I was really scared of the house...
my best friend lived down the street from it...
so at night...we drove really fast past it...
after a Thursday night band/drill team rehearsal...
me in my drill team uniform...
we went down to the house...
parked on the road... it was up in a bunch of trees...
windows broke out...a great big house...
today I would be there taking a ton of photos of it...
when we were walking up....there was a light flashing...
in the upstairs...I was shaking all over...
but trying not to look like a chicken...I went on...
with a death grip on my boyfriend...
we went inside...I heard noises...banging noises...
I'm ready to run....about that time...
two people come running down the stairs...
It was my little brother and his friend...
I screamed....then I was relieved...
of course the guys all had a big laugh...
they had been planning it for a while...
I didn't know but my brother and his friend...
had been parked at the end of our street...
when I went by to go pick up my BF...
they took off and got set up...
this was way before cell phones...
 

I've never liked scary movies either...
One night my Mom...Best Friend and I decided to watch one...
I don't even remember the name of it...
but it had a hand that ran around strangling people..
we spent most of our time under the blanket...
screaming...it's a wonder the neighbors didn't call in on us...
I went to see the movie Ghost with a group of girl friends...
that movie really freaked me out...
I've never watched it again....
I don't know why...it wasn't suppose to be scary...
Be safe my friends....
I will be going to a Fall Festival at Hotrods school...
that is my kind of Halloween celebration....


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

 when you walk down to the canal...
you don't feel like your in Texas...
 
 
 
Originally called El Ranchito de Las Colinas which means...
the Little Ranch of the Hills...
 Las Colinas was developed in 1972 ...by Ben Carpenter...
it has a European feel....
 
the area has had it's up and downs...
booming....then a bit of a crash....
now it is picking up again...
 

there are business'....offices....
retail....now there are even condos...
it is a very pretty area....


Monday, October 28, 2013

another photo overload post...

I just had to post a few more...
there are 59 I really like...
but I won't make you look at all of them....

well...not today....
the leaves were a added bonus....
just the right color...
 
I have a question....
why are some commercials so loud on TV...
Hubby keeps the TV loud enough...
then a commercial comes on...
it almost blasts me out of my chair....

or the minute he leaves the room...
it gets louder...
then I have to search for the remote...
by the time I get it turned down...
Hubby is back...
asking...what are you doing with the button???
the button is what we call the remote control....

 the rain from the weekend knocked down more allergens...
seems like everyone is sneezing or coughing...
or clearing their throats...
not colds....but allergies...
I woke up coughing...
so I took some of the left over medicine I had...
well it made me feel all wired up on the inside...
didn't do that when I took it before...
now I feel drained....
I can't imagine people wanting to feel that way on purpose...
Hotrod and my daughter are going on a field trip this week...
to a Pumpkin patch...
a whole class of 3 year olds...
Prayers for the adults....
LOL....

it is almost time for the time change...
which will throw me off...
I wish they would just leave it alone...
Fall back...still takes me a week to get used to it...

once again this had turned into a rambling post...
Happy Monday.....


Sunday, October 27, 2013

Warning...photo overload....

Please excuse the photo overload...
but I just couldn't help myself....
Miss A was the best model ever....

when I asked her to do something...
she did it right away....
a very sweet...laid back girl....

we had a nice day for photos...
not too sunny....but not too cloudy either...

this is a costume my daughter picked out...
they used it in the recital this year....

the colors are awesome on Miss. A...

there were a lot of photographers on the canal today...
it has a lot of character...

Hubby got all my shelves put together...
they are now in the laundry room....
filled up....
I can actually walk into my laundry room again...

I moved a bunch of summer clothes to storage...
filled up a bag full of clothes to give away...
tried on clothes...found some that fit again...
that I haven't been able to wear in a while...
sure makes you feel good...
It has been a productive weekend...
I'm not feeling so....out of sorts....
too much stuff...can sure weigh you down...
or should I say too much unorganized stuff...
 

Saturday, October 26, 2013

 as I'm writing....it is thundering...
lightening...raining....pea size hailing...
the wind is blowing....
we have a metal roof...
love the sound of rain on a metal roof...
 
 today has been a productive day....
I went to Lowes this morning...
I got stand up shelves for my laundry room...
both bathrooms....
got myself a pink tool box....
added a few new tools and nails ...
got Hotrod a few tools for his tool box at his house...
I bought pansies...on sale...$1.98 for a 8 pack...
bought some marked down Mums....
they ended up being $1.00 each for the large containers...
I brought them home...clipped off the dead flowers...
now they are beautiful...
 I got all the flowers planted....
before the rain started...
got my patio cleaned off...once again....
then I got started on the laundry room...
Lowes had their cube baskets on sale...
 $3.49 each...the yellow ones only...
clearance...I guess no one wanted yellow...
I don't mind yellow...
will brighten up the laundry room...

 Hubby cooked a pork loin....
I baked a squash...and sweet potatoes...
it was a good supper...
tomorrow Hubby will put the shelving together...
then I will put my laundry room back together...
now for a glass of wine...
feet up on my foot stool...
and chilling...
 


Friday, October 25, 2013

well I'm happy to know...
I'm not the only one feeling out of sorts...
I have spoke to several who are feeling the same way...

 I had a good day with Hotrod...
we went to the park ...
little boys can be so much fun...
 
 I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful words. ~Ann Hood

It ain't gun control we need...
it's sin control...
Si Roberson....(Duck Dynasty)
This photo of my niece almost got deleted...
then I decided to play with it a bit...
crop it...change coloring a tad...
I'm glad I didn't delete it...
 
Woo hoo....ready for the weekend....
 

Thursday, October 24, 2013

 
I had a productive day today....
it feels good to get something crossed off my list...
 

It's time for a little Fall cleaning....
I'm ready to get rid of some "Stuff"....
 

the walls seem to be closing in....
 

I'm feeling restless....
I guess it's the change of the season....
or the big M....
a trip to the ocean would sure be nice....
or just an escape for a few days....
do you ever feel that way???


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

 when I went to my friends Dad's funeral...
I knew I needed to come back to take photos...
this is a cemetery for the military...
 it is a beautiful location...
I felt honored ...
to be amongst all these folks that had served our country..
 
people from all walks of live...
serving different branches of the military...


 it was a beautiful day.....
with beautiful scenery....
it was a very calming place...
 this is located across the road...
on a lake...it is some kind of electrical plant...
 
this photo was taken at the park...
located on the river...
one of Roosters favorite places to go...
Hubbies birthday is coming up....
I was trying to decide what to do for him for his special day...
he has been wanting to see his little brother that lives...
in Washington state...so I got him a plane ticket...
he is going to leave on a Tuesday and come back...
on a Saturday...of course two of those days will
be spent traveling...so he will have 3 good days of
visiting time... I will stay back...
to keep everything running smoothly...
he's getting a boys trip....
I don't know who is more excited...
Hubby or my BIL...
who also has a birthday coming up...
they both get a gift...
 


Tuesday, October 22, 2013

it's been a while since I've had Hotrod on the blog...
we took an adventure walk Monday morning...

 walking with a 3 year old boy...
is an adventure....
 
 there is something new to see at every turn....
 
 or something to turn around....
 lot's of things to look at...
pick up....
peak through.....

and when you get back....
there is always time for a game of ball with Rooster...
 
Down...set...Hut one...Hut two....
I went on a little shopping spree...
which is something I don't do very often...
but I was in need of under garments...
why does it seem they all wear out at the same time...
I needed socks....seems most my socks....
managed to move with my daughter...lol....
they have slowly but surely left with her...
why is it when you find under garments you like...
they stop making them....
just when I find them that fit the way I like....
then I have to start all over again...
My daughter and I have been putting together our calendars...
seems like we have a lot going on the rest of October...
our November and December is filling up quickly...
we have lot's of fun events coming up...
with Family...Friends...dancers...
My daughter found a new phone Ap...
Cozi...it is a family calendar...
it is free..
unless you want to pay for extended services...
and not have ads...
 
a great way for family members to be able to keep up
with holidays...birthdays..gatherings...