Will Wonders Never Cease???

I'm pinching myself right now!!!!!!!

(and I have the bruises to prove it.)

I have been honored with the

Kreative Blogger award

not once but

TWICE

in the same week!!!!!

Lilia with 2brown eyed beauties

and Monica with Happy Nester

have both blessed me with this award.

I am soooo humbled by all of this.

I really am.

There are no words to express the joy I have in my heart.

Blogging has truly opened a whole world to me that

I never even  knew exsisted.

These are the rules that apply to receiving the award.

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.

5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

7. Leave a comment on each.

"7 Things You Never Knew and Probably Never Even Considered Wanting To Know" about me.

1. I started going gray when I was 17.

       I faithfully color my little gray patch.

2. In January I will be a survivor.

It will be five years since I was diagnosed

with ovarian cancer and I had a hysterectomy.

I've gained considerable weight and have hot flashes

but I'm alive.

3. I met my husband at a wedding rehearsal dinner.

I had swore that I would never come back to this town

and now I live here.

God has a sense of humor.

4. I have four children.

Alex, 17

Daviss, 11,

Taylor,8

and Tori, 7.

5. I secretly long to live in San Francisco again.

It's just not that great to raise kids.

I want an apartment, a mini cooper and my dog...that's it.

6. I love the beach.

It's so peaceful to me.

(even though our water is icky brown)

7. I hate to do laundry.

It's like the plague.

It keeps coming back....eeech.

Now on to 7 blogs that inspire me

Anne of Fiona and Twig

Mindy of Primitiques and Poetry

Polly at Sassafrass Stuff

The Cottage Gals

The Junkin Yaya

Leann of The Vintage Laundress

La Rustique Market

Please go and stop by these lovely blogs.

Make sure you bring a hankie and smelling salts.

MAJOR drooling and swooning will take place...I promise.

I'm off to get started on my christmas ornaments

set up my shop.

ETSY that is.

Six in One Hand is now on Etsy!!!!

I'll give you the 4-1-1 on Friday for her grand opening!!!!

We Did the Mash.....

I know that I'm late with posting

my Monster Movie Bash

but I had some family obligations that had to come first.

(Get well Thomas....luv ya.)

Okay....

Now on to the good stuff.....

Let's start with the house.

The theme this year was

Haunted Mansion.

Old and creepy....

just enough to give you the heeby jeebies.

Every old mansion has a family cemetery...

ours was no exception.

Everyone's here...even the family dog.

Mr. M said we'd be together forever.....

I guess he really meant it.

A distant cousin....

You know the kind who always seem

to "pop" up in photos making bunny ears?

Meet the family.........

In the middle is Madame Alida...fortuneteller supreme.

Sir Alexander

Head Zombie and guardian of the mansion.

Terrible Taylor....

died in a horrible accident.

Now pulls her wagon behind her

looking for playmates.

(really creeped the guests out...)

Aliyah....

our closet skeleton

(cuz everyone has at least one...)

Morgana.....

Vampire vixen.

Seduces all of her meals.

Little Toriana...

Morgana's baby sister

fresh from a snack.

Krystan...

our wandering hippie that stumbled into the mansion

in 1968.

She decided to stay and we let her...

she keeps us supplied with organic blood.

(It's good for the environment.)

Father Jenkins...

Arrived in 1936 to exorcise the mansion.

He wasn't successful.

The Sacrifice......

This is my twin sis Misty.

She was getting on my nerves...so she had to die.

(all makeup was done by her...kuddos...she does fantastic work.)

The Mr. and Mrs.

and owners of the mansion.

Mr. M keeps the grounds and our plots

well groomed.

Newlywed and Dead....

(Mr. M's  black eye looked soooooo real

I actually thought he had hurt himself.)

The guests were treated to a lavish spread to include....

Mice under glass

vintage elixirs

.

Aresenic apples, candy and cookies to fatten little children

(To the left are demon knuckles...extra spicy)

Bloody popcorn in a blood smeared bowl

Pus pockets....mmmmmmmmm

A crowd favorite...

Serving ware...slightly used.

It only makes them think they are safe...

a watchful crow to guard the delicacies...

Ghosts were spotted throughout the house.

We monster mashed....and mashed...and mashed...

Until the wee hours of the night.

Spread the Madness

Do you see this little girl?

I don't know who she is

(or why I have her picture for that matter...)

But she TOTALLY is expressing how I'm feeling right now.

Sheer JOY!!!

I am simply giddy.

Ya'll continue to amaze me.

I offer a little giveaway for 100 followers

and ya'll showed SOOOOO

nuch bloggy love.

After just four days,

I now have 175 followers!!!

I'm shell shocked.

Thank ya'll so much!!!

Since my followers have almost doubled,

I've made a decision.....

If I reach 200 followers

I will double my giveaway!!!

That's right...

 TWO

Giftcards!!!!

(plus a suprise for one randomn follower.)

So please continue to spread the madness

and I will spread the love.

I just want to thank everyone who has left such

awesome comments...

I will get to every last one...I promise.

I need to go now and finish getting ready for Halloween.

I think my spicy demon knuckles are starting to mold

and my bat wings are getting soggy.

Blood, Guts, and Halloween Gore

So...........

I come home last night from work

in time to kiss Mr. M and wish him a good night.

(He was working a graveyard shift.)

It was going to be my son, Shuga and me all night.

I was settling in, doing normal household activities

(opening a package of sausage for Shuga....)

when I look down and see blood........

EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!

Apparently, I've cut my finger....like the tip of it........almost off.

(Shuga's having a field day licking the blood off of the floor....ewww.)

I call Mr.M who says go to the ER.

What?!?!?!

I just left there...I'm not going back.

(I'm an ER nurse for all of you who are new to reading my blog.)

(Shuga is still following me around...licking blood off the floor.)

As hard as I try, I just can't get the bleeding to stop

(nor can I get my dog to stop either....geeesh.)

So.......

I now have this.

Nice, huh??

It is kind surreal to be a patient where you work.

I knew exactly what was going to happen and what

I needed to do, but it just didn't come to mind at the time.

Supah doopah thanks to Monica,

Nure Practitioner and girlfriend

for hooking....errr sewing me up!!!

(I kept the pics fuzzy for the weak stomachs out there

You REALLLLY don't want a close up, trust me.)

With my new booboo in tow,

I will be off for a few days to get ready

for my big Halloween party.

I will be posting pics and all the gory details

first of next week.

I do want to say "THANK YOU"

from the bottom of my heart

for all of the bloggy love

ya'll have shown me.

Ya'll are the best!!!!!

Spread the madness... there's still time to enter my giveaway!!!

I'm off to nurse my finger

and find some holy water

for my vampire dog.

Happy Haunting!!!

A Bewitching Giveaway!!!!!!!

Apparently my BOO spell worked!!!!!

(Supah sweet MIL got this lady for my door.)

Do you see my follower numbers?

Did ya? Did ya? Did ya??

I now have 100 followers!!!!

WOOOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!!

I am doing my supah doopah spazzy dance!!!!!!

(Shuga is looking at me  like I've lost my mind....)

I am sooooo overcome with joy

and so humbled at the same time

that ya'll are showing me such bloggy love.

(Who woulda thunk it????)

I am doing a little magic myself and have decided to

conjure up my own giveaway!!!!!

(See my little pumpkin on my candlestick? Cute, huh?)

I am going to give one lucky person a gift card!!!

A 50 dollar Visa Gift Card!!!!

I know you're asking yourself,

"What do I have to do to make this little pretty mine?"

Glad you asked.....

#1. Show some love.....leave a comment.

#2. Show a little more love......become a follower. If you are one already, let me know.

#3. Spread the love....post about my giveaway on your blog and  then let me know.

You can get up to three entries for this little gem.

I'll will be drawing the winner on Friday, November 6th.

P.S. There will be an added bonus for another randomn follower...it's a surprise!!!

P.S.......

I have noticed some awesome giveaways lately.

Theresa and Garden Antqs Vintage

is having an awesome giveaway to  celebrate her blogiversary

and Anne with Fiona and Twig

is giving up an amazing giveaway

with TWO amazing prizes!!!!!!

Be sure to go and visit them

and don't forget to

spread the love!!!!!1

Boo!!!!!! Right Back At Cha........

I've been BOO'd!!!!!

Not in a bad way

(like if you bomb at the Apollo theatre)

but by Mindy with Primitiques and Poetry.

It got me to thinking........
I have a lot of "boo"tiful things around the house for Halloween.

(corny...I know...I couldn't help it.....sorry.)

It started with this little lady that was sitting at my back door in an urn.

She didn't want anything extravagant

and being carved with sharp objects

did NOT sound like her idea of a good time.

So, I added a simple mask and she was good to go.

Such a diva!!!!

She insisted I shoot her from her best side....geeesh.

My front door showed off it's normal Radio Flyer
and greenery basket, but I noticed that my pumpkin friend
had invited a few relatives.

This fella wanted to stay incognito

(since he's so popular this time of year and all...)

There ALWAYS has to be someone

that just HAAAASSSS to be different

(and difficult...sigh.)

Apparently, this one just couldn't stand

the thought of wearing what everyone else

had on.....

(Who knew pumpkins could be so demanding?)

He got a glittered "BOO" sign and now everybody's happy.

Mindy was so sweet to "Boo" me and present this spell for me to work my bloggy magic....


You Have Been BOO'd The air is cool, the season is fall,Soon Halloween will come to all. Ghosts and goblins, spooks galore...Tricky witches at your door. The spooks are after things to do,In fact, a spook brought this "BOO" to you. The excitement comes when friends like you,Copy this note and make it two. We'll all have smiles on our faces,When we see who Boo'd who's places

I now have to "Boo" four other friends in return.

Grabbing my wand...
(wait..that's a fairy....)

Breaking out my crystal ball...
(hold on...that's a gypsy...shheeesh.)

Okay...Pulling out my cauldron and black cat.
(Finally!!)

Lilia with 2 Brown Eyed Beauties

Polly with Sassafrass Stuff

Leann with The Vintage Laundry

2 chippys


Okay....let's keep this going and see how far it reaches in blog world.

PSSSST!!!!!
Theresa of Garden Antiques Vintage
is celebrating her bloggy birthday!!!!

YAYUHHHH!!!!!
If you have never read her blog or gone to T's shop...
Dangitt.....stop what you're doing and go!!!!
You will droool....alot.
Theresa is also having a giveaway...Wooo HOOO!

Whatcha waiting for????
By the way.......

Boo!!!

I Get By With aLittle Help from my Friends..

See this gorgeous lady?

(hint: she's the one in the hat)

That's Anne of Fiona and Twig.

I had the most awesome pleasure of chatting with her on the phone.

Okay...we were really like two teenagers talking a mile a minute

only to be interrupted when she  accidentally disconnected me or I accidentally disconnected her.

(not on purpose, though....)

I already have Adrienne who is my junking twin

and now I have a triplet!!!!!

Anne and I have so many identical loves

and ambitions and dreams,

it's scarrrrrrrrry.

Anne is an awesome soul

and has an amazing spirit.

We probably could have talked for hours

but life happens and we had to get back to the real world.

(not before planning a junking escapade )

Anne is just an example of the many superb peeps

that I have come to know and love

through my blog.

Ya'll are an amazing and super talented force and I am

humbled just to be in your presence.

Go by Anne's blog and check her out!!!!

If you're in Kerrville, she has a shop too!