Sunshine & Crunchy Leaves

Having a week-end with no plans

is precious ~ especially this time of year

as we ramp up for the holiday season

being able to do as much or as little as we want

in a solitary week-end was much needed in my little world

after my whirlwind shopping trip last week

I needed some me time

some home time

some laying on the couch ~ watching too much tv

and playing on the net time

what I learned this week-end was:

it's ok not to get all the cleaning done in one fell sweep

staying in your jammies til 1 pm is comfy

coloring your hair on a Saturday night is completely acceptable

spending Sunday afternoon with your Mom & Niece is fun

even if you only went to the grocery store together

being able to go out on said Sunday with no coat is unheard of

in these parts in November ~ loving the sunshine and warm temps

making Monday night's supper on Sunday afternoon

is not only smart but eases the stress of the dreaded first day of the week

catching up on blog posts that I have missed made me smile

one giant crash at 1:30am means Cooper has knocked something

off the mantle again = broken mirror

Cooper 2 ~ Mantle 0 (red wine and now a mirror)

Googling how to keep said cat off the mantle gives you

over 2 million hits but I found some ideas to try

Pear crisp and French vanilla ice cream and tea 

covers at least 3 food groups

Trev and Molly headed to the cottage on Sunday to check out

our new gate.  We are along a piece of beach protected by the 

Wildlife Society and they have been having issues keeping people off

the old road so they offered gates to all the cottage owners along 

the stretch of road ~ I think it looks pretty spiffy plus 

it saved us a bunch of moola!

Hoping that you all had a wonderful week-end

and have a great week.

We Went ~ We Shopped ~ We Survived!

I feel like I have been gone forever

even though it's only been a week

but I am back ~ feeling refreshed

and ready to catch up with everyone!

Last Saturday morning came early

alarm going off at 4am early

after tossing and turning and not getting much sleep

on Friday night

it was all good though as I was at the end of the driveway

at 5 ~ ready for pick up

we made the rounds and picked up the crew

then coffee and hit the road

we all wore our tiaras ~ gave the border guards a laugh

then hit the ground running

we shopped ~ we laughed ~ we shopped

we got carded at Wal-Mart when we stopped for beverages

before going back to the room for the night

I was like "seriously"

we laughed so hard

this was day 2 ~ you can imagine

5 girls ~ 1 room ~ 2 double beds and a cot

and enough bags to sink a boat

after breakfast on Monday we packed up

and set out to pack the truck ~ it was challenging to say the least

we did it though and made a pact that whatever we bought 

on the way out of town ~ you had to hold on your knee!

we did it though ~ tiara's still in tact

we made a lot of memories

and had a blast while doing it

we also talked about doing it all again next year

which makes me smile

this week-end I have to do more fun things like

cleaning & grocery shopping

I also have some reading to do as there are

blogs to catch up on.

Hope you all have a wonderful week-end!

Lest We Forget

Friday Potpourri

Sweet sweet Friday

and this is one I have been looking forward to 

for a few weeks...

 loving this time of year

although I have to scrape the frost off the windshield in the morning

it is warm enough to sit on the bench outside at work

to read on my afternoon break

don't you love this ring

I just love it

 my favorite nail polish right now ~ chinchilly

so why am I excited about the week-end??

I will be setting the alarm early tomorrow

as I am headed out of town

it's a girls shopping week-end

and we are headed to New England

Bangor, Maine to be exact!

so just drop me off at Target or Kohl's

and let's not forget Burlington Coat Factory

there are 5 of us ~ hammer down

we will drive for 5 hours to reach our destination

then we will shop til we drop

literally

we come home on Monday

loaded down I am sure

as my lists are made and cash in hand

I promise to do my best to help boost the US economy.

Hope you all have a fabulous week-end!

 

xo

Words to Live By...

source

saw this over at Jackie's yesterday

and knew I had to have it

Happy Wednesday!

Happy Halloween!

Boo!

did I scare you...

I know ~ not likely

what a busy week-end!

it started out with having no plans and then at noon on Saturday

took off at a sprint and did not stop

I ended up outside cleaning up the flowerbeds out back

then ran errands, got groceries

made a big batch of spaghetti sauce, stuffed manicotti

then made dinner!

we were invited to a party and I was pooped out

I felt like a zombie so the costume would have been easy

it's too bad too because I really wanted to go

just to see all the decorations as I was over on Thursday night

and it looked incredible then ~ and they were not even finished

oh well ~ I hope they got lots and lots of pictures

Sunday it was miserable ~ rainy and cold

but we bundled up anyway and headed to the cottage

to close it up

it was cold ~ see your breath inside cold

this is a picture from inside looking out

it was pouring ~ I called it slushing as it was a rain snow mix

we lit the stove and got down to business

by this time the slush had turned to full on snow

I went back outside and braved our first snowfall of the year

and you know what

I really don't like snow

everything was covered and to quote Trev

it was slippery as snot

nice image ~ right!

by the time we left it was pretty much a winter wonderland.

As we were driving home it turned to slush

then rain again but the ground is covered

I am hoping this will all melt off as it is suppose to warm up

a bit ~ hope so as I hate to see the little ones out in this

tonight.

More news ~ good news actually

Donny is home

skinny but home

his weight dropped to 107 lbs

this is a man ~ 6 ft tall

has always been slim but not skin hanging on bones slim

he has gained about 7 lbs so far

so he is on the road to recovery

and a happy boy

and that makes me a happy girl

thank you again for all the prayers

xoxox

So today I am dressed in my finery

I am headed south ~ if only in my mind

as I will have on my hula skirt

and flip flops

and a lei ~ and a hat

and funky glasses

I will get a picture ~ I promise!

Hope you have a Safe and Happy Halloween!

Saturday Ramblings

Good morning ~ missed you yesterday!

not sure what happened ~ not like it was a crazy busy week

but it got away from me

so as I sit here on Saturday morning

drinking coffee ~ catching up on some recorded tv

and planning my day

I wanted to say "hi"

saw this one and thought of Becky!

lots on my to do list

some cooking ~ cleaning ~ planning

you know ~ the normal stuff

heading to the cottage this afternoon 

to close it up for the season

hard to believe that it is that time again

 we are also watching a Nor'easter coming up

the eastern seaboard

that's snow people

they are only calling for a trace here

but still the same ~ it IS still October!

so I hope you all have a wonderful week-end

full of more treats than tricks!

Boo!