Turkey Day is Coming

    That wonderful day is this Thursday. All sorts of cooking and baking should be going on right now but I just can't seem to get myself motivated to do much of it. I did manage to get 2 Pumpkin Rolls made today. Got a batch of Peppermint Bark made 2 days ago. But that's about it. Still haven't got all of the Halloween stuff put away. Not much left except for a few decorations I forgot to throw in the boxes when I was packing it all away. Still have to take Tom and the blob out to the shed, but other wise I am mostly done. Next big project is to totally clear out the craft room. Hate to do it but I am going to have to turn it into an office. I really need a new computer and the one that I have my eye on is an All-In-One desktop kind. I want it so that I can finally start playing around with all of the pictures that I have taken.  I might still have a corner for crafts but I won't have the whole room (not like the room is all that big though) besides I will have to share it with the hubby.  Oh well, guess that means that I need to get the shed in better shape and electricity ran out to it sooner than I had planned. Gee to be able to use the power tools more would be kind of nice.

An Army of Monks

Thinking of making something like this just not as elaborate

     Thinking that is going to be the theme for next Halloween. I have already decided to turn the entire front yard into a cemetery and I think that an above ground grave and a mausoleum will look quite nice with a few monks roaming about. Heck maybe even holding a burial ceremony. Figure I need 7-10 monks to do what I have in mind.
      Also have to figure out my lighting. The blue wash in the cemetery was okay but I think it needed a little more help. It just kinda looked a little flat. Thinking I need to add some green or red to spotlight a few tombstones.
      I am also going to have to step up my cemetery fencing. I am going to need a lot more than what I already have built. I figure at least another 15 panels. Not to mention corner pieces and I think I want to beef up the support posts. Not to mention a few of the sections I have need some major repairs. Geez, I need to get busy!  I could probably be able to knock out the fence panels in a day or two. The support post will take a little longer as will the corner pieces. Not to mention the cemetery gate.
     Well, if the Mayans are wrong then I have then I have 353 more days until Halloween.  Crap. time is flying by.
    

Was an Okay Night

     So, Halloween has come and gone. The kids seemed to have a good time at the Kid's Party. Had to have it inside because of the weather. They had fun trying to bust the pumpkin through the paneling in the dining room during Pumpkin Bowling. Some of those little ones sure throw a pumpkin! But all in all I think that they had a good time. I know they left here all jacked up on sugar, that's for sure. They made my cotton candy machine work overtime.
     Didn't really put as much effort into decorating the yard this year. Between the weather and feeling bad for my friends up in the northeast my heart just wasn't really in it. But what I did get out made everyone happy. So many people wanted to just wander around the yard. Was afraid to really let them though because of all of the extension cords that were laying around, I didn't want any one to trip and hurt themselves.  Really have to work on battery operated spot lights for next year.

     Total Trick or Treater count was around 45 which was much better than last year. Next year though I am putting out signs to try to draw more in.