Happy Halloweenie!!!!!

Well, the cupcakes all all frosted and the chili is in the pot.....candys all ready to hand out.............so too all of you out there, have a fun night!!!!!!!

Awwwwwww......so much better!!!!

So I had my first dr.appt. today and they took the cast off and replaced it with a splint, she didnt want the splint, she wanted to recast it, I begged, she relented... but I double promised her I wouldnt take it off...now why the H--- would I want to take it off??????? So this is soooo much better, so much better!!!!

I got this awesome packeage in the mail last week, I ripped it open and lookie what Ms.NoBlog sent me to keep my tootsies warm......NOW if it would ever just get cold!!!!

Here are a couple things I got last week at Country Loft...I just loved these little angels........

And there was no way I was leaving without this little guy!!!!!

In anticipation of sewing again I guess I got a little ambitious and ordered a bunch of patterns....bummer is a few of them are Halloween,and some are Christmas and now I wont get to make them in time due to the finger.......but I wil be off the whole month of January, so I will sew all month..........
I have to thank Sharon for sending a bunch of you over here to tell me to heal quickly, it has greatly cheered me up, I cant tell you how much I love the bloggy world, you are all awesome!!!!
Now that I can type again and it doesnt take an hour, I WILL be blogging eveyday.....
OK guys.....Im off to lay down, I got a little woozy today when they took off the dressings, thought I was gonna faint...lololololo.......
Still waiting for fall here, its still hitting 90!!!!

a pictures worth a 1000 words....

well.....everything went well, and hopefully I wont have to wear this thing for more than a week or 2, then a splint....what a thrill for me when these beautiful flowers came...my sistas Sharonand Ms.NoBlogtook time out from quilt market to think of me and sent them to cheer me up...and all of you who wrote to check on me, it means so much, I love you all..........now, since this post took an hour to write with one hand, I need a nap................more tomorrow.....

I did it AGAIN!!!!!!

Heres a picture of my free stuff at CVS.....I kind of got out of it over the summer, but I need to get back in the habit.....lots of free candy, some free mineral water and toothbrushes, and today I went back and got more of the same....so get over there and get your free candy corn!!!!!!

Heres the last witchee Annie to fly out of here....shes not going far tho, to a cali gal.....hope you like her, she was so much fun!!!! Thanks to Sharon for the Halloween fabric...shes got a store in her house ya know!
So speaking of Sharon, we had a field trip yesterday down to meet Tammy AND I DID IT AGAIN!!!!!! Forgot my camera..........so you will have to go over to Sharon's to see all the yummy pics of Country Loft.....wowser, soooooo worth the drive!!!!! But I got no pictures of the awesome lunch we had either, Tanny and Janine who has no blog took us to a place called Sammys ovenfired Pizza, and we all had the best pizzas! Im sure Sharon or Tammy will have pics!!!! We just had a great time....so fun to get together with those two down in San Diego.....

Sharon surprised me with the most awesome Brighton bracelet.....its commemorating the olympics, and it says world peace.......I just adore it!!!!!!!!!

Tammy gave me the cutest little wool bag filled with goodies, sooooooo dang cute!!!!! I think we need another trip down for Christmas shopping at the Country Loft.......I cant show what I bought because some of it is a birthday present for a certain someone who likes snowmen........

OK, whats she up to now??????? Well, since my hand will be out of it for a while, I guess I better get some sewing down..........and this fabric reminded me of fall, which STILL isnt here, its 90 degrees here, which doesnt do much for the mood at the pumpkin patch!!!!! Theres a couple of naked Annies around here that need to get dressed for fall!
Only a few days til surgery day.....then I will be a lady of leisure, but hey, I can still blog with one hand cant I??????
And those of you where its fall, send it my way please!!!!!

No Fall in Sight......

We are still having 90 degree days here, no fall yet.....and can I tell you Im thinking every day about my first pumpkin spice latte...but I really just cant get into it when its so hot out.....BUT first cool day, Im going to Starbucks!!!!!!

I love getting out that big orange tote and seeing all my fall decorations after a whole year has gone by. Fall is my fav for decorating, I HATE to take it down to put up Christmas, if I could, I would leave it up all year. I go this guy in a swap many years ago......

These guys were made by Glenni and I have them all over my house, I love them......

This gal was made by Black Cat Hollow.......I got her at a show years ago....

Soooooooo..guess what these are............gee, they look like something that goes on top of cupcakes.........arent they cute?? the skulls glow in the dark! I think I need to make cupcakes, maybe take them to work to celebrate my last day of work tomorrow for at least 3 weeks..............never mind that my arm and hand will be in a CAST......I can still DRIVE right????? Long lazy days at Borders drinking lattes and reading magazines......I can still lay in the sun...right???? I can still watch old movies right???? Im trying very hard to be positive.......what would YOU do if you couldnt use your hand for 3 weeks???????

Hmmmmmmm.....

Polka dots and rick rack.......wonder where shes going?????????
Gee...since its a SECRET swap I cannot say.........but maybe shes coming YOUR way??????????

Simply Delightful..........

It just could not have been a better day!!!! A couple times a year an old dear friend of mine from junior high,,,YES, that was about 40 something years ago, spend the day together, and yesterday we spent it at Rogers Gardens down at the beach. We had a wonderful lunch with an ocean view and then we just wandered around Rogers admiring things there that no other nursery around carries. And there were pumpkins galore. I wanted to get a shot of thier awesome gift shop, but it was closed so they can get it all ready for Christmas...I was so sad! But I still managed to do some damage...they have an awesome selection of succulents, perfect for the hot weather we have here, so I picked up some I have never seen before, and as soon a I do what I want to do with them, I will share it with you!



I just loved this pumpkin guy and all his little friends!

They had a whole room of Halloween, just so much fun!
After Kathy and I parted, I stopped in Piecemakers in Costa Mesa for a hot apple cider and some eye candy......sorry I didnt get pictures there, but it was so nice to gab with some of the gals there. They tried to talk me into doing the craft show with Leighanne again, we did it for so many years and it is a blast........but I just cant promise until I know how my surgery on my finger turns out.......can you imagine having 3 weeks off work and NOT be able to sew...........
a couple of other quick notes........we went to the Dodger game monday night and it wsa amazing, not so last night, so please please keep your fingers crossed for the Dodgers!!!!!!
AND send out prayers to California please, the fires have started and its windy as hell............lots of homes lost already, we go thru this every year......we need to wind to die down, yesterday there were gusts up to 84 MPH.......
And to all of you who ordered a Witchee Annie, thanks so much and Im working my fingers to the bone getting them ready to fly out of here and on to you!!!!!
Thanks sooooooo much!!!!!

Witchie Annie.........

It been so long since I have made dolls, so I had forgotten how fun it is to take some fabric and stuffing and watch them come alive......you never know what personality is going to come thru........

OK, It wasn't Fall, its back to summer...

OK, so when they say you cant talk on your cell phone in the car anymore, pay attention, they mean it!!!!!

Heres a familiar sight I havent seen in years, one good thing about this heat, stuff drys fast........

Thought I'd make a few Christmas gifts, and one blogger wanted one of my Halloween Annies....its fun to make dolls again....OH, and maybe ONE will end up in polka dots and rick rack??????? Im just sayin.......

I found this pillow at Crate and Barrel and fell in love with it, and it really adds to my fall decor, now if only fall would arrive, for good, and not fake us out!!!!!!!

Is it Fall?????????

We had the best weekend!! I think Fall is here!!!! Now if it only would stay!!!! We had a difficult choice to make saturday night, we had playoff tickets to the dodger game saturday night, AND we had concert tickets to see Neil Diamond.....Joe made the sacrifice and the concert was great! AND the dodgers won, first time in 20 years!!!! PLus we also have play off tickets for this coming Sundays game so life is good! So sunday we grilled up these bad boys and had them on the last of the New England hot dog buns that Glenni sent....

This is my entire crop of pumpkins, they are not very attractive but hey, I grew them myself!

Sadies happy fall is here too, because she wears a heavy coat!!!!

We went to the beach last weekend to escape the heat wave and it was so nice we just took a nice long nap on the sand, which is one of my favorite things to do in the whole world!!!!

Well, I hope this great weather lasts, its always a good day when its under 90 degrees!!!!!!! happy Fall Y'all.......