Thanksgiving 2010

Hello to all my friends out there!  I am so thankful for everyone in my life, I love you all.  I'm thankful for finally having a job, even though it is working me to death and only temporary!  I'm thankful for my health and my family (their health too).  And finally..... I'm thankful that my turkey got done and was perfect even though he cooked for a full 1 1/2 hours longer than he was suppose to!! dinner was late but everything was Delicious!

Sorry I haven't been posting lately but as I said i got a job and I am working very long hours. It's only seasonal so I have to make the most of it. Be patient I will be back!


Happy Thanksgiving to all! And remember no matter how bad it is now it could always be worse.  Keep your head up and smile, better times are to come :)

Halloween 2010

Ok, here we go... My most favorite day of the year, Halloween!  I go all out. This year I cut it short and didn't do the whole set up because I was suppose to start a new job on Halloween, but just a few days before my start date they postponed my start date. So short on time this is my Halloween......

To the right and to the left from the street......

To the right and to the left when you first start up the walk.....

Midway up the walk......

More stuff off to the right........

way off to the right under the tree, the mummy's and shrunken skulls

At the end of the walk...  I know is says which way but if you try to go left the person in the chair (not pictured) will get you !!! SO off to the right you must go.....

The Cave of Darkness! Believe it or not this is probably the scariest part of the yard after dark there is only on little black light in the cave and it is only there to cast a shadow as you walk by my creepy guy so he will go off!  I hide a couple of well dressed scary teenagers in here so as you walk by they will get you!  I get a lot of screams and tears out if this cave got to love it!

This here is the creepy guy! And he is really really creepy!  He is also the only thing that Bella was afraid of this year which is funny because she loved him last year!  He has a light sensor and when a shadow crosses him his head spins all the way around and the he has a really scary lunatic laugh!

Some spiders at the end of the cave to protect my trick or treaters for the thorny bush.

AH! The Coffin!  MY friend Kyle made this for me a few years ago! it is perfect, and really heavy almost the real thing!  This was Rachael's hangout this year!  And yes she did a good job on scaring the kiddies!

Well after the Coffin then It's time for the Witches Coven!  This is my hang out, where the kids get their candy and then it on out of the yard! I have my Tarot cards and crystal ball and even a voodoo doll (ok it's just a dollar store doll with pins in it but who cares) my bubbling cauldron and cool glasses and skull! us witches cackle and have a great time!

Kenny, The Gate Keeper. That's his role, he is crowd control. and lets the kids in,in manageable groups!

 Kenny playing with a head!

Rachael, the bride who died on her wedding day with a gun shot to  the head!  but is she really dead or is she now a zombie??? oh the fun she had in the coffin! 

Looking good dead girl!!!!

Me and Rachael!

Bella! Yes this is her costume, couldn't get her to keep her witches hat on, but she was really good and had a great time saying happy Halloween all night as we passed out the candy! The Witch's Coven was all in black lights so she glowed nicely!

Once again I didn't get any pictures of the final results.  With having Bella and having to check the fog machines all night by the time I thought of  getting pictures it was all done and the teens had removed their costumes so maybe next year.  My friend Kyle took some video so hopefully it is compatible and I can post it soon.  I may post pictures from Halloweens past when I took more and had a full set up! We will see til then I'll be thinking of what to do next year.  It's funny but I start thinking about Halloween on November 1st on how to make it better the next time.  After all it is my Favorite Holiday!

Death Becomes Her

Flexible frog

This frog is all bendy and super flexible like a good old fashion rag doll!!! It was a real pain to make a whole lot of sewing, which of course isn't one of my favorite things.  But, he is totally adorable!!