Ten Things I am Thankful for Today

Today is thankful Thursday so...no Halloween post today .

However the pictures do remind us of a Halloween theme.

Ten things I am thankful for today:

1. FAMILY-my wonderful husband, my two daughters, and my two sons-in law. My family is one of the greatest gift God has given me.

2. FRIENDS-the ones I see often, the one I don't see often enough, my internet (facebook and blogging) friends. They all lift me up when I need it. If I tried to name them all I would run out of time.

3. HOME-I love my home that I get to share with my family. A roof over my head, my safe place.

4. HEALTH-I am grateful that I am in good health.

5. I have good EYES-to see: the sunrise, the sunset, the moonlight, people smiling, flowers, trees...all of God's creation.

6. I have good EARS-to hear: all the many different sounds. Sounds of the rain on the roof, birds singing, fire crackling, music, voices (even the ones in my head), etc.

7. I have a good NOSE-to smell: all the wonderful scents I like. Candles, perfume, flowers, cinnamon, the rain (I LOVE to smell the rain), and all the scents of the Holidays.

8. I have two HANDS-to touch and feel. I am a touchy feely person. I like the different textures of fabrics, books, etc.

9. COFFEE-I LOVE coffee. Plain, flavored, iced, whipped (frapped).

10. BLOGGING-I am thankful for blogging. It gives me something interesting to read.

Halloween Jack O Lanterns

Some pictures of Jack-o-Lanterns.

I love the second one.

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Enjoy!!!

Halloween Icons and Pictures

Some of the many different and creative ways to say
"Happy Halloween"

Leave a comment and let me know which one is your favorite. Or which one made you chuckle a little.

I like the one that has purses in it. It just looks fun!!!

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Halloween and Party Decorations

Today's Halloween Post is all about Parties and
Party Decorations.





Paper Lanterns are fun and inexpensive and easy to use for decorating.


These are really cool and not so spooky table decorations for a kid friendly party.

This is a really cool decorated dining area for a really cool party.

This is... yes you guessed it... a picture from Mickey's decorations for the Holiday.

This is a picture I found that is a great decorating idea for an outside party.

This is a picture collage with some Haloween decorating ideas from the Martha Stewart website.
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Fall Decorating Results

Happy Fall Ya'll

The photo above is the fall centerpiece that is now sitting on the "buffet" in my dining are.

Simple but colorful.

I love fall it is my favorite season.

All the earth tones... the greens, browns, orange, yellow... etc.

These colors are some of my favorites.

Just ask my girls, they will tell you I love the wear the fall color palette.
















This is the fall centerpiece I decided to go with for my dining table.

I love the green and white together.

The tray is one that I found on *s*a*l*e*. According to my husband this is one of my favorite words.

He (my knight) isn't quite so sure about the white pumpkins.

He thinks that all pumpkins are orange.....

Still haven't decide what to do with the foyer table. Right now ther is just a pumpkin that says "Welcome Friends".

I guess it will have to do for now.

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Fall Decorating

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Photo #4

Looking for some ideas for simple fall decorating.

Ideas for a centerpiece and small foyer area with a small table.

Some basic leaves, acorns, pumpkin, with candle ideas.

I would love for you other bloggers to contribute some ideas and photos.

My motto is "Simple is Better". My kitchen theme is pretty much "old world style." With some yellows, creams and blacks.

I have posted a few of the photos I saw on the internet. Some are simple and some not so simple.

Any votes for any of the above four photos.

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Enjoy!!!!