Happy Halloween!!!!

The kids love it when we decorate for the holidays.
Halloween is one of my faves! Here's a peek.

Adding more color to my life....

As I mentioned before - my bud Rachel gave me some free paint... One was a pint of green (used under the bar) The other -a pint of orange (I haven't used it yet) And finally a whole gallon of "Ripe Banana." I held onto this a while until I finally just dove in and took the gamble with such a bright color. I chose to only paint one wall...because that's all the paint I had :) I think it works. And I think it will be great during our dark winters.

The living room wall before.....BLAH!



And after.....Wa -Lah! I love it. The clock by the way was crafted by me.. the kit that makes up the motor and hands, broke, so I have to order another one...can't get it anywhere in Alaska. The scarf was a gift, again from my friend Rachel - she picked it up while in Ethiopia. The rod I used was a bathroom towel rack I got on clearance at Fred Meyer for 4 bucks. All in all a pretty cheap "lift" to an otherwise boring room.

A view out my window

This is the view I had out the computer room window this morning! I really do love Alaska.

Another Schlep Bag

I made another schlep bag. This one for my friend, Candy, in her sorority colors. I added the patches of the sorority's letters and symbol...I thought it came out pretty cool. What do you think?

Jakes 9th Birthday Cake

Jakob is nine and his favorite favorite favorite thing is Legos. So what else but a Lego cake!

So we found a name for our new little kitty..... DOVER as in "white cliffs of..." I was there as a child and we thought it was a great name for a little white kitty.

Here we go again

So a stray kitten waltzed into our neighbor's house. They have dogs who don't get along with those in the feline family...so Jakob volunteered our house...and once Brent laid eyes on her it was all over! No name yet...but I'll keep you posted! The neighbors asked everyone in the vicinity and no one is missing her.....