Visits to the Pumpkin Patch, creating your own pumpkin, and seeing them light up is all parts of our Halloween tradition. Included are family pumpkins.
There’s something about taking a pumpkin and with a little creativity and effort turning it into something quite magical. And if it happens to be a kitty pumpkin, you might just fall in love.
Decking out the front yard for Halloween, my husband enjoys drawing some spooky balloons to hang from trees. He also let’s the grands join in and either take their balloons home or hang them from our trees. To make these, you’ll need:
Blow up the balloon and tie a knot in the end . (Kiddos may need some assistance with this.)
Let your creativity lead you, but still keep an eye out for little ones who may not know the meaning of “permanent marker.”
My husband likes to draw a face or design on both sides of the balloon, since the balloons twist in the wind. Once the balloon is done, tie the string on the balloon knot.
Next comes the tricky part. With the scissors carefully slit one side of the large white trash bag. At the opposite end of the slit, cut a small hole for the string. Thread the string through the hole so the bag flows around the balloon. Remove bag’s drawstring.
Enjoy.
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Ribbon and a fake pumpkin….. yup. I like it. But it did not start that way. Sometimes I have this idea and I think, that will look great. Then I try it. Below is my first attempt.
Hummmm, this looked better in my head than it did in real life. So, I didn’t give up. I just took it apart and tried something else.
There’s a moral in there somewhere.
We are entertained by our squirrel friends who stop by daily to munch birdseed and perform amazing acrobatic feats of bravery and skill. If we are not early enough, they wait patiently on the lip of the shop roof wondering when breakfast will be served.
Since the fires east of Portland, our bird population at the feeder has at least doubled. The squirrels and birds take turns munching as if revolving acts in a play put on for our entertainment.
Early afternoon everyone leaves as our neighbor’s cat does his walk through. Once he leaves, the back yard gets back to a flurry of activity. Squirrels vs birds, birds vs birds, squirrels vs squirrels….the drama is endless.
What do you do when you learn that the people who put up your house division made a critical building mistake on the construction that would cause dry rot and water damage that would not show up until a few years later?
This happened to my son and daughter-in-law. A neighbor found the mistake and passed on the news to the rest of the neighbors. Solving the issues cost a lot of hard work and money.
When you find out your house is in danger…..”Who ya gonna call? Dad!”
Tom tore the siding off until he removed the dry rot. Dad showed up with all the tools and lumber one would need to finish the job. They worked hard together, removing the window, putting it back in the right way, trimming it and putting on new siding. Took them a few days but they did great work.
Once the job was done, it will need sanding and some new paint. It will be as good as new (actually better than new). I sure hope they can find the workers who made the mistake and did the damage to the whole neighborhood.
Father and son…..a good team.
Our oldest turned 39!! We felt like Oprah… you get a pizza and you get a pizza and you get a pizza. Bryon introduced HIS kids to “The Last Starfighter” and we all dug into the pizza of our choice.
Ice cream for dessert and the evening was a success. Cards and gifts were opened and wishes made.
Father and son…a birthday filled with laughter, fun, mugging for the camera and making good memories.
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