Freakin' Out!

There's actually quite a lot going on right now - Doug's been busy. I'll share that next week, I promise.

Right now, I'm just freaking out about some news on my leg...the sprained ankles are both healing quite nicely, so much so that I'm feeling strong and ready to get back to work.

Sadly, my broken leg hasn't healed at all. At. All. In fact, the fracture is spreading open...so quite the opposite of healing. I have an appointment with an orthopedist next week.

Not exciting for me. A little freaked out. In case you haven't figured that out yet. I am not excited about the prospect of possible surgery or screws (yikes!).

Thanks for letting me vent, I promise more work on the house next week. Have a good weekend.

It's November!

This is my favorite month. There's snow...

But not so much of it that you have to pull out the shovel (usually). Beauty without work, love it. There's cooler weather -sweaters! - which also means that working outside isn't a sweaty, hot prospect.

This year, it also means that I only have two more weeks of wearing the walking boot for my broken leg. Woohoo, the end is in sight! And then, I can get outside. Ahhh. I've really missed that. I might actually get some more bulbs in the ground before winter. I'm hoping, anyway.

It also means colorful leaves. I found these leaves at Target on clearance for fifty cents each:

They are felt placemats. I stuck them in my front window to be a little festive, since they are the perfect color. The house looked a little bare after taking down the Halloween decorations (even though there are still a few ghosts hanging out in the trees outside - I can't climb to get them, and keep forgetting to get the girls out there).

How's things at your place? Getting Halloween put away? Hope you have a great week, whatever you're doing!

This is Halloween!

And mama's a cripple. Yup, no walkin' with the kiddos tonight, I have to give out candy.

This is actually my favorite part of Halloween, because I get to see all the cute costumes. And smile at the cute kids. Usually, though, Doug refuses to take out the kids. Instead, he stays home and refuses to open the door and give out candy. Rude, huh?

Anyway, Halloween has brought some serious issues to our house. Namely, What Shall I Wear? This crisis has come to several of the kids. Sophia had a great queen outfit, which she wore to a party last week.

But she would rather be Mariposa, the butterfly fairy. This was Malena's costume a few years ago, so all Sophie had to do was rescue it from the costume boxes.

Getting her costume situated just did not happen...

Jack and Collin both wanted to be ninjas and showcase their newly-acquired karate moves. Last night, though, Collin decided to be a wizard. Problem: no wizard costume. After many words were exchanged, he decided to go with the ninja outfit after all.

Meanwhile, Jack found his Spiderman outfit in the costume box. He asked if he could wear it, and was surprised when I said yes. Honestly, if we already own it, why not?

Who is that masked man?

Oh, it's Jack! Spiderman with a sword...a boy's dream!

The older girls have thankfully kept with their original costume ideas. I made Malena's pioneer costume:

And Bonnie just bought her witch's costume. I think this is at least her fourth time being a witch. Hopefully, she doesn't really identify with the character...although, she is a teenager.

Face decoration courtesy Bonnie's school

Hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween!!!