Hi everybody...my Halloween was a quiet one. My grandson went out of town with his parents to a weekend party. It was good for him to have other children to play with...but we got some great pictures of my little "Elmo". I've been watching all of you scurrying to get ready and I know I will join the insanity next year...it just wasn't meant to happen this year. However, I do have news of a Blog I just started to keep myself more organized, and to solicit you help in keeping me moving forward. So check it out....I don't think the registration function is working right yet...at least the automatic e-mail function, but I hope to have that fixed soon. I believe the RSS feed is working so you are welcome to subscribe to updates. It still needs a lot of work, but I'm really happy with the way my design work has turned out so far. I want to do something creative with the title instead of just the plain text, but that will come in time. Anyway, if you see problems on your side please let me now OK...you are my testers. And I serious...kick me in the b...backside if you don't see new posts showing progress. http://houseofshadows.net
Hi Everyone...I'm am so behind in catching up with all your fun. My Halloween will be very simple this year, not what I planned but sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. My detour is a good one and I know next year will be more focused (at least that is the promise I made to myself). I took some pumpkins to my grandson today and it was such a treat to not only hear him say "pumpkins"....but count the number of pumpkins too. I'm such a push over for my little brown-eyed boy. Since my plans for Halloween are all boogered up anyway I agreed to do some volunteer work at the Democratic Party Headquarters in our community. I worked on the phone bank today and discovered it was quiet fun. I got "the old people" call list. It's a good thing the person coordinating the office who gave me the "old people list" is a good friend because when I started calling the list I discovered many of the people on the list were close to my age. Ha! Old people indeed. Anyway, it was a new and interesting experience. My web page has been slightly delayed because I lost a big file of graphic work and had to redo it, but I'm loving this project. As soon as it is online I'm going to get back to work on Morti and a number of other projects that are gathering dust. I miss you all and promise to be back more often very soon. I have been collecting some great pictures of grave markers that I will post soon for anyone who wants to get a headstart on ideas for next years projects (probably a bad time of the year to bring that up...but I'll be brave about it). I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your 2008 Haunt. Hugs - M.T.
One of these days, someone's going to have to show me how to properly use these features...LOL As for me, I've been asked to help with a school carnival, and jumped at the chance, but at the same time realize there's NO WAY I'll be able to set it up to my satisfaction. So, been scrambling around trying to cram as much as I can into that project (which is a whole different theme than my yard) while trying to not sacrifice the projects I had left to do on my yard, AND finish that reconstruction project we started back in July now that my wife finally picked a baseboard design she likes. So. I have Project Nightfall I'll be setting up 10/17. Tearing it down after the contest is over on the 21st. Then it's setting up a scientist lab in the school on 10/22. I have from 1:20 to 4:30 to set up and get in costume, then run the thing till 8pm, then tear down. Then, my vacation from work starts on the 28th, and I can start on the yard. I should have Project Nightfall finished this weekend, and have most of the lab done. But, it's looking like my mask is going to slip away and go unfinished this year, and quite possibly the shrunken heads as well, thanks in part to an unexpected $2000 car repair bill. Ah well, there's always next year. I do look forward to seeing this website and business, though.
Hi UnOrthodOx I'm just stopping by to say hello. I have been around much because I've been focused on building my online business, which I hope to launch next week. After that I should be around annoying ya'all again. What are you doing to get ready for the big day?
Hello my favorite forum friends. I am sure you are all eagerly anticipating the big day....only 48 days and counting. I just wanted to check in with all of you because I haven't been logging on for a while. I am in the process of starting a new business and it is consuming a lot of my time on the computer right now. I am hoping to have a web page on line in the next couple of weeks. When I reach this milestone I will send you all a link so you can see what I've been up to. It has been three years since I left my job. Mentally I was not ready to retire. Physically my doctor said do it now... So I have been searching for a life after a very personally rewarding and mentally demanding career. I'm not happy unless I do something that challenges me to grow. So I feel like I have finally found that path. I miss you all and plan to be back as soon as I can. Since Halloween is approaching quickly, I have some makeup charts for Halloween faces that might be of interest to you. I will post them in my albums some time next week. They might give you some new ideas. Take care my friends Debby
Hello Friends it's great to hear from you all. I'm having a great wet, rainy day but that's the way it is in the spring in Washington. Here's a factoid for you. Did you know that people born in Washington are born with webbed toes...it's true. We always have to be prepared to swim like he** when it floods. (wink) I'm trying to catch up with outside projects so I can get back to work on Morti. We recently planted a small Orchard, 15 trees, and 8 varieties of berries. Why oh why do I make more work for myself...my back yard is huge with lots of weeding to keep up with. Ack!!! But the truth is I can't imagine life without seeing all the beautiful trees, shrubs and flowers. It's a love/hate thing. Kind of like living with teenagers. (smiles) See you all on line soon.
