pumpkin decorating

I'm back. Surprised to see me writing a post so soon? haha. I might just actually remember that I have a blog and write in it for a change ;  We shall see....

Like I said in my last post, I definitely did not want to carve a pumpkin this year. Last year, I got a special pumpkin carving kit and I even printed out a template for cutting out a certain design on my pumpkin. But, the pumpkin turned out pretty bad and I just gave up halfway through carving it. This year, I was perusing pintrest and saw some pumpkins that were painted. I decided that painting was definitely the way to go! I couldn't find the picture that I saw but it was of a white pumpkin with some design on it. I just knew that I wanted to have a white pumpkin.

I just happened to have some white spray paint on hand that I had just recently bought for another project. I took the pumpkin outside and just painted away. I ended up spraying the stem white too because I didn't tape it off so I just painted that black later on. The last thing I did to the pumpkin was attach a bat sticker that I bought at Michael's recently.

Without further adieu, here is my pumpkin....

I absolutely love my pumpkin and I am definitely planning on painting a pumpkin again next year. The neighbor kids are definitely loving my pumpkin too. As soon as I put my pumpkin outside in front on my door, one of the neighbor kids told me that it looked really cool.

After the wee one woke up from his nap, I got him to take some pictures with the pumpkin too.

In case you were wondering, I got his skeleton pajamas at Walmart. They even glow in the dark which is great for looking in on him at night in his crib. I can always find where he is without turning on the lights. haha. I doubt he will actually wear these pajamas on Halloween to go trick-or-treating because it will probably be too cold for that. We already have another costume in mind that someone gave to us. Score!

Here is another picture of the cutie

Next thing I know, the photo session is over as far as the model goes. Models these days...no manners. HA!

Good times!   Anyways, I plan on writing another blog post soon but I will just have to figure out exactly what I want to blog about ;

pumpkin time :)

Hi.

I have a blog. I have really neglected it. Can't you tell? The last time I wrote in it was 4.5 months ago. Oops. Anyways, my sister-in-law erika frequently likes to remind me that I should write in my blog. So this post is for you erika. Happy now? haha.

Now that the niceties are out of the way, I can get to the whole reason why I even decided to write a blog post anyways.

In case you didn't  know, it is September and next month will be October. October means Halloween, pumpkins, and all kinds of fall goodness. Even though it is only September, I have already gotten our pumpkin for Halloween. The reason I got it so soon is because I really wanted one and also because I wanted to take pictures at the pumpkin patch before it got too cold. That's right folks! I live in Vermont where it gets cold and it is getting colder as each day goes by.

Last year for Halloween, I bought a pumpkin at a local apple orchard who also happened to sell pumpkins. I tried to carve it but it did not turn out well. Instead, I just took pictures of Timothy with the pumpkin.

 This year for Halloween, I decided to not even attempt to carve a pumpkin but instead do something a little different. First, we had to go and get a pumpkin at the local pumpkin patch. I had never been to this pumpkin patch but I decided it would be fun to try it out. As it turns out, this was the first weekend that they were offering hay rides to the pumpkin patch. We definitely were not the only people there. Smart people think alike. Ha! I would love to show you pictures of us on the hay ride but those pictures turned out not to be so flattering of me so we will just skip ahead to the photos at the pumpkin patch part.

Timmy was very intrigued by all the pumpkins and enjoyed walking around. I also tried to get in some family pictures. That basically means that I brought our nicer camera and our tripod to the pumpkin patch. Ha! Here is a picture with the lil bambino and dada.

After the picture with dada, we then had to get a picture with the wee babe and me :)

Lastly, we got some family pictures too.

I think that this will be the end of this post. Next time, I plan on sharing pictures and talking about the actual decorating of the pumpkin.

Midweek Confessions

So, this is my first time doing  midweek confessions. Here goes nothing...

For a while, I thought that I would make all of Timmy's baby food. I bought the containers to put in the freezer and the labels for the container. I also bought a masher to make the food even more fine. I even made him some sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and bananas. But, I rarely ever fed him real food. So now, I finally bit the bullet and bought him store bought baby food. He loves it!

Continuing with the topic of store bought baby food.....my husband likes to try each baby food that he gives Timothy. He says the fruits are good but not the veggie/meat stuff. He keeps asking me if I want to try it but unfortunately, I will be declining.

I have never owned a home before but now my husband are selling one home and renting another. Yay for things you didn't want to inherit!

On that note, I feel really young talking to real estate agents and real estate lawyers. But, I guess it is time for me to put on my big girl panties.

I have been watching 'the Voice' this season. At first, I liked it but I am not so crazy about it anymore. I now realize that I prefer watching 'real' shows instead of singing competitions. Yet, I will not stop watching it because I at least want to finish the season. ha.

That's all I can think of for this week :)

11 Questions

I don't blog that often because I am still on the fence about this whole having a blog and writing in it. haha. But, recently  Erika tagged me in this little questionnaire thing. I will answer the questions but I won't tag anybody. HA!!!!

Rules For Bloggers: (you must repost these and modify them)

1. Post these rules.

2. You must post 11 random things about yourself.

3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.

5. Go to their blog and tell them that you’ve tagged them.

6. No stuff in the tagging section about ‘you are tagged if you are reading this.’ blah blah blah, you legitimately have to tag 11 people! 

Section 1: 11 Random Things About Myself

1. I never thought anything about the state of Vermont until I moved here a year ago and I still keep wondering how I ended up here.

2. I have never had a dog before in my life and I do not plan on getting one anytime either. In fact, I do not plan on getting any pets in the future. 

3. I live in a village. 

4. When I was a kid, I loved 'Tickle Time' with my daddy. It was one of the best memories of my childhood.

5. My favorite teacher in school was my 4th grade teacher, Mrs. H.  I don't remember exactly what she did to be so great but I was really sad when she moved halfway through the school year.

6. I enjoyed going to the dentist when I was younger because I got to read 'Highlights' magazines while I waited and I got to pick out a toy when I was done seeing the dentist.

7. I love to read books. 

8. One of my favorite things about going to the library when I was younger was playing the game 'Oregon Trail' on the computers.

9. I want to learn how to knit.

10. I watch TV on occasion but I never really watch a show for the entire season. Right now, I am trying to watch 'The Voice' , 'Celebrity Apprentice', 'The Biggest Loser' and 'The Firm' for this entire season. Wish me luck!

11. One of my favorite smoothies to make is a banana smoothie. Yum! 

Part 3: My Questions for YOU
1. How many pairs of shoes do YOU own? (I need to know if I'm normal)

      I own 25-30 shoes but I don't wear them all. I should probably give some of them away but instead I     shall hoard them. And I share call them 'my treasures'. 

2. If you had to have one type of plastic surgery done (and it were free), what would you pick

    This is a tough call. Growing up, I would have had plastic surgery on my ears to make them not stick out so much. Today, I would choose between a tummy tuck, a stretch mark remover surgery, or a tattoo removal. 

3. If you could have one exotic animal for a pet, what would you choose?

      I have a strong anti-pet belief system. So I would have a Piranha stuffed animal instead.

4. What was your (first, most memorable, lamest, you pick) AOL Instant Messenger screen name? When did you stop using AIM (or DID YOU)?

     I had one AIM screen name but I cannot remember it. I hardly used it except to talk to some random  boy in Alabama. 

5. If you had to move to another country tomorrow, which country would it be?

      I would move to somewhere with a warm climate, like Puerto Rico. I would live by the sea and have an awesome tan :)

6. If you had to enter the Witness Protection Program and get a new identity, what would you choose as your new name?

     I cannot imagine myself ever being in the WPP but if I was, my new identity would be Amelia Bedelia.

7. Do you believe aliens could (or do) exist?

     Nope.


8. What's your favorite book?

    Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers 


9. If you could be on a reality show, which one would you choose? (All are fair game: trashy ones (Temptation Island?? Haha), contest ones (Survivor, The Apprentice), as well as stuff like House Hunters)

      I just recently have started watching 'the Nate Berkus Show'. It comes on at 2 pm during the day which is usually when Timmy is napping. During the show, they have a section called 'house proud'. Basically, people show Nate their home and tell them how proud they are of all the work they have done on it to make it look it so wonderful. I would love to have a house to be a proud of and show it on there. Until that time, I will need some help from the Nate Berkus show to make it look good. Hahaha. Or maybe I will get another show to remodel my house and then show it on the Nate Berkus show in the house proud section. hahah. 

10. If you had to live in another era, which one would you want to live in?

       I would live in the 50s because I am sure that life was pretty 'PG' back then.  Also, I really like modern conveniences and would not want to give them up. 

11. If you were going to invite me over for dinner, what would you serve?

     I would make some Mexican food. 

Our weekend

This weekend was pretty good :)

On Friday night, I did quite a bit of crafting. It felt great!

On Saturday, Timmy slept in until 9:00 am which was great getting an extra hour of sleep. As soon as he woke up, Tom, Timmy and  I got ready and then hopped in the car. We decided to go to Waterbury, VT which is about 45 minutes away from where we live. We thought that Timothy would take a nap in the car but he ended up staying awake the whole time. We finally arrived at our destination which was the Cold Hollow Cider Mill. I was able to sample lots of different apple butters. They were delicious. We also ate some cider donuts and Tom got some hot apple cider. Cider donuts are so delicious and they are definitely one of my most favorite foods in Vermont. Although we live 45 minutes from the Cider Mill, we are still able to buy their apple cider in our local grocery store which is a big chain store. Although they do make all their cider and apple products there, there were not producing anything when we went there. They did have an informational video that we could watch to learn more about the cider making process. It was pretty interesting. Apparently, they harvest the apples from local farms and then crush them into small pieces. They then lay them on a sheet and put a wooden frame around. They pile up apple stuff on like 20 layers and then they have this machine that squeezes out all the juice out of the apple. With the remaining apple junk, they give it to local farms for the animals to eat.
Once we were done watching the video, we played some checkers and then went outside to take some pictures.

After we went to the Cider Mill, we decided to drive a couple miles down the road to the Cabot Cheese Store. This place was amazing! The reason why it was so great was because it had so many samples to try.  When I went to the store, I never realized that they had so many cheeses to try. They had like 20-25 different cheeses to try which were are all really good. My favorite was probably the Pepper Jack Cheese. Along with trying cheese, we also got to try some popcorn, dips, crackers and some maple butter. While we were there, we also found out that the Cabot Factory was 30 minutes away from Waterbury. We were tempted to go visit there but we will try to go visit there another weekend.

The last place that we went for the day was the Green Mountain Coffee Visitor Center and Cafe. The Visitor Center was in this old train station. It was a pretty cool building. They had a bunch of different displays and things to read about coffee. It was pretty interesting. After we read all the stuff, Tom got some coffee but I decided not to. I was a little disappointed that the Visitor Center wasn't giving away any free samples of anything. I mean, Green Mountain Coffee is a pretty big company. I was expecting something like the World of Coke but I was sorely wrong. I guess I forgot for a second that Vermont is a small state so there isn't really any big Visitor Centers or museums or much of anything really. haha

After we left the Green Mountain place, we went back home because Timothy had yet to nap all day. As soon as we got in the car, he fell asleep. Once we got home, we sat in the car with him while he slept so he could get a good nap. We then got ready because we were meeting some friends to go to a silent/live auction. I ended up buying some museums passes to a science museum during the live auction. Overall, it was a pretty fun time for my first time of going to a live/silent auction. I can't wait to use the museum passes over the summer.

That's for all now. I need to finish watching "the Voice" on TV ;)

diy headboard

I made a headboard recently and I am just now getting around to posting it. Ha.

I have been thinking about making a headboard for quite some time. I was first inspired to make one when my brother and sis in law made one. But, my brother told me it was a pain to make and just to go buy one. So, I looked for a good deal on a craiglist headboard but I never felt like spending the money on one. Ha. One day while I was scouring pinterest, I came across this wonderful tutorial about making a headboard and I thought it was perfectly doable. Here is the link for that post:  http://theitgirlproject.com/2011/08/17/diy-custom-nailhead-headboard/

I kinda followed this tutorial and ended up making my own headboard. I am pretty happy with the results but I will let the pictures speak for themselves. Ha.

While I was taking pictures of the bed, Tom and Timothy were playing on the floor in the room :)

Now that I have finished posting about that, I might get around to posting about my crafts this weekend and what we did over the weekend.

Timmy Updates

I haven't written in my blog lately, as you can tell. Hahahahha. I often think about what to write but I never actually get around to it. Today, I thought that I would jot down a few notes and include some pictures. 


Timmy is now 7.5 months old. He is an absolute delight to Tom and I. We are so grateful to have him. This past week, he has started to army crawl on his belly and roll all over the living room. He is even able to go from laying down to sitting up by himself :) He enjoys getting into picture frames, weights, camera tripods, cords, and our glider. haha. We definitely have to keep an eye on him and say "NO" to him. I also like to say "That's not for babies. " I then proceed to move him back to his blanket with all his toys and take him away from whatever trouble he has gotten into. 

About a month ago, Tom and I moved Timothy's mattress down to its lowest setting in the crib. We figured we should prepare early for whenever he decides to attempt to crawl out of it. Just yesterday, I went to pick him up from his nap because he was making noise. I found him sitting in his crib which one arm sticking through the crib slat patting on the top of his diaper genie. Silly boy!


This past month, we had a week of great weather. It was in the 70s or 80s. I spent a lot of time outside reading, going on walks, and visiting the park. Where we live now, we have this great park within walking distance of our place. It has a swimming pool, playground, tennis courts, and much more. Tom and I took Timmy there to go try out the swings. He really enjoyed it! We also sat him on our lap and went down the slide too. 

The good weather didn't last long though. Now, it is back to being in the 30s-40s. We have also had it snow a few times this week but it hasn't stuck to the ground. I can't wait until summer fully arrives :)


I hope to write some more posts soon about my latest and greatest crafts but that is all for now ;)