It's Party Time! Let's Dare to Share!

 

It's Friday night, and you know what that means..

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Happy October! 

I hope you had a great week.  It's Michigan weekend so I am getting the post up a little bit late.   I will be visiting friends and family tomorrow and then on Sunday will be stopping by an Oktoberfest. 

Since it is late, and I am having some trouble with my computer, I am going to go ahead and get this party started.  Link Up and HAVE FUN! 

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Happy Friday!

This week I found the cutest Christmas at Walmart. I really want to get him, but he is not in my budget this week. I did put him in my basket for a reel and put him in my LTK Store. 

I have been working on several Halloween DIYs, a couple are finished, a couple should be finished soon. We were busy this week going to the Kings Island Haunt, spending time with the grand baby and working. I am also working on a new Halloween Treasure Hunt for my Etsy Shop that needs to be posted ASAP. 

One of my Halloween DIYs this season were a couple new bleached T shirts.  I used this cute Dollar Tree skeleton on this shirt. I love how it turned out, and I am wearing it while I type.  I will be posting how it turned out! 

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It was a busy week this past week.  We had great weather for the  baby's birthday party.  At the last minute a few people were not able to make it, but we did have a pretty good turn out. 

I was not sure how we were going to display the flowers I mentioned last week when we were at the shelter house.  We ended up  attaching  yarn on the back of the flower and tying  them to the support beams. 

One of her presents were these pastel balls for a ball pit.  Here mom found these cardboard and cellophane boxes and filled them with the balls.  

She was not sure what she thought of her smash cake. She cried at first and then left most of it on the tray of her high chair. 

We had fun wearing these headbands that the party.  😂

On Sunday I got together with a friend of mine from college.  I had not seen her for 25 years.  After our lunch, I saw this mural.  We were at a small shopping area with colorful murals on the walls.  I thought it was so cute, I had to take a picture. 

I have been posting videos on Instagram and TIK TOK with Halloween reels, DIYs, and Dollar Tree finds if you would like to follow me over there. 

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It literally is party time for our family.  This weekend the grand baby is having her 1st birthday party.   I am assisting with the party, and allowing her mom do most of the planning.  Little one loves the Cuddle Bugs books, and the animals in them. She especially loves the bumblebees and lady bugs.  The weather is supposed to be warm and sunny, and we are having the party outside.  I made these giant flowers from Dollar Tree paper plates.  They are super easy and inexpensive to make.  I will be sharing a post on how to make them after the party.  

Last weekend the weather was really nice and we stopped by a sunflower farm while in Michigan. We came across a very unusual sunflower.  It was bent over from the weight. On the front of the flower it looked normal, on the back it had several tiny sunflowers all on the same stem. Has anyone seen a flower like this before?  

Here is another crazy thing that we saw.  The main flower had become too heavy, and fell to the ground. Two small sunflowers started growing out the the fallen stems and were standing upright.  The will of those flowers to keep growing was pretty cool to see. 

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Happy Friday! 

It's been a busy week since my last post. Over Labor Day weekend we went to Kings Island to say good-bye to one of our favorite rides Boo Blasters on Boo Hill. This ride is an interactive video type game where you shoot at targets, and try to get the most points in your car. Every time we rode Boo Blasters, we tried to beat each others score.  They were closing down the ride permanently on September 1st to recreate it as another ride.  We waited in line for an hour and then when it was finally our turn we got a car where only one of the three blasters were working correctly.  It was fine though, we still had a good time and got to have a memorable ride. We look forward to the what the new ride will be when it reopens in the spring.  

Another thing that I have been up to lately is I am helping put together my grand babies 1st birthday party.  She loves the Cuddle Bug Books, so her mom wants to use the characters and flowers as the theme. I have been picking things up at the Dollar Tree for the last few months in case we need them for the party.  Most of the items will be used.  Due to the size of the party we are having it at a local park.  We are hoping the weather cooperates.  

This weekend we are visiting family and friends in Michigan. It is finally feeling like fall with temps only in the 60s.  How is the weather where you live?

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Happy Friday! 

One thing that I did not share last week was the day after our vacation, D had to have surgery.  It was something that was scheduled, and a big reason why we went on our vacation when we did.  After about a week of recovery, he is starting to feel much better. We are finally getting back into our usual routine.  While I did not get as done as I would have liked over last weekend, I did make some ghost art using Dollar Tree pictures.  I think the one posted above is my favorite.  They are very easy and inexpensive to make. If you buy the pictures at Dollar Tree (near that picture frames) and use paint markers, you can have some fun Halloween art to display. 

 Are you ready for college football to start?   We are very excited about the Ohio State - Texas game on Saturday.  Having one of our biggest games on the year, the very first game is a bit unusual, but hopefully it will be the start of a great season for us. (GO BUCKS!)  If you want to make an easy treat while watching a game or hosting a football party, I posted how to make these football pops several years ago. I don't have the supplies to make them for this weekend's game, but I will have to be sure to make them again soon. 

Well it is getting to be that time again, so let's get this party started.   I would love to see what you have been up to, so link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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Last week I shared that I did not know where we were going to go on out vacation the night before we were due to leave.  We finally did figure out at least what direction we were going the morning we were leaving.  We decided to go to NE Ohio.  Our first stop was Sugarcreek, Ohio. Sugarcreek is a cute little town, with the worlds largest cuckoo clock. It is in Amish country and considered the Little Switzerland of Ohio.  They are known for their cheese. The woman who took this picture of us worked for a nearby store and gave us a coupon for some free cheese. We were hungry for lunch, so we picked up our free cheese and some yummy salads at her store. D loves trains and bought us tickets to go on a nearby Roundhouse Steam Engine tour. He enjoyed the tour a bit more than me, but that's okay, because our next stop was right up my alley. 

Canton, Ohio was not too far away from where we were, and that happens to be the home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  I love football, and the museum was so much fun.  They have a really cool experience were you see holograms of famous past players with a 3D effect like you are in a football locker room.  Joe Namath was the main narrator, and the entire thing was really inspiring.  When we finished up at the Pro Football Hall of Fame we decided to drive up to Conneaut, Ohio. It is small beach/lake town in the most far east corner of Ohio. We know someone who used to live there, and he recommended with visit it. We were surprised when we got that the population of the town was way bigger than normal.  They were having a war reenactment with thousands of visitors.  We then found out that between the reenactment and the Morgan Wallen concert at the Browns stadium in Cleveland, a hotel was very hard to come by in all of NE Ohio.

 We finally found a room in Warren about 30 minutes outside of Cleveland.  That next morning we decided to head into Cleveland and visit the Christmas Story house.  The house is in a small neighborhood. It had several buildings around it that included a BnB, museum, gift shop and small pub. The craziest thing about the tour is I was standing in line right beside a woman who was from my town where I lived at in Michigan, and her kids went to the school I used to teach at.  We were 4+ hours from our town in Michigan, so it was definitely a small world moment.   Once we were done with the tour,  we headed over the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. 

While I took a lot of photos at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, I am not going to post them.  There were several signs that said you were welcome to take pictures for personal use only.   I do not want to risk getting in trouble for posting photos on my blog.  I will say if you go and are a Bon Jovi fan, you need to go to the 6th floor to the Bon Jovi Forever exhibit.  That floor was amazing!  They so many cool exhibits with outfits, guitars, and other items from so many of our favorite bands and musicians.  They currently are having a SNL music exhibit with a really interesting and fun movie talking about back stories about many of the music acts that have been on the show. 

Our next stop was to drive over to Put In Bay to check it out.  It was getting late in the day, and it was too late to take a ferry to the island so we decided to go some place else instead. 

We have all park passes from Kings Island, so we were able to get into Cedar Point for free.  That night was their last special Boardwalk Night, and the last night they were open to 10 pm.  Our passes include food, so we picked up some dinner and enjoyed the party on the Boardwalk.  We went back on Monday, and spent a full day riding roller coasters and enjoying the park.  I actually even rode the new coaster Sirens Curse.  I was anxious standing in line, but it was so much fun! I would definitely ride it again.  You can see reels about our trip on both Instagram  and Tik Tok. 

This weekend I am working on Halloween DIYS so you should start seeing them on the blog soon! 

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Happy Friday! 

No, I did not get a new kitten, but we did have a few furry little friends visit the daycare today. I used to have an orange and white cat years ago. He was a wonderful kitty! I was partial to this sweet baby, but we already have two large dogs and two older cats so it is not the right time to get a new kitten. 

 I saw this fun coloring book at the Dollar Tree today.  The reason why I am posting it is we are going to be going on a short vacation soon.  The problem is, we can not decide where we are going to go.  I would love to go back to Lake Michigan like we did five years ago.  D wants to go to some place where we have not been before.  I am sure we will figure it out, and once we do I will probably share about where we went.  

Over the last few weeks, I have been buying and collecting a lot of items for this years Halloween DIYs.   I made these spooky skeleton hands last year with just a few items from the Dollar Tree. What is great about this DIY is it can be turned into Grinch hands which just a few changes.  I will be posting my DIYs on the blog which I will hopefully be starting to put together next week.   If you would love to see all of my Halloween finds and DIYS  on social media, you can follow me on Instagram or TIK TOK.  

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Happy Friday!

I know it is still August, but Halloween items are popping up everywhere.  So much so the new name for August is Augtober.  I am currently on the hunt for a couple of Halloween items.  There is a ghost at Marshalls that is holding a can of Coca Cola (my fav) and a ghost mirror at Dollar Tree. I did end up finding some really cute items, but not the ones I am looking for so far. I really love the cute ghost that is pictured, but it's a bit more than I want to spend.  I am hoping I will have luck finding the items I am looking for this weekend.

 This weekend we are visiting Michigan to see my friends at the dance, and to see my kids tomorrow.  It is a bit later than planned to get the party posted because there was a problem with the first reservation at the a hotel nearby.  They do not have an attendant on the premises but you have to connect on an online person.   D waited several minutes for the attendant to become available, and then she was not able to find a room to match our online reservation.  While the price was good, we probably won't go back because the online check was more complicated than it needed to be and we have to get a refund if his card is charged.  We were lucky enough to find another hotel nearby and get a nice room.  

Did you see the full moon tonight? D got a really good photo while we were at the dance.  I tried to take one on my phone, but all you can see is a yellow blur.  I didn't really take many pictures tonight.  I will have to make sure to take a lot more this weekend. 

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I stopped by Dollar General today after work. They are having a special clearance sale, and I knew that some of their Halloween items have arrived. I was so excited when I saw this display.  This Halloween the colors will definitely be pink, purple and teal. I know it is not traditional for Halloween, but I love those colors. 

If you have been to Walmart recently, their Summerween line also has similar colors.  If you decorate for Halloween do you do traditional colors, scary decor or trendy, like the colors this year? 

This week I have been getting ready for a mid August event, by making some batches of cookie dough to freeze.  Next week we will start baking the cookies and then decorating.  I am trying to figure out what theme of cookies I want to make for mid August.  Anyone have any ideas?  

Has anyone had car trouble this week?  The reason why I am asking is one of our cars broke down, and one of my besties was in a car accident early in the week. (she was not at fault)  Another friend had an accident  last weekend. (she was not at fault either)   With three cars out of commission in such a short time, it made me wonder. Hmm.. 

Quick update on D's back from what I shared last week.  He is doing much better this week.  He has seen a chiropractor the last couple of weeks which has really helped.  He is walking normally again with only occasional back pain. 

Well it is getting late, and I have a busy day tomorrow, so I better get this party started.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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Happy Friday! 

This week was busy and eventful.  Last weekend, D hurt his back while weeding in front of our house.  We had tickets for our local minor league baseball game that same night.  Since the weather was beautiful, and we could sit the entire game, we decided to still go. We also had tickets the the Tuesday night game.  I had a lot of fun that night meeting, and taking pictures with a couple of our mascots. Unfortunately we lost both games.  Then on Wednesday night, we won tickets again for the Thursday night game.  We gave them to a friend since we thought already going two times that week was enough.  Our friend went and that was the night that our team won by several runs..  Oh well, hopefully they can do it again the next time we go.  D's back is not back to 100%, but he is improving everyday.  

 I am really starting to get into the Halloween mood.  I know it is because the Dollar Tree is getting a lot of Halloween items in right now, and many are brand new this year.  I have been buying some really cool stuff for the upcoming season.  If you would like to see what I have been buying, and some easy Halloween DIYs you can follow along on Instagram.

Did you know that Walmart had the cutest Summerween line on sale right now?  It is all about Halloween characters having summer fun. I am loving all the colors and fruit made to look like jack o lanterns.  I especially love that most items are $10 and under.  If you would like to see what I am talking about, I have many items posts in my LTK. 

This upcoming weekend I will be working on bakery stuff, and possibly going some place fun if the weather cooperates.  

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Even though it is the middle of July, I am seeing more and more Halloween items hitting the shelves.  At Walmart they have the cutest Summerween line out right now, including these adorable Halloween ducks enjoying summer. If you are interested in seeing more the of the Summerween line, you can find it in my LTK, There are so many cute items that are making me looking forward to the real Halloween season soon. 

There is a code orange at the Dollar Tree! Stores are beginning to get their fall and Halloween items.  You can see more about what items I have found on Instagram.

Tomorrow we are supposed to go to a baby shower and a baseball game.  As of right now right now we might not be doing either.  The mother to be has been having some complications and is currently in the hospital.   The baby is okay, but mom has to be closely monitored, so we are not having the shower as planned.   Due to other kinds of showers, the baseball game tomorrow night has a good chance of being canceled as well.  We are expected to have some pretty bad thunderstorms during game time, so we will have to see what happens tomorrow. 

It was a pretty uneventful week this week, and now my exciting plans are changing as well.    Well now that you know what I am not doing this week, what have you been up to?  Link up and HAVE FUN!  

 

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Tonight the party is being posted a little bit late because we were celebrating the birthdays of four friends at the dance we go to when in Michigan.    We had a lot of fun, and the cake is delicious. 

We were having some fun selfies while at the dance. 

This week was a bit slower than last week.  I did a couple of Dollar Tree visits, and went to trivia and music bingo with my friends. I will be busy with my kids this weekend, and then we will see what next week brings. 

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