![]() ![]() I have, in fact, outfitted our home with one plastic pumpkin. With all of the months of authentic preparation I do, I don’t want to mislead you. “I’d just like to apologize to Mike’s mom, to Josh’s mom …”Īnd Daphne, our shih tzu, has been walking around dressed up as a regular ole mutt for months! Be a shih tzu, Daph! We paid for a small dog!Īlso, someone has been eating baked goods while the kids are away … Okay, so maybe this one isn’t really a mystery. ![]() Someone left a couple of Popsicle sticks on the end table, a la The Blair Witch Project. Don’t ever bargain with that kid.) Her foot doesn’t really look like that. (And by “recently,” I mean a couple of weekends ago when I promised Ava that she could do crafts if she’d take a nap afterwards. There are a couple of pieces crafted recently on display, too. Halloween isn’t the only celebration I prepare in advance for. Tyler knows I’m allergic to pirates.) Notice the ribbon? It says “birthday girl.” Ava’s birthday is in July. Arrr, matey! (I’m not sure how this has survived in my home so long. ![]() I don’t understand how anyone could sit like that without serious damage to his hip bones.īuddha isn’t the only thing privy to the skeleton treatment either, as both of my lovely children have chosen to place them on their bedroom doors. This is really a year-round decoration, because nothing says welcome like a random appendage. Additionally, he holds Lucky the teddy bear’s amputated right arm, and someone recently stuck a plastic skeleton necklace in his paws. Bombay Buddha is holding a sign that says “God Loves Me” that my daughter made at kid’s church. I should probably invest in some stronger glue. It’s fallen off a couple of times since then, too. Buddha was purchased at a Bombay Outlet many years ago. Take, for instance, the Buddha on the mantle. Some creepy decorations have adorned my home for years. The fly in this candle managed to crawl out of the hot wax, only to succumb to his injuries on the outside of the glass. Notice the remains of a fly tucked under a fold of wax in the bottom of corner of the photo, and, the real star of the piece, a spider who looks as if he was trying to escape in the upper right. Don’t blame me I wasn’t the one stupid enough to take a swim in a lake of fiery wax. Nope, I burn them in order to trap and mummify tiny little insect home intruders. I’ve spent hours this year burning candles on my mantle - and not just because they fill my home with a heavenly hazelnut experience. That’s what I’m growing in my “flower” beds. Perhaps they serve to camouflage the fact that the siding and driveway need power-washed? Orbs. Others pay for and then spend time and sweat constructing scenes that include fake spiderwebs, but not me. Outdoor decorating started this summer when I failed to weed the flower bed or water the mums, thus ensuring dead and overgrown foliage. I start months, sometimes years, in advance of the holiday, as I prefer an authentic approach to the scary season. This will likely surprise everyone I’ve ever met, but I spend a lot of time decorating for Halloween. ![]()
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