Come with me and Sara to the "BOO"-tique : )

Sara and I both needed some "down time" this afternoon, so we took off for one of our "happy places". We weren't disappointed!!
I absolutely LOVE it when you girls take lots of pics when visiting a favorite store or craft fair and such, so I thought I would return the favor. The store clerks were so gracious about us taking pictures, which I really appreciated. So enjoy!!!

SILLY SARA!
These glasses were hilarious!
Sara stole my camera from me for a few minutes to take all these Disney pictures.
So Fun!!!

And if you've seen Sara's room, you know she's crazy about Damask. : )
Next stop, a Scrapbook store that had this pumpkin on the counter. All I can say is WOW!!

Okay, onto the pendant/necklaces. These were SO FUN to make.



This one below cracks me up. I told Sara that I was going to put "Halloween costume" on the back and she suggested I make it "This is my Halloween costume". Smart girl. : )

These are sitting over in my Shop for $10.00 each if you would like one. Thanks for coming by today.

Mary Lou

Wednesdays With My Mom

Mom's hair had started to grow out by the time this pic was taken.

My blogging friend, PJ, told me last week that my dad reminded her of Ronald Reagan. I never thought that before, but with that thought in mind, I can see it now. : )

These next photos were not actually taken last Wednesday because I was getting ready to go out of town by then. These were taken earlier in the week when I had my mom stay over for a few days. I know how much she loves to help with projects, so I asked her if she wanted to work on some of my pumpkin stems.

Boy, did she go to town. What a trooper.

Showing her beautiful handiwork here. Thanks Mom!!

One of you sweet bloggers said in the comments from my last post, "I hope you will show more pics from your trip to Salt Lake". I was very touched by that, so here you go. : ) This photo below is of Emily and Grandpa at the restaurant during lunch.

After lunch, we went down to the first floor to kill some time while we waited for William to arrive. There just happened to be an Art Exhibit that day of these beautiful photographs, depicting different scenes from the life of Christ.

They were all so beautifully done.

My favorites were of the children.

Then guess who ran up and surprised Sara from behind. Thus, the big smile. : )

Just had to throw this one in (below) because it was So Darn Cute!!

And, a sneak peek at what's coming to the Shop next. I've got six in the works, but here's the first three.

The Fronts (above) and the Backs (below).

I'll be putting these in, in the next day or so. Hope you're having a great Wednesday.

M.L.

Leav...in'......On A Jet Plane...

Actually, we already left and came back. My girls and I just had a wonderful "Girls Weekend" together. We flew up to Salt Lake, stayed with my In-laws, saw my brother, Andy, and met up with Sara's cute William.
Below: Andy, Sara, me, Emily and Grandpa. Grandma was scheduled to play on her bowling league that afternoon and couldn't join us. We missed you!!

My sweet brother, Andy, took time off from work that day to join us for lunch. (You remember Andy with the groovy sandals from my last post, right?)
I took the next two photos for you, my blogging friends. This was in the lobby where we had lunch and was SO stunning.

After lunch, Will met up with us... (drove down from up north where he's attending school this semester). Andy got to meet Will for the first time.
My handsome big brother. : )

Thanks for spending so much time with us that day, brother. We miss you already!
On this night (below) Sara and Will went out for the evening.
Look who got pumpkins as a 'thank you' for all their kindness, delicious meals and sweet hospitality. We miss you both already, too!
On the way home, we just had to capture this full moon outside our window.

Greeted by part of the Welcoming Committee. : )

Waiting and waiting for Aunt Sara's bag to finally show up.

I left so much out, but just wanted you to know what we've been up to. We had such a wonderful time. Look for me to be catching up on your Sites this week.
M.L.