a design team project, a lederhosen, and a drunken gnome

I want to say a big THANK YOU to Rhonna Farrer for my awesome new blog banner~isn't it great*!* Thanks again Rhonna, you are THE greatest : )

I posted my next project at FF. It's a mini flip book~I love it*!* One of the DT's (Amy) posted a fall traditions challenge so I decided it was the perfect opportinity to use Dawn's October kit. I used the full length Maya Road chipboard trees included as pages and as a template to cut out more pages from the cardstock and the clear overlay for the cover. I covered the naked tree piece with patterened paper and affixed it to the clear overlay on top. The photo that shows through underneath is a photo of an awesome tree I took last year. Inside I'm putting my favorite pumpkin bread recipe, some of my favorite quotes about fall and photos of our pumpkin patch trip from this year, etc. (Hopefully I will have some real fall leaves to include soon too.) I just love fall and fall colors*!*

I had to make another jumbo paperclip too, just because...tee hee, I like it :)

We had our monthly Bunco game the other night and the theme was DISCO! I wimped out on posting a pic of myself because I did look like a goob (think Meryl Streep singing Super Trouper in MaMa Mia...oh yes I did). I love wearing some fake eyelashes though...tee hee...ahh, it's the little things...



YUMMY*!*
It was my group's turn to bring the food and I thought, what better 70's food than fondue...mmmmmmmm. There were goodies left over so the girls and I gobbled up the rest a couple of nights later. I never get tired of fondue...ya hear that Honey? Wow~if you are looking for hints Babe, I think I just dropped one. MMMmmm, I LOVE fondue.

Yesterday my nephew's school had its annual Oktoberfest~so fun*!* The usual fun stuff for the kids, a scary clown (who ended his little act with these wise words, "Y'all ain't better never drop out of school." Wise, wise words we could all learn from...couldn't we?)

Made by a scary, wise clown--------->>>>>>









This is my Hubby's lederhosen...cute hu? His YiaYia and PaPou brought it back from a trip to Germany when he was about 3. My MIL saved it all of these years so our (nonexistent) son could wear it. Well, I didn't produce an heir to the thrown but since our Nephew was going to be singing at Oktoberfest, it was a no-brainer. How stinking cute is he?

Hubby said no but who cares? Here's a pic of him in all of his cuteness wearing...well, you know.

Some sad news....

Kristy sent me this photo of our friend the gnome. Apparently since the WILD TRIP we took him on, he um.....sort of.....developed.....a um......well, he sort of developed a little habit. Our health insurance won't pay for his treatment (we checked) so I'm having to clean Kristy's house on the weekends to pay for his....um.....time away. Sorry Kristy, I guess I should have gnome...

Thanks to Kristy's sister Cindy for the cutie tootie door mat...he's on the wall in the playroom...I just can't bear to wipe my feet on him. Hopefully I can take care of this one...