Adorable Halloween Treats.....

Goin go all Sandra Lee on ya!....Been in the kitchen with my daughter today, working on some treats for her to take to a Halloween party tonight...How cute are these little graves....So easy to make.. Little Debbie Swiss Rolls covered with chocolate frosting and rolled in oreo cookies....Then use a chocolate filled vanilla wafer cookie as the tombstone .........A chocolate lovers dream.........

And this mess here is the Kitty Litter Cake....Complete with kitty poo (melted tootsie rolls), white and german chocolate cakes with vanilla pudding....Smells wonderful, but looks horrible....And served in a litter box and scoop.......No Thanks on this one!

Linda, your a peach!........

Blogger Buddies are the Best.........Today, I got a surprise in the mail from my wonderful friend Linda over at LindainNCtoo....She sent me these great stamps for my peaches and apples....And I can't wait to use them.......Linda has a heart of gold and a talent to match....her cards surpass hallmark any day....And nothing beats her peanut butter pie recipe........

Linda, big hugs too you

It's The Rebel In Me Coming Out...............

So I'm on edge and stressed out, blah,blah,blah,blah....That's life, right? What's the saying, when life give you lemons, make lemonade...........Or in my case buy cupcakes.....and lots of them......After I left the court house, I received a very disturbing phone call from our daughter in law (our family is falling apart and I feel helpless)....I suffered a small mental break down after that and what happened next.... is a blurr, but somehow I came how with twelve cupcakes a Dr.pepper and a pack of Virgina Slims .......I DON'T SMOKE!!!! Or drink carbonated beverages.... But in my mental state of mind and still wanting to look like a lady....I bought what I must have thought to be the most elegant and lady like cigarette.......Whatever!!!

I felt like a teenager sneaking behind the bleachers at high school, I was on a high (cupcakes will do that to you)....

Here I was, standing on the back porch starring at eight cupcakes (I finished off a few) , drinking a Dr.pepper with a $5.00 pack of cigarettes in my hand........ The only thing missing was the trailer park a pair of cutoffs and 5 kids hanging around my legs (cue the theme from Cops)........I was in mid puff when the back door opened.....My husband was home.........I couldn't eat the cigarette, and I had cupcakes spread out everywhere........It was a smorgasbord.......He looked at me in disbelief, almost as if he was afraid and slowly asked, "Whats going on?".......I tried to think of something cleaver but all I got out was, " What's it look like?"......He then asked me, "Why are you smoking?".....I looked up at him and said, "Because no one was selling crack at the convenience store"....He looked over at me, rubbed his head and said, " No, but I see they were having a special on cupcakes".....................Turned around and walked back inside......

Is Blogging Better Than Zanax?.......Not Today.......

First off, let me start by saying my Father in law (the 91 year old miracle man) is at home recovery wonderfully.......Thank you all for every prayer, thought and kind comment that was made.....My youngest brother follows up with a new cardiologist today, and will go from there....The mess in the mountains with my parents is still a NASTY MESS!!!! So much emotional damage has been done to my parents, I almost wish the slide would have taken everything away...Because now, they have to see so many things that they worked for damaged or ruining in black mold, mildew and mud.......And so far not much help from the company responsible.......

I think it's safe to say, my stress level is at a all time high....And I deal with stress like I deal with a dirty house....Wide open and full speed ahead.....This week I have decided a few things....1.)If any of your children have gray hair, they shouldn't be allowed to move back home(What's the age limit)...2.) The state of Georgia doesn't grant divorces from your family....3.)If trees fall on your property because of flooding and damns up the creek, and you are left with the choice of going to the county court house for help, or shooting off your foot..........Buy a gun............

Along with both of our parents, we are having stressful issues with our family in other areas also.......................I'M ON EDGE PEOPLE!!!!!!!

On top of everything else, we had three enormous trees fall that had been weakened from the flooding and the rain (To much erosion). Thank God they didn't fall on any ones house or anybody, what they did do was destroy our neighbors new fence......And the roots from three giant white oaks are now resting quietly in the creek bed..........FYI. When this happens, there is no number in the phone book for this problem....You have to go to the court house................I spent an hour and a half jumping through hoops and finally ended up in an office no bigger than my bathroom....Staring directly at Jan and Marsha Brady..............Who looked at me like I was an inconvenience to them and all mankind.....The first young lady was blowing bubbles with her gum when she looked at me a said, "Do you need something"?..After telling my tree story for the tenth time and explaining that the roots were damning up the creek that runs along our property and I was afraid of flooding....All of the sudden little miss homecoming queen raises up her hand in my face and says......."You don't own the creek lady, the county does, Do you understand?"............After my head did a 360 degree turn, and I asked the Lord to forgive me for anything I was about to say............I looked at her and said, " I don't care who owns the creek, I am just here to tell you that it's going to cause major flooding for the people above us, and we cant remove it".....Again, I get the "county owns the creek story".....I'm still trying to be nice......She looks at me and says, "Don't you have a wheel barrel"..........WOW! Guess who's going be employee of the month!...................At that moment, her partner in crime who was sitting beside her filing her nails, looks over at her and said, "What does she need".............I had had enough..........I looked at her and said, " Lady, there is no wall between the two of you and I'm pretty sure that you've heard this entire conversation...I will not be repeating it".........She put down her nail file and said, "Oh, the county wont help you remove anything from that creek, you'll have to use a crane"...........My reply......."Well, I don't know about you....BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CRANE!!!!!......And all I wanted was to let you people know that the creek was damned up so my neighbors wouldn't get flooded......As as far as I'm concerned, I'll be coming back after the next heavy rains for a building permit, to build a boat dock to go with our new lake"...............They took our information......Someone from the county came this morning and took pictures of the trees ..........The next time I go back to the county complex........It will be as a prisoner.......
By the way...I don't have any zanax, so if anyone is doing a fall festival zanax giveaway........SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!

Finished Pieces.........

I was thankful that my little pumpkin turned out to be better than my first grade ashtray, and I am actually looking forward to going back....maybe this time I will try something a little more detailed....Here is our finished product.......

Let's De-Stress Shall We...............

My daughter thought I needed to surround myself with something calm and peaceful for a couple of hours....And a great Cappuccino (I love that girl), so we headed out to spend a wonderful fall morning together, she had plans that painting pottery would do the trick....My calm, happy moment came to a screeching halt, I started having elementary school flashbacks, remember the ashtray we were all forced to do (or was that just my school) she assured me that it would be fun and relaxing, then she demanded I relax or she would take me back home......Our first stop was the Magpie Cafe.....This place was great....A magical daycare for coffee drinkers......


We drank a wonderful winter themed cappuccino in 85 degrees (Fall time in the south is the best) And "tried" to share a piece of homemade chocolate pound cake with fudge icing YUMMY!!!!....I can't tell you how adorable this place was.......

Then we made it over to Pottery Lane....The pressure was on...But I was relaxed.... Alison Krauss was playing in the background and the lady running it was so nice, she tried to make it a really nice experience....
My daughter had been several times so she had to show off her skills, while I stuck with simple (I was still having ashtray flashbacks)....


It was a great day, and if you ever get the chance to do this you should, of course I did enjoy the company I was with (Thank you Princess)..... and if my piece looks better than that ashtray that haunts my attention deficit mind....I might just post a picture of it......

And if anyone is interested, "Casper" is still alive and well....Sorta, in a I can't see you way.... While I was posting this, the television turned on by it's self....then it sounded like footsteps went up our stairs into a room................I DIDN'T FOLLOW!!!!

A LITTLE UPDATE.............

It's been so long since I've had time to sit down and read any ones blogs, I miss y'all very much.....I'm not sure which way is up anymore.......I would love to write about my hormonal meltdowns, my demon squirrels or those crazy Brad Pitt dreams of mine....I've not been home long enough to know if "Casper" is still around.....So much going on....My Father in law is recovering by leaps and bounds...He came off the ventilator and was ready to give hugs and kisses to everyone, he is nothing short of a miracle.....A true answer to prayers....He is still talking about hunting, his garden and watching the Braves.....My Sister in law came down with the swine flu and can't visit him, I know this is hard on her....Back home, the mess that was caused from the gas company is just that..ONE BIG MESS!!!.......My baby brother had a heart attack on Tuesday, so much stress...They live on the same property as my parents and will be affected as well, where will they go, what will they do...Homes for sale there isn't like homes for sale here, they are few and far between unless you are willing to move a long distance from what you are familiar with, plus family and friends....So much uncertainty in the air.......As soon as things are stable here I will head back there...I can never thank you all enough for your heartfelt prayers, thoughts and comments.....Y'ALL ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!!

Bad News From Home...........

Tonight I received bad news from my home.....my Father in law, a wonderful man that I love dearly and have blogged about many times has suffered a heart attack...I am torn between the pain, tears and overwhelming heartache my family in the mountains are going through, and the need to be with my husband and wonderful in-laws and the uncertainty that they are facing...My father in law will under go heart surgery to replace a leaky valve once he is stable, he is a very active 91 year old who is loved so much by his family and everyone he meets....I will head back home in the morning around 5:30 to be with my husband......It would mean so much to me if you would keep both of my families in your thoughts and prayers........

Mountain Treasures............

Today, while packing up box's and moving some of my parents furniture to storage, my mother uncovered two quilts that she had forgot about....Neatly, or shall I say safely tucked away from her daughter and daughters in laws were these two beauties....

Stitched by hand with love over 100 years ago by great great grandmothers....

So very fragile, and so perfectly detailed...Every single flower so delicate it looks as if they are swaying in the wind

The backs of each quilt are scraps of flour and sugar sacks.....