Love the little blessings....

My photo challenge today was leaves. I didn't get a chance to get a photo of any yesterday so I thought it would be best to post the beautiful picture of the grandeur of fall in the Great Smoky Mountains. I love living here and never tire of the site of the mountains.

I have a lady that I barter with a lot and I traded her a little tote the other day for this Hallmark Christmas coffee pot. I am in love. 

This same friend has another friend who went to an auction and bought a pallet of boxes not knowing what was in them. There were a few boxes of some little make up cases and travel items. She gave my friend two boxes of them (6 of each per box) and she gave me one box of them. These would make some cute gifts. 

I got a Thirty-One order in for a lady yesterday and look at the bag she ordered. I absolutely adore this pattern. Now I want something in it.

Hope everybody has a great day.

Random Wednesday

My challenge picture for the 2nd of November is Candy. Like that's a hard one for me. I have decided to try to make a new fudge this year for Christmas. It is called Snickers Fudge.

I stayed over at work last night to see the Dixie Stampede Christmas Show. We didn't eat the dinner as we just sat there to see it as part of our sales training for Guest Services. But it was amazing. I can't wait to go back and do the full experience with my family.

It's going to be a busy day today. I can feel it in my bones. Time to pack a hearty lunch and start heading out the door soon for an action packed day. I have never worked anywhere where I absolutely look forward to going to work every day.

Welcome November

I am going to try to do the photo challenge this year for November. Since today is the 1st, at least I'm off to a good start.

The topic for the first is costume. My handsome baby brother had all 5 of his grandchildren come to his house so he was able to get his pic with the Oz family and Minnie Mouse. I love this picture. 

These long days and cool evenings put me in the mood for breakfast. I love bacon and eggs so this was Sunday night. 

Last night I had biscuits and gravy. Nothing else. Just biscuits with homemade bacon gravy. It may not look the best in the world, but it was delicious.

I figured since I had a plate that says bread, it was appropriate for biscuits. What is it with me and plates that say something?

I love this quote I found. I made it my Facebook cover.

Have a Happy November 1st.

Weekend wrap up...

I was off work on Friday so my friend, Sherrie, and I went to McKay's bookstore. I didn't have many to return for trade in value, I was hoping to get at least $5 or $6. But I ended up with $16 in trade in credit and these came to $20.05 so I only paid $4.05 for 15 books. You just gotta love a great deal. Really happy that I found the rest of my Sherryl Wood Destiny series. Plus I was able to find the first four in the Virgin River series by Robyn Carr. I also got a couple of books that are Christmas romances. These should all last me till the middle or end of December. 

Every year around Thanksgiving/Christmas, Necco puts out Orange Creme Thin Mints. They are so addictive. I buy them up when I find them so I can have them through the holidays. Family Dollar had three boxes the other day, so I snatched them up.

I cut out my plastic canvas to start making some snowmen. Four or five of my friends want one of these so I need to get busy. It takes about one to one and a half hours to make one in the canvas. I just have to gather twigs somewhere before I start assembling them. I'm just doing the canvas pieces for now.

Saturday was a 10 hour work day and they fed us pizza around 4:00. I had a piece then and another piece around 8:30 so I wasn't really hungry, but stopped by the store to pick up some trash bags and decided to get some caramel dipping sauce for my apples. That reminded me I needed Hershey's syrup which remind me I was out of ice cream. So trash bags turned into this.

Once I got it all home, I realized that I WAS hungry. So I had a late night snack. Am I the only one that fines humor in the fact that I eat a decadent, calorie laden dessert at 11:00 at night in a bowl that says "Nourish". Pretty sure this isn't the right kind of nourishment but man was it delicious.

Since we are decorating today at work for Christmas, they let us have any of the fall mums when we left on Saturday so I took this pretty bunch. Got up Sunday morning before I went to church and decided to grab the piece of old wood laying under my porch and scrub it up and write on it. Not bad for a impromptu fall decor for the rest of the fall through Thanksgiving.

I work a short day today, so I should be home in time to treat the little trick or treaters that come to my house tonight. I don't usually get many, but I always get something to hand out just in case. 

Have a Happy Halloween!

Sunday Songs

My Halloween grandbabies...

It's that time of year when the schools let the kids come in Halloween costume and the churches and businesses have Trunk - or -Treat. The big day is Monday here in our little corner of the world. My two oldest grandsons, Garret and Caleb no longer participate since they are 17 and 13. But the three younger ones still get the thrill.

My daughter-in-law has pulled off another magical homemade Halloween costume this year. This is Alexis, my 12 year old granddaughter.

And this is Alexis as the Invisible Man at school the other day. I don't know how Jamie figures these things out, but I love the ideas she comes up with.

My youngest grandchild, Colby, also belongs to Jamie and my son Chris.

He was a Power Ranger. And such an adorable one. Colby just turned 6 this month and is in Kindergarten. Can't wait to see what he is the next 6 or 7 years.

My daughter and son-in-law only have one youngest enough to participate. And that is Shelby. She's 8.

She tells us she is a diva all the time, which her definition of diva is a princess with an attitude. And that is true. She kept saying she was going to be Wonder Woman and went with her Mom to get the Wonder Woman gear and decided at the last minute to be the Pink Power Ranger (who by the way, in the show is named Shelby.)  

So there you have it. My Halloween Grandbabies.

One proud Aunt

My niece, Emili, graduated has gotten a job with the NCCC. (The NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) strengthens communities and develops leaders through direct, team-based national and community service. In partnership with non-profits—secular and faith based—local municipalities, state governments, federal government, national and state parks, Indian tribes, and schools, members complete service projects throughout the region they are assigned.)

She was offered a position in Denver, Colorado. She is the first in my family to move so far away from home (Barbousrville, WV). We are so proud of her for the work she will be doing in helping communities in America. When my dad was a young boy, he joined the CCC and ending up traveling to almost all 48 continental states.

She arrived in Denver earlier this week and has shared some amazing photos of the beautiful Rocky Mountains. I thought they would be great for my Friday Foto Friends post. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. She is a great photographer.