Haunting Home Happenings

Hubby as a Kansas Flint Hills Cowboy.

Ready to hand out candy.

At the last minute I decided to spruce myself up and go to TOWN to see the lil ones parade on Main Street collecting candy on the last day of the month.  It had rained earlier in the day and the temps were chilly.  Wasn't sure if we'd have any HALLOWEEN Trick or Treaters.  

This is the 7th Halloween we have been in our 'SMALL TOWN AMERICA' on the Prairie stone house we call HOME these days.  

Spraying some perfume on, I teased my hair, sat a tiara on my head, rubbed blue eye shadow on my eyelids, painted dark lipstick on, drew a beauty mark on my face, slipped into my old red 'n black checked housecoat and headed out the door.  

With camera in hand, I grabbed my polka dot umbrella.   

Oh...I looked so awful.

A very worn-out 

outdated beauty Queen.

I looked just awful. 

 

 The one day out of the year I am alright with being seen  
in my housecoat in PUBLIC.  

Halloween.

After all... I have make-up on.

I parked the car on Main Street and walked over to my Beautician/Stylist and asked her if she could fixxxx my hair.  grins.  Can't do a thang with it!  She was busy passing candy out to the Tricker Treaters, but told me I looked awesome.  ha.  ha.  ha.  I wanted to believe her.

This year I sat on a city bench and watched the costumed children walk by merchants and collect their candy.  There were quite a few tykes dressed as black kitty cats.  Meow.  They were adorable.  A few Pumpkins, Super-Heros, a variety of modern day Characters, Princesses, and Goblins too scary to mention.  My GRAND daughter was dressed as a Cinderella Musketeer.  All in PINK. 

Plenty of CANDY.  We only had twelve Tricker Treaters at HOME.  I will have to hide the candy from myself to keep out of the chocolate.  There are a lot of neat things you can do with left over Halloween Candy.  Will have to think up something. 

~LOOK AT THIS CUTE PIC~

As I was on the computer last night, I caught a glimpse of my beautiful OLDER (he he hee) sister dressed as a Halloween Witch.  She should have been a Make-Up Artist.  She missed her calling.  I was actually jealous of how good she looked.

Before

 After

HOW'd she do that?

In Her Beautifully Remodeled Kitchen.

Leaves are falling as I type.  Autumn is definitely here. November first, no doubt.  In a few days one of my Sons will turn 36.  Gosh, that's hard for me to believe.  36.  Very much a grown man in his own right.  36 and going through a divorce.  That breaks my heart.  In prayer about this.

Today my Hubby stayed home from work.  Had a very rough night coughing.  He caught cold and is on meds.  Not sure he will be up to surgery next week if this cold stays on and I will need to be well to take care of him after he does have surgery.  

Will continue preparing our HOME as if he will be recovering here post surgery.  Will still need to be ready. 

I continue to migrate my dishes from metal racks in the Dining room into the Kitchen Cabinets that are ready.  It is a slow process and I'm even slower.  My poor Dining room looks like a warehouse and will for quite some time. Truthfully, the Kitchen will not be finished before Spring gets here. That's just the way it is.  Hubby cannot work on it while healing up from Cancer Surgeries and glowing from Radioactive Ablation.

~My White Every Day Dishes~

  

After Hubby recovers from Cancer Treatment, 

the cabinet doors will be built, primed and painted white

then attached to all of the cabinets with hardware.

It truly is more important to hug my Husband and pretend everything is normal as we scurry about as if the house is in order.  It isn't and I find myself having to remind myself that LIFE GOES ON even if the KITCHEN is a mess.  It is far more important to be ALIVE while we are.... than to be constantly upset that the house is torn up.  A LIFE LESSON.

Christmas will be here soon and we will want to rejoice during the Holiday festivities of the SEASON. Celebrating the LORD's BIRTHDAY with Christmas Songs and white Birthday Cake.  Lighting some candles and sippin' Wassail.

I'm not sure I will even put a Christmas Tree up this year.  SIGH.  Shall see.  It may be a last minute decision.  My SPIRIT wants to, but my flesh is weak.  

Still...I think I will tease my hair again, spray some perfume on, place a tiara on my head, paint some lipstick on and slip into my red n' black checked housecoat when Santa comes to TOWN.  I am a Beauty Queen.  grins.   

Worn out and outdated.

Blessings to you and I hope your week-end is a pleasant one.  Now I must carry on as if I have energy and time to think,
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