1000lb Gator!

Ok, say what you will, but I had to post this. A 1000 pound alligator was shot last week near a soccer field regularly used by the kids of that area... Not to mention, an even larger female was spotted crossing Field #4 but managed to escape! YIKES!

I have nightmares about that kind of stuff!

Thanksgiving is about 4 weeks away! I am already getting excited about putting everything in the smoker. I think I want to try something new this year too, I just don't know what it will be yet.

The cartoon here, is just the way to start off the month...

I've already started pulling out my Christmas music and playing it at work (with earphones, don't worry, I am not going to kill the season for everbody else before it officially gets here. ha ha)

But mostly, I just wanted to tell everyone Happy Harvest and Love to all!

~k

Today has turned into a fabulous day!

One of the best for me in a very long time.

I have found my neices!

When my sister died two years ago, we kind of lost touch with them.

They live in Texas with their father.

Well, I recently sent a package to them and their other mom called me!

I am so excited!!!!!

She was very kind and understands completely how much I want to keep in touch with them.

I feel as if a huge weight and load of guilt has been lifted from me.

I haven't wanted to interfere with their lives; I didn't want to bring more pain to them since they lost their mom... so, I've tried to keep a little distance from them.

So, with baby steps, I hope to re-intertwine our lives.

For me, this is a kind of a "holiday" day!

Halloween is coming!

Halloween is coming!

Halloween is Saturday, and I just can't wait. My Godchild is going on 2, and this will be her first real taste of "Trick or Treat"... I can't wait to see her taking it all in. I think I am more excited for her than she will be when it actually commences!

I'm posting a pic of her from last Halloween and next week I'll update with a 2009.

She was a ladybug last year... this year she is a ladybug again... just a different kind, I think.

My "Holiday" Tree

For me, there is a difference between a "Holiday" tree and a Christmas Tree. My "Holiday" tree, I keep on display all year long and decorate accordingly. My Christmas tree is only up from Thanksgiving to January 2nd. I am very perturbed at the idea of them being the same thing... because for me, they are not. MY Christmas tree is a symbol and is filled with symbolism by the ornaments adorning it. For some people, Christmas is just a holiday... but for me, it is a frame of mind... one I try to keep all year long; ... ... ....meaning: Give more, take less. Others first, yourself last. Share, don't hoard. Welocome, don't shun. Help, don't hurt.

Well, the point of this post was to share with you my "Holiday" tree. It's in my foyer, right by the front door. I decorate it all year long. At the moment it is decorated for the football season, and I have paid tribute to LSU with it. Go Tigers.

What do you think?