My son had a hockey tournament in Lake Placid,

so we decided to make it a family trip.

Beautiful drive there and back. Only took us 6 hrs.

Mirror Lake

The view from our balcony.

We only had one day of rain.

We all had a wonderful time. It was a great experience for the boys. They were so excited to play on the Olympic rink. I think they are going to remember it for a long time.

Halloween Party

Welcome!

Today was a beautiful day.

Made some corn muffins early this morning.

Please, help yourself.

Some of my friends stopped by to visit.

Showed them around the place.

We had some pie and just chatted some more.

Now it's time to get down for business. We all bought some odds and ends with us. Going to chat some more and create some things. Cant wait to see what everyone makes.

This is my pile.

Thanks for stopping by........until tomorrow.
Dont forget to stop by at Vanessa's and check out some more links.

Susan

Been busy pulling out the Fall decorations. I have boxes and boxes to go through. I'm also one to buy after the holidays and just put it away for next year. Love opening up those boxes to find some goodies.

I received my Fall swap from Melissa. Some cute things. My son had a blast opening up the package and finding all the goodies.

Here are some of the goodies I sent her for my package. We had fun putting it together.

Now it's time to start getting ready for the party at Vanessa's. Should be alot of fun!

Wasn't around last week. My mom wasn't feeling well, so I needed to stay there for awhile. Now that I'm back home, need to get things done. I have quite a few swaps that will be going out. Which I'm so sorry to my partners for being late. With the kids going here and there, my mom, work and still dealing with the insurance company on some items. It's just been crazy. Hoping this week is a calm one. Need to get back on track. Need to start working on some of my projects!

Today is the first day of Fall! Will be decorating today and baking. I have some pumpkin breads in the oven. MMMM! Smells so good in here. I have alot on my list to do today. I also have to find my card reader to post some pictures. Cant find it anyplace.

Off I go. Happy Fall everyone! Enjoy your day.
Susan

9/11...Never Forget

Prayers to those of 9/11 and their families.

Getting back into the swing of things

Gosh, where do I start. Let's see. Vacation. Decided to extend vacation. Family comes back home. Opens door, only to find, someone helped themselves to their belongings. Family reports, take inventory, cleans. Family takes off to stay with family. House is equipped with alarm. TV comes. Computer is installed. Family comes home.

Didn't want to make a long post. I'm happy to say, all is well and I'm home now. Since talking with others, It could of been worse. So I should be thankful. Just want to know. What gives someone the right to take something that doesn't belong to them? I know I couldn't take something that wasn't mine.


Susan

Will be away till the 19th.

Happy Summer!

I guess it is safe to say, some of my swap partners should of received their swap by now. This was sent to Jill . It was for My Favorite Things swap. Sent some scrapping things with candles and a clay kit.

This package was sent to Sarah for the Parasols, Pink Lemonade & Polka Dots Summer Swap. Had fun putting that together. And it all fit into the container for easy shipping.

Today is garage sale day. We are hitting the town, staying close to home. There were lots of signs posted around town yesterday. Some of them were estate sales. Which I love to go and look. Never know what you could find.

Off to get started, early bird catches the worm!

Have a good day, stay cool!

Susan

Will the housework get done?

With summer here and the kids home. I just want to do so much with them. I mean, it's summer vacation, they should have fun. They should be going here and there. Enjoying this and that. But some times, there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to do everything. The days just seem to go by faster and faster.

The housework might not get done now. But everything will get done. Eventually it will. The dishes will get done. Just like the laundry. Might be late at night when everyone is sleeping. Or early morning with my cup of coffee. I know it will get done.

It's summer, I want to enjoy the time with the kids. Mr going on 10, keeps me busy. Weather it's going to ride the merry go round or just ride his bike. He loves to go. So I think, I'll enjoy this summer of going here and there, enjoying this and that. Everything will get done.

Hope your enjoying your summer,

Susan

It's Saturday! Yeah! In a bit, I will be out of here scouting the area garage sales. Yesterday when I was around town, there were so many signs up. Figured, I'll hit some of them to see what goodies I could find.

Happy to say I have a couple of swaps being wrapped up this weekend and heading out. I don't have any pictures. Because I am unable to locate my camera. It's here someplace. Just don't know where. Come out, come out, wherever you are... :) Wish it was that easy.

Before I go, let me tell you. There is a giveaway at Fresh from the Farm. It is for a Pear and Berries Soy Candle. MMMM! I bet that smells wonderful. Hurry, the drawing will be on Monday.

Off I go to start my day.
Have a good weekend!
Susan

There were so many garage sales around town yesterday. We decided to just stay in town and check them out.

$12...how could I not. The frame plus the

quilt are in great shape. Just need to clean it up.

$3 for both. The bucket, will be going on the back

patio with some flowers in it. The plant stand, maybe

change the color and add a potted plant.

$8 for all 6!

75 cents for all 3!

Love those garage sales!

Have a good day.

Susan

Playing catch up here. We took a spur of the moment trip to the shore. Packed some bags and went. Felt good to leave everything behind. The weather was perfect, you couldnt of asked for anything more. Went fishing, hit a couple of markets and really just enjoyed the days.

Found a bunch of goodies!

Now it's time to kick it in gear and get back to reality. There will be more vacation days to come. Hopefully soon! For now....school is out!

Welcome Summer!

Today is a good day to finish painting some butterflies.

Break in the new tubes that my son just had to have.

And BBQ

Enjoy your weekend!

Susan

Favorite Things Swap

Kelly is hosting her second annual "Favorite Things Swap." Sign ups are being taken until this Friday. Go check it out, should be a lot of fun.

Giveaway!

Kindra, from 3 Guys, A Girl and a Prim Place, is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the grand opening of her new Etsy store. Go check it out, she has some wonderful handmade primitive pieces.

A Wonderful Surprise

A wonderful surprise it was. My friend Vickie, had a "Pay It Forward" awhile back. I forgot all about it. She didn't! I was one of the lucky ones, to receive a box full of goodies. The picture does not do it justice. She made me a light afghan, which I will be using on those cool nights at the rink. The rooster tray is adorable. I just love roosters! Will go great in my kitchen. And the two hot pads. Something I could always use and in need of. Due to Murphy taking them and chewing them apart.

Vickie, you did a wonderful job. It all came out great. Thank you very much. It was very nice to send such a great package. I'm jealous. Now I need to go take lessons!

Have a good weekend!
Susan

Wordless Wednesday

Toadstool Swap

Head on over to LucyKate Crafts to get the details of the Toadstool Swap. They are the cutest things. How could you resist and not join in! Hurry, the deadline for signing up is Friday, May 16th.

Happy

Mother's

Day!

Yesterday was a beautiful day. So we decided to take the little one fishing after school. Our local place is about 5 miles around the lake. That only meant to us, there was a lot of walking to do. Some friends dropped by to see what we were doing.

Went down some dead ends.

some fishing on the rocks....

more walking....

more fishing......

more walking.

It was a great day!