True Confessions Tuesday

again, its been a while but here we go....

• halloween candy-be gone already! ugh.
• up 3# since last weigh in ... at least a month ago
• took the week off post race (as usual) but then took last night & tonight off too... ICK.
• dreading the dreadmill tomorrow thru Saturday!
• most of my f/v servings have been juice but IMO this time, that's better than none @ all
• have only done yoga w/the kids once in the past 2 weeks
• pumpkin cake,pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread, time to find some healthy recipes for all of this pumpkin in the freezer
• do pumpkin seeds have healthy qualities?? pleassssssssse say yes.
• how about a warm chocolate soother?? nutritional value please :)
• coffee has been my go to weekday breakfast

ok there we have it.. seriously need to get better -again :)
what do you have to confess??

pretty pleased!

I found an email in my emailbox this morning that had this link to the race results in it(saving you fishing thru it all here are mine :))

over all place      class place      class                            time   pace time
  455                      127             W30  Kim Jackson,  42:24 12:24

makes for a happy Friday :)

along w/that, no school today, soooooo we plan to:

carve a pumpkin
bake another pumpkin
roast seeds
do candycorn/foamy craft
have another ghost craft for bigs during nap time
bake pumpkin cookies
cancel Gus' appointment :)


our weekend will be full of odds & ends: cpr class, work, carpet shampooing, trick or treaters, SAW 3D, along w/the normal weekend errands.  what are your halloween weekend plans???

the tour

here is our home as decorated for halloween. I will swap out some of the halloween decorations for more fall decor the first week of November.

I have since added several (5) more pumpkins to the step.. some for carving, some for eating...

I have a collection of plastic canvas magnets they love to play w/.

this arrangement is in the old tin waterer that sits in the childcare

this is my paycheck basket that hangs on the rail of the 'down' steps & the leaf garland that is wrapped around the rail

heading up from the front door, is the banister (at least that's what I call it) that holds lots of goodies.

 

 

a wider shot of the 'skull shelf' @ the top of the stairs (you've seen this over & over this month-sorry)

one of Tim's scarey 'toys' that stands in the front window & 'greets' everyone in the driveway.more of Tim's scaries.

 

 ah... the bountiful front step! I love this arrangement!

on the floor of the entry way.

one of my many scarecrows.. I kind of collect them. I guess.

one of the 5 spiders we made for childcare.

the lovely swag I was able to save from last year's farmer's market! love love!

its not much of an organized tour but ... there you go..my decorations for October. Now that I've shown you mine, time to show me yours :)

True confessions Tuesday

not so 'weight oriented' this week... just life confessions in general

1. halloween candy is the devil-I can't have it in the house w/o inhaling it
2. I have totally slacked on the fruit & veggie front
3. I didn't run for a week & half after my last race then ran 2 nights, skipped a day, ran a day -sorta- skipped 2 days, now have today &  the next 2 to run then skip Friday for the race on Saturday
4. I started a new book w/o finishing the other I've been reading since April :( incredibly NOT like me but I wasn't making headway so I put it down & started this one that was brought to me & am loving it-lesson learned, don't see the movie until the book is finished!
5. I have taken a break from baking. not sure why just haven't done any. think I am back to it again.
6. I have a list of halloween crafts to do w/the kids & keep making excuses..
7. when I hopped on the scale mid day Sunday it LOOKED like I was up 4# from the last weigh in, but i am blaming it on the shoes & that I had been snacking all day
8. for that reason I have avoided the early morning weigh in all week
9. I have become the queen of half-a$$ing things.. not sure when but I just realized it this week. ugh I don't think I like it. its definately more productive than being a perfectionist & therefore avoiding doing ANYTHING for fear I won't have time/energy/creativity to do it right after all 'if you can't do it right the first time, why start it at all?'
10. my name is Kim & I am addicted to making lists.

have a great day :)

if the broom fits....

Ride it :) 

I bought myself a shirt w/that saying on it a few yrs ago & love it. but I refuse to wear it around my childcare kids. just really not the attitude I want them to see me w/.

BUT when I saw these yesterday, I instantly grabbed photo paper & printed this one:

 I then dug out my frames while watching Criminal Minds last night & had to trim it to fit but I got it framed & ready to go.  Then I tossed around where to hang it.. again, not exactly the positive attitude I try to share w/my little ones so I wanted it out but not in your face :) 

So it went on the banister rail that I love to decorate.....

its such a fun place to decorate as its right in the front door & the first thing everyone sees.   Tho next year there will be a witch shelf somewhere in the Living room (not in sight from the door :( boo!) & this will be the center of it all!

I had hoped to have a childcare craft to share but it looks like the home tour will be tomorrow & craft or 2 next week.  I keep thinking Halloween is right around the corner & it IS but there are still 2 more weeks!! YAY!!!!!!!!  What fun stuff do you have planned?!

spiders...

 
came across this link a month ago...oh how some people are so ahead of the seasons ;) I love it!! by the time the season rolls around I actually make time to accomplish some of the projects (or one) that I've seen online.


 

 

 here are my versions.  they are dangling from the ceiling in the child care & they LOVE THEM!! 

Now wondering if I can pull off a spider web wall like this one:

sorry its so late but I still managed to get my fall/Halloween post up today!

halloween shelf-again only better

The wreath in natural light this time, accomplanied by the  jar of skulls, a scary candle holder & a frame I painted in the spring.

Originally posted here & copied from here.

Planning to post every day this week something fall or halloween related.

Five on Friday

for those of you that have been following probably chuckle @ the thought of me containing a list to just 5 points.... hee hee me too! going to give it a shot anyway!

1. Still reeling from being featured.. I KNOW "give it up Kim really, we've all seen it" but I am flattered beyond words!!!  now I need to take a better picture in natural light, plus I added a jar of skulls into the empty spot. Plus I started & finished that thing in the same day! So incredibly not me but I love it!
2. We pulled out the pumpkin toys & book yesterday. Love 'new' toys!  Also made an adorable spider that just needs eyes, buttons are located, should be applied today  &  hopefully some friends made to dangle them from the childcare ceiling :) Fun, right??
3. Daily walks, in Iowa, in October?! Really?! We'll take it!! Hoping to remember the camera today.  Can you believe I haven't taken a single childcare photo & very few personal photos in over a month?! Yikes! Again, not like me.
4. The coffee is back in the house.  I did really well this summer going caffeine-free Monday thru Friday. Now that the outside temp is cooling off, combined w/the past month of most mornings starting @ 4AM, the coffee has been a welcome necessity.
5. Going to miss my Farmer's Market! :(  I love visiting w/& learning from the vendors, learning about & trying new produce & of course, the thrill of the hunt.  Its so exciting to go & see what's new, what's still there that I need more of, & its really aided in jump starting my Christmas shopping this year! YAY!!

WOW I did it!! I stopped @ 5!
Logging off now before I change it to 15 ;) Have a great weekend!!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I think I've been featured LOL... I don't know what to call it but YOU GOTTA LOOOOK!!!


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Crafts-Sutch/152642714771012?v=wall

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE  

thanks Erin!!!!!!!!!!!

productivity!!!!!

I finally started a project I've had the parts for, for a few weeks. I spray painted a plain straw wreath, hot glued the spanish moss on it & hot glued the skulls on. Now I need to get in  my room & check out my black wide ribbon supply & get to teh dollar store for some plastic spider rings :) oh & maybe some spider web? hope to have it completed by the weekend!  Especially since I have a ton of other ideas now that I found out just how easy this one was :)

Hello November!

Gorgeous First day of November yesterday!! almost 70 degrees! looking fwd to a sunshiney week!! :)


here are a few of our Trick or Treaters


And after the ToT'ing was over we set out to Justin & Misty's Halloween Party. FUN!!!
a lil Joe Dirt & his candy corn witch, us as Gangster & flapper girl, then a surprise visitor.

a little background on the surprise: I HATE MASKS that you can't see the person behind. FREAKS ME OUT! so when this couple walked in to Jane's I was on edge. THEN when they started messing directly w/Tim & I, I was totally flippin'. in the end we were happy to find out it was an old friend of Tim's, Jeff Frericks & his fiance.

Randoms:

• thinking about taking halloween decor down this week!
• I want to get some baking pumpkins to bake & freeze.
• Jane's last night is tonight :( So sad to see her let it go! We will miss our quiet little bar.
• I got up & ran today!! half mile again. baby steps.
• oh & I ran on Saturday afternoon!
• I was challenged to do a 3 day routine & I accepted but today it sounds daunting so I am not so sure.
  

Off to a quiet start this morning & the sun is Shining! it will be a GREAT DAY!!

3 in a row BA-BY!!!

THREE MORNINGS IN A ROW I HAVE DRUG MY SORRY BUTT OUT OF BED TO GET ON THE TREADMILL!!:) 3! IN A ROW!! that's amazing for ME!!! I have run .5 mile every morning! I get off feeling like I am goingto puke but HEY I am surviving!!! I have WAY more energy all day long & I think its fromthat burst of work in the morning. I was worried about working after working out but its not a problem :) very little soreness even! can you tell just HOW excited I am about this new adventure!?

I am a bit bummed this morning as I am missing a 5k next Saturday @ our State Fairgrounds :( I could totally walk it this year & try to run it next. *sigh* oh well. next year!

this weekend is going to be another busy one! major grocery shopping, dentist appt for Tim, costume pick up & return in DM, 2 lunches out on costume trips, my scheduled shelter time, costume party x2, 1y/o birthday party, answer the door for Trick or Treaters & maybe some naps. Pics on Monday!

for now, there's no school today so we are pulling out some special activities-play dough, painting, maybe big kid-only games for the table!! off to fix some thing fun & easy for breakfast!! have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

total randomness:

• I need new work jeans-down to 2 pair-ugh I hate jean shopping!
• its been raining all night
• I didn't get the bushes planted last night so going to 'mud them in' tonight
• I've been really good keeping to my evening to do list to get the house company ready this week
• I am having & closing a Pampered Chef party on Saturday night
• I am getting more orders than I expected :) Pleasant surprise
• I have to change the batteries in the smoke detectors today-one is beeping in the night
• I am wearing one of my Halloween t-shirts today -FUN
• I am refusing to let my packed weekend stress me out
• cheesy tots & grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast yummmy
• I got 2 more days done in my December Daily book last night!
• I am determined to make this dreary rainy chilly fall day productive
• not sure if I begged for pledges here yesterday or not so going to post it today
• I am only asking for enough to fund a mammogram. Click HERE to visit my pledge page and make a contribution to this deserving cause. (ONLY 2 more days to hit my goal + its a tax deduction for you!!)
• I need to fill out & return a training registration today!

Ok.. there ya have it :) complete & utter randomness on a Thursday! hope you have a GREAT ONE!!

halloween is over.. time for thanksgiving!

Jeff & Bethany :) so cute!!

Lauren & I in our best characters.

non-costume wearers..

FIRST PLACE!! TOTAL SHOCK! ONE OF THE 'AMISH' brothers

Hupp & Lauren -way cute!!

my hour & half hair!

LOL Love this time of year flowing from one holiday right into the next!!!