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The Last Spooky Monday on Tuesday?

October 26, 2010

I think this is {officially} the last Spooky Monday leading up to Halloween with Wendy over at Wendy's Adventures in Wonderland. I'll admit that thus far I really haven't been all that spooky, so I figured I'd better start now! Granted, it would be MUCH spookier if I took these pictures at night, but my photography skills still leave much to be desired. So, daytime shots it is. How's this one for starters?

Somehow skulls/skeletons/grim reapers have become a mainstay in our yard over the past few years.

And of course the ubiquitous spider webs we see in practically every one of our neighbors' yards...........

And I have to say that I'm pretty partial to this lady.

"Home, James."

Evil-eyed skull (again).

Slightly different take on the skull/skeleton dude ~ MUMMY skeleton!

This one speaks, and it really is pretty creepy when he starts talking to you at night! We also have bushes that are sound activated and rattle, shake and moan at the slightest hint of small children passing by! Mwahhahahahaha!

We're (okay, MR. CBD and the kids are) carving pumpkins tonight and the clock continues to tick down.......only 4 days, 21 hours and 37 minutes until Halloween! Thanks again, Wendy, for hosting all these fun spooky Mondays ~ I'm already planning next year's spookiness! :0

Hope everyone is having a great Spooky week ~ and make sure to stop by tomorrow for a new, fantastic giveaway!

Spooky Monday on Tuesday with a Twist

October 12, 2010

Life has been SO getting in the way these past days that I even missed Spooky Mondays last week and, obviously, I'm late for it this week! Sorry, Wendy, of Wendy's Adventures in Wonderland, our Spooky Modays Host. Now, on with the show....

Cute in an eerie sort of way, don't you think?

Perhaps it's the oddly disproportionately sized heads that push the eerie envelope? Gotta love the candy corn though! My ~~weakness~~ favorite!

Frick and Frack

I also love vintage Halloween images, and picked up these wood signs for a song a few years ago.

Okay, so I've shared even more Halloween decor (who would have thought it possible?). The twist, however, is that I couldn't post this without adding a little fall goodness by way of my son's first grade field trip to the apple picking farm.

Such etiquette! I mean, who knew?

I'll restrain myself from showing you pictures of the hayride, but forgive me because I can't resist sharing with you this picture of the apple of my eye (no pun intended).

His pick? Why, Jonathan apples are the best!

Happy Spooky Monday on Tuesday to you all ~

and I hope you're all enjoying the spirit of the fall season in one way or another

no matter where you live, whether it be

picking apples or visiting the pumpkin patch

displaying mums or stuffing scarecrows

hanging skeletons or eating candy corn (!)

raking leaves or giving thanks

it's all pretty wondrous, don't you think?

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Spooky Monday

August 30, 2010

I'm so excited to share with you some more Halloween/Fall/Spooky stuff as part of Wendy's Adventures in Wonderland's Spooky Monday. This will be a mash-up of some things that remind me of this time of year.

Sample Boo Packages

Have you ever been "Boo"-ed? This is something we love to do each year. You pack up some Halloween goodies and anonymously drop them off at three neighbors' doors with a note that says "You've been Boo-ed!" Then it's THEIR turn to do the same for another three unsuspecting families. I first learned of this in 2007 from Cindy at Skip to my Lou. You can download her Boo Sign (shown above) by going here. You can fill the packages with candy and small toys, etc. and GUESS WHAT? Target even started selling PRE-MADE BOO BAGS. How simple is that?

Captain Hook, perhaps?

Here is just one of the many animated Halloween spoookies we place in our yard each year (or should I say "my husband" places in our yard each year?! lol)