Ooops, I Did It Again! Sorry!!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EJ19CsAh8Pt1UMf5v5uuxNDAejoOrZyLNoU31V8br6Vdu6xsX87dmzQOcQlM0coZsQ21nD4AxXRXCQBW7a_-czG9Yagw3hZoKOUIUJC8IIjc3isp_ngq7688nPXx0mzz3tYQ1E8AEDY9/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9EJ19CsAh8Pt1UMf5v5uuxNDAejoOrZyLNoU31V8br6Vdu6xsX87dmzQOcQlM0coZsQ21nD4AxXRXCQBW7a_-czG9Yagw3hZoKOUIUJC8IIjc3isp_ngq7688nPXx0mzz3tYQ1E8AEDY9/s640/054.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So, Imagine how much like a Putz I felt when we arrived at the Dealer Breakfast this Morning only to discover that the Parking Lot Sale ISN'T this Weekend after all!!!   Ooops, I did it again... get all mixed up on Event Details and Dates!   I'm so Sorry my Friends, I Hope you didn't come out expecting it and come away disappointed that I gave the wrong dates?  Apparently it is Saturday, October 19th ~ Parking Lot Sale: 8am - 2pm... the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">BRASS ARMADILLO WEST</span></strong></a> Facebook Page will provide you with ACCURATE Details and Dates!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WPO1PMxOkMSLSJLbt2ah0xjrf_in3QdJVRajlM6pGvK56R0pnelM58kgEmEGnBnENg44b6OBiQ3RWUdgnana7A3Ov4rfNvcrTMvRfGjrOQrHkBNnmgNpbuAo0yOnRU60TSupe4SrMJr7/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WPO1PMxOkMSLSJLbt2ah0xjrf_in3QdJVRajlM6pGvK56R0pnelM58kgEmEGnBnENg44b6OBiQ3RWUdgnana7A3Ov4rfNvcrTMvRfGjrOQrHkBNnmgNpbuAo0yOnRU60TSupe4SrMJr7/s640/053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The G-Kid Force were equally disappointed, though a yummy Dealer Breakfast and Vintage Car Show helped ease their letdown that Gramma had messed up the Dates for something they were looking forward to yet again!  I swear, I've got so much going on in my head and around me lately that keeping everything Organized and sorted out has become virtually impossible for me!   I'm a Hot Mess on a whole lot of levels right now!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatBLe1-yKCZY1PMn3G5iaPyAhPHKjsTHHl9MUd5Y64_sXvKENg3IFMeJihD71xrX8yJGAuNlrseWjvTjwL5uP2-3MlSsnhqblyaOqMiyzV8J5PHTw2crNERP8tllen3WkBz6GXe0h30mv/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatBLe1-yKCZY1PMn3G5iaPyAhPHKjsTHHl9MUd5Y64_sXvKENg3IFMeJihD71xrX8yJGAuNlrseWjvTjwL5uP2-3MlSsnhqblyaOqMiyzV8J5PHTw2crNERP8tllen3WkBz6GXe0h30mv/s640/035.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>We had a lot of Work to do re-stocking our Showrooms and checking out what everyone else was bringing in... I was Adoring this Antique Chair covered in Beautiful Belgian Cut Velvet!  *Swoon*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cvZJcJ4CFnccQkuR9xnYacL-I-hAi5_4afDifJonVhjYkck58uGGo9Uto_M647GdEwn0w6a3KVrJVJQp1EF6GyiRMKWkfkD82A4aYdIVVH-SWJW26HdZZhj3YocQNL7vRnuRDZY8wLUm/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cvZJcJ4CFnccQkuR9xnYacL-I-hAi5_4afDifJonVhjYkck58uGGo9Uto_M647GdEwn0w6a3KVrJVJQp1EF6GyiRMKWkfkD82A4aYdIVVH-SWJW26HdZZhj3YocQNL7vRnuRDZY8wLUm/s640/034.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Price is Amazing too, but alas, I have no more room for another one in my Chair Hoard and my focus must be on Selling right now and only making Buys on what I fully Intend to Flip.  I would be loathe to part with something like this if I did Invest in it, I know the type of Inventory I'd be too Tempted to not Let Go of... and so I resisted the Temptation to even consider it and not even try to Justify dragging it Home!  *LOL*  Yes, you SHOULD be Proud of me, you have no Idea how hard that was!  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIns82zkB4qSd2A8kaUQUie2T32S2xBW9lC2Bw2L_i7b6iCKA-B5MDvFzSTIaKevWShp5tB6cUBTnGWzfHfvmeOBIBYQxGmBa9u8Mw30WBQPXtYUsWaFXx2QJRS9aEjH_T9FtQ24LbuqxQ/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIns82zkB4qSd2A8kaUQUie2T32S2xBW9lC2Bw2L_i7b6iCKA-B5MDvFzSTIaKevWShp5tB6cUBTnGWzfHfvmeOBIBYQxGmBa9u8Mw30WBQPXtYUsWaFXx2QJRS9aEjH_T9FtQ24LbuqxQ/s640/028.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T and I have still been busy at Home with what we already have ready to Decorate with for Autumn and the upcoming Halloween Holiday.  I had 'scored' this Awesome French Poster under Plexiglass for a mere Ninety-Nine Cents since the frame was totally destroyed and too damaged to Rescue.  So, for another Ninety-Nine Cents we bought some of that Wonderful MacGyver Staple, Duct Tape, in a great Safari Leopard Print and used it to edge both pieces together with as a faux frame... and Walla, now ready to be our Outdoor Door Decoration!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hKNWxDHgxE7DE9mwHLJkZVhaGl5U_SanOcNow3_3VGNC86u1-XWYSipap7IxE3Ndnr0hOlOTQy4w-nP9vLBs0mxIcsXsjWftAFTlCPlZ2E8uxfAH8Dt-ZOXlTTaJZrhMp9IQVo82z_Ua/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hKNWxDHgxE7DE9mwHLJkZVhaGl5U_SanOcNow3_3VGNC86u1-XWYSipap7IxE3Ndnr0hOlOTQy4w-nP9vLBs0mxIcsXsjWftAFTlCPlZ2E8uxfAH8Dt-ZOXlTTaJZrhMp9IQVo82z_Ua/s640/052.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But once we began the 'Pick' the day was Saved because they both were in their Element and intently Focused on Discovering and Sourcing Found Treasures.  I'd already Briefed them on the Types of Product I'd be seeking out... and having been duly Inspired by Vignettes at our Antique Mall they were eager to get busy with it to amp up Sales in our Sections as well.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErM-w7z8pUQFyGLGhHCqglUPTffMU12bT6eNhsLsqVAdBi5E4VYXFoj_I2cbsCCcBtUnnkpHTuahubPqqT39y6sEmG10VSh-bU_Xi9J_VkoYmgDbFpc4w0hyphenhyphenRPWGgac8KPO7-aBI8OJS7/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErM-w7z8pUQFyGLGhHCqglUPTffMU12bT6eNhsLsqVAdBi5E4VYXFoj_I2cbsCCcBtUnnkpHTuahubPqqT39y6sEmG10VSh-bU_Xi9J_VkoYmgDbFpc4w0hyphenhyphenRPWGgac8KPO7-aBI8OJS7/s640/060.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Though Sales have been up, since I'm no longer able to be Working Part Time anymore that has made our Budget take a definite Hit that we have to try to recoup and recover by amping up Sales even further.  And with Grandpa's added Expenses as a result of the Accident, and The Son's departure from the Ole' Homestead, I decided that it's either time to make this Hobby something more significant economically, or close it down entirely.  I'm giving it 'til the first of the Year to see which it will play out to be?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXyD9TR-YUqN1PIJufD6cYrlm6ZZprSQqLXvUbkj8hTSgDqoqGRwlOBYpDuARfixrBt4q1dSr8CZamBlDGLMo49pUSMX3e8FXE1KY1bk1FghK_gyreDkaf_AbbsmdkM5GHrTRp4JPEwJK/s1600/058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXyD9TR-YUqN1PIJufD6cYrlm6ZZprSQqLXvUbkj8hTSgDqoqGRwlOBYpDuARfixrBt4q1dSr8CZamBlDGLMo49pUSMX3e8FXE1KY1bk1FghK_gyreDkaf_AbbsmdkM5GHrTRp4JPEwJK/s640/058.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I hate to give up something that I'd Dreamed about doing for so long and am thoroughly Enjoying so much.  But if I can't make it profitable enough to Justify all the hours spent at it, especially when I have so little time to waste anymore and so many new Responsibilities I'm mandatorily assuming... I might have to consider at least downsizing considerably... and perhaps even calling it a day?  I'm heartsick actually to even be thinking along those lines since I've never had to operate at a Loss to date and have such a Joy and Passion for what I'm doing... but frankly I can't afford to risk operating at a Loss in the Future with how lean finances already are, so I have to be practical about it just being 'business'.  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuGmP9aqQExBHSZGoc7Me0lO_02ixgxASNfS4tUJMIQjyaoC7gmRHAINdl_41jjiQlQO0zJYk6haB2Dl4QQG2suCYqxCNiY-M9WfRuNV6_3XKflKxQImtRlvMlOItEld9QNm7HXFw68iS/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuGmP9aqQExBHSZGoc7Me0lO_02ixgxASNfS4tUJMIQjyaoC7gmRHAINdl_41jjiQlQO0zJYk6haB2Dl4QQG2suCYqxCNiY-M9WfRuNV6_3XKflKxQImtRlvMlOItEld9QNm7HXFw68iS/s640/029.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I'm only Renting month to month so there's no big Risk taking involved... and I know that the Holidays are peak Sales periods so I won't make any firm decisions until the first of the Year and just Meditate upon it some more so that I have a Peace about whatever I decide.  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwFKcs9WHSxjN1wMP3MTq0LE3Wv0a-Di8c9Y0cA7mN3fxND41KSjhOqfYGgQsd0CLJFe7FdOOvJXnlyuIkDq5wGVF56lVTmEOISsgJWUzFaoRguBmcKRDwUllsy5Ok4rjnNuMgs2xyDeG/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwFKcs9WHSxjN1wMP3MTq0LE3Wv0a-Di8c9Y0cA7mN3fxND41KSjhOqfYGgQsd0CLJFe7FdOOvJXnlyuIkDq5wGVF56lVTmEOISsgJWUzFaoRguBmcKRDwUllsy5Ok4rjnNuMgs2xyDeG/s640/022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I just Hate having so much that is up in the air all at once and so little sense of Security about anything anymore when it comes to the Future.  It's become a Full Time Job just to get through all the Paperwork and Bureaucracy these various Agencies are requiring so that The Man and the G-Kid Force can receive the Medical Care they need and BE where they need to be cared for!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tudrPe6BQAq9GRv0Xb0OLwFOPEuxTyyOj__H6it0wU8MHiDgcz8dzqexyRh_GmbJMr7AJACeX2jo55XoWaMiEXRE3w9Sjip8kMvB0-qtsiSMEh8FQQE74PRTBUK7GNMPiHcZQQl9tAb4/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tudrPe6BQAq9GRv0Xb0OLwFOPEuxTyyOj__H6it0wU8MHiDgcz8dzqexyRh_GmbJMr7AJACeX2jo55XoWaMiEXRE3w9Sjip8kMvB0-qtsiSMEh8FQQE74PRTBUK7GNMPiHcZQQl9tAb4/s640/020.JPG" width="586" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Prince R said something rather Profound about it today when he addressed the Guardianship Issues we're Facing with The System and their insistance that we should go through the high Legal Expense and long drawn out Family Court Process yet again.   "Gramma, if they're claiming your Guardianship has 'Expired'... then doesn't that mean that you shouldn't even be having to fund any of our Care anymore and tell them to cover it all then?"   </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Really, the whole System is nothing short of Extorting as much $$$ as they can out of Voluntary Relative Placements that are far more beneficial to the Child(ren) than Involuntary Stranger Placements.</em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fNgK7wiXBs87hqqv74Ij5HdYbD5UVAJnbtZlUTbgZP4kUnlx8IWjpE8E85SXxUV4NB6QFlb7e63blyiVPav26JLwXKn9p-SqixdvaRpuf2EZVM-yt2FNlfHSh_Fmvhzn_r0NEw6T4l8Y/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fNgK7wiXBs87hqqv74Ij5HdYbD5UVAJnbtZlUTbgZP4kUnlx8IWjpE8E85SXxUV4NB6QFlb7e63blyiVPav26JLwXKn9p-SqixdvaRpuf2EZVM-yt2FNlfHSh_Fmvhzn_r0NEw6T4l8Y/s640/023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But in light of the current fiascos and financial waste of such things as Government Shut-Downs and ridiculous alleged Health Care Reform I can see why The System would Dream Up yet another absurd way to either waste time and money or try to squeeze more out of the ordinary hard working or Retired Joe Citizen trying to do the Right Thing.   That just seems to be Business as Usual anymore and it makes me very Concerned for the Future of the next Generations and quite Jaded.  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXFvXWXgAsTg0QSKpqztRyEOWWZ0IOfVimPrnFI_I7TPPRrpq6kRAkkqSUlae2s5PchubQKtVgxs8fyxVBibIliPU14LL1OaKCszAJ3aLj0C4Y0N85req3U8c6XZsH2PgtFtkL16CQ5Rb/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXFvXWXgAsTg0QSKpqztRyEOWWZ0IOfVimPrnFI_I7TPPRrpq6kRAkkqSUlae2s5PchubQKtVgxs8fyxVBibIliPU14LL1OaKCszAJ3aLj0C4Y0N85req3U8c6XZsH2PgtFtkL16CQ5Rb/s640/008.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Which is probably why this particular Halloween Card Appealed to me SO much that I not only bought some to send out to Family and Friends, but also one to keep for myself because every time I look at it I just laugh out loud!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIZ4pRmmxlCIlMXFSJ4-DjBdlxuBdsHknNMm50sOMIaJpYE_7JJJUD3XDLG1X-FRMUdH_9TjXKphR3006CyYjkdvXuc4UpbtJU-PKbWwSEVx8D0Zf8Jgd1Hw14PulLZl8Vw7sz6SZJ4MB/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvIZ4pRmmxlCIlMXFSJ4-DjBdlxuBdsHknNMm50sOMIaJpYE_7JJJUD3XDLG1X-FRMUdH_9TjXKphR3006CyYjkdvXuc4UpbtJU-PKbWwSEVx8D0Zf8Jgd1Hw14PulLZl8Vw7sz6SZJ4MB/s640/009.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Yeah, I could BE this Woman right now... 'mos def'!  *Winks*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyTQ5WC4hyphenhyphenyolazyagzgVN3yXx3bclpDfx3dSzvXVyKMlxt-cNDhWiRupPH0Lv1wYgemqzQCAySX9vUN5alhl_DuAbvfYQ1koK-fAjtTfhFBH59zdDegctHNNK1VLGTEX-zqmdja_-k_h/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyTQ5WC4hyphenhyphenyolazyagzgVN3yXx3bclpDfx3dSzvXVyKMlxt-cNDhWiRupPH0Lv1wYgemqzQCAySX9vUN5alhl_DuAbvfYQ1koK-fAjtTfhFBH59zdDegctHNNK1VLGTEX-zqmdja_-k_h/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Mwahhh, from the Arizona Desert out West... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"></div></div>

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Halloween Flashback And Moving Forward...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzWWG8jefX2l4vt1oqEofsWgePrpg7EW9TpT-4BWsn69nJjYR6x8AYdKlm7iKkuVwJqKdkoD6AQIl6s7FAeiae_7sgJzd728ZPldGe4d0ImmNp4ZU0g1RW3BTl6gTAiUSWFRcLUtGyGGb/s1600/1380724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzWWG8jefX2l4vt1oqEofsWgePrpg7EW9TpT-4BWsn69nJjYR6x8AYdKlm7iKkuVwJqKdkoD6AQIl6s7FAeiae_7sgJzd728ZPldGe4d0ImmNp4ZU0g1RW3BTl6gTAiUSWFRcLUtGyGGb/s640/1380724.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Halloween Flashback to 1986... this is my Mom {Nanna}  with The Son and our Youngest Daughter, who is the Mother of the G-Kid Force.  Princess T marveled at her Mommy's Home-Made Costume made of old drapes and glitterized construction paper, but wanted to know why I'd dressed her Uncle up like a Gang Banger for Halloween?  Ahem, excuse me... that was my Eighties version of a Pirate before Capt. Jack Sparrow set the bar higher... Girlfriend!  *LMAO*  Besides, money was tight and we had to make do, use it up, wear it out or do without.  We were going through some extremely hard times back then too, but you wouldn't have known it by the Positive Energy our extended Family exuded.  I was a Divorced Single Parent working two jobs... one a demanding Career and the other just a second Job as a means to an end... and both of my Parents were battling Cancer and going through their own Divorce after well over thirty years of Marriage, so it was definitely a Circle The Wagons Season that we eventually all moved through Successfully.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNThBtm9yRYvRhvgzqTGBEdv_WHjd6bWRLkuRf9ip6ZR5S17Sqv00d2WFBo4Nbxd_b7GmpLmjZKTwilU0D8nF1VKqX6nsT9egXomhcqmLaKSCoR_LQzpEcWGLYpapwQNwKQrIQdl40nBsZ/s1600/1150962_523631704374862_651925150_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNThBtm9yRYvRhvgzqTGBEdv_WHjd6bWRLkuRf9ip6ZR5S17Sqv00d2WFBo4Nbxd_b7GmpLmjZKTwilU0D8nF1VKqX6nsT9egXomhcqmLaKSCoR_LQzpEcWGLYpapwQNwKQrIQdl40nBsZ/s640/1150962_523631704374862_651925150_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>As the G-Kid Force get ready to begin Fall Break starting this Weekend, we're having the dreaded Parent-Teacher Conferences that I have to brace myself to attend because it's never easy to hear other Adults complain about or criticize your Kiddos, it puts you in defensive mode even if you are painfully aware of their Issues.  Let's face it, this School year began with Grandpa in a Coma after his terrible Accident and it's kinda gone downhill from there for our Family.  So the fact they show up at all every day and get through the day is a small Victory in Resilience and Tenacity, even if their moods, behavior and performance suck this Quarter.  I'm reminded that this too shall pass... eventually.   The Son Shared a hilarious Old Note that he had saved from about the Second Grade that a Teacher made him write as an apology to some other Kiddo he'd allegedly wronged.  It was SO very him... this was a Kid that got good Grades but was a handful behaviorally as a Child and was labeled Special Needs in a HUGE way from early on academically and socially.  He got kicked out of every Day Care in the West Valley before his Third Birthday and Grade School was tough, I believe his Principal had us on Speed Dial.  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzXcXqH5xN9jBH65hwGb9toIjThcRQ9RLTB7Kbjgz8fJNc-XsUNPKctcaB7t-Sv0EGra0CnM6ltcdo2EDSDgNJtU00q7ZgMRRLIH5fVGcaFR1xxSrYfPPOL33M-gph30jFQViXTOpyi7P/s1600/1380723_10151963096747518_538902435_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzXcXqH5xN9jBH65hwGb9toIjThcRQ9RLTB7Kbjgz8fJNc-XsUNPKctcaB7t-Sv0EGra0CnM6ltcdo2EDSDgNJtU00q7ZgMRRLIH5fVGcaFR1xxSrYfPPOL33M-gph30jFQViXTOpyi7P/s640/1380723_10151963096747518_538902435_n.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em> Yet, he grew up into a Fine Young Man Graduating with Honors from mainstream classes in spite of everyone else's grim prognosis and Medical diagnosis to the contrary... he did us Proud.  Though I recall dreading attending his Parent-Teacher Conferences too... and his Sister's, because it was always a spin on bad news... and so him Sharing that Note as a reminder for Positive Reinforcement actually was a huge Encouragement.  And it made me Laugh out loud, looking back.  His words to me were that the Teachers couldn't say anything worse about his Niece and Nephew than any Teacher ever said about him... and yet I always Believed in him and made him Believe in himself.  Okay, so I had to Photo Edit the glowing red Chupacabra eyes out of this photo so he didn't look quite so possessed and then realized it just made it look more possessed *LOL*... but The Son is a Riot and nobody can feel 'down' when they're around him and he's the Life of any Party, just like my Mom, they're some of the Funniest and most Entertaining people I know.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJDMubSgGa4p7ghZcWdjlTlH7TgWWtdyA5WQcm00RPg9ADAahwgR_zSMlSi07jujRT86g7yaEYWzxR1B1rL5Hi66XnvotLZj1g2QBUE_UrI0mXHoQ5LM6xu1t2EzsnMKdqiS9mMOk-hRU/s1600/578690_10151963096607518_92842666_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJDMubSgGa4p7ghZcWdjlTlH7TgWWtdyA5WQcm00RPg9ADAahwgR_zSMlSi07jujRT86g7yaEYWzxR1B1rL5Hi66XnvotLZj1g2QBUE_UrI0mXHoQ5LM6xu1t2EzsnMKdqiS9mMOk-hRU/s640/578690_10151963096607518_92842666_n.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>In fact, he'll make a Fool of himself just to make you Laugh or Smile... and he's known Mom could REALLY use that right about now... so he's always sending me Silly pixs of him and his Dear Friends, who are a great bunch of Young People.  He always reminds me that The Force will probably turn out just Fine Mom... you know, with lots of Therapy and good Medication... but they'll probably be Okay... really... just look at me!  {And he Winks and Grins sardonically.  LOL}  Yeah, you could be right Son... we'll Roll with that Thought anyway, I don't care what anybody else says.  *Smiles*  We'll keep moving forward.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqR0TqOMlLRm2X-R1ip8kgsNZaZIOZh_KqLauCYV2ueJl0OahVtj1vvvt4ciTEYkesT8QtBcAJdGE7gwn9rkv9o4ZdFgpMwfA02xaWc1seroLMhc5c3QWJYuUVF2cPms-SS1DGPUWXiv/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqR0TqOMlLRm2X-R1ip8kgsNZaZIOZh_KqLauCYV2ueJl0OahVtj1vvvt4ciTEYkesT8QtBcAJdGE7gwn9rkv9o4ZdFgpMwfA02xaWc1seroLMhc5c3QWJYuUVF2cPms-SS1DGPUWXiv/s640/044.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There's another Big Parking Lot Sale coming up this weekend at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/goodyearbrassarmadillo"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">THE BRASS ARMADILLO WEST</span></strong></a> and though I can't do the Parking Lot Event due to not having sufficient coverage for the Kiddos, I've enjoyed watching everyone Transform their Booths and Showrooms in the Mall for the Event... and I've been furiously re-stocking my Showrooms and Loft Spaces as well.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg692dUTDC_ZbVDzZry0S1Adg98K8vwVLK6a-KhAqRCT3VPF2GZPXOtHow9y8Fs2oTiKoeaABHX0ckY0CRa6d6taXzMGgnKLohRfig8uI3AFeeuVYK5T-R45nl57XWgmYnEp5vAdOKneE9W/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg692dUTDC_ZbVDzZry0S1Adg98K8vwVLK6a-KhAqRCT3VPF2GZPXOtHow9y8Fs2oTiKoeaABHX0ckY0CRa6d6taXzMGgnKLohRfig8uI3AFeeuVYK5T-R45nl57XWgmYnEp5vAdOKneE9W/s640/045.JPG" width="532" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Lucky for you all I have no budget to pick up some of the Treasures I'd Love to be able to spring for... so they'll be there for the pickin' for you!   Lucky you!!!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FKHC4g9Rfc5VZnB1P6A_12ULXwQ5GpAWNibzNbiSHbEDiW6U4zLC4E7gQkXe3v1MLunEvyPTtS11A3j8rY-AXIIyyuF7ouB0ENr9QEnQBqcjdrLK4FulKbPiE8o8AOyF781asKFYSfZk/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5FKHC4g9Rfc5VZnB1P6A_12ULXwQ5GpAWNibzNbiSHbEDiW6U4zLC4E7gQkXe3v1MLunEvyPTtS11A3j8rY-AXIIyyuF7ouB0ENr9QEnQBqcjdrLK4FulKbPiE8o8AOyF781asKFYSfZk/s640/064.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'll just have to put on my Mask and pretend to be Happy for you getting it instead of me, right?  *LOL*   No, really... it's swell that you got what I was probably Jonesin' for.  *Bwahaha!*  But don't feel too Sorry for me... some Friends are actually Blessing me with some Amazing Spooktacular Gifts, Reveal to follow in a Future Post.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdLooMsECsD7nEwg9BALmZQU-YaGO4Z4VVQNJbxUYblNn38Mmg0ZwWOi2T411acusCqFHykCKWBf49vTcDzL26qw9oXH4ORiHN59o6-o2rQU2veph20X3UqWXyuyvx684ePKHtHO44ttK/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdLooMsECsD7nEwg9BALmZQU-YaGO4Z4VVQNJbxUYblNn38Mmg0ZwWOi2T411acusCqFHykCKWBf49vTcDzL26qw9oXH4ORiHN59o6-o2rQU2veph20X3UqWXyuyvx684ePKHtHO44ttK/s640/050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I always can't wait to see how my Friends Myko and Brett will Transform their Showroom for Halloween... their Collections of Vintage Holiday Treasures and Myko's OOAK Creations are incredible!   And if you've been Jonesin' to add Sparkle to your Holiday Creations with German Glass Glitter, they've got it in Stock, so get yours while it lasts!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1wxeoPCMrzPsSBUBH0TgJxUNkMJVEAuE2eKxpahvvHrw4OVebDMngW7INkuTusUvznnR5J5UJwi62cKr4so27C_DMyWGYEQBJ-5y1xVD77_oJgsz53GlXMXcEQ1mM_4NT0QJU3byPI_V/s1600/054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1wxeoPCMrzPsSBUBH0TgJxUNkMJVEAuE2eKxpahvvHrw4OVebDMngW7INkuTusUvznnR5J5UJwi62cKr4so27C_DMyWGYEQBJ-5y1xVD77_oJgsz53GlXMXcEQ1mM_4NT0QJU3byPI_V/s640/054.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I have bought some of my Favorite Halloween Creepy Dolls from Myko... isn't this Vintage Halloween Styled Kewpie Doll Adorable!?!  Well, she's up for Adoption if you can envision her as your Vignette Anchor Show Piece for the Holidays my Friends?!? </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvY7nUEi-48dUNZYmCT2lL025vPN-V9RqozUbwWonWLioJMHIQQlJZJi8PRGQHod6SXaA-zAVtDdZtLYE8EDXBPJPTOxkfiuhKOOpi8MtzhsIlA4w7hEJ_AHLau3K2T6ubZa0DkYrHAJ6/s1600/056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvY7nUEi-48dUNZYmCT2lL025vPN-V9RqozUbwWonWLioJMHIQQlJZJi8PRGQHod6SXaA-zAVtDdZtLYE8EDXBPJPTOxkfiuhKOOpi8MtzhsIlA4w7hEJ_AHLau3K2T6ubZa0DkYrHAJ6/s640/056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And this is something we're having Fun with... adding Masquerade Masks to Vintage and Antique Photos that others have discarded.   I used to be saddened when Family Photos would end up in Flea Markets or Thrift Shops discarded by their extended Family Members, I couldn't Imagine doing such a thing without a heavy conscience?!?  But when they're Rescued and Adopted... or given New Life as an Art Form and 'Borrowed Relatives', even Whimsical ones, it just makes me Feel Good that they're being Cherished and Proudly Displayed again in their Adoptive Family Businesses and Homes.  I Love to Collect 'Borrowed Relatives' and add them to our Family.  This is one of Myko's Display pieces, but if it comes up for Sale, I'm Loving this Adorable Couple, now all ready to join the Party!   I'd Proudly Display them every Halloween in our Vignettes, how about you?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Halloween Flashback And Moving Forward...

Halloween Flashback to 1986... this is my Mom {Nanna}  with The Son and our Youngest Daughter, who is the Mother of the G-Kid Force.  Prince...

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Pumpkins And Gourd And Treats, Oh My!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEacCErdbkMK5f9-Sav7JU2bQgums5sFMFjnHnXA-Ch_fXd5dLxcA7eNmOhupWGbXSBb5APU6e7KlSgxdnWUc7v2K61x7If9nS1jKvXAPftgZquR9R6XQSNKjxyCwFf_yqVtwqjsRMv4f9/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEacCErdbkMK5f9-Sav7JU2bQgums5sFMFjnHnXA-Ch_fXd5dLxcA7eNmOhupWGbXSBb5APU6e7KlSgxdnWUc7v2K61x7If9nS1jKvXAPftgZquR9R6XQSNKjxyCwFf_yqVtwqjsRMv4f9/s640/032.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>The Pumpkins and Gourds are starting to roll in to the Stores... I'm always drawn to the Weird and Wonderful Hybrid Varieties and always save the Seeds to plant in our own Garden, hoping to grow some of our own, we've had limited Success some Seasons.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1xCDy9s41T_XHhatay-5RZrvBms3a_F7Zd-RDK6piAUuVZoQwVKtGhC_PkPiFRCxsik2ugdRnB1F3NwyWllLfr3-fC8l3rTon3akV8Y-3qQ3tOAcw6jvxKy3A_yuD69SeaigNZQWXxDk/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1xCDy9s41T_XHhatay-5RZrvBms3a_F7Zd-RDK6piAUuVZoQwVKtGhC_PkPiFRCxsik2ugdRnB1F3NwyWllLfr3-fC8l3rTon3akV8Y-3qQ3tOAcw6jvxKy3A_yuD69SeaigNZQWXxDk/s640/031.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>But honestly, the Prices are so reasonable that it probably costs me more to grow my own than to just buy some each year.  So it's more for the Challenge of seeing what thrives in our Victory Garden from the Seeds sown there the Seasons before and the Surprise of what comes up?  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Qgx3ds72Fa1zh6aqeSo_E9A3S43TONjU1a9ht7ImXriHLQiFOpHNeKZwh72nh5YA1YqEWGM7LTjviGMQJAMb3LqFk3LWa8nC0I3ZL0TJaew31Bsmu-eocrl21Ukxlpw4XnX3uMClQ-yf/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Qgx3ds72Fa1zh6aqeSo_E9A3S43TONjU1a9ht7ImXriHLQiFOpHNeKZwh72nh5YA1YqEWGM7LTjviGMQJAMb3LqFk3LWa8nC0I3ZL0TJaew31Bsmu-eocrl21Ukxlpw4XnX3uMClQ-yf/s640/033.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em>As previously mentioned we only Harvested one tiny lone Pale White Pumpkin that Survived this Seasons record breaking heatwave... the rest literally baked in the Sun before they matured.  So, I'll be buying those we Decorate with and eat for this Halloween and Thanksgiving.  I really wanted some of these but it is rather early to procure them just yet and have them last.  Besides, I was unable to pick ONE Favorite Variety, you know me!  *Winks*  The Vivid Colors, Shapes, Warts and Bumps each had their particularly Appealing Merits!</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmLgL93HzM4HcxuDvBRHKJTNddlrP4haclgOT06F5ymYZMghXmygMNMJ9OO7rIptCrOe1LzdeWMF3Zq1Ii7zY6ZSHsg4F_FUocOBOp3xlr9Ya3AUxjknlXzL_0-zBKuMPK67cLAs1PmZf/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmLgL93HzM4HcxuDvBRHKJTNddlrP4haclgOT06F5ymYZMghXmygMNMJ9OO7rIptCrOe1LzdeWMF3Zq1Ii7zY6ZSHsg4F_FUocOBOp3xlr9Ya3AUxjknlXzL_0-zBKuMPK67cLAs1PmZf/s640/066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In fact, it's not just the most Unusual, Weird and Wonderful Pumpkins and Gourds I'm on the lookout for this time of year... each Halloween I also scour the isles for the most Interesting and Unique Treats I can find.   I especially liked these Delightful Graphics Boxes holding Treats that can be recycled with other loose Treats once empty... how Cute are they?!?  Each box contains a couple of Treats and is the right size for holding almost any loose Treats we Enjoy... the G-Kids like the Surprise of not knowing what real Treats lie within each box?  And Pretending it is what's on the box description.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIAZr1-6XZg0ONe2Fyb1PPL8OCzbh8XKNaBJckiwEDNG_JY_TkB5GPlYoKxx9qcjSR_9ePuxDz4Qrk9eaVVa1SGlnZAzISqy34QYtTDgZwI04OmzvkCg9a_zu6PNVnwRYHSFOE9x-U6B5/s1600/069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIAZr1-6XZg0ONe2Fyb1PPL8OCzbh8XKNaBJckiwEDNG_JY_TkB5GPlYoKxx9qcjSR_9ePuxDz4Qrk9eaVVa1SGlnZAzISqy34QYtTDgZwI04OmzvkCg9a_zu6PNVnwRYHSFOE9x-U6B5/s640/069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>There were also these wee tiny Apothecary Jars filled with Sugar Candies... almost any Cake Decoration can be used to refill the Jars for recycling more Treats inexpensively.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cqQKCDSSJMz8zRjJttnNAtLoL4qPnJTe82xZ_xgiPxX9qDqwNZTN7PAXmVj2UZMj3D6okeap69YKonJO7ZWApVHSZP185yDEY-YWPumWupKvAoNSmX844qKsCXwlfja6PUFeE18TPLg2/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cqQKCDSSJMz8zRjJttnNAtLoL4qPnJTe82xZ_xgiPxX9qDqwNZTN7PAXmVj2UZMj3D6okeap69YKonJO7ZWApVHSZP185yDEY-YWPumWupKvAoNSmX844qKsCXwlfja6PUFeE18TPLg2/s640/072.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Okay, so the PayDay mini bars are for Gramma since I don't eat Chocolate and there aren't many Candies or Treats that Appeal to me really.   Sometimes, since our Family don't have much of a Sweet Tooth it's more for the Decorative Touch and to offer to Guests anyway that we fill the Bowls with Sweetness.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVHHjGL8hiibKN6ZCMs-RBjyMlOinQYyQF3LaHKDDP_ogKap7ZV8_PzEqIWjC-f1fM2nnPu0T7n1xVE3h10altU_9-CilY24EwaR-7sSJNqGe6oeah4xI4oEkag3a_85qujUls05Y3OjX/s1600/070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVHHjGL8hiibKN6ZCMs-RBjyMlOinQYyQF3LaHKDDP_ogKap7ZV8_PzEqIWjC-f1fM2nnPu0T7n1xVE3h10altU_9-CilY24EwaR-7sSJNqGe6oeah4xI4oEkag3a_85qujUls05Y3OjX/s640/070.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Now Sour and Natural Treats is another Story, we LOVE Sour Treats and Natural Treats, so will likely Source those to refill the boxes with.   The Tamarind Pulp Candies were already almost gone so we needed to re-stock already.  *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkeM6GQHVj97czhCpx3gEE4hsBNIkByhkJY8_YCBZTu-4p3EWwD-v1gTVdRAf9ph0zbN3HBh9ChQ5vQuirqEDFr0d-Cao_Jll_LJt43vrOZDhcB-L28SnXOd_we_Jzv62dJcB8VDWI6Gp/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkeM6GQHVj97czhCpx3gEE4hsBNIkByhkJY8_YCBZTu-4p3EWwD-v1gTVdRAf9ph0zbN3HBh9ChQ5vQuirqEDFr0d-Cao_Jll_LJt43vrOZDhcB-L28SnXOd_we_Jzv62dJcB8VDWI6Gp/s640/075.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Princess T had a marvelous time arranging and re-arranging the Candy Dish for the most Artful Halloween Display.  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLxlL24U2FuQ2RYmXSvcN497OMKy0AVO5DqPDg72FNlq2bl4f4DWeYYzQj9t5E7wniVwaJfTCtNmW6_H9zJS0n6pj8aaL3xtZtt5DSPHKlYUDjDjijfD1lv8Jj-YKDHz01B7QZ8xSzztW/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLxlL24U2FuQ2RYmXSvcN497OMKy0AVO5DqPDg72FNlq2bl4f4DWeYYzQj9t5E7wniVwaJfTCtNmW6_H9zJS0n6pj8aaL3xtZtt5DSPHKlYUDjDjijfD1lv8Jj-YKDHz01B7QZ8xSzztW/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And apparently... when Gramma wasn't looking... a little Someone sneaked off with Gramma's Camera and did a little Pathological Picture Taking and Styling of her own!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhjrAb_SNqHscZEOPXmoKC61bnd9a-IjhSbITu-IK4XOi9FZMdj4ZmwF_FQjq00PhFtTNr6Ya1hntnieMiMMBBakM1fN10b1vW3hwpblpYeHvwOB-nYDOjP2uJxdYwrDic-C5aY6mL47s/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhjrAb_SNqHscZEOPXmoKC61bnd9a-IjhSbITu-IK4XOi9FZMdj4ZmwF_FQjq00PhFtTNr6Ya1hntnieMiMMBBakM1fN10b1vW3hwpblpYeHvwOB-nYDOjP2uJxdYwrDic-C5aY6mL47s/s640/016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>"Hey, is this thing even working?"... Yes, Princess T, yes it is... aren't Kids a Riot?!?</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR2ZMnGcBA828n_fv5UHFNrWXIiEC17cnxTr-qpCkZbbx5DmAsC2ipWoIO8MAOit_urKKnkgm55c4O6mqIAndaRVym0AhpwKoCovPiEUhSXrHJiadhQ2iIj9biDdIJv8XlxotzwwJMl00/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR2ZMnGcBA828n_fv5UHFNrWXIiEC17cnxTr-qpCkZbbx5DmAsC2ipWoIO8MAOit_urKKnkgm55c4O6mqIAndaRVym0AhpwKoCovPiEUhSXrHJiadhQ2iIj9biDdIJv8XlxotzwwJMl00/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Notice the Hot Cheetos stained Finger pointing to what she's lining up for the Photo Shoot!  *LMAO!*  I must say pretty good Close-Ups for these really tiny one and a half inch Kiddles she was capturing whilst balancing her pointing hand downwards simultaneously... probably whilst also perching on some furniture since this is her Vintage School Desk that is beside an Antique Wing Chair she HAD to be standing on to get this angle?!??!?!  *Smiles and Gasps!*  BTW: She also Decorated and Stylized her Vintage School Desk with Mendhi Art Stickers.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfZRijQQIg8yEONn8aPPJAKUwiZwKbowQe2oa-PINKo9YzAuly5BuqR6YRTPcve49hx9EkviH2kvrXWTplH_ESO5grlFF3zqEbSLaxYBeW12k-vbywWKp7ApA9793v35tCBxtIikFXN1o/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfZRijQQIg8yEONn8aPPJAKUwiZwKbowQe2oa-PINKo9YzAuly5BuqR6YRTPcve49hx9EkviH2kvrXWTplH_ESO5grlFF3zqEbSLaxYBeW12k-vbywWKp7ApA9793v35tCBxtIikFXN1o/s640/013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Oh yeah, you better have Eyes in the back of your head with this Crew... Imagine my Surprise when I downloaded Today's Images and realized she'd had her own Private Photo Shoot with my Camera unbenownst to Gramma and then sneaked it right back so I didn't even miss it!  As if I wouldn't eventually KNOW what she'd been up to once the Evidence was Exposed?!!  *Bwahahaha!*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdKlponSvBPlJnTjF5k5w5hfh7XbyRnZY2O0lN0MiI6HWokyM8Xf7fq8TSoWPp_nSqswU7dHQ8-v77qtAyXDdC0ngbGLw9H5gfoxyTeNXO918MuG67T7TefFQNAHR2LNTHahfBiGNq2sE/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdKlponSvBPlJnTjF5k5w5hfh7XbyRnZY2O0lN0MiI6HWokyM8Xf7fq8TSoWPp_nSqswU7dHQ8-v77qtAyXDdC0ngbGLw9H5gfoxyTeNXO918MuG67T7TefFQNAHR2LNTHahfBiGNq2sE/s640/068.JPG" width="594" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And of coarse Gramma is Guilty of her own Indulgences... like this Adorable Veiled Hat for Skully that still had it's original Price Tag of almost Eight Bucks and I 'Scored' for Ninety-Nine Cents!  *Booyah!*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGmsXoVNa0C8j6lzfB3ml-H5wyELCCxPKgGhIScahjuLvk-yMZM5KQGXFnMuooB-GG0xWpqc6E8H-NY9SnzKI_V0Zc3BBrkfN2zjcPEol2OOVCmYLWaoVN8z-mCpsIH-pouQOnN_6HGTS/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGmsXoVNa0C8j6lzfB3ml-H5wyELCCxPKgGhIScahjuLvk-yMZM5KQGXFnMuooB-GG0xWpqc6E8H-NY9SnzKI_V0Zc3BBrkfN2zjcPEol2OOVCmYLWaoVN8z-mCpsIH-pouQOnN_6HGTS/s640/025.JPG" width="540" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>She does look quite Lovely in it don't you think?  And of coarse Princess T had to add her own Sweet Touches... like the Rubber Tarantula, still sporting the dust and dirt from having been played with outside... well, that makes it more Authentic and Creepy, right... just like the undusted Loving Cup!   *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHMfeqFBynrK3a0L2RnJ0qv1kf8G9lTeb7KmRJ20PYGXc-Ryr60ZHrzOGwBkPe2l6XQXTyFICoAzGBd-0wFMj0lorOpRznpcyTFVHWhxeqzFBL6Aj5v2ATubAmOHG7fcw9_qMPGNqH274/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHMfeqFBynrK3a0L2RnJ0qv1kf8G9lTeb7KmRJ20PYGXc-Ryr60ZHrzOGwBkPe2l6XQXTyFICoAzGBd-0wFMj0lorOpRznpcyTFVHWhxeqzFBL6Aj5v2ATubAmOHG7fcw9_qMPGNqH274/s640/026.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And Princess T, knowing my Aesthetic, recently introduced me to one of her Favorite Shows that has a Set representing their Home that is so very OUR Style that she knew I'd just LOVE it... 'The Haunted Hathaways'.  She was absolutely right... take a gander... I couldn't take my eyes off the Decor and Treasures on this Set!!!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVz8P7U00tbsYL0Tp_b2TU3a1T5OLJFhVKdjJ_0XMQS-q-QVod-GAsh785-bvKTvoIjpF0yB6Zh-PM7pCMjGsN2aYUg19LyrSL0r_2j16gBj0Ki72lZidIbA6kQSkgR6LHlmbBqJ5N847/s1600/byhathf01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVz8P7U00tbsYL0Tp_b2TU3a1T5OLJFhVKdjJ_0XMQS-q-QVod-GAsh785-bvKTvoIjpF0yB6Zh-PM7pCMjGsN2aYUg19LyrSL0r_2j16gBj0Ki72lZidIbA6kQSkgR6LHlmbBqJ5N847/s640/byhathf01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: Nick Bing Images</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Yes, they have a Stuffed Peacock!  Rich Antique Plum Velvet Sofa, Cloches, Persian Rugs, Crystal Chandies and Sconces...</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl0GYTEtvuM_PU8UWNnE14z5RhcpSC6bk1ILDWxU53pq7oblljr4LxsaktQFwGYyubnkz4H98hGLF1Tlxd0UAaD67lTV7XJFddSIbSv7P5xbTcp_H1pIQaMv6BIChAViRnYRjBq8yyH_0/s1600/byhathe06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMl0GYTEtvuM_PU8UWNnE14z5RhcpSC6bk1ILDWxU53pq7oblljr4LxsaktQFwGYyubnkz4H98hGLF1Tlxd0UAaD67lTV7XJFddSIbSv7P5xbTcp_H1pIQaMv6BIChAViRnYRjBq8yyH_0/s640/byhathe06.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <em>Source: Nick Bing Images</em></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Velvet Drapes puddled to the floor, Black Gothic Victorian Furniture, gorgeous Hues on the Wall...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPimKg1iLj0rbtBPrK6xWQIu4ByQuVk_tpI2meZCYT2wXTEJBemp9lchlAI5YChwA_8xfEZUGAf8hDHncvsfvRRWn3clRtFDCbh1ku_H4TQ0X6xdljly_1sgMD-dN1_dRF2eWcdOr7BxdN/s1600/byhatha04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPimKg1iLj0rbtBPrK6xWQIu4ByQuVk_tpI2meZCYT2wXTEJBemp9lchlAI5YChwA_8xfEZUGAf8hDHncvsfvRRWn3clRtFDCbh1ku_H4TQ0X6xdljly_1sgMD-dN1_dRF2eWcdOr7BxdN/s640/byhatha04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Source: Nick Bing Images</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Loving that Fainting Couch and Victorian Lamp, Persian Runner and Black Walls in the Hallway... we can dust the cobwebs away later... I'm ready to move right in with my suitcases now as well!  *Winks*</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ5nZ6XhevEdd0cZjl_vYuIVoEyMK2q5ulUfM5cUL1qA_1L-oI3ngK8Z4MutT1KNWu4CkXsMZyqogjO0sCc5rR0gf4QiAT8hdnnRSHufGyv5YdtkVa34DvR12e_Y2sUxL_cVOtsEeL84m/s1600/byhathc04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ5nZ6XhevEdd0cZjl_vYuIVoEyMK2q5ulUfM5cUL1qA_1L-oI3ngK8Z4MutT1KNWu4CkXsMZyqogjO0sCc5rR0gf4QiAT8hdnnRSHufGyv5YdtkVa34DvR12e_Y2sUxL_cVOtsEeL84m/s640/byhathc04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: Nick Bing Images</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And check out that Fireplace Mantle and the Wall Sconces... yes, this is an updated version of the Addams Family House isn't it?  No wonder it's one of Princess T's Favorite Shows... she wants to move into this House too!  *LOL*</em></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_XsA-oD6fU3HI7VOD39OZv1UM7-JtGRNbett34HwYea2f31Vd48B58dnNJeQIZUPgw9nQWVSfxL_TNMJVjX3txODYMxSq91LUfkXgG0ARgZAHWlZyWuHpA5W3bVljaU5pJJd98jadQx/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq_XsA-oD6fU3HI7VOD39OZv1UM7-JtGRNbett34HwYea2f31Vd48B58dnNJeQIZUPgw9nQWVSfxL_TNMJVjX3txODYMxSq91LUfkXgG0ARgZAHWlZyWuHpA5W3bVljaU5pJJd98jadQx/s640/017.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Okay, so Bohemian Valhalla isn't quite as Grandoise at the 'Haunted Hathaway's' Pad, but they're definitely folks after our own Heart and Vibe in how they like to live and Roll!  *Winks*  And I rather Suspect I may be watching this Show right alongside her now, just so I can soak in the Ambiance of the Great Old Dreamy Haunted House they've Create on this Set.  *Smiles*</em></div><div align="center"><em></em><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHPAIN81iTbQFO4yA8GHnYp4E6mmOW8EDAdFWfK7n_QqkYRoqgLfeI9p8hUG4HXd-M4Ma6o-dXYH-ggfdcG1H7WLm_SBjbvZAsNjYSywdQ4yFQbAh6hGIx4Ul97UiilDWc2rjhdA3ioui/s1600/019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHPAIN81iTbQFO4yA8GHnYp4E6mmOW8EDAdFWfK7n_QqkYRoqgLfeI9p8hUG4HXd-M4Ma6o-dXYH-ggfdcG1H7WLm_SBjbvZAsNjYSywdQ4yFQbAh6hGIx4Ul97UiilDWc2rjhdA3ioui/s640/019.JPG" width="614" /></a></div> </div><div align="center"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... 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