Bah-Humbug!

Normally this is me, well, at least this time of the year, when Halloween hasn't yet come or gone, nor has Thanksgiving..
Yet, somehow, retailers are trying to get us in the mood for all things Christmas..
I do love the holiday, don't mistake me, but, I like the ones that precede it equally as well. Let me take my time to enjoy those too!
So normally, I am all Bah-Humbug about the early developments.
The first week of October, while driving down Riverdale's auto row, we noticed one of the many car dealerships had a sign up, reading "Merry Christmas", already.
Merrill and I were both a little bugged.
Okay, more than a little.
Our conversation was consumed by that sign for the remainder of our drive.
I was bugged again today, as I entered Lowe's, fully anticipating scaring Ashley and Peyton with the chained reaper-like character that greets us just after the entrance.
IT WASN"T THERE!!
What?
Halloween hasn't even passed yet and they are taking down what they do have, to get the Christmas stuff out...
Yeah, I was bugged.
But then, as I strolled the cart down to the lawn and garden area to find an item, the girls were getting more and more excited over all the fun blow-ups, Peyton kept saying her version of "Ho! Ho! Ho!" which was so cute..
And I started to chill out a bit.
I chilled out so much that I actually slowed my gait, and started to pay attention to what was there.
Then, something caught my eye..
Wreaths.
Yup..
Wreaths.
For $4.97.
Even my inner Scrooge couldn't pass up that deal.
So I snatched two. One for each of the lights on either side of the garage. I have to do something out there.. every bribe, or guilt trip I try to put on Merrill to hang lights from our very visible house don't seem to have any kind of effect on the man. Telling him that the neighbors do it, we should too doesn't help..
Maybe he's really the Scrooge. ;)
So I blame it on my inner crazy bargain lady.
But I broke one of my own rules today..
I bought a Christmas decoration during my self-set blackout dates.

October 21st..

An After..

Remember these chairs?
Well, I said I would post the afters..
The now BLUE chair kind of had it's own reveal..
Here is this one..


After going through various options in my head, I decided to prime the frame with automotive primer, and paint it a bright silver.
I wanted to re-cover it in vinyl, but couldn't find just what I wanted, so I got creative with Duck tape.
Not your ordinary Duck tape..
"CHA CHA CHERRY" Duck tape..
I like it, but may be altering it later if I find something I love more..
Right now, it sure is easy to clean! ;)

Bravest Woman...

The girls and I went to my in-laws house to stick up some vinyl lettering for my mother-in-law. During the visit, my MIL gasps..
But hang on... let me give you some history..
I think it is in the Pitcher genetics to be afraid, and when I say afraid, I mean REALLY AFRAID of spiders..
Remember this gem? ;)
Anyway.. I bet you can guess what the gasp was induced by..
Yup, a spider.
My newest sister-in-law, also chatting, jumped up and said she'd take care of it.
I thought, how awesome! Clint found someone like me who doesn't mind taking care of business.
She came back with a glass, turned it upside-down, and placed it over the arachnid.
Not what I thought she'd do.
Their method, let it stay there and then vacuum it up later.
I know how their "later" goes..
I walked in on their "later" one time.
There was another spider in another, similar glass, and I thought to myself, enough! I will kill the pest..
I grabbed a paper towel, tipped the glass, and...
Nothing.
It had been living in the glass long enough, it made a cozy home in there.
I wasn't about to let that happen again this day.
I grabbed a paper towel, and began walking to the cup, and spider.
My MIL says to Ash, "Your mom is the bravest woman I know!"
Ashley says, "No she's not.."
"She's afraid of clowns."

Favors..

Merrill's sweet cousin is getting married (or hitched as I like to call it on occasion.. ;D) and her family is throwing her a bridal shower...
Because I have a thing for small packages filled with sweet stuff, I offered to put together some favors..
I made the simple mints and piped their initials on them with white chocolate.


I got M&M's in their wedding colors to have as a nice little bed for that yummy mint..


And tags.. love my scrapbooking stuff that is not just for scrapbooking!!

Matching ribbon and the tags and I am done!!


I so awesomely got these boxes on clearance at Micheal's..
I am loving the bargains lately!!

October 20th..

October 19th..

Before the barf fest...


She loves looking out of her window.