"Aww! You didn't tell me you were gonna kill it!"

Woohoo! It's pumpkin carving time again! Time to transform these colorful gourd-like squashes into funny, scary, or gruesome faces or images of Halloween. Nowadays, they have Thanksgiving themed carvings or just general Fall ones. Most of the time I usually do a face....

Before

After!

Still lookin' cute, even in the dark!

I'm also going to carve a skull and crossbones pumpkin for my church's "Trunk or Treat/Harvest Festival" cuz I'll be dressed up as a pirate and decorating my trunk all pirate-y, so I thought a skull and crossbones pumpkin would be fun! 

Guess what's on ABC this Thursday @ 8pm?!?!

"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" One of my all-time favs...actually, all the Peanuts movies are my favs :) and I love that they are always shown around the appropiate holiday every year :) We have the DVD so I could watch it right now if I wanted to but there's something about watching it on a TV channel...











Linus kicks up a pile of leaves as he and Lucy head to the pumpkin patch.

  

poor Linus!





"I got a rock." -Charlie Brown.

Have a safe and fun Halloween...and make sure your kiddos are warm cuz it's suppose to be pretty cold!

ERW

Song of the day: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

Categories: art, Autumn, Halloween, pumpkins, song of the day, TV

It's Funny Every Time Dick Van Dyke Trips Over the Ottoman.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Dick Van Dyke does his unforgettable stumble over the ottoman.

One of my favorite TV shows.

Whenever we watch it, my Dad says, "Now here's a good show that you could actually watch."

Me and my family like a lot of the older TV shows: Andy Griffith Show, Leave It to Beaver, The Honeymooners, Emergency, Star Trek (the original show), Bonanza, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Big Valley, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie.

There's something about TDVDS that tops all of them. Well, one of them is Dick Van Dyke, himself. He's one of my favorite actors. Mary Tyler Moore also stood out because she was the first woman to wear pants on a TV show. You go, Mary!

Another thing that makes it so funny is that you barely see their son, Ritchie. He's either in his room or over at the neighbor's house! haha...its like they don't have a son at all!

I love the witty banter between DVD's character Rob's co-workers, Sally and Buddy, how Buddy always insults Mel, one of their bosses, and how the big wig boss Alan tells Mel to always "Shut up, Mel!" no matter what he says!

What gets me every time is when he trips over the ottoman in the opening credits. I laugh. Every. Time. Without fail.

Favorite episodes (so far): It May Look Like A Walnut, That's My Boy?

from "It May Look Like A Walnut"

from "It May Look Like A Walnut"

Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, and Larry Matthews

"The Petrie's"

Richard Deacon (Mel), Rose Marie (Sally), Morey Amsterdam (Buddy),

Mary Tyler Moore (Laura), Dick Van Dyke (Rob)

One of these days, you have to sit down and watch an episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show...

...and I dare you to watch just one episode ;) it's that funny!

ERW

Song of the day: Mayberry by Rascal Flatts

Categories: old school, song of the day, TV

Black Cats and Fallen Leaves




This is my absolute favorite picture ever of my cat, Barkley. I took it in November of 2009. 1st day of November, actually. Our yard looked so cool with all the fallen yellow leaves, and I still can't believe she actually looked up and kept looking up so I could take this beauty of a picture!

  Here's a better shot of all the leaves. This is probably my 2nd favorite picture with my cat in it. At our house, the leaves don't hit their peak until the end of October. I'm kinda glad, though. Most people's trees in their yards have already passed their peak a few weeks back and have already raked and bagged the leaves up, while on 103 East Street we're just getting a taste of Autumn's amazing colors. Now, Barkley is getting way up there in age. She's 16 now, and even though 16 is only the beginning of life for humans, it's been a good long life for a cat. She doesn't do too much walking anymore because a few years back, she came home with a terrible limp after being gone for almost 2 days. Not sure how it happened either. It could've been that she got clipped by a car, got in a fight with another animal, or got stuck while climbing a tree. We had to bring the poor thing to the animal hospital and everything. So it was pretty much a miracle that she was actually walking around our backyard! Kudos to Homestead Animal Hospital for taking care of Barkley! If you have pets who may need medical or surgical attention and live in my area, check out their website >>>HERE<<<



I love my backyard. :)

Song of the day: "Raise Your Glass" -from the "Glee Presents: the Warblers" CD

ERW

P.S.- If you want to see that 1st picture and 2 others of mine at a photo fair, then come to Oakwood Christian School on November 18th from 5pm-7pm. There's a talent show that starts at 7pm, if you feel like sticking around :) it's always a hilarious seeing what the students will do. Every time I go, I always laugh.

here's the link if you want to visit the school website...OCS



Categories: animals, Autumn, cats, music, nature, outdoors, pets, photography, song of the day

Hockey players and Fall camping

hey y'all!

Sorry about the huge gap I left you hanging!

Since my last post, I've met some hockey players of the AHL team here in Albany. Don't know if any of you follow hockey or know who Brian Gionta is (he's the Captain on the Montreal Canadiens), but his little brother, Stephen Gionta is on the Albany Devils. What's cool is that Brian started out in the AHL in Albany back when the team was the Albany River Rats, and now his younger brother is getting his shot (no pun intended haha) in Albany. Anyway, I was able to get a picture with Stephen. He's one of my favs on the team this year.

Columbus Day weekend was their first few games of the season. Unfortunately, they lost both, but I'm trying to stay optimistic here. It's only the beginning of the season, right? Plenty of time to improve. :)

That same weekend, myself and my little brother Dave joined my parents up at Paradox Lake in the Adirondacks for some camping. We weren't there long, but we were there long enough to get some good pictures of the colors. It is so beautiful up there right now!

Hope you guys can get out at some point to see the amazing fall colors!

I recommend taking the back roads! :)

ERW

P.S. --- my iPod shuffle is still up for grabs! if you want it or know someone who wants it, click >>>HERE<<< to contact me. :)

Categories: Autumn, camping, Hockey, outdoor activities, outdoors

iPod Shuffle for Love146!

Hey y'all!

Okay, so recently my church, Temple Baptist Church (click on name to go to church website) had Rob Morris as a guest speaker in both services. Man, was it ever convicting! He works with the organization Love146 which strives to end child sex slavery and exploitation. you can check out their website >>>here<<<. Last weekend, there were numerous people from my church that participated in the fundraiser, "Ride, Run, Walk 4 Love". I found out that over $2,000 dollars were raised through those who financially supported the riders, runners, and walkers! Wahoo! :)

Well, sadly, I couldn't participate in the fundraiser because I had to work :(....but just today I thinking how I need to get rid of my iPod shuffle because I never use it anymore since I have a Nano *and* an iPod Touch. Now, I could just sell it on Craigslist or Ebay and keep the money for myself, but I've been feeling so convicted lately about helping out Love146. Even if it'll only be a small dollar amount, it doesn't matter, because *any* amount is significant because it could help save a child from a horrible life.

So I've decided that whoever buys it, that money will go right Love146 -- ALL OF IT.

Price I'm selling it at: $75

And it will include: iPod shuffle with 1 GB of memory, USB charger dock, and three color cases

Please, please, please someone buy this! Your $75 could help save and change a child's life!

Imagine from LOVE146 on Vimeo.

ERW

Categories: church, iPod, Love146