Friday, October 18, 2013

Express Yourself and Celebrate the Small Things



Express Yourself question for this week: What was your favorite Halloween costume? For the last few years or so my brother and sister in law have had these amazing (and I mean amazing) Halloween parties. We, my husband and me, usually dress like a couple. Don’t ask me why. Anyway, probably my favorite was when we went as Gomez and Morticia Adams. We went all out- wig, make-up, everything. Sorry, I don’t have a picture for that one.

What is your favorite costume?

 


The small things I’m celebrating this week are not really small. I approved the final copy of Bashan, so it’s all set to be released on November 1st. Talk about a weight off. I hate deadlines.

I discovered a black walnut tree in our backyard and spent almost all day yesterday scrubbing the hulls of those little babies. It turns out they’re called black walnuts for a reason, because my hands look like something out of a horror film. It’s kind of funny going to stores with my hands like this. The cashiers look at me like I have the plague.
 
 
And my husband's aunt Passed away last night. She will be missed.
 


 

14 comments:

  1. Melanie, I'm sorry! Prayers for your family.
    With hands like that, you and your husband need to go as zombies.

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  2. Sending prayers you way for your late husbands Aunt.
    Sounds like an awesome idea for Halloween costumes!
    That hand looks horrible! Yes, it looks like the plague!!

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  3. November first, wahoo! That's right around the corner. Love the hand picture--and all you need to do is add a little odd eye makeup and a face scar or two to your face, and you'll really have the cashiers freaked out. ;)

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  4. Congratulations on finishing Bashan, that's great! That is a fairly creepy picture!

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  5. So sorry about your aunt. I prayer that she is now at peace in Heaven, and completely healed.

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  6. Yay on your new release! Wow, that is stained. My condolences to your husband and his family.

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  7. Ew. Your hands look like you are ready for Halloween. Walking Dead costume. LOL

    So sorry to hear about your loss. My prayers are with you and your family.

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  8. Sorry to hear about your husband's aunt. My condolences to your family.

    Congrats on finishing Bashan!

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  9. Condolences on your husband's aunt. Black walnuts? Never heard of that. Your hand does look freaky though.

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  10. Hey, you could do zombies this year. Those hands would fit in well.

    Sorry for your loss.

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  11. I'm so sorry for your loss.
    Your hands, however, are amusing...
    No matter what kind of fancy dress type party there is, my hubby always dresses as a cow. We went to a 60's party once and he was there as a cow. A 'P' party? A cow. At least he fit in at the Black and White party. He's so adorable.

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  12. Whoa! I saw that picture and then read the line about your husbands aunt passing, and the two connected in my mind, and it was kind of like a horror thing in my mind!

    But cool that you get walnuts! Why do you have to scrub them so much?

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  13. Thank you so much for the photo of walnut stain. It was such a feature of fairy stories that I always wondered how dark it was. Now I know! And yes, if you rubbed the blonde baby princess with walnut juice, no wonder her royal parents wouldn't accept her back.

    Sorry for the loss in your family.

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