Monday, October 31, 2011

Another one bites the dust

I received an email yesterday from the Crop Shop in Rockland, MA. Dee, the owner is closing her retail store as we now know it. After December 16th, Dee will only hold classes and crops at the stores location. I loved this store as there was such a wonderful variety of product and papers. 2011 wasn't a good year for small businesses due to the economy and the large craft stores. When the Crop Shop closes in December this  will be the 3rd. scrapbook/stamp store that closed it's doors in my area. 
So sad to see these small businesses close, because they carried such a wide array of product that you can't find in Michael's and  A C Moore.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

First snow..before Halloween

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Corn Maze banner We had plans in place for almost a month for a family get together. The weather turned out to be very windy and cold. The weathermen were predicting a nor'easter. Thankfully we were back at my niece, Julie's having something to eat when it started to rain. It was raining hard and the wind was wiping lots of pine needles and leaves off the trees.

My sister in laws, my daughter in law, several of my nieces and their children, and Bella all went to Shauchuk Farm yesterday, in Plympton.

Even though it was cold we all had a wonderful time. There is a large corn maze, hay ride and cow train that it just too cute, and a big spiders web. There was a huge jumpy area and an area under a tent filled with corn kernels for the kids to play in.

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Bellz  and Robin at the corn mazeRobin and Bella

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Sauchuk cow train sign 10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Bellz riding in Bella the cow Bella riding in Bella the cow

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Julie and Graham riding in Moo Linda the cow  Julie and Graham

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Beth and Leah in the cowBeth and Leah

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Hope riding in the cowHope10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Cody and Kyle  summer in the cow train1 Summer, Kyle and Cody

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Cody and Kyle in the cow train1Kyle, Cody, Robin and Bella

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Holly in the cow Holly

 10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Jenna in the cow Jenna

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Jenna Leah and Holly in the cow Leah, Holly, Jenna

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Cody and Kyle in the cornfield  Cody and Kyle in the corn maze

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Cody and Kyle on the spider web 2 

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Holly Jenna Summer on the spider web 2Jenna and Holly

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Bella on the hay bale near corn kernelsBella sitting on a hay bale in front of the corn kernel pit

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Kyle and Cody in the corn kernels2 Cody and Kyle making corn angels in the kernels. I bet the deer love this spot at night when no one is around

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Graham crawling in the corn kernels1  Graham   

 10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Bellz in the goat opening  Bella being a goat10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together Kyle bunny face Kyle

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Kyle in the bunny faceCody

 10.29.11 Cousins halloween Leah and SummerJenna and Summer

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Leah on the hay bale near corn kernels Leah

10.29.11 Cousins halloween SummerSummer

 10.29.2011 Bella closeup face at Sauchuks Bella

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Graham Tony the TigerGraham

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get togetherTrish cassie  Trish and Cassie

 

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Sauchuk hayride sign

 10.29.11 Cousins halloween hayride trish and twinsTrish with Kyle and Cody on the hayride

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get togetherBella on hayrideon the hayride..Bella and Robin

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together muddy trail on hayride muddy ruts in the pumpkin field. Thank goodness the big John Deere tractor was able to pull the hay ride thru the mud.

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together pumpkins in the field just a small portion of pumpkins waiting to be picked

Back to Julie's house for lunch and goodies

10.29.11 Cousins halloween get together4  The twins, Holly and Trish making apples

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10.29.11 Cousins halloween get togethercandy apples  the finished decorated caramel apples that the kids made

10.29.11 Cousins halloween Janes finger cookies my sister in law Jane made these cookies. Ugly to look at, but they tasted very good.

In spite of the not so wonderful weather everyone had a fun time.

Sunday morning...10.3o.2011...after a night of high winds and heavy rain early in the morning the rain changed to snow. Snow before Halloween...crazy!!!

Thankfully here in southeastern Massachusetts we got mostly rain. The snow was heavy and lots of limbs came down, because leaves are still on the trees. We only got an inch where other parts of the state got several inches. Later this morning the sun came out and most of the snow has melted.

10.30.2011 first snow looking out front window taken from inside the house..front yard

10.30.2011 first snow back deck railing back deck railing10.30.2011 first snow car in driveway cars with snow on them.

  I will be heading to Maine for a few days, so I hope the snow they got up there will be gone. I better bring warm clothes. Tom will be home because he has to work.

Steven, Robin and Bella stopped by this afternoon so Bella could Trick or Treat while I was home. What a job trying to get a photo of her in her costume, as she was running nonstop. I finally did manage to snap a few pictures that weren't all blurry.

10.30.2011 Bella Halloween bumble bee trick or treating5  Bella the bumble bee

10.30.2011 Bella Halloween bumble bee trick or treating7 running nonstop checking everything out

10.30.2011 Bella Halloween bumble bee trick or treating6Bella and Daddy

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Katie's 18th birthday

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10.25.11 Katie cutting her 18th birthday cake

October 24th was my oldest granddaughter Katie's birthday, but we had a family party and celebrated last evening. We had Chinese take out and birthday cake at my son's house.

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10.25.11 Katie laughing frosting on nose 18th birthday cake10.25.11 Katie looking serious 18th birthday2

10.25.11 Katie cutting her 18th birthday cake2so serious cutting her cake

10.25.11 Katie frosting on her nose 18th birthdayfrosting on her nose..thanks to Jenea

10.25.11 Katie  18th birthday Lily and Paul Lily and Paul10.25.11 Katie  18th birthday with Bella Katie and Bella10.25.11 Katie  18th birthday with Lily and Bella Lily, Katie, Bella10.25.11 Katie  Paul and Bella Katie, Paul and Bella

10.25.11 Katie and Jenea hugging 18th birthday Jenea my step  granddaughter and Katie

10.25.11 Katie and upside down Bella     Katie and Bella

10.25.11 Katie  18th birthday BellaBella before eating chocolate birthday cake. Bella loves birthday cake and frosting as you can see in the photos below she really digs into her cake.

Bella 10.25.11 Katies birthday. choc face3  Bella 10.25.11 Katies birthday1 Bella 10.25.11 Katies birthday. choc face1 Bella 10.25.11 Katies birthday. choc face2