Happy Halloween!

Finally, we get to use the new driveway! Yeah!!!!!

Today I was able to finally park in the garage again, boy have I missed that! I love having a brand

spanking new driveway to drive on. And better yet with all the rain we've had I've enjoyed not

having to clean up water in the basement. We were so lucky to not have a wet basement for years so when we did get water for a couple of years it was sooooo annoying. Every time I heard we were going to get rain I cringed, worried about getting a little water in the basement. All in all some people would get more that we ever did, even next door to us got buckets of water where we would only get enough to wet my little rugs in the laundry room. So I shouldn't complain, it was only a nuisance. 

The driveway had really dropped so that the step into the house was a real pain especially in the winter with the snow and ice. Now it is much more comfortable to just step into the house.

Joe has his little driveway for his big truck, which is almost too big to fit into the garage. Now he can park it to the side.

The sidewalk to the front steps angles a little, it used to be a step up from the driveway to the little sidewalk. We still have to fix up the bricks around the little garden on the right, but Joe has already planted the tulip bulbs on the left. It really isn't big enough to add a brick border to this area.

Finally! a driveway!

This morning the guys came and put the concrete in the driveway! It is so great to see the driveway almost finished. They said that we can walk on it tonight! but can't drive on it until next Tuesday!
I went out and did a little shopping and when I came home a little after noon they were almost done.

Still have to brush the top and do the finish here in the back. Clean up is always fun isn't it? LOL!

Joe will be very happy to finally have his little driveway for the truck. I think he's wanted one for about 25 years! :) Think I can talk him into planting flowers on the edge of the driveway? LOL!!!! If I did I think he'd pull his hair out!!!!!!! LOL!

Today he is just watching the work get done. Enjoying the process.

He's worked hard enough to get to this point.

:)

Work continues on the driveway, though it did slow down a little with the rain. Today I hope they get to finish up the removal of the driveway and finish framing in for the new one. It is supposed to rain all day today so we are lucky that it's been dry so far.

Button pumpkin

I finished the button pumpkin yesterday. I went out and bought an electric staple gun as we only have a manuel one. There is no way I could have done this without the electric one! You should have seen me jump when I put the first staple in! LOL! Scared me a lot and I think I hit my head on the ceiling when I jumped! HaHa!!!!!

Anyway, I got used to it and managed to finish it up. I did have to take out some staples and redo them as I went along, there is learning curve to using the gun. But I am glad I have it and will be able to use it again, got to justify the purchase! :)

Joe and the guys are still waterproofing the house. He is just amazing with all the stuff he does. There are many younger guys who can't keep up with him!

He was the "gopher" for the guys Monday.

Yesterday he had to "paint" the walls with the

tar. He was a mess when he was done! :)

Then he had to shovel the gravel and dump it into the hole to cover the drain pipes.

Then later I found him digging over the dirt in the garden, by hand!

I'm tired just watching him!

:)

Fall! the best time of the year

Today I had the day off and so did  my son. He was able to spend the day with me and took me several places I don't normally go. It was a beautiful afternoon, sunny and warm. A little too warm for pumpkin picking, but much better than last week when we had a downpour every day!

We went to the AT&T store to get my phone fixed, then off to the Apple Store to get my power cord replaced, then lunch at the nearby Cheesecake Factory. After that he drove out to the Patterson's Apple Farm. I wanted to get some pumpkins for the porch and he wanted to get some corn stalks and a few extra large pumpkins for his porch. I wanted to get some mums in pots too. They had only a small amount of pumpkins for sale, which were too small for Anthony. He wanted large! :) We were unable to get any corn stalks and the flowers they had were too expensive. I can get a better price at work.

But we got some apples. I hope to make a pie if I feel like cooking tonight. Anthony was pleased to get a couple of Carmel apples for he and Liz. 

It was fun driving around and enjoying the colors of the trees. I don't get out on the road too much, just go from home to work and work to home. :( Lol!!

Hope you had a beautiful fall day too!

Well, I guess it's been awhile since I've posted! LOL!

Not much happening around here.

I have been making some cards and playing with 

my Cricut Expression, which I love doing.

Made a small note pad with this cute little girl on the front.

I even gave this little girl a manicure with cute nail polish!

I made a going away present for someone

at work.

The little purse held some Hershey Nuggets 

and the notepad held some post it notes.

Today I made a card for no reason at all, 

just enjoyed playing with the paper, 

and my new Tim Holtz die cut.

I also started making a pumpkin decoration for the living room.

I sewed lots of buttons on a piece of linen and will 

put it on a square artist's canvas sometime later this week.

I saw this project somewhere in the blogs I read and 

thought it was a great idea. Since Joe can't find the

Halloween/Fall decorations in the attic I decided

to try to make a few. LOL!

Tomorrow I have the morning off, 

I'll have the entire morning to play again! :)