Monday, October 25, 2010

Pumpkin Patch


Well, we FINALLY found a farm that has a punpkin patch here in Southern Alabama after 3 years!  We took Colten, my Mom, her boyfriend who came here to visit with her and Troy and I- and we headed to the patch! There was a corn mase which Colten loved, and farm animals to see! We each got 1 to 3 pumpkins!  Some are carved already, some are sitting in Colten's little red wagon out back, others are on shelves in my living room! I can't get enough of pumpkins!  I will be so sad when the season is over....
We got some amazing pictures and the day could have not been more beautiful! Bright and sunny, it was a picture-perfect day! 

Sunday, October 24, 2010

My baby's 2nd Birthday!

This has been the busiest few weeks ever, and I have to tell you, it's been awesome! Mom came to visit us for Colten's 2nd birthday party, and what a party it was! Children flitting around in their little costumes, and all of the parents watching and enjoying our kids having so much fun...the party, the food, the CAKE!.... it all was a success and I'm very happy with how it turned out!  :) We even made some new friends who came to the party, and their children were a joy to have over. The house is bedecked with halloween everything! Pumpkins left and right, twirly-streamers hanging from the ceiling and everywhere you look, there is orange and black! I am in Halloween heaven!  :)

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Things that go bump in the night.....

As I've mentioned before, both my husband and I have experienced some strange things in this house since we moved it. Some things were totally explainable and nothing to go into. But then... there is the smoke.  We smell cigarettes sometimes in this house out of nowhere....when the heat is not on, when there is nothing on the stove or in the microwave, and when we do not smoke ourselves. It is a blast of smoke so strongly and suddenly that it stops me in my tracks. It has grabbed my husbands attention as well.
Now I am feeling watched. And it is weird, not so much that I'm scared, (because I think it's very interesting, actually), but it was unsettling when T was at work, baby was asleep and I was alone. I felt the hairs on the back on my neck stand up and I just knew I was being, I guess observed by someone. Sometimes my little boy will act as if he is chatting with somebody, and that bothers me. Unless it is a loved one, I don't like it. But he's never scared, he just points up to the same certain point on his bedroom wall and jibber jabbers like its obvious to him what's up.
Now, I've had a talk with this guy (or gal) whoever they are before when nobody was around, of course (so I don't look like a psycho) and asked him NOT to smoke in my house (lol) and to be nice. But this is the second or third time I've felt that I had company here when my only company was taking a nap in his crib. I figure if it is bad, Webster would be on high alert all the time and let me know what's what.  He has only done this once or twice for no apparent cause.  I'm cool with his company as long as he's not mean. I certainly wouldn't mind a chit chat with the guy if he's up for it. But unkindness is a scary thing. I watch the show "Haunted" and it's entertaining to me, as well as a little creepy if it is truly for real. I can't say they are all telling stories, because I don't know them personally and will not judge them outright. It could all be BS. Or, it could all be real. I am leaning strongly towards the latter, especially now....

Sunday, October 10, 2010

A Question of Belief

So I'm right now watching a program on National Geographic about "Vampires, - Is It Real?"   I am intrigued, not because I believe in it, but because there are so many people that do. And I wonder why. 
I generally feel that there are many people out there who feel so drawn to a character, who want so badly to act the part of someone who is supposed to be a sexy, attractive, romantic (classical sense) being who entices and fascinates others, that they will do whatever necessary to prove that they are truly that character. They loved the movie they saw or the book they read, or another person they witnessed playing the part so much, that they need to be a part of it somehow. And they need to do it better, throwing themselves into it with fervor and intensity. I've seen it quite a bit....
On the other hand, I do accept the fact that there are things I cannot, and will never be able to explain.  There are things I don't understand and cannot rationalize. I believe in life outside of our planet, absolutely. No creepy aliens, so to speak. But... life, yes, without a doubt.  And I believe in ghosts.  I do now. I always saw myself as a skeptic who wants to believe. I have my Dad's scientific mind. I don't access it that often, I'll admit, (she writes with a wry smile),  but I don't just believe what people tell me, because they've said it, or because they themselves believe it.  I was raised to search for truth for myself, no matter what it is; religion, philosophy, true history.....  I do my homework because I hand someone my trust.  I have experienced things that there is no way for me to explain. I've smelled cigarette smoke here in my house out of nowhere, as strongly as if I had just walked through a cloud of it, and no one here smokes. Neither do our neighbors, nor the people who lived here before us. My husband is a very rational man, and he has also had things happen in his presence that he could not explain as well as smelling the smoke where there was no smoke. My father experienced things. And so did his father. My Grandmother had a gift, and everyone knew it. She knew things before they happened, and she could look at their telephone and tell my dad, "it's for you," and the phone would ring.  And it was for him. I believe that not every single one of the thousands and thousands of individuals out there who claim to be psychics or mediums, or who have "seen dead people" are liars. I believe there is truth out there that just is what it is, whether I believe it or not. And I like it that way.  I like that there is more than meets the eye to this world.  Now vampires, I doubt it.... but just as I finished my sentence there, a paper bat just fell from my living room wall to the floor by my chair, as if to punctuate the conclusion of this blog entry.... coincidence?

Thursday, October 7, 2010

It's COLD!!!!!!!!

Well, holy cow.... I never thought I'd see another day when it was chilly outside, but here we are, and thank goodness because we all were getting stir-crazy up in here! Not being able to go out much because of the heat and the bugs... ugh. But now we are playing outside comfortably and it is a joy!!!!  Took a 3-mile walk with my boy the other day and it hurt me to come back in the house!  Awesome!  
My husband and I got a firepit and grabbed some lawn chairs the other night and fired it up, so to speak.... we grabbed out wedding quilt and sat out underneith the stars, it was a lovely evening!  Then, two stray (or lost, we didn't know which) doggies came to our house for a visit and just hung out for a couple of hours! It was an eventful night 'round here!


Monday, October 4, 2010

Virginia Sunday

Wow. I have no words to describe how beautiful it was yesterday here in Alabama. I felt like I was back in VA again.... the sun was bright, the air was cool, and my soul felt full and happy. It hurt to come back inside, so we stayed out until the sun had set behind the trees in our back yard. I bought us a fire pit and hubs and I will fire it up tonight I think.... collected wood and twigs for kindling and I'm really looking forward to it!
The boy and I went for a nice looooong walk yesterday around post, it was beautiful. I just kept breathing inthe cool air wishing I would hold it in longer! I am excited to get out there again today. Troy let me sleep in this morning and he's watching the babe, so I feel rested and ready to go. I heard him let out Webster and say, "ooh, it's chilly." I can't wait!!!!! The weather has now officially turned to perfect, and I'm going to enjoy it! :)