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One of my sons likes to cook!
Thank You!

Welcome, welcome!!

I think NO has more mosoleums and the graves have a slab on top.  I've been collecting stones for a few seasons, so I have quite a few now.  That's why I did a full graveyard in my backyard last year.  Although if I find an interesting one I still keep buying them.

If you love the crosses, I suggest buying a few this month, then next month and each month until Halloween.  Then get some of the cheap ones I mentioned and you'll have a full yard.  If you got a couple of standing characters you could have a mock burial.


You never know what will set my dad off.  I think that's the worst part of it.  Thing is, he only does it with family.  It is who he is, which I was able to see when I was visiting in June.  I think I did pretty well while I was there.  I'm just left with this unfocused sense of dread and tension-its how I grew up.  The thing is now, my hubby is NOT like my father so I don't have the explosion to justify or resolve the feeling.  I don't know what to feel in its place, and so I get down on myself.

La Diosa:First I want to say that I think it is a good thing to remember the dead!  I know it can make you sad.  Being sad's OK.

Second I want to say thanks for your kind words.  Frankly, I forgot those things and got focused on crappy things other people have said to me.  Yeah, why should I believe them instead of myself???

For your graveyard-you could have a few of those crosses and get some burlap and leaves and make grave mounds.  Stick a shovel in the ground nearby and voila, fresh graves.   Oooooh, spooky!  Michael's craft store has cute crows that are pretty big, around $10?  I have a bunch already so don't quote me on the price.  I like to put crows on my tombstones.  I even have some w/red light up eyes!!  Michael's website has a 20% off coupon for regular priced merch. good until 8/2/2008.  Its for your whole purchase, which is more of a discount than they usually offer.  The new Halloween stuff and the birds count!

Hair: I tried an experiment.  After getting really sweaty on Monday I showered, got my hair wet, acv'd and conditioned.  Then I used only my leave-in and towel/air dried as usual.  My hair is super soft and slippery.  Without the gel and moisture lock the curl didn't hold much.  Usually I shower w/o washing my hair.  This is the first time I've gotten it wet and not shampooed.  I'm still trying to wash my hair only on Wed and Sat.  Today I hope to get a deep treatment done.

My workouts are going well, getting in cardio on my off days, too.

Oh yeah, my blood pressure meds have been lowered.  Yay!

Props: The base layer of paint is pretty much done on the reef.  It looks better than I thought it would.  The dead man's fingers coral has proven to be a pretty ambitious first paperclay project.  Typical of me...I got my celluclay.  Next chickenwire and mache project is a mermaid's tail.  The human sized mermaid will be in the bathtub.  I'm really hoping I get a motor so we can make her head move.  It will be my first animated prop.  Cross your fingers I get it done this year!!!  It will still be a good static prop, but I love to put something scary in the bathtub.  It cracks me up!

I agree, to remember those who have passed on at their best.

OK, then.  No graveyard for you.  That makes me think of Seinfeld's Soup Nazzi.  Sorry, I don't mean it to sound that way.  You'll find lots of cute yard signs at Michael's.  Enjoy!  Let me know what you get!!

Your words were very helpful to me.  I've been thinking about that quote all day.  It helps me to think of that, and not take the harmful words to heart.  *whispers, Thanks anyway!*

I did do my deep treatment last night and today my hair is super soft, curly and has lots of volume.  I'm going to have to start keeping it all the way up when I'm teaching...it is becoming a distraction if I wear it 1/2 up at work.  And its sticking to my shoulder blades from the humidity.

Hubby brought me a present!!!  Its a head cold!  Ugh!

La Diosa:  I have two of those combs.  I haven't done much w/them 'cause they're not really my style.  I'll probably use them for casual days and not for work.

My #1 go to updo right now is a 2 prong hairfork twist.  I make my hair into a bun, insert the fork starting at the bottom, flip the whole thing up and press the fork down inside the twist.

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#2 is a braided bun placed at the crown of my head.

Other than that, I've got to wait for more length to do more braids and such.

Someone my hubby works with got sick and we think he got it from her.

Plastic hairtoys don't work in thick hair!  Metal or wood do a great job for me.

I do dream of seeing my braide when its longer.  Lucky us!

My hairzingers were a gift from my mom.  I think they're fine to use once in a while.

The thing about fog machines is that a breeze blows it all away.  If you've got some enclosed space then it should hang around.  There are many different powers of machines.  The more expensive ones will tell you how many sq. feet they cover.  You can use one of any size I think, even the little ones can be pretty nice.  Wal Mart sells them, or you can check a DJ or Halloween site for better answers.  I don't know if that was helpful.  With this cold I can hardly think straight.

Thanks!  I am a bit better today, after I finally got some sleep.

Wish me luck at work tomorrow.  I hate having coughing fits when my students are in savasana.  Kinda disturbs their relaxation!

Thanks, Lisabelle.  I'm better, not quite all the way healthy yet.

Today I got my trim.  She took exactly the littlest bit
I'm going to continue with her trimming every 12 weeks until it either reaches BSL (I'm very close now) or we can get it evened up without my loosing too much length.  That Ouidad cut really screwed up my hair.  So, if I reach BSL first which is most likely, I'll stay there w/regular trims to get it even and then go back to my curly girl lady.