I can't believe I have not posted a picture of this tree yet! This was my prize for the first family "game" of Thank-mas-o-ween- de mayo...I won the scavenger hunt which consisted only of searching for a lost dog ball in the ravine. Apparently I am quite skilled at this game. Nevertheless I won this beautiful Christmas tree made out of a red cardinal bird, or perhaps it is a feather boa. I love it! Although upon presentation I did admittedly say, "oooh, I love it, but I would love it more if it was pink!". Ungrateful B. Red fits so much better in my house, and of course it is a more mature version of pink.

The walls came down...is that a Cutting Crew song? No era matches the 80s.

Another lintel. Just for fun, who of my dear friends and family think that this top piece of lumber (which is a 2inch by 12inch by 12foot piece of wood) could reasonably fit in a Yaris without cracking the windshield? For those of you who voted 'yes', I can categorically say you are 100% WRONG! $500 later (not including the cost of the project, just the cost of the windshield repair) we have an extended living room and hallway:
More shots of the wall coming down. It is a day later, but to be honest, I don't really know what progress was made. Maybe someone else can spot the differences? hee hee


Oh yeah! I have been saving up Airmiles for a few years to get a KitchenAid stand mixer, but suddenly when the windshield mysteriously cracked last week, Ian decided to buy me a stand mixer...not sure where that impulse came from, but here I am cuddling it:
More cuddling had to take place before I could actually mix anything in it.
Garage, today you see it...tomorrow you won't! Pictures to follow as this project progresses.

Happy Halloween! After a busy weekend of partying, the McCanns chilled out on Sunday night, lit our Jack-o-lanterns, watched a "scary" movie, and were very busy handing out candy to the 7 kids that came to our house.