Trick or Treat Blog Hop🧟 2022

It's that spooky time of the year for Jo @Serendipitous Stitching's annual Trick or Treat Blog Hop!

Start there to see where to begin collecting all the letters from the other blogs to figure out the Halloween phrase for this year.

I finally finished this one from Teresa Kogut, Silhowitches Quaker.

I changed just a few things and added more green to it, although it's a little hard to see from this photo. I also added my initials and date a little differently than normal, can you find them?

Eye bet you're looking for the letter right about now. 

Eye guess it could be here, but keep scrolling!

What's Halloween without a zombie?!

Here's the letter you're looking for. "O" my, after all, eyeballs ARE round!

Drag it on over to DJ @Tickled Pink in Stitches to get your next letter!

September's Shenanigans 😜

September is almost over and I haven't posted anything... yet!

This was actually at the end of August, Nathan heading into 10th grade. Big change from kindergarten! 

Labour Day had us heading to the lake, first time in years. DH and I went earlier in the day on our own with the others coming that evening. We had a nice pit stop for lunch, visited my Dad, aired out the house and then went shopping - a busy day, but nice to have some time together.

Not very many colours yet, but we did see this tree.

I woke up to this beautiful sunrise, the lake is out there somewhere!

We headed to the Shawnee Trading post one afternoon.

This was inside, lots of Halloween goodies!

Another day we went to Oakland to walk around.

These were found in the antique store. Do they remind you of a lovely fellow blogger?

This was in the bar we stopped in.

Where I had to get a delicious cider!

September also seemed to be the month for getting together with my chosen sisters. Even though we don't see each other as often as we'd like, knowing we're there for each other means so much.

It was also fundraiser time for BRIGHT-FM (formerly SHINE-FM), this was my sweet treat for volunteering.

And finally, I have a finish! I made a few changes in adding a little more green in places, and also changed the year to BOO. I still have to add my initials and date, I'm just not sure where yet. I tried the ghost but didn't like the way it looked. Maybe because it was one strand of green and it was hard to see.

I might even have a frame for it in my craft room, I just have to find it!

Teresa Kogut's Silhowitches Quaker

Another event took place in September, but I'm not ready to post that yet.

August's Antics ⛰

We had a beautiful drive thru Virginia into West Virginia earlier this month on the way to a mini family vacation.

We had a little bit of rain on our way, but not too bad. This cut-through was huge!

DH chose where we went this year, and it was certainly something new to us. It was about six hours away and in the middle of NOWHERE!

Our adventure was in Gilbert, WV, riding the Hatfield-McCoy Trails on a side-by-side (sxs). More like a trip just for the guys, but I was up for it!

Here's DH and Nathan picking it up to drive it back to the house we rented. The Gmen were coming the next day, so they'll get their own.

Notice how nice and green it looks... for now.

And we're off!

Hitting the trails, not really knowing what to expect.

Good thing DH was reading the map, it was so confusing. So many twists, turns, and plenty of bumps!

We went to a waterfall on trail 13, lovely and nice since we were the only ones there.

You can see how narrow the trails can get. What you might not be able to see is how fast he's going and how bumpy it is!

I think I liked sitting in the back better? I didn't get as dirty!

This was one of the few places to eat in town, luckily the pizza was good. 

Yay, the Gman arrived the night before and joined us the next day.

They took turns driving.

Not a very good family photo, but at least we got one.

Nathan decided to join his brothers, I think Dad was going too fast for him!

This is an after photo - after Gman2 rolled the sxs on its side! They were backing up for a bigger group to pass us and he went up the hill a little too quickly. He said it was like falling in slow motion! Luckily I didn't see it happen, but I did see it on its side. DH ran out to them and I couldn't get out fast enough! I saw the Gmen and they were fine, but I couldn't see Nathan. Then he popped up through the door and said he was good, he just had a hard time unbuckling his seatbelt!

Later, Gman1 was also backing up and one of the back wheels went over the edge. Luckily one of the other vehicles had a tow rope to pull him up. I'm glad I didn't see that one!

The second day DH said he wasn't playing nice anymore and went racing through almost all of the puddles! Not so bad when it was on the outside of my visor, but inside of it too?!

We actually drove into Kentucky, that made it a ten hour trip in total. Way too long for all of us except DH!

This is DH's tshirt that he wore under his shirt, and this was after it was washed!

You can really see how dirty Gman2's shirt is. At least you know they were wearing their seatbelts.

You can also tell he had on goggles and the helmet didn't cover his mouth! 

The next day, I decided I wanted to drive.

And he has the nerve to act scared! I lasted about 15 minutes, he kept wanting me to go faster! Besides that, I knew there were going to be sharp turns with the possibility of having to back up, no thanks after what happened with the Gmen.

Ah, finally, a smooth ride home and I'm able to stitch while riding.

Home, along with proof that we were there!

So while we were there, Nathan and I went to Walmart on Saturday (45 minutes away), and I bought some aida fabric to get WV dirty! It was much dirtier than this, but I had to wash it and this is all I got. Could be a Halloween piece, but I think it might need some more dirt?

All in all, we had a fun time together but I think I'll stay home next time... stitching retreat at my house!

Moving forward ❤

First of all, I want to again thank those who have left comments and/or messaged me otherwise about Chewie. I have received almost nothing but love and compassion.

Each day has gotten better, but I still think of him every day and am reminded of him all over the house and yard. Maximus has been sitting in three of the places that Chewie liked to sit when the sunbeams came through the doors/windows. Maybe he misses him just a little bit?

Nathan's chin is doing better, no more stitches. Although he does have a lump there, possibly from the skin? He might need to see another Dr about it, we'll have to give it more time to heal but hopefully it will settle down. He really is a sweetheart, he continues to ask me if I'm okay, giving me snuggles and hugs.

I've decided to take a break from this piece for now, so here's where I've left it.

I have a Mill Hill kit to work on for now until I decide what I want to pick up again.

This sweet girl is always happy to see me when I visit my parents and she loves when I play with her and her critters. She really is a darling little thing.

Having fun with my Momma, 

and Dad is a hoot trying to get Addie's attention for photos!

Dad took this one as he was hiding in the chapel, but Addie saw him coming out.

Ignore that ugly backhoe in the background, my parents are filling in their pool and it's not finished yet.

And once again, I'm behind on reading and commenting on blogs, I'll do my best to catch up again.