The Aftermath and Happy Halloween…

Hello blogland!! Hope you are all well and safe today in the wake of Sandy. I don’t even know what to say about the whole situation. It is just devastating. In all my life I have never seen such a storm to hit here in NY. Living on Long Island has it’s advantages for sure, but when it comes to storms, living on an island is not ideal. We were very fortunate and blessed to come through this storm virtually unharmed. We prepared as we were told to and our house survived with just a few scratches. We did lose power Monday night but we do have a generator so we okay.

Those that were not as lucky as us, well, we can only hope and pray that their lives return to normal as quickly as possible. And although there was so much damage to property, the loss of life was minimal, thank God.

So, needless to say, the kids have been off since Monday. I am not sure when the schools will open again. But they are excited to be off today since it is Halloween. Now, I am just not sure what to do as far as Trick or Treating???  I am thinking that most people will not be in the mood to celebrate. I guess we will play it by ear. We did have 2 parties we had attended last Friday so we were able to get dressed up and at least wear our costumes then.

We decided to be the Wizard of Oz……


How cute are they??


And yes, I did make my Dorothy costume, right down to the red glitter shoes….lol!

See, now you know why I haven’t been blogging lately!

Have a safe and Happy Halloween….

Almost Wordless Wednesday….

More Fall fun….







Happy Hump Day….

Fancy….

Happy Thursday ladies!! Hope you are all having a great week. 

I just have to tell you how excited I am that the trend of nail art is back. I know it is not for everyone, but I am all over this….lol!  I have always loved fancy nails. I always have a manicure because it just bothers me if my nails look bad, I feel ‘unfinished.’ 

Here is my latest nail design….


Cute, right?? The nail tech paints it all by hand and then I go in the UV light so there is no drying time at all. Just finish and go. 

Now, I am not always on top of going to the salon for a pedicure. As much as I would love to sit and get my tootsies rubbed all day, I just don’t have that much spare time. So, I found a new obsession….the Sally Hansen Nail Polish Strips. Most people use them on their nails, but they have them for toes too!!  They are about $10 but I found them at Target for $5 and I had a $1 off coupon. Score! I was so excited!

This is the snake print design. There are not as many options for the toes as there are for the nails. But it last a good 2-3 weeks and there is no chipping.



Sadly, I think my toes are going to have to say goodbye to the nice weather. It is getting cooler here and I think it is almost time for Uggs! 

Have a great day….

Almost Wordless Wednesday…..

Wow…it has been a week since my last post!  I was doing good there for a while….lol!

Lunch in the back of the car……


Happy Hump Day….

Almost Wordless Wednesday….

A dad and his sons………….


Happy Hump Day…

Sanity....

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Hello blogland!! How are you? I hope you are doing well. I am good, a bit frazzled. Is anyone out there feeling like me, like things these days are getting hectic in your daily life? I couldn’t wait for school to start and to get back to a ‘routine’ with my family. But, I have to say, I am tired already!! LOL!

Everyday is something. Or a few ‘somethings.’ On top of the normal everyday duties of cleaning and doing laundry and food shopping, the kids schedules are crazy. There is Tae Kwon Do, religions classes (oh, and I am teaching religion…lol, but that is another post), PTA meetings, class parents meetings. It just doesn’t end.

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I think we all could use a little help along the way as we try to work on truly being happy. And I know that when my life is organized and things run smoothly, I feel well. But what well-being means to you really is as individual and complex as you are. And that’s why the site My Well-Being is awesome. It’s the place that knows that well-being is about every aspect of your life—your health and your loved ones, your finances and your leisure time and it’s the place that can help you find it with so many topics.

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I found some articles that were really helpful with organizing my family schedule. There was also content on trying to fit in an hour a day to focus on me. Yes, we all need to focus on ourselves and spend time making us happy. That is what makes us a good wife and mother. Oh, and the best part is that when you sign up they have a few different FREE Dummies book. I will be checking the mail for mine soon!

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Have a great day.....

 

Fall Festivals…..

Happy Monday!!  Hope everyone had a great weekend. I have to say, I am so excited that Fall is here. I just love this time of year. I guess living in the Northeast has its advantages. We truly do get all 4 seasons living here in NY.

So, can you guess what we did yesterday??
 

Yes, we did our annual apple picking!! I know you are probably not supposed to eat the apples right off of the tree, but they were so excited! How could I say no?? LOL!

Living 45 minutes away from the Hamptons is awesome. There are so many farms out there. We went here….


Hanks Pumpkintown has so much for the kids to do. We went last year and they loved it. There is apple picking, pumpkin picking, hay rides, pony rides, corn mazes, games and play structures as well as some delicious roasted corn! It really makes for a nice day.

Both boys went on the pony rides. I was kind of surprised as they really had never done it before.




Of course we had to do the corn maze. It felt like we were just going in circles!! LOL!


Even though there were some really great pumpkins, we did not get any. I feel like it is still to early. Plus, it gives us an excuse to go to anther Fall Festival in a few weeks!



Now I need to go on Pinterest and find out what to make with the 10 pounds of apples that I have :-)

Have a great day!