Birds Standing Guard

Making the most out of my dollar tree birds.

Meet Wilhelmina...

She made her way out of the grave and is trying to break into my house.

Halloween Time!

I'm still loving my Halloween Decorations.  I thought I lost my Dollar Tree doormat in the gusty winds we had last week but I found it in my rose bushes on the side of the house today so that's a plus! It wasn't anything special but I was bummed about littering.

Anyway....

Crappy Dollar Tree doormat

Awesome Dollar Tree door knocker!

Halloween Decorations

So I bought the rest of my decorations and got them up (aside from a skeleton who was giving me trouble so I have to wait for my husband's help to set him straight) and I'm in love with them.

Rather than bombard you with the gazillion photos I took I'm going for a slow reveal...starting with this...

Decorating for Halloween

This is a work in progress but I'm pretty excited about it so far.  I put up the lights and web and my husband's response was "there needs to be more." 

Challenge: Accepted!

I'm going to the spirit store tomorrow to see if I can make my dreams a reality without spending a fortune...unlikely.  I'll just have to make due. I'll also hit up the craft store for a few things.  Yay!!

I had a bag of mini pumpkins in my hand when I saw the mustache stickers and couldn't pass this up.

I'm working on keeping the headstones standing on my sloped lawn.

Fall is here!

And I am loving my first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season while enjoying some Fall color out my window.

Little Fish - Ramsey Beyer

Little Fish: A Memoir
By Ramsey Beyer

From publisher's website:

Told through real-life journals, collages, lists, and drawings, this coming-of-age story illustrates the transformation of an 18-year-old girl from a small-town teenager into an independent city-dwelling college student. Written in an autobiographical style with beautiful artwork, Little Fish shows the challenges of being a young person facing the world on her own for the very first time and the unease—as well as excitement—that comes along with that challenge.

I'm doing this review a little differently.  Above it a synopsis and below are my feelings...in the form of a letter to the author...which (in going along with the theme of this story) includes a list.

Dear Ramsey-

Can we hang out?  I think you are:

-Awesome

-Hilarious

-Creative

-A lot like me

-Similar to many college freshmen

-Courageous

-Genuine

-Talented

-A risk taker

-Unique

Thank you for writing a book that was so easy to read and connect to and yet said so much.  I was drawn into the story but still had a running list in my head of things that were like me and parts of me that I hadn’t even thought about yet.  When I looked up from the book it took me a moment to remember where I was and what day it was, like coming out of a deep dream.

I loved learning about your experiences in such a unique way and I appreciated all the ways we were similar.  My first year of college was a year before yours and I felt the connection in the time-frame but your story is so real that I know people who have been out of college for decades, are in college now or are thinking about going to college will all connect to it in their own way.

**Source: Amazon Vine