Haunted Humpday II

Hello again my creepies!!!

Hope you had a wonderful week.

It's time for our second 

If you're not exactly clear on how this works you can

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Just look at what I found at the store today!!!

Never mind the dirty dog photo bombing, lol

(He wont leave it alone!)

an actual giant pumpkin!!

ok ok...not really that giant..it weighs about 16 lbs

 these cheetos are so cute!

you can build your own skeleton.

And of course...the season doesn't really begin for me

until the Halloween Oreos are out.

Speaking of sweets..this is the best time to cook

sugary, colorful goodies...can I eat them?

No, but it's so much fun to make them!

This week I made pumpkin hearts...

they're so simple

.

You need:

3 tablespoons of butter

 4 cups of mini marshmallows.

6 cups of corn flakes

red & yellow food color

black licorice

1 or 2 Oreos

1. In large saucepan melt butter over low heat. 

Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. 

Remove from heat.

2. Add corn flakes cereal. Stir until well coated.
3. Using buttered spatula or wax paper evenly press mixture into little heart shaped pans coated with cooking spray.

Or shape into little hearts and place onto wax paper.

Cool. 

 Now trim some licorice into triangles, use for eyes and nose

the excess can be used for the stem.

cut an oreo in half and use for the mouth.

easy peasy.

See this plate? 99 cents store.

Are you reading anything at the moment?

I'd like to talk about how incredible this book is..

the artwork is great and the poems are downright eerie..

it's perfect to read to yourself or your children

on a windy autumn night, when the fallen leaves scrape across

the ground and the bare tree branches scratch at the window.

Here's one of the poems..

The Poltergeist

Something strange is flitting through your hair,
But when you try to find it, nothing’s there.
You know, though, when it gives your cheek a bite:
A poltergeist is in your house tonight.

Your rocking chair is rocking by itself,
And all your books have tumbled from the shelf,
And something keeps on flicking out the light.
A poltergeist is in your house tonight.

The chandelier has shattered on the floor,
And things unseen are rapping on the door.
But when you look, no creature meets your sight.
A poltergeist is in your house tonight.

Within the kitchen, cups and saucers shake,
And there before your eyes the windows brake.
And when at last, you scream with all your might.
A poltergeist is in your house tonight.

It's a book for kids,nothing too serious..

If you want serious may I suggest

These two books are great..

not too scary,but just scary enough.

Okay...so last week as I was writing down the creepy story

about the diablo

I kept hearing noises out in the house...like thumps in the kitchen

and movement in the hallway.

I chose to write in Helena's bedroom because

A. it's quiet

B. it's small 

C. I can sit with

my back to the wall and not worry 

about some funny guy sneaking up

behind me and hollering BOO!

I get really into the stories and by the time I'm 

finished writing, I'm SO jumpy and nervous!!

Well last week after my post was complete

I went into the kitchen for a bottle of cold water, Helena made us a bowl of popcorn

and we headed back into her bedroom to watch netflix for a while.

As we were walking through the living room

 we both heard a noise behind us.

The sink was on..

full blast!

It really scared me because I'd been hearing all

those bumps and thumps..

We were the only ones awake at the time too.

nothing creepy has ever really happened to me

other than the scary sound on the recording I heard.

Why would the sink turn on?

 How could it possibly do it on it's own?

weird huh?

Oh!I bought some paper decorations at Target

the other day and I thought they were beautiful..

as far as Halloween decorations go..I've never 

seen any this haunting ;)

That's not all of them,

but I had to show you just how 

different they are.

I love the ghost and the death's head moth the most.

So this summer I met some magical

ladies (Joan & Lisa) and I was given

 a very special spooky gift from Joan,

she creates amazing jewelry..

 Isn't it gorgeous??

And it describes me just perfectly!

To see more of her lovely work 

click here.

Alright

are we all accounted for?

Good.

It's story time.....

My brother is the only male and the first born..

my parents were married ten years before they 

had him, so as you can imagine

he was totally spoiled.

He pretty much got everything he asked for.

remote control airplanes

bowling balls

trombones

bicycles

then as he grew older

he was given a car.

Going to my aunts house out in the pecan grove

was something our family did often.

To get there

you had to drive to the edge of town, or the city limits

then you actually had to drive down through the

wash.

It was pretty steep and the incline was around 20 feet or so

on either side.

now that things aren't so rural, there's a bridge there.

But we used to drive down down down into the arroyo

then back up to connect to the dirt road that lead to

my aunt's ranch.

My brother's car 

ran great,had a/c , power steering.

& it was brand new.

He drove us out there one weekend

then took out our cousins and a couple of his 

friends for a ride.

Now it was pretty much wilderness

out there at the time

lots of trees and shrubs and green

everywhere.

None of these housing developments

were around.

 My brother has always seen strange things.

from the time he turned twelve

he would have night terrors and visions.

Well, he claimed that one day while

at my aunts he saw a odd hairy creature

out in the woods..

None of his friends believed him

so that day he took them all to the place he had

witnessed this. 

There was a huge tree that had fallen down one

summer with the rains that year..

When it fell the roots pulled up and created a giant opening in the 

wall of the wash.

Like a cave.

 They got out of the car and sat around 

laughing and poking fun at my brother.

His friends threw stones at the opening, hitting the tree

and causing hunks of dirt and rock to fall.

The afternoon passed quickly to dusk

so they decided it was time to get back in the car and head home.

As the sun started to set..they all heard 

 the sound of branches breaking.

Looking toward the fallen tree they saw 

something crouching at the mouth of the cave.

The animal was very large

at least eight feet tall with long arms

and eyes that looked bleached white.

As they scrambled to get out of there

the creature began walking towards them

growling and sniffing the air.

They were so scared my brother couldn't start the car,

his hair was standing on end....

one of his friends actually lost control of his bladder.

He got the car started and he floored it home

they could see the reflection of animal eyes in the rear view mirror for a while,

 then it just stopped following them.

When they arrived my brother tried to explain why

Louis had peed all over himself 

and why Harvey wouldn't stop crying.

I don't think my dad ever believed them.

But my brother swears to this day

they all saw something evil that night.

I have a winner for last week's HH

it's Hannah Richardson -crimson lantern-

Congratulations!!

I need your details:)

Never fear!

there's another give away this week too!!

It's a 

Ghost Hunter's international T-shirt 

and some surprise Halloween decor!

leave a comment

and you are automatically eligible.

I hope you enjoyed this week's post

Thank you for visiting!!!

Have a spooky week...and stay away from the wash:)

m