witch cupcakes

so i threw a little office halloween party on monday. i made these little witch cupcakes for them. i saw the cupcake in a craft magazine and so i tried it out. i wish i had taken pictures of the layout i did at the office. all of the witches had their hats on and i put them each on a halloween pumpkin plate. i then added candy and treats around them.

so here they are. my little witches. the last picture of the army of witches shows them without their hats on which isn't as impressive. the eyes are made out of red mini-M&Ms, the nose is a candy corn, and the mouth, eye brows and hair are made out of black licorice. i was supposed to use the pull apart stringy kind buy they didn't have any at our grocery store. i used food coloring to make the vanilla icing green. the cupcake itseslf is chocolate devil's food cake.

the roof is still on fire

i was watching the news last night and they were showing clips of the blazes in california. it's absolutely terrifying. i don't know what to say about it all. it's like hearing about someone's bad dream. there's absolutely nothing you can do to make it all just go away. i feel fortunate. outside, the sky is clear, the sun is shining, and the air is cool with a slight breeze. it's so easy to take it all for granted.

ferret trap

jerms is nuts. he wants us to add two more to our family. two ferrets. weenie rats.
he's always wanted one and even bought a book about them back when we were in college. now one of his friends is offering two of them away, including all of their cages and supplies.

i'm thinking. no, we don't need any more kids.

he's thinking, aren't they cute?

shiver

brrrr.
the thermostat was set to 50!

sweaters

i should have worn a large sweater today. i doubt it's even under 70 degrees in this office but i'm freezing. a cold front has swept in this week so we'll be experiencing lows in the 50s. brrrrr. :)

i get cold very easiliy. i'm dreaming of my nice warm comforter at home. i'm thinking i need to bunch myself up in it.

it's not yet cold enough to pull out the hot chocolate.

the lights of california

we always assumed california would float away. instead, it seems as if it's going to burn away.
what a horrific ordeal they must be going through. a friend of mine sent me some pictures to look at. there was ash over everything and the sky was just looming with firelight. it's something you have absolutely no control over.. kind like a hurricane but the damage is done slowly to you.


weird. texas isn't really hit by any severe weather. we get the occasional hurricane threat but nothing really happens. flooding is our greatest problems but it's nothing like mid-country.

i guess we have heat but since we're also known for our giant AC units, the dangered is null. so i guess our greatest danger is ignorance and blind faith.

p.s. happy belated bday to octo.

p.p.s. my witch cupcakes to be posted later.

absolute zero

i don't trust anyone.
i'm so paranoid.