45$ window treatments

Two white panels $5 each, two red panels $5 each, rod $11, tiebacks $10. Target seems to have bette quality than Walmart and surprisingly lower cost. The red accents in my neutral colored living room really gave new life to our used furniture. The tan love seat, black recliner and black lacquer panther table got a breath of fresh air against our gray walls.

We plan on replacing the seating and have an amazing micro suede sectional picked out, but other obligations have offset our plans.

Dave's uncle Ray and his Fiancee Amy (sp?) donated an oriental rug that is not pictured. She hoped it would match her vibrant red couch, but it perfectly matched our wine colored sheers (which they didn't know). It has grey, tan, and other great colors that perfectly compliment what we have. Thanks again for another amazing freebie.

The Corn Maze

One of my favorite fall activities is pumpkin picking. The farm we went to offers a hay ride with a stop in a pumpkin patch. Unfortunately, we did not realize this until after we had purchased some pumpkins at the farm stand. It was only about twelve (12) dollars and there was a really cool variety to choose from.

There were even a few, uh, "adult" novelty gourds. My boyfriend, Dave, of course had to have one that looked like male genitalia. Notice that it is not pictured because one of our doggies chewed the twig off the berries...

The farm also had a corn maze which doubled as a flashlight maze at night and a haunted walk. We went in the afternoon and I managed to drag Dave through the maze because his best friend's wife was also enthusiastic.

The maze was accompanied by a Halloween themed crossword puzzle with the questions on dead end signs throughout the maze. By the time we found the first sign the guys were racing to be the one who found the next. For six (6) dollars per person we spent about an hour running around like little kids. The only thing that would have made the place better is a liquor license.