A Birthday Outing

Yesterday I took the day off to begin my birthday celebrating early! (Birthday is Monday) :) As part of my celebaration I have been wanting to visit a local place for a very long time. This place is located on the UMKC University campus in the Tureman Mansion. You asked "what is this place?" WELL, I'll tell you. As the sign above says: Toy and Miniature Museum. The museum was founded by Mary Harris Francis and Barbara Marshall when their own collections got too large they began work on opening a toy museum. They began operating out of the Tureman Mansion in 1982 and have expanded twice to it's current size of 33,000 square feet.

The museum has two floors of

toys and miniatures from all

areas of the toy world to a

variety of countries.

Doll houses-many that are

decorated in various periods.

One house is 9 feet tall! There

are churches, trains, cars,

dolls, bears, clowns, games,

and a marble collection.

The miniatures are sooooooo

detailed that it was unbelievable!

The "temporary" exhibit for the

last year was "50 years of Barbie."

Being a girl who played with Barbie,

I had to see this exhibit. It truely was

fun going through and remembering

all the fun times my friends and I had

getting together to play "Barbies."

They had the older ones, the career

ones, the Malibu ones and some that

I hadn't heard of. There was one

whole display with the theme dolls

and the holiday dolls. There were

houses, cars, and the airplane.

I picked up this cute little

container in the gift shop.

If you are ever in the Kansas

City are and want something

to do go to the Toy and Miniature

Museum--but go when you have

a lot of time, we were there for 3

hours. Here is their website.

http://www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org/

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Big Question??????

Top Ten Halloween Costumes

for Adults:

This is according to Costumzee

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1-Seven Deadly sins

2-Couples

3-Nerd

4-Lady Gaga

5-Jersey Shore

6-Man's genitalia (why?)

7-Pin-up girl

8-Mad Hatter

9-Alice in Wonderland

10-Adult Barbie

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Top Ten Popular Halloween

Costumes for Kids:

This is according to About.com

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1-Toy Story Characters

2-Harry Potter Characters

3-Shrek Forever

4-The Last Airbender

5-Alice in wonderland

6-Disney Princesses

7-Star Wars Characters

8-Thomas the Tank Engine

9-Michael Jackson

10-Hannah Montana

What are you going to be

this Halloween? We are

going to be Ken and Mel.

Happy Halloween

~Keep on Dreaming~

Playing Catch-up

The theme of my world right now is "Catch-up." Ken is feeling better each day and is back to his old self, so we are trying to get things caught up and for me that would include this blog. I have a slightly long post today so please, bear with me. *********************************** Today I found this little cutie in my mailbox at school, it came with a note. The note said: The Phantom Ghost has come to town. To leave you some goodies, I see you have found. If you do not wish a curse to fall Continue this greeting, This "Phantom" call. First, post this Phantom where it will be seen, And leave it there until Halloween. This will scare other Phantoms, who might visit, Be sure to participate, don't be a fis-bidget. Second make two treats, two ghosts and notes like this. Deliver them to two neighbors who might be missed. Don't let them see you, be sneaky, no doubt... And make sure they put their "Phantom ghost" out! Be quick! Leave at the doors where the phantom hasn't hit. Deliver at dark, when there is no light... Ring the doorbell and stay out of sight! Last but not least, come join the season. Don't worry, be happy, you need no good reason. Be cool, have fun and remember don't be seen. Share the spirit of HALLOWEEN!!! ************************************ This is a cute idea to share with coworkers, school staff, neighbors, locker buddies etc. You can use any ghost image you have to make the notes and Phantoms to hang up. A little fun for the holiday!

Meet Tom Turkey, I won him

in a giveaway from Katherine

Barrett @ Just a Thought. He

will make a nice addition to

my Thanksgiving decorations.

Thanks! Katherine. :)

Back in early August, I signed

up to join a "tag swap" with

Karla @ Karla's Cottage.

These two pictures show the

"creative part and some of the

finished tags that I created.

Each of us that signed up

made six tags and then we

sent them to Karla who in

turn turned them into tag

books for those of us who

wanted one.

Dorothy, the Tinman and the

Scarecrow were some I made.

Here are the tags that I recieved

in the swap.

A couple of up close shots of

the ones I recieved. Very much

fun! Thanks, Karla. :)

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Thanks for sticking with me on this

long post. I really appreciate it.

Also, again Ken and I would like to

express our Thanks for all your

kind prayers, well wishes, and

thoughts. They have helped soooo

much! ~Keep on Dreaming~

Update and a Fall Outing

Update: ******** I'm excited to report that Mr. Ken's surgery went well! We had to be at the hospital at 5:30 am! We didn't leave the hospital until 3:30 pm. LONG DAY! The Dr. was pleased and we'll know more on Wednesday. Hopefully everything was taken care of. We really appreciate ALL your thoughts and prayers for us. They seemed to work! Yea. Ken asked me to Thank you also. He appreciates your support. One day soon, he'll do his own post here. ***************************** Friday Night: ************** After a rest, we climbed in the car and drove two streets over to watch Fireworks! Yes, I said Fireworks. Our city put on a display to kick off the 24th annual Chili Challenge.

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Saturday Morning:

After being cooped up in the

hospital all day Friday-we

decided a little fresh air and

a small amount of exercise

was in order. So we went

to the Chili Challenge for a

little bit.

The Chili Challenge is a contest

that decides the BEST chili.

Each team makes their recipe

and on Saturday for $2, visitors

get a plastic spoon and they go

booth to booth to sample any

and all the chili they want. Some

teams also make Salsa and Wings

to sample.

It can be an all day affair but we

lasted for about an hour. I think

this year had the most booths

covering 1 block and a half plus

if you went over to the Community

Center parking lot there was MORE!

Below are some pics from the fun.

We had a beautiful Fall weekend

and Ken is feeling better each day!

Again we want to THANK each

and every one of you for you

thoughts, prayers, love and

support. We still would appreciate

continued prayers for total healing

and NO MORE stones.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Just an F. Y. I

Tomorrow morning we will leave

the house and be back at the

hospital at 5:30 am!!!!

Crack -o -Dawn I tell you.

Mr. Ken is set to have another

out patient procedure on those

darn kidney stones AGAIN.

They are like a reoccurring

NIGHTMARE! Hopefully THIS

time they will get everything.

We'd appreciate any prayers

for a successful surgery.

Thanks so much!!!

Hope to be back Saturday

with an update.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Candy, candy, candy

One of my favorite things about this

season is the yummies above. I like

them separate or together. This

would be Brach's Autumn Mix.

The Indian corn is delish and

so are the little pumpkins.

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Now for our candy trivia:

~~If Brach's lined all of the candy

corn and mellowcremes they sell

end to end it would circle the earth

4 times.

~~Brach's is the number one candy

corn maker in the nation.

~~American's consume an estimated

20 million pounds of candy corn

each year.

~~October 30th has been designated

as National Candy Corn Day. Pick up

a bag and celebrate!!!

HAPPY SNACKING!!!!

~Kepp on Dreaming~

Barn Sale Fun

Here are the goodies that I picked up last Saturday's Barn Sale. Top row: L to R-- Small thread holder, pipe and tobacco holder, jar of beans. Bottom row: L to R-- Cow bell, lunch pail and S and P shakers. Here an up close and personal look at my little thread holder. It has been cleaned out and reorganized. It is now checking out the sewing room.

Here are the S and P shakers up

close. Aren't they great? I think

they may go on the stove--maybe.

Way too much fun at these sales.

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Depending on how busy I get this

afternoon there may be a Sunday

Savor--we'll see.

~Keep on Dreaming~

Weekend Wildness

We are looking at another busy weekend. Ken's sister will be stop- ping by on her way home from a trip to Chicago-- Monday night and getting back on the road Tuesday sooooooooo we are trying to get some things accomplished before she gets here. I'll be freshening up the guest room for her overnight stay AND putting some order to the week's end. I don't know about you but by the end of the week some parts of our house looks like a tornado came by. Of course there will be laundry to do, furniture to dust, floors to vacuum and sweep plus groceries to buy. We are looking forward to seeing sister! I'm off to get some sleep so I can get started on "stuff" tomorrow. ~Keep on Dreaming~

THE POWER OF PINK

October is Breast Cancer

Awareness Month.

According to the Kansas

City Star--Sunday's

Edition, the first ribbon

was handed out nearly

20 years ago. Ever since,

the color PINK has stood

for something SPECIAL.

Today we see totes, t's,

mugs, pins, hats, scarves

etc, in the pink.

I think everyone has been

touched by this beast and

I'd like for us to take a

moment to remember those

who have fought the fight,

those who are fighting the

fight and their families who

are helping to fight the fight.

GOOOO PINK!!!!!

~Keep on Dreaming~

Here and There

Today we are doing a Sunday Sampler. We will return to our regular program next week. *Alert: Slightly long--some next with pictures. Enjoy! **************************** Friday Evening: Oktoberfest---

Food served to choose from:

Brats, meat pies, sauerkraut,

red cabbage, German potato

salad and chips.

Desserts:

Red Forest Cake and

Apple Strudel.

Lots of music too!

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Saturday:

Barn Sale

What fun we had at the sale.

Lots of goodies--I'll show the

things that I picked up at a

later date.

Boxes, jars, antiques, furniture

large and small, baskets, little

trinkets--I could go on and on.

It was a beautiful day for a drive.

We enjoyed lunch at a mexican

restaurant and then we moved on

to.....

Faulkner's Ranch

and Pumpkin Farm

These are just some of the

pumpkins to choose from.

Little ones and Big ones,

Orange and White ones

AND Multi-colored ones!

Oh, my!!!!

It was a great day!

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Today:

Church dinner

Another beautiful day with

cooler temps.

We drove to a little town called

Perry here in Kansas and had

the most yummy lunch of:

Ham, turkey, dressing, mashed

potatoes with gravy and green

beans ALL freshly made AND

homemade desserts!!!!!!!

Oh, YEA!!!!!!

Well, I guess you could say

that we had a very full and fun

weekend.

~Keep on Dreaming~

The Weekend

Happy Friday to you!!! We are going to have a great fall weekend! Tonight: Oktoberfest in Shawnee Food and fun. Saturday: Barn Sale in Oak Grove Lunch at Habanaros Pumpkin farm visiting Sunday: Church dinner with Dad Have a Super weekend and enjoy the weather (if it's good for you)!!! ~Keep on Dreaming~