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What a mess with the key fob! I'm glad it's all sorted out. Love all the fall decorations. I wish I had a porch to decorate. I'm jealous of the rocking chair.
Glad you have the car key all taken care of!
Your decorations look great! I always think about decorating, but just can't find time or energy to do it. Maybe one day....
I don't remember exactly when I started, but Stefanie loved Halloween and asked to decorate like we did for Christmas. So whether i had energy or time, she always provided motivation.
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Glad the car/key situation is over and done with. What craziness for a so-called "improvement" in technology. I love the decorations. You've amassed quite a collection over the years!
I usually wait until after Halloween and check out what is on sale for 75% off at Hobby Lobby and Kohl's.
Great job with the decorating! Congrats on getting the car back!
We actually took his car out today to give mine a break as it has been very busy the past two months.
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So love all your Fall decorations!!! Thanks for sharing them with us So glad to hear that Luke got his key and now can use his car again! What's the weather forecast for Anaheim during your stay? Hopefully it's beginning to cool down some now for you!
Unfortunately, from what I'm seeing on accuweather.com, Anaheim is heating back up while we are there with highs in the mid 80s and one day with a high of 90. I've been hoping for upper 70s but that may not be.
I really liked seeing your fall decoration pics! Very motivating! I like to wait till October before getting things up, but we've got nothing on you!
Congrats on changing your nail apt. Do you get varnish or a wrap? I've just learned about wraps. I can't wear polish at work, so this is like a foreign language to me, but I do love nail art!
My nails are done with shellac which, at least for me, last well into two weeks.
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I love your fall decorations! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much!
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Wow, you do have a lot of fall decorations! They look great! The Don't Drink and Fly towel is so cute. I usually only put some window clings up. Last year I bought a trick or treat Mickey head pumpkin at Walgreens that I now use as a decoration and to put the candy in when kids come trick or treating.
That dish towel is from Kohl's and I just got it when I saw it was 50% off. I think I might have the same Mickey head pumpkin.
What a mess with the key fob! I'm glad it's all sorted out. Love all the fall decorations. I wish I had a porch to decorate. I'm jealous of the rocking chair.
I hope we never ever lose another key fob! The porch was one of the big selling factors of this house for both of us. The rocking chair and bench are made from recycled plastic milk bottles and so far have been easy to clean up and don't need repainting ever.
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I SO want to put out the fall/Halloween decorations, but I'm not sure I'll get around to it before we leave. So thank you for sharing them!
Some of our neighbors beat us getting up decorations, so I thought it could hurt to get ours up before October, too.
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Glad to hear the car is all taken care of! Love the Fall decorations!!
I love your Fall decorations! Happy you got the key fob all set. It is finally time to start the real planning for our upcoming DL trip. I'm so excited because there will be a few of us PP's there at the same time for the race(s) and we are planning on quite a few meet ups. I'm thinking a TR might be a good idea for this trip.
That was quite nice sharing your personal experiences with Bill on here!
Glad you got the key situation worked out and all seems to be well with that now. You have done some job with the Fall decorations !
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Beautiful job decorating! I especially like your Mickey pumpkin tree. Glad to hear all worked out with the key fob. These car manufacturers don't make things easy. Getting close now...you must be so excited!
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I to have already made arrangements with my Nail Tech the day before we fly out. Some people just laugh that it is one of the most important things to do before every trip. I love all the Fall colors and all your decoration are great. That is one season I really look forward to.
I love your Fall decorations! Happy you got the key fob all set. It is finally time to start the real planning for our upcoming DL trip. I'm so excited because there will be a few of us PP's there at the same time for the race(s) and we are planning on quite a few meet ups. I'm thinking a TR might be a good idea for this trip.
I definitely think a TR for the trip is order!
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That was quite nice sharing your personal experiences with Bill on here!
Glad you got the key situation worked out and all seems to be well with that now. You have done some job with the Fall decorations !
Thanks! We've been driving Luke's car everywhere now.
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Beautiful job decorating! I especially like your Mickey pumpkin tree. Glad to hear all worked out with the key fob. These car manufacturers don't make things easy. Getting close now...you must be so excited!
Funny story about that Mickey pumpkin tree: I saw it in a shop at DHS when we were there for our October trip. I searched everywhere near where it was displayed for some in a box. None were out. So I very carefully picked the display up and took it to the register. It was a very busy night. The CM I asked about it, immediately took it from me and inspected it to see if I'd broken anything. He was not rude, just hypersensitive that I not pick up displays. He then walked me over to show me where the boxed ones were. Guess what -- there were none. He looked a little shamefaced then and immediately wen to the back to retrieve this one for me complete with a box.
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, Cheryl! 
getting yours up Sunday! 
I'm so excited because there will be a few of us PP's there at the same time for the race(s) and we are planning on quite a few meet ups. I'm thinking a TR might be a good idea for this trip. 
Getting close now...you must be so excited!
. Some people just laugh that it is one of the most important things to do before every trip
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