Makely

Every Halloween, Tom sets out to create an incredibly elaborate costume for Zack. I think it started when Zack was a toddler, and I would sew cute little costumes for him, like a “Zack in the Box” and a Munchkin. Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, Tom wanted to prove that he could make better costumes than me. But, that’s okay, because now Halloween is his problem and not mine.

This year, Zack really wanted to be a dragon. If it were me, I would have hot glued some wings and spikes onto a hoodie and called it a day. But oh, no. In the Ballard household, things get quickly out of hand.

It’s hard to tell from this picture since it was taken in the daylight, but the dragon’s eyes light up red and the mouth glows white. There’s also a hidden Bluetooth speaker hidden inside the mouth that Tom could control from his phone and make it roar. Yes, it was absolutely ridiculous.

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I always get a little exhausted when I see Christmas decorations hit the stores in September. It’s too early, right? What about Halloween? What about Thanksgiving? But then, I start to panic that all the really cute stuff will be gone before Halloween, so I need to get a move on it immediately.

I had the exact same thought process when I walked into my favorite At Home store this past week. It’s not time! It’s still pumpkin season! Oh, wait! That’s amazing! I better buy that before someone else snaps it up! The struggle is real, y’all.

Okay, so don’t freak out on me, you guys, but I bought some At Home Christmas Decor in October. We have so much going on in the next two months, that I decided to just get a jump on it when I had time. I have never jumped into the holidays before Thanksgiving, but last year we had virtually no Christmas decorations in our home. I think we put up a tree a few days before Christmas, and that was it since we were so busy. As with everything I do, it’s either feast or famine. I do it 100% or not at all.

So, I went ahead and decorated our master bedroom.

GASP! I know. But it looks so fun!

Luckily, you don’t have to get started on your decorations right this minute, because At Home has a huge selection of holiday decorations – definitely the largest selection of any other retailer in my area. And even better, they make it so easy to put together a great holiday room or beautiful tree on a small budget. They have 15 different themes of decorations, like Snow Capped Scene, Forest Fairytales, and Cherished Memories. You can pick one theme and go wild, or you can mix and match. Many of the themes are shown here.…

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