Halloween Tag

I heart Halloween. A lot. We consider costumes all year long at my house. We've got a fun family thing planned for this year - I can't wait! Things are already starting to trickle in from Ebay...

I also have a special place in my heart for my many decorations. And I add more each year. These are a couple of my favorites. Wanda the Witch, and my monsters (it plays a song!) I have a witch collection that's going on 12 or 13 years at this point. Nick likes to call them my "army of darkness". They are all lined up on the piano. Thank goodness we bought this hutch, too, so I have lots of room to display everything. It's perfectly acceptable to have a group of skeletons sitting next to our church history books, right? So here's the tag: post pics of your favorite Halloween decorations on YOUR blog, (I want to see your stuff!) then leave me a comment, and you could win one of these... the first is a fabric piecing pattern you could make some kind of pillow out of, or a wall hanging, or something... and the second is a random Halloween cat. But we're not into cats at this house. Not even stuffed ones... I know, I'm odd.

Just think, one of these could be in the mail on the way to your house...and out of mine! Yeah for decluttering!

Visualizing Success.

Happiness.
Peace.
Cleanliness.
Order.
Obedience.
Laughter.
Friendship.
Creativity.
Employment.
Wealth.
Beauty.
And possibly a waistline.

Mommy needs a job.

because she has a little too much time to design this here blog...

Cupcake Pops - a how-to

If you're really wanting to make these, I suggest going to Martha Stewart's website and watching the video on it. The red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting is divine. Tips: Cook the cake thoroughly - I think better to have it completely cooked and not so moist. I would also use colored candy melts instead of almond bark next time (because when you add the food coloring liquid, it changes the consistency and makes dipping more difficult...)
I believe that you can see the tutorial on Bakerella.com. or here.

Water Party

Why is it that Allison can't look straight ahead in a group picture???Really, Finn, that's impressive.My crazy twosome...
Cutie!
We love Jonas.Soggy bottom boy...

Pizza Night

Every Friday is Hot-N-Ready at our house, much to my chagrin sometimes. But hey, all three of my kiddos love this stuff. Including Josh - Here's the proof.
And here we have proof that Allison will eat pizza. As long as it's from Little Caesar's. And it's cheese. And it doesn't have any funny cheese bubbles. And she doesn't have to eat the crust.Here's proof that there's pizza under all those crushed red chili peppers. I think.And here's proof that Manda's hair does get done every once in a while.

My first attempt at Cupcake Pops.

Well, at least they TASTE good. And I don't think 4-year-old preschoolers much care...