Day 3

A weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's

We headed up for a weekend of fun at Grandma and Grandpa's. Since we will be out of town for Thanksgiving, Grandma outdid herself and made a huge meal and we ate WAY too much. It was a gorgeous weekend with plenty of sun and warmth. We played football, drove Grandpa's truck, went on a nature walk, hunted for acorns, sand songs, did handstands on the couch, and shared lots of smiles and laughs; which is always the case at Grandma's and Grandpa's!!

11 days

Mine for 4 years

My Miracle

My Chunky Monkey

My Crab

My Gardener

My Play

My Thought

My Imagination

My Everything

My Love

Happy Birthday Zaiden! Its been an amazing, incredible and very fast 4 years. You are my Oak tree. You are my life!!! Forever and always my baby you'll be!

Germs be gone

Yes, its flu season, and although I've had the dreaded H1N1 crap, the boys haven't yet (knock on wood) or they have and are just too busy being boys to let it bring them down. Anyway, in my search for a all natural "Lysol", because I hate the thought of spraying pure chemicals in my house (especially when it says on the can to not inhale) I found this GREAT site to make my own anti bacterial disinfectant! Check it out and I guarantee you will find yourself buying some oils and spray bottles. Enjoy!

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Happy Halloween

Oh how I love Halloween. The decorating, the colors, the sounds, the smells and the parties. The hours spent sewing and cooking up yummy treats. Crunching through leaves, the crisp air and little voices saying "trick or treat". By far.......this is my favorite holiday and favorite time of year.

Excuses

I was recently told (in nice terms) that I was being lazy with my blog. Yes, I have, haven't I? However, in my defense, I've been mucho sick and doing way too much of this:

and living off of:

and for the past few days have been stuck behind this:

and making this:

the most scrumptious candy popcorn on the planet for little kids (altho I ate my share too).

If you love candy popcorn, you must try this recipe. It is sooooo yummy!

Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn
3-4 oz of popped popcorn (I use a colander to remove unpoped kernels)
2 cups unwrapped pumpkin spice Hershey kisses (found at Target) if you can't find the kisses- use 1 cups of butterscotch chips
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees, place popped popcorn onto large rimmed cookie sheet that has been sprayed with Pam.
2. Put kisses, butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and salt in saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly until mix comes to a light boil. Remove from stove and pour over popcorn. Gently stir and coat the popcorn evenly. Bake in oven for 30 minutes and don't forget to stir every 15 minutes or so.
3. Remove from oven and pour on wax paper. Break into peices and ENJOY!!!!

Stayed tuned for a spooky post tomorrow. Happy haunting!!!