HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

October really did fly by quickly! Although I do enjoy this time of year, it is always so busy. It seems there is always something I want to do or make that I just don't have the time for. I could lie and say that I am going to be way more organized and get things done one time, but I know it doesn't always happen that way!

The ladies enjoyed the Halloween card class and the goodies we made!

* Hershey bar holder - I found this idea of one of the stampin' gals blogs, it is adorable and was a lot of fun to make. Inside I used the word window punch that that candy slips right into!

* Peppermint Spiders - made with a variety of our Stampin' Up punches. Scalloped circle punch, Photo corner punch and 1/2 in circle punch for eyes and just a standard hand held paper punch for the inside of the eyes, and of course peppermint patties for the insides!

* Spider card - This was the only Halloween card we made, the rest were projects to hold our special candies!

* Matchbook M&M candy holder. Holds a snack size of M&M's perfectly, stapled inside like a matchbook and closed up with a bellyband of choice!




The candycorn arrangement is something I saw, that I had to try. Pixie stix topped with scalloped punches and the wonderful Batty For You set from Stampin' Up!

This was a table arrangement at my Halloween card class.
The next day I gave it to my daughter's teacher for her class to enjoy! Along with some peppermint spiders, in which they made earlier this week ... they loved the project and Janelle brought home her adorable spider. I love those little guys, they all seem like they have their own little personality, depending on how we make their eyes! ~CUTE!~



This morning ... being the Halloween morning it is ... Janelle and I made some of the wiches hat cookies!

Just because!

So ... the recipe is really not a big secret so here it is .... Keebler Fudge Mint Grasshopper cookies, Hershey's Kisses and orange frosting. Really, it is a quick, clean goodie to make, and pretty darn cute too! AND .... honestly I can tell ya, they taste pretty good too!

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN!!

Welcome Fall!

We know it is fall when it is time for our annual, family, trip to the pumpkin patch! Joe's Farm here we come!

Every year Papa always buys the best pumpkin in the patch for Janelle.

We search and thump and knock on them until we find the perfect pumpkin.

This year Janelle and I rode the tractor while the rest of the crew had the punkin weighed.

Nana bought some corn on the cob and zucchini from the market, and Daddy wheeled the pumpkin to the car.

I really really love the winter months, I suppose it is because I do the snow dance ... yes I really do! I just love the snow, which is only another reason why I really know that I am my Mom's daughter. Yes we check our cold temp nights with each other ... they are always just a few degrees cooler than we are for some reason.

Today I got into the full swing of things with my cooking ... really I should have posted some of our fall dishes. Something got into me and I made my favorite fall Shepherds Pie recipe, which is so stinkin' easy it is kind of cheating ... well maybe not, I will take full credit of making it. I also tossed a sour dough bread mix in the bread maker ... and to top things off I made my favorite Pampered Chef Apple Crisp ... minus the cranberries. YES ... all in one day! My husband wasn't quite over bragging about my home made stuffed peppers from last night, so I really have him pretty impressed with my cooking tonight.

I have to say that I am hoping this will be a wonderful fall for everyone. I for one really enjoy the chilly days, crockpots, casseroles, baking, stamping, and crafting ... and I do happen to get a bug now and then and whip out my knitting needles! It is a toss up between craftin' or just taking a hot tub, sportin' the jammies and fuzzy socks early and enjoying a good movie and my family!

Welcome fall! :)