Thanksgiving Craft: Gratitude Tree
My son loves Halloween. November 1st is the saddest day of the year for him because we pack away the pumpkins, bats and ghosts for a year. To appease him a bit, we always make a gratitude tree to warm him up to the idea that Thanksgiving can be just as exciting as Halloween. The…
Read MoreTwo Ingredient Pumpkin Bars
Every first snow of the season, I make these pumpkin bars. They are easy, delicious and make my entire house smell like fall. The good part is, these taste great whether it’s snowing, raining, or 100 degrees outside! Ingredients: 1 spice cake mix 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree Directions: Combine cake mix and pumpkin Spread into greased…
Read MoreHow to use Leftover Halloween Candy
If your kids are like mine, they come home from trick-or-treating with way too much candy. As wonderfully delicious as candy is, the fun wares off after a few days. Here are some creative ways to use some of that candy. Add candy to cookie dough – Small candy makes a great substitute for chocolate…
Read MoreHalloween Recipe: Rice-Krispie Treat Ghosts
Since it’s the Friday before Halloween, I thought I’d post a Halloween Recipe rather than the standard Fall recipe. I signed up to bring a “small” Halloween treat to my son’s school Halloween party and this is what I came up with. I started by making standard Rice-Krispie treats. Then I grabbed about 1 1/2…
Read MoreHalloween Kid Craft: Q-Tip Skeleton
I thought this idea was so adorable. I can’t take any credit, as my son brought it home from school. It’s a great, innexpensive craft idea that uses things you probably already have. For this craft, my son’s teachers drew the lines where the “bones” were to go with chalk on black construction paper. My…
Read MoreHomemade Chili
Whether it’s cold or hot ouside, I love a good bowl of homemade chili. Here is my recipe. Feel free to change it as you like. I love chili because it’s one of those “add whatever you have” recipes. Homemade Chili Ingredients: 1/2 to 1 lb ground meat (sausage, beef, turkey, whatever. I use 1/2…
Read MoreFall Craft: Leaf Transfers
Today we had a huge wind storm which left our backyard completely yellow and brown with leaves. Since I’m going to make my husband be the one to rake them up, I decided to give him a hand and pick up a five or six for a craft. You’re welcome, husband. Supplies Needed: Leaves Computer…
Read MorePumpkin Gingerbread
This is one of those recipes that shocks me with its deliciousness every time I make it. I’ve made this Pumpkin Gingerbread for several occasions and it’s always a hit. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com (my favorite recipe site). I’ve posted it as written, but I bake mine at 325 degrees for between and hour and…
Read More10 Tips to have a Cleaner Home
Cleaning: it’s one of those necessary evils that few people like, but everyone has to do. While I don’t claim to always have a spotless house all the time (or to be honest; ever), I generally have a fairly clean house. I talked to a few other women who are much cleaner than I, and…
Read MoreLoaded Spice Cookies
Since we are all mourning the end of the whoopie pie series (oh is it just me?), I thought I’d post a different kind of cookie recipe to soften the blow. This is one of my favorites because it’s delicious and easy. It involves one of my favorite ingredients: a cake mix! I’ve made these…
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