Getting in the mood for Halloween

A little Pinterest love:

 So fun! Now I get in the mood for Halloween after most of my kids are grown and my grandkids live far away...


May just have to make the finger puppets though...

actually this was from Target.com

If I had money to burn

Or maybe more accurately - if I wasn't so cheap

I'd get these:

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to put above my bed once the bedroom is redone.

Wouldn't it look great on a white wall with the other walls Benjamin Moore Wythe blue*?

But I think I'd want it about 30 inches across instead of 20...

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and one of these with the initials of my grandchildren

including baby Kate of course.

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I'd find a place to put this.

And while I'm dreaming I'll take one of these too:

I'd be OK with either one...

 not sure where I'd put it 

but if I had money to burn I'm sure I could figure something out

...maybe as an entrance to my Kindermusik studio

(yes I would keep teaching and you better believe I would use it!)

Have to get the old cheap copycat brain to work on the first two anyway...

* Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue

Recent Pins

Looking at my pinterest board I realized that the things I choose to pin say something about me and where I'm at.

Here are a few of my favorites and some feedback on some pins (recipes mostly) I have acted on.

Sisters

The first two  made me think of Aaron and Celisa. 

The first reminded me of Aaron as a toddler, maybe it's good they get a few more year of parenting experience under their belts before they have a boy... or at least get a few more sets of eyes.




Vegan, sugar free chocolate fudge.  Very easy and very yummy... probably too yummy. Sugar free does not mean low cal... probably will not be making this again very soon but not because it's not a good recipe.  

Monster cupcakes! How totally cute. I bought candy corns to make these I just need someone to give them to... I don't want them around the house. Any takers?








Butternut squash gnocchi with sage and browned butter. I have everything to make this... I was told that a food mill can be used in place of a ricer...maybe this weekend.                    




Roasted broccoli... it seems everything is getting roasted these days. Before you scroll down really fast I have to tell you, it was really good. We ate the first batch (ok it was mostly me but Jenn liked it too) I think Mark ate some too but I don't remember. So I bought the Costco pack of broccoli for my next batch. Turned out great again, even warmed up later... but I must tell you it is possible to eat too much broccoli in one day...

And then I will just leave you with a thought.  Do our actions really show what our highest priorities are?

Pinterest... Love hate relationship

Aaaaaa Pinterest! I love you! You give me great ideas quickly and easily for my laundry room, bathroom and for future projects. You also give me great recipe ideas like these, oreo cupcakes from bakerella. These pictures are not from her website... Jennifer took them of the ones we made.

mini oreo

and just for fun... we made half with grasshopper cookies

chocolate and mint... mmmmmmmmm

The frosting recipe was divine... we used butter instead of shortening as suggested... white enough and melts in your mouth.

 I was making them for the YW and since the recipe said it only made 12 large cupcakes I doubled it, planning to make 12 large ones for our neighbor who just had a baby (what! you don't think she NEEDS these?) and 48 mini ones for the YW. I'm not sure what happened but we ended up with 24 large ones AND 57 mini ones... maybe I put too many cookies in the little ones?...  I didn't get any complaints. I may have to try it again without doubling it just to see how it comes out ;).

Pinterest...great ideas, yummy recipes...

not so great for my bottom line

(if you know what I mean)