Giving

That's one thing I love to do...give!  I love making things and giving them away.  I can spend hours on the internet, find a good recipe or creative craft and I want to go right out to buy the supplies and try it out.  Then, if I love it, I'll make a bunch of them and give them away.

This has been one of my favorites, lately.  Actually, I've blogged about it before, but I love it so much....it's a do over!   (Now pay close attention, because it's quite difficult!) It requires the following ingredients -- 1 can of pumpkin and 1 box of Spice Cake mix and, oh yeah, that's it.

Mix together, bake and voila!

This year I found a recipe that included a good icing to go on top, so I guess it did require a few more ingredients.  Delicious!

Wrap it up all nice and pretty and deliver to a neighbor...one that you are especially thankful for!!!

“It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” 

― Mother Teresa

Give~
Laurie

My Monthly Post

It's my new trend...monthly posts.  It makes me feel like a slacker, but it's the best I can do!

Halloween is always a fun time in our neighborhood!  So many kiddos and lots of decorations--and who can overlook the mega-load of candy!  This year I was informed that my decorations were too "cute" and not scary enough.  So, I had to upgrade to skulls and headstones.

And with the scary decorations came scary costumes.  Gone are the days of puppy dogs and mermaids.  This year brought a zombie and a vampire princess.

 

Yep, he looks gross, but I was a bit proud of my make-up job!

This was taken prior to smudging dirt on me....a Dirt Devil! Ha!

Unfortunately, Halloween played a trick on Lily Clare as she fell victim to the local stomach bug the day before.  John took her around to a few homes, but she didn't feel very good and wanted to come home.  But look at this....some friends brought the trick-or-treating to her and shared some of their candy!  What great boys!  (Even big bro Sam took along a second bag and asked for treats for his little sis!  So sweet!)

And for a little more Halloween fun, I made some treats for Sam and Lily's classes at school...

Cute little witches hats....

and some "bloody band-aids"!  I know, gross, but do you think the kids liked them?!?! Oh, yeah!!!

Fun times~

Laurie