I AM A ROBOT.....

I think Mr. outdid himself this year. This is the first year he was given an assignment to complete little Mr.'s costume and WOW is all I have to say. I also have given myself the assignment of little Miss' costume and I have to say it's not quite done yet.....I will probably be working on it Thursday night so it's ready for her Friday Halloween party!! But that's just how I roll......

I will also be carving pumpkins, making cookies, chili, and roasting pumpkin seeds for Saturday, you know I've only known that Halloween is on the 31st for how many years now! But I'm confident that everything will be done. So here's to all the procrastinators!!! I better get to work.

Had to copy this idea...Thanks Jen!

Burlap Pillows

Got this wonderful idea from a very talented blogger here in blogland, I just had to try my hand at it. I think they turned out pretty darn good.

Added a little Bling....wow that's so not me, but I Lovvve it.

Look how beautiful it is on my rocking chair, think I'm going to have to make a few more. The very talented Jen at Tatertots and Jello and been so kind to create a tutorial for you if you to feel the urge to make a couple burlap pillows. She has ton's of creative ideas so go check her out.

http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2009/10/more-burlap-projects-15-minute-burlap.html

Life just got a little easier

Okay so one of my biggest dilemma's is deciding what I am going to cook for dinner on a daily basis. I usually wait until the afternoon of, which then is too late to prepare a wonderful meal. So instead we end up eating soup, sandwiches, tacos, waffles, etc. you get my drift.

So when I found this site, I was excited.....They have some recipes that look pretty yummy, with ingredients that I have actually heard of. Now I can tell you I probably will not make all 5 recipes every week but maybe 2 or 3 to start off. Baby steps.... When you sign up, they will send you a weeks worth of recipes on Thursday so you can plan your grocery list and dinners for the following week.

This Week's Menu
Balsamic Chicken Under Bricks,

Roasted Peppery Pork Chops,

Shrimp Pad Thai,

Chicken Sausage and Pepper Soup with Homemade Basil Croutons,

Creamy Dreamy Mac and Cheese

So these ladies have laid out all the work for me....No more excuses.
I vow to my family to start being a little more attentive when it comes to dinner.

So here it is....GO, sign up and make your life a little easier!

http://www.youvegotsupper.com/

A Man & His Dog

Isn't this sunrise beautiful?? This is one of hubby's hobbies....leaving the house at 4am to watch the sunrise and hopefully have a good day of hunting.

And this not so little guy, will give him a hand retrieving the birds. On this particular day he retrieved 12 birds. Good Boy!!

If only he could help me with my shopping bags, then he would be Women's Best Friend.

And this is the yummy meal that hubby made with the Green Wing Teal he brought home.

Green Wing Teal wrapped in Bacon

*Green Wing Duck Breast

*Jalapenos

*Smoked Gouda Cheese

* Bacon

Marinate duck in Italian dressing for 24 hours. After marinated, brown on the grill for 1 minute on each side. Cut jalapenos in half longways-remove all insides/seeds. Slice a thin piece of Gouda cheese and lay on the jalapeno then place duck on top of cheese. Wrap with bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on grill for about 4-5min on each side or until bacon is thoroughly cooked.

** Please note** I usually do not like wild game it's just too gamey for me but this recipe was fabulous, I was asking for seconds. So if you have some extra duck laying around you should try this recipe!!

Trick or Treat

Be ready for those Trick or Treaters with this easy project.

-Treat Jar-

*Terracotta Pot

*Black Craft Paint

*Paint Brush

I made a stencil for this pumpkin face and painted with black paint.

Although....

They make these wondrous paint markers.

You could free hand the pumpkin face with them. They are very easy to use.

Oh I wish I would of thought of that when I was doing this project the first time. Now I'm going to have to make another one or two or three..... of these with the paint markers.

Have a Great weekend!

A New Love of Mine....

Okay I'll be honest with you I am not a professional photographer although sometimes I like to tell myself I am. But this new love of mine....makes it so much easier to pretend. Here is the before and after picture once I was done using Picasa.

It is a super easy program to use, now I've used Photoshop and many other programs and I have to tell you this is by far one of the best for quick & easy editing. And your not going to believe this, it's FREE!!

So there you have it....you all know my secret now.

So try it out for yourself!

http://picasa.google.com/

Yummy....

Blackberry & Raspberry Freezer Jam

If you have never made freezer jam you should. It is so super easy and so very tasty. Every fall I have this great idea of canning the harvest of summer, which later turns out to be a not so great idea. You may know what I'm talking about.....But this year was different, I wanted to try making freezer jam and I'm so glad I did.

This is all you need

3 cups crushed berries (6 6oz. containers)

5 1/4 cups sugar

Ball Original Fruit Pectin

Canning jars or freezer safe containers

In the Pectin box is a pamphlet of recipes for jam using various fruits.

What a great gift for neighbors (neighbors love it), teachers, friends you name it who wouldn't love to get a jar of homemade jam. Tie a bow and Ta Da......

Lately this has been my choice breakfast, crusty bread with homemade jam. Yum!!
Now go try it....

A few of my favorite Fall things.....

-My Front Door-

Welcome Platter is a sliver platter purchased from ReStore for $1 add Chalkboard spray paint and a ribbon Ta Da!!!! Easy as Pumpkin Pie.

-Lantern Pumpkins-

They are absolutely adorable-made from Ball jars, tissue paper & Modge Podge!

Look how cute they will look lining my sidewalk on Halloween!!

-Jack-o-Lanterns-

The orange pumkins needed a facelift, so I decided to spruce them up with a little black spray paint...I love them, however the kiddos were not so thrilled about black pumpkins.

-Mantle-

-Happy Fall-

Yippee!!!
My Very First Post...

I took my brand new camera out to the park today to snap a few shots of these beautiful babes. I cannot think of a better way to highlight my very first post than a wonderful day in the park!