Happy Halloween!

The last couple of days have been a whirlwind of parades, parties, trick-or-treating and add to that 3 soccer games today! The house is now quiet, the kids are all sugared up and I am done for the day. But before I shut down the computer for the night, I wanted to share these really cute and really quick and easy Halloween snacks that I made for a party.

I got the recipes for the Monster Fingers and HERE and HERE from the Family Fun website.

And the spiders are just chocolate munchkins with chow mein noodles for legs and a little icing for the eyes.

Hope you had a great Halloween!

White Wednesday...Inspiring Rooms

I just grabbed these photos from my inspiration folder for my "White" obsession.

They came from a Swedish site... skonahem.

Visit Faded Charm Cottage for more "White Wednesday".

There's a New Blog on the Block!

Have you heard? One of our favorite magazine editors now has a blog!

And of course it's beautiful....

White Wednesday...Shades of White

I've been so inspired by all of the neutral decorating I've been seeing lately. And I'm finding that I'm so drawn to the calm, serene feeling of Shades of White that I've decided to redecorate my home. We have lots of color in our home now but I'm feeling like it's just adding to the clutter. So, my goal is to Simplify and choose lots of neutral shades and lots of texture so it doesn't get boring. I will be sharing our progress right here on my blog. But don't hold your breath, we're a little slow in the project department......so... I've learned to be patient.

I just put together a few photos of some favorite white pieces in my boutique and I'm participating in White Wednesday over at Faded Charm.

Make sure you stop by for more White Inspiration!

I'm in Love!

How do I convince my husband I NEED these $250 Ugg boots? Help!

Doors of Welcome Party

I'm a little behind with my fall decorating, so here are a couple of pics (from last year) of my front door. I really just like harvest decorating but with 4 kids at home I was receiving some complaints about not enough "scary" decorations. So, we added the huge spider with webs and a little rat under the doorbell. I'm participating in the Doors of Welcome party at Some Days are Diamonds. Make sure you click on the graphic below to visit more Doors!

Server Problems

Edited 10/14/09 ~ My website is back up! Please let me know if you find any problems navigating my site. I've had to fix a few things to get it back to normal.

Aaaah computers.......

Just wanted to let you know that my web host is having server problems and my site has been down for 4 days now. I figured I should let you know that I'm still in business and hopefully it will be back up soon! Very frustrating on my end since there is nothing I can do about it but sit, wait and hope that my site is not effected in any way.

Kale Chips - So Addicting!

I saw this Kale chip recipe in a health magazine the other day and had to try it. Can I tell you - unbelievably good! My kids loved them and wished there were more. They are better than potato chips - I know you think I'm crazy, but you have to try these! I mean I could definitely eat a bowl of these while watching a movie.
Here is a little video I just found of someone making them. Let me know what you think - AFTER you've tasted them.

Oh, if you're going to play the video, just make sure you pause the music on my playlist (right sidebar).


And check out her website www.danispies.com for more great healthy recipes!

Pink October

Please join us for our annual Make Mine Pink October Shop Hop Monday October 5th. Pink October is always an exciting time for all of us at Make Mine Pink. It's the month that we try to give back even a little more than usual, while at the same time honoring our friends, family and customers that have had their lives touched by breast cancer. Please come and have some fun and take a chance at winning some fabulous prizes. Also check out the participating boutiques to see what they are doing in honor of Breast cancer awareness and PINK OCTOBER.

There is no purchase necessary to participate in the Make Mine Pink - Pink October Shop Hop. Just find the shopping bags on the participating MMP Boutique sites, and enter into a drawing to win the associated prize. The Shop Hop begins on October 5th and ends on October 11th. All winners will be chosen the week of October 11th and the names will be posted next to the corresponding prize.

Click HERE to register!

Breast Cancer awareness is so important to me. My mom is a survivor. I will donate 15% of all sales from my Pink October page HERE to the Susan G Komen Foundation.