Black Friday Ads #2

I will be out of town tomorrow until Sunday so I won't be able to post the new Black Friday Ads so here is the only one that has been posted since my last post.

Ace Hardware

Click HERE to see the other ADS.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

Fall Goodies #10

Black Cat Dippers with Pumpkin Pie Dip

Sorry camera still not working, this is from Taste of Home

So the kids had this for snack yesterday and oh my gosh all I kept hearing was how good the dip was it was really funny.

Recipe

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Black paste food coloring
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add the pumpkin, confectioners' sugar, pie spice and honey; beat until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
• Roll out each pie pastry directly on an ungreased baking sheet to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cat-shaped cookie cutter, leaving at least 1 in. between cutouts. Remove excess dough and reroll scraps if desired. Beat the egg, milk and food coloring; brush over cutouts. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over cutouts.
• Bake at 400° for 6-7 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Serve with pumpkin dip.

EAT AND ENJOY

Halloween Books to Read #5

SKELETON HICCUPS

"Skeletons are a little less scary when they have the hiccups. This particular skeleton can't seem to shake them--not in the shower (nice fuzzy bat slippers!), not while brushing his teeth (woops! there goes the bottom jaw!), not while polishing his bones, carving a pumpkin, raking leaves, or even when playing baseball with his friend Ghost. Ghost, instead of Boo-ing! away his buddy's hiccups right away as we might expect, advises Skeleton to hold his breath and eat some sugar and drink water upside down. When he finally does Boo! it still doesn't work. But when Ghost finds a mirror and holds it up to Skeleton's face, he sees his reflection and screams in fright! The hiccups jump away, hic, hic, hic. While it's novel to see a skeleton eating sugar, drinking water, showering, etc., it may be tricky to find the right audience for this unusual picture book that's more about hiccups than Halloween. (Ages 4 to 8)" from Amazon

My Thoughts-First of all let me start off by saying I really hate skeletons, I think they are horrible decorations, I have never been able to understand why people would buy kids clothes with skulls and things on them I just in no way find that adorable. Anyways as far as the book goes my kids loved it. Every page has hic, hic, hic on it so I would read the words and the kids would make the hiccup sounds it was really funny and this is such a cute book.

Fall Goodies #9

Apple Taffy Cookies

These aren't my cookies, I can't get my camera to work

Recipe

1/2	cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2	cup chunky peanut butter
3/4	cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1	egg
1‑1/2	cups all-purpose flour
1	teaspoon baking soda
1/4	teaspoon baking powder
1/4	teaspoon salt
1‑1/2	cups butterscotch chips
1	cup chopped dried apples
1	cup caramel apple dip
1/2	cup chopped peanuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.Beat butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg; beat until well blended. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in butterscotch chips and dried apples. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool cookies 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Spread about 1 teaspoon caramel apple dip on each cookie. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

Halloween Books to Read #4

A VERY BRAVE WITCH

"Kindergarten-Grade 2–A friendly young witch describes what she likes most about Halloween. She explains that although most of her kind …are afraid of humans, she has done research and concluded that people are not that bad. She plans to visit them this Halloween night as they trick a tree. After boarding her broom, she zooms in a circle, becomes dizzy, and crashes near some trick-or-treaters. She soon discovers that a brave witch and a brave human girl dressed as a witch are not so very different. As the book ends, the two new friends share a moonlit broomstick ride. The chatty text appears in dialogue balloons. Done in black ink and watercolor, the cartoon artwork captures the holiday's spirit with crisp fall colors and amusing details. Busy witches decorate their creepy-looking mansion by hanging skeletons, un-caging bats, and sprinkling spiders out the windows. In the Sub-Basement Costume Unit, a seamstress is hard at work sewing a monster paw; costumes line the walls (Frankenstein, a space creature, etc.); and politician masks share space with a jar full of eyeballs. Both children–one green and one not–are appealing, and the witch's orange cat, with its expressive features, adds to the fun. A humorous, not-scary-at-all read-aloud." from Amazon

My Thoughts: CUTE CUTE CUTE

Menu Plan Monday 10/25

Monday-Spell-Binding Stew and homemade rolls
Tuesday-Rest in Pizza
Wednesday-Stack of Bones, Mac and Chesse
Thursday-Sandwiches and french fries
Friday- OFF TO OREGON
Saturday-OREGON
Sunday-Something on the road

If you are interested in any of the above recipes just let me know and I will get it to you.

ENJOY YOUR WEEK

Black Friday Ads #1

Ok every Friday until Black Friday I will try and get all the new ads listed for you my readers to glance at. They have already started listing:

Harbor Freight

True Value

So that is really all they have this week. I can not tell you how much I LOVE Black Friday.  This year I am going to be in Oregon on that day which means NO SALES TAX that is another reason to celebrate lol.

Do you go shopping on Black Friday? Or do you think I am CRAZY for going shopping on that day?