Halloween Party!

Our neighbors have a Halloween party every year and it is a lot of fun. The kids especially like any excuse to be able to wear their costumes. This year our diva darling, Kassidy was a can-can girl. Bailee was the cutest sailor girl. They both were so cute, but of course, I'm biased. :-)They like for me to dress up too, so this year I was Cinderella. At the party, the girls got to turn their Daddy into a mummy and decorated some pumpkins and went to town on a pinata. We had a great time, McConnells! Can't wait until next year!
 
 
 
 

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Severed Witch Fingers!

 
 
I got this great creepy recipe from my good friend, Jessie. She won a contest with these, so I thought they would be perfect to bring to our neighbor's Halloween party last night. They turned out great and so real looking. They are pretty tasty too!

The recipe is as follows:

4 cups creamy peanut butter
2 lbs. powdered sugar.
1 lb margarine
straight pretzels
sliced almonds
red decorating gel

Melt margarine and peanut butter. Add powdered sugar. Stir and knead until thoroughly mixed to form dough. Mold dough around pretzel and mold into finger shape. Use toothpick or backside of spoon to help shape finger and make lines for knuckles. Add almond slice for fingernail. Use red gel for blood.

*Pretzel in center give the notion of biting into the "bone" of the finger.

The girls loved these. This recipe makes ALOT of 'dough'. The girls have parties this week, so I can use it, but next time I may half the recipe. Great treat for Halloween.

Wheat Bread!

Deborah (my relief society president) took my left over wheat that wouldn't fit in a can and ground it into flour for me. I was so excited to get it that I attempted to make bread today! It actually turned out pretty good. I don't have a Bosch, so I did in in my bread maker. I was proud. The kids liked it too. Yea for me!
 
 
 

Making Mom a cake

Well, yesterday was my birthday. Do dare say how old I am?.......(cringe)37. I really wasn't feeling old until I talked to my oldest step-daughter, Morgan on Friday, which was her birthday and she just turned 18! How can that be possible? Anyway, After church,the kids hung out at Mike and Melissa's and Billy and I had some alone time. (THANK YOU!) While the kids were there they made me this great Barbie cake. It was almost a shame to eat it, but it was good! It was a busy weekend. Saturday, the girls and I were at Super Saturday at the church and then that night we went out to the Haunted Corn Maze. It was a lot of fun and Bailee even went through the Haunted Woods with us. I screamed about 50 times and Bailee didn't scream once! But she sure squeezed my hand real tight when she got scared. Then it was almost 11:00 and we took the kids to eat at IHOP. They were so tired. Zombies eating pancakes! Thanks to everyone that called to wish me well for my birthday.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Food Storage

Saturday our ward Relief Society had its Super Saturday. It was a lot of fun for all the ladies. There were many "crafty" things you could make (good Christmas gifts) and then we also had the dry pack canning equipment that you could use all day. I'm just barely getting started on my food storage and I was so excited. I did 50 pounds of wheat, 25 pounds of oats, 25 pounds of rice, and 10 pounds of pinto beans. (just getting started on my basic life sustaining grains). My goal is to reach a 3-month supply for my family. For my non-LDS family and friends who might be thinking what the...???? In our church we are advised to have a food storage that you can use immediately if need be or in case of an emergency or disaster, where you aren't able to go to a grocery store because of disaster or economic hard times. You can see more explanation by clicking HERE. I really saw the impact that Hurricane Gustav had here. A day or two before it was supposed to get to our area, Walmart's shelves were practically empty and it was a mad house. Especially no water or batteries. Now, Gustav died out before it reached us, but the panic of not being prepared was there, especially when hundreds of thousands of people were all after the same thing. So,I was very excited to get mine going and knowing my babies won't starve, at least for a little while. :-)

Tag Again!

My cousin had this tag and it looked like fun.
"Post the 4th picture from your 4th picture folder."
Here's mine....


July 2006 Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area (LETRA)at the Army base in Okalahoma about an hour from where we were stationed at Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, TX. It had a lake for fishing, a beach area, and two water slides that we went on over and over again. My goodness, my girls look like babies! Bailee was 5 and Kassi was 2 1/2. They grow so fast!

I tag anyone!

Master's Degree! Yea!

Yea! He's all done. I just have to take a moment to brag on my awesome honey. Billy just completed his Master's degree. He now has a Master's degree in Business Management.
I am so proud of him! I know it's not easy going to work and going to school especially for a Master's program and also finding the time to fix up stuff around the house, spend time with his family, and oh, yeah...FISH! Of course, he is the smartest guy I know and he made it look easy. I just want to tell him Congratulations. That is quite an accomplishment. I am so proud and thankful for him and all he is doing to provide a good life for his family after he retires from the military. Now, he is getting busy to study for the next rank of Senior Master Sergeant. That's my go getter! Whoo hoo!Way to go baby!

Dooder, Dooder Pumpkin Eater

The other morning I thought Dude was just chewing on one of his toys. As I went closer, this is what I found.
 
Yes! He had stolen one of the girls' little pumpkins they picked at the corn maze and was really eating it. Crazy dog.
 
Since it's Halloween time and he was behaving like a little monster, I took this opportunity to put his Frankenstein hat on for this photo opportunity.
 
He didn't even mind the silly hat as he was chowing down on some pumpkin.
 
He ate the whole thing!Crazy dog. I know you're all wondering. Yep, he promptly pooped and it was all seeds. Good fiber, I guess. Happy Halloween!

Hook 'Em Horns!

It's been kind of a slow week, but we had a big sports day Saturday. Bailee won her soccer game. Yea!!! It was also the Red River Rivalry The Big Texas vs Oklahoma Game.

It was an awesome game. Even the girls were watching and doing their "Hook Em Horns".

#5 Texas came out on top over #1 Oklahoma. Whoo Hoo! Go Texas!

Then we watched the LSU game that night, which unforntuately they didn't win. Too bad Tigers. I didn't know previously, but LSU's quarterback is an LDS return missionary that followed Crowton out here. Cool. Right now, Billy is watching Dallas and last time I walked by they made a touchdown, maybe we can come out for a win.