Shop Small Saturday!

What better way to celebrate Shop Small Saturday than to open my own store!  I am so nervous and excited. I hope you'll go by and check it out.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

Just click on the link on the left sidebar and it will take you there!  Happy Shopping!!! xoxo BJ

Thanksgiving Wishes

Wishing all my readers, friends and family a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I am thankful for so many things in my life especially each and everyone of you!

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If you still need the perfect Cranberry Salad, check out the post from last year!  You won't regret it!

Caramel Apple Dip + Apples = Delicious Turkey??

1 week until Thanksgiving, and we all begin to get the stuff we need for our Thanksgiving feast.  I found this adorable picture and thought my kids love apples, what cuter way to serve them around Thanksgiving?

Caramel Apple Dip

1 1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1/4 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. In a heavy saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and about 1/4 cup of the milk together.  Stir until mixed and dissolved.
2. Add the remaining milk and corn syrup.  Cook until bubbly then cook and stir for two more minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and add the butter and extract.   Let cool, add to a bowl, use a candy corn for the nose, a couple chocolate chips for eyes, and add your apples around it.

ENJOY!!

Gobble, gobble!

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A Family Halloween

Wishing you all a Very Happy Halloween, from our family to yours! 

I hope you all are safe, especially our friends and family on the East Coast, you all are in our thoughts and prayers!  Love, Army Man, Rex, Woody, Buzz and Little Bo Peep! xoxo BJ

Pumpkin Pretzels

Last Friday was D's Class Halloween Party.   I love to make everything cute and memorable!  I decide to try to make pumpkin pretzels.  It was pretty simple, and they turned out really cute!  The kids and teacher, or course, loved them!

All you need is a bag of pretzels
green M&M's (I found a bag of all green ones, mint)
2 bags of orange Wilton's chocolates

After you dip the pretzels in the chocolate, lay them on your wax paper and place the M&M on them while they are still hot, once cool, it will stay in place.
They look more like pumpkins if you add a lot of chocolate to them, not so much if you're easy on the chocolate.

Halloween drinks

For all you homeroom mom's or those of you that just like a cute idea.  Here are the drinks that I made for my little guy for his Halloween party tomorrow.

All you need is Juice boxes, the actual box kind
google eyes
white duct tape

Wrap the boxes with the tape, add the eyes, wrap the eyes so they stay in place and viola, you're done.  It takes a while, but they turned out so cute.  My little mummy army.

Be sure to leave the opening on top for the straw.

Pretty simple and so cute, thanks Pinterest for the idea.

Hope you all are having a fabulous week!  

xoxo BJ

Vampire Bite Cocktail

Who's ready for The Vampire Diaries to return tonight?  I AM!!! It has been a long summer without Damon!  So to celebrate Thirsty Thursday and The Vampire Diaries return,  I'd like to share a cocktail that looks and taste delish!

A Vampire's Bite

Ingredients 
1 scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
1 oz triple sec
1/2 oz white creme de cacao
Drizzle of Grenadine

1.  Blend all ingredients in blender except grenadine, until smooth
2.  Pour into glass of choice
3. Drizzle grenadine over top
4.  Enjoy!

If you have a recipe you'd like featured on iBlog4me, email it to me at DATSSOCUTE(AT)GMAIL(DOT)COM  or tweet me today and let me know!

Be sure to say hi and hashtag #cheers!  Here's to a great day, and an excellent return of Damon, and The Vampire Diaries!

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