Monthly Archives: October 2010
A Family Day at the Pumpkin Patch

It is my favorite family day of the entire year. Pure and unadulterated pumpkin loving and picking for the entire family. My heart practically bursts every year that we get to do this together and this year was no exception. … Continue reading
Amy’s Notebook 10.13.10

This pumpkin cake is so impressive and festive (@ I Am Baker) I want to try this pumpkin pie French Toast for a fun fall breakfast (@ Baking Bites) I am loving this tutorial for making leaf skeletons (@ The … Continue reading
The Summer of Knitted Hats

Each year it seems that I have a theme to my knitting and this year was the summer of chemo caps as I shared in our Scraps of Life Giving entry on inexpensive ways to give back to your community. … Continue reading
An Apron Full of Giveaways: 10 Piece Stainless Steel BHG Cookware (Valued at $159)

flapper girl, $40 I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week, here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers! We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let … Continue reading
8 Ways to Use Canned or Fresh Pumpkin This Year

If you have read the site for any length of time, you will know that this family is nuts about pumpkin. Today I wanted to showcase eight different ways you can use those cans of pumpkin in your kitchen and … Continue reading
Freebie Friday: October 8, 2010

Happy Freebie Friday, everyone! We are so lucky to have Freebies 4 Mom share their list of the best freebies of the week with our readers each and every Friday. Please visit her site for fabulous freebies and sweepstakes information every … Continue reading
Amy’s Notebook 10.06.10

I like this creative use of child’s art work in lieu of curtains (@ Prudent Baby) I want to try this buttery caramel sauce to dip our apples in (@ How Does She?) I am in love with this booster … Continue reading
Great Reads for Moms: October ’10 Edition

I can’t believe it, but eight more books were devoured this month. No, I have no idea how that was possible except that I did some traveling this month and all I did was read. Does it help to know … Continue reading
An Apron Full of Giveaways: 3 Sets of BHG Non-Stick Hard-Anodized Cookware ($150 Each)

Flapper Girl, $35 I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week, here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers! We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let … Continue reading
Presto Pesto Pasta Con Pollo & the BHG Cook-Off

One cooking competition just wasn’t enough for this girl and since I had such a fun success with our Trees in Your Ears Pasta dish for the Kenmore cooking competition, I thought I would give another cooking competition a try, … Continue reading





