My So Called Perfect Life

I don’t really like Christmas, yes it’s Merry but let’s face it, when you’re the Mommy/Santa’s Helper it gets a little overrated awfully fast. My very favorite holiday has got to be The Fabulous 4th of July. What’s better than swimming all day, picnics from KFC and watching fireworks all snuggled up on one big blanket at the park? Nothing. Plus it’s out of the house so I don’t have to clean it at the end of the day.

Coming in at a close second place has got to be Halloween. I heart Halloween. I like dressing up, putting fun outfits on the kids and making Fall treats and crafts and most importantly stealing all the Almond Joy, Butterfingers and PLAIN Hershey Bars out of the kids candy sacks. Let’s just be honest, raise your hand if you buy lame candy for the neighborhood and good candy for your own stash. (Don’t tell my husband I have a stash.)

The kids and I made scrumptious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies yesterday to take to friends. I happen to think I have one of the best recipes ever so you MUST give them a try. HERE IS THE RECIPE.

We also got a little crazy an unwrapped 8 million carmels, smashed up some of my Butterfinger stash and dipped our own apples.

The apples were sent off to school teachers in these darling homemade broom bags. (All thanks to Stacy who brought me one filled with candy corns and pumpkins)

Look how cute these are! (The photo just doesn’t do it the justice it deserves!)

Here’s how you make them:

Take two brown lunch sacks. Open them and leave the first alone. This is the bag you put your treats in.
The second you cut down into 1″ strips all the way around the bag, being sure to leave the bag base in tact. Place the first bag on top and put a stick inside, leaving at least 9″ sticking up above the sack top. Gather up the strips and secure tightly with a piece of twine. Voila! A witches broom bag filled with candy. (Or carmel apples in our case.)

Hope you have Happy Haunting tonight!