11.01.14

Leftovers
Got up this morning and was putting the pumpkins back out on the front porch when I found this...ninja sword sheath. Not sure what went down during trick-or-treating.

10.31.14

Happy Halloween
Well, the big day finally arrived...the debut of the final tutu! We decided to go with a superhero theme and had a great time.

10.20.14

Converse
Had to wear the new shoes getting ready for Halloween. Not my "big girl boots," but still like them!

10.02.14

Halloween Decor
Love my sneaky bison!! I might have to get a little crafty over break.

09.02.14

Oreos
As always, I'm on the hunt for new and exciting flavors of Oreos. Today I found the annual Halloween cookies. Nothing super fabulous, but yummy!

10.05.13

The Joy of Halloween

The change of seasons brings yummy treats!! This year, it's Candy Cane Oreos!

10.31.12

Too Much of a Good Thing

Had one last pumpkin and wasn't in the mood to make anything too fancy. Decided to go with a little comedy.

10.29.12

Scarecrow Mix

Found the idea for this recipe on Pinterest and had to give it a try. Took some to the pumpkin carving party with my sisters. Here are the ingredients:
Cheeze-Its
Square Pretzels
Candy Corn
Unsalted Peanuts
Caramel Popcorn
Cocoa Puffs
Reeses Pieces

For most of the items I just eye-balled it, no specific measurements. 

10.26.2012

iPad Wall

Chad helped me come up with this fun door decoration for our Fall Festival at school. The kids loved it...especially the "Booger" app for Bloger.

12.11.09

And the Winner is...

Here are the pumpkins that we, Chad, sisters, brother-in-laws, and myself carved for Halloween 2009. We had a fun Friday night of pizza, beer and sharp knives! I will have to make note here, so it's public, that I was NOT the one who shed blood that evening - it was Chad! Just a small little nick though...didn't even need a band aid.

It's taken us a little while to determine the winner, took votes from friends on Facebook, but we have our official winners...
1st Place - Renee's Scarecrow
2nd Place - Kelly's Tree
3rd Place - My Castle

11.05.09

The Pumpkin's Last Stand!

Well, today was trash day and the pumpkins had to go.

11.03.09

Escaped!

This one managed to escape Friday and Saturday's carnage.

10.31.09

Trick-or-Treat!

Well, I had a great night...I LOVED seeing all the kids in their costumes. I have to say that of all the faces I could see tonight, I recognized 95% of them from school. It was fun waiting for the kids to recognize me. I heard a number of "Ohh...Mrs. Jensen!" or "Mom...that's my computer teacher!" as they ran toward the curb. I also had a great surprise of seeing a former student. I didn't even recognize her...she had changed so much from 4th to 9th grade.

Several weeks ago I found a cute wig with curlers, so I had to go with a different costume than my usual witch/scientist. I had a robe, Broncos shirt, sweat pants, and fuzzy slippers...there were a few "What are you for Halloween?" questions at the front door. If I would have been thinking sooner, I would have said, "I'm a teacher after three snow days...we just stay in our PJs!"

Happy Halloween everyone!!

P.S. - I can't post the official "after" to yesterday's post due to the current voting process that is taking place.

10.30.09

before...

Tonight is the night...pumpkin carving! Chad and I are headed to the Kenyon's house where the knives will come out! This will be the first time we join in the "creating contest" and we have been informed that the competition is tough...but I think Chad and I are ready!!