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Sunday, September 27, 2015

Witches Broomstick Cookie Recipe

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Witches Broomstick Cookie Recipe
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Yes.... The time has come to start searching for the perfect costumes and start making plans on how your going to keep the kids from getting candy sick! HALLOWEEN IS NEAR! To get things started, I decided to share these adorable Witch's Broomstick Cookies, that I ran across recently, with you. They're super simple to make and a big hit with the kids!!


Makes 20ish cookies



Ingredients:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons cream or milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
20 pretzel rods, about 5 inches long
2 teaspoons butter
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Witches Broomstick Cookie Recipe1/3 cups white chocolate chips, melted




Directions:
  • Heat your oven to 350ºF
  • Combine brown sugar, butter, cream & vanilla into a medium sized bowl. Once combined, stir in the flour and salt.
  • Mold dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (About 20ish balls is the norm)
  • Place pretzel stick onto ungreased cookie sheet & press each dough ball onto the end of your pretzel sticks.
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

#Free Green Kids Crafts Trial Kit - Plus Giveaway


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Free Bingo 2: iPhone App Review


Every now and then I get random, outta the blue, cravings to play Bingo... I can't explain it, the urges are unexpected & strong. (I'm a game fanatic w/ a slight addiction to the oldish ones that shaped my childhood.) Through out the past year, I've tried an extreme amount of Bingo apps. Sadly, it seems that 99% of the time I end up disappointed... It seems that after playing for a bit actually enjoying the app, which ever version of Bingo I happen to have at that moment, to quickly realize that I have no more tokens/tickets or whatever else used to "pay" for each Bingo board. With most of the Bingo games I've downloaded onto my iPhone, stocking back up on game tokens has meant that I had to purchase them with actual money and I don't have the extra cash to toss out for games like that. Which is the main reason they all got quickly uninstalled. It's aggravating because it's extremely rare that my Bingo craving is satisfied enough to be happy!!! A gamers worse nightmare!!
**Lucky for me, I believe I may have finally found the Bingo App to satisfy my cravings once and for all!!!** 
Though I'm not saying there's not any flaws...
We'll get to them soon enough.
Below is my personal opinion of the iPhone game app: Free Bingo 2.
From one phone gamer to another......


When I ran across Free Bingo 2, I figured it was going to be just like all the other Bingo's I've downloaded in the past. Not really caring, I figured I'd simply play for a little while and when I ran outta tokens, or in this case diamonds, I'd uninstall the game as I did in the past. If I remember correctly, the game begins with either 20 or 30 diamonds. Each Bingo board cost 2 diamonds a piece to play, with a max of 4 boards per round. If you choose to 3 or 4 boards, you're only able to see 2 boards at a time. To view the other boards you'll have to click an almost see thru arrow located near the bottom right of your boards, and click it again to go back to the top boards. The Bingo balls are ran across the top of your screen and if your phone volume is turned on, the voice can be quite loud. (I don't normally keep my game sounds on when playing apps due to them annoying me and everyone else around me.) Now is when my mixed feelings come... Unlike other Bingo games I've downloaded in the past, if I don't have the number being called, I have to wait the full amount of time given by the game between ball selection. Anyone who's played Bingo before knows how annoying and time consuming this can be. With Free Bingo 2, there's a button on the right side on the boards (below the time gauge) that you can press to quickly receive the next number! That option has to be my favorite of the game! The downfall is that if your boards match the current ball number selected, and you don't mark it before a new number is called, you loose that mark and it don't count as a bingo... You'll still be able to mark it but the dot color is red and no Bingos using that missed number will count in the end... Not really fair if you ask me. Another way that Free Bingo 2 is different from other Bingo games is that you don't actually call Bingo when you get 5 in a row, like we're a use too. Instead, you play all 70 balls and get rewarded for the total amount of Bingo's you were able to get. I'm actually not upset about that way of playing due to my continued frustration during other games where I'd end up with no Bingos when either the time went out or the selected amount of Bingos chosen for each round were quickly won by other online players. With Free Bingo 2  you're not playing with other online gamers in a race to finish first, you're simply playing by yourself... for the fun of playing the game. My one final complaint (which only makes two total for the whole app) is the ads..... No one likes the interruption of adds popping up in the middle or at the end of rounds. I will admit that Free Bingo 2 has way to many ads and can get quite annoying at times. But if you can overlook the ads and quickly for your numbers, this app is will be very entertaining.
I'm happy to say that I won't be uninstalling it anytime soon! 


Interested in downloading this game onto your iPhone?
Visit App Store
Search: Free Bingo 2
You should see the app on your screen with the option to download!!
ENJOY!
 
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Fun and Simple Halloween Crafts for Kids

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This time of the year is a favorite of mine, one reason being the opportunities available for some good ol' family bonding with arts and crafts! My girls love being crafty bit finding the time can be tough sometimes but during holiday seasons, we make time.... It's more then worth it!

How do you make time each other within your family? 

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Try some of these fun Halloween Crafts with your kiddos to create some lasting memories as well as amazing DIY Halloween Decor!!
Click the title link above each photo to view full instructions. 
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Black Cat



Newspaper Pumpkins



Finger Print Trees



Soda Pop Monsters



Scrap Paper Autumn Wreath



Itty Beady Spider



Scrap O' Lantern



Washi Tape Pumpkin



Beaded Pumpkin Jack O' Lanterns



Yarntastic Spiders



Halloween S'mores Treat



Halloween Party Poppers

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

13 Things Your Toddler Can Do But You Can't.... #7 gives me stage fright




Does any of this sound slightly familiar to the moms in the world?
Numbers 7 & 10 are my favorite!
Which one(s) made you giggle?

Toddler vs Parent
The demographic above was found in a Facebook post via unknown account. Photo originally belonging to NickMom


Do you ever feel slightly jealous over tasks & activities that you're no longer able to do... While the kids know no struggle.... Making mommy jealous while wearing one of those "Mean Girl" smirks that makes you start to wonder about the thoughts running through that tiny head of theirs. Something like: "I bet money she's thinking -Haha Mommy! I can do this but you can't!! Ha ha ha ha ha!" Or possibly "It's not my fault mommy can't fit in the park swings anymore... But I'm not complaining..."

Toddler vs Parent
The struggle is real!!!



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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Unique Personalized School Supplies & Back-2-School Giveaway!

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