Decorated

Yard Before and After

Yard demo is on its way. I killed the grass so we can get rid of all the crab grass and lay some seed. Hopefully that will happen this week.


Before (notice all the bushes):


After (no bushes!):


Flowers ready to be planted:

Project for the night

Baby Kimono Shirt

I found this cute pattern today at http://habitual.wordpress.com/kimono/

I'm going to give this to my friend that is having a baby girl next month. I'm also going to make some matching kimono baby shoes to go with it. I'll post pics when I do those.

Fall fires

Fall night fires are so fun.

Natstown

We're at the stadium waiting for the game to start. We haven't been here since June. Go Nats!

Corn maze

We went to our first maize maze (teehee) of the season this weekend. It was a lot if fun :) We went during the day so we could see where we were going but we still ended up traveling in circles and missed some checkpoints. Oh well.

Sunset

Sunday's sunset was beautiful!

Today

Today's loot at the market included: peaches, apples, nectarines, kettle corn (of course), green beans, snap peas, and summer squash :)

Sweet Potato Fries

Ready to cook:


Plate 'o Fries:


Very tastey and healthy :)

Pumpkin Carrot Squares

Yum :) This was my weekend fall treat!

One cup of carrots:


Ready to go in the oven:


Done!:


Om nom nom:


If interested:

2 cups all-purpose flour (I used 1 1/3 cup white and 2/3 wheat flour)
2 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened (I used applesauce)
1 cup granulated sugar (I used splenda)
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 large eggs (I used Egg Beaters)
2 large egg whites (I used Egg Beaters)
1 (15-ounce) can Pumpkin
1 cup finely shredded carrot
Cream Cheese Topping (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.
Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda in small bowl.
Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until crumbly.
Add eggs, egg whites, pumpkin and carrot; beat until well blended.
Add flour mixture; mix well.
Spread into prepared pan.
Drop teaspoonfuls of Cream Cheese Topping over batter; swirl mixture with spoon.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

For Cream Cheese Topping: Combine 4 ounces softened cream cheese (I used fat free), 1/4 cup granulated sugar (splenda) and 1 tablespoon milk in small mixer bowl until thoroughly blended.

With my modificatations it turns out to be 100 calories per bar.

Wednesday

Today was my first real day of classes. It went pretty well even though I only had two periods. Tomorrow will be the real test with a full day of classes. After school we went to costco for a few things, came home, ate dinner of turkey burgers and grilled asparagus, cleaned and got out my tote of fall decor, and then went to zumba. After zumba I put some decorations out and now it's bedtime. Night.

Today

Today after school Nathan and I went for a celebratory dinner at an indian restaurant. I got the butter chicken, which was delicious. We then went to Rita's for gelato, and saw a nail salon, so I went to get my nails did, especially because my feet were so gross.after that we came home and I  re-sprayed for my big weeds in my beds, spot sprayed for moles, and sprayed some everything but lawn killer to see what happens. I'm ready to start planting some fall flowers and some grass seed to get my lawn looking neater. The hedge trimmer is great but now I need a ladder or something so I can reach the top of my tall bushes.

I also need to get out my fall decorations now that school has started!

SCHOOL

Back to school today. BOO! I like my summer!

Oh well, here are some pictures:

My info wall with various things the kids might want to know:


The "mailboxes" where they keep their music and such (and instruments to be sent to the shop on top):


Setting up the chairs:


It looks like my classes will be pretty good, except for one crazy, talkative class. Time will tell :)

Friend's Party

My friend Amanda is getting married next month, so I spent my Labor Day weekend on a quick trip to CT for a party:

Here she is :)





Fire:


We had a slumber party. We started out by doing some zumba so we wouldn't feel bad about eating junk food all night. We had a delicious dinner, had a fire, played games, took a midnight walk to see the stars, and stayed up late. It was a fun time! (BTW roasted marshmallow between two fresh backed cookies is delicious)...

Food stuffs

My latest trip to the Farmer's Market: Green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, corn, mini pumpkin, and kettle corn:


A pudding pie I made for dessert:


Fresh cut watermellon: