Welcome to our Halloween Blog Party.  How nice of you to stop by…..Come right this way….. It has been a hectic time around here, so much to do so little time.  But I won’t bore you with all the strange events that have been happening in our abode…..I think first we should sit for a spell and have a couple refreshments and I will show you around…. Help yourself to a cookie….. Or try a cupcake….. I...

I am so happy you came!  I’ve been expecting you! “Who are you?” Don’t mind Caterpillar…… I am so excited!  This day has finally come and there is quite a buzz around the Tea Parties.  I have been busily preparing a fanciful Mad Tea and expect to have a great day of party hopping with everyone…… So come on in….. Hurry it’s time…Don’t be late….. Grab a refreshment...

It’s been awhile since my last post.  This time of the year gets really hectic for us.  Our family has 5 birthdays all in a matter of a few weeks it’s like birthday-palooza.   Dane’s birthday is included in this stretch of birthdays and this year he turned 13. I had asked him for the past month how he wanted his cake decorated.  He finally decided on Wednesday that he wanted it decorated  like one of his favorite video...

We were invited to lunch on Saturday at friends of ours and said that I would bring desert.  I took a few days to mull over what I would make.  I thought about cheesecake but we don’t really know this couple’s likes and dislikes so I saw this recipe for these Death By Chocolate Cupcakes and thought Who doesn’t like cupcakes and who doesn’t like chocolate? I ended up making my version.  I don’t have luck making...

It’s almost here!  Tomorrow is the big day!  I’ve been busy baking and getting everything ready.  The gifts are all wrapped, the cookies are baked we are ready!  I am hoping that everyone here will be healthy for Christmas.  Brandon has been down and out with a wicked cold and I am hoping he’ll be feeling better tomorrow.  Our son is excited about Christmas and we are trying to keep him busy so he doesn’t drive us...

Only a few more days until Christmas!  I love this time of year.  I love Christmas music, the decorations,  It’s just a darn good time. I started our Third Annual Gingerbread House last Sunday, a week later than anticipated.  I wanted to do a haunted gingerbread house for Halloween but didn’t get to it.  When I was looking for inspiration for that I found plans to make a gingerbread  Phantom Manor.  We love Disney’s...