Adventures with Toot

Are you familiar with the Toot and Puddle series by Holly

Hobbie?

Sweet adventures of two little piggies.

Toot loves to travel and Puddle likes to stay close to

home.

I am Puddle and my sister, Amy, is Toot.:)

Toot just recently went on an adventure to France and

Sweden.

I am so excited to share some of her pictures with you!

Makes me want to hop on a plane.

Dreamy soap...

Love this yellow!

My Dad, the bull fighter...

My sister, Toot! What a cutie...

Figs in all their glory...

I love how she has her legs in this picture.

Resting by the Rhone River.

Don't you feel like you are there with her?

She is considering creating notecards with her pictures.

I. Can't. Wait.

A peek into a French Kitchen.

Genius.
No words.

Thanks for sharing, Toot.

Love, Puddle:)

Homemade Halloween at Mommy Holly's

Need a grown-up treat for Halloween?

Mommy Holly is hosting a Homemade Halloween at her

blog next week! One of my Trick or Treat Posh Posie Necklaces

will be given away!

Be sure to stop by! I'll be there!

Do it Gorgeously and Hungry Girl

I could not wait to tell you about this!

Is this cover (below) *not* the cutest?!

Homemade and Organic Solutions for Every Woman's Life.

Sign me up!

I can't wait to make my own Cough Drops!

How about a Minty Foot Scrub?

The Crispy Coconut and Chocolate Protein Bars are calling

my name.

You can make an apron from a men's shirt, learn to regrout,

make pickles, learn how to give a massage, make baby food

and the list goes on!

The library wants it back in 14 days. Thank I can learn everything

by then?

This one's going on my wish list.

This one is going to change my life.

Have you heard of Hungry Girl?

I want to make each and every one of these recipes, but alas,

I only have 14 days.

I CAN renew it.:)

Tonight I made The Big Apple French Toast Casserole (below).

The girls and I gave it an 8 out of 10. Mmmm...

232 calories and only 4.25 grams of fat.

Tomorrow night we are having Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Cap'n

Crunchy Chicken (Yep, you use Cap'n Crunch cereal as the breading!)

The Big Apple French Toast Casserole

Ingredients:

2 TB light whipped butter or light buttery spread

8 slices light bread, cut into cubes

1 apple (preferably Fuji) cored, peeled and diced

4 ounces fat free cream cheese, room temperature

1 1/4 cups light vanilla soy milk

1 cup plus 2 TB sugar free pancake syrup, divided

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1 pack of Splenda

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

In a small microwave bowl, microwave butter until melted. Set

aside. Spray an 8 inch by 8 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

Place bread cubes evenly along the bottom of the dish.

Sprinkle diced apples evenly over the bread.

In a medium-large bowl, combine melted butter, cream cheese,

soymilk, egg substitute, 2 TB syrup, cinnamon and sweetener. Using

a handheld mixer set to med. speed, mix until lump-free and smooth. Pour mixture over the bread and apples.

Make sure bread is soaked in the liquid mixture. If needed, toss lightly

to coat.

Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes, until egg mixture is pretty firm

and cooked through. (Be sure not to overcook, as bread could burn.)

Cut into quarters and serve with remaining 1 cup syrup for dipping. Serves 4.

Strange Smells and Party Planning

Strange smell in the house.

Friendly Gas Co. man stopped by today.

Thankfully, no leak.

The mystery continues.

Reading this. Boring beginning. Now I can't put it down.

Thanks, Heather!:)

Birthday party planning time.

Harry Potter theme for Mandy.

American Girl Slumber Party for Katie.

Love the planning part.

Anyone want to host the parties for me?
Off to read my book. Has anyone seen the movie?

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my beautiful Mom's birthday! Happy Birthday,

Mom! Let's celebrate! Everything in my shop is Buy 1 Get 1

50% off today, October 4th! (Purchase at regular price and I will refund your discount via Paypal.)

Welcome to my Parlor

***It's JennyKate's Birthday! She is an absolute

sweetheart! Stop by her blog and wish her a Happy Birthday!

Pssst!!! She is giving away a necklace from my shop, too!!!***

American Girl Fashion Show!

Wonderful prizes (Lanie's camper is one!), sweet treats and darling

young ladies.

Katie and I went with our precious friends Teri and Allison.

Before leaving our house, Katie and I had a photo shoot.

In the bathroom.

Oh, the glamour.

Katie took this photo. On the first try.

I usually get one good picture out of.... 102.

Bathroom pics are fun.

First of all, they are free.

Second of all, you have to figure out where to point the camera.

I love a challenge.

Thirdly, the lighting tends to be forgiving.

At least it is in my bathroom.

You are welcome to use it when you come over.

;)

My fourth reason I love bathroom shots is that the pics are

from the waist up.

Enough said.

Lastly, you don't have to chase after people to get in the picture.

Most people think that it's crazy and fun.

Like me.

Why not take some today?

American Girl Class- Molly!

American Girl Class- Molly!

Patriotic- Red, White and Blue or a Costume!

World War II, rationing, Victory Gardens, Shirley Temple.

Being patriotic.

Using what you have or doing without.

We made patriotic journals with buttons, ribbon and

imagination!

We also used jars (recycled!) and leftover tissue paper to

create decorative jars for holding pencils.

I love watching them form friendships. Precious girls.

Getting ready to enjoy Honey Cake and Shirley Temples (ginger

ale and grenadine syrup).:)

Then, we had to get out the wiggles...

So we could create again!:)

Honey Cake. No sugar or butter.

It smelled wonderful!

Most of the girls loved it! (Katie and I are holding out for

sugar. tee hee...)

Katie and I LOVED the Molly series of books. The movie was

*the pits*, in my opinion.

Next month... KIT!