Discovery Girls......

I wanted to share with you a magazine I discovered first, in the library, that is for girls ages 8 to approximately 12. About a year ago, I brought Discovery Girls home to Lexi, just to see if she would enjoy it. She devoured it cover to cover. We subscribed to it and she has been enjoying it ever since. I also read it cover to cover to keep up with her age range. I think it would make a great Christmas present for a young girl in your life, that would last all year long. It comes out six times a year and this is the December/January 2010 issue, just out. Remember, you can click on any picture to enlarge.
Some of the articles in this month's issue are Make New Friends....But Keep the Old! Girls in Lexi's age range seem to struggle to do this without friends getting jealous. We have had a huge issue with this, this past school year. Lexi wants and does, make new friends, and she has one friend that has major issues with it.
Another great article....Are You Too Worried About What Other People Think? We all have issues with this occasionally.
There are always many light-hearted articles too such as Embarrassing Moments....too funny! Each magazine also has book reviews, fashion, crafts and this one also has a story about the rising young star Justin Bieber.
Do I have you interested yet? If so, you can go here to subscribe or just read more about the magazine. Lexi gives it a 10 on a 1-10 scale.

Leaves EVERYWHERE, More Etsy and A Win.....

I have to tell you when you live on an acre with tons of trees, you end up with a leaf mess!! We are already covered up and there are STILL a lot more leaves to fall. This is down the side of our home (we live on a corner lot)......a total blanket of leaves (click on any picture to enlarge).
We have a horseshoe shaped driveway and this is part of it....covered up!
Now on to some more Etsy love. I saw these burlap acorns from Ramona at A Day in the Life of Ramona and had to have them. They are sooooo CUTE!
Also, look at these darling velveteen Christmas bell acorns, also from Ramona. She has more of these cuties in her shop right now so if you want them, pay her a visit. She has also told me she is working on something new for her shop. I can't wait to see what it is. Thanks Ramona!!
I also saw these cute tags at Anne Fannie's Green Acres. They come 6 to a pack (as you can see I bought four packs) and will be so adorable on our Christmas gifts. She has a lot of cute tags in her shop. She also has another Etsy shop with beautiful mosaic pieces she has made. Go by and take a peek. Thanks Anne!!
Also, Jes from Kady Hope had a question on a post asking "What are you crafting right now". Well, I answered her that Lexi and I were crafting the locker magnets and it entered me in her giveaway, which I ended up winning. Here is the loot......clear stamps, funky fibers, and little library pockets. She also sent some candy to us and we have already eaten it!!! Thanks so much Jes, I'll put on my crafty thinking cap and come up with a craft for these.
Lexi is out of school today for parent/teacher conferences, so we will just be hanging out, chillin'. Hope you all have a great Friday.♥

Stuffed Bell Peppers and Apple Pie (Dump) Cake...

I have to tell you that I have been cooking a lot more than I ever have, and I am really starting to enjoy it. Last night, with my parents still in town, I decided to make Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice (click on the name for the recipe) for us. It was delicious! I had never made anything like that before and it turned out great. Here are my pretty, washed green peppers.
I set a simple fall table for the meal.
Here they are just out of the oven....YUM!
The meal was stuffed bell peppers, green beans, french toast w/garlic and peach tea. We all stuffed ourselves. But, we managed to save room for dessert.
Dessert was Apple Pie Cake or Dump Cake as I call it. I haven't had this in a long time, but I saw the recipe here on Manuela's blog, The Pleasures of Homemaking and it is soooooo easy and delicious!
We added our favorite vanilla ice cream to it and pigged out. If you ever need an easy dessert, this is definitely it. Gotta tell you it is also delicious for breakfast!
My parents are leaving today to drive back home to Houston. I'll miss them, but it won't be long before they are back in town again for Thanksgiving.♥

Halloween Fun....

Lexi dressed up as a witch this year. Friday afternoon they had the downtown trick-or-treat with the merchants. My parents were in town and they had never been, so we went and roamed around a bit. The lines are always long up and down the street and Lexi only got a bit of candy. We shopped in a few stores. She is in front of my favorite antique store.
Here is what it looks like up and down Main Street.
It was beautiful all weekend long. Saturday morning Lexi carved her pumpkin. She made a Weaving Widow (spider).
Look at that concentration!
Saturday night she was dressed and ready. She ended up going to a Halloween party with one of her friends. She had tons of fun and ended up with lots of candy!

Trick~or~Treat....

Do you have your candy ready? We do!

Hope you have a safe, fun-filled Halloween!

Red Ribbon Week......Superhero Day....

It's Red Ribbons Against Drugs week at school this week. The kids dress up each day in different themes in the fight against drugs. It has been pajama day, peace day, red-white-blue day, and today is superhero day. Our teachers don't seem to get notes out very well this year, so you basically find things out the night before. This is our "put together" superhero outfit. It was still dark out and just before a big rainstorm came in, so sorry for the dark pictures.
LG is the initials of her school so she is a LG Superhero in the fight against drugs. She is also all in black and white, her school colors. She was extremely hyper and excited this morning thinking she looked so fun and cute.....lol
Dun-Dun-Daaaaaaaa!!!!!
Oh, and one more thing, she did make straight A's on her report card she brought home yesterday...YAY. She had a couple of low A's on her progress report so I thought they might slide down to B's but she kept the A's. I hope you all are having a great Thursday!

Did You Watch It Last Night?

We did and we LOVE it!

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown