My Love Affair With Pinterest

Are y'all sick of me talking about Pinterest?

If you are, you probably should exit out of this post so as not to further sicken yourself.

I seriously can't get enough of this site.

It changes every single day.

All day.

One question though.

Why the weird name, Pinterest?

I get the "pin" part, but what's the meaning behind the rest?

Someone please tell me so I can sleep at night.

Update:

Some totally smart person just explained the name to me.

Just in case you were wondering the same thing,

it's Pin-Interest.

You know, your interests, what you're interested in.

Duh.

I spent 4 years in college and still couldn't figure that one out.

Scary.

Moving on to the 3 things I am obsessed with this week on Pinterest.

I sound like Andy Cohen from Watch What Happens Live.

Love him.

1. Crockpot Tortilla Soup

I "stole" this recipe from Pinterest on Monday,

dumped all the ingredients in the crockpot on Tuesday before I left for work

and came home to the most incredible smell around 3:30.

To say the kids loved it, is an understatement.

They licked their bowls clean last night.

Seriously.

Hello, sassy bowl of greatness.

We'll be seeing you again real soon.

Let me know if you want the recipe.

2. Giant Scarecrow

I found this big guy on "Pin"...that's what I'm going to call Pinterest from here on out...last week,

and it was love at first sight.

I said to myself, "I can do that".

And I did.

I think it turned out pretty cute.

3. Halloween Character Banner

Remember when I showed y'all a preview of these awhile back?

Well, I made one for home and one for my classroom,

but the office staff liked it so much,

they hung it up in the office!

One first grade teacher even had her students replicate it

and incorporated it into a mini lesson.

Pin is awesome!

There are so many great ideas.

"They" say that imitation is the best form of flattery,

so to the creators of all this fun stuff,

be flattered and thank you!!

Now, friends, go pin some stuff!

Happy Wednesday!

Halloween Hoopla!

It's no secret how much we love Halloween in our home,

so with the big day about a month away,

I jumped at the chance to bring out the goods.

Hold on for picture overload!

The mantle.

I changed it up a bit from last year.

And without the lights:

This spooky guy is new.

I kinda like him.

Especially since he was only $3.97 at Walmart.

I bought these spiders at World Market and added the little witch hats.

I made these after work today.

Spray paint, spray adhesive and glitter

Easy.

Remember these from last year?

They have lights inside of them that flicker at night.

I did make new tags this year.

I heart Halloween colors.

Another little witch hat on the spider.

I couldn't resist.

Esmeralda is a new addition to our Halloween stash.

She's awesome.

Can you spot the Halloween surprise on the gallery wall?

Here it is. =)

Just a little something.

Pardon the picture quality.

Creepy friends are the best.

They make life more fun.

The bar needed a little love too.

Isn't he cute =)

The kitchen

What?!

You didn't know ghosts like wine?

And what would Halloween be without an ode to Poe?

Annnnnnnnnnnd done!

Only 35 more days!

Linked up at

Real Quick

Real quick, friends.

Just 3 little pieces of info to share.

*Have I mentioned lately how much I love my new job?

I do.

I have made so many new friends

and some that know someone that I know and visa versa.

It really is a small world, and I love it.

I have never worked in school where everyone is so welcoming

and where there is so much community involvement.

Today my principal asked me if I was up for a few more long term

substitute jobs this year.

Yes, please.

Yay!

Basically, I'm teaching all year.

I'm a happy girl!

* I added a few more things to the gallery wall.

Can you tell?

My favorite?

The one below.

It's an early anniversary present.

Love what it says.

* See these little guys?

I made them.

I'll show you where they're going soon.

Did you realize Halloween is only 41 days away?

That's it.

Have a great week!!

Halloween!

From sun up to sun down,
Halloween was a
blast.

We started the day with a little Halloween craft

because that's how I roll.

We've made these before for different occasions.

Love them because the kids have to

follow the pattern in order

for theirs to turn out correctly.

Cute!

After this, I left to run an errand,

leaving Ryan to carve the pumpkins

with the boys.

The man took pictures.

Well...maybe I reminded him to.

Notice "The Teenager" isn't in the pic.
He's way too cool for this stuff now.

Great job, boys!

 I spent a lot of time in the kitchen on Halloween.

Mummy Cupcakes:

Chocolate covered pretzels:

Witches Brew:

Some cinnamon pumpkin seeds:

Veggies to balance out all the sugar:

Time to put out all the goodies!

After the kids finished their pizza

and gathered up their loot, it was time to take a few pictures
before we hit the streets for some

trick or treating fun.
The whole crew including my 3 precious nieces:

Our boys.

Our neighborhood was packed.
Golf carts everywhere.
People everywhere.
A haunted house, an eerie clown, candy galore.
The kids ran wild.
We painted the neighborhood red.
It was a blast.

My SIL, Jennifer, and her sweet witches.

I drove the golf cart and willingly held "Baby Alli".
Look at her teeny tiny witch hat.

Good times were had by all.

Until next year Halloween.
I heart you.

On a side note,

Ryan had a fantastic time at the World Series game.

So glad he was able to participate in the experience.

Our neighborhood was FULL of wives

manning Halloween without their hubbies.
Here he is at the game:

Holy cow he's hot.

Me love you long time.

That's all I have, peeps.

Hope everyone had an awesome

HALLOWEEN!!!