Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from my family to yours!While I took the girls that I nanny for trick-or-treating….……Matt stayed home with our girls (Molly and Chloe) and passed out candy.Once trick-or-treating hours were over, Matt and I hit the couch with the bowl of left over candy:)It was a good Halloween....

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Fish and Corn Chowder and Cod and Shrimp Stoup

Rachel Ray has some really easy and exceptional recipes to offer.  Here are two of my favorite one-pot-dishes she's created that I love to make this time of year. Matt loves this fish and corn chowder.  It is creamy and full of flavor with lots of fresh ingredients.  You can get the recipe here.This cod and shrimp stoup with salt and vinegar mashed potatoes is also a huge hit with the hubs.  You can get the recipe he...

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Conner Prairie's Headless Horseman

        Indianapolis has so many fun things for kids to do all year long, but especially this time of year.  This fall, I’ve taken the girls that I nanny for to the apple orchard, the pumpkin patch, The Children Museum’s Haunted House, Indianapolis Zoo Boo and last night Matt and I took the girls to Conner Prairie’s Headless Horseman.  The girls had a lot of fun doing all sorts of evening fall activities...

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Pumkin Carving and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Source          Matt and I carved our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch last night.  We're not very artistic.  It always looks like five year olds carved our pumpkins, but I think that's what makes it so fun!  There’s something about carving pumpkins that makes me feel like a kid again.  I’m not exactly sure why it makes feel that way, since I don’t actually remember carving pumpkins...

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Sausage and Cream Cheese Crescent Rolls

           I am a big cream cheese fan and tend to be drawn to recipes that have cream cheese as one of the main ingredients.  These sausage and cream cheese crescent rolls are one of my favorite cream cheese recipes.  My husband loves to eat them during a football game, but I’ve made them for all sorts of casual gatherings.  They always go over well, and they are a super-easy three-ingredient...

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Zoo Boo!

            I love Indianapolis in the fall!  There are so many kid-friendly things to take the girls to this time of year.  Matt and I took the girls to The Indianapolis Zoo for the annual Zoo Boo over the weekend.  The zoo is decorated in Halloween fun for this yearly event, and there are all sorts of fun activities for the kidos to do.  The girls had a blast trick-or-treating...

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Pumpkin Pancakes

Happy Sunday everyone!  Nothin’ like pumpkin pancakes, topped with whip cream and sprinkled with pumpkin pie spice on a beautiful fall Sunday morning!   I got this recipe from a blog that I follow called Chef in Training.  You can get the recipe here.  Give these a try, and I Hope you enjoy them......I know I did.&nbs...

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Pumpkin Roll

                     Pumpkin Roll is my absolute favorite fall dessert.  I’ve been using this recipe since I was fourteen.  I got it out of a recipe book that my childhood church put together, and I’ve been using it ever since.   Last week I shared with you in this post, that I made this recipe using fat-free cream cheese in the...

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Haunted House - The Children's Museum

            Indianapolis is home to the world’s largest children’s museum.  I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve been to this museum since I’ve been a nanny.  Let’s just say we really get our money’s worth with our yearly pass;)  The girls always have a lot of fun at the museum, but last Saturday Matt and I took the girls to the museum’s annual kid-friendly haunted...

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Vintage Charm

                      I told you that I would keep you posted on any crafty creations that were inspired from a recent craft fair that I attended and wrote about in this post.  Well, here it is.  Here is my first attempt at jewelry making.              I don’t know that I would really...

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A Little Bit of Pumpkin Spice

  A tall non-fat, with whip, pumpkin spice latte is my Starbucks drink of choice this time of year.  However, I've recently tried to cut sugar out of my diet.   I've only allowed myself to have one of these oh-so-delicious drinks this year, because there isn't a sugar-free version of this yummy fall treat.  Even if there was a sugar-free version of the pumpkin spice latte, I choose not to indulge in Starbucks...

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Brown County Day Trip

 Exploring the Beauty of FallEvery year, Matt and I drive an hour and a half south to Brown County Sate Park during the autumn season. Brown County attracts tourist all year long, but when the leaves begin to change colors, the park is a magnet for people looking to take advantage of the park's beautiful autumn views. I look forward to this day all year long.  I've been tracking the park's website "leaf cam" since the...

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