• DIY and Recipes

    Pumpkin extravaganza

    Earlier this week, after much oohing and ahhing and pointing on my part, my husband finally got the hint that we needed to buy a pumpkin. Now, I’m not much of a make-my-own-recipes-up kind of girl, but I can share the recipes I did use with you, and also let you know how to prep your pumpkin. Facebook tells me not a lot of people actually know how to do that. Prepping is way easier than pie: cut the pumpkin in half, scoop out the guts and seeds (save the seeds!), chop off the stem (this was the hard part) and bake cut-side down on foiled baking sheets at 350…

  • Fashion,  Pregnancy

    Pumpkin

    My mom bought me this outfit. Sort of. Well, really, she had offered to buy me a maternity outfit, and while at Goodwill I found this shirt and these pants, both maternity, so I called her and asked if she wanted to buy it for me. Or… pay me back for it. Haha! Which worked for both of us, because then I was able to get a few more items aside from this, and she hates shopping. But can I just say that I preened in the mirror for about five minutes before realizing I really just needed to buy the whole shebang? The shoes are from Goodwill as well,…