Boo-tiful Halloween

Happy Halloween, Y'all! Hope everyone young and old has a safe, fun and memorable All Hallows Eve!

Pssssst....Guess Who's Right Next Door?

Today I came to work and our building was surrounded by a swarm of police cars, vans and bomb squad personnel. Because Barack Obama is right next door!! Scroll down a couple of posts and you will see photos of my Office With a View - well that hotel you see there in photo one and two - is where Barack and his entourage are hanging out right this minute. He held a rally here last night that drew a record crowd of 22 thousand people. Yesterday about lunchtime I noticed people starting to line up - the doors opened at 7 pm and the rally started at 9 pm and folks were staking out their spots nice and early - and let me tell you - baby, it's cold outside. This created a traffic nightware for those of us who would rather watch such events in their sweat pants on a cozy couch with some hot chocolate. My 15 minute commute turned into 45. I am ready for this presidential madness to end. And whatever your political affiliation might be, I wager we can all agree on that - stopping the madness!

Baby Shower Bliss - Got Games??

In a couple of weeks, I will be hosting a baby shower for my sweet sister-in-law, Jenny. I am so excited and have been collecting my thoughts and ideas for months. See, Jenny is having a little baby girl. Now as a mom to 4 boys, I need some baby girl goodness in my life. Yesterday, I read Lula's post about her Sweet Caroline and I got even more excited, because you see, my new niece will also be named Caroline (Rose). I love how Lula in true southern style incorporated a family sir name as her baby girl's middle name - go read all about it, k?

Any hoo, I have decided on a French theme with black and white and baby pink as the color scheme and matching fancy french food to boot. But the one hitch in my giddy-up is shower games. So who better to turn to than the wealth of blog knowledge out there. I love parties, but I loathe silly party games - I know that sounds like a party pooper, but I just don't like them. I have thrown a lot of parties in my day and seen a myraid of party games, but no ideas I really like. So ladies, gimme some!! Puh-leez, because I already bought the most adorable game prizes!

An Office with a View...Sorta!

The office building where I work (10th floor) has an amazing view:



Of course, this is the view from my office. Not as spectacular, but it ain't no cubicle either! Thought y'all might enjoy scouting out my new diggs.

Blogging on Empty

I have been so busy this week that I have been neglecting my blog. This will be my last week of working two jobs, so I am hoping on a little free time.

On another note, my son, Caleb, has officially left for Iraq. I am very sad and I covet your prayers for his safety and the safety of all the brave men and women he serves with. More on this later.

National Bus Drivers' Week

Don't forget to reward those patient and kind bus driving folks that transport your little treasures back and forth to school.

I DID NOT get caught up on a thing this weekend because I was working and Little Chief had birthday parties and school carnivals to attend. Geesh, throw a girl a bone. I need some rest! :)

Hope you all are having a happy Monday - here's to hoping mine is productive - and yours too!

Flavorful Friday: Bacon Tomato Bites

I made these bite sized savory morsels for Boss' Day yesterday at my new office. They are simple and delicious.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
Ingredients: 1 can of flaky/layer biscuits
1 large or 2 medium tomatoes
1 jar of real-bacon bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup mayo

Mix together diced tomatoes:

Add bacon bits:

Add cheese:

Add mayo:

Mix well:

Seperate each biscuit into three layers. This can be tricky at first, but you will get the hang of it. That little tool is a tart maker from Pampered Chef, if you don't have one, you can use your fingers coated with flower. The tool just makes them look prettier.

Flour your tool before each use:

Shape your bites:

Fill each mini biscuit with the bacon-tomato filling:

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Yummo!