A few last minute Halloween things to think about….

FIRST – have you ever thought about doing something, but are totally “spooked” at what it might cost that you rule it out before you try?  I’m usually pleasantly surprised when I actually ASK what it might cost.   That being said – how about having someone else do you’re eye makeup and  fake lashes for Halloween? (Feel like a celebrity for minute without the billion dollar price tag). Holiday Salon in Costa Mesa charges $50 for eyes and lashes – not bad!  And it adds the perfect umph your costume needs!  You could even forget the costume and just wear the makeup and look good!  Come to think of it, I might do this myself (I’m not much of a costume girl – I’ve been pregnant now for 3 Halloweens – but the make-up is ALWAYS fun!) Call and make an appointment while space lasts and for further pricing!  (If you don’t live nearby, definitely check with your favorite salon or makeup counter).

SECOND: My Dad actually gave me this cookie recipe (both of my parents put Martha Stewart to shame – it’s crazy).   A couple weekends ago my middle sister and I took our younger sister away for the weekend before her wedding.  So my parents  took the opportunity to fly up north to stay with my nephews for the weekend (my husband is still trying to recover from this as this meant the poor guy ended up with no help with our kids…by gones!)  Anyhow, the part that you need to know is that when we all got home to my sister’s house on Sunday night, we walked into a dark room filled with about 8 small pumpkins glowing, carved to artistic PERFECTION and a tray of the most amazing Halloween cookies.  I sooooo wish we had gotten a picture of it all.  Dad said that he and my 2 1/2 year old nephew had a ton of fun making the cookies. If you held them up to the light, their eyes glowed from the butterscotch candy – I felt like I was 5 again!   Check out Epicurious for other fun Halloween baking ideas your kids will love!

LASTLY, since I tend to go crazy if I don’t hear “adult noise” throughout the day – call it my version of necessary white noise.  I keep the Food Network on TV.  It’s not playing very loudly but I find as I pass by the TV a million times a day putting laundry away, chasing kids, picking up toys – that I pick up a thing or two that can be helpful.  Last week I heard a fun cupcake recipe for Halloween on The Everyday Italian, Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Limoncello Frosting...but as I went online to get the recipe, I also found Mini Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes from Epicurious.  So I’m giving you two cupcake recipes.  One is great because you can use a store bought mix and just add a few things to it; but the other doesn’t really call for anything too challenging and who can resist mini cupcakes???  Plus the pumpkin pie part sounds intriguing!  (I think to simplify my life I would omit the crystalized ginger, pumpkin pie spice and just use canned pumpkin pie mix).

Have a crazy and horrifying week!  (Wait, that sounds like every week…ok, just have a spooky Halloween week!

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