Halloween and Hurricane Sandy

Monday October 29th was a scary day for most of the east coast, especially for those in New York and New Jersey.  Like most people, I thought the news stations were over hyping this hurricane.  I was sure the storm was going to be a mild one with just some rain and maybe higher than normal wind.  Boy was I wrong.  Monday morning came with high winds early in the day and some rain.  By the late afternoon the winds were starting to shake our windows and make us worry about the large tree in our yard.  We all kept our eyes glued to the TV to stay updated on the hurricanes progress.  When we saw what was going non down the Jersey Shore, we knew we had to be prepared for the worst.

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The delicious smells of fall!!

I worked on this for hours today and came up with the best formula for the greatest smelling soap. (Oh, it's exfoliating and moisturizing too!) It is made with fresh real pumpkin puree for all of the great skin benefits of pumpkin. Pumpkin has great health benefits. It has tons of antioxidants. helps with fine lines and wrinkles as well as balancing both oily and dry skin. There are so many more benefits of pumpkin for skin. Along with that, there is the great smell of cinnamon sugar, pumpkin pie as well as fresh ground cinnamon. We also have pure cane sugar throughout the soap to get you the great exfoliating benefits of sugar! Your skin will be thoroughly moisturized as well as exfoliated with this great soap. We have three sizes as of now. We have a large 10oz bar that is for sale in our shop as well as two smaller 3-4oz bars and a 6 piece sample set. The sample set includes 6 little tiny hand soaps; the size of guest soaps -- it has all of the great ingredients as well as the cane sugar as our larger bars do! You can really give your skin a great fall treat as well as yourself! :) I am planning on working on some more soap tonight. I have planned a great variety of fall fragrances for this season and I'm excited to get working on more!

We had another doctors appointment today, this time for a TB test for Alayna. It was another screaming experience that I don't want to relive. lol Kids and injections just do not go together well! I am hoping that one day, the screaming will subside when we go. :D

Tomorrow we're having a large garage sale because we're moving in a few months and need to get this mess we call a house cleaned and emptied out, so hopefully we can make some money there so we will have more to live on. *prays* I really hope so.

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Some of my Halloween favorites!

Halloween is coming in just a little over a month, so I decided to show some of my favorites for Halloween that I have found! Each item I favorite with a Halloween theme is just perfect and something that definitely caught my eye!

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2 Tone Ballet Style tu tu - My kids LOVE tu tu's. I will probably purchase this for them when I am able to save up enough money. It would be the perfect touch to Halloween for the both of them. I think this item is absolutely gorgeously made and just great for a little girl.

Three Cute Little Lampwork Mummies, Too Cute to be Spooky and Halloween Handmade Lampwork beads are my favorite because I would love to work with these. If I had the money, I would purchase them and definitely use them in my work! ESPECIALLY THE MUMMIES! They are my absolute favorite. These are beautifully crafted. Kudos to the artists of these.

Candy Corn Handmade Earrings - WHO DOESNT LOVE CANDY CORN? I know I do! They're so tasty and perfect for the halloween season. Too bad I can't eat any this year, but these earrings will make you feel festive. (And hungry!)

Scrabble tile pendants - Again, the candy corn. MMMM. (I should do a whole candycorn post one of these days!) This pendant is beautiful. I love it. The trick or treat one is equally adorable! My daughter would love this necklace.

Soy Pumpkin Melts - There is nothing like the scent of pumpkin in your home around the months of September, October and November. We always have a pumpkin candle, oil or tart burning in our home then. The smell is festive and relaxing. These are soy,so they are completely organic and healthy to burn. So adorable too!

Cats Eye Orange Earrings - These are gorgeous. Just absolutely gorgeous. There is nothing more to say.

Candy Corn hoop earrings - I would love to wear these year around, thoughthey are very festive to the October holiday!

Caramel and Belgian Chocolate apple - Just because I'm on a diet doesn't mean I can't fantasize about eating one of these. They look delicious. I may have to buy one as a present for....errr...um....my mom? ;)

Mad Scientist Earrings - THESE ARE DEFINITELY ON MY WANT LIST. I absoultely love these earrings. They are perfect for me and the Halloween holiday! I am getting these eventually. :D

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