I Need Dessert Ideas PLEASEEE!!!!

Does anyone have any good dessert ideas? Something easy to distribute like a unique cookie or cupcake or something small and yummy????

We have some family coming over in a couple of weeks and I am in need of a good recipe!!!

Please help me out! Thank youuuu!

It's Beginning To Look A lot Like Fall!

It's that time again! A cool breeze is taking over, the leaves are just starting to change a little bit and that feeling of halloween seems to be on it's way!!!

I love this time of year, it's so beautiful and it just reminds me of good family times. We play Frank Sinatra and eat dinner a little bit earlier. It's just a great time of year all around.

I know halloween will be here in a month and a half and all of the high school football games are starting to play. We will be making a scarecrow soon to hang up in our lawn and go apple picking to make apple pie!

Please enjoy this time and take a moment to just take it all in and relax!



What are your favorite fall traditions?

Take Time To Remember

Please remember all those who have lost their lives in 9/11 and all of those who were and are effected by it.

Remember the soliders and all those fighting for our country, the land of the free.

Remember that we stand united as ONE country.

Always remember to take pride in the country you live in.

We are The United States of America.

Naturalistic Observation

Ok so it's been a while (I promise to not go that long with out writing again but the last of summer was VERY busy) but I'd like to start on a new topic.

Naturalistic Observation...who's heard of it?

It is a study in the psychology world of human behavior, or any behavior for that matter. It seems to be the most sincere way to gather information on anything. This is something we do everyday without realizing it! It is very similar, if not the exact same as, "people watching."

What you do is sit back and observe people, animals, children, whatever it is you're studying and just watch. That's it! Just watch what they are doing and take notice to it.

These objects you're studying cannot know you are studying them, it has to be in a natural environment with natural feelings and actions. Due to this, they will act instinctively and you will get truthful results!

There can be no interacting; you can not fix the toy your child broke or pick up the newspaper someone dropped (sounds harsh in these situations) but this way you can see reactions.

In this study, there is not always an end result because if nothing is happening there can still be no interference to try and intrigue it.

I thought this was pretty awesome that it was an actual study and it's something you can do sitting in your back yard, watching the blue birds or the squirrels run up the tree!

Pretty neat, huh? What do you guys think???

The best part of summer I think everyone can agree on, is vacation!

I went down to the beaches of New Jersey and saw some of the neatest little creatures and of course some of the best foods & boardwalks.

My mom once gave me what I call a "half chair." It's only the back to a beach chair; you push it down into the sand and sit back on it. So I sat there and let the waves hit me as I looked at the water come in and pull back out into the ocean.

When the water was gone all of these little sand crabs were digging into the sand and you could actually see their little bodies come out of the shells! It was really a sight to see. There were hundreds of thousands this year. (They may be a pain when you step on them in the ocean, but I'd take them over jellyfish any day!)

Also, on the boardwalk were some of the best foods! We had fried Oreos which were surprisingly good. They sound gross at first, but they had the best flavor! Not only Oreos but all sorts of treats they had that they could fry!

We had a great trip! Where do you go to vacation?

So I went out to dinner the other night with my family. We all really had a great time!

While we were walking in, I saw the most beautiful scenery.

What do you think of this scene?

The Cure of Nature

The other night I decided to sit outside and take in the sights of nature. So I sat on my porch and started looking around at my garden; bees were landing on flowers, the wind was blowing over the rose bush and the clouds were really essential to the light blue sky.

I was having a really stressful day and nature was surprisingly calming my nerves. When I stepped outside, I only really wanted to get away from it all and just clear my mind but it was so relaxing to just sit and watch nature take it's course.

Next to me, I saw Silver Dollar Plants (also known as the "Honesty Plant") and decided to pick their round disks and release their seeds. How beautiful this transparent plant became as I released the rest of the seeds into the soil for more to grow. These plants turn into such beautiful purple flowers as they grow in gardens.

Looking at the garden, I saw beautiful colors of light pinks, whites, purples, and green of course. The flowers and plants were all complimenting each other to create a vibrant scene.

I never thought when I went out to sit on my porch that I could get such a great amount of relaxation by enjoying nature. All of my anxiety was gone and life was good again.


Anyone else have any relaxation techniques?