This is my favorite online clothing store for kids.  Very affordable. My nieces love the pajamas at cwdkids.com. Hopefully they like the clothes there too that Auntie buys, but I always hear about the pajamas! CWDkids has cute Halloween outfits and pajamas too!

Check out cwdkids.com for even more cuteness!

I received a catalog with the most charming Halloween costumes so I just had to share. This week will be all about Halloween, because I want you all to have plenty of time to order before stock runs out. I promise I will try my best not to make every post this month about Halloween or pumpkins! Speaking of pumpkins, I have four delicious pumpkin bread recipes coming up this month!

Chasing Fireflies has the most adorable costumes. You can buy for girls, boys, sibling sets, mother/daughter sets, entire family sets, and even costumes for the little pooch! The prices range from $ to $$$. Trust me when you look back at photos of your children in their costumes throughout the years, you will be glad you went all out!

This is Patti’s recipe but she couldn’t come up with a clever name so I did.  This is the go-to cake that you will want to take to a sick neighbor, office luncheon, thank you for picking up my mail, teacher appreciation, bake sale, any occasion cake.  It’s one of those recipes that people will BEG you for the recipe, and you just need to tell them you would have to kill them.  Family recipe.  Once my neighbor (who picked up my mail while I was on vacation) swore it had rum in it.  Keep guessing lady!

Take a yellow cake mix (or you can use a butter pecan cake mix, or a chocolate cake mix, or a german chocolate cake mix, or whatever cake mix you want) and make according to directions.  Then, and here’s the secret ingredient:

Add a can of coconut pecan frosting to the mix, and then bake per instructions on the cake mix box.  Do not try and be clever like I did the first time and add two cans of frosting, because it is too much.  It is delicious.  Promise!

I am the queen of moisturizing. Look, I cannot afford a face lift, I would never do botox (well, never say never), so my only alternative is to take care of my face. I used to tell my son, “take care of your face, and your face will take care of you”.  I’ve tried.  My mother always had gorgeous skin and always told me to moisturize. So I do. And I use a lot of different products, hoping that switching it up, like my hair products, keeps my purdy face on alert! Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment is one of my favorite nighttime eye creams. According to Kiehl’s website, it contains three key ingredients:

Avocado Oil, derived from the fruit of a tropical American tree, is a rich, fatty-acid emollient. Avocado Oil is known to be the most moisturizing of any fruit oil. It is also a natural source of Amino Acid proteins, Vitamins A, D, E, and potassium. Helps to restore the natural moisture of the skin.

Beta-Carotene is a naturally derived antioxidant predominantly found in many orange/red vegetables such as carrots. It is used in Vitamin A production and gives an orange tint when used in skin care products.

Shea Butter is the natural fat obtained from the fruit of the African Karate tree and is widely used in lotions and cleansing products for its hydrating properties. Protects skin from dehydration, restores skin’s suppleness and improves the appearance of dry skin.

All I know is it works, it is very creamy and luxurious. It’s less than $25 for the pot, and it will last you. I’ve used this product for years and I think I’m only on my second pot.