HAPPY HOPPIN' HALLOWEEN!

Isn't she so stinkin' cute? You wouldn't even know she has bacterial pneumonia! Yes, she's a sick girl, but hopefully on the road to recovery. We've been home all week and obviously staying in tonight, but we are having fun with visits from family, friends and trick-or-treaters. We might even get crazy and carve a pumpkin! Maybe next year we'll finally get in on the treating side of this holiday (considering last year she was only 2mo. old and this yr she's sickly). Thanks again Auntie Frissen for scoring the "Ghouls just wanna have fun" shirt that I loved last year for super cheap! Good thing they only had 12mo. left! Skinny little thing!Mee-Maw scored the bodacious bunny costume! Could the child be anymore adorable? My kids at the Y are trick-or-treating in the different departments after school today too. That's always a lot of fun. The Big "F" Family wishes everyone a Safe, Spooky and Happy Halloween!

So Stinkin' Proud!

Ok! I know, I know! This is my first post in a while, but I've had a sick Daddy, an even sicker baby, and a mountain of stress at work. So...I hope all that is a suitable explanation. Now that I atleast have everyone back in good health, for the time being, I have been accomplishing a few things I've been wanting to do. One of these is making one of our favorite desserts..."Death by Chocolate"! It's so easy: Brownies, Chocolate Mousse, Cool Whip, and Heath Bar Bits layered in a dish. However, I came upon a problem with the mousse. I've only ever been able to find a mix for it a Lowes Foods. Well, apparently now even they no longer carry it. Sooo...after a phone call to the professional baker, Frissen, who didn't know where else (in Asheboro) I might be able to find a mousse mix, I decided to find a recipe for one. Which I did and I very easy one at that: 1 pint of whipping cream whipped into medium stiff peaks, 160z jar of hot fudge and 2tsp of cocoa baking powder stirred in. That's the first thing I'm proud of! The second is I was able to make it and it is sooo yummy! Personally, I think it's better than the mix and my "Death by Chocolate" is all the more delicious for it.