Good morning....My calendar is telling me it is October 29th but the weatherman is saying there is snow in the forecast! Thank goodness it's only heavy rain mixed with snow for Long Island but not far from here, and I mean NOT FAR from here, they are predicting quite an accumulation! Upstate New York (literally 45 minutes away in Westchester County) they are looking at 6-10"! And I was talking to my cousin who lives in Brookfield, Connecticut and she is expecting 8-10"! Wow! The weather patterns are sure changing here. I sometimes think we have already lost Spring as a season as I always remember the clear definition of seasons! Going from winter coat to a spring jacket before shedding that for Summer. Now we go from Winter coat to bathing suit and Spring is just rain, rain, rain. According to the news channel we did have snow in October back in 1991...not recalling that one.
So today was supposed to be my Halloween party. It has been postponed till tomorrow when the sun is going to shine! Luckily 99% of my little guests can still make it! Preparations are still happening. I am making my cookies & creme dessert (also called Cookies 'n Cream Scream graveyard of pudding dessert ) and I decorated my Milano cookie gravestones for both that dessert and for some of my cupcakes. I made all my cupcakes, and I will decorate those tomorrow morning. I made these yummy mini pumpkin cakes with coconut pecan icing. Our guests will also enjoy chicken nuggets, homemade mac and cheese, pigs in a blanket, mini meatballs, chilli dip, seven layer dip, spinach dip, rice krispy treat pumpkins, brownies and more! I can't wait to see all the little ones having fun! They'll be having a grand ole time playing hot potato, bean bag toss, sack races, "fishing" for pumpkins (the candy filled plastic ones!), pin the nose on the pumpkin and this year we got an inflatable bouncy castle. I will be posting lots of pictures!
Today, once when my husband gets home (he's putting in a 1/2 day today), we are off to meet our good friends Mary & Guy at the Deepwell Mansion haunted house and then on to their house for snacks and to see their Halloween decorations. They don't have any children but you would think they do! Mary decorates her house for Halloween like no one else I know! Traditional Halloween, not scary! She does an amazing job and my kids love going there and seeing it all!
Have a great Saturday!
Margaret, So glad most of your guest will be able to come tomorrow when the weather will be better for all. We are seeing on our t.v. way down here in the south all the states that are under a winter storm warning. Wow, it does seem early. Sounds like a fun evening you have planned. Enjoy your visit. Can't wait to see pictures from your Halloween party. The menu sounds awesome. Hope it is a great success.
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I am so coming to your house and sampling all the food..sounds like a wonderful time for being a kid..you go all out and it looks like so much fun..take photos of your friends place so we can see it..have a great weekend.;)
ReplyDeleteWell, here in Maine, my neck of the woods, it is snowing and ten inches is predicted. It is October, right?. It seems as each year passes the weather gets crazier and crazier. Your home is so lovely, you have a wonderful touch for decorating. I'm sure the Halloween party will be a huge hit. Looking forward to seeing pictures of all the little ghosts and goblins, have a wonderul time, greetings from snowy Maine, Julie.
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