Once A Cardinal Always A Cardinal

Rest in peace Bob Forsch. The former Cardinals pitcher passed away today from an heart attack. He's known in Cardinal Nation for throwing multiple no hitters. He pitched for the Cardinals in 1982, 1985, and 1987. The year 1982 was another World Series win for the Cards. He was a teammate with Ozzie Smith. In Ozzie Smith's own words: "Bob Forsch was a fierce competitor and a great teammate. Bob was one of the finest men I had the pleasure to play with and my deep condolences go to his children and family. Heaven just got a starting pitcher." He was only 61 years old and leaves behind a wife and two daughters. In his career he's had 1,133 strikeouts, a 3.76 ERA and a .533 winning percentage. Seems like only just yesterday Mr. Forsch was out throwing the first pitch during game 7 of the 2011 World Series at Busch Stadium.  

Hold On To Your Pumpkins Folks!

Got pumpkin leftovers? Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean you have to waste a perfectly good pumpkin. But, how do you use the leftovers from your pumpkin? I found this great website! It has 23 different ways to use up the last bits of your pumpkins, recipes included!

You know me, I had to throw in some awesome Etsy finds.

Roasted pumpkin seed spices, Etsy shop GustoSpice.

You can also use popcorn seasonings,
Etsy shop cookoutsidethebox.

Spa pumpkin face mask, Etsy shop CrowleyManor.

Pumpkin body scrub for a nice healthy glow,
and unclogged pores.
Etsy shop DressGreen.

And of course, there's a plethora of organic pumpkin bar soap available for our pleasure!

In Case You Were Wondering

Just to catch up on the recent Halloween madness, I actually saw three scary and weird movies throughout  yesterday all by my lonesome. I didn't have any nightmares either! Later in the day I got the candy bowls ready. Then I got my kid into her costume and ready to go around 6PM. She went from zero costume to two costumes! As soon as the first costume went on I became paparazzi to my kid, as usual. The first costume is a handmade Princess Fairy or a Fairy Princess. Whichever way you want to look at it, it came out awesome and adorable! I'm so proud of me!

Say CHEESE!

Of course, the Princess Fairy is making
flowers blossom with her enchanted fairy dust wand!

After taking some photos outside of the first costume, we headed back in for a wardrobe change. I was trying my best to preserve those wings before they got completely destroyed by my active tot! She was banging them into everything in her path! LOL


Second costume is ELMO!



And I got it for only $1.99, no tax!

Naturally, the first house we went to was my next door neighbor. She always has a bonfire going in the driveway when it gets too dark and cold. But this year she was thinking outside of the box. Her family spent the whole month working hard on her yard decor, which had 10 times more items than last year. These photos doesn't even capture everything!



 Notice the Cardinals pumpkin carving (on bottom row).



My kid got started early on the candy. Major teeth brushing went on that night! My next door neighbor house was the only house I originally intended to stop by, but after having the festivities end so quick, I decided to go back home and pridefully put my kid back into the Princess Fairy costume and we hit up the block. Instead of one or two pieces of candy she got handfuls of candy for being so cute.

Ran into one of my kiddo's friends 

 at the same place, at the same time.

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Party-pooped out with my Lil Sis holding her at 7:20pm.

We got home before 7:30PM, and still managed to pass out candy to trick or treaters. I went into my house for the night after that. And was right on time for two Halloween episodes of the show Martin I like to watch every year on Halloween. I also caught some of Ghost Hunters Live show, (which is also a favorite of mine) while my kiddo went to sleep on my lap right at 9PM. Yeah, I know, such an eventful night! LOL