It's Almost FRiGHt NiGHt!!

I'm so excited this year to decorate for halloween!! Check back soon for pictures :) For now, enjoy sights of these FRiGHtEniNg SoUls!

"TrAiL MiX"

Now that the weather is kind of cooling down here, I have been going out and walking/running/hiking the trails in our community. There are so many great trails through the desert and mountains here. I can only do it if I have my music, so I thought I would share some of the songs that I listen to while I'm out trekking through the desert. (A few of these are on the playlist at the bottom of the page)

Please share some songs that get you moving. I am always looking for motivation to get me out there...even if it's only a song :)

Airplanes - B.O.B. (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)
Cooler Than Me - Michael Posner
Glamorous - Fergie
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Down (Feat. Lil' Wayne) - Jay Sean
Your Love Is My Drug - Ke$ha
Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
Dynamite - Taio Cruz
Fancy Footwork Chromed Step Up 3D OST
Mercy - Glee Cast
Push It - Glee Cast
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
Club Can't Handle Me - Flo Rida (Feat David Guetta) - Step Up 3D OST
Safety Dance (Glee Cast Version)
California Gurls - Katy Perry
Rehab - Glee Cast
Fire - Glee Cast
Love Lockdown - Kanye West
4 Minutes - Glee Cast
Fire Burning - Sean Kingston
I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Live Your Life T.I. ft Rihanna Sound of Silence
Naturally - Selena Gomez & The Scene
Halo / Walking On Sunshine - Glee Cast
Like A Virgin - Glee Cast
Burning Up - Glee Cast
Breakeven - The Script
Love the Way You Lie (Clean Version) - Eminem Ft Rihana
Like A Prayer Glee Cast
Half Of My Heart - John Mayer
Eclipse Soundtrack
She & Him Album

New Pillows

I have been putting this project off for a while now. I bought pillow forms from JoAnn's probably in April. (Wow, that really was a long time ago) I wanted big pillows to have for movie nights or just lounging in front of the tv. I have never made covers for pillows and I was kind of scared to. I found the fabric at JoAnn's and thought it was cute and decided to JUST DO IT. Here are the pillows...I added zippers so that I could take the covers off and wash when needed (I have never sewn a zipper on anything). It ended up being not so bad and something that I might try to do again :)

Recycled Crayons

I'm sure you all have crayons around the house, and probably not just a few but A LOT of crayons. I have a container full and most of them are old or broken. I decided to try making NEW CRAYONS out of OLD CRAYONS.

I had the kids pull the paper off and break the crayons in half (sometimes thirds). We used an old muffin tin and separated the colors, one for each spot in the tin. Fill them clear full, the wax won't runeth over :)


(we could have filled ours fuller)

Next, put them in the oven at 300* (I played around with the temp. a little...if it is taking too long for the wax to melt, just raise the temp.)

Make sure to have some CUTE HELPERS :)



Once the crayons have melted and it is all liquid, remove them from the oven.



Let them cool about 30 minutes to an hour and you have brand new crayons that are fun to use!