Fantastic Food Friday...

Here is the first of the weekly posts. I am at home, sick in bed and this is best I could do this week. I promise to do smething better from now on...

Since Halloween is just around the corner, Ithought it would be fun to do a Halloween inspired recipe. I got this one from the Pillsbury website. They send out weekly emails with recipes. Sign up for them!! They are great!

Spider Web Cookie Pizza
Prep Time: 15 min ; Start to Finish: 2 hr
Makes: 16 servings Nutrition Information

So cute, it's scary! A simple cookie crust becomes a web of delight!



1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury® Create 'n Bake® refrigerated chocolate chip cookies
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil



1 . Heat oven to 350°F. Line 12-inch pizza pan with foil; grease foil with shortening. Cut cookie dough into 1/4-inch slices; arrange evenly in pan. With floured fingers, press slices to form crust.
2 . Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3 . In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Use foil to lift crust from pan. Carefully remove foil from crust; place crust on serving platter or tray. Spread cream cheese mixture over crust.
4 . In a small resealable food-storage plastic bag, place chocolate chips and oil; seal bag. Place bag in bowl of very hot water. Knead bag several times to melt chips. Cut small hole in 1 corner of bag. Working from center to outer edge, pipe chocolate to form spiral design over top of cream cheese mixture. Working from center of spiral to outer edge, draw tip of knife lightly through spiral to form web design.
5 . Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. To serve, cut into wedges or squares. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pizza.

I need some ideas...

I added some new blogs to my Favorite Places list and I noticed that these women have a couple of different things that they post about weekly. It has promted me to want to post things on certain days for everyone to enjoy. I think I have decided to make one day (maybe Fridays) recipe club day, and then maybe have a regular Monday and Wed post as well. Any idas of topic you might want to see? Maybe "Wacky Wednesday" with funny stories? Movie Mondays? A book club day? A tight-budget craft idea, seeing as the holidays are coming and since the only two or three people I know who look at my blog are strapped for cash and have to be creative with gifts? Or a horoscope day? I would love to hear something thoughts on this! Please...SHARE WITH ME!!

I have to give credit where credit is due!!

I know I have already kinda posted this once before, but I have to make sure and include all those in my life who are having BABIES!!

I got news on Sunday that another baby will be born within days of Baby Stavenhagen. That would be Baby Sims! Both of my dearest friends, Shay and Amanda are prego with future neices and/ or nephews, or a combination of the two! So EXCITING, well for me anyways! I was wondering when these two married folk would catch up with me!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Shay & Scott Stavenhagen...


Amanda & Dallas Sims


Love y'all!!

A little update...

Hi everyone! I have been a little lack in keeping things updated on here(thank you Brittany), so I promise to try and do better.

Until then...here's a picture!!

A new day...

Well not quite yet...

I have been facing many changes lately, but surprisingly enough it hasn't ALL been bad!

1) Lost my job...but got a new one! It is going wonderfully, and am enjoying it emensely. I love a challenge, and this new postion most definately IS just that!

2) I started a new semester ay ASU, my first on the Tempe campus. It is VERY challenging. I mistakenly decided to take on an internet class on top of my other two on-campus classes. BIG MISTAKE! I am constantly working on something for school.


Tonight in one of my classes I had to make a post on the discussion board, and we had to follow 2 blogs for 3 days and then analyize it and compare it to our readings. I found two AWESOME blogs that I wanted to share with all of you!

1st is Rocks in My Dryer. It is a stay at home mom who shares her life with everyone! She is super funny and a GRAMMER ENTHUSIAST...hahahaha...funny, huh?

2nd is Musings of a Housewife. I LOVE THIS ONE!! Just check it out and you will understand!!

LASTLY...

Brittany gave me this awesome idea to change my layout on my page. Well, actually she did hers, I got jealous, and then I HAD TO DO IT!! Hahahaha!
BUT-
In the process I lost all of my "Who's Who" section. So if you are visiting me and you are not yet on the list again, please send me the link to your blog so I can get mine updated. If you want to share others you know who used to be on my page, share them as well. If you don't feel comfy with putting it in the comments on here you can email me at heather.pittman@gdc4s.com.

Happy Wednesday, almost anyways!!

Oh Baby!

So I got the most WONDERFUL phone call from my best friend Shay last night! I am going to be an AUNT!! YEAH!! Shay is prego with her first baby and I am SOO Excited and SUPER DUPER happy for the bestest best friend a girl could ask for and her SUPER SWEET hubby!




Congrats Shay and Scott! I Love and Miss You!

Tomorrow is the big day!

I start my new job tomorrow and I am really excited to get started! I have been off work for over two weeks and to be honest, I am going to be glad to be doing something other than just sitting around here! Whoo Hoo! Wish me luck!