Melton Memories

Happy Halloween Mini Popcorn Balls Yield: About 16 balls Ingredients 10 cups popped corn 1 (1-lb.) bag miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1 cup diced dried fruit (papaya, mango or peaches) 1 cup butterscotch chips Orange food coloring Directions Place popcorn, fruit and butterscotch chips in large bowl; set aside. Heat marshmallows and butter in a large saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. tir in several drops of food coloring. Pour over popcorn and candy, tossing to coat evenly. Cool 5 minutes. Grease hands and form into 3-inch balls. Notes HAUNTED POPCORN HANDS Clear Polyethylene food service gloves Candy corn Popcorn Ribbon or yarn Place 1-3 pieces of candy corn at the end of each finger (depending on size of glove), pointy side first, to make fingernails. Fill the glove with popcorn and tie it off with ribbon or yarn.

Last week Wayne and I met up with our wonderful friend Bri who does fantastic photography and she did a photo shoot for us. Bri just has a great way about her that makes you feel comfortable taking photos! We had such a great time (goofing off in some of the shots) and before we knew it the sun was going down. Thank you Bri for doing such an amazing job with us!!! You have a wonderful gift!! http://www.briandersonphotos.com/blog/2010/10/2836/

This is what caused all the damage to our yard! Hail the size of golfballs!! At least we were luck because many people we know had broken windows and lots of dents in their cars!! I felt so bad when I got home (Wayne was at work) because he had worked for hours on the yard the day before re-seeding with winter grass etc... All for nothing now as he will have to re-do it all. Small section of the pool. Chloe was trying to figure out what was in it. All that black stuff is Manure! It was all over the back of the house (windows, doors, ceiling of the patio, walls etc...) so gross! I had to hose it all off. I know it could have been a lot worse! Luckily all of our trees survived and just littered the yard with leaves and branches but I think Wayne may need to rent a dumpster to get rid of it all! LOL I hear that we are supposed to get more rain later today.... Hopefully not this bad again!!

Did you know October is National Popcorn Poppin Month?! It is a time to celebrate the granddaddy of all snack foods. Popcorn balls were once the quintessential Halloween handout. The house that gave them away was always the hit of the neighborhood! Following is a recipe to make Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Popcorn Balls Have fun!! 3 quarts popped popcorn 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 3 cups miniature marshmallows 3 tablespoons (1/2 of a 3-ounce box) orange gelatin dessert mix Candy corn, jellybeans and sour green apple candy sticks, licorice string, dried fruit, etc. • Spray a large mixing bowl lightly with cooking spray and place popcorn inside. • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in marshmallows and gelatin dessert powder until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Pour over popcorn and mix well until coated. • Spray hands with cooking spray and press firmly to form into balls. Place balls on wax paper. Press candy decorations into ball...

Wayne and I decided to take a day trip up to Payson on Saturday to just get away from the heat and spend some quiet time reflecting on things. Our original plan was to go about 45 minutes out of Payson to a place called Willow Spring Lake but unfortunately I started having some contractions and we didn't feel it was wise to continue on.... So we found this little lake and decided to hang out there for awhile. It was so nice in the shade! (unfortunately our idea to beat the heat didn't work so well as it was in the 90's up there!) Here are a few shots of us hanging out at the lake. Chloe liked it as there were ducks to watch! :) Ah a man and his dog.... I see a duck!!!

I will start out by saying this is a little bit of a long post... So last Friday night was an odd night.... I started out by going to dinner with my mom and John so that didn't put me home until about 7ish. I always know that if I am past 5:30-6:00 I could possibly walk into a mess since it is getting harder for Neon to hold going to the bathroom. So when I got home I was so happy to see that he was still sleeping soundly on the hallway floor. I immediately got him up and took him outside where he proceeded to pee on the rug right outside the back door (guess he held it as long as he could). So, being pregnant and not really thinking very well I immediately thought I have to get the watering can from under the sink to wash off the rug before it is ruined!!! (as I realized later I could use the hose that is right next to the door!) Anyway... as I went into the kitchen (which most of you know is a few steps from the back door) I saw Chloe our other dog go flying past the door!!...

Ok so I took 2 photos of myself at work for you girls. They are by no means good photos and I can't believe I am even posting them for you, but you wanted to see how big I am so here ya go... :)