Back to School Cookies...Lunch Box Love Notes!

There is one cookie theme I've never gotten around to. (well, there's probably more than one....)
Back to School cookies.
Know why?
BECAUSE MY KIDS ARE STILL AT HOME!!!!
Ugh.
I love them to bits, I really do, but seriously folks...school needs to start.
Last year I made these cookies for a guest post over at Something Swanky, but I never shared the full set over here.

When Ashton asked if I'd like to write a post for her blog, I was beyond thrilled!  

 But then the baker's equivalent to 'what am I going to wear' kicked in....

what the heck should I make????

I wanted to do something different...something back to schoolish....

hmmm.....what to do, what to do?!

So I went to Target.

(There's always something helpful to be found at Target..)

I found these!!

Lunch box notes to put in your munchkins' lunch as a little pick-me-up!

So stinkin' cute!

When I was in grade school, 

my girlfriend Amber always found little notes in her lunch box from her mom.  

Sometimes it was a comic strip from the newspaper,

 other times a little message on her napkin.

It was something I never forgot, so when Ethan, my older son, 

started school, I couldn't wait to send him little love notes.

It didn't go quite so well.

He was mortified.

Appalled.

Humiliated.

So I stopped, but I never forgot about them.

Now that Jack is going to kindergarten, 

I have another shot at this lunch box love note business.

I think these might be cool enough to not be embarrassing.

Especially when you are trying to be a
 big, brave kindergartener that doesn't need his mom......

But I'm thinking I can come up with something even cooler...

What if your little note, was really your snack?

You can't be embarrassed by your snack, right?

Okay, hugs and kisses and I Love You's might be a little embarrassing.

Maybe I'll stick with inspirational.

I'm hoping there won't be anything stressful enough about Kindergarten that he'll need that one, but you never know.

Oh!  The school play! 

 Yup, that one will be good.

Here's my favorite.

Octopus hugs!!!

I think he'll like them.

And if he's embarrassed....

...he can eat the evidence!

Happy Holiday Weekend!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend with friends and family  as much as I am.

We'll be decorating our tree just as soon as Jack stops giving it hugs.

Spiders and Web Cookies!

I'm not particularly scared of spiders,
although I know lots of people are.

For me...its the web.
As a munchkin, I saw a movie in which an entire town  was slooooooowly covered in spiderwebs.
BLECH!

As long as I can see the spider smack dab in the middle of its little home,

I'm totally fine.




But oh mercy....
..there's a grand-daddy of a web spinner that hangs out around our mailbox.
The webs are huge.




The kind of huge that makes little boys stop in their tracks in the morning 
when its all covered in dew and say...




"WHOOOOOOAAAAAA!
Mom!  You gotta see this!"

"Yes, thank you.  I saw it yesterday, and the day before.
Sure I'll see that tomorrow too...let's move it along."




AND...that spider is NEVER there.

NEVER.



I'm sure that dang spider is hiding in the bush
 just laughing his little legs off at me.



  I like these two better.

Meet Lucy and Ethel.

(I happen to think they're less creepy if they have names)

The FOUR Mummies...a family update

Please enjoy the following Halloween Cookie remix...

Mummy Family Update at the bottom!

Once upon a time, there were 4 mummies...

The first mummy was cheerful because he came through a 

very important birthday unscathed.

His wife didn't write about him on her blog

 (even though she loves him very much and this was extremely hard to do), 

he didn't have to eat cake or open presents.

It was probably one of his best birthdays ever.

The second mummy was cheerful because 

he got to go to the super cool car show with the other cheerful mummy 

and look at guy stuff like engines and wheels...

...and bring home RC cars...

He also has a really great new 5th grade teacher 

who gives a normal amount of homework.

This means the mummy has a social life again and no longer hates school!

Whew....

....and then there was the third mummy.

The third mummy was mad as heck because he had his 

tonsils and adenoids ripped out of his head.

This mummy decided life was miserable, 

and refused to eat or drink anything...

except diet coke.

No ice cream.

No popsicles.

Just diet coke.

He's really mad at his mom for letting this happen.

His eyes are crossed because 5 year old mummies get a little loopy when they have

 to take vicodin 4 times a day.

There should be a fourth mummy.

She's not here.

She might be hiding in the closet with the remainder of the vicodin 

until the whole thing blows over....

(someone let me know when its safe to come out...)

*update*

Grumpy mummy healed and is once again eating popsicles 

and has given up the hard stuff (diet coke).

Daddy mummy has had another successfully quiet birthday.

(love ya honey!)

Fifth grade Mummy is now Sixth grade mummy.

Looks like he'll have another great year that may or may not involve girls...

Mommy mummy....

Mommy mummy came out of the closet, 

but the vicodin is still in there in case of emergencies.

(please see above comment regarding Sixth grade mummy and girls)

Ghostie Cookies and The Online Blog Conference Giveaway!!

(The Online Blog Conference giveaway is after the giggle!)

What does a ghost get when he falls and scrapes his knee?

A Boo-Boo!

Okay, all you bloggers out there...this is for you!

Raise your hand if you would REALLY like to learn how to grow your blog.

Now, raise your hand if you've thought you'd love to learn all about blogging at a conference...but since you'd have to get dressed and leave the house traveling to get to one is just not in the cards....

*Please note that BOTH of my hands were up*

Finally, there is a conference for us!!!

The Lovely ladies behind 

Something Swanky

and 

Crazy For Crust

have organized an 

Online Blog Conference!

(this means we can sit on the couch and wear out pajamas!!!!)

To celebrate this event they are giving away a Kindle Fire HD!

Here's all the info straight from the ladies....

• The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9” isn’t actually being released until November 20, which means we will be pre-ordering it for the winner, and Amazon.com will ship it out on November 20, 2012.
• ANYONE WISHING TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE BLOGCON AND PAY THE $15.OO REGISTRATION FEE. This is the first (and only) mandatory entry on the rafflecopter form. We will, of course, confirm this before we contact the winner.
• The cash option prize will be sent via paypal to the winner, should he/she choose to opt out of the tablet. No exceptions.
• US residents only.
• We will contact the winner via email on Sunday, October 21. If they do not respond within 48 hours, another winner will be selected. The winner will be publicly announced on the BlogCon site during the last day of the conference (October 24).

I can't wait for the conference,

Hope to see you there!!!

(Now go register so you can enter the giveaway!!!)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Glitter Pumpkin Cookies with a sense of humor!

What's one of the easiest ways to convince your kids you're cool?

Tell them a silly joke!

What is a pumpkin's favorite sport?

Squash!!!

Another little joke for Miss Kaylin!

(These cookies were originally posted HERE)

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Bat Cookies for Halloween!

I've been told by a very reliable source that I have a huge and loyal following among eight and nine year old girls in Virginia.  

I thought I'd do a little series of Halloween jokes just for them!

Why do vampires need mouthwash?

Because they have Bat-Breath!

(Hi Kaylin!!!)

You can see some more creep-tastic bat cookies HERE!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Pizza Cookies for Jack's Surprise Party!

A few weeks before Jack's 6th birthday, 

he caught me looking at Sweet Sugarbelle's pizza cookie tutorial.

(You can find it HERE)

It stopped Jack in his tracks as he rushed by the computer.

"Whoa Mom!  Those are the coolest cookies ever!!!!

Are you going to make those?!"

Right at that moment a little light bulb turned on over my head.

Surprise party.....Jack....PIZZA COOKIES!!!!!

"Yeah Jack, someone just asked for pizza cookie favors.

I'll make them in a few weeks."

he-he-he

I love surprises.

Why a surprise party?

Jack has a summer birthday, late August.  

So, while it is easier to track down his friends through email and evites,

 you never know who is out of town and able to come.

I figured this way, 

if it turned out that not a single one of his friends could come....

no broken heart.

What...you don't quite believe that?

Okay, fine.  

Maybe that was only 50 percent of the reason.

I knew, without a doubt, if I had to hear thirty days of,

"Is it my party yet?"

"Is my party today?"

"Will Ryan be there?"

"Will Paige be there?"

"How many tokens do we get?"

"Will there be pizza?"

"Are Grandma and Grandpa coming?"

"Can I have soda?"

"Can I invite Riley?"

(the 15 year old neighbor)

"Can I invite Adena?"

(she cuts Jack's hair)

"Can I invite the mailman?"

I might strangle the giant mouse when we finally showed up at Chuck E. Cheese.

It's not cool to attack the giant mouse.

It's just not.

I told him he needed to come with me to deliver the cookies.

I had to show him the balloon with his name on it 

before he actually believed the party was for him.

He was shocked.

Way beyond surprised.

We took pictures with all his friends when they started arriving.

He was more and more excited as each one came through the door.

They all talked strategy before he headed into the magic ticket booth.

At the end of the party, he stood in front of the prize counter 

with his little tickets and kept repeating....

"I just can't believe I'm doing this...

this is awesome."

Score one for the Mommy.

Happy Birthday Jack Jack.

You make our hearts smile, 

every

single

day.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B

Lunch Box Cookies for Something Swanky!

What's better than a little love note in your lunch box....?

A little love note that you can eat!!!

Head over to Something Swanky to read my guest post 

and see more of these cute little lunch box notes for your munchkins!

Thanks for stopping by.....see you over at Something Swanky!!!

Lizy b

The One With The Scar....More Harry Potter Cookies

This is absolutely, hands-down, my favorite Harry Potter Inspired Design.

I can say that because I didn't come up with it.

When I asked Erin (of TheWanderingReader.com) if I could use her 

Mischief Managed design,

not only did she say yes....

She asked,  "Are there any other designs you'd like to use?"

Um.....yeah!

(I tried to keep it to a couple, but it wasn't easy)

This bookmark was the first item I spied.

Harry Potter Inspired Scar and Glasses Bookmark

...is there a 'cookiefy' spell?

Love.

Then I saw the Expecto Patronum bookmark!!!

Harry Potter Inspired 'Expecto Patronum' Bookmark

I knew it would be the perfect cookie to paint.

I try not to play cookie favorites....but....

Sometimes you can't help it.

It's like a perfect little Harry Potter cookie family!

Now, remember all these cookies were for Hannah.

Hannah, like almost every other girl around her age who loves to read,

also loves the Twilight books.

I'll admit it, I've read them and loved them too.

Edward is certainly swoon-worthy,

but he's no Harry.

I'll take a magic wand over eternal youth any day.

'Vampires vs. Wizards' Bookmark

 Pretty much says it all.

I told Erin the whole long, sordid story of why I was making all these cookies. 

(I figured she'd appreciate a Harry Potter cookie party since she loves books so much.)

Know what she said?

Any guesses?

She said.....

"Would you like me to come up with some party printables 

that you could use for your party?

Maybe you could share them with your readers afterward, 

do you think they would like that?"

YES!!!!!

Free Harry Potter Inspired Cupcake wrappers, Cupcake Toppers and Water Bottle Labels

in the next post!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lizy B