Halloween Advent Calendar

Oh my...where has the time gone?  Last post was September 9?  Really?  Doesn't seem like that long ago. 

So this evening, I am getting together with a few friends to make this ADORABLE Halloween advent calendar...
(photo courtesy of Oopsey-Daisy blog)

Cute, huh? 

So...I am thinking my kids are going to LOVE this when they get to start counting down the days tomorrow.  I am not a huge Halloween fan, but when you have little ones at home and they love the idea of collecting candy, then I need to go along with it. 

Do you have something special you do for Halloween?  What are your traditions?

~JoLynn

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What the heck is up with the name of the blog?

Ever heard of the expression, "Living the life of Riley"? 

Do you know what it means?  Yes, it is trivia time!

According to Wikipedia (which we all know as being 100% accurate information) it means, "an ideal contented life". 

In all honesty, that describes life right now in our little house.  I have an amazing family, a wonderful husband who puts up with my craziness in crafting & scrapbooking, loves everything I create in the kitchen, two children who are just awesome, more friends than I can count...

And we are healthy.

And happy.

And we are blessed beyond our wildest dreams.

If that doesn't describe the life of riley, I don't know what else will.

Oh...and one more little thing.  My maiden name was Reiley...pronounced "Ri-lee".  :) 

You could say I have lived the "life of riley" since day one.

So, I created this blog out of a necessity so I could show off some stuff I made & am selling on Etsy.  I never, NEVER, NEVER thought I would be the author of a blog. 

That is what I get for saying NEVER.  I should know better by now to not use that word.

But, here I am.  :)

I will be blogging about life in Idaho, crafts, scrapbooks, family, kids, cooking, baking, and anything else that comes to mind. 

I hope you'll join me!

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