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For the first time in my life, I’m happy that October is over. This is why. I’m so excited about it! My 2nd son said that he wants me to see it as soon as possible, so I’ll stop cheering when the trailer comes on TV. Ha. Like that would make me stop cheering. 🙂

For the first time in my life, I’m happy that October is over. This is why. I’m so excited about it! My 2nd son said that he wants me to see it as soon as possible, so I’ll stop cheering when the trailer comes on TV. Ha. Like that would make me stop cheering. 🙂

For the first time in my life, I’m happy that October is over. This is why. I’m so excited about it! My 2nd son said that he wants me to see it as soon as possible, so I’ll stop cheering when the trailer comes on TV. Ha. Like that would make me stop cheering. 🙂

This looks good. I’m adding it to my dessert menu for Thanksgiving this year. (Don’t worry, Jon, I’ll make something chocolate for you! :))

Pumpkin Crisp

1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (18.25-oz.) package butter-flavored yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted

Stir together first 5 ingredients. Pour into a lightly oiled 13X9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture; sprinkle evenly with pecans. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

Whipped Cream
1 (8-oz.) carton whipping cream
2 T. powdered sugar
Dash of ground nutmeg

Beat cream at low speed with an electric mixer until foamy; increase speed to medium-high, and gradually add sugar and nutmeg, beating until soft peaks form.

This looks good. I’m adding it to my dessert menu for Thanksgiving this year. (Don’t worry, Jon, I’ll make something chocolate for you! :))

Pumpkin Crisp

1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (18.25-oz.) package butter-flavored yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted

Stir together first 5 ingredients. Pour into a lightly oiled 13X9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture; sprinkle evenly with pecans. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

Whipped Cream
1 (8-oz.) carton whipping cream
2 T. powdered sugar
Dash of ground nutmeg

Beat cream at low speed with an electric mixer until foamy; increase speed to medium-high, and gradually add sugar and nutmeg, beating until soft peaks form.

This looks good. I’m adding it to my dessert menu for Thanksgiving this year. (Don’t worry, Jon, I’ll make something chocolate for you! :))

Pumpkin Crisp

1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (18.25-oz.) package butter-flavored yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter, melted

Stir together first 5 ingredients. Pour into a lightly oiled 13X9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over pumpkin mixture; sprinkle evenly with pecans. Drizzle butter evenly over pecans.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream, if desired. Sprinkle with nutmeg, if desired.

Whipped Cream
1 (8-oz.) carton whipping cream
2 T. powdered sugar
Dash of ground nutmeg

Beat cream at low speed with an electric mixer until foamy; increase speed to medium-high, and gradually add sugar and nutmeg, beating until soft peaks form.

This little alligator:

Drew this one:

This little alligator:

Drew this one:

This little alligator:

Drew this one:

I can’t believe that it has been two weeks since my last blog post…time flies, especially in October. This is my favorite month of the year and it’s almost over. Oh well. I have a birthday coming here at the end of this, my favorite month. That is fine with me. I’m kind of tired of my age being a prime number. Something that is divisible by 2, 4, 8, and 16 sounds good. It’s just a number anyway, right? 🙂 Anyway, I sort of feel like my birthday has already come….Jon gave me my birthday present earlier in the month — a happy surprise — and my parents came last weekend bearing gifts. We had a great time with them. Also, Jon and I are going out to eat next week to celebrate. I think that we’re going to try a new restaurant. Don’t you love it when restaurants put menus online? So, I’ll sign off now. Maybe I won’t ramble so much next post. Maybe I’ll post a recipe or a picture of a little boy in a ferocious-looking alligator costume.