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Blogtoberfest – Halloween Cat Craft

I have three little ones. In an alternate life, I was a teacher. I can sense when it’s time to put away the books and the science experiments and take out the construction paper, pipe cleaners and the googly eyes. Crafts are a stress reliever. Coloring, cutting, pasting and putting things together can be a welcome respite from sweating over a keyboard. Especially where googly eyes are involved. I couldn’t do this any better than this blogger, so here is a link to her page: Halloween Cat Craft http://jennwa.blogspot.com/2008/09/halloween-paper-plate-crafts-black-cat.html

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Evernight Blog Hop – Happy Birthday!

Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop! Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you. Here’s how it works… the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes, a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized

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Blogtoberfest – Maple Cinnamon Spider Webs

Total Time: 40 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 30 min Yield: about 30 webs Ingredients Vegetable oil, for frying 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon fine salt 3/4 cup milk 1 large egg 1 tablespoon maple syrup, plus 1/4 cup for brushing 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar Jelly spiders, orange or black nonpareils, for garnish, optional Directions Pour enough oil in a large skillet so it’s about 1 inch deep. Heat oil over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers between 280 to 300 degree F. Meanwhile, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center; add the milk, egg, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Whisk the dry and wet ingredients together until smooth. Transfer batter into a large size pastry bag with a # 3 or 4

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Blogtoberfest- Scary Movies – The Shining

I’ll be honest, I saw the movie “The Shining” before I read the book. Saw it on channel seven, ABC’s channel here in the New York area. I’m not sure how old I was, but I must have been in high school because the movie was in the theatre in 1980. That movie frightens me to this day, even when they show it on the Arts and Entertainment channel. I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen the theatrical version and I’m not sure I want to. The whole idea of being snowbound and trapped while the “strongest” of your party goes slowly mad and there’s nothing you can do about it is frightening enough. The fact that the HOTEL itself is making it impossible for you to escape from him is even scarier. The scene that scared me the most was not the famous and too-often-quoted “Here’s Johnny!” scene, but

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5 Most Common Phobias

People are afraid of a lot of things. In fact, most people are afraid of something. I don’t trust anyone who says they aren’t afraid of anything, because then I’d just be waiting for the lighting bolt to strike them from above. Let’s take a quick look of what scares most people – the top five most common phobias. 1. Acrophobia – Fear of heights. Heights make me weak in the knees, but I force myself to look over the edge of wherever I happen to go to try to overcome it. Doesn’t work. Cliffhanger gave me heart palpitations on the television for goodness sake. When I rode the Skyway at Great Adventure, I almost left bruises on my husband’s biceps. Heights are not for me. 2. Claustrophobia – Fear of Enclosed Spaces If you have this, don’t ever watch The Descent. 3. Nyctophobia – Fear of the Dark Keep

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Five Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

Music soothes the savage beast and if you’re lucky, you’ll have a few of them around for the various Halloween parties you’ll be attending. For help on your Halloween party playlist, you’ve come to the right place. Here they are, in no particular order, five songs for your player. The Eagles – Witchy Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vAIAXk0z0lI Van Halen – Runnin’ with the Devil http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V1uz_aDo0YA Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZdXfkkyI1nQ Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London Michael Jackson – Thriller