Five Question Friday-- October 12th

TGIF! I'm thrilled today is Friday. This week went by very fast for some reason. We have a "freeze watch" tonight so I think we may use the fireplace for the first time. I cannot wait!

I would like to take my bike out this weekend but if it's too cold, I'll be staying in. The dogs don't have much to keep warm so I think I should grab something. Oreo just looks like a sissy in any kind of sweater!

And of course tonight is the Nationals game. GO NATS!

1. Do you have any Homecoming traditions?

Umm. As in Homecoming like the football game? No.

2. Do you ask your spouse before spending money?

Unless I'm buying a car, no. We have biweekly "money meet ups" (one day I'll get it together and post about it) so we know where we are financially all the time.

3. If you could be famous for something what would it be? 

Hmmm. I'd like to be famous for making a difference (Cliche, right?) but probably something with rescuing animals OR gymnastics.

4. Have you ever seriously thought you were going crazy?

Not really. I don't really let myself get stressed out. I worry a lot, but I usually write them down or tell someone and I feel better.

5. How do you eat your steak? Burger?

Medium. Plain cheeseburger. Well, I like veggies on it but no mustard, mayo, etc. I will dip my burger in ketchup, though. And I'll eat any kind of steak.

How-To Foil Line Your Oven

I keep cookie sheets (2) on top of each other in the oven. Does anyone else do that?

With every project there is a story. This story, while funny now, was not so funny a few Saturdays ago.

All I wanted was some stupid cornbread. I used the special recipe on the back of the cornmeal box and it looked yummy! I was even thinking I could cut up hotdogs and stick the hotdogs & corn muffin mix into muffin tins. Hello-- home made bite-sized corn dogs.

Anyways, while the oven was preheating it started to smell bad. I opened the oven to see a flame. Awesome.

Turns out there was stuff on the bottom of the oven that caught on fire. I didn't see it, but we use the oven a lot so I'm sure it's possible. Who knows.

So because we cannot run the oven clean cycle while the dogs are home (the smell is bad for babies and dogs), I just cleaned it myself.

I used water, an old sponge, and dish soap. It literally got everything off! When it was all done I microwaved a wet cloth and did one final wipe down. That was it. The whole cleaning process took maybe 10 minutes.

 Before I was done I really wanted something to catch all the stuff that falls and that I could remove and either clean OR throw away.

Introducing.. tin foil.

It's pretty simple! Seriously. It did use a lot of tin foil, though.

:: Obviously, make sure your oven is off and has been off for a long period of time (1 day).

:: Tear off 4 long rectangles from the tin foil container. 

:: Fold your 4 rectangles in half, and place along the bottom of the oven.

:: Make sure your tin foil goes below the element. Feel free to lift your element up as your need to so you can get everywhere. The element in our oven was easy to move around. Check your oven's manual if you're nervous to touch it.

:: Pat the foil down and make sure it's on there nicely.

:: Your oven is ready for use! This will probably last a while but definitely replace when stuff starts to fall. (Probably after Thanksgiving with that turkey?!)

Good luck! xO

Halloween Has Come To The Boese's!

Three weeks to go!

Halloween is a big deal around here. I love all holidays but Halloween is super fun because of the decorations, scary music, and of course... CANDY! 

If you want to see where I got that lil' chalkboard you can read about it back here. It sits on my mantel and I've been great horrible at updating it. 

This little gem is not new, but I guess I never posted about it. It's from Pier 1-- I want to say $19.99 or maybe even less. It holds 3 tea candles and I just love it!

As you can see, I guess Oreo bug loves it, too! 

Love those purple spiders. 

Before I show the doggies, I have a disclaimer: No, these are not their halloween costumes, and YES, they desperately need a trim. Judge me. 

Well, that was Cocoa's costume last year. It's a T-shirt that says Trick or Treat and it glows in the dark. Then I added the Tutu so she'd look a little girly. They are both from Petsmart and were purchased the day after Halloween at like 70% off. 

I was really trying to get how cute it is but then this happened. 

Ahem. So well behaved. 

Happy Wednesday! xO

Life According To My Phone

I realize I haven't really posted about what I've been up to lately. Let's see..

Meet Shadow. I walk her a few times a week and I locked us out of her apartment. Sweet. She had to hang out with us for an hour one Saturday. 

The dogs have this bizarre obsession with having to be inside the curtains. Sometimes I can't find them and panic for a few minutes, but then I see this. . 

The above picture was late one night and Oreo would not come to bed. Brat.

Found these at Pier 1 and they were just $4.99. They even burn blood! Okay, it's red wax but how awesome is that? I also love that the Bride witch is just a *bit* taller than the groom witch.

We haven't seen the sun in about a week! Good thing I love this cold, miserable weather because it can definitely be depressing for some people. 

I have been running about 20-24 miles a week in this miserable weather so I've been able to get some cool photos. 

I've been sewing like a mad woman because a certain dog keeps ripping up dog toys. This red cardinal was my mom's for many years. It used to chirp.. before my dog got to it. Oh well. At least it's still in the family. :)

Besides that, not too much has been going on. Work has been busy! I did a very creative gift for N but I'm not sharing it until it's 100% done. I will post a tutorial soon, though! I did some damage at the mall this past weekend that I'll have to post about as well.

That's all for now folks! xO