baby caramel apples

baby caramel apples~ portion control by nature

My husband says I talk like an old lady sometimes. It’s because I say things like “marketing” and “tiding up”…hmmm.

So, the other day, I was marketing with my sweet mama and came across “lady apples”- little tiny sweet miniature apples. (Note: this is an updated post, my mom has been under Hospice care the past six months. She’s stable, but reading this is a bittersweet memory for me)

These are the “Lady Apples”

How cute?! Little things are always cute. Unless it’s a little bag of cotton candy, that’s not good. Did y’all know I’m little? I’m very height challenged at 5′. There. Secret is out. Like, if I ever meet Taylor Swift I’ll look like a small child next to her. Same goes for basketball players, people over 5’6″…. But, chances are, that’s not going to happen. Such is life.

I debated  going all super-homemade-Betty-Martha-Crocker-Stewart and making homemade caramel to dip these in. But… with baskets of Halloween candy marked down 90%…. I went with some good old fashioned wrapped caramels.

Key word here: DEBATED. Markdown got me.

Speaking of really good markdowns… Halloween costumes were 95% off yesterday. I found a cow costume complete with a pink rubber udder. It’s the perfect Christmas gift. Really. I’m going to wrap it up and give it to my hubby as a gag. And, he did say he’ll dress up next Halloween. Tee-hee. No, that’s not his only gift. He will get a shiny bell to wear, too.

UPDATE: This post is being re-vamped and , turns out he has worn the costume on several occasions.

I am thinking of banning my family members from reading this site for the next month… that way, I can tell everyone what I bought/made/found. For now, I can tell ya about stuff for the hubby and my mom. They both don’t come here.

Now, I’ve got five kids,  they don’t read this either, so I can share with y’all the basic Christmas I’m planning.

Basic gift wise. But extravagant on the memories and fun. Instead of stressing over money and gifts this year I am doing the five thing route. Five things:

1. something they want (this is where the fun toy comes in)
2. something they need
3. something to read
4. something to wear
5. shoes

Of course there will be the additional things from family , but that’s what I’m committing myself- and budget to.

Anyway, back to apples:

It’s not rocket science. You melt the caramels, and dip the apples.  Place them in a nice ant-free location to set up.  Yes, those ants tend to know where the sweets are. Grrr. There must be a shortage of ant food outside, because they keep coming to my house to eat.

I felt my apples looked a little “naked” so I dressed them up with some melted chocolate:

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