Boggy Carnival Time!!

It's a glorious fall day and it's a great time to give away some goodies!!! I'm so tickled today because the makers of Chex Mix Bars has graciously offered up some awesome gift baskets to THREE lucky winners!

A Chex Mix Bars Basket of Indulgence with a box of tasty Turtle Chex Mix Bars, chocolate candles, caramel lotion and spa essentials like a loofah, hand massager, nail brush and spa towel.

New Chex Mix Bars combine crunchy Chex pieces, pretzels and peanuts with chewy and indulgent ingredients like caramel and chocolate. And if that’s not enough, they have less than 150 calories per bar and provide at least 8 grams of whole grain per serving (48 grams recommended daily)!

The Bloggy Carnival Giveaway is an awesome time to visit other blogs and have a chance to win some great things! Here's the link to visit more blogs participating in the carnival.

In order to have your name in for one of the three gift baskets, please leave a comment for us! This giveaway is for US residents. Last day for entries will be Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The winners will be posted on my blog and will be emailed, so please make sure you have a working email. :)

Good Luck!!!

Headin' to the Farm!

On Tuesday Shelby's class went to the petting zoo and farm for a field trip. It was a glorious day outside. The weather was perfect, the kids were so good, and in the end it was a tiring day for all!

The kids started the field trip by boarding a charter bus to the petting zoo. I remember when we used to go on field trips we'd take the ole' yellow school buses. Now they take charter buses, which is actually more comfy, plus there are bathrooms! :) Always good for the little one's.

After arriving at the farm, the guide took them around to various animals to explain what the animal was and the feeding habits of the animals.

Feeding the goats. The kids were amazed at how the goats went right up to them and ate right out of their hands.

Riding a pony!

Milking a cow! The kid's couldn't figure out how 'this milk' went into the gallon's that are in our fridge. So cute!

Oh my lands, pumpkins pumpkins everywhere! Searching for just the right pumpkin!

And here it is!


Whew, what a day! Getting ready to get back on the bus and head back to school!

The kids are out of school tomorrow and they have asked to go see High School Musical 3! So I'm hoping that there isn't a mad rush at the theater's tomorrow afternoon. But we'll be there watching Troy, Gabrielle, and Sharpay celebrate their Wildcat's graduation!

Have a great weekend!

My First Blog Award!

The other day I was blessed with my first blog award! This is called a BFF Bloggy Award! Heidi you rock girlfriend!! I love the blog world because I've met some fantastic people, Heidi being one of them!!


The rule of this award is to award it to 5 people...........four of whom visit your blog often and one newbie. So here goes:

• 40 Pink Piggies
• Engraved in His Palms
• Pink, Green, and Southern
• A Walk in My Shoes
• Some Like it Southern
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  I would also give it back to Heidi in a heartbeat! I love reading her blog! :)
  
  
  
  
  Thanks again for the awesome award!!!

Fall TV

I was just thinking of all the things that I love about fall. From the colors of fall (browns, oranges, etc.) to the scents of fall (pumpkins, spiced apples, etc.), it's really the BEST season of all.

Another really cool thing about fall is the beginning of Fall TV! Yep, fall TV. I'm enjoying watching some new shows on TV now. During the summer we hardly watch TV because we are usually outside playing. Some of my favorite shows this year are:

*Brothers & Sisters

*Desperate Housewives

*Lipstick Jungle

*Grey's Anatomy

*Dancing with the Stars

I also like Boston Legal and CSI Miami but have only watched Boston Legal.

What are your favorite TV shows??

What a surprise!

I had to share this picture! Tonight Craig went to the grocery store to pick up some items and came home with this little bouquet of flowers! Isn't that sweet!

I sure do love him!

Deals and more deals!

Happy Fall Y'all!

What a whirlwind weekend here! The pool is just about finished and we spent Saturday cleaning the house, filling the pool with water, putting out the fall decorations, and going to Dylan's football game. They lost but played so much better. It was a beautiful fall day and the crisp air was awesome!

On Sunday it rained most of the day so we decided to head out to Lowe's and Sam's Club. Along the way we realized that there was time to go to the Disney Liquidation Sale. It's a sale that Disney holds with 'their town' of Celebration. Proceeds go to the schools in the town. I've never been before and wasn't sure what to expect. I figured it would be a lot of damaged merchandise or very old merchandise. I was shocked to see a lot of great items. Yes, they had some older items (2007 photo albums and frames), but they had a ton of clothing and figurines, etc. The event was held in the school gym and had aisles and aisles of great items. I had to laugh at Craig because we had two baskets up at the register. The cashier rang everything in and Craig's eyes were getting bigger and bigger. The total on the register was $489.34! He looked at me and said what! I said just wait because they haven't taken off the discount. After she did that the grand total was $123.49~ Woo Hoo

What did we get? An adias shirt for my son, a Disney golf shirt for me, two Tommy Bahama shirts for Craig, a Lily Pulitizer precious pink jacket for my daughter, 3 huge beach towels, a High School Musical baseball, 18 Mickey Mouse hair accessories (little clippies), a Tommy Bahama shirt for me, a coin set for Craig (he's getting into coin collecting), and a regular Disney Cruise t-shirt for Craig. I was pretty impressed because if you know Tommy Bahama and Lily Pulitizer you'll know how expensive they are..........but the quality is fabulous so I couldn't resist!

They also had Billabong, Hurley, Nike, etc. They didn't have a lot of toys though, which is something I would have liked. Not sure if they did earlier in the event or what, but I will definitely keep an eye out for this sale in the future!


After the Disney sale, we headed over to Sam's Club. I love Sam's. You always find the neatest items there. I needed to get snacks for Shelby's class and get some frozen items. It's fun going up and down the aisles! Near the back of the store, they had a section of items that they had less then 5 of each item and they were seasonal. So as I was looking at the items I found this:

a Cuisinart Ice Cream/Sorbet maker! I just saw this on Saturday night when we went to BJ's Wholesale for $59. They had it at Sam's Club for $25. I couldn't resist this either. I mean a Cuisinart for $25.........wow! Plus the kids love fresh homemade ice cream, so I know I'll get a lot of great use out of this item for years to come!

I'll post some pics of the pool later this week. I have them here but keep forgetting to post them.

Have a great week!

35 Things

I saw this on Mer's Blog this morning and figured that I really didn't have anything else to blog about so I'd do this little meme. If you want to do this let me know and I'd love to read it!

35 Odd Things About Me

1. Do you like blue cheese salad dressing? No. The only salad dressing that I really like is the one from Red Lobster and our local pasta place.

2. Do you own a gun? No

3. What's your favorite drink at Starbucks? None, believe it or not, I don't like coffee.....actually I don't like hot drinks. LOL I'll drink warm cocoa when we are in the mountains but that's about it.

4. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? orange juice, fresh preferred

5. Do you do pushups? No, but I do want to start walking.

6. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My wedding ring, a name bracelet that Craig got me for Christmas one day that has all three kids names on it, and a sorority bracelet that I had made from an online friend. Here's her site.....everything is beautiful in person!

7. Favorite hobby? scrapbooking and reading

8. Do you have A.D.D? No

9. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? I easily get distracted when doing something at home. Like right now I have the laundry to be folded, a desk to clean and pack up, and here I am working on my blog! LOL

10. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: What time is Dylan's game? Where is Maggie Belle? I wonder if Target has the patio set still.

11. Name 4 drinks you regularly drink. Sprite, lemonade, sweet tea, and fiji water.

12. Current worry right now? I need to remember to get the permits done for the shed.

13. Current hate right now? Weekend homework (had to use this one from Mer's! LOL)

14. Favorite place to be? On vacation with my family......whether a staycation or away to the beach or mountains. Having fun!

15. Do you like to travel? Yes, oh yes!! I'm always planning our next trip! LOL

16. What color shirt are you wearing? My Pink Life is Good shirt

17. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? No, flannel for me too.

18. Can you whistle? yes

19. Favorite color? pink

20. If you could would you be a pirate? No, wouldn't want to live on a boat ALL the time!

21. What song do you sing in the shower? I don't.

22. Favorite girl's name? Shelby, of course. Then Grayson and Peyton.

23. Favorite boy's name? Dylan and Brandon of course! Then Braden.

24. What's in your pocket right now? Nothing

25. Favorite bedsheets as a child? Hmmm don't remember

26. Worst injury? I haven't broken anything major, so I'd have to say when I broke my two toes on one foot. Very hard to walk and there was nothing they could do about it.

27. Do you love where you live? I like it but don't 'love it'. My dream is to have a house on the beach and one in the mountains.

28. How many TVs do you have in your house? Three

29. Who is your loudest friend? I plead the 5th! LOL

30. How many pets do you have? Oh gosh......let's see Maggie Belle our pug, Turnup our bird, 4 hermit crabs, three turtles and one frog! So that's 10! Yikes!

31. Does someone have a crush on you? I would think my hubby.

32. What is your Favorite Book? Right now I'm reading some Emily Griffin books.....Baby Proof is my current. I just finished Tori Spelling's book Story Telling. It was really good.

33. What's your favorite candy? I'm not a huge candy person but I like Kit Kat's and Sugar Babies. Although I haven't eaten Sugar Babies in years. Caramel is so bad for the teeth but OH SO GOOD! LOL

34. Favorite Sports Team? Florida Gators, UCF Knights, Pittsburgh Steelers, Clemson Tigers, and LSU. Funny combination huh!

35. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? Yeah there is no school today or tomorrow! LOL