It's finally here!! MY 100th POST!

I promised a giveaway and I always deliver on my promises! Leave a comment with your blog link or email address and I will enter you in a drawing for an assorted Partylite Candle gift pack. I will draw the winner using the random integer selector and post the results next week. The giveaway will close on Saturday at midnight PST.

Good Luck! And THANKS for sticking with me this long.

Free Bodycology Sample from Walmart

Yay! FREE Froo Froo yummy smelling lotions and potions from our good friends at Walmart.

Go here to snag a FREE sample of Bodycology Uplifting Coconut Lime or Cozy Brown Sugar Vanilla! You'll get a FREE sample of hand soap, lotion and body mist! Plus, you'll get to choose between the 2 scents.

I love Walmart Samples, they really do send them and they don't bombard your inbox with junk emails.

Enjoy!!

Anniversary Dinner...

Today is my 7 year anniversary. DH and I have been together for 11 years though. We actually got married on our "anniversary" so today is our 7-11 anniversary. I thought it appropriate to visit our local 7-11 to celebrate.

My son could not have been more excited! He literally told everyone who would listen today that we were going to 7-11 for dinner. People looked at him like he was nuts. Good thing he's only 5 right?

So, we went to 7-11 and had our big bites, nachos and slurpees and our total for the entire "meal" was just over $12. Not too bad if I do say so.

The best part of the whole evening though was when we were all finished eating (in the car) my DH got out to throw out the trash and my son says to me "Mama, I love anniversary food!" He made my whole day.

Side note: we really are going to an all adult dinner, next week when my mom is visiting....but I really did want to do something fun and quirky for our actual anniversary and my son got to participate. A good time was had by all and that's what matters most.

Have any of you had a silly yet memorable anniversary?

Seriously cruel....SERIOUSLY!

So after being stuck inside for almost a week, digging my way through piles of laundry, and trying to get the house clean for Christmas morning, one of my favorite bloggers, Brenda from Seriously Mama tagged me for this GOTCHA meme. Cruel and evil, seriously (pun intended!). I'll admit that for a moment I contemplated submitting a picture of my socks but thought I might get razzed too much for it. Anyay....nice to meet you.

This is it...

1) Take a picture of yourself right NOW!
2) DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.
3) Post that picture with NO editing.
4) Post these instruction with your picture.
5) Tag 10 people to do this..

Now, who do I get to tag????

Mama Neena
Paisley Penguin
Financial Diva
Beans n taters Mama
Penny Pinching Diva

Santa Claus is coming to town.....

Today I received an email from one of the Mom's at preschool with a link to a site that you can print free letters from Santa off of. http://www.freelettersfromsantaclaus.com/


I had to share because it's really a great site if you have little kids that are in the full swing of believing in Santa. We haven't gone to see "Him" yet this year, but are planning to in the next few days. I already know what will be asked for and we are prepared for Christmas morning with the highly anticipated gift! This year at our house, it's an army set that has guys the size of GI Joe and it comes with a boat AND a helicopter! It's super great if you are a four year old boy!

Anyway, I went tonight and printed our letter off and then printed a matching envelope in Word. My plan is to take it with me to the mailbox tomorrow and mix it in with the mail so he'll have no clue. hehe. This is so much fun!!

We also have a nursery locally that brings in reindeer for the month of December and you can go get your pictures taken with them. We are planning that very soon as well! I love all the fun family activities this time of year!

What fun things do you all have planned for the coming weeks?

Our goofy little tree.

After trying and trying to rearrange our furniture to fit our tree in the same place we had it last year, I gave up!

Here's the problem: I made curtains over the summer and blocked off about half of the light from our front window by doing so. But I made up for it when we moved the couch away from said window and put it agains the brick red wall as seen in the picture. We have space for the tree in front of the window now, but i was afraid that the dog would knock the tree over every time she tried to look out the window. I didn't want to deal with that. I tried to combat this issue by moving the couch back in front of the window so I could put the tree against the red wall like we always do. When the furniture was all in place, I went out to get the mail. When I came back inside, it was like walking into a dungeon!

Here's the solution: I decided to put my furniture back to it's original position and just get a smaller tree! So, I hopped myself and DS into the minivan and headed to Walgreens where we purchased ourselves a very sweet 4.5 foot artificial tree with lights already strung. I put that little guy up right on top of our endtable and we LOVE it! I think it's one of the cutest trees we've had yet.

Here's the outcome: What do you think?



I still have to put more presents under it, but not too shabby so far.

Do you all put up a real tree or do you go the artificial route like me?

Just for the fun of it...

Play along….what have you done? Things I’ve done are in BOLD.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful Geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant

Decorating for fall.

I love fall! I love when the leaves start to change. I love the clean, crisp air. I especially love getting out all my candles and decorations and "cozy-ing" up the house.

Yesterday, DH came home and actually complained that the house was "hot". It was 73 degrees. Our furnace never came on once yesterday because I had my candles burning. :) Only a few...like 19. I took some pictures so everyone can enjoy them with me.


This is our side table by the couch. My grandma on my dad's side crocheted the doilly for me. ;)



This is the top of our entertainment center. The middle is actually a metal birdhouse that my mom found for me and it has pumpkins and leaves on it. It's really cute!!


This is my Global Fusion Hurricane by Party Lite. It's a mosiac, hand tiled hurricane done in burgandy, amber and bluish tiles. I have to admit that I thought this piece was ugly until I saw it in person. It has since become one of my favorite pieces!


And finally...If you come to my house, you will be greeted by Gretta my scarecrow. I love her! She's just so stinking cute! And my autumn wreath. I actually made it myself last year!

How do you decorate for fall?

Who do you side with?

My friend PaisleyPenguin sent me a great link here where you can answer a few questions and the widget will pair you with the Presidential candidate that you sided most with. It's kindof cute at the end because the person you don't side with gets catapulted off of the see-saw. :)

Just kindof a fun widget to see what they say.

Enjoy!

Free Redbox Rental...September 29.

I've come across another great freebie! The Financial Diva gets credit for tipping me off!

Redbox kiosk's can be found in grocery stores. You can go here to find a location near you.

When you go to check out your movie tonight, be sure to enter the code: LA45W7 for your free rental!

This code only works today September 29! HURRY!

Culture and Cash.

So, my dear son and I took advantage of free museum day today. We chose the local flight museum to go and have some fun. I tried my darndest to take pictures, but my camera wouldn't cooperate. I ended up with two photos on my camera phone. Ugh! We had a great time though. I will definitely add this event to our family calendar and see if it comes around again next year. Hopefully some of you had a chance to get out and enjoy some FREE culture.

Also, I wanted to let anyone who took advantage of the FREE gas promotion that Chevron had awhile ago know...I actually received my gas gift card today!

Whoo hoo! I love going to the mail and having goodies be there. Bills are no fun as we all know. Hopefully if you got in on the promotion, you will receive yours soon too.

Another cool FREE thing to do on Saturday 9/27!

I love the internet...

There are so many great things I learn about that I otherwise would never have known. Take for example, this Saturday is Museum Day and you can get FREE admission to a museum in your area. Here's the link with all the details!

Hubby happens to work on Saturday so that leaves DS and myself at home with nothing to do. Guess where we're going this weekend. :)

Hopefully some of you might be able to enjoy the culture in your area as well.

ENJOY!!