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Happy spooky Halloween! Can you believe Halloween is here?! Wow, this month flew by. This whole year is flying by and now it’s Halloween weekend. Are any of you dressing up? I’m not (zzz) but so far at work today I’ve seen a Pac-Man (which made me laugh), a scary Nun, a lady with devil horns and a red scarf (??), a ski bum (woman dress in ski clothes with a prosthetic butt), a ketchup bottle, and a woman with witchy leggings. There may have been others but with some people in the metro area it’s hard to tell what’s a costume and what’s not. Hee hee! I’m so excited to take YS2 out trick-or-treating Sunday. This is a whole new experience for him this year. He’s still not old enough to get it really or appreciate the traditions or festivities but he’ll get a taste. Well, not literally. I don’t plan on feeding him any candy. Next year might more of a challenge on that issue. :/ I’ll post post-Halloween pics when I’ve got them (*remember camera*) but here are a few from last year - he...

Remember to enter my giveaway for a Trek Light Gear double hammock . You really don’t want to pass this one up (but for the other entrants they do, you know, to better their chances *wink*). And don’t let the cooler weather keep you from entering (if you’re a hardcore outdoorsy type then weather isn’t an issue) because this hammock is so lightweight and compact that storing wouldn’t be an issue until you’re ready to take out. Or you know, the holidays are coming up; would make a great gift…anyway, go enter if you haven’t. We took Caleb to the mall the other night just for fun – window shopping and people watching. I always enjoy that and I know Caleb had fun. We let him walk around a bit, albeit carefully. He still hasn’t taken to wearing shoes so he was walking around in his socks. Although, Sam found him some shoes at Target he would finally wear. Looks like a great fit to me. What do you think?  At the mall: Bummer thing is, less than 12 hours later, he woke up with...

October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came - The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples, And leaves of every name. The Sunshine spread a carpet, And everything was grand, Miss Weather led the dancing, Professor Wind the band. ~George Cooper, "October's Party" Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. ~Elizabeth Lawrence Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. ~Stanley Horowitz falling leaves hide the path so quietly ~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter. ~Carol Bishop Hipps I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumn...

Howdy Folks! Sorry for the absence. Been a little busy lately so I’m a bit tardy in posting, including today’s. But stick around – got a good one for ya. Hello! One of my favorite things in the whole world is a hammock . I mean, come on, who doesn’t, right? There might be some who don’t care for them for one reason or another but I figure they’re far and few between. For me a hammock is so relaxing just gently swaying while it cocoons you - looking up at the sky, the trees, the stars, the clouds…ahhh…so nice. So nice you could even sleep in it, huh? Well depends on the hammock probably and your surroundings. I remember as a teenager wanting a hammock instead of a bed in my bedroom. My mom, believe it or not, thought that was a cool idea. Not sure why it didn’t pan out though. But it was a fun dream. Recently, I got to check out Trek Light Gear’s double hammock . Let me tell you it’s sooo nice! One I could definitely sleep in or relax in while reading a good book. I love that it ...

Howdy folks! Got what I hope is a fun post for you today but first I wanted to let you know that CSN Stores contacted me about an opportunity to review a product from one of their online stores. Yeah, CSN and I are like this. If you’re not familiar with CSN Stores, they have over 200 online stores to shop from. You can buy things like end tables , kitchen rugs, or greenhouses . I haven’t decided what I’m going to review just yet but wanted to let you know to be on the lookout for it in the near future. Hope you don’t mind but today’s post is mainly random non-sponsored product reviews. Things I picked up along the way recently and thought I’d share with you. Soooo, I finally bought my first jar of Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butter . Averie has spoken very highly of the stuff that when I spotted it I didn’t hesitate to pick it up. Let’s just say I can totally understand why she stocks up on the stuff for year-round! Oh my! Now, I know this isn’t the healthiest thing but hey, it’s...