Thankful Through November

At She Hath Done What She Could

Since my children were little, we have done a "Thankful Tree" in our kitchen. It's a paper trunk and we tape on leaves each day with messages written on them about what we are thankful for in our lives. It has been a real blessing to us each November. I am extending this little exercise onto my blog as a theme to carry through November. Each day I will post something I am thankful for in my life. It can be something as silly like a place I shop, a piece of clothing, or it can be something more meaningful.

I hope it will spur you all on to reflect on your own lives and the many blessings you have to be thankful for this fall season. Please feel free to comment on your own thankful thoughts each day!

And the Winner of the Too Silly Sisters bracelet is..................

Miss Ginger Girl!!!
I can't believe it - as I was coming to pick the winner, Maggie and I were saying "It's weird but it seems the generator never picks #1!" OK- I do the random pick and - hello, it's #1!!!! Halloween spookiness!

Congrats to Pamela - this is one beauty of a handmade bracelet. Thank you Lori of Too Silly Sisters for hosting this lovely giveaway and thank you readers for entering!!

Check out ths "Double the Fun" Giveaway!

This is such a fun concept for a giveaway! Nominate your favorite blog and you and your friend both win!! Check it out here from FurElisse (also sponsored by Lola's Girl!)

OOTD- All Wrapped Up!

Don't forget to enter the GIVEAWAY!
Don't forget to submit your TARGET OUTFIT!

In the "spirit" of the holiday, I took my OOTD with a Mummy! He's my buddy.

Dress: Simply Vera Wang
Cardi: Old Navy
Boots: Sears
Necklace: Ross

"Come on, give us a kiss!" (Line from Sweeney Todd, the play in which I was Mrs. Lovett in high school. The entire script is etched in my memory forever.)

I have a great fashion story to tell you friends.

I am in line at the grocery. This man (yes, I said man) stops me and says "Where in the world did you get those cute boots?" I am flabbergasted, yet so excited that someone in the grocery is appreciating fashion! This guy was a manly man, yet dressed to the nines. So, I didn't want to answer where bought them but had to say, "Um, Sears!" He said, "You are kidding? No way, they are so cute, all that detail. Where were they made?" I said "I have no idea!" Then he said "Well, just tell people they are Italian!" Then he proceeded to tell me about his secret of shopping Nordstrom Rack and that he got his Armani shoes for $250! I said "No!!!" We exchanged shopping stories, then got our groceries and parted ways! A kindred "spirit" at the grocery - who knew?

Today after school my son showed me an experiment on Kinetic and Potential Energy. What? Obviously my kids are smarter than me! That's homeschooling for ya!

Kinetic energy is one half times the mass times the velocity squared. Kinetic energy = 1/2mv². Potential energy is the mass times gravity times the height. Potential Energy = m*g*h. Conservation of energy states that Ki + Pi = Kf + Pf.

Giveaway time again!!! Enter to win a handmade bracelet from Too Silly Sisters!

Let me first say that I appreciate all my readers and blogging buddies out there! I don't always reply to the comments left on my blog directly, but I try to keep in touch with all of you by commenting on YOUR blogs! So, I just want you to know that I really value the friends I've made in the blogging world and I love to stop by your corners of the world and check in with you women and moms of like mind!

So to show my appreciation it's time for a Fall Giveaway!

I recently picked up this wonderful necklace from Lori of Too Silly Sisters Etsy Shop! As you know, this is my mantra and I absolutely adored the colors of this piece! I found Lori's shop by starting to read her blog. She is a fellow homeschooling mom with a lot of creativity and talent!

I recently asked Lori if she would like to host a giveaway on my blog and she happily agreed and supplied me with this beautiful handmade "Seize The Day" bracelet! I not only love the fall colors, but I love the name and sentiment of the bracelet too!

Entering is simple! You have 3 chances to enter. Please leave a separate comment for EACH entry you make so your name gets put in the drawing three separate times!

1. Please leave a comment with your name and a way to contact you should you win and tell me your favorite piece in the Too Silly Sisters shop.

2. You can gain a second entry by going to the Too Silly Sisters Shop and clicking "add to favorites" on the left sidebar. After doing so, please leave a comment stating this!

3. You can gain a third entry by becoming a follower of this blog on the right sidebar.

Comments will be closed by 5pm Sunday, October 31st and the winner will be announced before the stroke of midnight!! Spooky!

"Seize the Day Bracelet"

OOTD-Staying Warm in Refinement!

One thing is for sure- I get cold easily! In my house all day, even with a fire, I am usually wearing layers or a big sweater! So, I have to stay warm to be happy! Today I chose my Refined Cord Shirtdress layered over a turtleneck. Boots keep me extra warm. We are working away in our schoolroom until time for soccer practice!

Dress: Anthro Refined Cord Shirtdress
Tneck: Kohls
Tights: Banana Republic
Boots: Sears

Weird sales just keep falling into my lap! Like these shoes I pined after in summer! I couldn't find them any where in my size then, but yesterday found them for $4.95.

And I went looking for the Tucker for Target Signature Blouse and happened upon this Painted Flowers Tunic - on sale for $27.99 right now (30% off) but for some reason this one was $10.07??? Go figure- it was my size, so now it's mine! Yeah for unexpected sales!

Anyone have any styling tips for this tunic?? Thanks! And now, I switch from Teacher to Lunch Lady!

An amazing, generous giveaway! You must check it out!

Imagine my surprise when I was doing my daily blog reading today to see that Golden Means was hosting an amazing Anthropologie Giveaway! You must head over there and enter to win one of 3 prizes:
1st - $200 Anthro Gift Card
2nd- $100 Anthro Gift Card
3rd - $100 Anthro Gift Card
I was really touched by the generosity of this giveaway as she aims to thank her loyal readers! This is one of my favorite blogs for Anthro inspiration!

Check out this super fun "Spooktacular" Giveaway!!

Over at Princess of Taylor! I love the idea she came up with! Enter for your chance to win the "mystery" items!

CSN Stores are great!

We are still working on our home remodel and soon I will need to be looking for a dining room table and dining room chairs along with some other things like couches, etc. CSN Stores give me some great ideas!

In the next few weeks I will be doing a review for CSN and I can't wait to get my wanted item! I will keep it a surprise for now and reveal it in my review post!

Le Creuset French Oven

Black Forest Owl Clock

In the past I hosted a CSN Giveaway with great success! They have over 200 stores and so many items to choose from. Check them out - almost everything ships for FREE!

OOTD-Crazy Busy!

Work is keeping me crazy busy - no time to blog! Here is my retro dress from Ross and my boots that I copied off my 10 year old daughter!

Dress: Ross
Boots: Sears
Necklace: Kohls

Have a great day blog friends!