WHO'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE? IS IT Susie @ She Junks?

BIMBO, BOMBO,

TOMKIN PIE.

She's  the apple of my eye

Swing her low or swing her high.

She's the apple of my eye.

The original poem says HE but...

I took a little liberty there..

If you have never read 

FATHER FOX'S PENNYRHYMES

you have missed something

WONDERFUL!

My friend, Judy Tower,

(I have sadly lost touch with her-

if you read this Judy-please call me)

gave me this book and it soon

became my children's favorite.

Speaking of friends,

I was

SO VERY LUCKY

to meet Susie,

from the  SheJunks blog.

A REAL LIVE BLOGGING FRIEND!

You KNOW how sweet Susie is on her

blog and leaving comments in blogland?

Well, she is even sweeter in real life!

I don't think either of us felt

the least bit awkward when we met.

She is a very pretty lady

and a lot of fun!

I was lucky enough to meet her 

sweet daughter, too.

We met at Horton's in Tipton, IN.

Susie only lives about a half-hour from my daughter, Mimi.

We talked so much I don't remember

half of what I saw at Horton's

but it is a FANTASTIC PLACE.

I will write more about that another time.

Right now-

I need to get busy because I have been 

a bit lazy since I got home.

I left Indiana the day after Jason's surgery.

He is doing well and thanks

you for the prayers.

So...I will say..

TaTa for now

and head on down the lane--

just like little Miss BrightEyes.

She has two lines for me-

She wakes me up with 

"Good morning, Beeyoutuful"

and when she turns her back on

me like you see below

she calls out over her shoulder...

"Go 'Way, Nana"

Sigh....

So---off I go.....

Next week I'm gonna have a 

NEW APPLE OF MY EYE...

It might be one of these three!

Or....maybe not.....

Oh- wait---

almost forgot---

You have a couple of days to sign up

for my giveaway

on my other blog-

A Cottage On The Cove.

All you have to do is be a follower.

AND---I have added a few more 

GOODIES to the GIVEAWAY...

AND if you don't like witches

I will have another 

GIVEAWAY

coming up for Christmas.

I will have one of the

"apples of my eye"

draw a name on Sunday sometime.

FREE BLOG MAKEOVER GIVE AWAY

Well, if you came here

thinking it was ME that was

doing the 

FREE BLOG MAKEOVER

you can stop laughing now.

It's NOT me!

Nope!

It's Linda

The Fairy Blogmother!

Life and Linda

Linda is the one that took my blog

from pathetic to pretty.

Just imagine what she can do for

YOUR BLOG.

Head on over to 

sign up HERE!

Good luck and 

Happy Weekend.  

I WON! I WON! I WON A GIVEAWAY! Wait til you see THIS!

Several weeks ago 

I threw my name into the hat 

at

SISSIE'S SHABBY COTTAGE

for a sweet 

Jeanne d'Arc bag.

I told Sissie I had the 

PERFECT outfit to wear with it..

IF I won!

She probably thought-

yeah-right....

Well, I DID win

nanya nanya booboo-stick your head in doodoo

and I DO have the perfect outfit 

for this bag!

Here, my friends, is what I won!

HELLO GORGEOUS BAG!

Is that not one of the prettiest bags you have

EVER SEEN?

And- I DO have the outfit to match!

I know- things look kind of

BLAH--just hanging--but--

that is what you're getting!

Want to see more, do you?

I LOVE it, Sissie!

I REALLY LOVE IT!

What else do I have to go with it?

How about THESE pieces?

WHO does that OLD ARM belong to?

Certainly it can't be MINE!?

Oh- I am so thankful for this beautiful gift!

And..IF you don't know Sissie

you need to pop over to her blog right now.

Sissie's Shabby Cottage.

She is just a love!

Yes!She!Is!

Thank you again, Sissie!

When my youngest daughter was here

I thought she was

EYEING UP my NEW BAG!

No you don't sister! You are NOT getting my bag!

I quickly diverted her attention by telling her

I was making 

VELVET pumpkins and asked her if she wanted a couple.

She said Yes!

She took ALL TEN of them.

Hmmm...I "might have" had a few

stashed out of sight!

How about you?

Do you give your kids the things they love?

Hmmm...know what else they love?

Wonder which one will end up getting

THAT PRIZE?????

GOOD-BYE HALLOWEEN! Hello Sign Winner &Happy Birthday to my Son-In-Law!

Time to pack away the

BLACK CATS

and say 

GOOD-BYE to HALLOWEEN!

Time to pack away the

HALLOWEEN COSTUME

that my son so lovingly made for little CJK.

CJK wanted to be a BOAT---

NOT A SAILOR 

Nope!  A BOAT!

As you can see, he is pretty happy with

the boat his Daddy made him.

(I overlaid his real name with 

CJK'S Lil' Boat)

And he can walk around in it.

So-

GOOD-BYE HALLOWEEN!

HELLO- SIGN WINNER!

Kim- Exquisitely Unremarkable-

I need your address and this is 

Your Sign!

 Hope you like it!

If you don't know Kim-go visit HERE.
She is a great person!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone

that entered and signed up to 

follow the kids on Facebook and Etsy.

I wish they could send

EVERYONE A SIGN

but they won't let me

the brats!

Thanks again and I hope you have a 

GREAT SUNDAY!

We will probably do this again

in Spring with another giveaway.

Meanwhile, please look at their site

79north 

and consider a sign for a 

Christmas or Birthday present 

for someone you love.

Speaking of Birthdays!
Happy, Happy Birthday to my wonderful
SON-IN-LAW   -  Big J!
Love you, buddy!

Did you remember to set your clocks back?

And you thought I never posted pictures

of myself and my dog!

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER and SOMERSET MAGAZINE!

Thanks to all of you that 

signed up for the giveaway of

SOMERSET MAGAZINE.

My sweet friend, KRIS, @

Junk Chic Cottage

has a wonderful feature article about her

home, herself and her blog

in this issue.

Lulu wanted to do the drawing

this time.
She arm-wrestled 
SweetCheeks for the honor.

Here you are!

No cheating with this kid!

She can read! 

lol
I tried to get her to put
ORANGE RUBBER BANDS
on her teeth to match the background
but she is stubborn about things like that.

Anyway

Congrats to 
Mary-MyDogsMyGardenandMary

If you don't know Mary you are 
missing someone special.
She is just the neatest gal-
I won't tell you how old she is but
she still does everything for herself-
housework, gardening,
and is the most positive, upbeat gal,
despite the heat this summer and some
health issues.
So-if you have a sec wish her
Congratulations on winning.

Mary,
I need your address and-

It will be in the mail shortly-
from Kris-

AND

because I said 

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER

I am sending a gift certificate

for a family dinner meal

at

YEP!

KFC

Kentucky Fried Chicken.

That is the SweetCheeks 

NEW FAVORITE PLACE 

to eat!

Personally, I think 

The Colonel

needs an iron supplement.

He's looking a little wan to me!

She recommends the

EXTRA-CRISPY CHICKEN,

MASHED POTATOES WITH GRAVY

AND THEIR COOKIES.

lol

She said YOU can eat HER biscuit.

Still can't believe the kid is related to me and

doesn't LIKE biscuits!

There is something seriously wrong 

with that child!

Thanks to everyone that signed up
for the drawing.
I wish I could send each and every one of you
a copy!
I just love ALL of you!!!

GIVE AWAY--GIVE AWAY---You will LOVE this one!

A couple of weeks ago I was in 

Barnes & Noble

killing a little time.

I always pull out the Somerset Magazines 

because you never know what you will 

find in them.

Well, 

THIS TIME

I found that my sweet friend, Kris,

Junk Chic Cottage,

has a full feature in there about

HER BLOG!

You'll see some of these pictures-

I stole these right off her blog---shhhhh----

Sadly, her home doesn't look like this anymore.

Their house is up for sale and she 

has "un-chic'ed" it.

So sad!

If you visit her blog you can see how it looks now.

&

&

Can you believe it?

AND

She is so flipping humble 

I can hardly stand it.

Anyway,

I asked her if I could do a post about it

and give away a copy of the magazine.

She said-yes-
We are true girlfriends
although we have never met in person..
BUT we are going to.
Yes, we are---
hopefully yet this fall.

 I love her hubby,Terry, too. 
He is just THAT GUY...always
helping someone out in some way.

I am gonna lay a big ol' hug on that 
big lug when I meet him...shhh...
It's a surprise for MyHero
AND Terry.  snicker

So my friends...

All you have to do is 

tell me you want to be in the drawing-

along with your mother's maiden name,

your social security number,

your husband's blood type and

two hundred dollars sent to my PO box

(so it can't be traced)

That's it!

Just leave me a comment.

I will pick a winner next Sunday,

October 11th.

That gives everyone a chance to

sign up that doesn't get here on a 

daily basis.

AND..

if you DON'T KNOW Kris

Junk Chic Cottage-

you are missing one of the best and 

biggest-hearted bloggers in 

BLOGGYDOM.

I  think I made the word Bloggydom up-

feel free to use it--

you're welcome.

So...what are you waiting for?

Stop dawdling!

Leave me a comment..

and if you don't have an email address

attached to your name let me know

how I can reach you...

Good luck.

See you tomorrow!

FEAR - Giveaway & Happy Birthday to My Brother & My Best Friend Sandy

Last week there was an opportunity to sign up

for a book by 

JETTIE  PARRISH

called 

FEAR.

If you signed up here or

 on Facebook

your name went into two drawings.

The winner here is...

drum roll please...

Kay G

Kay has a blog called

Georgia Girl With An English Heart.

Kay-please email me 
your full name and  address and I will

pass it along to Jettie

If any of you would like to purchase the book

you can do so on Amazon HERE.

You can download it to read on your computer

or you can purchase a hard copy.

Thanks to everyone that entered the contest.

AND----
 Happy Birthday to my dear brother,
Charlie, gone two years this month.
He lives with the angels now and 
celebrates a heavenly birthday instead
of an earthly one.
Miss ya, bro!

You were one of the kindest
men I have ever known.
The angels are lucky to have you
but I wish I could have had you just
a little while longer.

AND-
Happy Birthday to my dear friend
SANDY
She has seen me at my worst and
at my best-whatever THAT is-
This was at my daughter's wedding.
Love ya, Sandy!

So-
Have a great Saturday
and

I'll be back tomorrow.

Yes-I-will!

GIVEAWAY WINNER WHOOO HOOOOO SWEET CHEEKS DONE GOOD!

Yes, Yes, I KNOW.

It should not be 

SWEET CHEEKS DONE GOOD..

It should be..

SWEET CHEEKS DONE EXCELLENT...

ha-had you there, DIDn't I?

I met SweetCheeks after school in a 

PARKING LOT

so she could do this drawing.

I took the hat full of 

OVER 100 NAMES!

So..

Who (or is it whom) did she pick?

See for yourself!

Drumroll....please....

Unfolded and 

HERE IT IS!

Here is our little Gappy...

Smiling away.....

No way to cheat now that she can read!

Guess what?  I wouldn't cheat anyway

because I have discovered that

cheating does not pay!

It always comes back to bite you...or me...

Now she is old enough to read the names herself.

Wow!  How in the world did she get so BIG?

She's still little enough to like dressing up.

Here she is at Halloween.

Can you guess who she is?

It's Snow White, you goofball!

Sorry- got off track there for a minute.

You know- It is really funny how things work out.

Lisa, as many of you know, lost her husband, Ken,

a few weeks ago.

Life has not been easy for her and I don't think 

she has had much to smile about.

Maybe today- just for a moment-

she will smile.

Lisa has a blog, too, if you'd like to visit her.

All Things In Life

Here is her entry:

Lisa Mangold	Oct 31 (3 days ago)
to me

Lisa Mangold has left a new comment on your post "A SWEET LITTLE GIVEAWAY- FROM ME TO YOU": 

I tried this once this morning but I'll try it again. Looks like I'm not entered into your contest. Perhaps it will inspire me to see new dreams! 

Blessings, 

Lisa

Sometimes those small good things in life

pop up when you need them most.

I hope the magazine does inspire you to see

NEW DREAMS.

Lisa- Send me the mailing address where you

would like the magazine sent.

Lisa, I want to encourage you to

enjoy your day and celebrate by eating a

HAMBURGER.

HOWEVER, DON'T buy your BUNS

at Walmart....

UNLESS you are going to roll them

into a HOT DOG shape.

A SWEET LITTLE GIVEAWAY- FROM ME TO YOU

I KNOW you all love GIVE AWAYS

and this is one that

KEEPS ON GIVING

all year long!

I KNOW how much most of you 

LOVE MAGAZINES.

We were all doing magazines

LONG before Pinterest 

and blogging, weren't we?

I  know that a lot of you dropped

your subscriptions once you started

blogging because there was so 

much inspiration online

AND because magazines are expensive..

However,

There is just something satisfying

about having a magazine 

IN YOUR HAND,

isn't there?

So- Here's the deal!

I am offering you a 

ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
to

COTTAGE.

It is published 5 times a year.

You will LOVE IT- trust me!

What do you have to do?

Just be 

A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG

AND

LEAVE ME A COMMENT.

That's it-

No hoops to jump through-

I don't need your Mother's maiden name

or your father's blood type.

Just your name!

Got it?

GO!

Drawing is Saturday November 1st!

Well- don't just SIT THERE-

Leave me a comment  dopey

I will be away for most of the day 
but will try to play a bit of catch up tonight. 

WINNER WINNER THERE'LL BE PIE FOR DINNER

Here's what is in 

THE GIVEAWAY!

Here are all the entries.

I printed all the responses and

printed them out and then cut them apart

with a paper cutter

and didn't lose a single finger.

Yes- Yes- I know I could use the 

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR

but this is SO much more FUN!

Here is 

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

dressed, seated, looking away so 

she won't cheat & then reading the name.

TA-DAH!

It's DEBBY from COZY BLANKET

Debby is a wonderful person,

caring, loving, funny,

REAL!

She has been a long time follower.

So, Miz Debby, I need your address

and I will get a box out to you the first of the week.

You-know-the check is in the mail....hahaha

Now,

Here's a little surprise for you!

SweetCheeks two sisters wanted to be part

of the drawing procedure, too.

So-they each drew a name.

I have something 

VERY LITTLE 
to send to two other gals.

Ria, on the right above, drew

Pat @ Gypsy Heart & Soul

Pat has been having trouble with
her computer/blogging so I hope
she sees this.

Lulu, on the left above, drew

Debbie from SheGracesHerHomeInGodsBeauty

Debbie is a brand new follower and brand new to 

blogging and has never entered a giveaway before.

So- Pat & Debbie

I need your addresses for just a 

"little sumthin"

Aren't you glad that 

THREE GRANDDAUGHTERS

showed up?

Thank you ALL so much for participating.

I wish I could send something to each and every one of  you

but I DO live with MyHero

and ummm...he wants to buy lunch this week.

the spoil sport