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!!!

Does BUXOM BERTHA SCARE You?

This is a

VERY SHORT 

post today.

I am off to open up at the 

VA this morning at

6:00 AM.

But. I did want to show you 

my little 

SCAREWOMAN!

I put this together using 

2 Dollar Store mops and

an old mop that I don't use anymore.

I used a wig form for the head

and purchased her lovely

OUTFIT

from Goodwill.

Without further ado-

Here she is--

BUXOM BERTHA!

Look at that 

SASSY GIRL-

Pulling her skirt up in the air!

MyHero says-

Oh!  She looks like YOU!

Whereupon, he hustled right over to 

hustle her have his picture taken with her.

I don't like it that I can't see his hands....

just sayin'....

Tonight I have three little girls here 

and the 

SweetCheeks will pick a name for 

Somerset Magazine.

You STILL have time to sign up today!

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!

Click HERE

I'll be back later-

after I am through

pushing the ol' boys around

at the VA!

LOVE MY JOB!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIMI!!!

Mindy Rose!

My wild Irish Rose.

Oh!  How my dad would 

have loved you.

You look so much like

his side of the family.

You were born 10/12/77

just a few minutes after midnight.

You dad kept urging me to 

HURRY UP AND HAVE THE BABY

so that you could be born on

your Uncle Paul's birthday.

I was NOT good at being

told what to do then.

I'm still not very good at it-shhhh.

We weren't much at picture taking back then.

We had a Polaroid camera~

everyone did and

we were no exception.

It took quick pictures

but they were BAD.

And film was expensive

and we were oh-so-poor

when you were tiny.

Your sister, TPot, thought you

were her own personal pet.

And you were so good-natured

that you let her feed you

whenever she felt like it.

Sometimes she fed you 

Hershey's cocoa right out of the can.

You were her best audience..

Always a step behind her

because you were only

a year younger.

If she sat in the leaves

you sat in the leaves~

You loved your birthday parties

at Happy Joe's Pizza Place

and rode the carousel whether

it was turning or not.

You would stay on

until we pried your fingers

from the horse.

And Oh! How you loved

being a bride.

I lost count of how many Halloweens

that you dressed as a bride.

YOU were ALWAYS a bride

and your brother was ALWAYS

a rabbit.

And, then, one day I turned around

and you were a young woman.

A young woman 

with a passion for singing

and a passion for the Lord.

You made a missions trip to China..

and saw a different side of life..

You came home

older and wiser.

You were beautiful when

you were in high school-

And your hair...Oh! Your hair..

Complete strangers would come up to

you and ask you where you got

your perm..

Your answer was always the same.

~From God~

And, finally, you didn't need to

dress as a bride for Halloween anymore.

No indeedy!

You would dress as a bride 

for your wedding

which was held outdoors.

Your Dad performed

the ceremony and.

it was a dream wedding

to a man that loves you.

Three years later you had BigBoyE

And when Big BoyE was 2-1/2 

his brother, Charles-In-Charge

joined him.

And -then you were blessed with

our sweet little

Baby Bright Eyes.

Now you have moved 

to another state-but close

enough where we can get

there in a day's travel.

Happy, Happy Birthday

Mindy Rose!

I won't be celebrating with you this year,

as you know,

but I will be there in spirit.

I will celebrate with you just a 

few days late this year.

Love you to the moon and back!

SEE you soon!;>)

PLEASE PRAY FOR TOM AND GERT (and Rusty, too)

I have been following Gert since I started blogging.

Her blog is:

Gert, Tom & Rusty, too.

I have no idea how we found each other-

but we did.

My very first prayer request was for her.

She was quite ill.

She has MS and has pain.

Sometimes the pain in her hips is horrible

but she never complains.

Today, however,

it is her hubby that needs prayers.

Her husband Tom is in the hospital.

They have been unable to get his heart medications

regulated and it has caused them both 

a lot of anxiety and unrest.

Gert is trying to bolster Tom's spirits 

while dealing with her own health issues.

Isn't she just the sweetest looking lady?

Here she is all gussied up for her

Red Hat meeting.

I stole this and the other picture off her blog.

So, please, please take just a moment to 

send up a prayer 

-or best wishes if you are not a pray-er-

for both of them.

Gert asked that you pray for strength for Tom

and that she can stay strong and support him.

She also has one little extra request...

IF you believe you can pray for animals

(and I have to say-I do)

please pray for their little Rusty.

He is beside himself 

with everything that is gong on.

Doesn't this picture break your heart?

You know he is watching 

for his Dad to come home.

I thank you and I know that Gert thanks you, too.

Let's pray them both well!

Please leave them a little comment to let them

know that you are thinking about them.

AND

You still have time to sign up for my giveaway.

Looks like Tuesday is the drawing day

if I can get the SweetCheeks here to do it.

Sign up by clicking  HERE!

Thank you!

Hope everyone has a wonderful, blessed Sunday!

HOORAY- HOORAY- IT'S FALL ON THE BAY!

I did it!

I actually got down to the basement yesterday

and dragged my FALL BINS upstairs.

I won't tell you how many I have because

it is almost disgusting.

The amount of Fall stuff I have 
is only outdone

by my Christmas bins!

BEFORE I hauled it all upstairs 

MyHero and I went for a little drive.

I went to MY SECRET SPOT for 

BITTERSWEET!

Guess what?

It might not be so secret because there

was none to be found.

I coulda kicked something---

except I was driving.

I am the only person I know that had 

a personal painting made just for me

(as a birthday gift) of

BITTERSWEET!

There is really no BLUE 

on a BITTERSWEET plant.

My artist friend, Lolo, took a little 

artistic license with that one,

Lord rest her soul.

This actually hangs in my lower hall all year long.

My favorite chalkboard sign...

by M @ OC Cottage.

She doesn't post much anymore

but I sure love her blog!

I saw this in a magazine a long time ago.

Inside looking out...

They are cut out of tissue paper (wrapping type)

and are lightweight enough that any movement 

makes them stir.

The girls cut out the eyes and mouth.

Kinda spooky at night...

Outside looking in...

Well, this is short and sweet because 

everything is only HALF-DONE.

I will be back in a day to show

you what it really looks like around here.

Meantime,

make sure you sign up for my giveaway.HERE

It is open until Tuesday because that is

the soonest SweetCheeks can get here to

pick YOUR name!

MEANTIME,

While you are waiting to see if you are a winner-

And-speaking of winners-

This entry from Walmart takes the

"I've Got Fall Covered"

prize.

Although, she might be in competition with

MRS.ORANGE!

Yes- you CAN laugh-

you know you want to!

Yes- I KNOW I am bad-

thank you for reminding me.

Have a great Saturday.

See you in the morning!

FINISH IT UP- FIVE ON FRIDAY----IT'S ALL BABY BRIGHT EYES TODAY!

You know what I got done yesterday?

Nothing-

Absolutely Nothing!

I take that back-

I did get something done.

I had two sick little girls here

for the day which means I 

didn't go far from the family room

and I loved and took care of them.

However,

while they were watching movies,

I did sort through some pictures 

on my computer.

I found several that show

THE MANY FACES OF

BABY BRIGHT EYES

Ever wonder what your 

grandchildren will grow up

to do someday?

I DO!

Maybe we can figure out what 

Baby Bright Eyes

will do someday

 by studying these pictures.

Hmmm...Do I see a librarian in our future--

or a professor?

She's got a good start on her reading!

OR..

Maybe she will be a zoologist?

Or-ride an elephant in the circus with one of those 

spangly outfits on?

As you can see -she is mulling that over!

We already know she is a

DADDY'S GIRL

But-being a daddy's girl is not a profession-

Is it?

Well, then,

maybe she will be a closet organizer.

She was emptying the closet 

in her brothers' bedroom

while Mom was cleaning in there-

making beds and straightening.

Surprise!

Gotta love a helper like that!

However,

NONE of those quite seem to fit her.

Nope!

I am pretty sure she is slated to be a 

MOVIE STAR!

Or maybe she will be a 

WANNA BE MOVIE STAR

kind of like this guy

spotted in WALMART---where else?

See?

And to think-

YOU thought Elvis was dead!

He's not DEAD-

He's been hiding out in Walmart!

You all have a good Friday.

If I don't get my 

FALL DECORATING

done today I will get on my broom

and fly off.

So---I MAY or MAY NOT

be here tomorrow with some

FALL FUN

for you!