Felties

I love these new little felties that are on my header. They are fun and easy to make and can be used in so many different ways. I do believe they will make great little gifts this season. Check out this book to learn more about using felt for different projects. The possibilities are endless!

Flower Power

I LOVE this hat for the winter. Too Cute!

Neat Site

This is a cool site for you with kids that are old enough to have a few chores. All of the chores, points, etc. are kept online which I think is fabulous since I won't have to make any charts! HA! Check it Out!

Birthday Wish List

Today I was in James Avery and saw these rings. They are beautiful! (The picture does not do them justice). I would love to have the Sapphire for Ty's birthstone and the Citrine for Tucker's birthstone with their names and birthdate's engraved on the inside.

A Little Obsessed

My OCD is definitely showing. As you can see I am slightly obsessed with changing out my header on my blog. I love taking pictures of my fabric, finding fabric online, etc... and playing with them to see what they would look like. I love this current one because it reminds me of the gorgeous colors of fall. I may have to put a limit on myself!!!

Summer Nights Dream

I love the colors of this painting!

CouponMom

I have decided to start using coupons from CouponMom when I do my grocery shopping. I saw this lady yesterday on Oprah and if she can do it I can do it! I have never been into cutting coupons but I am going to try now. I will let you know how it is going. Wish me luck. Let me know if you start to use coupons from here. Maybe we could start a CouponMom Club!!! HA!

Speedy

Speedy the Roadrunner is an often visitor to our backyard. We love watching him because he is so fast and this morning he (or she) let me get close enough to take a couple of pictures. A couple of weeks ago, we watched him eat a lizard. That was an interesting process!!!

Just Watch

I found this video from another blog that I look at daily. It is a little bit long but definitely worth watching! The video was made by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Amazing!!!

Great Gift Idea

This would be a great little gift for the earring lover. Check it out here. Only $14.00.

Who will it be?

With the election getting closer and closer, I am hoping that each of them will "step up" and answer the questions tomorrow night. We will wait and see!!!

Chase

Tucker had a blast chasing Ty around the living room today. They probably did this for 15 minutes. It is so nice to have built in entertainment! I love the last picture!!!

Tag, Your It

1. How many kids do you have? 2

2.What are their ages? Ty is 6 and Tucker is 9 months.

3.What time do you start your day? I usually start my day around 6:45-7:00. I make Ty's breakfast and then feed Tucker.

4.What do you eat for breakfast? Coffee!!!

5.Do your kids watch TV? Yes. Ty may watch the Discovery Channel, PBS, TLC. Tucker watches a few Baby Einstein dvd's.

6.What are their favorite activities? Ty loves to play outside, play his Nintendo DS, and read! Tucker loves to annoy Ty!

7.Do you get a break during the day for some down time? Yes! Tucker takes two naps and Ty is at school from 7:45-3:15. I will sometimes take a nap when Tucker does in the morning. I also watch Young and the Restless, (I know I am crazy), usually everyday!

8. How do you end your day? Tucker is in bed by 7:00 and Ty is in bed by 7:30. Then I will usually visit with Kris then blog, read and take a bubble bath!!!

9. What is your best parenting advice? It is OK to say "no" to things. You can't do everything. Also, love and kiss all over them, because they grow so FAST!

I tag Christy McD. and Jessica H.

Must Haves

These are super cute! They would look great with a fitted plum sweater and trouser jeans. Also, available in black.

Women's Mossimo® Vira Fringe Pumps $27.99

What's Purple, Orange and Black all Over?

Ty and I had such a fun time putting out our Halloween decorations. Halloween is one of my favorites! Fall is near!

Choctoberfest

Chocolate is the key to a girls heart!!! Andrea had us over for a chocolate party that was "to die for". Who knew that so much chocolate would be hard to eat. I made the cupcakes and everything else was delicious as well. Thank you Andrea, you are a divine host!!!

Kathy Womack Gallery

I adore Kathy Womack's work! She has a gallery downtown that is Gorgeous. One of the Women and Wine series is on my Christmas wish list this year!!!

Real Simple's TV premiere

Real Simple, my favorite magazine is coming to TLC October 17th. I am so excited!

Stepping Outside the Box

A couple of weeks ago, I gave a speech to about 50 women at Full Circle, which is a womens outreach ministry program. The title was, Start Living Simple...It's Easier Than you Think! I had never done anything like this before and it was a challenge for me. I loved it and thought that it went very well. I had quite a bit of positive feedback and would love to possibly speak to other groups on organizing and living simple.

Tucker's 9 month photos

Tanya took Tucker's 9 month pictures a couple of weeks ago. They were taken at the Capital on a beautiful Saturday morning! Check out the slide show! Enjoy!!!

Makes me Smile!

6 Years

Ty makes my world perfect! He turned 6 on September 12th and he is the smartest most beautiful boy. We are so Blessed. Happy Birthday Buddy!

Bath Time

Tonight Kris gave Tucker a bath in the kitchen sink. He loves it and it is so easy. Let's just hope Daddy got the sweet potatoes off his mouth and nose!

Labor Day with My Family

A couple of weekends ago we went to my grandfathers house in Mabank which is outside of Tyler. We had a fantastic time. My whole family on my dad's side was there except for 1 of my cousins and my uncle from Wyoming. We are a very small, close family and it was great being together. My grandfather is 87 and has not been feeling well. We all wanted to go and visit him. He had not met Tucker so it was great for them to be together.

Work in Progress

I am not sure what I am going to do with this pretty. It will be a gift for someone. Wait and see!

Sneak Peek

Just a little peak of a Christmas gift I am making for someone special!

A Little Punch!

I have been wanting to do something colorful in my powder room for a while. One of my favorite designers, Anna Maria Horner, has a new line of fabric out that is gorgeous. It is exactly what I was looking for. I love the bright, vibrant colors and wanted to use just about every fabric in the collection. I decided to buy different size embroidery hoops which is very economical. I then took the fabric and stretched it onto the hoop. I also added vintage buttons to a few of them. I love the way it turned out and I am so happy with how it looks in the bathroom.

Fishy-Fish

Ty has a fish named Fishy-Fish. Tonight I was cleaning his vase and thought it would be fun to try something new. I used one of my candle vases. I am going to try to start putting him in a different vase each time I clean his container. It is fun looking at him and seeing him in a different home.

Exciting First Day!

Ty had a great day at school. When I picked him up and asked how his day was he said, "completely awesome". His favorite part of the day was gym because he got to do pushups! Too Funny! I was so proud of him and glad that he had a great day! I will be adding more pics later.