What is it Wednesday????

This is the first batch of the season.....Sugar Coma Caramel Popcorn!! Waaaayyy tooooo addicting!! Really super duper easy to make....click here to get the directions....but I'm warning you....you won't be able to keep your hand out! I'm off to visit with family for the rest of the week......Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Blessings to you all.

The Last Stop

Well.....this is it...the last stop on The Boss' Working on a Dream Tour, which started in the fall of 2007. My Dad has season tickets for the Buffalo Sabres and they emailed him at the end of the summer to see if he would want the tickets for the Bruce Springsteen tickets....and of course I chimed in that he never knows what to get me for Christmas.....well...Merry Christmas to me!!! :) Look at this super cute tote bag I found at Walmart for $5!! I have been excited for days and jammed to constant Bruce the whole 3 1/2 hour ride up to Buffalo.



Chip didn't want to go with me this time......So my cousin, the Gerberagirl was happy to come with me.



This man is the hardest working man in the business.....He played the complete Greetings from Asbury Park album...as well as Sunny Day, Rosalita, Thunder Road and BTR.....Requests came in for Merry Christmas Baby and Santa Claus is coming to Town and he was happy to oblige.



Eveyone has eluded that Buffalo being the last stop is significant.....this is where he very first played.....is this it for Bruce and the E Street band??? To watch him rockin' at 60 I sure hope not!!!!



It was Little Stevie's birthday and we all sang as they brought him out a cake.



And as always.....I got teary eyed at the end just ebracing the moment...always thinking.....this could be the last time......

I Love My Boots

I first have to say this is my first post where I am in all the pictures...I took them all myself! And I was sweating putty balls as I was running up and down the stairs changing my outfits and boots...because I had my camera set up in the dining room. But anywhoo......I love my boots!!! I lost a bunch of weight two years ago and had to re-create my a whole new wardrobe for myself...it was fun...but now I have been concentrating on my footwear...can you believe my feet got smaller as well???anyway I am in love with my boot collection! It is perfect! This is my most recent pair....I just got them two weeks ago when I was away with my soul sisters. I tried them on and they were as comfy as slippers. I thought about them all afternoon and stopped in and got them on our way home. I llloooove them! I've worn them almost everyday.....they look great with skinny jeans.



They also look great with this cute corduroy skirt I got at Walmart. It was on sale for $7!!! I loved it so much I got a brown one too :) For $7 dollars I couldn't not!



These are my new hot weekend boots. I am waaaay taller in them.....and I think even a smidge taller than Chip when I have them on...but I don't care!



I saw them a month or so ago....I had been looking for a dressy pair of black boots for the holidays. I kept looking, but I went back for these after I had been all over town. They look so awesome I had to show them up close.



These boots are from Nine West and I wear them ALL.THE.TIME. I learned from my cousin, Gerberagirl...."If you love them, buy them in black and brown."



So I did!!!




I did for these boots too! They are also from Nine West...I fell in love with the black ones at Macys and wanted the brown ones too...so I went down to the Nine West store and they were on sale there.....so I got BOTH pair for the price of one.SCORE!!! They are great for walking all day....or for a concert when you're on your feet all night. Like I will be when I go see Bruce Springsteen Sunday night in Buffalo :)



These are hand me downs from my sister. I didn't care for them at first...but a friend wore a similar pair a few weeks ago when were were out and I remembered I had these in my closet....they are Frye boots and I actually saw a similar pair brand new at the store...So thought I would get them out and knock around in them for a while :)



These are my lucky football boots. They're from Target and they are terrific for all of those rainy and muddy football and soccer games. The Chiefs won their playoff and Super Bowl games because I had these on :)



These Uggs are THE.COZIEST!!! With my sister living in Vail, Co. it's always a great Christmas gift suggestion...she treated me to these last year.



And these Uggs were from two years ago....I love to throw them on when I'm running around town.



Cindylou just asked me if she could borrow these little short ones for school tomorrow. Now that we're the same size....it might get a little crazy around here.



These Havana Joe's are great for knocking around on hikes or football practices in the fall....with the heel, even though they are construction boots, they look a little bit more girlish and fun. Wheh! I didn't really realize I had the perfect boot collection until today. Ummmmm....and I don't think Chip does either....and I'd like to keep it that way....don't be blabbing about it if you run into him....I'm pretty sure he NEVER checks this blog.....and I'd like to keep it that way too!!! :)

Working Hard on Being Thankful

We've been busy over here being thankful....Cubby has been hard at work on picking the cards out of Thankful Jar this week. Yesterday he picked two out. The first one said he was thankful for his siblings....and the suggestion was to do something nice for them. So he decided to organize their rooms for them while they were at school. Ummm...let's just say they weren't very thankful for what he did! Then he picked the one that said we were thankful for turkeys. And he proceeded to get out all of his crafty stuff to make our little art project.



He thought it needed just a "wittle gwitter" on the feathers.



And yes....another heirloom art project was complete! :)




Today we were thankful for our kitchen. We made these yummy pumpkin muffins before he left for kindergarten. I can't include the recipe because they were from a box....I know my soul sister Marzipan would never even consider such a thing...but it worked for us this morning! And he was soooo proud to offer them to the big kids after school. Soon we will be out of cards....and then we've decided to fill the jar with other things we are thankful for and read them at dinner on Thanksgiving.....tell me.....what are a few things you are thankful for????

What is it Wednesday????

CANDY!!!!!!!! I can't believe I've been doing this weekly post since March and I haven't put candy in my jar yet!!!! And no one has even left a little bloggy comment to ask why not either????....This is the remainder of Cubby's stash from Halloween. This was the first year the older two didn't go trick or treating. The day and night were so crazy I didn't realize until the next day :( I can't STAND that they are growing up!! But it did cut down on the candy intake at our house by 2/3's!!! Instead of 30 pounds of candy, we only had 10!!!

Priceless Art

I love to frame my kids artwork.....it makes it so much more important and they are so excited to see it displayed. Last week Cubby brought home this cornucopia he made in kindergarten. I loved it and had to frame it and make it into a keepsake forever....I mounted it onto plain brown paper and used some stamps from my craft room to make the title. To me, this is the kind of art that is priceless.

What is it Wednesday????

I am still just loving the fall season over here! I had to put some more fall fun in my jar this week.....a pumpkin candle and some fall leaves and little mini pieces of corn. I looove this big acorn I found last fall too.... just can't get enough acorns. Enjoy these lovely days we've been having....soon enough it will be chilly and snowy!!