A Trip to the Carnival

Thursday and Friday it was time to go out and have some fun with the family. So what did we do? Well the town has a carnival in town for "Oktoberfest" and we hit it up. Thursday was just a night for the rides before the GRAND OPENING on Friday, we figured this would be the best time to hit it up with very few people.As you can see we decided to walk up there for two reasons. 1. to get the kids

I Admit it....

sometimes I do wish I had more space .....

Our trip to Ringling Bros Circus

Okay, here are the results of the Ringling Bros Circus. First, when we got there it almost looked as if we were at the wrong place because we got there early. They had the elephants outside eating hay and playing with a tire. We watched for a bit as the two youngest screamed with laughter (Little A) and talk about how they are her favorite animal and she would love to bring it home with us (

Wordless Wednesday: Family at Circus

Okay this shot was taken by SoccerBoy. Here is me (mom), the girls and Little A standing with one of the Ringling Bros Circus performers. You can see the excitement in their faces, of course the elephant on stage caught Little A's attention.Happy WW!

A Spider Greets Me

I've been thinking about Fall and Halloween all week now. The one thing that I always associate with Halloween is spiders. Right? My food friend, Michelle, has even been showing me her photos of spiders which are great. (in fact I'll be doing a giveaway in the next few weeks for one of her photos)Well imagine my horror/surprise this morning as I open the front door to find THIS hairy monster

GE Sweepstakes Contest

Don't forget to click on the little "GE Strong as Steel" Sweepstakes ad on the side of the page. You can enter this once a day for your chance to win:-GE Tall Tub Built-in Dishwasher-GE Spacemaker Over-the-Range Microwave Oven-GE® 25.0 Cu. Ft. ENERGY GE Side-By-Side Refridgerator with Dispenser-GE® 30” Free-Standing Electric Range-GE® 30” Free-Standing Gas Range with Warming DrawerI will not

Little Marvel Peas (Pisum sativum var sativum)

Most home gardeners know certain varieties are consistently good performers for them. There are three ways to tell if a variety is a good performer for you general area. The first way is to pay close attention to the varieties being sold at local nurseries. Usually there will be one variety that is consistently sold at all of them. The second way is through word of mouth and the third is