Progresso Soup Giveaway

My friend Rhonda is hosting a giveaway on her blog, A Home With a Smile. The winner will get 2 very snazzy soup mugs that have a nice indentation on the handle to rest your thumb on if you like to hold your mug up close to your mouth. The gift pack also comes with 2 big stainless soup spoons and of course, a can of Progresso high fiber soup. We love the soup in our home. Check it out!

Giveaway at Peas Porridge

PEAS PORRIGE BEST FALL GIVEAWAY! Follow meeeeeeeeeeeee......

You need to check out the giveaway at Peas Porridge. It's a good thing! You have until November 10th to enter!

Another Great Giveaway at Pumpkin Patch Primitives

Look at this beautiful fat quarter bundle of Red Rooster's Pumpkins & Spice Fabrics by Whimsicals that Brenda at Pumpkin Patch Primitives is giving away. Entries will close at midnight EST on Saturday, October 31st. But wait, there's more! If the entries reach 350 there are two fat quarter Bundles (Red Rooster's Pumpkins and Spice by Whimsicals) and a $100 Gift Certificate to Pumpkin Patch Primitives!! I would love to have this fabric in my house. I sure hope I win or I know I will just have to break down and buy this beautiful bundle. So, just click on the picture or the name of the store and it will take right to post! Thank you Brenda for your generosity!!

Giveaway at Bunny Jeans and Decor

Bunny Jeans and Decor is having a Giveaway. She is giving away this cute Pumpkin Head Box. BOO! How nice is that? Pop over to her blog and enter to win! While you are there, take a look at her blog. It's really nice. I do hope that box will find it's waw to my house. I think it would look perfect on my piano.

Wheelbarrow flowers

Remember back in June how I planted flowers in my daddy's old wheelbarrow? It looked like this. I was so proud of my Gerber daisies. Now, it looks like this! I can't even find the daisies anymore. I will have to plant them someplace else next year. I thought I would share these pictures before the first frost. It got close last night but it didn't frost. These flowers have been so pretty this year. I guess I really should replace them with pansies later on. Any other suggestions on what would look pretty?

Arnold Sandwich Thins - oh my!

Dennis and I have fallen in love with these little Sandwich Thins by Arnold! Oh my goodness!! We haven't had a bad sandwich yet. I bought these in the grocery store one day just because I thought they would be a good substitute for pita bread. (I can NEVER get pita bread to open without tearing it!) Anyway, little did I know that I would never buy another loaf of traditional bread for our sandwiches. I am stingy with them since they run around $2.80 (give or take 15 cents - depending on which store I go to.) There are enough for Dennis and I to have 3 days of sandwiches so I buy 2 packs at a time. You must try these. You will not be disappointed at all!

Arnold Select 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Thins
Each Sandwich Thin (2 slices) are only:
100 calories
1g Fat
5g fiber
5g protein.

And for those on Weight Watchers, they are only 1 pt each

Home Remedies

I can't believe it's been so long since I have written any thing on my blogs. The starting back to school always seems to throw me in a tailspin. At least, that is what my husband tells me. In his words, "You go through this every single year." I know, I know. I get so overwhelmed with the start of a new school year that I basically just shut down. There is way too much paperwork, learning all the students' names, paperwork (TONS of paperwork), getting the classroom ready, trying to juggle home with work, getting the boys settled in to a new school year, did I mention paperwork? Oh yes, I see that I did. I drag home every night and just collapse until the next morning only to do it all over again. It's a good thing that I have a very supportive loving husband who picks up the slack during this time of year. Anyway, there are two home remedies that I would like to share with you.

1. To alleviate stress - take a mini-vacation with your family. We returned last night from a 2 day visit to Stone Mountain, Georgia. It really did the trick to put things back in perspective - my family and personal life needs to come right after my relationship with God. Then work, housework, etc....

2. Sore throat - of course since I am tired and run down, I developed a sore throat last night. This morning, after an exhaustive Internet search, I decided to try this recipe and it really does work. You take one cup of water and add the juice of 1 lemon and about 5 whole cloves. Boil this mixture. Remove the cloves and add a crushed aspirin and about 2 teaspoons of honey (I did not measure this.) I also used local honey, just in case it was regional allergies that was making my throat hurt. Stir this all together and drink. Oh my goodness, it was delicious! And, it did take care of my sore throat.

Those are my tips for today. Have a good day everyone!!