Sitting Area

Happy Saturday to you! :)

Here is a picture of my sitting area in my foyer. I thought I would share my new lamp with you. I bought this little lamp at Old Time Pottery for my kitchen. Well, I didn't like it in my kitchen since it has gold on it, so I figured it would look good in my foyer right in between my two chairs. I like it there! (for now!!!!) :>)

Hope you all have had a good week. I missed blogging during the week. For some reason, my week was busier than usual! I hope to catch up on reading my favorite blogs later tonight! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Jen

I've Been Tagged...

I've been tagged by Michelle at I'm A Little Teapot to tell 7 things about myself. How exciting! Thanks for thinking of me, Michelle! Here is my list:

1.) My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving! We get together with all of our family and it is about the family, not the gifts! :) (Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas too when we get to watch the kids open their gifts! :), but Thanksgiving is my favorite!)

2.) My favorite food is Mexican!

3.) Speaking of food, Monday through Friday, my breakfast usually consists of a mountain dew to drink and a pack of peanut butter crackers or peanut m&m's. Am I healthy or what??? :)

4.) I love candles! Especially the fruity smelling ones!

5.) I like to drink my milk with ice in it!

6.) I am afraid of spiders! All spiders! They give me nightmares :( Just ask my husband!

7.) My husband and I met while working together at the ice skating rink!

Ok, now I am to tag 7 people! Tag, You're It!

Tina at Cherry Hill Cottage

Kim at Daisy Cottage

Becky at Sweet Cottage Dreams Michelle at Vintage Pasitiche'

Karen at My Yellow Farmhouse

Jen at The Cottage Nest

Karla at Karla's Cottage

More pumpkins

ok, I have moved some of my pumkins around to a what I think is their permanent place now. I ususally move my pumpkins around several times before I find a real home for them for the season! They are now on the front porch. I have two small columns right at the steps that they are sitting on. I also moved a few of my mums to the steps. Mr. Scarecrow is sitting on our favorite glider. Every now and then, he'll just have to scoot over ;)

Last but not least, I put these three pumpkins on a big big rock in one of flowerbeds.

I hope you enjoy your Saturday!

Jen

Things on Shelves

I thought I would share some things on two of my favorite shelves with you.

Here is one of the shelves that is in our family room.Kim Anderson was the theme of our wedding in 1998. This plate was on the table next to our Guest book :)

Another favorite shelf in our family room with all on it being gifts to me! :)

TGIF! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Makin' A New Friend

Bandit made a new friend this morning. I ususally let him out one last time before I leave to take my daughter to school and head to work. He took off running this morning and when I went to let him back inside, he was standing in the middle of the front yard with his new friend. All I had to do though was holler and ask him if he wanted a treat and off he went, headed straight for the door and his treat ;>)

One more day of work, so I guess I better begin to think about getting ready for tomorrow! It'll be time to get up before I know it! Jen

Pumpkin' Pickin'

Ahhhhhh, my daughter and I just got home. We are all tired out! It turned out to be a beautiful day! They were calling for rain and thunderstorms today, so I started panicking :) My daughter's kindergarten class went on a field trip today to Tate Farms aka The Pumpkin Patch! So, this was the very first time that I got to be a chaperone! We all had a wonderful time!

There is that pumpkin patch! There are way too many pumpkins to choose from! Big ones, medium ones, little ones - Off we went to find the perfect pumkin. We liked the small ones :)

Here is the perfect pumpkin that my daughter picked! Isn't it cute?

Here is the pumpkin that I picked! I think I have found a home for my perfect pumpkin! :)

I better go check on my little one. She is awfully quiet! I bet she has already fallen off to sleep! Hope you are enjoying your Wednesday!

Jen

My Itty Bitty Teapot

Good Evening everyone! This cute little white teapot reminds me of Michelle at I'm A Little Teapot. :) I put one of my itty bitty pumpkins next to my itty bitty teapot on a few of my cookbooks and it is just perfect! Hope you all are having a good day or should I say night! Jen

You Make Me Smile Award!

What a surprise when I opened my blog this evening! I feel so honored to have received TWO You Make Me Smile Awards today! I would like to say thank you to Linda at Somewhere in Time and thank you to Dena at Swaddle Cottage! Thank you so much for the award!

Mondays are usually pretty hectic for me so this award made my day :>) So, now I have to pass this on??? OMG! Can I pass this on to the sweet ladies that gave me this special award??? Well, I am. Here goes!

Linda at Somewhere in Time http://somewhereintyme.blogspot.com/

Dena at Swaddle Cottage http://swaddlecottage.blogspot.com/

Tina at Cherry Hill Cottage http://cherryhillcottage.typepad.com/cherryhill_cottage/

Becky at Sweet Cottage Dreams http://sweetcottagedreams.blogspot.com/

Kim at Daisy Cottage http://deardaisycottage.typepad.com/

Michelle at I'm A Little Teapot http://imalittletpott.blogspot.com/

Penny at Lavender Hills Studio http://lavenderhillstudio.blogspot.com/

Karla at Karla's Cottage http://karlascottage.typepad.com/

For the Love of my Home http://fortheloveofmyhome.blogspot.com/

Back Through Time http://backthroughtime.blogspot.com/

I hope you all have a wonderful evening! Know that all of you out there in blogland make me smile! :>)

Jen

Scary Friday at Botanical Gardens

Hope this finds everyone doing good. Today my daughter and I went to Botanical Gardens to see the Scarecrow Trail. Us girls had some good girl time and had lots of fun! We saw lots and lots of scarecrows and pumpkins too! Of course, I was trying to sneak a peak at the flowers :) Take a look at some of the scarecrows, flowers and pumpkins that we got to see. These pictures do not do justice. I took 178 pictures today! :) Another scarecrow - And another - And another - A n d A n o t h e r - - -

One more...

ok, I love this grassy stuff! What is it? Does anyone have any idea what this stuff is called???? I have to have some :)

Pretty flowers :) And last but not least, we saw many many pumpkins today! :)

Corner of my Counter

Happy Friday to all of you!

This is a little corner on my countertop in my kitchen. This is where I keep my Paula Deen magazines handy.

This is a little candy dish that my Grandmother made years and years ago.

I like my little lamp here... This little lamp has probably been used in every room of the house now, with the exception of the laundry room or bathrooms. :)

I hope you all enjoy your Friday! I guess I better get up and get ready to take my daughter to Botanical Gardens. We love going to Botanical Gardens. Have a wonderful Friday!

Jen

Gardenia's

Well, I think these are my last three flowers on my gardenia bush :( I love my gardenia bush being right next to my side porch. When the gardenia's are blooming it just smells SO good! Gardenia is one of my favorite smells.

Dining Room

These plates are one of the first things that I bought for our new home while we were building our house 3 1/2 years ago! I knew what color I wanted our dining room to be. I spotted these plates from far away at Ross and I just knew that they would match my paint perfectly! And they did :) I wish I could find some more of them :)

This window treatment is in our dining room. My Mom made it! Isn't it pretty? My Mom makes some beautiful window treatments!

Hope you are enjoying your Wednesday evening. I know I am! I am off of work the rest of the week so I can spend time with my daughter. Yippie! Have a good night!

Jen

Just One of the Joys of Fall!

My white mums are blooming - ahhhhh... Mums - one of the joys of fall! I bought some white mums so that I can plant them in my white flower bed. For now, I am enjoying them on my table on my back patio! What are your favorite things about fall? Thanks for stopping by!

Jen

Cheering Dahlia’s

My dahlia’s are looking real pretty right now. Well, at least the flowers are, the leaves are not looking so hot! If you need some cheering up, just look at some bright pink dahlia’s. They will perk ya up :)

It is still pretty warm here – today’s high - 89! I like it though. I am a summer nut and like being outdoors, so I am not complaining! It is pretty sad to see all of my flowers dying! I do not like the cold, it is kinda depressing! Hope you had a good Monday. Till next time,

Jen

Fun around the Fire

Why do the weekends pass by so fast? I can't believe it is almost time for another week to start. We have had a good weekend even though it has flown by! Lastnight we had a bonfire. Our neighbors came over and we had a wonderful time!

I got a new fire pit yesterday. We had it burning along big fire! We are going to be using that alot! :)

We cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows over the firepit. We all enjoyed ourselves very much!

Today we went to my niece's birthday party and had a wonderful time. Maybe we can relax the rest of the night and get back to work tomorrow.

Have a good night.

Jen

Happy Saturday!

Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday. I am off to start getting ready for our bonfire! We are having our neighbors over tonight for a bonfire in our backyard. Thanks for reading. Have a great day! Jen

Orange is for October

Now that October is here, day by day we get closer to Halloween. I love Halloween! I can't wait until my 5-year old daughter decides how she is going to dress up! She says that she is going to be Hannah Montana - she LOVES Hannah Montana!!! We'll see... :)

Here's a picture of my front porch. I love my orange pumpkins that light up! I put orange lights on my ivy too! I love the color orange! Especially in October!

New Tablecloth

Happy Thursday! Thanks for visiting me tonight! I have a new tablecloth that I would like to share with you . I love the big cording on the bottom of it. My Mom made this beautiful tablecloth for me for my birthday! It matches my piano bench cover that she made me a while back! Take a look.

Until next time,

Jen

More Birthday Goodies

I wanted to share a few more things that I got for my birthday.

I love Paula Deen! I love her! She is a wonderful woman! My mother and father-in-law got me Paula's 2008 Calendar. I am going to love it! I have flipped through it and it looks so neat! :)

My sister and brother-in-law, niece and nephew got me this frame! Look how cute it is! I love it! It will be even cuter after I get my niece and nephew's picture in it! I can't wait! :) That's all I have for tonight. Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy everyone's comments! Have a good evening! Jen

Celebration is over!

Well, I guess the birthday celebrating is over! I have been lucky enough to have people that I love to celebrate my birthday with for three whole days! All good things usually come to an end, huh? Well, I wasn't looking forward to turning 33, but I guess it isn't so bad! I am very blessed with a wonderful family! I could not ask for more :)My Mom gave me the beautiful flowers and my Grandmother baked me my 33rd birthday cake that was requested by my husband and my daughter! :) Chocolate cake with white icing. Yummy! I'll share more of my birthday goodies later. Have a great evening! Jen

October First

Well, I just celebrated my 33rd birthday today. Well, actually we started celebrating it yesterday. :) I had a wonderful birthday thanks to my family! When I got home from work today, I was greeted by my husband and daughter. My daughter ran in the house and got the card that she made for me after school! It was so sweet! Then, she took me around back and look what I found!!!!

I love it! I have wanted one of these for a while! I can't wait to paint it. I just don't know what color I want to paint it! I am so excited! My husband designed it and built it just for me! You can't see the hooks - but he added some hooks so that I can hang my garden tools. Thank you Chris for putting so much thought and time into my birthday present! I love it!

I hope that the first day of October was as exciting for you as it was for me! Have a good evening!

Jen