Merry Christmas to me!

I just ordered this today:

The Canon EOS 7D. Big brother to the 50D, it has 18 megapixels, 19 auto-focus points and an ISO range of 100-12,800! It also boasts full HD Video capability which just might come in handy for me! Of course someday I'd love the Mark II, but until I can justify that purchase, this 7D is where it's at for me. Plus, it's a huge upgrade from my lowly Rebel XS.

I took advantage of Best Buy's 18 month no interest financing while it was available since you can't really beat it right now.

So, it is going to be a very Merry Christmas to me this year!

Happy Turkey Day!

Gobble Gobble!

Have a great day today eating food and spending time with those you love. If you are like me, you have a lot to be thankful for. So, hug your kids, your spouse, your mom and dad, or just go hug a stranger, it just might brighten their day!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Haircuts galore!

This past weekend I bit the bullet and let Brian get Bennett's hair cut. I was completely on board though at this point since his hair was quite fro-ish. So, we headed to good ole Great Clips for the great chop. Bianca was also in dire need of a haircut as well, you could barely get a brush through that girl's mop!

Bianca was more than thrilled about her haircut. She enjoyed it quite thoroughly, especially the hair drying part.

Then they went and did her hair all ugly, oh well, it looks a lot cleaner without those 2 inches of tangles!

We weren't sure how Bennett would do, the dude doesn't sit still, EVER. But, we gave him a sucker and he was perfect throughout.

We got a good inch cut off of his hair. Crazy! You never would have known it since his hair is so curly.

Now the kids look all fancy and clean. Bennett looks like a little man now. I think his head looks even bigger though :)

And the winner is...

Denise! I used Random.org, using the random number generator and it gave me the number 4. I assigned numbers like this:

Each commentator got a number based on the time they commented, first come, first serve. If you became a fan on facebook, you got the next consecutive number (ie, you commented 4th, you got the number 5 too). If you commented on your own blog, you got the next consecutive number (you get it now, right?). Then I used the amount in the number generator, and like I said, I got 4, which happend to be assigned to Denise. So Merry Early Christmas to you Denise, and one of your beautiful daughters!

I will email you with the details! Congrats!

Don't forget!

Don't forget, today is the last day to enter this contest! Good luck!

Looking back...

Since I will most likely forget to post today, I'm doing this one... It's been going around!

1. did you date someone from your school? Yep, and I married the last one!
2. what kind of car did you drive? '87 Ford LTD! It rocked.
3. what was the most embarrassing moment of hs? I'm not really sure I had one that sticks out!
4. were you a party animal? I had my moments!
5. were you considered a flirt? Probably.
6. were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir, I totally want to be on Glee too!
7. were you a nerd? maybe half nerd!
8. were you on any varsity teams? Danceline
9. did you get suspended/expelled? No!
10. can you still sing the fight song? Sure I can, Yeah go Bears!
11. who were your favorite teachers? Mr. Wagner, the only teacher to push me in HS
12. where did you sit during lunch? Um, the table?
13. school mascot? Like I said, yeah go Bears!
14. did you go to homecoming, and with who? Um, Stevie Stasson and Brian!
15. if you could go back and do it again, would you? No way!
16. what do you remember most about graduation? Looking back at my bf Mol and seeing her crying then losing my shit (not literally of course). Smoking a cigar and wanting to hurl!
17. where did you go on senior skip day? Valleyfair
18. were you in any clubs? NHS, Homecoming committee, Prom Committee (I was a club junkie!)
19. have you gained some weight since then? Sadly...
20. who was your prom date? Brian, both years.
21. are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion. Yes, I already did. It was fun.
22. looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Be confident in who you are, you turn out pretty great!

Thankful

I am thankful for so many things in my life. I have 3 healthy and happy, growing children. Not to mention they are beautiful little creatures! I have a husband who I adore and vice versa. We have a warm house that we call home. Brian has a great job that provides for us, and I have found a passion that I can call my own. Being that it's the beginning of an emotional and giving time of year, I thought I would host a giveaway.

I'm sure I've mentioned before that my dear friend Kristin recently started her own little Etsy business. She makes wonderful handmade things for kids, mostly girls, but is willing to take custom orders for boys! She recently started this project. I think her giving spirit is amazing and while I'm not crafty like she is, I thought by giving away an item in her Etsy store, it could be my tiny way to enable her to give to others.

One you can be the lucky owner of this beautiful dress:

The dress is made to order and I'm sure she'd be willing to talk about different fabrics if you'd like. It comes in sizes 1T-6. Annika is the proud owner of that exact dress and it's beautiful. It fits her well and it works great even in the winter. I just throw a white long sleeve shirt and some tights underneath.

So here is what you have to do.

1. Leave a comment for me. Tell me what you are thankful for this Holiday season.
2. If you have a blog, write a post telling your readers about my contest and be sure to leave a link to Kristin's etsy store.
3. Go over here and become a fan of Poppy and Peony

For each of these things you do, you will be entered 1 time, so that's up to 3 chances of winning!

This must be done by 11:59pm on Monday November 23rd to qualify.

Thanks for participating everyone. Have a merry weekend!