Acceptance (and a couple giveaways).

I have no idea why I fought it, but apparently I wasn't ready for fall. I blame my Keens. :) I love them and they're just so freakin' comfortable that I hate to switch to socks and other shoes for the fall...which, obviously, makes it hard for me to switch to jeans and sweaters rather than skirts and tees. See?

(This is Noah, me and Micah on the ferris wheel this summer. Yes, we really like our Keens around here, lol.) Sigh. So, now that it's October and the weather seems to be sending me messages (mixed though they are), I guess I'll try to get into the fall groove. Really. :) 

Now, actually, I do love October. Almost as much as I love November. (But November wins!) I love the corn mazes and pumpkin carving and leaf jumping and just all of it. I just have to switch gears and remind myself of this. :)

In the spirit of doing just that, how about a giveaway or two? I'll pick two random winners to win either this (a couple fun Halloween sets by Making Memories from last year-ish...some wall art stuff that's pretty cool and a little mini album set):

Or this (an assortment of Little Yellow Bicycle Halloween goodies from last year, including a fun little shaped chipboard album):

I'm heading out of town tomorrow...going to go see my mom and sisters, hang in Seattle, get pedi's, wander Pike's Place and see a Bob Dylan concert because my dad would have wanted us to. ;) (Woohoo!) I'll be home in a few days, so will leave this open until then.

Just leave a comment here with your favorite fall shoes (maybe you can inspire me and help me move on for fall, lol)...do it before midnight Tuesday (10/6) and I'll draw two lucky winners then. Happy fall!

One of these days...

...I will actually finish sorting through pictures from the last little bit and post some.
...I will catch up my Lists of Me album and post those, too.
...I will get some more scrapbooking done that isn't for something specific.
...I will not feel overwhelmed by the to do list sitting on my desk. :)

In the meantime, check out the new challenge up over on the Good Grief Blog, okay? And check back because I'm bound and determined to actually make some progress today, LOL! 

Three months & three things...

I know you probably don't want to hear this. Feel free to look away. But, today is September 25th and that means that Christmas is a mere three months away. Yup, really. :) I know I'm not alone in being one of "those" people who plans for Christmas year round and generally tries to finish all my Christmas shopping and gift-making sooner rather than later. This year is no exception. (Please don't throw things at me, LOL!) My lists are already well underway...projects planned...supplies (at least some of them) on hand. Now that our school year is settling in and soccer is mostly under control, my attention will be shifting to the holidays. It's good. 

So far, we've got a number of holiday traditions (that I'm sure I'll discuss as the time draws nearer), but the only gift-specific one is that we've always done new Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve. I'm looking to try something new this year in hopes of directing the boys' gift giving a bit more and focusing more on the season. In light of this, I know some of y'all have awesome Christmas gift traditions. The one in particular that I'm trying to remember is one where folks do like four categories of gifts for their kids...something you can read, something you can wear...and I can't remember the others. Does anyone know? Help?

Now, I also have three completely unrelated things to share:

1. Happiest of birthdays to my good pal, Melissa! Looking forward to hanging with you to celebrate!

2. Today's the last day to share your project for challenge #3 over at the Good Grief Blog and have a chance to win an awesome Teresa Collins Designs prize!

3. Micah told me last night that I'm "the best girl in the world"! Man that kid knows how to butter a person up, lol!

In case you were wondering...

...and I know some of you were, lol...no, Asher is not angry in that picture on the soccer layout. That was his "look" for the individual pictures I took for his team. I asked him if he wanted to smile and he replied that this was his "confident look". So there. :)

Also...

My layout is up over on the Prism blog today. ;)

That was all. :) Please don't miss my post below (that I added late last night). Happy Wednesday to you!