It's the Great Pumpkin.....Patch!

This past Sunday after church, JB and I took the boys to a local pumpkin patch. The boys had a great time climbing on pumpkins, tractors, old trucks, a hayride, seeing the animals on the grounds (pot belly pig, geese, goats, cows, zeedonk..half zebra/half donkey). They also enjoyed the hay bail maze. What JB and I enjoyed the most was watching them have fun. They are at such a fun age where everything is a new adventure.

These types of family activities is what rejuvenates me. I look forward with excitement for every family event we can participate in. It is at these times that I feel the awesome blessing of having my family and what a blessing it is to live in such a family friendly city.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch our version of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown". Hope you enjoy.

“We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history”~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Until next time, we'll be up with Linus, looking for the Great Pumpkin, HB

I Need to Add...

I must add the following to my previous post. My success and enjoyment last Saturday could not have happened without the help of some special people:

Thanks to my dad for building my shelves that have more use and value than for "art shows". He made me a "bookshelf" out of shutters from my grandparents' house. The fact that he made them from his parents' shutters gives so much sentimental value to this piece of furniture. He also helped move that huge thing in and out of the Community Center.

Thanks to my mom for her help in setting up my display and manning the booth. She is so talented with "presentation". She doesn't think so, but if you have ever seen her house, I think you would agree with me. I don't have the ability to picture such arrangements in my mind and bringing them to be as she does.

Thanks to my sister for helping "man" the booth. She willingly gave up part of her Saturday to help. She was also so encouraging with her compliments and enthusiasm for me participating in this event.
Thanks to my Aunt Joyce for making the coke koozies. She is so talented in sewing and can do just about anything.

Thanks to the Faith InDeed Foundation for giving me the opportunity. I can't think of a better organization to help raise money.

Thanks to JB for his encouragement and support. He was very proud of me and expressed his enthusiasm which gives me so much encouragement.

All of these special loved ones did their part so willingly and lovingly. I can never express in words the gratefulness I have for them. Their help was so encouraging to me and even more so, a blessing. It's situations like this that I realize just how blessed I am with family.

Thanks, Mamma, Daddy, Tiffany, Aunt Joyce, JB. I love you all very much and pray that God blesses you as much as you have blessed me.

Until next time, HB

Faith Fall Shopping Event

Many of you have asked about my experience and outcome of the Faith Fall Shopping Event that I participated in last Saturday. I am glad to say that I had a wonderful time. I enjoyed setting up my booth and hated to take it down. The time went by so fast...as they say, "Time flies when your having fun". I met many new people and made friends with several "booth neighbors". I hope to participate in this event again.

As for the results of my sells, I did great. It was definitely worth the hard work.

I have since been accepted as a vendor at The Gingerbread House that will be held Dec. 7th and 8th. This event is held at the Ag Museum and usually draws 2500 to 3000 attendees. Yep, another month of long nights...but I love it. This means that my blogging will not be as often but I will do my best to keep you posted on the happening of our family.

I must say that the Faith Fall event was a blessing to me and I hope that The Gingerbread House will be just as much of a blessing.

Until next time, "High ho-high-ho...off to sewing I will go", HB

Bet You Didn't Know...

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Our Spa Fun!

As you can see, we had a GREAT TIME. We were able to let our hair down, literally, and be ourselves and friends to each other. As much as we love being mamma's, wives, co-workers, sisters, and daughters, it did us good to be ourselves and friends. I believe I can speak for all of us when I say it was truly a blessed weekend. Just the time together allowed us to grow as friends and individuals. The spa was so relaxing, the food was delicious, the shopping was fabulous but the friendship was the most blessed.

We are already anxious for next year's trip but, as my friend Ann said, we will have to rely on lunches and girls night out to suffice until then.


Ann, Stephanie and Tracy...you each are beautiful both inside and out. You bring out the best in me and I thank you for your support, friendship, accountability, and Christian influence. My God bless each one of you as He has blessed me through your friendship.

Until next time, HB

“A friend is someone who lets you have total freedom to be yourself.” ~ Jim Morrison (This best describes our weekend)

Faith Fall Arts & Crafts Shopping Event

As some of you are already aware, I will be selling some of my monogram/embroidery items at the Faith Fall Arts & Crafts Shopping Event.


It will be this coming Saturday, October 27th, from 8:00 am til 1:00 pm. It will be held at the Madison Community Center next to the Madison Airport. I will have Christmas t-shirts, t-shirts with non-seasonal designs (chenille flowers, baseballs, footballs, letters, etc.) monogrammed towels for children, Jaguar and Patriot t-shirts and coke koozies, bibs/burp cloths and a few other items. T-shirt sizes will range from 12 months to 7/8 and will be both short and long sleeve.


Also, my mom will have a few items such as note pads with scriptures printed on them ****these make great teacher's gifts for both school and church, great gifts for co-workers, bunko buddies, friends, etc.**** She will also have few baked goods which will not leave the buyer disappointed.

There will be close to, if not 30 vendors. Their booths will be both inside and outside. Vendors will be selling jewelry, distressed picture frames, ceramics, children's items, spa products, cookbooks, baked goods, and many more specialty items. You will not be disappointed!!!

Admission is free and parking will be plenty across the street at Ridgecrest.

This event is sponsored by the Faith InDeed Foundation. This foundation was created by a special friend of ours. JB currently serves as a Board member and we both support the mission and vision of the Foundation. To simply describe their mission... Through various fundraisers, they raise money that is in turn given to Christian based ministries in order to further God's Kingdom. They also have a scholarship fund in which they grant money (through an application process) to a ministerial student. As you can see, the cause of this event is not just for a "shopper's delight" but most of all to further God's Kingdom.

Until next time, Come one...Come all and let's shop 'til you drop, HB

SouthernBelle in Speech

I found this cute quiz through another blog and thought it would be fun to share. Go ahead, try it.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The South   That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.
The Midland
Philadelphia
The Northeast
The Inland North
The West
Boston
North Central
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