Accessorize Yourself--or your kids! (Giveaway)

Kimiko Gifts has generously offered to sponsor a giveaway here. My girls were just as excited about this as I was. Minutes after we received the wonderful gifts they immediately put them on and then began trading back and forth because both wanted to a turn to wear each headband.

These beautiful pieces are super affordable! Prices start at $3 and last I checked nothing in the store was more than $16!

You could win one! Here are the details:

MANDATORY ENTRY: Go check out kimikogifts etsy site HERE and come back and comment telling me your favorite item(s).

Additional entries:

+1 for making Kimiko Gifts a favorite on Etsy.

+2 if you facebook about it (please include a link).

+1 if you tweet this (you can copy/paste this): I want to win a cute headband from Kimiko Gifts Etsy @cranberryfries blog http://bit.ly/9VXX5W #contest #giveaway

+2 if you blog about it

+1 if you email 2 friends about it.

+2 if you email 3+ friends.

+5 entries if you purchase any item (tell me what you picked out, completed purchases only)

You can leave one or several comments for each entry, just let me know how many entries you have gotten. Contest closes on Novemeber 8th. I'll put all the entries in a bowl and let me kids pick a name so go rack up the entries!

Boo!

May you enjoy all the candy your tummy can handle. I know we will! :)

One Reason Halloween is My Favorite

Nine years ago, instead of Trick or Treating I was out for a walk. He stopped under a lamp post and recited a sweet poem he wrote just for me. The last line was, "Will you marry me?"

Happy Halloween everyone.

First I was afraid. (The beginning of NaNoWriMo)

If there were ever any doubt this might just seal the deal that I am crazy. For the whole month of November I am going to be trying my darndest to write a lot of words. If you've never heard of NaNoWriMo before you can go read about it.

I first saw friends participating about two years ago, and obviously by then it was too late to get in on the action. Then last year we went on a big family vacation for a week and a half during Nov and I was pretty sure that meant I was missing out then too. So I thought well maybe this year.

Now it's here and I kept trying to tell myself there is just no way I could make it all work. I heard stories from friends about how TOTALLY crazy the month was (for them, their families, their houses cleanliness, etc). I'm not sure my family is ready for this. To take over what I will inevitably be lacking in November. I dont know how this will work. But you know what I thought?

Why not try?

I'm signed up and ready to go. If you're doing it to be my buddy! I'm, originally enough, Cranberryfries.

Wordless Wednesday: Halloween Haunted House

(This photo was taken by me at Disneyland in Anaheim California. Oct 2010)

Who Doesnt Love Free Books?

The winner of my Defensive Tactics giveaway is

(by having my daughter pull an entry out):

LoveMy2Dogs

Be on the lookout in the next few weeks.

I'll be giving away some fun things!

Halloween Here

Hubby cut out the pieces to put this together later and instead we found my daughter had glued this together.

The kids even carved pumpkins. Can you tell which one is my 3 year olds?

Then the kids surprised us by decorating the living room with their own Halloween signs.

Do people still trick-or-treat in your neighborhood? I sure hope we get lots. Our house looks awesome and it'd be a shame not to have any kids get to see it.