A very close stamping friend of all us at the Stamp Shack, Heather, had surgery

a couple of weeks ago and I asked some of the great gals at the Stamp Shack to make her an ATC. WOW, what an overwhelming response I got!! I got close to 50 ATC's sent to me from all over the country. Some as far as Australia, England, .... they are just awesome!! I decorated a mini mailbox in her favorite red/white/blue colors and stuck them all inside. You can see them in a slideshow below. If you look above each photo, I have added the person's name who made that ATC. I was only able to add 50 photos to the slideshow so there are a few I could not fit.

Yesterday I met a friend for lunch (hi Ellen!)

and we ate at a great place called Just Fresh and I always get the same thing. I get the Raspberry Fields salad and it is just the best!! I have known Ellen since our kids were 2 years old. We first met when I had decided I wanted to meet other moms. I made a "playgroup" flyer on my computer, put it up at the local grocery store bulletin board and 2 weeks later, I was surprised when 75 moms and kids showed up at the park. Ellen was one of those moms and we have been friends ever since!! That was 14 years ago! WOW!

On the way back, I decided to take a few photos of some beautiful red trees. The colors are really vibrant this year!

More frost photos for those in FL or TX

who never see frost but wish they did. LOL

Baby, its cold outside...

Yes and I took a photo to prove it. LOL

Traci called me from Ohio today ... it was snowing there!!

Snow in October? Why won't it snow here? I love to see snow. It did actually snow in Boone today and I got to watch it on tv but its not quite the same. LOL Boone is ONLY 2 1/2 hours from us. Can't I just drive up, eat lunch and then come back? HA HA

It sure feels cold enough to snow. Its 38 degrees and its getting down to 30 for a low. It may as well just snow :).

Emily wins 11th grade homecoming representative ...

Homecoming was just perfect. Taylor came before the game and we took some photos. Taylor is not the same as Tyler, who was her ex-boyfriend who she is NOT dating at the moment (she isn't dating anyone at the moment). Taylor has been a good friend since 8th grade and he has a girlfriend who "let" him escort her to the game. LOL

Taylor came all dressed up and I had gotten him a matching red tie. When I first met Taylor (Em was in 7th grade), he asked Emily if "I" was his "sister". Well, now ... that is the best compliment anyone has paid me in a LONG time!! So of course, I think the world of him. Since that day, he calls me sis and I call him bro. HA HA HA








Now she will get to ride in the Concord Christmas Parade which is Nov. 22nd. Its a very L-O-N-G parade and lasts a few hours. So .. I will be working on that.

Is it really time to order the class ring?

Emily is a junior this year so its time to order her class ring. This is what she chose. She got to design it completely by herself. She doesn't like her birth stone which is June so she chose pink (for October). I think it came out really nice. She will order it at school on Tuesday. If you would like to see what she chose, go to this website or here is the website too ... http://shop.jostens.com/CommerceServices/share/shareMyRing.jsp?designId=681745.

We're getting ready for homecoming tomorrow night. The kids have a no school day tomorrow for a teacher work day so the game is at 7:00.