This and That.

This week has been kind of ordinary and kind of not.

I'm guessing that makes about as much sense to you as it does me.

I've got a million and one things on the brain so bear with this hodge podge this and that post....

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Read this quote by Oprah yesterday and it was a good kick in my rear end: “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”

Sometimes it's easy to want to over react, take something too personal or just all out freak out.
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NaBloPoMo is coming again and I'm planning on participating in November again by posting every single day. Thankful Thursday will be back. And actually it might stay around longer than November because I'm fairly sure that we can all find things to be thankful for throughout the year, can't we?

I'm also thinking that Simple Little Things That Bring Me Joy is going to be a regular thing too.

Kinda like the old little-yellow-notebook days.

Join me if you've got a blog and try to post for 30 days, it was fun challenge last year.

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My friend S and her three kids came over to play this morning and E could barely keep her hands off of baby Maggie. She love, love, loves babies!

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I feel like we're finally finding a groove with the school year. H goes four afternoons a week and I love it. I am being very intentional with my afternoons while E naps. My next big project is going through this mess of bins and papers that I have stacked in the basement of all the kids school papers and memory things and coming up with a better system. Because the one we've got going just isn't working. How do you store and organize school stuff and memory things? {Please don't suggest scrapbooking because with 4 kids and being years behind that is just not going to happen!}

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I realized recently that this is essentially my 6th year of preschool parenting. Monday also marked my fifth field trip to our local fire station. I could pretty much give the tour at this point. And to think, there will be more trips.

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Finally, just for fun, today's a giveaway day.

{sweeter than me} designs is giving one of my lovely readers anything from her shop. She makes beautiful earrings and rings and even some bobby pins. I have one of her sets of the flower earrings and I love them. I typically am wearing a pair of them every single day. {Mine are pink, yellow and green.}

If I were to win, I think I'd choose these or these or maybe these.

Go take a look at her cute shop and tell me what you would choose if you were chosen. Or tell me what your kids are dressing up for on Halloween. Or tell me a crock pot dinner recipe that is simple. Or tell me your name and where you live and what you like about this here blog.

Honestly, just leave a comment and you're in.

Winner to be chosen Sunday, October 25 at 6pm.

Happy Wednesday!