Snow Day - Stonz Booties Winner!!!

Ironically it is the perfect day to be giving away a pair of Stonz Booties!

Thank you so much to everyone who shared a comment.

Tommy was our official name drawer and the winner of the Stonz Booties is....


Love My 3


Congratulations!!!  Love My 3-- please email me and I will put you into contact with our friends at Stonz Booties for your item!!!


Also- this month if you "like" Stonz Booties on Facebook, they will donate a piece of outerwear to charity.


Happy Snow Day!

Why Living In Akron Is Cool -Last Two Days for Stonz Booties Giveaway!

We could hear the gentle, but unmistakable whirring sound before we stepped out of our front door.  We had spotted it earlier while we were in the parking lot at Starbucks.  But this was much cooler...


Where else in the world can you live and get to see this on a random Thursday?  Where you don't have to be at an NFL game or some other major sporting event?  Akron, Ohio, baby!


I grabbed Joey in one arm, the camera in the other and yelled for Tommy to run outside, but he had already beat us there.

Found this-- had to hang it in our kitchen.  Hope the boys will follow as best as possible.

Last 2 Days for the Stonz Booties Giveaway!!

Every reader who leaves a comment on the blog from today through February 10 will be entered into a random drawing.  Every comment counts as one entry.  The winner will receive a pair of Stonz Booties, which Stonz Booties has graciously donated!  

A Place of No - Last Week for Stonz Booties Giveaway

A couple of months ago I came to the conclusion that my husband was a "no" guy.  You know.  He starts from what I call "A Place of No" in which his immediate response to any request/question/inquiry is most often answered with "no."  Don't get me wrong.  This is actually a trait that I completely admire.  He is the Yin to my Yang.  I'm a "yes" girl.  It actually causes me some degree of physical pain to say no.  Whether it is to joining a committee, taking on a new job, making plans or anything mundane or even anything life-altering, I have a really, really hard time saying no.


My husband, and now, I've noticed, our oldest son, Tommy are our resident "no" experts.  A typical conversation goes, "Tommy,  do you want to go to school today?" His response, "no."  "Tommy, do you want to have a chocolate chip cookie?"  His response, "no."  And on, and on, and on.  Maybe Joey will be our "yes" kid.  We will see.  So far this is a man's world at our house (I just live in their world) where Joey's only decipherable word is still DaDa.


My other observation about people who come from a "A Place of No" is that they readily admit it.  Test this out.  Ask a group of people whether they come from a place of no or a place of yes.  The "no" group, in my brief and non-scientific survey, seem to be much more able to admit that they come from a place of no, whereas the "yes" people tend not to be so decisive in identifying themselves in either group.  Hmmm....maybe the "yes" people are also the pleasers.  Maybe the "no" people are the leaders.  The strong ones.  Oh, how I admire their ability to say no and move on.


Where do you come from?  A place of no?  A place of yes?

Mom!  No more photos!

Nope.

Maybe it's not that he's a "no" kid, but one that is over-photographed?

NO!!!!

The full 2-hand coverage.  Look at those sweet cousins.  

When he does smile it is a killer....






This is the last week for the Stonz Booties Giveaway!!

Every reader who leaves a comment on the blog from today through February 10 will be entered into a random drawing.  Every comment counts as one entry.  The winner will receive a pair of Stonz Booties, which Stonz Booties has graciously donated!