One Year Ago Today

Last April when Scamp had just gotten her new toy box.

Today, when she found the plastic bags and decided to use them as a backpack.

Look at her hair! So long.

One Year Blogging Anniversary and Giveaway

I am so excited to be celebrating such an awesome event. This same day last year was the beginning of my first entry into blogging land. I was so ecstatic then that I did two posts that first day. But, take a look at my first posts. What better way to start off than by talking about my favorite time of the year -- fall.

The time for bonfires and ooey gooey smores is at hand, and to celebrate both my favorite season and my year anniversary, I'll be giving away a $10 Gift Certificate to Starbucks.

The only thing is I don't really like coffee, but I'm all into a Vanilla Chai Tea Latte with lots of whipped cream and chocolate on top. Mmm!!! And coffee (or a good ole cup of hot chocolate, which I have the perfect new Pirate Princess mug from Stacy from Disney World) tends to go right along with a good book, which I'd love to be curled up reading right now.

Leave me a comment to be entered into the drawing and if you give me a shout out and link back here, I'll enter your name in twice. The drawing will be next October 31st at noon. And make sure you link to your blog or leave an email address for me to contact you in your comment!

And here are my One Year Ago Today pictures of Scamp for you to see how much she's grown.

This Same Time Last Year

September 21, 2006


September 22, 2007


September 22, 2007

It time's again to walk back down memory lane and see where Scamp was at one year ago at this time. Our trip to my hometown county fair is usually the week of my birthday (and now Scamp's) every year. It's beginning usually marks the change of our humid, sweltering summer weather into the cool crisp breezes of the fall. But this year, the mugginess is hanging on like a not-so-agile cat swinging from a tree branch by a claw. I'm so ready for that cat to fall (and, of course, land feet first into a pile of freshly fallen autumn leaves).

Last year's carnival was a bit cooler and more bearable, and not a drop of the typical rain showers hit the paved walkway that circles the smorgasbord of rides. One of Scamp's favorite rides was the carousal, along with thousands of other children who stand in line to mount the prancing ponies. And it's the best ride to take pictures of since the colors make a perfect backdrop that just screams fun.

That's Nana (my mom) holding tight to Scamp. Last year, I sat right up on that horse with Scamp but didn't get the chance this year -- and not just because I was afraid a carney would bring out the pony whip and not so nicely ask me to dismount for fear the animal might plunge to the ground shattering into thousands of brightly colored glazed porcelain pieces causing the other children to scream in shock and dismay over the dead horsey. No, I would have chanced that, but my mom and sister wanted turns with Scamp.

And check out the fact that my mom is wearing an almost identical shirt from last year. Sorry . . . I had to point that out.

I hope to post more fall photos as the month continues, and I celebrate my one year stint in bloggyland!

One Year Ago Today

Scamp at this time last year.

Scamp today before nap time. She has gotten so much taller although you can't tell by the pictures, and her hair has gotten so much lighter. I will have to post more one year ago today pictures.