Everybody likes contests and giveaways, right?

 
Here it is..the last blogtoberfest winner!  Thanks to everyone who participated and to the sponsors as well.  This was the best blogtoberfest ever!

 
The prize for Monday, October 13 sponsored post is sponsored by Forces of Nature.  Acne No More, a natural, herbal mix that uses only organic plant parts and essential oils.  Results are guaranteed!
And Random Number Generator says that our winner is:

 
Blogtoberfest is eating my lunch.
I am getting lost in hundreds of comments in my email every day..a good thing but….wowza!  So much for living simply this month..LOL!
I was reading Gayla’s blog, Guerrilla Parenting, and saw that she had started a new feature.  Readers can email questions to the Guerrilla Parenting Mailbox and then she opens up the blog regularly for readers to leave comments to answer the question…sort of a reader to reader thing.

The secret prize for Monday, October 6 is:

 $50 Gift Certificates from PhotoWorks/American Greetings
 
www.photoworks.com
This holiday season, PhotoWorks, an American Greetings company, gives shoppers hundreds of personalized card and gift options for every person on your list:
 
•          Photo Holiday Cards – dozens of new themes and designs including new photo paper post cards, multi image cards, fold out poster cards and perforated cards that double as ornaments!
•          Photo jewelry – including charm bracelets (perfect for grandma) and photo lockets (a new twist on the traditional locket)
•          Photo Ornaments – beautiful personalized ornaments in four designs
•          Commemorative …read more

 
Emily at Mommys Chaos has given me an award.  She said some of the nicest things and just really made my day!

October is traditionally an exciting month for b5media’s Lifestyles Channel and their readers. Summer is over and the Holidays have not yet begun, so it is the perfect time for us to thank our readers for their continued loyalty.

 
October is here.  In some parts of the country leaves are amazing colors, the trees are heavy with apples, and it is beautiful.  In Texas it has finally cooled down to 85 degrees so everyone is expecting a hard winter.

Marc adn I are preparing for his disability hearing in Waco tomorrow.
This is a very stressful time for us, as we put together his medical records for the last 26 years and letters from his doctors, etc. We are both nervous, although trusting God, because if they turn us down again it will be a financial hardship.

 
Just a heads up.. I have a cookbook giveaway on Baking Delights for 5 autographed copies of a NEW cookbook I reviewed.  Check it out!  Would make an awesome Christmas gift if you don;t like to cook.
Image:Marye Audet