ITS A WEEKEND WORTH OF GIVEAWAYS so read on and see how you can contribute and be entered to win all weekend – the GOODs are at the bottom!

For those of you that may or may not know, my son David was diagnosed with Type 1 on December 1st, 2008 but we think he’s had it since he was 3 years old now that we look back on his health history.  He is completely insulin dependent and takes 6-8 injections/day to help him be healthy and happy.

To honor David’s 5th birthday which is on Sunday the 13th and to give back, we have joined a team that will walk on the 12th to celebrate the fact that he is still with us!

If you feel inclined to donate to our team you can click on the link below to be directed to our page. If you aren’t directed to our Walk Page, you may search for the walker, Adrienne Berry | Idaho as well. We are Team Super Fantastic

Thanks for being such great blogie buddies, I feel so blessed to have your love and support.

http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmid=87458202

AND NOW for the giveaway: You MUST comment on this post to indicate that you have donated at the link above, I’ll match it with the confirmation email I get from the JDRF and then you’ll officially be counted.

WHEN YOU DONATE:
$5 : You’ll be automatically entered to win these loveley earrings from RoundAbout. A random winner will be selected when the donations close. I chose these because I LOVE them, and because a blue circle is the symbol of Diabetes.

$10 : you’ll get a $5 gift certificate to my Etsy shop redeemable on any order!

$25: You’ll be automatically entered to win a $35 gift certificate to my etsy shop redeemable on any order!

$100: You’ll get a set of 15 Traditional Dingbat personalized notes with your name, 1 color ink, and un-printed envelopes. No need to do a random drawing, you get one if you donate $100!

Awhile ago I was looking for some knitted rompers for Charlie and happened upon these…cutie pants by Paula Kathlyn! Upcycled/repurposed from old sweater sleeves these are perfect for our cold winters to keep those fat legs warm!

And what’s a cute leg picture without a face?

First time I’ve seen myself on FP Etsy! Yea, check out those cute Ladybug notes :)

My mom is an amazing writer. Having the opportunity to grow up around this lovely writing talent, I often saw her writing in journals, taking notes in books she was reading, and annotating and critiquing our English papers. One of my most prized possessions however was not toys or jewelery – but journals. Each time she gave birth, my mother had a journal that she bought for each of us in which there were a series of letters written. Throughout our childhood, she’d read to us from the journals on occasion which always recorded funny sayings, happenings in our lives and on advice from an amazing mother. As a teenager my mom gave me one of the best gifts ever, a journal that all the women in my family had written in. Both grandmothers, 10 aunts, cousins, youth leaders, neighbors – all bearing the things of their souls. To this day, I pull out that journal on days that don’t go so well and read advice from people important to me who continue to inspire through their words. Then I get on with life.

Although my mom has yet to write the great american novel, she has succeeded to instill a love for journaling in our family. I feel I already have the great american novel through my journals she’s filled for me. As a continuation of the tradition she started, each one of my kids has their own journals that I write in.

I’ve been looking for a good one for Charlie since he was born and came across Karleigh Jae’s Etsy shop, and ironically had hearted the yellow journal shown above MONTHS ago! I just had to get them as Charlie needed a journal, and Dave’s journal has finally reached it’s last few pages. Yeah for beautiful books, thanks Karleigh Jae I can’t wait to get started writing in them.

I can’t believe it, it’s giving me contractions! I’ve got 4 products in the gift guides right now on Etsy – all picked by staff, whoo hoo!

Now I feel like I might go throw up, being this pregnant isn’t pleasant!

See it HERE!