Charming Old Town

BeeBoppin'  around Walnut Grove

in Northern Cali.

Shop Street?

YES PLEASE!

Columns....

i Lick columns...

(and no....i didn't mean to type "like"....

i really wanted to "lick" these columns!)

Lil' ole Firehouse

(i would become a Volunteer Firefighter just to say i

worked in that cute lil'  buildin')

Church next to THE OCEAN and a Palm TREE.

Hallelujah!!!

If you name it "market st"...

you best have a "Market" on it.

You got my hopes all up!

Did i mention that i also lick rust!

(i know...i know...it is very bad for you... i am thinking about quitting it)

Gas for the trip $60.00

Snacks and Meals on the trip  $30.00

The

View from the Draw Bridge.....

Priceless!

(well...the view and ...the kids were asleep in the backseat!  :)

and if you've followed me for long enough...

You know that the Exploration of new towns

always ends up at the Local's Park!

Hubby when he is hungry, tired

and all done Exploring...

and bitter about spending the $90.00 bones for the trip!

I also cannot resist old Playground equipment

...(poor Lucy Reynolds Barnes...

the Wisteria was not looking so hot   :(     

and now for .....

Some Advice:

If your gonna plant Wisteria in someones honor....

Water it.

i'm just sayin'

xoxo  shell

P.s.  you gotta visit Here and sign up for the Pile of yummy she is giving away!

Robin's Egg blues Blog....

she is sooo fun to follow!

xoxo  shell

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xoxo  shell

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

there is no chicken dinner but if the winner wanted to

they could buy one of those yummy lil' already cooked chickens

in front of the meat counter!

Those are Dang good!

and the winner is................

Jill O.

Thanks for participating in my first ever Giveaway!

(hey jill, i need your address...email it to me would ya!)

=)

xoxo  shell

My First Ever Give Away !

I know you don't want to think about this......

It's kinda sick and wrong of me to even bring this up.......

I mean ,  here you are dashing around trying to get the munchkins ready for

Halloween......

And here i am throwing this out there....

CHRISTMAS IS ONLY 5 PAYCHECKS AWAY!

(that is if you get paid 2x's a month)

I saw the lady at Walgreens putting out Christmas M&M's and

I  was so annoyed......

I couldnt beleive they had the audacity to start putting out Christmas goods already...

"They Just want our Money!!!!"....i thought to myself

Then I had an Alley McBeal moment...

(do you remember that show?....i loved it! where did it go?)

I thought about running over to her and biting her ankles!

"I'm not ready for that!!!   I hadn't even worked CHRISTMAS into the budget yet You BOOB!"....

...that is what i would say after i bit her and was running away!

Anyway....

I am such a kind loving person....

(despite the occasional ankle biting fantasies i sometimes come up with)

I didn't want Christmas to spring on you and your budget like it did me......

So i am GIVING AWAY  a $25.00  gift certificate to

Dear old Walmart

(cuz there is surely one near each of you.  Walmart is like Poop in a dog run.....It's  everywhere...).

***leave a comment and  get 1 point

*** become a follower and get 1 point

***post it on your blog get 1 point

For each point you earn your name will be put into the drawing again!

You have until this Friday  October 23rd 

I will have Kie pick the winner out of the ice bucket in our room on

Friday at 4p.m.!!!!

Good Luck!

and....

Merry Christmas!