HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

You guys voted and the results are in.....

The Pumpkin costume was OVERWHELMINGLY the winner!!

HOWEVER....

Since Gracie cannot really be herself in that costume (aka: MOVE), I decided to go with the 1st runner up...

Bzzzzzzzz...........Bzzzzzzzzzzz........ Gracie is a BEE!

And of course I couldn't let her go trick-or-treating by herself....

So I decided to be a BEE too!!

Bzzzzzzz..... Bzzzzz.....

"Gracie, smile for the camera"

"Bzzzzz!!!"

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Hope everyone has a SAFE and FUN Halloween

Goodbyes are Hard

Today I come to you guys with a heavy heart

You may not know this but my Mom does "dog rescue".

She started in 2002 by rescuing her first dog from a puppy mill.

Some of the dogs she rescued were too old to EVER be adopted out and so she would just keep them to live out their last day/months/years at her house.

One of these dogs was Elmo.

He may not look old but when we got him he was approx. 11 years old.

He was used at a puppy mill as a "stud dog" (aka: they kept him in a cage and forced him to mate with other female dogs ALL the time)

My mom rescued him in 2003.

He had to have almost all of his teeth pulled (they were completely rotten).

He ended up losing most of his sight and most of his hearing

But he kept on kicking!

He was a part of our family

(Grover on left, Elmo on right... we had a thing with Sesame Street)

These past few months have been pretty tough. You see Elmo was now approx. 17 years old

He had a tough time walking (his little hips would just give out on him)

and so my mom bought a dog carriage for him. She would push him all around the house in that little carriage.

but after a long life little Elmo passed away this week after having trouble breathing

Mom was holding him in her arms when he passed away. I know he didn't have a great life in the beginning but I am so thankful he lived out his last years with my Mom as a pampered pooch.

RIP Elmo. You will be missed!

Precious Pumpkin/Time to VOTE

"Mommy, I know you call me your pumpkin all the time but this is a little much..."

Love, Gracie

TIME TO VOTE ON YOUR FAVORITE COSTUME!!

Here is a collage to refresh your minds.... (or you can just scroll through this weeks posts)

Vote for your top three (in order) and I will tally up the votes.

You will have to wait until Halloween to see which costume won!

Thanks to everyone who played and laughed at all of Gracie's silly little costumes!

Don't forget to enter the new Preppy Headband Giveaway HERE

Headband Giveaway! - Closed!!!!

You guys know I love headbands.

When I was given the opportunity to review this headband from Three Chickadees I literally screamed out loud.

Isn't it darling?

Once I actually got the headband I was even more impressed.

You see, it is THE MOST COMFORTABLE headband in the world.

I sometimes get those "headband headaches" because the headbands are too tight at the bottom. Well the Three Chickadees have remedied this problem because they put satin ribbons on the end of all of their headbands for extra comfort!

No more "headband headaches" for me!

*please excuse the weird camera angles... hubby is out of town and fur baby doesn't know how to take pictures so this is my best attempt at a self portrait*

Three Chickadees also have a great assortment of belts, watches, keychains, and other gifts so if you have any Christmas shopping to do, here is the place to go! Plus they are currently offering FREE First Class Shipping on all retail orders... you can't beat that!

Now here is where you guys come in.

Three Chickadees is offering one of my readers the chance to pick ANY headband you want from their site.

Now you just have to decide

Are you a "Preppy Argyle Girl" or a "Groovy Chic"

Are you a "Madras Missy" or a "Striped Dame"

Are you a "Plain Babe" or a "Plaid Doll"

Rules:

To enter this giveaway all you need to do is to go to Three Chickadees and pick out the headband of your choice and tell me in a comment below. This will be the headband you get if you win so pick carefully!! (you MUST do this or none of your entries will count)

If you want any additional chances to win you can:

• Follow me (click on "follow" button on my left sidebar) OR let me know you are a follower already
• Sign up to join the the Three Chickadees mailing list
• Follow me on Twitter
• Tweet about this on Twitter by posting the following:"Preppy Headband #Giveaway @Gldnwfugirl http://tiny.cc/NQ9ST "(must send me the link if you do this)
• Post about this giveaway on your blog or put my super cute button on your sidebar

(You get one extra chance to win for each of the above items in the list)

Here is my super cute button (just copy the code and paste onto your blog...easy right?)

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This giveaway will run for one week. It will end on November 4th, 2009 @ 12PM EST

Hear me ROAR!!

I am an evil DOGZILLA!!!

Just look at my evil green eyes!

I demolish full villages and eat everything I see

or maybe just play with them for a bit

I am single-handedly going to WIPE OUT swine flu!!

Take that Mr. Pig

ROAR, I am so EVIL!!

but don't worry, I can also be sweet

Instead of breathing fire on you, I will most likely just smother you with my doggie kisses!

For any one who hasn't been playing so far... we are voting on your favorite costume for Gracie to wear on Halloween.

View the other choices below:

There is one last costume tomorrow and then we will take a vote on your favorite!

Thanks to everyone who has played along so far!! Even if you don't want to pick your favorite yet, I would love to know what you think about today's costume!

PS: A special thanks to all of the new followers... mommy will be so happy I have not scared off everyone and I even made her some new friends!

Love, Gracie

Note: Clearly I did not post a NEW giveaway yesterday like I said I was going to. I will be posting it today around 4pm EST. All of my tests this week will be over at that time and I can join real life again!

Pink is my signature color

I am a pretty pretty PRINCESS!! (at least that is what my mommy called me)

(my grammy thinks I look like a "hussy"... hehe)

Kathie at My Net Finds told me about this costume awhile back... Little did she know I already had it!

My favorite color is Pink

Mommy told me to give the camera some attitude...

I don't know what that means...

But I think I look pretty cute anyway

What do you think?

Or do you like one of my other costumes better?

Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the monogrammed mousepad giveaway is....

Annie at Our Little Family

Congratulations!!

Please email me at justaddwalter(@)gmail.com with your pattern choice, monogram letters, and script choice. (click here for options).

Thanks again to The Letter Tree for sponsoring this giveaway!!

And once again, I feel bad that everyone cannot win...

because of that, I am starting a NEW giveaway TOMORROW!!

Stay Tuned!

Neigh, Neigh...

I am a horsey.

Neigh, Neigh...

Be careful little Knight, I might buck you off!!

But I'll try to give you a nice steady ride. Cause I am a good horsey!

And away we go fierce knight!!

Into the sunset we ride...

ouch, stop poking me with that sword!!

Neigh, Neigh...

What do you think of today's costume?

Or did you like one of my other costumes better?

PS: Mommy wanted me to share her grades at Midterm.

STRAIGHT A's!!!

She also wanted me to thank ALL of you for being such a great support to her this semester. She would be a basket case without you all!

UPDATE: For those of you who are worried I am torturing little Gracie with these outfits, do not be worried. Gracie has her own dresser (ok actually just a couple of drawers) at our house and she gets SO excited she starts spinning in circles when I get something out of it. She LOVES dressing up.

Hopping down the bunny trail

I am Gracie Cottontail today!

My mommy loves this costume because she can use it at Halloween, Easter, and Christmas

She thinks its funny at Christmas because then I look like this guy:

There is quite the resemblance

What do you guys think?

Or did you think I looked cuter as a BEE?

Let me know in a comment below!

love,

Gracie

PS: I haven't finalized my Halloween plans yet... I might go to a party or I may just help pass out candy to trick or treaters. Hopefully I will get a lot of treats myself... I won a giveaway over at Cole's blog that will guarantee treats but I'm hoping for even more from mommy and daddy!