So much to cover but I will try and cover a few things.  Life has been a little hectic and busy for sure!  The Premier Designs Jewelry Show went great!  Sold almost $1000 and scored myself $366 of jewels for free!  Can't beat that!!  In addition to that, my Premier Designs Consultant, Elizabeth Greene, agreed to donate 10% of her proceeds to Race for the Cure which is this Saturday!  I was expecting maybe a $20 donation....Nope, these girls make good money on all those jewels, I got a $50 donation from her.  That was 10% of her take on my show.....that was great!

Cancer Awareness Month: I will be at Komen Race for the Cure bright and early on Saturday morning. 10.30.10 Please help support finding a cure. Help allow another person celebrate another birthday! https://komenknoxville.donordrive.com/index.cf...m?fuseaction=donate.start&destination=P&eventID=507&participantID=12183

A view from atop the roof of Biltmore!

 This past Saturday I took off to Biltmore with a couple friends to enjoy the beautiful fall colors from atop the roof of Biltmore.  It was such a beautiful day.  The colors were great.

Beautiful but I sure would not want to use these each day!

The Gardens, always so beautiful

In the midst of all of that we celebrated Starla's 13th birthday.  I can't believe she is already 13....that is just crazy.  She is like 13 going on 40!  I so miss being a kid.  I tell the kids all the time that they are going to miss it, to stop being in such a hurry, of course I am sure they listen to that as well as we listens to our parents.  ha ha ha

The house is decorated for Halloween of course I am not sure that will do any good.  This stinking town is so screwed up.  When Halloween falls on Sunday they always want to change it to Saturday.  Well this year on a Thursday, front page of the paper, WE WILL NOT TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY CAN CELEBRATE A HOLIDAY, Halloween is on Sunday the 31st (as if should be).   Well then on Friday - HALLOWEEN WILL BE CELEBRATED ON Saturday the 30th.....  HELLO!   Could you at least make up your flipping mind.  So needless to say you may have trick-or-treaters Sat, Sun or BOTH!   I have Race for the Cure Sat morning and then I think I had been signed up to take Starla & Jeramy on a Ghost Hunt Sat night...guess we will wait and see.  Needless to say, decorations are in place and I finally got my jack-o carved!  

Spooky Pirate Pumpkin aka JOHN the Pirate (says mom)

Friday night is the Grand Opening of FOXEY MOXEY FITNESS & EVENTS, LLC.   They will be teaching Zumba Thirller in the parking lot for FREE!  You can also purchase raffel tickets for a chance to win 20 Free Zumba Visits.  If you are local you should check it out ~ 6 pm - 10 pm.  I will paste below the flyer I did for her.  Ryan Kelley is the owner (Ryan from season 2 of The Biggest Loser.)  She is a great girl that has really taken what she learned on the show, used it in real life and is now sharing it with the rest of the world!! YAY!

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Business (www.pwdtn.com)has been going well and I am very thankful for that!  Hopefully it will continue!!

Here is a new custom pendant made by a new FRIEND (first and foremost) and now a new client.  Karen.  I LOVE IT!  I had mom one made as well, she wore hers yesterday!

Karen makes all sorts of one of a kind custom items.  Check her out!! www.facebook.com/Beaded4UbyKarenBarlow

Well it is about lunch time and I am beyond starved!

"It’s the friends you can call up at four a.m. that matter."

~Marlene Dietrich

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Wow....what a week it has already been and Wednesday is just getting started!  Please keep my friends Eliz & Michael Greene & family in your thoughts and prayers in the coming weeks.  Michael's  father lost his battle with cancer yesterday morning at 9am.  I know they have a very tough road ahead of them and you can never have too many prayers and good thoughts!  They have been wonderful friends to me over the years and I am very thankful to have them in my life.

Work....well has been work.  Nothing too special same ole same ole.  I think my sister's kids are really starting to heal and recover from all they have been through with their father and that is just amazing!  Jeramy is in 10th grade and get this....LOVES SCHOOL!  That just makes me grin ear to ear, I wish I had enjoyed it like he does.  Starla also brought home her best ever grades this last grade card....Wooo Hooo!  I am so proud of both of them for sure.  They are just such amazing little people.  Yes I still call them little even though at 15 he is just about 6'2" and at (next week she will be) 13 she is like 5'5"-5'6"!  They are both bigger than me.  I love them, love them and hope that they only continue to learn, be loved and grow into the amazing people I know they will be.

I have a friend Ryan who has just done amazing things.  She was on season 2 of the Biggest Loser (which mind you I did not watch...)  My sister talked about this inspirational local girl with such passion that I just had to get to know her.  Well years later here we are and I have gotten to know her.  The more I know her the more I find I like about her.  This girl doesn't stop.  No matter what seems to be thrown her way, no matter what speed bumps she rolls across she just keeps on truckin'!  I think it is wonderful.  I am excited also to have the opportunity to work with her to promote her new business, Foxey Moxey Fitness & Events, LLC.  I have flyers and a big 8' banner on the way for her big "Grand Opening" and I can't wait to see them.  WBIR Live at Five stopped by and filmed at her new studio yesterday morning - WAY TO GO RYAN!

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/138088/8/Biggest-Loser-contestant-opens-fitness-center-in-Morristown

I met with a new client yesterday and we signed the contract to set up her new website and went over some proofs for the new business cards and logo.  Soon everyone will get to learn more about The Chocolate Laides!  They are such a nice, wonderful group of people that I am excited to get to work with.  Truly, truly nice!  The website will be nothing super flashy or overpowering but will be fun and of course filled with chocolate!  They are also right down the road from my home which could cause an issue with my waistline if I am not careful!  lol

Saturday is my Premier Show for Race for the Cure.  I am hoping that it goes well as portions from the sales will go to support my Race for the Cure which is coming up on October 30th!  Yes, that is soon.  I just can't believe how soon.  It seems like just yesterday I was telling mom how the yellow flowers on the bush next to the heat/air unit were so pretty when it first started to bloom and now I am thinking how pretty it is that the fall colors are starting to show and hoping we get a little more rain so they trees will be pretty a bit before they shed their leaves for winter.  I love fall though, it is by far my favorite time of year!

My Spooky Bistro

A little more decorating at the house this weekend and a little cleaning which I must get finished these next couple nights!  Hannah one of the little girls I wrote about before that was in the fire in NC got to come home and spend some time this weekend with one of her dearest friends and they  had such a good time.  She will get to return to school soon, still wearing a protective suit be she and her siblings still have a long road ahead of them so please continue to keep them in your thoughts and prayers as well!

I still have my Thirty-One Online Catalog show going on so Ladies get your orders in before we close it out and email if you have any questions!!  http://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/catalog.aspx?eventId=E321483&from=DIRECTLINK

October Show Special $5 Tote!

Hope that everyone is having a wonderful week!

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. 

Always remember, you have within you the strength, 

the patience, and the passion to reach for the 

stars to change the world."
 

~Harriet Tubman

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BOO!

So, I have not updated much this past week, it has been a little hectic.  We the last 2 weeks of Sept in my family that are filled with Birthdays!  last Sunday we did the family birthdays at mamaw's and then Tuesday mine and my dad's at mom's house, Thursday Julie and I headed off to Sevierville for a little shopping and of course, birthday dinner.  (Oh my, if you go to Olive Garden they give you this massive cake for your birthday, no one person could just sit and eat it....)  Saturday I was up at 6am, took Gracie to the vet and then by 9 was headed to Turkey Creek with Ligia.  It was a beautiful day and we parked the car at 9:45am and walked!!  Well we walked until about 3 when we had to crossover to the other side so we moved the car at that point.  It was nice though.  We walked and shopped a bit, walked to lunch, enjoyed a sangria swirl margarita (yum-o) and then walked some more after lunch.  That sort of helps you not feel so bad about lunch....he he  We got home a little before 7 and I was worn out!  Sunday was just a lazy day.  I made some attempt at decorating but didn't get very far.  Never fear though, it will be done in time for my Premier Designs Home Show on the 16th!

My spooky wine cabinet...  :o)

A little spooky for Gracie

Table runner I picked up at World Market Sat.

My oh so helpful assistant....LOL

 

 

So, I am getting a little closer to my goal for Race for the Cure at end of month so I am excited about that.  Every $1 helps for sure!!  I am also doing a Thirty-One Catalog Show for a girl I grew up with.  She has even sent up a direct link website some anyone, anywhere can order and it ships straight to them!!  It is great!  I did a show last year and it was great this time of year, the time of year when everyone starts Christmas shopping!  I know it seems crazy but Christmas is fast approaching.  All the stores are filling up with Christmas trees and all sorts of goodies!  If you don't know anything about Thirty-One they are actually a business founded by a woman named Cindy Monroe and built around Proverbs 31.  There is a large variety of items and you can have just about anything in the catalog personalized!  Here is the direct link to shop for my show and there is also a catalog you can view, write down the patterns you want and embroidery styles and then just order straight from the website and it will ship to you! If you want the October special (image below) simply put it in your car and if you have spent $31 the price will be adjusted automatically!  You don't have to enter any special codes or anything like that! EASY!! http://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/catalog.aspx?eventId=E321483&from=DIRECTLINK

 "Who can find a virtuous woman? 

for her price is far above rubies." 

~ Prov. 31:10