"Autumn Wonderment"

(I love the Picnik'd version of this photo!)

I am on a roll I tell you.....

(i feel like a pumpkin roll right now tho)

I enter

and enter 

and enter.....

and nothing.

A BIG ol' "L" for "Lahooo-zaheeer" 

(i luv me some Jim Carrey ) 

And then  

wham!

Kapow!

Zonkers!

(you like the Batman references?) 

Suddenly I am livin' the Giveaway highlife

Oh yeah! 

:)

My newest acquisitions....

Courtesy of the lovely Donna over at D'Reyne's!

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** First of all, I have to come clean and tell you that I am a thief.... 
I stole these pics from the other winner, the REAL winner, 
Carol of "A Bird in Hand"
(thanks for letting me "borrow" your sweet pics Carol!)


My digital camera is still broken!
All I have is my phone camera 
and the pics came out CRAPPY...
did NOT do Donna justice AT ALL.


I couldnt not put any photos up.
I almost dug up my old camera
(you know those cavemen ones that had *gasp* film in them?!) 
Except I couldnt find it amidst all the packing rubble.....


Anyways, I modified the photos so I didnt feel like a big ol' loser.... 

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Back to the thief's my story.....

She titled her 200th Follower Giveback

"Autumn Wonderment"

She said it was a surprise of goodies.

Love that! 

I forgot about being a winner for a few days....

Until Byron (our Lab) started doing his UPS Man howl....

(the kind of howl that you would imagine coming out of a basset hound)

which of course the Stig and Stiglets (aka kids) have to mimic 

(so now the whole house sounds like a pack of wolves-our poor neighbors) 

 Yes.

Lovely.

Apparently we were all born in a barn.

My mom used to say it all the time and I never quite understood.

We come from a long line of children born in a barn....

Anyhoo -

 My hubby brought the big ol package in and said:

"Did you order cinnamon or pumpkin something?"

"Huh?" 

(says me)

I didnt order anything.

I swear. 

(well, i did, but nothing that was supposed to be delivered already...woops) 

Then I see sweet Donna's name on the box!

I swear I was like a kid in Chuck E Cheese...

(except I promise my home does NOT smell like vomit and I don't have temper tantrums...)  

Cinnamon, leaves, glitter....

*sigh* 

Donna and I have never met

so how is it possible that she knows me so well?! 

Eeeek! 

I unwrapped the wonderment of cinnamon and pumpkin spice

which was hugging:

A cute lil muslin "D'Reynes" tote

( i wish I could go trick-or-treatin with it!)

gorgeous yummy crusty hydrangea blooms - tucked in a Lolo~style burlap chick-wire cone

a cute as a button burlap pumpkin with a chalkboard tag
leaves and leaves and leaves.....
a set of mini chalkboard tags
a pumpkin scented sachet 

and a handmade paper treat cone filled with ME treats....

(i think i said "mineminemine" ala the seagulls in Nemo) 

A starbucks gift card and candy!

Isn't the burlap cone the sweetest?!

And when I cruised into Starbucks yesterday for my pumpkin spice latte
I got this with my gift card:

 A Starbucks burlap tumbler!

Now, everytime I get my latte in my new tumbler
I will think of Donna!

"Oh Donna......oh Donna...."

(in MY head I sound like Ritchie Valens - So shut it! )

Thank you AGAIN sweet darlin'....
I am enjoying my very special Autumn Wonderment  
from you! 
(even if I dont have "real" digital pictures of my own) 

Have a lovely autumn wonderment-filled weekend everyone !!!

XOX

** Thank you so much again Carol for not pressing charges!
Please stop by and say hi to Carol.....
and tell her the thief sent you.
:)

 * photos of courtesy of Carol of A Bird in Hand *