THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK Entry #2

Would you like to linger on the simple things? Then join me and many others in taking a little look into the day plans and thoughts of those who are focusing on simplicity...beauty of the 'everyday moments'.

~ The Simple Woman - Created Spring 2008

FOR TODAY - Tuesday, March 2nd

Outside my window.....it is 33 degrees and SNOWING!! We are under a winter weather advisory. YAY! :0)

I am thinking.....about my girls who are still in school and wishing our school system wouldn't always be the very last one to make a decision to close school when we have inclement weather.

I am thankful for.....my new MP3 player I received for my birthday last week. I LOVE music, especially Praise and Worship music, but I haven't really had a way to listen to it in quite a while. This MP3 player is really going to be a blessing to me.

From the kitchen.....I smell my Hazelnut Creme coffee brewing. YUM!

I am wearing.....my comfy pajamas and I'm bundled up in my Slanket. I REALLY love my Slanket.

I am going.....to schedule a few doctors' appointments that have been put on the back burner for far too long.

I am creating.....a special blog post about my own personal experience with Dysautonomia. I have received numerous emails over the last few months from a variety of people. They are almost always inquiring about my experience with the disease. Since I have not been feeling very well, I have not been able to answer them all in detail. Therefore, I've decided to do a 'Frequently Asked Questions' post in hopes of putting all my answers in one very conspicuous place.

I am (still) reading..... 'God Needs Me - Living with Dysautonomia' by Lynn Fox Adams. It is an amazing book!

I am hoping.....that it keeps snowing all day and all night. I hope we get lots of the white stuff!

I am praying.....for my family's safety as they travel home today.

I am hearing.....complete silence. Sometimes it is deafening.

Around the house.....we have decided to hire someone to paint all of the common areas in our home (2 story family room & foyer, plus kitchen, breakfast room, halls and mudroom). We are working really hard to pick the perfect color since we have really disliked the initial color we chose when we built our home a little over 2 years ago.

One of my favorite things.....is winter! There are so many people in such a rush for spring to get here but I am truly enjoying winter! I just LOVE a cold winter's night when you can snuggle up in a blanket by the fireplace and enjoy a yummy cup of coffee and a good book....(or your hubby!)

A few plans for the rest of the week.....This weekend is Morgan's audition for Auburn University's music program and then an informational meeting afterward. I won't be able to go but my husband will. Please say a little prayer for her!

From my picture journal.....A couple more snow pics my youngest daughter, Rebekah, made the last time we had a little of the white stuff. You may click on the picture to get a better look.

This is looking off our back deck. There is a very high hilltop to the left with a house on top.

If you would like to join in with 'The Simple Woman's Daybook', please feel free to visit Peggy's blog. She is a wonderful hostess and would love to have you stop by.

PAY IT FORWARD GIVE-AWAY

Right before Christmas, I was very blessed to be one of the winners in Mikki's Pay It Forward Give-Away!! A few days after I was notified that I'd won, I received this wonderful package~

...a sampler of Boca Java Gourmet Coffee! I had never heard of this awesome coffee before but it has truly been some of THE best coffee I've ever tasted! It arrived just in time to try out my brand new Cuisinart Coffee Maker I received for Christmas! :0) It truly is YUMMY!

Now, I get to Pay It Forward by having a give-away of my own! If you are interested in receiving a gift** from me of a few of my favorite things and you are willing to pay forward a gift of some of your favorite things, then comment here on this post to let me know you that you are interested.

Of course, first you need to know all the rules, right?

In order to win, you need to be willing to......

• Give me your mailing address so I can send a small gift your way.
• Once you receive your gift, write your own Pay It Forward post telling about it and the give-away, including a link back to my blog in that post.
• Come up with gifts to send out to YOUR two (2) winners.

If you feel able to follow these specific rules, then leave me a comment letting me know and you will be entered! TWO (2) winners will be chosen randomly out of a basket by my youngest daughter, Bek, on Saturday, January 23rd.

Extra entries may be obtained by doing any of the following (be sure to leave a SEPARATE COMMENT for EACH thing you do):

• Follow my blog via Google Friends
• Subscribe to my blog via email.
• Follow my blog on twitter and tweet about this giveaway. You may tweet once a day for an extra entry every day. You can copy and paste: Pay It Forward Giveaway by @2ManyHeartbeats. http://bit.ly/7ZRwd0 #giveaway #payitforward PLS RT!
• Blog about paying it forward and ways to 'Pay it Forward'. Be sure to mention this give-away and include a link to my blog (THREE entries, be sure to leave three comments for each!)

Contest ends at 11:59 EST on Friday, January 22nd. I will draw TWO (2) winners at random and announce them on Saturday, January 23rd. PLEASE be sure to leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify both winners via email and they will have 48 hours to respond.

I'm really excited and I hope you are, too!

Blessings,

Teresa

** NOTE: There has been some confusion about the gift I will be sending. It will not be coffee, at least not all of it. I have not really decided yet but it will be a gift of SEVERAL of my favorite things. My daughters will be helping me shop but I can tell you that you will not be disappointed! :0)