Garnet Hill Wish List

I figured Santa will be stopping by the mall on his way over and I figured he may pick a little something for me (before he gets to Williams-Sonoma) so I want to give him plenty of options.

They may call this print tea party but it screams coffee cup to me.

A journal to record what I am grateful for


A wrap to keep me warm when walking to the mailbox to send thank you cards

And a hat to compliment any jacket or the above mentioned wrap

Lovely shopping and picnic basket

For the Home:

A lovely pillow to make the couch or bed a bit more festive

To stay warm inside, a colorful throw

Hostess gift times two

For the wee ones:

Love this book

Art Kits

Menu for the Virtual Book Club on MomTV featuring Author Eileen Goudge

Tonight I get to participate in a Virtual Book Club & Moms Night Out with NY Times best-selling author Eileen Goudge! When the One to One Network and Mom It Forward asked me if I wanted to participate I was exicted for three reasons:

1. Craving a 'girl's night' with my friend and that helps keep us all mentally healthy. I am doing this because we are having a book club event at my house

2. Love trying out new recipes & enjoying food with these friends (menu below)

3. I have put aside my nightly ritual of reading a great book

Wednesday, November 11th from 9-11 pm EST you'll get a chance to chat with and hear from author Eileen Goudge as we discuss Once in a Blue Moon.



Here's how you can join in:
First, 9-10 pm EST on MomTV.com's The Spin Cycle followed at 10-11pm EST is Girls Night Out on Twitter (#GNO & #OnceinaBlueMoon)

Eileen and Danielle http://twitter.com/extraordmommy will be joined by:
Myself : Jennifer Leal http://twitter.com/savorthethyme
Fiona Bryan http://twitter.com/banteringblonde
Stacie Connerty http://twitter.com/stacieinatlanta
Kelly Loubet http://twitter.com/childhood
Carissa Rogers http://twitter.com/carissarogers
and Jyl Johnson Pattee http://twitter.com/jylmomif

Eileen will be taking questions from each of the virtual book clubs as well as from any fans who are joing via chat.

NEXT, we are all hopping on Twitter and following the hashtag #OnceinaBlueMoon to 'Chat It Out' with @EileenGoudge.

Jyl Johnson Pattee from Mom It Forward http://twitter.com/jylmomif will be leading the discussion with @EileenGoudge and other special guests (@barbarajones, @extraordmommy, @stacieinatlanta, @childhood, @buckdaddy, @TheAppleofMyEye & @angievinez) to discuss not only Eileen's book "Once in a Blue Moon" and topics covered in the book but also things like writing, getting published and more.

Also, if you want to be entered to win this super cool Kindle, you can go here and see how to enter!

You can start by Tweeting this:
Join #OnceinaBlueMoon author @EileenGoudge Wed 11/11 @ Virtual Book Club 9 ET on @momTV & 10 ET on #gno http://bit.ly/3rfwoO PLS RT
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The Menu: A little mis-matched but fun all the same

Fruit Kabobs with Greek Yogurt:

Pineapple, Mango, Melon and Strawberries with Greek Yougrt Dip

Corn & Vegetable Soup: I just made a published recipe but am going to adapt it and share

Vegetable Spring Rolls with Gyoza Dipping Sauce

Chocolate Ganache Cake with Raspberries

Stopped me in my tracks - Baby Gap

I was on my way to the grocery store (naturally) and had grabbed the mail from our mailbox on the way down the road. Since I was enjoying the tunes, I decided to go through the mail in the parking lot and as soon as I opened the magazine, the images below jumped at me.

I could not belive how darn cute! That must have been quite a photoshoot.

Stick it in your Hable

We have been spending time in the past few months organizing, cleaning, tossing, reminiscing and getting this house put together. One thing you can not have enough of is places to put your 'stuff'.



That is true for kids and adults. I have been on the look out for some unique storage options for the kids miscellaneous little trinkets that they carry around with them and I found these lil nuggets from Hable Construction. If I had the extra cash, I would love to get these as I think the kids would be excited to put their things away.



Think I should attempt to make some? I have a knack for starting a crafty project and spending more time swearing under my breath than I expected.

I heart the J. Crew Catalog

I can not help myself. I keep staring at the the new J. Crew catalog and it reminds me of the way I used to stare at my Tiger Beat magazine many years ago. Some of my favorites:



A good excuse to wear those ripped jeans out in public



I am always winking at people - maybe I can be a J. Crew model



This is exactly how I stand in a field



I love T-shirts with a little bit of funk to them Maybe I can replicate some of these pieces at T.J.Maxx.