Game #5 was a little tricky!  I said “NO” to all of it!

It’s a stumper…but…the doll hutch (as much as I wanted it) was literally the first stop!  Hard to pull the trigger on a hundred-spot right out of the gate! 

Y’all didn’t think I was serious about that barrel bar, didya?  That’s even a little crazy for me and I’m pretty darn crazy!  I think Debbie got it right…if I had been shopping for my brother it would have been a YES!  And I loved the point Sherry made…it would have been a space eater in Mighty, she knows me too well!

The band hats…man…I struggled!  But that’s the kinda thing I totally heart and no one on this earth would ever buy from me!

The shabby stool…what was not to love?   But there was no room in it to make a few dollars!

The elf…another struggle, but kinda the same as the band hats, so I passed on him too!

Since no one got it totally right…and since I’m in charge of the RULES…for everyone that said *NO* on the barrel bar you get THREE, everyone else gets one!

I’d like to say a gigantic THANKS to everyone for playing!  Tricia and I sat up til the wee hours most every night to get our posts up!  We giggled lots and wondered who would stop by and what your guesses would be!

It has meant the WORLD to us!

You can continue to comment through Wednesday!  Someone WILL have a lucky Friday the 13th!  We will be doing a special post to announce the WINNER! 

And, whether you knew it or not, every time you commented you were also entered in the SweetTalk Halloween Package give-away!  I’ll be picking a winner for that later this month!  So keep those comments coming!

It’s one heck-of-a-lucky month!

I can’t end without a coupla more Fun-Fun-FUNNY signs!

in case you can’t see it too well, it says: hollow for don or arlene

yes, folks, that’s “hollow”!  say it in your bestest twang!

seriously!  even i’m at a loss for words…

In closing this big *adventure* I have to say thanks from the bottom of my Texas-sized-heart to my sweet friend Tricia…btw…be sure to check out her post…she and her bald guy ROCK!  They are gracious, generous and a ton-o-fun! 

I am so blessed to know them and each of you!  It’s been a benefit of blogging I never anticipated! 

me and the bald guy!

me and precious tricia…this morning…our teary-eyed good-bye!

Jane-T signing off on the big *adventure* of twentyten!

First things first…congrats to Sandi for guessing correctly what the little “thingies”  are that were posted in game on!  She gets her name in the hat an additional FIVE times!  But everyone who guessed gets their name in the hat too!

There were lots of good guesses and some funny ones too!  But the correct answer is: the “m” part hooked on to the Christmas tree branch and the ”flower” part held the candle! 

Okay, that was fun!  Thanks everyone for playing!

Now, in case you don’t know…I HEART words!  You can browse around SweetTalk to read all about my fascination and maybe discover the words you love too!

In game #2 it’s about WORDS!  All of these are funny, but one of them had me doubled over!  It’s your job to figure out which words I have yet to stop laughing about!

in case you’re wondering…i did not waste valuable shopping time for an evaluation…

right.  like a little ol’ load limit would stand between us and JUNK…

uh, i think that’s suppose to be “lonely” but what do i know…

“crap” is one of my favorite words and i use it often…

oh help me…the homemade sign…

I’ll tell you, I got a good chuckle out of all of these…but one of them pushed me right over the edge!  HAPPY GUESSING!

I have more good news cuz there’s a SweetTalk give-away this month too!  So for every comment you leave you are also being entered in the Halloween Package give-away too!  How excited are you?

And…we had a blast shopping for the *adventure* give-away today!  We put some fun things aside for the WINNER!  If you just jumped in the game…it’s not too late to get in….check out the rules!

Now don’t forget to hop over and see Tricia…it’s all about Hillbilly Tacky and she is delivering the best in tacky!

I made the drive to Rockdale last week to work on my space at Antique Queens!  I hadn’t been in a while and everything needed to be touched!

It was fun to move things around and re-do the walls!  Here are a few pictures of the finished product…

Love this child’s hutch in pink, no less! I leaned a gold frame against the top in hopes of disguising how cute it is…now, maybe no one will buy it!

If these legs don’t walk off by September then I think they will definitely be at Marburger!

Please pardon the glare…this is one my favorite things I did this time! I hung this great tray and then dangled adorable baby shoes!

Wide shot!

I’ll end with a few of the things I cherish: Ironstone, pink and words!

Up for grabs in the SweetTalk July give-away….a SweetTalk Variety Gift Tag Package!  The perfect finishing touch to all your gifts!  Just leave a comment on any of my posts and I’ll enter your name for a shot at winning!

Yet another of my favorite words…..TIME…..I believe is the gift God gave us to heal the heart.

The husband and I headed for the Humane Society Saturday to pick out a new kitten!  I couldn’t stand it another day.  With the exception of a few years I’ve had a cat (or two) since I was six years old! 

Bruce did an amazing job picking out Sister so I sat back while he studied the cages looking for the kitten that would come home with us!  This little one was buried under her two brothers!  She climbed into Bruce’s lap and curled up in the bend of his arm and we knew she was IT!

She was born March 25 and I took her to the Vet today for her first visit…she weighed in at a whopping 2 pounds/2 ounces! 

She’s just a minute-of-a-thing!

We tried a coupla names on her and decided on “cookie”!  She’s just as sweet as a cookie with a dash of salt that makes her feisty!

I’ve always wanted a shop cat….problem is….I’ve never wanted a shop!

introducing…..cookie-cat!  The O-fficial SweetTalk blog cat ~ the modern day version of a *shop cat*!

taking a snooze in her new pink bed (she loves it)!

contemplating her favorite words…..

what’s not to love!

I told her on the ride home she was in for one heck-of-a-good life!  I am well on my way to spoiling her rotten and not apologizing for it!

My heart is smiling…..again!

p.s. check out my blog roll…..i knew i bought that pink chair for a reason!

Truly the miracle is not that I found 100 things to talk about, the miracle is that you all have come, post after post, to read what’s been on my mind!

The good and the bad.  The joy and the sad.   The highs and the lows.

I HEART each of you for reading and for commenting!  You will never know how many times your words lift me up, make me smile and laugh-out-loud!  You have shown me things in my own posts I didn’t see, given me new perspective and supported me. 

I know God brought each of you to my little blog as another way to show His grace and blessing in my life!  I appreciate you so-so much! 

Thank you….heart kisses from me to you!

One of the interesting things I have learned, since launching SweetTalk, is that words are very personal.  I don’t know why I thought people would generally like the same few words.  But what I’ve discovered is that the words we love are individual to each of us. 

You’ve spent the last year learning about words that have great meaning to me and this post I’d like to know a little something more about you! 

In your comment, please tell me your favorite word and why!

Now…..did y’all feel the earth shake just a hint when I jumped for joy Thursday afternoon as the last truck pulled out of the driveway?  The closet is finished!  hooray!

It is so incredible, I seriously considered taking a pillow and blankie and camping for the night!  I couldn’t start hauling clothes in fast enough!  ohmygoodness!

Let me just step outta the way and show you some pictures!

i’ll start with the token *husband* side!  he deserves credit for being neat!

next up, my favorite part!  56 shoe cubbies = 90ish pairs of shoes!  that about covers it!

wasn’t sure if i should organize them by color or style or summer or winter, but it pretty much ended up being color!  first up….pink!

every girl needs animal print shoes!

look how cute my converse are! 

even the uggs have a home!

enough with the shoes!  i  had an extra cubbie for decorating!  a *couch* jewelry box my sis gave me with a pair of my grandmother’s shoes next to it!  i was gonna wear that tiara one time for my birthday in warrenton, but it ’bout squeezed my eyeballs outta my head!

now i can also claim….everything has a place and everything is in its place!

you’ll be relieved to know that the mexican dresses are safe & sound!  and they don’t even drag the floor any more!  BONUS!

secret hiding place….in tact!

pull out laundry and dry cleaning baskets!

TANGLE-FREE hanger zone!

oh yeah, found my MIA bunny slippers on the cleanout!  that was exciting!

the old dresser crammed in the back….gone!  and replaced with *his* and *hers*

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING!

Back to business!  Comments!  Comments!  Comments! 

Monday I’m drawing a winner for the SweetTalk 4th of July Package!  This is one of my favorites!  And you gotta comment to be entered!

And don’t forget to leave a comment celebrating my 100th post with your favorite word and why!

Gotta run…..I spy an empty shoe cubbie!