happy halloween!!!

and to kick off the halloween holiday tonight The Boy and i went to walmart and pushed all the buttons on all the singing animatronic Christmas decorations, FUNZIES!!

heres a little something to make ya go hmmmm. there were about five full rows FULL of santa, snowmen ,reindeer, candy canes, lights, trees, tractors ornaments with big red bows, nutcrackers, ETC. and ONE 4 ft section of nativity related decor :( . i dont want santa on my lawn, i want Jesus and his fam, but where would i get this, not at walmart thats for sure.

the winner

congrats! 

and for the other 3 ladies who entered, i have a consolation prize for you if you choose to claim it, a special cd of songs, from my personal playlist which i hope you will enjoy, and of course, amanda will get one too, in her bag, with her other surprizes, that i cant tell you because it will ruin her surprise.

and... dont forget to head on over to mabels house, liz is giving away another book!

and... go to my messy nest, where you can get some FREE coffee!!!!!! and show Kate some love by leaving a comment and telling her how awesome she is for showing us all where to score free coffee.

see how we are all winners at life on the hilltop?

sweater weather

you gotta love a cozy warm sweater.

super value

for this award i would like to thank Amanda.

the fun of this award is this, you list 6 things you value, 6 things you dont and pass it on to 6 friends (which i obviously dont have because only 2 people have entered my giveaway, and one was amanda c'mon people, youre hurtin me! its free to enter!)

things i value:

1. biblical advice

2. my personal relationships (Jesus, family, friends) 

3. my moms opinion

4. my health

5. solitude (can i get an amen)

6. modern conveniences (hot water tops my list, you?)

 things i dont value

1. celebrity gossip, seriously am i the only person who could not care less, i have my own life to deal with.

2. grape flavored stuff, it reminds me of dimetap, ewwww!

3. undisciplined children.

4. non words (irregardless, not a word)

5. name brands

6. steak and shake, they have the worst fries EVER! nasty!

pass it on:

Kelly, because she has done this fun fall picture thing where every day of october she posts a fall picture, pretty cool.

Diana, i have to give it to her, shes my mom, i value her opinion, dontcha know.

well, id say Ms. Math but amanda already awarded her.

how about Tricia, shes a quirky bird. 

Heather, definately award worthy

Liz, and have you seen her following, she could start Mabels community living compound ,oh, or mabelsburg,  i would totally move there.

i also want to mention that im glad we dont have to dress up to receive our bloggies (equal to an oscar or an emmy in my book) because i would be a sad sight tonite in my PJs and old man slippers (hey its cold up here).

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GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a cute mini tote with fun surprizes is the grand prize.

heres how to play, leave a comment 1 entry, mention it and link to life on the hilltop on your blog 1 entry and heres the secret entry, for those of you who are already my friends, if you have left a comment in the past 2 weeks, you get a bonus entry!!! because i get by with a little help from my friends.

noooooo!

its getting a little chilly here in southern indiana, i have to wear shoes again :( which means i have to wear socks again ...double:(

the power of suggestion

The Boy said "candy corn" out of the blue and i couldnt get candy corn out of my head until i bought a bag of brachs autumn mix.

now do you want it?