Fall Blessings--economy--frugal times--contest--giveaways

There is a crispness in the air this week,the old familiar taste of fall..Here in south central Alabama we don't get to enjoy prolonged period's like this,even weeks.We typically jump from hot ,to warm,to cold and then back again.When i was growing up seems like i remember fall lasting longer.I always have loved fall and spring.In different ways they both signify change,to keep you from getting too complacent.I enjoy the cool nights with the breeze blowing through the pines.I live in a rural area on the same land i grew up in.I feel blessed by that.In the home that my grandparents built in the 40's ,just up the road from where grandpa's daddy homesteaded in the mid 1800's.My grandpa was born in 1895 and grandma in 1903,so i had some great people in my lives that taught me a lot of the old ways,with Lot's of demand for morals,values and respect.I am glad of that.I was taught,didn't matter how much you had,just that you had God,love and family.If you had that you would never be poor or alone. I do love to hear the frogs at night down by the little creek and the whippoorwills at night.This time of the year i hear the coyote's a lot,especially on the new moon,like last night.I have several great Pyrenees dogs.I had always thought i would like the breed.Now don't get me wrong,they are a great people dog,especially with children.But running loose like i have them,they think 5 acres and more around the house is where they are suppose to protect and they will drive you insane at night!I think they bark at a rat running through the fields,yet let the rabbits eat all my sweet potatoes at the side of the house.Maybe 50 feet away!They really bother my husband with the barking,lol...I am seriously considering trading or selling them and getting me a couple red bones or border collies.I recommend the Pyrenees for pasture protection,cows,goats etc.and if you want a good kids dog(but they do get big!around 100 Pd's. and more) but for a yard dog,too alert to intruders or someone in the yard...NO....They would be too busy on the backside of their land to know whats in the yard and if they did bark,you'd pay no attention!!!!!!My review of a Pyrenees,,,lol...
Anyways............I hope you are enjoying your fall and upcoming holidays.So much of it is being overshadowed by the economy and elections.This has become a scary time for a lot of people.Some very bad things ,far worse than now,could happen very quickly.We need to make sure we all get out and vote and i do hope you pray and vote for the best leader.This has nothing to do with race or gender,This has too do with our very lives and the lives and security of our families.We have to have someone too come in now that can lead us,and do what must be done too turn America around.Must be someone with values that have stood the test.I truly believe John McCain is the only one of the 2 ready and prepared.8 years from now,i may vote for Obama,just not now..May God Bless Us All...

Betty~Simply Southern

I'd love to hear from you,your opinions of anything i write,positive or negative.As long as it is not offensive (cursing,threats.etc) I assure you it will be published..I appreciate you coming by,let me know you were here,I'd love to visit your blog/site as well.

As usual i try to include some contest,freebies and /or contest for you to enjoy.Remember to right click on links to remain here.Sorry for the inconvenience but i am having problems with html working to open in a new window...thanks....

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The trades Contest: Ghost House Underground DVD Set Giveaway-right click now
o what do ya get? You get "Dark Floors," "Room 205," "Trackman" (Unrated!), "Dance of the Dead," "The Substitute," "The Last House in the Woods" (Unrated!), "Brotherhood of Blood" (featuring Sid Haig), and "No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker." Almost every title has a bunch of behind the scenes features, commentaries, and other bonuses.
October 19, 2008 is the final day of the contest.
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jesusfreakhideout-right click now
5 Grand Prize Winners ]:
# Will receive a copy of Rebecca St. James's new book, PURE
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breenibooks giveaway-right click now

Review and Giveaway: 'Wanda Witch and the Bullies' by Rose Impey.Wanda Witch and the Bullies
By Rose Impey
Illustrated by Katharine McEwen
ISBN-10: 0439730007
ISBN-13: 978-0439730006
Paperback, 32 pages
August 1, 2005
Cartwheel Books
Reviewed by Sabrina Williams
Would you like to read this book yourself?

Leave me a comment by Sunday, October 19, 2008..click above to enter.
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Win CHAPLIN: 15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION on DVD!
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book nook!
Tosca Lee visited us last week at booknooks for Saturdays in the Nook. Read it here.

She has also generously offered to give one of our readers a copy of her book!

About the Book:Eve, exiled to a life outside paradise, nears death. As she waits, she recounts the story of her creation and a cruel existence. Revisit the birth of humankind through the eyes of the first woman ever to live.

To enter the giveaway, click above!
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OCTOBER CONTEST: Trick Or Treat

In celebration of Halloween, Lisa Jackson’s favorite holiday, she is offering gobs of spooky treats! Enter to win spooky gel stickers, skeleton taper candles, a BOO decoration, loads of candy and an autographed copy of Lisa Jackson’s FINAL SCREAM! You’ll be all set to have a freaky time!ends oct 20
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the-giveaway.com has yet another super contest up & going ... Soda Club Soda Machine Giveaway!hurry now!
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thepatacakebaby
has a cute contest going on to give away a Little Ugly! Uglydolls are a collection of designer toys created by independent toy designers David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Uglydolls were first released in 2002, and are distinguished by an aesthetic that balances traditional cuteness with perceived ugliness. In 2006, Uglydolls were awarded the Specialty Toy of the Year award by the Toy Industry of America. (Wikepedia)Along with your Uglydoll, we are also giving away a Frank and Me "My First Wallet"!
This wallet is perfect for the tot that always wants Mommy and Daddy's wallet. This wallet can hold all the "fun money." There is no change portion, as that can pose a choking hazard, but there are two sides for holding all those fake credit cards that accumulate in the mail!giveaway ends 12:00 AM PST on 10/19/08
right click now! thepatacakebaby
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BabyCapes has generously donated a beautiful cape to one lucky reader at momdot.com's! . http://www.babycapesonline.com/about.htmlBabycapes
has three types of capes. They have the Sherpa Suede line, the Minky Marshmellow line, and the Minky Cuddle line. They also make them in boys and girls fabrics and they are one size fits most from newborn to preschooler.
Readers you should all head over and enter!will be great this winter for your little princess or prince..

momdot.com's!right click now and enter







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a cowboys wife
AWESOME Land’s End is giving a reader of cowboys wife the choice of 1 of the 2 pullovers shown on site! Your choice of style and your choice of color!!

So how do you enter to win?

The main way to enter is to leave a comment telling me which style you like and what color you like. Be sure to check out all the color choices because there are several!right click above
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wecovet has a very cool contest going on for all you pet lovers!we covet is giving away two, yes two, 8"x10" prints, (matted, unframed). And each of our two randomly selected commenters from this week will get to choose their favorite among these adorably stylish prints.go have a look!
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frugalmommyof2girls
head over to frugal mommy of 2 and find out How to win this Autumn TuTu? These are so beautiful and any little girl would love to have one....good luck!
i would love to win this for a little girl i know here in town..
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look at these contest to enter!!
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www.mommygoggles.com-right click now
wants to know ,,Would you like the chance to win a Lunch Tote
of your choice from Lands’ End? contest will end on
Sunday, October 19, 2008..i would choose the polar bear lunch box..it is toooo cute and bliiy would love it for school.






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amominredhighheels--head over and check out her site!very cool and chic,also random giveaways..win a mommie shirt going on now!
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fridays sweeps/freebies/contest

Readers,
this blog will be updated again this afternoon with more goodies added,i have 2 of the grandbabies this morning,so seaarching for goodies and contest are not easy to say the least!So check back later this afternoon,,,

Betty~Simply Southern

OH...and i have got to say...i have never seen an election where the media is so bias!!!!Why dont they just say,we endorse Obama and be done with it,,It is BS.....Did you see Saturday Night Live Thursday skit last night tv????If that was not bias nothing ever will be...Needless to say,snl lost a 20 year viewer(and more when i am done with my friends and family!!!))))
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Do you like Etsy???I do!!There is some awesome finds over there,and an artist i found i want you to go visit...We will be having a giveaway very soon,so keep an eye out for that,head over to etsy and place MKBartstudio in the search!!!Stop in and tell her hello!
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the giveaway
todays giveaway at giveaway.com is for a Bamboo Scoop Neck Tee in your choice of color from Amazing Tees! ($29.99)
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nursemommy07
Win a new pair of PRETTY shoes for your little one for the holidays ,,these are just too cute.. Pedipeds is generously offering one of her lucky readers a pair of Pediped in either the flex or the original. What I need you to do to be entered to win is head on over to nursemommy07 now.

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,sign up to win a bottle of the light day cream for normal skin to give to one of my readers. This cream has Aloe, green tea, hemp oil, apple extracts, and essentials lavender oils among other very nourishing ingredients. To be entered in this contest please visit Mount of Olives Soap and tell me which of their products you would most like to try.. nursemommy07-right click now


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The contest will be open until Sunday, October 26th at 11:59 p.m. I will announce the

winner on the following Monday. Unfortunately, this giveaway is open to U.S
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Tonight's Debate -Obama for roe vs. wade / McCain/Palin all the way.

I will say before i start,,I am sure this blog will get me flagged again(the other one was cleared-no spam here).Obama supporters flagged me..But i just have to..If you can't stand for what we believe in ,we are in serious trouble.If we can not speak our thoughts,Then why have people died through the years to protect our freedoms?And thank you to each man and woman fighting for us daily!!!God bless you all...

Did you watch the debate???Oh i hope so...Obama just admitted to agreeing with roe vs. wade on national TV!!!!It is officially out now.McCain also brought to attention , the infants who survived abortion ,that the nurse brought before the senate there begging for medical attention for these babies,HE DENIED IT!!!!!!! He explained it away as to that the Dr's and all involved already had laws in place to take care of such an event so he denied..More babies DIED!!!!this is murder people...don't matter how you look at it.These babies were born alive,MEANING THEY WERE A BABY!!!!We are suppose to take care of children ,not vote someone to be our president who would let babies die,AFTER BEING BORN...this should even curl the stomachs of pro choicers...This is wrong.....People is this honestly the man you want to run our country???IS IT REALLY????This is America....We have morals,statute,We allow this type of behavior and we are lower than the animal kingdom...We Must protect the babies.If we don't,who will.Those babies were some one's LIVE daughter,son,nephew,niece,grandchild or cousin...Don't you care???????
For any of you who do not believe this ,please while you still have time before voting,check out some of the VALID info online...here are just a few links to get you started...
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Obama’s problem is not the run-of-the-mill, over-the-top abortion stridency that has come to define the modern Democratic party’s presidential nominee, from Bill Clinton to John Kerry, but specifically his abominable position on the matter of newborn babies who survive abortions.
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"Barack Obama voted against the born alive infants protection act in the Illinois state senate and against the ban on partial-birth abortion, which means that Sen. Obama has never met an abortion he couldn't live with," Land told Baptist Press.
ABC NEWS
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ill Stanek is a former Chicago-area nurse who brought national exposure to the practice of live-birth abortions. Those involve the purposeful birth of a baby prematurely for the purpose of killing her and she exposed how Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois would not care for the babies after their birth. That led to a national bill Congress passed and President Bush signed to require appropriate medical care.

Obama's various explanations through the years for blocking Born Alive and lately his outright denial that obstructing legislation declaring live aborted babies legal persons had anything to do with endorsing their death.
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dON'T stop there,continue educating your self.If dying NEWBORN babies don't matter to him,do you really think he cares anything about your healthcare?Do you think he cares if your kid goes to college?Do you think he cares if your baby is sick or hungry or you can't afford xmas presents????DO YOU REALLY??????people this is not even about abortion...THIS IS ABOUT DENYING BABIES HEALTHCARE ,THEIR VERY SURVIVAL AT STAKE....
and all you loving men and woman whom would have loved to have one of these babies..Do you think he will be encouraging any of these moms to have a baby and give it up for adoption???NO......
Sometimes our heroes come in very unlikely ways.Sometimes they are born and sometimes made....John Mccain is a hero...born that way...made that way...Sarah Palin is a hero i believe,look what she has done for alaska,look how determined she is to save and protect children,fighting for their rights...If she isn't already ,she will be a made hero...
Do you really see any hero material in the obama campaign...Has nothing to do with race,education,democrat or republican...
This is America people...Home of the brave ..home of the free....home of hope.

Please everyone go to vote.McCain supporters make sure you show up,take a neighbor,friend ,family member.Church's educate your congregation.How can a church vote for baby killing?????? Moms,dads,aunts and uncles...VOTE....
print flyers and hand them out,make a few phone calls.We can not allow this type of leadership to happen..And please do not split the votes.
1OF 2 PEOPLE WILL WIN THIS ELECTION...
oBAMA/BIDEN


MCCAIN/PALIN

pLEASE VOTE.....America hangs on it.....what kind of america are we going to leave our children???