"When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. " Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

So My day consisted of pretty much nothing except doctors offices yesterday. What an annoying process! Through the course of some changes this past year, our little family has been blessed with double coverage insurance for a few months. WOO-HOO, right! I was totally pumped about this in the beginning, even jokingly wishing that something big but minor and non life threatening would happen to myself of the husband.(spare the kids right?) I wanted to use this double insurance, I imagined in my mind how incredibly satisfying it would be to not only whip out 2 insurance cards at the receptionist desk but to see that infamous doctor bill come back with the words printed at the bottom...You owe this amount...$0.00!!! I jokingly said these things for the first week we had this glorious double coverage... that is until I got a phone call from my husband late one evening after out practicing for his upcoming snowmachine, or snowmobile race for all of you in the rest of the world. We call it a snowmachine up here in the great north, and no I don't mean it makes snow!!! Anyways he called me and said that he had good news and he had bad news....UH_OH. The good news was he was still alive and the bad news was that he thought he may have broken his back!!!! Yeah...joking OVER! I said I wanted minor...non life threatening!!! Funny thing as we were hobbling him into the ER he looked at me and said..."this is your fault". I said" WHAT! How is this my fault!"  He replied with a smile on his face," you are the one who wanted to use this double coverage insurance!" HAHA.... quite the jokester. A few hours later, a lot of tests, and a hefty bill that I didn't have to pay any of I might add... He was released with a clean bill of health, just major bumps and bruises and maybe a cracked rib or two, no broken back...THANK YOU LORD! Ok, Ok ... back to why I was in the doctor all day yesterday... being the thrifty bargain mommy that I am, our double coverage ends the end of the month and being the horrible procrastinator I am I waited until now to get all dentist, doctor and whatever else I could think to squish into this last month! Frustrating though because you never walk out of the doctor office being done, we are always referred to another specialist or need another X-ray or something. It seems to be just an on-going process. GRRRR.... I guess it's ok with me as long as we get it all done by the end of the month, and the bottom of the page says, You owe this amount...$0.00!!! HAHA!

WHAT:
Boots: Frye....Thrifted...$24
Tights: Forever 21
Skirt: Target...clearance
Sweater: Banana Republic....ebay
Cardigan: ???? OLD!

WHERE:
All over Anchorage and Wasilla.... THREE separate doctor appointments!!! UGH.....
Dinner at the in-laws

"Scientific truth is marvelous, but moral truth is divine and whoever breathes its air and walks by its light has found the lost paradise." Horace Mann (1796-1859)

Another lazy day here at just my style. Mondays or pseudo Mondays seem to always be a major catch-up day for me. I have piles of laundry from the weekend and everything to put away, it's just easier to put on a pot of soup and hibernate for the day. I adore this sweater...I gasped in delight when I saw it a few weeks ago at dollar day...the ballooned sleeves, the chunky texture, the length...Ahhh I digress. Perfect fall attire in my book.


WHAT:
Sweater: Thrifted...$1
Jeans: James
Booties: Target
Scarf: Thrifted
Tee: Target...clearance...$3
Sunnies: borrowed from hubbie

WHERE:
No place special, just errands around town.

Labor Day Weekend

Happy Labor Day everyone! I had an incredibly fun filled weekend. Friday started out meeting Delightfully Tacky's Elizabeth for a photo shoot. It was so much fun and she is just as fun and down to earth in person as she is on her blog! Her hair on the other hand is even more impressive in person!!! HA! The photo shoot was fun and completely awkward all at the same time, it's alot different to have a professional photographer with lights and the fixings standing across from you, than your 11 year old daughter!!! The upside to it though is that you don't feel near as awkward when people walk by and see you taking pictures. It was a blast though and I am completely grateful to have been able to have participated in this project with Elizabeth.

The rest of the weekend was spent up in the mountains at our cabin. Our days were filled with family, friends, afternoon naps, campfires, Merlot, blueberry picking and smores.... Good times! I hope that your weekend was a pleasant as mine.

Fall Foliage

*taken by me on the mountain

*****Style post later today!

"The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. " Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

This look is what I would classify as "mommy wear". This type of thing is what I wear when my hot water heater/boiler goes out and is out for TWO WEEKS! Yes this means no hot water.....for TWO WEEKS! No showers, boiling water to do dishes, no laundry, ok so maybe I'm behind the times and didn't know there was such as thing as cold water Tide.  Luckily I have family in this town and we've been able to desmellify(not a word but I like it anyways) ourselves every night across town. I bought some cold water Tide and stayed home all day yesterday to tackle the GIGANTIC Mt. Everest looking pile of laundry that was  spilling out into the hallway. NOT FUN! I am hoping, praying and crossing every body part that can be crossed that it gets fixed today. On a fashion note...I am in love with short sleeved sweaters.

WHAT:
Jeans: True Religion
Shoes: Dansko
Sweater: Thrifted
Sunnies: Target

WHERE:
Laundry Room...Pepperd Central

"We are what we think. All that we are arises With our thoughts. With our thoughts, We make our world." Buddha (563 BC-483 BC)

So I am a few days behind...Oh well, such is life.
I wore this to Church on Sunday morning. I love the silhouette of this dress. I felt so ladylike in it.

WHAT:
Dress: thrifted...$1
Shoes: Target....$8
Clutch: thrifted...$2
Belt: Target...$10
WHERE:
Church on Sunday morning

"Friendships that have stood the test of time and chance are surely best, Brows may wrinkle, hair grow gray, Friendship never knows decay." (Unknown)

Not to much to report today... wore this fun little number to a coffee house date today. My oldest daughter had her first X-country meet of the season also. I love being in the bleachers cheering for my kids! I know I am definitely going to be THAT mom...sorry kids...can't help it.

 Giant foam finger..I NEED ONE!


WHAT:
Dress: blogger shop...Femme Rationale
Shoes: Target
Hat: Target
Necklace: Target

WHERE:
Coffee shop outing.

"We were born to succeed, not to fail." Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Thanksgiving was incredibly delicious the other night. I think I have decided that Thanksgiving definitely needs to be celebrated more than once a year. I'm thinking more like every three months. I mean why not...right? The meal is top-notch and in all honesty we as humans have ALOT to be thankful for. Why shouldn't we dedicate more than one day a year to gather those who are most important in your life, sit back, gorge yourself on embarrassing amounts of incredibly comforting food, and reflect on what we have to be thankful for?

My outfit today was crazy comfortable...who needs a waistband the day after Thanksgiving?  I hiked up my maxi skirt, belted it with my thrifted obnoxiously red shirt and said Voila! I played with some of the filters for these pics, i really love how they turned out. The only problem is that I rounded the corners and now it look kinda dumb with the squared off black outlines. I tried to fix it but can't. Oh well lesson learned for next time. When scouting a pic location I spotted a mama moose and two babies, I was hoping they'd stick around to be my background but I spooked them and they ran...

Have a glorious day everyone!


WHAT:
Skress: Target
Button up: Thrifted...$1
Sunnies: borrowed from daughter

WHERE:
Thrifting and errands with my grandma and mom, back to parents house for lunch, sat and chatted the last hours with my grandparents, and then a milk and bread run to Target.