My weekly link ups....

 First, just let me say that I have been horrible these past two weeks about participating in my blog hops. I answer the questions and go link up. But then I have been so busy that I haven't had time to hop around and leave comments. I keep thinking I will go back and do it and I get sidetracked and never make it. I apologize to my blogging buddies for ignoring your sites. I am getting organized and caught up so I can get back at it from now on. Thanks to all of you who continue to visit me on the hops and leave comments. I am definitely going to get back to doing the same. Effective starting Monday I'm changing a few things. 

Right now, I have the blog hops on a different tab one for each link up. Monday is Monday Quiz about Me with Acting Balanced. 

Tuesday I hop over to Everyday Ruralty and visit with Ms. Patrice and Wendell in Chats on the Farmhouse Porch. 

Then Friday, I pop over to My Little Life to join up with her 5 Question Friday. 

Having a page for each hop has created a problem with the comments. It keeps all comments on that page and you sometimes have to scroll a long way to find the comment button. Starting next week, I am doing away with the separate pages for the hops. I will just do a daily post and include the hop in it. I have noticed others doing that and I like it. That will eliminate the problems I have been having with the comments on pages process.  Again, thanks for sticking with me thru these changes. 

My weekend plans...

The weekend is getting near. I'll be taking Friday off again this week. I just love 3 day weekends. I already have plans made. Friday is the local Duck, Duck, Goose. My daughter and her mother-in-law go to it every year and they invite me to tag along. 

It is a huge consignment sale that is mostly baby and children's clothes and items. But as it has grown, they have added other things. I have found purses there that are like brand new for $3 or $4. They have consignment purses that are Coach, Vera Bradley and many other well known names. They also lease out booth space to direct sells vendors like Pampered Chef and Thirty-One. 

The Thirty-One people normally have some of their show products still new with tags for sale at great prices. One year my daughter bought a $25 item for $10. I'm hoping to find a mini zipper pouch or a regular zipper pouch at a bargain price. 

Saturday is my Thirty-One Summer Premier so I'll be heading to Maryville, TN for the day. One thing that I love about premier time is that a lot of the consultants bring some of their discontinued items to sell and the prices are awesome. And sometimes it is patterns that have been discontinued for awhile so maybe I can pick up a good deal there as well. I am in need of another organizing utility tote, but none of the current patterns are what I'm looking for. I'd love to find one in the Awesome Blossom. I loved that pattern but never did order it. Now, I am going through a yellow phase so I'd like to find one of those.

After my Thirty-One meeting, I may explore around Maryville for just a little bit. There are some flea markets in that area and roadside yard sales. So I may find me a little treasure to bring back home. 

I think I will bake a cake this weekend. I have been craving Duncan Hines Spice Cake with Caramel icing.

They have discontinued their caramel icing. I wrote them and asked them. But they did tell me that you can create it with the new Frosting Creations and a packet of the caramel flavoring. So I am going to break down and try it. We will see. 

I need to run to the store this morning. I am on a peaches and bananas kick. Not together. I am alternating them as my daily munchies instead of chocolate or so many Junior Mints. I especially love the little canned peaches by Del Monte.

Time to head to the store. Have a great day.