All Weather Botas

TOMS all weather botas have arrived!

We’d like to introduce you to the new TOMS Botas: weather resistant materials, a solid rubber out sole for increased durability, and a pretty fashionable update to the classic TOMS silhouette.

Botas is Spanish for boot, tying this new high top style back to the Argentine roots of your favorite One for One brand. You’ll see the same classic alpargata lines on the Botas that you associate with classic TOMS, and the Botas can be worn with or without laces (like the Cordones!).

The TOMS employees who were fortunate enough to be fit-testing the Botas before they were released can attest to how well they’ve held up in the rain (yes, it rains in SoCal!) and how many different personal styles work well with the new boot.

The Botas are part of the Holiday 2009 “Familia” collection, along with a slick mix of jewel tone patterns on the classic silhouette and flashy new silver Cordones for women.

So go ahead and start early- drop the Botas, the Cordones, or the Classics on your Holiday wish list this year or pick up the TOMS Gift Pack for all of your familia. Make your Holiday giving more about giving, and choose shoes!

Love the new Botas? Enter to win a pair here.

AWESOME ART

My dad sent me an email with some AWESOME sidewalk chalk art... CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT IT IS 2D?! THIS ARTIST IS AMAZING!!

More Decor :)

I got these two CUTE signs from the 99 cent store... I also posted a few more pictures of our Christmas Decor. Check the album out here.

Advice

Old Farmer's Advice:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.

Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.

Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles.

When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

The best sermons are lived, not preached.

Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

Don 't judge folks by their relatives.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life.. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

Don 't interfere with somethin' that ain't bothering you none.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.

Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around..

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight,
he'll just kill you.

And,

Sky Diving

Haha. I was watching Real Housewives of Orange County (no don't worry, it isn't one of 'my shows' but I will watch it if it's on) and they went sky diving. THEY WENT TO THE SAME PLACE THAT RYAN AND I WENT FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY! It was funny to see the people that we jumped with on TV. It reminded me of how fun it was. Maybe when Ryan and I are back in Michigan we will go again (the company has a sister company up near Cheboygan, MI).

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Charlene!! We are excited to get to celebrate your birthday with you this weekend!!

Pray For The Wilsons

Please join with me in praying for our friends and their family. The Wilson's lost their mom yesterday. Please pray for their family and friends. (Ryan and I are friends with 4 of the sons and a daughter-in-law. They also have one 7 and one 9 year old brother.) I can't even imagine losing my madre, so I know it will be an extremely hard time for their family. Thank you in advance for praying for their comfort and support during this difficult time.