Wish I Had A Dog Like This...

School starts tomorrow!!! o.O !!!
For today's Poetry Wednesday, I have this cute gem, suggested by my friend, Cayla Slater.  Thanks for finding this, Cayla!

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My Dog Ate My Essay
By: Darren Sardelli

My doggy ate my essay,
he picked up all my mail.
He cleaned my dirty closet
and dusted with his tail.

He straightened out my posters
and swept my wooden floor.
My parents almost fainted when
he fixed my bedroom door.

I did not try to stop him.
He made my windows shine.
My room looked like a palace.
My jackets smelled like pine.

He fluffed up every pillow.
He folded all my clothes.
He even cleaned my fish tank with
a toothbrush and a hose.

I thought it was amazing
to see him use a broom.
I’m glad he ate my essay
on “How to Clean My Room”.

I Almost Forgot!

In the excitement of posting the winner of my first giveaway, I almost forgot to post today's Music Monday!  I'm still sort of on a harp music kick, so here are 3 beautiful pieces from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy by some very talented harpists.  Enjoy!

July Gratitudes!

July came and went in a hurry!  It's hard to believe it's already August and the kids are going back to school this week!  Here is what I was thankful for in July:

• 7.31- Sappy sweet card husband gave me before he left for week long out of town job
• 7.30- Husband.
• 7.29- A short wait to get Emily's birth certificate at the Atlanta vital records office
• 7.28- A fun, full day of errands with my kids- library, post office, mall, groceries! :)
• 7.27- All of my babies are home safely from their summer vacation trips
• 7.26- My won copy of Jennifer Hillier's novel "Creep" arrived in the mail!
• 7.25- Husband home safely after 20 hour work day
• 7.24- Good friend from high school had her baby girl!!! :)
• 7.23- Getting tickets to the Love Worth Fighting For Marriage Conference coming Aug 11th
• 7.22- A passage from a library book that helped put some of my feelings of the last 10 years of my life into words
• 7.21- Benadryl/Antihistamines for a freak allergy attack
• 7.20- Finishing a past set of photo edits
• 7.19- Finishing a sewing job for a client
• 7.18-My iPod as I went for a run
• 7.17- Self control
• 7.16- Movie date with my husband (and the box of tissues I brought, because I ended up needing them!)
• 7.15- Supplies for new and exciting projects!
• 7.14- Snuggle time with my husband
• 7.13- Getting one last hour or so to play at the beach with Emily, before we had to pack up and drive home
• 7.12- Spending time with good friends and watching the sun set at the beach while Emily played in the sand
• 7.11- Finally getting to go for a run on the beach!
• 7.10- Safe trip (and a gas station when the gas light came on!) to Destin Fla.
• 7.9- Time with Jake
• 7.8- Getting caught up on the laundry
• 7.7- A clean van
• 7.6- Quiet time shopping and getting inspired!
• 7.5- Jennifer got her cast off!
• 7.4- I LIVE IN A FREE COUNTRY! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
• 7.3- I picked up Emily from family's house and she was excited to see me
• 7.2- My photography client's photo order arrived! :)
• 7.1- Watching the evening primrose bloom

And The Winner Is....

It's time to reveal the winner of my very first giveaway!

Are they all in there, Em?

Shaking it up really good...

Picking the winner...

The winner is Jaime at "Dancing On The Journey!"!!!
Congrats, Jaime!  Please email me with your address so I can send your purse!

A Big Milestone!

One of my goals on the list in the right side bar has been realized! Yesterday The Modest Peacock pageview counter hit over 10,000!  Wow!  I hadn't reached even the 1,000 mark until February of this year, so the fact that there have been over 9,000 hits in the last 5 months alone is just astounding!

I'm an unabashed attention hog when it comes to my blog, and each visit has made me feel loved and valued.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I hope I continue to live up to your expectations and bring you good posts about wonderful things. :)

Don't forget that you still have time to enter my giveaway!  Leave a comment on this post to enter and I will be letting Miss Em draw the winner Monday at noon!