I haven't noticed any etiquette faux pas at work this week. I guess everyone has been minding their manners.

This week I have been wearing my Lilly dresses with my Tretorns. I may have to wear sneakers, but I finally started wearing my normal clothes. I work in a back office, where there is very limited customer contact, so I can wear what I want. So, I've been wearing my Lilly dresses. To me, Lilly Pulitzer is a happy brand. It makes me feel good about myself.

I hope everyone has a great Thursday.

This week (May 10-14) is National Etiquette Week. In honor of the occasion, Miss Janice is hosting a giveaway on her blog. Head on over there to enter to win books by Letitia Baldridge.

We should practice good etiquette every day, not just this week. Remember to send those Thank You notes, RSVP, and refrain from using that cell phone while you are standing in line at Publix or Panera Bread (or anywhere else).

While I was on crutches, I was more conscious of bad etiquette. You would not believe the number of people that cut right in front of my while I was walking with my crutches. But, there were also a lot of people who were very courteous.

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday. And, don't forget your manners.

I hope everyone has had a good Sunday, and I hope all of you mothers had a Happy Mother's Day.

Friday night, I worked at Relay for Life. I wasn't able to do as much as I could in the past, but I tried. Our team sold BBQ sandwiches, chips and drinks. We had 6 Boston butts and only had enough meat left for 3 sandwiches leftover. The team in the next tent sold ice cream, cupcakes, and fried pies. You know where I was after I ate a sandwich. My sister said it was the best ever. My family lives in a town that has an approximate population of about 15,000, and the county has an approximate population of less than 50,000. Relay for Life raised $140,000. We felt that was great, especially in today's economy. Cancer effects everyone, so I guess everyone feels the need to help. One team raised $2,500 just by selling lollipops. I was impressed.

Saturday, my mother and I went to Huntsville. I bought myself two Lilly Pulitzer dresses. I bought the Worth Shift in Poppy Pink Mini Fly by Patch and the Andover Dress in Limeade Purrfect Paradise. The Andover Dress was on sale. I also bought a Vineyard Vines Classic Patchwork Tote. I already have the VV Mini Patchwork Tote, but I wanted something bigger. My mother found the perfect pair of black pants at Talbot's, so I bought them for her for Mother's Day. It was nice to get home early and rest. I think we were still tired from Friday night.

Today, we got up, went to Church, went to lunch and then home. Before we knew it, it was 5:00 and time to get back home.

I hope everyone has a good Monday.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Happy Mother's Day, y'all!


I'm going to spend the day with my mother. I'll be back later with a post on Relay for Life and my preppy shopping yesterday.

Tomorrow afternoon, I am going to leave work early so that I can participate in Relay for Life. A few people walk, but the teams man booths set up around a track. They depend on everyone else to purchase what they have for sale. My mother's team sells BBQ sandwiches, chips and soft drinks. People hunt them down. My brother-in-law cooks the Boston butts for the meat and everyone loves his cooking. My sister is in charge of entertainment and my brother-in-law and their foster son are in charge of the PA system and announcing. I help my mother's team and run errands for my sister. At about 10:00, everyone leaves their booth, lights a luminary and walks around the track. Because of my foot, I won't get to help as much as I have in the past, but I will help as much as a can. It is such a good cause. While I'm walking, I will pray for Miss Janice's friend Jan, and friends and family members that are either going through treatments or are survivors. If you want me to pray for someone while I walk, just leave it in the comments.

I hope everyone has a great Friday.

Last week I won Preppy Engineer's giveaway of a gift set of Lilly Pulitzer's Squeeze and a makeup bag. I received it in the mail today. The package was so pretty, that I had a hard time opening it. It was wrapped in Lilly paper and tied with a green grosgrain ribbon.

I finally opened it. Now I have a great new fragrance, plus I have a cute makeup bag to use when I travel.

Thanks to Preppy Engineer for hosting the giveaway and drawing my name.

On the way home from work, I stopped by Barnes & Noble and purchased Classy by Derek Blasberg. I found out about it at Tickled Pink & Green. I can't wait to start reading it.

I have noticed that my foot gets better and better every day. I work on the fourth floor and have been walking down to the third floor and back at least 3 times a day. I can walk up the stairs like an adult, but I still walk down the stairs like a child. It will get better.

If you live in the Birmingham area, you will be interested to know that Jen Lancaster will be at Barnes & Noble at the Summit tomorrow night.

I hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

This has been a busy weekend.

Yesterday, we started the day by going to buy a gift for a one year old's birthday party. My sister was going to go with us and take her three foster children. We called right before we left to make sure that they were ready. My sister said that she couldn't go because she was afraid that she was coming down with a stomach virus. Her sister-in-law came and got the older 2 children and we took the 2 year old to the party with us. He thoroughly enjoyed the party. He had fun playing with the other children. After the birthday party, we drove to the next town to an Eagle Scout ceremony for my cousin's grandson. It was a nice ceremony. The 2 year old fell asleep on the way home. We stopped by my sister's house and she was still sick. We took him on home with us and he spent the night and the day today. He is spending the night again with my mother.

I left to come back to Birmingham early because of the rainy weather. It rained the entire way back. I stopped by Panera and got some soup and a blueberry scone. When I got home, I fixed a pot of tea and am now relaxing on the sofa watching I Love Lucy. In a few minutes, Desparate Housewives will be on.

Please keep the folks in Tennessee in your thoughts and prayers. I cannot imagine 20 inches and counting of rain.

I hope everyone has a good Monday.