It is every child's dream to have a swing hanging from a tree branch or a tire on a rope ... up HIGH in the air & down again, squealing withdelight, trying to get higher & HIGHER up to the sky!, wile away those warm & sultry summer days.
Remember how we would hang from the trapeze bars at the school ground, twirling on the spin bars until we were dizzy?
UP & down, teetering on the totters, trying to 'bump' one another off ... making a fort with a towel draped over a couple of sticks in the ground & play Daniel Boone
& Davy Crockett?
We use to drape straw on our 'houses' to be huts ... sipping pineapple drinks to cool the heat, doing the hula? Tiny Bubbles, ohhhh, for those Don Ho lyrics ...
No more WII, no more books ... outdoor fun, imaginations run wild, lots of sunshine & happy looks ... flying high into the sky, the breeze whisking their hair freely ... these beautiful memories of those carefree days are there for your children with the wonderful selection of CSN wood swing sets, styled for every imagination.
CSN $45 GIVEAWAY RULES ~
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IF YOU WISH TO POST THIS GIVEAWAY, I AM GRATEFUL.
ENDS MARCH 17th
Aww...the good ole days of having fun....
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletemaddiemb {at} comcast (dot) net
I still love to swing. There's just something about it you never outgrow.
ReplyDeleteHugs- Tete
Oh Please enter me in your give away!! I love CSN store.
ReplyDeleteI miss the simpler days of life. Even for children these days, life is much more complicated.
I love to swing still, but rarely do because I don't have one! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance in the giveaway!
Blessings~
I have swings in my backyard for the Grandkids to swing on! One of those swings was made by my sweet Daddy for my now 15 year old Granddaughter when she was a little tot:) I cherrish that swing! Hope you are having a sweet Tuesday morning and PLEASE put my name in the hat for this giveaway! CSN has SO many things I want:) HUGS!
ReplyDeleteMy grandchildren love to go to our house because we have an area in the garden that is for their MatchBox cars where they have made little ponds, rock mountains and all. Even the little girl drives her Hummer through the mud sometimes...lol...Also Grandpa has a golfcart he lets them drive.I would love to win your CSN giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little I could swing for hours - the higher the better :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway!
I would swing forever when I was younger - I wonder where there is a swing around me now I could go try it again? sandie
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sweet Friend~
ReplyDeleteI am catching up with all my favorite blogs and I find you having another giveaway. You are a peach.
Count me in~
But most important you have a blessed day!
Carrie~
What a great site CSN is. They have so much to pick from.
ReplyDeletemsgb245 at gmail dot com
i want to buy the toy story desk
ReplyDeletetcogbill at live dot com
I used to love swinging, especially on a tire swing! THanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletedftrew(at)gmail(dot)com
Marydon,
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome...I really want you to know I am thinking of you and praying for postive results for your husband, but also for your strength to get through the difficult times.
I actually went to bed last night thinking I needed to catch up with you.
Hang in there...
My grandparents had a swing on a huge Buckeye tree and wow, we had a great time!
hugs, my dear!
Those were the good days, we would play outside till dark and no one ever worried about being kidnapped or anything. I am so sorry to hear about your husband's health! He will be in my prayers.
ReplyDeletefun giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYou did a lovely post for CSN. I wish I could write as well as you.
ReplyDeleteKatharine
I miss my old swingset!
ReplyDeletehewella1 at gmail dot com
I would LOVE a new spice rack! Right now my spice bottles are crammed into a drawer and NO MORE will fit in!
ReplyDeletebeastbunny at hotmail dot com
I plan to hang a tire swing in our yard this summer for our grands!
ReplyDeleteOh the good ole days!
Smiles,
Dolly
I still go out and swing whenever I see one in a park :)
ReplyDeletedanielleaknapp at gmail dot com
I still love to swing, too! Ha!
ReplyDeletePlaying outside or reading....those were my two childhood passions.
ReplyDeleteOh Marydon I cannot find a swing like that to fit into any more so the porch type has to do. It is just right for an old lady. I can only dream and remember the fun of pumping the legs and going higher and higher. Thanks for a great memory. Hope hubby is doing good.
ReplyDeleteQMM
Dear Mary Don,
ReplyDeleteI am very sorry about Harold and will be including him and you in my daily prayers. I know that he is such a very kind man and is soooo very good to you and you to him.
I pray it will all be alright. I don't know how he came to be sick but it sounds like it turned out to be a good thing...what the devil meant for evil GOD will turn around and make good.
I use to love to swing and that is how Sherry broke her arm at grandma's...swinging down from a tree on a rope...her arm was about 3x's it should be and she had a tiny arm...she kept saying, "if you just take me home and let me sleep, I will be okay."
I can't swing now because of vertigo.
It will be okay Mary Don.
Simply Debbie
I miss seeing my daughter swing. She would get lost in a world of her own. Hey she's 37 and can still do a cartwheel....giggle. I miss playing jacks and I did have a David Crocket hat.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
How fun! I remember swinging for hours at recess. I am glad I stopped by your blog today.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletehillaryanna at yahoo dot com
Hi Marydon! Oh, sweet memories! I used to love to swing! I had a little swing set out under 'my trees'.
ReplyDeleteHope you're getting some rest too as hubby heals. Y'all will continue to be in my prayers.
Now enter my tiny name in your giveaway! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Kids today don't know what they're missing! All of my summers were spent going to the playground that was up our street and mom wouldn't see us until supper time:-) I remember the swing sets they use to have at the playground, we would twirl ourselves until the chains were tightly wound up then lift our feet and let it go...talk about dizzy when you'd get off! lol xoxo
ReplyDeleteI used to live on a swing when I was little. I hated bugs (still do!), and I knew that was one place they could never "get" me! I spent many happy hours happily swinging away, while reading books and playing in the sun. Thanks for the chance to relive those memories!
ReplyDeleteBeen thinking and praying for you and your dear husband--hang in there!
kathy.bruner@hotmail.com
Love CSN Stores! I'd get the Cuisinart Panini/Sandwich maker if I win. Thanks for the Chance :)
ReplyDeletelyndadawinda1074 at yahoo dot com
That reminds me it's been ages since I went swinging. I must remedy that soon.
ReplyDeleteThere are enough playgrounds around, maybe this weekend...
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
I miss swinging. Such joy! Maybe I should hit up the park one day (of course after all the children leave lol) :)
ReplyDeletedeeg131 at gmail dot com
I still swing in the playground at Church!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing the giveaway. I do remember how freeing swinging was... so nice! :)
ReplyDeleteOh this is just wonderful! My fingers are crossed.
ReplyDeleteStill in prayer for your DH and of course our sweet Sherry.
Link up a bridal photo, etc. if you have one today.
Would love to win something from CSN! Found you via Stray Stitches...she always posts some great links. Thanks for the memories of swings!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved to swing - it's been years since I have though.
ReplyDeleteI love CSN - thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletechocolatechippers at gmail dot com
CSN is fantastic....so many great things!
ReplyDeleteMy best memories were on our swingset in our backyard. My sister and I used to challenge each other as to who could swing the highest and make our swingset do "cherry bumps" where the legs would actually lift out of the ground.
shel704 at aol dot com
I love to swing even at 54.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the memories and giveaway.
I love CSN. I have gotten flannel sheets (the best I've ever had) and a few other things from them.
Fantastic giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance
Gina
http://gina-catswhiskers.blogspot.com/
I still love swinging while the girls are at the park.Count me in for a chance at the wonderful GC.Warm Blessings!~Amy
ReplyDeleteI remember those swinging days, too. I also had a trapeze and from that I could climb into the tree-a long time ago!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this generous giveaway.
I am old enough to have a grandchild, but I still love to swing. I think I am still a kid at heart.
ReplyDeleteLife does seem as if it used to be so simple. Kids today will never know that kind of life, sort of sad. I hope your husband is doing well. I've been thinking of you both.
ReplyDeleteSwinging...does the swing come with our own mountain...little cabin with one way in....one way out...a big fence around the base...and pure peacefulness? If it does...well count me in!
ReplyDeleteSo glad Harold is behaving himself..well, at least attempting to. I suppose he does deserve to be just a tad cranky. We are storming the heavens for you guys. I sure could use a BIG Marydon hug! Love you, Girlfriend!
andrea
Thanks for the giveaway Marydon! Hope the 17th is my lucky day! :0)
ReplyDeleteyou brought back nostalgia memories. :)
ReplyDeleteI have also posted your giveaway on my blog
http://aquiltingsouthpawsthoughts.blogspot.com
I used to hook my leg around a monkey bar, grab my knee and swing around and around and around! I don't think many things can bring us back to childhood as fast as a good old fashioned swing!
ReplyDeleteahh yess, the good old days- when you were carefree and dreamed sometimes@! i love your post because it brings me back to a simpler time and place...
ReplyDeleteanashct [at] yahoo [dot] com
I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteI can sooooo remember my daughter, hair blowing in the wind, as the played out in the backyard on her swing.... A sweet, treasured memory.
ReplyDeleteHow have you been dear lady? Things have been so hectic here....not a lot of time for blogging. I need to get with it!
Huggies to you!
Spence
Good Morning Mary, Please know I am very sorry your husband is ill! It is so very hard when a spouse becomes ill.
ReplyDeleteBut these are the things that happens to all of us, and what we must endure in this old world. We can only look to the time when no one will be sick again! You and Harold are in our hearts and prayers. "God Bless" Luv-Loretta
I swing every chance I get. It helps when ya have so many grandkiddos 'round ya!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!!! Another great CSN giveaway...I'm shootin' for a comforter this time for the master.
God bless ya and enjoy your day!!!
Hi Marydon,
ReplyDeleteI just read about Harold..I did not know. I am so sorry he had to go through all this pain...thank God He came thru ok. I will keep Harold and you in my prayers..
Really big hugs for you dear and Harold.
Have a sweet day~Elizabeth
I would be thrilled to win! I LOVE CSN! Thanks, girlfriend! ♥
ReplyDeleteJust found you through Andrea. Great giveaway and beautiful blog. :O)
ReplyDeleteestrella8888 at roadrunner dot com
Mine had a tire swing. Now it is all so fancy and complicated.
ReplyDeleteI bought lights from CSN and I am having a give away too on the 15th!
Have a good weekend, M. Get well prayers for dh.
What a sweet post, so cute!...Christine
ReplyDeleteOh absolutely adore your site and of course would love to win!!
ReplyDeletexoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Have you joined in my fine art giveaway?
I remember those day "Oh So Well"! I used to be SO AFRAID the kid on the other end of the see-saw would jump off while I was up and let me FLY to the ground. Other than that I LOVED everything "Especially the swings"! Thank you for the memories AND the wonderful giveaway. "PLEASE ENTER ME"!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs to you,
Donna
The good ole days....boy have things changed
ReplyDelete*hugs*deb
Long before we even had a rope swing, we would swing on grapevines in the woods. There is not much I have not experienced during the old days.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet post and wonderful giveaway. I love CSN...they sure do support us bloggers which makes them top on my list.
ReplyDeleteOf course you too for having this for us to win.
Love your story too makes me want to go outside for a while and swing.
Would be nice if you were here to join me
Love
Maggie
Thanks so much! I would love to get this red tea kettle:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.csnstores.com/KitchenAid-51723-KAD1395.html?cv=
gina.m.maddox (at) gmail (dot) com
Count me in I would love to win a CSN giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteCarol
Aww, I love the carefree days of going on a swing too, Marydon! Days of making tents in the living room out of blankets and t.v. trays--lol
ReplyDeleteSending (((hugs))) to you and your hubby.
Love,
Cindy
so plsd to hear your good news and God's faithfulness ~
ReplyDeletethanks Marydon for visiting & chatting today ~ EveRy Blessing!
There is nothing better than a swing!!! Have a beautiful day my friend!!!
ReplyDeleteI love to swing. I have a porch swing and I take my book out there and lose track of time.
ReplyDeleteHi! Saw this on Sandy's blog and came to enter. I have a CSN giveaway, too, if you'd like to enter mine still today!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
jennymatlock at cox dot net
Thank you Marydon for hosting this wonderful giveaway! Love CSN! Great day to end it too :)
ReplyDeleteGod Bless,
Kathy
Marydon,
ReplyDeletei would love to be entered in your generous giveaway!!
Hugs,
Debbie
Hi Marydon, Thanks for stopping by I'd love a chance to win! Hugs, Linda
ReplyDeleteAs we get older we move onto porch swings but still enjoy the sensation.
ReplyDeleteThanks for having a great giveaway.
ReplyDeletetahearn at roadrunner dot com
Great "imaginations" were all one needed a few years ago. When we were little girls, my sister and I used to put on "plays" for our Grandparents because they didn't have a good TV and we were bored.
ReplyDeleteMy how things have changed....maybe not all for the best either.
Best wishes to all regarding your contest!!!
There are few things more fun that the feeling of swinging high in the sky on a beautiful day!
ReplyDeletefourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com
One of my favorite things in the world are swings...:))
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for adding my name to the hat for the generous CSN giveaway. :))
hugs, bj
Love those swings but not so high not so much anymore -smile-. A porch swing would be lovely though; it's a good addition to the porch chairs and ice tea.
ReplyDeleteHope y'all are doing better; you're on the prayer list.
I love the postcard message ~ The best cosmetic for beauty is happiness!
ReplyDeleteso true!
And the most longlasting is JOY!
Oh thank you for this wonderful opportunity to enter such a generous giveaway!
Happy Weekend to you!
~Maria
How exciting. please enter me!!
ReplyDeleteLove stories and memories of simpler times.
Hi Marydon!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I'd be thrilled to win your giveaway!
Happy Saturday:)
paula
As Tete, I still enjoy swinging too.
ReplyDeleteI love the art you have on your site, so sweet and memory evoking for me.
I still enjoy swinging :) My porch swing is one of my favorite places to relax.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in your give away! I love CSN Stores they have gorgeous stuff!
ReplyDeleteThe good old days of swinging and day dreaming!
ReplyDelete<3 CSN, thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThat story takes me back -- and good weather is right ahead Thanks for the giveaway for the CSN gift cert..
ReplyDeleteHaving a little boy at my age (45) gives me the chance to do all those great things again. I love it. My son shows me the beauty in the world that I forgot was there.
ReplyDeleteMaria
Hello there, thank you for inviting me over. I enjoy your blog, so lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for having a great giveaway.
ReplyDeletetahearn at roadrunner dot com
Oh, I do remember and what I wouldn't give to be that little girl right now if only for a moment in my little cotton jumper with the sunshine streaming down on me...thanks for the memory...
ReplyDeleteXO Keke
P.S. Your page wouldn't let me grab anything to post in my sidebar for your give away...hope you don't mind I made my own for you...if you do let me know and I'll do something different... :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you and yours.
Memories of a time past...remember when.....
ReplyDeleteI still love to swing....I like giveaways too. Trish
ReplyDeleteYup! Give me the simple life any day. I am trying to hard to let my kids experience the same laid back days I did as a kid. Just give them time to be kids.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day Marydon.
Kim
This looks great and what fun to pick a new house treat! Thanks so much for the opportunity, sweetie!
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon, I would love to win your CSN giveaway. Thanks for sponsoring it!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Beth
Your post made me think about the good old days and watching the little ones at the day care playground while I waited for my son to get out of class. Watching them swing wondering what they were thinking about. I would love to enter your giveaway. Have a great day. Your Missouri Friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm always up for a give away!
ReplyDeletecailinmarie(at)hotmail(dot)com
Count me in! I love CSN, and I do follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeletetbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
I am trying so hard to win a giveaway for CSN cause I need a 10 drawer storage cart for my homeschool.
ReplyDeleteI'd love a swing for my toddler!
ReplyDeleteHi Marydon, thanks for letting me know about your giveaway! Hope you have an awesome week, T
ReplyDeleteGoodness! I grew up making swing of my own all the time, find the stick and the rope, and the highest branch!... And have the bruises as a result. Sometime on your effort to get higher than the world, leaves you back on the ground wondering what happened... But who would ever guve up on such an attempt? I still love swings ;)
ReplyDeleteMakes me miss the tire swing I had when I was a kid, awww.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the chance to win!
annalene
thewideworldof (at)gmail (dot)com
I would love to win the gift card to get something for my son. Thanks for the fun giveaway.
ReplyDeleteemileenreynolds@yahoo.com
Marydon so happy you stopped by today or I would have missed your giveaway please count me in and have a great day dear friend!!
ReplyDeleteHugz
adorable :)
ReplyDeleteand swinging's my favourite! :)
I still love to swing when I come across one!! It was one of the favorite pastimes of mine when I was little!
ReplyDeletePraying still!
bee blessed
mary
Oh yes I would love to win!
Oh, this is such a sweet and generous give-away. I would love to win. I am happily following your beautiful blog!
ReplyDeletewhat a great memory. I like these posts! Makes me smile and think of my happy childhood. Anne
ReplyDeleteMy daddy hung a swing in a tree for my sister and me. That swing served as many things in our play: rocket ships, stage coaches, horses, etc. It was well used.
ReplyDeleteI have two little girls that would be so super excited if we won!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo cute. Sprout is still learning how to swing. Cubbie still goes in one of those baby swings.
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss this post??? Oh well, now I'm entered! Thanks.
Just stopping in to say "hello". I just came in from painting. I MUST get me an easel or make myself one. Hunching over the paint table has my back aching. Love your blog. Swinging was one of my favorite activities, still is, with my little nephews.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love CSN, and that was a lovely post!
ReplyDeleteeemoody77 at gmail dot com