Are You Ready for December?

November 27, 2009 By 6 Comments

I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving. I am happy to report that our turkey and gravy both turned out well, although by the time we cooked them, I had read so many different techniques on-line that my brain was spinning, and I had my doubts. Everyone has a different method! Luckily ours worked, [...]

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HappyThanksgiving! Last Minute Tips, and Gratitude Giveaway #3

November 26, 2009 By 19 Comments

So are you stressing yet? I was going to be hosting this year, but I was given a reprieve from my hosting duties, since I haven’t recovered from my first trimester yet (even though I am well into my 2nd one, *sigh*). Even so, I still have some experiments to conduct on a 21 lb. [...]

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Black Diamond Floor Cleaning System-Gratitude Giveaway #2

November 24, 2009 By 47 Comments

Pin It Pin It Believe it or not, after I posted about this table, Pin It   I received a comment (I like those, by the way), from a reader who wanted to know how I kept my floors so clean.  I never really answered her, because the the truthful answer I wanted to give [...]

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Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to share this “comfort-food”-themed Gourmet Group meal with you, since I had the pleasure of eating it, a year ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos right away, and then the season had kind of passed. I’m sharing it with you now, because some of the ideas, might work well on your Thanksgiving [...]

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Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to share this “comfort-food”-themed Gourmet Group meal with you, since I had the pleasure of eating it, a year ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos right away, and then the season had kind of passed. I’m sharing it with you now, because some of the ideas, might work well on your Thanksgiving [...]

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Comfort and Joy, A Seasonal Meal

November 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Gourmet Comfort Food

I’ve been wanting to share this “comfort-food”-themed Gourmet Group meal with you, since I had the pleasure of eating it, a year ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos right away, and then the season had kind of passed. I’m sharing it with you now, because some of the ideas, might work well on your Thanksgiving [...]

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New Moon Party Plans–Gratitude Giveaway #1

November 20, 2009 By 6 Comments

Pin It Pin It I don’t really consider myself to be a “Twi-hard.” (That is the correct term, isn’t it?) Sure, I did get sucked in to the books, and although I knew she needed to end up with Edward, to make the story work, I was pretty firmly camped with “Team Jacob” while I [...]

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Gratitude Giveaways–Thanksgiving Week

November 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Pin It I still have some Thanksgiving ideas to share, but this week, as we remember what and who we are grateful for, I’d like to say,”thank you” to you my loyal readers (and even those who are just stumbling upon my blog for the first time), with a few fun giveaways that might help [...]

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Big-Hearted Holidays–The Farnsworth Family

November 19, 2009 By 2 Comments

Pin It My friend, Ashleigh, passed away Sept. 28, 2009. She was only 28 and left behind a husband and four young children (Sarah-5, Lucas and Alex-3, and Audrey-2). She had only been diagnosed with colon cancer for a month, but it was an aggressive and wide-spread cancer. She chose to fight back aggressively with [...]

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Big Hearted Holidays–The Blaser Family

November 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Pin It I had only recently gotten to know the Blaser family, when Clint passed away. Jackie is one of the moms on the MomTimeTV show, and the Blasers had generously offered their home for the filming of several episodes. Spending time in their home that day, I felt like I knew them. They seemed [...]

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