Archives for November 2009

Are You Ready for December?

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, […]

HappyThanksgiving! Last Minute Tips, and Gratitude Giveaway #3

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. […]

Black Diamond Floor Cleaning System-Gratitude Giveaway #2

Believe it or not, after I posted about this table, 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 was…careful photo editing!  In fact, since this […]

Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

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 […]

Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

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 […]

Comfort and Joy, A Seasonal Meal

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 […]

New Moon Party Plans–Gratitude Giveaway #1

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 was reading “New Moon.” […]

Gratitude Giveaways–Thanksgiving Week

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 you get […]

Big-Hearted Holidays–The Farnsworth Family

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 chemo treatments, […]

Big Hearted Holidays–The Blaser Family

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 to have […]