A is For Apron

A while back I was perusing Lisagh's blog when she made the amazing announcement that she was giving away a copy of A is For Apron.



WHAT????!!!!!?????



I SO SO SO want to win, I thought to myself.


And then, I did. Yep, it was very cool.


when the package from Canada arrived I was giddy with excitement.

Oh, man! It is awesome. Look at what was in it!!!

Wrapped in very cute paper:I open it to discover not only A is For Apron, but fabric goodies!! Look how cute. A plaid that reminds me of the fabric that I made Lucy and Rachel's baby bedding out of and some FUN 50's prints. This is totally me. Really. Look how busy I am in that kitchen. Making yummy things for my family.

And look at my hot legs in those heels. It is hard to tell but they are purple.

Dinner looks good. Boy, that would be hard with just one oven. I am soo glad in my real kitchen I have two.

Oh yeah, here is my husband. He works from home, you know. I just finished cooking his lunch and bringing it to him: Later he will have some refreshments outside:

Is that too cute or what? I am so stumped as to what to make from them. But, I have already made an apron from A is For Apron:

This is for the High School band fundraiser. Lucy's class is supposed to bring something related to gardening to be put in a gift basket that they will auction off. It turned out so cute and that is Rachel modeling for me. (in her pajamas)

Thanks, Lisagh!!


Oh, and the pillows that you have been making are killing me. I want one sooo bad. Do you think my husband would notice if I added shams to our bed that had our names on them?

Okay, that would be so funny. Some flowers around his name in a pretty twirly font. LOL

a lot happened today and giveaway winner announced!!!

I have so much to tell all of you! Really, I do. Let me start with this...

On this day, 37 years ago, my mother-in-law gave birth to her smartest, funniest, best looking child.

Just kidding, Gretchen, I know that really describes you!

Today is the birthday of my sweet husband. We had a party for him. The kids hung streamers and balloons and I made him his special birthday dinner. Wait until you hear what he asked for.

Have I mentioned how much I love this man?

Let me preface this by telling you that most years for Father's Day and his birthday I make a long involved meal. Something he loves that I never make because it is a huge hassle.But not this year!


He asked for.....




You are all going to be jealous.....




Here it comes.......



Frozen pizza.




I know, he does rock. He wanted a frozen Pizzeria Uno sausage pizza.


NO PROBLEM!



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Part 2 of my many things to tell you.....

One year ago today Harrison had to have an emergency appendectomy. I blogged about it HERE. It was a harrowing week last year at this time. Needless to say Adrian didn't get ANY birthday dinner last year. We stayed at the hospital all week.

Good times!
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NOW there is the little matter of the book giveaway....


I put all the names in a very festive orange bucket and let the birthday boy pick one out. And I took a picture. Good thing, because as soon as he picked one out he threw it back in and said take another picture.

What a funny guy. We let him get away with it since it is his birthday.

I would show you the picture, but my camera died trying to take that last picture, so I have my battery in the charger.

I guess


I will



just tell



you that



it was







The Accidental Housewife!


SO email me at cnhale(at)gmail(dot)com with your address and if you want Jan to sign the book in any special way.

I haven't actually seen Jan since I decided to give her book away in my first ever giveaway. She did not come in on Monday while I was at the library. I may have to call her and go to her house tomorrow after work.

I hope she is excited.

My husband asked me where the accidental housewife lives and I told him she is from Montana. Now he can't stop singing that Marie Osmond song, Meet Me In Montana.


Great, just great, and it is his birthday so I can't complain.

When Pigs Fly

This is a sticky note. It will stay at the top of my blog until next Tuesday. The new posts are below... Jan Shinpaugh lives here in my little town. She comes into the library most Mondays and returns about a dozen mysteries and then checks out a dozen more. This is here first book. I will admit that I have not read it yet. I am planning on buying two copies this week.

One for me.



And one for you. Yes, I am looking right at YOU. I have decided what to do for my big blogiversary giveaway. And yes, I am late. That is one of the traditional ways that I celebrate.

I am going to give away Jan's book. I may even get her to sign it, if that is what the winner wants.

Here is the synopsis from Amazon:

Join Jan and her family as they head to the top of Tennessee’s Cumberland
Plateau for the annual homecoming at the church and cemetery, and try to
discover if Cousin Theodore really does have God locked in his moonshine closet.
Get in line as Cousin Theodore, now a born-again Christian, dispels advice and
little jars of blessed moonshine to visitors who’ve come to see God. And help
the family solve the mystery behind the disappearing items in Cousin Sam and
Cousin Joe’s country store. Join in the humor and fun as Jan and the family
attend the gospel singing and foot-washing ceremony. And generally, have an
all-around good time.

So as you can see, Jan reads mysteries but writes comedies. She told me she is working on two more books. In one of them a woman believes that her bull is a reincarnation of Elvis.

I know, it makes me giggle, too. These books are set in my area, and I'm afraid that makes it even funnier to me. I like to laugh at the locals.

Stop it, I am not a local, I have only lived here for 11 1/2 years. That is hardly enough time to have even become fluent in the local vernacular. Which I am not fluent in. Because I have to learn teen vernacular, also. Learning two languages at once is too much!

So go ahead and comment and tell me about your favorite books. I am dying to read them. Really.

And if you mention this giveaway on your blog, of course you get entered twice!

C'mon, even if you are not a reader, I bet you know someone that is, and Jan's book would make an excellent gift. Remember, I am going to beg her to write a little something inside for the recipient. So you could have it inscribed to Great Aunt Myrtle or Cousin Ezekiel.

Oh, People outside of Tennessee don't have relatives with names like those?

You have until Tuesday October 21 at 9:00 pm central time.

And then Wednesday is Adrian's birthday, so maybe I will have to give away something for that.

Like a chicken!


Oooohhhh, I almost forgot. If you leave a comment and you click up there on the right corner of my blog and become a "follower" that will buy you another entry. If you already are a follower I will enter you a second time if you leave a comment.

Did that make any sense at all?

Quilt giveaway

Head over to Pigtails and Snails for an amazing quilt giveaway!

October 6 is my anniversary

Okay, not really my anniversary but my blogiversary. So I need a really great contest/giveaway.

Something that screams Cynthia.

Books?

Aprons?

Kittens?

Dessert?


Give me some ideas. What kind of giveaway reminds you of me?

Because you need more stuff

No, wait, I need more stuff! Head over to Cally's place and enter to win this bag and monsters. She is trying to avoid doing housework by sewing, it is our job to support her!

Fab free stuff

Do you like free stuff? Do you like girly stuff? Then head on over to Michelle's place and sign up for her super duper giveaway!

Oh, and I have tried to post the last two nights and blogger won't let me load my pictures. So here is the three minute update, sans pics!

We had lots of great snow!! Yipee. The kids made snow cream. AND Bandit is no longer a problem with the "ladies"!!!! But he is kinda sore and moving slowly. Oh, and my husband has been more sympathetic to the stinking neutered dog than to , say, a woman who gave birth to a 10+ pound baby with no pain meds. Yeah, I'm that lady. This dog thing is killing him!!! LOLOLOLOL!!

CONTEST

Does anyone out there want a cute new blog header? Leave a comment HERE and you might win one!!!! This is a contest on CARRIE'S blog. ANyone who hangs around my blog often knows how I feel about her! So get your tail over there and enter.

Free Stuff. Yippee!

Look at this fabulous Kate Spade Picture holder. It holds 24 pictures and is leather. I looked it up at the Nieman Marcus site and it is $55. Now, you may have $55 that you are willing to spend on this. I won't judge you , but that is an ABSURD amount of money! But hey, don't worry about breaking the piggy bank. The kids can still eat this week. I have great news, you can get it for FREE. Sort of. If you win. No, I don't have this cool of a giveaway here. Head on over to the Beehive and try your luck. The Queen Bee is giving one of these suckers away. Good Luck!
And hey, I could have been selfish and not shared this giveaway with you all, thus increasing my chance of winning. Wait... oh bummer. I shouldn't have told you! Oh well. Go over and try to win it anyway. I won't be too depressed. Maybe. um, good luck