Showing posts with label blog giveaway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog giveaway. Show all posts

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Absense makes the heart grow fonder...A GREAT Giveaway & Ramblins

And it really does grow fonder ! Wow I can't believe it's been such a long absense from bloggin' again ! I have sure missed readin' y'alls blogs and keepin' up with how everyone is and whatcha' been up to ! I'm makin' a promise to myself to at least post once a week and catch up on how y'all are doin' ! I sure hope this post finds y'all in GREAT Spirits and that your enjoyin' your weekend ! We sure had some major storms come thru our area last night. Woke to lotsa' limbs and branches on the roof and thankfully no damage that we have seen so far. Here is pic of one of the numerous limbs Hubbs had to clean off the roof this mornin'.......















A few years ago we had some what we believe were straight line winds come thru and knock a tree down on our home ( I'll hafta see if I can find pics to share) and it did some major damage. Myself, the kids and my cousin Kevin were just sittin' in the dining room watchin' the lightnin' show and amazed by how the trees were bendin' with the wind, when all of a sudden there was this loud boom and the walls were shakin' and things were fallin' from the walls and breakin' all over the floor. My first instinct was for us to head to the bathroom as I wasn't sure if it was a tornado or what was happenin' ! Fred ( my Hubbs ) was just drivin' up the road and called and said uhhhh Honey you realize there is a huge tree on the house ? We had cracks runnin' down a few of the walls. It destroyed part of the roof and smashed our gas grill. We're really lucky it didn't break the patio doors or the bay window. It took several weeks of work to get everything fixed and back to normal. So now everytime we have severe weather rollin' in, I tend to get a lil nervous. I swear the ground is never gonna dry up a lil around here so that I can get out there and get some gardenin' done ! We haven't even tilled my veggie garden spot yet 'cause it's just too wet to do it. Will get some pics to share when we get it goin' =0)
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My fav barn has a new sayin' up now. Of course I had to get a pic to share with y'all....Here it is......
















I just love this !
How true that our wonderful Saviour paid it all ! Please say a lil
prayer that our family find a new place to attend church. We have been searchin' for a welcomin' place to worship but feel we just haven't found the right place yet. I know it's out there somewhere and I know God will lead us to it ! I really miss the fellowship.


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Hubbs went mushroom huntin' and found a few. Wish it woulda' been a lil more but glad he found what he did.
This was the biggest one he found.




Anybody else had any luck findin' any ? I loveeee mushrooms. I remember as a kid goin' mushroom huntin' with my Daddy. Seems like I found more back then, than I do now. Hmmmm maybe it was cause I was shorter and closer to the ground to spot 'em ? lol Of course back then I wasn't sooo afraid a stumblin on those....... eeekkkkk well y'all know what I'm thinkin' right ?!?!? Mushrooms are sellin' for 35 bucks a pound here locally ! Everyone is sayin' they are havin' a hard time findin' 'em. I love 'em but can't fathom payin' that much for 'em ! So if we don't find anymore then I guess we'll just hafta' wait till next year =(

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How 'bout some Prim Pals news !

We are havin' a fantastic giveaway over on the Prim Pals blog. You have the chance to win a $40.00 gift certificate to use at
 CSN STORES  To enter click the link below and head over to the PP blog and see how to get your name entered to win !
Prim Pals Blog Giveaway Time !


We are also havin' an Americana swap. Deb will be hostin' this one.
Sign ups are only open to Prim Pals forum members. So if your not a member yet come on over and join in on the fun !




















We are also doing weekly chats and I gotta' tell ya' we have such a blast ! We talk about everything from what we're workin' on to how our weeks been, to well....the skies the limit lol. We'd love to have ya join in ! Again you must be a forum member to join in ;0)












These wonderful buttons were made by the wonderful crafty, kindred spirit .... Melissa of M's Prim N Country. Be sure and check out Melissa's blog...Here is the link to her fantastic blog...
M's Prim N Country Stop on over and say Hi !

There are lotsa' other fun things goin' on over at the PP forum. I hope ya' decide to come on over and hop right on in on the fun and meet some of the kindest Prim Pals out there ! We'd love to welcome y'all into our ever growin' PP Family =0)

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Introducin' y'all to........

I shared this over at PP but want to share it here with y'all too. I am just soooo darn tootin' excited to introduce y'all to my Hubbs and oldest son Josh's new toy they brought home. I have kindly named her....yes boys she is a she lol ! Anyway her name is Scarlett heehee
Now the fellas aren't to keen on the name ( sorry boys majority rules heeheehee) I can't wait to cruise 'er around this summer. It's gonna be sooooo much fun ! if any of y'all are ever in my neck a the woods ....swing on by and I'll take ya' for a ride ;0) Ohhh I guess I oughta show a pic huh ?!
Without further ado....meet Ms Scarlett the speed buggy..... 















I cannot wait to feel the wind blowin' thru my hair and as Holli said on PP...I need to throw on some Marilyn Monroe sunglasses and take 'er for a spin lol.... I really can't wait ! Her hood needs a lil paint attention and we want to find her some perty black seats. And I'm sure we'll think of a few other things the ol' gal needs to have to spruce 'er up a lil lol.....This is a great family project for us to all do together. At first I was thinkin' there goes my prim step back cupboard I was gonna try and buy but now I'm pea pickin' happy with Scarlett as an addition to the family heeheehee......

  Speakin' of that primtastic cupboard.... I had found one I fell in love with at another antique/flea market in Columbus, Indiana. Girlies this one has over 900 booths ! It was soooooo huge that even I ....yes I felt a lil overwhelmed !!! And y'all that know me know I don't get like that when it comes to antique/flea market or prim stores. It is soooo big that they have rest lounges scattered out for you to be able to stop and take a break and even get a snack or a drink while restin' ! They also had phones that you could pick up and a worker would come and get your things and take them up front to the check out area so you didn't hafta' tote 'em around. We didn't make it thru the whole place. It woulda' took several hours just to see everything and we just didn't know it'd take that long when we decided to go over and check it out. Next time we go we'll figure on spendin' a few hours to gawk and shop lol... I forgot to get pics in there cause like I said I was dazed and in awe lolol.....I did find a few goodies there......Like this crock jug for 11 bucks....























And this crock for 8 bucks......


I've really gotten into collectin' crocks. Now I'd love to add some salt glazed to my collection ! Maybe someday I'll find one within my budget range or I'll hit the lottery lol...... Hubbs just shakes his head and says " Just whatcha' need another thing to collect " Well now it could be worse Honey it could be clothes that take up all his closet space ! Right girlies ? Heehee..... Well I 'spose I've rambled on long enough and I oughta' be gettin' some things done round here so I can spend a lil time either late tonight or tomorrow catchin' up on blog readin' *wink* and maybe even get in a lil craftin' time. I hope y'all are havin' a fantastic weekend ! Till next time my Prim Friends......Prim Huggs n Blessins



Sunday, January 10, 2010

Sharin' Some Pics~A Little read~And an Item For My Blogaversary Giveaway

Everybody Knows.....author unknown
Everybody knows: You cant be all things to all people.You can't do all things well. You can't do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else.
So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide what comes first and do that. You have to discover your strengths, and use them. You have to learn not to compete with others, because no one else is in the contest of "being you."
Then: You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness. You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions. You will have learned to live with limitations. You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due. And you will be a vital mortal.
Dare to believe: that you are a wonderful,unique person. That you are a once-in-all history event. That it's more than a right, it's your duty,to be who you are. That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish. And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down !!!!!
Hope y'all enjoyed that. I found that while web surfin' late last night, and I just loved it. It falls with my New Years ~no resolution~ just gonna be me this year. And where ever God leads me is where I will follow. Let me be open to what he has in store for me.

I hope y'all are having a blessed start to the New Year so far and that this post finds ya in GREAT spirits !!!


Boy has it been cold in our neck~ a ~the~ woods !!! We finally got some real snow !!! Not that just a dustin' stuff. We got the....gotta break out the shovel stuff !!! Ohhh and Daisy was in snow heaven lol. She just loves to go out and run and play in it. Here's a few pics.


This is the first hill I encounter after leavin' my house.....



I stopped and snapped this on my way to work. The haze is the snow falling.....


I have seen lotsa' people off the road on this hill in the 10 and a half yrs we have lived here. At the bottom is a sharp curve. I always take it slowwwww and easy lol and a few prayers don't hurt.


One of the many farms I pass on my way to town and work.



I get to work on Thursday and I have a lovely suprise.....



The culprit...........
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Yepp this dandy paperbox along with our parkin' lot plow guy.
Mr. Plowman back up hit the paperbox and the paperbox falls back into the window....shattering it...I knew I shoulda' stayed home lol

Then I get inside and.......




Yepp the 4 letter word was in the forcast !!!! S-N-O-W
Wow they really bought us out !!!






Apparently though...They weren't wheat bread eaters lol. This was GREAT for sales but I got sooooo tired of explaining why we were outta' certain breads. Sorry we don't have your type Hon' ...No we aren't going outta business....( not right now anyways..fingers crossed) You put snow in the forcast and everyone wants to stock up. Yes people buy as if we are havin' a blizzard. LOL the comments and questions could go on and on. I would like to play a tape over and over sometimes lol.


Friday was my 1 year blogaversary......Soooooo to celebrate I am going to have a Giveaway...." wooooot wooooot " I loveeeeee doin' giveaways !!!!!!! Now just like my last giveaway....I will be doin' things for y'all to get extra entries. Each post I will be addin' somethin' to the giveaway. It may be store bought.....It may be a handmade (depending on time and gettin' myself motivated)
Here is a pic of a couple of items since I didn't get anything posted on my actual blogoversary........



This was bought from the lil prim shop I pass on my way home everyday. I thought it was soooo cute to put a lil gift in. And I thought it would be great for the giveaway since it says "love" and I Loveeeee blogging.....

Hmmmmm.........Now did I put somethin' in it ?!?!?!?
Well surely I did !!!! I wouldn't send it empty would I ?!?!?!?!?







Whewww I did put somethin' in there lol....
You get the star plate holder and the lil plate that says...
Love each other deeply with all your heart...

And.......


This cute lil painted shovel. Y'all know I loveeee snowmen, so I gotta include one in this giveaway !!!

Now for the rules........
A. You MUST be a follower of my blog to enter.
B. This giveaway is open to all. Anywhere. You don't have to live in the U.S. to win !!! If you don't have a blog....Please leave an email addy in your comment. I won't go lookin' for you to give you your goodies if you win !!!!!
C. You get one entry for commenting on THIS post.
D. You get another entry for posting about the giveaway on your blog. Please let me know in your comment that you did, so I can go check to see and give you your extra entry.
E. Be sure to check back for other ways to get etra entries.
Drawing will be held on Jan. 31st

You never know what I'm gonna have you do to get etra's hmmmm...lol
If ya' have any ?'s please don't hesitate to ask...You can email me at

I will be addin' another goodie to the giveaway soon sooooo check back and see what it is ;0)

Hope the rest of your weekend is wonderful !!!!
Prim Huggs n Blessins