Dylan's Video Message from Santa

This is so COOL.

On DisneyFamily.com you can create a photo video of your child's picture for FREE. Take a look at Dylan's and then go and create one for yourself. I can't WAIT to show this to Dylan. He is going to LOVE this.

Just click HERE to see Dylan's video and then HERE to go make one of your own.

FREE SHIPPING AT Toys R Us

Spend $25.00 and get FREE SHIPPING.
LOVE THIS - I don't have to go out into that CRAZY madness on Black Friday - I can shop fr om the peace and quiet of my home (in my JAMMIES) Woo Hoooooo


Click picture to go to Toys R US
Have fun SHOPPING!!!

My Big Boy

Dylan had his very first SCHOOL photos taken last month - He looks more like a second grader than a preschooler. He is growing up SO FAST!

WINNERS - Pilsbury "Home is calling" Giveaway

CONGRATULATIONS

Random.org has helped me select three of your comments at random, and I am happy to announce the following are the three lucky winners. I will be emailing you to get the address you would like your Pillsbury prize kit sent to - so be on the lookout.

Here are our winners, and what they had to say about Dinners at home...

3.

quitecontrary1977 said...

My favorite part of meal time is when everyone pats their full tummies ,and tells me how great a cook I am!

November 17, 2008 8:27 PM

12.
said... (CAROL MIXON)

My favorite recipe has been mentioned several times..... smokies wrapped in the rolls! Wonderful appetizer.

My favorite part of meal time is having my loving family there to enjoy being together and the good meal I have prepared.

November 18, 2008 2:30 PM

15.

Savvy Saving Momma said...

Great Giveaway!!
My favorite recipe is from Pampered Chef called Chicken Dilly Ring. It is delish!!

November 18, 2008 4:26 PM

THANK YOU to everyone who participated. Be on the lookout for another GREAT Giveaway coming soon courtesy of MyBlogSpark.

MAYA ANGELOU'S BEST POEM EVER

A very dear friend of mine named Karyn sent this poem to my email today. It just reminds you to be true to YOU! I love it and thought I would share it here.

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

eight matching plates,
wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

a feeling of control over her destiny.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to fall in love without losing herself.

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

that her childhood may not have been perfect...but its over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month... and a year...

Disney Store Online - 25 % Off Site-Wide

The Disney Store online is holding a holiday promotion good through FRIDAY for 25% off anything in the store. WOO HOO - as an added bonus if you spend over $75.00 you get FREE shipping.

Just click the AD below to go to the sale.

20 Holiday Photo Cards for 20 CENTS

That's right - 20 CENTS - You can snatch this offer up by clicking the AD below - All you pay is the 20 cents plus shipping and handling.

HURRY - Offer ends November 23rd

I have just stumbled upon Tip Junkie's Mom-Preneur Shop-Athon Giveaway and every day for twelve days she is giving away FABULOUS gifts and prizes. Today I am hoping for this GORGEOUS holiday decoration from Sign Me Up Signs or a matching clipboard gift set. WOO HOO


So hop on over to the Tip Junky Blog yourself and enter to win this and other fabulous prizes. Happy Holidays!

Be sure to check out the Mom-Preneur Shop-Athon going on as well to help support Women and other Bloggers too. All products are created by Women - Toodle-ooooo...Off to do some SHOPPING!

Pillsbury "Home is calling" Giveaway

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED : I am taking no further entries. I will be announcing the winners today!

I am participating in a fabulous new program called MyBlogSpark where I get to try out products, pass on the fabulous information to you - my wonderful readers, and even give YOU a chance to win these great products for yourself.

Today I was so excited to receive a Pillsbury Home is Calling™ gift basket. The basket includes a coupon for Pillsbury refrigerated crescent rolls, a magnetic coupon holder, a house-shaped mouse pad, pot holders, a cookie sheet, a bread basket and a loveable Pillsbury Doughboy figurine. This little Doughboy is so adorable - I had to PRY it out of my Son's little hands before he could snatch it up for himself...lol


And the best news is that I get to give away THREE of these gift baskets to YOU my lucky readers, and all you have to do is post a comment here and tell me what is your FAVORITE Pillsbury recipe OR tell me a little bit about your favorite part of Family meals. It is THAT easy.

I thought I would share one of MY favorite Pillsbury recipes here with you - using the fabulous crescent rolls that you will receive a coupon for.

Savory Crescent Chicken Squares
by Doris CastleTender crescents wrap around a creamy chicken filling in a hot sandwich that took top honors in the Pillsbury Bake-Off® Contest.

INGREDIENTS

1	package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1	tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
2	cups cubed cooked chicken
1	tablespoon chopped fresh chives or onion
1/4	teaspoon salt
1/8	teaspoon pepper
2	tablespoons milk
1	tablespoon chopped pimientos, if desired
1	can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations™ refrigerated flaky dough sheet
1	tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
3/4	cup seasoned croutons, crushed

DIRECTIONS

1.	Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix cream cheese and 1 tablespoon softened butter; beat until smooth. Stir in chicken, chives, salt, pepper, milk and pimientos; mix well.
2.	If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles.
3.	Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture onto center of each rectangle. Pull 4 corners of dough to center of chicken mixture; twist firmly. Pinch edges to seal. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops of sandwiches with 1 tablespoon melted butter; sprinkle with crushed croutons.
4.	Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Bake 27 to 32 minutes.

You can find this and many more wonderful recipes HERE on the Pillsbury website.

I would also like you to let you know that Pillsbury is sharing the warmth of home this holiday season by helping stock America’s food banks. Isn't that GREAT!

Visit
http://www.pillsbury.com/HomeIsCalling/Default.aspx?WT.mc_id=partner_blogs_hic
to view the new Home is Calling campaign, which reminds us of how we
all look forward to getting home at the end of the day to reconnect with
loved ones. And of course we also think about the aroma of something
irresistibly warm and delicious baking at home! When you forward along the link to friends and family from the web site, Pillsbury will make a donation to help deliver more than one pound of groceries to America’s food banks!

I would like to thank both Pillsbury and MyBlogSpark for letting me participate in this wonderful give-away.

Comment away -
I can't wait to hear your favorite recipes, or stories about Family Dinners. Make sure to leave your email address so that I can email you for address information when I announce the winners on Friday November 21st.

Better late than never....

Sorry I was such a slacker and could not get my sh*t together to get my portion of the ADSD November "After Dusk" colab up in time, but I did make a few things and so I thought I would go ahead and post what I head and then start over with a clean slate for the December ADSD "Holidays at Home" Colab.

So here you go - just a few things that you can add to the rest of the ladies fabulous contributions. ENJOY

And in case you missed any of these links here is the list again....

abyscraps by Sheila
Adele of Blind Sight Designs
Anne at Creative Dreams
Arvita's at Elam's Flights Of Fancy
Becky
Brooke at Ahhh Scrap
by God's design
Carolyn at Digi Cyber Scraps
CharmeDivaScrapz
Chiara at Creative Digital Scraps
http://harley310.blogspot.com/
Cyndi, Wetfish Designs
Deanna at Flower Scraps
Deb AKA The ScrappinCop
Debbie at Digital Keepsakes
Diana at Sass n Scrap Designs
Erika {aka PinkuPixie}
Florrie
HeatherStokes ~ HSDesigns
jeanniebs designs
Julia at BeaconScrap
Julie aka Bits 'N' Bobs
Kathy Goldstein at The Scrap Loft
KittenScraps
Lady V dZine
Lei at Fairydustprincess-magicmaker
Lindas Dream Designs
Lois at ScrappinwithLadye
Lori at ScripityScrapDesigns
Lynn at Heavenly Crafts
lynnirene
Mags at MagsGraphics
Manda at Disaster In Designs
Marie at EmCee Scraps
melanie aka sweetasmel
http://www.michelles-angels.blogspot.com/
http://digitalfunplace.blogspot.com/
http://misstykaldesigns.blogspot.com/
Nicole at Digi-Designs by Nicole
Oase
RachNess
Scraping with Jen
ScrappyShannon
Shabby Tagger
Shel at Shel Belle Scraps
Stacy at Kalo Designs
Sticky Kisses Scraps
Teri At Teris-Thing-O-My-Jigs
TerresaS
Wendi at Willow Grace Designs
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

Catch that Train

Jump on the train - Designers wanted.

If you are interested in participating in a GREAT Holiday Blog Train and getting to know other wonderful designers in a comfortable private forum, then join us over at the ADSD Forum and sign up to design a portion of the "Holidays at Home" blog train. This train will be HUGE. I am sure you have seen some of our other collaborations, such as the "Popsicle Paradise", "Backyard Playground" and many more.

If you like freebies then you will be in HEAVEN when you see this. We have added a new twist to this collab - We are NOT using one basic color scheme. The Holidays mean something different for everyone and we are all designing with the idea of that in mind, so no matter what Holiday you celebrate - there is SURE to be something here for you. Be ready because December 1st the train leaves the station.

Halloween was so FUN

Here are a couple pics of me and the Family on Halloween.

The ADSDesigners have another blog train colab.
This one is called After Dusk.
I was happy to have time to make a few things, and my portion is coming soon.

Unfortunately - I am a slacker. I have had so much going on, and I really HATE to let you all down so I promise to have it up very soon. My Son has been sick ,we went out of town at the last minute, I feel like I have been in a whirlwind. SO SORRY! Please don't hate me and check back soon, but in the meantime, snatch up these other great goodies!

Follow the links below to snatch up the rest of the colab.

abyscraps by Sheila
Adele of Blind Sight Designs
Anne at Creative Dreams
Arvita's at Elam's Flights Of Fancy
Beckmoore
Becky
Brooke at Ahhh Scrap
by God's design
Carolyn at Digi Cyber Scraps
CharmeDivaScrapz
Chiara at Creative Digital Scraps
Cindi @ vanjo designs
Cyndi, Wetfish Designs
Deanna at Flower Scraps
Deb AKA The ScrappinCop
Debbie at Digital Keepsakes
Diana at Sass n Scrap Designs
Erika {aka PinkuPixie}
Florrie
jeanniebs designs
Julia at BeaconScrap
Julie aka Bits 'N' Bobs
Kathy Goldstein at The Scrap Loft
KittenScraps
Lady V dZine
Lei at Fairydustprincess-magicmaker
Lindas Dream Designs
Lois at ScrappinwithLadye
Lori at ScripityScrapDesigns
Lynn at Heavenly Crafts
lynnirene
Mags at MagsGraphics
Manda at Disaster In Designs
Marie at EmCee Scraps
melanie aka sweetasmel
Michelle @ Michelles-Angels
Michelle @ My Digital Fun Place
Missty @ Misstykal Designs
Monica at Random Inspirations
Nicole at Digi-Designs by Nicole
Oase
RachNess
Scraping with Jen
ScrappyShannon
Shabby Tagger
Shel at Shel Belle Scraps
Stacy at Kalo Designs
Sticky Kisses Scraps
Teri At Teris-Thing-O-My-Jigs
TerresaS
Wendi at Willow Grace Designs
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations