Good Morning!

Well, it will be as soon as that coffee maker starts brewing. We had a great weekend celebrating the big doods birthday, and it just doesn’t seem possible that he is 5. We made a choice to start him in kindergarten next year, since he had the late birthday, plus, he was 3 months early-he just didn’t seem ready this year. When we were at the zoo, we saw all these groups of kindergarteners, and he towered above them all! I know he will do great next year, and even since this summer he has matured so much, that I almost question our decision to hold him back , but I know he will be just fine.

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? What are you making? Anything new? I am going to try a couple of the Pioneer Woman’s recipes this year, and of course a few favorites as well. I usually do this amazing glaze on my turkey that is equal parts soy sauce, orange marmalade, dijon mustard, and oil – it makes the most amazing gravy, and it works well on chicken and pork too. This year I decided to go a more traditional route and do a butter/herb mixture stuffed under the skin, and I am doing the Pioneer Womans stuffing, with cranberries, apples and sausage added. I am drooling just thinking about it!skirts.jpg

We have an an amazing giveaway at the Apronista..my favorite Farm Chicks are giving away a goodie package that I am just dying over. We are going to be wrapping up our giveways next week with 5 (I believe) giveaways for all kinds of great goodies!

It’s hard to get into the spirit of the season when it is so warm outside. We have a fireplace that hardly gets any use since it rarely gets cold enough! Plus it’s gas, which we found when we first moved here and turned on the fireplace more for “ambience” than anything else, that it isn’t super cheap to run. SO, I got the bright idea (from where I can’t for the life of me remember) to take a strand of twinkie lights and string them all around the logs in the fireplace and plug them in. Beautiful! It gives off a pretty glow, and it brightens up the area a bit. I might even put a couple of ornaments in there once I get all the Christmas stuff out this weekend.

Well, it’s off to the sewing machine for me..I have lots of gifts to start on, and a superhero cape to make for the little dood, to match his brothers. Have you been checking out the posts at Sew Mama Sew? I have gotten so many ideas and gift inspiration there!

The Farm Chicks – Apronista Giveaway

The Farm Chicks is one of my favorite sites, and has been a huge inspiration to me, so I was very excited when Serena agreed to write a little something about Aprons for us:

For us, aprons symbolize a love of motherhood, friendship, domesticity and all things homemade. As friends and
business partners, we’ve baked together more times than we can remember.

(Photo courtesy of Country Living Magazine,
Debra McClinton, Photographer)

Our apron racks overflow with our favorites – old, new, some hers, some mine, all worn and filled with memories. There’s Teri’s first – from when she was just a baby, Serena’s favorite – a gift from Teri, our children’s, and so on.
As the holidays near, we’re filled with excitement. There’s baking and projects to be done.


Not just for our families and friends, but for our very first Farm Chicks book – to be published in the spring of 2009. We’re also working on the return of The Farm Chicks Show in June, 2008. It’s busy, yet meaningful. Each day begins with our aprons tied on and ends with another day of memories.


Serena

(Photo courtesy of Country Living Magazine, Debra McClinton, Photographer)
Teri and Serena have generously offered to give our fellow Apronistas a little goodie bag of any 2 items from their site, along with a vintage Apron. Can you see me turning absolutely green with envy here?
To enter, go to The Farm Chicks site, and look around. Tell us in your comment what 2 items from this page and this page you would like to see in your goodie package.
You may also enter again by posting bout the giveway if you have a blog, and then commenting back here.
Also, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, you can also enter again by leaving a comment about what you are most thankful for this year.
I think Eren and I are most thankful for the support and the friendships we have made from this little idea of ours. What started out as a fun way to share our love of Aprons has grown into something we never imagined. Thank you for letting us share something we love, and we hope to bring you more Apron Love in the next year as well…
As always I forgot to put the deadline to comment on here, so as a bonus, I will give you til Sunday, November 25th at 9PM EST to enter. I will draw the winner on Monday morning. Good Luck!!

Ferrero Rondnoir – A Domestic Chicky Review

If you are looking for a new goodie to put in your friends or families stockings this Christmas, you definitely can’t go wrong with these little bits of joy…I was sent some of the new Ferrero Rondoir  - a dark chocolate crispy shell, creamy inside, and a little nugget of more dark chocolate inside. I would totally show you pictures, but all you would see is some crumpled up wrappers. Hey, you try resisting! ;)

Carolyn’s Kitchen Winner

I couldn’t wait to see who won this weeks giveaway, since this is one of the first Apron companies that I found when I first got the Apron bug. I am pleased to announce that the winner of the Carolyn’s Kitchen Apron and Rubber Gloves set is:

Jessie said…
Oh, I really like the Dorthy Apron in Pink or the Breast Cancer pink – very cool contest!
November 12, 2007 4:47 PM

Congratulations Jessie! Email me your address and I will see that Carolyn gets it right away!

Check back for our next giveaway. It’s from one of my all time favorite sites, and I am SO jealous that one of you gets to win something from there!

A very good day…



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