Thanksgiving Week

Happy Thanksgiving week!

In the south it seems more like spring with the temps in the 70's.  We have strong storms heading into our area tonight but I am praying that won't happen.

I started cooking today.  I made my cornbread for my dressing,  two pies, and that's it until tomorrow.  I am making all my casseroles tomorrow, chicken & dumplins' and another pie, and a cake for my oldest that he requested.  It's so easy on Thanksgiving day to just throw all the prepared casseroles in the oven and cook the turkey and that allows more time to relax. :)

My menu is huge but I love to make sure everyone has their favorite dishes.

I have already started Christmas shopping and most of the gifts have come from Amazon.  I just need to buy wrapping paper and I can start wrapping them and placing them under the tree. Go me! *grin*

On a more serious note:

Would you please pray for Nancy. She is the lady who won my last giveaway. Her mother unexpectedly passed away and they will be having her funeral the day after Thanksgiving.  I loved what Nancy told me,  she said it would not be Black Friday for them but White Friday because her mom went to be with Jesus!  Nancy, I am praying for you and your family.  I wrote on your blog today.

I hope you and your families have a wonderful week and we all have so much to be thankful for and I am thankful for you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Winner Is....

Good morning!  

I enjoyed reading each if your comments and I have decided to go out on Black Friday but I am not sure how long I will be able to stand the crowds and waiting in line. :) Amazon might win again for me this Christmas season.

After tearing pieces of paper and putting your numbers on them, I have drawn the winner, it's nothing but hi-tech stuff here. *grin*


The winner of the Target giveaway is Nancy!! Congratulations!!!

Nancy said:

I usually find something else to do on that Friday, like stay at home and read. On the other hand if there is something that has caught my husband's eye, he is out the door at the crack of dawn. He doesn't mind the crowds like I do.

Because I am feeling generous, I am drawing a second winner for a $15 dollar Starbucks gift card.

The second winner is:

Jan!!! :)   It just so happens that Nov. 16 is Jan's birthday!!!

Happy Happy Birthday GJ!!!  Congratulations!!!

Thank you all for entering and later this week I will post giveaway #2.

Have a wonderful week!

Holiday Giveaway

It has been a few years since I have gone out on Black Friday but I used to love getting up early and

 standing in line with my best friends and having fun with those standing in front or behind us.

 It was usually cold, very cold but that did not diminish our fun.

These girls we met in line. They went out on Black Friday in matching robes. 

A lot of people thought we were crazy but planning our strategy and going through the ads was a lot of fun. ;)

So,  it's time for my first holiday giveaway.  Black Friday will be here soon,  and  I am going to give

away a 30.00 gift card to  one of my favorite places to shop:  Target.



Here is what you have to do to enter.

Please tell me if you go out on Black Friday, OR if you stay home snuggled in your warm bed and make
 fun of those of us who do(lol).  You can even share a favorite Christmas memory.

It's getting close to Thanksgiving and I already bought my turkey and,  I am so ready to put my tree up. :)

Just a little Christmas FYI...  This weekend is Hallmark's Open House and on the Hallmark channel they are showing new Christmas movies.

OH, the giveaway will end on 11/14/11 and the winner announced on 11/16/11.