Lemme hear from ya...

A friend of mine tried this a few months ago so i decided to give it a whirl!!!

If you are reading this blog, please leave a comment with your name, city and state before this Saturday at midnight.

On Sunday December 6th I'm going to do a drawing for all my "commenters" and choose ONE to win a $10 giftcard to Target (my absolute favorite place to go)!!! I'll post the winner Sunday :) Thanks for commenting and don't stop now!!!

The idea here is to see how many people actually read my blog! I generally only have a few comments on each entry, but i have a lot of people say they read my blog and often comment on the stories :)

Weird

Do you ever have those days when you think your family and kiddos are kinda weird??? Today was that day for me....crazy kiddos :) Yes those are panties on her head, I came into the room and found her reading a book with panties on her head (clean of course)!!!

Dazzling December

The holidays are fast approaching! Why fight all the crowds when you can shop from your home, sipping coffee, while in your pajamas? Shop online through my site and receive special discounts December 1st-3rd, 2009! If you are a past host and still within the year of your show, that 10% could count also so you can get up to 30% off your order!! Depending on when you order! (Let me know if you are a past host!)

20% off if order is placed before 11:59pm December 1st*
15% off if order is placed before 11:59pm December 2nd*
10% off if order is placed before 11:59pm December 3rd*
*Discount applied to product amount only. Tax & Shipping based on full product amount

You can order three ways:

1. Visit my website by clicking HERE Click on “Shop Online” at the bottom left of my home page. Select option 1, “Already invited to a show and would like to place an order?” Enter Host Name: Dazzling December. Then click on “Dazzling December” when it comes up as host. Place your order as you would any other online ordering.(be sure to look at the guest special!) I will contact you and let you know the new total that will be charged to your credit card.
IMPORTANT: If you do not enter Dazzling December and simply place the order online, I cannot give you the discount.

2. OR Email me at sarahchef@yahoo.com Please send me item numbers, descriptions, and quantities and I will let you know your total.

3. OR Call me at 919-368-4757. If you are calling and I don't answer, please leave a detailed message. My voicemail will put a timestamp on your message - no need to worry, I'll know which discount applies to your order. Please make sure to leave me your phone number.

You have TWO options for shipping. Local customers can pay the standard $4.25 shipping/handling and pick up the order from me. All other orders will need to put in for DIRECT SHIPPING...additional charges will apply. You can even have orders shipped directly to recipients. We can ship to anywhere in the USA and all orders are guaranteed to arrive before Christmas.If you have holiday deadlines, I strongly suggest you choose direct shipping.

I can take Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or debit cards for this sale.

This sale only includes CURRENT items in the catalog. No outlet items please.

What a great way to shop for the greatest Kitchen items in the world.

This sale is only valid for this email sale and cannot be combined with any other Cooking or Catalog shows.

If you can't make the sale but would like to place holiday orders, this year's cut off is December 15th. If you need some great gift ideas....I've got a ton - everything from great little stocking stuffers to fabulous cookware and elegant entertaining pieces. I'm just a phone call or even a cup of coffee and a recipe away!

Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving is a day to "give thanks", no matter what your circumstances or what situation you find yourself in, you have SOMETHING to be thankful for! We have lost many loved ones over the years, but we rejoice in seeing them once again and remember all the great memories !!! Here are some pictures I took of our family on Thanksgiving :)

My dad's side of the family is large and a lot of them live here in NC, so we always have a lot of people at holidays, birthday parties, general family get-togethers...But this year for Thanksgiving I believe we've topped it, we had 36 people! Yes all in one house and no, not mine!

Here are some more random pictuires taken by myself, not the best photographer in our family...

My dad has 2 brothers and 2 sisters, he's #2 of 5. Both his brothers still live in Minnesota (which is where I am from), this year my dad's youngest brother Jim, his wife Susie and 4 of their 6 children were able to drive in (26 hours) for Thanksgiving!

We hadn't seen them in about 3 years, so it was a treat!

I tried to get everyone in at least one picture, but i'm afraid i left some out, so here are even more pictures of my family...

The kiddos were so tuckered out they fell asleep just minutes after we left my Aunt & Uncles house, I had to get some shots of their sweetness!!!

Gingerbread Cookies

Last week i decided to make gingerbread cookies and let the girls help me decorate them. I don't let them help me bake and cook as much as I should, mainly because they always make a bigger mess, fight constantly and lick their fingers, then i have to stop what I'm doing and help them wash their hands, then dry them and so on!!! Anyway, they helped me and this was the outcome...

not too much of a mess and they sure had fun creating then eating their creations!!!