OH SO ROMANTIC

I was excited when I came home the other day and found a package waiting for me to open.

This is what was inside! A wonderful Valentine's Day giveaway that won from Jean over at A Romantic Country Home. If you have not been over to her blog, you should hop over there now. She has a beautiful blog that I'm sure you will enjoy.

Well now, if I could only get Cupid to find me a handsome, rich, kind, funny man to fall in love with me, I would be set.

WE HAVE A WINNER!

I was going to do the Random number drawing but some of you left only one post for a few ways to be entered. So, I went with the good old fashioned way and wrote every one's name down for each entry that qualified you.

So, if you did more then one thing you got more then one entry.

OK, I know no one really cares how the winner was picked. You just want to know who won! Ready?

It was MONA at WSPRSWEETLY OF COTTAGES! Congrats Mona! I'll need for you to email me your address so I can forward it on to Jen at Cupcakes Social and she will get your package mailed out to you.

I'm sorry everyone couldn't win.

SOMETIMES NUMBER ONE DOES WIN! GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

Tonight I did the Random number pick and for the first time, I've ever seen or heard, number 1 came up!!!

I normally don't like to be the first person to sign up for a giveaway because I've never seen number one win before. But it did tonight.

So the first person who signed up for my giveaway of the little white bird salt and pepper shakers won. Who is that, you ask?

Well, none other then Jane from Blondie's Journal. Congrats Jane! I hope you enjoy having these little bird adorn your table as much as I do.

As soon as you email me your address, I will get them mailed out to you.

Thanks to everyone who entered. I wish I had enough to send you all a set.

YOU ASKED FOR IT!

Yes, you asked for it and I'm here to make you happy!

The holidays are upon us and I've been getting several requests for some great recipes that we can make, enjoy and still lose weight with.

So, I thought for the next few days I will post some great Weight Watcher low calorie, low point recipes that can be used for the up coming Holidays and really anytime!

Let's start with dessert first, shall we?

Pumpkin Pie seems to be the number one top choice for dessert on Thanksgiving.

This is a fantastic recipe that will keep you on track while making you feel like you are cheating.

Impossibly Easy Pumpkin Pie

1/2 cup Reduced Fat Bisquick

1 Small Can (15 oz) 100% Pumpkin

1 cup Skim Milk

1/2 cup Egg Beaters or 3 egg whites

3/4 cup Splenda Sugar Substitute

1 1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/4 tsp Ginger

1/2 tsp Nutmeg

1 tsp. Vanilla

Stir all ingredients until well blended. Pour into a sprayed 9" pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until set.

Cool and top with fat free cool whip.

Makes 6 servings. Only 83 calories a serving or 1 Weight Watchers point.

Now on to the winner of my Weight Watchers Cook book giveaway.

The random number winner came up as number 10!

That's you Lexi! Congratulations on getting in just under the wire.

I sent you an email but can you please email me your address so I can get this out to you.

THE WINNER IS......

I did the Random Number entry and it came up with Lucky #13!!!

The winner of my $25 Gift Certificate is...... AMANDA K from The Grass Isn't Always Green!!!
Amanda picked the Target Gift Certificate. Please email me your address, Amanda so I can get this out to you.

Thanks to everyone who entered! I can not believe I got over 300 entries!

I'M A DOUBLE WINNER!!

I think I need to head to Vegas because I am on a big lucky streak! At least when it comes to giveaways!

I won this darling guy from Alexa at The Swell and Spooky Life. When I first found her blog I saw a post she did on this guy and fell in love with him right away.

Then she had a giveaway for him and I won! He is so cute. Believe it or not, he is even cuter in person! I am so thrilled to have him.

Thanks Alexa!


Then I posted asking for help on how to fix up my messed up blog and Laura from Decor to Adore left me a message saying I should run over to April Showers as she was having a giveaway for a whole new blog makeover.

Thankfully I took her advice and ran over to add my name. I got in just under the wire. Now I never in a million years thought I would win but guess what? I did!

Yes, I'm getting a whole new blog layout. Can you believe it. I am so excited.

I may not be posting as much until it's all done but I will do my best.

Thank you so much April. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I hope everyone has a great Halloween...what's left of it. Be nice and give the cute kids lots of candy. But, be sure to save some for yourself!

Hugs,
Joanne

I'M BACK AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!

Hello everyone! I'm back from my week long cruise to the Mexican Riviera. That was the ship I was on.

I came home with a cold and so I'm not feeling well. I just wanted to say hi and show you a few pictures from Cabo and let you all know who the winner of the giveaway was.


This is the famous Arch that you can only see if you are on a boat.

The beaches were beautiful. Again, you could only get to these by a boat.

The water was so clear and blue. It almost looked fake. Look you can even see the fish swimming around. You could see all the way to the bottom of the ocean.

I fell in love with this little girl. She came up to me and I had to buy a necklace from her. There was no way I could say no to that little face. I wanted to take her home with me.

Well that's it for now. I'll post more about my trip when I feel better.

Now on to the winner. I did the random number drawing and the winner is... Melissa at Glued to Paper. So Melissa please email me your address.

See you all real soon.

Oh I also wanted to thank everyone who took such great care of Elton while I was gone! He loved all of you.

Hugs,
Joanne

A NEW GIVEAWAY and A GIVEWAY WINNER

OK, now I want you all to know how much I love you because if I didn't then I wouldn't share about this great giveaway! Why? Because the more people who enter makes my chance of winning less.

Sherry over at http://ediemariesattic.blogspot.com/ is having a 100th post giveaway going on.

She is giving away not one, not two but 7 different vintage tea cups and saucers. So run, don't walk, over and sign up before it's to late. Tell her Joanne sent you.

Now on to the winner of my Fall/Autumn giveaway.

The winner is.... Glenda at Many Fond Memories. Congrats Glenda. Please email me your address so I can get this out to you.

Thanks for playing everyone. Keep an eye out because I'm going to have a giveaway while I'm gone on my cruise which is on Sept 28th. So be sure to come back and enter.

Hugs,
Joanne

WHAT GENEROUS BLOGGERS

Now I know there are many wonderful people in this world but I have to say that some of nicest and kind hearted people I've ever met have been my blog friends.

Have you ever had one of those down days and then the mail comes and in the hands of the mailman is a package for you? For some reason a package just perks you right up.

Well that happened to me. Only the mailman had three packages! Wow!

I had no idea what they could be because I wasn't expecting anything.
The first one I opened up came from Susan at The Little Yellow House. You can find her blog here:
http://susan-thelittleyellowhouse.blogspot.com/

I could not believe how cute everything was. First there was a cute little package that holds tea. The material is so sweet. Then there was silver tongs for sugar. There is even a cute little heart shaped sugar in there. Plus, a pretty pink rose tea mug.

Thank you so much Susan! You are such a dear! I love everything. I'll be using everything real soon.
The next package I opened up came from Kim at Kim Hardt Originals and A Glittered Halloween. You can find her fun blogs here:
http://www.kimhardtoriginals.blogspot.com/

Kim sent me some lovely plates, platters and two big tassel tie backs.

How kind you are Kim! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I adore all of them. I can't wait to use them.

Then the last box I opened came from Kelli at Vintage Vavoom. I won her giveaway! You can find Kelli's blog here:

http://vintagevavoom.blogspot.com/

I won there darling little vases. One says, Live. One says Love and the other one says Laugh. Great words to live by. Then a nice jar of pink sugar! Great for those cookies I'm going to make! Last but not least is a pretty pink diamond. Now that is perfect for my office!

Thanks Kelli. I never thought I would really win your great give away. Everything is perfect for me.

So thank you, thank you, thank you to all you wonderful blog friends. I have been really blessed to meet so many super women. You all made my day!

Hugs,

Joanne

ROMANTIC HOME GIVEAWAY WINNER IS...

Congratulations to Mary Alexander. She was the winner of the magazine giveaway. If you have not been to her blog before you may want to stop by and say hi and tell her Joanne sent you. You can find her at http://againstallheresies.blogspot.com/

Thank you to everyone who joined in the giveaway. Please continue to stop by as I will be having another giveaway soon. It's getting time for a bigger and longer giveaway so keep your eye out.

Hugs,
Joanne