Drumroll PLEASE!!!!!

I am so happy to announce the winner of my Maisy's Pie Company Give-Away. There were 12 entries to choose from, including the 2nd entries for most of you!

The winner was chosen by Random Number Generator.
1. Hannah
2. Hope
3. Noelle
4. Emily
5. Kathy
6. Nichole
7. Hannah
8. Hope
9. Emily
10. Kathy
11. Nichole
12. Kasey

AND THE WINNER IS:
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Set #1: 10 CONGRATULATIONS KATHY!!!!!! I will get your prize to you!!!! Thanks everyone for playing along, and stay tuned for future Give-Aways!!! This is so fun for me!!!!

It's Time For A Yummy Give-Away!!!!

I think that it's time for another Give-Away! I will open this up tonight, and it will end next Thursday, February 23, 2012!

I have a wonderful friend, whom I met this summer, that has a buisness that she runs out of her home, Maisy's Pie Company. She makes some very yummy treats, and has partnered up with me for this Give-Away!!! Thanks so much Vonnie! :) So, read this carefully, and make sure that you follow ALL of the rules so that your entry will count! I will draw a random winner next week. If you win, and live out of the Grand Rapids, MI area, these yummy treats will be shipped to you!!!

The winner will win 6 mini Sweetie Pies! Trust me, these are VERY delicious!!!! Just take a look at this, and tell me that you're not drooling all over your keyboard right now!

So, now for the rules!

1. Either go to Maisy's Pie Company's Blog at: www.maisyspiecompany.com and follow her blog. Or go to her Facebook Page and "Like" it. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Maisys-Pie-Company/108829219188037

2. Come back to my Blog and leave a comment letting me know that you either Followed the blog or Liked the Facebook Page. Also tell me what your Favorite Pie or Dessert is!

3. If you already "Like" Maisy on Facebook, then leave a comment here letting me know that AND tell me what your Favorite Pie or Dessert is!

4. You can earn an extra entry by Sharing my Blog, and the this Give-Away on your Facebook Page, inviting your Friends to follow me and visit Maisy's Page! Just come back and leave another comment letting me know that you did this!!!

Thanks for playing along with me! I can't wait to give these away! Good Luck!!!! :) 

And The Winners Are.......!!!!!!!!!

Wow, it's only 1:15p.m. and already it has been a very busy day here! Vacation Bible School started at our church this morning and this year I'm teaching 2nd Grade! It was a fantastic first day today, and so far I have 14 students in my class. It will definitely be a fun week, and I'm looking forward to it!!!

Okay, so...now on to the business at hand of selecting the winners from my Fabulous Pink Give-Away!!!! In the order that they were drawn:

1. Amber---Pink Zebra Coupon Holder (Message me your address on Facebook so I can get it out to you!)
2. Sarah VW---Pink Paring Knife (I will bring to VBS for you tomorrow!)
3. Emily---Pink Ceramic Spreader (I will bring to VBS for you tomorrow!), and how is it that you always manage to win???? LOL
4. Diane---Pink High Heel Cake Server (I will bring to VBS for you tomorrow!) I think that you are going to have some happy girls at your house! ;-)
5. Last, but not least---Kathy---Pink Microfiber Towel (I will send it to you next week!)

CONGRATULATIONS to my winners and a HUGE thank you to all of you that follow my blog and try my recipes out! I hope that your summers are progressing well and that you are able to enjoy it!

I Think It's Time For A Give-Away!!!!

UPDATE: So, being the nice person that I am...(I can hear the laughter...you all need to stop) I've decided that I will pick 5 winners and Give-Away all of the these items!!!! Just remember some of you could win more than one if you follow the rules!!!! I will be picking winners tomorrow (Monday June 13th) afternoon!!!!

So, I've been thinking that since I've been gone for so long from blogging that I should do a Give-Away! And with this Give-Away I will let the winners (yes I said winners. As in more than 1 winner!) pick one item of their choice!

Here's what I have to Give-Away:

These are Pampered Chef HELP WHIP CANCER pink zebra items. The first picture is of the 5 choices you have if you win. The second is a picture taken from the Pampered Chef website to better show the selection, and the third is of the High Heel Pink Zebra Striped Cake Server...that I think is absolutely adorable!!! :-) The heel is magnetic and can be removed from the 'shoe'! Too cute! The Pampered Chef comes out with exclusive Pink products in May every year to help with the fight against Cancer. They donate a portion of the sales of each item to the American Cancer Society! I know that it's now June, but I still thought that these would be neat to Give-Away.

The choices are:
1. Pink High Heel Cake Server
2. Pink Paring Knife
3. Pink Zebra Coupon Holder
4. Pink Zebra Micro-Fiber Towel
5. Pink Zebra Ceramic Spreader

Okay, now for details on how to win an item of your choice. To enter, leave a comment either here on this post or under the link for this post on my Facebook page telling me what recipes you've tried from blog, and what your favorite is! Also, please rank your item choices (prize choice) 1-5 in your comment. You can earn an extra entry by "sharing" my blog on your Facebook page and letting me know that you did so! I will randomly select 2 winners on Monday June 13, 2011! Don't worry, if you don't live close I will mail your item to you! GOOD LUCK!!!! Can't wait to hear your responses!

THE WINNER IS.......

HUGE DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The winner of the 6-pack of cupcakes from Cupcake By Design is:

EMILY!!!!  I have emailed Cupcake By Design and given them your name...I hope that you and your family enjoy this yummy goodness! You know you really should share with them, it's nice to share! hahaha

Thank you to everyone who entered and for keeping up with my blog! I am really enjoying the land of blogging and posting recipes for others to try!

ANOTHER GiveAway Announcement!!!!

I just received an email from the owner of Cupcakes By Design and I now have ONE more 6-pack of cupcakes Gift Certificate to GiveAway!!!!! They are so generous over there and I can't thank them enough! Again, these cupcakes and cookies for that matter, are so DELICIOUS!!!! Please check out their website: http://cupcakebydesign.com/  and find them on Facebook as well!

Being that this store is located in the Grand Rapids area, if you are a friend or family member that I can call and ask what kinds you want and bring them to you, your are eligible...If not I'm sorry! Unless you make trips this way I have to limit it to that as they do not ship the cupcakes out.

So, since I've already given away the Heart Dish and some cupcakes, those that commented on the original post that didn't win will be entered for this drawing...but for those that haven't you now have a chance to leave me a comment on this post to be entered! The winner will be drawn later today/this evening!

In your comment, please tell me what your favorite dessert is! Good Luck!!!

It's Officially My BIRTHDAY!!!! Time To Do A GiveAway!!!

On this day many years ago my parents had their first and only daughter! They named her Melissa Beth! I was born in Ridgewood, NJ and have moved quite a bit since then. On this day I'm so thankful for a new day and year of life, thankful for the wonderful Godly parents that the Lord blessed me with, and thankful for wonderful friends and family! I'm looking forward to all that God has in store for me in this new year of life and can't wait to start on the journey!!!

So, as I promised I have a GiveAway to do today!!!! YAY!!! Actually I have not one prize but TWO to give away!!!! I'm so excited about this....The 2nd prize for today is a Gift Certificate from Cookies/Cupcakes By Design. They are located in the the Grand Rapids area and have the BEST cupcakes I have ever tasted in my life!!!!! Check out their website: http://cupcakebydesign.com/ and their Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/cupcakebydesign  The gift certificate is good for 6 gourmet cupcakes! Good Luck!

AND THE WINNER OF THIS HEART DISH IS:

SARAH VW!!!!!

I will get this to you at church! I hope that you enjoy it!

DRUMROLL PLEASE......THE WINNER OF THE CUPAKES BY DESIGN GIFT CERTIFICATE IS:

KATHY!!!!!  I will get your certificate to you!

Thanks so much to everyone who commented on the post and entered to win! I had a lot of fun, and am glad that I can give two of you a present on my birthday!!!!

It's My Birthday & I'll Party If I Want To!

It's NOT my birthday today, but it will be my birthday on March 21st! In honor of this milestone I thought that it would be nice if I gave out a present to one of you!!! YAY for all of you.... :-) Isn't it nice to reap the benefits of someone else's birthday? As I get older (no need to insert my age here. And yes I'm WELL aware that some of you know the number!), I find joy in the simple things of just a nice dinner with family and friends, nothing too spectacular. So this year my parents are coming into town on the 20th and I am having them and our friends S. & E. and their two kiddos over for dinner! I invited the older brother and sister-in-law with the girls as well, but they have a prior engagement...didn't want you to think that I had left them out! I am going to be cooking, and am really happy to be making dinner. I will announce the recipe for that as the time gets closer.

BUT, in the meantime I thought that I would share this with you. So, without further a-do I announce my gift to giveaway to one lucky winner!


Here is what I will send to you:

It is a very cute Heart shaped glass dish. You may use it for whatever you would like. It is from Pampered Chef!

Now for the conditions of this giveaway. You didn't just think I was going to give this away and not make you work for it, did you? What fun would that be? I will randomly select one winner from those that leave comments HERE on this post. What I would like you to tell me in your post is What is the BEST Birthday present that you have ever received?

All names of those that have posted will go into a drawing to win this dish! I will draw and announce the winner on my actual birthday on Monday March 21st! If you post annonymously please leave me either your initials or your first name, so that I know who you are! Thanks!

Thanks so much for checking out my blog, and Good Luck!!!!   :-) 

AND THE WINNER IS..........

I would like to thank all of you that took the time and left comments, either here or on my Facebook page with name ideas for my blog! As you can tell I did FINALLY decide on a name...Well, that's not exactly true, I was having a hard time deciding so I had a little help! LOL

So, the winner is my cousin J! You may thank your Aunt K. for that one! I just read her the names that had been left for me to choose from, and didn't tell her who had posted them, so she really had no idea who was going to be the winner. No cheating over here, I tell ya! It was a really close race between this name and one that my friend E. posted. I will get your Pampered Chef Microfiber Dishcloths to you soon, and I hope that you enjoy them!