My husband and I had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, despite waking up at 3am to catch our flight on Thanksgiving Day. YIKES! That was not fun! We arrived in Iowa in one piece, enjoyed a big Thanksgiving dinner, and promptly crashed for the night. I was crazy enough to wake up early the next morning and drive an hour to the nearest mall to shop my heart out. LOL! I ended up hitting all the craft stores (Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, and Joann’s). I spent most of my time at HL where I got 100 sheets of patterned paper (*insert shocked face*)… I found Bohemia, Cosmo Cricket, SEI, American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye all for 50% off!!, 10 spools of American Crafts ribbon, a few stamps, some Bohemia rub-ons, Paper Studio brads. I had sooo much fun and it made me realize how much I miss having a Hobby Lobby close by (no HL anywhere near CA). Then I ran around to Mike’s and Joann’s and picked up a few more Cuttlebug embossing and cutting templates. Can’t wait to try ’em out! I was just too tired last night. It’s amazing how much sitting on a plane can take out of you! I didn’t have the creative energies to make any cards either. But I did get most of my new stuff put away so I can start with a clean desk tonight! On Friday evening we celebrated Christmas since we’ll be spending the Christmas holiday with my family in California. It was quite strange celebrating Thanksgiving one day and then opening Christmas presents the next (oh, how time flies!). 😉 I got some great gifts including the next book in the Karen Kingsbury Christian fiction series, a set of stamps from Green Grass Stamps, and a bunch of snowman Christmas ornaments for our themed tree. Enough about my vacation… now what you’ve all been waiting for:

WINNERS!! I want to thank you all for your comments! I read each and every one of them and they made me sooo hungry and left me with such a warm fuzzy feeling. It was so fun to read where you’re all from and what your favorite Thanksgiving food is. There are a few that I’m sooo curious about and I would love if you’d be willing to share the recipe:

1. Sweet Potato Buckle (Sandy from PA)
2. Pumpkin Roll (Sonia, PA)
3. Toll House Pie (Lisa, OH)
4. Pumpkin Park (Ginna, NJ)
5. Pumpkin Dip (Dawn, NJ)
6. Banana Salad (Kim, IL)
7. Buttermilk Pie (Vicki, WA)
8. Pimpkin Chiffon Pie (Ida, WA)

My husband drew names last night for the five winners of the Thanksgiving giveaway. Please email me (link at the top right under my picture) with your snail mail address and I will mail your prize as soon as possible.

1. Yellow Mini-scrapbook: Lesa Idaho Cranberries
2. Box ‘o Cards: Susan Stony Plain Alberta Canada Stuffing
3. Candle Tin: Denise Illinois Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
4. Charm Bracelet: Sandy Pennsylvania Sweet Potato Buckle
5. Cuttlebug Cutouts: Lisa Maryland Libby’s Pumpkin Pie