YAY!! We Have a Winner!!!

Don't you just LOVE giveaways??? I mean the whole concept of just randomly winning something unexpected is such fabulous FUN!!

Well, I took down the names of everyone who had commented since I posted my giveaway; numbered each name; and put each number on a small piece of paper.




Placed those small pieces of paper in this pretty little crystal dish


And let my niece Kristina draw the winning number!!


She drew the number 25...



AND THE WINNER IS...

DANETTE!! At Hand Knits That Blossom!!!


YIPPEE FOR DANETTE!!!

If you all haven't visited Danette before...YOU NEED TO!!! She is a wonderfully warm and caring person, who is an amazing knitter!! I am so glad to be able to count her among my bloggy friends!! To visit her just click on the title to her blog above this pic!!

Hope you all are enjoying a splendid weekend!!

We celebrated the birthdays of our two oldest daughters tonight and we had such a great time!! I'll post pics soon!!!

OH, Danette, just email me at holidayinthesun_1@yahoo.com to give me your address and I will send your surprises to you on Monday!!


Love 'n Hugs,
Becky

YAY!!! MY 100TH POST!!!

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY...


OK, maybe that is a bit over-the-top!!

I thought I would take a moment on this joyous occasion to chat a bit about my blogging experience thus far...

Ya now what?? I am having a blast with this blog!

I never set out to become part of the blogging world...it kind of found me!! Joy of joys!!

Things started out kind of slowly way back in November of 2008, and then gained a little momentum.

As my audience began to grow, I found myself beginning to think ...bigger...

I thought...Maybe so many people will read my blog that I will be a famous blogger...

I thought...Maybe I will be a bloggin' super hero "Super Duper Blogging SAHM" and with a few keystrokes I would solve all of the world's problems!!

And my public would love me, and I'd happily accept one of these
bright, shiny, trophies...and all of the public affection that goes along with it!!




All of a sudden, I had to decide again the "WHY" of this whole blogging adventure for me.

Do I want to be BIG?? Do I really want 500+ readers?

Do I want to advertise on my blog and make money??

What's it gonna be???

I am happy to say that the simple goal of my blog was and is....

to find some down to earth, fun, witty, wise girlfriends, and share some of this crazy roller coaster of a life with them,


and share the love, joy and hope of the Lord in the process!!

That's it.

To have some friends with "HEART",


that I can share from my heart with!!!

AND YA KNOW WHAT??? I HAVE!!!

I don't ever want to get to where I can't take the time to really visit with you and say what I want to say...YOU are the WHY of it all!!!

I treasure all of you!

You each add something wonderful to my days, and I feel so blessed and am humbled that you see fit to peek in at my blog, and leave your sunny thoughts!!

So...YOU get the bright, shiny trophy for being the BESTEST bloggy friends a gal can have!!

Your joy, enthusiasm, encouragement, and inspiration are a true gift!!

IN honor of ...

YOU...please leave a comment so I can enter

your name in my 100th post giveaway!!

The giveaway will be a carefully selected collection of spring inspired goodies that are sure to delight!!

Danette did a giveaway and didn't show it until after the winner had received it...I thought that was cool, so that's how this will work!!

I will take names thru 3/13 and will draw the winner's name on 3/14.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY BLOGGING EXPERIENCE SUCH A JOY!!!

Love and hugs and holy kisses!!
Becky

Show and Tell Friday! Lucky Me!!

It's Show and Tell Friday at Kellishouse!! Drop on by and see what everyone is talking about today!!

I recently had the pleasure of winning some bloggy drawings and thought I'd share them with you!!

Angie, over at The American Homemaker is so creative! Hope you'll pay her a visit! She sent me this adorable card with these rubber stamped tickets in it! The designs are all different and she included a few holidays. I will incorporate some of these into one of my cards designs and post it on a future Paper Crafting Thursday!

Thank you, Angie!! You are so creative and original!!

I also won a drawing from Liz at Rose Vignettes!! This is just too much fun!!

Liz is delightful and so is her blog, so please click on her blog's name above and visit her!!

Is there anything more fun than getting a great gift from someone you haven't even met?? A box full of...

Say, Cooper, what do suppose we got?? He was watching me unpack it!!

Adorable vintage Valentine cards with a pretty red bow!!

And all this neat birdy stuff!!! (except the nest, I bought that!!) If you don't know yet...I have a passion for birdies, so I was ecstatic when I won this!!

This birdy planter is so cute!! Just popped in this coleus plant!! Love it!

And there's more...An amazing home decor book (yummy) and these adorable striped cross-stitched kitchen towels!!

the detail

Thanks so much Liz for this gracious giveaway!!

I'll be putting up my drawing soon for my 100 post giveaway!! Don't miss tossing your name in!! It's gonna be good!!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by for a visit!!

Blessings,

Becky