Woolzies!

Hey Y'all!
Sorry to have been away so long again. I won't go into details, but it has been a bit of an adventure here.
I think things are settling down (fingers crossed)
So how are ya?
I have another give away for ya!
A few weeks ago I was given the opportunity to try and review a box of Woolzies Dryer Balls.

Here is a bit about Woolzies from their website

Photo from their Facebook page

 Woolzies are pure handmade New Zealand wool dryer balls that soften your laundry naturally without any of the chemicals of conventional fabric softeners. Unlike the plastic dryer balls, they are PVC free and won't fall apart or melt on you. Woolzies save time and energy by cutting down on drying time by an average of 25% per load. They also help reduce static and wrinkles.

Use Woolzies to snuggle up with naturally downy soft laundry that's completely free of harmful chemicals. Woolzies are also hypo-allergenic and totally safe for people with wool sensitivities as they will not shed onto your laundry.

Unlike even natural dryer sheets and liquid fabric softeners, Woolzies last for 1,000 loads and are therefore extremely eco friendly. So why risk your health and waste your money with regular fabric softeners when you can save time, energy and money with all natural pure Woolzies!

A little back story... For about the last 2 1/2 years  I have made my own laundry detergent and I love it.
A month or so ago I was researching fabric softener alternatives dryer sheets are getting expensive and I wanted a chemical free alternative, I was blog hopping and found a post about these (I wish I could remember where...lol)
I liked them on Facebook and read a post that they were seeking bloggers to try their product and host a giveaway for them, I contacted them and received my box to try :)

I LOVE them!
I have tried them on my whites, towels, dark's, lite's, work clothes, sheets and blankets.
I put my dryer balls to the test and they passed with flying colors!
The only issue I had at all was the blankets, they did dry faster than normal, however they were so full of static I could barely pry them apart, so I took the balls out and threw in a dryer sheet. Using more balls or larger ones would probably correct that issue rather easily. They are the only item I had any static issue with, everything else, EVERYTHING ELSE came out softened, and static free.
 I have also noticed a lot less lint on my lint screen in the dryer, so my clothes are drying faster.
I am very happy with the results and I hope you will be too!
****HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ITEM****

Here is my giveaway for you!
A box of 6 Woolzies Dryer Balls will be shipped to one of you by Woolzies directly.

To Enter:
1.Leave a comment here.
2. Like Woolzies on FACEBOOK ,and OR follow them on TWITTER and please let me know you did.
3.Giveaway open until May 25th when a winner will be chosen.

Winner Winner Read all about it!

Hey Y'all
How are ya?
So with out further ado...
The winner of the autographed copy of Joanne Fluke's Red Velvet Cupcake Murder....

So I have about a million cupcake liners so I used them to write all the entrants name's on...

put them in my favorite mixing bowl 

Had Lee pick a liner out of the bowl 

WHOO HOO!

Congratulations Mitzi

look for an email from me.

Thank you to all of you who commented.

You are all so special to me, thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts.

X's & O's

Surprise Party

Hey Y'all,
Well it is 88 degrees here in Va. today so you know what that means...the A.C. is on already.
I hate to be hot...lol
So in my effort to continue to catch up since I have been gone I wanted to share with ya what my family did.
I have told you before I have the best family! I love them all so very much!

On my Birthday Feb.24 were were told to be at my mom and dad's church for a special ceremony for my dad.
It was a Hoax!
Well when we got there we were blown away by a Surprise Birthday Party for my 40th  and Lee's 50th!

Joanne made the "Over the Hill" cake and cupcakes

Lee...well nuff said...lol

my other Leigh

Steve

My Aunt Bonnie Love her ...we are a lot alike :)

Shelby and Layden

See the vases on the table...Laura made those from photos of me and Lee over the years

LOVE THEM! We have them on a table in the living room now.

Jay, Joanne, Amanda and Shelby

My cousin Todd who is the most talented musician on the planet!

James looks thrilled lol

Colby loved the "walker"

All photo's except for the last one were taken by Colby :)

Thanks Squirt for taking the photos of our party.

 Y'all we had no idea they were planning a party.

All of the immediate family attended as well as our friend Danny and his wife Kathy.

There was a ton of food and every bit was delicious.

My sisters and mom know how to spread a table!

Beth was the one who organized everything and everyone had a part in it.

We felt so special and so loved.

It is a memory we will cherish forever.

I am blessed beyond what I deserve.

Thank You Lord for my family and friends.

Oh and don't forget to leave a comment on this post  by April 20th for a chance

 to win Joanne Fluke's book....

I have returned with a gift for you!

Hey Y'all,
Did ya miss me, I sure missed you :)
Training was great and I made a bunch of new friends! It is so nice to have peers to count on that are all in the same boat.
I miss hanging out with all of them. 25 of us all together these 3 I will be friends will forever.

The 4 trouble makers ha ha ha (not really)

Left to right

Desirae, Marie, Me, and Lisa

Love my girls!

We bonded so quickly. 

We had so much fun. I went out all but 2 nights the whole month, dinners, movies, bowling, shopping, just having a great time.
LOVED IT!
I have so much to catch y'all up on but let me start off today with this.
Remember way back in February I told you about the Red Velvet Cupcake Murder by Joanne Fluke.
She used my recipe and name in her book. WELL while I was in Richmond she did her first East Coast book tour and one of her stops was March 19th (Lee's 50th Birthday too ) a mere 25 minutes from me!
Guess where me happy tail went that night...downtown Richmond to the Fountain Bookstore in
Shockoe Slip, where I got to meet Joanne. It was a wonderful night, and yes there were Red Velvet Cupcakes there too...lol

ME AND JO!

She is perfectly lovely!

See that book in front of her???

She autographed it just for one of you!

Would you like win this special copy?

Here are the details...

Leave a comment on this post.

That's it.

No hoops to jump through

No crazy rules

Just leave a comment on April 20th I will reveal the winner.

Good Luck and thanks for stopping by, I know it has been FOREVER!

Love ya!

Pink Saturday

Hey Y'all,
How are you today?
I am busy as a bee here today.
I am leaving tomorrow evening for my training in Richmond, so I am trying to get everything washed so I can pack, everything clean so Lee won't have to worry over it and enough cooked so he has meals all week.
I am pooped already...ha ha ha.
PLUS I am turning 40 tomorrow.
Anyhow, on to the Pink.
The most lovely Elizabeth at Creative Breathing  sent me a sweet as can be package of Hearts, embellishments, ribbon and a Valentine Cutie Hedgehog felt character she so lovingly made, his hide is made of hearts :)  so that I could make a wreath similar to the one she made.

      She knows my affinity for the heart shape, if you didn't know I love hearts.

***THIS IS THE WREATH ELIZABETH MADE, THE PHOTO IS FROM HER BLOG THIS IS THE  LINK TO HER TUTORIAL AND POST.

and here is what I did.

I started with this really awful wreath that was meant to be a Christmas card holder, I got this as a gift 

(um, I don't think she liked me very much....ha ha ha)

It didn't take much to strip it down, I used this for 2 reasons; first no one in Franklin had any wire wreath frames in stock, second I am trying to follow Elizabeth's lead and use what I have on hand.

And here is what I came up with 

Thank you Elizabeth for the lovely gift.

You always make my heart happy!

Have a great day Y'all.

X's & O'

Pink Saturday

Hey Y'all
How are ya?
It is snowing like crazy here (YAY! I LOVE IT)
We are expected to get 2-3 inches tonight.
I have not participated in Pink Saturday in forever, I miss it ever so much.
So for today I wanted to share a great deal I scored back in October

Back in June when I was in North Carolina visiting my cousin, we went to a junk shop and I saw this 

pink depression glass cookie jar and fell in love with it. BUT it was $35 and that was not in my budget.

Well when we went back to visit in October we went back to the same junk shop and it was still there.

It has 2 tiny itty bitty chips in the lid but other than that it is perfect and Pink Depression glass is my favorite.

So I take it to the counter, it has lost it's sticker of $35 and the guy at the counter asks if I got it from inside or outside? Inside I tell him, he says how about $5.  SOLD!

I want to go back and see if I can get the rest of the lot. They had a ton.

So that is my little score.

Happy Pink Saturday.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey Y'all
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
Do you love this day of affection?
I do.
Lee (Bless his heart) STINKS at Valentine's Day...ha ha ha he never gets it right.
BUT the man loves me just the way I am and I love him and that is really all that matters.
So tell everyone you love that you love them and share a ton of hugs and kisses today!

X's & O's 

Jenny