Anniversary Giveaways!

What a difference a year makes! 

Since I started blogging, I have made some great friends!  I've met only a few of you but I feel as though I know you all!  Thanks for sticking with me.  Many have been followers and have commented on my blog since I started.  Some of you I've just "met!"
I'm having a giveaway to celebrate my anniversary and to show my appreciation to all of you!  I'm giving away some things that I have posted about.. (Sorry, my grandkids aren't up for the giveaway!)

                     1. Cooking With Connie

This cookbook is a must if you have children or grandchildren.  There are some great, easy recipes that even I can make! It's filled with colorful, step-by-step instructions and facts about the ingredients!  Perfect for teaching a child about the world of cooking! There may even be a recipe for lemonade!

Included in this giveaway are these colorful hot pads.  One for you and one for...you!  You might not want your child taking hot things out of the oven!

2.    Run For Red

 Are you wanting to be more active and to be able to brag about the number of steps you've walked during the day?  Of course, you do!

(Not the exact pedometer but the same brand)

This digital pedometer is the tool you need!  Just clip it to your waistband (some of us are still looking for our waist) and it keeps track of the steps and miles you walk and the calories you're burning! 

Make sure you have s good pair of athetic socks and a supply of band-aids for any blisters!

3.   The Eyes Have It!

I need to have make-up on my eyes before I leave the house because if I don't it can be pretty scary and I always run into people I know!  I'm giving away some Mary Kay (surprised?) eye makeup.

You get this compact filled with 3 mineral eyeshadows and 1 cheek highlighting powder! (Not these colors) Sorry, you won't get the lipstick BUT that's not all...

...You need to finish your look with an eyeliner and mascara!

 

That's a value of $69.50! 

Three prizes = 3 winners!

Here is all you need to do. 

Leave a sweet comment to let me know what prize(s) you'd like to win! 

How easy is that?  If you follow my blog, you get another chance to win. You're welcome to blog or FB about this giveaway.  If you do that, just leave another comment and let me know. 

Good luck, my friends!

One Whole Year!

A year ago I came out of the "blogging closet."  

It has been an interesting journey.  I look at things in a different light, I take more pictures, I attempt to hone my writing skills, and I've made many friends.
Below is my first post.  I got one comment - from my brother.  I believe it was his first and last comment.

Stay tuned for a blog-iversary giveaway.

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Living Dangerously

Yesterday was a beautiful spring day. I had the day off work so I was busy cleaning, running errands, cooking, etc. While delivering a visiting teaching paper to a woman, I was accosted by an adorable, brown-eyed, black haired, 9 year old girl who asked if I'd like to buy some lemonade. I walked to her lemonade stand and saw some cups sitting on the small table filled with an orange liquid. I asked her about the lemonade and she told me it wasn't really lemonade but more of a juice. As I gave her the money and chose my drink, wondering how long it had been sitting uncovered in the sun and imagining how it was prepared, I had second thoughts about drinking it. I drank it anyway. I got in my car. Realizing that I may have just consumed a lethal dose of kid germs. I drove the rest of the way home without a seatbelt.

IDES OF MARCH...37 years ago

Today is our 37th anniversary! 

A quick history of how we met.  Andy was my brother's missionary companion. I had heard about Elder Langston but hadn't met him. When my brother, Gerald, came home from his mission in May, Andy came to  the airport.  This picture was taken the day I first saw Andy. This was the second picture that I took of the two of them with my Polaroid camera.  The first picture had their heads cut off.  I'm sure Andy's thinking how dang cute I am!  My brother is thinking, "She hasn't changed a bit, just take the picture!"

We dated, then got engaged.  (I told you it was a quick history)

We were married March 15th in the Salt Lake Temple. I was 19!

We had our reception that night. This photo shows us looking at my ring - that I'll lose several years later!  No wonder we appear so serious.

Look how old we are! 

Robert Browning penned,

"Grow old with me.  The best is yet to come."

I'm thankful I have my best friend to accompany me in growing old!

Little did we know, 37 years ago, how much we'd grow!  We are now 24 strong! And we've only just begun!

Julius Caesar was told to "Beware the Ides of March!"  I'm glad we paid no attention to that warning!

"Yup, I got him!" (That's a wink)

80 years and counting!

If you had a father-in-law who was celebrating his 80th birthday AND he and your mother-in-law were also celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary, how far would you travel to be with them?

Would you travel to San Francisco, New York City, Salt Lake City, or even Paris?

How about Salina, Utah? Now - there's a hot spot!

Located in central Utah, in the middle of nowhere is this quaint little town. We went to "Mom's Cafe"...

...where the special of the night was pork roast, potatoes and gravy, green beans and a scone the size of your head. . Three of us ordered it.  The waitress told the third person there were only 2 specials! 

The evening was filled with ooohing and ahhing over homemade cards (or was it carbs)!

It wasn't Paris or even Salt Lake City, but it was fun to be with these wonderful people who appreciated the tiny tokens of love given to them.

HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY, DAD! 

HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!

We may be cheap, but we sure love you!