And The Winner Is....................

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Mary Ellen (Megardengal)

 

Come on Doooooown!!!

You're the winner of the $50 giftcard!!!

 

(Shuga is throwing confetti at your feet.)

 

I only had 199 followers by midnight,

so I won't be giving away another $50 giftcard

but since there was soooo much bloggy love,

I am giving a $25 gift card away!!!

 

and the lucky lady is....

 

 

 

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Halo Hill!!!!

Step right up and get your prize!!!

(shuga's doing a spazzy dance in your honor...)

 

I said that I would throw in an

extra sumtin', sumtin'

for one of my followers.

 

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Missy with Are you there God...it's me!!!!

Congrats to all of you awesome ladies!!!!

Please email me and I will be mailing your prizes

to you lickey split!!!!

Thank you to everyone who showed me love

and decided to follow my little baby blog.

I wish I could have given everyone a card

but Mr. M would have a cow!!!!

I'm off to the

Houston Urban Market

tomorrow for high end antique show

and just great junk!!!!!!

Check back to see my new acquisitions!!!!

(I feel like a conquistador....acquisitions and all)

Aint Too Proud.....

To brag about my twin sis.

This is Misty

She's the youngest of the set.

(for those of you who haven't met her.)

She has a blog as well.

Which you should totalllly check out.

Six Divided by Two.

My sis is facing breast cancer.

On Thursday, we spent an all girls day

at none other than...

M.D. Anderson.

Above is a pic of our M.D. Anderson Survival Tools.

Big bags filled with books, magazines, ipods and snacks,

Laptop computer and of course.....

STARBUCKS!!!!!!

My sis had a fever and a cough and had to wear a mask

all day.

You can see how overjoyed she was about it.

She takes being at the clinic all day in stride.

When they told my sister that she was going to need a mastectomy

she replied, "Okay."

The doc said, "both breasts."

Misty said, "Good. I'll be able to wear tube tops again."

(I told you she was funny....or touched...i dunno.)

I.....am a nervous, sleepy, neurotic wreck.

I met some amazing people.

Like Sharon who brought her sister in for a followup

and discovered that the cancer had spread...everywhere.

They were still in good spirits and smiling.

I was delirious from lack of sleep

and wondering what was going on.

In the end,

Misty and I stayed at the hospital for over eight hours.

She had a gazillion tests,

ate one hamburger

and clocked over nine hours of driving time....whew!!!

But the time spent with my sis......priceless!!!!

(Hello Gubnor!!!!)

(inside joke...sorry)

I aint too proud to beg for....

ONE MORE FOLLOWER!!!!

I've NEVER had to beg to GIVE money away!!!

We're at the tail end of my giveaway and I still

have 199 followers......aaaagggggh!

Just one more and I giveaway

TWO GIFT CARDS!!!!

COME ON PEOPLE!!!!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

Spread the madness and I'll show some love.

Smooches!!!!!

I have to go call my sis now

and tell her that I love her.......

Big Sister....Little Sister

This is my sister and I

(Christmas circa 1977)

As you can see, we were

pretty much stuck to each other

(and always looking for a photo op.)

As we grew older

our interests have grown and changed as

we discovered that we did not have to wear

the same clothes and have matching hairstyles.

(who came up with that whole "twins have to match" thing anyway?)

My sister is definitely my other half.

As I am somewhat creative, she is crazy creative.

She is an amazing artist

(I can barely write yet alone draw)

and she has this incredible eye for style.

I've been asking

(hounding is more like it)

my sister to start her own blog

and share her talent with the rest of ya'll

out here in blogland.

Well, today she finally caved in.

SOOOOO

without further adieu......

I present my little sister,

my other embryo.....

Six Divided by Two.

She's already posted three posts in one day

as she is insane

(or hopped up on Starbucks...i dunno.)

Please stop by and show her some bloggy love.

I think ya'll will like her...alot.

I'm kinda partial....since we shared a womb and all.

She will definitely have you laughing.

P.S. ....

If she's not using her best manners let me know.....

(cuz I'm gonna tell Mama.)

Time Waits for No One

There's only a few more days for my giveaway!!!!!

I'm only five peeps away from doubling my  prizes.

So keep spreading the madness!!!!

In case you have forgotten,

I am giving TWO $50 dollar Visa gift cards

if I reach 200 followers by Saturday.

That doubles your chances !!!!

YAY!!!!!!!

I have to go now.

I have to put my new award on the mantle and dust it.

Will Wonders Never Cease???

I'm pinching myself right now!!!!!!!

(and I have the bruises to prove it.)

I have been honored with the

Kreative Blogger award

not once but

TWICE

in the same week!!!!!

Lilia with 2brown eyed beauties

and Monica with Happy Nester

have both blessed me with this award.

I am soooo humbled by all of this.

I really am.

There are no words to express the joy I have in my heart.

Blogging has truly opened a whole world to me that

I never even  knew exsisted.

These are the rules that apply to receiving the award.

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people may not know.

5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

7. Leave a comment on each.

"7 Things You Never Knew and Probably Never Even Considered Wanting To Know" about me.

1. I started going gray when I was 17.

       I faithfully color my little gray patch.

2. In January I will be a survivor.

It will be five years since I was diagnosed

with ovarian cancer and I had a hysterectomy.

I've gained considerable weight and have hot flashes

but I'm alive.

3. I met my husband at a wedding rehearsal dinner.

I had swore that I would never come back to this town

and now I live here.

God has a sense of humor.

4. I have four children.

Alex, 17

Daviss, 11,

Taylor,8

and Tori, 7.

5. I secretly long to live in San Francisco again.

It's just not that great to raise kids.

I want an apartment, a mini cooper and my dog...that's it.

6. I love the beach.

It's so peaceful to me.

(even though our water is icky brown)

7. I hate to do laundry.

It's like the plague.

It keeps coming back....eeech.

Now on to 7 blogs that inspire me

Anne of Fiona and Twig

Mindy of Primitiques and Poetry

Polly at Sassafrass Stuff

The Cottage Gals

The Junkin Yaya

Leann of The Vintage Laundress

La Rustique Market

Please go and stop by these lovely blogs.

Make sure you bring a hankie and smelling salts.

MAJOR drooling and swooning will take place...I promise.

I'm off to get started on my christmas ornaments

set up my shop.

ETSY that is.

Six in One Hand is now on Etsy!!!!

I'll give you the 4-1-1 on Friday for her grand opening!!!!

We Did the Mash.....

I know that I'm late with posting

my Monster Movie Bash

but I had some family obligations that had to come first.

(Get well Thomas....luv ya.)

Okay....

Now on to the good stuff.....

Let's start with the house.

The theme this year was

Haunted Mansion.

Old and creepy....

just enough to give you the heeby jeebies.

Every old mansion has a family cemetery...

ours was no exception.

Everyone's here...even the family dog.

Mr. M said we'd be together forever.....

I guess he really meant it.

A distant cousin....

You know the kind who always seem

to "pop" up in photos making bunny ears?

Meet the family.........

In the middle is Madame Alida...fortuneteller supreme.

Sir Alexander

Head Zombie and guardian of the mansion.

Terrible Taylor....

died in a horrible accident.

Now pulls her wagon behind her

looking for playmates.

(really creeped the guests out...)

Aliyah....

our closet skeleton

(cuz everyone has at least one...)

Morgana.....

Vampire vixen.

Seduces all of her meals.

Little Toriana...

Morgana's baby sister

fresh from a snack.

Krystan...

our wandering hippie that stumbled into the mansion

in 1968.

She decided to stay and we let her...

she keeps us supplied with organic blood.

(It's good for the environment.)

Father Jenkins...

Arrived in 1936 to exorcise the mansion.

He wasn't successful.

The Sacrifice......

This is my twin sis Misty.

She was getting on my nerves...so she had to die.

(all makeup was done by her...kuddos...she does fantastic work.)

The Mr. and Mrs.

and owners of the mansion.

Mr. M keeps the grounds and our plots

well groomed.

Newlywed and Dead....

(Mr. M's  black eye looked soooooo real

I actually thought he had hurt himself.)

The guests were treated to a lavish spread to include....

Mice under glass

vintage elixirs

.

Aresenic apples, candy and cookies to fatten little children

(To the left are demon knuckles...extra spicy)

Bloody popcorn in a blood smeared bowl

Pus pockets....mmmmmmmmm

A crowd favorite...

Serving ware...slightly used.

It only makes them think they are safe...

a watchful crow to guard the delicacies...

Ghosts were spotted throughout the house.

We monster mashed....and mashed...and mashed...

Until the wee hours of the night.

Spread the Madness

Do you see this little girl?

I don't know who she is

(or why I have her picture for that matter...)

But she TOTALLY is expressing how I'm feeling right now.

Sheer JOY!!!

I am simply giddy.

Ya'll continue to amaze me.

I offer a little giveaway for 100 followers

and ya'll showed SOOOOO

nuch bloggy love.

After just four days,

I now have 175 followers!!!

I'm shell shocked.

Thank ya'll so much!!!

Since my followers have almost doubled,

I've made a decision.....

If I reach 200 followers

I will double my giveaway!!!

That's right...

 TWO

Giftcards!!!!

(plus a suprise for one randomn follower.)

So please continue to spread the madness

and I will spread the love.

I just want to thank everyone who has left such

awesome comments...

I will get to every last one...I promise.

I need to go now and finish getting ready for Halloween.

I think my spicy demon knuckles are starting to mold

and my bat wings are getting soggy.