Something has gone a little wonky with the commenting section on the Workbox Giveaway and I know people are having trouble entering. If you are unable to leave a comment, please email your entry/entries to me {contest[at]vanillajoy[dot]com}. You can still enter to win through Saturday, and remember that the Vanilla Joy finalist gets her choice … Read more
My good friend and pharmacist, Lindsay Spear, offered to write this little post to explain to moms all the recent hullabaloo about cough and cold medicine for kids. Hopefully the mystery will be demystified for you today! Several weeks ago a good friend of mine called me at home to ask me about a topic … Read more
The winner of the Heathcare Basics Kit from Safety 1st is Gina! She said, “I never leave home without wipes! They come in handy for the baby and so much more!“
Sara is our runner up. She said, “If I had a EuroStar Stroller I would never leave home without it!“
Winners must contact me BEFORE WEDNESDAY to claim the prize {kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com}. Thanks!
THE PRIZE
One reader will win the Healthcare Basics Kit from Safety 1st!
I used to keep all my extra die cut shapes in a drawer in my Minibox, and I never used them. That drawer just kept getting more and more full! Putting your extra die cut shapes in baseball card sleeves makes using up those extras so much easier. You can organize the shapes in lots … Read more
So I said on Tuesday that Stamping Solutions is one of my top 2 favorite cartridges, and this is the other one. The Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge is sooo much fun, especially if you have boys. I’ve been thinking that Cricut really needs to come up with some good boy cartridges (not licensed characters, … Read more
Cricut has come out with some real winners lately, and this is one of them. Stamping Solutions is one of my top 2 favorite cartridges (the other is Paper Doll Dress Up, and Everyday Paper Dolls will make the list as well as soon as I get it…) Click on the image to see it … Read more
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How would you like to own this all-in-one crafter’s organizing system? The Workbox is great for
If you’re crafty, you will have plenty of gadgets and gizmos to fill this thing up and keep the rest of your house craft free!
The whole Workbox folds up, hides the mess, and then easily moves wherever you need it to go on wheels. The Workbox will hold every craft supply you have ever owned in one beautiful piece of furniture.
IMPORTANT CONTEST DETAILS: PLEASE READ!!!
There will be 10 finalists selected from 10 different blogs to be entered in the final giveaway. One of those 10 finalists will be randomly selected as the winner of the Workbox! Only one of those 10 finalists will win the Workbox, but all finalists will receive either the Ribbon Box or the ScrapMaBob (finalist’s choice).
The Qualifier Contest runs from September 28-October 8. I will randomly select one Vanilla Joy reader to be one of 10 finalists and the other 9 participating blogs will do the same. The one Grand Prize Winner will be chosen October 12!
We had the pleasure of eating at Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill last night and it was good food and a fun evening. We haven’t been to the Gateway in a while, and other than finding a parking spot, it was fun to walk around and hear the street musicians and see all the fun shops.
Z’Tejas serves Southwestern food, which I learned is different from Mexican food in a few subtle ways. First of all, Southwestern food comes from the Southwestern region of the United States (obviously…), so bits from Louisiana Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and even California.
Second, as far as I can tell Southwestern food is all about peppers. Almost every dish had at least a couple different types of peppers and some of the chicken was flavored with the Jamaican “jerk” spice. Pumpkin seeds were another interesting ingredient in several of the dishes.
Our meal started out with some delicious cornbread with real kernels of corn and some sweet butter, which I loved! Honestly, when we’re thinking of a restaurant to go to, what they bring you to eat before you order holds some serious weight in our decision. I’ve had bread, chips and salsa, popcorn, and now cornbread, which I have to say is so unique and fabulous! I would go again just for the cornbread pre-appetizer.
We chose the Chile Pork Verde: tender pork simmered in tomatillos, Anaheim and serrano peppers, with melted Jack and cotija cheese, served with hot tortillas. Both the cornbread and the Chile Pork Verde were served to us in a little cast iron skillet, which seems very southwestern.
{photo from Fahrenheit350.blogspot.com}
Boyd and I have been married 5 years today. I can’t believe it! Here are 5 of my favorite things about him: He is more supportive of me and my ambitions than I ever thought possible. He is always encouraging me to ask the right questions to figure out how to accomplish what I want. … Read more
I’m always on the lookout for great books for boys, and this is a winner. I remember hearing lots of good things about this book years ago but I’d never read it until now, and it is a great story with some great lessons. If you don’t know, the story is about a boy named … Read more