Mail from the Great White North!

 Yesterday, I came home to a big, flat envelope from Ontario.

It wasn't an inflatable moose or a Build-Your-Own-Mountie kit.

What the heck are these giant paper commas?

 See, I have connections.

I told my buddy Mel from the Junkin' Junky how much I loved her Wine Glass Lanterns, and, well...

...now we just need wine glasses! Empty ones, that is.

 These have a simple tab and slot assembly, so when you're done, they're flat and ready to store.

I tried them first with a battery operated tea light because I have an inexplicable thing about fire.

Well, maybe it's a little splicable.

Tell me she didn't pick out some perfect colors for my house!

Mel, ever considered an Etsy shop?

 Speaking of Etsy shops, check out what I got from Rehab Regular Vagabond Carnival.
I hopped into her little boutique and fell in love.

 Do you see this attention to detail?
It's delivered gift-ready.

 Look. At. These.
She described them as frozen bits of Arctic Ocean.
I am so smitten, and they go with a special dress I'm ordering.
Girl, come up with a necklace!!!

With the kind of luck I'm having over at This Fresh Fossil, I should be blowing the savings account on the lottery. FIRST, I won a roll of Scotch Blue painter's tape.
I wonder if I'll ever paint anything?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

 But wait, there's more! I also got a $30 CSN gift card from Chelsea and Tom,
which I predictably spent on the hubster and got him a OXO Salad Spinner.
Guys, I'm entering every giveaway you've got!

Victoria from Florida's Native Girl left me a seriously exuberant comment about my gardening, with tons of suggestions, one of which was to plant scallion ends. We'd already planned to do this, however, Victoria has a brand new blog with some of the most delicious and free-spirited posts ever.
Pop by and fill up her comment box.

One last thing: have you ever thought to yourself, "Okay, did everyone in blog land make a ________ except ME???" Head on over to The Ugly Duckling House and join the hysterical thread she has going.

And the heck with Keeping Calm. Panic is good.

Well Look What I Got

A great big bloggy thank you to Sherri B, proprietress of The Kitchen Calls,

for having the prize from her contest in my hands so fast!

The hubs made such a delighted noise when he saw this!

And who wouldn't?

 We love the show, and he treats the cookbook like a Bible.

Thanks again, Sherri. I know I'll be enjoying the fruits of this for a long time.

*The hubs is the main cook around here. He does laundry too. Eat your hearts out.

So What Did I Win?

I mentioned mango margaritas last weekend, didn't I?

They were courtesy of our new Cuisinart Blender, which was courtesy of the CSN stores, via a $60 gift certificate courtesy of Fireflies and Jellybeans!

It's very courteous around here today, huh?

At $75, it was pricey, but it was on sale for $60, AND I got free shipping, so it worked out to zip out of pocket. Plus, it just made Sam happy, and that's my job, right?

And happy men make good margaritas!

Not a word about the backsplash. I'm well aware that it's a FAIL.