It's my Party! A Giveaway and GBP!!

 My one year Bloggin anniversary party that is!

Yes, yes, it is belated, I know. I turned one when my puter' was down and

I not going to let that steal my thunder though, oh no sireee sir.

Being a whole year old, I have gained so many blessings since starting this blog. I love to read blogs, I follow so many of them but it took me a couple of years to finally decide to start one of my own.

When I decided to start my blog, it actually began as something for myself, something I could look back on in time, like a diary. A diary I could be creative with and make it exactly (most of the time) how I wanted it to look. I always enjoyed writing and picture taking so this would be another creative outlet for me.

I must confess that I didn't have a clue as to what I was doing and have learned through trial and error.....many errors! I knew that I wanted to write about life in general.  Holidays, the kids, the house, the garden etc. things that go on each day in our lives.  The funny thing is I wasn't sure that anyone would read what I wrote or why they would want to, but that was alright too and I decided I would not hold back because I wanted to do it, regardless.

I decided that if anyone wanted to come by I would be so happy and welcome them with open arms and if not, it was something I enjoyed showing to friends and family afterall and

we would enjoy it.

But it turned out that you all did come, and that made doing it so much more special. I love reading your comments, I get so excited when I log in and see that someone took the time to do so, really I do! Ask my kids and hubs, I get this excited giggle whenever there are comments on posts! Like a kid who just got a sweet treat.

Now I realize that it is so much more fun to blog when

there are people reading it!

What I have learned in one year's time...

There are some wonderful and encouraging women out there who share supportive, caring and kind words with one another.

That you can share when your washing machine has held your clothing hostage,
complain and they still come back.

You can vent about a magazine and they agree with you and vent too.

You host a party and they'll come with bells on.

You can be sentimental about your children growing up and everyone gets it.

Your online friends also get excited about your fleamarket finds almost as much as you do.

You can take them on field trips with you and they don't get bored.

They aren't sick of looking over picture after picture of your decorations.

They encourage your to do list that is 2 miles long.

You can show them pictures of your breakfast and

they get say it looks yummy.....

They will still read your posts even with the mispelled words and

gramatically incorrect sentences....Oh my!  You can even make words up, lol.

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Lets have cupcakes at our party shall we?

In fact.....

This blog of mine is

like a cupcake to me.

It is a little treat that I give myself and
oh so sweet!

And.......

You are all the icing on that cupcake!

You make doing this even more fun for me.

So I've decided that I would host an appropriate giveaway for

My One Year Bloggin' Anniversary!

~A Cupcake Sign~

along with a few other surprise goodies of course!

 

I just ask that you are a follower and leave a comment below. You can have more than one entry by linking to my blog and this giveaway and another entry if you have my button on your sidebar.  Giveaway closes on March 31st.
Winner will be announced on April 1st.
Please check back then to see if you have won,
so you can claim your win!

More exciting news to share....

I got a surprise email earlier this week from one of my

FAVORITE COMPANIES...

Gooseberry Patch!

Farmhouse Country Style is the Friday Feature Blog this week!

So head on over if you have a spare moment to check out the link...

http://gooseberrypatch.typepad.com/blog/2010/03/ff-farmhouse-country-style.html


Thanks for all of your sweet comments and
for coming back again!
I have so enjoyed the past year, I've met some really wonderful people online and even chit chatted with alot of you through email, alot of you have become customers through my sale blog
Farmhousesignshop@blogspot.com

I have a few more plans for my blog this year, hopefully I will get them up and running soon...you'll have to check back to see what transpires though! 

Now go have a cupcake, we're celebratin' here!
xoxo

Take Care now,
Dee