Ornament Swap Update

I have sent out the emails with your partners in them!! This is the email you should of received!!

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REMINDER: You must email your partner and talk to them about their likes and dislikes about ornaments!

After you have received this email, you must reply back to me stating that you have received it!

The limit is $10 before shipping! Do not spend more than $10.

Remember that packages need to be sent out to your partner NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 10th!! Please get a tracking number and email it to both me and your partner! Please don't be one of those people that don't send a package but receive one!

If you have any questions, feel free to email me!!

DON'T FORGET TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR PARTNER THROUGH THEIR BLOG AND EMAIL!

Don't forget to reply stating you received this!! If any of the info is incorrect, please email me and your partner so we can fix it!

Thanks,

Katie

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PLEASE make sure you get in touch with your partner!!! Please, please follow through with buying the ornament(s)...If someone doesn't follow through, they will be banned from further swaps!!

Thank you all for joining in!!!

PLEASE CHECK BACK DAILY FOR THE XMAS EVENT REVIEWS AND GIVEAWAYS!!!

XMAS EVENT: Carmex Healing Lotion and Healing Cream review AND Giveaway!!

Carmex is back with another fabulous product...Or should I say products!!!

Did you all know that Carmex made Healing Lotion and Healing Cream?  No?  Yeah, me either until I had the chance to review these fabulous products!!!

I received a regular size of each and a travel size of each!!

Let me tell you about them separately!!

Personally I didn't know that there were any difference in Cream and Lotion, but there is!!

Healing Lotion: 

Daily skin protection with soothing aloe and vitamin E.

 This is such a great product!  It takes the dryness right out of your skin!  Smooths and protects!  With aloe and vitamin E it just works wonders on your skin!  I have super hard water and home and after showering I rubbed this on and my skin was not dry at all, it was smooth and silky.  A fabulous product!!

Healing Cream: 

Nine healing ingredients help repair the driest, roughest skin.

This is seriously the GREATEST cream I have ever used in my life!!  It's AH-MAZ-ING!!  I'm not just saying that!!  I have the worlds driest, cracked feet.  I live in flip flops until the snow sticks to the ground! So, I figured what the heck, I will try this on my feet...Oh my goodness!!  My feet felt smooth right after I applied it!  It lasted all day long and after my shower at night I applied it again and it worked all throughout the day!  I'm beyond impressed with this!!  This was a thicker formula that made it super easy to rub it.  You aren't going to be disappointed if you purchase this!!  

Now that I have given my review on these products, I need to tell you all one thing...Run, don't walk to your nearest store and pick these up!!  You NEED them!!

OR... you can try out your luck and try to win the same thing I received...

Which is:

One 5.5 oz Carmex Healing Lotion

One 4 oz Carmex Healing cream

One 1 oz Carmex Healing Lotion

One .75 oz Carmex Healing Cream

and it all comes in a re-usable mesh type pouch!

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GIVEAWAY!!

ok...

Since, it sounded like something really bad was happening with Scott, I thought I would clear the air with my last post with keeping him in your thoughts and prayers...

I didn't want to put it on the blog, because I didn't want to "jinx" anything, but...

He had a job interview downstate and we really want him to get this!  This is something that we have been waiting for, for awhile!  I pray that he gets this job!  

I'm not getting my hopes up, but we know that if he gets it, then that's what is meant for us!!

So, that is what I needed you all to pray for!  Sorry if I freaked any of you out...

Thanks for all of you that have prayed and sent your thoughts!!!

One Picture (of yourself)

One Picture of yourself!

Ugh!! :)

I couldn't just pick one...Some I'm cheating again! :)

Took this at work... I have curled my hair using the instructions from something on Pinterest and took it out in the morning and it looked like a damn afro!!  So I put it up in a ponytail and it looked good!  I even wore makeup that day!

Goofing around with my phone after a friends wedding!!  Straightened hair and makeup! :)

please keep my husband in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow!!!

Thank you!!


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Cheesecake Stuff Strawberries Recipe!!

Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries

These are SO simple to make!!

What you will need:

Jell-o no bake cheesecake (I used original, but you can stuff it with any kind) (you can even make homemade cheesecake, but since I was already cooking enough, I cut corners on this one)

25-50 Strawberries (I only had about 25 and had plenty of leftover cheesecake)

5 graham crackers (crushed into like a dusting)

How to do it:

1. Prepare cheesecake ahead of time let sit to harden up

2. Wash Strawberries

3. Cut off the end of strawberry off (then end with the leaf on it)

4. Take a small knife or if your potato peeler has the pointy end on it use that  and take out the middle part of the strawberry.  Don't take out too much, because the strawberry will become really thin and hard to stuff.

5. Take a small amount of cheesecake and stuff it right in there

6. Roll the cheesecake stuffed end and roll or dip it in the graham cracker crust/dust

7. Chill until ready to eat

What they look like right after being stuffed!!

Simple, yet SOOOO good!!!

UPrinting.com winner picked early!!!

The winner is...

#3!!!

Brittney!!!

I hope it turns out really cute for your baby shower!!

Thank you three for entering...I wish I could of given each of you a banner!!

Two Songs

Two Songs:

Sticking with just the favorites as well

1. "How do I live" by Trisha Yearwood...It was our wedding song...Someone sang it at our wedding and it was our first dance song

2. "If I die young" by The band Perry

oh....And Adele songs!!  I love her too!!  I know, I know...It's only supposed to be 2...I couldn't stop!! :)

Pardon the dust..

I'm trying to make myself a new blog design and it's taking longer than I thought...I will be back at it tomorrow...

I'm not promising that it will be anything pretty!!

Three Films

Three Films:

I'm sticking with just favorites on this one

1. Edward Scissorhands

2. Drop Dead Fred

3. Dear John

(I don't usually care for chick flicks, but I LOVED this movie!!)

Christmas event details CHANGED!!

It went from 7 days to starting on November 30th and going until Christmas!!

Yeah, 26 days long!!

I have almost 30 reviews and giveaways that need to be posted!!

So, starting the 30th come back every day to enter or get ideas for gifts!!

This is no longer just sponsored by me!  I have companies involved and I just know you are going to love everything!!!

In the next couple days, I will hopefully have a list of everything that is included in it!!  

So, STAY TUNED!!!

Thanksgiving!!

This Thanksgiving, Scott and I hosted it at our house!  I cooked everything myself.  I finally let Scott help with the broccoli and him and my dad deep fried a turkey!  We had two turkeys this year!  We were only going to have one, but then Scott's mom and her boyfriend asked if they could join us and we said of course!!!  It was so much fun!  I was exhausted and my feet and back hurt so bad that I could barely walk after everyone left, but it was so worth it!  I think I take after my mom in the cooking department and I'm OK with that!!  My mom loves to cook and usually cooked the whole meal herself!! :)  But it was so much fun and I ever tried out a new way to cook turkey (we bought a roaster and roasted it) and I made two very different desserts (cheesecake stuffed strawberries and Oreo cupcakes) of course we have pumpkin pie!  Not many people ate the desserts, so we had plenty of left overs!!  I had a total of 8 people in my house!!  My house is not big at all, but we made it all work!! :)  So, onto some pictures!  I will post a different post about how to make Cheescake Stuffed Strawberries!!  Super easy and oh, so good!!!

The desserts:

Cheescake Stuffed Strawberries, Oreo Cupcakes, and Pumpkin Pie 

My chalkboard sending some Thanksgiving cheer!! :)

This was before we ate!! haha

The spread!! The roasted turkey!!

More of the spread!!

Desserts!!

The aftermath!!  This was after Scott cleaned up a little

Scott and I after!!

I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!!

UPrinting Banner giveaway!!!! *QUICK GIVEAWAY* ends 11/29

*I will be completely honest here...I sent this to the wrong folder in my e-mail and totally forgot about it, so not I have to have the giveaway up and complete by the 30th!!!  The winner will be picked on the 29th and will have ONE day to reply to me!!*

If you haven't heard about UPrinting.com, then you have been living under a rock!!

UPrinting has tons of great things to choose from and one of my favorite things that I keep coming back to it there banners!

They have so many banners to choose from!  Now that I will be getting KBCC back into full swing after the Holidays, I'm going to be needing a good one that I can take to art shows with me!

UPrinting is offering one of my readers this:

Prize Details:

- 2' x 3' Vinyl Banners for one winner

- with or without 4 Grommets,

- premium 15 mil Vinyl Banner

- 1 Business Days Turnaround time 

- Free US shipping only

How great is this!!!!??

It's also super easy to enter!  

You have until the 29th to enter and one day to reply if you are the winner!!

Here's how to enter!
1. "Like" UPrinting.com on FACEBOOK and leave in your comment how you would use your Banner





and 
2. Tweet this: Win a @UPrinting banner at lifewiththeds.com @ktdietrich (http://www.uprinting.com/vinyl-banner.html) enter now!  Giveaway ends on 11/29!!


That's it!!


Make sure you enter soon!!!


*This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive vinyl banner for hosting.*

Random Acts of Kindness!!

I have finally set up the R.A.C.K blog!!

HERE is the blog!!

I'm so excited for this to start!!!  Not only am I starting this on Dec 1st, but I'm also starting the Christmas event!

Lots of things have changed with that!  I went from seven things to about 30!  I will be doing reviews and giveaways and I went with other company's products as well, so I will review the product and then give it away, but they will be a part of the event!!

Stay tuned, because it will be tons of fun!!

Also, stay tuned for two really quick giveaways!!  One will only go until the 30th!!!

Farmrich Winners

1. Kathy Eyre

2. Kelly Martin

3. Miss Monologues

I emailed you ladies!  Please respond right away, so I can get these out to you ASAP!

Coupons expired at the end of the December!

Thanks for entering and CONGRATS on winning!!  

Four Books

Four Books:

This is a hard one for me... I don't read and I don't really like to read, but I do LOVE the "A Child Called it" books...I about cried through every one of them!

Five foods

Five Foods:

I'm going to do both favorite and least favorite

Favorite:

1. Chicken

2. Steak 

3. Potatoes

4. Bacon

5. Broccoli

Least favorite:

1. Peas

2. Pies

3. Tons of other dessert type things

4. Eggs (I eat them ever now and then)

5. Pizza Sausage

I'm bored and not ready to go to bed...

Even though I'm super tired and my sleeping pill has kicked, I still wanted to do this long Q and A post I stole from here... It's been a draft for awhile, so I figured I might as well finish it...

1. Have you ever licked the back of a CD to try to get it to work?
I'm pretty sure that I have not...

2. What’s the largest age difference between yourself and someone you’ve dated?
3 years...I only dated men older than me.

3. Ever been in a car wreck?
Yup and it sucks!!

4. Were you popular in high school?
Kinda

5. Have you ever been on a blind date?
Nope...I don't think I would of ever wanted to go on one

6. Are looks important?
Not really.  But you do have to be attracted to someone to date them and looks are a part of the attraction!

7. Do you have any friends that you’ve known for 10 years or more?
I sure do!!

8. By what age would you like to be married?I was married at the age of 18

9. Does the number of people a person’s slept with affect your view of them?Now this is a hard one for me...I have a couple of friends that have slept with a bunch of people back in the day and they are totally not like that anymore, so I don't have an issue with that, but I do know a couple of people that just sleep around to be a skank...And that affects my view on them...They need to shut their legs!

10. Have you ever made a mistake?Oh, no...Never!!  Who hasn't made a mistake in their life?

11. Are you a good tipper?It depends on whether or not they give me good or shitty service!

12. What’s the most you have spent for a haircut?$20?  I don't know...I don't really know how much my hair cuts cost...I haven't gotten one in a long time!

13. Have you ever had a crush on a teacher?Yup! :) Haven't we all!?!  In 6th grade!! Tall, dark hair and handsome...Two bad parts...1. I'm was in 6th grade and 2. He was gay!

14. Have you ever peed in public?Like using public bathrooms?  Yes, not a fan and will hold it or does this mean in front of people?  No, I haven't done that

15. What song do you want played at your funeral?I'm not really sure... I have actually thought about it, but I don't think I have picked one

16. Would you tell your parents if you were gay?This is a tough one...The whole subject of Gay-ness is a tough topic for me....I would love to discuss my views about this whole thing one day, but sadly some people are assholes so it will never happen!  Anyways, back to the question...My mom I would tell...But my dad, I would make someone else tell him...And then I would never talk to him again, because he wouldn't want to ever talk to me again.

17. What would your last meal be before getting executed?Shrimp, Steak, Potatoes, broccoli and cheese, cookies, and cakes...But this is another topic I would love to post about...Why do people have to be bungholes....I know it's my blog, but some people can be horrible!!  Maybe one day I will and then just close comments...Then my e-mail box will be full! :) haha

18. Beatles or Stones?Either one...I don't have a preference...

19. If you had to pick one person on earth to die, who would it be?Children molesters and abusers!  They pretty much took someones life, but causing emotional and physical pain!

20. Beer, wine or hard liquor?Hard liquor!!

21. Do you have any phobias?Clowns, real fur coats, my house burning down, boogers, pus...I think that's it

22. What are your plans for the future?
I'm not sure yet...


23. Do you ever walk around the house naked?Nope...I jiggle all over and I don't even want to see that! :) aha

24. If you were an animal what would you be? Why?Elephant!!  Because I think they are the shizznit!!

25. Hair color you like on someone you’re dating?Dark blondish

26. If suffering an injury, would you rather be left blind or deaf?Deaf!   I couldn't live with never seeing again!!

27. Do you have any special talents?I'm pretty crafty...Sometimes

28. What do you do as soon as you walk in the house?haha.... Take my pants and bra off! :)  Then I pee and let the cat out of his room! :)

29. Do you like horror or comedy?I like them both!

30. Are you missing anyone?My mom... :( and true friends!

31. Where do you want to live when you are old?In the UP or Canada

32. Who is the person you can count on the most?Scott

33. If you could date any celebrity past or present, who would it be?Paul Walker!! :)

34. What did you dream last night?I don't remember

35. What is your favorite sport to watch?Baseball

36. Are you named after anyone?Nope

37. What is your favorite alcoholic drink?Red headed slut (shot), Sweettart (shot), Smirnoff

38. Non alcoholic drink?Sunkist, Water, Chocolate milk

39. Have you ever been in love?I am now!!

40. Do you sing in the shower?Not unless I feel the need to annoy Scott :)

41. Have you ever been arrested?Nope...

42. What is your favorite Holiday?Halloween and Christmas

43. Would you ever get plastic surgery?Maybe...I change my mind all the time...I probably wouldn't because it would cost too much

44. Have you ever caught a fish?
I have!!

Five question Friday!! (on Thursday)

Since I'm doing this Thursday night, I know I will forget to link up the post..But oh, well I really wanted to do this one!! :)

1. Is there a special dish you prepare that you are famous for?

Nope...I just read this to Scott and he said "yup, everything!"

2. Are you (did you) go Black Friday shopping ?

I'm not going...Scott's going though...I hate getting up early when I don't have to and I'm get really pissed off at people and probably would punch people in the face.  Last year our idea of black Friday shopping was going into Walmart, picking up one thing and then putting it on some random shelf and got the hell out of there!! (we were going to buy it, but I wasn't about to stand in a line for 10 bucks off) I couldn't handle it anymore and if I didn't get out of there someone was going to get punched! It was horrible! 

3. What are your strangest holiday traditions?

We don't really have any "traditions." We do go and find the ugliest ornament for our tree every year...Which we just starting doing a couple years ago... I'm not a "themed" Christmas tree person...I love random stuff on it.

4. Pecan or pumpkin pie? (She actually asked "Apple or pumpkin?" I just T-giving'ed it!)

I don't like pie at all, but I will eat Pumpkin pie, but not the crust. The pie has to have about half of the container of Cool Whip on it.

5. When will you put up your Christmas tree?

Two weeks ago! :)  I always hear people complain that people skip Thanksgiving and go straight to Christmas with their decorations, but I don't look at it that way.  I still celebrate Thanksgiving and I let it have it's own day, but I LOVE Christmas decorations!  And the sooner that I can get them up and have the house decorated the better!!  Thanksgiving always has it's own day, but will a little bit of shiny, sparkly-ness!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving!! 

I hope you all have a safe and very happy Thanksgiving!!  Eat TONS of food and be thankful for everything!!!

Not sure what this has to do with Thanksgiving, but it popped up in Google 

when I Googled Happy Thanksgiving pictures!! :) haha

*All images taken from Google*

Six Places

Six Places:

Now I wasn't sure what this one meant, so I'm going to do places I have been to and loved and 6 places I want to go to

Places I've been to:

1. Toronto, Canada

2. Niagara Falls, Canada

3. Munising, Michigan

4. Virginia Beach

5. Anywhere else in the UP of Michigan

6. Grand Rapids, MI

Places I want to go to:

1. Chicago

2. Vegas

3. Italy

4. Florida

5. California

6. A cruise! :)

Seven Wants

Seven Wants:

1. A new puppy....I'm hoping Scott will cave soon!!

2. A new car (we need one bad!)

3. A Kindle Fire

4. More orders through KBCC

5. Friends to stop being fake!

6. Friends to act like we are friends instead of just saying that "We're friends" actions speak louder than words and the way some of them been acting sucks!

7. My mom to come and visit for like a weekend...That's all I can handle!!  Then she can go back to Minnesota!! :)

Eight Fears

Eight fears:

1. My house burning down

2. One of my close family members dying

3. One of my animals dying

4. Scott never getting a job

5. Clowns...Because they are creepy as all get out!!

6. Fur coats!  Don't know why this is a fear, but they freak me the f*ck out!!

7. Losing my job and becoming poor that we would lose everything

8. Getting an un-treatable illness

Nine Loves

Nine Loves:

1. Scott

2. Oscar

3. ugh...I guess Yoshi

4. My family

5. Sunkist

6. Pretzels

7. My iPhone

8. The internet

9. Elephants

10 day YOU challenge--10 secrets

I saw this challenge on The Miller Madness and had to copy her!!

10 secrets:

One~ I pick at everything!  I pick at the skin on my fingers, I pick at the skin on my lips.  I could pick wallpaper off for days...I'm an odd one! 

Two~ I hate summer!  OK, I don't HATE it, but I really dislike the heat!

Three~ I really need to lose weight, but I'm super lazy!

Four~ I kinda miss my mom...I know she is doing much better in Minnesota, and she isn't creating drama, but I miss seeing her at least once a week.

Five~ I think my dad is an idiot for being in the relationship he is in now.

Six~ I want to get married to Scott again...Not just renewing your vow type thing, actually going out and getting married again...I want the gifts and money :)

Seven~ I'm way excited for the Holidays!!  Last year, I was going through a funk during the Holidays and wasn't too excited about them...But this year I'm way overly excited!!

Eight~ I need a pinterest intervention!! LOVE it!!

Nine~ I want a new job, but I'm too lazy to look for one...

Ten~ I really want to move downstate, to be closer to our good friends down there, but I'm afraid I will hate it down there and be stuck.