♥ New Moon Trailer ♥

For all of you Twilight Fans............

.....I got that "tingly" feeling when I saw this trailer! O.M.E.

Is it Novemeber 20th yet?

How many of you are planning on seeing this? counting the days?

Hooked on Twitter and Twilight

Do you hang out with ALL of your FRIENDS
ALL of the TIME? LOL

I ran across this great video and had to share



and you KNOW I'm going to Tweet about this to
all of my Tweeps!! LOL



Tonight is the night many of us Twilightaholics have been waiting for......

Way back on
January 10
I preordered our copy of the Twilight DVD,
that arrival date is now drawing near!!

We have been waiting patiently to WELCOME you to our home!

It would be an SLIGHT exaggeration to say that my daughters and I are RIDICULOUSLY excited to hold you in our arms and whisper sweet nothings to your plastic coated case, but be prepared, our first days together, will be like no other!

..........until we meet at the mailbox

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I'm hooked on Twitter and Twilight!

Head over to Hooked on Houses to see what others are hooked on this week!!

I'd love to hear how many of my readers are getting a copy of Twilight this weekend!

and if you're on Twitter - please follow me, and I'll follow you!!

Starbucks Giveaway and a new Pup!

On Sunday my family was whispering behind closed doors, making private phone calls and all three jumped in the truck and left the house together for the second day in a row. I KNEW they were doing or planning "something" for my birthday, but I just couldn't figure out what!

I enjoyed the piece and quiet while I tapped away on my laptop getting all of these fun Giveaways ready for all of my sweet readers!

After several hours I hear the truck pull into the driveway, and then lots of noise as they came through the front door.

I hear "MOM?" .....I was in my office. The three of them walk into my office with Sunshine holding what I thought was a wadded up blanket....."Happy early Birthday!"

She hands me the blanket while I curiously look to see.........

His name is ♥ Cullen ♥

*for all of you NON Twilight fans {gasp} - that's the vampire family's name

he is a 9 week old Yorkie!

So needless to say, my world has been turned upside down for the last few days!LOL

So has my kitty Kix's world! LOL

Remember that new Flip Video I mentioned that I won a few weeks ago?

Well, now I can show you VIDEO of Cullen! LOL

Here's a little clip of him playing with me in the kitchen.

Every time I would say "what?" he would bark

- but once I got the camera out I was saying "what" a little more than he was! LOL

Cullen 3-4-09 from Cheryl Tidymom on Vimeo.

Today is day number 4 of my

100th post celebration week!

and I would love for one blog reader to have some Starbucks on ME!

I'm giving away a

$10 Starbucks card

I know that sometimes a little treat for yourself can go a long way. It's not often that we get the time, finances or opportunity to focus on ourselves.

What do you have to do for a chance to win the Gift Card?

Just simply leave me a comment (below this post )

telling me your favorite Starbucks drink.

♥ If you don't have a blog, be sure to leave your email
so I can contact you if you win!

Giveaway will close on Saturday March 7 10pm CT

**Don't miss tomorrow, the last day, there will be 2 items to Giveaway!!

Did you enter the Rug & Poo Pourri Giveaway? and the Spring Pillow Giveaway? and the FarmHouse Primitives Gift Certificate?

Happy Valentines Day cookies and treats

Yesterday I spent the day getting Valentine treats all together.

I made Valentine Cookies

from an easy Cake Mix Cookie recipe, you can find the

recipe in this post.

Remember these frames I was working on a few weeks ago?

I made more of them!

One for each of my daughters,

3 of Sunshine's friends, and one for my Mom.

I had prints made of pictures I had taken recently.

Bagged them up cute,

put some of my cookies in cute celo bags,

thew in some candy treats, pink hot cocoa

and BAM!

I had cute Valentines to hand out!

Did you see the little surprise I had for Hollywood?

Check out the Twilight Bandages!!!

Aren't they too cool?

Here's what they look like

You can find them at Hot Topic

and yes, while I was at Hot Topic,

I not only got my self a box of bandages,

because you NEVER know when you might get a paper cut,

but a new t-shirt as well! LOL

Oh, one more thing........

stay tuned, for another giveaway soon!

I'm getting VERY close to my 100th post and I think you will be

floored with the giveaway I will have!!

**hint hint**

Twilight Valentines and Peppermint Bark

Amy over at Living Locurto recently heard my cries on Twitter

wishing I could find Twilight Valentines.

So what does she do???????

She goes and finds me some FREE downloads so I can

print my own Twilight Valentines!

So all you Twilightaholics out there,

head over to Living Locurto and print your

Twilight Valentine for your "Edward"

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Need a SWEET TREAT

to give your Valentine?

I've made this treat at Christmas time, and thought it would make a wonderful Valentine treat as well!! It's SO simple to make and was a huge hit with my family and friends.

Makes a cute gift packaged many different ways. I put mine in celo bags, with ribbon tied around it. You could also put them in a cute tin, box or even an antique cup & saucer.

Peppermint Bark

1 pound of white chocolate, chopped

1 pound of bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1 box of peppermint candy canes (11-12oz)

1/2 tsp. pure peppermint oil

Break up peppermint candy canes in a plastic bag, setting aside 1/4 of the pieces.

Next melt the bittersweet chocolate until all pieces are smooth, then add in 1/4 tsp. of peppermint oil.

Pour onto a cookie sheet pan that has been lined with wax paper and spread evenly. Chill approximately one hour.

Now melt the white chocolate until all pieces are smooth, add 1/4 tsp. of peppermint oil and 3/4 of the the peppermint pieces.

Spread the white chocolate over the dark chocolate use a spatula and spread to the edge of the pan.

Sprinkle the top with the remaining peppermint pieces. Chill until hardened (about 4 hours or overnight) then break apart into bite size pieces and serve or package into gifts. Will keep in fridge for 5-6 weeks.

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**Don't forget today, Feb 5,
is the last day to enter my Valentine Giveaway!

Been sick...and Twilight behind the scenes

I've been pretty sick with the stomach flu for the last few days and haven't even felt like getting on the comptuer.

I thought I'd share,with all you other Twilight fans out there,

these GREAT behind the scenes clips of Twilight I found on one of the blogs I read Robert Pattinson...Who?

There are 6 videos, so be sure to click here and see all six

It's a great blog for getting Rob Pattinson info!!

Hopefully I'll have something more substantial to blog about in the next day or so! LOL

Hooked on Fridays - Twilight

Julia at Hooked on Houses

is having a Hooked on Fridays partay!!

I am hooked on......

can you guess?

Twilight!

and more specifically

my Twilight hoodie

I ordered (a Christmas gift to myself!)
from my bloggy friend Lisa @ Pumpkin Pink Cottage
Not only does Lisa have an AWESOME blog,
but she also has her own designs in a
CafePress store

I say I'm "hooked" on my twilight hoodie, because
I kid you not, I wear it ALL of the time! LOL

So what are YOU hooked on???

All is right in my world again.......

I finally finished the last book in the
Twilight Series, Breaking Dawn.
Loved it!
Wasn't my favorite in the series, but I was happy with the ending.

I was then able to get on with my house work! LOL
The Bug Man and Sunshine left for the cabin for 2 days, leaving we with the house to myself!

First..............down came all the Christmas decor.
Whew! That felt good!

Next..........."Hello my little everyday goodies!"
As much as I enjoy Christmas, all the clutter really drives me crazy.
It felt really good to open the Christmas bins and see all of my everyday favorites safely packed away.

Kix did NOT want me to put up the tree skirt!
He was CERTAIN that was HIS new Bed!

It took 4 sheets on the lint roller to get ALL of the cat hair off the tree skirt!
YUCK! Thanks Kix!


Last............cleaning!
It just goes hand in hand with bringing the holiday to a close.

My problem.....I get a little carried away sometimes.
You see, sometimes I should NOT have access to a screwdriver when I clean. I like to take things apart and clean them!
I was cleaning the oven and realized there was a lot of dripping down inside the glass.....
"Well looky here! there's only 2 screws holding that piece on the door of the oven!"
Next thing I know........I have the whole thing apart!!

The only bad part........I can't put it back together by myself! LOL It requires at least 3 maybe 4 hands! So it will sit like this until The Bug Man gets home tomorrow.


So everything is "right" in my world again.
Christmas is down and put away
House is close to being clean
I have finished the Twilight Series.......(need to start them over)


Time to start thinking about some unfinished projects
I have a few organizing/cleaning projects to start
I have a few crafting projects to make
A HUGE list of crafting projects I'd like to TRY
I would like to work on my blog - clean up, maybe a new background.....
I'm evening working on my first GIVEAWAY!!
So stay tuned!!

I'm still here! Just hangin with my Vampire love

Just thought I'd let you all know, I have NOT fallen off the face of the earth!

We had a wonderful Christmas, and everyone has been enjoying time at home and all of their new goodies.

Sunshine and I spend most of our days and evenings with our Vampire friends.

I started a little bit of New Moon a day or two before Christmas and was able to finish it on Friday the 26th. I couldn't stand it and quickly started Eclipse that evening and finished it by Sunday evening. Breaking Dawn was sitting there taunting me, I SOOO badly wanted to read it, but I knew once I did, it would all come to an end. What would I have when it was over? I couldn't put it off any longer, and started it yesterday afternoon, but I'm taking it

s l o w...savoring every moment of it.

So that's where I've been dear blog readers........living in my escapism of vampires that live among humans, sparkle in the daylight and fall in love with the average girl next door- TOTALLY NONSENSE! and TOTALLY NOT something I would think I would read, much less enjoy and LOVE!