I Couldn't Wait!

The winner of the first Madhouse giveaway is......

Sara Whetstone!!!

Congratulations, Sara!

Giveaway...Stay Tuned

The giveaway will be closed at midnight.  It is now 10:37pm west coast time. If you want to enter, you'd better HURRY!!!

Check in tomorrow morning to see who the winner is.

Oooh!  This is SO EXCITING!!!

Tomorrow's the End

No I'm not talking about rapture, or the end of the world or Armageddon or even that we're all going to be abducted by aliens, but tomorrow IS the LAST day of the Hesses Madhouse giveaway.

If you want in, go here and follow the instructions.  Please make sure to leave a comment after each thing you do; although, I may be a bit lenient this time.

Thanks!  I will draw a winner and announce him/her on Tuesday morning.

Cookies wiff Kaffrin

Here's the link to the giveaway.  Enter to win one of the Madhouse Cookbooks.

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In all the time I can remember, I don't think I've ever welcomed a Tuesday morning like this morning.

So happy to have a moment to slow down and make cookies with the girls. Only this morning, we're not doing cookies. I have a couple of bananas that are BEGGING to be made into something else, so we're making this recipe.

I've made myself a hot chocolate to sip away at (the hot chocolate from the dry pack cannery is TO DIE FOR, but make it with milk.  WOW!).

Went to the library last night and laid out the rest of the final project for personal finance.  Ends up it'll be more than 100 pages long when all is said and done. PHEW!  Can you see why I'm so happy for a moment to slow down?

Kaffrin brought #7 the CUTEST pair of gloves and socks this morning.  I'm not sure I'm going to be able to get #7 to take those gloves off to make bread this morning.  Kaffrin's grandmother put the trim around the socks and gloves and sells them at bazaars and things.  They're darling!  Complete with jingle bells on the gloves. So CUTE! 

Speaking of Kaffrin, I called my dad last night to help me with part of my project.  He told me the most amazing story--a miracle that happened in our family while my younger brother and I were on our missions.  As part of that story, he brought up a very familiar name.  I'd never heard him talk about this person before.  He shared a story about that man's dad too.

I clarified who he was talking about and sh#7ared with him that that man's granddaughter'd be coming over to play with #7 and make cookies today.

How cool is that?!  My dad was friends with not only Kaffrin's grandfather, but her gread grandfather too.  Transgenerational friendships!  Wonderful!!!  I had no idea.

The First Madhouse Giveaway!

The cookbooks are all sold.  Ha!  And my husband was so worried that we'd have boxes of cookbooks sitting in our garage collecting dust for years.  The publishing company even sent us extras.  To be honest, it's kind of bittersweet to see this chapter closed.

To close the chapter in style, I have saved the last cookbook aside for this giveaway.  A thank you for reading about the Madhouse and sticking with me through (or joining me after) the address change shake-up.

Just a heads up...

This is not a gourmet cookbook.  It is not a sugar-free or a gluten-free cookbook.

It is full of good, old-fashioned, tried and true, made from everything-you-probably-already-have-on-hand recipes.  These are the recipes I use everyday plus a few from some very loved friends.

  

Who can enter? This giveaway is open to anyone in the United States and Canada.  

Please make sure I have access to an email address for you.

***TO ENTER:
Leave a comment on this post simply telling me that you want it.***

For extra entries, post a separate comment when you do any of the following:

♥ Follow me on blogger (on the right sidebar).

♥ Follow Hesses Madhouse via Networked Blogs (on the right sidebar).

♥ Like Hesses Madhouse on facebook.

♥ Post about this giveaway on your blog (leave your link in the comment).

♥ If you already own one of my cookbooks, you have an extra advantage--make a comment mentioning which of the recipes in the book you have liked most so far.   I figure if you win, you can use this extra book as a Christmas gift for someone else.

NOTE:  If you are already a follower, you will already be counted in.

You may enter until Midnight on Monday, November 21st. The winners will be chosen at random and announced soon after!

Giveaway Today

I've never done a giveaway before.  I'm still learning the ins and outs, but as of this afternoon, I'm putting the last cookbook up to giveaway. 

Check in around 4pm for more information.

If you want deets about the cookbook, here you go.

Thank you to everyone who made the cookbook sale such a success!  Can't believe how fast it went together and how quickly they sold.  Thanks for helping #1 and me get to Japan.  What an experience!

Hello?

Before I switched blogs, about 300 people were visiting my blog a day.  After the switch, I'm at about 70.  So glad you're still with me.

In order to help people find me again, I've decided to host a giveaway.  There will be more details on Monday.  Check back in then!