It's Day One of our At The Picket Fence Launch Party! That means a giveaway!An Ode to TJ Maxxby VanessaYou are my home away from home.The calm in my storm.(unless there are screaming children there, in which case I glare at them and think, "don't they know that this is MY TJ Maxx? I mean, come on!)You are so close to my house.You call out to me and I run...er...drive to you.When you came to our town I almost cried.Ok, I did cry.I'm not ashamed.You had been so far away before.But, now you are ... continue reading...
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Come Party With Us…At The Picket Fence!
We're partying all week long!We'd love it if you'd celebrate with us by grabbing our Launch Party Button and sharing it with your readers...because everyone loves to be invited to a party!Every day this week you will have a chance to enter to win the Giveaway of the Day!That's 5, count 'em, 5 Giveaways!And if you miss one, don't worry, they will be available to enter all week long!The winners will be chosen the following week.Not only that, we will be bringing you some moreGood IdeasGood ... continue reading...
New Blog! New Beginnings!
Welcome to At the Picket Fence!We are so excited that you decided to meet us here! We hope you will stay awhile, find a little something to enjoy and come back often.Just who are the crazy girls behind the Picket Fence?Well, we are 2 sisters, living in 2 different states but wanting to stay connected across the miles. Until now, we have maintained 2 separate blogsGourmet Meals for LessandSouthern in my HeartBut we couldn't ignore the fact that not only were we having so much fun being on this ... continue reading...
No Window? No Problem! A Good Idea…
Just Make One! This painting hangs on the wall behind my daughter's bed.My very talented father-in-law painted this as a gift to Lauren when she was born. I consider him a true Renaissance Man! It obviously needed more so we began with molding and used this handy-dandy tool...$12 at Lowes can buy your hubby a lifetime of projects!So, we framed it out and it looked like this...Better, and similar to what we did in our son's room. But being that this is a little girl's room, I thought it ... continue reading...
Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
So who's Arlene you ask? Well she's my wonderful mom-on-law, who happens to be an incredible cook in her own right..she has even published her own cookbook! How cool is that?! This is a perfect soup for this time of year and super easy to make!-courtesy of my mom-in-lawMakes 4 quarts Arlene's Chicken Noodle SoupIngredients:4 cups cooked chicken, diced1 cup celery, chopped1 cup onion, diced1/4 cup butter or margarine12 cups water1 cup carrots, diced3 Tbs. instant chicken bouillon1/2 tsp. ... continue reading...
