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February 4, 2011

Launch Party Giveaway…Day Five..Overstock.com rocks!

It’s Day Five of our Launch Party and time for our last fabulous giveaway!
Wow has it already been five days since we launched At The Picket Fence?! If you haven’t already figured it out yet let us tell you again how much we appreciate all of the support and kind words expressed from our new friends at the fence! You all rock! You all are the best! If I could I would give each of you a cookie and tell you that I love ya in person! Hopefully though, a virtual “hug” will do!  Thank you!
Today is our last giveaway and we know you all are some shoppin’ fools.  Frugal, savvy shoppin’ fools!  So we’d thought we’d offer you all a chance to win a second gift card.  This time to to one of our favorite online stores!


 

Both Vanessa and I have ordered several things from overstock always with great sucess.  Their household items  are often significantly lower than local home improvement stores.  Check out the price on their oiled bronze faucets. $49.99!  We have both installed this one in our homes and love it!
We  want to give one of our new friends here At The Picket Fence a
$25 gift card to Overstock
Now, would you like to know how to win the $25 gift card ? You would?

Well, here’s how!
(Mandatory) 1. Join our BlogFrog Community!  If you already have a blogfrog account then just click to join.  If not it’s easy-peasy just create a blogfrog account and come back here and join the party!
(Optional) 2. Create or join in on a current discussion on our community.  Is there a topic you’d like us to cover?  Is there a question you have about decorating, parenting, homeschooling, cooking?  Do you want to tell us how much you love us and how wonderful we are? heheh. Well this is where you can do that!  It’s painless and so much fun, cause we cherish your “comment love” but we want to “chat” with ya even more!
(Optional) 3.  Blog/Twitter or Facebook about our blog or this giveaway.
Giveaway Five will be open until midnight EST Sunday, February 6th
That’s 3 chances to enter to win this fabulous Giveaway!
So c’mon what are you waiting for?

Remember there are still on going giveaways!  Head on over to our
TJ Maxx Gift Card Giveaway
Adopt Shoppe Giveaway
Magazine Subscription Giveaway
 and our featured etsy giveaway from Pam at
Spoiled Sweet Couture. 

All of these giveaways are open until midnight Sunday February 6th!


And be sure to check out our readers Inspiring Link-Ups for our first 
At The Picket Fence Inspiration Friday!!  
If you have something to share that will Inspire Us…well link it up!

Thanks for meeting us at the fence!
Heather


All giveaways are now closed!!


**Update to post!  Okay blogfrog is so new to me, but I just learned something that might sweeten the pot to join our community, besides of course the chance to win the gift card and to chat with us…grin.  When you become a member of our community ALL of your recent blog posts will show up under the Blog Posts Tab on our Community Page!  That’s even more exposure for your posts and a chance for us to quickly check out each others latest blog updates!  So consider taking a moment to sign up for blogfrog…cause we wanna get to know ya!  Vanessa and I are feeling lonely over there…lol.

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  1. Pam - diy Design Fanatic says

    February 4, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Great Giveaway! I love Overstock.com & I ordered a featherbed cover from them.I signed up for your Blog Frog Community 🙂

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  2. ⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ says

    February 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Count me in sista! Love it.

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  3. Traci says

    February 4, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    I tweeted about the giveaway – @tracit1997

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  4. Melanie says

    February 4, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    I joined. I will tweet it too:)

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    February 4, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I tweeted:)

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  6. Traci says

    February 4, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    I joined your BlogFrog!

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    February 4, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    I joined your blogfrog community. I’m excited.

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  8. Connie says

    February 5, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    I joined your blogfrog community. Going to go back and check it out

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  9. A Vintage Vine says

    February 5, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    Just joined your blog frog community..It was fun giving you guys my 2cents on the discussion board….I have never done that before…FUN!

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  10. Sonya@Beyond the Screen Door says

    February 5, 2011 at 5:29 AM

    Joined you on Blogfrog!

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  11. Dear Sweet Home says

    February 5, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    I think you were the only one who got the “if you give a…” reference! Haha! I love those books – the author, Laura Numeroff, came to my little boy’s school and she is so awesome in person. Our school wrote some type of grant and she was able to come! And we were able to buy her books, meet her and get her to sign the books! I find myself using that reference alot at home! Thanks for hosting the party ~ Have a great weekend!

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    February 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    I very happily joined you on blog frog. It’s genuinely fun getting to know you ladies!
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    February 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    i joined in the conversations and look forward to lots more chats!

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    I’m a follower….pick me!

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    Hi Guys, I am now part of your Blogfrog community. I would love to do some shopping on Overstock.com
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This is such a busy time of year and I’m always This is such a busy time of year and I’m always on the lookout for easy recipes that use minimal pots and pans therefore requiring minimal cleanup. 🙌🏻

This one sheet roasted veggies, sausage and gnocchi definitely fit the bill! And I don’t know how I’ll go back to boiled gnocchi after tasting it roasted. 😋

Here’s how easy it is to make: 

Preheat oven to 425

Use any combo of veggies you like. I used sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts and red onion. 

Dice into small pieces and spread on a sheet pan. 

Slice up the sausage and add to vegetables. Then add the uncooked gnocchi. Drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. You can also add any herbs you like! 

Roast in over for 25 minutes stirring once halfway through. 

While it’s in the oven, melt a stick of butter in a saucepan and add in two teaspoons of garlic. 

When you remove the pan from the oven, drizzle the butter/garlic mixture over the top and stir well to coat everything. Top with Parmesan cheese! 

Easy peasy and SO yummy! ✨

#sheetpandinner #sheetpanrecipes
The first weekend in December seems like a good ti The first weekend in December seems like a good time for my annual gentle reminder about this month. I don’t know about you but, for me, December is a month of mixed emotions, ranging from joy-filled moments to ones that have me wanting to pull my hair out.

There are so many expectations and we put so much pressure on ourselves to create magical memories. And for years I have felt the added weight of wanting to make sure my family had opportunities throughout the month to grow in their relationship with Christ.

We celebrate advent and read all of the appropriate Baby Jesus books and encourage a spirit of generosity and heavily emphasize the real reason for the season.

But sweet friends, I want to remind you today that one month out of the year does not a strong relationship with the Lord make. December doesn’t define our faith in Christ.

For our families or for us.

There are 11 other months in the year. 11 other months to live out our faith in front of our children. 11 other months to pray with them. 11 other months to help them wrestle through their questions and add depth to their walk with the Lord. 11 other months to encourage them to have generous spirits.

Let’s stop putting so much pressure on this one month out of the year. Let’s be surprised at the ways we might be able to celebrate the baby in the manger without a dozen countdown calendars. Let’s give our kids some grace when they are focused more on gifts because…well…they’re kids after all.

And while we’re at it, let’s give ourselves some grace too.

Grace when we think we should feel all the warm fuzzy feelings about Christmas but we really just want to take a nap. Or have a good cry. 

Grace that reminds us that this month will soon be over and we will have a brand new year ahead of us.

A new year filled with big moments and little moments and everything in between.

A new year to draw even closer to our Savior.

My hope for you is that, as you head into this season, you will be given fresh perspective and that you will give yourself (and your family) permission to just ‘be’. ✨
✨ The first Sunday of Advent is upon us and this ✨ The first Sunday of Advent is upon us and this year I created a super simple centerpiece for my dining room that incorporates the candles we will use each of the four weeks leading up to Christmas. While we will only light one candle each week, I used more than four so that the centerpiece would look a bit more filled in. In keeping with my goal to embrace a softer approach to my decorating, this arrangement works perfectly and helps to keep our focus on the beauty and the meaning  of the Advent season. For more ideas like this, check out my previous Advent post! ✨

#advent #adventcandles #simplechristmas #wearethehomemakers
In this season of motherhood, my soul is feeling a In this season of motherhood, my soul is feeling a bit more tender. When Christmas rolls around and I no longer have wish lists that include Lego sets or dollhouses, I find that I want my home to reflect this craving for all things gentle.

So our hot cocoa station this year is much more simple and done in a neutral color palette that just subtly blends in with the rest of the decor. It still feels festive and is definitely still “user friendly” but it’s just a bit less…well…less.

And, that’s ok. It’s not that this area won’t ever again have bright colors (maybe even pops of red!) but, right now I’m happy to have things this way.

With all that is going on in the world right outside our door, my desire is for our home to truly feel like a respite. I want it to be where we come and let our guard down, our heart rates slow and to be flooded with a sense of peace in knowing that here is where we can just simply be. I want it to be a place of rest. Rest from the constant onslaught of news and information. Rest from the seemingly small struggles of school and jobs that can so often feel like big struggles.

And, most importantly, we rest in the comfort of knowing the One who is Sovereign over all and is the reason this month is so very special and sacred.

Many blessings to you dear friends as we kick off this wonderful season! ✨
Next week is first Sunday of Advent. And contrary Next week is first Sunday of Advent. And contrary to popular belief, the celebration of Advent is VERY different from just simply doing a ‘countdown to Christmas’. It’s not about having little drawers filled with candy or doors to open with prizes inside. Those things are so much fun and definitely help to build anticipation as you head closer and closer to the big day.

But Advent, from the latin word ‘adventus’ meaning ‘arrival’ or ‘appearance’ keeps the focus completely on celebrating the arrival of the King who came in the form of an infant.

This is one of our favorite family traditions and over the years I’ve figured out how to incorporate the Advent candles into my decor without using the traditional wreath. I hope this gives you some ideas and inspiration as we head into this sacred season. 🌲

#advent #adventdecoration #wearethehomemakers
Why do I start decorating before Thanksgiving? Bec Why do I start decorating before Thanksgiving? Because it’s the Saturday after and my house is almost completely ready to start the season! So I’m sitting with my coffee and just soaking it all up knowing that now I can focus on shopping, hosting and preparing our hearts for the start of Advent. The only thing left to do is get our fresh tree for the front room and then the decorating is done. 

Starting early is a gift I give to myself and I’m always grateful for it! 🌲

#simplechristmas #traditionalchristmas
“I would maintain that thanks are the highest fo “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” ~ G.K. Chesterton

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours dear friends! 🍂
Christmas has arrived in the family room where I k Christmas has arrived in the family room where I keep things simple but festive! We’ll get a fresh tree after Thanksgiving which will go in our front room bay window but this slim faux tree with its colorful ornaments tides us over for now. Which room in your home gets the Christmas treatment first? Or do you just start doing a little at a time in each room? 🎄

*pillow covers are from @jshhomeessentials
I share this recipe every year because it’s JUST I share this recipe every year because it’s JUST.THAT.GOOD! 

And I have a confession ...I’d rather have cranberry sauce smothering the turkey on my plate than gravy any day!! And this, this right here? Well it’s the best (and easiest!) cranberry sauce ever!! I eat on crackers and sandwiches and sometimes just by the spoonful. It’s so yummy! And I’m just so very thankful for all of you that I’m going to leave the recipe right here instead of making you go to the blog to get it. I promise you won’t regret having this on your Thanksgiving menu but be warned...you may find yourself up in the middle of the night sneaking some helpings of this deliciousness. Or maybe that’s just me!

Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh or frozen cranberries
2 oranges
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup white wine.

Instructions:
Wash and pick over berries, removing any that are soft. Peel and dice oranges removing any seeds. Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a full boil. Reduce heat and continue cooking until cranberries pop open and mixture is thickening.
For best flavor, prepare and let stand for several days before using.

Gobble, gobble!! 🦃
How do I want people to feel when they walk throug How do I want people to feel when they walk through my front door? That’s always at the top of my mind when I’m decorating my entry for each season, particularly at Christmastime. 

✨I want them to feel like my home is greeting them with a smile.

✨I want them to feel like this is a place where care has been given to details (but not to the point of being too stuffy or too busy or too overwhelming). 

✨I want them to feel like there is peace here.

✨I want them to feel like they are welcome…because they are. 

My home is a reflection of my heart and my heart is a reflection of the ONE for whom I live and try to honor and praise all of my days, but especially at Christmas.

How do you want people to feel when they come into your home? 

#christmasentry #simplechristmas #simplicity #wearethehomemakers
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