I just KNEW you were hoping I'd win. I could feeeeel it.

Sorry you're feeling wonky. I loved the post on JustRandi's blog. Poor sick Heidi! Half appropriate that you aren't feeling your best on the day that it was posted. Still hope you get feeling better!

It seems like I just barely read a post about you not feeling well...
Hey, wait a minute!

Thanks for letting me guest post you today. I thoroughly enjoyed it. And I'm secretly hoping it gets me another entry into the drawing, seeing how I got totally gypped on the follower thing. ;)
Hope you feel better soon!

Okay, Randi, you convinced me (of course, anything for my blog tour buddies!)

Beautiful tree! Oh, you poor babies in CA. 38? How can you bear it, really? ;-)

I had the same substance abuse problem yesterday, and I am even on a strict diet that doesn't allow anything of the sort. Gah. Hope you feel better soon!

Gorgeous Tree!!!!

Hey, came over from JustRandi. A book where Austen meets Gracie? sounds good;).

Hope your three kleenex box habit gets better soon.

Its freezing here! Hope you are feeling better. I would love to have an autograph book written by a blogger I know..........

You crack me up! You and some of your food "helpers" should open shop!

Your tree photo was beautiful. I am guessing your husband didn't take it!

Alyson, I know, aren't we spoiled? (we really are!) Lara, I am so sorry for your loss (of real food eating abilities--I'm supposed to be on a strict diet, too!), Sabrina, thanks! And Kazzy--you are right, I took the pic. That is last year's tree--I cracked up when I saw it because the very same front middle section has the exact same ornaments on it this year. I didn't realize I was so stuck in a groove, Hi Mormon hermit mom, welcome! (the cold was in January,and again in May, but I'm not sneezing now, thank goodness!), Kelline, thank you! I'll be putting all the names in a hat tomorrow morning! . . ..can't wait!

bread is highly addictive, doesn't help that the Savior is the BREAD of life. Is the Holy Ghost the chocolate then :::OHH:

LOL

Yum...chocolate chip cookies. I just want you to know, I've commented twice and become an official follower in the space of ten minues. It's madness.

Stacey, clearly I'm doomed. Barbaloot--love the madness! You are entered into the contest twice! (sorry, only the first comment counts but I'm so glad you did! er, comment twice, that is)

Yummy Sunday treat!... And as for 38 degrees in California, I can truly understand... I had planned a Southern vacation in New Orleans to escape the brutal NY temperatures for over a week... and guess what.. even there it went right into 40s!! Of course still better than the 20s and 30s.. but I had expectations of 60s!

Aw, shucks, Dots-that stinks! Weather is something you can never really count on. Missed seeing you around the blogosphere! Glad you're back!

Well, if it's any consolation, it's minus 8 here and there's about a foot of snow.
We had a freak blizzard on SUNDAY and it's supposed to snow more this weekend.
Gross.
Also, FOOD is like Money... you need it, you crave more, but yet, it would be so much better if you didn't have to have it.

Hey I just bought the book if thats ok with you. Should be here by Thursday.

ARGH! My comment just erased before it posted.

Basically, I said, I eat way too much flour too, but in a much more sophisticated way. Something about 6 cookies never being enough. Bleh.

I'm so glad you hope it's me.

How is LisAway always the first commenter? Does she have super powers or what?

Once again, funny lady, you are SO funny :)

Abra--yikes! We did have a week of below 0 weather when we lived in colorado (we were so dumb as to take our kids out shopping at an open air mall when the wind factor was minus 24) so I sort of know what that is like--but honestly, houses built is snow country are much more weather tight than here in California. Hrumph!! Janelle, why on earth would I mind? (doing a happy dance!) Mariko--your substitute answer was plenty sophisticated (and funny so no complaints here!) and so true. Six is NEVER enough. Aughhhh! (That's a Charlie Brown-got-rocks-in-my-trick-or-treat-bag kind of augh)

Heather, yes, you, I hope it's you! (Lisa, yes, you, I hope it's you!) You are all right! (well, most of you, anyway . . )

Ah, thanks for stopping by my blog today and saying you like my style! Actually I think your word was LOVE.
:) And I've only read this post, but I'll have to say that I'm a fan of your style too. And I ♥ your culinary skills. They are so much like mine! And I'm so excited to read your book. I'm off to go enter myself with probably the other 487 people.

P.S. Did you ever watch Gilmore Girls? You look a lot like April's mom to me. Am I the first to tell you that?

Heather--I LOVE you! Yes, we watched the entire series on DVD, like back to back. BTW, you are the first to say that I look like Lauren Graham. Thanks!

Did I miss it?

Can't wait to read more!!

Hey, I read this earlier and realized I never commented because I clicked on Justrandi and got side tracked.

So today my favorite part about that interview was all that snot and nose blowing. Thank you so much for sharing all that snot. ;)

I also could totally relate to the whole first part.

I hope its me too! =)

Ummm, Crash, thanks for that! I think. I'm so sorry that you can relate. I had a re-run of the whole January thing in May. In MAY! Not fair. Glad you enjoyed it (even tho it's a little creepy . .)

Mmm...now I want to go make bread...

I hope I win!

Wait...did I even enter?

It's been a rough couple o'days here.

Kim--you're entered now! (sorry about the rough couple of days!)

Your title made me laugh out loud! And I totally share your bread fetish.

Kazzy let me borrow her copy of Miss D and I'm finding it to be a delightful read thus far. Go, Heidi!

Jana, I am so jealous that you and Kaz live close enough that you can share books and clothes and kids and whatever you want. Pout. I am so going to Utah sometime in the near(ish) not too distant(ish) future!

I hope it's meee too.

That Crash Test Dummy interview was priceless, as were all the comments that followed. And next time you see her, tell her she's welcome to any cookie exchange of mine.

I didn't know it ever got that cold in California.

Heather, yes, who knew? Having lived here 42.5 of my 44 years, I am also surprised. (glad to see you!) Eowyn--alas and alack, I don't "see" Crash. She lives in Hawaii of all places! What kind of place is that to celebrate Christmas, I ask you? (It's a dandy place to celebrate spring and summer and vacation anytime, though.)