WOW has it really been nearly a month????

Folks first I want to sincerely apologize for not being in touch! Life has a way of taking over and that is what has happened this past month!

Work has been crazy busy and hubby was home and had surgery so needless to say I slacked off on my blog... PLEASE forgive me ;-)

I am excited that I will be having some guest bloggers this month talking about everything from life, cooking, saving pennies, crafting at home and so many other fun topics!!!! I will have more info on that tomorrow so keep you eyes peeled and that way you can mark your calendars for some topics that may interest you ;-)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and was able to spend time with loved ones near and far!

In the spirit of giving Thanks I am so Thankful for all of you my readers and blog followers ;-) I want to have a awesome little give-a-way!!!! YAY who doesn't love a contest and prizes!!!!

This one is one of the best by far in my eyes and I hope you all will agree!!!

Who couldn't use a vacation???? I know I could but that is going to have a wait a little longer for me... But for you maybe not....

 The winner of this little give-a-way will win a certificate good for a 3day 2night stay at any of the following destinations

• Las Vegas, NV
• Laughlin, NV
• Reno, NV
• Lake Tahoe, NV
• Daytona Beach, FL
• Atlantic City, NJ
• Anaheim, CA
• Cancun, MX
• Puerto Vallarta, MX
• Mazatlan, MX
• Palm Springs, CA
• San Antonio, TX
• Pocono Mountains, PA
• Gatlinburg, TN
• Branson, MO
• White Mountain, NH
• New Orleans, LA
• Honolulu, HI
• Myrtle Beach, SC
• Orlando, FL

You choose the destination and this is a certificate that covers your hotel room reservations only, any other fees, deposits, taxes, meals and transportation expenses to your chosen destination are not included.  These are certificates we used as promos when we had our business a few years back and gave them to all new brides that booked with us (we were event planners) they were a huge hit and ourselves as well as several family members have even used them ;-)

How do you win you ask??? Well... simple :

• Earn 1 entry by commenting below this post 
• Earn 1 entry by liking this comment on facebook 
• Earn 1 entry by becoming a "official follower" of my blog 
• Earn 1 entry for each new fan you refer to my facebook

So 4 ways to earn an entry or 4 entries per person!!!! Also the person with the most referrals to my blog will earn a bonus entry! I know I like to give it a fun twist and mix it up a bit! Who doesn't love a contest?

This will run through December 15th at midnight so get your game face on and win ya a mini vacay!

As always stay safe in my case here in Oklahoma stay warm too!!!!    

          

EMERGENCY

Do you have an EAP, Emergency Action Plan, at home?

What do you in case of a fire, flood, tornado, hurricane, earthquake? 

This is really important and is required by OSHA at work so it is something that you should put into practice in your own homes as well. 

FEMA has this great booklet to help you prepare for nearly any type of emergency that could potentially arise.  Please take a few moments to read through this and make your EAP for your home and do practice runs and fire drills to be sure everyone even your littlest ones understand what they should be doing.

I know this looks like a HUGE thing to look through at 204 pages but look at the areas that apply to you in your geographical location and go over the checklist in those areas and the back of the booklet.  There is a TON of great info in here and if you don't utilize it then all I can say is SHAME on you!  It is free and a great resource so take advantage of it!

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Some of you may be wondering why this and why now??? Well this past weekend in a state known for Severe Thunderstorms and massive tornadoes plus ice storms of epic proportions we suffered our strongest earthquake ever recorded here in central Oklahoma.  I felt it strong at my home in west central measuring a 5.6 magnitude.  It shook my home at approx. 10:45 on Saturday night for 90 sec. and scared the beejeezesus out of me! 

Cleanup begins after 5.6 magnitude quake

So in the wake of that I started thinking my family does NOT have a EAP for earthquakes and yesterday my daughter and I sat down and discussed this and created one to add to our existing one that deals with earthquakes. 

This is something that was an afterthought but I wanted to bring it to your attention hopefully before anything terrible happens and you wish after the fact you would have done it.

As always ladies stay safe and hopefully no more rockin' and rollin' here in Central Oklahoma!