Last Monday I decided I needed to take a break from this little spot in my kitchen where I work on my computer when I’m not at the school and head off to P-Dub’s book signing. I’m so glad I did.
My sweet friend Mrs Mama arranged the whole thing. She made coffee, packed snacks, printed no less than twenty Google Maps with directions and reminded me to charge the battery in my camera. She would make such a great Girl Scout, it’s too bad she can’t remember to take off the lens cap of her own camera.
I remembered to pack my Kodak Easyshare circa 2004, two granola bars, THE cookbook and all my chins. Do I need to tell you that Mrs Mama took all the good photos? Probably not, but she did.
There were several people in the crowd that I knew personally. This is Ann, she goes to church with me and that is her friend and sweet baby girl.
This is Mandy, one of my very good college friends that lives in KC. Yes, she is very tiny. Yes, I am very tall and I was wearing heels. I have a lot of Mandy stories that I should tell you someday.
We did a lot of this all night long. Laughing, not hair tugging. There is no hope for me in the laugh line department. I have them, send Botox please.
Look, another small person! This is Mary she started a blog not long ago.
This is Clint, Mary’s husband. He works for the same firm as Clay. He texted Clay asking why he wasn’t there and then looked around and wondered why he was the only man in the room. It’s okay Clint, Clay wanted to be there.
There she is. Hi Ree!
Sing it Ree! I love the hip and knee action.
We had a long wait to get our cookbooks signed. So we sat and talked.
And met new friends. Hi Karen Flanagan!
We went out to the car for a snack and coffee break while the first few hundred people went through the line and when we were headed back in I noticed my granola bar wrapper had wedged itself in my shoe. I don’t know how these sort of things happen to me. How on earth did the wrapper get in my shoe? I’m just relieved it wasn’t toilette paper….this time.
I asked Marlboro Man who was running the ranch while he was gone and I offered to go check on how things were going, but he said he didn’t raise pigs. Good point. It was really good to see him and the boys. Mrs Mama gave him those UFC gloves he’s holding and then the boys took them and started throwing some wild punches at each other.
When I finally got to see Ree I threw her over my shoulder and burped her.
She felt so much better that she signed my book and called me Pam. Just kidding. I had this book signed for my friend. I want Pam to know this was the last cookbook left at Borders in my town and I called just in time to have them set it aside for me. My timing is impeccable.
As we were leaving Mary came running back in the auditorium because their car wouldn’t start. So I jump started their car, actually Clint jump started their car, but this photo makes it look like I helped and then I took Mrs Mama on a major detour of KC before finally getting home.
It was a very fun night with old friends and new friends and Ree’s cookbook is delicious.
Guess what I got in the mail yesterday?
Yep, Ree sent me some cookbooks and I want to share one with you. To enter this give away just leave a comment saying what you’re thankful for this year and I’ll choose the winner tomorrow night when I’m elbow deep in Thanksgiving preparations.
Thanks Ree for bringing us all together in real life and being so kind to send me some of your lovely cookbooks.
***This give away ends November 25th at 10pm CST.***
Give Away Closed, thanks for commenting!
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I am thankful that I have a job and am relatively healthy.
I am thankful for my two pooches, who make every day a little better. I am thankful for the support of my family and I am thankful for how fortunate I have been in this life of mine.
I’m thankful that I learned of PW’s blog a few years ago, which led me to yours and Jayme’s at The Coop Keeper. I read all 3 of you faithfully each day. I secretly wanna be a farm wife, minus the swines. Sorry April.
I’m thankful for my 3 healthy kiddos.. Even though homeschooling them causes me to regress at times, and I cower in a corner sucking my thumb.. I wouldn’t trade them for the world !!!
I’m also thankful for my husband and the sacrifices he makes so I can be a full-time mommy..
This year I am thankful for my new outlook on life! Two years ago my life was a bit tragic. It has changed so remarkably since then and only just recently I’ve been able to accept that things really are 100 percent better, it’s not just a ruse!
I am thankful that my husband is happier and the stress of a horrible job is gone. I am thankful that my family is healthy and happy.
I’m thankful I have lots of fun blogs to read every day. You guys brighten my day.
I am thankful for an understanding family…
I’ve had a year of ups and downs and at times I seem to be in a horrifying downward spiral, but I am still so thankful for many things…my faith…my husband and two wonderful sons…my friends…the community I live in…my health…my job…and yes, the trials we’ve endured this year because I have been constantly reminded that it’s the bad times that not only make the good times that much sweeter. I also have learned that the trials of live are the test at the end of a life lesson. And when my test is over, I will move onto something better and a new life lesson and new opportunity to grow.
I am so thankful for all that God has blessed me with! My wonderful family and friends included!
I live in Canada. I am usually thankful for this. However…I cannot find Ree’s book ANYWHERE IN BC. I went on a bookstore crawl and I lectured the folks in the bookstores. “Don’t you realize, I said, that this woman is a phenomenon! She is #1 on the New York Times best seller list and YOU don’t have her book in your store! What sort of town is this?” Really I did. I don’t know if it did a bit of good, but I tried.
I am thankful for a Thanksgiving to be spent at home, our first ever in 15 years of marriage. No four hour car ride with kids, cooler, and luggage! No sleeping bags on the grody floor! No packing my own vegetarian meal because the others are baking a ham! No need to devote our return day to loads and loads of vacation laundry! I am soooo thankful!
I’m thankful for my God, my husband, my children, my family, my friends, my church, my job, my community and my country.
I’m thankful for ham, mashed potatoes, green beans, broccolli casserole, hot rolls and pumpkin pie.
I’m grateful for blogging and bloggers.
I’m thankful that I still have my home, that I’m never hungry, that I have a job, that my son and I are healthy. The Lord has truly blessed me with so much.
I’m thankful that I have a job this year!
I am thankful for another year with my husband and sons. My oldest is applying to college (can I mention his first choice is KU and we live in California!) and I want to cherish this Thanksgiving.
I am thankful for still having all of my family and being able to see them when ever I want.
It was super nice of Ree to send you copies of her cb and super nice of you to share! Love your blog. You and your family are too funny!Stephanie
I’m thankful for little reminders of the blessings I have…
French fries scatted through the back seat of my car.
Crayon sketches on the backs of my dining room chairs.
Soggy Cheerios floating in warm cereal bowl milk.
Princess dress-up clothes scattered around the house.
Chalk drawings on my sidewalk and driveway.
That macaroni and cheese is a delicacy.
That bread crusts are nasty.
And the sweet call of “Mommy” both day and night to remind me, I am the most important person in their world.
I am thankful that God knows my heart and can handle me – that I can trust He will never give me more than I can handle. I am also incredibly thankful for my amazing husband- my respect & admiration for this man is over the top!
I am grateful for my family who loves me just the way I am!
I am thankful for people like you who blog and make me laugh. For people who blog about cooking and make me look like a better cook than I am.
I’m thankful that I have a warm water-proof jacket, among everything else that I’m lucky to have… the rain this morning really made me sad for those who don’t have a roof over their heads.
I am thankful to be celebrating our first official holiday as husband and wife!
I am thankful for my friends and family and that all of my siblings and parents will be together for Thanksgiving.
I’m thankful for my lovely family, sweet critters and the fact I have a job….and a very handsome husband, too!
This year I am thankful for my husband, my beautiful girls and my good friends and family. I am thankful we have good health, a nice home, jobs that allow us to buy what we need and that we live in a free country where we truely are blessed.
I’m thankful for my family. Can’t wait to see them tonight!!
I’m thankful for the internet and the great blogs I read – especially yours and PW. I’m also most thankful for my family and my husband.
I am thankful for my wonderful family.
I am also thankful for the enjoyment I get out of the students I teach; as much as they drive me crazy, I can’t imagine not interacting with them on a daily basis.
Finally, I am thankful for a safe, abundant and affordable food supply!
I am thankful that my husband succeeded in getting a job in the field he aspired to, after being out of work for 3 1/2 years. I am thankful that he is happier, our kids are doing well in school, and we are all reasonably healthy. Now, if I could just retire after 25 years at the same job . . . oops, that’s being an ingrate!
p.j.
I’m thankful for my son, who was my Thanksgiving gift two years ago (I’m grateful for him even if he made me miss turkey & dressing). My wonderful, patient, understanding husband. Amazing friends. A terrific family. My job – especially the fact that I have one. So much to be grateful for.
Oh yeah, and PW’s no-knead rolls. LOVE THEM.
I am thankful for a good life – I have a pretty good job, a nice mobile home that I own outright, a great car, a dippy cat, loving friends, and Jesus who saved my soul.
I am happy I do not have to make Thanksgiving dinner and that I do not have to work over the Thanksgiving weekend. Viva la revolution!
I’m thankful for my sister – although I’m kind of gobsmacked that I’m actually saying that because she’s a big pain in the butt. Since our parents passed away, she and I have become really close. I love her to bits, even when I want to smack her a good ‘un.
I am thankful for my wonderful husband and 5 awesome kids, and that we all have our health.
Thankful for my mother for pulling through a tough time this year. We supported her, but she had the hardest part. I love her to death.
I am very thankful to have a good job. This year I’ve really needed it to be able to help my son and his wife who have been laid off from more jobs than I care to count. We are all healthy and have high hopes for the new year. We are blessed.
I’m thankful for my dad! We’ll probably get some not-so-great medical news on Monday regarding him and I’m using the weekend to be very appreciative of him and how he raised us!
I am thankful and grateful for a great husband and 4 fabulous (mostly) kids.
Me? Right now I’m thankful for the internet. It’s answering all my Thanksgiving Dinner cooking questions…and helping me procrastinate on cleaning by reading your hilarious blog!
Okay, I’m also thankful for my wonderful Hunk who’ll probably help me with Cleaning Up For Company when he comes home after working all day, the terrific women our daughters have become and that, after years of struggle, we were finally successful at Getting Out of Debt!
I’m thankful for my kids – I’m almost an empty nester and I think my youngest (14) is nervous that I will never let him go
I’m thankful for my health, my friends & my family.
I am thankful for the hilarious women who write hilarious blogs–PW, you, your sister, and so on and so forth. Thank you.
I’m thankful for the children I did not bear but have the privilege of raising into thoughtful, responsible young adults.
What I’m thankful for is pretty simple, but it’s everything…the health of my family, the fact that I see them, spend time with them, love them with all my heart. I’m just thankful that these beautiful people exist, much less choose to let me be a part of their lives. Oh…and I’m thankful for chocolate-dipped biscotti. Just keeping it real.
I am thankful for my family and friends. Oh, and the long weekend!
I’m grateful for my family and friends and that my part of the Thanksgiving dinner at my inlaws is completed! Just taking a coffee break and glad to see your post!
I’m thankful for my kiddos and my man and my pup. I’m thankful for my friends and my job and my cute little house. I’m thankful that I’m able to get up every morning and have enough food in my belly to qualify me as overweight (according to the BMI calculator). I’m thankful that laughing is my favorite thing to do and I’m thankful for all y’all!!!
I’m thankful for so many things. Right now it’s the opportunity to win Pioneer Woman’s cookbook. Pick me dangnabit!