Well, we finally picked a winner. We apologize for the delay. It’s been a bit of a crazy week in The Scrappy Housewife household. So, without further ado, the winner of the cookbook and the recipe box is …Kristina @ A Home Made by KikiJan 10, 2012 05:23 PMI’m a fan of The Scrappy Housewife on FBPlease contact us within 48 hours at thescrappyhousewife(at)gmail(dot)com to make arrangements to claim your prize.

I said I wasn’t going to post this week (and I certainly never get political because I don’t think this is the place for politics), but this is important to me. SOPA/PIPA laws could impact freedom of speech on the internet. It could shut down sites like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and the like. It could shut down blogs that upset corporations with opinions they don’t like. Please get educated about this bill and contact your representatives in Congress to tell them you DON’T want to lose freedom of speech on the internet. We do need to protect our copyright, but this law does not do that. Simple workarounds would ensure that people interested in piracy would still be able to get content. It does not protect anything and could end up doing more damage than good.Check out these links and sign the petition:http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/ https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ Don’t remain silent now, or you could…

Click here to see my fixed Irene video. More to come.Video

**Issue with the video link…working on it. Fixed it! Figured out how to embed it.Okie dokie, she’s here! Check out my Facebook Page for video from my balcony (don’t worry, I was inside with my cell phone up against the glass). And while you’re there…”Like” my page. There might be something special coming up for Facebook fans…just sayin’. ;)Video of Irene Blowing InBest quotes from the Weather Channel thus far:”Folks it’s not just the water from the ocean we have to worry about, there will also be water coming from the sky.” Um, really?”All that driving air…we call that wind.”Thank heavens they cleared that up. I might’ve been confused. 😉

Hey guys, thought you might want to see what my hunkered down apartment looks like at the moment. We’re anxiously watching the Weather channel for details. Irene should reach us around 8 PM. All the waiting is kind of driving me insane.Here’s our guest bathroom filled with the contents of our balcony. We had to clear it off to protect stuff from blowing around.Who doesn’t want a lawn chair in their bathroom? Classy right?Herb garden. Yes, I know it needs a little pruning.Horrible picture of my hot pepper Topsy Turvy and the tomato plant I had to ditch because it was dying. The sucker never even gave one stinkin’ tomato! Anyone else have this issue with the Topsy Turvy?Pictures looking out of our sliding glass doors (we’re on the third floor). All of the windows in our apartment have since been taped up in case of breakage.I’m going to try…

Hey y’all. If you haven’t already heard there was an earthquake in my area today. USGS reports a 5.8 earthquake hit in Virginia. I am in Maryland. The house I was in shook like nobodies business. It was, shall I say, a disturbing experience, but luckily there isn’t any damage where I am, just a good story. If you’re in this area too, I hope all is well with you. USGS says to prepare for aftershocks. Be safe out there!

A few years ago when my then boyfriend (now The Hubs) and I were discussing the seriousness of our relationship and where we wanted things to go we had all the typical discussions. When will we move in together? Whose couch will we use? Which dining room table will we keep? Little did we know it would be sooner rather than later, and all of those questions would be moot. Two weeks before I was to arrive to spend the summer here (we were long distance) his apartment burned down and he lost 95% of his stuff. In the end, I took two weeks to pack my house and move everything – leaving behind a job, family and friends. That’s love people. I didn’t even think about what to do, I just did it and I haven’t regretted my decision for a second, but that’s not what this post is…

I’m on Pinterest! If you have a Pinterest account I would love to follow you! Drop me a note in the comments section or via email and I’ll add you. I feel like I’m a little late to the Pinterest party so be please be patient as I figure all this out! 🙂