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Nicole G - Love this post! It made me happy reading your thoughts in this post and knowing that I feel many of them too and I’m not alone. Hope you had a great concert date with the hubby! You guys are so cute 😉 And, I love that shirt…I have it..in both the pink stripes and one with khaki stripes!

Kristin S - Meg, love this post and totally copying at some point this weekend. Maybe Sunday when I slow down.
Diggin’ that shirt!
And I love that you kiss your husband in front of your kids AND pay a sitter and choose time with your husband. Priceless.
As a babysitter since age 11, I never once cared if the house was clean when I arrived. Gave me something to do when the kids were in bed since my mom taught me to always leave a home better and cleaner than I found it. I loved a mountain of dishes in the sink to conquer. Yes, I was THAT babysitter. never wanted to get caught watching TV… like families don’t do that every night.

Jill - Meg, I don’t know how you do it but even on an “off day” you still are a huge encouragement to me! My 4 kids are wearing me out, Moving to many times has worn be out. Everything seems to just wear me out but you, even if your feeling a bit off, you always seem to be one of the “things” that can make my rainy day feel sunny for a moment or two. <3 Even if I do end up reading the same posting for a few days straight. LOL
I hope you had a blast out with the hubby last night and are rejuvenated!

alyssa - Hey, I was there too! It was soooooo good. We were left of the stage. So surreal seeing Petty in real life. Hope he made your day a little happier! Oh and I guess your hubby too!

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shauna - i miss you too.
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and i want deep unconditional love to grow in me too.

Meaghan - I love that Annie snapped that picture of you two kissing. I don’t remember my parents ever exchanging kisses. Not hard to believe they are divorced now. It’s good to let your kids see just how much you love each other.

Tiffany - Pics today made me smile.

laura b - Im loving Mad Men this season. But I love it every season. If I was Peggy I would have lost my mind several seasons ago and screamed at all those men!!! Have a good night and maybe tomorrow everything will fall back into place.

Mindy Harris - i like ‘right now’ posts. i have done them before.
i am also watching madmen and i too think it’s a bit weird this season. i listen to zou bisou bisou song on youtube like every day. i can’t get it out of my system.
i also participated in the incubator project and balled.
happy almost wknd.

seriously sassy mama - I love Tom Petty. I really need to find a babysitter so my man and I can have some time together. After the move! Have a great time!

Jessica - I totally get the feeling “off” after traveling. I’m always am glad to be home but getting back to my routine is hard especially since I am the designated un-packer/laundress. Enjoy the concert, Tom Petty is so awesome live.

ann - Meg, you are so awesome. I can’t believe how much you do and still keep such a good attitude! Hope you get some time with your sweetie. Such cute pictures! Hugs from Chicago, Ann

Terrie - I’ve never watched Mad Men…I’m ducking because I just know that you threw something at me and said nu-uh!
I’ve done the same thing…looked forward to a cut & color only to realize that I was 24 hours too late! UGH!!
Could you BELIEVE that incubator project?! AWESOME!!
And I’m struggling with some of those same feelings….too often.
And let’s not even discuss the bedtime thing ok? Don’t know why I can’t just shut down and go to bed at a decent time! Oh yeah…we weren’t going to discuss it…
Have fun at the concert tonight!! 🙂

Betty Curran - I try to pay attention when people mention how much they like something. It might be a vanilla scented candle or a candy they haven’t been able to find and then I look for those things when I’m doing my regular shopping. Especially when I travel I sometimes find things that aren’t available locally and I stock up so I can treat my family and friends when they need a little pick-me-up.

sy - I tell them how grateful I am and give gifts if it’s appropraite. thanks for the giveaway!

Mari - https://twitter.com/#!/LuckyDuckyToo/status/186539965264572417
runningmatey at hotmail dot com

Jammie - tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/mommysdizzy/status/186215581945569280

Krys R - Tweet https://twitter.com/#!/LuckyKrys/status/186209667159040001

ACMommy3 - Love the mug pictured above. 🙂 I enjoy surprising family and friends with homemade goodies, flowers, chocolate, and definitely giftcards to Starbucks! It’s especially fun for me to pick just an “ordinary” day to spoil someone, the surprised and happy look on their face just makes my entire week go better! 😀

Indigo - I pay tribute with a bouquet of fresh flowers. :)LOVE me some Starbucks!

Sarah L - Blogged:
http://slehan.blogspot.com/2012/03/win-100-starbucks-card-from-blogher.html

Carmen - I make all my own cards for friends and family. They love the personal touch.

Kerry - Sending hand written notes is a great way to pay tribute!

ANGEL JACKLYN - I LEAVE LITTLE NOTES LYING AROUND AS THANK YOUS & HAVE A GOOD DAY’S =)
I THINK IT’S A GOOD WAY TO START TO THE DAY & A GREAT SURPRISE TO FIND

Desi - I love to cook for my fiancee. And I love to spend quality time with my mama and treat her to dinner or a movie just to let her know I appreciate her and everything she has done for me throughout my life.

Maggie Rose - I like to take them out for coffee or a drink and treat them 🙂

Betsy - I like to give a little unexpected gift and call right before I drop it off- so they don’t know what is up. So fun!

Victoria - I send a lot of notes…notes in lunch boxes, notes to teachers, cards to Grandmother, husband, that kind of thing. I like your ideas though and need to remember to be more thoughtful and appreciative to people.

Toni :O) - My kids are all about Dairy Queen on the last day of school…it’s a wonderful way to start summer and for me to say to them, “Great job, you survived another year of school!” I’m also taking meals to one of my bridesmaids who is battling liver cancer at the age of 42….it’s a small gesture but one I know she greatly appreciates and I want her to know I’m her for her anytime and that I love her!

Gillian - I love handwritten notes too…just so much more special than an email!

angie lilly - I tweeted here:
https://twitter.com/#!/MsTofuFairy/status/185024548431859712

angie lilly - I am a HUGE card person. I send ecards for everything and paper cards for special things or to people that don’t have email! Example: my hubby just got a new job after dealing with being told he was going to be laid off at the end of April. The job search was harsh and unfair (was looking for a transfer within the same company) and he worked SO hard and was on top of everything like a mad man! I sent him a ecard telling him how much I appreciate him and how proud of him I am, got him a paper card too, and posted stuff on his Facebook wall as well — All singing his praises! LOL That’s how I roll! LOL

Wendy - I love to bake. A loaf of homemade breabread or a sweet treat is a great way to acknowledge someone.

meredith - tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/mermont84/status/184396065175371781

Kelly Massman - YUM!!!!! It’s nice to celebrate with a dinner out (or even a frappucino treat)!!!
thanks for a chance to win!
And, have a GREAT day!
kmassmanATgmailDOTcom

Karina Lee - i usually make or bake them something homemade

steph - https://twitter.com/#!/DesMoinesDealin/status/184118726591918080

tara pittman - I bake them cookies

sam - There are few things nicer than a random handwritten note or small gift. It’s a little gesture that shows someone was thinking about you and took the time to let you know. I try to do it as often as possible.

Jen - It all depends on who it is…
With my Mom, whom I don’t get to see a lot, whenever given the chance, we go out for coffee and sit and talk. This is something she doesn’t get to do a lot due to her Parkinson’s disease so those times are special when they happen. It is a love we both share and being able to share it together and treat her to an afternoon about her makes me feel good inside.
With my munchkins or husband… I like to leave them little notes to congratulate them or take them out on a “date” that focuses on them and who they are.

eunice b - https://twitter.com/#!/tigergal01/status/182582477792083968
tweet
~eunice b
tigergal01 @gmail .com

Tracy Robertson - I tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/tracylr233/status/182566983915683840
thank you!

anna pry - https://twitter.com/#!/thepryfamily2/status/182460489157197825
thepryfamily@gmail.com

Tina M - https://twitter.com/#!/HappyTina0115/status/182266459127431168

Ris - I love to send mail, even if it’s to someone who lives in the same town. Getting (and sending!) mail is so fun.

Elena - https://twitter.com/#!/ElenaIstomina/status/181978368479211520

Jessie C. - https://twitter.com/#!/tcarolinep/status/181973161422757890

Jessica F - tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/jfong1130/status/181951730131533824

Susan Smith - https://twitter.com/#!/susan1215/status/181861381501501441

Erika - Tweet! https://twitter.com/#!/chambanachik/status/181853705145028610

Kelly G. - I used to be a gift giver always, but one day my friends approached me because apparently I was making them feel guilty because they couldn’t reciprocate gifts! I felt terrible, but now I turn to making treats and CD mixes for my best friends to share the love!
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity 🙂

Mary - I do the same. I buy small gifts while I’m out or take someone out to lunch/coffee. I always hope that those I love know that I love and am so thankful for them!

Debbie B - flowers or a card and sharing special memories with others

Caitlin - I also love surprising them with a little gift. Anything from home baked goods to perfume or coffee. Just a sweet surprise to say I love you.

Dee - tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/DeeGee13/status/181303855387123713

anash - Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/anashct3/status/181229545804939264
Thanks for the chance to win!
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

Julie - Cards for sure. Wish I had more time to make meals.

kribss - I LOVE sharing baked goods with neighbors and friends or sending something with the husband for him to share with his office. I also LOVE sending happy mail to our favorite people back home in Indiana.

Annette D - tweet https://twitter.com/#!/annedoggett/status/181011038030938113

Jenny @ Savour the Senses - I try to honor those close to me by doing little things each day to make their lives a little easier and happier. I will do the dishes for my roommates, cook dinner for a friend, pick up the tab, compliment them, any little thing that will subtly make their day better. I hope that by doing this frequently, their overall happiness will increase more than if they were to get a big gift one time.

Erica Best - I pay tribute to my mother and my dad who past some years back by showing them i love them and spending time with them best i could.
purple_lover_04 at msn dot com

Jenny - Like many readers, handwritten notes are my “thing” and I am known for decorating my friends mailboxes and front doors for their birthdays! Doesn’t matter how old you are, everyone loves to feel special :). Thanks Meg,,,

ValleyWriter - I pay tribute through baked goods. There’s nothing a cookie or cake can’t make better!

Bekah Moon - having them over for a home cooked meal!

Elisabeth - https://twitter.com/#!/egood33/status/180782220091469824

Megan - Handwritten notes… coffee dates… swinging dinner by! Anything to help, but those are just a few of my fav’s.

Amy - tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/uTry_it/status/180757382593396736
Amy [at] utry [dot] it

amanda fuentes - I am a baker and a phone caller. Lately I’ve been trying to send more mail, the real old fashioned kind.

karen peachey - starbucks is my favorite treat as well!! Both to give & receive!:)

giving - Hand written notes and definitely something yummy and homemade. Always brings a smile to faces! 🙂

Shelby P - And here’s a tweet for you!
https://twitter.com/#!/blondiestarr101/status/180686308048510976

Shelby P - I think baking a treat or making a bouquet of their favorite flowers are great ways to show tribute!

Gretchen - I, too, love to look for things that fit the person’s personality. When in doubt, I usually do a coffee gift card or flowers. Who can resist those?? 😉

Lisa - I make hand-made valentines for my mother each year, and during the summer I pick bouquets of field flowers for her. I like finding homemade surprises on Etsy for my sisters. For great efforts at school,or just to thank him for being a great kid, I give my son a gc from his favorite game-rental store. The best way to show a little extra love to my husband . . . homemade choc chip cookies with roasted pecans. And for friends and family far away I like to mail handwritten notes on pretty stationery. I also like to leave “may basket” type surprises on local friends’ doors . . . just for fun!

amy cornwell - tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/amycornwell/status/180670830676672514

megan - I love your fun ideas!!
I always thank TEACHERS at the end of the school year for loving my child. Sometimes I give a “relax/summer” gift– gift card to sonic, beach towel, shades….
or through the school year I will send a little sweet treat for them to eat at lunch….
they always seem to enjoy it!!

Diana Yarborough - Writing notes and baked goods.

Donna - Baking cookies!

Michelle - I like to set up a “coffee date” where I can just talk/listen and spend TIME with my friend on her special day. There is nothing better than having a listening ear that cares for you deeply!
I also love giving a thoughtful gift that I KNOW my friend will LOVE!!

Julie, momto7 - Um is it terrible to admit that I am TERRIBLE at this? But I do try to meet needs as they come to mind. Meals for families with newborns is a great ministry.

Virginia Bibler - I am a total gift giver. I just love searching for just the perfect gift to pay tribute!

Nicole - I’m an old school handwritten note lover. My friends joke that I single-handedly keep the post office afloat 😉 I also live for a latte from Starbucks! Bless you and thank you for this giveaway! I’m a night shift nurse… it will come in quite handy!

Karen - I like to make something crafty, usually a cool paper star to hang in the window.

Amy - Sonic Happy Hour for my pals!
Also I love to send care packages to my brother & sister still in college. I loved care packages when I was in college.

elizabeth highsmith - thank you notes!!! handwritten and sent with a pretty stamp!

Barbara Youngren - My “love language” for honoring someone or trying to make them feel special is to cook their favorites, or cook something special I really think they will like. It’s my way of telling someone how incredible they are to me.
i also like to write notes and letters. I realized how simple this was to do, and how much it meant to me to receive one… you just have to take time, but isn;t that what makes it special? If it was too easy it wouldn’t be honoring.

Kasey - I love sending cards in the mail. It’s always fun to find a personal card in the midst of bills. : )

Tami C - I like to pay tribute with a small, thoughtful gift. Lately I’ve been inspired by homemade mason jar foods – mostly found on Pinterest. A simple vanilla sugar, or BBQ rub mix.

LibraryGirl62 - I am a food person. I bake. It makes us all happy 🙂

Stefanie - I always buy them starbucks or Jamba juice!!…I know a fellow teacher next door to me that could use the starbucks!

mel - i like to just call out of the blue and chat. most of my good friends live away from me now that we recently moved. when we get together my favorite is just hanging out at the house and talking. going to dinner is fun and i love a sweet card just because!

rebekah - I love to surprise my husband with his favorite foods. He usually will eat whatever so I pick our meals and treats. When I surprise him with one of his favorites it means a lot to him!

Carrie C. in VA - handwritten thank you notes

courtney b - we pay tribute by celebrating everytime someone does something good in our family by having a huge dinner for whoever did the special something.
That person gets whatever they want for dinner that night!:)

Amanda Larkins - I usually prepare a handmade cross stitch to show people I love them or bake them a cake.

Amy - Spending a little one on one time with the ones I care about is really hard to do these days with everyone so busy. But we try to make it happen as often as possible. Not just for special occasions, but just because!

Elizabeth - Just a simple text or call to ask how they ‘re doing and to tell them I love them. That’s the cheapest way I can think of 🙂

cailan - These are all such lovely, thoughtful ideas! The other week my husband and I had a date at Starbucks – a FIRST in our marriage, because he doesn’t like coffee, but he loved the tea! 🙂

Jody - A sweet treat – always – banana bread, brownies, or sugar cookies…something simple wrapped up pretty – it brings on smiles always!!

Michelle - I plan to honor them while they are alive by giving gifts and other verbal tokens of my expression.

erin j - I make them food. It could be a dessert or an entire meal but food in general means love to me.

Emily - How fun! I bake for my friends – desserts “just because” & chicken tortilla soup if they are sick!

mary - I love to sew them something special.

Meghan - I love giving home baked goods to pay tribute to those I love!

Antonette - I love baking- nothing says “I care about you” like food! I guess that’s just the Italian in me!

lynette - I like to make something special for my friends or family, food or crafty gifts.

Carrie H - I love to tell them what they have done, or make them a special meal.

Linda B - I love sending surprise care packages. I have so much fun finding the right things to put in them!

Lori Allen - At one point in my marriage my husband and I had a journal that we would take turns writing in. It was a place where we could encourage eachother, remind eachother of our love, thank or appreciate one another…It was so fun to find it waiting on my pillow.

mami2jcn - tweet–https://twitter.com/#!/mami2jcn/status/180386457482035200

mami2jcn - I pay tribute to my relatives by taking a lot of photos and videos and sharing them with my children.

jacqui anderson - baking for them or doing a craft for them. just out of the blue is the best form of gift!

Julianne Brimner - I love to send handwritten notes….something about snail mail that warms your heart. My husband oversees a lot of younger staff at our church. I like to brag on them all the time and they get their fave dessert on their birthdays.

sara @ it's good to be queen - i love all your sweet ideas. i’m going to remember those. i like to bake a sweet treat to say thank you to friends or people who bless us or just someone who needs it. i also enjoy sending a handwritten note. 🙂

Momof2 - By the way… I love your blog. New reader. Came over from under the sycamore!! We are also hoping to move to the country soon, so I am loving to hear about your new adventures! Thanks for sharing!! Also, where did you get that mug…keep calm and eat a cupcake??? That is pretty much my motto…: )

Preethi Narayan - I like sending cards 🙂

Kelli Seawright - My favorite way to pay tribute is by spending time with a person, usually over a cup of coffee. I will say pintrest has helped to pay tribute too, just check out what dessert they recently pinned and make it for them, or get their birthday gift from something they pinned! I love that secret inside into what they love!

danielle - I’ll admit, sometimes being frugal gets in the way of giving really great gifts. However, I’m working on it and know that you don’t have to spend much. A hand-written note sent by mail says wonders…the gift card just makes it rock!

tiffany gardner - everytime i bake a yummy treat i always share with a neighbor…or two..or three. but i think the most important thing i do is pray for them… 🙂

Erin V - I love to send a handwritten note through the mail. And I love to bake so giving someone freshly baked cookies or cupcakes is so fun.

Sara G. - I like to make a hot, bubbly bath for my kids along with a lighted candle, soft music and an icy drink in a fancy glass. They LOVE it!

MegM - Cards are my favorite. I even keep them in my desk at work so I have them on hand. I also enjoy putting candy bars on my co-workers deskt to let them know I appreciate them.

Julia - I love giving people something I made. It’s usually food or something I’ve sewn.

Charity - I love creative handmade gifts.

Laura Phelps - I bring them Starbucks.
Not even kidding.
My dear neighbor…7 kids…twin baby boys…I like to surprise her and bring her her favorite..white mocha latte.
And I pray.
I say a rosary for a person on my mind…
this week I have been praying so much for my mom and dad.
they have saved me this week.
my dad has brought me a Starbucks latte every day this week.
EVERY DAY.
Even though I gave it up for Lent!
He shakes his head at me unable to move in bed and says, “You deserve this”
so yeah
lots of prayers as a tribute for my dad this week.

melissa - i love that you love to mail handwritten notes and gifts “just because.”
i do that, too. i love getting surprises in the mail so i’m just sure my friends do as well.

Tiffanie - I love to bake special treats or bring dinner. Starbucks gift cards are such a great gift too. Thanks for the chance to win

Heather S. - Unexpected love notes. I slip these in my daughters’ bathroom drawers to be found in the morning. I slip them on the dash of my husband’s car. I drop them in the mail to friends and family. There really is nothing better than a handwritten note. And yes, if a Starbucks card happens to be in there, all the better!

Bethany - Yum, usually I’ll bake something gooey or write a note. Snail mail is always awesome… and totally unexpected! But coffee is always nice too!

Dani - My kids get special treats… money, gift cards, their favorite dessert, etc.
I love to write to my friends just to say hey you were on my mind today!

sarah - I like to feed people. I’m big on baking or making food. I want to start doing more handwritten cards and letters. Who doesn’t love that?

Andrea - My favorite is to offer a day or evening of babysitting so that they can run errands or go out on a date. No one has turned me down yet. 😉

keely - I’m with you- when someone keeps coming to mind, I slip them something in the mail- a hand-written card, a “funny” from the newspaper. It’s the little things that mean the most!

natalie (the sweets life) - my favorite way is to bake for them!!!

Jenn - I do things much like you. When I’m out and about I pick up things I think friends or fam will like. When their special day comes around or when I think they need a pick me up, I bust them out. I’m also about the handmade card and gifts for that matter. Thanks for the giveaway! I know I would feel pretty special if I won it. Who doesn’t love Starbucks!?

GB Jost - When we moved into our house, we found a pile of papers that were left by the previous owners. In those papers was a drawing of our house by a local artist. The cards were in black and white, so I use a red felt tip pin and color red on the house. They look so cool, and I love it! I use them for anything and everything.

Sheila P. - I have good intentions, but usually life happens and I don’t get around to doing little things for other people. A handwritten note and/or a gift card is what I end up doing when it does happen.

Stephanie - I am addicted to cute note cards. I found if I have them AND stamps on hand (and cute stickers) I send them often!

sarah - Love this. I need to get better at showing people they are special. For me making something be it a craft or food is always my go-to way to do something nice for someone else!

Jen N. - I write little letters or I use it at as an excuse to make something delicious for them.

Rebecca - I pay tribute by rewarding a job well done, with a homemade something!

Ashley Tucker - https://twitter.com/#!/ajoy1332/status/186247812856557568
ajoy1332 at yahoo dot com

Eugenie - tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/wizardewu/status/186228295870844928

Betty Curran - Tweet – https://twitter.com/#!/willitara/status/186208564556218368

ewhatley - It started with hostess treats in my lunchbox for school and for the rest of my life, I’ve never been able to resist those little chocolate donuts. Thanks a lot, Mom!

ACMommy3 - A favorite memory I have was going grocery shopping with my mom as a child and we’d always buy a package of hostess treats to enjoy on the way home! Simple but so fun! 🙂

Christina Tong - I remember when I gave my children the Twinkies® after school they were so happy and we enjoyed the super soft cake that afternoon, this is my favorite memory of a Hostess® snack cake and it is nothing better than you see your loved ones feel so happy.
ctong2[at]gmail[dot]com

Sarah L - Blogged:
http://slehan.blogspot.com/2012/03/win-100-visa-from-hostess-blogher.html

Diane - Ding Dongs! (not the doorbell kind) 🙂

Lee - My favorite memory of a Hostess® snack cake is the velvety sponge cake Twinkie and biting into the cream filling. Ummm.

ANGEL JACKLYN - 2nd entry tweet! https://twitter.com/#!/kytah00/status/185508937536245760

Teresa Moore - https://twitter.com/#!/TereesAmoore/status/185486281780887554

Desi - My favorite memories are of grade school when I would pack hostess snacks and all my friends would say I had the best lunches and try to bribe me for my food. Takes me back to my childhood!

Courtney M - I had a Hostess cupcake tower on my dessert table at my wedding…need I say more??

Jenn Guymon - I didn’t eat a lot of these growing up, but now that I have children of my own, we love to buy some for a special treat. The kids love the Cupcakes and DingDongs best.

Kris Bates - I tweeted about this cause they are yummy treats!!!
https://twitter.com/#!/krisinterrupted

Jessica Wood - Cupcakes, yum!

rosemarie - love cupcakes pack them in kids lunches and i save mine for dessert

Stevie - Hostess cupcakes…so remind me of my child hood!

angie lilly - I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/MsTofuFairy/status/185014058855055360

Brenda - Love me some chocolate donuts! Yummy!

Kerry - Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/KerryBishop/status/184817119991570433

tara pittman - eating the cream filling from twinkies

Gina M Maddox - My mom used to pack them in my school lunches from time to time, and they always made me smile when I opened my lunch and spotted one. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win!
gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

sy - tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/syytta/status/183851640934240256
songyueyu at gmail

Jammie - tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/mommysdizzy/status/183655516294217729

Karina Lee - tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/karinaroselee/status/183164704234020865

Rita Alarcon - My family often went camping and our favorite breakfast for the road trip was Hostess Donettes with Chocolate Milk

Melanie - My favorite as a kid was the chocolate cupcake – I would split it with my best friend at lunch!

rebecca morgan - love anything from hostess, i loved it when i was little, field trips with the school i all ways had a cupcake 2 pack in my lunch bag those were the days i would run to Clark gas station and get 1 for my lunch the next day ,, by the way i tryed the new twinkies with chocolate filling good but i like the old white better but any snack is a good snack when it is wrapped with love i hope to win i could use the money to buy some ding dong and a snow ball thanks Hostess 4 the give away ,, p.s. cute kids

Leann Lindeman - My favorite as a child was the chocolate cupcake.. I didn’t get them often, so it was a real treat!

Claudia Davis - My favorite memory involving Hostess snack cakes is always having one , usually a twinkie, packed for lunch in my lunch box.

Erica Best - when i was little and my mom use to pack a hostess cupcake on friday as treat.
purple_lover_04 at msn dot com

Suzanne - Oh how I looooved Hostess cupcakes growing up and still am addicted!

meredith - https://twitter.com/#!/mermont84/status/179698845704396802

Btrflywmn - Tweeted – https://twitter.com/#!/Btrflywmn/status/179678422744842240

Heather - Yellow Zingers- loved them then and now!

Tina M - I remember eating them with my brother after school

Tim - The twinkie I just had …

Elizabeth - Never met a ding dong I didn’t like 🙂

jennibell - My favorite Hostess memory are Ding Dongs!! Remember the thin aluminum wrappers they used to come in? My sister and I would try to smooth the wrapper out without tearing it. Funny thing to remember, huh? I don’t like processed foods as a rule, but still can’t pass up a Ding Dong!

ashley - My favorite Hostess memory was going to the Hostess store with my aunt – a sugar junkie’s heaven!! Mmmmmm….thinking about it makes my mouth water. I have a problem.

Michele - We always had Hostess products in our house growing up, but my ultimate favorite are Ding Dongs. I would eat all of the chocolate off the outside first and then eat the cake and creamy center. Yum!

Melissa - Twinkies were my favorite as a kid. I think my grandma would let me eat two or three. That makes me want to hurl now. LOL

Kathryn - LOVE Hostess!! I was never allowed to eat them as a child. Now, as a special treat during our family movie nights, I surprise the kids with a mix of different cakes and let them choose their favorites!!

Lisa G. - Hostess snacks were always a part of our ‘special’ packed lunches for field trips! Such fun memories!

GB Jost - I have just a quick comment…Ding Dongs straight from the fridge (or freezer) during a hot summer day!
Need I say more?
Thanks!

megan - my mom would only get us hostess products for special occasions like field trips and sleepovers…and the excitement over them was crazy. oh the little things in life!

secret mom thoughts - I loved eating Hostess cupcakes with my school lunch. It was the best part of lunch.

Eileen Rosenberg - When I was young I lived with my aunt for a year. Every night after dinner she would pull out a massive hat box filled with different Hostess cakes. I was allowed one and it was one of the hardest decisions in my life at the time 🙂

Nicole - I love the swiss cake rolls because we always had them in our lunch for school!

Deeanna - When I was little my dad and I would go down to the corner store and buy hoho’s and to this day when I visit we have hoho’s in the morning just the two of us 🙂

Kim Black - Ding Dongs are by far my favorite but who can resist any of their scrumptious treats!

Hannah O - i always get a hostess snack from the candy machine at work.. whenever i need a quick snack i always stand by the machine and wonder what I’m going to choose & what sounds good.. it ALWAYS ends up being something Hostess!

Michelle - I remember always having the chocolate cupcakes for lunch during field trips.

Kathryn C. - One of my favorite memories of Hostess Twinkies is when my baby brother snatched a whole box of them out of the grocery bag after my mom got home from shopping. He tore out to his room and ate every last one of them. I remember he was so sick that night and my mom found the box in his room and figured out why he was sick. We loved twinkies as children and I give them to my children. I still love them but don’t eat them as often. Thanks for the giveaway!
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anna pry - i remember getting hostess snacks in my lunchbox as a kid
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steph - i remember getting a special twinkie surprise in my lunchbox!

Sunshyn V - My favorite memory of Hostess is how I used to messily eat their Cupcakes, one component at a time. So yummy. 🙂
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tiffany - My favorite hostess cakes will forever be the twinkies.. funny how as a child i could eat a box of them and never gain an ounce. now, i gain 5 lbs watching my kids eat them, lol

Debra F - I remember if my brother and I got good report cards as kids, my mom would let us pick out a special treat at the supermarket, and I would always pick a box of Twinkies.

Erin - We always had Ding Dongs when I was a kid. Remember when they came in foil wrappers? I miss that. 🙂

Dahbou - Tweet
https://twitter.com/#!/didyouyarnthat/status/178092507190665217

Jeannette from Plant City - we didn’t get them very often but Twinkies were my favorite, I haven’t had one in years but I am tempted to try one that has been deep fried at the Strawberry Festival this year 🙂

Jessica F - I remember the awesome feeling in elementary school when I could eat a Twinkie as a dessert!

sandra - twinkies in my lunch bag were a real treat

Jill H. - I remember my Mom froze Hostess Cupcakes to keep them fresh longer and I ate it straight out of the freezer and I’ve been eating them that way ever since! Love it!

Susan Smith - https://twitter.com/#!/susan1215/status/177559175000367104

Terri Upton - Our favorite is the Powdered Donettes. We get them for special treats. The are funny to eat together because the white powder get everywhere and if you laugh while eating it really makes a mess. Great memories.

HollyWilcox - My grandma always kept her bread box full of Hostess. My brother and I would spend our summers swimming there. We’d run into the house, stuff a donut in our mouth and jump in the pool. We didn’t want Grandma to catch us stealing her treats. But, every time we went back, the breadbox was full again. 🙂

Natalie J Vandenberghe - A favorite memory is seeing the joy on my son’s face when he gets to have a Hostess snack 😉
Thanks for the giveaway!

Kristin Hayne - I love Hostess products… they are a staple in our house. A fun one. My favorite memory is sticking our fingers inside the twinkies and eating the creme filling first…. ickky and messy but oh so yummy….

Rebekah from Simply Rebekah - Clearly I need to win this because I don’t have any hostess memories! I don’t think I’ve ever eaten a Twinkie in my life. Help me out with that, will ya? 🙂

Jessie C. - https://twitter.com/#!/tcarolinep/status/176895051845218304

Amanda Larkins - My mom would always buy some for me and my sister at the local “bread store”. I miss spending time with them. We live 5 hours away now….

jessica - I didn’t discover the joys of hostess treats until I got to college! Hah. Twinkies are the best when studying international relations 🙂

Ashley K - My husband just heard that they might discontinue twinkies and we have a 17 month old boy. My husband said that our boy can’t live a life without twinkies. He went to the store immediately and purchased so many twinkies that I might need a bigger pantry!

karen peachey - Yummo!! The cupcakes are our fave!

Annie - the cupcakes were my favorite. Now by daughter LOVES the chocolate mini donuts every chance she gets for breakfast!

Tori - There is no greater comfort food, than food that has comforted you all your life!

s - many hostess memories but one sticks out above all others – my family and I traveled for my niece’s graduation and one night, my brothers, my nephew, and I hit a super Walmart and picked up a ton of snacks including Suzy Qs and other hostess treats – I went to my room to change and then to my brothers’ and nephew’s room to find out in that short time that they had consumed more than 2/3 of the stash!!
I’ve made a suzyq ice cream cake for one brother’s bday. And my kids and I have done ding dong ditches with, you guessed it, Ding Dongs, at one of my brother’s houses. Just gotta love hostess!

Debbie B - here’s my second entry tweet:
https://twitter.com/#!/bellows22/status/176509477107941376

melanie - I tweeted the URL: https://twitter.com/#!/melsidwell/status/176497051176140801

Routhie - I used to take a bite out of my twinkie and pretend it tasted/smelled funny. I would ask on my older brothers to smell it and right when they got their noses close enough, I would push the twinkie onto their nose. It was worth it every time they fell for it.

Julie Wetzold Schellin - I sent out a tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/momofgreat7/status/176425404159115264

Rebecca - Never met a twinkie I didn’t like!

Nicole F. - Pink snowballs make me think of spending time with my dad at his shop when I was a kid. He loved snowballs so of course I did too! 🙂

Andrea - Twinkies were my favorite growing up and now my girls love them too!

Lisa Foster - My great-aunt Louise always kept a stash of Twinkies in a big bowl on her kitchen counter for my uncle. Every time I would vist them as a child I would run to the kitchen and plead for just one package (which she always obliged)

Rebecca - Comfort food! Yum!

Michelle From Australia - I know I am not eligible for the giveaway as I am not a US resident 🙁 BUT, do you know I haven’t ever tried any of the products you pictured??? And my ‘things to do when next in America’ list just got about half a dozen things longer…..

Janelle - cute post 🙂

Kelly Massman - I remember eating yummy regular twinkies when I was young–it was a rare treat back then… thanks for a chance to win!
And, have a GREAT day!
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Ronda - Cupcakes are my favorite as well. They were always in my lunchbox!:)

giving - yum! peeling the white swirly off the top of the cupcake and eating that first. then peeling the chocolate frosting off and eating it. then breaking the cupcake in half and licking the frosting out….takes me back to elementary school 🙂

linda - we always had travel soccer tournaments for my brother…i always remember having hostess donuts for breakfast in the hotel rooms before we had to watch his games for the day–best part of the day! now my kids love the ho-ho’s, cupcakes and donettes!

Cindy - My favorite memory w/Hostess brings me back to the farm. (I’m an Iowa girl!) 🙂 We’d walk rows and rows and acres and acres of soybeans in the summer pulling weeds for my dad. My mom would pack lunches for us if we’d be working far away or she’d bring us lunches if we were in fields close to home, but one thing was always sure~Hostess cupcakes to follow our lunchmeat sandwiches! I remember sitting in a pasture to eat lunch with my dad and sisters in the hot summer sun! At the time I despised it, now I look back and love the work-ethic it taught me.

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jen - my favorite memory of a hostess snack cake was when i actually got one!! my father owned restaurants, my mother is a caterer and i eventually had my own baking business so treats like that were just never around or thought of. but when we did breakdown and have them {usually at the pleading of my sister and me} they were wonderful!

Elizabeth Ann - Hostess CupCakes were always a special treat in my lunch box growing up. I remember trying to sneak them from the cupboard after school as well 🙂

Molly - I love how my daughters say Cruellers when they want me to buy a at the store 🙂

Sandy - Ding Dongs were my favorite!!! Remember, Suzie Q’s, were they Hostess?? They were insanely good!!!

cw - I remember the stash of frozen ding dongs in our basement freezer. I loved eating them frozen!!

Peggy in TN - I grew up with a Hostess treat in my lunch sack every day too! My favorite part of the cupcake back then was lifting the frosting off and saving it for last. Happy times. Happy memories.

Edie S. - Mmmm, I have great memories of those cupcakes as a kid! My mom very rarely bought snacks like that, but I still remember standing in the yard at a cousin’s house in the hot sun savoring a slightly melted Hostess cupcake with the white swirlies on top!!

Kristy - Oh, how I love the donettes! I wish I didn’t. When I was little and my dad (who has a huge sweet tooth) needed a little treat he would take us to the store on the way home from school and let us pick a Hostess treat. Yum!

Karie - Hostess snacks were a super special treat when I was a kid…my mom didn’t splurge on them often, so when she did, it was a BIG deal!

Julianne Brimner - My mom never had store bought snacks in our house, only homemade cookies or pies. I loved her home baked goods, but when I went to my friend’s house she had twinkies…so yummy. And now that I know there are chocolate creme filled twinkies…oh my.

Amy Lynne - We we’re given a lot of sweets as kids, but during my long college days I would grab a pack of the orange cupcakes. Oh my word, such a good reward for tackling all my course assignments! My hubby recently brought me a pack and I had to giggle as the memories came rushing back!

Melody - we always had a special hostess treat in our lunches growing up as well – the swirly cupcakes were my favorite – haven’t thought about them in ages…but I think a trip to the store is in order tomorrow to pick up a box. 🙂

Amy - I remember I always enjoyed a Hostess Ho Hos after school with brothers. We would enjoy this yummy snack together, share (or fight over) toys and always have fun after school. I’m so glad to have this same memory shared with my brothers. That is my favorite Hostess snack cake memory!
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yvette - twinkies remind me of middle school. they were sold in our snack bar and I think I ate one every day!

Maria - We usually grab a few bags of the mini donuts when we go camping for our departure/end of camping morning breakfast…they are always welcomed and expected!

Colleen - My friends and I in high school polishing off a box of twinkies and smearing the cream on their noses. It was so fun. And I love the Ding Dongs!

Allison - Now I want a cupcake! 🙂

Thuy - I remember my parents packing these yummy cupcakes in my lunchbox and now I am doing the same for my kiddos! =)

Katy @ Live Laugh Love Craft - Oh.my.gosh. The chocolate donettes are my fav!! My girls and Husband love them, too. Yum………………….

kendra - ahh, Hostess. My dad has delivered for them for years so we always had a cupboard packed with these goodies. I hated them. Now away from home for 13 years they aren’t so bad:) Try the ding dong warmed in the microwave for a few seconds……mmmmmm, that’s good stuff right there!

Gretchen - Hohos make me oh-so happy!!!
Ding dongs run a VERY close second.
Seeing your pictures suddenly gives me a CRAVING!!! 🙂

marci hurst - i remember sharing ho-ho’s at lunchtime with my best friend Mary–now my kids share them at school with their friends 🙂

Krissy - Hoho’s have ALWAYS been my favorite!! I still eat them the same way i did when i was little. I peel off the chocolate coating and eat it first. Then i “unroll” it and eat the layers one at a time. Then i eat the last roll with all the yummy goodness in the middle!! Mmm…might be time to buy some. :o)

Ashley Cook - They were always the treat in my lunch box. I have food allergies, and hostess powdered sugar doughnuts were one of the few things on my “Safe” list. 🙂

beth - my grandma would keep the cupcakes and those chocolate covered whipped cream filled cupcakes in her freezer. so whenever we went there, I knew those were waiting for me. and they are so good cold! you’ve got my mouth all ready for one….may have to pop one (or more!) of those boxes in the car this shopping trip!

Collette Ezzell - I have always been partial to Hostess Cupcakes the most but Twinkies hold a special place in my heart as well. After we left the box of twinkies out after making lunches, our cat Oogie somehow found his way up onto the kitchen countertop because we came home from work and on the family room floor was a twinkie wrapper with what looked like a deflated yellow balloon inside it. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the outside of a twinkie, with all the creme filling out of it, Oogie loved Twinkies too!

Sabrina - My mom would never buy these for me, but once in awhile she would surprise me with some Twinkies! Best day ever!

Nichole - Ding Dongs. So, my fiance went looking for them like crazy a while back and we couldn’t find them. Then he did, and I think I ate more than he did.
He went CRAZY when he found them. Absolutely insane.

Lynda M. - Ho Ho’s were my fav! Cream swirled into chocolate cake and then dipped in chocolate – oh my! I used to have one after school too – great memories 🙂

Toni :O) - Oh man, I so had those treats in my lunches too…my fav? Suzy Q of course!!! Woot Woot! The BEST!!! Although now I have to say I love me a King Don but they are very, very rare as I’m trying to eat healthier! hah! Fun post…your kids are just so dang cute!

Chris Lawlor - Yum says it best!

52scrap - I was addicted to Twinkies while pregnant with my third baby. Had to have them, all the time!!! 🙂 Maybe why I am still carrying baby weight, even after my baby is 5!

Juli - I wasn’t allowed these when I was a child. But once a year, traveling from Kansas to California, we were told we could pick one Hostess treat out when we gassed up the car. Just one treat, the entire road trip long. I always picked the pink “snowball” one. Heaven!

Vonda - I love me some Hostess cupcakes. Having said that, they don’t seem to ROCK MY BODY. lol

Lori Austin - Twinkies have always been my fav. My parents raised us on
extremely limited means while I was growing up so to buy a box
of Twinkies was a HUGE treat. Yum…now I really want a Twinkie. 😉

Tami - I am so happy that you are settling in. It looks like a beautiful area. Blessings in your new home. Tami

Jenn - alright you all inspired me… started P90x again last night… my shoulders are currently cursing this rock your bodyness! but my mind is happy 🙂

shannon - Ok I’m in! I have been going to the gym off and on for 2 months…it’s about time there was some consistency….ok…so I’ll go with 40 miles in March!!!!! 😀 (holy cow did I really just write that for the public to see?)

Jennifer Cooper - I love MFP. I used to do Weight Watchers online and paid $17.95/month. MFP is free and it has more foods. It’s the Wikipedia of food and exercise tracking. I find it motivating to keep track and earn extra calories through exercise.

Seriously Sassy Mama - I started a 100 day challenge through my job. It has been five weeks now and I have lost 7 pounds. The inches are coming off, and I feel awesome! I love the My fitness pal app. You can also go online and use it, just in case you do not have a fancy phone. The database is awesome. I am on a quest to get to 125 before the summer. I am 132, and I will do it!

Alicia D - awesome! i am right there with you with the running and eating healthier! started running last summer which I haven’t done since i was literally 12. I hadn’t worked out in the past 4 years like AT ALL. now im training for the Philly Broad Street 10-miler! It’s all mind over matter. Good luck with your March goals! 🙂

Lisa - Thank you for sharing that app!!! I need something like that. I started exercising 3 months ago. My body feels stronger, but I’ve only lost 4lbs. I need to crack down on the eating. I just LOVE food! haha 🙂

Sandra Sosa - downloaded the app to my phone and i’m ready to rock march right along with ya!!! eat your heart out swimsuit season.. cause i’m comin’ for ya! LOL thanks for all the inspiration. love.. love.. love… your new country home too. that’s my dream.

Annabelle - I use myfitnesspal already and really enjoy it – I had been using a different app before, but I’ve found I like this one better.
I’ll be joining you to rock March – signed up for http://www.thecolorrun.com in May (sounds right up your alley BTW, getting covered in rainbow dust on a run?!) and need to get my train on!! Don’t know if I’ll run 100 miles, but I definitely want to be active every day. Thanks for the motivation!

Pensingers.blogspot.com - I love the idea of rocking it out for the whole month! I completed my first half marathn in January, but due to injury and then habit, have fallen away since then. And boy do I miss it! I’ll join you in this body rocking quest to push myself to get motivated and move my butt! I always feel so SO much better after. Thanks for this!

shiela - your post got me running 5.12 miles this morning (treadmill at the gym). i needed it since i had been feeling sick & yucky lately. two days ago, i signed up for the full marathon in october (on my actual 40th b-day! super crazy, ey?) i liked looking at those super creative pancakes n all. however, those syrup just kinda eeeks me out. congrats on your new place-how exciting n everything. best & warm wishes!!!

Lisa - I’m with jen, but here I go! Don’t have a smartphone so I joined online, and I can already see that the fast-food breakfast that I treat myself with on Fridays is gonna have to stop. I’m not a runner, but I AM GOING TO START WALKING AT LEAST 4 DAYS A WEEK (do you hear that, Self?!) I’ve been needing this for a long time – thanks for the inspiration! ROCK ON!

Tanya - I’m rockin’ with ya girl.
I’ll take challenge two.
I’m going to tailor mine to 60 miles in March cause that’s where I’m at.
I did 2 yesterday and ran for a large portion of that. That was a milestone for moi 😀
Yay!!
One this is FOR SURE ~ you do feel A LOT better when you’re rockin’ your body….hard to get started but always always worh it.

Lindsey - Wow – Meg! I might be hard-pressed to WALK 50 minutes – great job RUNNING 50 minutes! Thanks for the pep-talk! I will get my exercise on!

Jessica Jackson - I love MFP! I’ve been using it for about 2 months and have dropped 15 pounds! I’m just now starting 30 Day Shred so I’m hoping to knock off another 40lbs before I’m through. 🙂

becky@oursweetpeas - The house looks precious. I have a farm house fantasy. I love my house though so it may never be realized. 🙂
Anyways, I am committing to 60 miles this month. It is wimpy compared to yours but I am a walker and I am JUST starting to get back to regular exercise (now that my daughter is 19 months old and my twins are going to be starting kindergarten in the fall ;), yeah, I have NO excuses). Anyways this will still be an average of about 3 miles on ALL weekdays. I tend to over-commit so I am trying to not let myself. 🙂 This seems do-able.
Good luck with your goals and that gorgeous house, BOTH of them. 🙂

Linda - on my way htis morning. Trying to be “faithful” to go 3x a week. Quite an adjustment in thinking but my weight and diabetes demands I do something. Such a backslider; I regained so much weight back. Think I will download; need all the help I can get! No running though. Gave that up when I left the army 28 years ago. hated it!! 🙂

Anna - I’m a huge an of MFP! I’ve been tracking since right after Christmas and have lost 17 lbs just by watching the calories i’ve been eating. Of course, as my sweet hubby says “Just think what the number whould be if you were exercising daily!” – gotta love encouragement! So I’ll join you for Rock your Body March!

Katie - Wow! 100 miles…I am training for a 1/2 marathon and figured out I will be running 88 miles in March – I am not sure how to get another 12 in…I love the idea though of setting a mileage goal…this will come in handy when I am not training for a race. Thanks for the idea!

Jessie - I’m with you! Love that app! Instead of giving something up for lent I decided to get back in shape! I rejoined jazzercise on Tuesday and haven’t missed a day yet!

Harriet - YES! This is just the encouragement that I need. 🙂

Amanda - I LOVE that app! I downloaded it a few months ago and used it for a while but then lost interest in seeing how much garbage I ate. But now I am back in the groove. I don’t run (I walk) but I love the idea of doing 100 miles in March. Don’t know if I can make that goal but it will be fun to try 🙂 Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!!

Jen@ADropintheBucket - Totally joining you! Already got my exercise in (I’m in Scotland and usually get up early in the am before husband goes off to work to get it done), and I am going to look the app. I am doing weight watchers, but maybe this can eventually replace it!

Courtney - I’m doing Weight Watchers but need a jolt to get back on track with that – so I’ll skip MFP but I will do better with tracking on WW.
I’m ready to rock my body with you! The 100 miles in march sounds crazy hard, but I’m going to try! I’ll also be counting time on my bike toward my miles because many days it’s too hard to get out and walk/run but I can manage to spend 30 minutes on my bike and get a few miles in that way!
Let’s do this thing!

Vanilla Bean Crafts - I’m doing HCG this month, but I downloaded it for when I’m done!! yay!!!
Ellie

courtney child - Hahaha…great minds MUST think alike!! I started rockin’ my body today too!! Went to the store yesterday, bought all kinds of yummy, healthy foods and started my journey on getting healthy and fit today too!! I also have the app you talked about in your post, and it is nice to be accountable for what you put in your mouth. Here’s wishing us luck and success!! By the way, I love your blog…I look forward to it each and everyday!!
Thanks, Courtney

Karen Gerstenberger - I am a walker, for the most part: 3 – 6 miles a day, depending on the day. I would like to work on toning what I have, but have had trouble getting motivated to change up the workout. Running hurts – I love the endorphins, but dont like the pain. I’m older than you are! 😉 I did download the app – that might help with motivation. Thank you for the invitation/challenge!

keri - forever folding laundry - I’ve been trying to rock this body too here for the past couple of months.
I can’t believe I’m actually about to say this out loud,
but…I’m actually starting to enjoy running.
That shocks me!
I didn’t think it was possible.
So…I’m with you.
I’m running tomorrow. 9am. Boom.
Let’s do this.

Laura Lee - I only run if I am being chased…. 🙂 But I am cheering you on! Amazing goal! And I am going to try my best to get back to my work out routine this month too. Seems like nothing but non stop sick kids here for two months! I am ready to feel healthy again!

lauren - I ran my first 3 1/2 miles post-baby today (she was born Christmas morning) but I’m going to step it up quickly since I’m running a half marathon in may & just registered for a half ironman (triathlon) in August! March 1st kicked it all off for me! yeah!

Ashley Tucker - https://twitter.com/#!/ajoy1332/status/186252863272525824
ajoy1332 at yahoo dot com

Eugenie - We like the flavor of the IHOP Strawberry syrup the most.

Betty Curran - Tweet – https://twitter.com/#!/willitara/status/186222421953613825

ACMommy3 - Yum, these syrups sound great, we haven’t tried any yet, but my family is always excited about syrup with our homemade pancakes and waffles! Love the Sprinkles idea, how fun, we’ll have to try that. 🙂 I want to try the Lite one first. 🙂

Anne K. - Link to my tweet:
https://twitter.com/#!/mrs_puddle/status/185549836119056385

ewhatley - We all love IHOP and waffles and pancakes so this syrup will definitely be on our table.

Desi - Looks delish to me though we have never tried it or even heard of it! Now I want some pancakes 🙂

Jenn Guymon - My tweet – https://twitter.com/#!/scrpbkadct/status/185379532998586368

Amber Fussell - Would love to try IHOP’s at Home syrup. We love breakfast for dinner!

Carmen - We haven’t tried IHOP syrup yet. Sprinkle pancakes sound like fun – maybe I’d need the sugar-free syrup to counter balance 🙂

Jill L - My kids are excited to be adding this to our Saturday morning breakfasts!!
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Sarah L - Blogged: http://slehan.blogspot.com/2012/03/win-100-walmart-gc-ihop-blogher.html

Brenna - I love IHOP. Can’t wait to try these syrups! Yum.

Cori Westphal - I think it’s a great idea for anyone who doesn’t have an IHop close to them!
coriwestphal at msn dot com

Gillian - Love Walmart’s prices, and Ihop’s EVERYTHING 🙂

angie lilly - I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/MsTofuFairy/status/185008025118052352

Analia - We love pancakes with syrup too! IHOP brings lots of memories back from my childhood…pancakes with the family on Saturday mornings!

Kerry - We haven’t been able to try it yet, but it looks fabulous!

Karina Lee - we’ve never tried it, but we love ihop

linda brooks - My family loves pancakes and would love to try IHOP at Home Syrup.

Gina M Maddox - We would love to try this, sounds delicious! Thanks for the chance to win!
gina.m.maddox (AT) gmail (DOT) com

Jammie - We are just learning about the ihop in home syrup. Our local walmart carries it so I am going to have to get some the next time I am out. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

sy - I’ll try this because I love the syrups at ihop restaurants. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
songyueyu at gmail

Jessica F - tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/jfong1130/status/181946180874407936

Jennifer C - The IHOP at Home Syrup sounds great. My daughter and I must eat gluten-free, so we can’t enjoy pancakes at IHOP anymore. I’m going to contact the manufacturer and see if the new syrups are gluten-free. Maybe we can have homemade gluten-free pancakes with IHOP syrup!

Debbie B - i haven’t found this yet in my area but I do love IHOP syrup in the restaurant
debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com

Kathryn C. - Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/katbirdfl/status/181412785417232385
katbirdfl (at) gmail (dot) com

Erica Best - https://twitter.com/#!/purplelover04/status/180909083119988736

Bev Edge - I know my family would love these syrups! We’ll have to get some for our favorite pancakes for dinner!

whitney f - We have not tried the IHop at home syrups!!! But we love IHop, so we should try some soon!!!

Maria Cantu - I haven’t tried this yet but would like to try the strawberry one.
MCantu1019 at aol dot com

Elena - https://twitter.com/#!/ElenaIstomina/status/180070891974180864

Stephanie - we love iHop! we go there at least 4 times a month

courtney b - i have never tried it but i would love too! looks yummy! and i love ihop!

mami2jcn - I haven’t tried it yet but my kids would really enjoy it!

Tina M - I haven’t tried the IHOP at Home Syrup, would love to give it a try

Janis - Love IHOP, Especially with the Grands!! Can’t wait to try the syrups.

Karla - Daddy’s breakfasts are the best at our house. YUM!!

Tim - I think it looks fantastic.

jennibell - My family would *love* to have IHOP syrup at home!! Will have to get some. . .but then they will complain that my pancakes don’t taste as good as IHOP (and I would have to agree). . .will they have a pancake mix next?!?
BTW, ever since I read a post of yours about Craig making pancakes in a blender I have never done anything but — just made them this morning in fact. It is the most ingenious way to make them!!

Michele - Assuming this is the same syrup that they serve in their restaurants; it’s delicious!

meredith - i think my family would love it – ihop is a vacation treat!!!

Kathryn - Teddy bear pancakes with fruity syrup–does it get any better than that?!

Lisa G. - Haven’t tried them yet, but I’m meeting a friend there for brunch tomorrow! Love me some iHop! 😉

Natalie J Vandenberghe - We didn’t know about IHOP at Home Syrup until this past weekend. I can’t wait to buy it because I think my family will love the delicious flavors that we can enjoy at home.
Wish I had been at your house for breakfast 😉
Thanks for the giveaway!

danielle - It rocks because there’s no place like home!

Shiloh Walter - Love IHOP!

Andrea Siebert - yay-love pancakes!

Angie G - Will definitely try IHOP syrups – we love pancakes at our house!

Amanda Sakovitz - https://twitter.com/#!/aes529/status/179259584215658497

Deeanna - Yummy in our tummies 😉

Kim Black - I’ve never seen the IHop at home syrup but you can bet your bottoms i’ll be going to get some!!

Kat - I didn’t know they made at Home Syrup! We’ll definitely have to try it out because we LOVE IHOP! We also frequently make pancakes and waffles 🙂
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Michelle - I think that IHOP having an at home product rocks and will motivate me to make pancakes.

anna pry - never tried it yet but my kids would love the different flavors for sure
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steph - we havent tried them but they look tasty!

Debra F - I know my kids would love the strawberry syrup…..they often spread the strawberry jelly on their pancakes, so this would be perfect for them.

Christina Tong - My family loves IHOP. My husband loves pancake and we love to cook our breakfast at home. I am so happy to know there is IHOP at Home Syrup with fruity flavor, we must try the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity® Blueberry syrup and the Strawberry syrup too.
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Sunshyn V - We love their restaurant syrups so we’re looking forward to trying the at Home versions. The berry flavors sound particularly wonderful.
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Jill H. - I didn’t know about iHop Home Syrup until now, but I’m super excited about it! I love iHop’s blueberry syrup so I can’t wait to buy some at the store! I’m sure we will love it!

Dee - We haven’t yet tried this pack but as happy patrons of IHOP we know they’ll be delicious and can’t wait to give that blueberry one a taste test! 🙂

Jachel - I lOve flavored syrups from IHOP, they are amazing, if only they’d also make the butter pecan.

Susan Smith - We haven’t tried the IHOP Syrup at Home but I love all of the different flavors of syrup.

Katy - YUM!! We are a breakfast family as well!
My husband is drooling over the fruit syrups!!

Robin M. - Haven’t tried it yet… but I need to!

marci h - Never tried it yet but WOW it sure does look good 🙂
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Jessie C. - My family loves IHOP, their pancakes are the best! We haven’t tried IHOP at Home Syrups yet, but would definitely love to.
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Amy - Pancakes with sprinkles make me smile! I would love to try IHOP syrup at home, especially the strawberry one. Yum! Might have to add sprinkles to my shopping list as well!

Dahbou - Unfortunately, there is no IHOP near us, either, so we always stop at one when we’re on the road. IHOP at Home Syrup sounds like the perfect product for delicious family breakfasts in between our occasional restaurant visits.

Maureen - Love your blog Meg, but it makes me sad to see so much sponsored stuff….totally get the money making aspect of blogging, but I really love your posts that do not include a major brand name……I am not a blogger, but notice so many of the blogs that I love to read are turning into this….is this just how it naturally goes?

Molly - I had no idea you could buy the syrup!! Yummy!!

Laine - Wow, I never knew that they sold their syrup!! I LOVE pancakes, I seriously could eat them everyday. Cannot wait to try this!!

Sharon Rooney - Wow, your pancakes look wonderful. YUM!
I didn’t know they made IHOP at home. My family just loves IHOP, I will have to put this on my shopping list.
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ellen - We havent tried it but it sure looks good- your pics made me hungry, and we love IHop!

Kytah00 - WE’RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THESE NEW SYRUPS & CAN’T WAIT TO STOP BY THE STORE & PICK SOME UP!
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Amy - My family loves IHOP and we love to cook at home too. The IHOP at Home Syrup is perfect when we wanted to stay in and cook together instead of dining out.
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tara - one of our family traditions is having breakfast every single sunday night….having some ihop syrup would be an amazing addition to our french toast casserole or waffles or pancakes!!!

Julie - My family (and me!) would go nuts for their syrups at home. My husband makes the pancakes in our family too. 🙂

Lynda M. - I make pancakes almost every Saturday morning – my daughter loves them. I will have to try to find the ihop syrups since my daughter loves ihop too, but we hardly ever go there. Happy Birthday to Lauren 🙂

Tian Hapsari - Tweet about this giveaway:
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Linda - Have you ever shared your pancake recipe or is it a family secret?

Katelyn - I LOVE IHOP, so this would be great to have at home, instead of going out to the restaurant.

Heather S. - Where’s the recipe for Craig’s mom’s pancakes? 🙂 Looks yummy!

Ashley Cook - twitter.com/#!/ashleyjnc/status/175694839277568001

Ashley Cook - I’ve always wanted to try the fruit syrups and haven’t. They look yummy! I rarely ever get a chance to go to IHOP, but this might inspire a trip 😉 Not good for my five pounds lost this week, Shame on you Meg haha.

meaghan - ooooh…original all the way!!!

Andrea - My kids love trying all the flavors of syrup when we eat at IHOP, so I know they would love it at home!

Ashley - Yum! I can have gluten free pancakes with ihop syrup! I love strawberry and the boys love original.

Jenn - We are big pancake people. We actually have a couple of IHOPs in our town and I love eating out for breakfast. Unfortunately, we don’t get to as often as I would like. So we make pancakes every weekend. All the flavors and options sound great! I now know where to get them too!

Stacey - Yummy!

Lorilei - Can’t wait to try it!

Krissy - My boyfriend and I LOVE ihop!!! He’d love the berry ones, and i like original.
I love Annie!! She’s too cute and super sweet! <3

Kate - We love IHOP! We just got a brand new one in our town that is open 24 hours a day! Pancakes all night long, yeeha! I would love to try their syrup at home.

Alice H - My kids would love that! I make all kinds of fun pancakes. One time I made Smores pancakes. Yum! Thanks for the giveaway.

beth - I’ve never tried (or even heard of it til now!) but I LOVE syrupy sweet pancakes. Yum! I think I may be making blueberry pancakes tomorrow now…..

Kati - I think it is a great idea! I would love to try out the flavors. We love having breakfast for dinner! 🙂

tara pollard pakosta - just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your beautiful LaureN! 17, wow! she sure is a beautiful girl!!! tell her to make an appearance into the camera more OFTEN!
tara

Kate W. - we recently moved to a town without IHOP, boo-hoo 🙁 Can’t wait to try these and try to replicate it at home!

Erica - My kids love IHOP. (I love that kids eat free at dinner time.) My favorite syrup is butter pecan. It’s too bad you didn’t get that kind, because it’s heaven.

K - this is FANTASTIC for when we cannot get to IHOP!! 🙂

Wendy - i didn’t even realize IHOP made this syrup! i will have to try it. yummy. i love ihop.

colleen from alabama - We have an IHOP within 5 miles of our house – dangerous(in a good way!) However, nothing beats eating pancakes and waffles in your pjs! I know we would all be licking our lips with that yummy syrup!

Jennifer - IHOP syrups at home…yes please!

Tiffany - I would love to try the Rooty Tootie Fruity syrup! We have 5 in our family that all love different flavors. Thanks!

Jen - We like IHOP, one of our twins more than anyone else in our family. More than anyone else in town. That kid can put away the pancakes, so their syrup would totally make his day. And, that would make my day 🙂

ginny - we’d love to try all those syrup flavors! and i hope you share the pancake recipe too please. i’ve only ever made bisquick pancakes.

Wendy - We haven’t tried their syrup, but we’re looking forward to trying it soon! We love IHOP!

Wendy W - I’m so jealous that you’ve had the opportunity to try the other flavors as all I’ve been able to find is the original. I love it and so does my two year old who seems to dislike everything. Yum!

Shar - My G-kids will love these syrups. Can’t wait to try. My birthday is March 1 too! So, Happy B-day, L!!

Kirsten J - Sounds yummy – I love the idea of an IHOP treat at home. I remember loving the strawberry when I was a kid 🙂

Angela B. - We have never tried IHOP syrups. Sounds good! Happy birthday to your beautiful daughter!

Julie, momto7 - Cool giveaway! We love breakfast too, and IHOP syrups are so yum!

Regina - We are a breakfast-lovin’ family too! Didn’t know IHOP was marketing in the grocery isle now, but am looking forward to trying it all!

Donna - We haven’t tried the at home syrups yet, but we go to IHOP quite a bit. Breakfast is a good meal at any time of the day! My youngest is amazed that IHOP is open 24 hours a day…he thiinks that is so cool!

rosemarie - I love IHOP they have the best crepes ..I always get them when we go there. I am going to try the strawberry ..

Lisa - Annie is just a doll!

Michelle From Australia - Another American thing we miss out on 🙁 We visit IHOP a lot each time we are fortunate enough to be in the USA 🙂

Jen N. - I haven’t tried the syrups yet, but we LOVE IHOP.

Leah - Looks delicious. And happy bday to Lauren!

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Tweeted!

Amy N - We haven’t tried them yet, but the strawberry syrup looks good!

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Emily Luongo - I have to add my 2 cents too about Nordstroms. Life changing bra fitting experience there! It is amazing how the right fitting bra can change your whole attitude. It is expensive but absolutely worth it! Oh and I adore your blog…. 🙂

Angela - Next time you’re in KC, make an appointment at Intimate Designs!
http://intimatedesignsonline.com/index.html
I’ve been to the one in Independence, and I’ll never buy a bra anywhere else. They do a fitting, and then when you find the style that works the best, they custom alter it to fit you exactly at no extra charge. You can also bring the bras back anytime, and they will make new alterations for free. They even do the same thing for swimsuits! There is a range of prices, and they may try to sell you on the $70 bras, but I usually buy the $40 bras and they last for years and fit perfectly.

tara pollard pakosta - Annie is a SUPER good artist, I mean LIKE REALLY GOOD!
love her art!
tara

Melissa - Love your blog Meg! Seriously, it’s always the first one I look at each morning. Bra shopping sucks, a close second to swimsuit shopping. I’ve yet to find one I like. I’ve tried the expensive one’s with no luck. Lately I’ve seen the infomercial for the “Ahh Bra” and have seriously considered ordering one. Also saw something similar the other day at Wallgreens, looked to see if anyone was around, picked it up and thought to myself–Are you seriously going to purchase a bra from a drugstore-I put it back. 😉

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Dude – he is my favorite! LOL. I love the pretend audience girl.

Wendy - I actually had cake for breakfast today … and I wasn’t wearing a bra! 🙂

Cindy - Annie’s picture…precious! Just precious! Some days when I’m at the end of my rope, I come across one of the kids’ precious little drawings that they made without my knowing and left lying around. And I can’t help but think that it’s a love note sent straight from God, because it completly turns my day (i.e. attitude) around!

Kyra - Want to look 10 pounds thinner? Go to Nordstroms or Macy
and be properly fitted for a bra. I used to swear by Playtex until I found Le Mystere at Nordstroms. Now that I know my size and style, I purchase them online and get free shipping.
And I LOVE the mug! A friend is coming over tomorrow for tea and I bought fancy cupcakes. Going for a hike in the afternoon to shed those cupcake calories :]

Kimberly Dial - OMG Meg, I’m still laughing. I’ve never seen him before … thank you for sharing him! As for the bra shopping, I agree completely … the last time I went I was alone & the sales girl left me so each time they didn’t fit & I needed another I had to get completely dressed & go get more so they wouldn’t fit … so frustrating. I was exhausted when I left & I still wasn’t satisfied with my purchase :/

georgia - Bra shopping is rubbish!!!!!!
Took me 20mins to find my size the other day, all I could find were ‘skinny’ sizes like 32a! Lol
Damn me for having normal sized boobs!

Alisa - I love it when you post about the everyday stuff. I love to hear what you struggle with and what makes your day. What I was wondering is how you manage all 5 kids and their homework. Do they have much? Do you have to help Lauren anymore(proofreading/projects?) How much do they have each day and how hard are their schools? Which type of schools do they go to? I am asking because I grew up in Kansas too, but I now live in Germany. The schools here for my kids are really tough – homework (especially on weekends – can be very long and tough and the schools are super selective. You often comment on your kids’ sports and I was wondering how you manage all the team practices and supervising all the homework. Could you give us “a day in the life of Meg?”

Kerry Wiebe - Megs, All you have to do is call and the cupcakes will appear!! Really! Anytime!! I will hook you up! Love ya Girl!! I hope your week gets better!

Sarah - That drawing by Annie is super cute 🙂
Love the jammies.
I DESPISE bra shopping. (even worse…nursing bra shopping…uggh)
Thanks for the video. Hilarious! So needed that.

Karen - Meg,
When you come visit me in NYC (you have a standing invitation, you know!), I will take you to the Town Shop. The little old ladies who work there have been fitting bras for decades and are experts at it. They can tell your size before you get your coat off — it’s uncanny.
Karen

Mindy Harris - hilarious video. thank you for the laugh. i have such a hard time saying no to sweets. my nemesis. sigh.

Sarah Wolfe - Yes. I say nordstom too. It changed my life and my day… To get them to lift and separate :). Hard to find both!

Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I flippin hate shopping for bras too.(Esp. since Im quite well endowed.) Its like torture in my mind.
Love that youre trying to wean the TV watching. We’re huge on that in our home. Some times you have to be creative in coming up with other options but hey…isnt that the point? Creativity instead of vegging out? Last night our girls were begging to watch or play (video) something. I just casually said “think of a play you can put on for us.” And they jumped right on it. We made a big deal, videotaped and took pictures and everything. And you know what? We had some great laughs and the smiles on their faces were huge because they felt creative and validated.
Turning off the tube can be fun:)

Jen - The craziest of all crazies is I found an AWESOME bra at Walmart of all places and it is in the 11 dollar price range… It’s called Danskin Core Strength Push Up Sports bra…. Amazing it has light padding and gives great Comfortable support plus cleavage… Win Win Win….

Liz Woodard - I second (third? fourth? fifth?) the idea of using a bra fitting specialist. I went to Macy’s a few years back and got about 6 bras all at once. I was told not to wear the same bra more than two days in a row, so I rotate between the six. they have lasted a long time, though I am thinking I need to get back there. Go get fitted! I tried at Victoria Secret’s, though, and I felt a little too old for those younguns fitting me; they couldn’t find anything for me and I am a normal size. Good luck!

Amy - Bras – I feel your pain. I cannot stress enough how my life changed when last year, at the age of 34, I went to my first professional bra fitting at a real bra store. It is amazing how good you feel when your bra actually fits. Do yourself a favor and find a real store and get a fitting. They are expensive (in the $70 range you mentioned), but you are so, so, so, so worth it! This is the place I go to in MA, but it will give you an idea of the type of place to go: http://fabulousfoundations.com/

casey - Your post today made my day today! It seems like I have the battle the sweets EVERY SINGLE DAY!! And more often than not give in… hey maybe that why I’m like 15 lbs over weight! Go figure!?! (c;

kasey - Megan!
Get over to Victoria’s Secrets and get FITTED for a bra.
Or Nordstroms.
Spending good money on a good fitting bra is key.
The end.

Hanna - Go to Nordstroms- expensive but sooooooo worth it. The sales people there are always awesome and helpful. The older I get (40!) the more I don’t budge on certain things and this is one of them. Good luck!

Danielle - Ah, the bra thing. I finally found the Body by Victoria from Victoria’s Secret, full coverage bra. It is a bit expensive ($45ish) but I tell you I have one that has lasted over a year with a lot of wear. I just wash it in the washing machine on gentle and hang it to dry. Love your mug! I, too, find myself going to bed instead of eating something else I really don’t need! Thought I was the only one!

catie - forgot to say that i totally feel you on the bra thing. i finally found ONE type of bra that i can wear from victoria’s secret and that’s it. i can’t even wear any of the rest of their lines, just the one (dream angel’s with the memory foam, btw.) keep trying, you’ll find one eventually!

Becky - …must learn to proof read before i post….i think you know what i was trying to say (like a caveman)…

Kim from Miracle-Round - Goodness. Or goodness and cheese! – As my 11 year old would say. I hear you about the bra thing. I think the only thing worse than not finding a bra is thinking that you found one. You know, the one that feels great when you try it on. And feels great for a few hours, but by the afternoon, it’s digging into places you didn’t know existed. Good luck!

catie - i LOVE jim gaffigan! the “hot pockets” portion of that same show you just posted is pretty much the best thing ever!

Toni :O) - LOVED this video! I completely agree…pie is NO comparison to cake EVER!!! I LOVE cake, one piece is great but 15 is fantastic!! LOL!

Dana @ Bungalow'56 - OK I just finished watching the clip. Please thank Craig for me. It was “the best comedian I’ve watched in a long time.” It’s already up on my facebook page. Soo funny.
Dana

Dana @ Bungalow'56 - There must be some sort of star alignment. This is second post I’ve read today about the need for sugar and the struggles that some with that. Great PJ’s Meg. The bra thing? I’ve thankfully found “the one” at Walmart of all places. A cheapie too. But the best one I’ve ever had. You might find it in the most unexpected place.
Dana

Kerry - oh man.. that guy is too funny – “hope its Chooccolaate for meee!” Because that is exactly what I’m thinking. The whole time.
Love that you’re blogging/computing with the girls there – I’m going to try that with mine, see how many minutes we last without a fight! 🙂 xx

Marianne - love the crafts instead of TV! Something we aspire to at our home!!