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Kimberly

...by day, making a home where the buffalo roam. By night, pretty much the same thing, punctuated by the occasional fantasies of sunny beaches, italian movies and sparkling lemonade.

and the winner is….

Congratulations Rynell. Get in touch with me as soon as possible so I can get the gift card out to you. A big thanks to Build-A-Bear and to everyone who entered. We have a lot of fun giveaways lined up in the immediate future so STAY TUNED!

As always, if I don’t hear from you within a week a new winner will be chosen, so hurry!

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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

This weekend, Mike and I put together a little video tutorial for you on how to make a pie crust. We wanted to have it up before Thanksgiving. Now, I’ll be the first to admit that it’s a little bit too lengthy, but due to our lack of video editing skills, it’s the best that we could do. We’ll work on acquiring better video editing skills in the future. For now, if you have a good 20 minutes to invest, learn how to make a pie crust!

When I was 17, I was lucky enough to have my grandparents living in our home. They had a downstairs apartment. My dad told me that it was time I learned how to make a pie from my grandma, and sent me downstairs for instructions. Grandma taught me her technique. The next Wednesday, I was doing homework in my room. My dad came and found me and said, “Alma. What are you doing?” I said, “I am doing my homework.” He said, “It’s Wednesday. Wednesday is pie night. You should be making pies.” I told