Baby Shower Mad Libs Game

While visiting the Mommie Daze Virtual Baby Shower at Comfort Joy Designs, I found this post with fantastic giveaways. How does one enter the giveaways? – by participating in a “New Baby” themed Mad Libs game. So I asked my 14-year-old son, Gator, to fill in the blanks, and here are the results:

New Baby

(Golly Gee)! gasped New Daddy. It was (noon) and baby was awake for the (50) time today. New Mommy had been (stupidly) (sweeping), but rushed to check on New Baby. “No, no,” said New Daddy, who had been relaxing by (collecting bottle caps). “I’m always (beautiful) to help with the baby. I’ll go.” New Mommy was (whiny), since this was only the (72) time that New Daddy had offered to help. In fact, New Daddy was more inclined to snack on (lemon chicken soup), while sitting on the (night stand), watching (The Mentalist). New Mommy knew that she should (clumsily) accept, because New Daddy might not offer again!

Crayola Giveaway!

Crayola is giving away over $80 of products from their new Spring/Summer line!  You can enter to win this prize at:

• Mudpies and Mary Janes
• I Never Grew Up
• Gruntlings
• This Full House

Join the Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon and Giveaway

Tip Junkie is hosting a “Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon” and 12-day Giveaway!

Her goal?

This holiday season, the challenge is to buy your gifts from women & fellow bloggers. To help bring you some amazing products and gift-giving inspiration, Tip Junkie is hosting a Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon.  I am so excited about our “created by women” holiday season. Your friends and family are going to be blown away by your thoughtful gifts this year!

Please support these women with your orders, visits, and by blogging about your favorite products. With so many struggling with the economy, we have the combined power and influence to make a difference in these women’s lives and give their families a wonderful holiday.  All while enjoying their fabulous products in our own homes and those of our loved ones.

Handbag Giveaway

 

In honor of Maternity Week at An Ordinary Life I am trying to win a gorgeous Elliott Lucca Limited Edition handbag. It’s not your ordinary purse either, this bag also can function as a diaper bag!

Maternity Week starts September 13th and there will be tons of great prizes. (Including another big surprise!)

This Elliott Lucca bag is valued at $368.00 and is Limited Edition ONLY! Giveaway ends Sept. 24th

Great Giveaways!

There are some exciting giveaways taking place in the blogosphere this week…

First, the Mommies United Back to School Giveaway continues. Yes, I know that the button in my sidebar states that it ended on August 25th. Don’t let that deter you from checking it out, as it has been EXTENDED.

Entries for all TEN giveaways – a total of 79 PRIZES — will be accepted until September 5th. Don’t miss out!

Leeanthro at Soy is The New Black has launched a blog fundraising and awareness effort for Juvenile Diabetes. Her 4-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. There are some great prizes and it’s for a very worthy cause so please check it out as she prepares to participate in the Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes.

The ladies at Mom’s Favorite Stuff have launched a new sister site, Mindful Moms, and to celebrate, that are having a huge giveaway, featuring MANY different prizes. Be sure to check it out!

Mother’s Day Give-aways from 5 Minutes for Mom

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and the blogosphere is booming with some great Mother’s Day Give-aways and Contests! Never to be outdone is 5 Minutes for Mom.

5 Minutes for Mom Mothers Day 2008 – Giveaway Event

5 Minutes for Mom ALWAYS has great give-aways, and this year is no exception. Among the terrific prizes they are offering this year is a $1000 American Express Gift Card!

Check out what other great prizes they are offering! – Entry deadline is TOMORROW (Friday, May 9th).

Ultimate…Uh…Flu Party?

Not really the post I had intended for my Ultimate Blog Party post. Nope, we had plans, Baby. The girls love tea parties so I was going to host a sweet little tea party, complete with adorable little homemade goodies from the book Tiny Treats: Fun Foods to Make And Eat. (An ADORABLE book, by the way). They were all looking forward to it. We had the ingredients bought…then, BAM! Our plans were derailed by the mighty influenza.

So we still partied — flu-style. Our sweet little Ultimate Blog TEA Party has now become a Flu Party.

The day was spent napping on and off, watching movies, blowing noses…

Oh there was still a TEA party, but it looked more like this:

Yup, nearly everyone in pajamas, and being all but bribed to smile. Sugar is out of the question while they are fighting an illness, so tea treats consisted of cut-up apples. Tea was strictly medicinal; plain tea with honey and lemon juice. And let’s not forget this lovely immune-boosting concoction:

You can see how much 10-year-old Dinky enjoyed it!

For supper, I used a flu-suffering Mama’s best friend.

Yes, when you live in a super-sized family, a slow-cooker meal requires the use of two extra-large crockpots.

Crockpot Mediterranean Stew
(from cookingcache.com)

• 1 Eggplant — chopped
• 2 Zucchini — chopped
• 1 Red or green bell pepper — Seeded/chopped
• 1 Onion — chopped
• 3 lg Tomatoes — chopped
• 2 cn Garbanzo beans — (14 oz.) Drained/rinsed
• 1 cn Artichoke hearts packed in Water — (14 oz.) Drained/quartered
• 1 tb Oregano
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt
• Crushed red pepper flakes — To taste/opt
• 1 pk Egg noodles — cooked

Add all ingredients except for noodles to the crock pot and stir well. (Sometimes I also add a Tbsp. of tomato paste for a thicker stew.) Cook on low for 8 hours. Serve over the cooked noodles.

After supper and baths, I figured I’d make the girls feel better by painting their toenails and giving them a makeoever (see the part about my bribe, above ), but before I had a chance to take pictures, this happened:

Poor little Curly-Top. She was the last to get the virus, so she is the one who still feels the worst. You can tell little Rey is feeling better today though!

Are we party animals around here or what?

Just a brief introduction, in case you are visiting me for the first time via the 2008 Ultimate Blog Party. (Yeah, yeah…I know introductions should come first, but I’m scatterbrained. What can I say?).

My name is Janne. I am the thirty-something wife and the Christian Mama of nine children ages 16 down to 2 (several of them on the autism spectrum). I have been homeschooling since 1997.

I created this blog in 2004 to capture fun memories and homeschooling adventures for our children. I have since discovered the amazing WONDERFUL fellowship of so many like-minded people through this little endeavor.

I hope you will take the time to hang out and visit a while, and that you find some small blessing along the way.

New to the Ultimate Blog Party? Please join in! Not only is there great fellowship to be had, but they are also giving away some fantastic prizes this year! My top three picks would be:

1. Story Package provided by Cherish Bound
2. A rocking horse from A Rocking Horse to Love
3. Bead Dangle Photo Tile Necklace from Elemental Memories

And if my top three picks are already chosen, I’d love any of the following (in order of preference):
17, 54, 15, 11, 50, 3, 14, 61, 19, 59, 55, 72, 60, 39, 29, 34, 20, 21, 63, 62, 70, 44, 33, 37, 22, 26, 84, 36, 46, 64, 57, 76, 77, 79, 78, 53, 10, 9, 16, 85, 30, 41, 18, 49, 13, 4 or anything else related to children, motherhood, parenting, and Mama pampering since I have children of all ages.

Note – I am posting this a day early – only because I feel sooo sick, that I am afraid I may not be up to blogging tomorrow. The Ultimate Blog Party officially runs from March 7 – March 14.

Win a $50 Gift Certificate to HomeschoolEstore!

UPDATE: And the winner (chosen by random.org) is Laura Williams!
Congratulations, Laura!

I am pleased to announce that as part of the HomeschoolEstore’s fabulous 12 Blogs of Christmas Promotion, I am offering one free $50 gift certificate, good toward any HomeschoolEstore purchase!

If you are not yet familiar with HomeschoolEstore, it is the premier site to download all of your favorite homeschool materials, instantly, in ebook form — unit studies, books, activity pages, and even the wonderful themed notebooking pages from notebookingpages.com! Another exciting thing about HomeschoolEstore is that every week, they generously offer one or more products for FREE!

What do you need to do enter this contest? Simply leave a post on your blog, (with a link to this post, please), describing your absolute favorite Christmas memory. This can be a favorite memory you have from your childhood, or a particularly memorable Christmas with the children in your life. Then make sure you leave a comment here so I can visit you.

No blog? No problem! Just leave your Christmas story here in my comments section (don’t forget an email address, so I will be able to contact you, should you win.)

This contest will be open until midnight, Dec. 24th. I will be announcing the winner (chosen at random) at noon on Christmas Day!

The fine print:

No purchase necessary to participate. Contestants may enter only 2 of the 12 contests. HomeschoolEStore employees and their families as well as HomeschoolEStore publishers, employees and families may not participate. Click on any one of these 12 participating blogs below to find out how you can win!

Click here for more exciting Christmas Giveaways!

December & Christmas Giveaways

There is an immense number of exciting contests and giveaways for the month of December. I figured I would highlight a post about them for several days, to be used as a sort of “giveaway guide”. I will be adding more contests and giveaways to this post throughout the day, and during the remainder of the month as I come across them (in order, by ending date), so check back often (and my apologies to those whom are reading this via a reader).

Deadline – December 5:

• Who: Wahmmy
  What: Guess the Wahmmy’s Baby Gender Contest
  Prize(s): Many fabulous prizes – a sneak peek here
  How to Enter: Leave a comment with your guess

Deadline – December 7:

• Who: Rocks in My Dryer and PlaceTileDesigns
  Prize: a set of six blue or yellow egg placetiles
  How to Enter: Leave a comment
• Who: Little Blots
  Little Blots is hosting a Christmas Giveaway to include the following prizes:

  

  1. Christmas Coloring Card from Memory Cross
  2. Talking Jesus Toy from Blessed Toys
  3. Lapbook gift certificate from Knowledge Box Central
  4. A Preschool gift package from Christian Book
  5. A Christmas Tree!

Deadline – December 8:

• Who: Rocks in My Dryer and Scholastic
  Prize: Gift of the Month Club Membership of your choice
  How to Enter: Leave a comment

Deadline – December 9:

• Who: Sandi T’s
  Prize(s):
  1. set of Holiday Picture Lace from Sandi T’s
  2. set of holiday themed note cards from Creative Artworks
  3. $25 gift certificate from FuddleDuds

  How to Enter: Fill out form

Deadline – December 10:

• What: Fire & Ice Wishlist Contest
  Prize: $500 worth of merchandise from your wishlist!
  How to Enter: Post your Wishlist for Fireandice.com on your website or blog.
• What: Gifts for Kids Contest
  Who: Creative Kids at Home

  

  Prize(s): Many great prizes, including $50 worth of CHOCOLATE – Click here to see a list
  How to Enter: Send in your “kids gift” story (via email), OR post a comment, OR find a hidden gift box on the page

• What: The Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Giveaway

Who: YumSugar & Hostess with the Mostest
Prize(s): $7000 worth of Prizes! – Click here to see the list
How to Enter: Register at the YumSugar site, then take a brief quiz

Deadline – December 12:

• What: Boutique Square
  Prize: Handcrafted Soaps
  How to Enter: Fill out form

Deadline – December 14:

• What: KFC’s Festive Fanatics Holiday Contest
  Prize(s): Free KFC® for an entire year— valued at $1825.00—along with a paid December electricity bill and one paid credit card bill for the month of December
  How to Enter: Submit a photo or video of your festive holiday decor

• Who: Goodyblog
  Goodyblog is hosting a Holiday Blog Party, with many exciting prizes!
  Prizes include:
  1. Two Video Game Systems
  2. Everything from the Parents Holiday Gift Guide
  3. A fabulous prize pack of kid’s gear from the Silly Wagon
  4. A collection of 10 Paramount DVDs
  5. A gift pack of Williams Sonoma kitchen goodies
  6. Dwell Baby Gear
  7. Gourmet Goodies from Gourmet Garden
  8. Pureology Hair Care Products
  9. Scholastic Gift-of-the-Month subscription
  10. A HUGE beauty basket - worth more than $1000
  11. Your choice of Blik Wall Decals
  12. $250 Zutano Gift Certificate
      

  How to Enter: Follow the links to each of the individual contests at Goodyblog to leave a comments.

Deadline – December 15:

• Who: Home Depot and YouTube
  What: The Home Depot $25,000 Holiday Gift Card Contest
  Prize: $25,000 Home Depot Gift Card
  How to Enter:
  1. Dream It. Start building that mental checklist of the projects you would tackle with a big gift card. A surprise kitchen remodel? The ultimate garage workshop? It’s your call.
  2. Shoot It. Pick up a video camera and enlist a “director” to film you describing the home improvement makeover you have in mind. Walk around the house, survey friends and relatives for their ideas, or get creative with a bigger production.
  3. Win It. Upload your video to The Home Depot Holiday Gift Card Contest Group for everyone to see.

Deadline – December 21:

• Who: Fussy Baby
  Prize: $100 gift certificate to Natural Pod
  How to Enter: Fill out the form

Deadline – December 25:

• What: 12 Days of Christmas Contest at Beauty Secrets Revealed
  Prize: up to $700 worth of beauty related prizes
  How to Enter: Answer questions chosen by the Beauty Secrets Revealed blog staff. One entry per person per day.

Deadline – December 26:

• What: ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas Sweepstakes
  Prize(s): $50,000 cash, 2008 Dogde Caravan, and more
  How to Enter: Fill out the form on the ABC Family site

Deadline – December 31:

• Who: HealthTalk
  Prize: Bose SoundDock system with iPod Nano (1) and/or Apple iPod Nano (4)
  How to Enter: Submit an original webcast idea
• Who: National Geographic and Philips Norelco
  What: Conquer Your Neck and Conquer the World Sweepstakes
  Prize: Trip for two to Belize, Alaska, or Galapagos Islands
  How to Enter: Fill out form
• Who: Ice.com
  What: Black, White, Beautiful Sweepstakes
  Prize: $2200 in Jewelry
  How to Enter: Fill out email address and birthdate
• Who: Xerox
  Prize: Xerox Phaser 6360 Network Color Laser Printer
  How to Enter: Fill out form
• Who: Tender Corporation
  Prize: Easy Care First Aid Kit
  How to Enter: Fill out small survey
• Who: Szul.com
  Prize: 1/2 carat Diamond Pendant
  How to Enter: Enter your email address
• What: Disney’s Family.com 2007 Very Merry Christmas Contest
  Prize(s): a Flat-Screen TV (1) and/or $1000 check (2)
  How to Enter: upload a photo matching one of three themes chosen at the Disney Family.com contest page
• Who: Inspirational Gifts
  Prize: Set of inspirational trivets
  How to Enter: Leave a comment that expresses one way in which hope, prayer and faith have blessed you
• What: Parenting.com’s Holiday Moment Contest
  Prize: $500 cash
  How to Enter: Submit your favorite holiday moment on video
• Who: Patty Gale’s Candy Wrapper Shoppe
  Prize: HP D2460 Inkjet Printer
  How to Enter: Complete Form
• Who: Newegg.com
  Prize(s) include:
  
  1. Mini Cooper S
  2. Canon Digital Cameras
  3. Philips Portable DVD Players
  4. Blackberry Curve Phones
  5. 8 GB Flash Drives
  6. Bluetooth Headsets
  7. iPod Nanos
  8. MP4 Players
  9. Garmin GPS Units
  10. SlingBox Tuner Digital Set-top Boxes

  How to Enter: Fill out form – May enter once DAILY (One entry per person or e-mail address per day)

Deadline – January 6:

• Who: Kudzu.com
  What: Kudzu’s Review & Eat Out Giveaway!
  Prize(s): $25 gift certificate to restaurant.com
  How to Enter: Register with Kudzu.com, then review at least 10 service businesses such as your dentist, florist,etc. and you will receive a $25 gift certificate to restaurant.com.

Deadline – January 15:

• Who: Coolest Christmas Holidays
  What: Christmas Photo and Video Contest
  Prize(s): Apple iPod Shuffle, and more
  How to Enter: Upload your Christmas photos/videos and share your Christmas stories or ideas here.

Deadline – February 18:

• Who: One Lucky Diablo
  Prize: Free Motorcycle
  How to Enter: Fill out sweepstakes form - May enter once DAILY (One entry per person or e-mail address per day)

ONGOING:

• Who: Zappos
  Prize: Free Shoes
  How to Enter: Register as a Zappos.com user for a chance to win a free pair of shoes weekly

Contests of the Blogosphere – November, Week 2

Giveaways:

I love entering these bloggy giveaways! In the past, I have won some really nice things!

These giveaways and contests are a perfect opportunity to win some fantastic items for gift-giving…just in time for Christmas! 5 Minutes for Moms always has fantastic prizes in their giveaways, but they have outdone themselves this time. As part of there big Christmas 2007 Giveaway, they are offering one of these:

Now who wouldn’t want this cute little retro toy car?! (Pick me, please!) I just adore retro style toys. Be sure to check by the 5 Minutes for Mom site for new prizes added frequently!

Elsewhere in the blogosphere:

• Bloggy Giveaways is hosting a giveaway for a $30 gift certificate for The Baby Boutique at Womb’s Widow (ends 11/16) as well as a giveaway for two Kodak Easyshare printers (ends 11/14).
• Cool Mom Picks is giving away $75 gift certificate to Ringobaby (hurry, ends tonight).
• Stop by Goodyblog for your chance to win an adorable toy ball pit! (hurry, ends tomorrow morning)
• mod*mom is giving away a vernor panton “S” chair, (ends 12/5) as well as giveaways for a mini rocking chair, a wool rug + 3 memory games, (ends 12/5) 10 books for boys and girls, (ends 11/19) and 5 baby slings (ends 11/28).
• Keeping My Fingers Crossed is giving away a 4 oz. bottle of Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion (ends 11/16).
• Made in the USA is hosting a giveaway for a bib and an outfit from My Goodness Duds (ends – ?)
• My Two Boys is giving away a fabulous stocking stuffer package! (ends – ?)
• Cool Stuff con Queso is offering some fun holiday items from Elle’s Studio (ends 11/14).
• FlattenMe is offering a free book to the person with the best potty-training tip (ends 11/30)
• teensygreen is giving away a blanket and poncho from Super Natural Baby (ends 11/15).
• Peppers and Pollywogs is offering 2 sets of eight invitations from Goosey Press (ends 11/16)
• Memarie Lane is hosting a giveaway for unique handsculpted jewelry (ends 11/16).
• Dead Frog (comedy blog) is giving away a copy of the book The Onion – Our Dumb World (ends 11/25)
• The Kids Birthday Fun Review is giving away a Your Baby Can Read set by Smart Kids (ends 11/15).
• Hostess with the Mostest is giving away $125 in certificates from Pear and Peony (hurry, ends tonight).
• Mama Speaks is giving away a $50 Amazon gift certificate, and a Sailor Jerry onesie (both end tonight!)
• Gymboree is giving away a $500 gift card!
• e Moms at Home is offering the chance to win products from Trendy Tadpole, Scholastic, Details Magazine, Thor Ramsey and Taylor Mason, and a discount coupon from ThouShaltLaugh.com (ends 11/23).
• Props and Pans is giving away a Kodak Easyshare all-in-one Printer (ends 11/18)
• Contest for Moms is giving away a tee shirt from TrendyTadpole.com (hurry, ends today!)
• Parent Product Reviews is offering one lucky winner a LeapFrog Leapster Educational Video Game System + Sonic the Hedgehog Game (ends 11/21)
• Boston Mamas is giving away a Skimbaco Marimekko Unikko or Bo Boo Duvet and Pillowcase Set (ends 11/30)

Sweepstakes:

• RealSimple is holding a Thanksgiving iPhones sweepstakes.
  Grand prize – 2 iPhones, each with 24 months free service
  Enter every day from now through November 24th
• Woman’s Day Magazine is holding a WD Style Sweepstakes
  Prize – Stylish “Cocoons” Shades.
  Ends December 19th
• More Giveaways from Woman’s Day Magazine – enter each one once a day! – Lots of great prizes!
• The Baker’s Catalogue is having a Holiday Sweepstakes
  Enter for a chance to win a $1000 Baker’s Catalogue gift card, or one of 5 $100 gift cards.
  Ends December 9th.

Be sure and check back…I will be added more contests, giveaways, and sweepstakes throughout the day as time allows.

Contests of the Blogosphere – November, Week 1

There are several exciting giveaways taking place currently in the blogosphere, many of them sponsored by Laura William’s Musings. Among these are:

Artwork by Richard Neuman – hurry! Ends tonight!

Boo Humbug book by Rene Gutteridge - hurry! Ends tonight!

Songs From Grandmother’s House CD- hurry! Ends tonight!

Tessy & Tab Reading Club – 6 months free – hurry! Ends tonight!

Joy Is The Greatest Gift Book by Lisa Rey Marks – Ends November 9th

Baby Girl Bracelets by Sher’s Wares – $25 gift certificate to Sher’s Wares. – Ends November 12th

Twisted Silver – Fine and Funky Jewelry Accessories – free earrings! -Ends November 15th

Thank you, Laura, for hosting these contests.

Elsewhere in the blogosphere:

• My Two Boys is hosting a giveaway for Play Foam, by Therapy Shoppe – Ends November 12th
• Christian Children’s Book Review is giving away a copy of My Thankful Heart by Sally Lloyd-Jones and a copy of Kathleen Long Bostrum’s Josie’s Gift - hurry! Ends tonight!
• Pinks & Blues Girls are offering one free Nerf N-Strike Disk Shot disk launching system ($50 value – 2 winners) – ends November 15, and a pair of Smart Heels, for high heeled shoes (2 winners) – ends November 13th.
• Stop by GoodyBlog for your chance to win a Fly Fusion from LeapFrog – hurry! ends bright and early tomorrow morning!
• Chicago Moms is giving away a BOB tv controller unit (valued at $99) – ends November 9th
• The Opinionated Parent is giving away a pair of Huggalugs from EcoBaby Canada, and a copy of Danger Rangers Mission 547: Safety Rules! – both end November 12th
• One Chic Mama is offering a group of Christmas items from All About Baby (valued at over $100) – ends November 12th
• Prizey is giving away a bib and burp cloth set, a Kaboost booster set, four cups from Born Free, and various Boon feeding products. – ends November 12th
• Classy Mommy is offering a Mommy & Me mouse-print pajama gift set – ends ?
• Apartment Therapy is giving away a wonderful Amy Butler prize package – ends November 11th
• The Full Mommy is giving away one “DaBib” bib – ends November 14th
• The Soft Landing Baby Blog is giving away one Safe Sippy sippy cup – ends November 16th, and one foogo sippy cup – ends November 30th.
• My Mom Shops is giving away an adorable outfit from Ferd Kids – hurry! Ends tonight!

Bloggy Giveways.com is offering:

• a $50 gift certificate to Silver Mist Studios – Ends November 12th
• a free Bizzimom Planner (6 winners) – Ends November 11th
• any product from Loop De Lou’s Holiday collection (3 winners) – Ends November 10th
• $50 gift certificate for a Leigh Gray bag – Ends November 9th

Freebie Friday – $10 for Amazon.com and MORE

Free $10 Amazon.com Gift Certificate!

• Rush to your nearest CoinStar machine today! CoinStar is offering free coin counting PLUS a free $10 Amazon gift certificate when you cash in $30 or more in coins. Click here for the details — but hurry, as the offer ends November 4th.

Freebies from Procter & Gamble

• Free Subscription to Color Source Magazine
• Free Sample of Metamucil Berry Burst
• Free Always & Tampax Pearl (Feminine Products) Samples

Coupons

• $8 off any Iams Dry Dog Food
• $5 off Iams Digestive Care Cat Food
• $3 off Crest ProHealth and $3 off Oral-B Vitality Toothbrush

Sweepstakes & Contests

• Together is Better Sweepstakes
  Grand Prize – $3,000
  First Prize (3 monthly) – $1,000
  Daily Drawings (3 daily) – Cascade products
• Holiday Jingles Sweepstakes
  Grand Prize (5) – Apple iPhone
  First Prize (10) – Apple iPod Shuffle
  Monthly Prizes – Febreze Products
• Best “Game Face” Contest
  Grand Prize – trip to NYC to meet Brady Quinn, Flat Panel LCD HDTV, Surround Sound System, Wii, & MORE
  First Prize (24) – Mini DV Digital Camcorder & MORE
• Holiday Helpers Sweepstakes
  Grand Prize – $3,000 toward new set of gourmet cookware.
  First Prize (3 monthly) – $1,000 toward new cookware.
  Daily Drawing – 22 oz. bottle of Dawn PLUS with Power Scrubbers
• Enter to Win a $500 Designer Bag.

It’s That Time Again – CONTESTS!

Have y’all recovered from that mega contest fest last week?! Whew! I stopped hundreds (I lost count) of blogs to enter their give-aways. The cool thing was that I found sooo many creative, talented bloggers who make their own products and sell them in Etsy stores. I was amazed. Unfortunately, in the giveaway-entering frenzy I didn’t really have a change to actually hang around and visit any of them. I plan to stop by each of those blogs over the next couple of weeks to hang out for a little while. I love “meeting” new people.

Now onto the current contests of the blogosphere!

1. Love Shak, Baby has partnered with Gymboree to give away two $250 gift cards to be used at Gymboree stores or Gymboree online!
2. Graced by Christ is celebrating her birthday by giving away either a custom blog header or a custom painting.
3. As always, 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting some exciting giveaways! Click here for a chance to win a box of Fiber One cereal, click here for a chance to win the book Fifteen Candles, click here for a chance to win the book The Great American Supper Swap, and click here for a chance to win a 37″ Flat Panel LCD HDTV from Best Buy.
4. Rocks in My Dryer is giving away a copy of The Potty Training Answer Book.

These are all I have found in the last couple of days. If I come across more, I’ll post them here.

Contest Reminder – *UPDATE*

It’s not too late to enter my contest! I am heading out of town for the day and won’t be drawing a winner until I return. (Winner will be announced tomorrow). Good luck!

*UPDATE* – I’m HOME! And as of 10:26 pm, with the help of random.org, a winner has been chosen! I said I would announce the winner tomorrow, but I just couldn’t wait. And the winner is (drumroll please)……

Diana of Nazarene Family Services! Congratulations, Diana!

One more surprise though — everyone who entered is a winner! The response to our contest was so overwhelming (thank y’all so much!), that my husband has decided to give everyone who entered 15% off their first order, from now until the end of August. (That’s 15% off ANYTHING you choose to order…big or small!) To take advantage of this offer, simply visit our shop to see what we have to offer (in addition to the Scripture vinyl I already told you about), and use the contact information to speak with Rob about your order. Everything we do is custom.

Again, thank y’all so much!

Scripture Wall Art or Vehicle Lettering Give-away!

*UPDATE* – Friday Night.

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Click here to see who the winner is. I want to thank each and every one of you for entering, and for the wonderful comments. To show our gratitude, we would like to extend a special offer to you. The details can be found in my latest entry.

It’s that time! — Giveaway time that is! As part of the Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway, I will be launching my family business website and offering one of our products for FREE!

I have written previously about Heritage Signworks, our family’s business, and today marks the launch of our new website!

Heritage Signworks of Tampa Bay is a 100% family owned and operated business. As such, We CARE about customer satisfaction…you ARE our business.

Our business code of ethics is based on our personal high standards coupled with our Christian faith; providing you with only the best quality workmanship, materials, and service.

We offer signs, banners, magnets, labels, decals, trade show displays & exhibits, custom signs, vehicle graphics, business signs, yard signs, and much, much more.

While our business primarily targets the advertising needs of other businesses, the most exciting aspect of this to me is the Scripture (and the decorating aspect ). Here is an example of the vinyl Scripture on the windows of our recently deceased van.

The Giveaway!

For the purpose of this giveaway, we are offering your choice! Either a Bible verse for the window of your vehicle, or the following Scripture for your wall!

This contest is open to residents of the United States and Canada. To enter you need only leave a little comment.

Winner to be drawn on Friday, July 27, and announced the following day.

Spreading the Word – Contests and a Love Offering

The summer abounds with exciting contests and give-aways in the blogosphere, so I figured I’d share some I’ve run across, in case you missed them.

• Do you like movies? Lille Punkin’ Reviews is hosting a contest (sponsored by Cute Kid) for two free movie tickets! What movie would YOU like to see this summer?
• Got Milk? 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away $300 of dairy products from Horizon Organic! And that’s not all! They are currently sponsoring three other giveaways as well — one for the book Here For You: Creating a Mother-Daughter Bond That Lasts a Lifetime, and one for the books Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready for First Grade! (2 winners), plus a giveaway for the new Disney DVD, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Friendship Edition.

A Love Offering!

Although not exactly meeting the classification of a “giveaway”, there ARE a lot of fabulous prizes being offered, all for Parker! Slurping For Life is hosting a fantastic love offering to help pay for Parker’s medical expenses. Simply donate to Parker’s Fund, and leave a comment here, for a chance to win one of several exciting prizes, included a Hewlett Packard digital camera pack!

Mega Give-away!

Rocks in My Dryer is hosting the Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway — one in which we ALL can participate. There are already nearly 200 participants, all with something to give away! What a fantastic idea! (And I will be adding a giveaway of my own today, in a little bit, so stay tuned!)

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Thursday Thirteen #15 – Favorite Movies

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In honor of a contest that 5 Minutes for Mom is promoting, in which they will be giving away 5 free Netflix subscriptions, I am listing 13 of my all-time favorite movies. What are some of YOUR favorite movies?

(Disclaimer: several of these are 80s movies that I have enjoyed since my teen years, and are not appropriate for children.)

Thirteen Movies I Could (or have) Watch(ed) Over and Over Again.

In no particular order:

1. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
2. Fried Green Tomatoes
3. The Lake House
4. Fly Away Home
5. The Rookie
6. Sixteen Candles
7. Some Kind of Wonderful
8. National Lampoon’s Vacation
9. Lethal Weapon
10. Happy Feet
11. The Muppet Christmas Carol
12. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
13. Fiddler on the Roof

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The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!

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An Exciting Contest – Free Nature Book!

A Christian homeschooling family with which I have been acquainted for several years, recently launched their own unique business geared toward the nature lovers among us – NatureBackpacks.com!

NatureBackpacks.com, born out of the desire to keep all of our nature exploration materials organized and close at hand, offers such items as the “Explore and Discover Nature Backpack”, which is said to include, “ten different items chosen to spark your imagination and aid in discovering the wonders waiting outside your door”.

For a limited time, NatureBackpacks.com is having a contest. Stop by for your chance to win a copy of Fun with Nature!

Fun with Nature is described as:

…hard-bound book is nearly 300 pages long. The illustrations are informative and clear. Animals, insects and plants are described and each with the topic headings of “What It Looks Like”, “What It Eats” and “Where to Find It”.

The “Something to Do” sections will inspire fun projects using items found outdoors or within your own home…

…Blank pages follow each section, allowing you to keep permanent notes on your adventures.

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