Showing posts with label Give Aways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Give Aways. Show all posts

Baby, Oh Baby Super Giveaway!

I do not have a baby anymore.  And that is OK, I am not one of those let me have a baby all the time people.  But I seem to always have babies at my home.  Currently my great niece at 2.5 months old is here.  Accompanied by her 2 year old sister and 8 year old sister.  Add in her mom and dad (my niece and her husband), our own family of 4 adults from ages 23 to 77, it is a pretty full house.  Oh let's not forget the currently 6 dogs and 5 cats too.  Busting at the seams is more like it.  But we all manage to do and it is actually pretty quiet her a lot of the time.  It is during those times that I have a few magic tricks that I can pull out of my hat.
The easy one is to put in a classic movie.  I say classic because it is in these movies that really seem to captivate a child while still entertaining an adult.  To this day I can put in one of these shows and it will bring College Girl on the run to see it too.  She loves singing along especially.  Princess Emma is the dancer instead.  One of these is the great classic of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  And it is going to be that much easier soon.  I can depart from my old cranky VHS copy because it is was released again on November  2 (yes this week) on Blu-Ray and DVD twin set.  Another coming out soon is Santa Paws.  On the 23rd of November we can start making it a family favorite too.  Not hard to do as Princess Emma loves the doggies all so much. And it includes a free plush puppy too! I know what will make it to the Princess stocking.  

Another of my favorites is for our littlest guest.  Trying to keep a 3 month old entertained is not always the easiest thing to do.  Especially if your trying to get the finger paints into action for the 2 and 4 year old while making sure the 8 year old is doing her homework. We have a bouncer for her that vibrates.  It is soothing but she loves to play with her Pretty In Pink Chime Along Friend.  It attaches to the lil loops above her head.  And sings to her so sweetly with its lil chime.  Quite a good deal at only $3.99.  And a portion of each sale goes to support breast cancer awareness too!  A double good deal now.    I love that at times like this I can put the lil babe in her bouncer and put on a really amazing DVD just for her.  Baby Kiss & Coo has DVD's that show silhouettes of different items (like pets or fish) while playing soft classical music.  The black shapes across the screen catches the attention of our lil babe very quickly.  And the music (think Schumann, Mozart and Bach) is so comforting.  This leaves me the time to focus on the older children and know that the lil babe is not being totally ignored.  I can see her and she is learning even at this young age.
I do not know if you have lil bitty ones but this is something I wish I had when CG was an infant.  So much so that we are giving away 3 sets of 2 to our readers here.  Just leave me a comment on how your lil bitty one amazes you.  Do they know how to smile yet (no it is not GAS) or have they started flipping over?  What do they see in their world that has helped you see this one so much better?  Make sure you have a email listed so we can contact the 3 (yes 3) winners.  
Now we are not forgetting the older ones.  Nope I want to tell you how I am getting the 2 year old to slow down.  That is by reading time.  You know I am a book lover.  Well we are reading our Potty and Tubby books.  These bright bold cardboard books really do help her focus on time to potty and bath time.  And that is areas we have to focus on right now.   Our other favorite is Miles to Go.  This 2 year old is always on the road to somewhere.  Her life has been from place to place already.  So she enjoys the role playing that she is in charge of the trips instead of her folks.  But we are not forgetting the 8 year old at all.  She has her own favorites too.  Being the big sister here she knows what all it takes to keep an eye on her siblings.  And she realizes it is easier when she can get her lil sis involved in play with her.  Well the same goes for Bink & Gollie.  These two lil ladies share adventures that may start in their backyard but takes them all over the place.  (I love how one's imagination can do just that.)  I am not going to tell you the story but let me suffice to say that it is one that has our 8 year old great niece curled up and reading several times a week.  We even have her a watch with Bink & Gollie on it.  She is learning how to tell time (yes, the old fashion way) with it.
We are also offering a giveaway of the Bink & Gollie book for one of your older kiddos.  That makes an extra nice surprise.  Tell me how they help their siblings or other kids in their lives.  What do they find helps them give that extra hand out to a younger child.  Make sure I have a email in your comment too.
Let me know if you wish to win the Baby Kiss & Coo DVDs or the Bink & Gollie book or both?  I will give extra entries to my GFC followers too.  Just tell me your here.  See this is a super baby giveaway.   
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copies of these books, DVDs and toys to facilitate this review. No other compensation was provided.

Oddles of Winners

We have winners.  I love winners.  And our first one is for the book Tuck Me In.  
Becca said...
My first baby is on the way. Hopefully his/her favorite book will be a fun dr susses one!
BeccaAlley[at]gmail.com
Then next one has two winners.  We picked the winners of Beat to be.

Giant Sis said...
My demon is fear of failure. Sometimes it paralyzes me from even trying because I SO don't want to fail! I think it comes from wanting to be a perfectionist. I know it's unrealistic, but I constantly struggle with it. wilburnnewsome atyahoodotcom
and
hendy said...
My demon is food/overeating-I'm a constant yo-yo dieter and can't ever seem to win the battle hmhenderson AT yahoo DOT com
 Our next lucky winner has the adorable hand mirror that I received as an extra surprise.  Did I tell you that  Regina from Cottonfield Farm was so kind to send me a magnet for my fridge once she found out that I was giving away the extra mirror to one of y'all.  Amazing lady with a cute etsy shop.  Well our winner there is:
ape2016 said...
My kids made me smile today. They are funny, sassy and sweet. Love them bunches. ape2016(at)aol(dot)com Now we have 3 more winners. 
Can you believe this.  We have 3 winners now for their book of Miracles.  Yes the Chicken Soup for the Soul:  A Book of Miracles.   
Our first winner is a lady who has battled life and came out on the top.  I am always amazed at her strength.  And her ability to raise to the top time and time again.
Serenity said...
Beautiful post Lynette :) Miracles... Very insightful question depending on how you look at it... Through battling bi-polar, rape, drug abuse, getting clean, falling off the wagon twice and climbing back on, marriage to my best friend, that same best friend adandoning me for another woman, 2 beautiful boys one of which no longer speaks to me, homelessness, carless, penniless one thing has always stayed the same - His love for me, no matter that I turned away from it, when I was ready to come, He opened His arms for me, He helped me to become a woman I never thought I could be and now He is allowing my testimony to be used for others...To help them overcome anything through Him. (((Hugs))) Next our winner is:
arceli said...
I've experienced both big miracles, like when my mom's cancer simply disappeared (leaving her doctors baffled), and small ones, like when one of my days manages to go surprisingly well. I think we all experience miracles, if we look closely enough at our lives. a(dot)long(at)tcu(dot)edu
And our third winner is:
Holly said...
I feel God has blessed me greatly and I have experienced many miracles. The greatest is my daughter! I was told for 12 years that I was unable to have children. I was reading about Abraham and Sarah one morning in my devotion and prayed that God would bless us in His time. Well, our little miracle is 9 months old!! God always listens!!
WOW!  That is 7 winners today.  I will be getting emails out to all of yall.  Make sure I get your name and addresses so we can get your goodies in the mail to you.  Thanks for entering.  It is so much fun to give away goodies.   Almost as much fun as when the goodies arrive here too!

Tons of Winners

Here we go!

From our week of giveaways.
Here are all of the winners!

I will be letting y'all know but you have to contact me so I can get your addresses to the publishers. That way your items will be mailed to you. So please, please....don't forget....contact me with your addresses!


Saving My Purse



Denea said...

I follow you on facebook.

Giveaway #3 Feeds the Soul



Lisa said...

I like "Chicken Soup for the Soul, Thanks Mom." rhisomers@gmail.com

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Hey the one you're featuring, Chicken Soup for the Runner's Soul sounds best to me!
wolferock AT earthlink.net

SkylersDad said...

I own this one as well as Chicken Soup for the Pet Lovers soul. Don't read the later with out a box of tissues handy!


Out of this World Giveaway



Captain Dumbass said...

Always looking for a new read for the kids.




Summertime Fun Giveaway



Chrissy D said...

How FUN Lynnette! Have a great week! (Your Hand8foot friend)

Princess Emma's Birthday Giveaway



tiredbuthappy said...

We love the Imagination Movers!
Hope the princess had a magical day! My little princess is 5 next week!


A New Niece and a Giveaway--(not the niece)



♥Georgie♥ said...

congrats on the birth of your neice

xenadiamond624 said...

Congratulations on becoming a great aunt and on the birth of your great niece!!!!!

Nessa said...

I love cuddling with the kiddos.


I'm Here---Again!

Hey there all my wonderful friends. Sorry I disappeared for a bit. I have to say dealing with depression is never fun. But when it just takes the legs right out from under you--then it is even harder to get back up and running. Well I am trying my best. Please forgive my absence from here and from visiting you. I am working very hard to get myself healthy again. In the meantime I have a lil housekeeping to take care of.

First I have two winners to announce. For the two books of "Feeding Penny Pig and "I'm Up in a Tree" the winner is:
Theresa N. said... Gosh a book that encourages saving sounds wonderful!! I will be sending you an email right away too!
Our second winner to celebrate 100+ followers we have:
PJ said... Congrats on your 100 followers! I'm glad to be one of them! Your froggy is adorable!
Love ya Bunches! OMG Pattie! Whoot and double whoot. I will have a gift for you really really soon. Something patterned for you from me.


Now since I have been so out of it lately, I feel like I can not even trust myself at times. Have you felt that way? Well what do you do when you begin to trust the men you have relationships with? Do you rely on your "woman's intuition'? Or do you ask questions behind their backs? I know that I am in wonderful relationship now but have had those relationships that was not healthy for me. Could I have done something to know "Is He Lying to You?" before hand? Well Dan Crum, an ex-CIA polygraph examiner has written a book just to help in that situation. He has over 101 examples of deception that men use. You can also see clues to know when to pull the plug on a date. Is there a "magic" question to trap a liar. Well Dan thinks he has the answers for you. "Dan Crum provides a unique and provocative insight into the minds of men and what they don't want you to know."
--Barry McManus, CIA Chief Polygraph Examiner and Interrogator (Ret.) I am aware that many relationships are healthy and happy. But at times we really do need to tune into who we are with and if all is on the up and up. If your unsure then you may want to check out "Is He Lying to You?"


Story Time = GiveAway

Have y'all heard about this weather we are having in Texas? Now snow is not that common here. And this is our 3rd snow storm this winter. Quite uncommon for us. I am going stir crazy here myself. I miss the warmth and sunshine and being outdoors and and and and....you know what I mean.

Well, the lil ladies that I help care for feel the same way. We have been experiencing the kiddie 5000 in my living room and dining room. Where they run in circles over and over again. I let them so they can get their energy level out....kid energy is everlasting I think. But we need some quiet time. Especially when the youngest lil lady has to take her nap. Thankfully I have 3 new children's books for us to enjoy. You may wanna look them up too.

"I' Up in a Tree" by Mark Alden Johnson has the brightest pictures. The ladies loved the stimulation of the greens, blues, reds and all. I enjoyed how it helped the figure out a solution to a problem. There is a great sing song to the words that makes the book sing to the girls. And it was nice to help them decide how to listen for the right decisions. I am so glad that currently we are not "Up in a Tree" too!

Next we moved on to a Texas writer, Rima H. Corral. She was a teacher who saw the for children to have help at home recognizing simple words. So she wrote "How Lil' Eddie Learns to Read". It all started with his 3rd birthday, when he received a book as one of his gifts. I loved seeing how this sparked his desire to read and to share til there was a neighborhood reading club. I feel that Rima allowed us to see how our children can grow through books. I am sure this helps her with the Houston PBS television show "Rima, Fuego and the Children". Rima is the creator, producer and host of this show.

I then was able to finish up our reading time with "Feeding Penny Pig". Now you may think this would be a good ol' farm story, but you would be in error. Instead this is a wonderful way to teach the lil ladies about saving money. I sure remember feeding my piggy bank when I was a lil child. Jeannie Fox, a grandmother from Magnolia, Texas (yes another lady from my home state) is a strong believer of hands-on grand parenting. I so agree and wish my own grand babes lived much closer. When we finished "Feeding Penny Pig" the girls were happy to help clean the house to earn some pennies of their own. I know I will be investing in piggy banks for all my lil ladies this weekend.

I want to thank all three of these authors for letting me review their books. And also Maia at Phenix & Phenix literary publicists for sending me these 3 books. They sure came in handy in creating a quiet time on this cold dreary day. If you would like to have help creating quiet time then please comment. For today we are hosting a giveaway of "I'm Up in a Tree" and "Feeding Penny Pig". I will pick one reader to receive both books. Just leave a comment here. Extra comments for blog followers, twitter and facebook friends will also be used as entries. I hope y'all enjoy these books as well as my lil ladies did.

Winners Abound

Ladies and Gentlemen (yes that is you Captain Dumbass and Skylers Dad)
I am proud to announce my newest winners!

Drum roll please. (yeah, we see the guys have their best air drums going)!

I would like to Congratulate
3 Monkey's in Disguise and M and M for winning in my last two giveaways.

3 Monkey's in Disguise will be getting a copy of this "rainbow tree" from Jayde's Lil Corner. I would like to thank Jayde for hosting this giveaway. And for my copy of the "rainbow tree" too!

M and M won the second copy of Crave! I so enjoyed reading this book by Chris Tomlinson. I can so recognize the desire to fill the craving I have. And weather it be for donuts, relationships or God we all have those empty spots we are looking to fill. The secret is to know if we are filling them with the right items? I want to thank Chris for sharing "Crave: Wanting So Much More of God" with me and hosting this giveaway!

5 Winners of The Shandle


I loved getting the Shandle. And want to have another for my other bathroom. And I am going to order it soon! In the meantime, I am able to share the Shandle with you!
So here it is. I have the ability to give away 5 SHANDLES!

And here are our 5 winners!

The King Family said... 2

That is SO awesome! What a great idea!

♥georgie♥ said... 6

and....i just went and RE-read the rules and Lynette I am so sorry i have mucked them up! My brain is NOT functioning...forgive me please

Anonymous said... 8

Frog Bear Runs Away is my favorite Shandle. I am on the Shandle newsletter list. Thank you.

msurosey@yahoo.com

Gianna said... 13

I subscribed :)

lilyk said... 15

I became a fan of the Shandle on Facebook.

I will be sending out your winning emails this morning. Get back with me as I need names and addresses so you can have the Shandle sent to you as soon as possible. Congrats!
I hope you love the Shandle as much as I do.







Making the Just Right Card

These tips were provided by the Photo Affections, an online photo greeting card company. I was hoping they would help when we are working so hard to get that just right card. It seems we make more cards than we purchase in the store. Frugal thinking pays off there. But we are not the pros who think up some of those great and witty words. So hope these make things just a lil easier. Don't forget you can Win Your Personal Greeting Cards here.

How to build the perfect holiday photo greeting card


1. Use humor. It opens hearts and lets friends and relatives see the fun side of your life.
2. Bring captions into play. Keep them short and sincere.
3. Select a photo with special sentimental value. Don’t worry about the finding the photo where everyone looks “perfect.”
4. Use only 1 – 3 photos. Too many dilute the meaning of the card.
5. Juxtapose past & current photos. This highlights the growth of your family.

RSVP Etiquette

(parents should carry on the tradition and not let this courtesy fall completely by the wayside in future generations.)


1. ALWAYS RSVP to any event; and as promptly as possible.
2. Respond by deadline: the deadline is very important, not only for food and drink counts, but also for the hostess to prepare for the event.
3. If you have RSVPed for an event and, at the last minute, need to cancel—make a quick courtesy phone call to the host.
4. An invitation that is addressed specifically to your name and does not specify “and guest” means you cannot bring a guest.
5. If your children’s names are not on the envelope, you should always ask if you’d like to bring your children along. If their names are not included, it might mean children are not invited; or it might be an oversight, so you should always ask.

5 Tips for Creating the Perfect Birth Announcement

  1. Select a card that shows your family’s style—unique and individual to represent you and your new baby. Selecting a photo—choose one with sentimental value that evokes a special memory.
  2. Keep it simple—a simple introduction followed by the birth details such as name, weight and birth date is ideal.
  3. Save time and money by using an Internet photo card company. Easily select a template and then insert the photo and text. Once complete, the birth announcements are delivered directly to your home.
  4. Research photo card company websites prior to the birth. Then, insert the photo and information to complete the project when baby arrives. Traditional etiquette suggests birth announcements be sent within 6 months of the birth.

Here are Your Give Aways!

Give Aways--Come One Come ALL

A Devonshire Design
has her 100th post.
I am so excited for her.
She is giving away a
It's a $50.00 Barnes and Noble Card!!!!

She is also adding in a great decorating book -
The Declutter Workbook 101 Easy Steps.
Go visit, enter and see if you win!
Contest ENDS January 30th at 10:00 PM.

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You want to be warm this winter?
I know I do!
Well Annie (one of my all time favs) is having a winter give away!


Annie's Super-Awesome Giveaway!

every time you leave her a comment between now and her 599th post, you'll earn an entry in my SuperAwesome Giveaway ... a basket of 13 Essential Things to Survive a Long Cold Winter. Become a follower and earn another!

And tell her what you would like in your box.
I want cashmere socks!
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Yummy Mummy's First Giveaway!!!

Announcing: *Drum Roll Please!*


In this giveaway you can win a Goody Gift Basket with all her fave things in it:



A custom made camera strap cover.
(With your choice of fabric.)

Godiva Chocolate

DVD of Serendipity
$50 Dollars to Target.

AND!

$50 Dollars to TGI Friday's.

Because of the overwhelming response to her contest, she is going to be giving away TWO baskets!!! Identically the same, just of them!!!
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I found another good one at Willow Lake Scents!
I met her through my FB day at SITS.
And she has yummy candles to give to us.

This is the AWESOME Electric Candle that Misty has agreed to give one of Willow Lake Scents lucky blog readers ! It comes with a tin plate, pip berry garland & bulb. And, guess what ~ the winner can choose ANY scent & color they want !!
MADE FRESH !!
M-D Candles website.
Misty uses only 100% Soy wax in all her products as well as 100% natural cotton wicks. A HUGE turn-off for me is buying a candle that doesn't completely melt ~ you know, you light the candle & it burns completely down the center leaving a ton of wax in its wake. M-D Candles have a teriffic melt pool & burn COMPLETELY !! That's another big selling point for me ~ No wasted wax.
Go enter ASAP!
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Magick Moon Soap Wurks Review/Giveaway


Ok Folks ~ Another Amazing giveaway. This is a FAVORITE companiy ! Dana from Magick Moon Soap Wurks has agreed to give 1 lucky blog reader one of Magick Moon's newest Valentine Soaps !! I'm jealous ~ lol, I haven't tried this one yet, but I can only imagine that it is awesome ~ ALL of Dana's soaps are awesome !!
Just pop over to Willow Lake Scents (like above) and enter there.
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OMG
the mother of all give away sites is here.
Bloggy Give Aways has 990 give aways posted.

Bloggy Giveaways Quarterly Carnival! (January, 2009)

What more can I say?
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AND THE WINNER IS...

Today is the 100 items give away
I have been telling you about for the last 15 days.
Are you ready to know what I found for this special box?
(you know when I started this give away I did not have one single item)
Well here it is:

100 items

There was 124 entries!
And Annie at writers and witches, and words...oh my!
had the most entries at 8 total.
She commented, follows me and led 3 other bloggers to enter too.
I find this funny because Annie said,
"im not sure i'm technologically adept enough to do all that but it sure is a cute idea!! i'll try ... i promise... i try to figure it out ... :)"

The 100 items are as follows:
1-4 Coasters that look like a European street scene on them.
5-8 2 ceramic planters with bright colored flower painted on them and zinnia & marigold seed packets.
9-12 2 glass candle holders with 2 red tapered candles (anyone for a romantic dinner?)
13-15 Juicy apple shower gel, body lotion & a bright green bath scrubby.
16 "Bless Our Family" wall hanging.
17-18 Gold framed tropical plant magnets.



19-20 2 Dr. Seuss "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" photo albums. (these are really really cute)
21-22 White sparkle leaf candles that are floaters.
23-24 Prann lavender& eucalyptus shampoo & conditioner.



25 Ceramic "Friends don't get any better than you" sign by Sandrn Magsamen.
26 Home made Marmalade that my Mom & I made from scratch.
27-28 Burgundy candle & glass holder.



29 All things grow with love tapestry purse.
30-31 Professional nail care fortifier & ceramic smooth.
32-35 Sally Hansen nail color in pure putty, cuticle tool, Avon 2 step nail metallic in pink chrome.
36-41 6 red currant tea light candles.
42 Just a really pretty painted rock of purple pansies.
43-46 Soapsations peppermint stick snowflake guest soap, silk & satin hand & body lotion & a pair of crystal earrings.
47 Sugar pear fragrance diffuser with reeds.
48-60 White & Burgundy snowflake dish, glass candle holder, tea light & 10 Burgundy glass stones.
61 Bath Delights raspberry bath salt.
62-65 Eggnog votive candles.
66-67 White tea scented shower gel & body lotion.
68 Wooden "friends" plaque.
69-70 Strawberry & grape scented soaps that are shaped like ice cream cones.
71 Just the darn cutest miniature "sewing basket" made from a seed pod!
72 A red glass heart paper weight.
73-74 Freesia shower gel & body lotion.
75 Baked cookies scented candle in a tin.
76-79 4 scented confetti roses for your bath. (sprinkle rose petals in your bath for a romantic night)
80-84 Ceramic tapestry planter with hot chocolate, spiced cider, green tea & ginger twist tea packets inside.
85 "Love is for Sharing" tapestry throw pillow.
86-92 Starbucks holiday cup n' saucer with 5 Twings Ceylon orange pekoe tea packets.
93-100+ Assorted mini chocolate candies to enjoy.

The box is all ready and packed. I just need to put your name and address on here.




AND THE WINNER OF ALL THIS IS:

Kasey said...

That is so sweet of you, and an adorable idea. I'm already an RSS feed subscriber, so I won't follow as well, but I read every post!
I started to read the post, but then I decided that I wanted it to be one giant surprise! (Or 100 little surprises that equals 1 giant surprise!) Yay!!


Kasey has responded. So I mailed her package off to Maryland today!
Congrats again Kasey!


Thanks to every one who entered, commented, followed me, blogged about my give away and told others to enter in the give away. Also thank you so much SITS for allowing me to be a featured blogger and bringing so much attention on my blog and give away.

New Year's Day Breakfast

1st I would like to ask you to visit my
100 item give away blog
and these other give aways too!
Thank you.

For our 1st breakfast of the New Year
we had Banana Bread French Toast.

We used some of my homemade
Banana Bread
that I had left from Christmas.
I made 22 loaves to use as gifts and managed to keep one loaf for us.




And gather you eggs, milk and butter too!


Slice a hefty piece of bread.
Dip it into a mix of whipped egg and milk.
Don't for get to dip both sides.


Then fry up both sides in a pan of hot butter.


We added a rasher of bacon.


And heated up some of my homemade
Banana Pecan Syrup.
This is delicious served warm for your french toast, pancakes and waffles.


And here you have breakfast fit for a Queen.
That would be
me!



I hope you enjoyed breakfast this morning.

I will look forward to seeing you at my
100 items give away.
And do not for get the goodies at these blog give aways too!