28 June, 2010
So EVERY mother feels that THEIR baby is the MOST beautiful in the land!! They don't even need a magic mirror to tell them that!! I am no exception!!! I think MONKEY is just the most beautiful around!!!
I am hoping that after my giving back to you via fun giveaway , you can all give back to me by voting for my MONKEY !!!!
We would love for you to join us in this fun!!! Please VOTE HERE for Monkey!!! Spread the word!!! You can vote from Monday, June 28 until Wednesday, July 14 at Mid EST!! You can vote one time per valid email-- per picture-- per day! So go crazy!!!! COME BACK EVERY DAY!! ( the site may experience difficulties due to traffic so keep trying... if it says come and vote later, but the VOTE button is there under the pic... you can still vote!!! )
Thanks everyone!!! Here is the actual link if you want to pass it on!!!!
http://orlandosentinel.tribunepromotions.com/babies/tip_bb_orlandosentinel,0,2095026.ugcphotogallery?index=78032
Have a great week!!!
26 June, 2010
I know a lot of you sitting there reading this and saying... whatever!! Just get on with who won the $60.00 gift card to CSN stores!!! I had 90 something entries!! You guys rock! You made this giveaway super fun and successful!! Can't wait to do it for you again!!
Congrats!!! I am so happy for you!!! You have 48 hours to contact me via email to claim your prize!! If I don't hear from you, I will pick another winner!!!! I am sure I will hear from you though... who doesn't want free $$!!
Happy Shopping!
Thanks again to all my faithful friends and followers! You listen to me rant, you support my antics, and you share a little bit of my family!! I am truly blessed by all of you!!! Here's to another fantastic year!!!
Blessings,
10 June, 2010
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IT'S MY SECOND BLOGIVERSARY!!!!!!
I can't believe it has been 2 years since starting this blog!!!
I am still amazed that I have been able to keep up with it! Yes, I have had seasons where I just had to take some breaks!! To those faithful readers and followers... thanks for sticking by me!!
So without further delay.... A giveaway seems only natural!!
This is exciting!!! CSN stores is sponsoring this giveaway!!
They have many stores that carry everything from
bathroom vanities to children's toys!!
They have been ever so generous to help me celebrate
and offer one lucky reader a
$60.00 gift certificate
to spend on any of their 200+ websites!! Yup, you read correctly!
They have sponsored giveaways for me before ,and I am so grateful!
Here are the rules:
Contest ends on my Blogiversary date! JUNE 25th
at midnight is the cut off for entries!!
I will post/contact the winner on June 26th. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If no contact is made I will draw a new name!
GOT ENTRIES?
(put a comment in for each entry-- you can get a total of 3 entries)
1. follow me via google friend connect! (if you already follow tell me!)
3. "like" CSN stores on Facebook HERE
Did I say a total of 3entries?
BONUS time!!!!!
Get 4 bonus entries if you blog about this giveaway and link back!!!!!!!
Leave a separate comment with the link to your post! So now we are up to a total of 7 entries!
I blog for many reasons and one of them is YOU!! So take advantage of this great giveaway!! Enter, share, and cross your fingers!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Thanks again and GOD BLESS!
05 June, 2010
My life is so busy and on the go... I really would LOVE a personal assistant and I think this is the answer to that prayer! (or I may have to move to France... I have heard that the govern. there provides you free of charge a nanny/assistant when you have kids! ) So join my desire and enter to win this awesome toy!! CLICK HERE for full details!!
Contest ends July 2nd!
Speaking of giveaways!!! My blogiversary is coming up VERY soon!! I love to give back to my faithful readers!! Stay tuned for details for this awesome giveaway!!!!
07 May, 2010
Remember the post I did an this really cool way to find & advertise Garage Sales in your area? Well Garage Sales Tracker is hosting a really cool giveaway!! In celebration of their new garage sales tracker app for the iphone, they are giving away a new iphone (actually 2 from what I hear!! You can check out the details here!!
Check them out!! If you are a bargain shopper like me, and LOVE garage sales ... this is a great tool and NOW you can take it on the go!!!! LOVE IT!!
Good luck!!! If you win... you can thank me in chocolate!! :o)
26 June, 2009
image by : abracadabra"I feel so old"... isn't that what you are supposed to say when you celebrate another year? This is the end of the first year of me starting this blog!! As I stated before... I have really been blessed by blogging. From my first real post to my most recent-- laughter, tears, insight and celebration has been sandwiched in between! Why do I blog you ask? The full story is here!
I have also met some really amazing friends through bloggy land!! Yes, I would call them friends! (keep your eyes peeled, I may have a giveaway just for my followers sometime!!) Each post I write, I can always count on a comment of encouragement from them!
Just to name a few: (there are many more!)
Stacey @ McCrakensx4
Mimi @ He and Me+3
Kim @ Homesteaders Heart
Debra @ Clothed with Scarlet - I have gotten to meet her in person! What a gal!
I have been able to do some reviews of products , movies, and food! I feel the best advertising doesn't have to cost $$, but word of mouth. The power of the people!!
I love participating in a couple of Meme's! Wordless Wednesday and Friday Funnies!!
The best part has been sharing my family with bloggy land!! I love my family, and I love that I can share them with you-- the good , the bad, and the sometimes ugly!! Thanks for coming a along!! So without further rambling... well it is "our family ramblings"... the winner of my blogiversary giveaway!! Thanks to ALL of you that entered!!
Picked by my beautiful Vanna (daughter)--DRUM ROLL PLS!
ROBYN from AN ALASKAN FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!
I so love reading her posts about life in Alaska!! I love the pictures she post even more. What an incredibly beautiful place!! Keep your eyes on that Volcano , Robyn!!
Congratulations!!! Thanks for being such a loyal bloggy friend!! I hope you enjoy it! I will send you an email to get your shipping information!! 
Then this little beauty will be on its way!~ (the picture frame, not my girl-- although depending on how she is behaving on the day I mail it, you may get a double prize!! J/K!!!!!!)
Here is to another great bloggy year!!!
16 June, 2009
Okay, so it is almost my blogiversary! I can't believe it has been a year since I started this blog! I have learned a lot, laughed a lot, cried a lot, and reflected a lot!! I have gained a lot too! Friends, knowledge, frugalness ( is that a word?) and support!! I started it just to simply keep my out of town family and friends up to date on our comings and goings, but it has proven to be so much more!
I am SO humbled and grateful for my followers!! They really do keep me blogging! My blog "stalkers" who read and don't comment or follow... I love you too. Leave me a comment from time to time and let me know you are here!
So in honor of my blogiversary, I am giving back!! Here is what is up for grabs and oh , it is picture perfect!! 
This is the HP 3.5 digital photo frame!
I love mine and take it everywhere!! It is so nice for those family reunions when everyone wants to see pictures, but you couldn't possibly fit ALL your pics in your pocket! I like it too, because hubby can take it on his business trips and set it to play on his night stand! Instant brag book!! (in the middle of a melt down , it can also be a great attention getter for the baby!! The slide show feature rocks!!) It is pretty easy to operate and is SUPER portable. I keep mine in the diaper bag! You can play the pics right off a digital card, or upload to its memory! This just makes sense. Power is supplied to the frame either through an AC adapter or via a USB cable. The rechargeable battery can handle up to two hours of show time between charges. Up to 45 JPEG pictures can be stored in internal memory, while SD, SDHC and MMC external formats are supported. The panel has an aspect ratio of 4:3 at 320×240 resolution, while having a contrast ratio of 400:1. It comes with leather carrying case, USB cable and power adapter !
This is brand new sealed in the box and ready to show off all your pics. We all know us bloggers are picture addicts!! :o)
There are 3 easy ways to get chances to win:
1. leave a comment saying, "I am here and I want it"!!
2. If you are a follower, leave a comment and tell me! (you can become a follower today, click on "follow me" in the side bar, and comment and tell me you did!
Welcome to my world!)
3. Blog about this giveaway and link back! (comment so I know you did)
4. Now get up, turn around ,and jump up and down--- just kidding!!
Nah, just do the 3 above and you are golden!
The entries will be received starting today through the actual date of my blogiversary which will be in 10 days! I will announce the winner in my blogiversary post when the countdown clock reaches 0!! Each comment is one entry! Each entry HAS to be put in comment form on this post! ( I will have the link at the top of the blog with the countdown clock so you can find it!) All entries will be put into a hat and my lovely "Vanna", I mean daughter, will pick the winner!! Come one and come all!! Tell your friends and your friends' friends'!! Who doesn't like free?!!
If you are a giveaway addict, you can go here for many more around the blogisphere!!
28 April, 2009
The theme this week is Reflections! For rules and to enter go HERE!!
This is one of my all time favorite photos of Monkey!!
19 April, 2009
This week's I HEART FACES category is "self portrait"!! You have to have held the camera and taken a pic of yourself with a child!! This is one of my favorites!! I think Monkey was about 8 months old!
For more I HEART FACES participants go here!!
23 February, 2009
This week's I heart Faces contest is themed Black and White! I LOVE b&w!! I think they are so classy!! In fact, I have a B&W wall in my family room!! This is one of them! It was when Monkey was 1 week old!! 
For more participants or to join the fun go to I heart faces!!
02 February, 2009
It is week #4 and the theme is "The Eyes Have it!" I love my kids' eyes!! They have all been blessed with big, beautiful blue eyes!! They pierce right through me!! They can tell me anything with those eyes!! 
To join in or see more participants click here!
26 January, 2009
This is new contest that I have stumbled across in bloggy land!! I know a lot of you are participating, so I must have seen it somewhere!! Anyway, This week's theme is joy! Here is the joyful faces that I heart!!
They were so excited to go see HSM 3 they were jumping up and down!!To join in or check out the contest: click here!!
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