Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Wednesday Contests



subu, inc. is having a crafty giveaway! This gorgeous garnet necklace that was inspired by all the fall colors is made by Erin Elizabeth Jewelry. Ends November 1.

  1. Classy Mommy is having a **Birth'a Bag Giveaway** ends November 6. Email entry.
  2. 5 winners will get Win the new Jack’s Big Music Show DVD, Gingerbread Man read-along, Telling Time DVD, and Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler from Parent Product Reviews! Awesome prize!
  3. Excuse Me! A Burp Cloth, Only Better from MamaSpeaks! Very cool! Email entry, ends tonight!
  4. Win an EyeClops! from Goodyblog, today only.
  5. Teensy Green is having a Nesting Giveaway of a Blest Nest nursing pillow. Ends November 1.
  6. Celebrity Baby Blog is giving away a Graco car seat/stroller combo and a Aden & Anais Swaddling Blanket. Both end October 31.
  7. Five Minutes for Mom: Downsize Your Diaper Bag Ends November 6. A Retro Giveaway — Pedal Car or Record Player — Take Your Pick from Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles, I would pick the Pink Princess Pedal Car. Ends November 30th. Win a set of mattress protectors for your entire family! Ends November 2. Getting Strong With The Wiggles Ends November 2.
  8. Win a Trendy Tadpole shirt from Memarie Lane! I just blogged about them and how adorable the shirts are! Ends November 2.
  9. Lille Punkin Reviews is giving away a Comfy Easy P toddler computer. Ends November 8.
  10. I would like to win the Custom bucket-style handbag from Kimberlee Faith. Ends November 2.
  11. NeatReceipts Receipt Scanner and software from Orgjunkie. Ends November 2.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaways!

I can't possibly link to everyone, that would be crazy! But I am going to post some favorites here!
  1. Liza's Eyeview is giving away a Starbucks Hawaiian gift card!
  2. Qtpies7~ Quelf board game, mine of course!
  3. A Maui Blog (Starbucks Gift Card) another great Hawaiian Starbucks card!
  4. Like I Was Saying (T-shirt)
  5. CUTE CUTE purse from Looking Toward Heaven!
  6. Leni Sunshine (Mommy Diagnostics) a great natural remedy book for moms
  7. Kim Heartsong $10 Starbucks Card
  8. Eden (rice pillow), this is a great idea, a half circle rice heating pack for those pregnant bellies, or monthly cramping!
  9. Mom Is Teaching (homeschool books) for you homeschoolers, great resources!
  10. Butterfly Kisses (Free Blog Design)
  11. Thankfulplace (Biblical Courtship CD set)
  12. Wendy/MomLady (Pouch Sling)
  13. Canadian Crafter is giving away a jar of Carrot Cake jelly! No kidding!
  14. Kisses of Sunshine (Giveaway #1-Bracelet)
  15. Kisses of Sunshine (Giveaway #3-Christmas Bracelet But I didn't tell you about this one because I want to win it! Stay away!
  16. Patty(3 giftcards)
  17. Amanda- 2 prizes a book for lean cooking and hair clips!
  18. Tamara (Alaskan ULU Knife) Very cool! US only, though, can you ship knives all over?
  19. Here is the coolest wire tree sculpture! Wow! You can see more at Designs by Charity Tensel.
  20. Not Much More Than This is giving away a neat Minnesota Artist prize! Go check her out and enter to win a photography monograph by Chris Faust - Nocturnes.
  21. Jennissa's Blog Designs is giving away a blog design!
  22. http://beadingmom.blogspot.com/2007/10/make-it-monday-gourd-bowls.html
  23. Monk's Wife is extremely funny! OH, just her post alone is worth reading! But she is giving away a Pampered Chef Tool-go-round, which is like, my favorite item from them. Go read her post! But put the drink down first.
  24. Jess (2 handmade bracelets) Gorgeous!
  25. Pickel (Pearl Earrings)
  26. Christine (retro skirt) Can I just say that is a really awesome retro skirt! Please pick me!
  27. Jendi (Precious Moments) Nativity set!
  28. Stacey, Giveaway #1 (BOZ book
  29. http://babyloveslings.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall-yall-giveaway.html
  30. http://nowplayhappy.blogspot.com/2007/10/yes-im-finally-getting-around-to-my.htmlCard)
  31. How about some chocolate from Full Of Boys?
  32. Fall, Y'all Bloggy Giveaway: Sprout Pouch Slings from Punkinpockets. There are no words for their plum pouch. No words, my friends.
  33. How about a tag blankie from Simply Sweet Bowtique ? Very cute!
  34. Katja of Skimbaco - Photo-session in Chicago if you are in chicago, you need to sign up for this awesome photo shoot!
  35. This Momma's Cafe (Starbucks gift card, $20!)
  36. Sophistishe.org is giving away a copy of Preconception Plain & Simple by Audrey Couto McClelland and Sharon K. Couto from Pinks & Blues and a $25 Kangaroodle gift certificate! Awesome!
  37. http://imadramamama.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall-yall-giveaway-organizing-bags.htmlBags!)
  38. Our Blessed Arrows is giving away a cloth diapering package with a pair of Babylegs! Oh my gosh, I love this package!
  39. Francine (Whistling Hippos and Starbucks)
  40. Peter(Starbucks Gift Card)
  41. Christian Momma is giving away a Caribou coffee gift card, $10!
  42. Cindy ($25 Gift Card Usborne Books!)

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Wednesday contests

  1. I should be folding laundry is having a giveaway of a bag of Dunkin Donuts coffee! She also has a link for a free sample. Ends Friday.
  2. Win a baby play gym at Goodyblog. Ends today.
  3. My Mom Shops is having a $50 Juvie give-away, ends today!
  4. Win a basket of pink office goodies from Super WAHM, ends Noveber 15. Enter 3 ways.
  5. Camy's Loft is giving away Just Jane and Pride and Prejudice. Leave a comment by October 31 to enter.
  6. Shelly from Momfiles is having a baby, guess the gender and leave a name suggestion and be entered for a Starbucks gift card! Ends November 5th.
  7. Mom Views is giving away two copies of Kiddix, an operating system that makes computer use safe for your kids and your computer! Ends October 28.
  8. The Parent Bloggers Network is holding their weekly blog blast this Friday. Blog about picky eaters for a $250 gift card for use at Williams Sonoma.
  9. Cool Stuff Con Queso is giving away a copy of Deceptively Delicious, by Jessica Seinfeld.
  10. Lisa at My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings is giving away 3 Dancing Pumpkins DVD's. Ends October 26.
  11. A.B. Baby Boutique is giving away a My Little Crayon Roll-Up. Ends November 1st.
  12. The Celebrity Baby Blog and Robeez are giving away a pair of the holiday design shoes for your little one. Ends October 26.
  13. The Twinkies is having a Fall/Halloween photo contest, prize is a $10 Amazon gc. Ends October 26.
  14. Blonde Reviews is having a Remembering Your Pet - Review and Giveaway, a jewelry from Ashes to Ashes. Ends October 31.
  15. Deena's books is having a book giveaway, "The Bark of the Bog Owl" Ends October 31. Check her blog, she is giving away several books.
  16. The Crunchy Domestic Godess is having a Bitty Braille giveaway! These are really cute shirts! Ends November 5.
  17. Biblical Womanhood is giving away a beautiful nursing cover compliments of New Little Blessing! Ends October 26.
  18. Rocks in My Dryer's Bloggy Giveaways is hosting 3 giveaways: Photo Card Designs 10/28, Dinosaurium 10/27, Quote the Walls 10/26.
  19. Opinion Mom is having a Mugwaz Contest. A craft kit for girls. Ends November 2.
  20. Sometimes, Can Can is giving away an interesting board game. MAN LAWS AND WOMAN RULES. Ends November 11th.
  21. RomRev Today is giving away one copy of THE COURTESAN'S DAUGHTER by Claudia Dain. Ends October 24th.
  22. Hipmommy is giving away brand new pair of Little Girls Levi's 517 Flare Jeans size 2T. Ends October 25.
  23. Paper Cuts is giving away Jacksonbelle Embellishments Package. Ends October 28.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tuesday's Contests

I will be updating this throughout the day as I find contests and I have the time to put them in.

  1. First off comes a book I would LOVE to win. My family is very, very passionate about creationism vs. evolution. The book wouldn't be put on the shelf for 6 months between us all! Rodney of The Journey, is giving away one copy of The Creation Answers Book. We all have wanted to read this book! Ends November 1st.
  2. Party Food -- Birthday Giveaway Day THREEWhat are your favorite party foods? Christine would love to know. Write about it in a post on your blog, and link to this giveaway, anytime before Saturday evening, October 27th. My favorite party foods are dill pickles smeared with cream cheese and wrapped in thinly sliced deli ham, then freeze slightly so you can easily slice them into bite-size pieces. Sound weird, but they are soooo good.
  3. The Easiest $100 You Might Ever Win contest is going on over at Contest Beat. Ends October 31st. I'd like to win this one, even though he did NOT choose my cool Swiss Army Knife prize to give away, lol. I'm buying several knives for Christmas, so I'll take the money.
  4. the Trade is giving away a Star Wars Pop up Guide to the Galaxy book. Ends October 28th.
  5. the Trade is also giving away a TON of DVD's to one winner! Ends October 31.
  6. The Trade is also giving away a bunch of movie posters! My husband would LOVE two of them, he is always wanting the posters from the theaters. Ends October 31.
  7. Dinosaurium giveaway at Rocks in My Dryer Bloggy Giveaways. Ends October 27th. I can't wait until I can enter at her give aways again! Whaaa!
  8. Bloggy Giveaways: Quote the Walls Ends October 26th.
  9. Bloggy Giveaways: Mommy Tags Ends October 23.
  10. Moms Morning Show is giving away a pair of Lil' Squeakers for toddlers. If I won this, it would to be given away to my siblings' children to torture them. Ends October 26th.
  11. Woman's Day is giving away a 1/2 carat pair of earrings! Ends November 22.
  12. Women's Day washer and dryer giveaway! Ends November 2. They are having TONS of contests there, check them out!
  13. Boomama is having a jewelry giveaway!!! Go, Boomama!!! Ends Friday.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Monday's contests

Oh, look! That fabulously funny, gorgeous, wonderful woman over at Molly-Coddled is having a giveaway! The Taste of Home Cookbook and a magazine subcription! Ends October 26.

The Opinionated Parent is giving away Kodak EasyShare 5300 All-In-One printer. Retail value: $200. Today only!




From Dates to Diapers is having a birthday week giveaway! From the 21st to the 27th, great prizes!
One of my favorite party games is Quelf, of course, but I think she's looking for a birthday party game... hmmm, well, actually, its a baby shower game, but I love to make these little pacifiers out of life savers and jelly beans and make necklaces out of them, and then ban people from saying "baby." When you catch someone you take one of their necklaces, whoever has the most wins! You could do this for a birthday, too, make something else, or use clothespins, and forbid people from saying the birthday person's name, or "birthday" or something.

Win a WhoMi On the Wall Family Calander for 2008 from the Natural Moms Talk Radio Blog!! Head over here to see how you can enter.

Win a great book "I Can't See...But I can Imagine!" from Laura Williams' Musings. Contest ends on October 26th.

Another Shaktronics Giveaway!! Win a Rocketfish™ Wireless Multimedia Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo. Ends Oct. 30.

Stitching the Night Away is having a chart giveaway. Enter here. Contest ends Oct. 26th.

Win a reversible apron from Annie's Attic over at Baking Delights! Enter here. Contest ends Oct. 29th.

MyLilVenture is giving away a Queen size mattress and two pillow encasements from CleanRest! I would like to win this for my daughter's bed because she has allergies and gets welts all over her body but we don't know what causes it. I would like to eliminate as many allergens as possible to try to make her life a bit easier. Contest ends Oct. 31.

You can win an 8-gig Ipod Nano at It's Write Now!! This is a blog about writing and publishing tips. Just go to the giveaway post and enter with a link to your post blogging about them. Ends October 31.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Weekend Contests

Friday, October 19, 2007

Friday Contests

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Getting debt free

Donnie and I have gotten into our share of financial messes. We've gotten some major and minor debts, but all of them seemed to be "necessary." Now we know better. We have worked hard and have finally paid off our vehicles this year. Of course that means they have to break down. However, even replacing the engine is cheaper than a year of car payments, and certainly cheaper than a 3-5 year vehicle loan! So we have learned patience and started fixing our vehicles instead of replacing them. Now we have $700 a month NOT going to a bank, and even less going to insurance each month also.
That has allowed us to start whittling away at our little debts. We will be debt free except for our house in a couple of years, possibly even in the next year. But I expect with car repairs and other things needing to be dealt with that it will take 2 more years.
We have never been so close that we could "see" debt free before.
That is another reason I am not buying a Wii, and my quest continues..... I do not want to spend frivolously. I want to Get Rich Slowly. And win a Wii.

Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness!


October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so I have turned my blog pink.

Slacker Moms R Us is having a giveaway of a pink digital picture keychain for those who turn their blog pink. Go linky up! Well, I'd rather you didn't because I want the keychain, I've been planning to buy one, but free is way better! Ends October 31. Also, click here to help provide free mammograms - all you have to do is click on the pink button once you get to the site...no donating necessary!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Tuesday's Contests

The Laughs Will Go On is having an Uncommonly Cute giveaway. You can win this adorable I heart U shirt in 18-24 months. Super adorable! Uncommonly Cute has som really adorable shirts, and every style comes in either short or long sleeve. Winner will be chosen October 22.







Saturday, October 13, 2007

Out of Town

I'm heading to my dad's birthday party. Unfortunately, Trinity is sick, so Donnie is staying home with her. Poor baby! (that means no pheasant opener for my hubby)
Here are some pictures (that I haven't edited yet) to intrigue you with the story that goes with them.

















Friday, October 12, 2007

The Contest Beat Contest About Contests

The Contest Beat is having a contest. They want to see what would be the absolute coolest contest prize, with the widest range of appeal under $100, for a giveaway.
I found the best ever! This is a Swiss Memory USB! Ok, so you would think this would only appeal to guys, but you would be wrong.
My husband would love this, he has a thing for Swiss Army knives, and a thing for flash drives. I was going to use all my payperpost money to buy him a cool telescope, but I have completely changed my mind now!
I would also like this gadget. To always have a scissors in my purse would be amazing, add in the nail file, knife, Red LED light, ballpoint pen, screwdriver, keyring and flashdrive, and I am sold!
It is available in 2GB, 1GB, 512MB capacity and is compatible with Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 9.x or above, Linux 2.4 or above AND comes with USB cable! That makes this a prize that anyone could use and would want.
The price? $59.99 - $99.99
Come one, Contest Beat, pick me!

Friday Contests

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #1 Win a Wii


Thirteen reasons I should win a Wii

Everybody Loves Coupons is giving away a Nintendo Wii, and I here are the reasons I should win it.

1. I love online coupons codes and great deals!

2. I am giving them lots and lots and lots of linky love!

3. If I won the Wii, my quest would finally be over!

4. My seven kids would be so excited and I would be the coolest mom in the world, for a week, at least.

5. Everybody loves Coupons has a great blog, and I am spreading the love on both of my blogs.

6. I need to get some exercise and lose about 30lbs, but I hate exercise. I love playing games with my kids, though, and the Wii is a great way to exercise while having fun.

7. I am definately too much of a tightwad to pay full price for a Wii, so I need to win one.

8. I'm a winner!

9. I think I am the only person in the contest who has 7 kids, I need to win the Wii more than they do.

10. Except for this guy, he only has one kid, who was just born yesterday, but he pulled the cancer card and now I almost want him to win more than I want to win.

11. If I can't win the Wii, you could all love me dearly and

so I can win $500 to buy a Wii! I need several people to vote for me daily to beat Daddy Papersurfer. He has 98 votes more than I do, and the spread gets bigger daily.

12. My whole family really does love to play games together. It is our biggest family time activity. Once you own it, it is free to do, and have you tried taking 3 kids to the movies? Yeah? Try 7. Then add popcorn, candy, drinks......... Well, it costs more to do that then groceries for the week! A Wii would bring in lots of inexpensive but priceless family bonding moments. (if you only knew the fun we have had playing Guitar Hero until 2am!)

13. If we had a Wii, the kids would have their friends here for fun, rather than leaving home, so I would know where they are more often.

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway for this wonderful book and 5 items from Wiggitybang!

Leave a comment and I will link to you here for some linky love!
1. Cher
2. pussreboots
3. Yureigal (aka Yuriko)'s Blog
4.



Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!


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!



Thursday's Contests

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Tuesday's Contests

I'll be updating this list through the day, pushing the first contests lower on the list, newly listed will be put on the top.

Monday, October 8, 2007

Monday's contests

  1. Adventures of a Twenty-something Mother is giving away a pair of Babylegs! Enter by October 15th. But they belong to me, I'm planning to get another pair for Sam!
  2. Kozypal Contest at Adventures of a Twenty Something Motherl
    Prize: $25 gift certificate to KozyPals. To enter, leave her a comment with a link to your favorite design of KozyPals. Contest ends October 31st! I love the black with butterflies, well, actually Trinity loves that one the best, I love the sea turtles!
  3. WIN IT from Cool Mom Picks! We've got an alphabet lithograph to give away to one lucky winner drawn at random. Email contests@coolmompicks.com by midnight PST, Toinight with ALPHABET in the subject and tell us the actual name of the print. Good luck.

White shirt give-away

This is now closed.
In celebration of the release of Quelf to Barnes and Noble.com, Mr. WiggityBang (otherwise known as Matthew Rivaldi) sent me some prizes to give away to my readers!

Quelf is my favorite game, it even tops Apples to Apples, in my book. My friends love it, my mom even bought it because of my insane love for all things Quelf, and she implied that she peed herself laughing, but she didn't outright admit that. (I wouldn't either, but let me tell you, I have made several runs for the bathroom!)
Quao is another great game from WiggityBang. A chaos of rules, that only Quao knows and only Cheata can break, because she is fast and makes Quao mad. This is the shirt I would love to keep! This give-away is for the white "I am the Quao, for now...." shirt size L (42-44) this is like XXL adult, maybe XL. The back of the shirt has the website and game name, too.

Do you want to win it? Well, you can't! Because I am the Quao and I make up the rules!
All right, I'm not the Quao of these give-aways, Mr. Wiggitybang is, so I have to give it away. Besides, I have the game, so I can be the Quao there.

To win this shirt go to here. Leave the answer to the following question in the comments and you are entered: Which character in Quelf would you want to play and why?

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

Green Quelf shirt give-away

This is now closed.
Here is an awesome green shirt with the Super Ninja Monkey, size XL. It would probably fit me, but think teen boys or smaller adults.

This is definitely the game piece the kids fight over, everyone wants to be the Super Ninja Monkey. Except me, I want to be the Queen. Queen Spatula. Or the platypus.

I am able to give these prizes away because to celebrate Quelf being sold at Barnes and Noble, Wiggity Bang sent me these prizes to bribe my readers to buy their game at B&N to give to my readers.
If you want to be THE house to party at this year, or to be THE best gift-giver this holiday season, then you will want to go to Barnes and Noble.com to buy Quelf.

If you want to win t his great shirt just leave a comment with the answer to this question: What year did WiggityBang launch Quelf? (you'll have to check out the answer on Wiggity Bang)

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

The Biscuit Farmer hat give-away

This contest is now closed.
This contest is for the Quelf Valley Biscuit Farm hat. The biscuit farmer is a tall skinny guy in Quelf.
Quelf is now available at Barnes and Noble.com so stop in and pick it up for the holidays, it will make your party the one to remember!

With all the reviews I've done on Quelf, my mom bought the game and played it last night when her husband got home from his fishing trip. She IM'd me this morning and said "You didn't tell me I need Depends to play Quelf!" Well, sorry but Quelf gives me stuff, Depends doesn't! I'm not gonna promote Depends. I will promote Quelf no matter what, but they got tired of my constant begging were nice enough to send lots of freebies to give away for my readers. Wiggity Bang is the greatest! They also sent me a couple of games for the family to test out.

In order to win this hat you need to leave a comment with the answer to this question: Who is the WiggityBang mascot?

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

Red Shirt give-away

This contest is now closed.
This give-away is for the Red Super Ninja Monkey shirt, size M girls. I think somewhere between a 10-12 yo girl. It could be bigger, though.




Super Ninja Monkey is the favorite game piece for the kids at my house!

Quelf is now available at Barnes and Noble.com, and it will make you the hit of the holidays if you purchase this game for your friends or family, I promise!

To enter leave a comment answering this question from Quelf: why might you find someone under the table while playing the game?

Ends October 31st, winners announced November 1st. Only US residents can enter, or members of the Armed Forces serving over seas with an APO address.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

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