And The Winner Is.....

Wow! That's all I can say about the fall bloggy giveaway hosted by Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer. Over 650 people participated and I find that amazing! There were tons of wonderful prizes up for grabs and I hope each of you were able to win something. There were 106 wonderful people who entered my giveaway, which totally shocked me. I had to use a random number generator to pick the winner so without further delay, the winner is:

Commenter # 78, Eden at Once Upon A Dream. Congratulations Eden! I'll be emailing you soon to get your snail mail address and get your book set out. Thank you to all of you who were kind enough to stop by and enter my drawing. I hope that I will be able to visit each person who entered. I am excited to learn more about each of you!

Go Pink Giveaway

Jenny tipped me off on a giveaway she saw over at Blessed Nest. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, Blessed Nest will be giving away some really cool prizes. Make sure you drop by and enter to participate. Personally, I love all of the giveaway items because my favorite color is pink!

Shawna's Having A Giveaway

Shawna, over at Scamp's Place, is celebrating her one year blog anniversary. In honor of this wonderful event, she's giving away a $10 Starbucks gift certificate! Get on over there and enter to win. Be sure to check out her place while you're there. She's a wonderful writer and has beautiful pictures of her daughter that are sure to capture your attention.

Scraps by Wendy Bagley (Drawing)

D.J., over at Chocoholic Life, is having a book giveaway that all of you scrapbook lovers will want to check out. She's giving away a copy of Wendy Bagley's book entitled Scraps. If you're interested in entering her drawing, head over and visit her so you can get your name in the hat!

Win A New Template From Splat Designs

I love a good contest and there's a great one going on over at Splat Designs. Need a new template? Well, get over there and sign up! Three winners will be chosen and since I'm going to win the first prize, you guys can have the second and third prize. Isn't that nice of me! LOL! Really, go sign up. I've seen some of the templates Lindsay has done and they rock!

Logo Design Contest

My husband is a Web developer and programmer by trade, and has designed many company sites and logos. I think he is talented and I can't wait to tell him about this neat logo design contest.

Ford Blue Oval Scholars program is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company Fund. It allows Ford Motor Company scholarship winners to share information with each other and learn about internships and job opportunities within the company. Their goal is to make this program as unique as possible and they are starting off with this national logo design contest. Participants 16 years old and up are invited to participate by creating a logo that will be used to represent the scholars program. You don't have to be a professional to enter, so all you amateurs come on down and enter! Your design will become the official logo, and will be used on the Web site, as well as in any promotional materials used by the program. A panel of Ford Motor Company employees and design experts will choose the top ten designs and then Ford Blue Oval Scholars will vote online to determine the grand prize winner. The grand prize winner will receive Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, which retails for $1700! Second and third place will receive money toward purchasing the design software of their choice, while fourth through tenth place will receive a $50 music download card! Sweet!

So what are you waiting for? Get over there and sign up for this contest! This is your opportunity to showcase your creativity!

Win A Free Raleigh, NC Getaway!!

Is stress at work getting you down? Do you need a vacation? Then now is the perfect time for a fall getaway! Beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina has so much to offer this time of year. Do you love festivals? Well, come on down! The Autumn Arts Festival will be filled with family-friendly activities, food, music, and wonderful crafts made by the locals. Are you looking for something a little different? Then check out the Diwali Festival, the celebration of lights using music, dance, and fireworks! Gather around with the locals to celebrate one of India's most popular festivals. Do you love to shop? The fundraiser, A Shopping Spree, is sure to make any woman giddy! One hundred exhibitors from around the country will come to Raleigh with all of their goodies. Do you like water? Put on your scuba gear and enjoy some diving at Fantasy Lake Scuba Park.

If music is your passion, then you're sure to find something you love. Catch Trace Adkins in Concert, some 70's hits, or the Vegas-style performance of Susan Lucci and Regis Philbin. Yes, you heard me right. Regis and Susan will be performing with a 21-piece orchestra. Now that's sure to be a show stopper! If you are into sports, you have many options. You can play golf, watch a Carolina Hurricanes hockey game or a Carolina Mudcats baseball game, or even check out the Wake County Speedway!

There are so many great things waiting for you. Want to know the best part? You can register to win a FREE Raleigh getaway and save yourself some cash! The getaway package will include the following:

-One night accommodations for two at the Courtyard by Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Valley
-$25 gift certificate to Bloomsbury Bistro
-Free VIP admission for two to Rum Runners
-2 tickets to the North Carolina Theatre
-2 tickets to the N.C. Museum of Art’s Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism
-2 tickets to Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

So what are you waiting for? Register to win NOW!

 

 

Can You Believe It?

Guess what? I won something else! Can you believe it? I hardly can! I am very excited about this one!

I learned about Sunshine's Creations from reading Jenny's blog. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately from all the blogs I try to keep up with and I hadn't read Wendy's blog lately. Over the weekend I decided to drop in. I love seeing her creations, as she is very talented. I noticed that it was her blogiversary and she was having a couple of giveaways. I missed the deadline for one of them but I quickly got in on the other one. Imagine my surprise when I checked my email this morning and found that Wendy had emailed me to say I had won the Yo-Yo quilt! I am very excited and can't wait to display this in my house! Jenny, I know you're probably jealous but you can come over and look at it anytime you want! LOL! You know I'm just giving you a hard time!

If you haven't visited Wendy's blog, you should make it a point to do so. If you love quilting, crocheting, or crafting in general, you'll really enjoy seeing her creations. Thanks again Wendy, for this wonderful hanging that will look just marvelous on any wall of my home!

Jill's Book Bag

Boy did I get a treat yesterday! The girls, Jeff, and I were sitting at the kitchen table having lunch when our doorbell rang. It was the Fedex guy and the girls went to fetch the package. I knew that the package was for me (and so did everyone else) but I tried to stay cool! The girls brought the package to me and I thanked them and set it aside. I wanted to finish my lunch before I started getting all wacky over what was inside the package! You see, Jill over at Who Could Ask For Anything More is hosting a monthly contest called Jill's book bag. I won for the month of June and Jill had emailed me on Wednesday to let me know she'd sent out the package. I could hardly wait for it to arrive and reminded everyone around the house, several times, that I was waiting for this package. When I finally opened it, here's what I found:

I just LOVE the bag! It's so fun and bright and I'm going to love filling it up with things! It was so generous of Jill but she didn't stop there! She also included some goodies in the bag.

She wrote me a sweet note and included The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett, some super cute beverage napkins (for my zinfandel and chocolate), and a really cute Post-It notepad. I've overjoyed and so thankful for these wonderful gifts! Thank you Jill! For anyone else reading, Jill will be doing this monthly so head over to her place and watch for details.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Giveaway

Iris is having this cool giveaway over at Sting My Heart and I thought I'd share it with you. She is giving away this beautiful purse and I'd love to win it! I need to win it!

All you have to do is sign Mr. Linky and you'll be entered to win! Thanks to Coach J for tipping me off!

On another note, I am currently reading Tales from the Bed by Jenifer Estess and it is really good. I'll provide a complete review of the book after I've finished it. It's a quick read and I should be finished with it tonight.

Hope you are having a wonderful Friday!

Blessings Galore

I think if I win one more thing, I'll explode! I'm quite beside myself right now because of all the generous people I've met in blogland! I never knew blogging would be so much or that I'd forge so many friendships. I've met people from all walks of life and I feel like I know several of you really well. I have felt so blessed and on top of that, several of you have blessed me with goodies through contests you've had. I wanted to take a minute to point out all the people who've blessed me with goodies lately! I really appreciate each of you and each of these things will provide special memories for me!

First, there is Jenn from Knee Deep In Munchkinland. She had a contest that will provide me with a new blog design from Bluebird Blogs! I'm very excited and thankful that Jenn held the contest and pulled my name out of the hat! Thanks Jenn!

Next, there is Jill from Who Could Ask For Anything More. She had a book contest that will provide me with some reading material and a cute little book bag. I'm psyched about it! If you haven't visited Jill's blog, please do. She and her hubby are soooo funny! They'll keep you in stitches! Thanks Jill!

This morning it was Katrina from Callapidder Days. She also had a book contest and I'm the lucky winner of Finding Ruth. I can't wait to get it and get started. Thanks Katrina!

I also can't forget Shawna over at Scamp's Place. She was kind enough to loan me her copy of Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. I loved it! I can't wait to read more things by this author. I am so thankful that Shawna was gracious enough to loan this one to me and also offer to loan me another one later on. Thanks Shawna!

After two weeks of this nasty stomach virus attacking everyone in the house, except me, and the lightening strike mess, I am thankful to have friends like you who "pick me up" just when I need it!

Have a wonderful Thursday!!

 

A Red-Hot Smokin' Event

Jill over at Who Could Ask For Anything More is hosting a red-hot smokin' monthly event called Jill's Book Bag. Each month, one lucky participant will receive Jill's pick-of-the-month book along with some other goodies, tucked into a red-hot smokin' bag! To get in on the fun, drop what you're doing and get over to her place to read the rules!

 

I'm So Excited, And I Just Can't Hide It!!!!!

I'm so excited that I just can't contain myself about this! In case you haven't heard, Nan is hosting Apronpalooza this week and it is going to be a blast! I have found myself browsing through vintage aprons every time I've been in an antique store lately. I love aprons and I love wearing one when I cook. Nothing that I have even comes close to some of the aprons Nan has given us a peek at! They are gorgeous!

She will be posting three contests PER DAY all week. I'm telling you, if you like to cook and you love aprons, you'd better jump over to her blog and enter! This is a wonderful contest and I love that apron makers have been so generous with their donations for this contest! All of the sponsors have beautiful items and any woman (ME, ME, ME!!!) would be fortunate to win one of their aprons!