For those of you who, like us, have someone in your household who is dairy-free, CHECK OUT THIS GIVEAWAY! Pardon the caps, I'm just really excited about this. How have I not heard of these goodies before? I can tell you that if I win this, I'll be spreading the love among my local dairy-free friends (it's surprising how many of them I have!) Thank you to One Frugal Foodie and Erin Baker!
hey all.
i'm just about to unveil the new blog. it is pretty darn fabulous, if i dare say so myself.
but while you're waiting for that, go over to confessions of a yummy mummy and enter her AMAZING giveaway of organizational supplies! She calls it a super fab giveaway, and I'd have to agree! Halfway down the prize list, I was like "hey, this is a great giveaway!" and I hadn't even gotten to the big stuff yet!
BUM GENIUS giveaway! Go check it out... I am totally splitting these with my friend P. if I win!
I know it's been a crazy one, but still. A month? Sorry!
So we sold our house, after 14 showings in 8 days... and two days later, our realtors showed us a house that wasn't on the market, which we promptly snapped up. :) We move in just over three weeks, which is a little scary, especially as the next week for me is going to be wrapped up in writing a talk I need to deliver twice at a conference next weekend. And the lovely Cellular Lola is coming to stay for a while next week - woohoo!
Peanut has been wonderful, she's such a toddler. We thought for a little while there that we might have been past the whole dairy thing, but we're not. Which is fine, it was just exciting there for a little while.
Most summers, I typically like to live in the basement with the air conditioning on - I don't like the heat or humidity. Ick! But I have a feeling that with a toddler, I'm going to be so tanned this summer... I already have a little sunburn and a little tan going on... She loves her blow up pool that we have on the deck. I don't know if it's the sunscreen or the water that's the attraction - I think it's 50/50 for her!
We enjoyed the Pioneer Woman's Crash Hot Potatoes the other day. I think I have single-handedly introduced 200 people to the recipe so far. Whoa they're good!
Go check out this post over at Rocks in My Dryer. I tell you - it's worth it!
I've become rather attached to Guitar Hero for the Wii lately. Serious fun. We've had it for a week, and I think it's hampering my packing abilities. That thing sucks up so much of my free time... :)
I thought I typed it all in, but I just came back to start my Oscar's post, and my winner's post wasn't here!
So... without any further ado, let me congratulate Dee at the Diary of a Mad Crafter! If you want to email your address to lifeasamama AT gmail DOT com, then I'll get this out in the mail ASAP!
So, fellow yarn-aficionados...
It's time to start giving away some of that jewelry!
This contest is only open to participants in the Baby a Baby Swap - sorry to my other readers - but keep watching... there'll be another giveaway soon. As you can see here, the prize is a lovely set of drop earrings as well as a handy around-the-neck-holder-of-stuff. Perhaps you're like my crocheting friend who can never find her scissors? Or maybe it's your glasses that are always just out of reach... Use this to keep them right at hand. The jewelry is by Erin, and it's really lovely.
I've been trying to think of a fun contest for you all to do. Since I haven't had any brilliant dashes of inspiration, how about this... Leave a comment on this post about the quality you most look for in a mate. If you're married or in a relationship, what was it that attracted you to this person? If you're not, then what do you most want in your future someone?
(I have romance on the brain right now as we just had V-day and our anniversary is only a couple of days away...)
I am not going to judge the answers, but I'll take all of the eligible comments and draw out of a hat. I'll do that on Monday morning, so I can put the jewelry in that afternoon's mail!
So in the whole Bloggy Giveaway recently, I won a couple contests, and received a prize in the mail today... six pieces of jewelry from www.jewelrybyerin.com! THEY ARE AMAZING! Oh, sorry for shouting. They are, though!
This set was my favorite - and even though they don't match my outfit, they went on as soon as I took this picture to share with you:
But really, I don't need that much new jewelry. What would happen would be that I'd wear one piece over and over again and forget about the other, just as lovely, pieces... so I have decided to share the wealth!
Keep watching over the next couple of weeks, because I'm going to have some random giveaways - not connected to any giant Bloggy Giveaways or Blog Parties. Well, maybe I'll save some for the Blog Party.
I know I'm dreadfully late jumping on the bandwagon, but I have had one sick toddler here for the last week or so - I think she's finally getting better... phew!
Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer is hosting yet another fabulous Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, and here's my entry:
A box FULL of craft supplies - many vintage. There is a ton of vinage rickrack, old buttons, vintage zippers, fold-over-elastic and some random craft supplies that I just am not using and would love to know that they're being put to a good use!
Please leave a comment here if you're interested, and I'll draw the winner on Friday. Thank you for stopping by!
