Another Great Giveaway! (but not from me this time)

Here is another SWEET giveaway I have to tell you about! It's from my friend Heather, from Heather Flowers: Fotog! She is an amazing photographer and such a sweet person to work with.

Got kids who can be a bit difficult come picture time? (me! me!) NO PROBLEM! Got a hubby who really doesn't like to have pictures made (or especially PAY someone to do it!)? (me! me!) Again, NO PROBLEM! Heather can somehow magically get GREAT shots of your family and her prices are unbeatable! AND---She travels to you! What's more, she actually makes your photo session FUN! Yes, I said photo session and FUN in the same sentence! Even Nathan agreed it was fun and said we'd be using her again! (Can you say MIRACLE??)

I added a few of the photos she did for us back in the fall to this post below. You can see more of her work on facebook at Heather Flowers: Fotog! Check her out and get in on her giveaway!

Here are the details and how you can enter:

VALENTINE GIVEAWAY--

One mini-fotog session (a $60 value) just in time for Valentine's Day 2011! Here's how to enter:

Go here to her facebook page and "like" her page. Next, share a link to her page on your facebook wall. Go back to her page again and under the giveaway post, comment "Pick Me!". That's it!

Good luck!

Lovin' Some Deals & Steals!!

I absolutely LOVE finding great deals! It's such a rush to get something I want or need at a huge discount or a great price! I don't go online hunting up these deals myself, no time for that! Rather, I subscribe to several websites that find them FOR me. Recently I became a member of a site called No More Rack. They post sales daily and I get an email about their upcoming sales. ALSO, just for registering on their site (which is FREE, by the way) they give me a $10 shopping credit! FREE MONEY!

Today on No More Rack, they have jelly watches that are TOO CUTE! They're by Geneva, a brand I already own and LOVE. They're on sale for $10 today and guess what...since I've not used my credit yet, for me they're FREE! I just have to pay the $2.99 shipping!! Since I already own two of these watches, ;-) I'm going to pass on this deal. But you can totally score this one if you'd like. BUT HURRY! Their deals sell out SUPER QUICK!!!

Click on the link below to register and then see what deals they have that you NEEED! :) Please use the link below so I can receive credit for referring you! (Another neat way to get free stuff that you can use once you've joined the site!)

http://www.nomorerack.com/?cr=248062

Another deal today that I posted about on facebook is at Crocs.com. I got Addison a super cute pair of mary jane crocs for $9.38 shipped! They're on sale for $7.99 PLUS you can use the code "thankyou" at checkout for an additional 20% off! Sizes are very limited so if you're interested in this deal, you'd better jump on it quick!

AND THE WINNER IS...

Good morning! I'm so excited to announce the winner of the CSN Stores gift certificate! We documented our drawing this morning in pictures... (Took them with my phone so please excuse the low res.) :)

Your names before they went into the drawing bowl

Folded up nice and neatly...
Little bed head beauty gets the honors this morning...the early bird gets the worm! :)

Here she goes...

A lucky name drawn...

AND THE WINNER IS........

TABITHA!!

Congratulations Tabitha! Thanks for reading my blog and being a faithful follower since the beginning! :) Oh, and I felt that "nudge" and I'll do my best to write more often! ;>) Send your email address to mine (hollandgirls2@yahoo.com) and I'll get your gift certificate code to ya!

Thanks everybody that commented! I appreciate you reading my blog too and I've made it my mission now to find MORE giveaways! That was totally fun!!

Oh my...I have to get off here now...Nathan's child just came up to me so excited that she "got a ban-nay!" (a band-aid!) Yes, that IS what you think it is. Why do I not write as much as I used to??? This says it all...

It's GIVEAWAY TIME Peeps!

Okay my sweet people, it's time for the giveaway details I've been telling you about! Keep in mind now, this is my blog's FIRST giveaway and while I would LOVE to be giving you a beautiful bright red Kitchenaid stand mixer or a way-too-cool MacBook (as a couple of my followers were ambitiously hoping)...well, we're just not quite to that status yet! (How awesome would that be though, right?!!) So here it is...CSN Stores has given me a $15 gift certificate to be given away to one of my readers! CSN Stores carries "just about everything, INCLUDING the kitchen sink!" (AND FREE SHIPPING on just about everything!!) They have over 200 online stores where you can find anything from swing sets to shoes (check out these cutesy bootsies for Mama!!) to stylish furniture to cool cookware! (Can I get a WHOOP WHOOP you fellow foodies?!)

All you have to do to get your name in the running for this gift certificate is simply comment on this post below telling me how you follow my blog. (EX-Through facebook, by checking my site for new postings, or from my email blast.)

If you do not already have a Google account, it's EASY to sign up and FREE. When you click on the comment link below this message it will take you to a new screen where you'll see a blank comment box. Underneath that you'll see a place to sign in with your Google account information or sign up for one. You are not required to have a Google account. If you choose to post your comment as "Anonymous," PLEASE give your name in your post. Otherwise I won't know who posted the comment.

Contest Rules:

Contest begins once this post goes live and will end at midnight on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Winner will be announced on Monday, January 17, 2011. Contest is limited to US and Canadian entrants only. One entry per person. Do NOT put your email address in the comment box for all to see. I will find YOU if you are the winner. The winner will be chosen at random by a random number generator and will be announced here on this blog, which is also directly linked to my facebook page. If you're a friend of mine on there, you will see it on your newsfeed or my profile. The winning commenter will also be notified via email. The email will contain the one-time-use gift certificate code to be used as you wish on any of CSN Store's 200+ websites! Yah-Hooo!!! Are ya ready to go shoppin'?!! Comment away! And GOOD LUCK! :)

What Makes You Smile?

Lots of things make me smile. Some days I just have to look harder for those things than others. Today would've been one such day. Busy day of cleaning up, laundry, finishing putting away the last bit of red and green decor, etc, etc... What should've only taken me a few hours however, took me the entire day today, which frustrated me...deepening that ugly wrinkle that lies between my eyes. Grrrr! The reasons it took me all day to do a few simple tasks-Macy didn't nap more than 20 minutes ALL DAY LONG today and Addison, well, she's two-enough said.

One thing that DOES make me happy and makes me smile is giving to others. I absolutely LOVE giving gifts or a meal to someone and seeing their eyes light up in excitement and delight. It's fun to make to someone else's day! So you can imagine my pure joy today when I found out I was going to be able to do a GIVEAWAY for my blog readers!! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!!

I'm just about ready to get this giveaway going...working out a few more details, crossing my i's and dotting my t's! It's not a HUGE thing that's being given but it's still something. More than you had BEFORE you entered the giveaway, right?! :) I'm hoping to have everything ready to post on here later tonight but it's possible that it might be tomorrow afternoon before I can get it posted. One thing that YOU can do to make absolutely sure you get in the running for this giveaway is make sure you know how to comment on my blog post. That is how your name will be entered to win. You will have to comment on the giveaway post.

So, go ahead...try it out! Comment on this post and tell me your GUESS as to what the giveaway will be!!