'Cause We'd All Like To Be This Rich

Would you love to donate $500 to a charity to help with the crisis in Haiti but know that the only way you could do so is with someone elses' money? Well, here's your chance. Over at The Pioneer Woman , Ree is having a giveaway where the winners get to choose which charity will receive a $500 donation. On top of that, she is also donating $.10 for every comment left. Right now the comments are up to 12,670 and counting.....fast.
Then on top of all that, she's also having two other giveaways, (one for a kids music set and one for a kitchen aide mixer that I totally plan on winning), and she's doing the $.10 per comment on both of those as well.
So let's re-cap. Click on the link above. Leave a comment with your choice of an organization to donate to. Then go over to her Homeschooling section and leave a comment to enter that giveaway. From there, she has a link to her Tasty Kitchen site, go there and enter that giveaway as well. Each comment is worth $.10.
Clear as mud? Great.
Remember, all you need to know is that you're helping someone else give a ton of their money away to charity and getting a chance to win some prizes too.
Win - win for all.

Run For Cover

Baby Bear is all grumpy and stuff so here's me trying to make him laugh, rockin' out and singing in a goofy, high pitched voice, waving my arms and shakin' my booty in ways I would never attempt in public all in the name of cheering him up because that's what mothers do. We act like idiots. It's a requirement clearly outlined in the "Say Good-Bye To Your Life and Dignity" manual that came out with the baby. I believe it was attached to the umbilical cord.

And what do I get for all my effort?

A laugh?
A smile?

No. Instead he covers his head and says,
"That's scary Mommy"

Warm Fuzzies

You can get some by helping out coat less kids this winter and then bragging about your service on your own blog! Just kidding about that last part, but not really cause it does give you an extra chance at winning a $25 amazon gift card. And as we all know, I like to win things.

So go visit Sue at navel gazing and let the season of giving begin!



**update** The giveaway is over but you can still donate coats. Her goal is to get up to 100. That would be awesome because, as we all know, Utah winters are COLD!

I'm A Winner At Last!!!

In the short time since I've entered the blogging world, I've entered no less than a million giveaways. I'm greedy. I want things. But online giveaways have been exactly like IRL giveaways - I never win anything. ever.
Until today.

The last time I won something was at my fourth grade raffle drawing at the school carnival. To put it in perspective for you, I now have a 4th grader. It's been a long time folks. I've tried to figure out what giveaway contest god I offended that resulted in my losing streak of over 2 decades. Did I not offer up the proper thanks for my life sized stuffed animal tiger I last won? I loved him, I did.

So hopefully, my losing streak ends today and if I'm really lucky, my good fortune will continue on to this PW giveaway. I mean, there's only over 8,000 entries so far, my chances are good, right?

Well anyway, let me share what I won today, (actually yesterday, but whatever). (Wait, will that offend the giveaway gods?)

Thanks to Kristina P. at Pulsipher Predilections I've won my choice of any item from Lynette Parish's Etsy shop Expres Urself. Nice, huh.

So sisters,(and anyone else) what should I get? You know me, I need your help. What would you get?

ANSWERS!!

Cause you're all dying to know. And I must say, except for the ones that just told me I'm funny (thank you! you're in my will now), I'm very disappointed. No one gets my pretend gift certificates so I'll just have to keep them for myself.

Here are the answers:

1 - True. All I ever wanted was blue carpet.

2 - False. I had a friend that had a twin brother, so that was close.

3 - False. You'd know that if you paid any attention to me.

4 - True. I am a first class wimp. Ethan had like 20 removed, went back for seconds and begged for more.

5 - False. It was orchestra, not band, and you'll never really know.

6 - TRUE! No one dances and grabs his crotch like Michael, and no one sells me on oxy clean like Billy Mays.

7 - True. Don't tell my mother.

8 - FALSE! And so pleased it fooled two of you. Fools.



There you go, the mysteries revealed. Sleep soundly now.

Tag Post Update

Opps, I forgot I was supposed to tag others, so if you read my last post, consider yourself tagged.

The One Tag I Agreed To Do

I never do tags, but I'm making an exception on this one because I don't feel like blogging and we all know what happens when I go a month without posting: I get told to "just delete it!"
I don't think I need to bring up any names, but we all know who you are. (And I still love you)

So this tag is from my sister Michelle who apparently tagged me about 3 weeks ago. Sorry I don't read your blog more often Shell.

I'm supposed to list 8 things about myself, 4 true and 4 false, and you all try to guess which ones are which. Have fun.

1. Growing up, I really didn't like pink, yet it seemed that's all that was bought for me. I don't think I voiced my opinion much.

2. I have a twin brother. (wait, is this one too obvious?)

3. I currently have a painful ingrown toenail.

4. A couple of weeks ago I had three warts removed on my left thumb. One remains but it was so painful I refuse to go back for another treatment.

5. This one time, at band camp.......oh, never mind.

6. I'm sad over both Michael Jackson's death, and Billy Mays.

7. I like to read dooce.com even though she swears and seems to hate the Mormon church. I don't know how this will affect my standing as a primary teacher.

8. After my niece told me she loved my blog and thought I was a good writer, I decided to submit an entry at Blog Segullah for their July guest posts. I find out this week!


So there you go, different colors and fonts and everything! So fancy.
Answers will be posted on Friday and the winners will receive a $100 gift certificate to Anthropologie .....









In your dreams, suckers.