CSN Stores $40 e-Gift Card Giveaway {Via Nutrition and Wellness Bytes}

I'm not joking when I say I'm blessed with some seriously talented and simply amazing friends. One of those friends, Michelle, is a registered dietitian and a nutrition professor at CSU-Long Beach. She's running her own business while teaching {and raising two DARLING children with her hubby Josh} and as part of her website and business, she keeps a nutrition blog. I love reading her posts because I always learn something new or reinforce something I already knew {like, umm... food jags! I just never knew the term!}. She's currently giving away a $40 e-gift card to CSN stores on her blog! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post on her blog {click on the link}.

Personally, I'm kinda hoping to win... I'd love to get my hands on this Rosle Stainless Steel Meat Tenderizer or put it towards a new scale {though, Michelle, I'd want your input on a good one - I want one that will figure up my carb count for me!}.

Be sure to enter and good luck!!

1000, LLS, and a Giveaway {Of Sorts}

This is my 1,000th post {in 946 days}!

In honor of the 1,000 post and since this is the last week for fundraising for Ben's Team in Training campaign, we're doing another giveaway... of sorts! {Think "Raffle".}


Here's how to enter:

Donate to Ben's LLS Team in Training Campaign.

There's two one ways to win:

1. Be the first person to donate $20 {or more}.

Congrats Jessie and thank you!

{or}

2. For each increment of $5, you'll be entered in the random drawing/raffle {for example, a $10 donation = 2 entries}. Want to double your chances? A $25 donation = TEN drawing entries!

And, of course, what could you win {besides a good tax deduction}?

One of these Fiskars 12inch Portable Paper Trimmers!

Giveaway/raffle will be closed at 9PM CST Monday, May 24nd. Good luck to all who enter and yes, we will ship overseas!

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Ben had his last LLS/Chick-fil-a night tonight.

And a special thanks to the Steeles who also came to support LLS by eating some {yummy} chicken... and let us see their adorable children!

And the winner is.......

And the winner of the giveaway of a copy of my sister's book, The Speaker, is .....

"Mrs. Tucker"!

Congrats and I'm going to email you with a few details!

Introducing "The Speaker" and a Giveaway

{Okay, it's another "I'm kinda bragging, but not really bragging" post.... sorry!}

Words cannot describe how truly proud of my youngest sister I am. But, I'll try... the girl has just had her first book published! I'm so impressed and so proud of her determination and strength to not only put in the time and energy that it takes to write a young adult novel, but also the patience that it takes to see it through to publication. Jessie, seriously, I couldn't be more proud.

Jessica's book, The Speaker, is the story of a young girl named Nata who finds that she has an exceptional gift. Here's a quick excerpt from the book:

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"I shivered, aware that my blankets were at the foot of my bed. I pulled them up to me, and tried desperately to get warm. I was still shuddering.

Why was it so cold?

The weatherman said to expect the hottest summer South Dakota had ever seen. Even at night, there was no way the temperature was below 70 degrees. I slowly rolled over to my ride side and was immediately unable to move.

I was not alone.

Near my bedroom door was the boy from the news. He was not standing, or floating in the air as I half expected my first encounter with a spirit to appear. He simply glided swiftly, to the left and right staring at my wide eyes.

“Don’t scream,” he whispered...."

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You, my lucky blog readers, have a chance to win an autographed copy of The Speaker! Simply visit the Jessica Akers website and then leave a comment here {on my blog}. I'll close the comments at midnight May 1 and draw a winner from those who left a comment. Good luck to those who enter!

And, if you don't want to wait to see if you are the lucky recipient of the giveaway, you can always order your own copy here.

Win a Stroller!

I Never Grew Up is giving away a stroller! I just love the color and since we don't own a single jogging stroller, I figure a double would be much more handy - I know Ben would enjoy using it and *maybe* I would too! :)

Monkeys!

I'm loving these monkeys from Vinyl Wall Art! Won't they look adorable in the nursery once we move? And, if I like the way they look, I might just order the silverware set for the kitchen or the dandelion set for the spare room! Check out their blog, Creating Cupcakes! Oh, and BB, you'd LOVE the bamboo plant for your room! (And yes, this is a plug, so that I can get a free set of monkeys! :) )