We have a WINNER!

The winner of the hand painted step stool is Angela! CONGRATS!

Here's what she had to say about selecting her new step stool:

"That was actually easier than I thought it would be. My son would definitely love the train!"

Chugga chugga CHOO CHOO! I hope he loves it! :)

Just send me your mailing address and I'll get it out to you ASAP.

Fun Contest for a Leap Frog Tag Junior

Just found this contest, thought some of you might like it! It's for a Leap Frog Tag Junior! Plus this lady has a great writing style that I really enjoy, and you might too. :)

Pick Your Own Step Stool Giveaway!

I was recently approached by CSN Stores LLC to host a giveaway! They've got some awesome Futons with many classic and modern designs perfect for any home. Based out of Boston (the other city I LOVE) they've been in business since 2002 and are one of the top 3 online US retailers of home and office goods with 400+ employees. So if you're looking for a good American business to support, you should really check them out. :)

And since I know most of you are parents, I thought you'd love it if I gave one of these away!



Ribbit ribbit!



And what a cute prayer bench for a little girl you might know!



GIVEAWAY!

So what do you have to do to win?

- Visit THIS PAGE, decide which one you'd like to win (tough, I know!), and come back here to leave a comment telling me which one you'd like.
- Leave another comment if you're a follower or subscriber to my blog.
- Leave TWO more comments (including a link) if you mention my giveaway on your own blog.

That's it! FOUR possible entries!

Random.org will decide the lucky winner on Friday July 31st at 10am!

Things I Love Thursday: Off Lantern and Off Clip On Review & Giveaway!

I'm a BzzAgent, and recently I had the chance to sample and review two new Off products, the Off PowerPad Lamp and the Off Clip On.





When I first got these in the mail I was worried that I wouldn't have the opportunity to get good use out of them, I don't live in an area that tends to have a high mosquito population. But I've done a lot of gardening this year, usually between 8pm and sunset, and I've noticed that once the sun starts to go down the bugs start to come out! So I actually did break out the Off Clip On, and I liked it WAY more than I thought I would! I was very worried about scent because I tend to be very sensitive in that regard, but I didn't notice any smell at all coming from the Clip On! This is now by far my favorite form of mosquito repellent! You don't have to spray anything onto your body and end up feeling sticky and gross, AND it doesn't have any smell, AND it does the job! Perfect!

Since I was so encouraged with the Clip On I had no doubts about the PowerPad Lamp. A couple weeks ago my neighbor asked me to come over and play a dice game with her. After sitting out on her back porch for an hour getting bit by bugs I ran back to my place for the Lamp. Once we got it going we were both very excited with the results! No bites, and no smell. Way better than a citronella candle for sure!

Would you like to try out one of these great products???

GIVEAWAY!

I am giving away 6 $3 off coupons for the Off PowerPad Lamp AND 6 $3 off coupons for the Off Clip On! That's 12 coupons total in case you weren't a math wiz in school.

To win just leave a comment letting me know which you would like! Random.org will choose the winner on Monday July 13th at 10am!

Dove Visibly Smooth Coupons - GIVEAWAY!

We're goin' on vacation next week, so I'm cleaning up, getting ready, making lists, cleaning out my refrigerator... oh who am I kidding?! I'm wasting lots and lots of time playing SimSocial too! And I'm sure I'll pack up the girls tomorrow in hunt of a copy of the game. So really, I have alteriar motives for trying to get all my chores done NOW!

So while I'm looking at my messy desk, I noticed these lovely Dove Visibly Smooth coupons that I still have leftover from my contest the other week. Wanna learn more about Dove Visibly Smooth? Click on over to that post and read more. To recap: it's great!

So I'm gonna make this super simple. If you would like to have one of these coupons (which also include a coupon for you to give to a friend) then drop me a comment! The first 10 people who do will get a coupon. That's it! If you are within the top 10 it would be a huge help if you also just went ahead and emailed me your mailing info. THANKS!

Hope you have a great day!

Amy

Fun Things to Share and a Giveaway!

I think my luck has officially changed as far as winning blog giveaways are concerned! If you're interested in some of the fun things I tried to win, feel free to peruse my giveaway blog linked on the right.

So I thought I should create a nice big ol' THANK YOU post to some of you who out there who donated items to blogs I visit and made the giveaways possible. :)

First up, Brooke! She has a terrific blog called Smart + Strong = Sexy! She's been training for a 5k race for a while now and completed her goal this past Saturday! I really admire her perseverance and willingness to challenge herself to do something new. Anyhoo, she had a contest a while back for a coupon for a free 12 pack of Mountain Dew, and I won! I'm not really much of a Mountain Dew fan, so I'm planning to redeem it and then donating the Dew to our church's food pantry. The food pantry provides grocery items to families in my area in need. They don't often get "fun" foods, so I'm hoping this Mountain Dew will bring some smiles to someone who's been hankerin' for a Dew!



Next up, I won a children's book from TwinHappy.com! Jen has a great site dedicated to her identical twin girls, and she actually wrote the book! It's super cute, and I can't wait until my girls can handle books with actual pages as opposed to the cardboard type because I think they will really enjoy this book. :)





And finally, I won the book Multiple Blessings through the Multiples... and More! blog network! I love this site so much!!! They feature other mom's with twins or more, and generally create a very welcoming atmosphere for Mothers of Multiples. The book I won was donated by an online store specializing in books about multiples, DoubleUp Books. After checking out this site I can safely say that if there is a book about multiples out there, they have it! I'm super excited about winning this book by Kate Gosslin! I often watch their show and take notes. :)



So those are the prizes I've won recently, this whole blogging giveaway thing is so much fun!!!

I thought I'd also share some of the other fun stuff I've gotten in the mail. No... I won't show you pictures of our bills. That would be boring.

Instead I thought I'd share with you my Mother's Day present, from me, to me. lol

It's a necklace made by Magpie Designs! I've been looking for a piece of keepsake "motherhood" jewelery for myself pretty much ever since the girls were born. I really wanted something that I could wear on a daily basis that would remind me of them every time I saw it. When Magpie Designs was featured on Multiples...and More! I knew that I had found it! It's casual enough to wear every day, yet nice enough that I can wear it for a night out with Hubs. Plus it has my girls' names on it, and their birth stone which is a pearl. I got it in the mail on Saturday, and I've been wearing it every day since! I could not be more thrilled with it, so THANK YOU so much for making me such a beautiful piece!





Next up, I have a friend of the family who is a painter, Roger Cooke. He paints mostly western/scenery art and he's been going strong for 40+ years developing his craft. Recently he was diagnosed with cancer, and has put the word out that he needs to sell more paintings to cover his medical expenses. So please, if you are at all in the market for buying a painting, go check out his site!

And last, but certainly not least! I have been selected as a mom blogger for the Real Beauty Dove Campaign! Recently they sent me this pretty package of Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth anti-perspirant deodorant in lovely wild rose scent.



I've been using it for a week now and I'm really enjoying it! Every once in a while I catch a whiff of rose and think "oooh, that's pretty, I wonder where... Oh yeah! That's me!!" Yeah, I'm a little slow. lol The cool thing about this deodorant is that it contains a unique Pro-Epil Complex that over time will reduce and soften your underarm hair. Since I haven't been using it for that long I can't say I've noticed a huge difference as far as hair is concerned, but time will tell and I'll report back if I notice anything. I will say that this stuff WORKS as far as odor control is concerned! I pretty much chase 2 year olds for a living, and I'm often sweating up a storm before 9am. So I can confidently say that I can wear this all day without any problems. And like Dove says, confidence IS beauty!

As a wonderful bonus, Dove has given me some coupons for $2 off this deodorant! Even better! Each coupon actually has TWO coupons inside! One for you, and one for a friend.

So if you haven't already guessed, I'm giving away TEN of these lovely coupons!

GIVEAWAY

To Enter:
- Comment once about anything on this post.

Extra Entries (one comment per entry please!):
- Follow my blog publicly or subscribe to my RSS Feed.
- Blog about my giveaway and link back here.
- Follow me on Twitter.
- Blog your very own Mystery Spice Monday recipe and link up!

Yup! FIVE chances to win a fabulous $2 off coupon!

This contest will end on Monday May 11th at 10am.

To answer Kelly's question below, I just got word from Dove that the coupons are only valid in the US. So sorry!

Cookie Giveaway!!!

Yup! I'm giving away a dozen cookies! Of your choice! Shipped to your house, for FREE! Aren't ya glad?

Wanna know what the choices are? Just click over on the right hand side on that Alphabetical List of Recipes! There are several cookie recipes over on that link.

PLUS!!!

If you don't see something you like over there, I'm totally open to requests!

Why am I doing this?

Because I aim to please! :)



Oh, and because I'm participating in the giveaway carnival over at Heavenly Homemakers! Laura is hosting, and she's amazing! Want some great ideas to organize your home, plan your meals, and make Christ the center of your home? Then you really need to check her out.

Rules?

First and MANDATORY Entry: Leave me a comment requesting what type of cookie you would like if you win. Again, it can be one on my Alphabetical List of Recipes on the right, or you can just shout out any ol' cookie and I'll see what I can do for ya.

Extra Entries:
- Follow my blog publicly or subscribe to my RSS Feed. Either one, get an extra entry. Please leave me a comment saying you have done this.
- Follow me on Twitter. I don't really "get" Twitter, but I guess if you follow me I'll give you an extra entry. Don't worry, I won't spam you with Tweets... I barely know what a Tweet is. Again, leave a comment saying you did this.
- Blog about this giveaway! Comment, link where you blogged it, THANKS SO MUCH I LOVE YOU!!!
- For an extra super dooper fourth entry link up your own Mystery Spice recipe HERE! And again, comment to make sure your entry is counted.

That's a total of FIVE possible entries!

Winner will be decided by Random.org (sorry, no names in a tupperware dish this time, I've decided it's too much work, got enough work in my life). SO BE SURE YOU HAVE POSTED ONE COMMENT PER ENTRY!!! The drawing (metephorically speaking) will occur on Monday May 4th, at 10am! Any entries after that will not be counted!

That is all! Thank you for playing!

Amy

A Winner and A Roast!

WOW! I am so amazed by how many people were interested in winning a homemade batch of Lavender Honey Bunches! You're all so brave to try something baked with lavender, PLUS something that's an experimental recipe for me! Hopefully they turn out ok and you won't have to throw them out. lol

For those of you who don't win, never fear! I'll be sharing the recipe tomorrow after I make them today, PLUS you'll have many more opportunities to win homemade goodies over the next few weeks! I had so much fun with this little contest that I'm planning to hold these little giveaways as often as I can. :)

I was expecting to have like... maybe 10-20 entries. But because my little contest was posted on The Secret Is In The Sauce I ended up with WAY more entries than I thought possible. A grand total of 78! Craziness! So I've decided to make 2 batches of cookies, and hopefully that'll be enough for my family plus THREE winners! Yup, that's right, I'm gonna draw 3 names from my handy little tupperware dish! It's all about spreading the love... :)



The first winner is...

OLIVIA!!!

Super fun since I went to high school with Olivia and she's one of my most recent subscribers!

The second winner is...

ANNIE'S GRANNY!!!

Granny has the most awesome gardening blog that I subscribe to... that lady has some serious energy! I don't think I could keep up with her even if I tried my hardest. lol

And finally... the third winner is...

AUNTRENE!!!

Auntrene is one of my newest subscribers who found me through SITS. She has a cute blog that I just subscribed to about her life as a single lady who runs an in-home daycare! She must be pretty amazing to care for 6 little ones under the age of 4! Can't wait to read more about her, because her life sounds totally interesting!

I'll email the three of you shortly to get your info and mailing addresses. :)

And what's this about a roast? Well, I made the most AMAZING crock pot roast last night and I just have to share it with you. So I'll be posting it up later today during nap time. :)