I have discovered the joy of playing games again. I’ve been working very long hours for a few years now, and I think I was starting to break down a bit (not in a good way). So I have intentionally started to set aside a period of time, when I can, to just read a [...]
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If You Live in Central New York….
October 24, 2011
… and like to eat food (especially local food), I’m giving away tickets to the big Pride of New York Harvest Festival. It’s the biggest food extravaganza of the year, and over 100 local agriculture, winery, and food product companies will be there. It is held at the New York State Fair fairgrounds from November [...]
Contest: Parent’s Choice Infant Formula Savings Sweepstakes
July 4, 2011
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of PBM Products for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you moms and dads heard of Parent’s Choice Infant Formula Savings Sweepstakes? It’s a “generic” brand of baby formula that costs a fraction of the price of the fancy name-brand baby formula. The Parent’s [...]
Review of FRESCHETTA By the Slice and a Little Giveaway!
April 23, 2011
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of FRESCHETTA® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Who doesn’t love pizza?? I have never yet met anyone who doesn’t. Even frozen pizza from the grocery store has improved. Oh, I remember the days when it used to be a mere step up from [...]
New Mug, New Print, and Wedding Insurance?!
December 10, 2010
Hey, look what I got from Buxr!! A new mug! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! It’s PINK! You all know what that means…. the husband won’t take it to work! hahahahah!!! It’s MINE all MINE!! Buxr sent me the mug to thank me for the review I did for them. Buxr is a pretty cool [...]
Blog & Computer Support Team Selects Giveaway Winner!
December 5, 2010
Hey! My independent panel of observers (my darling daughter, part of my own little IT Support group here) chose the winner. Isn’t she the swellest little thing? :awe: We like to do things the old-fashioned way: we pull the name out of a hat!! Talk about technologically savvy, yeah. Well, computer support and technology is [...]
Don’t Forget the Giveaways!
November 30, 2010
Two giveaways are ending this week- don’t forget to enter if you have not already. :shades: Firstly, my friend Rena at her blog A Little This and That is giving away an absolutely gorgeous 5×7 country print. It’s EASY to enter (she’s a gal after me own heart, she is)- all you have to do [...]
New Family-Friendly TV Fare: A Walk in My Shoes & a DVD Giveaway!
November 20, 2010
Read the end of the post to see how you can win the DVD of the soon-to-be-released movie “Walk in My Shoes” starring Nancy Travis, Cameron Deane Stewart, Yara Martinez, and Philip Winchester! There’s an old Indian proverb, “Never criticize a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins.” The movie title “Walk in [...]
The Dressbarn Gift Certificate Winner :)
August 13, 2010
Thanks to all of you who entered my Dressbarn $25 gift card giveaway contest! :D Dressbarn is a wonderful store. My independent panel chose the winner at 5pm this evening! Wooo! Congratulations, hideawayhill! I’ll be emailing you for your contact info. Thanks to everyone for participating!
The Secrets of the Mountain DVD Winner
April 19, 2010
Are you ready?? I called on my Independent Panel to choose a winner for the Secrets of the Mountain DVD Set! In case you didn’t know, American families are calling for more family-friendly movies and TV shows, and WalMart and Proctor & Gamble delivered. They joined up to create Secrets of the Mountain. You can [...]

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