One of our local toy stores is going out of business, and they have had all of their inventory at 50% off for the last few months. (It’s almost all gone now, or I would tell you about it.) (Scratch that. If that were true, I would have told you about it a few months […]
Hi Ho, Hi Ho… Snow White Giveaway – $80 Value!!
Chris and I are headed to have a little R&R at a B&B for my birthday, so I decided to leave you with a giveaway to pass the time!! Disney re-released their first ever animated movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Tuesday! The Diamond Edition set is a Blu-ray/DVD Combo – it has […]
Back to School Book Giveaway – "The Artist Within"
I have always been fascinated with artwork and have yearned to partake in the beautiful art of colors and canvases, but I was just not born with that gift. However, “The Artist Within” may very well be able to help me make up for my lack of “natural talent”. The Author, Whitney Ferre, explores the […]
Winners of the Start of Summer Giveaways!
The Start of Summer Giveaways are over, and it’s time to announce the winners! First, the five winners of the Taubl Family CD:Tina at My Own Party of 5Carol at Joy in the JourneyContin Kandy at Striving to be PerfectKittyChristen at Sparks’ Notes Next, the winner of Historic Photos of University of Alabama Football:Gina at […]
Zoës Kitchen Giveaway!!!
Zoës Kitchen is by FAR one of the best restaurants in Alabama – I can honestly say that it is my absolute favorite! I eat there nearly every week – and sometimes twice a week!! I can admit it – I’m a Zoës addict. And, I’m no easy person to please, either. My family is […]
Announcements, Meet-Up Info, And Useless Information in General
First off – If you hadn’t noticed, I decided to have a spur-of-the-moment giveaway-fest. Of course, the timing was over a long holiday weekend, so there aren’t nearly as many entries as usual, which means that if you haven’t entered, you need to get right over and enter, because your chances of winning are good!!! […]
Birmingham Menus New Website Launch and Giveaway!!!
I have been buying gift certificates from Birmingham Menus for a couple of years now – it is an organization that sells gift certificates for the independently owned restaurants in Birmingham (which happen to include all of my FAVORITE restaurants in Birmingham!!). They have these great quarterly discount gift certificate sales where you can buy […]
Historical Photos of University of Alabama Football
One of my favorite companies, Turner Publishing, has sent me another awesome book to share with you!!! This is one that my husband is ESPECIALLY excited about, and, I would guess, maybe a little over half of you will be as well!!! “Historic Photos of University of Alabama Football” was just released LAST WEEK, and […]
Music Giveaway: Win one of five Taubl Family CD’s!
If you’ve been around my blog for awhile, then you might remember me breaking my own “don’t blog about television” rule multiple times last summer when The Taubl Family was on America’s Got Talent. The Taubl Family is a homeschool family from Connecticut with seven children. The kids are now mostly teenagers and above, and […]
A Meandering, Long-Winded Giveaway Winner Announcement
Today is the day to announce the winner of the June Appreciation giveaway!! I plugged you all with your appropriate extra entries into my nifty excel spreadsheet this morning and let it pick a random winner, and the winner is Laura! Congratulations, Laura! I can’t wait to design your blog! And in the meantime, you […]