You have all heard me rave about Zoës Kitchen pretty much continuously over the past couple of years. They are my favorite lunch spot, as well as Ali’s. Her request for her birthday was to “go to Zoës with AJ and Gramamma.” So that’s what we did. A few days later, I had the opportunity […]
Giveaway – $70 Value at Toys and Games Online!
I was recently introduced to ToysAndGamesOnline.com. I wish I had known about them before Christmas, because my Christmas shopping would have been a lot easier! They have all sorts of toys for all ages including all of my favorite brands (like Melissa and Doug, Learning Resources, and Fisher-Price), and have really great website interaction to […]
Yoo Hoo and Friends Giveaway!
Being the kid of a Blogger who occasionally does giveaways, Ali has the exciting privilege of getting fun things in the mail from strangers. I’m pretty sure that she thinks this is completely normal and happens to everyone. In fact, pretty much every day, she asks me, “Did I get anything in the mail?” Her […]
How You Spell “Happy Holidays” In The South.
First of all – it’s time to announce the winner of the Shark Portable Steamer!! Since it was such a big giveaway and there were so many entries, I fired my usual random number generator (Excel) and used the “official” one – random.org. And, it told me: I’m sure you’re wondering who entry #101 was….. […]
Red Mountain Music Winners!!!
The Red Mountain Music Prize Pack Winners are: Heather WoosleyThis is The DayTrina of xoxo, TrinaGina of Blessed LaneJennifer of Dust Bunny Hostage Congratulations and Merry Christmas!!!! Email me at rachel@graspingforobjectivity.com with your address, and I’ll get your CDs out to you! And again – for everyone in the Birmingham area (or if you’ve ever […]
My Shark-Like Cleaning Abilities..and a Giveaway worth $99!
On Thanksgiving day, I found myself taking a small break between cleaning my entire house and both sides of our family arriving for dinner. As I sat on the couch with my feet up, I realized that I had just used THREE Shark cleaning products, all in one day, to prepare my house for the […]
THE Christmas Concert of the Year…and a Giveaway!
Birmingham is the home of a lot of very talented musicians, and at the top of that list are the artists involved with Red Mountain Music. Red Mountain Music is a group of musicians from the community that come together and make stunning and modern arrangements of little-known hymns. The hymns are so deep in […]
My Prima Princessa…and a Giveaway!
We are enjoying ourselves on an annual camping trip with some hopefully-miraculously-better-than-forecasted weather this weekend (keep your fingers crossed for us), so I decided to leave you with a giveaway post while I’m gone! Ali is becoming more of a prima donna every day. Maybe it has to do with getting closer and closer to […]
Snow White and Mosaic Winners!
Two contests ended last night, and I used my BFF, Excel, and it’s awesome formula RANDBETWEEN skillz to pick our random winners!! First of all, for the Snow White Gift Set: It is the Diamond Edition DVD, coupled with the Seven Dwarf Plush Set, for a value of $79.99: And the winner is…. #16, Marie! […]
Mosaically Speaking…and a Giveaway – over $100 Value!
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 […]