May I have the envelope please??

Thank you so much to all those that participated in my Random Acts of Kindness giveaway!  Because of you, 20 fabulous acts of kindness were received.  Hopefully some of those people passed it on, and they passed it on,  and then THEY passed...ok, well you get the picture!

Ok, Ok....so the part you've all been waiting for...................The 2 winners!!

And they are....................

Christopher's mommy at Peeperspage
AND
Mary at...well, I'm not sure she wants me to put her blog address on here, but just know that she's awesome...and NOT just because she's my neighbor! (Plus she loaned me an egg tonight so I could make lemon squares...see?  She really is awesome!)

I used random.org to find the winning numbers.  I tried to save the pics so I could show them to you, but I couldn't figure it out, so there you have it.

I am so glad that these 2 ladies won.  They both did the most acts of kindness out of everyone so it's only fitting that they won the Pay it Forward prize!!  Remember, the rules to this giveaway are that you now must do your own give away in return, and link back to my blog.

Thanks again to everyone that entered, and let's keep up the kindness!

Last day to enter

Hello folks!  Today is the last day to enter my giveaway.  I hope you aren't thinking too hard about the random act of kindness.  You don't have to donate a kidney or perform CPR on a dying cat or anything like that.

Make your kids a special breakfast that is not the norm?  Counts.  Empty the dishwasher even though it was just your turn to fill?  You betcha.  Be especially nice to that girl in your office that hates you because you are trying to kill her with kindness?  You can for sure use it...but from my experience she won't come around.  She will just hate you more for being so dang chipper all the time.

Here's the link in case you need it again!  My First Give Away!!

Try not to be embarrassed for me, BUT.....

I made my first purchase on QVC tonight. 

I know, it's humiliating!  I'm 37 and single, and now I'm ordering off of Q. V. Freakin'. C.  I might as well get me a bunch of cats while I'm at it, cause I just sealed my fate of dying an old bitter maid.

Here's the problem.  I have a bit of a problem with insomnia....and even though I'm EXHAUSTED at night, I often can't sleep, so on goes the TV until the wee hours of the morning.  That's how I got my addiction to The Wizards of Waverly Place.  OOH!  Have you heard Salena Gomez's new song on the radio?  SO awesome!

Anywhootles....anyone that's up late enough knows that not much is on the old boob tube after 1 a.m. except infomercials.  I cannot tell you how many times I've watched the one on WEN hair products by Chaz Dean (loved him on "Flipping Out").  That little Melissa Gilbert can really suck you in with her infomercial skills...she's a REALLY good actress.   And don't get me started on Valerie Bertanelli and her show on Cindy Crawford's skin care line...that biotch looks amazing at 46 (thanks Surfer Wife for your awesome celebrity encounter BTW).

So this has been going on for several weeks.  And even though I've had to sit on my hands to not get my credit card out of my wallet been slightly tempted to call once or twice, I have held fast and firm to the truth that TV advertising is junk.  (Anyone remember the Perfect Brownie Pan disaster of '09?)

Tonight I was upstairs cleaning up the kitchen, minding my own business, when I strolled by the

livingroom and this picture caught my eye.

 What's that you ask?  Why it's the Cottage Farms 12-piece miniature rose collection, of course!  I couldn't resist it.  It was only $29.9 plus shipping.  And the two gay guys on QVC talked me in to it!  (The gays can be a pretty persuasive people ya know!)  So with 10 seconds to spare, I swallowed my pride, called Julie on QVC and gave her my debit card.  She was really nice and didn't act like I had anything to be embarrassed about, by the way.

Though that didn't stop me from talking quietly so my sister wouldn't call upstairs to ask me who I was talking to.  

P.S.  Only 3 more days to enter my giveaway!

Post It Note Tuesday

100th Post AND a.......GIVEAWAY!!! YIPPEE!!!

Oh my Gosh! I've just been doing silly posts this week and HAPPENED to check my post counter and realized I had almost MISSED my 100th POST!!! That would have been horrible! Ok, probably only horrible to me, I'm sure no one else would have noticed...or cared.

Except that I am also doing my very first GIVEAWAY!  TIMES 2! Woot Woot!

I was the lucky recipient of the Pay it Forward prize from the lovely Theresa at Too Many Heartbeats. She sent me a great package with yummy smelling candles, a cute mug, a starbucks gift card (which I gifted to my friend Cat) and a great book on 30 days of worship.

Now it's my turn to Pay it Forward to Two of my lovely readers.  TWO (2) winners will be chosen randomly by a very clever random chooser thing-a-ma-jiggy that has yet to be discovered.  These lucky ducks will receive a fancy package with a few of my favorite things!  (I promise it will not include girls in white dresses OR schnitzel with noodles...I'm pretty sure that would NOT package well).  Hint: I love cookies, chocolate, flowers and gardening, and ummmm.....well to be honest I haven't put that much thought in to it yet.

I don't like to beg people to follow my blog (but I won't turn ya away if ya wanna!), and I certainly don't know how to Tweet.  So how can you enter to win my fabulous prize of a few of my favorite things?    

Let me start off by saying that this year in Primary we have asked the children to participate in Random Acts of Kindness.  To step outside themselves and serve someone unselfishly.   Since this is something that helps the world go round,  I say why the heck not!  So the way to enter is simple:  Participate in a Random Act of Kindness and leave me a comment on this post about it.  You can either do the act yourself, oversee the act (if your child wants to participate), or be the recipient of an act of kindness.  You may enter up to five times.  (not that I'm trying to limit your kindness...feel free to do more on your own!)

Contest ends at 11:59 MST on Friday, February 26th.   I will draw TWO (2) winners at random and announce them on Saturday, February 27.   PLEASE be sure to leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile. I will notify both winners via email and they will have 48 hours to respond.

So have a happy day and let's get out there and be kind!

Kids Say the Darndest Things

What? 2 posts in one day? I know, I know...how indulgent of me! But I couldn't pass this up.

Last night my friend and I were cleaning out the primary closet at church. (Primary in my church is the "sunday school" for the little kids. Someone thought it would be funny to make me the Primary President. Their serious lack of judgement aside, I love it!) The closet was a BIG ole mess and hadn't been cleaned out in several months.

Kristi brought her 3 kids along since their daddy was in the gym playing a "friendly" game of ward Ball. Jennalynn, the middle child, is 4 and one of the funniest (and naughtiest) creatures on this planet. She is teeny tiny but packs a LOT of personality let me tell you.

We were getting caught up in our groove thang when Kristi realized she hadn't seen the kids in a while. After a quick exploration, she found Jenna in the primary room, standing at the podium with the microphone practically in her mouth, giving a little talk....to no one. "Guys, Guys. Do you know who the Holy Ghost is? He's a big guy. Kinda like a snowman."

What?? Seriously.....where do kids think up this stuff? Had a good little chuckle over that one!

Wordless Wednesday