Thursday, April 30, 2009

$25 Amazon GIVEAWAY!!



~ This giveaway is now closed ~

When I started this blog a year and a half ago, who would have thought I'd have enough to publish 500 posts?

{Those of you snickering and thinking that I always have something to say can just be quiet now...and you know who you are...Christin}

But having reached a monumental blogging occasion, I'm thinking that this calls for a GIVEAWAY!! To celebrate, one of my lucky readers/commenters will win a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.

How's that sound to you all?

There are several different ways to enter this giveaway {and several ways to get some extra entries!}. You have the chance to enter up to five times!

Are you ready??

Here are the ways to enter:
  1. Leave a comment on this post ~ 1 entry.
  2. Subscribe to my blog using the lovely RSS feed on the side or become a follower. Once you become a follower or subscriber {or if you already are}, leave me another comment letting me know ~ 1 additional entry.
  3. Let me know a few of your favorite posts. If you are new to my blog, I'd recommend clicking on the label 'Zachary' on the sidebar. There's tons of material there. :) You can leave up to THREE additional comments on this giveaway post telling me the titles of your favorites. Leave one comment for each of your favorites ~ up to 3 entries.
As always, be sure to leave a way to contact you. If you don't have a blogger account, you can include your email address or blog site in your comment(s). This giveaway will run until next Tuesday, May 5th at 8pm EST. I will randomly draw a winner from the comments left on this post and announce the winner on Wednesday, May 6th.

Thanks so much for being a reader of my blog!!




p.s. Be sure to check out Heavenly Homemakers giveaway carnival this week!

119 comments:

  1. I follow your other blog (and LOVE it)but had never stopped by to look at this one. I'm moving today and have NO time for looking, so I'll be by again as soon as our internet is up (hopefully before the weekend) to read more of the posts on this blog.

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  2. One can NEVER give up the opportunity for an amazon gift card! I LOVE reading your blog!

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  3. and so you know... I am a follower of your blog already!!!

    and... there are so many posts that make me laugh... i do think most of them under the "Zachary" label... like the p*oopy post... hmmmm...
    oh my!

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  4. Oh my! $25. What extravagance.

    Congratulations on your milestone post!

    I've enjoyed your blog a good deal (and already subscribe--but I'll come back to tell you that I've got you on my RSS ;-) )

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  5. Congrats on reaching your 500 post milestone! What an accomplishment!

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  6. Congratulations on you 500 posts!

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  7. Yay, 500 posts! You'll be amazed at how quickly the next 500 go, too! :)

    ...and yay for an Amazon gc!

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  8. Thank you for the giveaway.
    denise_22315(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. Well congratulations on 500 posts!!

    spelloutloud.com

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  10. i hop over here regularly to see what fun your family is up to. i absolutely love your kids' pictures on the sidebar and their names!

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  11. oh and i'm hooked up as a follower too:0)

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  12. ooooooooooo your email box is going to be loaded up for this one!!!!!!
    hee hee... :)

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  13. oh and I'm a follower...

    ok.. 2 posts in... :) :) :)

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  14. Well, well, well...I would love to win $25 to Amazon!

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  15. I could get great deals with $25, thanks for the giveaway.

    barbara_powella at yahoo

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  16. Oh! I already subscribe to your feed.

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  17. One of my favorite posts is called "On My Heart," which you posted on Jan. 22 of this year. I've "marked" the post on my feed reader because I refer to it often.

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  18. Congratulations on 500 posts! Someday I will get there...

    toopoortoeat.blogspot.com

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  19. Now I am a follower!
    toopoortoeat.blogspot.com

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  20. That's so amazing. Congrats on all the posts!!!

    Lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

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  21. I'm following now. :)

    -Lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

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  22. Wow, 500 posts! I guess there really is never a dull moment at your house!

    This giveaway sounds like fun---count me in!

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  23. congrats on reaching your milestone! i like the blog design, too! :-)

    ~eunice
    rsmile2u @dejazzd. com

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  24. Ooh! OOh! Pick me! Pick me! I'll have to start following this one as well. Your Homeschool Creations blog is quite fun.

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  25. I now follow! Will stop by later to find my favorite post.

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  26. Please enter me :) Thanks so much for running this contest!

    Kimberly

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  27. congrats on your 500th post :)

    email:princess_rose@email2me.net

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  28. Thanks for the opportunity.
    rbjj32825[at]lycos[dot]com

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  29. OOooh LOVE Amazon! Thank you for the opportunity! :)
    christinnjon @ yahoo (dot) com

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  30. I am subscribed to your feed, too :)

    christinnjon @ yahoo (dot) com

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  31. I really enjoyed your "Dear Baby Weight" post. I just read it the other day! :)
    christinnjon @ yahoo (dot) com

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  32. Congrats on your blog milestone!!!

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  33. Japan, Japan, Japan, my daughter has not gotten enough about learning about this country and it is all thanks to you for sharing your unit. We also love itty bitty.

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  34. I really enjoyed your post "On My Heart" and know exactly what you mean. I am going to comment on that post as well. :)
    christinnjon @ yahoo (dot) com

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  35. I also enjoyed your "If Only's" post. SO TRUE!
    christinnjon @ yahoo (dot) com

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  36. I'm glad I found your blog, and I'd love to be entered!

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  37. Happy 500 posts! I don't think I will ever hit that many!

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  38. Wow, 500 posts is a great accomplishment! Congratulations! I just ran across your blog for the first time from moneysavingmom, what a great giveaway!

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  39. Congrats, Jolanthe!! Wow! 500 posts! :) I think it's great that you've taken the time to record all those great memories. I had good intentions, but didn't get them all in the scrapbook...

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  40. Oh - and I've been "following" for a while ;)

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  41. oo yay for 500! I had 300 this week :-)

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  42. I'm a follower/subscriber!

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  43. I really liked your Little leaps of Love series: http://www.noordinarymomentsblog.com/search/label/Little%20Leaps%20of%20Love

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  44. I also liked the Works for me Wednesday post about what you did to replace your land line: http://www.noordinarymomentsblog.com/2009/03/losing-landline.html

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  45. Praise the Lord and Pass the Pizza (http://www.noordinarymomentsblog.com/2009/04/praise-lord-and-pass-pizza.html) is one of my favorites. I can so relate to the bloodhound noses! Can't sneak anything by them!

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  46. thanks!
    Kim Carlile
    kimisslim at hotmail dot com

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  47. How exciting 500 posts! Congratulations.

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  48. I picked the Monday, April 13, 2009
    I'm Not Partial or Anything post. I would have to agree with you your kids are really cute and very photogenic. Looks like a fun loving bunch!

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  49. So, I am in for the gift card :) Congrats on 500 things to tell the world! CHEERS!

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  50. And I have been a subscriber for a long time girlfriend :)

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  51. A favorite - the "If Onlys" in August. I can so relate and love Is. 43: 18-19 now :0)

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  52. What homeschooling mom couldn't use a $25 Amazon gift card?? Please enter me.

    Congrats on 500 posts!

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  53. Thanks for a great giveaway! An Amazon gift card would sure be handy! You can never have enough books! :)

    misterjimmy at sbcglobal dot net

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  54. great giveaway
    scutler(at)littleappletech(dot)com

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  55. Congratulations! I admire how much time and commitment it takes to keeping up a great blog!
    Chrissy at knittodayAThotmailDOTcom

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  56. I saw your post on THL and had to check out your blog. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  57. I am now following you as well. (I feel like a stalker when I say that, hehe)

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  58. The Forgetful Tooth Fairy, of all the posts I have read so far this one sticks out to me. This has happened twice so far at my house and man was my daughter devastated, trying to cover for the tooth fairy is tough.

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  59. Congrats! I just found your blog and can't wait to look around. Thanks for the chance.

    nandjdonabar at yahoo dot com

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  60. I just added the RSS feeder ( at least I think it worked).

    nandjdonabar at yahoo dot com

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  61. Congratulations on your 500th post!
    pkildow at gmail dot com

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  62. Hi, I am now a follower, and have added RSS to my Blog.
    I don't have a favorite, I like them all to hard to pick.
    Love you Blog !

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  63. You know I read your blog. :)

    And--I'm not sure if this counts for another entry or not--but I follow you in my Google Reader.

    Favorite posts? I'll have to think about that because so many of them make me laugh. :)

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  64. I'm back to let you know that I subscribe to your site in my RSS feed reader.

    I've even got you on my "priority blogs" that I check every day ;-)

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  65. Love your blog! Congrats on 500 posts!

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  66. I love all of your "on my nightstand posts." I enjoy "seeing" what you are reading and frequenly add titles to my ever-growing list.

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  67. I laughed along with you on when Zach said he knew all about bones and why. :)

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  68. And I have your "Dear Baby Weight" printed off an on my mirror. :)

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  69. This would certainly help trim my wish list at Amazon! :) What a generous giveaway. Thanks for the chance!

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  70. wow congrats on the milestone!

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  71. just discovered you blog the other day and subscribed.

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  72. I got a kick out of your tastes like bubblegum post!

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  73. I have to say today's post "Did You Get Your Seven?" was a blessing. Def one of my faves. Thank you!

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  74. I love all of your posts on organizing, can't wait to try out cozi, hop e it works on Mac

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  75. I liked your post about family fun mag and creating people with found objects of nature( even if you did use elmers instead of tacky glue, lol)

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  76. I now follow.

    Thanks
    tiseli82@gmail.com

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  77. Ya know....reading your blog is almost better than coffee. I said almost! :) You bless me and I admire you. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to reading post 501,502,503....

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  78. Um....I'm not anonymous! I'm Dawn Mast!!! Silly computer!

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  79. Congrats! Thanks for the contest!

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  80. Consider me signed up!! I agree...your posts on Zachary are usually really entertaing...McKenna seems to have lost her ZING!

    Joesette

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  81. Such a fun blog....love your other one too!

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  82. Just signed up to be a follower, thanks!

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  83. I read about your Emergency Binder and loved the idea...I had always thought of one but wasn't sure what all I wanted to include in it. Thanks for the printables to go with it!

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  84. Okay, I love the Chalkboard Panels that peel off. I saw these somewhere else, you are the second one who loves them. We are starting HS this fall and I definitely want to get these. Hmmm....if I win a certain Amazon GC maybe I could get me some.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

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  85. Okay, and I love the Kids' Spring Reading Charts...will have to snag these too!

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  86. I am new to your blog. Congrats on 500 posts!

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  87. T Rex meets Polly was funny.

    cooparkes at gmail dot com

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  88. Praise the Lord and pass the pizza- i love costco too!

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  89. 42 muscle bumps- I like the turkey vs. monkey part, too!

    cooparkes at gmail dot com

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  90. What a neat giveaway. Congrats on your 500 posts!

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  91. I love shopping at Amazon! Thanks for offering the giveaway...and congrats on 500 posts!

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  92. I would love to win the gift card. I love shopping on amazon!

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  93. That would be a lovely gift.

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  94. Jolanthe,

    I absolutely love reading your blog and I can see you saying each and every thing you right about. Congrats on 500 entries, I am just starting on this blog thing...maybe one day I will be there too!

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  95. Fun blog.. and I enjoy reading about your kids adventures! Congratulations on reaching the milestone of 500 entries.

    Swedie

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  96. I liked your ideas for TP roll use: the train and caterpillar. Also, I found your Works for Me Wednesday category interesting... lots of good ideas.

    Swedie

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  97. I signed up to follow your blog (busyness). Thanks for sharing so many ideas.

    Swedie

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  98. Congrats! That is a HUGE milestone!

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  99. I'd love to win!
    augustgirl01 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  100. Hi, I came over from Scribbit.blogpsot.com I think your kids are just beautiful. I have five of my own. it is such a joy. Anyhow... i would love to win this, and boy could i use it.

    By the way, i am also hosting a giveaway of my own to celebrate my first year of papercutting. to find out more, please stop by.

    :-)
    Celita
    http://daysease.blogspot.com/

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  101. Yay! Congrats is in order :)
    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  102. ooh,ooh, ooh, I want in and I wanna win! That rhymed. That should give me another vote. Also, my boys were the cutest dressed little men in church on Sunday. A very dear friend gave me some beautiful little shirts. That should get me another!
    I am going to go become a follower now.

    My favorite posts are EVERYTHING Zachary related. He cracks me up.

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  103. I'm a follower! 2nd entry!

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  104. Jesus is an Adorable SuperHero. :)

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  105. Backseat Conversatiions :)

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