Flora, Fauna, Merryweather and a giveaway

In my recent post about my addiction to Facebook the hilarious Facebook material Melody supplies me, I mentioned fairies.

Specifically, Melody putting fairies in her pants.

Many of you wondered what type of fairies I was referring to.

So, I give you, the infamous fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather.

Yes, the Sleeping Beauty fairies.

No wonder they were so easy to get lost in one's pants.

See how small they are?

(No, that is not a giant sized matchbox car. It's just a regular sized one.)

Funnily enough, they actually came with this really cool Princess Aurora doll.

Melody doesn't play with her as much as the fairies though. Maybe it's because she thinks she's Princess Aurora.

And speaking of fun toys, my IRL friend, Sierra, (mommy of sweet baby Jane) is hosting her first giveaway.

A Zhu Zhu Pet.

If you have one of those kids who always wants a hamster or some other weird creature that you don't want living in your house, then this toy is for you.

Head on over there and check it out!

Win a John Deere Gator!

Any one who knows Jack know this; he's a huge John Deere fan. Did I say huge? What I meant was HUGE!!
Seriously, the boy totally loves is crazy about needs therapy for his obsession with John Deere. My bloggy friend over at John Deere Mom is having this awesome John Deere Gator giveaway. Go here to check it out. I'm really hoping I win because I have a cute little guy over here who's turning 5 in a few weeks and I'm pretty sure this Gator would make his day!

the winners are in!

Alright, random.org generated 3 winners for me today...

Winning a shirt from Neko Knick-Knacks is comment number 27.
CarolSue said...
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March 29, 2009 10:05 PM

Winning a shirt from Bling it On is comment number 35.
Summer said... Hey girl!Alright...I just HAVE to get me one or 10 of these shirts!!! hahaFor the Neko Knick Knacks, I like the "A Vampire is Forever"For the Bling it on shop, I like "Bitten & Smitten"For the Embroidery Impression, I like the "Twilight" baseball shirt..Thanks! Soooo cute!And, I LOVE your baseball shirt!!!!!-Summer

Winning a shirt from Embriordery Impressions is comment number 72.
coriwestphal said...
I like the Bitten Tee. Thanks!
April 11, 2009 1:21 AM

Congratulations to our winners! Please email me with your info and I'll get your shirts to you!

Here's a little consolation prize for those of you who didn't win.

another shoe giveaway!

In case you haven't noticed yet, I really love baby/children's shoes.  A bloggy friend is having a giveaway here.  Jack and Lily shoes are absolutely adorable.  Check out these little shoes.  If I win, I'm totally getting them for Charlie.  And I might get them even if I don't win!

another giveaway!

Wow...it's been giveaway-crazy around here this week! Check out this giveaway from my IRL friend Lauren, in honor of her 100th post. It's some really cute stuff from Country Girl Originals.

See Kai Run Giveaway

I discovered See Kai Run shoes when my friend Krystyn had a giveaway. Besides being adorable, these shoes promote healthy foot development for those little feet we love.

These are my two current favorites

Two new bloggy friends, As They Grow Up and A Kindred Spirit's Thought are having See Kai Run giveaways. The contests end soon, so make sure you check them out and enter ASAP.

And don't forget to enter my Twilight giveaway if you haven't already!

104 and it's giveaway time!

So, here we are; post 104. It's GIVEAWAY time!
We are all aware of my love of all things Twilight, right? I've blogged about it before, several times.

especially Edward, the hottest vampire ever.

So, it shouldn't come as a shock that my giveaway is completely Twilight related.

For Christmas, my husband gave me this rockin' tee.

And then for my birthday, my two girlfriends gave me this tee.

And now, these three great Etsy gals are giving away a fabulous Twilight tee to three randomly selected winners.

Here are my personal favorites, but the winners will get to choose their own. Click on the image to link to the Etsy site.

Neko Knick-Knacks

Bling It On Shop

Embriodery Impression

Here's how you enter

• Visit each Etsy site and check out their Twilight stuff. Leave a comment telling me which shirt you will choose if you win.

For extra entries (leave a separate comment for each entry)

• Follow me.
• Blog about my giveaway, linking back to me and the Etsy sites.
  
• Tell me if you're Team Edward or Team Jacob and why.
• Tell me the significance of why I choose three prizes. This should be easy if you're familiar with my number obsession.
  

The winners will be chosen at random on April 12. Please make sure you leave your email in the comment form, enable your email on blogger, or make sure I have some other means of contacting you.

And just in case you want to look one more time. Too bad you can't win him, right?

ww - rub-a-dub-dub...

too many kids in the tub!Yep, that's all three of them in there. And guess who splashed like crazy and got water everywhere?






Nope...guess again....








Nope.....









Yep...Charlie!
That guy is just a little fish. I can't wait to see him in the pool this summer!

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On another note...don't forget about my giveaway. I'm on post 101...!

100

This is my 100th post!

In honor of my 100th post, I'm going to explain an obsession of mine. I'm obsessed with numbers. It's kind of weird, and I try to keep it in check so I don't freak people out. But, I'm going to come clean today.

There's also a surprise at the bottom. But you have to read all about my number obsession first. I know, I'm cruel.

Numbers are a big deal to me. I like even numbers and my favorite numbers are 4, 8, and 12.

Individual numbers aren't actually all that important; what's more important is the way that they are grouped. Odd numbers belong together and even numbers belong together. I don't necessarily have to have control over the numbers; I just have to feel like there is some semblance of order or meaning I can derive from them.

This being said, I gave a lot of thought to my kids birthdays.

Jack's due date was 6.2.04. Works for me. They are all even and 4 is my ultimate favorite number and 6 minus 2 is 4. Ahhh. Perfect. Of course, he didn't come then. He actually came on 6.4.04. Even better. Two 4s. At 8:42 p.m. no less. After my ridiculously long and hard labor with him resulting in a C-section, I deserved some good numbers.

Melody's due date was 2.12.07. Not a whole lot I could do about the year. But the 2 and the 12 were good. Since I would be having a repeat C-section, I knew that date wasn't really that important. When it came time to schedule her birthday, the doctor was available on 1.30.07. I also made that work. See, 1 and 07 are both odd so that grouped them together. 30, being even, tied her to Jack who had all even numbers in his birthday. She was born at 8:30 a.m. as well. The 8 is even and ties in with Jack too and the 30 works with her birthday.

Charlie's numbers were all over the board. My due date changed several times, but I knew that date wasn't really important anyway. In July, we scheduled my C-section for 9.30.08. This number worked for me. The 08 was even and 4 years past Jack's birth year. The 30 tied him to Melody, and even though 30 is even, 3 is odd so that tied the 9 in.

**Yes, I know this is totally weird and I'm a complete wacko.**

Anyway, so I had made peace with those numbers. However, about a week or two before then, I started feeling like I wasn't going to be able to make it that long. I met with my doctor and had another ultrasound and the decision was made to move the date up a bit. We looked at moving it up to 9.25.08. This number was pretty significant because it 9.25 is my great-granddaddy's birthday. His name was Eli. Charlie's name is Charles Eli. Immediately I felt like that was Charlie's date. However, there were some scheduling conflicts and I couldn't get that date. Instead I had to settle for 9.26.08. Kind of a disaster for me. I mean, the 9 is left all alone. There is no other odd number in that group. On top of that I could find no connection to that date. I obsessed and obsessed. Finally my friend Lauren and my mom both told me that it didn't matter if that number flowed or connected to anything. That date would be important to me because it would be Charlie's birthday.

Of course, 9.26.08 came and Charlie was born at 6:11 that evening (another number I couldn't tie into anything). I love that date now. I don't really care that it's not connected to anything. Until the other day when I realized it is connected to something. It's actually connected to something pretty big...

9.26.08 is the date I gave birth to my last child.
9.26.03 is the date I discovered I was pregnant with my first.
How cool is that!?

Just so I seem weirder, that is exactly a 5 year difference.

If you want a little challenge, here you go. At some point in each of my pregnancies, I found a Bible verse for that child. These were verses that are important to me now and were significant to me during that time. They all can be tied into my children's birth dates. The numbers also tie all the kids together. Do you see how?

Jack - Psalm 118:24
Melody - Psalm 100:5
Charlie - Psalm 9:1

Ok, so that's my weird issue with numbers. Thanks for reading all that. It was long. And strange. I hope you'll still follow me now that you know the truth...

On to the fun stuff...I'm having a giveaway! I'll announce the giveaway on my 104th post. That will be in just a few days so make sure you check back. I'm not going to give any hints, but believe me, it's cool.

another fun giveaway!

My IRL friend Krystyn is having another great giveaway on her blog. Enter and you could win this adorable girly caplet.
How cute is this!

shoe giveaway!

Anyone who knows me IRL knows that I'm a shoe nut. I. love. shoes. Especially for me or my sweet daughter. Krystyn is having a fun giveaway for some See Kai Run shoes. Check out her blog for details and to enter. There are many shoes on their website, but these were one of my favorites.

lots of fun giveaways!

My new bloggy friend over at TigerMommie is hosting a great giveaway. She's giving away two pieces of Gymboree clothing. They can be either the same size or different sizes and either gender or one for both. Gymboree clothing is super cute so I really hope I win! Check out her blog for the entry rules.

Also, my real-life friend and fabulous blog designer, Krystyn, is having a giveaway too. She's giving away either a blog design or the design of a greeting card. Click either here or here for giveaway details. She's got a real creative eye so make sure you check her out!