Let the Party Begin!

Friday, April 09, 2010

Ultimate Blog Party 2010

There's an ULTIMATE Blog Party going on over at 5 Minutes for Mom and I am continuing the fun over here! You can too!! This is my first time joining in on a Blog Hop party of this size and I am excited to meet lots of new people. I hope I will have the time to keep up.

This is also the first time I will be holding a GIVEAWAY on my blog!!!
Read more on that in a bit...

Before I get all distracted (yes, that happens a lot) how about a little about this blog. Of course, I have a lovely About Page to check out but it is in need of updating.
  • I am a stay-at-home mom trying to hang on to my sanity.
  • Our kiddos are in school, at home.
  • Gardening is a passion, but I can get neglectful of it around harvest time.
  • I'm an aspiring photographer who needs a lot more time to practice.
  • Coupons are a TON of fun to me and I teach coupon classes.
  • I find my kids hysterically funny. :)
  • I have always loved computers and techie things.
  • Coding on a blog is fun to me!
  • I LOVE to read and research things like crazy.
  • Sometimes I stay up too late but I don't like coffee. Hehe...
Obviously, since I love all of these things they all tend to find their way to my blog. If you'd like to hear more, than please follow me on this Blog or Twitter! I can promise you that I will get carried away at some point in time. :)

Reasons to revisit next week:
Besides the Give Away? Sure! There's more!
  • Update to my Online Coupon Class
  • Walk through recipe post... Yummmm!
  • Funny kid story from my crazy kiddos
  • And MORE

Now about that mentioned Give Away:
I know Mother's Day is coming up and it's always fun to get lovely, little trinkets to give to mom... or keep for yourself? Well, I made a pretty, pink bracelet to Give Away for you to give away! (Or keep! Hehe... I won't tell, if you won't.) This bracelet is made from glass beads and has a threaded heart clasp. I used steel wire to make this to keep it strong, yet flexible.


This Give Away is OVER:
You can see who won in the last comment of this post.
  1. Leave me a (nice... please?) comment! I love comments...
  2. Follow me on Twitter and let me know by leaving another comment.
  3. Follow my little Blog and let me know by leaving a comment.
Stuff to pay attention to:
- Each way to enter gets you one entry to win.
 - Please make each comment separate so that I can count easier.
- PLEASE make sure that I have a way to contact you from the comment.
(If I can get to your blog and you have contact info, I can find ya.
I just need to be able to let you know YOU WON! :) )

I (or one of my kiddos actually) will draw a number from a hat to choose the winner! Our little drawing ceremony will commence at the END of the Ultimate Blogging Party (April 16 around 12pm Eastern Time) to make sure everyone hopping over here has a chance to enter.

I really appreciate you stopping by my little part of the party! I hope you come back and visit again!

As a side note, if I am chosen to win something from the Ultimate Blog Party prize list, I would love one of these:

Of course, the GRAND PRIZE would be fabulous! :)
#16 – A custom-made tutu for a baby or little girl.
#17 – One of 3 prizes for aspiring photographers and creative women… a copy of photo book Camera Creative, a copy of Found Art, and the big whopper of a Real Women Scrap pack including a Real Women Scrap TV DVD, Real Women Scrap (the book), a Real Women Scrap t-shirt, and a special notebook
#33 – A custom tutu

Or any gift cards to Amazon, Kroger, VISA Debit or ToysRUs available. :)



57 comments:

Literary Winner said...

Congrats on your first giveaway!
Hope you win your fave prizes in the party :)

Maggie at tethered mommy dot com
www.tetheredmommy.com

Cassie said...

I'm hoppin' on over from #UBP10. I can't wait to read more about your Couponing abilities!

I love the bracelet you made, so beautiful!

Cassie said...

I follow your blog via GFC

Cassie said...

I now follow you on twitter (itsmecassieb)

S Club Mama said...

your blog is lovely and I love your header

Anonymous said...

Beautiful bracelet! I'd love to win it!!

Brooke from The Bluestocking Guide said...

Hi Dee! I like your twitter picture! I'm visiting from UBP!

my blog

Stephanie said...

hopped on over from UBP 2010 ... very nic blog and looking forward to your coupon classes.
Hope you get the prizes you wish for if you should win.

Anonymous said...

Oh that is a beautiful bracelet, I'd love to win. :) It's nice to "meet" you today!!

mom2boys said...

Stopping by to say Hi! I love that bracelet, very pretty :)

mom2boys said...

I'm also following your blog now! :)

Anonymous said...

coming over from UBP10 love your online couponing. what fun couponing is. I will have to spend more time on your site. Thanks
trishbazin(at)yahoo.com

joeandbridge said...

Hi there! Just popping in from UBP to be your newest Google Follower-Hooray! You have a lovely blog! Hope you can swing by mine! Have a super weekend!

Bridgette Groschen
The Groschen Goblins
www.groschengoblins.com

Jen @ Happy Little Homemaker said...

I follow you on twitter, too -- @happylhomemaker

Jen @ Happy Little Homemaker said...

It's a beautiful bracelet! That's so nice of you to offer--happy UBP!

Life Without Pink said...

follow you on twitter as well :)

Life Without Pink said...

Follow you!

Life Without Pink said...

Congrats on your first giveaway. What a great party post.

Unknown said...

I'm a follower!

Unknown said...

I am following you on twitter! (@AnotherMomOf2)

Unknown said...

Hello, visiting from UBP10! You have a great blog!

Dawn said...

Thanks for the party visit and comment! I'd love to have that bracelet!! :)

Dawn said...

I'm following on Twitter! @MommaKnows

So Who Is The Crayon Wrangler? said...

I would love to win this ALL FOR ME :) I am already a Twitter follower. @crayonwrangler

Dawn said...

And I'm following you on GFC!!

ThinkFeminist said...

Happy UBP Party!!!! What a lovely blog you have here!!!! Following you on Google Friend Connect. You can also follow me at www.safehomehappymom.com

Love to see you soon....have a great weekend!

Kelly said...

It's so nice to meet you! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!

Sheri said...

HI, we homeschool too! Wanted to invite you to visit my blogs and enter to win our giveaway. Have fun on the UBP tour!

Annie said...

I follow you on twitter as MamaDweeb

Annie said...

Hi! You have such a lovely blog :) I'm a fellow midwestern girl in KS.

I'm loving meeting new bloggers. And coding is fun for you? You should switch to wordpress, that is some seriously fun coding LOL

Lisa Mom of 2 Boys said...

Just popping in from the UBP! Great site - I bookmarked it! Stop by if you can... http://momof2boyswifeof1.blogspot.com

Tamona said...

Love your site! Your coupon class is just the thing to teach people to feed five for five. I am working on a punch out poverty and halt hunger program. You should come by and check it out!

Unknown said...

Stopping by from UBP. My you sure are a Jill of all trades. And no coffee? Where do you get the energy?

The Coupon "High" mom said...

Stopping by from UBP. I follow you on twitter @thecouponhigh.

Beautiful bracelet.

Renae @ Madame Deals said...

Hi Dee! Finally making it over to your blog! So nice to meet another coupon lover! I think kids are hilarious too! My three year old makes me laugh every day!

Cindy Golden said...

Yay! Giveaways are so much fun. Just love meeting all of these great people - I also Love to stay up late and hate coffee.

Love gardening and also Love couponing - we have alot in common.

CIndy
cindygolden33@yahoo.com
www.simpleactsoflove.blogspot.com

Shell said...

I so need couponing lessons!

Thanks for stopping by my blog party. :)

Stephanie Manner Wagner said...

I'm Stephanie from "And Twins make 5! - A Mommy Blog". Just making the rounds via the UBP 2010, hope to see you around my blog too!

Ashley said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I see a lot of things we have in common above... I look forward to reading more of your posts! :)

Cheryl said...

It sure sounds like you have a lot going on! I will be following your blog and your tweets - thanks for stopping by my blog!

Susie Buetow said...

Toot Tootin' my #UBP10 Party Horn on your blog!!!!!

Hope you are meeting new bloggers and havin' a great time!

I'm your Newest fan on your blog and twitter.
Loved reading your post. We are on our 4th year homeschooling!!

The bracelet is beautiful!

Party on!!!

@Susieqtpies at Scraps of Life http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com

Kate said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm loving yours! And that pink bracelet is so pretty!

Enjoy the rest of the blog party!

Unknown said...

Beautiful bracelet! Stopping by from UBP to say hi! Come visit me to! http://amomstake.blogspot.com/

Susan (5 Minutes For Mom) said...

Thanks so much for joining the party! It's great to have you.

And what a beautiful bracelet!

Talk more soon
Susan

Amanda said...

Congrats on the first giveaway! The bracelet is beautiful - thanks!

Julia Gabriel said...

Stopping in from UBP10! Lovely necklace. I am a beginning photographer who needs more time to practice too.

Julia Gabriel said...

Following you on twitter as @nugglemama :)

Surge said...

Nice blog =) Thank you for the giveaway

contact email: tsgiveaways(at)hotmail.com

stacy said...

Hi! Stopping by from the UBP. I'm having a giveaway too. http://oursafehaven.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/its-still-party-time-how-about-a-giveaway/

celdridge said...

I'm also subscribed to your blog now. (@cassie_d_ape)

celdridge said...

I follow you on twitter! (@cassie_d_ape)

celdridge said...

I love finding new blogs to follow. I haven't gotten to explore yours much yet, but it's very pretty!

Steph B. said...

And I follow your blog! :) :) :)

Steph B. said...

I follow you on twitter!

Steph B. said...

This is too cute!!! :) would love it!

Anne said...

Stopping by for the UBP. I'll be coming back next week to check out your coupon resources, I'm trying to get my coupons organized.

http://lunaj1456.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

We have a WINNER:

Life Without Pink said...

Congrats on your first giveaway. What a great party post.
April 9, 2010 4:59:00 PM EDT

My kiddos pulled a number from a basket.
Congrats and thanks everyone for entering my little Give Away!!

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