Christi from The Frugal Novice, who just happens to be our wonderful daughter, has a great give-away at “5 Minutes for Mom’s Blog Party.” Her give-away for a $25 Target gift card is listed under the US Continental Only Prize List and is US32.  You do not have to be a blogger to enter this, just go to this site and read what you need to do to join the fun and have a chance to win one of the many, many prizes being offered.   There are so many great prizes being offered, so don’t miss out on the fun!  Other prizes I really like are US39 which is a two night stay at a Hilton Garden Inn provided by bloggin2noggin, US113 for a $50 Walmart gift card provided by Susan from Opinions, thoughts and everyday life , USC3 for a $50 Target gift card from Peggy at PegsPlay, USC15 for a $50 Target gift card from Haley at Love, Live and Then Some, and USC39 for a $50 PayPal prize from Trisha at MomDot.

My top picks after the laptop are in the following order:  US39, US113, USC3, USC35, USC39, USC15, USC8, US32, US107, US88, Us31

Using RANDOM.ORG, the winner of The Five Love Languages is Julie!  Congratulations, Julie.  Just email me your mailing address, and I will get your book in the mail.

Sunday, February 28, is the last chance to enter in the drawing for a free book, The Five Love Languages, by Dr. Gary Chapman.  Chapman is considered an internationally respected marriage and family life expert.  This book was on the New York Times bestseller list and has sold over five million copies.Just leave a brief comment with your first name.  Also, leave your email address in the info part.

If you’re interested, I plan to be having a drawing for this book on March 1, 2010.   Just go to The Five Love Languages – Valentine’s Day Book Giveaway and leave a brief comment and your name. I will be contacting the winner by email, so leave your email address which I will keep confidential.  Or you can leave a comment here.
Deadline for entries is Feb. 28.

Using RANDOM.ORG to determine the winner, the winner of  The Five Love Languages of Children is… Maria.

  Congratulations, Maria!  I will get your book in the mail.  Just email me your mailing address.

I’m having the same problem again, for the second time, of an ad being put on my site that I do not approve of.  I am in the process of trying to find out how to fix this problem!

(Hopefully, the problem has now been fixed!)

I have been blogging for one year and nine months now and have really enjoyed it.  Some bloggers are up on everything such as conversion rate optimization and other things. I basically just check my stats and what posts are read the most. My goal is to write what will benefit readers and help them in some small way.  I have lots of room for improvement, so if you think of something you would like to see on my blog then just let me know.

Sometimes ads will appear on my site that I would not choose to have here.  When that occurs, I will have those taken off as soon as I can.  So if you ever see any ads that seem distasteful in any way, please let me know either through email or comment.  It may take several hours before they’re taken off.

This is a little late, but I do want to wish everyone a happy new year.  The holidays were so busy that I neglected my blog, but family is more important!

We had a wonderful Christmas with family.  Our daughter, son-in-law and 16 month old grandson came on Christmas Eve.  We enjoyed being together on Christmas Day, however, we weren’t able to be with everyone we wanted to be with and missed them!

We went out the day after Christmas to shop the after Christmas sales a little bit.  Then our daughter and her family left and we proceded to pack our minivan and leave on our trip to Illinois to visit my husband’s mother.

We enjoyed a wonderful visit with my mother-in-law and also my husband’s nephew, his wife, young daughter, and baby.   However, my mother-in-law got sick on New Year’s Eve day with fever so all plans were abandoned.  We hated to leave her on Friday, but she seemed to be doing better.  A couple of days later on Sunday, a friend took her to the ER and she was admitted with double pneumonia.  (So beware, the only symptoms she had were fever, nasal congestion, and a little cough from her throat – no apparent chest congestion or pain) We’re thankful she’s improving!

I pray that everyone will have a good year, that you will grow ever closer in  relationship with the Lord and if you don’t have a relationship then I pray a seed of faith will develop and grow, that you will have quality time with your family, and that you will find much joy in the things that money can’t buy!