Merry Christmas To You!!

I'm averaging one "giveaway" per year, and in order to keep my average up it's time for another giveaway!  Last year, I collected Huggies points which I exchanged for a Starbucks gift card to give away to a reader  This year's giveaway comes courtesy of my very thoughtful mother...or me, depending on how you look at it.

Have you seen this book yet?:

Young House Love

by John and Sherry Petersik

Well, I've been a longtime fan of the Dynamic Petersik Duo, so I pre-ordered a copy of their book on Amazon months ago.  My mom knew I was a Young House Love fan as well, and she also pre-ordered me a copy of their book.  A day or two after the book was released, I received two identical packages in the mail:).  I kept the copy my mom sent (Thank you Mom!), and I'm giving away my copy to one lucky reader.  It's my way of saying thanks for reading my little blog and also a way of continuing on the DIY spirit by passing along an inspirational book!

If you're interested in having your very own copy of Young House Love's book and if you're a follower of my blog and/or a regular reader, please leave a comment on this post indicating your name and a DIY project you'd like to tackle.

I'll be picking a name out of a Santa hat on Tuesday night, so please have your comment posted by 6pm Tuesday, December 18th.  I'll announce the winner on Wednesday!

Starbucks Gift Card Winner

First of all, I'd like thank everyone who commented on my Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway post for your kind words!  I also really enjoyed reading about your favorite holiday drinks.  I have some new recipes to try out this week:)!!

And without further ado, the winner of the Starbucks Gift Card is.....

Congratulations Judi!!  Your gift card is in the mail.

Judi also wins the award for best Christmas Card of 2011.

Hilarious.  I want to be just like you when I grow up, Judi!

And as a consolation prize for everyone else, I'd love to direct your attention to a wonderful new children's CD called Songs from the Songshack available for FREE download here!

The music is written and performed by the talented and charming D.B. Rouse, who happens to be my brother.  He's a Texas ranch hand by day and a musician by night.  His life takes him on one adventure after another, which provides great material for original lyrics and music!  If you have young children you'll appreciate the fun, kid-friendly songs like Celery Cake, which is about the importance of eating vegetables and Skunk Song, which is about the importance of taking a bath.

My personal favorite song, however, is Humming Birds Have Feet.  I laugh so hard I cry when I hear it because as a child I once asked my dear mother (who was probably distracted for a moment making dinner or doing laundry or an IEP report) if hummingbirds had feet because I'd never seen one land before.  She said, 'No.'  She swears she doesn't remember the conversation, but it was just a one question/one answer conversation.  I think I realized that hummingbirds had feet sometime in high school.  It took that long because my mom was never wrong, and I just trust her that much.  And I guess if she had to be wrong about one thing, I'm okay with being led astray in the hummingbird foot department.  With D.B.'s song, Humming Birds Have Feet, I know that my children won't be in high school when they realize that hummingbirds do in fact have feet:).

Love you Mom and D.B.!  And Merry Christmas to all!!  Bill has the entire week between Christmas and New Year's off this year, so my posts next week may be sporadic at best while we enjoy some rest, relaxation and family time!!

Starbucks Gift Card Giveaway!!

Would you like to know what I turned this pile of diaper package codes into?

One $15 Starbucks Gift Card courtesy of Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards Program.

I thought about putting it my husband's stocking, but since his stocking already has lots of goodies in it, I thought it would be a nice Sunshine Surprise for one lucky reader...a Christmas present if you will.  It also gives me the opportunity to say thank you to all the people who take the time to read my posts!  Your comments keep me going, and I really, really appreciate it.  This blog and the home projects that we have tackled this year have been incredibly therapeutic for me.  I'm so glad I stumbled into the blog world!

So without further ado, here are the giveaway "rules":  In order to enter to win the Starbucks Gift Card, you must already be a follower OR sign up to be a follower of this blog.  Also, you must leave a comment to this post and include your favorite holiday drink in your comment (if you forget the drink part...no biggie:))!

A winner will be pulled at random from a Santa Hat and announced on Friday morning, so check back to see if you've won.

P.S.  This giveaway is not sponsored by Starbucks or Huggies.  It's sponsored by me and my stockpiling of diaper coupons and codes:)!