– I’ve already notified the person who won the Nations Outfitters giveaway, but I thought y’all might like to know, too. The lucky winner is Rhonda (comment #280), and she has claimed her prize.
The folks at Nations also have one more treat for y’all: if you place an order with them between now and October 31st, you can use the promotional code BOO MAMA (two words) for a 10% discount on your entire purchase. Fancy!
– I know that several of y’all follow Katie Davis’ blog (Kisses from Katie) and have supported her ministry, Amazima. Tomorrow Katie will be at The Church of Brook Hills in Birmingham at all three services: 9, 11 and 6.
– This post by Becca, Scars & Stretch Marks, is absolutely beautiful.
– Ann writes with great wisdom and insight about One Thing That Might Help Any Relationship. So good.
– Earlier this week Holly linked to some of the cutest business cards I ever did see. I have no need for business cards, mind you, but if you do? These will delight you.
– Your comments on the post about funny things we’ve all said to kids were HILARIOUS. I think I’ve read all of them twice, and I will continue to go back and read them on days when I need a good laugh. Oh my word they are a treasure. And in the end, it was too hard to pick just one winner, so our illustrious panel of judges has declared a tie between Sarah and Melissa.
Here’s Sarah’s comment:
I’m sure we’re the only ones with this problem. Certainly everyone else’s children have this completely together. But — my kids are a little pokey around bedtime. One day a few months ago, the Husband had HAD IT. So he instructed them in the bedtime routine in a more military fashion. I say that as people who have zero military experience, by the way. In any case, it went like this:
Daddy: You have 30 seconds to get pajamas on. GO! GO! GO!
8 yr old Daughter, sprinting off to her room: What if we don’t make it on time??
Daddy: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!!!
8 yr old Daughter, shocked (shocked!): OH MY GOSH!!
We laughed for weeks.
And here’s Melissa’s comment:
The Christmas that my oldest was 2, we set up our Fisher Price Nativity on the bottom shelf of the entertainment center so it would be easily accessible and within his reach. One day, I was on the phone with a friend in the kitchen and looked over to find him teeing up the baby Jesus to hit with his plastic golf club. Apparently, he thought the sweet replica of the King of the Universe would be a nice substitute for a golf ball. I yelled out just as he made contact “no sir-we do not hit baby Jesus with our golf clubs!†My friend who was on the phone with me died laughing and said, “that’s something you won’t ever say again.†She was right-with all the Christmases that have passed, I have never again had the occasion to repeat that sentence-lesson learned.
Sarah and Melissa, you each get a $50 gift card to either Amazon or iTunes. I’ll be emailing you with details. Congratulations!
And thanks to all of you who left comments on that post. You’re hilarious. And your comments are priceless.
Hope y’all have a wonderful weekend!
Oh my, I somehow missed this contest. I have a little person living in my house who keeps me laughing all the time. Glad you got to read some great little stories.
You make me wish I lived in Birmingham for one day. I saw Katie’s book at Amazon and can’t wait to read it.
All the comments were hilarious. Congratulations to the winners.
The drill sergeant one had me laughing so hard the bed was shaking and my husband was NOT happy to be woken up to that — ha! They were sooo much fun to read :) Congrats ladies.
Oh, I hate I missed the contests…This is what comes of not having a computer in my house at the moment. But my favorite “did I just say that??” sentence would have to be: “We don’t stick our toes up our nose!” Or “Spit that goat poop out NOW!!”
Also, I saw band-aids made to look like strips of bacon today (in a Hasting’s bookstore, no less!) and thought to myself that Boomama would get a kick out of these.
:-) thanks so much for linking to my post — and I couldn’t decide which story to post on here about Jayci . . . because rest assured, we have lots of them!
Tomorrow will be my first day at Brook Hills! Can’t wait!!!
Ok – here’s another for your treasure trove of mom’s saying the darndest things….One morning at the bus stop, my oldest child was climbing a tree. It was in the yard of someone who is very particular about their landscape. Knowing if they looked out the window, they would certainly question my parenting skills for allowing my child to climb in their manicured trees. Me – well – I was preoccupied preparing for a HUGE meeting at work and my mind was already at the meeting – I was trying to mentally psych myself up. Out of my mouth came the following, “Son, get out of that tree before I break your arm!” What I meant to come out of my mouth was “Son, get out of that tree before you break your arm.” I wish you could have seen the HORRIFIED looks of the other moms standing at the bus stop with me. I am sure they wondered if they should contact DHR immediately. I felt horrible the rest of the day! We moms can sometimes say crazy stuff!
Wow, I had never been to Katie’s blog or heard about her ministry. What an amazing young woman. And to think, for what I wouldn’t think twice about spending on an outfit, a child can be sponsored for an entire year. Wow. Just talking to my son about it now. Thanks for sharing. Wish I had read earlier and known she was at Brook Hills!
Just read Ann’s post. Wow, tears are flowing and it’s only 8:40 in the morning. Loved it!
Anytime I read Ann, I cry. She has a wonderful way with words.
You’re kidding! So glad to know it wasn’t just a “you had to be there” thing! That husband of mine is definitely good for a few laughs around here – I suppose I should share it with him.
Thanks so much!