A Giveaway That’s Peachy KEEN

1 December 2008 by

The fine folks who make the delightful KEEN shoes and bags are about to make y’all so happy.

No, really. They are. I promise.

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Because KEEN is giving one of you lucky people the free item of your choice from the (fab) new KEEN site. Anything you want. Sassy boots. Laptop bag. Kids’ shoes. Pick the one item you need most – and it’s yours (provided, of course, that random.org cooperates with your plans).

Here’s how to enter:

1. Visit the KEEN website.
2. Look around.
3. Come back here and tell me your favorite item.
4. Sit tight until next Monday, December 8th, when I’ll close comments and draw for one lucky winner.

If you win, the good KEEN people will give you a coupon code that will unlock the KEEN kingdom, so to speak. Then you can select your item and have it shipped straight to you.

Oh, the internet is a delight, isn’t it?

And if you decide to go ahead and buy a few presents on the KEEN site, you can get free shipping from now until December 8th by using the coupon code BOOMAMA.

So get your shopping kicks with KEEN – and have fun, everybody!

(Number of times I used the word “KEEN” in this post? Eight.)

(Nine if you count the title.)

(But I couldn’t stop. It’s a catchy word, KEEN is.)

(That makes ten.)

(You’re welcome.)

This giveaway is now closed.

Filed Under: Bloggity Fun, There's More!

I Need Africa, Part Two

1 December 2008 by

Remember when I posted about Africa last week? And encouraged you to come back on December 1st to see what Mocha Club is doing?

Barrett from Mocha Club sent me this yesterday:

When I think of Africa, the following images immediately come to mind: Starvation. AIDS. Child soldiers. Genocide. Sex slaves. Orphans. From there, my thoughts naturally turn to how I can help, how I can make a difference. “I am needed here,” I think. “They have so little, and I have so much.” It’s true, there are great tragedies playing out in Africa everyday. There is often a level of suffering here that is unimaginable until you have seen it, and even then it is difficult to believe. But what is even harder is reconciling the challenges that many Africans face with the joy I see in the people. It’s a joy that comes from somewhere I cannot fathom, not within the framework that has been my life to this day. [read more]

And this video – ohmylands. It says so much about Africa that my feeble little words cannot. It also echoes a conversation my sister and I had this past weekend about the tendency to always be looking for “the next thing” – and the vast emptiness of that approach to life.

So to see how you can make a difference in Africa, just click right here:

Filed Under: Africa

Linky Interwebby Awesomeness 11.30.08

30 November 2008 by

– Wanna win a $500 Walmart gift card?

I thought so.

(Make sure you click on the link.)

(Because I’m not the one with the prize.)

Filed Under: Rambling

The Plague

30 November 2008 by

Last Thanksgiving we forgot the ham.

This Thanksgiving, apparently, we forgot the Purell.

Because by sundown Friday night, the people in our family were dropping like flies. Stomach Virus ’08. Live and in person. And ready to ROCK OUR WORLD.

All told, there were six victims. I was victim #2 if our statistics are accurate. I went to bed unusually early Friday night and woke up about midnight with that “OH NO MA’AM” feeling, and while I’ll happily spare you the details, suffice it to say that it’ll be a long, long time – lo, even an eternity – before I ever, EVER want to eat cornbread dressing again.

Shudder.

I also enjoyed some crazy virus dreams, including but not limited to Feeling Panicked Because I Watched An Episode Of ‘The Office” And Forgot To List Highlights On My Blog, A Looping Photo Montage Of The Soup Mama Made With Thankgiving Leftovers (starring: TURKEY BONES!), and Catching Up With A Person I Haven’t Seen Since Approximately 1997 But She Was Still Cute As A Button In Our Imaginary Dream Conversation Eleven Years Later.

Alex also fell prey to Stomach Virus ’08 about twelve hours after I did, and mercifully Mama was able to take care of him while my bed-headed, dazed and confused self stood off to the side and mumbled things like, “Hand you rag?” or “Hand you clean t-shirt?” or “Sorry. So sorry. So, so sorry.”

Oh, I was a world of help, I was.

Anyway, Mama had to change Alex’s pajamas about three times in the first few hours he was sick, and at some point she got into the pajama reserves that the little guy’s older cousins have left at her house over the years. And that is why, when I woke up this morning at the crack of ten, I found a certain five year-old wearing this shirt:

You can imagine my pain. Salt, meet wound.

But being a house divided on an in-state football rivalry has its benefits – because look at the little man’s pajama bottoms:

Bulldogs. Ah, that’s better.

And so are we.

Now we’re about to hit the road, head home, and deck our halls.

Have a good one, everybody!

Filed Under: Rambling

Linky Interwebby Awesomeness 11.28.08

28 November 2008 by

– I ran across Amy’s Cards for Angels a couple of days ago, and I thought it was such a sweet concept…you let these ladies know of a cancer patient who might need some encouragement, and they send a handmade card with a handwritten message. At no charge to you. Just because they care. And they’ll send the card anywhere in the world.

Isn’t that awesome? You can read all about how it started – and how it works – right here.

– Don’t forget that you can buy Jewel’s latest CD for a $1 donation (plus S&H) TODAY ONLY. All proceeds benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame.

– And for my family? Today’s the biggest college football game of the year. Go ‘Dogs.

Filed Under: Rambling

Bonbon Charms Giveaway

26 November 2008 by

Y’all know that I’m a fan of mom-owned businesses. And one of my favorites is Bonbon Charms. I think of the selection of jewelry at Bonbon Charms as everyday treasures – because it’s practical enough to wear every single day, and it’s so beautiful that you’ll want to keep it forever. Plus, many of the items can be personalized, which makes your necklace or bracelet or ornament totally unique. Love that.

A few weeks ago I was tickled to see that there are personalized Christmas ornaments at Bonbon Charms, and they are absolutely charming. So it’s a special treat to tell you that Erica from Bonbon Charms is giving away the custom Christmas ornament of your choice to three lucky winners – and here’s what you have to do to enter:

1) Click over to Bonbon Charms.
2) Take a look around the site.
3) Come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite product is.

And if you’re interested in ordering a few items right now, you can certainly do that – in fact, you can enter the discount code BOOMAMA and get 20% off of your entire order. But a word to the wise: you have to place your order by December 5th if you want it delivered by Christmas. The discount code is only valid until the 5th as well.

And one thing’s for sure: these ornaments will be absolutely beautiful keepsakes in your family for years to come.

I’ll close this giveaway on Monday, December 1st – and I’ll use random.org to draw for three winners.

Have fun, y’all!

This giveaway is now closed.

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