Congrats!!

After Kelly and I donned our evening gowns,

the winning name was drawn.

Our Dear Sweet Hilda will be on her way to her new home soon.

The lucky winner was:

Deborah in Altanta!!

You can see her blog here.

Deborah has just started the Weight Watcher's journey with me

and I think she'll get a lot of use out of our Hilda.

Deborah, send me your address

and I'll get her out to you on Monday Morning.

Thanks to everyone who entered.

I'd love to post more

but at this time I'm just relaxing

 and enjoying some sissy time.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Holly

A Good Day

My sister's coming today!

I can hardly stand it.

My clock won't move fast enough.

If you haven't joined in the giveaway,

please go here and leave a comment.

We will be drawing the winner's name sometime tomorrow.

Holly

Two Years? No Way! We Should Have A GiveAway!

Shout it out with me!

Two Years??

No Way!!

We Should Have a GiveAway!!

Wasn't that fun?

You can keep doing it if you want to.

Hard to believe that I've been blogging for two years.

And in these past two years, I've opened a whole new world for myself.

I have friends, really good friends, that I never would have met otherwise.

Every single person I've gotten to know here is so special to me.

My sweet painting friend in Canada
who struggles daily with her eyesight.

My loving, creative, hiking,
 red-headed artist in Colorado.

The most amazing, sweet,
cheeseball making girlfriend in California.

The snarky, petite whirlwind
 that I know I can call at the last minute
and she'll meet me at a thrift store.

Just too many people to mention. 

We have made a connection.

Something clicked between us.

We found common ground.

And we call one another friend.

And for that I am so grateful,

and truly blessed.

That said,

let's have a Craptastic Giveaway!!!!

The last time I had a giveaway
I was offering the stuff I found behind my refrigerator.
That didn't go so well.

Wanna see what I got for you?
Can you guess?
Try.

Nope.

It's this!!

details

Isn't she beautiful?

She's just like mine.

If you get it we could be twins.

And then we could dress alike

 and wear our hair the same way.

And since I'm the only person I know

who doesn't have an accent, I can learn yours.

How fun would that be?

If you want Hilda,

(that's her name, I asked her)

just leave a comment and I'll add your name

to the hat.

If you already have one of these

it would be perfect to re-gift.

Regifting is my middle name.

Actually it's Anne but I like the sound of

Holly Regifting Blevins

much bettter.

Leave me a comment

and I'll have my sister draw a name

when she's here on March 9th.

Because she's much more honest that I am.

And prettier.

And her tummy is flatter.

And everyone knows that those things are

the best criteria for gift picker outters.

If you don't have a blog,

be sure that I have some way to get a hold of you.

Feel free to invite your fellow bloggers

to join in this giveaway!

Unless you don't want the competition,

then just shut up about it.

Holly

Giveaway!

My followers all decided to come back last night.
I knew you would all feel guilty and start following me again.
To celebrate this occasion I decided to host a giveaway.
Aren't giveaways fun?

Even if you don't want the crap it's still fun to win something.

You can always give it to someone else.

Well, I have crap!!

Want it?

Up for grabs:

Handmade striped apron.

Made by me.

Or:

Red Gingham apron.

I'm not sure how old this is, I got it from an estate sale.

It's in wonderful condition.

Or:

Full pink gingham apron.

Also found at an estate sale, in great condition.

(Dog in background is not included)

There will be other treats thrown in the box as well.

I have no idea what they will be.

I haven't cleaned out from under my bed

or behind my refrigerator yet.

Rules for giveaway:

Leave me a comment.

Tell me which apron you would like.

Be sure I have some way to contact you.

I will draw a name on Wednesday, June 1st.

And that's it.

Almost.

I found something interesting that I thought I would share.

Did you know:

This year,

 July has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays?

This happens once every 823 years.

Also,

Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born -

 now add the age you will be this year,

The results will be 111 for everyone.

Is anyone else freaked out a little or is it just me?

Holly

xxx-ooo

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Good Morning!  Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, etc.  The results are in for the giveaway for the $25 gift certificate from CSN stores.  Woot Woot!

The process of selecting the winner began this morning in the wee hours.  (Wee...that word cracks me up)

The bodyguard was called in.

The numbers were tallied.

It was a long, arduous process, let me tell you!

Shall we take a minute to look at another angle of that bodyguard?

Yes, he seems to be doing a fine job.

Just before the drawing took place, the crowd became unruly.  I was unsure we would be able to continue, but the bodyguard held them at bay.  Ok, you talked me into it, one more look.

What were we doing again?

Oh, yes, the winner!

After a lot of hard work and super great computerish technology, which would take me hours to explain to you, the name was randomly drawn.

And the winner is:

I love Laraine's blog and have since the day I started reading it.  She has an amazing sense of humor and leaves the best comments.  You have to check her out here at Larainy Days. 

So Laraine, congrats!  I'll shoot an email off to you with the info for the gift certificate.

Thanks to all that entered and followed me.

What's that you say?  One more?  Really?  Ok, but only because I love you all.

Ok girls, this is getting to be ridiculous, aren't you ashamed of yourselves?



Holly

xxx-ooo

This could be yours for only 3 easy payments of....ok, it's really free.

I was recently contacted by CSN stores asking if I'd like to do a giveaway!  Well, does Santa wear reindeer boxers??!!!  (Yes, the answer is YES!!)  Don't ask.

CSN is a virtual mall that has over 200 stores.  I've been looking around in there and I have to say that even though they don't have an Orange Julius or Hot Dog on a Stick, I much prefer this way of shopping than going to an actual mall.  They have everything from furniture to modern decor.

The gift certificate is for $25 to be spent at any of their stores or can be applied to a larger purchase.

The rules are easy.

1)  You must live in the US or in Canada.
2)  You must leave me a comment at this post.
2)  You don't have to but it would be nice if you would "follow me".

Look at some of the great items they offer!

Dinnerware sets

Rugs

Le Creuset

I'll hold the drawing on Monday, December 27th.

UPDATE:  IF YOU LEAVE A COMMENT AND ARE NOT LINKED TO A BLOG, PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE SOME WAY OF CONTACTING YOU.

Good Luck!

Holly

xxx-ooo