And the winner is...

I know I've been AWOL. It's summer break and the sun actually came out to play. I guess 4th of July really is the beginning of summer here. After years of living with LOTS of sun, it's hard for me to adjust that the sun doesn't come out in May or even June. We actually wore our winter jackets to the fireworks display, but it was warmer than in years past and we only needed our hooded sweatshirts.

So, we went camping last weekend (wish I could find my card reader to download my photos) and we are going camping again this weekend. Talk about opposite ends of weather. Last weekend was freezing!! I shook most of the night wishing we had brought extra blankets. This weekend it's going to be 95-99F and I'm sure I will only want a thin sheet (I'll bring a blanket just in case). We are camping near a lake, so we'll see if I dive in to regulate my body temperature. I'm not going to complain though because the sun is out and I very dearly miss the sun for the other 10 months of the year.


Now back to the blog title....


I was hosting a $40 CSN gift certificate giveaway. I linked to a fellow blogger who was doing a $50 gift certificate to help increase the chances that you could win one. That $50 was awarded by "life as I see it" on Friday, July 2nd. Now it's my turn!


I'm not quite savvy enough to show you the random.org results, but I had 5 comments, so I plugged in 1 to 5 and was awarded the magic number 3.

Magic number 3 is Carmen!!

Carmen, if you are out there, I've sent you an email via your blog link. I'm forwarding your information to Jessica at CSN stores. Congratulations!!

 

CSN giveaway

Well, well. I wasn't sure about doing a giveaway, but thought I would give it a try. So far, nothing. So a simple comment, a little ditty about your plans this summer (or next summer) posted in the comments would be great. It's pretty easy and a $40 gift certificate from CSN stores will be yours.

I'm ending my giveaway on Wednesday, July 8. See my post about the giveaway here.

And if this doesn't entice you enough, go here to read more on "The Lunatic Cafe"s blog or like "Life as I see it" to enter to win a $50 gift certificate to CSN stores.

So, add some comments and maybe win a total of $90 in gift certificates. Go on, add a comment.

Thank You!!

to giveaway or not to giveaway

I have been approached to offer my first ever give-a-way (said in a big announcer voice). I'm a little excited and nervous to do this. So, like life, I am plunging in and just doing it. Ready?

CSN has offered to sponsor a giveaway for my blog!! Not familiar with CSN? Well, they are a huge online group of over 200+ specialized stores that sells a variety of home goods. There is a current article in this months Better Homes and Garden talking about a fabulous home makeover where the wife of the owner of CSN stores was challenged to decorate her home from his websites. She did a great job. 

Maybe you are in need of a sleeper sofa or other large piece of furniture - well CSN has it! Personally, I love the products that are offered and I love Palliser Dane Leather Sleeper. They also have stores for cookware, fitness equipment, baby and pet products, office supplies and more. Basically, anything and everything! And, for one lucky reader of "My travels with 4 kids" a $40 gift certificate to any CSN store could be yours!! Just check out some of these items you could pick for under $40:

  Some prints from The Wall Art Store:
          

or bowls from Accent Furniture Direct:
      

or cute carry on bags for all that travel we do from luggage.com:
     


What ever you want/need, CSN stores are going to have it.

So, how can you win this fabulous $40 gift certificate?

Rules (there are always rules, but I'll keep them simple):
This giveaway is for U.S. and Canadian residents only (though I don't know why). Please be aware that there may be shipping charges (though most everything has free shipping) or in the case of Canadian residents, international fees, for certain products.  This gift certificate is only for $40. You are free to spend more, but that will be on your dime (not mine).

How to enter this great giveaway:
1. Mandatory entry: You must be a follower and/or subscriber of my blog to enter this giveaway. See all those cool people on the upper right hand side under the title "followers"? You want to be one of them. So click the little follow button, leave a comment telling me that you follow my blog, and you're automatically entered!  

2. Want to increase your chances of winning? Here are two more ways to get an entry:

- Blog about this giveaway. Leave a comment indicating that you've done so and post the link in a comment for me to see!

 

 - Tell me which sleeper sofa you would love in your own home.

That's it!! So simple. Follow me and blog about this giveaway with a link back or tell me which one you love. That's three (3) possible entries to win this gift certificate.  I will use random.org to generate the winning comment number. Good luck and I hope you enjoy this giveaway!

Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry. You have until Wednesday, July 7, by midnight Pacific Standard Time to enter. I will announce the winner of Thursday, July 8th.


Be sure to tell a friend!