Category Archive for Fantabulous-ness

First off, I want to thank you ALL for entering this giveaway.  It was so much fun to give away something that is so cool.  I quickly realized what the problem was: I wanted ALL OF YOU to win.  I really did.  I’m glad I left this one up to random.org because otherwise I would have never been able to decide.  Even letting the random integer generator pick for me is giving me stress because I know that while one of you is going to be SO happy, the rest are just as deserving of going to BlogHer as she is.

Without further ado… I fired up random.org this morning and this is what came out:

Wow.  How often does that happen?  That it picks #1?  I mean… that NEVER happens, right?  It must be destiny, RIGHT?  So who is lucky #1 in this giveaway?  Let’s have a look…

It’s Rhi, of Rhi in Pink!  Congrats, Rhi!  I’ll see you (and Mini Owen) in San Francisco!

Again, thanks to EVERYONE for entering.  I hope all of you that really want to go are able to, because I think everyone who wants to go to BlogHer should be able to go.  Call me crazy (and naive) but there you have it.  And if you aren’t able to go, well… you’ll be missed.  Know that.

Until next time… (and there WILL be a next time… I just love giving things away!) you all hang tough!  I’m leaving for Elko this evening so I imagine I have a busy day ahead of me!

Tags: BlogHer, BlogHer 08, contest, giveaway
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The tides have turned, ya’ll!  I used to be the one who never won anything.  I know I’ve talked about it on this here blog at least more than once.  BUT, it would appear lately that my good fortune just keeps rolling in.  All I can say about this is.. I feel very fortunate.  And you know what happens after you feel fortunate?  You want to share it with the world. Because you know what it feels like to be “on the outs”.  And you want others to feel what it’s like to have such good fortune.

And maybe, just maybe, you don’t really need the windfall that fell in your lap in the first place.  Heh.

Such a wonderful has happened to me today.  I found out from the Parent Bloggers Network (of which myself and my review blog are members) (btw, keep an eye on my review blog next week for a fantastic GIVEAWAY!) that I have won a free registration for the BlogHer ‘08 Conference, to be held in San Francisco, CA this July 18-20.  Which is, as you know, a fabulous prize worth about $350.  I don’t know about you all, but I don’t have that kind of money laying around on a day to day basis.  Now BlogHer?  Is totally worth it.  But still.  It’s a lot of money, especially if you’re staying at home, like I am.

As fabulous a prize as this is, I already have my registration.  Since I’m speaking, BlogHer is covering my conference registration costs.  So you know what this means?

I’m GIVING IT AWAY!

Oh yes, friends.  I’m giving away one, fabulous conference registration to BlogHer ‘08.  Two full, fabulous days of fantastic sessions, speakers and discussions, two fabulous cocktail parties and one un-conference if your heart so desires.  ALL OF IT CAN BE YOURS.

All you have to do is leave a comment here telling me what session you are looking forward to going to the most of all, should you win this fabulous prize.  If you can’t narrow it down to just one (I’m sure I couldn’t!), then feel free to list your top picks.  You have until midnight (PDT) on Wednesday, June 4th to enter.  After that, comments will be closed and I’ll be selecting a winner at random!  The winner will be announced in that Thursday’s post.

Sound like a good deal?  Well then put your thinking caps on and get commenting!  And feel free to spread the word.  I’m going KRAZEE, people!  Get in while the getting is good!

Tags: BlogHer, BlogHer 08, comments, contest, giveaway
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If I am, then too bad because Zoot is having her baby today! At 12 noon CST, to be precise. Which I think equates to 10 am out here in the sticks. I am completely and totally stalking her updates… watching for news on Twitter (I’m actually sending her updates directly to my cell phone! Stalker!) and pictures on Flickr. I’m so excited, partially because I remember so well the last time she had a baby, and how I refreshed her page all day long looking for updates. It’s like we’ve come full circle or something.

Plus, I shared a room with her at BlogHer last year. And I saw how sad she was in the aftermath of her miscarriage. Having suffered my own kind of loss, I guess it’s natural to want to spare a friend from that.

She’s going from two to three, just like me! I’m so excited to see how it goes for her. I have a box of boy clothes coming her way (it has sat in Kile’s van, waiting for him to remember to take it to the post office) that I’m hoping will come in handy for their new bundle of blue.

So tell me this: am I nuts for being so excited about this baby? Because I am. Excited that is. Not nuts. At least, I hope I’m not nuts. Anyhow, go wish them luck and good wishes, if you have a moment. Congrats, Zoot family!

Tags: baby, c-section, misszoot, pregnancy
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You may have noticed I have toned down, somewhat, the cloth diapering talk.  This is because I was afraid I was scaring ya’ll.  And I don’t want you to think I’m going to be “one of those” moms.  You know the ones, the ones who believe all other moms need to adopt their beliefs, otherwise they are not fit parents.  And we all know by now (at least, I hope you know) that I’m not one of those moms.  If you’re into it, fine.  If not, then oh well.  We move on and we can still be friends.

So I haven’t given up cloth diapering.  In fact, I have fallen in deeper through the rabbit hole.  Yep, that means I’m trying out prefolds and diaper covers.  As far as I’m concerned, if you can tolerate prefolds and covers and still love it?  Then you’re good to go.  Then again, the next major hurdle is toddler poop and I admittedly haven’t had to deal with that yet as we’re only using cloth on Evie for the time being.   I’d like to get into it with Liam too, but some things have to change first.  I won’t get into it here, because this isn’t a cloth diaper blog (believe it or not).

HOWEVER: I do have a cloth diaper blog upon which I hope to discuss the above issues and much, much more over the months (and years) to come.  This way, I can babble on and on about cloth diapers over there and if you aren’t into it?  You don’t have to read it.  But if you ARE interested?  Then you can sidle on over and make yourself at home.  It’s as easy as that.

I’m also interested in having other cloth diapering mamas join in the fun with me and participate in Cloth Diaper Mamas.  So if you are cloth diapering or just starting or have any particular insight?  Drop me a line or leave a comment here and let me know.  I would LOVE to have lots of awesome mamas together on that blog.

In the end, if you are at all interested in cloth diapers, please go take a look.  Trust me when I say: It’s not as hard as you think it might be.  And if I can do it and still remain sane?  Anyone can.  AND, yes, it’s a lot of fun.   Seriously!  It is!

Tags: blogs, Cloth Diaper Mamas, cloth diapers, community
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