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Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mother's Day Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the winners of Zondervan's Mother's Day Book Giveaway! I'm excited because all three winners will receive their first choice.

#9 Sally at Sallyhanan's blog will receive What Southern Women Know about Faith by Rhonda Rich

#4 Beth at Tea and Thee will receive Spilt Milk by Linda Vujnov

#2 Mindy will receive Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin.

The winners will be receiving an email with information on how to claim their prize.

If you are a mom, I hope you had a great Mother's Day. This week, when you begin to feel tired or frustrated from your responsibilities, remember how important you are to your children each and every day. They can't always express it, so this is your reminder that you are.

Labels: Encouragement and Inspiration, Giveaway

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Sunday, May 10, 2009 0 Comments

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Mother's Day Book Giveaway

Zondervan has provided a copy of the following books for me to give away to a few of my readers. I recently won the newest Karen Kingsbury book, Take One, from them so I was more than happy to help them out and offer these to you on their behalf.

How to win a copy and other necessary info:

Leave up to one comment per day on this post, including your email address and your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of books if you are selected.

You can receive an additional entry if you blog about this giveaway. Just leave me a comment with the link so I can visit you too. Don't forget to leave your contact info with your choice of books.

Comments will close 9 pm Saturday, May 9. Winners will be contacted on Mother's Day, May 10 via email and announcement on Just Doing My Best.

If winner cannot be contacted via email, a new winner will be selected.

Winners will be chosen by a random number generator.

Thanks to Zondervan, your choices are:

Spilt Milk by Linda Vujnov is a devotional for moms with young kids. Linda uses her

unconventional and edgy writing style to add a dose of laughter into every daily reading for busy moms. She puts her unique spin on everything from trying to feed four children breakfast to her not so secret crush on Dr. Robert Chase (on House). Check out her blog at: http://lindavujnov.blogspot.com/

Eight Little Faces by Kate Gosselin, of TLC’s Jon & Kate Plus 8, features personal family photos from Jon and Kate Gosselin, parents of twins and sextuplets. This gift book includes comments from Kate on various themes including trust, perseverance,

joy and encouragement. Any fan of the show can have a glimpse into the Gosselin family.

What Southern Woman Know About Faith by Rhonda Rich is a collection of hilarious stories by former Nascar publicist, current bestselling author and newspaper columnist and permanent southern bell. Come, sip a glass of sweet tea and sit

Click to see a larger image of What Southern Women Know about Faith by Ronda Rich

for a spell with Ronda on the porch swing as she tells you stories of happiness and heartache, friends and family, and a faith that’s strong enough to handle anything life throws your way. Dolly Parton endorsed it “it speaks to [her] heart,” so it’s got to be good.

Don't forget to stop back daily for a new entry and to see what is new at Just Doing My Best.

Labels: books, Giveaway

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10 Comments

Friday, April 10, 2009

Out of the Box Giveaway Winners

Thanks to all who participated in the Family Game Night Giveaway sponsored by Out of the Box Publications.

The winning numbers were pulled from a Random Number Generator at Research Randomizer. (Please remember, as stated in the rules, if you do not leave an email or I cannot access your profile page, I have no way to contact you and a new number will be chosen, as I had to do today.)

#16 jdrodgers has won My Word.

#12 Allyson www.a-heart4home.blogspot.com has won Easy Come Easy Go.

Congratulations! We thoroughly enjoyed these games and I'm confident you will also.

Labels: Giveaway

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Friday, April 10, 2009 0 Comments

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Frugal Family Fun - Family Games

Now that my children are in their pre-teen years, games are becoming even more fun to play. I no longer strategically let the children win, but rather fight to win so I can maintain my mom credibility. If you have competitive sons or daughters, you know what I mean.

Games are one of the most frugal activities for the family. We usually have several in our closets that could be dusted off or can sometimes find gently used ones in used bookstores and consignment shops. Even if you buy a new game, games are relatively inexpensive and can be played over and over.

If you are in the market for a new, high quality, low price game, keep reading because two lucky readers will win one from Out of the Box Publications. My children and I played two of their games- My Word and Easy Come Easy Go - over Spring Break. We loved them! In fact, I'm hoping to add a few more of their games to our collection.

Easy Come Easy Go is for intended for ages 8-adult. The concept reminds me of Yahtzee, except easier to play, especially for younger children. The rules were easy to follow and the time needed to play the game was very reasonable. As busy parents, it's sometimes hard to carve out 1-2 hours for longer games, but this one was only 30 minutes. My daughter thought it was a "fun game and liked the pictures on the prize cards." She also liked the pace and strategy. My son enjoyed it, though he did not have any glowing compliments.

I was most impressed with the quality of the game. The best part of Easy Come Easy Go, was the cushioned cup for the dice. The shaking and rolling of the dice was not loud and annoying. The prize cards are made of a thick cardboard that would ensure years of play. I was surprised to see this game is less than $10.

The next one we reviewed was My Word. This game is intended for ages 7-adult and also took about 30 minutes to play. The dealer lays down letter cards one at a time and all of the players search for words from the cards that the dealer is laying down. The player who sees a word first, shouts it out and keeps those cards. The player with the most cards, wins. This was our unanimous favorite and I will let my children's comments on the game give you an idea about our opinion.

"It makes you think."
"It's educational and you have to look really fast and pay attention."
"You have to have quick reflexes and it's good for spelling."
"It was really, really cool and fun."

My Word has easy to follow rules and is suited well to multi-level players. It comes in a compact tin box that makes it perfect for travel. This is the kind of game I would want on a rainy day, if stuck in a hotel room or camper. I noticed that they even have free printable score sheets for this game on their website. This game is also less than $10.

We enjoyed our time playing games together and Out Of the Box Publications would like you to enjoy family game time also.

If you would like to win either, Easy Come Easy Go or My Word, complete any or all of the options below. Each option will gain you a separate entry.

Go to the Out of the Box Publications site and see which game is your favorite. They offer MANY and some of them are great for educators and homeschoolers. Come back here and leave a comment telling me which you liked the best.

Leave a comment telling me how your family enjoys Frugal Family Fun.

Either follow me on the sidebar or subscribe to the RSS feed (top right corner) and leave a comment telling me that you did.

Blog about this giveaway, linking back to Just Doing My Best. Come back here and leave me a comment that you blogged with your URL, so I can visit you too.

Comments will close at 3 pm on Friday, April 10. Two winners will be chosen by a random number generator. Be sure to leave an email so I can contact you or a new winner will be chosen.

Good luck!

Because of the high quality, high educational value, and low prices, games by Out of the Box Publications are the newest addition to Just My Best Picks.

This post is linked to:

Frugal Fridays by Life As Mom.

Freebies 4 Mom

Labels: Frugal Family Fun Series, fun with the kids, Giveaway, Just My Best Picks - product reviews

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Thursday, April 02, 2009 23 Comments

Friday, March 27, 2009

Amazon Gift Card Winner

The winner of Just Doing My Best's first giveaway, which is a $15 gift card to Amazon.com is.....

#12 Angela at Mommy Bytes!
number pulled from a randomizer at Random.org
Congratulations, Angela!

Thanks to all who entered the contest and left comments with their challenges in the home. Check back here often because I will have a special guest and specific posts geared toward conquering your challenges.

Labels: Giveaway

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Friday, March 27, 2009 1 Comments

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Amazon Giftcard Giveaway!

It's time for the first Giveaway at Just Doing My Best! I had planned to wait until next Friday, but I decided to add an extra one. I guess it's the party atmosphere created by the Ultimate Blog Party and that I won a gift card yesterday, so I wanted spread some extra fun.

You can win one $15 gift card to Amazon.com

You will receive one entry for each of the following:

Leave a comment telling me your biggest challenge in the home.

Blog about the giveaway and link back to this site in your post. Leave a comment that you blogged and leave your URL so I can visit you too.

Subscribe to the RSS Feed or click to follow me in the sidebar. Leave a comment letting me know.

Comments will close at Noon (EST) on March 27 with the winner being chosen by a random number generator. Please be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win.

Labels: Amazon, Giveaway, Ultimate Blog Party

# posted by Heather@justdoingmybest @ Saturday, March 21, 2009 26 Comments

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