Cats and Coupons

Everyone likes cash. I mean, come on, this site itself began as a site about pets and saving money. And it’s easier to save money if you have some, so I’m going to tell you how to earn a chance to win some money and check out some recipes for meals that won’t cost you an arm and a leg to make. My blogging gal pal Lori over at My Wooden Spoon is running a contest right now and the prize is $25. All you have to to do earn an entry is leave a comment on the contest announcement. It’s quick, easy and painless. And best of all free! You can earn an additional entry for blogging about the contest, as well as an additional entry if you vote for her blog. So go enter. If you win, you can buy yourself and your pet a nice little treat.

I’m running contests on 4 blogs this month (February) in honor of American Heart Month. Visit I know EVERYTHING - just ask my hubby, Val’s Views, Computer Chit Chat and Fun, Crafts and Recipes to enter. EDIT TO ADD ONE MORE on Home and Vacation. All contests will end at 11:59 pm est Friday February 29, 2008. Good luck to all that enter!
This announcement will stay at the top of the page for all of February.

Have you heard about Overstock.com’s Valentine’s Day game? Overstock.com is hosting a contest called the Game O Love. The contest begins tomorrow, January 25 and runs until February 11. The game isn’t live yet, so all I can see is the little description on the front of the site, which reads “Pick your Valentine’s Day gift from thousands of prizes and let your sweetheart win great prizes for you the old fashioned way…By force”. I’m terribly intrigued.

Obviously since this is the internet we’re not talking about arm wrestling, dueling or a shootout at high noon. I’m very curious about the use of the phrase “by force”. Maybe it’s a light saber online game? Wow, I wish I knew. But, since the contest isn’t live and viewable yet and I don’t know the details, I’m left using my imagination.

If I’ve read the blurb correctly the contest will involve people picking out prizes. My hubby generally gets me a decent Valentine’s Day gift, but I usually get him a great Valentine’s Day gift. Now I know he’d love to thrill me, but I think he sometimes isn’t sure what to get or maybe can’t afford it. So for this Valentine’s Day I’d like to get him something he’s sure to enjoy. What is it, you ask? Simply put, it would be a gift for me that I’d love. Creative, yes?

I looked through the site and everywhere I clicked I found things I’d like to have. Books, cds, dvds, digital picture frames, televisions, stereos. You name it, they’ve got it. I even found furniture I’d like. But I needed to find something I’ve really love to have. And then I did. I found the digital camcorders. They had some really nice ones, but I really like the JVC GZMG130US Everio 30gb Hard Drive Camcorder. I’ve been wanting to get a digital camcorder for a while, and the more I look at them the more I want one. This one has a hard drive and can accept sd cards, and it takes both video and still photos. Very cool!

Well, you know where I’ll be heading tomorrow when I turn on my computer. Straight to Overstock.com’s “Game O Love”. What would you like to win for your sweetheart? What would you like your sweetheart to win for you? Comment and let me know if you’ve entered and what you’re hoping for.

Sponsored by Overstock.

CHARLOTTE!

Charlotte has won the Cats and Coupons Holiday Contest.

Each contestant’s entries were placed into the list randomizer on random.org and Charlotte was drawn as the winner by random selection. I’m posting a picture of the screenshot that shows then entries, and of course the winner is on the top of the list. (Sorry it’s a little fuzzy, when I enlarge it it throws my theme out of whack.)

The prize is a new and unused two year planner for 2008-09 with cats on it, a new and unused 80 page magnetic shopping list with a cat on it, and a new copy of the book “Cats Letters To Santa”.

Charlotte, please email me your mailing address.
The prize will be shipped by USPS.

Congratulations Charlotte!
Thanks to all who participated in our first contest.
It’s been a fun experience and
I’d like to hold more of them in the future.

Want to save yourself some money in 2008? Of course you do. You can, if you win the contest that Elizabeth over at Table for Five is running. The winner will save themselves some money because they’ll be the recipient of a year’s supply of Orville Redenbacher’s Natural Popcorn AND a one year subscription to Netflix. We boy a box or two of microwave popcorn every week, so this would save us a bunch of money. If you want to enter the contest just write about it and then comment on her blog. That the short versions of the instructions of course, check her site for the full set. The winner will be selected on 01/05/08. I’m in. See you there!

Just a reminder that the Cats and Coupons Holiday Contest ends at 11:59pm est tonight. In case you missed it, the prize is a new and unused two year planner for 2008-09 with cats on it, a new and unused 80 page magnetic shopping list with a cat on it, and a new copy of the book “Cats Letters To Santa”. The winner will be selected at random and announced tomorrow. To receive one last minute entry just comment the contest post. To earn a second last minute entry just blog about the contest and leave the link mentioning the contest in your comment on the contest post.

I entered a neat contest today. The prize is $20. If you like words, this one’s for you. To enter you just read through the Words to Know on the It’s Write Now blog. You’ll need to be able to leave a comment on this post using four of the words to know. Easy! Go try it, it’s fun. I’m in, I wrote mine today. I’ve pasted it below.

“I thought of my mother immediately when I read about this contest. My mother often considers herself as a deipnosophist, although many people actually think of her as a sesquipedalian. I love her dearly but I dread the frequent somniferous telephone conversations with her that she so seems to enjoy. I should be safe this weekend, as my hirsute uncle is in town for a holiday visit and staying at her house.”

Turbo Tax is running the Cutest Tax Deduction contest, open to parents who had a baby in the month of December 2007. Entries must be submitted by 01/09/08. All the parents need to do to enter is submit a picture of their newborn baby. After that, public voting on the pictures will determine the winner. The prize is a $5,000 savings bond that will be worth $10,000 upon maturation.

Christmas is almost here, and before we know it the year will be 2008. Can you believe it? Where did the year go? To celebrate the holidays, I’m having a little contest here. I’m keeping things simple, so there are only two ways to enter. Earn one entry by commenting on this blog. You may also earn another entry by blogging about the contest, just leave the link mentioning the contest in your comment here. You’re wondering what the prize is, aren’t you? The prize is a new and unused two year planner for 2008-09 with cats on it, a new and unused 80 page magnetic shopping list with a cat on it, and a new copy of the book “Cats Letters To Santa”. The contest deadline is 11:59pm est Sunday 12/30/07. The winner will be selected at random and announced on Monday 12/31/07. The prize will be sent by US Mail. Good luck!

Laura Williams of Laura Williams Musings has also been kind enough to list this contest in her Sunday edition of Contests Galore. Wow, she must spend hours finding and listing those, there’s a lot of them that she writes about all in one day!

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REGULAR POSTS WILL APPEAR AFTER THIS ONE.

Teresa is having a quick contest over on her blog Scribblescratch. The winner of the contest will receive $20.00, paid via Paypal. The contest started on 12/18/07 and ends at 11:59pm on 12/20/07. The winner will be chosen and announced on 12/21/07. All you need to do to enter is blog about the contest and comment her blog. Easy! I’m in! Be sure to be prepared to spend a little time on her blog if you go there to enter the contest. She’s an photographer and artist, and there’s a lot to look at on her blog including photos, themes and banners.

The Blogrepreneur is in the process of having a four week contest. Prizes for week four are yet to be drawn, so you still have time to enter. All you have to do is subscribe to the feed. Prizes over the four weeks include ebooks, an Amazon gift certificate, premium wordpress themes and a year of hosting. Good stuff he’s awarding. I’m keeping my fingers crossed, because as mentioned a couple of days ago I really need a new theme for this blog.

Recently we have been discussing our next major family vacation. We know we will be going to Walt Disney World again, probably in 2009. We all want to do another cruise, but when we do that will depend on if we decide to try and do a family trip with my parents and/or a brother. We’re also considering other locations, and one that both my hubby and myself are interested in is New Orleans.

My husband has never been to New Orleans. I traveled to New Orleans with my parents and one brother when I was a teenager. I was amazed by everything I saw there. It’s been a very long time, and I’m a lot older now, so to make sure that some places are still there and some tours still exist we’d be best off going through a place like Trusted Tours and Attractions. When my family was there we walked the French Quarter, saw Jackson Square and the St Louis Cathedral, toured the Garden District and visited the Audubon Zoo. The place I remember most vividly is Cafe du Monde on Riverwalk. That was the first time I had cafe au lait and beignets. They were so good I can still remember the smell and taste. If you’re ever in New Orleans you must stop there.

We’re not going to be able to travel to New Orleans for a while but in the meantime we’re signed up for the Trusted Travel eNewsletter. Everyone who signs up for the eNewsletter is entered into the contest for an iPod Nano, which ends 12/31/07. I have to go make some coffee now, thanks to my little trip down memory lane.

Sponsored by Trusted Tours.

Want to save some money? Have you checked out my site Fun, Crafts and Recipes? It offers a free recipe every day. The recipes are mostly for food, but also occasionally include a craft or activity, or a review. Need more recipes? I have a contest going on on that site right now, and the prize is a new cookbook. And if you want to have a little fun, there’s a weekly food meme called Four Foods on Friday. Come on over! There’s something for everyone at the site because after all, everyone eats don’t they?

I do, I do! I found another contest to enter. This contest is giving $100 to the winner. Who couldn’t use $100 with the holidays right around the corner? Want to know how to enter the Link Bait Me’s Join My Bloglog Community Get $100 contest? Just join the author’s three MyBlogLog communities for one entry each. Want more entries? Write about the contest (like I am now) in your blog. The winner will be drawn at random from all of the entries and announced 11/30.