Cats And Coupons

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!

THIS POST WILL REMAIN STICKY UNTIL THE CONTEST IS OVER.
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.

I just put up a contest at http://hinderized.com.
It’s intended for someone who wants to write – blog, poetry, short stories, fanfiction, whatever.
Please come check it out.
And please spread the word.