Archives for January 2009

Children’s Book Give Away

We’ve found a gifted writer of children’s books and wanted to share her site with our readers. Yolanda Cullagh, wife, mother of four, grandmother, and author, has written the Dragonfly Dreams Series of children’s books. Dragonflies are everywhere. They are in her books, and on her tee shirts and jewelry. They are adorable. Her first book is Sebastian the Dragonfly (shown). Sebastian is a beautiful bluish-green color. He loves to wind-surf and go on safaris. I fell in love with him. Her second book is Sabina. Sabina is a Beach Fly who loves to build sand castles.

Because I fell in love with Sabastian we chose to review that book, and found it to be quite delightful. It’s the perfect bedtime story for any little boy or girl. I was particularly impressed with the hardback cover on the book and the brilliant colors. It is beautifully illustrated as well. In addition to the books, Yolanda has adorable screen print shirts of Sebastian and Sabina. The books and tees would make a great gift set.

Yolanda has offered a signed copy of Sebastian the Dragonfly to our readers. You could be the winner of this unique book. Here’s how: visit Cwingbooks and leave us a comment on Yolanda’s site. You may earn extra entries by:

  • 1 Entry – Follow or subscribe to our blog
  • 1 Entry – Follow us on Twitter and tweet about this give away
  • 1 Entry – Place our button on your sidebar
  • 1 Entry – Subscribe to our Giggles & Sugar Kisses Newsletter
  • 2 Entries – Blog about this give away and link back to us

This give away will end February 5, 2009. It is open to US and Canada residents 18+ only. Posts with invalid email addresses will be disqualified, so be sure to enter a valid address. We will randomly select a winner from the posts. If you don’t leave a valid email address, we have no way of contacting you. Good luck!

Die, My Love

One of my goals for 2009 is to read more books. I’m a fan of true crime stories. Anything by Ann Rule is a must, I love her. I decided to pick up a few books by Kathryn Casey to add to my reading arsenial as well. I’m starting 2009 with Die, My Love. This book caught my attention because Ann Rule stated it was “One of the best in the true crime genre”. Also, because the murder took place two hours from me, in Richmond, Va. A murder in a familiar place is always intriguing.

You ask what is this book about? The murder of a Virginia college professor and two look alike sisters. One is his ex-wife, a pretty, little petite number from Texas. Did I mention she was an attorney?

I read Chapter 1 and it has my attention. I can’t wait to curl up in front of the fireplace with my blankie and a nice, hot, cup of tea with this one. What’s on your reading list for 2009? Leave us a comment and let us know what book you’re reading or you intend to read.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from my family to yours. Well, it’s hard to believe that 2008 is over. I’m looking foward to 2009, but I’ve been reflecting on 2008 today. All in all, it was a great year for me. I hope that 2009 is just as good. In 2008, I was able to spend time with my family and strenghten my love for them, make strides with my blog and business, keep my job of 30 years, travel, and meet new people. I lost a friend, but I made a new friend too. I believe I’m better off with the new friend, so maybe it really isn’t a lost but a tradeoff, lol.

I’m not into New Years Resolutions, but I do have a few goals for 2009:

  • Attend church more often
  • Give my on-line boutique more attention
  • Continue with my blog give aways/reviews
  • Work to increase traffic to my sites
  • Exercise more (Buying a treadmill)
  • Complete a few home projects that I’ve been wanting to do for years
  • Increase my savings account
  • Purchase new computer
  • Purchase new camera
  • Read more. (I love true stories by Ann Rule and Kathryn Casey)
  • Take a nice vacation or cruise
  • Keep my readers informed of my journey on all of the above

What’s your goals for the New Year? Leave a comment and let us know what you’re striving for in 2009.

Carseat Blankie Give Away

If you’re looking for a great baby shower gift or a soft and stylist blanket for your child’s carseat look no further. We’ve found them at Carseat Blankies. We were thrilled when were asked to do this review. When we actually received the blanket we were quite impressed. It was wrapped with a beautiful ribbon and tag with information and directions on how to care for your blanket. The blanket we received was approximately 21 x 26 and made out of a delicious soft, minky fabric. I loved the color combination of chocolate, tan and blue (shown above). The blanket is well constructed and my grandson adored it. He rubbed it constantly while drinking his bottle in his carseat.  He finds the blanket soothing. We have two words for this find, Oh Snap. This blanket goes in grandma’s bag of fabulicious finds.
My Carseat Blankie has a nice selection of fabrics to choose from, flannel, fleece, and the soft minky. I love the soft minky. Kim King, owner of Carseat Blankies, has offered a blanket to one of our readers.  You choose the blanket.  You could be our winner.  Here’s how: visit Carseat Blankie and let us know which blanket you would like to win.  You can earn extra entries:
  • 1 Entry – Follow or subscribe to our blog
  • 1 Entry – Follow us on Twitter and tweet about this give away
  • 1 Entry – Place our button on your sidebar
  • 1 Entry – Subscribe to our Giggles & Sugar Kisses Newsletter
  • 2 Entries – Blog about this give away and link back to us
This give away is open to US and Canada Residents 18+ only.  We will randomly select a winner, so please leave a valid email address in your post.  Posts with invalid or no email addresses will be disqualified.  Give Away ends February 1, 2009.  Good Luck!