and the {lucky} winner is ...

Hold that thought ...

Wow!  Unbelievable.  I am overwhelmed by the responses for this contest.  First, I had no idea there were that many readers.  :)  And second, isn't it awesome to realize we are all struggling to meet the same goals?

I so enjoyed reading through your comments.  Truly ... I can relate to so many of them on so many levels.

There was one comment though, that literally ran through my head day and night since it was posted.  It's from Bridget and it's "no regrets."

Simple, isn't it?

{bridget, email me with your mailing address and you've got a very big box of goodies coming your way!}

big! huge! best ever! giveaway!

Remember this fiasco?  Good things come from bad situations, right?  And this could be your 'Lucky' day!  :)

I never quite figured out what to do with this box of stuff.  I marked the product out of our inventory, but never really sorted through what was salvageable or not.  And so it's basically still sitting here looking for a home.

Would you like it in your home?  The good, bad, ugly, damaged, and salvageable?

It's value is probably worth a few hundred dollars.  And it's yours for the taking.  Problem is, I'm completely uncertain what kind of 'contest' this should be.

Asking what you'd do with the product seems lame.  Maybe something to do with a new year, fresh start?  Not really a resolution ... but maybe a goal?

That's it!  Leave me a comment with your #1 goal for 2009.  I'll pick my fav and you get the goods!

Let me start ... my #1 goal for 2009 is to go back to basics.  With my family, and with my life.  Sigh ...

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Last week's weekend greeting winner is ... ShellyW!  I had a hard time deciding, as all the comments were deserving ... but adoption has a special place in my heart.  My one and only godchild was adopted from Guatemala.  She just celebrated her very first 'Forever Family' day, and I feel so blessed to be a part of her life.

Shelly, please email me your mailing address and I'll get the cards out to you {after the new year, as I'll be traveling 'til then}.

And since I love posting a photo when I can ... I thought I'd leave y'all with a peek from my new office.  Check out the wallpaper {I love, love, love it!!}.  I first saw it here and knew I had to have it.  Do you love it?  It's from Graham & Brown and you can buy it here.

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We had a great run ... but sadly, this will be the last weekend greeting giveaway.  Thank you so much to everyone that's participated over the last few months!

This weekend greeting is from the lovely Tiselle line.  Please leave a comment saying who you would send these cards to and why.  I'll pick my favorite and send all the cards out to you.  You can find more rules here.

Tiselle also has a promotion right now and you can check it out here.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Oh where, oh where have I been?  Sorry it's been a couple of weeks and thank you for your patience!

We are now back on track and I'm pleased to announce this weekend greeting is from Egg Press.  They've got a great variety of Holiday cards, but I'm digging the little birdie on this one best!

Who would you send this card to?  Leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is Terri!  Terri, my heart goes out to Kim and the girl she's 'blessing.'  Please send me your mailing address and I'll get the card out to next week.  Congrats and thanks everyone for playing!

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This weekend greeting is from 8mm ideas.  I love their quirky, handwritten greetings.

"Our 2nd grade class has a kitty for a mascot.  One weekend Kitty came to my house.  We take turns.  I didn't like all the responsibility."

Do you know someone that doesn't like 'all the responsibility?'  :)

If you'd like to send them this card, just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is Midwest Modern Girl!  Please send me your mailing address and I'll get the card out to next week.  Congrats and thanks everyone for playing!

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This {belated} weekend greeting is from Fugu Fugu Press.  Their cards are beautifully letterpressed and I love the quirky designs.

Is there someone in your life in need of a 'big thanks?' If you'd like to send them this card, just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is Meghan!  The world is a better place because of the friendships we have ... and there's nothing better than hearing of a reconciliation.  Yay for you guys and cheers to Parker Posey!  Thanks everyone for playing!

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Who doesn't love Parker Posey? This awesome card is from La Familia Green.

Do you know someone that thinks Parker Posey is the greatest? If you'd like to send them this card, just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is Jenny {from the awesome LobotoME ... fun blog too}. Yay, new wall art for Sam! :) Jenny, I know where to find you ... no need to email me your mailing address. Thank you everyone for playing ... I do love to read your comments.

Happy Halloween!!

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This weekend greeting is a subtle beauty from a fairly new designer of ours ... Sweetbeets.  I love using these cards for simple hello, or thank you.  They're too sweet to pass up!

Can you think of someone who needs a subtle hello? If you'd like to send them this card, just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is Nancy!  Come on ... it involved a trip to the store! :)  Nancy, please email me with your mailing address and I'll get the card out to you.  Thank you everyone for playing ... I do love to read your comments.

Happy weekend everyone!  We're forecasting snow in Milwaukee {it's too soon, it's too soon!}.

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This weekend greeting is from one of my favorite designers ... Linda & Harriett.

Do you know someone who is the best? If you'd like to send them this card, just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite comment and you'll get the card. You can find more rules here.

Last week's winner is a tough one for me! 89 year old woman vs. friendship? I think I'm going to have to go with cheering up the elderly. I hope I'm still celebrating when I'm 89! Amymarie, please email me your mailing address and I'll send you the card and candybar.

Happy weekend everyone!

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Bring on the pumpkins! It's Halloween time ...

This card is from Uncooked. Are you familiar? They are hilarious ... when we're at the show {nss}, we are pretty much literally laying on the floor laughing at these cards.

So ... let the commenting begin. Just leave me a comment saying who you would send this card to and why {by next Friday}. I'll pick my favorite and you get the card. You can find more rules here.

And in honor of trick-or-treat, this week I'll send this candy bar from Bloomsberry along with the card. I love this packaging!

And for last week's winner ... Micaela. Thank you so much for commenting. What a great support to your daughter's childcare provider. I'm sure she'll be very moved by it. Send me an email with your mailing address and I'll send you out the card.

Happy weekend everyone!

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, I've chose this inspiring letterpress card from Elum.  I've had many people in my life affected by breast cancer ... either themselves, or someone they know.  We need to do all we can to support the efforts to find advancements against this horrible disease ...

Know someone you'd like to send this card to?  Just leave me a comment saying who you would send it to and why {by next Friday}.  I'll pick my favorite comment, and you get the card.  Find more rules here.

As for last week's winner ... big booty judy, come on down!  :)  Shannon, I loved your comment!  Please email me your mailing address and I'll send you out the card.

Thanks everyone!

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Um, yeah.  I'm not going to explain how this sentiment relates to me.  This weekend greeting is from the witty humor of Mina Lee Originals.  We have people cracking up in our greeting card aisle whilst browsing this collection!

And now, let the commenting begin!  If you'd like to 'win' this card, leave me a comment saying who you would send this card to and why {by next Friday}.  I'll pick my fav and you get the card.  Find more rules here.

Since my heart goes out to Brittany Noel's mom-in-law {come on! the same office since she was 19?) ... Brittany is last week's winner!  Just send me an email with your address and I'll get the card out to you next week.  Oh! and be sure to follow up and let us know how she liked the card!

Thanks everyone!  Happy weekend! 

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Yeah ... not much to say about this one {in a good way}! The rest of the line from Lilywillow Paper & Press is pretty great too ...

So here's the drill ... leave me a comment about who you would send this to and why {by next Friday}. Then I'll pick my favorite and you get the card. Find more rules here.

And now for last week's winner ... Shannon!! Please email me your address by Monday and I'll send the card out to you.

Thanks everyone for playing and have a great weekend!

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This weekend greeting is from delphine.  I think it's no secret that I love Erika and her work.  I'm hoping ya' all have much to comment on this one!

So here's the deal ... leave me a comment {by next Friday}, saying who you would send this card to and why.  I'll pick my favorite and you get the card.  You can find more rules here.

On to last week's winner{s}!  Laurie, you guessed right ... Trish, you made me laugh ... and Sarah, you were my favorite {by default, I guess!}.  Email me your contact info and I'll get the card out to you next week.

Happy weekend everyone ... I leave you with a little display humor from the bwp staff.  You can find the election tabletopics here.

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This weekend greeting is from CopperWillow Paper Studio.  CopperWillow is a 'green' studio ... using 100% recycled paper and printing with soy based inks.

Here's the scoop ... leave a comment {by next Friday} saying who you would send this card to and why.  I'll pick my favorite and you get the card!  You can find more rules here.

And as a bonus this week ... the first person to leave a comment with what ROFL means, gets a card too!

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This weekend greeting is once again from The Great Lakes.  If the pictures weren't a dead give-away as to my whereabouts, I'm in LA right now ... so this card is perfect!

Here's the deal for the giveaway ... leave me a comment saying who you would send this card to and why. I will pick my favorite comment and send it out to you when I receive your address. You can find more rules here.

As for last week's winner, I had such a hard time deciding {not unusual} ... but I gotta follow my heart and go with Abbie.  I just finished a round of NutriSystem at the beginning of the year, so I've got a personal soft spot for Abbie.

Abbie, just email me your address by Monday night and I'll put the card in the mail to you.  Thanks everyone for 'playing!'

So ... a little bit about my trip (in case ya' all are still reading and care}.  Miss teenager is mine from a previous marriage and it's important to me to spend some alone time with her.  I wanted to take a girls trip and asked her where she'd like to go ... LA was her answer ... basically a mission to find the Jonas Brothers {who we're seeing in concert, at home, on Sunday ... and we have backstage passes ... this is going to be absolutely priceless to watch how she reacts to meeting her future husband ... Nick, she's all about Nick}.

She's been reading more and more about celebrities and famous people and I think she's getting a bug! And since I'm more likely to know the names of Gwenyth, Halle, and Jennifer's kids, than say ... the abbreviation for Maine ... I figured a trip to LA would be fun.  We're having a great time, but no celeb spotting yet ... oh! actually, the girls {we brought taylor's bff along ...} saw lil' romeo.  {p.s., the 'star' cookies are from the hotel ... cool, huh?}

And about that bug Taylor's getting, she's been asking if she could try modeling.  Actually, she asked what would be the easiest way to 'get famous' {are you laughing?}.  And since she doesn't really dance, sing or act ... she thought modeling might be a path to try.  And because I'm a freak for photos, I figured at the very least I'd get some new wall art!  These photos are courtesy {well, not as in free ...} of Zoe McKenzie Photography in Chicago.  And even if I wasn't her mommy, I think they turned out pretty great!

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This weekend greeting is from Mr. Boddington's Studio.  "Dearest Friend, I just ate a pan of brownies."  Do you love it?  I wasn't on my game this week and last minute thought it'd be cute to have the girls eat some brownies and take a photo holding the card ... instead we have Piper here with chocolate pudding smeared all over her face ... she loved that!

Then for dessert last night the girls got cupcakes {please ... they're store bought} and I couldn't resist snapping some shots of Hunter and her frosting smeared face.  I promise I wasn't torturing her, that's her 'camera' smile ... seriously ... for over a year now!  It's sorta too cute to try to change it, so for kicks I ask her to smile.

So on to the giveaway!  All you need to do is leave a comment {by next Friday} saying who you would give this card to and why.  I'll pick a winner and send you out the card ... easy peasy!  You can find more rules here.

And sadly, there were no winners of last week's weekend greeting.

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This weekend greeting is from a line that's new to the store, 8mm ideas.  I love the wit surrounding these greetings!

"My parents always swore I could have a bunny rabbit when I had my tenth birthday.  But they by accident bought me a squirl.  I let it go in the backyard when the weather turned nice."  Classic!

Someone's got to have a squirrel / rabbit story! So here's the deal ... comment on who you would send this card to and why ... I'll pick my fav and send it out to you!  More rules can be found here.

As for last week's winner ... I can't decide!  And since technically, miss Nellie Rose can't win that leaves Amy and Five Dot Design {for the life of me, I can't find your name ...}.  So ... you both win!  Yay!

Please email me your addresses & contact info by Monday afternoon and I'll get your card out in the mail.

Once again, thanks for playing!

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{how cute is nala, our 6 year old chihuahua?}

This weekend greeting is from The Great Lakes. They also have this fun follow-up card, and some pretty fun journals. It wasn't until just now that I remembered Great Lakes and last week's weekend greeting, PearlMarmalade shared a booth at the NSS. I love them both!

Okay, so here's how this works, leave me a comment saying who you would send this card to and why. I will pick my favorite comment and send it out to you next Friday. You can find more rules here.

Drumroll please ... the moment you've been waiting for ... last week's weekend greeting winner is ... Caitlin! She made me cry {but not because she spelled stationery wrong ... sorry, gotta point it out and save paper's name one person at a time :)} ... now, you don't have to make me cry to win, but come on, you would've picked her too. In fact, I think most of you decided not to comment after you read her entry.

Caitlin, please email me your mailing address and I'll send the card out to you this weekend. If I don't hear from you by Tuesday morning, I will pick another winner.

And Trishie-bug? Since you get a family discount and all ... I kinda couldn't pick you! :)

Thanks everyone for 'playing' ... happy weekend to you!