My hubby, well, what can I say? Anyone who writes my name in mildew and takes pictures of my rear on purpose, ranks high in my book.
The children? They are the reason I get up everyday. Literally. They pull and tug on my tired body until I have no other choice.
They light up my world.
And of course, I'm the Mom. I'm the do-er. I am the efficient multi-tasker. If I'm on the phone, I'm also sweeping. I can carry huge piles of laundry up the stairs while dragging a new bag of kitty litter with my toe.
Oh, yes. I'm that good.
We are homebodies. The mall frightens my husband. We can only dine at restaurants with outdoor patios, what, with the toddler we now own. We go to church and school-together, but separately to our own classes.
So somewhere in the mix of all that being together, we missed togetherness. So, family night was born. Family night consists of well, the family, cat and toddler included, locked up in our family room, together.
Now, at this point I'd love to tell you we sit around without the interruptions of tv, phones, computers, etc, holding hands, sharing fond stories and end the night singing "cumh by ya my Lord."
Hmmm. . . . Not so much.
A typical family night for us might include a Wii family bowling tournament or the latest Disney movie. Lately, we've really gotten into board games. I don't even throw myself on the floor anymore when I don't win.
By far, our best family nights center around old home movies of well, us. We're vain that way.
My kids LOVE watching themselves when they were babies. We had a big box of unlabeled tapes. We've almost made our way to the bottom. Each one has been a surprise. (One of the first ones we watched almost 2 years ago cinched our decision to have another child. When we stumbled upon the 'baby tapes' I just cried my way thru them. Who knew my kids were so cute? And that it would lead to a third? )
Family night isn't strict or structured. There isn't a manual.
It just is.
Because one day, it won't be.
And so, in honor of my sixth month anniversary of blogging and our love of Family Night, I'm offering one lucky reader an enormous pile of brand new Family Night Activities valued at over $140!
- Risk Transformers Board Game :: Retail Value $39.95
- Mall Madness :: Retail Value $39.95
- I Spy Preschool Game :: Retail Value $14.95
- Uncle Milton's Ant Farm :: Retail Value $9.95
- Smart Lab Electronics Lab :: Retail Value $19.95
- Hannah Montana 26 piece Activities Set :: Retail Value $19.95
- Popcorn Bags (because would it be a Family Night without it? We know the answer to that, don't we?)
I have a big storage closet where I stick games and toys I find on sale. This is only some of the stuff ! One lucky reader will benefit from my deep-seeded shopping issues.
Oh, and if giveaways are your thing, you must hop over to the Bloggy Carnival. (I don't know if specifically asking for God's favor for the Random Number Generator works or not, but I'm going to try it!) Good luck! Don't forget to subscribe to my blog. That will help you win something. I'm sure of it. Sort of.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 643 Newer› Newest»Great giveaway!!
1) Please enter me into this giveaway.
2) I'm so bookmarking you for reading more in depth later.
You are a hoot. Almost as much fun as our family... My son painted the inside of his brothers ears with nail polish, they washed the INSIDE of my car with the hose....and it went downhill from there - but oh how much fun it seems looking back on it now. Hubby only allowed me to have but 2 -- but now they are old enough to play games -- if I can get them to sit still long enough this could be fun. Please enter me!!
two things:
1) How have I missed your blog? You're a riot.
2) As a photographer, I must tell you (professionally) that the picture you have at the bottom of your blog is heart-stoppingly beautiful It makes my Momma heart all tingly and weepy. Your family is blessed and beautiful.
That I Spy game looks like fun. I love those books!
Julie
3cookieday[at]gmail[dot]com
what a fun and useful giveaway!
What a great giveaway! We love to play games at our house.
Love the blue on your blog!
Fun! Your kids are so cute, too. :)
Please sign me up to win. We are trying to do the family night thing, but it's sporadic at best. Thanks for the reminder to get on top of it!
I'd love to win this! My dauther is having surgery on Friday and this would make her day for sure!
Please enter me! I LOVE your blog and your writing is hilarious. I'm adding you to my bloglines now. :)
Very unique giveaway!
Ohhhhh-
Pick me, pick me!!!!!
This is awesome! We could really use this to draw us away from the tv!
Our family loves to play games together!
FAmily GAme Night is the best! I would love to win since we are running out of patience with Hi-HO CHerry O and CandyLand as they are the favorites de jour! Transformer Risk, my son would literly stop breathing with excitment if I brought that one home!
Visit my site to win something too!
kelleysfamilyjewels.blogspot.com
kelleythejewelrylade (at) yahoo (dot) com
We LOVE to play games as a family!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great idea! I'm in. :)
What a treat! We love family night too. With kids as little as mine, I guess it's more like "family ten-minutes" sometimes. We love to dance crazy to loud music. But games would be great too!
I love all of your Make me Laugh Monday posts. We are also a game family. I would love to win this! Come check out my giveaway as well. Thanks!
this is exactly what we need here in our home. Never nothing to do!! This is a great idea. Please count me in!
What an amazing giveaway...please enter me
I love me some board games! Count me in!
Please enter me in you WONDERFUL drawing!
Great Stuff, Enter me
These would look lovely in our game closet!
What a great selection! Thank you for hosting this give away!
Fun giveaway. I thought when you said you can carry a load of laundry upstairs while dragging kitty litter with your big toe was hilarious. I'm almost that good, but you got me with the big toe part. Funny post.
So excited!
Seriously, great giveaway. Love it. We'll have to call the kids up and tell them to get over here so we can have family night. Dag nab it, anyway.
Awesome giveaway! What a great idea :) We love board games.
Awesome giveaway. I want to enter
Christy
imasharp@yahoo.com
i so would love to try to win this it looks like it be lots of fun to win thanks jenny9675309@yahoo.com
Oh my goodness! I am comment number 229! It seems a lot of people want your give-away!
It was great talking to you the other night!
This looks like such fun! Enter me!
Sounds like some great family fun. Sign me up!
You are sooo funny, I had to laugh reading your blog. I bookmarked you. Please count me in on the giveaway, hopefully I get lucky. With 3 kids we can use some games. Thanks for the giveaway!
ann dot guns at mac dot com
Oh my gosh! I cannot believe you have over 200 comments!! Is this the most you have got so far? Or have you gotten more than that before and I just don't know it?
wow..that is alot of comments. :)I would like to be part of the group, so enter me please.
Wow! How generous and fun. Please enter me!
Awesome prize package! This ends on my son's birthday, maybe I'll be lucky.
Thanks, Nancy
candygold1(at)yahoo(dot)com
We are the board game family! We get them out on a regular basis and have a good ol' time! What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks!
This is a wonderful giveaway! Thanks for hosting! jennybeth at mindspring dot com.
WE LOVE BOARD GAMES!!! And oh my gosh you have over 200 comments!!
I am so excited about this! What an amazing give away! The Ant Farm game looks so fun. And our family loves to play games at home:):)
This is my first year participating, and I am so excited about actually giving something away next year I can't stand it:):)
wcdiva@gmail.com
Thanks!
Yeah! Please enter me!
What a great giveaway!
Cool! Now my kids can beat me at something other than Disney trivia.
We have family night to and love it. This is a great giveaway for a big family. :) Add me in...
What an amazing giveaway. So creative. Enter me! SRitte153@aol.com
I would love this. We need some new games around here!
Thanks
Fan-stinkin'-tastic giveaway! We love game nights and I don't believe we have any of these games.
Thanks!
How fun! I would love to win. My husband would love that Transformer Risk. Thanks for your kindness!
What a great prize! Please count me in. thanks, Lisa L.
Wow what an awesome giveaway. I have read your blog now a few times. You are so witty. Our family loves games . We use them for learning. I am a homeschooling mom of 6 . Ranging in age from 20-2.Come visit my blog sometime. I didnt get my freebie up today but will before the weeks out.
Please enter us!!
God bless
Nikki
Angelheart135@aol.com
www.homeschoolblogger.com/Angelheart/
Count me in please! We love games!
there seems to be someting for everyone. I have 3 kids and there is something that each of them would enjoy....even the baby when she gets bigger...enter me too please
What a wonderful giveaway, this would be perfect for us when the grandkids come over to stay!
We love games, but never have the time. Family Game Night looks like it will be showing its face in our home very soon
We love game nights for family night. Count us in!
oh me! me!
board games are the key to my heart!
Fun! We have family nights all the time!
claireroach81(at)hotmail(dot)com
Wow--we love games!
What an awesome contest, my kids would love this!!
4 kids OH PLEASE OH PLEASE let me win! Its hard finding things to do as a family and as you can see by the prices of the games they aren't exactly cheap! I would love to win! brattney(at)hotmail(dot)com
We love games. Please enter me in your contest.
What a fun giveaway! We love playing games at our house.
Linds
what a great give-away! i have 5 kids and they LOVE family game night!
jeffandamyb@yahoo.com
We LOVE games at my house! This is a great giveaway!
telima_smith@yahoo.com
Transformers Risk? SO COOL! I'd love to win this- what a great prize!
how fun!
Looks like fun! Please count me in!
We have family game night every Friday. But we are getting soooo bored with the games that we have already. We don't have any of these games being offered. I hope to win. This is a GREAT family prize.
traymona[at]aol[dot]com
My daugher has just discovered games and loves them. She just turned 3. It would be great to have some more for her to play and to grow into.
I loved family game night as a kid. Heck, I even loved it as a teenager!
What a fun idea. My monkeys are just getting to the age where we can actually play a game from start to finish without pieces ending up embedded in the ceiling.
Great idea! I'm a big believer in family night too!
My goodness you have a LOT of comments girl! You popular thing you, not to mention it's a GREAT give-a-way.
I have got to get a Wii1!!!!
What a fun giveaway - thanks!
WOW! How very generous! I hope I win that huge set!
Mary_Freebies == internationalfreebies AT gmail DOT com
You are very funny. This is a cool giveaway! In our family, we take turns picking games or activities to do together each night.
By the way, I'm glad to see the Compassion International button on your blog.
serving_theKingofkings@yahoo.com
Great prize! We have Wii nights are teaching our son to play pool on our new table. This would be a great addition to Baning the Boob Tube.
What a good idea...
This is a great giveaway! I love the game "Mall Madness," but I haven't played it in years. If I win, I would play that game right away. =)
What an amazing giveaway! My family would love these to use. Thanks for the fun.
The Angel Forever
What an awesome giveaway! I can totally use this prize with my preschool class and our 2nd grade Sunday School class! Please count me in!
OH this is so much fun
Thanks for the chance
auntnetto6@yahoo.com
We love family nights too! Cadoo is a favorite at our house. I'm lovin' your blog. I'm off to read more. Thanks for the very generous giveaway. :)
www.adhdguide.blogspot.com
Oh, wow nice giveaway!
And your post is so funny-I really enjoyed reading it!
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Email: KawaiiNeko2008@aol.com
Oh my gosh, What an AMAZING giveaway!! These will be great for when my kids are out of school for Summer vacation.
Please enter me.
christy0214 AT cox.net
That's a cool prize package! Thanks!
I do that too! I keep a box in my closet full of good finds saved for the day I might need a quick gift or new distraction for the kids! Thanks for sharing with your readers.
felipsha@gmail.com
Wow! This is really a FANTASTIC prize! I would love to win.
This would be the greatest gift to my family. We hardly do family things and could use these games as a incentive. We currently only have candyland.
samsakara@twcny.rr.com
We do family night, sorta, when we remember. But we LOVE to do games and such!
Cool, cool stuff! Don't know how I'll fit them in the alrady overflowing closet, but I will make room!!
The kids would love this! So would I. :) We've been trying to do more "family night" events, and it'd be great to add some more games to our choices. The boys would go crazy over anything to do with the Transformers, too!
What fun!
AWESOME giveaway!! Thanks!
great games!
very fun!
Thanks for the offer, I held on to a Pokemon Monopoly forever it seemed... Hope to win the Transformers Risk
Blessings
Troy
This sounds like a blast!
Please enter me!
Looks like fun!
What fun!!!
www.melodyanddoug.blogspot.com
my son would love the Hannah Montana game. That's right, I said it -- my SON. sigh...
It is so nice to see so many families interested in board games. We love family game night! we don't have any of these gamees. I would love to win. Thanks!
egreca (at) hotmail {dot} com
Wowsa! Please enter me!
Thanks so much.
I would love to institute a family game night like this! My daughter is also a huge Hannah Montana fan so the activity set would be put to the best of use!
Wow! Our family would love those games!
OH We love games! Please add me to your drawing.
Thanks
~Amy
lifessmalltreasures [at]yahoo.com
We could use these games!!
laura_licious101(at)hotmail(dot)com
Your blog is so awesome. I'm so glad I recently found it. You really make me laugh!
This is PERFECT for my family. Gosh, my kids are on Spring Break this week, we could sure use this!!! My car is "out of commission" for a bit so I can't take my kids anywhere and this set of games would have been perfect to spend time with my kids.
I can be reached by the URL associated with my name. THANKS!!!!
WOW! Awesome giveaway! Please enter me!
Ooh, awesome giveaway.
This is a great giveaway -perfect for my sister and her family!!! Please enter mee!!!
We love family nights at our house too. Friday nights are usually the night for us with pizza for dinner, a Wii challenge, board games, and cuddling while reading books. Please count us in!
Great prize package! My kids would LOVE these!!
Enter me! We love boardgames and my 8 year old has been coveting Transformer Risk. Who knew an 8 year old would love risk so much?
Ooh...Transformers Risk. What a generous giveaway. Put my name in the hat. :)
I so need some fun and games...
Yes, please! What a fantastic giveaway! Stuff for boys and girls--yay!
Awesome give-away! You go girl
Holy Mother of God, Kristen.
I am the 326th comment......
You go girl!!!
We have family night, as well. It has sort of faded out as the kids get older. They think their too cool to hang at home with the parental units on a weekend night!
We do family night too, and I'm running out of ideas! This would be so perfectly perfect (which I am NOT) and we would love you always! ;) I promise -- we'll even call you our favorite "that family". ;)
How wonderful! We have game and appetizer night regularly as a family and are in need of some new games!
myraggdyann@yahoo.com
Kristi
Enter me please. :)
I like you already!
You are so generous! This is certainly a giveaway that keeps on giving...
Fantastic giveaway! This would be so much fun!
What a terrific and thoughtful giveaway! Please enter me.
Maybe I'll be lucky : ) I hope so!
Yay.. I love this!
I have kids ranging from 16 to 14 weeks.
We all still play games together.
This would be so much fun... though I always get beat.. it's still fun.
Great give away! We love game night!
I love your style of writing! I'm glad to have found you. You made me laugh...OUT LOUD for real!!
I love games! My husband and I have a toddler and aren't quite at the game age YET!! But's it's coming and it's gonna be fun! Take care!!
Yay! We love board games! Thanks!
What fun! We could use some new games for sure. I love family night as well. Even when we have to adjust what night it is to work around schedules.
This is the most original giveaway I've seen in quite a while. I'd love to win this--would be nice to get the kids back into "old school" games that don't involve any electronics.
Wow, what a fantastic giveaway. My family loves board games, and we don't have any of the ones you are giving away.
We love playing games!
Ohh awesome giveaway :) We do family nites on Friday and ironically ours is alot like yours! Wii tournaments, Disney movie marathons, board games.. Fun :)
Your blog is hilarious!! I find myself laughing each time I read it. What a generous give away - and such a great idea - Family night. I think our family would benefit greatly from that!
wow--lots of comments! please enter me! this is a great prize!!
How fun we are THAT family too I would love to win this
Our kids are on the young end of the family night spectrum, but it would be great to get our game closet a jumpstart!
Please come and enter my giveaways, too!
Awesome giveaway, bless you for doing this.
galedrial@hotmail.com
Oh, we love games and family night here, too!!
Ooh, i love this giveaway. It may just encourage a little family game night. Thanks.
Woo Hoo ~ Family Night is the best. If you don't give your kids a fun alternative, they are going to be cruising the strip at 16, so why not Family Game Night, we love it!!!
The Park Wife
www.theparkwife.blogspot.com
First of all, how cute are your kids? And I don't care if I don't win, that's just all there is to it.
Okay, love this idea of family game nite...am a teacher and mom and see the need for it so desperately...it's about turning off the blasted t.v. and spending time together! Thanks for the example!
Take care,
Michele
Please enter me. Thank you!
This post had me smiling from ear to ear. I love family nights. Especially when it involves board games. I love those. Great giveaway.
nice family!! nice contest!ty!!
Woohoo, what a great prize!!!
julie_ruhlman@hotmail.com
This is so cool! I would love to win. :)
Great giveaway! Thanks for the entry! My kids would love this.
My MIL just implemented family day once a week and this would be great!!!
My daughter would love that Hannah Montana game! Thank you!
Kailani
anislandlife at gmail dot com
Yea...pick me....
hipmomofboyz.blogspot
Great giveaway. Please enter me.
Sheila
chiliburger@icehouse.net
please enter me! our oldest is just getting to the age to really enjoy board games and since me and hubby work seperate shifts to avoid daycare, we really need some "just us family" time...we want to set aside sunday nights, and we really need some ideas, i think this would be perfect ^_^
My family would love this! Please enter me too. Kyra
superkyra21@yahoo.com
What a wonderful prize!
Wow!! Enter me!
pick me, pick me...we love game night and family fun :o) What an awesome idea!!!
Wow, what fun! We too, Kristen, are that family! (dishes in the sink) We need to spend more family time together. This give-a-way, and your family will be my inspiration! Quite generous! Good luck at the carnival everybody!
Awesome giveaway - I love games! Thanks!
*wow*
what a GREAT idea!!
I hope I win,
love a good game night!
Oh my gosh our family sure could use some family time. What great activities!! Please enter me in delandkristin@hotmail.com
This is SO fun. My family had family night when I was a kid and I always ruined it. I am trying to redeem myself by having family night with my "new" family.
Um, it ate my post! Or I typed the verification wrong. could be me. Anyhoot, I said family night is an excellent idea and I'm sure makes yours a whole and healthy family.
will try this again... and forgive me if it posts twice!
email: melaniblazer@comcast.net
What a great giveway, i'd love to start a family night and this would be a great way to do that!!!
Thanks so much!!!!
I absolutely love your blog! I thought We were that family but I think I may have to share the title.
My two girls would adore every single item in this prize package! Thank you so much for a great contest.
digicat@sbcglobal.net
I love the idea of just popping in unlabeled tapes and getting to see what comes up. That a lot of fun.
And as for the givaway, I think Transformers is the perfect vehicle for teaching my kids Risk.
Pun intended.
Thanks for for your blog, and for doing this.
Me Me Me - great giveaway. We are getting tired of playing Sorry and Uno.
oh wow... that's a great giveaway.. and some games I hadn't thought about.
We have a game night here... and it is so much fun.
martha
mavans@scottsboro.org
wow...lots of comments here but I'd love it if you pick mine..*GRIN* Good luck with the counting....LOL. =)
I was raised with a family game night and I love playing games with my daughters. We are about outgrown of the preschool/kindergarten games and ready to move onto some meant for school-aged kiddos. COunt me in!
Awesome giveaway! BTW- I think your kids are super-cute!
Oh wow! What a generous giveaway. Please enter me. My kids would love this. Thanks!
What a great giveaway and hilarious post! We love family night!
alainamjATyahooDOTcom
I love games! Count me in!
Great prizes! Count me in!
When you give, you give BIG! I would love to win this because we love games and I don't think we have any of those you listed. Have a great day!
How sad it is that the Mall Game in the picture got me all excited? Awesome giveaway, thank you.
Awesome collection! Would love to win it!! I manage to wander by occasionally.. enough that when I land I think, "oh yes, this is THAT family.." :P so I'm adding you to my Google Reader so I can stop by more frequently. :)
Amber
http://bringinggoodhome.wordpress.com
http://www.imperishablebeauty.com
I would love to have some new board games.
This is a great give-away!! Thanks.
Just couldn't pass this up. Amazing...
Awesome giveaway! We were just reminiscing about Mall Madness the other night! LOL!
dansan826 at yahoo.com
Awesome giveaway! Count me in! Thanks for the chance to win!
Jen
meddlingkidd[at]aol.com
My family loves games! This is a great giveaway, thanks!
Very generous giveaway, and your blog cracks me up. :)
jg AT jennaglatzer.com
What an amazing giveaway!!!
bams0803 at yahoo dot com
What great fun for the family with 7 children in the house!! Awesome prizes for the winner ;-)
We love game night here at our house! I can't believe some of the games my 3.5 year old likes to play. :)
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