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It's My Birthday...


And I'll doing the gift-giving if I want to!  :)

I don't have much to say today.  It's been a day...it's been a month!  I'm usually pretty fond of January, but this year?  Not so much.  I'm hoping that February proves to be the start of a better rest of the year. 

What am I giving away?  A $35 gift certificate to Amazon.com.  I thought about giving away a cookbook, or some fun kitchen gadgets.  But how do I know which ones you want or need?  Well, maybe you don't want anything kitchen related at all!  Although I can't imagine...

And how did I come up with the $35 amount?  Would you believe me if I said it's just a random number I came up with?  No??  Okay, fine.  It's my 35th birthday today.  There.  Happy?  :)

How do you enter?  Just leave a comment on this post.  Talk about anything you want to.  Maybe what you'd buy if you won.  Just as long as it's not a mean comment, I'm good with it. 

I'll choose a winner with a random number generator around noon (central time) on Friday, February 4th.  As long as you have a valid email address that I can't send the electronic gift card to, you're eligible.  Giveaway now closed!!

And just in case you were wondering, this giveaway isn't sponsored by anyone except me.  Well, I guess technically it's sponsored by my husband.  ;) 

Enjoy!  :)

Image Credit: Birthday Cake by Will Clayton

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Shae said…
Happy birthday!!! And thanks for the giveaway!

shaerem at hotmail dot com
January 30, 2011 at 2:51 PM
Jen said…
Happy Birthday...what can you NOT buy at Amazon??
January 30, 2011 at 9:12 PM
TeaLady said…
Happy Happy Joy Joy. Have a great Day! 35 was such a good year!!
January 30, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Christi said…
Happy Birthday, my awesome best friend! Do you know WHY January was el crapo? Because we saw each other once. ONCE, how does that happen?
February 2, 2011 at 1:03 PM
NicoleFTH said…
Happy Birthday! Hope it only gets better from here. Love your design for your blog. It's very cute!!
February 2, 2011 at 8:44 PM
Anita said…
Celebrating new friends, hope your birthday was filled with lots of love and happiness!

From a skinny Ex Texan recently fell in love with my new sewing machine! LOL
February 3, 2011 at 1:29 AM
Kim said…
Have a great B-day! What are great way to celebrate!
February 3, 2011 at 6:48 AM
C Thornton said…
I love that you're giving away a gift on your birthday! Nice. And I hope it's a happy one.
February 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM
natalie said…
Happy happy birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day. :)
February 4, 2011 at 12:23 PM
EllenFitz said…
Happy Birthday. I hope your generousity comes back twofold!
February 4, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Mosaica said…
I think I'm too late for the giveaway, but I mostly just wanted to say Glædelige Fødselsdag! That's happy birthday in Danish ;-)
February 4, 2011 at 1:47 PM
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