sometimes things just don't go the way you plan...

so all day on monday i waited to hear from the guy at tyndale who was going to be involved with "comment interaction" for my blog.  and waited and waited and waited.  i'm not exactly sure what happened there.  i emailed tyndale and asked and still didn't hear from the guy.

i apologize that i won't be able to answer your questions myself (and they were such good questions!).  but i don't want to wait any longer to let you know who won the free copy of the bible.

congratulations amy!  i will be sending you a certificate for a copy of the mosaic bible. 

for the rest of you, i would highly recommend that you add this bible to your christmas list.  you will not be sorry.  we are going to start with the readings for advent for our family devotions.  i'll keep you updated on how that goes and what the kids think...

again, i received a free copy of this bible from tyndale to review.  i also received a certificate to give one away.  if you buy this bible through my link to amazon, amazon has agreed to give me a small remuneration.  otherwise, i have not been compensated for this post and all opinions expressed here are purely my own.

and the winners are...

whew! the race was close, but we actually have two winners for the ice age dvd.

beth and erinn, if you will send me your addresses, i will get those in the mail to you.

for those of you on the fence about it, it really is a cute movie and my kids did not care one little bit that they had not seen the first two. 

it can make a great christmas gift!

and the winnah is...

#10 - jennifer c. - way to get in there just under the wire!

#6 - holly - i don't think i have ever wanted to play stratego OR othello

#9 - sherilyn  - i cannot believe we never played pitch together. i love that game (but don't know how to play well enough to teach other people).

congratulations everyone who won! to everyone else (and i know how competitive you all are!), thank you for playing. and thank you for sharing...i feel like i've learned about some new games to try out. (and thank you to those who came out of the proverbial woodwork to comment--i'm glad to know you are out there even if this is the only way i can get a comment out of you!)


and keep playing games with your family (even if you didn't win!)

okay, obviously i am still new at this...

maybe having your giveaway end on your birthday is not the best idea.  obviously i was partying so hard (or was so depressed, you pick) that i forgot about posting the winner to this fabulous giveaway.

actually, it was a fun giveaway to do because i honestly wanted every person to win (so i'm dealing with a a little sadness for the five of you who didn't).  but only one person can win and that was...

kristin! (KAA)  congratulations, and maybe this time you will have a girl!