I'm not hosting it but my blogging buddy and fabulous momma of five kids (Bri) is! Check out Bri's site to enter for a chance to win one of two books (The Da Vinci Code or Ya-Yas In Bloom). Let her know I sentcha!

Posted by Mommazilla at 12:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Well, after perusing the 25 wonderful entries - and all of them were absolutely unique and interesting - I let Random.org choose my winner. There was no way I could have chosen by myself because they were all so great. I appreciate the time and energy all of you spent helping me to reclaim my Christmas spirit.

Drumroll please...

The winner is...

Without a doubt...

Jennifer with Trying4Two99

Thanks to everyone who participated and gave me some spirit :-). Jen, shoot me an e-mail at rockyweeds at yahoo dot com, to let me know if you want the Photo Program or the PMS Package. Merry Christmas everyone!

Posted by Mommazilla at 03:22 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

I'm excited that Christmas is just around the corner but I can honestly say that I still don't have the "Christmas" spirit running in my veins. I think the combination of November flying by way too fast and the gloomy talks of our craphole economy, have really squashed my normal yearly excitement.

Why am I whining to you? I need your help. I need someone to light a fire under my butt and give me some ideas on how to find my Christmas spirit. What traditions do you have? How do you celebrate this normally fabulous time of the year? Do you have a good recipe using a lot of chocolate? That works too. Maybe the 'ol PMS bug is biting me in the bah humbug causing me to grumble.

Give me your spirited answer, or if your feelin' kinda Scroogish like me, just leave a comment to let me know you've stopped by. Do so by midnight, November 30th, and I'll have random.org select a winner.

What fabulous prize, you ask? How about Option #1:

A brand spanking new, still in the box, copy of Paint Shop Pro Photo X1. This is a great little program that is comparable to Photoshop Elements (the program I use to pretty-up my pictures).

Not interested in the photo junk? How about Option #2:

The PMS Package which includes some good smelling Bath and Body Works goo along with a bag or two of Dale and Thomas gourmet popcorn (18 flavors to choose from - and yes, I have all the flavors due to a very nice coupon - thank you very much).

Just like Monty Hall, I'll make a deal with you and I won't even throw in the option of a hidden goat. Although little Chico is always looking for a friendly family to hang with.

So remember, have your words of wisdom into me by November 30th. Help me find my Christmas spirit and make me look forward to Santa Claus visiting my happy home.

Just maybe not this Santa Claus:

Or this one:

And certainly not this one:

Posted by Mommazilla at 02:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (26)