tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73893842024-03-06T23:34:57.294-05:00My Life And Times - by CourtenayA collection of my thoughts, for whatever they may be worth.Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-75330955535224168342010-02-24T13:25:00.002-05:002010-02-24T13:28:47.534-05:00Happy Birthday Mom.Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-79011158609338670102009-12-30T09:03:00.004-05:002009-12-30T09:21:02.698-05:00BlogHer gives you 9 Chances to win a $200 gift card!!!If you have been around the blogoshpere for any amount of time there is a good chance that you may have heard of BlogHer. As the BlogHer website says, it was founded in 2005 with the mission to "create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment". They hold annual conferences and through their network of over 2,500 blog affiliates they Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-71045630039233326702009-12-21T09:12:00.002-05:002009-12-21T09:26:19.691-05:00Tacos, Nachos and Cheesecake, oh my!This weekend was a pretty good one. Not only did I get all of the laundry caught up and all of the dishes too but I also cleaned most of the house, put up a Christmas tree, wrapped gifts and made some cookies. And, if that wasn't enough, I also won some free stuff in a couple giveaways.Both of the wins came on Friday but I won a $10 gift card with two coupons for free Old El Paso products from Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-84747959006377017382009-12-14T14:50:00.003-05:002009-12-14T14:56:25.904-05:00Again with the free salsa!I absolutely love the Pace Hand-Pick & Win game because I won another $4.00 off salsa this morning! I just used the coupon I won in November over the weekend on one of the giant plastic containers of salsa plus I'm waiting for the coupon I won last week and now I'll get another one for winning today!Really, if you haven't been playing this instant win game you should probably start. It Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-82101723921000030092009-12-08T16:37:00.004-05:002009-12-08T16:52:17.409-05:00I won again! Thanks Toys-R-Us!!Hot off the heels of my free jar of salsa win I found another sweepstakes to enter on Sweetie's Sweeps, the Toys-R-Us Hot Holiday Giveaway, and after registering on the site was an instant winner on my first game play! This morning I won a Step2 Push Around Buggy!While I would have loved to win a Nintendo DS the buggy will be great because, if it arrives before Christmas, I can wrap it up and Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-16548153189792728582009-12-08T16:27:00.004-05:002009-12-08T16:37:08.324-05:00Won a free jar of Pace salsa!Pace is currently running the second version of their Hand-Pick and Win instant win game which is a pretty easy way to score some free salsa. I had won a couple times during the first iteration of the game earlier in the year and have now won twice in the current round as well!Unlike the first round, Pace now has you fill out and submit a form and will mail your single coupon to you. I loved Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-70930006187053552932009-11-20T09:19:00.002-05:002009-11-20T09:44:08.460-05:00Stefanie Spielman 1967-2009Stefanie Spielman, breast cancer survivor and fighter for more than 10 years, passed away yesterday evening at her home in Upper Arlington, Ohio.It is impossible to live in Columbus or central Ohio and not know who Stefanie is or know of someone who has been touched in some way by her story. She and her husband, Chris Spielman, did so much good for the community, the state and the nation. Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-71203527422054393922009-11-10T15:49:00.004-05:002009-11-10T15:54:06.525-05:00Want to win an Amazon Kindle??I just entered a contest to win a free Amazon Kindle from Noobie.com (worth $259!) and I wanted you to have a chance to win one too!All you need to do to enter is to click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser's address bar:http://www.noobie.com/kindle-giveaway?ref=83657822Be sure to read the email you get from Noobie after you register. You'll get your own unique link that you Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-47794719009754147052009-11-10T14:25:00.004-05:002009-11-10T14:37:56.289-05:00No more car payments!!So, I posted this on my Facebook page about a week and a half ago but not here. I finally made the last payment on my car on October 29 and have removed one piece of debt from my life! I should get the title in the mail in a few days and then I can truly call it MY car! Very happy about that. :DAll mine!!Now, about those credit cards...Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-6018968919888433512009-09-24T12:15:00.003-04:002009-09-24T12:24:58.331-04:00For the Mommas' Blog Makeover GiveawayShannon at For the Mommas is having a very nice giveaway to celebrate the makeover of her blog. She is giving away lots of gift cards to some of your favorite merchants. Here's a list of what she has up for grabs:(3) $10.00 Bath & Body Works Giftcards(1) $50.00 Old Navy Giftcard(1) $100.00 Home Depot Giftcard(1) $25.00 Barnes & Noble Giftcard(1) $25.00 Gap Giftcard(5) $10.00 Old Navy Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-79371161289437364602009-09-02T12:44:00.001-04:002009-09-02T12:47:03.045-04:00I Love Zoomerang SweepstakesI just entered the I Love Zoomerang Sweepstakes by creating this post because it contains the phrase online surveys. It was that easy!!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-2324748750151715162009-08-28T16:59:00.002-04:002009-08-28T17:02:19.080-04:00Win an Acer Aspire Timeline AS3810T-6415!!Head over to Kimberly's blog at Petroville to enter for your chance to win a wonderful back to school prize of an Acer Aspire Timeline laptop. You've still got a few days to submit your entries so go do it now! It's pretty easy to do and you may win a new laptop. Who would turn that down?? Not me.Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-74118832401170571272009-08-28T16:30:00.002-04:002009-08-28T16:32:59.346-04:00Do you like wine? Want to win a wine rack?Eighty MPH Mom is having a great giveaway from Just Wine Racks. Win a gorgeous wine rack! Just Wine Racks is the place for everything "wine", including the best selection of wine racks and wine accessories!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-86469979768950907892009-08-28T16:01:00.002-04:002009-08-28T16:07:36.787-04:00Win $500 from A Happy Hippy MomA Happy Hippy Mom is in on the $500 Wal-Mart gift card goodness so be sure to head over to her blog and enter for your chance to win!While you're there, if you're a fan of animation and haven't seen it already, watch the trailer for the upcoming animated film 9 (nine) in her sidebar. It's coming out on 9.9.09 so it's almost here!Good luck!!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-49575206900819364092009-08-28T15:50:00.002-04:002009-08-28T15:54:09.413-04:00Wal-Mart $500 Gift Card Anyone??As you can see from my posts, there are a few different sites currently giving away $500 gift cards to Wal-Mart and I'm entering to try win one. It's very easy to do but slightly varies by site. If you are looking to enter, here is another site to check out: Life in a House of Blue. As with most of the other sites, there are ways to get multiple entries so enter as many times as you can Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-62136224736166224882009-08-28T09:16:00.003-04:002009-08-28T09:23:04.319-04:00Another Chance At An HP Photosmart PrinterMommyGoggles.com is giving away one of the new HP PhotoSmart Premium Printers with TouchSmart Web and it's very easy to enter. If you haven't seen anything about the printer on tv or on the web you will very soon. It is an awesome new all-in-one printer with a very large 4" touchscreen panel and, this is cool, web connectivity! You can use the touchscreen to browse maps online, movie showtimesCourtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-56933337699145378662009-08-26T12:29:00.002-04:002009-08-26T12:32:23.738-04:00What? Another Wal-Mart Gift Card? No Way!?!?That's right, here's yet another chance to win a $500 Wal-Mart gift card. This time go to Mama of Three Munchkins! and follow the various methods of entry. Be sure to grab all the entries you can...or don't...better chance for me!Ha! Good luck!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-63943053220484782672009-08-26T12:18:00.003-04:002009-08-26T12:21:17.492-04:00Three Different Directions and Five Hundred Dollars!I don't know about you, but I'm trying to get as many chances to win a Wal-Mart gift card as I can. So...here's another site giving one away! Go to Three Different Directions and follow the very easy entry steps. It only costs you a few minutes and you may end up $500 richer!So, good luck!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-40366377971822575082009-08-26T12:06:00.002-04:002009-08-26T12:09:36.518-04:00Another $500 Wal-Mart Gift Card from A Day In My Life...Here's yet another chance to pick up one of those $500 WM gift cards. Head over to Tonya's blog at A day in my life... and check out her room makeover story and find out what you need to do to enter. Couldn't be easier and they pay day could be a nice one!Good luck!Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-14473794045779682792009-08-25T12:07:00.003-04:002009-08-25T12:11:41.154-04:00Win Another $500 Wal-Mart Gift Card!!So, there are multiple blogs giving away Wal-Mart gift card goodness and The Mud Bug is another one! So head over to the post for The Mud Bug's giveaway and read through the easy entry instructions to get your chance. There are multiple entries to be gained by doing various easy things so be sure to get as many entries as you can!Good luck and start thinking about what you would do with $500 atCourtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-1577894174916924072009-08-25T11:39:00.002-04:002009-08-25T11:42:31.648-04:00Win a $500 WalMart Gift CardHow would you like an extra $500 for your back to school shopping? I know I'd love to have it and you can have the chance to win one from Consumer Queen. Just head over to her post for the giveaway and read through the easy entry instructions to get your chance. There are multiple entries to be gained by doing various easy things so be sure to get as many entries as you can!Good luck!!http://Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-75567285261097852942009-08-25T11:07:00.003-04:002009-08-25T11:14:27.389-04:00Win an HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web!!HP is releasing this very cool new printer with a giant touchscreen and web connectivity and you could win one absolutely free!First, check out what the printer can do at HP's site here: http://www.hp.com/touchprintingThen, go to http://mommymandy.com/hp-photosmart-web-giveaway and follow the easy entry directions to have your shot at winning this cool new device.One reason I'd love to win it Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-1263374685044613792009-08-19T07:10:00.003-04:002009-08-19T11:37:28.174-04:00The Indecision of Brett FavreDoes anyone really care about Brett Favre anymore?Retired. Not retired. Retired. Not Retired...DO.NOT.CARE.And, if he really is just coming back (again) because he loves the game, why the need for a two year $25million contract? And, with the Vikings...who play the Packers twice this year...But, he's back in the spotlight, getting all the attention so we'll just have to see what happens.Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-75853748951127359652009-08-18T09:23:00.003-04:002009-08-18T09:28:42.722-04:00Won a Fiber One Gift PackI love winning things (especially now that finances are so depressing...more on that later, maybe) so I was very glad to get an e-mail from Cari at Sweet Savings informing me that I'd won a Fiber One Gift Bag in one of her blog giveaways. It includes a reusable bag and containers to carry lunch items and also a coupon for a free 4-pack of Fiber One yougurt. We buy the from time to time anyway Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389384.post-49745737561921287712009-07-14T11:03:00.006-04:002009-07-14T11:31:50.126-04:00Sweetie's Secret Sweeps WebsiteI love entering sweepstakes and contests and have won a little bit over the past 7 months too. No grand vacations, cars or TVs yet but I have won grocery gift cards, Visa and Mastercard gift cards and various other things and I'm looking forward to winning more. My favorite website for finding out about sweepstakes and giveaways has been Sweetie's Sweeps, which is run by a long time sweeper, Courtenayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01492691286369958172noreply@blogger.com1