Look what the lovely Eleanor Q. finally sent me as my goodie basket for winning her PiF contest:

Some new soap to try, a book I haven’t read yet, and a secret family recipe … cool!

So now I get to host my own PiF contest! And I’m super excited about it! And you should be too! Because there are PRIZES.

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So here’s how this works. If you win, you agree to give me your real name and home address. I won’t use it for any nefarious purpose, I swear. THEN! After you receive my goodies, YOU host your OWN PiF contest and send some random stranger things too! (If you don’t have a website, don’t worry. You can still enter. And then, you can randomly bestow something good on a stranger. Perhaps you will pay for the dinner of the table next to you. Maybe you will feed the meter of a car that’s about to expire. Maybe you’ll see an opportunity for a good deed. Then you can report back to us what you did. And we will cheer your generous spirit.) (Or, you can give something away using THIS blog. You know, we’re flexible. Whatever.)

How do I ENTER this contest, you may ask.

Good question!

1.) Contest begins today and ends at midnight EST on Friday, July 25. Winners will be informed by email, so be SURE to leave a valid email address when you comment. If I cannot contact you by email, another winner will be chosen.

2.) The prize, which is the most exciting part for me, is this great stationary pack. Included are thank you notes, postcards, blank notes (there’s GLITTER on them, people. That’s how much I love you) sticky notes, a fridge notepad, and super cool pens that will make your writing look divine. Also, there are two containers of tiny baby bows and matching ribbon, because they were adorable. Except, uh … it’s possible that Grayson chewed open the yellow bows. So I wouldn’t recommend chewing on the package YOURSELF. (I can assure you that the bows themselves are unharmed.)

 

 
3.) Here’s what I want Y’ALL to do … PK and I do not yet have a name to refer to the child growing inside of my uterus. In the comments section, leave YOUR suggestion telling me what I should call my unborn child while it’s gestating in my womb. (we called G “little alien baby,” “preying mantis,” and “Cletus the Fetus” so pretty much anything you come up with is OK.) I will employ a random number generator and if your comment is chosen as the winner, not only will you receive the prize, but you will also get the glory of knowing that for the next 9 months, I will think about you whenever I refer to this child. AND! The chosen name will be how we refer to the baby ’round this website. BONUS! (Pretty much anything goes, although I might be frowny if “farthead” is your suggestion. Be creative, not mean.)

4. The winner will be announced on Monday, July 28th with the unveiling of the name!

Got it? Go!