It’s The Wife here.  I’ve been away too long, leaving The Donkey to blog uncut.  This has resulted in some poor grammar, a few one-sided debates, and a recent post revealing more about me and my milk than anyone ever wanted to know.

I have been attempting to re-surface to the real world for quite some time since our baby’s traumatic birth and subsequent 3-month hospital stay.  Just when the baby is home and doing well, and I think I have life under control, something else will happen–like The Donkey coming down with a Man Cold, or announcing that he is being “forced” to take a week-long business trip (vacation) soon, or asking me if I’ve finished getting everything ready for Christmas yet…

I’ve been so cooped up at home (the new baby can’t be out and about until Spring) that I could have easily missed the fact that the Holidays are even upon us.  Thankfully, I am reminded daily by fun holiday movies, sappy jewelry commercials, and daily email requests for our home address so people can send out their holiday cards.  I’m still working on my thank you cards for the baby, so I haven’t even thought about Christmas cards yet.  Maybe I’ll get something out by Groundhog Day.  Actually, that may be fitting this year, since that’s about how my life feels right now… Wake up, feed baby, go back to sleep, wake up to feed baby, wake kids up, feed kids, feed baby, put kids to naps, feed baby, get kids out of naps, tell kids not to kiss baby too much, feed baby, tell husband not to kiss baby too much, feed family, get kids to bed, feed baby, go to bed, wake up, try to get husband to wake up to feed baby, get up to feed baby…

So, yeah… I’m just not too sure how to fit Christmas cards in this year.  What about you?

Personalized Card Giveaway

To enter: Leave a comment on this post, answering the following questions:

Have you sent out Holiday Cards yet?  Why or Why not?

Prize: 5 lucky winners will receive a $20 gift certificate, redeemable at sugarhouseink.com.  Sugarhouse Ink offers personalized announcements for all of life’s most important occasions… seasonal greetings, thank you notes, birth announcements, wedding announcements, birthday invitations, graduation announcements, milestones, moving announcements, etc…

Contest ends: Wednesday, December 17th, 11 pm Eastern (New York, USA). 5 winners will be drawn at random.

UPDATE: This contest has ended, and comments are now closed.  Congratulations to our winners: Chelsea, Ginkgo100, Jolie, Erika, and Ladybird!

P.S. Apparently The Donkey is a pretty good editor after all.  He just skimmed this post and reminded me to tell you that really things aren’t that bad.  We’re thrilled that the baby is home and healthy!  Thanks for all your well-wishes along the way.  Now… enter the contest!

Thanks to everyone who participated and offered your date night suggestions!  We did end up going on a date last weekend–a nice drive through a canyon, to a banquet at a campground up in the mountains.  This was actually something we were required to attend for one of The Wife’s church assignments, and although it was a nice night, we are still planning on having an official anniversary date.

We enjoyed reading all the date suggestions that came in.  Since there were 275 comments, we’re compiling a comprehensive list of date ideas, but it deserves a post of its own, which will be up soon.

We’ll keep publishing great WifeAdvice, and hosting great giveaways; just be sure to subscribe to our feed, so you won’t miss out! (What’s a feed?)

Yesterday was our 9th anniversary. It may or may not come as a surprise to anyone that we forgot it was coming up; once we realized it was coming up this week, we got the days mixed up; once we realized it was yesterday, we tried throwing plans together to go out to lunch, but that didn’t materialize; so yesterday basically passed us by without celebration.

To make up for it, we are going to celebrate our anniversary today, by giving away a date night package.

Date Night Giveaway–Dinner and a Movie:

Prize: $25 gift card to Red Lobster or Olive Garden AND $25 electronic certificate to fandango.com (movie tickets)

To enter: Leave a comment on this post; in your comment, give us a last minute date idea.

Contest ends: Monday, August 4th, 11 pm Eastern (New York, USA). Winner will be drawn at random.

UPDATE: This contest is now over, and we are no longer accepting comments on this post.  Click here to see the winner announcement.

(This contest is one of many listed at BloggyGiveaways.com)

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]]> http://www.wifeadvice.com/2008/07/forgotten-anniversary-date-night-giveaway-blog-contest/feed/ 277 http://www.wifeadvice.com/2008/02/valentines-day-giveaway-movie-madness/ http://www.wifeadvice.com/2008/02/valentines-day-giveaway-movie-madness/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:39:34 +0000 The Donkey and The Wife http://www.wifeadvice.com/2008/02/valentines-day-giveaway-movie-madness/ First Annual Valentine’s Day Giveaway: Contest 5

Contest 1, Contest 2, and Contest 4 are now closed, and the winners have been notified. Don’t worry, though… there are still chances to win. Contest 3–a $175 Getaway Package will be running until Friday night. And we have a few more fun prizes to give away today. NOTE: Today’s prizes are a bit smaller, so winning one WILL NOT prevent you from being eligible for Contest 3. Go ahead and enter both!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

If you’re like us, you might not actually be going out to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It might be because you like to avoid crowded restaurants. Or–again, if you’re like us–you may have just forgotten that it helps to line up a babysitter more than 12 hours in advance. Nothing else to do? Pop some popcorn, and pop in a DVD. But first you have to agree on what to watch…

Contest # 5

How to Enter
Leave a comment on this post and list the following (answer one or all):

• Favorite Chick Flick
• Best Guy Movie
• Worst Date Movie

Prizes

• One winner will receive You’ve Got Mail, Deluxe Edition (DVD)
• One winner will receive Transformers, Two Disc Special Edition (DVD)
• One winner will receive The Breakup (DVD)

Contest Rules

• Contest ends on Thursday, February 14th at 11:59 PM EST (New York, USA). Comments will be closed at that time, and winners will be announced at the bottom of this post.
• One entry per person. Winning this contest WILL NOT prevent you from being able to win the final prize (contest 3) in this giveaway.
• Winners will be chosen by a random number generator

Now, hurry and give us some ideas so we can make our plans for tonight!

UPDATE: This contest is now closed.

Congratulations to our winners: Sarah Marie (You’ve Got Mail); Sarah (Transformers); and Carterwagon (The Breakup)

Contest 1 and Contest 2 are now closed, and the winners have been notified. Don’t worry, though… there are still chances to win. Contest 3–a $175 Getaway Package will be running until Friday night. And today’s prize isn’t too shabby…

Contest # 4

Prize: Date Night
One lucky winner will win a $45 Olive Garden Gift Card AND a $25 Fandango Gift Certificate (redeemable for purchasing movie tickets online)

How to Enter:
Leave a comment on this post and give a piece of marriage or relationship advice; good advice, bad advice, funny advice–we like it all.

Contest Rules

• Contest ends on Wednesday, February 13th at 11:59 PM EST (New York, USA). Comments will be closed at that time, and winners will be announced at the bottom of this post.
• One entry per person. Winning this contest will prevent you from being able to win any other prizes for the duration of this week’s giveaway.
• Winners will be chosen by a random number generator

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations Kristen!
Stay tuned for more giveaways all week as we Countdown to Valentine’s Day! Be sure to subscribe to our feed so you won’t miss out! (If you’re not sure what a feed is, click here.)

Announcing our biggest contest…

Contest # 3

Prize: $175 Getaway Package
One lucky person will win a $105 Marriott Hotel Gift Card AND a $45 Chilis Bar & Grill Gift Card AND a $25 Fandango Gift Certificate (redeemable for purchasing movie tickets online)

How to Enter:
To enter this contest, you need to write a new post on your blog about Valentine’s Day, or marriage, or relationships, and leave a link to your post in the comments here.

Take any approach to the topic that fits in with your blog. If you have a personal blog, you may want to write about marriage advice or write a tribute your significant other (or if you’re single, you could write about what you are looking for in a significant other). If your blog has a more specific focus–you can still participate. A financial blogger could write about how couples should communicate about money; a fashion blogger could write about what to do when a husband wants to wear sweatpants out on a date (please, someone write about that!); a tech blogger could give advice on how to get along with a spouse who seems to be glued to the computer. These are all just suggestions–get creative and get posting!

If you want your readers to know about the contest, you can let them know by linking up to this post, but linking to us is not a requirement of this contest.

Don’t have a blog of your own? Well, this is the perfect time to start one! (See blogger.com or wordpress.com)

Contest Rules

• This contest will run until Friday, February 15th at 11:59 PM EST (New York, USA). Comments will be closed at that time and a winner will be announced at the bottom of this post.
• One entry per person. Winning this contest will prevent you from being able to win any other prizes for the duration of this week’s giveaway.
• Winner will be chosen by a random number generator

Stay tuned for more giveaways all week as we Countdown to Valentine’s Day! Be sure to subscribe to our feed so you won’t miss out! (If you’re not sure what a feed is, click here.)

UPDATE: This contest is now closed.  Congratulations to our winner, aawwmom!

Contest 1 is now closed, and the winners have been notified. Don’t worry, though… we have lots of chances for you to win!

Contest # 2

2 Prizes will be awarded in this contest:
One winner will receive a Hollywood Video Gift Certificate for 10 movie rentals ($40)
Another winner will receive a $45 Applebees Gift Card

How to Enter:
Simply write a little Valentine’s Day poem as a comment to this post. It doesn’t need to be long. Be creative and have fun!

To help you get started, we’ll share a poem recently recited to us by our son, Boy Wonder:

“Roses Are Blue, Violets are Red… I gotta go to the Bathroom” (We’re pretty sure we have SpongeBob to thank for that one. )

Contest Rules

• Contest ends on Tuesday, February 12th at 11:59 PM EST (New York, USA). Comments will be closed at that time, and winners will be announced at the bottom of this post.
• One entry per person. Winning this contest will prevent you from being able to win any other prizes for the duration of this week’s giveaway.
• Winners will be chosen by a random number generator

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to our winners: Leslie (Hollywood Video Certificate) and Viclen (Applebees Gift Card)

Stay tuned for more giveaways all week as we Countdown to Valentine’s Day! Be sure to subscribe to our feed so you won’t miss out! (If you’re not sure what a feed is, click here.)

Contest # 1

2 Prizes will be awarded in this contest:
One winner will receive a $25 Target Gift card
Another winner will receive a $25 Bed, Bath and Beyond Gift card

How to Enter:
Simply leave a comment on this post and answer either (or both) of the following questions:

• What are you giving your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day this year?
• What would you like for Valentine’s Day this year?

Contest Rules

• Contest begins on Monday, February 11th, at 10:30 AM EST (New York, USA) and ends on Monday, February 11th at 10:30 PM EST (New York, USA). Comments will be closed at that time.
• One entry per person. Winning this contest will prevent you from being able to win any other prizes for the duration of this week’s giveaway.
• Winners will be chosen by a random number generator

UPDATE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to our winners: Natalie (Target Gift Card) and Sarah (Bed, Bath & Beyond Gift Card)

Stay tuned for more giveaways all week as we Countdown to Valentine’s Day! Be sure to subscribe to our feed so you won’t miss out! (If you’re not sure what a feed is, click here.)

NOTE: This post discusses a reward that we used to give when we printed and answered reader questions.  This reward is NOT being offered currently.  Instead, we hold other various giveaways periodically, so stay tuned!  In the meantime, we are still answering reader questions.  Need advice?  Contact us and ask away! 

Here at Wife Advice, we like to Reward our Readers. As if great stories and wise advice weren’t enough, we’d also like to reward you with A GIFT CARD to one of our favorite restaurants!

All you need to do is contact us via email with a question for our Need Advice column. Feel free to ask us about relationships, marriage, parenting, or any other topics you feel The Donkey and The Wife are fit to answer. If we publish your question, not only will you get some personalized advice, but you’ll also get a gift card (at least $25) to a well-known restaurant (i.e. Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Buca di Beppo, and more…).

This is not a joke. This offer will last at least until the end of January 2008.

Our winning readers so far:

• Tired of Pillow Talking won $25 to Red Lobster
  
• He’s Dazed, I’m Confused won $25 to Olive Garden
  
• A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned won $25 to Black Angus
• Always Arriving Late won $25 to Red Lobster
• Freeloader won a $25 to Bennigans
• Weighting for an Answer won $25 to Olive Garden
• Scared Shirtless won $25 to Buca di Beppo.
  

What are you waiting for? Ask us!