Auds at Barking Mad is doing a great giveaway right now. A $250 gift certificate to Target! I don’t know about everyone else, but we are really feeling the effects of this recession – and that gift certificate to Target would buy a lot of diapers….(yes – my two year old twins are still in diapers, what of it?)
The only requirements are to post the badge (see my sidebar – the badge will link to “the rules”) and list your own five favorite posts. This means five posts that YOU wrote, so no worries about offending the readers that you didn’t pick or guilt over “tagging” people. This really appeals to my sense of vanity – which is vast (when I’m not focused on self loathing).
Anyway – here they are:
1. Kate and Oliver’s Excellent Adventure: Part 1 – I wrote this just a week after I started my blog. I had just found out that my mother’s cancer had come back (this time in her brain) and within 24 hours of hearing the news, flew down to Key West with my three year old, Oliver. I wrote the post in two different segments during the trip and after our arrival. I had about three readers at that time and it had ZERO comments. I think it deserves another look – so if you feel so inclined…the link is above.
2. Please Dance Responsibly – Again, written in the early days of The Big Piece of Cake. I love this one because I tell a story about my Dad that is legendary in my family. I think I could write a whole blog devoted to my father – he’s a character…
3. Make Mine a Double: Part One and Make Mine a Double: Part Two – I know, this would technically be two posts – but they’re two parts of the same story so I’m counting them as one. The birth of my twins was rather eventful (starting with the fact that my water broke while I was getting my hair cut). It’s a lot funnier in retrospect…
4. Never Underestimate the Power of a Girl – This makes me happy when I read it. And it reminds me of who I once was and who I want to be.
5. Is Nothing Sacred – This post started out as an idea to compare my kids to gremlins and use pictures from the movie, Gremlins to illustrate my point. But it ended up being more than that. It was one of those mind dump posts that makes you think you should write that way more often.
Runners up include pretty much everything listed as a “favorite” on my sidebar. I would have included a post last week titled Special Needs, but I just wrote it last week, so I decided to leave it out. I’m also pretty partial to my post on tattoos and piercings last week, but mainly because I just love that Elvis impersonator story so much…
If you’re interested in doing this – contest or not – I would be interested to see what other people consider to be their best. And honestly, I think I’ve used up all of my giveaway karma with a HUGE win the other week, so I’m not feeling particularly competitive about this one. Good luck to everyone that plays!
I think the dancing post was one of the first of yours I read. I loved it and have loved your blog ever since.
$250 to spend at Target? Now I’m going to have to do this too.
Loved “Never Underestimate…”! Just this morning I was talking to my kids about enjoying their life. Last night I sat down and flipped through my old high school yearbooks. (Freshman and Sophmore years). That was my good time. But I don’t know that I realized that at the time. Same thing with today. This is a good time-my kids range in age from barely three to almost eleven. They’re all innocent, they love me, they even want to hang out with me! Sometimes I think it’s easy to forget to enjoy the “now”. Thanks for reminding me!
This might sound like gushing, but all of your posts are so great, how could you ever decide?
Okay, totally gushing! :)
Great contest! ($250? daaaamn!) Thanks for sharing. :)
re: twins still in diapers
Yeah, for a few months we had all three in diapers. now we’re down to just 2 and think it’s wonderful!
Seriously until the boy shows interest in getting on the potty I’m not even dealing with it.
Kewl Ill check it out
Iloved this trip down memory lane! The Margaret and Julia post brought back so many good memories of your teen years (yes, there actually were good times and its good to be reminded). And the posts about the little ones are always so heart-warming and heart-wrenching at the same time. I love your blog! It’s one of the highlights of my every day. Love, Mom
I keep meaning to find my favorite posts to add to my sidebar. A Target shopping spree certainly provides a little motivation.
Going to check out your faves.
If I win, I’ll give you half if you give me half if you win.
Kidding of course.
I’m off to read your faves!