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My highly trained monkeys selected three winners at random for The White Trash Mom Handbook.
The winners are…
Sara, from Las Vegas, NV
Lydia, from Soldotna, AK
Sarah, from Windham, ME
The winners have been contacted, and they have claimed their prize. The books will be shipping shortly!
THANK YOU AGAIN for everyone’s participation!
The winner of The White Trash Mom Handbook is Michelle.
She has been emailed and will receive her copy in the mail soon.
If you’d like a copy, you can find it at Amazon.com.
You Can Be A White Trash Mom, Too!
Thanks to the White Trash Mom Handbook, that is. Now, we’re not talking Grandma standing in front of the trailer, a Natural Light in one hand and a Marlboro Red in the other hand, shrieking at her son for going to jail for the 438th time. That’s a whole ‘nother white trash, which you can read about in The Life And Times of BadBadIvy, coming out in March 2038*. No, as author Michelle Lamar says, "My definition of “white trash” is just my own personal shorthand for “imperfect”. And imperfect covers most of us.
Somewhere there’s been a disconnect, where moms think they have to not just have it all, but do it all. You’re supposed to work an 8 hour day, keep a spotless house, bake cookies for the school bake sale, and hand make invitations for your child’s 3rd birthday bash, inviting 700 of your kid’s closest friends, dontcha know? The White Trash Mom Handbook teaches you not just how to fake it, but how to keep from losing your mind while doing so.
For example, the bake sale issue:
“Faking It for the Bake Sale”
As unfair as it may seem, the treats you bring to the school bake sale reflect on your child, not you. Home-baked goodies reign supreme, so the book gives tips for how to make store-bought treats look homemade, if you can’t do the real thing or you are a terrible cook (like me).
The book handles these sorts of issues with style and humor- just what is needed in these overscheduled times. We often lament that life with children doesn’t come with a handbook. Sure, there are plenty of parenting guides out there, but they often serve to make you feel guilty for not having the spotless house while doing the most creative art projects EVER with your kids. The White Trash Mom Handbook is not one of those books. This is solid parenting advice for the rest of us, who are imperfect but are still pretty darn fabulous, despite our imperfections.
*Just kidding. My grandma never did smoke.
Want a copy for yourself? Blissfully Domestic has 2 copies to give away.
To enter, just leave a comment by on this post by 7:00 PM (CST) Saturday August 16th.
Want an extra shot a winning? Mention the giveaway in a post on your own blog and leave the link for the post in comments. This will give you another entry for this awesome book.
Find Ivy dishin’ it out at HomeEc101
Welcome to this week’s roundup of cool contest, giveaways, and noteworthy links. If you have a contest or giveaway you want me to feature on this weekly roundup please email me at kikadesa AT yahoo DOT com.
To start with, A
Savvy Baby is giving away the cutest lunchboxes ever. You should go jump
into this contest right away, actually no, wait, don’t go, I don’t want any
competition. I must have that polka dot lunchbox for myself. Even though I
really have nowhere to take my lunch. Details!
and Beautiful is partnering with Oh
So Chic to bring you this week’s Dress-A-Week giveaway. Dude, they give
away a dress a week! Bookmark much anyone?
I wasn’t going to share this
contest with you, but it’s actually a great prize, and I’m entertained a) by
the number of entries and b) by the entry cap. At last count 1000 people had
entered, and the hostess is only allowing 5000. Seriously? That’s a lot of
people wanting to switch to cloth diapers.
I’m a sucker for children’s books. In our house they litter every
possible surface, bookshelf, and most of the floor. This book happens to be one
of my favorites and you can go visit Chefdruck
and win it! Yay you!
And if one child’s book is great news, well 14 grown-up
books has to be even better, no? Come on, who doesn’t need a great new read to
lose themselves in? Head on over to Bookroomreviews
for a chance to win 14 great reads.
This
Mommy Gig is giving away the most gorgeous sling ever. No joke, I think it’s
almost too beautiful for a real baby. I mean spit up and drool on that
masterpiece might be a tragedy, maybe you could use a doll instead and save your grungy old sling for the baby. Or something.
And last but not least…
This week I have two great links to share with you. One is
an article about how
a mom found her dream job on Twitter. (Do you Twitter yet?) And the other is the site, Chiefmomofficer.org, created by that
mom to help other moms find theirs. If
you’re a mom and you’re looking to capitalize on your talents then you most
definitely want to click on those links.
Jessica R. also posts daily at It’s my life… and sporadically at The Lemonade Stand.
Looking for a good decorating resource?
Please visit my blog to see the details on how to win a copy of Feather Your Nest. Contest ends Thursday, July 31, 2008!
Darla can be found performing a variety of mis-haps while blogging at UltraBeautyBoutique.
