Blog-o-versary

Two years. A lot can happen in that time frame and a lot has….

That’s how long I’ve been blogging here at Mrs. K and Captain J! I’ve got the previous posts to prove it. 😉

Since it’s my blog-o-versary today, I want to treat you…my readers!

I’m having a giveaway right here, right now. But the treat is a surprise! I will tell you that it smells fantastic, looks quite homey, and you’re definitely going to want this because you can never have too many of them around the house. And if you’ve been really good this year, I might just throw in some extra holiday fun to merry up your Christmas.

All you have to do is go back through my old posts and pick a favorite. I know, I know, it’s going to be hard because I have so many riveting posts. But try, people. You had better hop to it, though because this giveaway opportunity ends on Sunday, December 11th. Simply leave a comment with the title of your favorite post and I’ll throw your hat in the ring for the drawing. Good luck!

And as always, thank you very much for caring what goes on in our little world. My growing family and I appreciate it!

 

Winner announced

Thanks to all who entered the My Memories Suite giveaway! As always, I used the trusty Random.org to find a winner:

Comment number one was the lovely blogger over at Delights and Delectables! I’ll send you your code today. Prepare to be addicted 🙂

P.S. Don’t forget! If you didn’t win you can still receive $10 off your download by typing in the code STMMMS1331.

Also, I’ll be having giveaways of this product in the near future, too! Stay tuned, loves.

Giveaway- My Memories Suite 2

Oh, gosh. I think I’m in love.

Look how cute this is?

It took me about 5 minutes to do. This was literally the first time I sat down to try out this product and I love it already. I love scrapbooking, but I told my mom the other day that I have no idea how people find the time to do it after they have kids. I haven’t even attempted scrapbooking in the three and half months Baby K has been in this world. I don’t know where I’d squeeze in the time. I never tried digital scrapbooking, though. Until today.

Y’all, it is so easy! And you can save your progress and come back to your project whenever you have the time. I think that’s the best thing about it for me- no mess of paper, scissors, stickers, and adhesives to clean up! I can’t wait to try out some of their templates and to create other fun pages from fresh.

What is this awesome product, you ask? It’s a digital scrapbooking software called My Memories Suite. There are so many ways to use this product. As you can see, I’ve already started playing around with it for my blog layout! I’m also excited to get to work on the copious amounts of pictures we took on our trip across America because I have yet to do anything with those either. I was nervous at first when I downloaded the program because I thought it might be too techie for me. I’m not so good around a computer. It was really simple, though!

Because you all are so awesome for sharing in my life with me, commenting when I’m down, rejoicing in my happy times with me, and supporting me and my writing, I want to reward ya. The winner of this giveaway will receive their very own My Memories Suite program that retails at $39.97….FOR FREE!

That’s not all that’s awesome about this giveaway. If you don’t win and still want to buy this, you can use the following code for $10 off your purchase of My Memories Suite  AND a coupon of $10 off to spend at MyMemories.com online store. That’s a total of a $20 dollar value- All you need to do is copy and paste this code when you’re checking out 🙂

STMMMS1331

Every time you use this code, it helps me out and it helps you. Win, win!

Here’s how you enter the giveaway.

Rules:

Mandatory:  Visit their website and leave me a comment telling me your favorite digital paper pack or layout.

For additional entries (optional), you may:

1. Follow me on Facebook and leave a comment telling me you do.

2. Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment telling me you do.

3. Follow My Memories Suite on Facebook and leave a comment telling me you do.

4. Follow My Memories Suite on Twitter and leave me a comment telling me you do.

That’s it, folks. You have until Dec. 1st to enter. Good luck!

My Monday Ramblings

It’s Monday and that can mean only one thing. We’ve survived another week around here! Thank you for listening to me whine, sharing in my joys in life, and being all-around good bloggy readers. Y’all are fantastic. And you know what? I want to show my appreciation! That’s why I’m hosting another giveaway very soon. You’ll want to get in on this. The retail price of the mysterious item is around 40 bucks. Get excited, people! I’ll tell you more about it soon.

Today I have plans to do laundry, go to the grocery, clean, continue decorating for the most wonderful time of the year, and loving on my sweet fam! I might even wrap gifts. Whoa. Ambitious, eh?

For now, I’ll leave you with a pic of my cute little gift from God-

Happy Monday to ya.

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner!

I kid, I kid. But for real…

Let’s get down to business. The winners of the Shutterfly giveaway have been chosen thanks to random.org. I wish you all could win. Really, I do! But thanks to all of you who participated. I’ll be sure to have some more giveaways in the near future so check back with me! Now, without further ado:

Beth Makowski, hmb, and Lori Quesinberry, it’s your lucky day! You’re the recipients of 25 free cards of your choice from Shutterfly. I will contact each of you in the next few days with the information you will need. Congrats!

XOXO,

Mrs. K

Shutterfly Giveaway!

Hey y’all! Boy, do I have a treat for you! Keep reading for details.

It’s no surprise to you by now that I love this time of the year. The leaves start to change (well, they do if you don’t live in Louisiana!), the weather gets cooler, and at the end of the month I get to dress up and be whoever/whatever I want to be. How fun? But the fun doesn’t stop. Thanksgiving comes and then we’re all ready for the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas! Ahh, to me it means family, friends, and most importantly a celebration of the birth of my Savior. Last year around Christmas, Captain J and I sent out some cute little Christmas cards from Shutterfly. Remember?

Our little furry friends even made it on the card. My experience with Shutterfly last Christmas was great. If you got a late card, it was only because we were traveling across this beautiful country of ours and we were slacking in mailing them. I received them from Shutterfly in a timely manner and they were everything I hoped they would be- good size, colorful, and Christmasy. They have tons to choose from this year, too. Just look-

Those are two of my favs, but you can check out more by clicking here.

Even more holiday cards are found here.

They have  thank-you cards, greeting cards, and more. We used this company for our wedding announcements, too. We just keep coming back for more! Our experience has been so good that I’d like to spread the joy around this year. Isn’t that what Christmas is all about? 😉

This year on Mrs. K and Captain J, you have the chance to win 25 FREE cards! And guess what? I’m going to randomly pick THREE winners! I’m super pumped about this. I always love to see a giveaway with multiple chances to win, don’t you?

I’m not big into rules so I’ll try to make this as easy as possible. You do not have to have a blog to win. You don’t have to follow me or any of that, you simply have to leave a comment on this post throwing your hat into the ring. I’ll also provide extra opportunities to up your chances-

To Enter:

Mandatory: Leave comment on this post linking to your blog/email OR leaving your email address for contacting purposes only

Extra Entries:

• Follow me on Twitter- KSJD22 and leave a separate comment telling me you do
• Like Mrs. K and Captain J on Facebook and leave a separate comment telling me you do
• Follow my blog via email subscription, google reader, or whatever other method you choose and leave me a separate comment telling me you do
• Tweet or facebook about my giveaway with a link to this post and leave a separate comment telling me you did.

Too easy. You have a really good chance to have personalized Christmas cards sent your way…25 of them…FREE! Happy (early) Christmas!

(* Note: Shutterfly contacted me with this opportunity, but I was thrilled they did! These opinions expressed on their products are strictly my own.)

I’ll announce the winner early Novemer. Entries after Oct 31 will not be accepted.

Winner Announcement

Ding, ding, ding! We have  a winner! After hosting my very first giveaway, I’m happy to announce that my sister won the prize. I swear, I didn’t cheat.

See, here’s proof:

I had five comments total and random number generator chose lucky comment number five! Congrats, Paige. I’ll send you what you need for your free Be There Bedtime Story. Thank you to all who entered. I wish you all could win! You still have a great chance of winning the same prize here. Her giveaway ends very soon so get on over there and enter to win. As of right now, she doesn’t have anyone else in the running so you could easily be the lucky winner!

There will be more giveaways to come.

Love,

Red

Shh…Don’t tell anyone, least of all my mom-

but I miss my red hair. I know, I know. I’m a blonde and I should stay that way. But after Baby K is born and the mood strikes me, I might just go red for fall.

Oh, and this was totally the post I was looking for yesterday when I was writing about moving. This photo says it all, though-

Red heads are sassy. They’re their own woman. See photo above as evidence. I could use some of that confidence to get me through all these new changes headed my way.

Perhaps it will give me a new spring in my step.

Anyway, have you entered my giveaway yet? Today is the last day to do so. Also, for another chance to win the same prize, head on over to Our Navy Nest and register there, too! Her giveaway is lasting a bit longer than mine. Good luck and God speed to you, my friends.

Hooray, Giveaway!

As a military family, we’re often away from those I love. I miss birthdays, holidays, weddings, and random coffee dates with friends, among other things. This has been one of the hardest parts of being a part of the “silent ranks.” I can’t imagine raising Baby K while my Captain was off deployed to some third world country, forcing him to miss so many milestones. All of these reasons are why I’m hosting my very first giveaway!

What’s up for grabs, you say?

-a free story recorded with your own voice to send to those you love that you can’t be with at the moment, valued at $9.99! Fun, right? This opportunity is provided by BeThereBedTimeStories.com. Click on the link to try out the demo if you’d like. This program is super easy to use and there are tons of bedtime stories to choose from to make the special kid in your life feel a little bit closer to you.

After recording, the bedtime story can be accessed at any time for an unlimited amount of time. This means that any time your little munchkin, pumpkin, niece, nephew, grandson, granddaughter, et cetera can get a dose of Y-O-U whenever their little hearts desire!

Rules of this giveaway are simple:

1. You do NOT have to have a blog to enter.

2. You do NOT have to be a military family to win.

3. You DO have to leave a comment on this post telling me who you would record a story for and why. It can be brief 🙂

4. You Do have to leave an email address for contacting purposes.

5. For an additional entry, you can tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to let me know you did so by tweeting me (@KSJD22) or leaving it in the comment section.

How easy is that? This giveaway will end on Saturday, June 4th at 11 PM Eastern Standard Time.

I hope you all enjoy this opportunity as much as I have. It really is quite easy to use. Results will be posted after I randomly select a winner. Good luck!