My 6-year-old Evan eagerly asked me to fill out an entry form yesterday to win a Speed Racer prize that was in some toy magazine. I agreed and started to fill it out–I’m a sucker for a free giveaway! He asked me to read him the instructions, which I did. Then, he asked, “So, when will my prize come?” I tried to explain that there were only a handful of winners and that lots of people were going to send this form in. But, he just didn’t quite get it. SO, I decided to do a fun little project of my own that I had been thinking about doing anyway (thanks to my yahoo group friend Denise who recently did a giveaway on her blog). This will help teach him what a “sweepstakes” is as well as add a little fun for waiting adoptive moms!
We are offering a giveaway for a pack of 10 custom notecards similar to the ones pictured here. The winner can choose what wording to put on the various cards–can be your first name, a monogram, “thank you from…”, “a note from…”, etc. These cards sell at a local boutique for $16. To enter, you must be a waiting adoptive mom for a child from China. Just post a comment to this blog entry with your name and LID. Feel free to add a little something about yourself or your family if I don’t know you already. I am going to let Evan “draw” a name (a concept he really didn’t get since he thought he had that drawing a winner meant he had to draw a picture to get a prize) on Sunday, June 15th. I will post a blog entry that day with the winner’s name!
What a sweet idea. I hope it is ok, but I put a link to you on my Thankful Thursday post today~
I’d love to be in the drawing! Sounds fun! Thanks for doing this! What adorable cards!
Our LID is 9/20/06 with CCAI.
Hello. We are LID 11-15-2006 and have 3 boys who are impatiently waiting for their little sisiter.
So can you enter if you would LIKE to adopt from China but have 3 babies 2 and under and can’t fathom another child right now? Wait, what if you LOVE Chinese food and you HAVE a daughter?? Maybe this – you’ve enjoyed seeing your friend Kelly’s pictures FROM China and you ARE a daughter…Anyway, let me know.
Hi Kelly! It’s my birthday today and I’m feeling “lucky” so I’m entering the drawing. :)
Michelle
LID 7-17-07
Kelly, I love teaching kids using real life! Great idea. Count me in on his “drawing”. Petrie LID 7/07
Hey Kelly! What a great idea – those cards are adorable!
Blessings!
Renee
LID 07/25/2007
What fun for your son…a great ojbect lesson. We are a family of 4with 2 girls in Canada. We have a LID of July 2, 2007
I got your blog from reading Denise’s blog. This is a very sweet idea. My name is Stephanie Gilmartin and my husband and I have a 5 year old Molly adopted from China and waiting for our second baby Maggie. Our LID is 3/24/06 (with CCAI) so it hopefully will be next year. Thanks for doing this!!!
Hello, We are adopting from China and our LID is 4/20/06. Thank you for having the drawing! Cindy
Hello! Got to your blog from Denise’s blog. My husband and I have two amazing boys and are adopting a baby girl from China. We’re LID 10-9-07. Pray for us on this LONG journey!! We could use it!
Hi Kelly! This is waiting Mom Niki Crawford from the group! Our LID is 7/9/07. DH is Shane and Breanna will be our first child! We can’t wait for her to arrive. Please enter us in your drawing, I just love your cards! Especially the Cherry Blossom ones!
Big hugs to you and to all,
Niki Crawford
LID: 7/9/07
HI Kelly !! Love the cute cards … what a neat idea. Your son will soon understand the “sweepstakes” mania !!
You know our LID … it’s the same as yours !! ;-)
~Wendi
What beautiful cards- count me in! I love the story of your son and the “drawing”. How cute is that?
LID 7/12/07
Count us in, too! Thanks!
Janette
lid 7.27.07
As always Kelly! You are such a gem! Love this idea. Maybe many of us can follow in your footsteps as this is another idea that will no doubt make the waiting a little more tolerable. Doing fun things such as this keeps the time a tickin’ away.
Thanks once again for your kind heart & generous spirit!
Jen P.
Hi Kelly,
I would love to be included in the sweepstakes. As you know my future travel buddy, my LID is July 2007. Can’t wait to see the results.
Lisa
Hi Kelly,
I would like it very much to be included in the sweepstakes. Such a cute idea. My LID is the same as yours as you know. Can’t wait to see the results!