Giveaway
Friday, Jun 16, 2006
Today my husband receives the third degree. No, I’m not nagging him again; he just graduates today with his third degree. Congratulations, Greg!
In honor of Father’s Day and all the men who won’t admit they read this site, I’m giving away a great book, Help! I’m Married to a Homeschooling Mom, courtesy of Familyman Ministries. I heard author Todd Wilson at the FPEA convention last month and enjoyed his seminar. The book is nice and thin, encouraging, and packed with funny cartoons. Guys will love it.
Here’s how it’s done: The drawing will be random on Saturday, June 17th. You can enter by email, comment, or link. You will be entered twice if you link, say something insightful, or otherwise do something else noteworthy. That’s it!
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Blessings to you, Amy! And congratulations to your beloved! I love your blog. I’m interested, though, in the fact that very soon after you told me that you never published pictures of your family, you started doing it. Any particular reason? Have you and your hubby decided that it is more safe than you thought? Just curious. I’ve been having a bit of a debate with friends over how much info is safe to disclose.
Comment by Ronda (June 16, 2006 @ 9:37 am )
I want to get in on the drawing. I want to be able to better understand what my home-schooling wife–mom of five goes through every day.
Thanks, Amy!
Comment by Jesse (June 16, 2006 @ 10:36 am )
Count me in! I’ll give you a link sometime this weekend.
Thanks!
Comment by Aaron S. Wilson (June 16, 2006 @ 11:03 am )
linked to you on my blog
Father’s day contest
has your husband read the book?
Comment by melissa (June 16, 2006 @ 12:43 pm )
Oh ho! I’m already laughing at the cartoon you posted. My hubby would get a kick out of this for sure. Where was the author hiding in my house during that conversation?
Comment by Amy (June 16, 2006 @ 2:17 pm )
Count me in on the drawing too. I always enjoy your musings!
Comment by Pam (June 16, 2006 @ 2:47 pm )
Enter me in the contest please. We begin homeschooling this Fall and I’m sure my husband will love it - and hey, that will save me a Father’s Day gift, right?
Comment by Jenn (June 16, 2006 @ 2:48 pm )
My hubby got to hear him at our New Jersey convention. Funny though, he didn’t tell me one thing the man said. hmmm……
I love your blog.
Comment by Robin (June 16, 2006 @ 2:54 pm )
Oh well! I was going to enter for the book but since some men have responded, I guess it should go to them :o)
Congrats to your hubby! Now, off to listen to the sermon though I have to say I’ve heard a few preachers preach on the very same thing in my SBC. It’s always a blessing!
Have a great weekend!
Comment by Fay (June 16, 2006 @ 3:58 pm )
Well, I will enter I guess. My dh could probably use this book LOL.
Jennifer
Comment by Jennifer Wilcox (June 16, 2006 @ 4:46 pm )
I linked to you…
Pick me!
Blessings,
Jim Bob
Comment by Jim Bob Howard (June 16, 2006 @ 4:51 pm )
Count me in…new to homeschooling this year.
Comment by Wendy (June 16, 2006 @ 8:03 pm )
I’m not entirely sure what you mean, as I’ve posted pictures (with my husband’s blessing) since the very beginning. Of course, I never imagined anyone would read this, other than a small circle of friends. I’m not sure there’s a way to go back, even if I did change my mind.
It’s my observation that with the billions of people on the internet, there are much easier prey than myself. Stalkers look for opportunity. It’s just my thought that local crooks are more of a danger (as is driving on the interstate, et al) than someone finding me on the internet. Our precautions are there in any case.
Each family must decide for themselves, and I understand the different conclusions that people come to.
Not yet. Just finished schoolwork this week! Yea! (Have I mentioned that I’m glad it’s over?)
Comment by Amy Scott (June 16, 2006 @ 9:54 pm )
Todd Wilson was at the GA convention this year too. I didn’t get to hear him because I was sitting on the edge of my seat listening to ‘Little Bear’ Wheeler pretend to be George Washington (or was he William Wallace that time?). I did, however, read Wilson’s cartoon book that was on the table at lunch and dh and I were laughing our heads off while everyone else looked through curriculum magazines. It was time well spent.
Comment by tonya (June 16, 2006 @ 10:14 pm )
I’d love to get in on the drawing, too. It looks like a fun read.
Comment by Nancy B (June 16, 2006 @ 11:42 pm )
My lurking wife enjoys your blog very much.
I won’t admit to reading it, but I will admit to liking Adobo Chicken and Rice! I would love to be entered in the contest, even though we won’t start official homeschooling for four years or so.
Comment by Mike (June 17, 2006 @ 12:33 am )
I’d love to be entered in the contest… and I’ll link you as soon as my husband shows me how! Ha! Ha!
Comment by Angie in AL (June 17, 2006 @ 7:55 am )
I must be the nosey one…What degree did your DH get?
My DH got his MBA while I was preg and dd was an infant. I always thought that there should be some kind of honorary award for supportive wives…
Kudos to *both* of you!
Comment by Teri in VA (June 17, 2006 @ 8:24 am )
Please enter me in the contest if it’s not too late. I am not ashamed to admit that I read your blog!!
steve
Comment by Steve Sensenig (June 17, 2006 @ 10:14 am )
Amy,
My husband and I heard Todd Wilson in April 2005 at the MASSHOPE Convention. He, ahem, changed my life. I sheepishly confessed to my husband Todd’s suggestion to wives that they take advantage of booked hotel rooms to rekindle those matrimonial fires. Consequently, we welcomed Veronica Blythe on January 4. Like you, our fifth in less than eight years.
So, sign me up. I imagine Mr. Wilson is even funnier when one is sleep deprived.
Thanks,
Kathy in MA
Comment by Kathy (June 17, 2006 @ 10:46 am )
Hey, throw my name in if it is not too late! I have linked to you from my website. http://www.bowlandfamily.com/blog. Thanks!!
Comment by Kelly Bowland (June 17, 2006 @ 12:05 pm )
The above post put a period on the end of the link to my website. It doesn’t work that way, so here it is again.
http://www.bowlandfamily.com/blog
Comment by Kelly Bowland (June 17, 2006 @ 12:07 pm )
That looks like a great book!! Count me in on the draw. Since we are beginning the adventure of homeschooling this year, my sweet hubby would probably really enjoy a book like that!!
Thanks so much!!!
Comment by Natasha (June 17, 2006 @ 12:21 pm )
I’m entering! My husband will need this as he has no idea as to what is about to hit our family when we start homeschooling this fall. (Which is funny since it was initally his idea!)
Comment by Robin (June 17, 2006 @ 12:41 pm )
I heard Mr. Wilson at a convention a few years back, speaking to us homeschooling moms about how to “understand” our husbands. I carry with me every day his admonition to never, ever, ever, no matter what, criticize my dh’s choice of a parking spot. I didn’t realize how much I did that! I then, however, made the terrible decision to share with my husband Mr. Wilson’s advice, so now our entrance into any parking adventure brings a knowing look and a lot of muffled grunts. I’m thinking…no, the kids will hit that car with their door in that one…no, that’s miles away from the cart storage….hey, what was wrong with that one that you JUST PASSED for the third time? He’s thinking…there’s got to be one closer…there’s got to be one closer…closer…closer..nope, it’s a handicapped.
Small things, right? ; )
Heather
Comment by Heather (June 17, 2006 @ 2:04 pm )
(Thanks for the cartoon. I’ve had a really hard time this week with my 2 1/2 year-old daughter - and that made me laugh)
Comment by Kristi (June 17, 2006 @ 2:15 pm )
Count me in! I love your blog, Amy, and my husband does, too. Congratulations to your husband on his third degree
Christy
Comment by christy (June 17, 2006 @ 7:05 pm )
Hey Heather,
My dh is just the opposite. He parks in Timbuktu so he avoids all the stuff you talked about. That’s fine as long as its not raining! He always drops us off if it is though.
The other Heather
Comment by Heather (June 19, 2006 @ 8:20 am )
What’s w/all the weird spellings on your blog? Just wondering…
Comment by Wendy (June 19, 2006 @ 6:12 pm )
Okay, sorry! I was sure it was you, but it must have been someone else I read for awhile. I must’ve goofed!
Comment by Anonymous (June 19, 2006 @ 10:01 pm )
I didn’t know that I spelled weird.
Comment by Amy (June 20, 2006 @ 5:01 pm )
Electrical Engineering, BSEE (I think)
Biblical Studies (Reformed Th. Seminary), Masters
Engineering Management, Masters
In that order!
Comment by Anonymous (June 20, 2006 @ 5:08 pm )
Hi Amy, Sorry about the comment. You don’t spell weird… One day I checked your blog and several of the words had question marks and other things in them. Maybe it was just some computer glitch?
Comment by Wendy (June 20, 2006 @ 8:23 pm )