Friday, March 07, 2008

It's a PARTY!

Ultimate Blog Party 2008


There's a party going on in the blogworld hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom & I decided to jump right in the middle. Nothing more fun than joining the celebration...unless it's taking a friend with you. Be my guest~ Lots of folks to meet & prizes to win! Yeah!

To my new friends: Hi, I'm Carmen...blogger blogger now for a couple of years. What started as a means of capturing moments in our GraceFULL life so I wouldn't forget has become therapeutic AND celebratory of every day graces. It's a means of connecting with friends, family & others both near & far. To my delight, it's introduced me to some pretty fantastic folks to whom I say "Welcome"! Peek in on us now & then...leave a hello before you go~
Please do me a bloggy big favor. As a finalist in the Vicks Caring Tributes contest, I need your vote!! I am 1 out of 8 vying for a $10,000 prize package that includes the ultimate comfort get way. What mom couldn't use THAT? So please go here & vote! Bunches & buckets of thanks!
UPDATE: This is right up my ally~ If you think you know where this photo is taken, skip on over to Genesis Moments: A Writer's Journey and leave a comment. You'll be entered to win a giveaway of Amazon proportion! Tell her you're visiting by way of GracefullDays~

29 comments:

2Forgetful said...

Nice to "meet" you and thanks for hosting such a great party! As a friend to many with kids in early intervention, I have a lot of respect for the work you do. My own twin preemies have been doing good so far but I've watched the differnce that your work does in my twin mommy friends' children. Good luck with the vicks contest.

The Downtown Boutique said...

Thank you for introducing yourself. It's so nice to meet you. I hope that you will be able to come on over to our little blog party...complete with gifts! It's a The Downtown Boutique blog.

Have a great week!
Angie

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for the link and for stopping by! You gave the right answer on the picture! I'll give more details about it next Friday so remember to stop back by. I'm going to check out more of your site now.
Have a good week!

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed meeting you and reading part of your blog tonight. Gracie is so cute!

Enjoy the party!!

Anonymous said...

Such a sweet little girl you have...I watched your video...so sweet!

I'm inviting you to party with me!

Win some chocolate from my-sister-in-law and I...we blog about CHOCOLATE...me from Australia...and her from Michigan. Here's the link: http://thechocolistas.blogspot.com/2008/03/ultimate-blog-party-2008.html

What am I doing in Australia? I married an Aussie...and moved to Brisbane, leaving my family and friends and all the right-side-of-the-road drivers in America.

Win a handmade pocket place mat from my blog Comfort Joy Designs. Here's the link:
http://comfortjoydesigns.blogspot.com/2008/03/ultimate-blog-party-2008.html

Want to know more about life in Australia? Visit my A Cup of Joy site where I keep up with my family and friends in America. Here's the link:
http://acupofjoy.wordpress.com/

Happy Partying!

Forgetfulone said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I watched your Vicks video. I hope you win! I love the photo you have in your party post. Cool! Nice to meet you!

erika~ the inspired mama said...

hi! just stopping by for the party! off to watch your vicks video...

xo,
erika~ inspired mama musings

Anonymous said...

Great party! I'll be voting for you. How great to have made it this far but I hope you win the big prize :)

Thanks for visiting my party. Glad you had some good ole fun!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful blog! Thaank you for the sweet 'welcome to the party' you left on my blog! Love your video! Voted for you! Good luck!

Alexis Jacobs said...

Stopping by for the party. You are such a gracious host. I'll be voting for you.

Angi said...

Wow! You sure are a party girl! I've been following you around on the blogosphere - pretty much every blog I go to - you've been there! Whew! I'm tired! Party On!

Brenda said...

Hi! Glad to meet you and thanks for stopping by my blog! Look forward to taking a leisurely stroll thru your log and getting to know you better! Have a great week.

valmg said...

My first blog party! Thanks for visiting my blog. I can't place where that photo was taken.

Anonymous said...

It's nice to meet you!! Thanks for having me even in the wee hours of the morning. (the kids are keeping me awake)

Just wanted to let you know you got one more vote!! I'll try to remember to vote every day for you.

Kate said...

HELLO!!! Soo fun to meet you, thanks for stopping by my party! Love your title and spirit...have a blessed week!

Beatriz Macias said...

Thank you for visiting my blog. You have a fine one yourself. I will come back again.

Sabrina said...

Whoo hoo! Good to meet you, love your blog! I'm so ready to party! I'm bringing out my leg warmers and everything...

Ivÿ said...

hey, welcome to the party and hope you're having a blast. Do call me Ivan Girl and I'm from Manila, Philippines.

I love your site. Pleased to meet you! Will definitely visit you again.

Do stop by my blog and join me for the party... :)
UBP 2008

Have Fun!

beckyjomama said...

Hi! Thanks for stopping by my party and leaving a sweet comment! I LOVE comments - makes my day :).
Thanks again and enjoy the party!
Becky jo

Anonymous said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog, Carmen, and thanks for the well wishes. I loved your video about beautiful Gracie and went over to VICKS to vote for you.

I'm still down with the flu, and my adorable soon to be 4 year old is such a man. He's all about the solution. "I love you mum, but you need to take more vitamins," he says. And when I ran out of cough drops, he's like "I'll go to the shop and get more." So sweet.

Thanks for hostng a great party.
:) Kelly

Le Butterfly said...

Hi

Great to meet you.

Thanks for stopping by.

kim said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog - I have enjoyed visiting your blog. I went to the vicks site - is that all I needed to do to vote? I didn't see anything else.
I'd love to share the excerpt you have about the lion on my blog - would that be ok?
Have a great time at the party. Nice to meet you.
Blessings,
Kim

IL Social Worker said...

Happy blog party from a fellow IL resident!

Wani said...

Party on!

Michelle said...

It's nice to "meet" you and I'm enjoying your party! Gracie is adorable! Come visit my party when you have time, I'll be back soon!

The Random Muse said...

Good to meet you. Glad you're enjoying the party

Jen at Semantically driven said...

What a beautiful story/video about your daughter when you were sick. I think kids really come through in situations like this. Good luck with the competition.

allan said...

Hi Graceful,

This isnt really a comment on your blog although I appreciate anyone who enjoys Hillsong worship. I met a girl from Bavaria at Hillsong Church in Sydney on the weekend 2 weeks ago. Now im trying to find her that she has returned to Germany from Australia- I notice you are from Amburg in South Germany so I wonder if you could tell me the main Pentecostal churches in Amberg that may appreciate Hillsong style worship so I could write to them and perhaps she may be a member of their congregation. I am doing the same for other towns in Bavaria. I know it’s an unusual request but I hope you can help.

Kind Regards
Allan

Unknown said...

Still hopping from blog to blog... my goal is to post at each blog at least once. Nice to meet you. Happy blogging!