Happy 200th Post!

Since this is my 200th post, I was going to take the opportunity to extol upon you my philosophy on life, my thoughts on world dynamics, my theory on global warming, my plan for recovering from this recession, my take on the giant super collider in Europe. And then I thought "Nah! Let's do a giveaway!!!"

It was a tough decision, but giveaway it is!

My next dilemma was what to giveaway. I confess, up until this morning I was plagued by the weighty decision. And then it hit me. A theme. So the 200th post giveaway theme is:

A Cold Winter's Night

Okay, wait a minute. Who wants a cold winter's night? I don't want a cold winter's night, by golly, I got plenty of my own without having to take someone elses. But hold up there! I'm not giving you a cold winter's night. I'm pretty talented but I can't control the weather. Yet. So instead, I'm giving you things to do on a cold winter's night.

So, when I think of a cold winter's night I want to snuggle up and drink something warm. What should I drink? A hot toddy? No, silly. How about a hot cup of tea?

How about some Tazo Passion tea? Did you know that Tazo is owned by Starbucks? Yep. And this tea is really good, both hot and cold. Starbucks will mix it with lemonade at their store and its delish. I'm going to try to make some here at home because Ross likes it too. Just today, I found my new source for this tea since my local Price Chopper doesn't carry it. {I bought a box for me too.}

Please drink responsibly. I can not be held responsible for what happens after you drink it. It is named Passion.

But wait a minute? What will you drink your tea out of?

How about your very own mug! You can drink your hot tea like a lady, sipping from your beautiful garden themed vessel. But you know, I like to nibble on something while I sip on tea.

How about some Pepperidge Farm cookies? Two varieties here, one is Shortbread and the other is Milano Double Chocolate. Yum. If I'm letting myself go, I'm taking someone with me. I was going to get crumpets, because the English eat crumpets with their tea, and I was going to "put on some airs." But I had no idea what crumpets are, so I settled for cookies.

But you're bored. Who wants to sit around just drinking tea and eating cookies. What can you do?

How about a new book?! (Okay, is it just me or do you hear the Price Is Right music too?) The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs.

When I gave this away last time, there were so many people who said they hadn't read this book that I thought I would give it away again. It's that good.

You're still bored. You've finished your book/don't feel like reading/wanna do something else. Good heavens, you sound like my kids! Okay, okay!

How about a new movie?! Nothing like snuggling in to watch a movie on a cold winter night. I haven't watched Must Love Dogs* in years, but I really loved when I saw it before. *Dog not included.

What's that? You're hungry again? You really are like my kids!

Want some snacks? Two packages of Orville Redenbacher's microwave popcorn 94% Fat Free Butter, a box of Junior Mints and a box of Reese's Pieces.

What are you going to watch your movie on???

Your own tv! I don't make that much money off of BlogHer! For those not "in the know" I use all money that I make off of BlogHer ads to fund my giveaways. So the more clicks those ads get, the more money I make! Make sure you check some of those ads out!

I can hear you. You're saying "Cut to the chase. How can I win this fabulous prize?"

This fabulous prize could be yours if the Price Is Right sorry, I could swear I just heard Bob Barker. We're going to do this just like the Six Days of Christmas only you have more time to enter and there's another chance to win.

1) You get one entry by leaving a comment.

2) You get another entry if you follow me. You can tell me with the first comment or leave another, its up to you.

3) I'm going to try something new and give you 3 entries if you post about this on your blog. Leave me a comment telling me that you did this so I know and can enter you appropriately.

The contest starts on Thursday at 5:00 pm and ends Wednesday, January 14 at 8:00 pm CST.

Good luck!

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Edited 1/9/09 Okay, just to be perfectly clear-- I am NOT giving away a flat screen TV! I think some people have skimmed the paragraph after the photo of the TV, although it does have an X across it and the word SORRY, because I have gotten a couple of emails asking if I was really giving away a TV. The answer is NO!