Although my husband will not be pleased with me (we are suppose to be on a budget!) I am going to dig into my own pockets for a give away! A Valentine's Day drawing for a $25 Starbucks gift card. That should buy you at least a raspberry mocha and a muffin anyway. Did I mention that expensive coffee drinks are one of few pregnancy cravings? That and pink lady apples. I know weird.
All you have to do is show me a little sugar
1) Be a follower
2) Write a comment telling me which getrealmama post is your favorite (yes I am trying to get a sense of what ya'll like reading about)
To be entered twice let me know that you have tweeted my post, or posted it on your facebook page.
Winner will be drawn randomly on February 13.
Cheers!
Great giveaway! I like your posts that deal with WTF type of issues- esp with the kids-- I think you're funny-
ReplyDeleteI"m following you and this post made me laugh: http://getrealmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/big-lie-preschool-boy-drama.html
ReplyDeleteI am a loyal follower.
ReplyDeleteI like the funny stories about your kids' shenanigans. I also like the ones when you call out attention to the blatant rudeness and disrespect for women in a delicate condition... like when people don't get up for your big pregnant self on BART.
I'll put this on my FB page AND do a link on my blog (cuz you know how totally popular my blog is ;-) )
Love the MAYBE...IT'S RUDE blog. I can't stand MAYBEs on evites!
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I really liked "I'd rather be blogging". I'm with you Rachel, I don't get the cult like following that most men seem to have. I enjoy sports, but I am not painting various body parts team colors and screaming like a caveman. Great contest!
ReplyDeleteThanks for making us smile.
Oh and I hit this up on FB & Twitter.
I am a GFC follower.
ReplyDeleteFave post- The good, the bad and the ugly
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I love your blog Rachel and admit I read all of them! My favorites are about real life stuff but my most memorable one is way back in June and it was about bubblegum lyrics (california girlz to be specific). Keep blogging and I will keep reading. Oh, and I will link you up on fb.
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ReplyDeleteI love the Bye Bye Violet May post! You write honestly and the story about your five year old pretending to be a teenager is lighthearted funny and adorable. I also love your post discussing your Michelle Williams haircut. I think you a short style fits you beautifully but I enjoyed the sincerity in the post - you were writing in a way that is relatable and really put a lot of yourself in the post. I find a lot of blogs lack this unfortunately. They all seem the same. Sticking to such relatable and humorous perspectives will get you tons of interested followers :)
ReplyDeleteI follow you via gfc btw as Dee!
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I shared on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=192251744137689&id=1449584700
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i'm a follower. and i love your... straightforwardness. (if that's a word) straight to the point, funny!! and preggo posts... maybe b/c i'm secretly wishing another one... Eek!
ReplyDeleteI thought frozen yogurt and bad hair was a cute, eclectic post. I like those kinds of posts! I'm also a follower!
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I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/melahelen/status/35202634444963840
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I like your posts that deal with your family.
ReplyDeleteI like them all. Your blogs are always relevant and relatable.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower.I like reading your thoughts of daily life, events like Super Bowl.
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ReplyDeleteI can SO relate to the diva contract post!! In my son's contract, it says:
ReplyDeleteAny broken toy must be fixed immediately on demand. This includes recharging batteries.
Juice must be given as soon as buttocks meets carseat.
And, if my brother has one, I want one. This applies to toys, cups, blueberries, M&Ms, and various other items.
I follow via gfc I loved tha bad hair post! suelee1998 @ gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI'm all in for "I'd rather be blogging" because I just don't care a whit about professional sports of any kind and the hoopla makes me crazy. What if we put all that money and energy toward universal healthcare in this country. Probem solved! Okay, off my soapbox, and I'll share a link on FB, too!
ReplyDeleteI love them all, but I'm completely unbiased!
ReplyDeleteI just started following, but have gone back through and read quite a bit. As a mom, I love Evan's Diva Contract. Both of my kids are the same way. So many certain little things that must be followed or a melt-down ensues.
ReplyDeleteAnd I totally relate to preschool boy drama. There is so much of it and I can't help but worry about years down the road. I swear my five year old acts like a teenager already. (sigh)
follow you on GFC
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I am a loyal, loyal follower and my favorite post was the one about your kids and you getting kicked out of the not so fancy restaurant. My second favorite was when you bought the nice new preggo dress and Dave came home and said "Wow, You're Big!" You're very witty and I love to read your blog!
ReplyDeleteoh, yay for a giveaway. that's so fun. :) one of my fave posts that you wrote was a letter to san francisco that you wrote a whiiile back. i think that was the first post of yours i read and i was just amused by it and have been reading ever since. so... you may have written others in between that i really like... but that's the one that comes to mind because it was my hook. :)
ReplyDeleteI like "Dirty" because I am a new follower, lured in by you Starbucks card. (I have three kids; Starbucks *helps* me.) Although I'm new I can't wait to go back and read in reverse all your posts! Well, maybe not ALL of them. You seem to have quite a few....
ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest! Coffee Addict that I am!! lol
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+ Favorite Post is "I'd rather be blogging". I don't understand sports period. I never have and until I have a boy of my own I never will. I stay away from them all the time.
+ Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/PelicanJL/status/35816663462969344
I of course follow and my favorite post has to be the Lets hear it for Poughkeepsie! It actually made me laugh out loud which is hard to do. I think your sense of humor draws people in!
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I am a follower, fan and friend.
ReplyDeleteLove that you do this blog as it keeps me laughing. I esp. like when you do the performance reviews of the family and the posts that show what REAL motherhood is like (not always clean, organized or drama-free).
See you soon and LOVE your big belly--enjoy it while we can! ;)
I'm a follower and I loved the "Put a stamp on it" post. I love to write letters and hate that it seems to be going out of style. So few of my friends actual *write* anymore. They just type and click send.
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I'm loving your blog, and I'm soooo a follower!
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I'm loving your frozen yogert and bad hair post, it's real and I love real people!
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway!
Im a follower!
ReplyDeleteI love how you write. My fav is the froyo post because I too, am an addict. Cake batter with mochi balls, mushed up heath and butterfinger. Ok and some cookie dough and sprinkles. I dream aboout it. I need rehab. Or even a valid alergy.
I am new here....and am enjoying every second! I'm now a happy follower so I can come back to haunt...I mean visit you often :)
ReplyDeleteI just read the Dead Cat Walking 1 and 2 posts....I feel your pain....the things we do for our animals!
...oh, and as far as fro yo is concerned...I could eat it every day....a variety of at least 4 flavors with strawberries and carob chips :)
Hi! I like your writing style of bluntness and randomness. I can see how you would be trying to figure out your reader pool, but it might be difficult since you write about a variety of topics. I felt your posts were unique in their own way, but the one "My New Coworker" reminds me of a red head guy in my office that I swear would steal things out of my office. I'm not sure if it was he thought I wouldn't know, but I did put a lot of tacks on the bottom of my drawers to at least poke him. =)
ReplyDeleteGreat information and the posts are not "too in-depth" that it makes it easy to read on a lunch break.
Follow.....and I KNOW!! Aren't all preggos cravings odd?!! 1st one -- sour cream donuts. 2nd -- oranges, breakfast, lunch, dinner?
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ReplyDeleteI follow on GFC and I liked the post about your new coworker.
ReplyDeleteNice to find you!
ReplyDeleteMy fave is Dead Cat Walking #1 AND #2
I have two giveaways on my blog right now, come over and visit!
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Loretta
im a follower. i like "id rather be blogging". i can't really get into football (or any other sport for that matter). I watched my first game this year (which wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be) but its just not me. jmmccarr@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteIm a follower
ReplyDeleteI like giveaways :) but your articles are entertaining, and i love the froyo article
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GFC follower (Mallory)
ReplyDeleteI like this post
http://getrealmama.blogspot.com/2011/02/frozen-yogurt-bad-hair.html
I love food posts :)
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tweeted
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I'm a follower, and I liked the Preschool Boy Drama post!
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I tweeted!
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I'll be honest; I'm new to your blog and have only read a few posts, but my favorite is your "Maybe...It's Rude" post. I 've used Evite many times and I have one particular friend that always, ALWAYS!, marks "maybe." It drives me nuts. She simply cannot commit, always needs her hubby's permission and has an excuse!!!! I could really use some Starbucks right now! ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi, I follow your blog publicly via Google Friend Connect as shala_darkstone. I like the Performance Evaluation II post. It's so funny!
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I shared this giveaway on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/shala.darkstone/posts/136697383064555
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gfc follower and I love the new coworker post! tracietrump@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI like the frozen yogurt and bad hair post. I also really like the sidebar note about you being a mac and cheese mom :)
ReplyDeleteI follow
I think gift card is facilitate to the customer in many ways.
ReplyDeleteI am following you on GF...
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