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October 28, 2008

Baby needs a new pair of shoes!

Let's see how many of you are still out there reading....

The other day, with Rhinebeck looming in my mind, I started thinking, yet again, how much I miss my blog and my community. I thought to myself - you should have a contest. You used to have really fun good contests! Why not have another one? You could really jumpstart the blog!

Enter fate, via an email from Carrie at Onlineshoes.com! A while back I blogged about a pair of Dansko clogs that I bought from Onlineshoes.com that were perfect for my handknit socks. (See them here!) Apparently, this blog post did not go undetected by Onlineshoes.com and they came to me with a proposition. Would I be interested in telling all of you about their new contest? In exchange, they would give me a $100 gift certificate to Onlineshoes.com to give away to one of you! I emailed Carrie back. "Let me clarify - I mention your contest on my blog, and you'll give me a $100 gift certificate to give away?" She wrote back YES! I said - SIGN ME UP!

So here's the details on the Dankso Contest at Onlineshoes.com!

Onlineshoes.com is giving away a pair of Limited Edition Dansko Professionals to two lucky winners! All you have to do to win is tell them HOW DO YOU DANSKO?

Enter for a chance to win one of these!

Enter their contest here. It's open to US residents only and there is no purchase necessary to play! The contest runs through November 10, 2008. GOOD LUCK!

NOW - for MY CONTEST!

One of the things I loved about this opportunity was how it coordinates with the end of Socktoberfest! Unfortunately I did not knit myself a new pair of socks this Socktober, but I know many of you did. What better way to celebrate than with a new pair of shoes! But I'm not just giving away a $100 gift certificate to Onlineshoes.com, I'm also giving away yarn for your next sock adventure! A $25.00 gift certificate to Blue Moon Fiber Arts for your very own pair of Socks That Rock!

Fortunately or unfortunately, this lucky grand prize winner must live in the United States - basically because Onlineshoes.com only ships within the US. BUT! I can't let all you non-US readers get away without a chance to win as well so I will choose a SECOND winner, at random, and that winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to Blue Moon! YAY!

What do you have to do to win?

Leave me a comment. Tell me about your favorite pair of shoes ever. Or your favorite sock pattern. Or just say hello and tell me that you miss me. ;-) I don't care. Please only leave one comment. I will choose a GRAND PRIZE WINNER at random - after verifying that they live in the US, I will forward them on to Onlineshoes.com so they can claim their $100 gift certificate and send them the Blue Moon gift certificate. If the first winner I pick happens to live outside the US, they will automatically win the second prize of a Blue Moon gift certificate. I will then continue to pick winners at random until I find someone who lives in the US. If the first winner I choose, at random, lives in the US, then I will choose a second winner, at random, and they will win the second prize regardless of where they live. Comments will be accepted through 11:59 PM EST Wednesday, November 5th!

So. Leave me a comment. C'mon. You know you want to!

[ETA: Please note that I have absolutely nothing to do with Onlineshoes.com or Blue Moon Fiber Arts other than I have patronized them in the past. I don't work for them. I will receive NOTHING in return for promoting them - not even free shipping. ;-) ]

Posted by Cara at 12:16 PM | Comments (683)

October 24, 2008

Like olden times....

We came home from a lovely Rhinebeck weekend to find we had no Internet. It JUST came back on about an hour. My week was at times relaxing and crazy with work piling up like a sonabitch, but lots of fun times with Meli, who, incidentally, had a fantastic time at the festival.

Stolen from Annie's Flickr Set. Thank you!

She's been saying BAAAA all week.

I wonder why? ;-)

See a lovely Rhinebeck family portrait here. (Thanks Annie!)

Posted by Cara at 02:56 PM | Comments (21)

October 17, 2008

Rhinebeck Friday Randomness

Let's catch up, shall we?

-- The other night I was so pissed off watching the last debate I made my first ever contribution to a political campaign. Then I spent the next day looking for my wallet, which I had conveniently left next the computer when I was so pissed off. I blame the other guy.

-- I'm waiting for this bag! Hopefully it will come today. I'm excited because I think it will make a fabulous diaper bag, hopefully with some room for knitting.

-- No Rhinebeck sweater this year. I'm bringing my Oblique and my Central Park Hoodie and lots of socks. And today will be spent trying on all the fabulous knitted gifts Meli received. Thank god other people knit for her!

-- While this year will be a bit bittersweet, I'm so looking forward to this weekend! Say hi if you see us!

Have a fantastic weekend whatever your plans!

Posted by Cara at 10:18 AM | Comments (15)

October 03, 2008

I'm %$@*! SICK!

I did it! I ran myself ragged and now I've got a bad cold and I feel like complete crap. I've still got to get my work done, and of course, take care of the baby and tomorrow I leave for ANOTHER week away. If I can make it through the next week I should survive. I hope.

This being sick with a baby? Really freaking hard. It's like she knows what's up and has picked today, the day I feel like hell, to be all clingy and whiney. My love.