This beautiful quilt was made by my friend, Char’s mom, Cheryl. It’s queen size and fit for a queen. So how do you win this quilt?

All you have to do is tell me about a mom you know who deserves to be Mom of the Year at NanaHood in 300 words or less. Email me a photo with your nomination. I’ll publish the nominations and the one that gets the most comments (votes) wins!

Be sure and visit Cheryl’s booth at http://mycraftbooth.etsy.com

Tell her you are stopping by from NanaHood. I know she will appreciate your visit.

Before you go, if you have a blog please tell people about this contest. If you have a Facebook page, please send them my way. NanaHood wants to honor as many mom’s as possible!

Have a great Thursday!

(Contest open to United States residents only. Sorry but the cost of shipping prohibits mailing it out of the states.)

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ANYWAY… here is some Friday Random Goodness for you:

• We did a giveaway for the Ultimate Blog Party over at 5MinutesForMom.com, and realized that we didn’t pick a winner!  SO, the winner of the cards from Hallmark is…. RobynL.
• Speaking of giveaways, we’re going to try another one! This time, Teresa is giving away a copy of Mozart for a Mother’s Soul (which is gift book with a Mozart CD).  You can read more about the book HERE.  To enter to WIN this, please just leave a comment on this post!
• I was reading through blog posts at BlogHer this week, and I found this GREAT post about making a simple cardboard box dollhouse. My three year old and I will be making one of these this coming week.  I’m all about simple and fun, and this fits the bill.  Thought you might enjoy checking it out too!
• Laura, over at HeavenlyHomemakers.com, has a few giveaways going on this week.  You can enter to win a book on going green, a bag of gourmet granola, and even some organic palm oil shortening (for you bakers out there).  If you ARE a baker, and would like healthy recipes for the yummy goodies in your life, Laura has begun a little series about Healthy Celebrations.  Here is the latest post about making whole wheat pie crust.
• I don’t remember how I landed on this site, but I found a great FREE pattern for making wall totes. I’m not a great seamstress (like my mother), but I think I can make one (or three) of these!
• I was recently looking for crafty ideas that my kids could tackle for Mother’s Day (for the grandmas), and I found this cute 3×5 recipe card holder How-To.  I’m pretty sure my 8 year old can make one of these.  We’ll find out next week!

And that about wraps it up for me.

Don’t forget to leave a comment today to be entered into the Mozart for the Mother’s Soul giveaway!!

Happy Friday…

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First, we have three children’s books to give away from www.benjaminbrownbooks.com.

The first two are Wenda the Wacky Wiggler and Doggy Bag.

Teresa wrote a review about Wenda HERE. And the review for Doggy Bag is HERE.

We have a third book, titled Lily and Lucy’s Shadow, and Teresa will be sharing a bit more about that one in a few days, but before that post, we wanted to give you the chance to WIN them.

Please leave a comment to be entered to win. (Only one comment per person).  We’ll select ONE random winner next Saturday (March 27th) to receive all three books!

And secondly, we have a book by Cathy Bryant to give away.  Click HERE to read her guest post and to enter to win!

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Once upon a time there was a homely little girl with crooked teeth and a face full of freckles. She loved the story of The Ugly Duckling, not only because she knew how it felt to be an outcast, but because she longed to grow into a beautiful and graceful swan.

Even though the girl felt ugly and unattractive, she also knew what it was to be loved. She had grandmothers.

The kids at school made fun of the little girl’s freckles. So she learned to duck her head and shy away from them, until her Grandma told her the freckles were angel kisses. A boy told her she had dog teeth. So the girl learned to smile with her lips closed, unti her Nanny said she had a smile that could light up the entire world.

Besides their love and wisdom, her grandmothers also gave the girl the gift of books.

Each week, her Grandma took her to the library where she immersed herself in different worlds—deserted islands, a pioneer’s prairie, the Swiss Alps. In those places it was easy to forget the bad and see the possibilities.

Her Nanny would often tell her bedtime stories from the Bible—stories about a young shepherd boy who killed a giant with a sling and his faith, about three men in a fiery furnace who refused to disobey their true King, about a Savior who loved her more than she could imagine.

The years passed quickly, and the girl grew into a woman. Now she has become what she’s longed to be for years—a Nana. And she will pass on to her grandchildren the gifts her grandmothers gave to her—the gifts of stories and unconditional love.

And she will tell them about the happily-ever-after.

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Cathy Bryant’s debut novel, TEXAS ROADS, tells the story of a disillusioned widow’s quest for home. The book was a finalist in the 2009 American Christian Fiction Writers’ Genesis contest, and is now available at Amazon.com.

A Texas gal since birth, Cathy lives in a century-old farmhouse with her husband, a phobia-ridden cat, and a garden full of flowers, butterflies, and late-summer mosquitoes the size of your fist.

Blog: http://WordVessel.blogspot.com
Website: www.CatBryant.com

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Cathy has generously donated one of her books for us to give away. Leave a comment to on this post to be entered to win.  We’ll select ONE random winner next Saturday (March 27th) to receive Cathy’s book.

You can read about (and enter to win) our other book giveaway HERE.

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