This will be a LOT like the movie Beaches, except hopefully with less crying

It was two years ago that I decided to start a blog.  The first incarnation of this blog was several posts that I copied and pasted from my Myspace blog.

If you weren’t already aware, yes…I’m a GIANT dork.

I named my blog “What I Meant to Say Was…”  Gee.  Catchy, huh?  While taking a shower one day, way back when I USED TO (ha!) obsess about my blog, I thought of the name “Playgroups are no place for children.”  This was inspired by my love of cocktail playdates and basically wishing that I could just go hang out with my friends without my kids.

I’ve deleted most of those early and embarrassingly written posts, pre-dated some others in an effort to make it look like I had archives, so basically now I have no record as to the exact conception date of this blog.

To each of you reading, I cannot tell you just how much I appreciate your visits, comments, and emails.  Before discovering this link to the outside world, I felt very isolated and one dimensional.   You all have become my friends and support network.  Even on days when I’ve decided that I QUIT!  I’m not blogging EVER AGAIN!, somebody will leave me a comment or send me an email that makes me change my mind.

Thank you.  Thank you for being there through kidney stones and the birth of my daughter, my good days, my really, really low days, and while I tour the United States.

YOU are the wind beneath my wings.  Let’s hold hands and look out at the ocean while sitting in Adirondack chairs, mkay?

To celebrate, I’m declaring the month of November to Reader Appreciation Month by giving away oodles of fantastic prizes!

Here are the rules to participate!

1. You may enter each of my giveaways, but you may enter each giveaway only once.
   
2. You may only enter contests in the comments section.  Email entries will not be accepted.
   
3. All winners will be selected randomly, using Random.org, though to qualify you will need to adhere to the guidelines for each giveaway.
4. Make sure to leave a REAL email!
5. Winners can only reside in the U.S. and Canada, unless otherwise noted.  I’m sorry to all my friends across the oceans.
6. Each giveaway lasts 48 hours, then comments will be closed and a winner chosen!

If you’re not already subscribed to this blog, either via feed reader or email, go ahead and subscribe now so that you won’t miss any of the giveaways…you know me, ALWAYS the helpful hostess!

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This contest is over!!!!!!!!!

How about the first giveaway!?!

My friends at Tickatoo.com are generously offering a $25 gift certificate to shop til you drop!
Tickatoo.com offers lots of great baby items, kids items, and goodies just for YOU!

To enter, check out Tickatoo.com and tell me in the comments section who you would spend the $25 on…your kids, yourself, as a gift….

Comments will be closed at 7 AM EST November 6, 2008.

Comments Closed!  Thanks for entering!