Win a $100 CVS gift card if I win, "Where is the heart of your home?" giveaway; $25 CVS gift card if I don't win

I didn't hear who won the Samsung “Where is the Heart of Your Home” , but it's time to announce my winner. You have waited long enough. I'm sorry for the delay.


AND THE WINNER IS Natalie ... #9, who said "A tip to improve your blog may be some more color, a cute background?"

Which I did, and I hope it meets more with your approval. I am going to email you and I hope to hear from you within 48 hrs.
 
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR BLOGGY LOVE
--------- IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, I AM SORRY FOR THE DELAY BUT IT IS OUT OF MY HANDS -------

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 16:00:46 -0700

From: megan@twittermoms.com

To: megan@twittermoms.com

Subject: Important Promotion Announcement

Hello Moms,

Thank you for participating in the Samsung “Where is the Heart of Your Home” promotion. I've enjoyed reading all the wonderful blog posts and I know how much time and effort you all put into this contest. However, I'm saddened by the behavior of a small number of people (and the allegations by others). The spirit of the contest was lost and it is time to close this one out and look forward. We have carefully reviewed the entries for the promotion and concluded that we are not comfortable with the integrity of the contest and as a result we have no recourse but to cancel the judging mechanism in the promotion. We still want to award these fabulous Samsung appliances, so we will be holding a random drawing to select a winner from all of the entries submitted. The winner will be announced next Tuesday.

Samsung Home Appliances and TwitterMoms asks, "Where is the heart of your home?

The winner with the most comments on their blog wins a new Samsung washer and dryer. Since I need a new set, I am willing to share the wealth. You show me bloggy love by leaving me real comments, and if I win, I will draw a winner, my first giveaway,  for a $100 CVS gift card.

The "Where is the heart of your home?" contest ends on October 2, and the winner will be announced on October 9. If I win, I will immediately draw a winner.

The heart of my home, where my family gathers together to eat, drink, talk, play, cry and pray, is the dining room. It's where we share the good times and bad, the happy and sad.

My dining room connects my living room and kitchen. It makes it easy to communicate with whomever may be in the other rooms. And if you sit at the correct end of the table, you can watch your favorite show on the flat screen, too.

We share wonderful family meals there. All major holidays, Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving, will find a spread on the table. Not to mention New Year's Eve, when I make a variety of snacks, because we celebrate at home with family.

Sometimes we throw a seafood fest. We turn the dining room table into a large crab and shrimp buffet. Everyone helps themselves until they have had their fill. When our grandsons first started eating seafood they needed help. Now, they are pros and can give everyone a run for their money digging out the meat.

The dinning room is where we always decorate for birthday partiesand baby showers. We set out food, cake and presents to surprise the lucky person.

It's the room we play board games like, "Going to Grandma's House," and card games. We've done science experiments, craft projects, and scrap booking.

Our grandsons play computer games on the laptop at the dining room table, and we helped them make a tombstone for their dog when she died.

We've decorated Easter eggs, and we've carved pumpkins.

We have made and shared many memories in our dining room. The best part is, there are many more memories yet to be made.

I hope you are as lucky. Where is the heart of your home?

The Giveaway

Required Entry for $25 CVS card if I don’t win:

Leave a comment on, "Win a $100 CVS gift card if I win, 'Where is the heart of your home?' giveaway."

Additional entries:

Please leave a separate comment for each extra entry, i.e. 1 comment = 1 entry.

1. Follow @blp3 on Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway – unlimited times. Please leave the link to your tweets in your comments. (Please email me if you do not know how to do this and I will help you.)

2. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link in your comment telling me where to find it - 5 entries

3. Follow my blog publicly (push Follow in sidebar) and leave a comment - 1 entry

4. Add me to your blog list and leave a comment - 1 entry

5. Grab my button (on sidebar) and tell me where to find it on your blog - 1 entry

6. Subscribe to my feed via email (on sidebar) and tell me you did - 1 entry

7. Subscribe to my feed via RSS (on sidebar) and tell me you did – 1 entry

8. Fave on Technorati (use share button here or Technorati on sidebar) and leave your user name - 1 entry

9. Stumble this blog or post (sidebar) and leave comment - 1 entry

10. Become my fan on Facebook and leave your FB name - 1 entry

11. Add me to your Networked Blogs and leave a comment - 1 entry

12. Please give me a tip to improve my blog. I have been doing this since April and it is a slow learning process, because I knew nothing about blogging or networking. – 1 entry

Please leave a valid email address in each of your comments or make sure one is visible in your blogger profile.

Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m Eastern Time on 10/9/09 or after the winner is announced for the “Where is the heart of the home” giveaway. That contest ends on 10/2/09 so this one will end as well at 11:59 p.m. EST 10/2/09 and they announce the winner 10/09/09 so that is when I can announce the winner as well. Thanks for understanding.

Open to legal US residents and Canadian Residents

Winner will be chosen using random.org and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Thanks for entering and good luck!