I'm Back (again) So let's PARTY!!!

It's that time again where 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting the Ultimate Blog Party! This year the party has fallen the week after my birthday, (April 4) and what a great way to celebrate!

Life has been busy for the Everson family these days. I know that some of my readers know who I am, but for the next week I'll be getting lots of new visitors from the blog party. So let me say a few things about myself! (you can read my last years intro here. I had put a little more work into it that year...)

I'm a SAHM of a 1 1/2 yr. old boy who can't get enough of balls, sports, and daddy! He is SUCH a boy! :) Here's a picture of us when we were visiting my parents! He loves the camera!

My husband and I just finished traveling with the Bible Revival Team where we were traveling every week to a new church ministering in music and Revival Meetings. Our house is a travel trailer that will hopefully some day become our vacation trailer as we are in the process of looking for a more stable house to live in permanently. We traveled for two years and just moved to Midland, Michigan. My husband started working the day we drove into town (PTL!) with a home improvement business, and I'm currently looking for a babysitting job.

I enjoy couponing and saving money so that one day I can have the stock-up pantry of my dreams when we do move into a house!

I've been away from my blog just because life has been hectic as we just moved into town, I left for a week to see my parents in Wisconsin, searching for coupons(!), and birthday celebrations and Easter also took a big chunk of my time. AND a 1 1/2 year old can do that too! :)

Us (brother on top of the propeller and sister on the right. Mom and dad were with us too!) in Mackinaw City for my birthday!

But I hope that this UBP will help inspire me to get back to blogging! Now that I'm not moving from state to state and won't have to worry about having internet or not, I should be more committed!

Thanks for stopping by! Please come again! I will be posting more deals that I find and please share if you find something that ought to be shared! :) Now off to do some blog hopping!
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There's so many prizes to be won at the party! Here's a list of some of my top favorites!!!

40- One winner will receive a 3 day 2 night stay from Holiday Inn Main Gate East in Kissimmee, FL!

72 – Your Shape for Nintendo Wii

96 – A laundry prize pack from Mrs. Meyer’s! (by Mama's Laundry Talk)

USC 60 – For one winner a $200 gift certificate for any Wall Slicks vinyl wall decal

USC 3 – A $50.00 Target Gift Card. (from PegsPlay)

113 – $25 Walmart Gift Certificate (from Susan)

32 – $25 Target Gift Card! (from The Frugal Novice)

37 – $20 Visa Gift Card (from Grocery Shop for FREE!)

12 – Two winners will receive a 1 Month Subscription to Netflix. (from 1stopmom)

11 – A $100 gift eCertificate to Restaurant.com

49 – $25 gift card to Starbucks

Or any gift card to any store/shop would make my day!

OWOH giveaway

Don't forget to scroll down to see more posts, as this one post will stay on top for a while! :)

*click on picture to be taken to OWOH*

I'm excited for this year's OWOH event! My mother introduced this 'blog hopping' experience to me last year, and I had a blast! The only difference was that I was attending OWOH through my husband's blog. This year, I'm here meeting you from my own lil place!

If you're new here, WELCOME! (If you already know me, you can skip this part!) Take a look around, don't be shy! Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and make yourself at home! It won't take you long to notice that I blog quite a bit about my son, Lincoln! He's a very active 14-almost 15 month old! My little family travels with an Evangelistic team called Bible Revival. We've been on the road full time for almost two years now with our 'little house on wheels!' Right now we are in Wilson, NC. At the end of this spring tour, we are excited to see where God leads us next as we are branching out on our own and won't be traveling with Bible Revival.

That's just a little bit about me...but now on to the good stuff!

Have you noticed that my husband is an artist? :) Here's a drawing of my son when he was just a few months old! (All portraits are done in pencil.)


And here's one of my grandpa! Check out the detail!(Please visit Joe's Studio or his website to see his work and services that he provides!)

For my giveaway, the winner will receive a ONE SUBJECT, 9X12, personal portrait of there choice. (Loved one, pet, hey...why not yourself?!) That's pretty generous!

Giveaway ends February 14th, 12:00am EST. I'll draw the winner from random.org and will announce and contact the winner on February 15th. The winner will need to email me a picture that they would like Joe to draw. Easy right?! But wait...There's more!!! :)


*Remember*

*To enter, must leave a comment (ONE comment per person...or read on for an extra entry!)
*Make sure there's a way for me to contact you. (email, blog, twitter...)
*All my FACEBOOK friends are invited!!!! I'll just add your comments into my blog comments at the end of the contest! (*I'll even let you comment on Facebook AND blogger! That's ONE comment on Facebook, and ONE comment on blogger...That's double entries!!! Get going!)
*The winner has 48 hrs to respond. If I don't hear from them, I will choose a new winner!

Good Luck! and Happy blogging! :) OH! and send some comment love to Joe! He'd like that!

(to my lovely facebook pals...you really need to visit my blog. This facebook thing just doesn't do it justice...)

365 days 1-7

I know I'm late...I didn't have access to internet over the weekend. Sorry mom! (She was excited about this!) :) So here's my first entry for Project 365 where I will attempt to take a photo/photos everyday this year!

Day 1

Lincoln is no longer my little baby boy anymore... He has turned into a boy. The past few weeks his face has grown and it doesn't look so baby'ish. *sniff* It's kinda sad...

Day 2I was going through our finances and budget and you know that sick feeling in your gut..."how are we going to make it this month?" (Seems to come up everything month at some point, doesn't it?) Then this verse popped into my head. (sorry, bad shot) "
"With man this is IMPOSSIBLE, but with God all things are POSSIBLE!" Matt. 19:36
So I have this sticky note in my day planner to remind me that everything is possible with God!

Day 3I love sneaking in a few shots of Lincoln sleeping. He's always so peaceful and cute looking! During nap time, I like to get some reading done! Right now, I'm on the second book in the Twilight Saga! LOVE IT!!! Thanks mom! :) (She's giving away a book on her blog...you should check it out!)
Day 4My house feels empty now that the Christmas decorations are gone. I love the lights, smells, and tastes of Christmas. Here's what's leftover from Christmas!

Day 5Lincoln's on this new kick of taking stuff from where they belong and finding a new place for them. Here he has canned goods in his Lego box. And you can see the helicopter in the background with a block that doesn't fit!

Day 6*BEFORE*
This year, I've decided to dedicate each week to a different part of the house that needs organizing! This week was Lincoln's toys! His little "toy box" (a diaper box) was over flowing after birthday and Christmas presents! It was time to upgrade!
(Lincoln telling me: "mommy, it's time for a new toy box!")

*AFTER*
We bought a new container and got rid of that ugly diaper box! YEAH for organizing! It looks better! And Lincoln has all his toys and books in the drawers where he still has easy access! (YES...he's playing with a fly swatter...don't worry. IT'S CLEAN!)

Day 7
Sunday was the big game. Even though the Packers didn't win...*sniff* Lincoln still looked pretty cute in his jersey! :)
I asked him to smile and this is the shot I got! HA! What a face!"GO!"

Hope my week was interesting enough for you! It was fun trying to find new things and new ways to take pictures. Now onto a new week!

winnings

I had so much fun with the Ultimate Blog Party! I'm still blog hopping through the list! But look at some of my winnings! (Their not directly from the UBP...I found their sites by blog hopping)
First, I won a lovely hat for Lincoln at Flower baby hats. Thanks dr_bristow. I just LOVE the flower hats for girls...But since I don't have a girl, the earflap hat will be adorable on Lincoln!
Through A Giveaway a Day I won a custom initial block from SoLovelyCreations.
I don't consider myself lucky. I guess I ran into a little bit this past week...Thanks for the wonderful gifts! When we stop traveling for the summer in Wisconsin, I plan on having some of my own giveaways. Looking forward to that! :)

I won!

Thank you so much to Amy at Park City Girl for the lovely giveaway! I'm so thrilled! This is my first time to win a giveaway!


I will use my bag proudly! Thanks again! And don't forget to check out how you can win prizes here!

Let's Party!

The Ultimate Blog Party is getting started and you'll definitely want to join! WHY?! You can win PRIZES!!! And meet new people! What's more fun than that??!! So go over to 5 Minutes for Mom and read all about it. I can't wait to get this party started! Thanks for joining me, let's get to know each other!

My name is Bethany, I'm 22, and I've been married to my WONDERFUL husband Joe for 20 months now!We met at college through some awkward, but memorable moments! I love him dearly and can't say enough about him. (please check out his website! He's very talented!) He is trying to start up his business, Joe's Studio. Check it out.

On November 3, 2008, our adorable son Lincoln Joseph was born! You can get to know him if you look through my blog. He's fun to take pictures of!
Joe and I travel for the Bible Revival Evangelistic Team. (Old pic from last year before Lincoln arrived) With Joe's brother and his family, we make up the Bible Revival Team. We travel across the country to local churches ministering with music and preaching. We've been on the team since August of '08 and it's been quite an experience! What we call "home" is a travel trailer that hooks up to the back of our truck. We love having our home with us everywhere we go. And the view outside our door is always new and exciting!

Another thing that you have to know about me is that I was born and raised in Wisconsin and it's still very much apart of my life. I am a cheesehead and proud of it! I love being with my family and traveling does make me homesick. Other than Joe, my mother is my best friend! Please visit her blog. Her frangrenced soaps are wonderful!

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to meet everyone! Don't forget to check out the Ulimate Blog Party and get your name entered in some of those prizes!!! I would be hosting a giveaway...but we will be leaving our station and packing up and moving to another location. I don't know what our options are for wireless...But I do hope that you come back and visit! There will be more stories of our lovely travels! Thanks again!
Happy blogging!

*If you are coming from the UBP linky site, please click on my header at the top to see if I've updated my blog. :)*

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There are so many prizes to be won. Here are my top choices:

1. Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer from Mom's who think
2. $50 gift certificate to a Target Store provided by Shoot-Me-Now
3. $10 Gift certificate to Charley's Grilled Subs provided by Charley's Grilled Subs
4. Two $25 Gift Certificates Tiny Tots with Style

If any of my top choices are chosen, here are some other great gifts I'd like. Check out the list at the UBP
#21, #22, #26, #41, #58, #60, #72 Or anything else related with giftcards or baby items for my 4 month old. You know what? I'd just be happy to win anything!!!

Winner of Joe's Studio Giveaway!!!

I can't believe that it's March and that Spring is here in Greenville, SC!
I'm excited to announce the winner of my first giveaway. I had fun and am looking forward to my next giveaway!
Now to the winner! I used Random.org and #36 Joy from Joy To The Blog is the lucky winner! Congratulations! Thank you for blogging about my giveaway, I'll be emailing you shortly. Thank you everyone for participating! If you are still interested in any of my husband's services, please check out his blog, website, and etsy shop. He is always working on something new. Remember to send him some love if you visit his sites! :)

SLANKET!

What's a slanket? Read all about it here
I love giveaways and I think this one might be the best yet!
Don't forget to check out my giveaway that's still going!

Joe's Studio Pencil Drawings Giveaway!

This is my wonderful husband, Joe. My husband just started up his own studio (Joe's Studio). Joe is currently trying to jump start his business and is willing to offer some freebies!!! (Yeah! I love freebies!) My husband loves to work with pencil. He does wildlife, nature, and also portraits. Here's an example photo to pencil drawing of our son Lincoln.Joe's drawings are very realistic and I can't say enough about them! Please take a look at his etsy shop and let me know which drawing of his that you like. (Personally, I like the one of our son!) March 7th we will draw a name and the winner will receive a 8.5"x11" print of their choice.
Joe blogs about his current works. Visit his blog here to get to know Joe better. We love comments! Or check out his website here.

1st Entry: Visit Joe's Etsy shop and come back here and let me know which one you like the best.
Extra Entries: For EACH entry, please leave a separate comment. --
~Blog about this event with a link to this site. www.joeandbethany.blogspot.com (Give me the link of the post.)
~Become a follower of my blog

This giveaway closes on Friday, March 6th at midnight Eastern Time. Open to US residents only. Please leave your email if you don't have it on your profile. (You can also e-mail me your e-mail address if you'd rather not post it) Winner will be announced on Saturday, March 7th by email (winner will have 48 hours to respond to me with their mailing address or a new winner will be chosen).

We love getting to know new people and look forward to meeting you! Happy blogging! :)

Kiki & Lele giveaway

I had to blog about this awesome giveaway! check it out here!

Kiki and Lele are having an awesome giveaway. I just love their jewelry. They've inspired me to start working on some of my own jewelry! Check out her stuff and enter yourself!
Have a great day!