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2.14.2009

A Valentine's Giveaway and My Fav Poem


Although I think that Valentine's Day is a made up holiday, here to make the card and candy makers an extra buck, I do like the idea of a day dedicated to love. So, in honor of this love-filled day. I want to share my favorite love poem of all time, written by none other than Mr. Shakespeare himself...


Shall I compare thee to a summers day?


by William Shakespeare


Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimmed,

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed;

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,

Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,

Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.



This poem just makes me happy when I read it. I think it would steal any girl's heart. It is an expression of complete love.



I also am having a little Valentine's Day Giveaway.

Funny story: Isaiah has an obsession with infomercials. He watches them and memorizes them. If it was up to him, our house would be full of Magic Bullets and Tobi Steam Cleaners. He thinks everyone should own Aqua Globes...that was what we bought moms and grandmas for Mother's Day last year. I'm always aware of any new fitness contraption or phenomenon...Isaiah is sure to let me know..."it'll make you skinny" he says...thanks for thinking of me Bub. During Christmas, the Snuggie infomercials were a hot new thing, so what did he want to buy everyone for Christmas? Yep, Snuggies! However, the lovely people at Snuggie did not send out our 8...yes, EIGHT...Snuggies until a few weeks ago. So, here we are 2 months after Christmas and we have 8 Snuggies! I have given some of them away and we've kept a couple to use ourselves, but we do have one Snuggie left...and it needs an owner...a free book light is included with every purchase...er, I mean giveaway.

If you would like to win a Snuggie and a book light, leave me a comment. I'll draw a winner on Wednesday (February 18).



To all my blog land friends...Happy Valentine's Day



23 comments...I love comments:

Renee said...

WOW, that was a great post!! lol!

Shauna said...

Hope you have a very Happy Valentines Day! ♥ Hugs :)

AndreaLeigh said...

ooh a snuggie... that would be AWESOME!

happy valetine's day girlie! you made my day with the card and bracelet last week. that will probably be my only valentine, lol!

Shauna said...

Please count me in on the giveaway :)
♥ Hugs!

Shilo said...

That is soooooooooooo hilarious! I am dying!

Anonymous said...

I would love to have a Snuggie! Count me in!

ReRe said...

omg! i need a snuggie. i have a love hate relationship with the snuggie. love it because, well, it's awesome. hate it because it's so dang simple that i'm kicking myself for not inventing it

RRigdon said...

I WANT THE FREE STUFF!! And thanks for the sweet comment on my blog! I love your background, btw...

Darlene said...

That is a lovely poem! I would love to enter your giveaway. Lexi always thinks the things on TV are the best too and she would have a FIT if we won a Snuggie. She begged and begged for me to get one...lol!

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Valentine's Day!♥

Lori said...

Happy V-day, Jenny!

Thanks for the comment on my Friday Fix-it. It's so much fun to do.

Matthew would love to win these prizes...pick me, pick me!

Have a great weekend!

SimplyBillie said...

I love that poem!
How funny... I don't think I've ever bought anything from an infomercial. LOL!
Happy V-Day!!

Renee said...

Just in case my first comment doesnt count towards my entry, I'll leave this one...
Jenny!! A Snuggie AND a book light!! AWESOME!! Pull my name out...I want to be a winner!

Tiffany said...

That's so funny about the infomercials! My personal favorite is the shamwow. Happy Valentines Day!

Jill said...

I love infomercials too. They're so interesting. I'd love to enter your giveaway. Happy Valentine's Day.

The Rantings of a Drama Queen's Mum said...

Happy Valentine's day. We finally watched the Batchelor last night. Cool contest. Please enter me. Thanks.

Julie said...

My hubby and I were watching FOX news the other morning and they were all wearing them on the air...we just started laughing...and thinking..why didn't we invent the SNUGGIE???? Count me in...Have a great Valentines Day with your BOYS!!Julie

melissa said...

love the post...i hate to brag...but ya...i already got one of Jennykate's snuggie's...and im lovin it!!! love you so much...happy valentines day!!

p.s. im such a little s**t !! lol

feather k said...

happy friggin valentines day :)...
that is so funny about the infomercials...

Unknown said...

Hey JennyKate,
I actually was just thinking that I thought my little darling daughter must be watching too much TV b/c I was complaining to myself last week about a little, well... zit that showed up on my face. I was going on and on about how I hated acne and so on, when my sweet little Tori-bug said that I should get Proactive b/c it is guaranteed to work and if it doesn't you can get your money back. HILARIOUS, these kids!! I was contemplating taking away her TV priviledges when I thought I shouldn't b/c just maybe she could help me someday. Who knows, she might find something to help me with cellulite!!
Thanks for the fun contest!! Happy Valentine's Day.
Wendy

Tabitha Blue said...

Such a lovely poem to read! Thanks for sharing it, it's perfectly fitting for Valentine's Day. Hope yours was wonderful!!

And a cool giveaway for V-day!! Count me in!

:)
~Tabitha~

freshmommyblog.com

Unknown said...

I just LOVE this made up Holiday! You are having a giveaway! Could you get any cooler, Jenny Kate? Any cooler at all? Is it possible!

Unknown said...

I can't wait to see your entry for Wonder, Jenny Kate. XO : ).

Lori said...

I would love a Snuggie :)