A Big Surprise!

I’ve got great news today, and I hope you all find it all as exciting as I do!  2 GREAT SURPRISES, actually!

Some of you may have noticed, that since our family blog here was born, almost a year ago, that it seems “I”, Laura, have been the one running the show here.  But the truth is, my husband, Michael, has always been a big ‘behind the scenes’ contributor. He sees it as his blog too, because it certainly is his, and our whole family’s.  He’s just….quieter.   He always has ideas, his own important input into this post or that (that he wants said,…or not said…lol), he’s the ‘proofreader’ too (any mistakes yet, Honey?) , and the one that won’t let me us quit bloggin’, when I think I just don’t have time for it anymore.  I know…I have been all over the place with the direction, or demise, of this blog.  (Because I’m complicatedly simple, and simply complicated. Ask anyone who knows me. (Well, maybe you shouldn’t ask anyone. )  But some think that’s what makes me FUN and EXCITING! : )  (Right, Honey?!)    Now, our oldest daughter has also contributed some to the family blog, with her own posts-and also doesn’t want to let the blog go.

So here’s Surprise #1!:   Michael has decided he wants to become even more a part of the blog here!  He thinks it would be a great idea to start posting about his various projects, sometimes.  What projects, you ask??  Oh, he’s always doing something.  He is Handy with a capital H!  (If you are a regular reader here, you may also know this is a blessed genetic-trait of his family’s….or maybe, a learned behavior….passed down from at least his grandmother, to her son (Michael’s father), to him.  Genetic or learned behavior…whatever, it’s just a blessing!!  Together, collectively, they have probably saved millions of dollar$, by being ‘Do-It-My-Selfers’.  I kid you not! So some posts of his may be a ‘To-Be-Continued-Documentation’ of a project, and others may be ‘Step-By-Step-How-To’s’ of a project. It just depends.  He’s finished the inside of half of this (dream of ours) house all-by-himself (from plywood floors, and walls that were just studded and insulated), and we’ve still got 1/2 to go!  So home projects will likely be part of the deal. But his projects skillfully and talentedly cover the whole big picture of trades. So WHO KNOWS what’ll come up here. You may find your own husbands fighting you for the computer chair in front of our blog! lol.  So as his own projects come up, they’ll be coming up here at Our House of Joyful Noise, too.  We’re going to just wing the whole dang thing here, and see where it goes.  Wanna join us?

Here’s Surprise #2!:  Michael has wasted no time in asserting his newfound roles around here on this blog. He has demanded that we start having REGULAR GIVE–AWAYS to our blog visitors!!   How’s THAT for cool??   The only thing is, we haven’t quite figured out all of the logistics of that one, quite yet;  like how we will determine who to give a Give-Away surprise to.  But we DO know that the Give-Aways will be at least monthly. And then, randomly whenever we feel like it! Basically, it could be any day. : )  We also know that it’ll always be something new and exciting to give away!! We’ll probably start off with small things but fun/lovely gifts, and let it grow from there.  (I’ve got some BIGGIES in mind!) We’re going to just wing the whole dang thing here, and see where it goes.  Wanna join us?    AFTERALL,……

WHO…doesn’t LOVE Give-Aways?!

WHO… doesn’t LOVE ANYTHING THAT IS FREE?!

WHO …doesn’t just LOVE WINNING…ANYTHING?!

WHO….doesn’t LOVE getting a SpEcIaL PaCkAgE on their porch step, or a SuRpRiSe in their mailbox?!

Some of you actually DO know us pretty well. And some of you only know, what we have decidedly shared with you. So the GRAND MAJORITY of you don’t know all there is to know about us, now, do you?  : ) Oh, there is lots more to us. And we always have lots up our sleeves!!  So we hope you’ll join in on the fun, come along for the ride, and help us get this PaRtY StArTeD!!   Are you ready??!!

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Our first give away is …..

a MYRIAD OF HOME & HAND MADE GIFTS!! (Made just for you, with LOVE!!)

Details: A package full of all kinds of  things that’ll make you smile! (Well, we assume!) Some things you may have seen here before. Some things you have not. And some things we haven’t even had the idea for yet! : )   (But don’t worry…..we have faith in our ability to have good ideas, and you should too!)  It’ll be a great package, filled with lots of surprises, and delivered right to your home! How fun will THAT be to open!  It’ll be like Christmas!!

How To Win: In future Give-Aways, there will be different rules of how to win. But while we get our creative ducks in a row with all of this excitement, we’re going to go with the ‘name picked from a hat’ route this round! Ok…it may be a bowl, or a jar…we’ll keep you posted on that if it’s important to you. lol  SO…..every time you leave a comment in the month of March, your name goes into the….whatever. And guess what?…..If you have left comments already this month….we’ll grandfather them in!  We’ll go back and put your name in, for every comment you have already left this month. (There aren’t many posts, with our blog break. But lots coming!)  And guess what else?  We’ll even let anyone  go back and leave comments for any posts from the beginning of March. SO….the idea is…..the more times your name goes into the, whatever, the higher your chances are for being drawn! (That’s right….just like raffle tickets. )

Deadline & Drawing Date: Comments count closes March 31st @ 9 p.m. EST. Winner announced here on the blog, sometime on the morning of April 1st!  (We’ll only post your User Name, in case you’re worried. : )

We’ll get much more creative than this in terms of how to win!  Promise! We just have to come up with some cool new ways to WIN!!  And we surely will!! But we’re sure you’ll love the prize!

Any questions?? Let us have them! Otherwise….

READY–SET–GO!!!!

XOXO ~   The ‘Our House of Joyful Noise’ Family!

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