Noonday Giveaway #4 + Encouraging Notes

And the winner of the Velocity Necklace is…

GRETCHEN SAYS:  I don’t really bake and thankfully my son (and the rest of us) absolutely LOVES Puppy Chow. I can do that and something we call “Husker bars.” Otherwise, Grandma usually brings a fun assortment of cookies she makes every Christmas.

Gretchen check your inbox for an email from me.  And now I really want to know what “husker bars” are 🙂

Tonight is the Timbali Party and then tomorrow is the last Noonday Collection Giveaway.  I’ve been to the post office approximately 42 times this week and I am happy to keep going.  Up for grabs today is the Festival Bracelet in Navy.  I bought this one at my last Noonday party and it is officially in heavy rotation.  Love the navy and mint green together.  A good looking bracelet indeed.

2 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share your favorite Christmas song…if you say “Christmas Shoes” we will probably not be friends anymore 🙂

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow and the last giveaway will begin.

Make sure you follow along on instagram too…I’m @pitterpatterart…to enter to win the Minted Necklace.  Mint green is all the rage right now so when choosing items this one was a no brainer.  Wear it as a necklace or wrap it around your wrist for a fun bracelet.

Yesterday we mailed off our mail.  Each kiddo picked someone they wanted to write a letter to and a surprise to go with it.  Harper is my mail/letter writing kid so I wasn’t shocked a bit when she chose multiple people.  It’s one of her little gifts.

And how fun is this, but on our mail kindness advent day we got “Merry Mail” with the cutest little Christmas tree picture and Chickfila card.  Ummmm, Chickfila is definitely one of my love languages. My mom used to tell me all the time “Your words have the power of life and death.”  From the Bible.  And in turn, I say this to my kids about 1000 times a day.  Are we building people up or tearing them down?  I definitely know some people who are using their words to give life and what a blessing it is.

Today for our kindness advent we are leaving encouraging notes on cars.  We wrote all our little notes this morning and will be headed to the community center down our street to set off car alarms 🙂  I pretty much adore kid compliments.

Tomorrow we are sharing Sonic happy hour with a stranger.

And all key fob sets are listed HERE if you would like to purchase some in time for Christmas.

You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s giveaway.  I saved the best two things for last because that’s how Friday’s should be.

Happy Thursday!

50 Comments

  1. Love Advent Kindness! We have been doing an abridged version the last few years and LOVE it!

  2. Shared on FB.

  3. Okay, don’t you just treasure phonetic spelling? This is one of the things I miss the most about my 2 older kids getting older. They now know how to spell (most of the time) and when they don’t, they know how to use spell check. And I also love personal, handwritten notes. Wow, you are making my heart swell today.

  4. Candy foster says:

    O Holy Night

  5. Megan Bruch says:

    I don’t know that I have a number one favorite – love Breath of Heaven though! And the Barenaked Ladies/Sarah MacLaughlin version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is so fun. But Christmas Shoes is absolutely the worst song ever. EVER.

  6. How can I pick just one Christmas song? O Holy Night is definitely up there. And Go Tell It on the Mountain!

  7. I love O holy night. We got married in December and that was one of the songs at our wedding. I really like so many different ones though!

  8. kristenkerwin says:

    My kids have just discovered “O Tannenbaum” (vs. O Christmas Tree), and it’s HI-LAR-I-OUS to hear them try to belt it out. So for now, I’d have to say this is my favorite!

  9. Randi Blanton says:

    Favorite Christmas song, that’s a tough one… Little Drummer Boy, Carol of the Bells, and (don’t laugh) Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by NSYNC, just to name a few…

  10. Randi Blanton says:

    Shared on Facebook

  11. Sherry Semlow says:

    I love “Mary Did you Know?” Especially the Pentatonix version. And your Christmas Shoes comment made me laugh out loud. Agreed. 🙂

  12. I’ve been slacking in the comment department. But don’t worry, I’m back.

  13. My favorite Christmas song… Wow. How do I choose?!? Currently I’ve been listening to nothing but the Biebs. Justin Bieber, you say?! Yes. Don’t knock him till you listen to his new album. But included in the Biebs binge listening is the JB CHRISTMAS ALBUM. So does that whole cd count as one? I think so.

  14. “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” is my favorite to sing at church on Christmas Eve. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” always makes me cry. And, “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” has always made me smile. I introduced my 3-year-old to it last night and he is determined to learn all the words. It makes my heart happy! 🙂

  15. Mistletoe is a great jam… So is The Christmas Song feat. Usher. Yep. You heard me. Usher.

  16. My favorite is O Come, O Come Emmanuel.

  17. Heather B says:

    Such sweet little notes and drawings! My favorite Christmas song is Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, but it has to be the Bruce Springsteen version.

  18. My fav Christmas song is the whole Michael Buble Christmas album. I know… but his vioce literally IS Christmas 🙂

  19. Reposted to Facebook. So thankful for your blog!

  20. Well, I pretty much love everything on the Sufjan Stevens album. My husband refuses to play it until two weeks before Christmas, though. Almost there!

  21. O Holy Night and Mary, Did You Know?

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  23. O Holy Night is my favorite, especially the “Truly He taught us…” verse! My kids are loving the 12 days of Chritmas by Straight No Chaser this year!

  24. Caroline Lee says:

    I just bought a Christmas CD by Jin and Valerie Guerra. My old favorite was O Holy Night but now it’s there “Lord remind Me.

  25. I love the Amy Grant Christmas CD. AND the Barlow Girl CD. Heavy rotation of these!

    Also, as a Nebraska Husker Fan, I too need to know what Husker Bars are!!

  26. I love the little drummer boy. I cry every time Christmas Shoes comes on the radio. I do like it though.

  27. Love the bracelet! Not a fan of Christmas music–sad, I know!

  28. Love this bracelet

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  30. I usually have Christmas music playing 24/7 by now but I am so crazy addicted to the new Adele album that it has been put on the back burner. Maybe this weekend I will break-out a little Tennessee Christmas by Amy Grant.

  31. Dawn Post says:

    O Holy Nite…it’s my fave!

  32. All is Calm

  33. I love the notes your kids are leaving on cars! They’re the best. Also, sure wish I could come to your Timbali Party! I love Silent Night … especially when sung at our candlelight Christmas Eve service.

  34. The Darius Rucker Christmas album is absolutely awesome! His smooth vocals and even a super-fun “Mr Grinch” track with his kids! The best track? “What God Wants for Christmas” That Festival bracelet is perfect festival of color and fun for all us girls with tiny wrists!

  35. My favorite Christmas Carol is “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and we are doing a kindness advent calendar thanks to your inspiration!

  36. White christmas or come all ye faithful are too favorites.

  37. I want a hippopotamus for christmas…it’s a good one.

  38. Love seeing everyone’s favorite songs 🙂 Mine would be the WHOLE “Once Upon a Christmas” album with my sweet loves Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Listening reminds me of my childhood 🙂

  39. There are a lot of good choices when it comes to Christmas music, but hearing “Joy to the World” always makes me happy.

  40. Lisa Russell says:

    I like Amy Grant’s Sleigh Ride and Rod Stewart’s Favorite Things

  41. Lisa Russell says:

    I tweeted your giveaway @lisalrussell

  42. “O Holy Night” is my fav. It seems to capture the awe of the season.

  43. Renae Mull says:

    I really love Audrey Assad’s Winter Snow. And Straight No Chasers version of the 12 Days of Christmas!

  44. Emily Tsustumi says:

    I love “Mary did you know” and “little drummer boy”!!!

    We are on our second year of our kindness advent and I love the inspiration you and your kids are! Beautiful family!!

  45. Hoping for a healthy Christmas…been to the dr three times this week-whole family sick. Still, thankful that Its not more serious and that we are still healthy otherwise!

  46. Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” I also love some N’Sync Christmas!

  47. Mary’s Boy Child and J-I-N-G-L-E Bells are two fun ones that come to mind

  48. O Holy Night gets me fired up. Every. Time.

  49. Sara just says:

    Carol of the bells…strength and grace all in one…just like you Laura Kelly.

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