'tis the season week 1

i am getting together a give-a-way for the holidays.

i will be giving away a treasure chest of decadent things for yourself...good tea, bubble bath or shower gel, a great lotion to keep soft in the cold weather, a great smelling candle, some yummy godiva chocolate, starbucks you can make at home, a coupon for a free bottle of international coffee creamer, a $25 target gift card for something frivilous now and a $25 amazon gift card for something frivilous later.

tell me your favorite gift. did you give or receive it? did you pay for it or was it shoplifted? give me your story!

i will take entries for this until next sunday. then week 2 will start. i think week two will be coffee related, possibly involving the home brewing of said beverage, 1 cup at a time. we'll see. but this week, i'll cut it off at 11:59 p.m. next mon., nov. 18 and i'll pull the winner from those entries. at 12:01 a.m. tues nov. 19 will start week 2. you will enter for each week on the entry labeled "'TIS THE SEASON WEEK__".

this is not being sponsored by anyone, and is composed of things i found around my house. but i have some nice stuff stashed back. i mean, i could have used the gift cards but i want to give it to someone who reads here because you have listened to me gripe all year. that's worth something.

good luck...and have a warm winter.