Week of Winners Giveaway #6

What do you get when you combine mouth wash, genealogy, and science together in one package?

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The GeneTree DNA Test Kit*

Are you saying, “Huh?” right about now? Well stick with me. When the folks at GeneTree approached me with this giveaway, my response was about the same. I mean, let’s face it–my experience with DNA would be limited to an evening with CSI Miami and Horatio Cainehmmm…not a bad thought, but not where we’re headed.

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With the use of a simple mouthwash solution GeneTree will help you discover branches of your ancestry that you may never have know existed. GeneTree offers enhanced genealogical research through scientific study of DNA. Once the kit results are submitted, Genetree will hook you up with a free, password protected, secure social networking site that specializes in connecting people through their common DNA ancestors.  As part of their free service you can also upload your family tree, share photos or videos, connect with your DNA matches to find insights to your past, and have access to many educational and genealogical links. They also offer DNA and genealogy consultations to help with your research brick walls.

This is really taking Family History research to a new–and for me–cosmic level. I personally think their tag line should be “To your ancestry…and beyond.”

Oh, that was goood.

Good Luck!

Week of Winners Giveaway #5: greenWinkle

Are you ready for this?

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the Water Lily BagBag

by greenWinkle

The flower without the pond…or the frogs.

This gorgeous handbag is made entirely from repurposed silver-white shopping bags with tiny green patches. This bag is lovely, sturdy and washer/dryer safe.

Measuring only 9″ high and 12″ wide, this bag is the perfect size for just the necessities: cell phone, keys, wallet, chapstick…or a chinchilla, if you’re so inclined.

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If you’d like to win a greenWinkle BagBag of your own…now’s your chance!

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This bag will make a really nice Christmas present for someone special–or you may just love it so much that you have to keep if for yourself! I’m just saying…

Good luck everyone!

All “Week of Winners” winners will be chosen and announced on Monday October 5, 2009 at 10 am.

A Pirate’s Life

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Our experience with pirating is…vast. We know the ship well.

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We recognize the skull and crossbones flying.

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Yeah, we know real pirates when we see them…

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and their motley crew.

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Why, we even know well lagoons and crystal water and…

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the plank rail…that many unfortunate souls had to climb.

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Oh, yes, it was frightening, to be sure, but…

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still we jumped into the briny deep—perhaps to meet our doom–or sink to Davey Jones’ Locker…

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or to float.

Floating was way better. And being a pirate these days,  is a fabulous thing. In fact, we loved it. So much so that when…

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this place–Pirate Island– showed up in our side of the ocean–we were there.

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Because we know the ship well.

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We recognize the skull and crossbones flying…

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the lagoons and crystal water…

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and we know real pirates when we see them…

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and their ferocious…

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motley crew. But something was different this time. Instead of making us walk the plank…

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they fed us the perfect pirate food…

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well…that…and pizza. In fact, they treated us so well–we never wanted to leave.

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Some even had to be carried away, against their will.

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Ah, but we’ll be back.

Yo ho!

Week of Winners Giveaway #4

And what could be a more fitting Giveaway than…

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a Pirate Movie Night

with the appropriate booty?

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The lucky winner of this–our 4th giveaway of the week will receive the wonderful movie “Veggie Tales–The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything,” along with…

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all the booty loot that you see here.

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Seriously, it’s too amazing to describe. Just trust me…you’ll love it all.

So, to enter this giveaway, as always leave a comment on this post.

To receive a second entry, leave a comment on the Pirate’s Life post.

To receive three–that’s three extra entries–find someone who hasen’t already voted for Gracious Rain at Divine Caroline and get them to do it. Just click the icon below. You’ll receive 3 entries for each person you get to vote–TODAY. Be sure to tell me about it–so it will count.

So fly away me hearties and enter, enter, enter…and a vote, vote, vote wouldn’t hurt either.  hee hee

Please be sure to enter Giveaway #1, Giveaway #2, and Giveaway #3, if you haven’t already. These ones are really good–but the best is still coming. So stick around!

All “Week of Winners” winners will be chosen and announced on Monday October 5, 2009 at 10 am.