Check out my two latest reviews:  My Fruit Roll-Ups and Edy's Yogurt Blends! 

(and enter the GiveAway - wouldn't you like a box of customized Fruit Roll-Ups?!)

If I had unlimited funds – and my family and friends had unlimited space – here’s what I’d be getting them for Christmas:

1.  A wall-mounted Hand Hook designed by Henry Allen (creepy! and cool!) for my brother.

(I found this at Elsewares, who then contributed a CUTE addition to your table setting – see below for your chance to win it!)

2.  A subscription to Blueprint magazine for my friend with the "thyroid problem."  It'll exercise your brain just enough to keep you breathing in and out.

3.  The Goodnight Moon game for my boys. Because they’re almost old enough to sit quietly and play board games, right? Right?!

4.  More inspiration for Rosie - she hasn't posted since August!

5.  An outrageously cute cell phone case (to the left) for my cousin Amy.

6.  For Jonathan - in the hopes that he would actually read a book: The United States of Arugula ( how gourmet eating in America went from obscure to pervasive) and The Omnivore’s Dilemma (how our food is grown and what we are actually eating).

7.  A case of Red Bull for Shiera.

8.  For the nice yet decidedly odd woman in my art class a few years ago who only painted dead things, this creepy yet fascinating book.

9.  Water Blocks and Sand Blocks for Jonathan and me the boys.  

10.  Chocolate-dipped figs for Jonathan – to give him an idea as to what to do with all my grandmother’s figs next year.

11.  Two of these shirts for the boys.  Because enough is enough now that they have hair.

12.  For Meredith: a Michael Sowa postcard (at right) to see if she can figure out why!

13.  For my shoe closet, these new K-Swiss shoes in blue and brown.

14.  For my Dad, the Yoga Pretzels cards, just so I can see him doing it with Benjamin and Jonah.

15.  For the kids I teach in Children’s Church, a Bible version of Namits (I wish it existed).

16.  For Heidi and Bob, an unlimited 20x200 gift certificate to adorn the walls of their new place.

17.  For my fellow twin Moms (D’Andrea, Stacie, Irene, and Goddess in Progress), a subscription to Wonder Time and/or Family Fun magazine... for all the times we wonder what to do with two babies/toddlers/preschoolers!

18.  For Amy and me, some organization tools for the church nursery.

19.  Bialetti’s Suzy espresso maker for my mother-in-law. And we’ve got a convenient place for her to store it in our kitchen when she goes home!

20.  A brain implant for Jonah so that he no longer has the ability to wake up at 5:30am, then take a measly one hour nap on the day that I am trying to finish this list!

21.  A brain implant for myself.  So that I once again have one.

22.  These ridiculously-priced yet terribly tasty gummy pandas for Jonathan.

23.  Beautiful glass lanterns for my Mom. Along with space to put them in!

24.  A contraption for our patio that kills all mosquitoes within a 100 foot radius. And the personal size of that contraption, too, so we can carry one around wherever we wander here in Miami.

25.  A helicopter ride for Bobby over one of Jim Denevan's works of art.

26.  A cool lap top case for, ahem, myself.

27.  Wonderful measuring spoons for Gran.  (and a pair of TwinkleToe shoes as well!)

28.  Swirly Bird Peace cards with tidings of great joy for all of you!

29.  For all of my female friends, a copy of the latest issue of the Mix Tape zine. Mostly because it’s cool, but also because it contains an article by me!

30.  A creative and beautiful Birdhouse Advent Calendar for Nancy & Erick.

31.  A window swing like this one for Jonathan’s office.

32. And I would wrap everything in brown kraft paper! And label with these tags!

33. To anyone not mentioned, a piece of Marcolini to covert you to the dark side. (It’s good enough to make you glad you weren’t mentioned.)

Finally, check out this Hug Salt & Pepper Shaker from Elsewares! Form meets function in this clever design:

If you’d like a chance to win this adorable porcelain duo, check out Elseware’s Space + Place section and find which stylish/well-designed/unique item you’d like to give or receive this Christmas...  leave a comment below with the link to your chosen item! (one per person, please!)   I’ll randomly choose a winner on Tuesday 11/20!

Looking for the perfect Dad/Husband gift for Christmas?  The SeaBird Chronicles is giving away five Yctus Polo Shirts -  unique and high-quality wardrobe essential with the Yctus logo (a stylized version of the Christian fish symbol) embroidered on the chest. 

"In the office and out to dinner - understated yet unmistakable. Soft, seventy percent cotton/thirty percent poly breeze knit. Birdseye knit collar and cuffs with split bottom. Two ebony pearl button placket. The Yctus logo appears on the chest in a subtle tone-on-tone shade. Machine washable."  Retails for $38.

This shirt is available in Charcoal or Oatmeal, size small through extra-large. (see Jonathan modeling Charcoal to the left!).

"A substantial eight ounce, one hundred percent combed cotton horizontal rib ottoman. Three welt stripe collar and knit cuffs. Straight hemmed bottom. Two coconut button placket. Accenting the chest is the Yctus logo in butter for Lake Blue shirts and navy for White shirts."  Retails for $36.

Choose Lake Blue or White, size small through extra-large. (see Jonathan modeling Lake Blue to the right!).

Leave a comment below with your email address and I'll choose five winners over the weekend and send out one shirt to each as soon as I receive the size, type of shirt, and your mailing address!

For other great GiveAways this week, check out Fall Y'all!

See the "Featured Blog" text to the left in my navigation bar?  Your blog could be featured there for a week for free!  I will also mention your blog in at least one post.

Please leave a comment to enter (and of course international participants are welcome).... the drawing will be held on Friday, July 27!

To enter more giveaways, check out Rocks In My Dryer (you can enter to win all kinds of cool stuff even if you don't have a blog!).

Also, a reminder for Friday's edition of Blog With Me Baby, a weekly carnival all about blogging! This week I will be posting on the topic of advertising… come and leave a link to a blogging-related post of your own:

• What inspires your writing?
• What hardware/software/other equipment do you use?
• What are your weekly must-read blogs and why?
• Share a tip that makes your blogging more effective/fun/efficient!
• List the pros/cons of your blogging platform.
• Do you advertise on your site: why or why not?
• Or just showcase your new blog design!

Join me Friday!

Update on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 10:32PM by SeaBird

We have a winner:  Llama Momma!