Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Come and Join the Fun at the Naughty and Nice Blog Hop


Grand Prize From This Holiday Hop is A Kindle Fire HDX 7”. Plus books to go on the winner’s new Kindle. 


All the rules and how the hop will work it listed on the Safari Heat site. Follow the link below. 


Happy Holidays to everyone and thanks for stopping by.  For many this time of year is crazy as we run around looking for the perfect gifts, so why not take a minute to catch your breath.  

Family and traditions are a big part of the holidays for many.  I know growing up my family always had its traditions.

Today my husband and I have our own children and we are passing on our own family traditions to them.  Every year our 3 daughters (ages 6 and 4, yes my youngest are twins) get a new holiday ornament, a pair of PJs on Christmas Eve. 


Now that I have told you a little about my traditions, I would love to hear about yours.  Please leave me a comment telling me about the traditions you have for your holidays.  Please leave a email address to be entered into the giveaways.  


In addition to the giveaways you can win through the other blogs in the hop, I will be giving away an ebook of readers choice from my series The Sherbrookes of Newport  to two different commenters on this blog.

Besides the individual giveaways, a the grand prize from this hop is A Kindle Fire HDX 7”. Plus books to go on the winner’s new Kindle.  Please note that any prizes that need to be mailed are available only to winners from the US or Canada. Bloggers are not eligible to win prizes.

Want to earn some extra entries for the Grand Prize? Here is how: 

Leaving a comment, follow my blog, follow me facebook.com, or Twitter. Be sure and tell your readers this info. 

Then leave a comment with the following info. 

Comment Example:
Name: Carey Abbott
Comment: Great Post
Twitter: Followed
FaceBook: Followed
Blog: Followed
Country You Live In: United States


Here is the link to find the other blogs participating in the hop. http://safariheatbooktoursandauthorservices.blogspot.com

34 comments:

  1. Name: Erika Messer
    Email: abbyswarriormom@aol.com
    Twitter: Followed @austenfreak1976
    Facebook: Followed Erika Messer
    Blog: Followed Erika Messer - GFC
    Country you live in: US
    The only tradition we really have now that our grandparents are all gone is that we usually do our celebrating on Christmas Eve and then relax Christmas day :) No more big meals, we make easy stuff like sloppy joes and mac and cheese LOL! It's great - no stress and just fun!!!!

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    1. No stress. Now that sounds great. Happy holidays

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  2. Name: Charlotte Copper
    Email: charlottecopper.author@gmail.com
    Comment: With exes and re-marriages and their exes, and children that are now teenagers, most of my plans to carry on Christmas traditions have been thrown out the window. One that remains - Christmas stockings!! They're a must.
    Country You Live In: Canada

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  3. One of our traditions is to go to my in-laws one day before Christmas to make Christmas cookies, candies and all sorts of unhealthy goodies! My 3 year old along with my nephew make their own cookies to leave for Santa. They are a mess, but they have such a good time so it's worth it!!!

    Name: Sara Smith
    Email: sarasmith1017@hotmail.com
    Twitter: Followed (@jonasmommysara)
    Facebook: Followed
    Blog: Followed
    United States

    Thank you!!! Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!!!

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    1. Now that sounds like a tasty tradition.

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    2. Time to give away another prize! YEAH! And the winner is Sara Smith! Congrats! You have won Five Bling Worthy Prizes from Sabrina York! Happy Hopping!

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  4. Name: Kasper Beaumont
    Email: kasperjbeaumont@outlook.com
    Twitter: @kasperbeaumont
    Facebook: Kasper Beaumont (Hunters of Reloria series)
    Country: Australia
    I'm working Christmas day at the hospital and we'll catch up for the usual ham and turkey inner with the family. Merry Christmas to you all, and thanks Happily Ever After for the game :-)

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    1. That's to bad. I hope you have a nice holiday anyway

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  5. We had the same tradition of new pj's on Christmas eve when we were growing up and my brothers carried the same tradition with they kids when they were younger and now that every is late teens to thirties we do a little gag gift on Christmas eve and the nieces and nephews kids get pj's that way we all still Gerry a gift on Christmas eve and a little fun

    Email: sew4fun2@cox.net

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    1. I think it is a popular tradition for families. But even so I think it is fun

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    2. Ginny LaMere you won a ecopy of Night Train to Naples by Carolina Valdez. Congrats! I will contact you after the hop.

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  6. Our family's tradition is to have a party on Christmas Eve. When we were younger we exchanged gifts; now we just get together.
    Name: Lori Thomas
    Email: llynnthomas42@gmail.com
    Facebook: Followed
    Country: U.S.

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    1. Sounds a little like our house Lori. We will have my husband parents, his grandparents, my niece and nephew, brother in law as well as my children and my husband's aunt and uncle here on christmas eve

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  7. Name: Kimberly Mayberry
    Email: kbinmich@yahoo.com
    Comment: We have the same Christmas Eve tradition as you do. We also bake a cake for Jesus' birthday.
    Twitter: No.
    Facebook: Followed – Kimberly Mayberry
    Blog: Followed
    Country you live in: US

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  8. Eva Millien
    evamillien at gmail dot com
    We have our immediate family Christmas on Christmas eve, One set of grandparents the weekend before and on Christmas day, Santa and the other set of grandparents, the inlaws and other family members are worked in between. Makes for a wonderful Christmas. Wishing everyone a wonderful and magical holiday season.
    blog GFC
    US

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  9. Name: Kathryn Anne Merkel
    Email: drainbamaged.gyzmo at gmail.com
    Comment: Christmas Eve is for my dad's family & usually at my Uncles house. The day after Christmas is my mom's sisters birthday, so that's the day we get together with her side of the family. I love all the time I get to spend with family for the holidays.
    Twitter: Followed
    FaceBook: Followed
    Blog: Followed
    Country You Live In: United States

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    1. Family time is so important. Thanks for stopping by

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  10. Michelle Willms
    michelle_willms(at)yahoo(dot)com
    On Christmas Eve, the children can open one gift each, no whining about the gift selections once they're opened (if they happen to choose a present that turns out to be socks or underwear, for example). Then, we play or watch a movie together, read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and the children go to bed. After fortifying ourselves with an adult beverage (or two), my husband and I begin the monumental task of wrapping gifts and putting together those toys that need a rocket scientist to assemble.
    Twitter:yes
    FB: yes
    Blog: yes
    US

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  11. Name: Virginia Horton
    Email:lead@hotsheet.com
    Comment: Loved your post! Great family tratitions. We have made a few ourselfs over the years.
    Twitter: Followed
    FaceBook: Followed
    Blog: Followed
    Reader or Author: Reader
    Country: USA

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  12. Name: Carey Abbott

    Email: careydoucet@yahoo.com

    Comment: One tradition that was always a favorite of mine was that of those sneaky elves. We would head to my Aunts house on Christmas Eve as children and come home and there would be presents under the tree! These would always e new Christmas PJ's! It was amazing. Of course I was a bit gullible and never realized one parent would be last out of the house (mom was always running late so it was nothing new) or one would "forget" something and need to go back in to get it (another thing that was quite usual). Through the years, this tradition stuck even when older and the same thing happened with my daughter. Those elves came back and left the presents when all went out on Christmas eve. As she got older, even though the "elves" no longer meant the same as they did, she would still suddenly find those PJ's under the tree on Christmas eve when no one was looking. She's 20 now and still living at home and you can bet she will find those PJs there this year left by the elves, right next to my hubbies and my own. The elvies are quite nice and leave them for all three of us now. I guess some traditions never go away, thankfully!

    Thank you for the chance to enter the giveaway and thank you even more for sharing your tradition. There really is nothing like a good pair of warm (depending on where you live) PJs on Christmas eve! I hope you and yours have the Merriest of Christmas' and a very Happy New Year!

    Have a merry happy one everybody :D

    Twitter: Followed: @ShellyHammond14
    FaceBook: Followed: Shelly Hammond
    Blog: Followed GFC Shelly Hammond Email follower as well: booski24@hotmail.com
    Country You Live In: United States

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  13. Whoops, Umm My name is not Carey Abbott and my email is not your email!! I am dumb. I forgot to fill that part in with my info in my haste to type my elf story! Let me do it right here for you and offer my deepest apologies to you. I'm so sorry! Here is my information, the correct stuff:

    Name: Shelly Hammond

    Email: booski24@hotmail.com

    I was hoping I wasn't causing an identity crisis as I think I might have been starting to cause one for myself. Woo, sorry about that!

    Shelly :D

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  14. Name: Amy Bowens
    Email amybowens34@yahoo.com
    Comment: I always enjoy hearing about others traditions at Christmas time. On Christmas Eve, my family goes to my parents house where we eat dinner and each child can open 1 gift from them, we then come home where I let my two children 8, 6 open a present. Then we all get into our Christmas pjs (except for my husband he is bauhumbug when its comes to this part) then we set out chocolate chip cookies and milk for santa and then we head off to bed! Hope you have a Merry Christmas
    twitter: Followed
    facebook: followed
    blog: followed
    country usa

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    1. thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful holiday

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  15. Name: Shadow Kohler
    Email: shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
    Comment: Hi! Great post! I enjoyed hearing about your traditions. I bet you all have a ton of fun! My parents used to do the pjs on christmas eve but we stopped that tradition. On Thanksgiving, we set up our Christmas tree. On Christmas, we dont give gifts. We get up early, cook a big dinner and sing christmas songs. Then, we eat, play games (video and board)​. After a bit, we eat junk food while watching christmas movies into the wee hours of the night! I love it!​ Ya all are so awesome! Thank you for the amazing giveaway! Very much appreciated! Thank you! Happy holidays!
    Facebook: Shadow Kohler
    ​Followed Blog: ​GFC: shadow_kohler
    Country you live in: US

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  16. The winner from my giveaway is Amy Bowens.

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    1. Thank you so much! I enjoyed reading about your holiday traditions!

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