Tess's Tidbits: We're Back! (and a new Belle's Bulletins Post)

Wow, it has been such a crazy couple of weeks.  It always takes Mama a while to get back into the groove once school starts, and it normally takes a while for us to figure out the best time to do our posts between comings and goings. :) 

Those of you who follow Mama's blog know that Maggie got to do Mama's 200th post for her...although she failed to inform me beforehand that she never asked Mama's permission!  I'm so embarrassed that I encouraged her!  If I would have known that Mama was out of the loop, I never would have dreamed of being involved!

Anyway, what's done is done, and Mama wasn't too upset about it, so that was a relief.  If you didn't get a chance to read Maggie's post, you can see it HERE.  By the way, it was not my idea to include so many links to our blog in the post!  It felt like shameless product placement to me.  :{  I hope everyone will still like us!

I don't have much more to share with you at this point.  I know Emma is working on a post about the recent visit she and her sisters took to Ruthie's house.  Oh, and Belle wanted me to let you know that she just added a new post to her Belle's Bulletins 2  page! :)

Just one more thing.  Have all of our giveaway winners received their prizes?  We want to make sure everyone got them.  We've already heard from Caelen, so we know she's still waiting on hers.  Is there anyone else who didn't get their prize yet?  We want to make sure they all get there!  Just leave me a comment if you had any problems. 

Have a great week everyone! :)

Tess's Tidbits: Hi! :)

Hi everyone!  I just thought I'd say a quick hello.  This is my first chance getting on the computer since our last post.  Things have been so hectic around here with school starting!  Mama's been running around like a chicken with her head cut off, and staying up way too late trying to get everything ready for the following day.

I wanted to let you know that you most likely won't hear from us again until next week or so.  Between school starting again, an upcoming Yard Sale that Mama is putting on at our house, and trouble with the house's wiring, it's been nonstop activity from one day to the next.  This makes it really difficult for us to get to the computer undetected.  Once things slow down a bit, we should be able to post more.   I just didn't want any of you worrying! :) 

We have a lot of fun posts in the works, so check back in the next couple of weeks.  We'll be back on soon. :)

Until next time, then. ;)

Maggie's Memos: Blogoversary Giveaway #7 Results

Yesterday was our very last Blogoversary Giveaway, and we had a unique situation.  We only had one entry!!  See, Tess?  I told you the silly Belle and Rapunzel poster was a bad idea!  The good news is, we're going to make our one entrant very happy.  ALEXIS, you're the winner of our Belle and Rapunzel mini doll poster! :)

Congratulations on being our very last Blogoversary winner!  Please get back to us within 24 hours with your mailing address so that we can get your prize off to you in the mail.

Wow, it's been quite a week!  Tess and I would like to thank all of you for joining in the fun.  Look, I know I'm not always the best at expressing gratitude, but I am thankful for all of you who have followed our blog, read our posts, and left great comments.  You've made this a great experience for Tess and me and all of our friends.  We can't wait to see where the next year takes us in our blogging adventures! :)

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Maggie and Tess

Tess's Tidbits: Blogoversary Giveaway #7!

Well, we had something kind of interesting happen this time around.  We only had 3 entries for yesterday's giveaway.  And it just so happened that we had 2 extra mini posters.  So, Maggie and I decided to make ALL THREE OF YOU winners! :D  Our winners are.................................

                                          CAELEN, ALISON, AND ANNE!!!

Congratulations!  As always, please contact us within 24 hours to claim your prize, or another winner will be chosen.  I'm not exactly sure who, since all of you were chosen.  Just please contact us so we can get your prizes to you. ;)  (And to those of you who are wondering, we realize that Anne already won a prize, but since there wasn't much interest in this particular giveaway, we made an exception.) :)

Okay, here it is:  our very last Blogoversary Giveaway!  It's been a great week, hasn't it? :)  Our final prize is a wallet-sized, fashion doll poster in muted sepia tones.  This poster depicts Belle and her best friend Rapunzel, and has "Belle's Bulletins" printed across the bottom.  As always, it has been printed on Costco's lustre finish photo paper.

Here, one last time, are the rules:

1. If you are under 14, please get a parent's permission before entering, as we will have to get your mailing address.

2. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. You'll need to leave us your name or username and an email address where we can reach you. We've already turned on comment moderation, so only Maggie, Mama and I will see your information. :)

3. You will have somewhere around 24 hours or so to comment.

4. The winner will be selected through a random drawing. We'll write all of the names down and put them in a hat (or something). :)

5. The winner of today's giveaway will be announced on tomorrow's post. We will also contact the winner via email. Remember, if you win, please respond to us within 24 hours, or we'll have to choose another winner. We know it's not a very long time to respond, but since we have so many giveaways going, we need to keep things moving. :)

6. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have about the giveaway. We'd like to keep this as easy as possible! :)

Hurry up and enter, everyone!  This is your last chance to win! :)



Maggie's Memos: Blogoversary Giveaway #6

Okay, out of 5 entries, the winner of the Ben and Belle poster is.................................................

                                                              CHLOE!!!!! :)

As we've said in every post before, you have 24 hours to get back to us or we'll have to choose another winner.  I don't know why you'd want to claim this particular prize, but since you entered for it, I guess you want it.  You know, it's a little scary how many Belle's Bulletins fans there are out there!

Now, for today's giveaway, we have a poster of Belle being a total ditz and trying to figure out which guy she should end up with (like we even care!).  For those of you who are interested in this kind of mush, this is the prize for you.  It's another wallet-sized, fashion doll poster on Costco's lustre photo paper. 



I don't see why we have to print the same dopey rules every day, but Tess insists we need to be consistent.  So, for the millionth time, here are our rules:

1. If you are under 14, please get a parent's permission before entering, as we will have to get your mailing address.

2. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. You'll need to leave us your name or username and an email address where we can reach you. We've already turned on comment moderation, so only Maggie, Mama and I will see your information. :)

3. You will have somewhere around 24 hours or so to comment.

4. The winner will be selected through a random drawing. We'll write all of the names down and put them in a bowl.

5. The winner of today's giveaway will be announced on tomorrow's giveaway post. We will also contact the winner via email. Remember, if you win, please respond to us within 24 hours, or we'll have to choose another winner. We know it's not a very long time to respond, but since we have so many giveaways going, we need to keep things moving. :)

6. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have about the giveaway. We'd like to keep this as easy as possible! :)


All righty, everyone!  Just one more giveaway left after today! :)


Tess's Tidbits: Blogversary Giveaway #5

Well, we've chosen the happiest Robby fan. :)  There were 5 people that entered yesterday's giveaway.  The winner is..............................................

                                                           BREANNA!! :)

Congratulations!  Remember, Breanna has 24 hours to claim her prize and get us her mailing address or a new winner will have to be chosen.

By the way, you've all been great at getting back to us right away, so thanks!  That makes our job a lot easier! :)

Now, today's giveaway is for all of you Ben fans out there.  Today's winner will receive a wallet-sized fashion doll poster of Ben and Belle together.  It has their names printed on the photo (it is not autographed).  Just like all of the other posters, it is printed on Costco's lustre finish paper.

And once again, just as a reminder, here are our rules:

1. If you are under 14, please get a parent's permission before entering, as we will have to get your mailing address.

2. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. You'll need to leave us your name or username and an email address where we can reach you. We've already turned on comment moderation, so only Maggie, Mama and I will see your information. :)

3. You will have somewhere around 24 hours or so to comment.

4. The winner will be selected through a random drawing. We'll write all of the names down and put them in a hat (or bowl).

5. The winner of today's giveaway will be announced on tomorrow's giveaway post. We will also contact the winner via email. Remember, if you win, please respond to us within 24 hours, or we'll have to choose another winner. We know it's not a very long time to respond, but since we have so many giveaways going, we need to keep things moving. :)

6. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have about the giveaway. We'd like to keep this as easy as possible! :)

And, as always, if you want to refer back to our original giveaway post, you can click HERE. :)

I can't wait to see who our next winner is! :D



Maggie's Memos: Blogoversary Giveaway #4!

We have a winner for the poster of Charlie! :)  Out of  5 entrants, one was chosen.  The lucky winner is...............................................                                                                                                                

                                                         ANNE!!!! :)
Anne has 24 hours to respond and get us her mailing address.  If we don't hear from her by then, we'll have to choose a different winner.  So, Anne, get back to us soon!! :)

Today's giveaway features the first of the Belle's Bulletins posters.  Seriously, why are you guys even interested in entering for this?  Have you read her pages?  Ick!!  Sappy, sappy, sappy. 

All right, I'd better just can it and get on with the giveaway, or I'll never hear the end of it from Tess. :}  Today's winner will receive a Belle's Bulletins fashion doll-sized poster featuring Belle and Robby.  So all of you who are rooting for Robby will want to enter today.  Seriously, does anyone really care who Belle ends up with?

Just a reminder, this is a smaller poster (with fashion dolls in mind), but as Tess mentioned earlier, it works as a framed photo for us 18 inchers, too.  This is a WALLET-SIZED Costco photo with a lustre finish.  It is not autographed, but has Robby and Belle's names printed on the picture itself.

And here we go again with the same, boring old rules:

1. If you are under 14, please get a parent's permission before entering, as we will have to get your mailing address.

2. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. You'll need to leave us your name or username and an email address where we can reach you. We've already turned on comment moderation, so only Maggie, Mama and I will see your information. :)

3. You will have somewhere around 24 hours or so to comment.

4. The winner will be selected through a random drawing. We'll write all of the names down and put them in a hat (or bowl, or something along the same lines).

5. The winner of today's giveaway will be announced on tomorrow's giveaway post. We will also contact the winner via email. Remember, if you win, please respond to us within 24 hours, or we'll have to choose another winner. We know it's not a very long time to respond, but since we have so many giveaways going, we need to keep things moving. :)

6. Feel free to ask us any questions you may have about the giveaway. We'd like to keep this as easy as possible! :)

Have fun entering, everyone!  We'll talk to you all again tomorrow.