A Christmas Home {book giveaway}

Today our sponsor Random House is giving away a paperback copy of Greg Kincaid's A Christmas Home to one lucky reader.

If you loved A Dog Named Christmas and Christmas With Tucker, then this follow-up novel will warm your hearts. The main character from those two books, Todd McGray, now works at the local animal shelter where he has become best friends with Laura. When the shelter closes down, Todd does not only have to find a new job – preferably one that allows him to work with dogs - he also has to look for a permanent home for all the animals left at the shelter.

A Christmas Home is mainly a tale of growing, believing in yourself and following your dreams; but it's also a story about the spirit of Christmas and finding the love of one's life. Some might call the book a bit too simple and predictable, but Kincaid is a master in conveying the love for animals and creating a heart-warming Christmas atmosphere. If you read one Christmas book this year, this is it!

To enter to win a paperback copy of A Christmas Home, leave a comment telling me why you would like to win this book. You can earn extra entries by sharing this post on your blog, Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and/or StumbleUpon. Leave a separate comment for each action you took so I can count it accordingly.

The winner will be drawn at random and announced December 14. Contest is open worldwide. Good luck!

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Beaphar Tick Away - Giveaway (2 winners)

Beaphar Tick Away is a spray that ensures ticks will be removed easily and hygienically. The product will freeze the tick and in most cases the tick will drop from your pet's coat after approximately 15 minutes so you do not have to touch the tick.

The product comes in a handy container of 50 ml that you can take with you during walks in the forest. If the tick has been attached to your pet longer than a few hours, it will often already have a firm grip on your pet's skin. In these cases, Tick Away will still freeze the tick, but you might need to remove the tick manually using tick tweezers. Because Beaphar Tick Away freezes the tick immediately, it does not have to chance to empty it's disease-infected stomach contents into your pet's bloodstream. This will lessen the chance of ticks transmitting infectuous diseases.

Giveaway Details:

Two readers will receive one 50 ml spray of Beaphar Tick Away.  Giveaway is open worldwide and ends May 1, 2012. The winner will be notified by e-mail and has 48 hours to reply back before a new winner will be chosen.

To have a chance at winning, do one or more of the following and post a comment below about each action you took. Each comment will count as a separate entry so your chances of winning increase.

• Follow this blog through GFC, Facebook, Twitter or Google+
• Share this giveaway on one or more of your social media
• Leave a comment telling us how you keep ticks away from your pets

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We had to say goodbye to Avalon's older brother Ballon today. His liver had stopped functioning properly due to old age and he passed away Sunday night. We loved him as desperately as anyone might love his own child. He wasn't smart (he had the extraordinary capability of missing jumps that were not even as high as he was, even after judging the difficulty for several long minutes), but he was the kindest cat ever to set paw on this planet. Ballon was just shy of seventeen years old. Here are some of his most beautiful pictures.

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