Sunday, October 28, 2007
Bloggy Giveaways, Guessing Games, and More
Update at the bottom of this post!***There is a giveaway at the bottom of this post, but I'm going to make you work for it ; )
So read on, and then follow the instructions before you comment.
When I started this bloggy adventure in August of 2005, I had no real plans for what I would do about my anonymity. I started "Homeschooling in the Peach State", used peachteapots as my user name because I love to collect teapots, and I'm from -- well . . . the "Peach state", duh.
Peaches are great. I like them on cereal. I like them in pies, cobblers, and especially in smoothies.
Yet with the association of "peach" the fruit also comes "peach" the color.
I not a big fan of the color peach . . . . I can't wear it. I don't like it used in decor in my home. I really don't like to be associated with it at all.
The color peach brings back icky memories of wearing a peach qiana (yes, that really was a fabric back in 1978) bridesmaid's dress in my cousin's wedding. The guys wore brown tuxedos( think of how this would have horrified Franck) and our dresses actually had cowl necks. Think this only with a full length clingy skirt and white platform mary jane style shoes. I was a picture of loveliness. No, thankfully I can NOT scan any incriminating photos.
So, back to the original reason for this post in the first place:
I never intended to become a fruit. It just sort of evolved out of control. The time has come to tame it.
I have a perfectly fine real name. I would like to do some branching out of sorts in the internet world, so I need to sound a little more credible than introducing myself as one of these.
Many of you already know my real name, but for those of you who don't (all three of you). Why don't you take a wild guess, and I'll send you some yummy body lotion -- from Bath and Body Works.
****So that those of you who do know my real name can play too . . . if you correctly guess my middle name, you will also get entered into the random number generator and have a chance at smelling good, too.
I will give one gift to the correct guess of my first name and one gift to the correct guess of my middle name. The names of both winners will be randomly chosen from the correct guesses and revealed on Friday, November 2nd, at 12 noon EST. If for some chance no one gets the name correct, I will still choose two winners on Friday regardless. Just leave a comment with a way to contact you. You don't have to have a blog, but leave an email address. This contest is open to US and Canadian addresses only.
There's just one caveat -- it will NOT be a peach fragrance. Along with all the other peachy issues -- I'm not a fan of the bottled fragrance or anything that is supposed to smell like peaches.
Give me a real peach or a basket of them -- Yum!
Peach in a bottle? Ick.
So, to join in with the Fall Y'all Giveaway, I am offering something to make you smell real good for your correct guess as to who is hiding behind the Peach.
Go on over to Shannon's Bloggy Giveaways site right now to join the untold masses of people just giving tons of cool stuff away for free!!
***Update: My name did not exist before 1740. It was made up for someone fictional, though I rarely use it in its full form, and it has nothing to do with the name of my state. Sorry "Georgia" guessers!
Labels: contest, friends, giveaways, rejoicing, stepping out
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164 Comments:
I know your first name, so I'll guess the second. I'm going with Jean.
You look like a Colleen, but since someone who knows your first name suggested "Jean" as your middle name, I'm thinking they wouldn't rhyme it with your first. I'll guess "Barbara."
I do not know you, so I'll guess your first name as Debra. Can we guess more than one time? Just Kidding! Have a Good Day!
I am going to guess Linda
Jennifer?
Excellent giveaway. Enter me, please!
Kathy??
Jennifer? please count me in on this one.
I am going for Jennier Lynn. I have a US address so add me in!
I know your first so I'm guessing "Marie" for your second, 'cause it sounds good with your first.
hmmm I'll guess....
first name: Georgia
middle name: Diane
(at least it sounds good together)
I am gonna guess "Peach" or "Georgia"
Count me in (hopefully) and Come enter mine, too!
Katie? or more technically Katherine.
Mrs Nehemiah
I'm going to guess Donna
I've got a feeling you're going to have to give a HINT for your first name!
Since I already know, I'll guess that your middle name is...
Ann ??? That sounds good with your first name.
Although ... Denise was wildly popular in the 60s...
Ummmmmmmm .... I think I'll stick with Ann.
Hmmm...
I'll guess Elizabeth for your first name... but perhaps you go by Beth or Liz... :)
I'm guessing Ann for the middle name...
tynajewell@yahoo.com
www.begleyblessings.blogspot.com
-Tyna
I'm going with Elizabeth Ann, lol. I don't have a clue, though.
first name: Georgia
middle name: Diane
Count me in Please!!
Well, lets see...I'm going with Melinda! =)
Melissa? lol This is fun! Thanks a ton! minkners@yahoo.com
im totally going with Georgia for your first name...:D
I have no idea but I'll guess Michelle Marie....great giveaway by the way! Count me in!
I ahve no idea waht your name is.
maybe it really is peach? lol
I'm gonna go with...oh, how 'bout... Marlene? thanks for the chance to win something nice :)
Okay, let's say Lisa.
amyjohnallen at bellsouth dot net
Well, I have seen Jean as your middle name and Barbara suggested as your First and I have an aunt Barbara Jean so I am going with Barbara as your first name also.
Please include me in your drawing
~Amy
Ummmmmm... how about Michelle? This is not Mike, by the way, but Mike's wife!
Yummy. Please enter me.r
Umm I have no idea I think I'll go with Sherry. I seem to know a lot of sherrys lately so maybe one more.
God bless
Nikki
I am going to guess Elizabeth
I am going to guess Katherine or Catherine just to cover myself on the spelling as your first name.
Le Anne
yardsaleprincess1@yahoo.com
Amy
Georgia?
What a fun giveaway! I am going to guess that your first name is Emma.
Georgia is my guess. I have a friend Georgia. :)
Melanie?
Thanks for playing!
Daisy
I'm guessing Susan.
I,m guessing Barbara. monk5@charter.net
I'm going to guess Mary. Fun stuff. :-)
author_erin@Lycos.com
Elizabeth? I have no idea but would like to be entered in your contest
I have never seen your blog before and don't know you... so I'll guess Mary.
How about something unusual like Nannette?
With all the talk of peaches, I'm guessing Georgia for the first name and I'll go with Lynn for your middle name since that's my middle name too.
Great contest!
Okay, I'm going to guess "Apple"...okay just kidding, how about Jill?
Hmmmm... two of your friends say that Marie and Jean sound good with your first name, so I am going with Barbara.
I don't know why, but Kathy immediately popped into my head!!! So that is my guess!
Elizabeth????
I am guessing Elizabeth Erin! Because that's my name and I don't know what to guess!
samantha?
craftsbydi@hotmail.com
Going out on a limb...Harmony? My blog link is accessible from my profile. Thanks!
This is a fun one. I have no clue so I will guess Lisa.
Someone already guessed it, but I'm going to go with my own first name since I don't know yours. Lisa was very popular in my age range. =)
Hum?
I will go with Georgia since my daughter goes to Emory there and will use my middle name, Diane, as my guess for your middle name.
Be sure to enter mine!
A total guess, here . . . but, I'm going to go with Georgia as your first name. Great giveaway! Count me in! Good luck everyone!
Happy Monday!
Jennifer :-)
This is a hard way to play! I am going to guess Judy. If you wore a bridesmaid dress in the 70s that would be a popular name then. Or Linda. Or Karen. Maybe Shirley. Sorry, one guess is still Judy.
I'm clueless but I take a wild gander and guess "Alberta"
Well, since you're not a peach, maybe you're a flower like Rose or Lilly - sorry is that 2 guesses? I'll go with Rosemary
Wow! What a great giveaway! This is definitely a fun way to do a giveaway.
I've read u'r blog for almost a year, but I've never gotten u'r first name. So, here goes:
Barbara
Hope I win!!!
I'm doing a giveaway over at my place too. Hope you drop by for a quick visit!
I am going to say Kathy. I dont know you and I couldnt find a pic of you.
Rebecca...just a random guess.
I do not know you, my guess is Rebecca.
Funny, I too was thinking Rebecca and I've never been to this site before! LOL Georgia also popped into my head!
Ok, I'm going with Barbara too, although everyone seems to be named MELANIE lately! (I love Bath and Body Works!)
I am torn between Patrica and Barb...either as a first would be names of childhood friends and I am a gal born in the 60's too.
I'll guess Georgia Jean
I don't know you, but how about...Sherry?
jtakes(a)aol.com
Ok I was going to guess Peach...until I read everyone's comments!!!!
No clue now.
Michelle?
Mary?
I guess Karen
Peaches,
Your real name is punpkin, pronouced the southern way.
Busy Dad
Gosh...my first thought was Stephanie but now I am thinking Barbara. Guess I will go with Barbara.;)
Fun idea and nice gifts. Thanks for including me!
Now this is a fun contest! I'm going to guess either Debra/Debbie or a spelling like that...just because I have an Aunt Debbie who also lives in the Peach State :)
how about heather? it's my name. is it yours?
Amanda Jean sounds cute, hope its yours.texkathy@netcommander.com
Chelsea?
I know your first name, too. And I'm sure others have made the same guess I'm making ...I just don't have time to read almost 80 comments.
I'm going with Jean. I love your first name and I would have chosen Jean as your second name. It flows.
How clever of you to make us work for it. Fun!
Please enter me in your lovely giveaway.
I am going with Alice, since that is the first girl fictional character that popped into my head. Thanks for the chance.
I'm guessing Pamela. No earthly reason just seems to fit.
Trina
Melanie
Hmmm, the 70's. Let's see, how about Susan? Thanks for a chance to enter!
Hmm...my first time here so I have no idea. (But I LOVE that pic in your header--beautiful!) I KNOW it's not Elizabeth Ann (actually my name) since you said your name did not exist before 1740. I know that's clue, too. What names were coined round then? I can't think.
I'm going to guess Denise. Or Heidi?
I know that 'Wendy' originated in Peter Pan...and it's my sister's name
Hmmm...I am going to guess Sally only because thats the first name that came to mind!
Im gonna go with Pamela!
I will guess Scarlett.
Im going to guess Lauren and maybe you go by Lori. Total stab in the dark guess.
Given that I don't know you and have never seen you, I can't go by that. So, I will go by the clue that you gave: your name was made up and wasn't in use before 1740. I will go with Pamela. The heroine of the novel by Samuel Richardson, written in 1740.
For your middle name, I will guess Ann.
Great incentive for a giveaway, by the way!
My guess is Diane
Guinevere and you go by Gwen?
Well my initial inkling was Georgia, but I think I'll go for the middle name of Ann.
You have an amazing blog! My guess is Eve.
Claudia
scfranson@charter.net
Georgia? Just a guess??
I guess Shirley :)
I am going to go with Georgina (that was actually my aunt's middle name)...hence the peach. And you said it wasn't Georgia (but Georgina is close). How about Marie for your middle name?? :)
This is fun!
Elizabeth is my guess. No clue on middle. Maybe Ann?
I am going to guess Lisa, just for the heck of it. LOL
(My email is on my blog)
I'm guessing "Virginia". :)
Blessings from another Peach State gal.
Is it Elizabeth or Jane?
I'm going to guess that your name is Norma. ???
i'm going to guess my name - Elizabeth. it's a good name, i hope you have it.
Lets see... how about Amelia.
One of my personal favorites actually.
Tiffany
What a fun lady you are!!!! Love this game along with the give away!
First name: Marcella
Middle: Denise
Dawn
I'm gonna go with Bethany.
Umm...Melanie!
I'll guess Pamela Jean. By the time I have googled things to help me guess and read the other responses, I almost forgot what it is you're giving away. Bath & Body Works, right? You sure did make us work for it!
I should have guessed Rumpelstiltskin. :-)
sarah_carol (at) hotmail (dot) com
i will guess sarah. .... a fun idea for the giveaway, i'll be back to find out your name...and middle name, i guess. :)
Kelly?
Catherine???? Count me in@
????? How about meghan?
After some research I'll also guess Pamela and Jean does sound like a good middle name to go with Pamela.
Wendy sounds promising.
I don't know you but the only name I can think of that was made up for a fictional character was Wendy. So that's my guess for your name!
Debby
I will say Mary - since that is my name and Jean as the middle name. Thank you!
Mary
sendallemailstome@yahoo.com
I'm going to go with Pamela/Pam. (I don't know you, so if I manage to get this right, I'm applying to work at the psychic friends network!) Um, middle name...Lee?
Well, I know that Wendy is a relatively new name, so I'm going with Wendy Sue. LOL......I have no idea here. just guessing.
I would love to be entered into your drawing. Thanks.
Please visit my blog anytime at www.xanga.com/chefvangie.
God bless ~E
Rebecca? That's a literary figure... My husband is from GA!
I'm going to guess Sara.
Lisa M,
Im going to guess cynthia
blndi66@yahoo.com
I'm guessing "Savanah".
I am not sure if I can guess again but I would like to. Here is my guess for your first name: Dorothy.
Maybe you go by Dottie?
Le Anne
yardsaleprincess1@yahoo.com
Pamela for first name.
Lynn for middle name.
I'm also going with Pamela because of your update hint and the Richardson novel came out around the same time.
Well, I was going to go with Angela, being born in the 60's and seeing as I went to school with TONS of Angela's.... but then the Pamela arguement sounds good too.... I'll stick with Angela.
I really have no idea so I will guess Pamela.
My guess is Patricia.
beastbunny@hotmail.com
Two people who know you said Jean for a middle name & one said Marie because it would flow well with your first name .....
I'm guessing Sara for your first name.
Man this one is hard! LOL
I'm not real sure . . . but I'm going to say - Georgine - kind of like George and Jean (together!!).
Fun giveaway
Hi, Peach!! hehehehe, I know your real first and last name! I should since you go to church with me and you also sing in the worship ministry! :O) I am going to guess Lynn or Lynne as your middle name! I can't wait to find out and I am so proud of you for venturing out and letting everyone know the person we all know and love!
Talk to you soon!
Amy
I'm going with Jean for the middle name. It was my grandma's and is my oldest daughter's as well.
I don't know your name but will guess Cassandra.
Wendy? I'd love to be entered in. Thanks, Maddie livin4Him06@gmail.com
Jennifer?
Im in!!! I love peach!
I'll go with Pamela since it seems to go the best with the middle names suggested by your friends (Jean, Lynne, and Marie).
I'm going to guess Vanessa, which was made up by Jonathan Swift!
I am going to guess Emily.
Caroline? Caroline Marie?
Hmm..Gwendolynn?
melissawohlford@yahoo.com
I am going to guess maybe it's Barbara Jean? This is a great giveaway game.
How about Elizebeth(Betty)? like Elisabeth Elliot.
denise@hattrickpress.com
how about bridgette?
How about Emily?
Karen? Like me? : )
heehee
Hmm, how about Sophia *grin* Please enter me into your draw.
Thanks so much!
www.homeschoolblogger.com/NatureNotesFromAbove
Also guessing "Pamela" (Pam) as I have a cousin by that name whom I can picture wearing that familiar hideous, er, lovely, peach bridesmaid gown!
I was going to guess Pamela, then I noticed several others had already guessed that name...so I finally decided on PAULA...with the middle name of JANE...
So my guess is Paula Jane...
Thanks for this fun chance at you giveaway!
blessings :0)
I'll guess Bobbi Jo, since you say you rarely use it in the full form and it was created for a fictional character.
I am guessing Virginia - basing it on your time clue and the fact that I don't know many people who go by the full name Virginia, but usually some shortened version of it! Thanks for the fun!
Nancy @ Homemade Blessings
I'm gonna say "Wendy" since JM Barrie made that one up for Peter Pan and 1780 (or whatever you said) sounds about right. Pick me!
I'll go with Georgia ...
I'm going with Michelle.
peach (or peachy)-middle name anne
hard one!! trying to follow clues...but u made it a very fun contest...
thanks and happy holidays to you..
Virginia is my guess too. Ginny?
I'm going to guess Juliet :)
Caroline?...I love that name
Are you a Wendy? Thanks for the fun. I love names!
Liz
Ann
or
Jessica
i'll go with charlotte
Madeline
Felicity?
Ohhh I am going to guess Jennifer
Anna :)
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