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The listing, Christmas Present for child from Me & The Boys + HUGE "Thanks for your Help" Raffle (10-30 winners!) has ended.

Back again, but w/ a bigger & better BONUS DRAWING! Not 1 not 2 but TEN, 20, or even 30 Prizes! NEAT Prizes like Forever Postage Stamps, valuable FREE product coupons, artwork, and even an oil painting if credits get there!

YOU ARE TECHNICALLY BIDDING ON THIS: A present for any child! This will be mostly from the kids, but with a little something from me too. It will be a goody pack / gift bag of sorts, but we'll wrap it and have it ready (unless you prefer it loose for you to check & do yourself) for the child to open on Christmas!

From me, you'll get a brand new & sealed Hotwheels / Hot Wheels car and an "Art by Tara" piece (you pick character and name). Patrick & Aiden will both add to it - all will be new or completely giftable.

I recently saw a few things on here and got my hopes up for the PERFECT gifts (a bike for Patrick and a motorized thingie for Aiden) but then by the last day, each single one was over my balance :-/

So I am doing things a bit different this time. First, you'll get an entire Christmas present for your child - not JUST a car, etc. Also, its not just a random 1 or 2 people win drawing. At very least, I will have TEN winners, more if bids get higher.

PLEASE SEE 1st COMMENTS FOR BONUS THANK YOU RAFFLE / DRAWING DETAILS (not enough room here!).

Thank you SO MUCH - your credits are going straight to my kids (Aiden, Patrick, stepdaughter Lily, and hubby if credits remain) presents. MY PRESENT this year will be getting to see the smiles on everyone's faces when they get to have a real Christmas this time, and I know any mama would be thankful to get that :)

SHIPPING: Free within the USA! PLEASE allow enough time for me to ship (likely a few weeks b/c of the artwork, but possibly shorter). I'll keep communication open at all times; You WILL get gift in time for Christmas!

Thanks, as always
~ Tara ~

Questions & Comments

ENTRIES as of 11/17 at 4:38PM:

renee12341 (6) giving away a coke code, if won, 4500
tweety23456 (1)
SnshneDydrm (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
yankeeyeah (1)
sheril (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lovinkim (1)
Sandyw81676 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lolagurl88 (16) [1st to 500; 7 extra for 1st special + special]
alyson5 (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
Kevschick1967 (4) [previous drawing/winner + giving code]
jenjaredjoey (32) [coke code+special/weekend+5000/5250+help hands]
tannyb (8) [giving away coke code, if won + facebook]
momma2three (28) [THREE friend referrals! - thank you! + facebook + donated prize + weekend special + 4000]
blckmystry3 (4) [first to 1000]
beverly_scott (6) [special]
twincere (10) [1500, 2000, 2500]
lfgreen (8) [7 extra for 1st special]
wongjimmyw (17) [facebook + special + 3000 + weekend special]
rslawson (6) [giving away coupon if won + weekend special]
lisa813 (4) [weekend special]
amberlynn100 (4) [weekend special]
kehli (4) [weekend special]
lfior0022 (1)
fallenangel112905 (1)
amvriz (11) [giving away a coke code, if won, 5000 + helping hands]

Nov 17th, 2010 at 2:38:56 PM PST by

ENTRIES AS OF 11/12/10 9:40PM:

renee12341 (1)
tweety23456 (1)
SnshneDydrm (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
yankeeyeah (1)
sheril (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lovinkim (1)
Sandyw81676 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lolagurl88 (16) [1st to 500; 7 extra for 1st special + special]
alyson5 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
Kevschick1967 (4) [previous drawing/winner + giving code]
jenjaredjoey (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
tannyb (8) [giving away coke code, if won + facebook]
momma2three (12) [THREE friend referrals! - thank you! + facebook]
blckmystry3 (4) [first to 1000]
beverly_scott (6) [special]
twincere (13) [1500, 2000, 2500]
lfgreen (8) [7 extra for 1st special]
wongjimmyw (11) [facebook + special]
rslawson (3) [giving away coupon if won]

As always, please remember that I am noooot not not not not perfect (or even close) so if you see an error anywhere don't hesitate to gently nudge me so I can look into it and fix it!

And as always - THANK YOU EVERYONE!! :o) Thrilled to see this auction doing splendidly :-D

Nov 12th, 2010 at 7:40:45 PM PST by

ERRORS:
twincere - should be 10, not 13 sorry :-/
wongjimmyw - you're at 14 b/c you get 3 more for 1st to 3000, forgot to add that in!
alyson5 - you should be at 8, getting 5 more from the "weekend is coming" special

Sorry guys, I missed those but spotted them right after posting this :-/
Should be all caught up and good to go now, though!

Nov 12th, 2010 at 7:45:43 PM PST by

I love this auction. What a great way to give back at this time of the year. Just another reason why I love listia! i dont have that many credits but i am going to be promoting this auction on my facebook as well as my current auction. Good Luck to all!

Nov 12th, 2010 at 9:51:41 PM PST by

thanks hun! hope you have a nice weekend :)

Nov 12th, 2010 at 10:12:10 PM PST by

Placed another bid for the weekend special. Thanks! =)

Nov 13th, 2010 at 12:10:31 AM PST by

thanks hun! i will add names to a list for now, just in case less than 7 people get the entries so ya'll will get more ;)

Nov 13th, 2010 at 12:36:22 PM PST by

I placed another bid. Thinking I should post a raffle to because I see alot of these and raffles always go high, LOL. The bid is getting high and I am top bid, but don't know if I want to win because I need to save credits for kids clothing, I just want to be entered in raffle, LOL Thanks alot :)

Nov 13th, 2010 at 6:33:03 AM PST by

looks good now, miss momma2three is ahead ;) thanks very much for bidding - you'll get at least 3 entries for the special

Nov 13th, 2010 at 12:37:04 PM PST by

I bid again!! I am getting excited for you! Look at all those credits for the boys!! They are gonna have an AWESOME Christmas! :)

I will send a handmade THANK YOU card to the winner as well as the 2nd and 3rd top bidders when this ends! (Unless of course I am one of those 3 LOL- I wont send one to myself!) Wish I could do more but money is tight right now

Nov 13th, 2010 at 6:52:16 AM PST by

awesome!! thanks hun! you've inched ahead as having the most entries now ;) i'll also add your name to the weekend special list in case 7 people don't enter (you'll get 3 or more entries for that one). hope you're having a nice weekend!

Nov 13th, 2010 at 12:38:56 PM PST by

renee12341 (1)
tweety23456 (1)
SnshneDydrm (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
yankeeyeah (1)
sheril (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lovinkim (1)
Sandyw81676 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lolagurl88 (16) [1st to 500; 7 extra for 1st special + special]
alyson5 (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
Kevschick1967 (4) [previous drawing/winner + giving code]
jenjaredjoey (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
tannyb (8) [giving away coke code, if won + facebook]
momma2three (22) [THREE friend referrals! - thank you! + facebook + donated prize]
blckmystry3 (4) [first to 1000]
beverly_scott (6) [special]
twincere (10) [1500, 2000, 2500]
lfgreen (8) [7 extra for 1st special]
wongjimmyw (14) [facebook + special + 3000]
rslawson (3) [giving away coupon if won]

weekend special:
wonjimmyw
rslawson
jenjaredjoey
momma2three

Nov 13th, 2010 at 12:40:19 PM PST by

thanks, lisa813!! adding your name to the weekend bonus list too.

Nov 13th, 2010 at 8:37:07 PM PST by

Bidded, Please add to raffle. Thxs!

Nov 13th, 2010 at 9:10:51 PM PST by

thanks hun! i will have an updated list of entries posted shortly. have a great week!

Nov 15th, 2010 at 8:37:03 AM PST by

this auction is doing well, although i dont have enough credits to go furthr,and im try to get the boyz xmas stuffi know this will do well

Nov 13th, 2010 at 10:23:28 PM PST by

thanks hunny, hope your week goes well and i do appreciate the bids! you're in the raffle lots so don't be a stranger ;-)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 8:37:40 AM PST by

Thanks to everyone for the weekend bids!! I am just getting situated this morning and finishing up editing my sister's paper (she's in nursing school now!!) so when I'm all done I will be back to update everything with the current entries, etc. AND to respond to comments. THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:21:38 AM PST by

UPDATED ENTRY LIST, as of 10:45AM 11/15/10.....

renee12341 (1)
tweety23456 (1)
SnshneDydrm (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
yankeeyeah (1)
sheril (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lovinkim (1)
Sandyw81676 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lolagurl88 (16) [1st to 500; 7 extra for 1st special + special]
alyson5 (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
Kevschick1967 (4) [previous drawing/winner + giving code]
jenjaredjoey (11) [giving away a coke code, if won + special + weekend special]
tannyb (8) [giving away coke code, if won + facebook]
momma2three (28) [THREE friend referrals! - thank you! + facebook + donated prize + weekend special + 4000]
blckmystry3 (4) [first to 1000]
beverly_scott (6) [special]
twincere (10) [1500, 2000, 2500]
lfgreen (8) [7 extra for 1st special]
wongjimmyw (17) [facebook + special + 3000 + weekend special]
rslawson (6) [giving away coupon if won + weekend special]
lisa813 (4) [weekend special]
amberlynn100 (4) [weekend special]
kehli (4) [weekend special]

Nov 15th, 2010 at 8:42:37 AM PST by

PLEASE remember to let me know if you see any errors - to the best of my knowledge, this is correct :)

Also - here are the current specials, that are going on throughout the listing's entirety.....
* Facebook Special (5 entries)
* Helping Hands Special (10 entries)

Check back for the next special soon ;-)

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov 15th, 2010 at 8:43:59 AM PST by

hmmmm since 5k gets us to the next set of prizes (so, that would be TWENTY total prizes!! plus an extra for the winner!), let's do a small special here too.....

5k Special:
Anyone who shows up with a 5000 bid (can be more than 1 person) will get an extra EIGHT (again, yes, I like being odd lol) entries into the drawing!!

Nov 15th, 2010 at 8:46:56 AM PST by

common evry1 lets help this girlie out get this to 5000... :)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 1:59:00 PM PST by

(((huggers))) :o)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:38:08 PM PST by

Hi great auction love your work and your kids are too cute and if i win any codes i will donate them to someone on here that needs some credits :)good luck

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:29:54 PM PST by

thanks hun! that'll get ya 2 extra entries - i really appreciate your bids!! :o)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:39:42 PM PST by

i got it to 5000 up it goes high for you:)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:33:58 PM PST by

very very very awesome!!!!

alrighty folks - if someone bids that 5000 so we can get this thing up there and unlock that next batch of prizes, you BOTH get 8 entries!!!!

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:40:50 PM PST by

ENTRY LIST as of 9:40PM 11/15/10:

renee12341 (1)
tweety23456 (1)
SnshneDydrm (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
yankeeyeah (1)
sheril (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lovinkim (1)
Sandyw81676 (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]
lolagurl88 (16) [1st to 500; 7 extra for 1st special + special]
alyson5 (8) [giving away a coke code, if won + special]
Kevschick1967 (4) [previous drawing/winner + giving code]
jenjaredjoey (11) [giving away a coke code, if won + special + weekend special]
tannyb (8) [giving away coke code, if won + facebook]
momma2three (28) [THREE friend referrals! - thank you! + facebook + donated prize + weekend special + 4000]
blckmystry3 (4) [first to 1000]
beverly_scott (6) [special]
twincere (10) [1500, 2000, 2500]
lfgreen (8) [7 extra for 1st special]
wongjimmyw (17) [facebook + special + 3000 + weekend special]
rslawson (6) [giving away coupon if won + weekend special]
lisa813 (4) [weekend special]
amberlynn100 (4) [weekend special]
kehli (4) [weekend special]
lfior0022 (1)
fallenangel112905 (1)
amvriz (3) [giving away a coke code, if won]

Working on art again tonight, so I'll be back online tomorrow to update this again if needed....so if ya bid tonight, fear not, the update shall be coming soon ;-)

And as always a big huge giant THANK YOU!!!! to everyone once again - ya'll are truly amazing here :o)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:41:49 PM PST by

hey there , just wanting to let you know if I win I will donate my coke rewards also.......great auction btw

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:46:35 PM PST by

thanks hun - i'll add 2 more entries in there for you :)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:51:25 PM PST by

I wanted to help someone else out on here so I won 2 "Honor the Code" Mountain Dew cap codes on here (hated to see someone nice get no bids, but was sad to see it end at just 5 credits too :-/ )

I will give a code to each of my next 2 bidders!

ALSO: Personally I consider this level to be really high credits....So, I think a little better bonus is in order for those bidding this high.....bonus entries will be granted at every 250 credits, instead of at every 1000 - starting NOW!!

So - 3 bonus entries at 4750, 5250, 5500, 5750, 6000, etc. (yes, 5000 is missing b/c 5000 gets the bidders 8 extra entries, per the previous special)

And its hit the point where its not just 1st to reach it...any name that shows up on the list as bidding those numbers will get the bonus entries.

Ok....must....step....away....from....Listia.....LOL ;-)

Nov 15th, 2010 at 7:59:12 PM PST by

It's over my credits girl, but I am still watching cheering you on!!! By the way if anyone wins coke codes and they want to give them away I can use them!!!! Just wanted to put that out there :)

Nov 16th, 2010 at 5:15:35 AM PST by

no worries, hun - THANK YOU for your support! you're the first to ask so i'll mention your name as someone here looking for a coke code - and if anyone else is too just mention it here so i can let folks know! (but you came first ;-) )

actually i'm having a REALLY unusually good morning here - in a very good mood - i'm going to send you a "thank you" coke code right now just because. hope it brightens your day a tad!

Nov 16th, 2010 at 7:04:17 AM PST by

this raffle stuff is confusing lol

Nov 16th, 2010 at 11:12:28 AM PST by

sorry hun ;-) lemme know if you have any questions and i'll do my best to answer

Nov 16th, 2010 at 11:47:35 AM PST by

I just bid 5000 for you and as per the helping hands special I will add a 1 dr. pepper or coke coke whatever winner chooses to this auction when it reaches 8000 so please put me for 10 extra bounus for helping hands and whatver extra bonuses for bidding 5000. Thanks again, Jennifer

Nov 16th, 2010 at 2:13:38 PM PST by

very awesome, Jennifer! You'll have a bunch of extra entries, I'll add 'em up tomorrow (and if I end up with a different number than you, I'll send you a message so we can figure it out) - I'm sure we'll be fine :) Thanks for the possible prize addition and for the bids!!!! Hope you have a nice night :)

Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:52:25 PM PST by

I will also bid 5250 for the 8 extra entries. Love the raffles, LOL

Nov 16th, 2010 at 2:15:37 PM PST by

you go girl! looks like a couple of you gals are duking it out for the most entries ;) good luck!

Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:52:53 PM PST by

so I think I have 26 entires for bidding 5000, bidding 5250 and the helping hands special? This is not counting any entries I already have. Is this correct? I guess 5250 only counts if someone outbid me. LOL So someone outbid me, please :) LOL

Nov 16th, 2010 at 2:20:16 PM PST by

I will count everything and do an update tomorrow - trying to get the kiddos to sleep and likely having an early night. please check back tomorrow for the updated list and THANKS AGAIN!!!! :o)

Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:54:08 PM PST by

this is vey nice of u ! i bid to ty to help but i will not have enough credits to win but it is going great, if you want go to p1311 and advertise your auction please,Happy Holidays

Nov 16th, 2010 at 3:04:48 PM PST by

Thanks, hun! I'll swing by and checkout your listings tomorrow :) hope you have a night and Happy Holidays to you too!!

Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:54:37 PM PST by

*have a NICE night lol sorry - see tara needs sleep ;-)

Nov 16th, 2010 at 6:54:59 PM PST by

ok so i bid 2 1 @5204 then again more so im highest now again now who every bidds 5600 ill send them a mt dew code just email me if i dont first that way i can get it to the winner that got too 5500+ i hope i did that right :)

Nov 17th, 2010 at 11:24:16 AM PST by

very awesome :) thanks hun! you'll get the 10 for that! updating in just a few

Nov 17th, 2010 at 2:33:07 PM PST by

ok so i bid 2 1 @5204 then again more so im highest now again now who every bids 5500+ ill send them a mt dew code just email me if i dont first that way i can get it to the winner that got to 5500+. I hope i did that right :)

Nov 17th, 2010 at 11:25:13 AM PST by

Hi, I know you have been to my auction that I put up so I thought I would put a bid on your auction. you know helping out

Nov 18th, 2010 at 8:49:38 PM PST by

thanks, hun! that gets ya 11 entries into the drawing too :)

Nov 18th, 2010 at 10:51:11 PM PST by

Please someone outbid me, I found something that I want to bid on that ends in 30 minutes and another thing that ends in a hour. I just found the items for the kids. I only bid 5350, so someone bid 5400. Thank you much :)

Nov 18th, 2010 at 7:05:28 PM PST by

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