This here is the last Mighty Summit giveaway! Hello, trusty tote.

Large Natural Zip Top Canvas Tote Bag by Lands End
Man, these things are useful, and strong. We use ours to carry our child like an expensive, overbred dog. No, I kid. We use it on our yacht.
Yours will not say “Gifts” on the front, but it will have yellow trim. You could use it to carry around all these books:

You Lost Me There, by Rosecrans Baldwin
Hey, my friend Rosecrans is a novelist! Even better, the book he wrote is very good, and you will like it. It’s about a memory specialist who loses his wife and later finds a set of index cards covered in her writing. He comes to learn that his memories of a perfect partnership aren’t true to his wife’s feelings of isolation and disenchantment with the marriage.

No One Cares What You Had fro Lunch, by Margaret Mason
This is a signed copy of my book, which is not a novel. But! It is very green and full of good ideas for your blog.

Wiley’s Guide to California Wine
In which you will learn that California wine is delicious. Apologies for the spoiler.

This is the book Laura edited full of great writing and photography from women around the Web. Also, it is pretty.

In addition to the tote, Lands’ End also threw in a gift card. You could use yours for this. Or this. Or one of these. Whatever you want, really.

$50 Gift Card from Soma Intimates
And who doesn’t need new skivvies?
To enter, please tell us about one thing that always makes you happy. And remember that we still have a few open giveaways, so put your name in over there too if you haven’t already.
Fine print: Please only leave one comment for each giveaway, because itβs the nice thing to do, and also because multiple entries will be disqualified. Iβll use random.org to select the winner, and Iβll announce who won at the top of this post and in a separate post next Monday.
It makes me so happy when my 9 month old and 3 year old take afternoon naps at the same time!
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One thing that always makes me happy is when my students make things for me. Usually it’s pictures of things I like or things in history (I’m a middle school history teacher), but I did have one that made me a “man-eating sheep” (you’d have to be in my class) out of cotton balls, a plastic egg, and a toilet paper tube.
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Our kitten, Lucy. We have 2 cats and I love them both with all of my heart. There’s just something about Lucy that always always brings a smile to my face.
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truly? when AZ starts cooling down and I can throw open my windows (this usually happens around Halloween. sigh)
But today? What would make me truly happy is for my current thousands of ants in residence would just disappear. And also for my laundry to do itself.
These are AMAZING giveaways!
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hmmmm….if I won I’d keep the tote and some of the books and the lands end card. BUT, THE BEST PART IS: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!!!! You would save me so much money! π
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Birthdays make me happy – anyone’s birthday…not just my own. I love to celebrate and see other people get honored and receive gifts!
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The way my dogs greet me when I’ve been away for any amount of time — 5 minutes or 5 days. Now that’s love!
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When I sit down on my couch and my cat, who is sitting in his favorite spot, soaking in a sun beam, and snoozing, gets up and sits next to me looking for snuggles. Because, I mean, he just picked me over his little kitty-heaven. I’m better than a sunbeam.
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What always makes me happy–turning into my driveway and seeing my dog turn and from the front window so he can meet me at the door.
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my 2 month old smiling… can’t get enough.
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A big smile from my sweet two year old boy!
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It’s simple, and maybe silly, but a cup of tea every morning always, always makes me feel content and happy.
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The fact that I’m hanging with my mom this weekend
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I don’t know about always, but pretty reliably: My husband. I still love that feeling of “Ooh! He’s about to walk through that door! And there he is.”
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My dog, Ruby, never fails to make me happy
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Autumn leaves against a bright blue sky. Never fails.
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my kids…and white wine π
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Watching people get picked up in the airport. I don’t get to witness it very often but I can’t help but grin ear to ear when I see that first hug!
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Walking in the woods (our backyard, technically) makes me happy!
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yellow and red leaves during the fall in Minnesota
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Mad Men episodes waiting on the DVR! Oh, and free stuff…
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Christmas carols sung outdoors. Preferably with hot mulled wine. Mmmm.
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Sitting in the dirt underneath a tree on a sunny day and looking up through the branches.
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Seeing kids dance. They are just so carefree and unencumbered by hang ups.
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Planning a trip to someplace I’ve never been before.
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I love when it rains as the sun shines. Love it.
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Getting my little girl out of her crib after a long nap. She always is giggling and smiling when I pop in to find her playing with her little toy lambs!
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The knowledge that I’ll get to go home in 286 days!
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Is it sappy to say that my eight month old always makes me happy? π
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Retail therapy: A party dress that is funky/classy/trendy AND flattering. It’s not a myth, I’ve seen it.
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Our waggy-tailed dog who is always excited to see me when I come home from a long day at work!
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cooking with my children.
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This may sound lame, but spending time with my cats always makes me happy.
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Without fail, my daughter’s gap-toothed grin.
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Karaoke with the whole crew.
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Shopping always makes me happy π
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I love seeing people singing in their cars.
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My bed – seriously, I love my bed. Especially when my husband is in it.
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trips to my homestate of michigan!
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My husband, he makes me so happy every single day.
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a windy night with cricket sounds.
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My son’s smile first thing in the morning
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The unconditional love given to me by my cats always makes me happy. That and soft wet kisses on my eye from my manfriend. π
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Puppies, especially the one trying to eat my laptop at the moment π
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And I would like the Land’s End giftcard so I can get him something more appropriate to chew on π
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Just being with my hubby π
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It always, always makes me happy to wake up my daughter in the morning. Whether it’s a grump or a grin I get in return I love her transition from snuggly sleepy muffin face to stretchy gap-toothy sparkly-eyed wakefulness. She’s seven now, and I’m still loving it.
Thanks!
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Spending time with my best friend, Sarah. We don’t live near each other so every moment we can spend together makes me very happy!
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Because I can never pick favourites, I’ll pick my top 3 things that make me happy:
-Booking airplane tickets to see my family
-When letters and packages arrive in the post (it’s like Christmas!)
-My afterwork hug from my husband…. *sigh*
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summer vacation!
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