A New Name, New Look and 2 Giveaways!

Testing...testing one two...is this thing on? Are we really live now? I am skeered silly to press publish but here goes. No turning back! :-)
Don't worry. No need to head out to get your eyes checked. You are at the right place. Same blog. Same family...

New name. New "do".

My husband was gracious enough to purchase a blog makeover from Darcy for me as a Christmas present. It only seemed fitting to give this blog a new name while going through that process. We are still "McManus Party of Five"... and unless God has other plans, we always will be. But since starting this blog, it has become far more personal to me than the original purpose of capturing my kiddos as they grow and keeping out of town family members in the know. Why "Mosaic of Grace"? Read here.

As you can see, Darcy is fabulous. And just as fabulous to work with. She has the patience of Job. I only had to ask her to stop speaking Greek and speak on my level 83 times. The woman is freakin' Superwoman as far as I'm concerned. Homeschooler, web designer, photographer, Twitter extraordinaire. HTML Master. You better hold onto tight to your cape and those boots Linda Carter.

This blog will be even more fabulous the minute I figure out what the heck I'm doing here. Yep, I'm clueless and learning trial by fire. Bigger picture capacity means I have to somehow make nice with my old flame Photoshop. Right now we are legally separated and need third-party counseling to move forward in this relationship.

If you are already a follower of my blog would you please take the extra step of subscribing again? I have a new feed so you will need to update me on your end...whatever that means for you. I apologize for the inconvenience. And don't worry...moving (without movers and moving trucks) makes me itch so you can rest assured that this is my last one. Oh, and be sure you grab a button down below too. :-)

"Celebrate Good Times, Come On!" ...now that I've got that stuck in your head (you can thank me later) let's get onto the celebration festivities shall we? I'd like to make this post extry fun by having my first ever giveaway!!! TWO to be exact! Read on to see how to enter each giveaway.

UPDATE*** (I'm gonna put it here in case you don't make it to the bottom) ;-)
PLEASE BE SURE TO LEAVE AT LEAST ONE COMMENT PER GIVEAWAY. ONE FOR THE GIFT CARD. AND ONE FOR WHICH STRAP IS YOUR FAV. YOU MUST HAVE A COFFEE COMMENT AND A STRAP COMMENT TO BE ENTERED FOR EACH. :-)

GIVEAWAY #1:

See that mug up there? How about $25 worth of that hot steamy (or cold frappy) goodness in your mug? Well, not a whole $25 all at once of course. Moderation folks.

To enter:

Just hit that subscribe button up there at the top (if you want to of course) and then leave me a comment here telling me your "go-to" drink of choice at Starbucks. I'm a creature of habit so for me it's always a Tall French Vanilla Skinny Latte. I need to spice it up a bit.

**For an extra shot at winning you can also comment and let me know (separate comment for each) if you mention this Giveaway (Starbucks Gift Card) in your blog or Twitter. Just leave a link so I'll know you did. So that's 3 chances for the Bux!

It's that simple. I will pick a random number sometime on Sunday.

GIVEAWAY #2:

My ever so sweet cyber friend Ruthanne agreed to help make my blog debut even more spectacular by offering to give away one of her snazzy camera straps below! Aren't they precious?!?! I'm so gonna have a Ruthanne original of my own someday. When I do, I may not take it off. Even to sleep. You think I'm kidding don't you? I won't get one this time though...that would be cheating. Tempting though.

I'm just gonna warn you...enter her domain at your own risk...there are loads of drool inducing photos. And I wouldn't read while drinking liquids...unless you want to have to change your shirt. You will laugh. Maybe even snort. You may waste hours of your life. I cannot be held responsible. Let me introduce....

Eclectic Whatnot {www.etsy.com/shop/eclecticwhatnot} is owned by Ruthanne, a homeschooling mother of five. It gives her the opportunity to combine two of her new-found loves - photography and sewing. Her shop features shabby, chic and just plain fun camera strap covers and aprons {and more to come!}. Her sewing is fueled by good coffee, streaming episodes of 24 and show tunes. You can find her at her blog {www.eclecticwhatnot.com}, on Facebook {http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eclectic-Whatnot/349190026856} or on Twitter {http://twitter.com/eclecticwhatnot}.

To Enter:

Visit Ruthanne's Etsy shop and come back here to my site and leave a comment sharing which strap is your favorite. I will pick a random number on Sunday and let Ruthanne know who you are.

For an extra shot at winning you can also comment and let me know (seperate comment for each) if you mention this Giveaway (Camera Strap) in your blog or Twitter. Just leave a link so I'll know you did. That's 3 chances for the snazzy strap too!

Look, but please wipe your chin.



It's really a win win....if you win the coffee your camera may be left in the dust looking drab and boring but at least you will have enough energy to clean those toilets you've been putting off till tomorrow.

Should you win the strap, your camera will be the most popular camera in it's class and all the other camera owners will just have to have one...but you won't know cause you'll be sleeping. ;-)

Either way, you can't lose.

Thank you so much for stopping by...your comments make me giddy. Be sure to grab a button below and don't be a stranger ya hear? ;-)




"My every mortal breath, is Grace and nothing less"