CLOSED Shaw Floors Contest

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ELIGIBILITY: To enter and be eligible to win, you must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or Washington, D.C., 18 years of age or older, or a legal resident of Canada (except the province of Quebec), who has reached the legal age of majority in his/her province/territory of residence, AND you must have a valid email address.

PROMOTION PERIOD: Starting September 24, 2010 at 9:00:00 AM Central Time (CT) and ending November 8, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM CT

Daily Entry

Instant Win Game Prizes: each of the five (5) Instant Win Games has its own available prizes:




(800 total) Area Rug Themed Game:

Prizes:

(250 available) One (1) Area Rug (approximate size: 5' x 7'; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (Approximate retail value (“ARV”): USD $500.00 (CAD $514.20)) (*)

(400 available) R2x Floor Cleaner (ARV: USD $9.99 (CAD $10.25))

(150 available) One (1) Shaw Holiday Rug (approximate size: 2'7" x 3'10"; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (ARV: USD $49.00 (CAD $50.50))

(40,000 available): One (1) additional Sweepstakes Entry

(562 total) Hardwood Flooring Themed Game:

Prizes:

(12 available) $500 Shaw Floors Gift Card (to purchase Hardwood Flooring) (ARV: USD $500 (CAD $514.20)

(400 available) R2x Floor Cleaner (ARV: USD $9.99 (CAD $10.25))

(150 available) One (1) Shaw Holiday Rug (approximate size: 2'7" x 3'10"; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (ARV: USD $49.00 (CAD $50.50))

(40,000 available) One (1) additional Sweepstakes Entry

(562 total) Carpet Flooring Themed Game:

Prizes:

(12 available) $500 Shaw Floors Gift Card (to purchase Carpet) (ARV: USD $500 (CAD $514.20)

(400 available) R2x Floor Cleaner (ARV: USD $9.99 (CAD $10.25))

(150 available) One (1) Shaw Holiday Rug (approximate size: 2'7" x 3'10"; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (ARV: USD $49.00 (CAD $50.50))

(40,000 available) One (1) additional Sweepstakes Entry

(562 total) Tile and Stone Flooring Themed Game:

Prizes:

(12 available) $500 Shaw Floors Gift Card (to purchase Tile or Stone Flooring) (ARV: USD $500 (CAD $514.20)

(400 available) R2x Floor Cleaner (ARV: USD $9.99 (CAD $10.25))

(150 available) One (1) Shaw Holiday Rug (approximate size: 2'7" x 3'10"; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (ARV: USD $49.00 (CAD $50.50))

(40,000 available) One (1) additional Sweepstakes Entry

(562 total) Laminate Flooring Themed Game:

Prizes:

(12 available) $500 Shaw Floors Gift Card (to purchase Laminate Flooring) (ARV: USD $500 (CAD $514.20)

(400 available) R2x Floor Cleaner (ARV: USD $9.99 (CAD $10.25))

(150 available) One (1) Shaw Holiday Rug (approximate size: 2'7" x 3'10"; style to be chosen by each winner from available options shown onscreen, while supplies last) (ARV: USD $49.00 (CAD $50.50))

(40,000 available) One (1) additional Sweepstakes Entry

The number of Instant Win Game Prizes available to be won decreases as prizes are played for and/or claimed throughout the Promotion Period. Odds of winning an Instant Win prize are determined by time of play and number of eligible entries received.



 (1) Sweepstakes Grand Prize: one (1) USD $5,000.00 (CAD $5,142.00) Shaw Floors Gift Card.



(1) Sweepstakes Referrer Prize (if applicable): one (1) $5,000 (CAD $5,142.00) Shaw Floors Gift Card.



Limitation of prizes: One (1) prize with an ARV of $500 (CAD $514.20), one (1) R2x Floor Cleaner, and one (1) Shaw Holiday Rug per person/household/email address for the entire Promotion Period. Winners of an Instant Win Prize will still be eligible to win the Grand Prize. There is no limit to the number of additional Sweepstakes Entries that can be won in the Instant Win Game.

Apple Picking

It is that time of the year to go apple picking and get some fresh apples and some pie too.
We went to Carluke Orchards and picked Jonagold Apples which are great for baking and eating as is. My Husband made a very nice cake with some of the apples and we bought pie and some treats.





         

After we did the apple picking we went on a complimentary Wagon Ride

 

Now to go home and enjoy our apples. 

Day at African Lion Safari

We went to African Lion Safari during a school day. So we took the kids out of school for the day. Nice and quiet to go which was very nice.
I had won tickets from a local radio station.

The first thing we did was walk  around for a little bit than we took the bus ride around to see the animals.        

Now we are going to take the boat tour

Next we do the Train

A fun day we had and lots of animals to see.

Taking Up Our Carpet

Oh what a fun job. NOT!
It all started of as a talk between my Husband and I about lifting up our carpet because i could smell something in the house as if one of our animals had went pee. Yes i said pee.
We even had found wet spots near the front door. I had lifted the carpets from all of our rooms for the same reason years ago.
We have all hardwood floors in the rooms and we knew we did in the living room, dining room area. It was just a matter of the condition it was in.
The rooms are in good condition.
We started off with the wallpapper which was only the bottom half of the wall around the living and dining room the kids and my Husband and I did that. Wetting it down and tearing at it. Than for turning our house upside down it seemed for all the work to do.

Here is the Entertainment unit taken apart bottom half near wall and top half in front which was heavy and awkward.

Here is everything piled up on tables    front doorhere is the dining room area after     Here is the stain we found which also could be from wet shoes and boots over time.

Quite the stain.

But overall i do not think the floors were in bad shape.

The tack strips with nails and the underpadding with staples leave little holes in the floor.

But next we have to do the hallway.

We will probably end up getting big area rugs for warmth and comfort and to protect the floors.