Merry Hallowe'en Y'all! It's A Giveawaypalooza!

Last year, Shutterfly reached out to bloggers to promote their products. All I had to do was pander like a crazy person tell you about all the wonders on their site to get 50 free holiday cards.

For me.

Nothing for you.

Kind of a lose/lose for all us since I'm not much of a holiday celebrant.

This year, it's different. All I've got to do is type 175 words about Shutterfly to give away codes for 25 free cards to three, yes 3, of you lucky readers.

Sounds simple, right?

Not so much. First there's a deadline. I hate deadlines almost as much as I hate serious writing. Add to that the freakish nor'easter that dumped snow, large tree limbs, and branches all over my little world and you'll understand why I'm lacking motivation. It's not even Hallowe'en yet and it looks like early January out there. But I told y'all I'd be doing this so I'm typing away while keeping one eye on the NASCAR race. If you find typos, you'll know I was distracted by something The Jeff did during the race.

Last year I chose a Livestrong card {10% of the proceeds went directly to Livestrong}, added my pictures, and tossed in a greeting (with a missing word). Yes, I was mortified. I sent them anyway.

This is last year's card. I'm a bit of an anti-traditionalist.

Holy shiitake!

The Jeff is in 1st place.

Go Jeff Go!

Where was I?

Oh, Shutterfly and praising their fantasmagoric site. I loved everything about my experience last year. From being able to use sustainably forested card stock to being able to choose a layout from a variety of cards that supported charitable organizations. My choice of photos; my choice of glossy or matte finish; my choice of words, my very own typos. Yeah, I could have done without that last one. I forgot a word. Go figure.

Wow!

The Jeff is still in 1st!

Crap! Hamlin's creeping up on him.

Pull away, Jeff! Pull away!

Ah crap.

Dang it, Hamlin!

Shutterfly offers a wide variety of just about anything printable. Since I'll be giving away 25 free cards to 3 lucky readers, I'll point you in the general direction of their Christmas Cards, Holiday Cards, and All Occasion Greeting Cards.

I'm loving this.

Tony is giving Hamlin fits.

The Jeff is closing back in on Hamlin.

Go Jeff, Go!

I really have to go now. This race is getting exciting.

How do you enter this giveaway? Take a tour around Shutterfly's cardapalooza and let me know which card you'd select. Remember, you're not restricted to holiday cards. You could even choose an invitation to a rockin' party.

You must enter your selection in the comments by Thursday, November 4, for a chance to win one of the 3 prizes.

I haven't decided whether or not I'm sending cards this year. If I do, this very well could be the card I choose. Or not. Depends on whether the seasons normalize between now and then.

Yes, those are the larger limbs that came down in the storm.

Whee! The Jeff is back in 1st!

If anyone from NSA, TSA, HSA, FTC, FTD, IRS, CIA, FBI cares, I received 50 free cards in return for offering this giveaway. If you're from NCIS, call. I don't care what RM says, Mark Harmon, I think you're aging just fine and HD doesn't really bring out your wrinkles as much as you'd think.

UPDATE: For those of you who're wondering, The Jeff finished a respectable 3rd. Booyah!