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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 23

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mavis-butterfield-one-hundred-dollars-a-monthAnd for the 2nd to last day of giveaways, I bring you 3 Classic Badger Lip Balms (way cooler than 3 french hens if you ask me!).  This stuff seriously is the BALM {hee hee}! I use my Badger lip balm like crazy. It’s organic and works like a charm, especially in the harsh winter weather months. It’s the best lip balm ever. And FIVE of you will win the Classic Badger Lip Balm Holiday 3-Pack. You’ll get a Chai Rose, A Cinnamon Bay and a Peppermint lip balm. Your lips will be totally decked out for Christmas!

badger lip balmFIVE lucky readers will win a Classic Badger Lip Balm Holiday 3-Pack.

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and tell me what your favorite thing about the holiday season is? The gatherings? The food? The weather? The gift giving?

Just answer that one question and you’re entered to win. Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

Rules:

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway ends Monday, December 23rd, 2013 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

    • Watching my kids and g-kids opening their gifts, I hope they enjoy the choices I picked, Family is not complete without little oned, ;0

    • The best thing I love about Christmas is being able to speak with my mother. After being diagnosed with advanced Alzheimer’s Disease @ 63, she has very limited verbal communication. Just being able to hear my name is good enough.
      Thank you,
      Many Blessings to All this Holiday Season
      Elie

  2. The best things about the holidays is sharing the joy of the season with relatives and friends.

  4. I like to drive around and look at all the houses decked out for the Christmas…I grab hot chocolate and we hit the town I especially like the ones synced to music…

  11. I work as a teacher’s aid and my husband is a teacher, so I enjoy the two weeks off to spend with my kids and get mid-school-year projects done around the house.

  15. The smell of fresh juniper and fir boughs, fanciful lights and sounds, edible goodies, sparkling eyes and smiles, and mostly sharing the joy of the season with family and friends.

  17. This year my favorite thing is watching my daughters eyes light up when the Christmas lights come on and constantly pulling her out from under the tree to prevent her from prematurely opening gifts. She’s 9 months old.

  18. My favorite thing about the holidays is that this time of year RENEWS my spirit for reducing our waste, reusing everything we can and recycling what we can reuse. I see all the waste and it reminds me that Im doing something right and that I can keep doing it. I love that my family and I come up with gifts for each other that we need and that we can make things for each other instead of buying things that we will never use or that will get used and pitched.

  19. My favorite thing would have to be the Christmas music. We start listening to Handel’s Messiah the week before Thanksgiving and just expand from there. Can’t get enough!

  25. Staying up late Christmas Eve with my husband wrapping and putting everything together and then watching the kids joy in thr morning.

  27. My favorite thing is that the kids are off from school. I love spending any and all time with them.

  31. My favorite thing is getting together with family and friends and sharing laughter, grazing all the holiday tables, attending church pageants, seeing holiday lights, baking tons of cookies …… and in all this – knowing the reason for the season.

  32. Lots of favorite things: my boys first thing on Christmas morning, making delicious food and having a beautiful table, wrapping, and spending time with my family.

  34. I think my favorite is getting together with our family. There’s not too many of us anymore, just 3 sisters and our 4 kids, 1 grandchild. We were thinking the other day that when we’re gone, there probably won’t be any more family Christmases since we’re the ones holding it together. So, yes, I would definitely say our family getting together.

  36. The innocence of little kids come Christmas morning opening presents from Santa makes me smile. I also love the lights and smells of Christmas. Really, what isn’t to love about the holiday season?

  37. The giftgiving – I just hate the shopping. Was going to finish up today, but I’m in Ontario, Canada and we had the big ice storm and lost power and are advised not go to out anywhere since it’s too icy.
    At least we have power at our place again though. I’ll have to finish up shopping and baking tomorrow night.

  39. I love Christmas! My favorite thing is family time! I love baking cookies together and watching the classics with my kids!

  42. I love giving gifts! Especially to my babes. That’s certainly not the reason we celebrate, but I get so much enjoyment out of seeing the twinkle in their eyes!

  46. I love watching how excited my kids get about Christmas lights, The Elf on the Shelf, and presents!

  55. Christmas eve candle light mass with my family. I love the joy in my children’s face when they see the church lit up so beautifully!

  57. Spending time with family. I recently moved away from mine, and I’m really looking forward to seeing them after so many months away.

  58. I love the small Xmas parties, cookies exchanges, the smell of the Christmas tree, all the pretty lights. Most of all listening to my daughter hum Christmas songs all 25 days if December 🙂

  60. I love the reminders of those no longer with us. The reminders come from special cookies, movies, ornaments. It’s lovely.

  61. My favorite thing is getting together with my entire family at my grandma’s house. This year will be bittersweet due to my brother’s death but sweetness due to the birth of his granddaughter six weeks before his death.

    Christmas will be different this year, but joy will come from being with the family.

  67. The two week staycation is my favorite part. I get to pretend I’m a SAHM for a couple of weeks before I have to go back to the real world.

  70. My favourite? Cooking and baking for days then watching my kids’ anticipation as we package it all up together and deliver to family and friends, and neighbours. Magic.

  71. My favorite thing is seeing the look on my loved one’s face as they open the gifts I had made and searched out for them.

  72. I love this time of year! My favorite thing is being with the four generations of our family and enjoying the love we all have for one another.

  74. My favorite part of the Christmas season is the day after Christmas. There’s no food to cook, ’cause we’re eating leftovers. It’s a calm, slow day and we use that “down” time to read the Chrismas story in Luke, and contemplate what it was actually like back then. And we reflect on all things Christmas and Christ.

  77. I would say the gatherings but every since my grandma died 12 1/2 years ago the family doesn’t get together anymore on my mom’s side. This year will be the first with just my dad, son, my son’s girlfriend, our 4 cats, my dad’s dog and our chickens. It looks like this is the way it will be from now on.

  84. My favorite thing about the holiday season are the scents….pine & other evergreen trees, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger. It just smells cozy.

  91. Midnight sledding at my grandparents house on Christmas eve. Even at thirty it’s still my favorite thing to do with family.

  92. My favorite thing is the actual reason for Christmas–God loving us enough to come and be with us.

  95. My favorite thing about the holidays would have to be sharing a good tome and good food with family and friends.

  102. Giving others less fortunate than us the gift of Christmas and watching little one’s faces light up just when all hope was lost. Seeing a mother who has lost hope gain a little dignity with knowing she can provide for her family through the holiday season when you drop off food, presents, whatever they might need that you, with a little resourcefulness can provide. I don’t need to win this contest, I only wanted to comment on what my favorite part of Christmas is and to wish you the Happiest Christmas yet!

  106. I love that I always take off December and get to spend it with my three son’s. We make cookies, visit my husband at work, get ready for the Holiday’s and I get to be a stay at home mom for a month! I love the time with my boys!

  107. Gathering with family and friends is my favorite part of Christmas. I also like the cooler weather, well, as cool as So. Cal. gets.

  110. My husband works for the school district, and I have the best boss ever! My favorite thing about the holidays is all 5 of us being on vacation! We elf people to bring cheer. We sleep in. We eat breakfast for diner! I love being home with all of my family.

  111. Time off from work (I get a paid week off every Dec) so I can spend as much time with my son while he’s on school break!

  113. My favourite thing is that my husband gets the day off and all 4 of us get to be together for 24 hours with no outside distraction.

  115. My favorite part of the holidays is getting to come home to be with our families. To me, the most beautiful words in the English language are Love and Family. Merry Christmas!!

  118. My favorite part of Christmas: just relaxing and for a few days not worrying about a to-do list.

  120. I love giving people gifts and watching them open them. Most of the gifts I give are handmade for the person receiving them.

  123. My family is the most important thing during the holiday season, especially with a cup of eggnog in hand!

  124. I’m usually kind of grinch-ish until we get some snow. Unfortunately I now live where we almost never get snow before Christmas. My poor family has to deal with me!

  126. I enjoy everything about Christmas! To me, it’s the most wonderful time of year. The thoughts of giving, not just receiving. The celebration of Jesus birth, the music and everything it represents. The happiness expressed by Grandbaby girl number 7 {who is now 21 months old} when she sees Santa and says Ho! Ho! Ho!

  127. My favorite thing about the holidays is being with my family and the great food. The holidays have been even better since my niece’s came along!! They are the best

  130. I would say family, but the last few years we haven’t been around family for Christmas/holidays. So I’m going to say the gift giving!

  132. Having lazy family time….staying in our pj’s all day, watching movies, playing games and reading.

  136. Cookies! To go with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, of course. I also just made your peanut butter nutella swirl ones and everyone loved them.

  138. The best thing is wrapping the gifts…. It’s fun! My relatives find that weird for some reason but they do take full advantage of my quirk. I always know what everyone’s getting for christmas morning. I usually get questions from one relative or another asking if someone bought a specific gift for someone else so they don’t accidently double up on gift buying. For the really lazy ones I even have to wrap my own gifts from them. My brother is infamous for this… it’s become a running gag in the family.

  140. My favorite thing is that “Christmas feeling” that almost everyone seems to automatically get. I love the memories of Christmas past ~ gatherings with family members who have passed on ~ I can still hear my uncle laughing over finding his socks in the Christmas tree.

  141. My favorite thing is the reason for the season. People get too carried away with the commercialism of it all.

  144. The WONDER… the JOY on children’s faces when they see the lights, for the first time.
    The LOVE for which this season is all about. From OUR FATHER

  146. I love the snuggly inside, chilly outside, curl up on the couch with a blanket and cuppa something hot feeling. 🙂

  149. Christmas Mass and spending time relaxing with my family. Delicious food isn’t so bad either! 🙂

  156. Thank you for tis giveaway first of all^__^
    As far as I’m concerned, I enjoy holidays as I can take a break after months of diligent work. Besides, since I study far away from my hometown and my family, I get excited at the mention of holidays because I yearn for the filial warmth ^__^

  157. I LOVE Badger balm!!
    A few of my favorite holiday things….
    The music, time with family, food, smells, movies, and twinkle lights!!

  158. Family! It is always family. We grew up very poor, but on Christmas and every other day we got love, warmth, and security. You can never do better than that.

  159. My favorite part about this time of year is the baking and passing it out to friends and family. Along with the kids excitement when they open their gifts Christmas morning.

  160. My favorite thing about the holidays is seeing my family. My sister lives far away from me so I only see her once or twice a year.

  161. watching White Christmas has always been the best with family but now that I have a little one watching him be happy opening presents, pulling on the tree and everything else!

  162. I love the excitement my kids have. I love the extra time with my loved ones. I love that the general public is often more generous and kind. I love the decorating. I love the smells of christmas!

  165. THE TREE!!!! I could stare at it for hours. The lights are so fun and decorating it makes me so happy.

  166. What’s not to love? Family would be the favorite, but the music, lights, tree & traditions all make family time so much more special!!! Plus, a kid & present from Santa doesn’t get cuter…….

  169. My favorite part is the spirit The generosity and giving and caring expressed to those around us
    Thank you for the giveaway. And for making me laugh all year round!!

  170. My favorite part of the holiday season is that simply most people are kinder.
    The joy, love and hope that the season brings is a beautiful thing that I wish
    would be carried out through the entire year. Celebrating the birth of our
    Savior is what brings me great joy as well.
    Merry Christmas Mavis & family

  180. I love the break from school the children get around the holidays. Two weeks of sleeping in and no schedule to adhere to….. LOVE IT!!!

  185. I love getting to spend time with my family! While waiting all December to go home, I also love watching Christmas movies on TV while drinking hot chocolate 🙂

  186. Its all of it….finding something special for each person, preparing foods that everyone likes, the decorating.

  188. My favorite thing about the holiday season is getting to visit with family and friends that I do not get to see during the year.

  190. I love Christmas Eve with the whole family around and my uncle reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

  192. My favorite part of the holidays is when the Christmas tree is up and the house decorated. It’s just so cozy!

  194. I love the holiday spirit- everyone seems to be more giving, appreciative, and gracious around the holidays. : )
    (and peppermint hot cocoa is pretty great too!)

  197. I like to drive around to see neighborhood lights and listen to Christmas music while baking. I also like to see how people are a little more friendly to people they do not know.

  198. The best thing about the holidays is the ability to make people smile–whether through a tray of homemade cookies or a mason jar of hot soup, or by picking the perfect gift for under the tree, or by spending time with the folks that you love.

  201. My favorite thing about Christmas is the decorations and spending time with family and friends all for the common goal of thanking our Lord and Savior.

  202. I know its cliche but my favorite part of the holidays is watching my 4 year old daughter react to her “santa” presents (the big one, most coveted, etc). This year she will be getting the American Girl doll Bitty Twins which she has been drooling over in the catalog for the past year. I can’t wait to see her expression!

    And of course eating…

  208. Hosting my in-laws, children, and friends, to a Thanksgiving-type feast on Christmas Eve and then settling down for the Luke 2 Christmas story reading and carol singing.

  213. Having lived out of the country and out of state from family for many Christmas’s I LOVE being around family for the holiday’s!!!

  214. My favorite thing about the holidays is the gathering of family and friends. Spending quality time together…good talk…good music…and good food!

  217. My favorite thing this year is my kids excitement about Santa coming. This is the first year that my kids understand and are anxiously waiting for Christmas morning. So exciting!

  218. Spending time with my family-especially when my husband the Fed Ex man (also known as Santa’s helper at our house) finally gets to come home on Christmas Eve.

  219. I enjoy spending time with family and watching Christmas movies together.

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  227. The thing I like about the Christmas season is spending the time with family, especially in the kitchen making all the goodies!

  231. I love watching people open the gifts I’ve carefully selected for them. That’s the best feeling!

  235. All the little “good actions” that seem to abound this time a year. Wish it would continue the remaining 11 months.

  236. I love everything equally! The baking, the food, decorating and watching our bulldog open her presents!

  238. The baking… things I only make at Christmas, and then giving some of it away (have to save some for my sampling!) And Christmas eve church service. And singing at our community choir presentation, and… take away the daily snow fall and I’d be a happy elf

  247. I love so much about Christmas. I love watching cheesy Christmas movies with the family, looking at Christmas lights, decorating and all the holiday baking.

  249. Spending time with the little ones in my life – they truly bring joy and excitement to the holidays!

  251. I just love hanging out with my family. We don’t make nearly enough time for it during the rest of the year.

  252. Since I can’t decide I’ll say….eating Christmas cookies with my family while watching old Christmas movies. 🙂

  253. Spending extra time with my grandaughters, wrapping presents, decorating the tree & making cookies.

  254. My favorite thing about the holidays is spending time with my family. We are all scattered across the country and this is the one time a year we are all together. And the gift giving. 😉

  256. My favorite thing is watching the kids faces light up first thing Christmas morning and making cookies for Santa with them the night before 🙂

  261. My favorite thing is the Christmas shows on TV and not having to get up early to take the kids to school.

Mavis Butterfield Etsy