Tuesday, September 23, 2008

JIF Mom Contest

 What I dig most about Rooster right now:

  • The way he likes to bend down, put his mouth right at my belly and shout "hello this is your daddy!"
  • How he never gets tired of saying, several times a day, whenever I tell him I'm fat: "don't be starvin' my baby."
  • That he has adjusted our former life philosophy of "everything 50-50" to "50-50 over a lifetime, and right now, Chicken, you get the full 100."
  • His "oh yeah, tell me more" when I describe how I am home, in my jammies watching TV and eating apple slices at 5:30 p.m. when normal people are enjoying a post-work Happy Hour.
And now, my first MOM contest...the kid kicks enough for it to count as official.

Jif® Moms Voice their Choice Contest

The Rules: Submit an essay of 250 words or less in English answering How do you (as a Mom) make the best choices for your family?

Judging Criteria: Connection with theme/subject matter (40%), creativity (25%), originality (25%) and style/organization (10%).

The Prize: One winner will receive a four day, three night trip for winner and one guest to the 7th Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest, scheduled on or about Thursday, March 19 ? Sunday, March 22, 2009 in New York City and a Jif gift basket.

The Entry: Essay with a “nourishing” theme.