Our smiley contests are such fun that we've decided to do another one! This time we are going with a summer vacation theme, so your stories need to use smilies to express as many words as possible and your story should be focused on summer vacation. Some examples:
beach and water sports
outdoor fun
camping and rving
traveling
theme parks and carnivals
cruises, air travel, car trips
Your stories can be fiction or non-fiction, doesn't matter, just be sure they are themed around summer vacation. Remember, the more smilies and the longer the story the better! Entries are judged on originality and use of smilies.
The prize for this contest has been offered by our very own BuddyBeanieBaby (Theresa). She is offering this lovely Angel Cross (see photo) to the winner. The winner will also receive an "I Won" icon for their awards library.
Contest ends August 10, 2008 at midnight CST.
Have fun!
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Story Example (this is a short version)
"
I am so glad that summer is finally here!"
said my son as we headed out to play
. I couldn't have agreed more as
in the ocean sounded very fun! I was done with my morning
and had
already, so we headed out in to the
to go
, loading our
with plenty of
. I took lot of
of the kids while sipping on my
and relaxing in my
. I was in dire need of a
but didn't want to get
so I made sure to apply sunscreen. I was quite happy to get away from my
and just relax and enjoy the warmth of the
. Luckily I brought along some
to
as I was really
. The were juicy and really
. Just then my
rang. So I
told my husband where we were. I said
and ate a
before saying goodbye to the
for the day. It was nice not to feel
! The kids and I found some
and looked at the
near the shore before hopping back into the
. We stopped for
, then it was off to
and then the
ride home at the end of our summer vacation.
Thanks, Theresa, for contributing it 
Theresa, that's a very pretty cross! Whoever wins it will be getting a great gift!
husband passed suddenly at 46 in 2005, so we no longer have that 
fun. 
& enjoyed the 
and fun, makes it a bit easier to 
and enjoy the wonderful 
memories.
, 
to 
each day as there may not be another, do not 
the small stuff.!
on my 
face. This year we had a family reunion
and I had the chance to see family 
that I haven't seen in years. We all 
and 
I 
visiting 
because we have so much 
. I am looking forward to next year's 
to the east coast for another reunion. It will be 
to see 
and 
.
