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Bossy’s Holiday Giveaway.

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Bossy will begin by saying she is not a fervent believer in video games. Bossy’s speed is tattered Monopoly boards dotted with Chex cereal because the red Hotels have been missing since the year you stopped liking Andy Gibb.

In fact, Bossy has always been one of those moms who didn’t allow electronic toys in the house because oy the noise, she would kill herself
she wanted to foster imagination.

Bossy’s son often begged for video game systems growing up, but Bossy reasoned he could play those things at someone else’s house.

But now Bossy’s son is away at college and the rest of the family can have fun! Enter Xbox 360.

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Xbox 360 is more than a gaming system, because the console provides online access and Bossy doesn’t really understand what she’s saying but anyway, you can compete with other Xbox people everywhere! This feature is called Xbox LIVE, and you can even hook up a camera so you can see the people you’re playing with and they can see you and they can see your family room and they can see the couch in your family room, the couch with the muddy dog prints and maybe never mind about the Great Camera?

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And Xbox 360 has a relationship with Netflix and Universal Studios Entertainment, so you can stream their free TV shows and movies for,
that would be, free! Because did you know Bossy is incapable of watching TV or movies on her computer screen because it feels so wrong. Next thing you know they’ll invent a phone for your car. Oh, wait.

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But the best thing about Xbox 360 — and the thing Bossy finds most compelling when it comes to gaming families — is their Parental Controls. The makers of Xbox have teamed with the Parent Teacher Association to develop a gaming PACT, which encourages parents to provide strict perimeters surrounding issues such as access, content, and amount of time spent playing these games.

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The Xbox 360 system allows you to set up an individual profile for each person in the household — each with their own unique Family Settings, both for gaming and for Xbox LIVE interplay. So for instance, you can peruse game ratings and decide which are acceptable.

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And then of course there is the very best feature ever: you can set time limits for your children, which the gaming system monitors so you don’t have to. This means that Xbox provides the warnings that their time has nearly expired so you’re not the bad guy, where bad guy equals one very frizzy woman.

In honor of Bossy’s awesome readers, Xbox 360 is going to give away one Xbox console, complete with two games: Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones to one lucky person!

Simply leave a comment below, one per person please.

Bossy will employ her best friend, the Random Number Generator, to select a winner on Wednesday morning.

And good luck!

Time’s Up!

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  4. oh, oh, oh. my hisband would probably hunt Bossy down and give her a very lovely peck on the cheek and a HUGE bottle(s) of wine if his wife won this one for him. Also the kids would be happy too, I guess.

  5. Well, I talked myself (and my wife) out of buying Nintendo’s Wii for Christmas … because I knew we’d all become addicted to it (read: I would become addicted to it and my life would become unmanageable) … but, hey, if we randomly win a game system, well, that’s another altogether. That would mean the universe *wants* us to have a game system in our house.

  6. That last photo is HI-llarious! My husband would REALLY like one of these. I think my kids might enjoy it also.

  8. I love your blog–I read it daily. My grandson would be so happy if G-ma had an xbox at her house.

  16. Hi Bossy, it’s your reader here!

    I enjoy the out of debt bit very much. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday season. Thanks for all the effort on my (our) part.

    I had the Atare system when I was a girl. It consisted of …Pong. That’s it. One game .LAME! Then my dad sold it…sigh.

    Am curious about these new systems. My boys would fall over from shock if I won this!

  21. Since my oldest son is also now at college, I think it’s time we got one of these things, too!

  23. I too am one of those parents that throws the kids outside and locks the door, so that they use their imaginations. I could use one of those to kill the time before allowing them to re-enter the house.
    Oh, I kid….

  28. Nice capture, Bossy’s Daughter!

    I’ve never been a game fan, but you all make it look like fun.

  30. This would be awseome Bossy. My children might like me a little better! But what I’d really like is for Bossy’s daughter to come over and take OUR Christmas card photo!

  32. I haven’t broken down yet and bought a game system of any flavor. Always seemed like an expensive way to sit around and twiddle your thumbs.This looks like fun, though. And I like the timer that cuts off the happy little gamers before they are completely brain-dead. Just got one of those for the computer. My house is so peaceful now, it’s eerie!

  33. Looks like fun, and we haven’t had a gaimng system since the kid moved out and took his with him. (But is it really his if we paid for it?)

  42. my hubbys been tryin to win one sine his got hte red ring of death – again. Make me a queen in my home – GIVE IT TO ME!!! (insert evil laugh)

  43. You stopped liking Andy Gibb? I just don’t know you anymore. I guess love isn’t thicker than water. Not even thicker than my tears of disappointment.

    (Should I stop now?)

  51. Pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me pick me,
    please.

  58. That last photo is hilarious! You should totally use that for your Christmas cards.

    We are also a family (of 6) without a gaming system. It looks like fun though!

  62. Bossy is giving
    an xbox 360, a
    Wii alternative

    My recent haiku
    addiction might be broken
    with video games

    debt-busting progress
    would be made if I stayed
    home and netflixed

  63. Now that’s a great giveaway! We have no video game system either for the same reasons you listed, but I’ll bet I would become a popular mom with one of these in the house.

  68. My husband already thinks I spend too much time playing video games (ah, my beloved, but sadly neglected Sims), but still!!!! Very good action shots!

  70. If my husband knew about this giveaway (and who’s telling him- not me!), he would swoon. And he is not prone to swooning.
    But all that aside…when is Bossy going to play out Obama’s cabinet picks with Barbies???

  72. I’m not a huge gaming fan but your post makes it look like so much fun! So I’d love to win this. Then I could have most excellent cocktail parties! With Fun Games!

  74. I fear that were I to win, I would not be able to figure out how to work this thing, because I am just that lame. Doesn’t stop me from entering, however.

  80. What the heck, count me in!
    P.S. – I can’t imagaine the shame of growing up without a video game, LOL.

  81. Hey, random number generator. You sure look handsome today. Dude, have you lost weight? Seriously, man, you look fabulous. Truly fabulous.

  83. I am amazed at how much fun the fam can have playing video games together when I was so fearful of thir ill effects. Call me a convert…

  85. I would love to win an xbox for my son for Christmas. He is 8 and has been begging for one. Can’t afford it this year.

    Thanks for doing this giveaway.

  89. Okay I, like you, have no desire for the thing in the house. But the kid and the husband would wet themselves over the Kung Fu Panda and, well, sometimes you have to admit when you’re outnumbered.

  90. We’re currently hiding all our game systems from the kids. We apparently don’t share well.
    Great pics! Wish we had one already and we could make our Christmas card . . .

  91. oh dear random number generator, please pick me. My old XBox croaked and i can’t afford to buy a new one. And I actually LOVE playing “Finding Nemo” on it with my 6yo son.

  101. I still have the Atari I had in high school in the 80s, so I really don’t need one of these fancy-schmancy new school things, but wouldn’t it be great just to win ANYTHING?

  104. Awwwwsome. We’re so far behind on our gaming systems…we still have some 1990’s era Nintendo. Needless to say it’s basically a dust collector at this point.

  106. I am one of those “No gaming systems” mothers, too. Although, its not for imagination or noise, its because I see divorce in my future as every time I go looking for my hubs, I am pretty sure that’s where he’ll be. But, I know my kids would L-O-V-E it, so this is my attempt at getting a gaming system. If I win, please include a list of divorce atty numbers with system.

    Thanks!

  111. very cool! I know my husband would LOVE to have one of these (and it would be a really cool suprise for him when he gets back from Kuwait 🙂 🙁 🙂 <<–that’s happy that it’s a good suprise for him, sad that he’s away, happy that he’ll be back!! ).

    Emily

  119. Does Bossy think the Xbox is better than the Wii? I would like the opportunity to explore that very question for myself (before I donate the Xbox to someone who might really need it.)

  124. Yeah, now that three of the four kids are off at college, we can allow video games in the house. Who knew empty nest could be so much fun?

  130. i could barely pay attention to what Bossy was saying about that gaming thing because i all i could look at was those gorgeous walls! Orange fuels my soul and I could imagine nothing better than strumming a guitar in a room painted that color. yeah, i noticed the guitar. Does Bossy play?

    And I’m so apathetic about video games but I know it’s unavoidable at some point…but those pics sure make video games seem like the best family activity EVER!

  133. Ha haaaa! Great Christmas photo!! Well, my deprived-of-electronic-games children would love me if I came up with something like the xbox for Christmas, which around them I keep calling “that box thing”, which then elicits much eye rolling and, well, then you can just imagine all the “maaahm, it’s not called that” and all that follows. Save me!

  143. If I had an Xbox I would play Braid and Halo and never, ever leave the house or have a life again! Except for with my virtual friends! Whom I would blow up. Look out! PLASMA BOMB!

  146. We used to have an XBox until my husband attempted to make a repair on his own thereby voiding the warranty and really pissing the kids off. If I win I promise I won’t let him touch it!

  147. I love the XBox. Viva Pinata is an awesome game for Bossy’s daughter. Unfortunately, my husband took the XBox, Wii, PS2 and all the games when we split. Would love to have this!!

  150. OH MY GAWD! Please Mr./Mrs. Random Number Generator please pick Moi!!??

    By the way I love the family Christmas shot Bossy’s daughter took. The expressions are awesome!

  151. I don’t normally enter giveaways, but my New Year’s Resolution is to say “yes” to things I am instinctively prepared to say “no” too. And I’m “no”ing it all over the place here what with the public-humiliation potential of all the games pictured in this post. Which means that I must start my resolution early and say “yes.”

    Wait, what?

  153. Whenever I play Rock Band, I never even attempt to say the words, I just try to hit the pitch, that’s why I like the other karaoke games. 🙂

  155. Sign me up for summa that good, clean, family fun they speak of in Mormon circles. You know, all my Mormon friends (all two of them) had trampolines in their backyards, as did all of my husband’s Mormon friends. Could XBox be the new trampoline?

  159. Even though we already have a Wii and a PS3 we could always add to the collection, or better yet, donate to the children’s hospital. I’ll even throw in a TV.

  160. OOOOO That is sooo what we need!!!
    We cant spend a lot of time out side.
    Just a little problem of Below -0.
    OK -10 but thats nice compared to last night.
    Have a Great Holiday Bossy Family.
    Frozen in MN

  162. That’s the best Christmas card photo ever…snort! My gamey techie (but broke) friend would LOVE an xbox! Thanks Bossy!

  164. This could be so much fun! If I win I will have my own contest to see which one of my ten grandkids gets this.

    I will callmy contest, “why I love my grandma”

  169. I’ve been anti-video games, but I am reconsidering my position now that there are games the whole family can play together…

  170. It looks like y’all had fun! Maybe my family can join in…if we win one…because I am NOT actually paying for one. I need that money to pay the power bill. Oy.

    Shade and Sweetwater,
    K

  173. Fun giveaway! It looks like y’all are have lots of fun! I hope Random Number Generator likes me, but if not, I hope the lucky winner will send in a picture of good fun, too. 🙂

  174. We set up the parental controls. Now my son is 17, and we want to get rid of most of them and can’t figure out how to do it.

  176. Dude the husband and I would totally love this. We spend the majority of our “quality together time” playing video games.

  177. My parents put in a POOL when I left for college!

    Would love to win this for my 5 kids to keep them busy this winter!

  179. I woke up planning to begin a 4-day mini-cleanse courtesy of Bossy, but after fighting with my daughter all morning about proper outdoor gear, gingerbread house candies, and anything else she could think of, I have instead decided to begin daytime drinking.

  181. Have you tried the Wii? We are hooked on that. It’s so much fun! But my husband would love to have the XBox, so I hope I win. 🙂

  183. That last photo is the best. I would love to get that as a Christmas card. Anything for a good laugh these days.

  185. We already have an XB360 (and every other video game known to man), but I’d be happy to donate it if I win.

  186. I really need this. I need an excuse for why I am never very productive…..
    thanks for a great site.

  190. We’ve never owned any kind of gaming system either..and I like to think that’s why my kids are active in real life sports and always show up on the Honor roll. However, the fact this thing is compatible with Netflix has piqued my interest…so here I am, throwing my hat in.

  195. We haven’t taken the leap yet – though our 5 and 8 year old boys would be beyond joyous if we did… I guess if the Random Number Generator thinks it is time, I will take the hint! Besides, your pictures present a very compelling case. ;-).

    Thanks, Bossy!

  196. You would make my husband a very happy man if you picked me! He wants a 360 so bad he can taste it!

  198. Dear Random Number Generator,

    Please pick me!

    This Xbox thing would totally make up for me refusing to get my kids a Wii for Christmas.

    Meredith

  199. My son keeps begging me for an Xbox 360. My daughter and I played Rockband at a cousin’s for hours! It was way too much fun!

  201. I, too, am a latecomer to the whole video game thing. I managed to avoid it with my daughter (age 25) but my 9 y.o. son is campaigning hard.

    Winning this would so totally win me the Cool Parent of the Whole House Award! And give my daughter one more thing to grouse about.
    🙂

  207. and the good news for bossy’s left out son is that he is away at college doing things she doesn’t know about too!

  210. Dear Bossy,
    I live in Suburban Hell. The kind of Hell where anything cool for immature housewives, I mean, deserving children is on permanent back order year round. EVERYDAY is Black Friday in Suburban Scandalous Hell, and I am too lazy, I mean, overworked to stand in 4 a.m. lines to retrieve such items. I simply can’t continue drowning my X-Box deficit sorrows in my eggnog & rum spiked coffee each morning. I’m getting a fat(ter) ass

  216. Oooh, count me in!

    Also, you can’t use that for a Christmas card picture until you photoshop in some santa hats.

  217. I love Bossy’s photo’s of Bossy’s life. Can you have a giveaway where the prize is that we get to come live with you? That sounds really creepy, and I meant for it to be a complimentary comment. BHARLG

  218. Wow…what an awesome gift…
    Love the Christmas card by the way…Photoshop a couple of Santa hats and you are good to go….
    OH hahah…#216 said the same thing…. I swear Rachelle I am not plagerizing…we are just 2 brilliant minds that think alike…aha

  219. That looks like a blast – thanks for sharing your photos! And I’m with you on the “oy, the noise” with toys. My aching head.

  224. bossy, i’d offer to bribe you to win this, but i think the random number generator is who will pull this out for me.

    so, hey there, little lady: 100111010111011010!

  225. you always look like you have so much fun!

    OG wishes she didn’t live so far away from those people called friends, darn it.
    I have a photo album just begging for embarrassing drunken photos.

  232. Looking at your pictures, I’d really much rather just come play at your house. But if you insist, we’ll take one for ourselves if the random number generator is benevolent!

  233. Rancher-woman knows she would never figure out how to hook up this contraption in the unlikely event she might possibly be chosen by the wise and powerful Random Integer Generator, but lightning could strike twice.

  239. My children would think they’d died and gone to heaven if we won such a thing. Pick me, for the children…

  240. xbox would be a huge xmas gift for my 11 year old. Maybe I could get him to believe in Santa again!

  243. Wow you’ve managed to keep video games out of your house that long? My oldest who is now 21 has grown up with a controller in his hand. Who knew when I bought the first NES system back when he was two he would end up kicking both mine and his Father’s ass? Yes at the age of TWO. I’m still lame and can’t play. Oh well.

  244. Wow! This looks like so much fun. My kids have been asking for this — hey, we have a Playstation2 — what it’s outdated — oh well!! Hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday season!

  245. Looking forward to the “self-pleasure pantomime” Christmas card. I will include my address under a separate e-mail.

    Thanks in advance for the card AND the X-Box!

  246. I hope you’re not kidding about the Christmas card photo. It would be a riot! I thought about having my children’s picture taken while they’re trying to choke each other for ours, but I chickened out. It would have read “Peace on Earth”.

  248. Oh my, the Xbox 360 is on the top of my son’s Christmas list. His mama wouldn’t mind one, either. 😉

  255. I think the best part is the gaming timer so Mom’s not the bad guy! I set limits on gaming time, but i get distracted and lose track of time when I’m reading blogs… I mean, giving my children quality time.

  257. Oooo… Bossy and family have gone over to the dark side! ..It been happening everywhere, so maybe there really is something fun about it!

    Maybe we’ll be the next lucky ones! Thanks Bossy..

  259. Once again you are the funniest person on the internet. And the most giving.
    And beautiful.
    And…
    well, you get the sucking up point.

  260. How very fun…and thanks for the tip on your fB page! You don’t look as dorky as my kids and I do playing Wii Fit!

  261. I have a 2 year old son who will probably want one of these in, oh, about five minutes. Winning one now would give me and hubby an opportunity to get good enough at it that maybe we’d stand a chance against him, before we have to get him one. 🙂

    Thanks!

  264. I hope I am the lucky numero 260-ish

    We love love love our XBox 360 console and I was just daydreaming about buying another one — for upstairs!

  266. LIke you, I loathe to let the Trojan pony but this one whinnies so nicely…

    Do I hear a doorbell ringing???

  268. Bossy, you’ve nearly made a believer out of me. My poor abused children are electronic toyless and shall remain so, unless I happen to win. On the plus side, to find an XBox under the tree would convince them that Christmas miracles do happen. 🙂

  271. Um. Have we ever thought about the implications of when you hit a 4 digit number in comments with that COMMENT NUMBER REDESIGN?!?!

    Good GAH!

  272. Considering that the last gaming system I owned was a SEGA Genesis (woah, dating self here) I’d have a LOT of catching up to do! At least I didn’t say Colecovision…one of our family friends takes that prize…

  281. I had no clue Xbox 360 could be so cool. I thought it was all murder games. I may have to reconsider the Hubster’s plaintive whining request for one

  285. Ya know… you could hock this on e-b(etr)ay and pay down 0.5% of your poverty party balance… short of that, I am a great admirer of that lovely and talented R(eal) N(ice)
    G(irlfriend) of yours…

  291. We are saddly the family that has never been to Disney and do not own a video game….but this…this looks really, really fun!

  293. Wow, nice giveaway!!

    My son wanted an X-Box for Christmas, but it wasn’t possible this year. He would be thrilled to wake up Christmas morning and find one (or the promise of one) under the tree.

  296. Dear random number generator:
    Please pick me as I have horrible luck and never win anything. And, you know Santa is friggen broke.

  297. I want to win, but I also want to wish you a Merry Christmas. I hope Bossy’s daughter’s smile is back, although it sounds like it never really left. What a brave girl!

  299. Oh random number generator picker, please bestow your bounty upon #297….I have been a good girl this year!

  304. I don’t like contests. I came over here to read your blog and you just HAD to be running a contest. I don’t like contests because they don’t like me. I give and give and give and they never give back.

    Sigh.

    Still, here I am commenting because my son would really really love this, and it’s Christmas time, AND the economy is sucking.

  308. Dude, how did you finagle (spelling please) an xbox to give away? Crazy. I didn’t realise they had parental controls. That’s why I always liked Nintendo over Xbox and playstation – more kid friendly games.

  309. Oh please, Mr. Random Number Generator, I’ve been such a good girl and you have ignored me so long. Do you know what a hero I would be to my kids if this showed up in our house?

  319. Like Bossy, I have a teenage son. A senior this year, he spends half his life begging his mother (that would be me) for an Xbox360. You see, he has the original XBox that he loves dearly, but they no longer make games for it so he has none of the new games like his friends have. My son would KILL for this XBox360. He’d kill me, probably. With joy. Because he’s such a serious video game freak that it scares me. His thumbs are very very strong.

    I didn’t win any of the Wii Fit contests (damn!) and I didn’t win the HP computers, so please please pick me. I never win anything and for once I could actually be a hero to my kids instead of a maid.

  322. Wow! I popped on this morning at 7am mountain time and nothing was up. Now look- it’s amazing what a contest can do!

    Happy, Happy Holidays.

  325. Bossy,

    I, like you, have avoided having one of those things in my house. But I think you may have just changed my mind…it looks like a lot of fun!!

  328. All of those pictures are pretty fantastic, but that last one just made my Monday.

    My mom never let us play video games either, though we did have an old school Atari (Space Invaders!) for about two weeks, until it broke. While we definitely went over to friends’ houses and pledged our love to Super Mario Bros. in secret, I’m still so thankful we never had our own.

  333. OK. A couple of questions Bossy.
    1. Does this thing work in Australia?
    2. Does it infect EVERYONE with crazy-itis?

    Cause if the answers to both these is “yes”, I want Santa/Bossy to bring me one. Heck if the answer to only one is yes, it’s still on my list!!
    🙂
    BB

  338. Wow! I would love to win this system! It looks like great family fun! Poor Bossie’s Son!
    Waverly

  345. me me me! i’ve never won anything! i just hope this time, the random number generator lands on me 🙂

  351. My daughter and her friends played Rock Band for 10 hours straight at her sweet sixteen party in October. We hooked the system up to the overhead projector and video screen in the conference room of the museum where I work. Awesome!

  352. SIGN. ME. UP.
    I do love me some parental controls! Although I am sure my dh will figure out some way to make me be the “bad guy”.

    Martha

  353. I’m with you. Let them be creative…but it’s funny as hell watching anyone lip sync and jump around on floor pads to “simulate” dancing. I say, if it makes me laugh, I’ll take 3!!!

    It looks like you and your husband are watching the best boxing match ever. You guys were just meant to be.

  356. I would be the “best mom ever” if by some miracle Santa delivered this to our house! Great contest- Thanks Bossy!

  366. I totally love Bossy Photorific posts! And I love that you put such laugh worthy shots on todays post! Great contest Bossy! Sorrry bossy’s son 🙂

  374. I never win blog giveaways – but I am an eternal optimist and keep trying. Happy Holidays to Bossy’s family and Blog readers! I love coming here each day to read the posts and comments.

  378. Me and Random Number Generator are on the outs (It hates me! I know it hates me!), but maybe we’ll kiss and make up before your drawing on Wednesday.

  380. Don’t worry Elizabeth, the RNG hates me too. BUT my hubby is begging for a 360 for Christmas, so mebbe the RNG will take pity on me for the holidays.

    I so would love to have a Christmas party at the Bossy’s. You guys rock.

  382. Winning this would certainly be a good way to end up a really lousy year. I will keep my fingers crossed!

  387. dear bossy’s son,

    i hope you win the giveaway, because you were totally robbed, man.

    katydidnot(allowvideogamesinherhouseuntilexactlynow)

  389. This would make an absolutely incredible Christmas present for the boyfriend. ^_^ Thank you so much for offering this chance!

  394. My 18 year old wants to take the xbox with him next week when he moves to university. This would save the 11 year old from crying himself to sleep.

  402. My boys (11 & 8) will die for this!!! Of course, I cant afford it, hopefully Bossy will give it to me!!!!
    Happy Holidays to everyone!

  403. I never wanted an X-Box until I read your blog and I can now see how totally awesome it would be to have one.

  405. Oh, pretty please! I so want to win this one for my almost 17 year old son. My DH has been out of work so money has been tight. I went to Best Buy the day after Thanksgiving at 2:30 a.m., stood in line with money I had saved for like ever, so he could get one. I got one, purchased it, and my DS said he really needed a new coat (cuz, like he’s 17 and has arms like a gorilla). I told him I couldn’t afford an XBOX and a coat, and he said I need a coat more than I need an XBOX! Can you believe that? So, I went back to Best Buy about 4 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving and returned the XBOX so he could have the coat he wanted.

    If I could win this, it would just be amazing. I know it will be random, but I pray the random God’s call my number. That would be awesome!

  407. Well, my kids are stuck with a mother who, while not entirely against video games, is much to cheap to purchase them herself. So my kids would LOVE to win this; they’re otherwise doomed to have to save up for one themselves. Which means never…

  413. If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all so I do not hold high hopes for this giveaway. But it doesn’t hurt to try…right?
    Happy Holidays!

  416. Isn’t Rockband the funnest game ever in the history of games? (Here is where the random number generator picks me.)

  421. Now, too bad Bossy’s son had to miss out on all this family game bonding! I’ll share mine with him if I win. Kay?

  423. I haven’t read any of the other comments, but I just wanted to say that I love the expressions on you and your husbands faces, you can really see how much you guys are into the game 🙂 Congrats on the excellent X-Mas card photo 🙂

  424. I hate to admit this as a parent, and I”m going straight to parent hell for saying so, but I allowed the video games so that I wouldn’t kill myself (where kill myself = commit myself to a sanitarium).

  425. Oooh, I bet your son is pissed that after all those years you finally gave in. Hee-hee! Maybe it will encourage him to spend some time at home this Christmas, not off with his girlfriend…

  427. 5 year old son: I want an XBox for Christmas.
    Me: What is an XBox?
    5 year old son: It is a rectangle.
    Me: Thank goodness they’re teaching you shapes in school…I’m too busy reading Bossy.

  428. I too was anti-video game. Of course we have three laptops, two desktop computers, four phones, two cellphones, and a flat screen television.

    But we also have Legos. LOTS of Legos.

  430. I’m pretty sure I’m the ONLY ONE who read every comment up to the one right before mine. My favorite is…oh, crap, I can’t remember the name…something Reed?…Reed something?

    Anyway, she said, “I’m the one who’s sitting quietly, so I’m the one who should be picked.”

    It made me laugh, and made me remember my time in Alice Chally’s fourth-grade class. That tended to work with Mrs. Chally, who looked very much like Lucille Ball.

    I’d like the prize, but I’m not lucky. I enjoy the fun I have when I come here, even without winning.

    And actually? I can’t believe no one is using the microphone as a club. That *might* be what would happen in my house of five men.

  431. Bossy and Bossy’s Husband are re-enacting a scene from Rocky where Rocky and Apollo Creed are punching each other?

    The last video game system I played was Tetris on an Original Game Boy. I think Eisenhower was President.

  433. My husband almost lost me to a karaoke machine in Belgrade Lakes Maine. It might be time to relive some old memories!

    Hook a sister up!

  434. Okay my kids want one of these things-badly.
    (and how freakin’ cool that xbox totally stole your “doll explains things” system…your totally famous!)

  437. Heehee, we have the same rules as Bossy regarding electronic devices. But now, say hello automated badguy, goodbye to high minded standards!

  441. Dear Bossy,
    I really like your blog…and I’m not just saying that because you’re giving something away. I never win anything.

  444. Please, pick me! Pick me! This would be the “bestest Christmas present ever” for my kids who are big BOSSY fans just like their mom! I keep hearing “Rock Band 2 is the best game evah!” (Note Boston accent. 😉 )

  449. Hi Bossy, I read your blog often but I never comment. I would, however, love to win and XBox for my nephews. Crossing my fingers Mr. Random Number Generator.

  450. Wow! This looks like fun! We just purchased our kids’ first game system last Christmas (a Wii) and it’s been great family fun. It would be interesting to try another system.

  451. Thanks for the chance to make me one of the coolest moms in the universe…couldn’t do it without you!

  458. but I will only ever have those two games… hope they are good…. and the electronics begin to multiply….. looking forward to visiting Martha et. at. to get my “electronic fix”

  462. It’s the only gaming system we DON’T have. Sign me up for this!

    Also, LOVE the photos!!! 🙂 Bossy’s Daughter did great!

  467. Per the “poverty issues” of late, we are not buying Christmas presents this year. My husband (and who am I kidding? me too) would love this device.

  472. Love this post! I love how un-self-conscious you all are, and how you look like you’re having us much fun as people in commercials or movie montages 🙂

    Happy holidays!

  473. silly people, I use to have a teenage son, until the xbox360 entered our home…he barely comes up for dinner, he’d be late for basketball practice and would never be at family gatherings if I didn’t scream at him about getting off that #*&@! game. The deal is, you can’t just quit in the middle of a game because you lose rating points (or something like that)…at least that’s what he tell us. Have fun!!

  474. Ooooh! looks like so much fun! Would love to break our own “no video games units in our house” policy with something interactive and fun.

  478. We held out against video games for a long time, too, thinking they rot the brain. Instead, I snuck games in at the local arcade and neglected to tell the kids about them… It took a college course on emergent forms of literacy to open my mind to the possibilities for brain-building offered us by well-made video games – we used James Gee’s What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, and attempted to apply his principles to actual game play one class session. I enjoyed PacMan 2 on the GameCube, but I didn’t find it as well-made as Animal Crossing. I would love to branch out into other gaming systems – like xbox – to see all of the great games they offer, too. I swear, being a one-system household is like having access to only a few books in the library: it’d be great to read some new “books”!

  479. Bossy has changed my views on video games. Anything that can get the whole family playing together gets my vote! Go Bossy! A-ha has nothing on you!

  482. My wife told me to comment, but I thought I should read the post first. Hilarious, and great photos!

    Oh, and I hope I win the Xbox!

  500. Is there a control that prevents children from taking pictures of their mother when she is looking certifiable while playing? That’s the parental control I need!

  502. Great photos. I, too, am a holdout.
    My 13 and 9 year-old sons would be thrilled (and VERY shocked) to discover xbox in the house.

  505. Oh Bossy — I want one SOOOO bad. I would be the hero of Christmas. The diva of Christmas. The very end all and be all of Christmas. . . .

    Thanks!!

  514. the last videogame i played was supermario. not any fancy version, but the original one from somewhere in the neighborhood of 1982. i think it might be time for an upgrade.

  515. Hi Bossy,
    I would truly love to win this wonderful prize. It looks like so much fun. I think I could handle this.
    Love the photos.

  516. wowie zowie! I would be the coolest mom EVEH if I came home with this. Since it involves the TV, maybe my husband would actually participate with us. Thanks!

  517. That looks like a blast! I could sing to my heart’s content in the privacy of my own home…which is a public service believe me. I’d only have to torture my hubbie and sons, but they’d be so busy laughing it would be worth it.

    Thanks so much for the chance at winning such a fun and generous gift!

  523. Are there controls for parents as well as parental controls? I think it might be harder keeping us off it than Number One Son. Oh sweet and kindly Random Number Generator, ooooh ooooh pick me pretty please!

  527. Parental controls? Timer? Lordy things have changed since the days of pong. These features made my ears perk up and possible loosen up a little bit about getting an xbox!

  534. Oooh – interesting. I wasn’t aware of the whole Netflix-Universal connection…..I’m intrigued. I should know this, because our former babysitter works for Netflix. Note to self: call former babysitter.

  535. Those photos are hilarious. And thanks for explaining how my parents decided that the day after I left home was the perfect time to get their first PC.

  536. the thing is with teh new systems the entire family can become involved in playing whereas the old systems were either single player or only for a couple of people. if my name is drawn please donate the xbox to the local kids shelter or some equally deserving children’s organization. they need it more than i do.

  538. I was once so happy to have games gone from our home, but I’ll admit it only here – it is time for their resurrection. (Should I come back at Easter to enter then instead?)

  543. This post, such a hoot. And I’m liking these big old numbers on the comments. I wonder which lucky number I will be!

  562. Dear RNG if I can’t win this please let the Eagles get into the play offs.
    thank you,
    An Eagles fan that flew south for the winter and never made it home.

  569. just trying to find a way to win presents for my 13 yr. old grand-daughter, whom I am raising. I can never afford Christmas presents!

  572. Great post, Bossy!!! Please sign me up. Love this year’s Christmas card! Nice job, Bossy’s daughter!

  574. Bossy, you make me laugh every day. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway. Good luck, everyone! I would be thrilled to have an Xbox boyfriend to hang out with while my husband is with his mistress, WoW. WoW is a very needy mistress and takes every second of his free time, every day. Just how many level 80’s does a guy need, anyway? Yeesh!

  579. If the random number generator randomly generated my number, that would be the Daily Poverty Post of the week because I wouldn’t have to spend an entire Xbox Live’s worth of money on my fiance for Christmas with money and MONEY and also money.

  584. My 17 year old son has waited for years for an Xbox! My dh is out of work, so it’s not in the cards this year. He said he needed a coat more than an Xbox, so that is what I bought for him. It would be amazing to get this Xbox for a very patient, understanding young man who knows that we try.

  588. Love the blog! With living the life of the poverty party, why not have an excuse to stay home instead of going out and getting more in debt!

  589. LOVE the photos Bossy’s daughter – excellent family christmas card! Must check out new technology!!! very cool!!! (pick me!!!) 🙂

  592. My comment didn’t show up :(( Trying again….
    Bossy is the best in all the lands for this awsome giveaway!

  593. You know — I’m so naive, I didn’t realize these games were family active/friendly. I learn so much here.

  601. since I am feeling way too cheap to buy gifts this year, I figured an xbox from bossy would save the day for my not at all until this season kids. I’m in!

  603. What a great idea! Considering my recent purchase of Rock Band for my boyfriend the XBox would be a good 2nd step (read: first step – who said I was a genius?!)

  604. My son really wants one of these. And I’m not getting him one. We got a Wii last year. But an X Box would be a good surprise anyways. My daughter could play her games on the Wii and my son could play x box.
    thanks Bossy. 🙂

  605. Just bought one for my hubby but would love to return it. Love your blog & the funny xbox pictures. Not to mention that now I actually know some fun games that even I might enjoy!

  606. Life got in the way of checking your blog for a couple of weeks, so I just got caught up today . . . great timing–we’d love to win this one!

  613. Last year for Christmas you gave me some of the best NYC travel advice ever.

    I promise I won’t be heart broken if this year you give me an Xbox 360.

  616. I, too am bossy. And I, too have always forbidden the electronical games in the house, but it was really because we can’t afford one. Actually, I would love one. The family could use it in the summer when it is 110 degrees in Arizona. REALLY. Can’t go outside, so we need indoor mind-eating electronical games. Please?

  618. I would never even take it out of the box. I would use it to launch my own Xbox-360 giveaway, only in this one my children would have to compete for the slimmest possible hope of ever getting to use it. I am pretty sure this would launch a new – if dubiously motivated – spirit of cooperation and helpfulness in my house.
    SK

  626. Yahoo! I think my family would all be very happy and I’d have to figure out the parental controls time limit feature!

  630. ME, PICK ME!!! I lost my job on Friday and could really use an XBox to sharpen my interview skills.

  631. Wait, what do you mean, “stopped liking Andy Gibb”?? I haven’t! He’s still the sexiest Gibb and now forever young…

  640. As if you haven’t heard this before: You are a scream! It is a delight to read your blog! I’m a lurker, obviously, but had to throw the proverbial hat in the ring for the Xbox…wowzers! Thanks for the chance!

  643. Wonderful photos and descript’s for all the fun with xbox. Imagine, using dolls to illustrate a point. Good givaway!

  646. I also don’t really like the idea of video games, but I love that they’re coming out with ones that require, like, getting off the couch and stuff.

  653. See, the best thing about being an adult-game player is that my parents can’t put a limit on my game playing!

    Enjoy the system. Rock Band is too fun for words.

  655. I adore this website, and Bossy, and her fam (especially Stella!). Also, an xBox would be pretty awesome 🙂

    -Lauren from Boston

  667. I love the fact that a parent could use it to have their kid’s friends come over & play. To avoid the joy of teens hanging out side 7-11. Keeps them inside, safe under you watch ! I would love a xbox for so many reasons!

  671. console me up baby! I wanna join the 21st century! I have not had a console game in my house since the atari 2600….

  672. I’m sold! This would be so much fun for my husband, my 10 year old son, 8 year old daughter, and me! My daughter has been wanting to start having game night! Thank you!!!

  674. Even though I am currently fighting the pull of children’s whining. The constant hum in the background of my day: “mommmmmmy I want a DS” “but Jason has a Wiiiiiiii” “if I am really good, can I have a Xbox?” I would be willing to bend if Bossy gave it to us. For free.

  678. My son would think I was the coolest mom ever!
    And you would be my new BFF.
    Can’t afford one, so I hope your friend Random picks me.
    Great photos. Looks like such great family fun.

  697. Hey there Random # generator. How you doing? You look good tonight. How come you dissed me over at Oh the Joys after I complimented you and all? No one else said nice things about random # generator and some one else won.

    Seriously …RNG you are smoking hot.

    I am now done flirting with the random # generator.

  699. Oh, I would LOVE to have one of these!
    I love the Wii games, but it’s the online & movie aspect of the Xbox that would make me so happy!

  700. You, Bossy, would actually hear the word “cool” in conversation with my ultra-awesome kids who think their own mom is waaaaaaay lame. Please, enjoy your “cool” status as it may be revoked at any moment and for no reason. I know, it happened to me. They would LOVE this game system!

  702. We’ve been in the Wii camp for a while now – WANTING one, not HAVING one – but the XBOX is quietly winning us over. I like being able to set time limits and the ability to go online. Very neato. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  712. I am submissive. And will accept (if he plays drums, which he will because he drums on everything, which drives me bonkers) gift.
    Do you have a toothpick holding your mouth open?

  714. ok. i’ve been a bossy devotée [er…admirer] since I did a google search on “I hate the new tampax”, but am not a comment leaver. but hey…who doesn’t love xbox???