from wikipedia: Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a voluntarily observed holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United States.^[4][5][6][7] While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

SO TO CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO WE ARE HAVING A COMMENT CONTEST. ALL COMMENTS MUST START WITH A NUMBER IN SPANISH FROM ONE TO FIVE (UNO, DOS, TRES, CUATRO AND CINCO).

COMMENTS MUST BE CONSECUTIVE (IN THAT PARTICULAR ORDER), SO IF YOU START A COMMENT WITH “UNO” THE NEXT PERSON’S COMMENT MUST START WITH “DOS”. IF YOU SKIP OR IF BY ACCIDENT SOME COMMENTS GET CROSSED AND THE NEXT PERSON STARTS WITH “DOS” AGAIN, THEN you must start over with “uno”. because the “CINCO” COMMENT won’t QUALIFY FOR A PRIZE”.

IT IS TRICKY BUT THE PRIZES ARE GREAT 😉

**ONLY THE COMMENTS THAT START WITH “CINCO” WILL QUALIFY FOR PRIZES (if in order).

YOU CAN COMMENT AS MANY TIME AS YOU WANT.

SO IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS:

UNO
hi how’s everyone?
DOS
hey there Gymbo thanks for contest
TRES
hello
CUATRO
back from school
CINCO
trade anyone?

SOME PRIZES: PONCHO SOMBRERO, PONCHO SHALL, PONCHO DOLL, CHIHUAHUA PSF, CHIHUAHUA PSI, A FEW MORE AND IF COMMENTS REACH 1000 THEN THE GRAND PRIZE COULD BE A SIGNATURE PET CODE!!!

Thank you all for participating in my contest!

Winners:

Nuug- Pharaoh’s Helm code*
CWC- Pharaoh’s Helm code*
CatLover- Pharaoh’s Helm code* sent
Momzkinz- Pharaoh’s Helm code*
Alana- Pharaoh’s Helm code* sent
Littleleaf32- Star dust bed sent
KinzGramAtHeart- Balloon dart hat sent
Naki- Imperial Urn sent
KraftyMomOf2- Himalayan PSI sent
Flowiing- Pig PSI sent

**Please email me at kay200595@yahoo.com to redeem your Pharaoh’s helm code. Don’t forget to put “Pharaoh’s Helm Code” as your subject!

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And here is our firsts glimpse at the NEW 2010 Seasonal Webkinz:  Shown are the Webkinz Night Mare, Gobbler Turkey, & Minty Moose.  Thse will join the returning Webkinz Black Cat, Bat, & Reindeer.  (The Lava Dragon, Turkey, Snowman, & Peppermint Puppy are NOT expected to return for 2010.)

I just wanted to share my Signature Cow Adoption.  I think SpaghettiMachine came up with the perfect name for this pet.  🙂

This is Pattycake on her new & improved Farm:

 

Have you adopted any of the new May pets?  What are your name ideas?

 Rules:

Prizes:
Star burst cloud bed
Balloon darts hat
Imperial Urn
Pig PSI
Himalayan PSI
4 Pharaoh Helm codes
 

Contest ends at midnight Sunday.

Reminder from Webkinz Newz: From April 28 to April 30 2010 only, all 12 Birthstone Pets will be available for purchase at Ganz eStore. We’re not sure when they might be back but we do know it won’t be for a very, very looooong time…

Garnet Rover, Amethyst Hound, Aquamarine Puppy, Diamond Doggy, Emerald Lab, Pearl Pup, Ruby Retriever, Peridot Dog, Sapphire Spaniel, Opal Pup, Toppaz Terrier and Zircon Puppy. 

How many birthstone pets do you have?

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 

As a token of appreciation you will receive a MOTM basket with: POTM PSI, POTM PSF, POTM item. Keep up the good work!!

Here are the previous MOTMs:
2009
March momskinz
April Jrsdad
May Seanthenemo
June Kraftymomof2
July Catlover
August Crazywebkinzchic
September Naki
October Chococat663
November Flowiing
December cocomac

2010
January Lbksgramma
February Alana
March Kaythemonkey
April Alisha

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING A PART OF GYMBO’S WEBKINZ BLOG!

From Webkinz Insider’s front page: Here’s the list of the June 2010 Webkinz pets

 Golden Pegasus, Red Panda, Chinchilla, Regular Signature Pomeranian, Small Signature Persian Cat, and Endangered Signature Clouded Leopard.

Border Collie, Misty Puppy, Pretty Panda, and Red Squirrel.  Pictures of the following pets are not available yet:  (Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla, Signature Deer, Small Signature Golden Retriever).

From: http://www.webkinzinsider.com/ (their partner Ameriwade is taking pre-orders)

New Exclusives: trusty Mining Cart, the lovely Lion Topiary, Yellow Plasma Ball, Window to Kinzville and the Swan Boat Car.

When they add new Exclusives, they always retire some.
From what I can tell, it looks like these items are NOW retired…
Delicate Swan Bed
Circle of Friends Topiary
Amethyst Geode
Jellybean Tree
YangYin Blossom
Webkinz Dragster
They added 5 new ones, so I don’t know why they would retire 6 old ones, but that’s what it appears that they did.
Go Figure! 

Here’s what you get on Webkinz Day…

New Items: Sushi Chef Uniform Top, Golden Loader Lounger, Sparkler Party Hat, Single Red Rose
Garage Sale Sign, Spilled Blue Paint Can, Blue Paint Paw Prints, Cheese Platter
Framed Photographs, Wild Blueberry Bush, and Webkinz Clubhouse Banner
The first item (Sushi Chef) is the Deluxe Gift for May!
The rest are all non-sendable items which usually means they will be found in the EStore!
The Blue Paw Prints is like a rug and can be placed on the floor.

New Recipes: Bellatart, Ravishelli, Boiled Wyvernacle
Pastel Rilladillows, Wigglumdrip

The Caring Valley Tree for May is the “Cherry Tree”

They also added the rest of the Stone Age theme in the W-shop!
You can check those out there!

And they added some more Zodiac items for the EStore

Sizzling Star Stove, Cosmos Countertop, Star Crossed Sofa,
Sign Side Table, Burning Light Lamp, Cosmos Coffee Table, Cool Cosmos Fridge!

And here’s the Wallpaper and Flooring

The Two Pets added this time are the Gemini Butterfly and the Sunflower Lion!
You can view those on the Webkinz Newz!

Gemini Butterfly, PSI Twin Side Tables, PSF Nocturnal Nectar.
From WEbkinz Twitter: THE SCREWY LAMP WAS RETIRED. tHE CHAIR AND PEDESTAL WERE NOT. THE HIGH TECH BATHROOM ITEMS ARE NOT PART OF THE THEME.