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Congrats & Let’s Get Fit

Congratulations to Hedy @penny for my thoughts for winning our Clost Purse Organizers giveaway.  Send me your contact info, and I’ll forward it to the sponsor!

Next up today – Getting Fit.  I mentioned that I have a new review site right? Well today I posted the site’s first giveaway – a set of Sane Fitness Preggers.  If you are pregnant, think you’ll one day be pregnant, know someone that is pregnant, or know someone that might be pregnant one day (okay, does that cover everyone?), then you need to head ove to Southern Girl Reviews and enter to win this great kit.  You won’t be disappointed!

Also, it’s time (well past time) to announce the winners over at A Novel Mind and start listing another week of contests so be sure to head over there to see that news soon.  I’m going to pull winners now!!

 

 

MIA

Yes, I know. I’ve been MIA for the week. Every time I think life is back on track – there is another snafu – life turning busy, technological problems, you name it – I seem to have experienced it lately.  I “think” things will get better now. Life will still be busy of course (it it ever any other way?), but it will be normal busy and not super busy!

We had our district contest for our academic events this past week and did very good. Our students brought home many awards.

Technological Problems – Yes, I’ve had those too this week.

Creating a new Site – Yep, I’ve been slightly distracted too, but I’ve taken the time that I couldn’t be online to do some true blogging soul searching and decided that I need focus.  I don’t like having this one blog that covers so many topics. I don’t survive as well with no focus.  So I’m breaking off into multiple blogs. I’m a little nervous about trying to maintain multiple blogs, but ultimately, I think I’ll do better having a place (here) to keep focused on the personal life – talking about work and family, sharing with you more and more about me through weekly memes.  You already know about my new book blog – A Novel Mind. Next I’m moving future reviews (and hopefully one day contests) to a separate site – Southern Girl Reviews.

Speaking of contests, I have winners to draw here and at A Novel Mind – I know.  Look for winners on both sites listed tomorrow!  Good luck everyone (and hint, hint…if you haven’t entered, I haven’t closed them to comments yet).

Bella Sara Package

One of the first products we received to review was a package of Bella Sara cards, and though we’d never heard of them, they were an instant success with Cameron.  She loved collecting the cards and really loved the website.

When I discovered that Team Mom was sending us a new set of Bella Sara products, I kept it a secret so that Cameron would be super surprised.  Check out the great assortment of Bella Sara products we received:

I saved them and gave them to Cameron on a day when she had to stay at school late with me so she would have something new to play with while she waited on me, and she had such a blast.  

We received 2 miniature figurines of Bella Sara horses and 2 packages of Treasures trading cards that also included stickers and temporary tattoos.  In the past we had only seen the plain trading cards so this was a real treat for Cameron.

If you’ve not seen the Bella Sara cards, they are kind of like Pokemon cards (remember those?).  You buy a set of  trading cards and trade them with your friends to have the exact horses you want.  However of course, now that the Internet is common in every home, these cards go a step further than Pokemon did. Girls create accounts at www.bellasara.com and put the codes on each card into their account to see their horses come alive. I’ve not played on the site much, but I’ve watched Cameron play it, and it’s quite interesting.  Last night I watched her clean out one of the horses stalls.

I’ve received a few different products since starting this transition into reviews and giveaways, but the Bella Sara cards may be my top recommendation.  They are such a reasonable price. The packages we’ve bought have come in 5 card packs, and the most I’ve seen a package cost is $3.95.  They make great small rewards for doing great on a test or doing chores without being asked.  

If your daughter (or granddaughter, niece, or sister) begins to love this fun game as much as Cameron, you’ll be interested to know that you can also buy a Bella Sara DS Game (this was in our stocking this year along with 3 packs of  trading cards).  I even found puzzles at our local Wal-Mart before Christmas, and today I found a Bella Sara scrapbook kit.

This looks like it may be something on its way up – will be something that every little girl wants – so if you have little girls in your family, pick up a package and see if they take to them as much as Cameron did.

 

Yes, I’ve Been Missing

I took a few days off from blogging.  I didn’t really mean to. It just happened.  My brother’s time home is coming to an end and then there was Thanksgiving with family so I just haven’t spent much time on the computer the last few days…While I think the time away was good for my family, but now I’m behind on blogging.  I did get an idea though – I have several reviews to write up and post so I’m thinking of making next week a  celebration – A week of Reviews….what do you think?  A couple of the reviews have sponsored contests so it could be a real blast I think……I’m going to do some planning today and tomorrow to see if I can get it pulled off.  Come back and see because there will be prizes involved if I can get the logistics worked out this late of notice.

Island Contests

Island Review and Island Life are another pair of great blogs that I enjoy reading the reviews and entering the giveaways as well as participating in Aloha Friday when I remember.  They were my next stop today for browsing so I thought I’d quickly highlight the current contests going on at the Island sites ordered by how soon they end. Can you believe this list? I’m not sure how she keeps up with it all – Kailani may just be my idol!  :)

November 18th – Peace Love Mom Giveaway – Win a Peace Love Mom thermal shirt. If you haven’t seen these they are some really groovy ways to show your happiness with being a Mom. You earn your first entry by going and picking out your favorite shirt and then earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 18th - Your Couture Kid Hair Clips - Win a pair of hairclips for a little girl in your life by going over to An Island Review and reading about Your Couture Kid.  These are some of the most beautiful hairclips I’ve seen.  They’d be great for your little one or as a gift for another little girl in your life (and perfect size for a stocking).  

November 19th - Your Baby Can Read! - From the site: “The Your Baby Can Read Early Language Development System delivers the tools that will make an incredible difference in your child’s life. This Easy-to-use system teaches your child whole language and phonics using a combination of sound, sight, and interaction. This multi-sensory technique helps a child grasp word recognition – leading to early reading success.”  Want a chance at a copy of My First Words Book & DVD? Then head over and enter yourself for a chance to win by November 19th. Earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and linking to Your Baby Can Read and adding the Island button to your sidebar.   

November 20th - $25 from Buzzillions - This is $25 sent to you via paypal.  Who couldn’t use some cash this time of year?  All you have to do for this one is check out the site Buzzillions and then go back to Island Review and review Buzzillions.  How simple is that? As always with the Island contests, you can earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 20th - Introducing . . . The Emotes - I have never heard of these (at least I hadn’t until reading the review over at An Island Review), but after reading the review, I’m thinking this is something my nephew would LOVE.  If you haven’t heard of them, go by and check out Kailani’s review and enter the contest for an Emote book and figurine by leaving a comment telling who your favorite Emote character is. Earn extra  entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 21st  - Croc Boots….(Read more about this one on this post)

November 21st - Dawn Plus Hand Renewal - Washing dishes is not a favorite chore of mine, but at least having the advantage of washing them and moisturizing my hands might make it a little more pleasant. Washing dishes, moisturizing my hands AND doing that with a free bottle of Dawn Plus Hand Renewal that I want from An Island Review would make it even better.  Earn an entry by visiting the Dawn website and coming back and telling Kailani what your favorite Dawn product is and then earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 22nd - XEKO Mission: China – With the recent hit Kung Fu Panda, this one is bound to be a hit with your children (or any children you know).    How do you enter? By leaving a comment where you leave your favorite Xeko terminology.  Earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 22nd - The Secret Mountain Books - These are such a great set of books. I can’t even begin to say enough about them (I’ll be saying more in a Team Mom review later this week).  Win Down at the Sea Hotel from Island Review by going to the contest post and telling Kailani what your favorite The Secret Mountain book is. Earn extra entries by subscribing to her feed, blogging about the contest and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 23rd - Docia Lynn Gift Certificate - Win a $25 Gift Certificate to purchase Docia Lynn jewelry. Enter by commenting on the contest post your favorite piece of Docia Lynn jewelry, and gain extra entries by subscribing, blogging about the contest, and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 24th – Growing Up With Olive Kids Giveaway – Olive Kids make canvas growth charts to watch and mark your child’s growth progress from when they are tiny until the reach five foot high. Enter by heading over to An Island Life and leaving a comment that mentions your favorite  Olive Kids canvas in the contest post.  Want to increase your chances? Then you should earn extra entries by subscribing, blogging about the contest, and adding the Island button to your sidebar.

November 24th - Celebrate the Holidays with Flora2000 - Win a $50 gift certificate to Flora2000 to send a floral arrangement to someone special this holiday (or even to yourself if you’re hosting a holiday party). Head over to An Island Review to get yourself entered.  Your first entry is as simple as leaving a comment about your favorite arrangement at Flora2000. Next you can earn extra entries by subscribing, blogging about the contest, and adding the Island button to your sidebar.