tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30328868256793053392024-03-14T00:34:06.210-04:00Multiple BlessingsA frazzled Mom's view on the latest news, views, product reviews, and the occasional giveaways.Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-28254048396007810112010-01-14T19:59:00.003-05:002010-01-14T20:12:54.144-05:00Tell Me: Over or Under? Enter to Win One of Ten Cottonelle Gift Baskets<a href="http://bit.ly/4IvJvD" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://www.themomsalon.com/cbadge.png" width="125" /></a><br />
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Cottonelle is getting to the bottom of a great debate raging across America. Cottonelle wants to know: how do you roll? Over or under? Vote for your preferred way to roll at <a href="http://cottonellerollpoll.com/">CottonelleRollPoll.com</a>.<br />
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Everyone has an opinion on the right way to roll – over or under – and both points-of-view have been argued in households for ages. This January, Cottonelle brand sets out to settle this Great Debate once and for all. Are you Team Over or Team Under?<br />
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<a href="http://bit.ly/4IvJvD" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://www.themomsalon.com/over1.jpg" width="125" /></a>I admit that I stand tall on my personal stance for team Over . Really, the science behind that is that we go through a lot of toilet paper in this 9 member household, plus many guests as we seemingly have an open door policy. Keeping it over in all 3 bathrooms in this house keeps it neat and accessible, and you're less likely to rip off tiny useless shreds! Plus, my dog really likes paper anything--and keeping it Over the kinda thwarts his attempts at toilet paper mutiny.<br />
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Leave a comment on this post & and tell me which team you roll with, and you will be entered to win 1 of 10 Cottonelle gift baskets randomly chosen on January 29, 2010 from all entries, with many thanks to <a href="http://www.mombloggersclub.com/">Mom Bloggers Club</a> and the super nice folks at <a href="http://www.cottonellerollpoll.com/">Cottonelle</a>.<br />
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Disclosure: This post is my entry into a contest for a month's worth of <a href="http://www.cottonellerollpoll.com/">Cottonelle </a>toilet paper as a member of the <a href="http://www.mombloggersclub.com/">Mom Bloggers Club</a>.Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-64263813446838991302010-01-07T09:40:00.001-05:002010-01-07T09:55:56.929-05:00America's Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction Photo Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/S0XtJzra79I/AAAAAAAAAhg/PIia8-KVeio/s1600-h/MomSelect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/S0XtJzra79I/AAAAAAAAAhg/PIia8-KVeio/s320/MomSelect.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>This is the <strong><span style="color: red;">LAST DAY</span></strong> left to enter the TurboTax® <a href="http://www.cutesttaxdeduction.com/"><strong>America's Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction Contest!</strong></a> Moms of December new babies have a chance to win $5000 when they submit an entry by today, January 7th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET<br />
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</div>2009 came to an end and 2010 is upon us, you’re now enjoying your new baby (and probably not much sleep), it’s hard to think about taxes. What you may not know is that the newest member of your family may be a welcome last-minute tax deduction. Plus, your new bundle of joy could be worth a bundle!<br />
All Moms would agree that the joy that comes from having a new baby is priceless! The sweet sounds of cooing, chubby cheeks and the intimate bond between parent and child can make any family feel rich with love. But, as any new parents can attest, raising children can have an impact on your checkbook, as well as your heart. In fact, the typical family spends more than $221,000 raising a child through age 17. <br />
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<a href="http://www.turbotax.com/">TurboTax®</a> the nation's No. 1 rated, best-selling tax preparation software from Intuit Inc. is conducting its third annual nationwide search for <a href="http://www.cutesttaxdeduction.com/">America's Cutest Last-Minute Tax Deduction</a>. The parents of one lucky baby, born in December 2009, will win a $5,000 Grand Prize.<br />
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Good luck to all of our new Moms! We wish you a wonderful holiday season and even more joyous moments in 2010. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Looking for more tax tips to get the biggest possible refund? go to <a href="http://www.turbotax.com/">http://www.turbotax.com/</a> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Further details, rules and eligibility are available at <a href="http://www.cutesttaxdeduction.com./">http://www.cutesttaxdeduction.com./</a> You can follow <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/turbotax">@TurboTax</a></strong> on Twitter (#TTbaby) or visit TaxBreak, the new TurboTax blog for updates.<br />
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</div>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-37190487445957052242010-01-05T16:04:00.003-05:002010-01-05T16:17:30.853-05:002010 High Resolution(s): @Twincere (That's me) Is Keeping It Simple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/S0OmWko671I/AAAAAAAAAhY/cl1fJO7y6TU/s1600-h/why_ask_why.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/S0OmWko671I/AAAAAAAAAhY/cl1fJO7y6TU/s320/why_ask_why.bmp" /></a><br />
</div>I really hate saying the R- word. Its difficult for me to make a list of resolutions because I feel that I am just setting myself up for failure. Let's make a resolution to not make resolutions! Ha! Bottom line: In the back of my mind I know what I need to do. We all do. 2009 was one heck of a year and I am desperate and anticipating for 2010 to be much better on so many levels, financially, personally, professionally. I will however, always count my blessings...because behind every gloomy, sodden cloud is a bit of sunshine that helps me make it through.<br />
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My personal weakness is finding the mental and physical stamina to stay motivated and invigorated in everything I do. I'll be 34 this Spring and honestly, running after 7 kids becomes utterly exhausting. Granted, living with <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thalassemia/DS00905">chronic anemia</a> and its unflattering side effects plays a role in that, but I know that I want so much more out of my life. Its going to be a good year, I can feel it in my nearly-middle-aged-bones.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Water on the brain</span><br />
Drinking more water has been at the top of my resolution list for two years in a row. This is resolution that I've really worked hard to maintain, and this year will be no different.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Java Junkie</span><br />
I will be <strike>quitting</strike> subtly reducing my expensive coffee habit and making it at home <strike>as often as willpower shall mandate</strike>. It’ll be just as good (maybe better, <strike>I pray</strike> I hope) if I steam the milk.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">A Stroke of Genius</span><br />
I will handwrite and or bespeak a note or words of thanks for every kind gesture big and small, as much as I can. It's so important to let someone know that they are appreciated and valued.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Liar Liar, pants on fire</span><br />
I am going to stop lying to myself. Especially about things like my shoe size, clothing, and gray hairs: “I’m an 8, so what? P.S. I’m really a 10/12 . Ugh, I hate myself.” <br />
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<span style="color: red;">Time After Time</span><br />
I have personally taken a vow of punctuality. I have chronic issues with it, and I know its super annoying. Hubs says I'd be late for my own funeral.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">New Heights</span><br />
I want to try new, daring adventurous things. That means not being a wimp and actually braving the roller coasters at Busch Gardens and King's Dominion, with my kids and hubby....laughing all the way--instead of crying.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Rock ’Em, Sock ’Em</span><br />
I want to wear matching socks more often. That means painstakingly devising a fool proof plan that entails the proper sorting and matching of the mountains of socks that is produced weekly in this 9 member household.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Grow a Pair</span><br />
I want to <strong><em>not</em></strong> kill everything I touch. I am going to search the web over and try to turn this black thumb of mine green, once and for all!<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Heck, Yes</span><br />
I want to end the nay-saying with the naughts.I will work on being more positive. I will be the semi- Yes Mom and Yes-Wife.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Say It Ain't So</span><br />
I'm working on deep cleaning my potty mouth. I'm a native New Yorker, easier said than done.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Resident Night Owl</span><br />
I will be more consistent (even though I may be too tired to wash the makeup from my face) to treat my skin with love and respect and the best moisturizer, because this getting older bit sucks, bad.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Beauty Awaits No One</span><br />
I will be more committed to getting my beauty sleep this year, even though the Night Shift at the hospital beckons me.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Stretch it to the Limit</span><br />
I will take a a few moments to stretch and strengthen my body every day. This is something I've taken for granted for far too long. I shall cherish what little physical flexibility I have and work on regaining it.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Charitable Influences</span><br />
As a family, we will continue to make an impact. Pick a charity, pluck a heartstring. Spending time together last year as a family and volunteering at our local FoodBank was a grounding and humbling experience for all of us. It truely is a hearwarming experience and makes one appreciate what they have.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Just Talk It Out</span><br />
There will still be no texting at our dinner table. Practicing and perfecting engaging conversations will give our family lots to talk about.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">French Toil and Trouble</span><br />
I'd like to seriously brush up on my French, which is currently, ehm, how you say, mad rusty. It wouldn't hurt the effort if my fabulous Hubs were to conveniently dangle the new <strong><a href="http://www.luckyscent.com/shop/section/1/item/16318/brand/Costes/Costes_2.html">Costes 2 fragrance</a></strong> as le carrot.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Ohm-ni-perfect</span><br />
I will be looking for a little peace and quiet among the harrowing screams, lost shoes,e-mail messages, texts, calls, teacher conferences, and hardscrabble lunches that often consist of the toddlers left overs. I will seek out my ethereal inner chi to transport me away from “humdrum noise” so that I can take a moment to be alone with my ideas.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Dieting</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><strike>I'm swearing off my favorite guilty pleasures: French fries and real butter.</strike> Let me get back to this one. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Excercise</span><br />
There will be more sex in 2010. Ugh, with my husband...not that we didn't do it a lot anyway. just sayin'Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-31508957771168195272009-12-31T21:54:00.001-05:002010-01-01T22:32:44.567-05:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Sz1iz2TcdgI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Wp_Rg_VG1Vk/s1600-h/HNY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Sz1iz2TcdgI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Wp_Rg_VG1Vk/s400/HNY.jpg" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Its been a long December and there's reason to believe,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Maybe this year will be better than the last, <br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself,<br />
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<b>To all of my readers, old and new...thanks for sharing with me and bearing with me as I tread the waters both <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com">here</a> and at <a href="http://mommysmultiplemayhem.blogspot.com/">Mommy's Multiple Mayhem</a>, and here's wishing 2010 to be the best ever! Be safe, be merry, be wise...enjoy your family and loved ones tonight. I'll be thinking of you as I keep watch over my hospitalized patients tonight........till next year!</b><br />
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</span></b>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-36740278446315700762009-12-31T03:46:00.006-05:002010-01-20T23:57:18.464-05:00Simplify My Life Sweepstakes! Comment and Enter For A Chance to Win An HP 110 mini Netbook By Studio Tord Boontje!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Szw2xBMpgtI/AAAAAAAAAgg/62pQFyapJ_0/s1600-h/Simplify.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Szw2xBMpgtI/AAAAAAAAAgg/62pQFyapJ_0/s400/Simplify.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b>Balancing family and home life, work, blogs & tweets, and scrounging for some semblance of a grown-up social life is utterly exhausting.Yet, as caretakers we do this methodically day in and day out. </b><br />
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<b>I, for one, rely on computing to organize the day to day aspects of caring for my husband, 5 children and 2 nephews. Spreadsheets, lists, school projects, meal planning, email, shopping, photosharing, blogging and tweeting in my spare time, as well as the online courses that I am subscribed to as I tackle my graduate degree in Nursing. It would be a blessing to have a reliable and pleasantly portable computer, such as the HP 110 Mini Netbook, to help streamline, coordinate and simplify all of these aspects of my life--anytime and anywhere. Here's my attempt at poetic justice.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">For the love of my family that I do adore,</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">are entrusted to just one, lonely, desktop dinosaur.</span></b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Our burgeoning family has the highest faith and trust,</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Oh, what a blessing an </span></b><b><a href="http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mini1000/index.html#/Mini110Overview/">HP 110 Mini Netbook</a> would be,</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">and Integrated Wireless technology would get me online easily,</span></b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">This way I could still shop, plan meals, share photos and tweet,</span></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">This </span></b><b><a href="http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mini1000/index.html#/Mini110Overview/">HP 110 Mini Netbook</a> </b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx">Windows® 7</a> is beyond ideal,</span></b><br />
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<b>1. </b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">Want to win a HP Mini of your own? </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">To be a "<a href="http://www.mombloggersclub.com/page/simplify-my-life-sweepstakes">Simplify My Life</a>" winner,</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> Blog about how you’d use one to smooth the bumps in your crazy day and then tweet the link using the hashtags #HP and #Win7. The <span style="color: red;">three</span> <i>most</i> creative entries will win an HP Tord Mini of their own.</span></b><br />
<b>2. Not a blogger? You can still enter. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/">Multiple Blessings</a> readers should comment on this post because <a href="http://mombloggers.com/">MomBloggers</a> Club will randomly give away three (3) <a href="http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mini1000/index.html#/Mini110byStudioTordBoontje/">HP Mini 110-1100 by Studio Tord Boontje PCs</a> to randomly selected readers who leave a comment on (Bloggers) entrants' sweepstakes posts. Good Luck to You and I!</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span></b><br />
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<strong>Make a statement with the HP</strong> <strong>Mini 110 by Studio Tord Boontje. This pearl white companion PC, created in collaboration with critically acclaimed Dutch designer Tord Boontje, features an intricate pattern of plants and animals. HP Imprint 3D technology makes the art appear to float. Weighing just over 2.5 pounds, measuring about one-inch thin and featuring a 10.1 mercury-free LED display, it’s the ideal travel companion, and small enough to fit in a purse or carry-on bag.</strong><br />
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</span>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com256tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-50639771571396447182009-12-29T14:11:00.001-05:002009-12-29T14:11:54.017-05:00Fujitsu Uncover the Possibilities<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4ad321346f3d69ae/4b3a54797b293d33/4ad3216f8c6eb1af/bfc3b430/widget.js"></script>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-52945547590704697572009-12-29T12:25:00.000-05:002009-12-29T12:25:06.019-05:00Post-Holiday Shopping Saviness<div style="color: black;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Szo6zZkSkCI/AAAAAAAAAfw/MtTS-6jEek0/s1600-h/sale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Szo6zZkSkCI/AAAAAAAAAfw/MtTS-6jEek0/s320/sale.jpg" /></a><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;">Fresh from a maddening Holiday Hiatus, yes the Holiday madness is over, sort of. Some of us really feel the let down after the holiday rush. We’ve put so much of our energy into decorating, entertaining, shopping and celebrating that when it’s all gone by we realize we haven’t really done anything for ourselves. Well, thank goodness for post-holiday sales and the Internet. No need to fight the crowds. There are tons of great offers online, so don’t even think about entering a store for some time. Here are some of the sales and popular styles I’ve had my eye on recently.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f7865; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><b><a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=d3ncxqpoiq18hbe9d1b6azeyhxajy&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">Dark Jeans</a></b><br />
<span style="color: black;">We love dark, boot cut jeans for most occasions, and these favorites are rarely on sale. </span><a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=cbpw5k1d239502mzk1e4aieguruo1&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">Piperlime </a><span style="color: black;"> is the place to score.</span><span style="color: black;"></span><br />
<b><a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=gvzm24gsm1kch0eoahhakmokm6cgb&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">Long Belted Cardigan</a></b><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;">A very useful, belted cardigan at an enormously reduced price, just in time for the coldest days of winter.</span><br />
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<div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;">I love the ease of pull–on boots with a ruched shaft to fit nearly anyone, and this style (a favorite of celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe) is perfect for comfort too.</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #7f7865; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">It's the </span><span style="color: black;">New</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Year</span><span style="color: black;">'s Sale at</span> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MXdOpTHZBAk&offerid=176538.10019634&type=3&subid=0%22+%3ENew+Years+Sale+at+macy%27s.com%21+Valid+12-30-2009+through+01-03-2010%3C/a%3E%3CIMG+border=0+width=1+height=1+src=" target="_blank">Macys.com!</a> <span style="color: black;">Customers can save on thousands of sale and clearance items + everyday</span> <span style="color: black;">values! This offer is valid December 30th through January 3rd.</span></span></b><br />
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</div><span style="color: #7f7865; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: black;">Who doesn't love See Kai Run shoes (one of my boys had particularly wide feet that fit very few brands other than these), and adorable</span> <a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=0ggyr5z9wsm95ycldab0qr5oqi59p&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">slip–on walker sneakers</a> <span style="color: black;">are on sale now.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Baby, it's cold outside - so </span><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MXdOpTHZBAk&offerid=160491.10000100&type=3&subid=0%22+%3EBaby,+it%27s+cold+outside+-+so+we%27re+warming+things+up+with+our+giggle+winter+sale.+Shop+now+and+save+up+to+15-75%+on+select+gear,+clothing,furniture,+and+more%21%3C/a%3E%3CIMG+border%3D0+width%3D1+height%3D1+src%3D%22http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=MXdOpTHZBAk&bids=160491.10000100&type=3&subid=0%22" target="_blank">Giggle</a> <span style="color: black;">is warming things up with their winter sale! Shop now and save 15-75% on select gear, clothing, furniture, and more!</span><br />
<a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=MXdOpTHZBAk&offerid=180109.10000064&type=3&subid=0%22+%3EHanna%27s+Big+Big+Twice+A+Year+Sale+On+Now.+Save+Up+to+60%+On+Quality+Kids+Clothes%21%3C/a%3E%3CIMG+border=0+width=1+height=1+src=" target="_blank">Hanna's </a><span style="color: black;">Big Big Twice A </span><span style="color: black;">Year</span><span style="color: black;"> Sale On Now. Save Up to 60% On Quality Kids Clothes.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Get up to 80% off at The</span> <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=89262&u=389008&m=13150&urllink=&afftrack=%22%3E" target="_blank">Land of Nod</a> <span style="color: black;">sale.</span><br />
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</div><span style="color: #7f7865; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">There are many great one-stop shopping sources for fashion, and one of our favorites is</span> <a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=kt2m5s0uvq876uuvmszn757rb53qw&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">ShopItToMe.com</a>. <span style="color: black;">It’s like a personal shopper that lets you know the minute certain brands, styles and sizes go on sale. It's great for finding sales on items you love, but can’t afford at full price. On average, members save over 40% on over 600 brands, and you can choose how often you are alerted so it doesn’t clog your inbox. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br />
<span style="color: black;">There are many great online shoe sources, and only </span><a href="http://app.bronto.com/public/?q=ulink&fn=Link&ssid=12161&id=8wir6tsycdltg4gykmnphs9yv4t22&id2=jcky7x9yqn88x1bsjhjkfwm0xdgb1&subscriber_id=aqsadwpveaghvhcdxdkqxrupcopzbhf&delivery_id=blocxdqufmtzuwqmakapgrrgbhdvbnf" target="_blank">Shoes.com</a> <span style="color: black;">is offering you a savings of 15% through the end of the </span><span style="color: black;">year</span><span style="color: black;"> with promo code SNOW and 20% on clearance and sale items with the code WINTER (until 1/4/10), plus free shipping is extended through January 31st.</span><br />
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</span>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-43939854708328676892009-12-22T21:09:00.000-05:002009-12-22T21:09:27.733-05:00Win $5,000 with DOLE's "Share the Goodness" Contest!<h2><span style="color: #a262a6;"><i>Win $5,000 with DOLE's "Share the Goodness" Contest!</i><br />
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As we find ourselves in the midst of the holiday season, we constantly break out the camera to catch our kids in their holiday best and to remember the snow, decorations, and special times spent with family. Looking back at the memories, we all have our favorite holiday photos, from Grandma cutting a pie, to an aunt's funny sweater, or the kids dancing to holiday tunes. This year, we can take those photos and turn them into something good for the community—and ourselves!<br />
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With DOLE's "Share the Goodness" contest, you can enter for a chance to win $5,000 for yourself and $5,000 for your local Food Bank. Through the virtual <img align="left" height="119" src="http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account851/images/dole_sun.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 8px;" width="220" />DOLE mosaic poster, you can easily upload your favorite holiday photo to enter to win the contest. The site also features great recipes using DOLE Canned Fruit to include in holiday and everyday meals. After you register, you can send an eCard to family and friends letting them know about the contest and to gain extra entries. You can also gain multiple entries by uploading up to 20 photos (5 per day) and, if a friend you referred is the grand prize winner, you also win $2,000! <b>Enter for a chance to win through December 31, 2009 by going to <a href="http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=306%7c8057%7c66864&digest=0Zo6YMayCjTbmcsUJsbFaw" target="_blank">www.DoleShares.com</a>.</b><img align="right" height="128" src="http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account851/images/cans.jpg" style="float: right;" width="214" /><br />
Help spread the word about <b>DOLE's "Share the Goodness"</b> contest and enter to win the grand prize!Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-53078032495737006372009-12-21T09:47:00.000-05:002009-12-21T09:47:15.117-05:00Allstate's "Thumbs Up for the Safest Holiday Ever" Campaign<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Allstate Foundation's Safe Teen Driving Initiative</b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><img align="left" src="http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account851/images/allstate.png" style="float: left; margin: 4px 9px 0px 4px;" />Climbing behind the wheel means freedom and independence for teenagers. Kids everywhere wait impatiently for the day they hit that special age and their parents <i>finally </i>hand them the keys to the family car. But studies by <a href="http://www.allstate.com/teen"><b>The Allstate Foundation</b></a> have found that teens are particularly susceptible to dangerous distractions, highlighting the need for parents to sit down early on with their teens to discuss safe driving.<span><ins datetime="2009-12-02T11:34"> </ins></span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Allstate's "<a href="http://www.allstate.com/teen"><b>X the TXT: Thumbs Up to the Safest Holiday Ever</b></a>" campaign challenges teens an<img align="right" src="http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account851/images/thumbs.jpeg" style="float: right; margin: 7px 3px 6px 9px; min-height: 109px; width: 175px;" />d parents alike to make the pledge not text and drive. By joining the cause at <b><a href="http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=306%7c8967%7c66864&digest=8Rnopo%2bWsKALDtFefP1y0g" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">www.causes.com/thumbsup</span></a></b>, you're pledging to put your cell phone down behind the wheel. For each person who takes the pledge, Allstate will donate $1 to the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) – a collaborative network of national organizations and federal agencies that serve youth and focus on youth safety and health – for safe teen driving programs.<br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As part of the campaign, a 30-city "<a href="http://www.allstate.com/teen"><b>X the TXT</b></a>," tour kicks off this holiday season during which teens and their families can add their thumbprints to a pledge banner as a public commitment not to text and drive. Click here <b><a href="http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=306%7c8968%7c66864&digest=e2cQBTseKL0keTgynovvow" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">www.Allstate.com/teen</span></a></b> to go to Allstate's website to download the <a href="http://www.allstate.com/teen"><b>Allstate Family Texting Pledge</b></a> and start the conversation about responsible driving with your family.<br />
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<li>This Whimsical Duckie wears a Santa’s outfit and is sealed in a clear ornament </li>
<li>Latex and phthalate free, soft material </li>
<li>The Duckie is waterproof so you can take it to the bath or shower </li>
<li>Retails for only $29.99 - available for a limited time only</li>
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This little Duckie is just <i>too</i> cute. It is actually very innocent and discreet looking with a tame, gentle vibe that makes a little ripple in your bath water, its actually a lot of fun and just totally cute. Personally, I'd love to collect all the Duckies. I want the posh looking <a href="http://www.edenfantasys.com/vibrators/discreet-vibrators/paris-duckie"><b style="color: magenta;">Paris Duckie</b></a>--she's totally a mini Diva like me! I highly suggest adopting this sweet Santa Duckie before he's gone for the season. He comes ready to wrap up in a gift box, nestled cozily in an actual ornament. Hurry, place your order for this little fella and other great <a href="http://www.edenfantasys.com/"><b>Eden Fantasys</b></a> Novelty items from their website and have your order delivered, still ready in time to wrap before Christmas!<br />
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<span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">*I received a product to sample and keep for this review, but no monetary compensation. The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own.</span>* <br />
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</div><div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 130%;">December 14th, 2009.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I want to express my deepest sympathies to a fellow blogger, Shellie, aka <a href="http://twitter.com/military_mom"><b>@Military_Mom</b></a> ( </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b><a href="http://blog4mom.com/" target="_blank">Blog4Mom.com</a></b> ) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">who lost her precious baby boy, last evening in a horrible drowning accident in the pool in the backyard of their new home. Little Bryson was only two years old. <b> </b></span><b><span title="processed"><span id="msgtxt6705579713"><a class="tweet-url web" href="http://tinyurl.com/yag6vvj" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/6705579713')" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yag6vvj</a></span></span></b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a mom, I could never imagine or understand the depth of the pain and heartwrenching agony from losing a child. Sadly enough to admit, I pray that I never have to have those feelings. No parent is ever prepared for such tragedy. When I read about this last night on twitter, my heart became so achey and heavy that I needed to trod upstairs and touch and love on all my kids. Of course, they were sleepy and didn't understand and were quite grumpy. I felt so consumed, and was feeling bad at scolding the boys earlier for making a mess, and maybe I was a little too tough on the girls about their chores....none of that really matters. What matters most is that we are a family and that we are together, and face it, <b style="color: red;">LIFE is short</b>. <br />
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</div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We should be living in the moment, rather than always worrying about what's going to happen tomorrow, next week or even next month.I know that I myself am guilty of getting so wrapped up in the hustle and bustle of life that I find little time to enjoy the blessings that I have today.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The holidays are supposed to be about the Savior, and being with our loved ones, and creating and holding onto memories to cherish for a life time. The Face of Tragedy does not fit into that equation. </span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't know Shellie on a personal level, but my heart still aches for her and her family.</span><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Please keep Shellie and her family in your deepest thoughts and prayers. I implore you to take the time out today to cherish your family, hold your children and significant other close, pick up the phone and make ammends with that long lost relative, forgive someone that needs your forgiveness, let bygones be bygones and live for today, in the moment--and hold onto that for as long as you possibly can.<br />
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</div><a href="http://www.sears.com/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/Sears')" target="_new"><img alt="Sears" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_sears.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.walmart.com/search/browse-ng.do?ic=48_0&ref=125871.125871+500500.4294295926" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/Wal-Mart')" target="_new"><img alt="Wal-Mart" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_walmart.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.target.com/b/ref=sc_iw_r_2_0/602-7171484-4305402?node=1196642" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/Target')" target="_new"><img alt="Target" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_target.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/v_10151_10104_Toys+%26+Games?sbf=Brand&sbv=Vtech" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/KMart')" target="_new"><img alt="KMart" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_kmart.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2928122" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/Toys R Us')" target="_new"><img alt="Toys R Us" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_toysrus.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=ty_nav_hp_vtech?ie=UTF8&node=266900011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lef" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/etailer/Amazon')" target="_new"><img alt="Amazon" class="last" src="http://www.vtechkids.com/images/retailer_amazon.jpg" /></a><br />
My 3 year old nephew, Nick, really loves counting and solving problems with Thomas the Train and Scooby Doo on the <b><a href="http://www.vtechkids.com/product.cfm/V.Smile_Motion_Active_Learning_System/635/?utm_source=360Digital&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=holiday_press_release&utm_content=JungleGym" target="_blank">V-Motion<sup>™</sup> Active Learning System</a></b>. It is definately geared to his level. Set up of the system was easy . I did not expect Playstation 3 graphics, so I <i>am</i> satisfied with the quality in graphics. The quality did not suffer any more on my 42" LCD than a smaller tv as some others have complained about. Bottom line: if you are looking for high quality graphics comparable to other high profile gaming systems, look elsewhere. <br />
The functionality is great--its ambidextrous, suitable for both right and left handed players. You have the option of joystick or motion capabilities with each <b></b><a href="http://www.vtechkids.com/product.cfm/V.Smile_Motion_Active_Learning_System/635/?utm_source=360Digital&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=holiday_press_release&utm_content=JungleGym" target="_blank">V-Motion</a> game. It's functionality is very much comparable to a wireless remote.<br />
There is a vast amount of learning content which varies from shapes, letter, number and color identification, math, logic, etc. The games are broken up into 3 categories: 3-5, 4-6 and 6-8 years old. There is overlapping, by that I mean my nephew can play and enjoy the 4-6 age category despite being only 3 years old. It all depends on their educational level and with enough supervision and proper guidance your child will not be limited to a particular category. I advise that the first time your child plays a game you walk him through it. The best part of all is that all the smartridges are compatible with the vmotion. All V-smile games and accessories work on this system, expanding your library of gaming options. Most games also have a difficulty option giving you the ability to choose easy or difficult, so as they progress, it can become more challenging. This is also great for households with younger and older children. I also find that using the motion controller helps develop my young nephew's hand and eye coordination.<br />
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<b>Not Included</b><br />
Batteries: Requires both 4-AA, 3-AAA<br />
AC/DC 9VAdapter Plug Sold separately<br />
Additional games sold separately<br />
<h2>How to Enter the Giveaway</h2>You <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> do the first requirement listed below, include the info in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">initial comment</span>, this <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> be done accordingly before all other additional entries will be considered because I will be checking, thanks in advance<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span> If you do not have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger</span> account with an active email on file, please leave your email addy in your comment, (like this: Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com--it prevents spam bots from picking it up). If I can't contact you, how are ya gonna know you won? Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to contact me, or risk forfeiting the prize and another winner will have to be chosen. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good Luck! </span></span><b>Deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on<span style="color: #660000;"> Tuesday December 29</span></b><b><span style="color: #660000;">, 2009! Winners will be chosen via Random.Org</span></b><br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;">Mandatory Entry</b>–<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i> Visit V-Tech kids and list an additional game that you would think your child would love and tell me who this will be for if you were to win.</i></b></span> </h2><b><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></b><b>After</b> <b>you’ve completed the above step, you can earn <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">bonus entries </span>by leaving <span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">separate</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">comment entries for each</span> that you choose to do. Please follow the directions carefully, or your comment will have to be deleted (</b><b><i>sorry</i>) Here’s how:</b><br />
<div align="justify"><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><b>1</b> </span><b><span style="color: black;">Extra Entry- just follow </span></b><b><a href="http://twitter.com/Twincere">@<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Twincere</span></a></b> <b>and</b> <a href="http://twitter.com/VTechToys"><b>@VTechToys</b></a> o<b>n Twitter & <span style="color: black;">for each Tweet you post about the contest -</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">unlimited entry opportunity-</span></span><span style="color: black;"> leave a separate comment on this post linking to each tweet. </span><span style="color: black;"> You can copy this if you'd like:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b style="color: blue;">VTech V-Motion™ Active Learning System Review & Giveaway from @Twincere & @VtechToys Ends 12/29/09! http://bit.ly/5BWQS</b><b style="color: blue;">2</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">✰</span>Big Bonus Linky</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❤: </span>5</b> </span><b>Extra Daily Entries for <span style="color: red;">each</span> of these that you choose to do–</b><b> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❶</span>Follow my friend, Dee's blog ; <a href="http://www.bellasavvy.net/">Bella So Savvy</a> (trust me--you'll </b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">❤ </span><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b>it) <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">on <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/bella_so_savvy/">Facebook Networked Blogs</a> </span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❷</span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Follow Dee on Twitter, <a href="http://twitter.com/MyBellaMia">here</a> <br />
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<li><span style="color: black;"></span><b><span style="color: red;">5 </span><span style="color: black;">Extra Entries- for displaying my button on your blog. Get </span></b><b><span style="color: red;">15 </span><span style="color: black;">Extra Entries if you decide to display <i>both</i> of my blog buttons on your blog and/or blog about this giveaway on your own blog. (button codes are in the right hand column, please include the links to your blog for verification) </span></b><b><span style="color: black;">if you already have the buttons from a previous contest, go ahead and claim em!</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: red;">5 </span></b><span style="color: black;"><b>Extra Entries- for blogging about this giveaway and including link backs directly to this post. Please include the link to your post in your comment so that you can be credited.</b></span></li>
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</ul></div><span style="color: black;"><b>W</b><b>inners must be 18 or older and this contest is open </b></span><b style="color: red;">U.S. & Canadian residents only</b><b><span style="color: black;">. Void where prohibited. If you win and laws or rules prohibit your prize to be shipped to your address,</span></b><span style="color: black;"><b> another winner will be selected</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">immediately</span>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc9933; font-weight: bold;">Make sure you leave a VALID email address.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">I will not search beyond your profile to find you.That is a part of entering and following rules. Thanks.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #993399; font-weight: bold;">You have 48 hours to respond to your winning email.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">When entering a giveaway, you MUST follow the Required Entry.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">Epigrammatic</span><span style="color: black;"> entries with “enter me", “me too”, or “count me in” and so forth will be deleted.</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">All negative comments such as “This item is not even worth winning” will be deleted and you will receive </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">ONE</span><span style="color: black;"> warning. Should you violate that warning you will then be banned from the site.</span></b> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">I allow entries Per Email address.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">So long as you follow the initial rules and guidelines, you may enter using one or all of your email addresses.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">If you have questions about these rules or any other questions/comments, please email me: Twincere(at)Gmail(dot)com</span></b> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">*</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">I was not monetarily compensated in any way for this post.<i> </i></span><i><b style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">I was given a <span lang="EN" style="font-size: 9pt;">V-Motion</span> by VTech for my <span style="font-family: Arial;">review</span></span></b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <b>and </b><b>I </b></span><b>was allowed to keep the product, but the opinion I am sharing remains my ow</b><b>n</b></span></span></i><span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">*</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">*Disclosure: As the owner of this site, I am sometimes compensated or offered a product to keep in exchange for providing my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I may have received an associated product, service or other form of compensation (which will always be clearly disclosed by me) for content/review posts or advertisements, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> give my honest opinions based on my own thorough research, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the company, provider or party in question. As the owner of this site, I respect my readers and contributors privacy, and will <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span> spam, sell, or rent any aspect of readers/contributors personal information. EVER.</span><b> <br />
</b>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com253tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-3922463874184191962009-12-15T12:17:00.002-05:002009-12-15T12:24:58.085-05:00Will $50 Make you Holler?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Everybody loves the <span style="color: #274e13;">Green</span> stuff. Except its going to be in the form of <span style="color: red;">ONE</span> $50.00 Gift card to either Amazon® , Target® , PayPal® or Walmart GC® (winners choice) to a total of <span style="color: red;">TWO</span> winners.</b><br />
<b>This way you can splurge on something for yourself that Santa neglected to leave under the tree. I'm always looking out for my readers. </b>【ツ】<br />
<b>I am excited and finalizing my plans to attend <a href="http://www.blogher.com/announcing-blogher-10-and-blogher-business-10?from=promo">BlogHer 2010</a>, which was announced that it will be in NYC at the Hilton New York from August 5-7th. NYC happens to be my stomping grounds so I am beyond ecstatic and am still planning my itinerary. I had a lofty goal of reaching 4,000 Twitter followers <span style="font-weight: bold;">and/or</span> 1000 blog followers/subscribers by <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">11:59 pm EST Wednesday, November 21, 2009</span>.</b><b> Update: I didn't quite make my goal the first time around, but the results were still significant and very much appreciated. I figure it creates a buzz and some very happy <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #993300; font-style: italic;">Multiple Blessings</span></a> and <a href="http://mommysmultiplemayhem.blogspot.com/"><i style="color: #783f04;">Mommy's Multiple Mayhem</i></a> readers if I change it up very now and again and offer something inspiring. Have fun with it! Deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on January 29, 2010.</b><b></b><br />
<h2>How to Enter the Giveaway</h2><b>You <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> do the first requirement listed below, include the info in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">initial comment</span>, this <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> be done accordingly before all other additional entries will be considered because I will be checking, thanks in advance</b><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span> If you do not have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger</span> account with an active email on file, please leave your email addy in your comment, (like this: Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com--it prevents spam bots from picking it up). If I can't contact you, how are ya gonna know you won? Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to contact me, or risk forfeiting the prize and another winner will have to be chosen.</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good Luck! </span></span><b>Deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on<span style="color: #660000;"> Friday January 29</span></b><b><span style="color: #660000;">, 2010! Winners will be chosen via Random.Org</span></b><br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;">Mandatory Entry</b>–<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i> Are you funny? Tell me something really funny! A story, a joke, whatever...I try to be funny but I'm not so good at it! Just keep it clean, no profanity or dirty jokes, please!</i></b></span> </h2><b><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></b><b>After</b> <b>you’ve completed the above step, you can earn <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">bonus entries </span>by leaving <span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">separate</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">comment entries for each</span> that you choose to do. Please follow the directions carefully, or your comment will have to be deleted (</b><b><i>sorry</i>) Here’s how:</b><br />
<div align="justify"><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><b>1</b> </span><b><span style="color: black;">Extra Entry- just follow </span></b><b><a href="http://twitter.com/Twincere">@<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Twincere</span></a></b> o<b>n Twitter & <span style="color: black;">for each Tweet you post about the contest -</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">unlimited entry opportunity-</span></span><span style="color: black;"> leave a separate comment on this post linking to each tweet. </span><span style="color: black;"> You can copy this if you'd like:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><b style="color: blue;">@Twincere wants to know, </b></span><span style="color: blue;">❝</span><span style="color: black;"><b style="color: blue;">Will $50 Make you Holler?</b></span><span style="color: blue;">❞ </span><b style="color: blue;">http://bit.ly/7Zd1Qi</b> <b style="color: blue;">#Twincere</b><br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">✰</span>Big Bonus Linky</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❤: </span>5</b> </span><b>Extra Daily Entries for <span style="color: red;">each</span> of these that you choose to do–</b><b> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❶</span>Follow my friend, Dee's blog ; <a href="http://www.bellasavvy.net/">Bella So Savvy</a> (trust me--you'll </b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">❤ </span><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b>it) <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">on <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/bella_so_savvy/">Facebook Networked Blogs</a> </span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❷</span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Follow Dee on Twitter, <a href="http://twitter.com/MyBellaMia">here</a> <br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><b>2</b> </span><b><span style="color: black;">Extra Entries- for each comment posted on any non giveaway post on either of my blogs </span></b><span style="color: black;"><b style="color: red;">unlimited entry opportunity <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">*Disclosure: As the owner of this site, I am sometimes compensated or offered a product to keep in exchange for providing my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I may have received an associated product, service or other form of compensation (which will always be clearly disclosed by me) for content/review posts or advertisements, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> give my honest opinions based on my own thorough research, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the company, provider or party in question. As the owner of this site, I respect my readers and contributors privacy, and will <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span> spam, sell, or rent any aspect of readers/contributors personal information. EVER.</span><b> </b>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com1934tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-77227811933901486792009-12-14T19:30:00.001-05:002009-12-14T19:31:28.162-05:00Heinz and Ocean Spray's Easy Ultimate Party Meatballs<img align="left" src="http://images.publicaster.com/ImageLibrary/account851/images/HeinzMeataball519.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 4px 10px 4px 4px; min-height: 124px; width: 149px;" />Nothing brings people together quite like the holidays. Great company and the tantalizing aroma of great food ignites the social charm of a party!. Whether it be a potluck dinner with close friends, a Sunday afternoon football game with the guys, or all the relatives coming to your house, the holiday season fills up fast with gatherings and get-togethers. As someone who loves to cook, and does it frequently out of necessity-- the arrival of the holidays for me also means a chance to try new recipes, cook up old favorites, and spend time in the kitchen with my family. (Hey, I could use all of the hands that I can get) As the colder weather keeps us inside more often than not, I find myself searching for warm, comforting dishes that I can put together at a moments notice.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Thanks to <a href="http://www.momcentral.com/"><b>MomCentral</b></a>, I was beyond ecstatic to come across the information that Heinz and Ocean Spray have teamed up to create a great, easy holiday appetizer recipe. Their Ultimate Party Meatballs recipe takes only <b> <span style="color: red;">two steps</span></b> and <b style="color: red;">three ingredients</b>, perfect for serving before a holiday meal as tempting hors d'oeuvres or taking to the neighborhood party. This is perfect for busy Moms like us who want to whip up something in a hurry without sacrificing quality or taste! W00t! Heinz and Ocean Spray have also created a fun Ultimate Party Meatballs website, <b><a href="http://click.bsftransmit1.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=306%7c8703%7c66864&digest=l70%2fB7cdS63eayojpdO0RQ" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>ultimatepartymeatballs.com</a></b>, filled with additional recipes and tips for entertaining.<br />
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</div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Ultimate Party Meatballs</h1><h2 style="text-align: center;">Having friends over to watch a game? Hosting a dinner? With just three ingredients, Ultimate Party Meatballs are bound to be a hit with your guests.</h2><div id="recipe"><h3><img alt="Ingredients" height="14" src="http://www.ultimatepartymeatballs.com/images/recipe_ingredients.jpg" width="81" /></h3><ul><li><b>1 14-ounce can <b>Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce</b></b></li>
<li><b>1 12-ounce bottle <b>Heinz® Chili Sauce</b></b></li>
<li><b>1 2-pound bag frozen, pre-cooked, cocktail-size meatballs </b></li>
</ul><h3><img alt="Directions" height="14" src="http://www.ultimatepartymeatballs.com/images/recipe_directions.jpg" width="72" /></h3><b>Combine sauces in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. Add meatballs. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally. </b><br />
<div class="servings"><b>Makes 30 appetizer servings.<br />
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</div><b><b>Slow cooker Preparation</b>: Place meatballs in a slow cooker. Combine sauces and pour over meatballs. Cover and cook 4 hours on HIGH</b>.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>*<i>I was not compensated or endorsed by</i> Heinz or Ocean Spray <i>in any way to promote</i> their products, <i>but</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> I really like </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></b><b>Heinz and Ocean Spray </b><b><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;">& thought you might, too*</span></b> <br />
</div>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-37884296516804176852009-12-14T19:27:00.005-05:002009-12-15T11:06:18.843-05:00Coffee Break: Starbucks® Gift Card Giveaway<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SoGQ_-TeR5I/AAAAAAAAADU/HM-3L8KpPIc/s1600-h/starbucks.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368731659533174674" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SoGQ_-TeR5I/AAAAAAAAADU/HM-3L8KpPIc/s320/starbucks.png" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 74px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 74px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I was <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> compensated for this post, but I really like </span><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank">Starbucks</a><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank"><sup>®</sup></a><span style="font-style: italic;"> & thought you might, too*</span><br />
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New Year, New Name for The Same Contest. My <span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank">Starbucks</a><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank"><sup>®</sup></a> giveaways continue to be successful and generates a lot of caffeine induced fanfare. I enjoy <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank">Starbucks</a><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" target="_blank"><sup>®</sup></a> immensely, and maybe a bit too often, ( and I am loving my <i>venti</i> <a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts=%7BEE3DD1A7%2D8FF1%2D49B6%2D8BD3%2D9F9C9EAC73CB%7D">Peppermint Mocha</a> right now ). I don't want to with hold the mesmerizing power of a bonafide caffeine jolt from anyone, and you will need it post holiday and New Year's as an important tool in your full recovery.<br />
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Once again I am bringing you a chance to win <span style="font-weight: bold;">One</span> of <b style="color: red;">SIX</b>- $<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">10</span> gift certificates to<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp"><span style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;"> Starbucks</span><sup style="color: #000099; font-weight: bold;">®</sup></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span> (<b>not</b> sponsored by Starbucks<a href="http://www.starbucks.com/retail/new-in-stores.asp" style="font-weight: bold;"><sup>®</sup></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>) so you can enjoy a morning (or afternoon, evening) cup of coffee/Tea/whateva-you-like and <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">inhale</span> a pastry <span style="color: #990000; font-style: italic;">on me</span>.<br />
<h2>How to Enter the Giveaway</h2>You <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> do the first requirements listed below, include the info in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">initial comment</span>, this <span style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> be done accordingly before all other additional entries will be considered because I will be checking, thanks in advance<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span> If you do not have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger</span> account with an active email on file, please leave your email addy in your comment, (like this: Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com--it prevents spam bots from picking it up). If I can't contact you, how are ya gonna know you won? Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to contact me, or risk forfeiting the prize and another winner will have to be chosen. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good Luck! </span></span><b>Deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on<span style="color: #660000;"> Friday</span></b><b><span style="color: #660000;">, January 15 , 2009! Winners will be chosen via Random.Org</span></b><br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;">Mandatory Entry</b>–<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i> Tell me a little something about your holidays.</i></b></span><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/"></a> </h2><b><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></b><b>After</b> <b>you’ve completed the above step, you can earn <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">bonus entries </span>by leaving <span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">separate</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">comment entries for each</span> that you choose to do. Please follow the directions carefully, or your comment will have to be deleted (</b><b><i>sorry</i>) Here’s how:</b><br />
<div align="justify"><ul><li><span style="color: red;"><b>1</b> </span><b><span style="color: black;">Extra Entry- just follow </span></b><b><a href="http://twitter.com/Twincere">@<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Twincere</span></a></b> o<b>n Twitter & <span style="color: black;">for each Tweet you post about the contest -</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: red;">unlimited entry opportunity-</span></span><span style="color: black;"> leave a separate comment on this post linking to each tweet. </span><span style="color: black;"> You can copy this if you'd like:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Coffee Break: Another Starbucks® Gift Card Giveaway from @Twincere </b></span><b>http://tinyurl.com/ydmo75a</b><span style="color: black;"><b> #GimmeABreak </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">✰</span>Big Bonus Linky</span> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❤: </span>5</b> </span><b>Extra Daily Entries for <span style="color: red;">each</span> of these that you choose to do–</b><b> <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❶</span>Follow my friend, Dee's blog ; <a href="http://www.bellasavvy.net/">Bella So Savvy</a> (trust me--you'll </b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">❤ </span><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b>it) <span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">on <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/bella_so_savvy/">Facebook Networked Blogs</a> </span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">❷</span></b></span></span></span></b></span><span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #1b111b;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="color: #1b111b; font-family: Georgia,Times,serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;">Follow Dee on Twitter, <a href="http://twitter.com/MyBellaMia">here</a></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><b>3</b></span> <b>Entries–Follow</b> <b><a href="http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/">Multiple Blessings</a> on blogger/google friend connect </b></li>
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<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><b><span style="color: red;">5 </span><span style="color: black;">Extra Entries- for displaying my button on your blog. Get </span></b><b><span style="color: red;">15 </span><span style="color: black;">Extra Entries if you decide to display <i>both</i> of my blog buttons on your blog and/or blog about this giveaway on your own blog. (button codes are in the right hand column, please include the links to your blog for verification) if you already have the buttons from a previous contest, go ahead and claim em!<br />
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<li><b><span style="color: red;">5 </span></b><span style="color: black;"><b>Extra Entries- for blogging about this giveaway and including link backs directly to this post. Please include the link to your post in your comment so that you can be credited.</b></span></li>
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</ul></div><span style="color: black;"><b>W</b><b>inners must be 18 or older and this contest is open </b></span><b style="color: red;">U.S. only</b><b><span style="color: black;">. Void where prohibited. If you win and laws or rules prohibit your prize to be shipped to your address,</span></b><span style="color: black;"><b> another winner will be selected</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">immediately</span>.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc9933; font-weight: bold;">Make sure you leave a VALID email address.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">I will not search beyond your profile to find you.That is a part of entering and following rules. Thanks.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #993399; font-weight: bold;">You have 48 hours to respond to your winning email.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">When entering a giveaway, you MUST follow the Required Entry.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">Epigrammatic</span><span style="color: black;"> entries with “enter me", “me too”, or “count me in” and so forth will be deleted.</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">All negative comments such as “This item is not even worth winning” will be deleted and you will receive </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">ONE</span><span style="color: black;"> warning. Should you violate that warning you will then be banned from the site.</span></b> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">I allow entries Per Email address.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">So long as you follow the initial rules and guidelines, you may enter using one or all of your email addresses.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">If you have questions about these rules or any other questions/comments, please email me: Twincere(at)Gmail(dot)com</span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">*Disclosure: As the owner of this site, I am sometimes compensated or offered a product to keep in exchange for providing my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I may have received an associated product, service or other form of compensation (which will always be clearly disclosed by me) for content/review posts or advertisements, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> give my honest opinions based on my own thorough research, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the company, provider or party in question. As the owner of this site, I respect my readers and contributors privacy, and will <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span> spam, sell, or rent any aspect of readers/contributors personal information. EVER.</span><b> </b>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com953tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-77001426011834747632009-12-14T18:43:00.002-05:002009-12-14T19:13:48.773-05:00Surviving Holiday Allergies: PreHistin® Review & Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SyUv4MavyjI/AAAAAAAAAcg/oRtBSwu-6mA/s1600-h/real_tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SyUv4MavyjI/AAAAAAAAAcg/oRtBSwu-6mA/s320/real_tree.jpg" /></a><br />
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Do you notice that your nasal, eye, sinus and various respiratory symptoms begin to worsen when the family Christmas tree, complete with holiday ornaments, makes its appearance in your home? Christmas trees are a source for mold spores, which attach to the branches and needles, due to daily watering. So, how can you reduce the risks of Christmas tree allergies interfering with your holidays? Here are some tips that may help:<br />
<ul style="margin: 0pt; padding-left: 12px;"><li>When handling a live tree, be sure to wear a long-sleeved shirt and gloves to prevent sap and resins from irritating the skin. </li>
<li>Allow your tree to dry out on an enclosed porch or garage before bringing it indoors, but keep the trunk in a bucket of water so it doesn’t die. </li>
<li>Explore whether your tree retailer provides a shaking machine, which will physically remove some allergens from the tree. </li>
<li>Encase your mattress and pillows in effective allergen barrier covers, to protect from allergens getting into your pillows and keep you from breathing them in while sleeping. </li>
<li>Consider an artificial tree if you develop Christmas tree related respiratory symptoms (i.e. irritated eyes, sneezing, coughing) after exposure to a fresh tree, wreath or garland. Be sure to keep the artificial tree securely covered when not in use to minimize dust and mold growth. </li>
<li>Since decorations stored for the past year in a damp basement may harbor molds or dust mites, it’s best to keep ornaments and decorations stored in dry areas, off the floor and in plastic bags. </li>
<li>Wash your hands after unpacking decorations. Be sure to clean ornaments and lights before decorating your tree to rid them of dust and mold. </li>
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</ul>The better you prepare yourself for the holiday and winter-time allergies, the easier it will be for you to have a healthy and happy holiday season!<br />
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</div><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> is a scientific breakthrough that will help regulate your response to allergens.<a href="http://www.prehistin.com/"> PreHistin®</a> takes advantage of the latest research to regulate the release of histamine which is related to annoyances such as sneezing, nasal congestion, and<br />
runny nose. Best of all, <a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> is effective for both indoor and outdoor allergens!<br />
<div align="left" class="a14"><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistine®</a> provides a safe, non-sedating alternative to powerful antihistamines that can often cause unwanted drowsiness and other uncomfortable effects.<br />
</div><div align="left" class="a14"><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> is in a class of its own, literally creating an entirely new approach to regulating normal response to allergens for seasonal and year-round allergy sufferers .<br />
</div><div align="left" class="a14">Directions for Use<br />
</div><div align="left" class="a14"><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> is safe and easy to use. For best results, simply dissolve one cherry flavored lozenge under your tongue and swallow, twice a day for 30 days.<br />
</div><div align="left" class="a14"><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> helps build up your immune system and has been shown to keep working for weeks after you stop taking it. For best results, continue taking it throughout the season. You can begin taking <a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> at any time, but it takes several weeks to see optimal results since <a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> works by rebalancing your immune system to maintain normal response to allergens. So the sooner you start, the sooner you will see results.<br />
</div><div align="left" class="a14"><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> is effective for both indoor and outdoor allergens, and safe for long-term use year round.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">BUY IT:</span> Right now you can <a href="http://www.prehistin.com/order.html" target="_blank">order online</a> 2 boxes for only $19.95 plus $6.95 S/H. That's a huge savings as it is regularly priced at $29.99. <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br />
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<b style="color: red;">The giveaway</b><br />
<b>Thanks to Laura, the coolest PR rep from Robin Leedy & Associates, one lucky <a href="http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/">Multiple Blessings</a> reader will win their own package of <strike>relief</strike></b> <a href="http://www.prehistin.com/"><b>PreHistin®</b></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">WIN IT:</span> One <b><a href="http://twinceretwinkles.blogspot.com/">Multiple Blessings</a></b> will win a box of PreHistin (63 cherry lozenges in a blister pack; retail value $29.99 <br />
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<h2>How to Enter the Giveaway</h2><b>The Mandatory entry <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">MUST</span> be done accordingly before all other additional entries will be considered valid, because I will be checking, thanks in advance</b><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span> If you do not have a <span style="font-weight: bold;">blogger</span> account with an active email on file, please leave your email addy in your comment, (like this: Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com--it prevents spam bots from picking it up). If I can't contact you, how are ya gonna know you won? Winners will be notified via email and have 48 hours to contact me, or risk forfeiting the prize and another winner will have to be chosen.</b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Good Luck! </span></span><b>Deadline to enter is 11:59 pm EST on </b><b><span style="color: #660000;">Monday, January 4, 2009 ! Winner will be chosen via Random.Org </span></b><br />
<h2 style="text-align: center;">*REQUIRED*</h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: red;">Mandatory Entry</b>–<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><i> Tell me your favorite person in the whole world who would get the most relief from using </i></b></span><a href="http://www.prehistin.com/">PreHistin®</a> </h2><div align="justify"><span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;"></span><b>After</b> <b>you’ve completed the above step, you can earn <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">bonus entries </span>by leaving <span style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">separate</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">comment entries for each</span> that you choose to do. Please follow the directions carefully, or your comment will have to be deleted (</b><b><i>sorry</i>) Here’s how:</b><br />
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<span style="color: #993399; font-weight: bold;">You have 48 hours to respond to your winning email.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">When entering a giveaway, you MUST follow the Required Entry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">I allow entries Per Email address.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: black;">So long as you follow the initial rules and guidelines, you may enter using one or all of your email addresses.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">If you have questions about these rules or any other questions/comments, please email me: Twincere(at)Gmail(dot)com</span></b> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">*I received</span><span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> samples of PreHistin® </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: #000099; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">for the purpose of this review.I was not monetarily compensated for this post. The opinions expressed herein are my own*</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">*Disclosure: As the owner of this site, I am sometimes compensated or offered a product to keep in exchange for providing my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I may have received an associated product, service or other form of compensation (which will always be clearly disclosed by me) for content/review posts or advertisements, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">always</span> give my honest opinions based on my own thorough research, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this site are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the company, provider or party in question. As the owner of this site, I respect my readers and contributors privacy, and will <span style="font-weight: bold;">NEVER</span> spam, sell, or rent any aspect of readers/contributors personal information. EVER.</span><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/1350268/multiple-blessings?claim=getgtgujapj"> </a>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-44940225576377639272009-12-14T16:56:00.001-05:002009-12-14T17:15:14.692-05:00Upcoming Kmart Specials At A Glance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SyawZsTgG5I/AAAAAAAAAdo/3xct6GTj_1Y/s1600-h/Kmart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/SyawZsTgG5I/AAAAAAAAAdo/3xct6GTj_1Y/s320/Kmart.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Below are the teasers for this weekend December 19<sup>th</sup> and 20th:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <br />
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</div><div style="color: blue; margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Essential Home 10 pc Sets $29.99 (reg. $49.99)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rollercade $49.99 (reg. $79.99)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Don’t forget to </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">follow </span><a href="http://twitter.com/kmartdealsnnews" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">@KmartDealsnNews</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and use the </span><a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=Tweet%20%23KmartBLS%20for%20a%20Chance%20to%20Win%20a%20$50%20Kmart%20Gift%20Card%20Everyday%20from%2011/12%20-%2012/23%21%20More%20info%20http://tr.im/kmartbls%20%28@KmartDealsnNews%29" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">#KmartBLS</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">hashtag for a chance to win every day! For more info & rules:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><a href="http://tr.im/KmartBLS" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">http://tr.im/KmartBLS</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Good luck!</span></b><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Look out for more Kmart Bluelight Special teasers next week from me, and don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any additional info!</span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Happy Holidays and happy shopping!!</span></b><br />
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</div><b>*<i>I was not compensated or endorsed by</i> Kmart <i>in any way to promote</i> their products or stores, <i>but</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> I really like </span>Kmart<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">& thought you might, too*</span></b> <br />
</div>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-6215276259680270552009-12-14T12:28:00.001-05:002009-12-14T12:31:08.912-05:00Getting Ready For Holiday (or Anytime) Guests<div style="color: black;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;"></span></b><br />
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</div><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 14px;">If you have a spare room, it’s likely become storage space, a playroom, or gift-wrap center, and may not be ready for guests. Whether you’re expecting friends or relatives, it’s a very nice gesture to make the room look like you prepared it just for them. It doesn’t take much. Take a look around, get rid of any clutter, make room in a drawer, and clear space in a closet. I've compiled a ✔ list (at the end of this post) for preparing to have guests in your home, and check out these items I’ve used to make our guests feel welcome.<br />
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We all know people who just like to complain. It seems that no matter how good they have it, they're always spreading negative energy. Even the best, most painstaking listener can have trouble with someone who finds fault with everything around them. You can shine even in the worst situations if your character is strong. If you're starting to see the "dark side" too often and find yourself blaming your circumstances on other people, take another look. If you think a change of scenery will solve all your problems, think again. Change can be good. Moving on to </b> <b><span class="il">new</span></b> <b>things can be an exciting chance to stretch yourself and break a rut. But it's important to start with yourself when you're finding things to improve. No matter where you live, work or play, the only constant is you. You can't escape yourself. Change on the outside will have no effect on your happiness or fulfillment unless you change on the inside, too.</b></span>Twincerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032886825679305339.post-461305731612246752009-12-08T16:45:00.001-05:002009-12-08T16:52:18.464-05:00My Entry For the Kia Sorento Ultimate Road Trip Sweepstakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Sx66BwvJsNI/AAAAAAAAAbM/rzNQfn6IqFU/s1600-h/Momlogic_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-jctK1yh2go/Sx66BwvJsNI/AAAAAAAAAbM/rzNQfn6IqFU/s400/Momlogic_2.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b> "Moms all over the country are buzzing about the new <a href="http://kiasorento.com/" onclick="s_objectID="http://kiasorento.com/_1";return this.s_oc?this.s_oc(e):true" target="_blank">Kia 2011 Sorento</a> -- on sale in January! This stylish and powerful crossover (built in the USA) is fuel-efficient, with seating for seven (love that!), Bluetooth Wireless Technology, USB connectivity, satellite radio, plus available push-button ignition, voice-activated navigation, and rear sonar.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://community.momlogic.com/group/bloggingmamas/forum/topics/win-big-in-momlogics-kia">MomLogic</a> asked "</span><i style="color: red;">If you could take your family on a road trip anywhere, where would you go and why?</i><span style="color: red;">"</span> </b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>I know that family time and family trips are important in a child's life. I remember almost all of the fun trips that my parents took me on and we have such a great bond because of the experiences we have had together. My husband and I try really hard to continue with that tradition. We have a blended family, as this is the second marriage for us both, and road trips are second nature in our family. They can often be tedious and long, but its what you make of it that will make it a memorable and fun experience. </b><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>We both have family based up North in New York, so it would be a dream to take all 7 kids (that's our 5 kids and 2 nephews that we care for) on an extended trip down South. Well, I mean further South than where we are right now ( we're in South Eastern Virginia; Virginia Beach to be exact) And while we love living by the beach, we'd love to explore the fabulous Southern Charm and mountainous terrain of Tennessee.</b> <b>I know my family would love an adventurous road trip to tour the mountainside, enjoy the scenery, horseback riding, gem mining</b>, <b>and even a frugal but fabulous road side picnic lunch buffet would be a fun, family adventure.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>So tell me, </b><b><i style="color: red;">If you could take your family on a road trip anywhere, where would you go and why?</i><span style="color: red;">"</span> </b><b> </b><br />
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