Closed - Win it! :: 50 Custom ThankYou cards/Envies

And... our winner is #7 - Congratulations and I'll be emailing you here in a minute! Thanks everyone for playing!
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Holidays are just around the corner, ‘tis the season to be merry and giving custom thank you cards from DigitalRoom.com is the perfect gift to express your warm thoughts to your loved ones. One lucky reader will be jingling all the way with a pack of 50 Custom Thank You Cards with envelopes, all for free! Cards are made from high-quality paper and cardstock and will surely bring holiday cheer to your friends and family.

You can check out Digital Room's cards by going HERE and reviews on Yelp HERE.

So... who wants to win Thank You cards?!

Prize Offered: (50 ct.) 7 x 5" (folded to 3.5 x 5") Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes from DigitalRoom.com.
Shipping: Free UPS Ground within United States
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents due to shipping costs.

TO ENTER please make a separate comment for each entry & leave your email addy {me at gmail is a totally acceptable format}:
MANDATORY entry: Tell me in what ways you'll use these cards if you are the winner {be creative!}
OPTIONAL EXTRA entries: {if you've already done any of these things leave a comment letting me know}
☆ Add my button to your blog - please leave your blog addy.
☆ Follow my blog via the follow gadget on my sidebar.
☆ Mention & link this giveaway in a blog post - please leave blog addy. OR on a facebook post & add me if you do.
☆ Become a follower of my other blog live-whole-food.
☆ Request a sample of Nuriche through mynuriche.com/moreenergy OR if you are already one of my customers enter 2x as well {2 entries - leave 2 comments}.
☆ If you aren't already using Swagbucks to search & earn $ sign up through this link and tell me you did so in your comment. {2 entries - leave 2 comments}

Thats it! Good luck & thanks for visiting!

Contest begins 13 November & ends 20 November 2009 at 11:59 CST. Open to US Residents 18+. Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced on 21 November 2009. Winner will be notified by email with "You Have Won 50 Thank You cards" in the subject line & will then have 72 hours to respond before a new winner is selected. Instructions on how to claim your prize will be sent to the winner’s registered email on November 27, 2009 - please check your spam filtered mail if you don't receive it on the 27th.

Disclosure: I will be receiving fifty (50) thank you cards from UPrinting.com & DigitalRoom.com for hosting this giveaway. They are also allowing me to give away an identical package to further promote their cards. The opinions expressed in this post are solely those of Robin P-K & have not been reviewed or edited by anyone else.

closed - Giveaway! 4 movie tickets + GM cereal!

Thanks to everyone who entered my contest! Vittoria, comment #42, is the winner & I've emailed her. If she fails to respond w/in 72 hours I'll choose another winner.
Remember, purchase those cereals during a sale & use coupons for a potentially great deal!
Thanks again for visiting!
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This blog has been on an extended vacation it seems but... I'm bringing it out of hibernation for... a giveaway! :)
General Mills is currently running a movie ticket special that works like this:
Starting in November, you can receive a free movie ticket when you purchase two specially marked packages of General Mills Cereals. After purchasing two cereals, visit generalmills.com/moviecash to enter the code found inside each box of cereal and print your free movie certificate good for admission to any movie. {Online codes must be entered by 06.30.2010} Simple huh? :)

Participating brands include select sizes of: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix and Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs.

To find a participating theater near you, log onto emoviecash.com/dis_locator/ or useyourcash.com

Now this is perfect timing with some very cool movies on the horizon. Things like... oh, New Moon maybe? or Disney's A Christmas Carol, or, one that we are really looking forward to in March.2010, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland staring Johnny Depp!
And... the giveaway!
One lucky person will win a "Movie Moment" prize pack containing a certificate for a FREE box of cereal + 4 e-movie cash certificates - up to $12.50 value each! {Approx. value of prize pack $56}

TO ENTER please make a seperate comment for each entry & leave your email addy {me at gmail is a totally acceptable format}:
MANDATORY entry: Tell me which current or upcoming film you are most interested in seeing - or one of your all time favs!
OPTIONAL EXTRA entries:
☆ Add my button to your blog - please leave your blog addy.
☆ Follow my blog via the follow gadget on my sidebar.
☆ Mention & link this giveaway in a blog post - please leave blog addy. OR on a facebook post & add me if you do.
☆ Become a follower of my other blog live-whole-food.
☆ Request a sample of Nuriche through mynuriche.com/moreenergy OR if you are already one of my customers enter 2x as well {2 entries - leave 2 comments}.
☆ If you aren't already using Swagbucks to search & earn $ sign up through this link and tell me you did so in your comment. {2 entries - leave 2 comments}

Thats it! Good luck & thanks for visiting!

Contest begins 01 November & ends 08 November 2009 at 11:59 CST. Open to US Residents 18+. Winner will be chosen by random.org and announced on 09 November 2009. Winner will be notified by email with "You Have Won 4 E-Movie Tickets" in the subject line & will then have 72 hours to respond before a new winner is selected. Prize package will be mailed to winner by MyBlogSpark.

Disclosure: General Mills provided four e-movie cash certificates & a coupon for a free box of General Mills cereal {via MyBlogSpark} & the info contained in this post - in exchange for advertising this promotion. They are also allowing me to give away an identical package to further promote their promotion. “Alice in Wonderland” & it's images are owned by Walt Disney Pictures {& possibly others} & it's use in this post falls under under “fair use” in copyright law. No monetary compensation was received for this post. The opinions expressed in this post are solely those of Robin P-K & have not been reviewed or edited by anyone else.

Aloha Friday!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would join Island Life and take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link over on Island Life's linky. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My question today is:
The kids are returning to school and that signals the un-official end of summer. What is your best memory of this summer?

Mine is simple: The time I spent with family. My folks came down {across?}, as did my sister and her family. I get to see my granddaughter often, and of course, my girls live close. This is also the summer dh and I are getting healthier! So it's been a nice memorable summer for us.
Thanks for visiting!

Christmas in Aug?

I came across this cute little thing... and thought they would make really cute Christmas gifts, or teacher gifts or {insert whatever holiday or occasion you wish}. Got grandkids staying with you? What a fun activity and something to give to mom when the kids get picked up. :)

I'll probably add things to this list as I go along and post to the top... for future reference. :)

activity links

I was surfing around & came across this awesome blog & had to share it with you. Life as a Mom is written by a homeschooling mom of 6 lovely kids, & Camp Wannalaffalotta boasts activities by theme with inclusions of cooking, reading, play|craft, and movies. Theme education and they won't even know it. It's a lot like the couple of years that I spent homeschooling my girls based on a theme approach with Konos. The kids don't even realize they are learning. :) Even if you aren't a homeschooler (and most Nana's aren't!) there are some fab activities here to do with the kids... or maybe some of these ideas will get your gears going and you'll think of ideas on your own, or maybe things (games etc.) that you did as a kid. And remember, you don't have to treat these as a theme; pick and choose, let the kids choose... even if it's something from several themes... That's cool. It's all about making memories and enjoying those kids. They grow up so fast you know. :)

PR spotlight on MIwaB

The gals over at Feels Like Home & Adrienne’s House have a campaign running to help new bloggers hook up with people & companies who can help them get info & products out to the masses. As blogging has taken on a life of it's own, businesses have realized that their ideas of effective marketing, & how they spend their marketing dollars, have changed over the past few years. Word of mouth has always been effective marketing but now word of mouth has gone large! Frankly I'd like to be one of the blogs that companies can come to to help spread the word on their product or service. With that goal in mind I'm participating in the PR Spotlight & would like to introduce myself.
Hopefully this won't sound too much like a 12-step program introduction. :)
Hi, My name is Robin and I'm a laptop addict blogging grandma {albeit a youngish one}, wife, + mom to two fab young adults of the female variety. :) There are many many grandparents out there just starting to dive into the computer|blog world & one of the goals of this blog is to help them learn how. How to keep up with their tech-enabled grandkids {possibly from afar}, & for those with g'kids nearby - how to get the kids away from the computer with fun activities and products they will find enjoyable & time-worthy, & make some important memories. To that end I'd love to review, preview, and giveaway items that reflect fun, kids, young adults & family {I could do adult products, but probably won't}... Being a Nana I also have SweetPea - she's 18mo.s of pure energy & love. So I can effectively review & try out your toddler items & services as well.
My hobbies include movies, reading, knitting + crocheting, as well as animals, & I hope to add some travel into my life in the near future. {yes, I also cook + clean on occasion but... you know...}
I'm a fairly crunchy Nana so natural things are great but, as this blog is not aimed specifically at all that is crunchy, I understand that my audience may not be such. And that's no problem. My audience is not only the grandma with time on her hands, but the g'ma {or mom} that is still busy with her career & friends as well as keeping up with her g'kids. Any + all are welcome here.
The CliffNotes version: I'd love to pair up with companies that offer safe & fun products for children|toddlers of all ages, as well as items for the home {crunchy or not}.
I know my readership is not large right now but my aim is to vastly improve that over the next few months - and I have some ideas I'm implementing to do that. I do have more than the 5 followers signed up on readers but still, I am small potatoes right now. :) To whomever might be reading this: Thanks for consideration - you can contact me at coldpizzaforbreakfast at gmail dot com .

PS - I have another blog: Live Whole Food that deals with weight loss & healthy eating. At this time it is fairly specific to a product but I would love to evaluate products & services for that blog as well.

It's a SOLO celebration! (and a contest!)

Summer is a season of celebration; from Memorial Day to Labor Day, we try to squeeze in as much fun as possible. And as Moms & grandmom's, we rely on an arsenal of tricks that allow us to entertain families and friends with gatherings that keep our efforts and costs low, but the fun level high! I'm all for not using disposable products in everyday life, but one of our go-to entertaining tips is to use high-quality, single-use cups and plates to cut down on clean-up time (Mark names on them with markers or festive them up a bit to cut down on waste... I'll have another post on this later). And just in time for those end-of-season bashes, our favorite party-ware brand has unveiled a new line of cups designed for a more comfortable and reliable hold; Solo Squared™, a first-of-its-kind Squared single-use cup.

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And because winning great prizes is always fun, we have a great contest opportunity for you! To celebrate decades of great entertaining and the new Squared party cup, Solo Cup Company has launched an online photo contest with a grand prize of $5,000 for the best photo featuring a Solo Squared cup. You'll be able to enter your favorite photos at www.SoloCups4ever.com until August 14 and the winners will be announced on August 21, 2009. In addition to the grand prize, two $1,000 runner-up prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest. By entering, you'll also have the chance to win daily and weekly prizes of gift certificates and Solo products.
Good luck everyone!