Wednesday Contests

subu, inc. is having a crafty giveaway! This gorgeous garnet necklace that was inspired by all the fall colors is made by Erin Elizabeth Jewelry. Ends November 1.

1. Classy Mommy is having a **Birth'a Bag Giveaway** ends November 6. Email entry.
2. 5 winners will get Win the new Jack’s Big Music Show DVD, Gingerbread Man read-along, Telling Time DVD, and Confessions of a Prep School Mommy Handler from Parent Product Reviews! Awesome prize!
3. Excuse Me! A Burp Cloth, Only Better from MamaSpeaks! Very cool! Email entry, ends tonight!
4. Win an EyeClops! from Goodyblog, today only.
5. Teensy Green is having a Nesting Giveaway of a Blest Nest nursing pillow. Ends November 1.
6. Celebrity Baby Blog is giving away a Graco car seat/stroller combo and a Aden & Anais Swaddling Blanket. Both end October 31.
7. Five Minutes for Mom: Downsize Your Diaper Bag Ends November 6. A Retro Giveaway — Pedal Car or Record Player — Take Your Pick from Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles, I would pick the Pink Princess Pedal Car. Ends November 30th. Win a set of mattress protectors for your entire family! Ends November 2. Getting Strong With The Wiggles Ends November 2.
8. Win a Trendy Tadpole shirt from Memarie Lane! I just blogged about them and how adorable the shirts are! Ends November 2.
9. Lille Punkin Reviews is giving away a Comfy Easy P toddler computer. Ends November 8.
10. I would like to win the Custom bucket-style handbag from Kimberlee Faith. Ends November 2.
11. NeatReceipts Receipt Scanner and software from Orgjunkie. Ends November 2.

Fall Y'all Bloggy Giveaways!

I can't possibly link to everyone, that would be crazy! But I am going to post some favorites here!

1. Liza's Eyeview is giving away a Starbucks Hawaiian gift card!
2. Qtpies7~ Quelf board game, mine of course!
3. A Maui Blog (Starbucks Gift Card) another great Hawaiian Starbucks card!
4. Like I Was Saying (T-shirt)
5. CUTE CUTE purse from Looking Toward Heaven!
6. Leni Sunshine (Mommy Diagnostics) a great natural remedy book for moms
7. Kim Heartsong $10 Starbucks Card
8. Eden (rice pillow), this is a great idea, a half circle rice heating pack for those pregnant bellies, or monthly cramping!
9. Mom Is Teaching (homeschool books) for you homeschoolers, great resources!
10. Butterfly Kisses (Free Blog Design)
11. Thankfulplace (Biblical Courtship CD set)
12. Wendy/MomLady (Pouch Sling)
13. Canadian Crafter is giving away a jar of Carrot Cake jelly! No kidding!
14. Kisses of Sunshine (Giveaway #1-Bracelet)
15. Kisses of Sunshine (Giveaway #3-Christmas Bracelet But I didn't tell you about this one because I want to win it! Stay away!
16. Patty(3 giftcards)
17. Amanda- 2 prizes a book for lean cooking and hair clips!
18. Tamara (Alaskan ULU Knife) Very cool! US only, though, can you ship knives all over?
19. Here is the coolest wire tree sculpture! Wow! You can see more at Designs by Charity Tensel.
20. Not Much More Than This is giving away a neat Minnesota Artist prize! Go check her out and enter to win a photography monograph by Chris Faust - Nocturnes.
21. Jennissa's Blog Designs is giving away a blog design!
22. http://beadingmom.blogspot.com/2007/10/make-it-monday-gourd-bowls.html
23. Monk's Wife is extremely funny! OH, just her post alone is worth reading! But she is giving away a Pampered Chef Tool-go-round, which is like, my favorite item from them. Go read her post! But put the drink down first.
24. Jess (2 handmade bracelets) Gorgeous!
25. Pickel (Pearl Earrings)
26. Christine (retro skirt) Can I just say that is a really awesome retro skirt! Please pick me!
27. Jendi (Precious Moments) Nativity set!
28. Stacey, Giveaway #1 (BOZ book
29. http://babyloveslings.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall-yall-giveaway.html
30. http://nowplayhappy.blogspot.com/2007/10/yes-im-finally-getting-around-to-my.htmlCard)
31. How about some chocolate from Full Of Boys?
32. Fall, Y'all Bloggy Giveaway: Sprout Pouch Slings from Punkinpockets. There are no words for their plum pouch. No words, my friends.
33. How about a tag blankie from Simply Sweet Bowtique ? Very cute!
34. Katja of Skimbaco - Photo-session in Chicago if you are in chicago, you need to sign up for this awesome photo shoot!
35. This Momma's Cafe (Starbucks gift card, $20!)
36. Sophistishe.org is giving away a copy of Preconception Plain & Simple by Audrey Couto McClelland and Sharon K. Couto from Pinks & Blues and a $25 Kangaroodle gift certificate! Awesome!
37. http://imadramamama.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall-yall-giveaway-organizing-bags.htmlBags!)
38. Our Blessed Arrows is giving away a cloth diapering package with a pair of Babylegs! Oh my gosh, I love this package!
39. Francine (Whistling Hippos and Starbucks)
40. Peter(Starbucks Gift Card)
41. Christian Momma is giving away a Caribou coffee gift card, $10!
42. Cindy ($25 Gift Card Usborne Books!)

Wednesday contests

1. I should be folding laundry is having a giveaway of a bag of Dunkin Donuts coffee! She also has a link for a free sample. Ends Friday.
2. Win a baby play gym at Goodyblog. Ends today.
3. My Mom Shops is having a $50 Juvie give-away, ends today!
4. Win a basket of pink office goodies from Super WAHM, ends Noveber 15. Enter 3 ways.
5. Camy's Loft is giving away Just Jane and Pride and Prejudice. Leave a comment by October 31 to enter.
6. Shelly from Momfiles is having a baby, guess the gender and leave a name suggestion and be entered for a Starbucks gift card! Ends November 5th.
7. Mom Views is giving away two copies of Kiddix, an operating system that makes computer use safe for your kids and your computer! Ends October 28.
8. The Parent Bloggers Network is holding their weekly blog blast this Friday. Blog about picky eaters for a $250 gift card for use at Williams Sonoma.
9. Cool Stuff Con Queso is giving away a copy of Deceptively Delicious, by Jessica Seinfeld.
10. Lisa at My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings is giving away 3 Dancing Pumpkins DVD's. Ends October 26.
11. A.B. Baby Boutique is giving away a My Little Crayon Roll-Up. Ends November 1st.
12. The Celebrity Baby Blog and Robeez are giving away a pair of the holiday design shoes for your little one. Ends October 26.
13. The Twinkies is having a Fall/Halloween photo contest, prize is a $10 Amazon gc. Ends October 26.
14. Blonde Reviews is having a Remembering Your Pet - Review and Giveaway, a jewelry from Ashes to Ashes. Ends October 31.
15. Deena's books is having a book giveaway, "The Bark of the Bog Owl" Ends October 31. Check her blog, she is giving away several books.
16. The Crunchy Domestic Godess is having a Bitty Braille giveaway! These are really cute shirts! Ends November 5.
17. Biblical Womanhood is giving away a beautiful nursing cover compliments of New Little Blessing! Ends October 26.
18. Rocks in My Dryer's Bloggy Giveaways is hosting 3 giveaways: Photo Card Designs 10/28, Dinosaurium 10/27, Quote the Walls 10/26.
19. Opinion Mom is having a Mugwaz Contest. A craft kit for girls. Ends November 2.
20. Sometimes, Can Can is giving away an interesting board game. MAN LAWS AND WOMAN RULES. Ends November 11th.
21. RomRev Today is giving away one copy of THE COURTESAN'S DAUGHTER by Claudia Dain. Ends October 24th.
22. Hipmommy is giving away brand new pair of Little Girls Levi's 517 Flare Jeans size 2T. Ends October 25.
23. Paper Cuts is giving away Jacksonbelle Embellishments Package. Ends October 28.

Tuesday's Contests

I will be updating this throughout the day as I find contests and I have the time to put them in.

1. First off comes a book I would LOVE to win. My family is very, very passionate about creationism vs. evolution. The book wouldn't be put on the shelf for 6 months between us all! Rodney of The Journey, is giving away one copy of The Creation Answers Book. We all have wanted to read this book! Ends November 1st.
2. Party Food -- Birthday Giveaway Day THREEWhat are your favorite party foods? Christine would love to know. Write about it in a post on your blog, and link to this giveaway, anytime before Saturday evening, October 27th. My favorite party foods are dill pickles smeared with cream cheese and wrapped in thinly sliced deli ham, then freeze slightly so you can easily slice them into bite-size pieces. Sound weird, but they are soooo good.
3. The Easiest $100 You Might Ever Win contest is going on over at Contest Beat. Ends October 31st. I'd like to win this one, even though he did NOT choose my cool Swiss Army Knife prize to give away, lol. I'm buying several knives for Christmas, so I'll take the money.
4. the Trade is giving away a Star Wars Pop up Guide to the Galaxy book. Ends October 28th.
5. the Trade is also giving away a TON of DVD's to one winner! Ends October 31.
6. The Trade is also giving away a bunch of movie posters! My husband would LOVE two of them, he is always wanting the posters from the theaters. Ends October 31.
7. Dinosaurium giveaway at Rocks in My Dryer Bloggy Giveaways. Ends October 27th. I can't wait until I can enter at her give aways again! Whaaa!
8. Bloggy Giveaways: Quote the Walls Ends October 26th.
9. Bloggy Giveaways: Mommy Tags Ends October 23.
10. Moms Morning Show is giving away a pair of Lil' Squeakers for toddlers. If I won this, it would to be given away to my siblings' children to torture them. Ends October 26th.
11. Woman's Day is giving away a 1/2 carat pair of earrings! Ends November 22.
12. Women's Day washer and dryer giveaway! Ends November 2. They are having TONS of contests there, check them out!
13. Boomama is having a jewelry giveaway!!! Go, Boomama!!! Ends Friday.

Monday's contests

Oh, look! That fabulously funny, gorgeous, wonderful woman over at Molly-Coddled is having a giveaway! The Taste of Home Cookbook and a magazine subcription! Ends October 26.

The Opinionated Parent is giving away Kodak EasyShare 5300 All-In-One printer. Retail value: $200. Today only!

From Dates to Diapers is having a birthday week giveaway! From the 21st to the 27th, great prizes!
One of my favorite party games is Quelf, of course, but I think she's looking for a birthday party game... hmmm, well, actually, its a baby shower game, but I love to make these little pacifiers out of life savers and jelly beans and make necklaces out of them, and then ban people from saying "baby." When you catch someone you take one of their necklaces, whoever has the most wins! You could do this for a birthday, too, make something else, or use clothespins, and forbid people from saying the birthday person's name, or "birthday" or something.

Win a WhoMi On the Wall Family Calander for 2008 from the Natural Moms Talk Radio Blog!! Head over here to see how you can enter.

Win a great book "I Can't See...But I can Imagine!" from Laura Williams' Musings. Contest ends on October 26th.

Another Shaktronics Giveaway!! Win a Rocketfish™ Wireless Multimedia Bluetooth Keyboard and Laser Mouse Combo. Ends Oct. 30.

Stitching the Night Away is having a chart giveaway. Enter here. Contest ends Oct. 26th.

Win a reversible apron from Annie's Attic over at Baking Delights! Enter here. Contest ends Oct. 29th.

MyLilVenture is giving away a Queen size mattress and two pillow encasements from CleanRest! I would like to win this for my daughter's bed because she has allergies and gets welts all over her body but we don't know what causes it. I would like to eliminate as many allergens as possible to try to make her life a bit easier. Contest ends Oct. 31.

You can win an 8-gig Ipod Nano at It's Write Now!! This is a blog about writing and publishing tips. Just go to the giveaway post and enter with a link to your post blogging about them. Ends October 31.

Weekend Contests

• Win a set of 20 customized panel cards from LoopDeLou at An Island Life. Retail value: $25. Ends October 23. And she is giving away a great jewelry prize, too! A pair of crystal earrings from Elite Bead Creations. Ends October 25th. Also, An adorable little girl’s tutu from Polkadot Platypus - Oct 21st
• Tomorrow is the last day to enter the cutest I Love You Alphabet Shirt from The Laughs Will Go On.
• Style it Less is having a “Show Me Your Pink Stuff” Contest in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To enter, just take a photo of your “pink stuff” and email it to her before October 31st. There are some cool prizes to be won!
• Tomorrow Boomama is going to be giving away jewelry!!!
• A Frog In My Soup is giving away five copies of the Danger Rangers DVD. Deadline is October 25th.
• I’m an Organizing Junkie is having a contest to help motivate you to clean up that mess! Beginning Nov 1st, she’ll have a Mr.Linky up where you can leave a link to your “before” photo. You then have all month to get things in shape.
• Adventures in Babywearing is giving away a copy of Mama Panya’s Pancakes from Barefoot Books. Ends October 21st
• Mom 4 Life is having a double celebration this month - her birthday and her 4 month blog anniversary! In honor of this, she’s holding a month long giveaway of over $1425.00 worth of products!
• 1SmartMom is having a photo contest where you could win a $20 gift certificate to Fandango.com. You have until October 25th to email her your photo of your child in a pumpkin patch.
• 5 Minutes for Books — The Choice, Win Your Child a Surf’s Up Prize Pack, Kukunest Eco-Friendly Children’s Bedding Giveaway, Digital Camera Giveaway!!!.
• Mama Speaks is giving away a Chick Pea Baby Tee (size 2)! Midnight tonight, Sunday, October 21
• Goodyblog's Toy a Day Giveaway is a Playmobile set.
• Cool Mom Picks is giving away a size 2 Addison sling from Green Pea Designs, ends today.
• I'd tell you what Celebrity Baby Blog is up to, but I hate spiders. Ends tomorrow.
• Woah, this was way weird, I cannot believe what it says my size should be! But I'll have to go try it. win5freeplaytexbras.com
• Taste of Home "Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker" Giveaway Ends February 29.
• Fabulous Wooden Toys From German Selecta! giveaway at The Silly Wagon Ends October 25.
• Enter to win the Bittersweet October Giveaway!
  Pretty In Pink gift box is filled with skin embellishing items.! To enter make sure you Send An Email and write, "I want to enter" in the subject box. Many people are only leaving comments.
• Give Away a Day -- TWENTY! The prize is a $25.00 gift certificate from Penny Wise Arts. To enter the give away, simply leave a comment telling that you would like to enter by October 21st.
• Rich Girl Guide is giving away 5 copies of Alicia Dunams Goal Digger - Lessons I Learned From the Rich Men I Dated. Ends October 26.
• Win an Epson PictureMate Dash Photo Printer from Parent Product Reviews! Ends November 1.
• Homemom3 is having a Gigantic Hanes giveaway! I would love to win this, all the undies and socks... oh my! Ends October 26.
• Natural Moms Talk Radio blog is giving away a 2008 whoMi On the Wall Family Calendar. You get two, one for you and one for a friend.
• Don't forget Scribbits Purple Petunia giveaway!
• Win a nurseryworks mod mini sleepytime rocker valued at $325 from Mod*Mom. Ends November 12.
• Just Peachy Baby is giving away a beautiful shopping cart cover to one lucky TWFD reader! Ends October 25.
• Drool.icio.us is giving away a 4 pack of designer bibs from DaBib. Ends October 31.

Friday Contests

• Blog About Your Blog and their contest sponsors Bidvertiser are having a little contest on Blog About Your Blog. Bidvertiser is a company that custom places ads on your site to earn you money per click, or if you are an advertiser it places your ads on someone's site. They are running a special for advertisers, $20 in free clicks! To enter the contest for $100, $50, or other prizes, you can subscribe to the feed, and for more entries you can blog about it.
• Win Your Child a Surf’s Up Prize Pack, Dare to Dream, and a Digital Camera Giveaway!!! from 5 minutes for mom.
• Parent Product Reviews is giving away a Photo printer. Ends Nov. 1.
• GoodyBlog is doing a toy a day giveaway, today is a Lego creator model town house set.
• Contest for Moms is giving away a Easy PC computer. Ends Nov. 3.
• Parent Product Reviews is giving away Colour Me Family address labels. Ends October 30.
• Mama Speaks is giving away a Secure2Me Eclipse blanket in khaki! Ends October 19. via email.
• Cool Mom Picks is giving away an adorable 4T hoodie. Ends tonight.

Getting debt free

Donnie and I have gotten into our share of financial messes. We've gotten some major and minor debts, but all of them seemed to be "necessary." Now we know better. We have worked hard and have finally paid off our vehicles this year. Of course that means they have to break down. However, even replacing the engine is cheaper than a year of car payments, and certainly cheaper than a 3-5 year vehicle loan! So we have learned patience and started fixing our vehicles instead of replacing them. Now we have $700 a month NOT going to a bank, and even less going to insurance each month also.
That has allowed us to start whittling away at our little debts. We will be debt free except for our house in a couple of years, possibly even in the next year. But I expect with car repairs and other things needing to be dealt with that it will take 2 more years.
We have never been so close that we could "see" debt free before.
That is another reason I am not buying a Wii, and my quest continues..... I do not want to spend frivolously. I want to Get Rich Slowly. And win a Wii.

Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so I have turned my blog pink.

Slacker Moms R Us is having a giveaway of a pink digital picture keychain for those who turn their blog pink. Go linky up! Well, I'd rather you didn't because I want the keychain, I've been planning to buy one, but free is way better! Ends October 31. Also, click here to help provide free mammograms - all you have to do is click on the pink button once you get to the site...no donating necessary!

• Lipstick to Crayons is having a back to beauty contest. Requires a post, prize is a Suave package. Ends October 28.
• Mom Views is giving away an amazing, adorable wooden toy from Oompa Toys. It is the adorable Maggy Cachatou Sorting Farm. Ends October 21st.
• Mom4Life is having an amazing amount of giveaways this month - they will be giving away over $1,425 worth of Mom 4 Life products (and they have some pretty awesome stuff!) Check out the Giveaway Page to find out how you can be entered to win!
• Jason from Success for Your Blog is giving away an iPod video Nano. His blog is all about how to make your blog more successful. If you want some great tips and secrets you should subscribe to Success for Your Blog's RSS feed! Ends October 31.You should also check out Our Seven Qtpies, because I think its just the funniest blog around, ahem, and also SassyFrazz, because she is the most wonderful person!
• Mamanista is giving away two SIGG bottles! These are great reusable water bottles that I've had my eye on for awhile! Check out her contest post by November 6 and find out how to enter!
• Kozypal Contest at Adventures of a Twenty Something MotherPrize: $25 gift certificate to KozyPals. To enter, leave her a comment with a link to your favorite design of KozyPals. Contest ends October 31st! I love the black with butterflies, well, actually Trinity loves that one the best, I love the sea turtles!
• Don't forget about my very own contests, all ending October 31st and revolving around the coolest game ever, Quelf! White shirt give-away, the Green Quelf shirt give-away, the The Biscuit Farmer hat give-away , the Red Shirt give-away, and The Dude give-away.
• Mums the Wurd is giving away My Baby Can Talk: Exploring Signs DVD. Visit this giveaway. Ends October 22. And they are also giving away Sweeters Pals 100% cotton knitted doll for boys and girls, Visit this giveaway. Also, A to Z Guide to Raising Happy, Confident Kids, Visit this giveaway. Both end Oct. 21. How about a Kalencom Diaperbag from Rosenberry Rooms? Ends October 24.
• Parent Bloggers Network is giving away a $50 gift certificate to Vincent Kids shoes! Ends November 1.
• Parent Product Reviews is giving away Two LTDchix T Shirts. Ends October 29.
• Goodyblog is giving away a wicked prize! Roboquad remote-control robot! Ends today! Check out their prize a day giveaway every day!
• Props and Pans is giving away Peppa Pig Muddy Puddles and Other Stories DVD. Three to give. Ends October 28.
• Lille Punkin Reviews is giving away two List Caddy Shopping cart list holders. Ends October 27.
• Biblical Womanhood is giving away a Toddler Apron in Pink and Sage from The Baby Boutique at Womb's Window. Ends October 19.
• One Chic Mama is giving away a Thing One Envelope from Dante Beatrix. Ends October 19.

Tuesday's Contests

The Laughs Will Go On is having an Uncommonly Cute giveaway. You can win this adorable I heart U shirt in 18-24 months. Super adorable! Uncommonly Cute has som really adorable shirts, and every style comes in either short or long sleeve. Winner will be chosen October 22.

• Laura William's Musings is having a REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Haircuts for Little Men by Nancy Baetz. An ebook to teach you how to cut little boys hair! Very cool! I have 4 boys. Ends Oct. 22.
• Get Down, Stay Down Want to win a funky little Downtime Sleepy hat? Email Boston Mamas by midnight EST tonight, Tuesday, October 16th (with “Downtime” in the subject) and tell us your favorite Sleepy hat color. Worldwide entrants welcome!
• Multitasking moms is having a The Bronze Bow book review and give away. Ends October 23.
• Complete the thought, "Life's Good When..." and you could WIN an LG "Life's Good When..." Prize Package worth over $18,000!Over $30,000 in TOTAL Prizes.
• Blessed Nest is having a huge giveaway of pink items. There are 3 different prize packages total. Ends November 7.
• Baby Got Bag WIN IT FROM COOL MOM PICKS! Ends tonight!
• Win 100 Easy Bucks in the Romance Tracker Love Contest! love it! Ends November 16th.
• Win $20 towards the purchase of a Nursing Bra from La Leche League International Intimates from Mama Loves Giveaways. Ends October 23.
• Writing In the Mountains is having its first giveaway! It's for a copy of Andi Silverman's fabulous book Mama Knows Breast: A Beginner's Guide To Breastfeeding! Click Here for full details about the contest, which runs through November 1st.
• Five Minutes for Mom is giving away a Tonka truck, ends October 20! Make Your Own Professional Photo Book, ends October 25. Kukunest Eco-Friendly Children’s Bedding Giveaway, ends October 23. Digital Camera Giveaway!!!, ends October 26.
• Payday Giveaway for October 15-31! Win a copy of "Leave It To Claire" by Tracey Bateman! Ends October 31.
• Simply Silhouettes Review and Giveaway from Rocks In My Dryer Bloggy Giveaways Ends October 21. Hidden Treasures of Assets ends 10/21. Fruition Designs ends 10/21.
• Barefoot Books Giveaway Win a copy of Catch that Goat! Just leave a comment telling which Barefoot Book you like from their site. Ends October 22.
• Apples of Gold Ministry is giving away a Chicken Soup for the Christian Families Soul book. Ends October 31.
• Fantsay Debut is giving away a copy of The Book of Joby. Ends October 22.
• Sk*rt Celebrates Maker Faire Austin With Independent Designer Giveaways! They will be posting everyday between Monday, October 15 and Sunday, October 21 about the different featured independent makers and what they’ll be adding to the SK*RT/MAKER FAIRE GIVEAWAY! Enter each giveaway with a comment.
• Win the Best Toys of the Year! Okay, we know the holidays from the Goodyblog starting now through November 14th! One a day! What a way to get Christmas presents.
• Classy Mommy Giveaway: Sponsored by Jewels and Pinstripes to win a Baby Plus Prenatal Education System! Email by October 21.
• Legend of the Crystal Skull Giveaway begins October 15, 2007 and ends October 21, 2007 at JustAdventure. Email entry.
• Suburban Turmoil Reviews is giving away a $25 Madallie Gift Card. Ends October 17.
• Parent Product Reviews is giving away Rock N Learn “Money & Making Change” Educational, ends October 25. And Win a hip Skip Hop Dash Diaper Bag in stylish Uptown Stripe courtesy of Pajama Mommy! Ends October 24. Also Win the Johnny Kapahala “Back On Board” Movie October 18.Win a BOB Screentime Controller to help you limit TV activities for your kids Ends October 26. Win the new Hannah Montana compilation “Life’s What You Make It” Ends October 17. Win the new Care Bears “Oopsy Does It” DVD plus Oopsy Bear Toy 15 winners! Ends October 23.
• Toyinstructions is giving away a K'Nex 400-pc 15th Anniversary tub, Serpent Spiral roller coaster, and a Kid K’NEX set. Retail value: $90. Ends November 15.
• Nick Jr. is giving away a Backyardigans Bobblin' Big Top Playset. Fifteen winners. Retail value: $30. October 28.
• Superdumb Supervillain is giving away a Georgie World shirt, pants and tee. Nov. 4, 2007 and a Protect Your Sleep giveaway ends October 26.
• Mama Loves Giveaways Win a $45 Gift Certificate from Baby Candy! Ends October 17.
• The Opinionated Parent is giving away Pharmacopia Lavender Soothe Set. Retail value: $34. Ends October 20.
• Free Smoky Quartz Ring ends October 19th.
• Are you the meanest mom? A contest by momsblogging.com! Win a copy of Confessions of an Irritable Mother and a $25 Super Certificate to spend. Ends October 31.
• Win a copy of Splitting Harriet from So many books!
• Enter the Those Girls Sweepstakes for a chance to win an iPhone and a paperback edition of Those Girls by Sara Lawrence
• Enter the Rotten School Sweepstakes for a chance to win copies of the two newest books in the Rotten School series by R.L. Stine
• Enter the Castle Corona Sweepstakes for a chance to win a Sharon Creech collection.

Out of Town

I'm heading to my dad's birthday party. Unfortunately, Trinity is sick, so Donnie is staying home with her. Poor baby! (that means no pheasant opener for my hubby)
Here are some pictures (that I haven't edited yet) to intrigue you with the story that goes with them.

The Contest Beat Contest About Contests

The Contest Beat is having a contest. They want to see what would be the absolute coolest contest prize, with the widest range of appeal under $100, for a giveaway.

I found the best ever! This is a Swiss Memory USB! Ok, so you would think this would only appeal to guys, but you would be wrong.

My husband would love this, he has a thing for Swiss Army knives, and a thing for flash drives. I was going to use all my payperpost money to buy him a cool telescope, but I have completely changed my mind now!

I would also like this gadget. To always have a scissors in my purse would be amazing, add in the nail file, knife, Red LED light, ballpoint pen, screwdriver, keyring and flashdrive, and I am sold!

It is available in 2GB, 1GB, 512MB capacity and is compatible with Windows 98/SE/2000/ME/XP, MAC OS 9.x or above, Linux 2.4 or above AND comes with USB cable! That makes this a prize that anyone could use and would want.

The price? $59.99 - $99.99

Come one, Contest Beat, pick me!

Friday Contests

• Win a set of labels that you design to fit your family.
  Click here to learn more: Product Review & Giveaway: Personalized Labels from Colour-Me-Family
  Contest ends October 19th
• Win a Hip and Chic Rockin' Baby Sling from MamaNista I am a total baby wearing advocate, and this contest "rocks my face off" as my teens would say! Ends November 13. "Rebel Yell" would be so cool! Even the boys would love to carry Sam in that.
• Win a set of two holiday red bows. REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Baby Snap Clip (bows) by Simply Sweet Bowtique Ends October 19th.

Thursday Thirteen #1 Win a Wii

Thirteen reasons I should win a Wii Everybody Loves Coupons is giving away a Nintendo Wii, and I here are the reasons I should win it. 1. I love online coupons codes and great deals! 2. I am giving them lots and lots and lots of linky love! 3. If I won the Wii, my quest would finally be over! 4. My seven kids would be so excited and I would be the coolest mom in the world, for a week, at least. 5. Everybody loves Coupons has a great blog, and I am spreading the love on both of my blogs. 6. I need to get some exercise and lose about 30lbs, but I hate exercise. I love playing games with my kids, though, and the Wii is a great way to exercise while having fun. 7. I am definately too much of a tightwad to pay full price for a Wii, so I need to win one. 8. I'm a winner! 9. I think I am the only person in the contest who has 7 kids, I need to win the Wii more than they do. 10. Except for this guy, he only has one kid, who was just born yesterday, but he pulled the cancer card and now I almost want him to win more than I want to win. 11. If I can't win the Wii, you could all love me dearly and so I can win $500 to buy a Wii! I need several people to vote for me daily to beat Daddy Papersurfer. He has 98 votes more than I do, and the spread gets bigger daily. 12. My whole family really does love to play games together. It is our biggest family time activity. Once you own it, it is free to do, and have you tried taking 3 kids to the movies? Yeah? Try 7. Then add popcorn, candy, drinks......... Well, it costs more to do that then groceries for the week! A Wii would bring in lots of inexpensive but priceless family bonding moments. (if you only knew the fun we have had playing Guitar Hero until 2am!) 13. If we had a Wii, the kids would have their friends here for fun, rather than leaving home, so I would know where they are more often. Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway for this wonderful book and 5 items from Wiggitybang! Leave a comment and I will link to you here for some linky love! 1. Cher 2. pussreboots 3. Yureigal (aka Yuriko)'s Blog 4.

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Thursday's Contests

• The makers of my favorite party game, Quelf, gave me 3 shirts, a hat, and a pair of boys underwear with characters from their games on them to give away on my blog in celebration of Barnes and Noble offering Quelf on their website. Check out the 5 items from Wiggitybang! In addition, if 5 people buy Quelf from Barnes and Noble through that link, I will hold another give away for their game Quao. Ends October 31st. I am also giving away an autographed copy of the book Love Letters to a Child by Tracey Fink, the book is about journaling for your child. Ends October 14th.
  
• Doodlebug Prints is offering a lucky Pinks & Blues reader 50 free announcements/invitations (approx. $100 value!) in a design of your choice (baby, birthday, holiday, etc.)! Ends October 16.
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  Chats with and “Old Lady”is having a birth month give away. Win a $10 Starbucks gift card and a book of your choice from Elizabeth Elliot! Leave a comment about the Titus 2 woman in your life and how you strive to be like her. Ends October 16th.
• Adventures of a Twenty-something Motheris giving away a pair of Babylegs! Enter by October 15th. Also, she is having a Kozypal Contest Prize: $25 gift certificate to KozyPals. To enter, leave her a comment with a link to your favorite design of KozyPals. Contest ends October 31st!
• If you haven’t signed up for this week’s drawing at Laura William’s Musings, head over to The Tessy & Tab Reading Club - a giveaway a week for 8 weeks = 8 winners!! - This week’s drawing ends, Thursday October 11th, at midnight.
  MomsMenu.com is holding a giveaway for some great prizes! You could win $100 to Home Depot or one of the following DVDs:Veggie Tales - The Wonderful Wizards of Ha’sKappa Mikey - Lost in TransportationPhonics for Babies: Baby’s First WordsTo enter, just subscribe to one of their newsletters. Ends October 31, 2007.
• ScreamFree Parenting - Review and Giveaway Dawn has one book to giveaway. Simply leave a comment here if you’d like to enter. Ends October 14.
  PlasmaCar - Blue is amazing! Win a 50$ Gift Certificate to Madallie from Skimbaco You could get a good portion of that car paid for if you won a 50$ Gift Certificate to Madallie! Contest ends October 14th.
• Carrie of Life is Like a Mountain Railway is holding her very first giveaway.Prizes are a photo personalized kids DVD, a personalized music or sports broadcast CD, or a personalized children’s book. To enter, just head on over to http://www.personalizedstories.com/, and check out their great products. Then go back to the giveaway post and leave in comments the items that you’d like in each of the prize categories. This contest ends on October 12th, midnight.
  Win a copy of the new “Go Diego, Go Safari Rescue” movie from Parent Product Reviews To enter, leave a comment by 5pm, Monday October 15th and you’ll be entered to win one of FIVE copies!
• Parentbloggers is having a Wacky Warning Label Contest One grand prize - $200 VISA/MC check card. Three runner-up prizes - $100 VISA/MC check card. Ends October 19th.
• Here’s a contest for my mom: The Luv Mutt Halloween Costume Contest Prize: $25 gift certificate. Deadline to enter is October 31.
• Deborah at Books, movies, and Chinese Foodis giving away a copy of My Life Unscripted by Tricia Goyer. Ends October 13th. Click here to enter
• Brandie is giving away a book on her blog. You could win a copy of Return to Me by Robin Lee Hatcher! Just leave a comment by Monday, October 15, and make sure she has a way to contact you! click here to enter.
• GIVEAWAY: Win a COPY of Michael Chabon’s “Gentlemen of the Road” from the Fantasy Book Critic Ends October 31.
• October’s Write-Away ContestWrite a post or find one in your archives about things that scare you and email your post’s permalink to Michelle at: scribbit at gmail.com any time through Wednesday October 17th. Remember to check out Scribbit’s Saturday Giveaway each weekend.
• The Mom Blogs is giving away Free Martian Child Movie Tickets! 10 People will Win. Giveaway will end October 27th.
• There is a Breast Cancer Awareness Month Contestgoing on over at The U.B. Buzzzzz… You have TWO chances to win a bottle of “Pink Hope” lotion. Ends October 30.
• Mums the Wurd is giving away an adorable European shirt from Zazou. Email by Oct. 15. Also the Mums have TWO copies of Todd’s new book, “Go-to Guides for GUYS - ABCs for Expectant DADS” to give away! Ends October 14. You can also enter for that book at DapperDads.com, he has 3 more copies to give away! AND they have a signed copy of I Went for a Walk to give away! Ends tomorrow, October 12.
• Christine is turning 30! She is celebrating by giving away a gift a day during her birthday week, October 21 - 27, and they are great prizes!Votive candles, ribbon hairbows, a personalized cd, no-slip-clips, an adorable item from Avannabel Baby, gloves in a bottle, and a 1yr subscription to Tessy and Tab reading club!
• MyLilVentureis having a cool give-away of One Set of Protect Your Sleep bed encasement which consist of 1 Queen size mattress and two pillow encasements from CleanRest. Contest closes on 31st October.
• Mom4Life is having an amazing month long contest going on. Heather is celebrating her birthday this month (October 5th) and so she is having 4 big contests valuing over $1425.00!!
• Boutique Cafe & Philips have teamed up together to bring you the “Family Photo Contest.” Enter to win one of 4 spectacular Philips Digital Photo Frames in their gorgeous seasonal design! To enter, submit a photo of your family in action! For more information, click here. Contest ends October 25th.
• Pinks&Blues are giving away a Pinks & BOOs Halloween GIVEAWAY package (a total retail value of $217.00!) Check out this post, and contest ends Monday, October 15. Baby Candy is giving a lucky Pinks & Blues reader a $45 dollar gift certificate, which will cover two customized onesies, including shipping costs! Ends October 17. Win 50 Doodlebug Prints at Mamma Loves Giveaways! October 16.
• Mom in the City is giving away two great books that have been receiving great press: a hardcover of Tales From The Teachers’ Lounge and a paperback of Mommy Tracked. Ends Oct. 31st.
• Win some sweet Oopsie Dazie Hair Accessories at Parent Product Reviews. Leave a comment on this post by 5pm, Friday October 12th and you’re entered, and there will be TWO winners!
• mod*mom giveaway :: boodalee duvet + sheets set $250-$300 Deadline to enter is October 22. Plus blurb :: 5 make-your-own books, ends October 31.
  Rocks in my dryer has 4 give aways going on. Chocolate Cake Club ends 10/15. Warm Biscuit ends 10/14. Loop De Lou 10/13. Rocketfish Wireless Keyboard ends 10/12.
• The Opinionated Parent: Because all change begins small. Two lucky winners will receive a Tiny Revolutionary tee of their choice. To enter, send an email before midnight MST, Friday October 12th with TINY in the subject line and tell us the names of the two brilliant mamas behind this line.
• Mamanista is having a cool sippy cup review and giveaway. Ends November 6th. Since Mama Luxe’s birthday is October 17, they will be announcing a new contest every weekday leading up to her birthday. Check back often to enter. Lullabies for Future Linguists November 2.
• Natural Moms Talk Radio Blog is giving away a Pilates DVD. Ends October 11.
  Sign up for Tricia Goyer’s newsletter by Oct. 12th and you will be entered to win all of her fiction books (6 books!)
• This is not a mom’s blog, but it is a wonderful Christian book give away. You can win 40 copies of The Truth of the Crossby R.C. Sproul along with a copy of Jesus the Evangelistby Richard Phillips plus two tickets to the Ligonier Ministries 2008 National Conference, Evangelism According to Jesus from Challies.com’s October give away.
• Clutter Control Freak Blog is running its very first contest! The theme: Some unlikely uses for everyday common items. 1) $100 Stacks and Stacks Gift Certificate 2) Four Cubby Storage Unitfrom Ameriwood 3) Shower Caddyfrom Interdesign 4) Hanging Canvas Sweater Bag from Whitney. This contest will run for two weeks. You have until Friday October 19th.
• My Zoe Bug is having a lovely give away of hand made items for her birthday. Ends October 12.
• Tree Swing Reading is giving away two books this week! Enter by October 14th.
  Classy Mommy Giveaway: 2 Copies of the DVD “Angelina Ballerina The Silver Locket Special Edition” Ends October 13.
• Giveaway: Hair Accessories by Oopsie Dazie review and giveaway at An Island Review Ends October 15.
• One Mom’s World is having a Moms Get In Shape contest. Win a choice of a DVD (Back in Shape with Baby or Energize and Exercise with your Preschooler) and $20 to Target. Ends October 27.
• MyMomShops Giveaway: Skip Hop Table Fun Enter by tonight, and check back to see if you win.

Tuesday's Contests

I'll be updating this list through the day, pushing the first contests lower on the list, newly listed will be put on the top.

• Doodlebug Prints is offering a lucky Pinks & Blues reader 50 free announcements/invitations (approx. $100 value!) in a design of your choice (baby, birthday, holiday, etc.)! Ends October 16.
• Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway for this wonderful book! Open until October 13th.
• I am also having a give-away of 5 items from Wiggitybang!
• Chats with and "Old Lady" is having a birth month give away. Win a $10 Starbucks gift card and a book of your choice from Elizabeth Elliot! Leave a comment about the Titus 2 woman in your life and how you strive to be like her. Ends October 16th.

Monday's contests

1. Adventures of a Twenty-something Mother is giving away a pair of Babylegs! Enter by October 15th. But they belong to me, I'm planning to get another pair for Sam!
2. Kozypal Contest at Adventures of a Twenty Something Motherl
   Prize: $25 gift certificate to KozyPals. To enter, leave her a comment with a link to your favorite design of KozyPals. Contest ends October 31st! I love the black with butterflies, well, actually Trinity loves that one the best, I love the sea turtles!
3. WIN IT from Cool Mom Picks! We've got an alphabet lithograph to give away to one lucky winner drawn at random. Email contests@coolmompicks.com by midnight PST, Toinight with ALPHABET in the subject and tell us the actual name of the print. Good luck.

White shirt give-away

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In celebration of the release of Quelf to Barnes and Noble.com, Mr. WiggityBang (otherwise known as Matthew Rivaldi) sent me some prizes to give away to my readers!

Quelf is my favorite game, it even tops Apples to Apples, in my book. My friends love it, my mom even bought it because of my insane love for all things Quelf, and she implied that she peed herself laughing, but she didn't outright admit that. (I wouldn't either, but let me tell you, I have made several runs for the bathroom!)
Quao is another great game from WiggityBang. A chaos of rules, that only Quao knows and only Cheata can break, because she is fast and makes Quao mad. This is the shirt I would love to keep! This give-away is for the white "I am the Quao, for now...." shirt size L (42-44) this is like XXL adult, maybe XL. The back of the shirt has the website and game name, too.

Do you want to win it? Well, you can't! Because I am the Quao and I make up the rules!
All right, I'm not the Quao of these give-aways, Mr. Wiggitybang is, so I have to give it away. Besides, I have the game, so I can be the Quao there.

To win this shirt go to here. Leave the answer to the following question in the comments and you are entered: Which character in Quelf would you want to play and why?

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

Green Quelf shirt give-away

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Here is an awesome green shirt with the Super Ninja Monkey, size XL. It would probably fit me, but think teen boys or smaller adults.

This is definitely the game piece the kids fight over, everyone wants to be the Super Ninja Monkey. Except me, I want to be the Queen. Queen Spatula. Or the platypus.

I am able to give these prizes away because to celebrate Quelf being sold at Barnes and Noble, Wiggity Bang sent me these prizes to bribe my readers to buy their game at B&N to give to my readers.
If you want to be THE house to party at this year, or to be THE best gift-giver this holiday season, then you will want to go to Barnes and Noble.com to buy Quelf.

If you want to win t his great shirt just leave a comment with the answer to this question: What year did WiggityBang launch Quelf? (you'll have to check out the answer on Wiggity Bang)

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

The Biscuit Farmer hat give-away

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This contest is for the Quelf Valley Biscuit Farm hat. The biscuit farmer is a tall skinny guy in Quelf.
Quelf is now available at Barnes and Noble.com so stop in and pick it up for the holidays, it will make your party the one to remember!

With all the reviews I've done on Quelf, my mom bought the game and played it last night when her husband got home from his fishing trip. She IM'd me this morning and said "You didn't tell me I need Depends to play Quelf!" Well, sorry but Quelf gives me stuff, Depends doesn't! I'm not gonna promote Depends. I will promote Quelf no matter what, but they got tired of my constant begging were nice enough to send lots of freebies to give away for my readers. Wiggity Bang is the greatest! They also sent me a couple of games for the family to test out.

In order to win this hat you need to leave a comment with the answer to this question: Who is the WiggityBang mascot?

Contest ends October 31st, winner will be announced November 1st. US only, please, unless you are serving our country and I can mail to an APO box.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!

Red Shirt give-away

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This give-away is for the Red Super Ninja Monkey shirt, size M girls. I think somewhere between a 10-12 yo girl. It could be bigger, though.

Super Ninja Monkey is the favorite game piece for the kids at my house!

Quelf is now available at Barnes and Noble.com, and it will make you the hit of the holidays if you purchase this game for your friends or family, I promise!

To enter leave a comment answering this question from Quelf: why might you find someone under the table while playing the game?

Ends October 31st, winners announced November 1st. Only US residents can enter, or members of the Armed Forces serving over seas with an APO address.

If you link to these contests, please link up to the main page Quelf Give Aways.Thanks!