Now is the perfect time to give your child the gift of possibilities for the holidays with Rosetta Stone Homeschool — and you can WIN a Level 1 Homeschool program, language of your choice (valued at $249)!

Right now Rosetta Stone is having a special Holiday promotion on our Homeschool Edition program and we’d like you to help spread the word! Everyone can save up to $150 on Rosetta Stone Homeschool by visiting our website at http://www.RosettaStone.com/hsw1110.

By helping us spread the word you can win a Rosetta Stone Homeschool Edition Level 1 program, language of your choice, valued at $249.

This is a computer based curriculum and Rosetta Stone will also include a headset with microphone, and a supplementary “Audio Companion” CD so you can practice lessons in the car, on the go, or where-ever!

Students participate in life-like conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone incorporates listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing along with speaking and pronunciation lessons. For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program to allow parents to easily enroll up to ten students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, grade completed work (the program grades the work automatically as the students progress), and you can view and print reports for transcripts. Homeschooling a lot of kids at your house? This program is designed to enroll and track up to ten students (five users on two computers) and will work for nearly all ages — from beginning readers up to college students.

To win this program, copy these paragraphs and post them in (or as) your next blog post, and/OR post about this contest on your facebook page. Then go to the original page at

http://www.othersuchhappenings.com/2010/12/rosetta-stone-giveaway-yay.html and leave a comment saying that you’ve posted about, or have linked to, the contest. Please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post, and good luck!

Carmex Moisture Plus Sheer Pink and Sheer Peach Tint Lip Balms Review and Giveaway

I am a long time user of Carmex products.  In fact, my kids once accused me of being addicted to Carmex because I never go anywhere without a tube of Carmex in my purse.  I was delighted to be given the opportunity to review Carmex Moisture Plus Sheer Pink and Sheer Peach Tint Lip Balms as a member of the Carmex Blog Squad.

I received both the Carmex Moisture Plus Sheer Pink and Sheer Peach Tint Lip Balms to try and I love them!  The Carmex Moisture Plus bathes your lips in moisture and leaves them kissably soft. Carmex Moisture Plus contains SPF 15 so it protects your lip from the sun as well making them look and feel great.  The sheer pink and sheer peach add just a hint of color and are perfect for daytime use or a night on the town!  I found the Moisture Plus to live up to the high standards of the Carmex line of products and was very pleased with the length of wear.  This is one product that I will continue to use and recommend to my friends.

WIN IT!  I have a set of Carmex Moisture Plus Sheer Pink and Sheer Peach tint lip balms to give to one lucky reader!

Mandatory : Follow me publicly via Google Friend Connect and leave a comment.

Extra entries:
1.  Follow Carmex on twitter
2.  Follow me on twitter 
    (5 entries, leave 5 comments)
3.  Tweet this giveaway, can be done daily

Open to US residents age 18 at the time of giveaway.  This giveaway will end on December 15th at 10:00 pm CST and will be chosen by Random.org.  I received free products so that I could conduct the review, however the opinions are my own.

Why I need a new mattress (or should I say, why Pepper needs a new mattress!)

My Airedale, Pepper thinks that she is a person!  She likes to sleep in the bed with my husband and I and she would really, really like a more comfortable mattress! Maybe she can win one here! www.workoutmommy.com

What is your idea of fun USA

What is your idea of fun USA

Date Night...stay in and go all out!® with Wanchai Ferry and Macaroni Grill!

 

Date night...What is that?!!  Seriously, once we had our two wonderful children, it seemed like date night was a thing of the past.  When my husband and I first started dating, we enjoyed trying out new and exciting restaurants.  We especially loved Italian food and Chinese food.  Thanks to My Blog Spark, Macaroni Grill, and Wanchai Ferry, my husband and I were able to have a "date" at home.  They sent me a package of Creamy Basil and Parmesan Chicken Mix from Macaroni Grill and a package of Wanchai Ferry Orange Chicken Mix along with a $25 gift certificate to buy any other supplies we might need for our "date"!  We decided to try them both and they were super easy to prepare and delicious!  We had a lovely "date" with great food and conversation!

 You can find  Wanchai Ferry^® and Macaroni Grill^® Dry Dinner Kits at most grocery stores.  Here is a coupon for $1.50 off two packages!  

For more information and dinner tips, visit WanchaiFerryAtHome.com and MacaroniGrillAtHome.com. 



I have a Date Night Package to offer one of you!  It will include a Wanchai Ferry dry dinner kit, one Macaroni Grill dry dinner kit, and a $25 Visa gift card that you can use to create a magical date night at home.

To enter this giveaway,  tell me about your first date in a comment.  Do you remember what kind of food you ate?

For extra chances to win you can do the following:

1. Follow me via Google Friend Connect

2.  Follow Macaroni Grill on twitter 

3.  Follow me on twitter 

4.  Tweet this giveaway, this can be done daily

This giveaway will end on November 5, 2010 at 10:00 pm CST and is open to US residents only.

Thank you to Wanchai Ferry, Macaroni Grill and MyBlogSpark, who provided the products, prize pack, information and additional prize pack to give away.

5 ways to create personalized holiday cards

It is not even Halloween yet, but have you noticed all the Christmas decorations up in the stores?  I am not complaining because, it gets me in the mood for the holidays early and gives me the the opportunity to create personalized holiday cards.  I discovered a wonderful online site to create and purchase creative custom holiday cards, PurpleTrail.com! 

 My tips for creating a memorable personalized holiday card.

1. Find the perfect family photo that shows something fun or unique about your family.  My husband is a pilot and we have posed in front of his airplane for our photo for our holiday cards.  Friends and family members love getting a card that includes a photo, especially people you might not see often.  It is a great way to stay in touch!

2. Use a non-posed photo.  Some of the best photo cards I have received are those that caught the kids doing what ever it is that they do, like playing a sport or on a Boy Scout or Girl Scout outing.  This gives the card recipients a chance to get a glimpse of your everyday life and looks more natural and fun.

3. Have you child draw a picture and use that as your holiday card.  Upload the drawing just as you would a photo for a personalized and unique holiday card.  Allow them to use their imagination!  The more colorful and bright the better.  They can draw a picture of what the holidays mean to them or even something abstract.
The grandparents will love it!

3. Instead of the usual "Happy Holidays" write a personalized message.  I always sit down and and write a personal note in each card.  You do not have to write a book!  Just a few lines makes the card so much more personal than just signing your name.

3.Sit down and type out a family newsletter that you can print and include in your holiday cards.  Everyone enjoys "catching up" with important family events.



I love sending and receiving holiday cards, especially the ones that include a photo.  It is always so good to see a picture of our friends and family members each year during the holiday season.  Purple Trail allows you to add your family photo to many different card templates or if you are feeling extra creative,  you can use  their Design Center to start with blank card and easily create your own design. They also have several different types of cards available including the traditional folded card, flat card and even post cards.

Happy Holidays!


I wrote this post to participate in a giveaway for PurpleTrail.com and it makes you eligible for a PurpleTrail gift code. http://www.purpletrail.com/blogcontests

Halloween fun with Hershey's Candy!

My family loves Halloween!  When my kids were younger, they had such a good time dressing up and trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  As they have gotten older, they now love to hand out the candy to the little "goblins" that come to our door.  We always have an assortment of Hershey's Candy for all the trick-or-treaters. My sons especially love Kit Kats and the Reese's Pumpkins.   We also have continued a yearly tradition of "Booing" one of our good friends.  My youngest son likes to be the one to sneak up to their house, ring the door bell and run!  Our "Boo" basket would not be complete without Hershey's candy. 

I have already purchased my Hershey's candy and we are ready for the Trick-or-Treaters!  I just hope that my guys don't eat all the candy before Halloween!

I wrote this post as a part of a contest  to win a Hershey's Halloween prize pack as a member of the Moms Bloggers Club.