<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:36:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>Other Blog Giveaways</category><category>Product Reviews</category><category>News</category><category>PBB Giveaways</category><category>Wordless Wednesday</category><category>Winners</category><category>Tinsel Town Giveaway</category><category>Aloha Friday</category><category>Controversy</category><category>Fun</category><category>Kid&#39;s Stuff</category><category>Organization</category><category>Tasty Tuesday</category><title>Photo Bug Baby</title><description></description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>104</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-6094754590253933534</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-01T01:51:04.446-04:00</atom:updated><title>July Winners Announced!</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;And the winners are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 153);&quot;&gt;0-23 months  - Preston Lee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 102, 102);&quot;&gt;2-4 Years - Reagan Faye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5-8 Years - Elisabeth Jane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 102, 0);&quot;&gt;Pets - Mack&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(204, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;Congrats to all the contestants!  I&#39;ve been told by my judges that this was a most difficult contest to judge!  &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t forget to visit Photo Bug Baby to see the winners and enter your photos!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.photobugbaby.com&quot;&gt;http://www.photobugbaby.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mylivesignature.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/230/A57DFD367BC2491C329452EB3D43E4F1.png&quot; style=&quot;border: 0pt none  ! important; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2009/08/july-winners-announced.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-3692418311891926604</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-05T12:46:42.577-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>When will it end?</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtECejfdE5RXed4hecIbLpLs8NGYWkwgllKA0VwVNS6oIHxZcgnZlYSDH8vUtOUI4Ub8LJGreC8Te6gvjXB6rQvjWrwZsakR-rQ5BfCbl2NH1FiWWYePgUKDx3e3J1Iw4_FkB-uK2LCLs/s1600-h/get_well_angel_pink.gif&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287865791862722834&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtECejfdE5RXed4hecIbLpLs8NGYWkwgllKA0VwVNS6oIHxZcgnZlYSDH8vUtOUI4Ub8LJGreC8Te6gvjXB6rQvjWrwZsakR-rQ5BfCbl2NH1FiWWYePgUKDx3e3J1Iw4_FkB-uK2LCLs/s320/get_well_angel_pink.gif&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; So far we are not ringing in the new year with bright and shiny bells. We have had the sickness bug going through our house and it shows no signs of leaving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had to bring in my 5yo to the ER on Christmas Day. She had bronchitis and STILL had two ear infections. Now she has already been on antibiotics for 10 days. We had to start nebulizer treatments, steroids and MORE antibiotics.&lt;br /&gt;Two days later my 3yo and 8 month old ended up sick with horrible head/chest colds. Three days later the 5yo is better, the 3yo is getting better BUT the 8month old is getting worse - throwing up everything. We ended up going to the ER at 2am on New Year&#39;s Day to be told it was viral and there was not much we could do. The next day he started running a 103 fever. I called the on-call pediatrician and they said wait and watch. By this time the poor little guy has bascially been crying for 3 days straight. The next day it is now over 104. Luckily, our pediatrician is open on Saturdays. We brought him in and he had 2 bad ear infections. He is now on antibiotics. My 16yo now has the head cold, ARGH!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, let&#39;s go back a bit. We went to my mom&#39;s on Christmas Day for dinner. We all knew the my 5yo had a cold (so we thought). At that time it seemed to be no big deal. My mom ended up getting sick two days later and today she is STILL sick and went to her doctor to find out she has a horrible case of bronchitis. I know it was not our fault because how could we know my 5yo would go downhill so fast that day and the give it to my mom but I still feel bad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, the only resolution I have is for the sickness bug to leave us alone for a long while. My kids have been getting sick for the last 3 months. We all need a break. Please send some get well prayes out way. We can sure use them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-will-it-end.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtECejfdE5RXed4hecIbLpLs8NGYWkwgllKA0VwVNS6oIHxZcgnZlYSDH8vUtOUI4Ub8LJGreC8Te6gvjXB6rQvjWrwZsakR-rQ5BfCbl2NH1FiWWYePgUKDx3e3J1Iw4_FkB-uK2LCLs/s72-c/get_well_angel_pink.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-8466541183104681943</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-04T20:52:46.687-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Winners</category><title>Zenses Winner!</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;I decided to have my DH pick a number this time. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;He picked number 127 as the winner (at 3:24pm EST).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Winner:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a name=&quot;c2913417597002181230&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/profile/11623488346473202616&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Tanya Wilson&lt;/a&gt; said...&lt;a title=&quot;Comment Link&quot; href=&quot;http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/escape-to-spa-with-zenses-for-nintendo.html#comment-2913417597002181230&quot;&gt;127 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am following your blog!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;You should receive and email. You have 48hrs to claim your prize.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2009/01/zenses-winner.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-9132337603703224386</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-04T21:09:07.579-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Other Blog Giveaways</category><title>Giveaways Around Bloggy World!</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefactorygames.com/zenses/zenses_us.aspx&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;Zenses&lt;/a&gt; Rainforest and Ocean Games for Nintendo DS from &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/Default.aspx?ID=371&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;The Game Factory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 7th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hermashaw.blogspot.com/2008/12/zenses.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;A Daycare Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefactorygames.com/zenses/zenses_us.aspx&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;Zenses&lt;/a&gt; Rainforest and Ocean Games for Nintendo DS from &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/Default.aspx?ID=371&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;The Game Factory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 4th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://shescribes.blogspot.com/2008/12/win-two-zenses-games.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;She Scribes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; Muvee software package (2 winners) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.muvee.com/en/&quot;&gt;Muvee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 11th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shescribes.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;She Scribes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; 1TB External Hard Drive from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/&quot;&gt;Seagate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 31st&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedirtytshirt.com/?p=1903&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Dirty Shirt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; Scribble and Sing Station from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crayolastore.com/index.asp&quot;&gt;Crayola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 6th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mommafindings.com/2008/12/crayola-scribble-sing-art-station.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Momma Findings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; B.U.V with an additional set of stampers from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crayolastore.com/index.asp&quot;&gt;Crayola&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 7th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mommafindings.com/2008/12/drive-your-childs-imagination-with.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Momma Findings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; Mutsy Spider Stoller from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mutsy.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Mutsy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 6th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://littlewindowshoppe.com/win-it-mutsy-spider-stroller&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Little Window Shoppe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; 2 Sambucol Mommy Immune Boosting Baskets from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sambucolusa.com/sambucol-range.htm&quot;&gt;Samubucol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 8th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mommafindings.com/2009/01/moms-booste-your-immune-system-with.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Momma Findings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2009/01/giveaways-around-bloggy-world.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-6312718199732599426</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-01T13:27:18.996-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Happy New Year to All!</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQCDwugnV8BOLuw0joHxQ13QNKEQuTPH1JGFxQWAgmgDW3hFcbNCSkArr7Vkn9ID_0Q57gmwiEgvh2rjtMQulyRel8L_JnQyDMUm5kNCYYUoCi0N5HNeJsSka-R6ZKywDwYQ6pkoqwUU/s1600-h/HNY.bmp&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286392778106196194&quot; 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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefactorygames.com/zenses/zenses_us.aspx&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;Zenses&lt;/a&gt; Rainforest and Ocean Games for Nintendo DS from &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/Default.aspx?ID=371&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;The Game Factory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 6th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://accidentalmommies.com/2008/12/escape-to-the-spa-with-zenses-for-nintendo-ds-giveaway&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;What&#39;s That Smell?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize Description:&lt;/strong&gt; $20 gift certificate from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fandango.com/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Fandango&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contest Deadline:&lt;/strong&gt; Ends January 8th&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Link to Contest:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://accidentalmommies.com/2008/12/little-first-act-discovery-music-learning-pal-review-giveaway/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;What&#39;s That Smell?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/giveaways-at-whats-that-smell.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-1432838831178099009</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T13:36:16.480-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Winners</category><title>Winners for Story Time Felts and Cushy Closer!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:180%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:180%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;Story Time Felts Winner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Number 20 was drawn via Random.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Winner: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;c3852636639712890780&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allaboutkimberly.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Kimberly&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;a title=&quot;Comment Link&quot; href=&quot;http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/story-time-felts-giveaway.html#comment-3852636639712890780&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;20 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twittered &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/TexasSingleMom/status/1083423655&quot;&gt;http://twitter.com/TexasSingleMom/status/1083423655&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;allaboutkimberly AT gmail DOT com&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:180%;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:130%;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cushy Closer Winner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Number 67 was drawn via Random.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Winner:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a name=&quot;c2768992538874087713&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/profile/05758109146293773914&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Lisa C&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;a title=&quot;Comment Link&quot; href=&quot;http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/cushy-closer-review-and-giveaway.html#comment-2768992538874087713&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;67 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&#39;m a subscriber&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;You should get an email from me if. You have 48hrs to claim you prize.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/winners-for-story-time-felts-and-cushy.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-4221905197678697001</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T10:14:53.248-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Controversy</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Parental Alientation System (PAS)?</title><description>Remember about a year ago when Alec Baldwin was caught cussing out his daughter over the phone? Well now it has been attributed to a fairly new disorder called &#39;Parental Alienation Syndrome&#39;. What is this you ask?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS)? &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the definition of PAS as described by R.A. Gardner who discovered the syndrome and has become an expert in dealing with the issue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gardner&#39;s definition of PAS is: &quot;The parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child&#39;s campaign of denigration against a parent, a campaign that has no justification. It results from the combination of a programming (brainwashing) parent&#39;s indoctrinations and the child&#39;s own contributions to the vilification of the target parent.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Excerpted from: Gardner, R.A. (1998). The Parental Alienation Syndrome, Second Edition, Cresskill, NJ: Creative Therapeutics, Inc.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basically, this means that through verbal and non verbal thoughts, actions and mannerisms, a child is emotionally abused (brainwashed) into thinking the other parent is the enemy. This ranges from bad mouthing the other parent infront of the children, to withholding visits, to pre-arranging the activities for the children while visiting with the other parent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t you find this reaching too much for an excuse? Hasn&#39;t this been around since the dawn of time? I would take a bet that anyone and everyone that has been through a divorce, with children, has been plagued with PAS. Wouldn&#39;t this &#39;syndrome&#39; apply to many other areas of our lives? What about when you are fired? You say things about the company/boss. Wouldn&#39;t this be a type of brainwashing? Wouldn&#39;t letting others know the &#39;bad&#39; things about the company and thus causing people to have negative thoughts be considered brainwashing? What if you purchase a product and don&#39;t like it? You then tell someone about it. Aren&#39;t we brainwashing the other person about the product? Right now, my 18yo son is having issues with his best friend (they are no longer friends). Since they are both talking bad about each other - does this qualify as some sort of syndrome and now they both need help? This happens in everyday life all the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have always thought that a syndrome was something more of a medical condition - like Down Syndrome. So I looked up the definition and here is what I found:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;em&gt;Pathology, Psychiatry&lt;/em&gt;. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.&lt;br /&gt;2. a group of related or coincident things, events, actions, etc.&lt;br /&gt;3. the pattern of symptoms that characterize or indicate a particular social condition.&lt;br /&gt;4. a predictable, characteristic pattern of behavior, action, etc., that tends to occur under certain circumstances&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is amazing the things they can come up with to justify mad-mouthing others. I don&#39;t think that feeling bad about a situation causes the right to be called a syndrome. How is it treated? What do you think?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/parental-alientation-system-pas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-406287971123804862</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T09:39:28.298-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wordless Wednesday</category><title>Wordless Wednesday</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeT6U_IDvk7LZnn5kRnqzffxQJKPSqrtAJiaABTeRnhhQ_0x5MmiMUA53pO4rej_8lDNpcI5s9H7sBbSLi3fT_PC5fNNDUINH9LYPw0ME0Ra7Wls7Bc8FCsKp0-68JBPmk0RsNmEgY98/s1600-h/bluebird-camille.bmp&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285958166433758018&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeT6U_IDvk7LZnn5kRnqzffxQJKPSqrtAJiaABTeRnhhQ_0x5MmiMUA53pO4rej_8lDNpcI5s9H7sBbSLi3fT_PC5fNNDUINH9LYPw0ME0Ra7Wls7Bc8FCsKp0-68JBPmk0RsNmEgY98/s400/bluebird-camille.bmp&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; This was a little blue bird that I just love.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;For more wordless wednesday head over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/&quot; modo=&quot;true&quot;&gt;The Official Site&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momdot.com/&quot;&gt;MomDot&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.5minutesformom.com/&quot;&gt;5 Minutes for Mom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenotsoblog.blogspot.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;The Not So Blog Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ruggratsx2.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Nothing But Purple&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://accidentalmommies.com/&quot;&gt;What’s That Smell?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://newlyweds.wordpress.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Newlyweds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.photobugbaby.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Photo Bug Baby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momof3girls.net/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Mom of 3 Girls&lt;/a&gt;, All About &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allaboutkimberly.com/&quot;&gt;Kimberly&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.5150bookslut.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Crazy Book Slut&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script src=&quot;http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=moose1204&amp;amp;postid=31Dec2008&amp;amp;meme=ww&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/wordless-wednesday_31.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeT6U_IDvk7LZnn5kRnqzffxQJKPSqrtAJiaABTeRnhhQ_0x5MmiMUA53pO4rej_8lDNpcI5s9H7sBbSLi3fT_PC5fNNDUINH9LYPw0ME0Ra7Wls7Bc8FCsKp0-68JBPmk0RsNmEgY98/s72-c/bluebird-camille.bmp" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>17</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-254760070033008847</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-29T11:36:41.570-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>&quot;A Mother&#39;s Promise&quot; by Evenflo</title><description>&lt;object height=&quot;344&quot; width=&quot;425&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/t2BHzd_CuGE&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/t2BHzd_CuGE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;425&quot; height=&quot;344&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“A Mother’s Promise” is a Facebook community supported by Evenflo, and it’s focused on bringing moms together in a quest to keep children safe while on the road. With so many people traveling for the holidays, it seems like the perfect time to raise awareness. Supporting “A Mother’s Promise” is free, super simple, and only takes a moment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you already have a Facebook account, just visit “&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/A-Mothers-Promise/49179387384?ref&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;A Mother’s Promise&lt;/a&gt;,” and post on the Wall, pledging to your children to do everything within your power to protect them. (There’s also a really cool video of other moms making their individual promises – it definitely made me a little teary!) If you don’t have a Facebook account yet, now’s the time! Once you’re a member, just search for “A Mother’s Promise” and post your promise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, invite all your friends and family – other moms, dads, grandparents, and neighbors inside and outside the Facebook community – to do the same.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S., but together, we can make a difference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/mothers-promise-by-evenflo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-4263056584233786423</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-29T11:30:04.860-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Product Reviews</category><title>Painterly Creations Product Review</title><description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff00ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 322px; HEIGHT: 108px&quot; height=&quot;275&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://photobugbaby.com/train1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;354&quot; align=&quot;baseline&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff00ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 116px&quot; height=&quot;275&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; hspace=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://photobugbaby.com/train2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;354&quot; align=&quot;baseline&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5418151&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;Painterly Creations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff00ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#800080;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#810081;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#810081;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;&quot;&gt; - &lt;span style=&quot;font-size:100%;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personalized Name Train&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;Etsy has so many great creators. Here is one of my favorties!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;About &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5418151&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;Painterly Creations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;All of Painterly Creations items are made entirely out of wood which Christel paints herself with paints and finishes that are water based, child-safe and US made.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product Review:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot;  style=&quot;font-family:lucida grande;&quot;&gt;I received a personalized name train (with my son&#39;s name - Mitchell). This personalized train will help teach your child to spell their name. The train is also a fun toy that you child can pull around. This train does contain magnets which connect the letter cars. So make sure your child is old enough to play with it. This train would wonderful to to display in any little boy&#39;s room until they could play with it responsibly. Included in the price is the locomotive. The entire train is painted in primary colors with a high gloss finish. Each letter is approximately 2 ¼ “ long, 2 ½” high and 1 ½” wide and made of heavy hardwood made to last. Christel is very detailed oriented with her items. Mitchell and his two sisters have been playing with this train constantly and it has dropped many times. It still looks great. Christel takes great care in making sure that her painting stays looking good even through my little tornados.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;Body&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caption&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:georgia;&quot;&gt;Shipping was quick and packaging is professional. Christel is quick to respond and is a pleasure to work with. If you are looking something unique to give as a gift, especially a baby shower, then check out &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5418151&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:georgia;&quot;&gt;Painterly Creations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:georgia;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;Body&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/painterlt-creations-product-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-453742844882466153</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-07T13:31:58.822-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Product Reviews</category><title>Pledge Review and Giveaway - CLOSED!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv1sXp143R72PJR7u_yGoZO7IdJr8D38TcVAfOfCoLnIu8HK6dyET2KSmDK3Fvfb03jytNHe0qsUeei54rm-DX2SdLDau3SCdfEvEmV2jTaIXOByHAkk0gaaHTwa_L-WvnFJf-W5vUvo/s1600-h/pledge.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284659466166864898&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 173px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv1sXp143R72PJR7u_yGoZO7IdJr8D38TcVAfOfCoLnIu8HK6dyET2KSmDK3Fvfb03jytNHe0qsUeei54rm-DX2SdLDau3SCdfEvEmV2jTaIXOByHAkk0gaaHTwa_L-WvnFJf-W5vUvo/s400/pledge.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Shine, restore, and refresh your wood furniture!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pledge.com/furniture-care/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pledge® Natural Beauty&lt;/a&gt; is ideal for quickly cleaning your wood furniture and wood surfaces. Its Anti-Dust™ formula keeps surfaces looking less dusty, longer. It removes dust, dirt, smudges, and common allergens like pet dander found in dust from your wood furniture in a flash. Plus, it protects against water damage and stains. Dusting with Pledge® leaves surfaces with no waxy buildup. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pledge.com/furniture-care/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pledge® Natural Beauty&lt;/a&gt; removes up to 84% of allergens from dust mites and pet dander that is in dust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had always believed that Pledge was ONLY for wood. To my surprise it can also be used to add a great clean shine to Stainless Steel, Leather, Marble and Granite. Pledge doesn&#39;t leave a grimy build up like some other cleaners can. My mother and grandmother both used Pledge and I can now see why.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;How the enter Giveaway:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pledge.com/furniture-care/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Pledge&lt;/a&gt; and then come back here and comment on which &lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;chore you hate and which one you actually like doing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;-Subscribe to my updates (1 extra)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Carry my button on your sidebar (3 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Twitter this giveaway (leave a comment with link to your tweet) (1 extra per day per tweet)&lt;br /&gt;- Blog about this giveaway (3 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Follow Me (1 extra)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(please leave a separate comment for each extra entry)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Giveaway ends on Monday, January 5th at noon EST&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(you MUST leave a way for me to contact you or another winner will be chosen)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This post was written for &lt;a href=&quot;http://familyreviewnetwork.com/&quot;&gt;Family Review Network&lt;/a&gt; as part of a program by SC Johnson, who also supplied the product for review and giveaway&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/pledge-review-and-giveaway.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv1sXp143R72PJR7u_yGoZO7IdJr8D38TcVAfOfCoLnIu8HK6dyET2KSmDK3Fvfb03jytNHe0qsUeei54rm-DX2SdLDau3SCdfEvEmV2jTaIXOByHAkk0gaaHTwa_L-WvnFJf-W5vUvo/s72-c/pledge.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>29</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-5614154264587809497</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-28T23:47:28.093-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Senator Pelosi explains the CPSIA</title><description>Senator Pelosi explains the new CPSIA bill - &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speaker.gov/issues?id=0054&quot;&gt;http://www.speaker.gov/issues?id=0054&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article gives some very good info for all of you that make products at home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/senator-pelosi-explains-cpsia.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-5155410722187107525</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-28T14:03:44.195-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Happy New Year to All!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu3GiPz_rHXTf-HJMpMdKlAFSwBrR7MllMpZ9UKb-YJR0MGRdoqqWM56Ue3cXkYarb56UWmHhGt3tOqcPDCXuLwSwpS87FvAdtSMZeqfJEJV9X5RU8MVvR4jAZJcI2-0EWytKTrfm9T4/s1600-h/100_8870.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284918150902704210&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu3GiPz_rHXTf-HJMpMdKlAFSwBrR7MllMpZ9UKb-YJR0MGRdoqqWM56Ue3cXkYarb56UWmHhGt3tOqcPDCXuLwSwpS87FvAdtSMZeqfJEJV9X5RU8MVvR4jAZJcI2-0EWytKTrfm9T4/s400/100_8870.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I hope everyone&#39;s Christmas went well. Thanks to others my kids were able to have a great Christmas this year. I have lots of great giveaways coming up and lots of funs things planned.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My New Year&#39;s Resolution is to (at least) reduce my debt. What are you New Year&#39;s resolutions?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/happy-new-year-to-all.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu3GiPz_rHXTf-HJMpMdKlAFSwBrR7MllMpZ9UKb-YJR0MGRdoqqWM56Ue3cXkYarb56UWmHhGt3tOqcPDCXuLwSwpS87FvAdtSMZeqfJEJV9X5RU8MVvR4jAZJcI2-0EWytKTrfm9T4/s72-c/100_8870.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-3484254655841315284</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T10:49:18.566-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Tracking Santa!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFduJhhj0W0lCqe9h7AQXHikwVQRC2BG3JujfH9E3_SdMcdVeUFsuSgnOmlewSPrYRYLEGBro1iCWj_nl-21FlvaE33I8bOXo3J9RUG0lm4JkDMQTScOlXmb_Zl4dOUZdD9mADYDQVOg/s1600-h/norad.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283384067230037826&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 67px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFduJhhj0W0lCqe9h7AQXHikwVQRC2BG3JujfH9E3_SdMcdVeUFsuSgnOmlewSPrYRYLEGBro1iCWj_nl-21FlvaE33I8bOXo3J9RUG0lm4JkDMQTScOlXmb_Zl4dOUZdD9mADYDQVOg/s400/norad.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;div&gt;Check out this site where you can see where Santa has been (with videos and all). It is adorable. My girls flipped when we were watching &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html&quot;&gt;http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/tracking-santa.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFduJhhj0W0lCqe9h7AQXHikwVQRC2BG3JujfH9E3_SdMcdVeUFsuSgnOmlewSPrYRYLEGBro1iCWj_nl-21FlvaE33I8bOXo3J9RUG0lm4JkDMQTScOlXmb_Zl4dOUZdD9mADYDQVOg/s72-c/norad.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-2198974163976818053</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-24T09:03:23.559-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Wordless Wednesday</category><title>Wordless Wednesday</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznl8bFNV0eCYPDYB-7FBQnjt6KNEqsV4Gv_teiPGrLPwILmdUMfq2pMWxD9c1Pr6fvJNHIpZNKzjIMVxZYi83zgLCIv9g8sgaalrDIYsuks469yq56E3Qip7ymEzLK4ZnonYkvw7vUUQ/s1600-h/100_8864.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283353106676260690&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznl8bFNV0eCYPDYB-7FBQnjt6KNEqsV4Gv_teiPGrLPwILmdUMfq2pMWxD9c1Pr6fvJNHIpZNKzjIMVxZYi83zgLCIv9g8sgaalrDIYsuks469yq56E3Qip7ymEzLK4ZnonYkvw7vUUQ/s400/100_8864.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Three tikes on a trike!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;For more wordless wednesday head over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wordlesswednesday.com/&quot; modo=&quot;true&quot;&gt;The Official Site&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momdot.com/&quot;&gt;MomDot&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.5minutesformom.com/&quot;&gt;5 Minutes for Mom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenotsoblog.blogspot.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;The Not So Blog Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ruggratsx2.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Nothing But Purple&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://accidentalmommies.com/&quot;&gt;What’s That Smell?&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://newlyweds.wordpress.com/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Newlyweds&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.photobugbaby.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Photo Bug Baby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momof3girls.net/&quot; modo=&quot;false&quot;&gt;Mom of 3 Girls&lt;/a&gt;, All About &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allaboutkimberly.com/&quot;&gt;Kimberly&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.5150bookslut.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Crazy Book Slut&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;script src=&quot;http://www.blenza.com/linkies/autolink.php?owner=moose1204&amp;amp;postid=24Dec2008&amp;amp;meme=ww&quot; type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/wordless-wednesday_24.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznl8bFNV0eCYPDYB-7FBQnjt6KNEqsV4Gv_teiPGrLPwILmdUMfq2pMWxD9c1Pr6fvJNHIpZNKzjIMVxZYi83zgLCIv9g8sgaalrDIYsuks469yq56E3Qip7ymEzLK4ZnonYkvw7vUUQ/s72-c/100_8864.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-3135870302086708468</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-04T15:16:22.528-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><title>Escape to the Spa with Zenses for Nintendo DS Giveaway! CLOSED!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwak5CJw3Pun3MDdeoXScYklVJddnq4OeeJBoz4I7XvIXDh0Lro3nHay2B-5zgGAlbjioCZf1BQYTjoYrqP_jwv1lYQ3eEcD69KGYcQoEW7QUKtqk5VcTaOB5wWAhL4jji4rSbQYrdc2s/s1600-h/zenses_ds.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283043749387508370&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwak5CJw3Pun3MDdeoXScYklVJddnq4OeeJBoz4I7XvIXDh0Lro3nHay2B-5zgGAlbjioCZf1BQYTjoYrqP_jwv1lYQ3eEcD69KGYcQoEW7QUKtqk5VcTaOB5wWAhL4jji4rSbQYrdc2s/s400/zenses_ds.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am not much of a video game person but a Nintendo DS is something I really want. There are so many cool games being made for it. Maybe Santa will surprise me with one this year. Although, I am not holding out hope, lol. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Zenses Games:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Zenses Ocean and Zenses Rainforest are the first in a series of games offereing a brand new and totally fresh gaming experience for the modern woman. It&#39;s spa-like escapism in a handbag!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Zenses series takes the very best gameplay from the puzzle and brain genres and wraps it up in a clean, fresh stylish look accompanied by an ambient soundtrack to support the calm and relaxing atmosphere. Zenses enables active relaxation and is the perfect &quot;me time&quot; companion, allowing you to transcent the stresses of everyday life, unplug and experience and &quot;active escape&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefactorygames.com/zenses/zenses_us.aspx&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;Zenses&lt;/a&gt; series contains two games, &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/all_games/nintendo_ds%E2%84%A2-1.aspx?M=Shop&amp;amp;PID=593&amp;amp;ProductID=365&quot;&gt;Zenses Ocean&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/all_games/nintendo_ds%E2%84%A2-1.aspx?M=Shop&amp;amp;PID=593&amp;amp;ProductID=366&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;Zenses Rainforest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://gamefactorygames.com/Default.aspx?ID=371&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;The Game Factory&lt;/a&gt; Zenses Ocean is the first in a series of games targeting one of the fastest growing segments of the videogames industry - 25+ females. The Game Factory is offering one winner a copy of each of the two Zenses titles, Zenses Ocean and Zenses Rainforest! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;How the enter Giveaway:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamefactorygames.com/zenses/zenses_us.aspx&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;The Zenses site&lt;/a&gt; and then come back here and comment on which game you would pick and one feature of that game. &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;-Subscribe to my updates (1 extra)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Carry my button on your sidebar (3 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Twitter this giveaway (leave a comment with link to your tweet) (1 extra per day per tweet)&lt;br /&gt;- Blog about this giveaway (3 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Follow Me (1 extra)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;please leave a separate comment for each extra entry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Giveaway ends on Thursday, January 1st at noon EST &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(you MUST leave a way for me to contact you or another winner will be chosen)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Giveaway opportunity was made possible by:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://familyreviewnetwork.com/&quot; target=&quot;blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://familyreviewnetwork.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p215/Local-Girl-photos/logos/frnbutton.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/escape-to-spa-with-zenses-for-nintendo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwak5CJw3Pun3MDdeoXScYklVJddnq4OeeJBoz4I7XvIXDh0Lro3nHay2B-5zgGAlbjioCZf1BQYTjoYrqP_jwv1lYQ3eEcD69KGYcQoEW7QUKtqk5VcTaOB5wWAhL4jji4rSbQYrdc2s/s72-c/zenses_ds.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>255</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-2317771191967144153</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-23T11:46:54.786-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tasty Tuesday</category><title>Tasty Tuesday!</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22iRSY8MOqpgkPySp3ASwfmTamraztortW9uaOPI1U3-L8zVOJfI6I8c4Ei4FHEin-hRXYmsqN0mG8SWA7-dGi8naPABNK1qAyjKvlhWVKeN5bYnRTID5bOd4K1p1Ra1ZOejs2N257B8/s1600-h/walnut_cookies_small.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282810008649155218&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22iRSY8MOqpgkPySp3ASwfmTamraztortW9uaOPI1U3-L8zVOJfI6I8c4Ei4FHEin-hRXYmsqN0mG8SWA7-dGi8naPABNK1qAyjKvlhWVKeN5bYnRTID5bOd4K1p1Ra1ZOejs2N257B8/s400/walnut_cookies_small.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Welcome to Tasty Tuesday!&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Every Tuesday there will be a special recipe to share with all my bloggy friends. If you would like th share a special recipe (and get a little linky love) then just email me at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:info@photobugbaby.com&quot;&gt;info@photobugbaby.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Here is a special recipe that we make each Christmas. It was one that my oldest daughter and I made each year with her Papa until he passed away. Now we continue to make it each year and remember how much fun we had making them with him and making new memories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Walnut Crescent Cookies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;1 cup butter, softened&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;1/4 cup sugar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;1 tsp. vanilla&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;2 cups finely chopped walnuts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Powdered sugar for coating&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Mix walnuts and flour and sugar together, then add butter and vanilla. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Mix with fingers, until all blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.&lt;br /&gt;Heat oven to 325 degrees.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Shape dough by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls into crescent shapes or balls.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Bake 12-15 minutes or until set but not brown.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/tasty-tuesday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22iRSY8MOqpgkPySp3ASwfmTamraztortW9uaOPI1U3-L8zVOJfI6I8c4Ei4FHEin-hRXYmsqN0mG8SWA7-dGi8naPABNK1qAyjKvlhWVKeN5bYnRTID5bOd4K1p1Ra1ZOejs2N257B8/s72-c/walnut_cookies_small.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-7865887254439273200</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-22T20:11:05.132-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Winners</category><title>Bratz Kids: Slumber Party for Nintendo Wii GIVEAWAY - WINNER</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEclo3MBuHimjcKS_yD6EcgHhS23O87Z2MAJ-_e6Z82iR3y_hJJD3ZsHupuCU1wiFQwf-RK4bFxbXmy206vv3VWBvuIOF0Y-SNIcVbwklvqzVe4wVO8WrlgiaQ-lrcaI_gMxzsA9PZZE/s1600-h/bratz-winner.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282786750183853586&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 165px; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEclo3MBuHimjcKS_yD6EcgHhS23O87Z2MAJ-_e6Z82iR3y_hJJD3ZsHupuCU1wiFQwf-RK4bFxbXmy206vv3VWBvuIOF0Y-SNIcVbwklvqzVe4wVO8WrlgiaQ-lrcaI_gMxzsA9PZZE/s400/bratz-winner.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAxTAqq9iAX38wjfp7ezXi28ogdTwcwsGPerlYS8iiynNpa8UZBlJltEx2SDITlnR7Lg1EBUgUkp_I7_c2n4qo7b3TMTYIKrI9Y9eTfA9O5LRO9oefUj4NmBdHAUuceyk8OYDHSB4ndM/s1600-h/bratz-winner.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Winner:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a name=&quot;c7579829908813450924&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;c2063218467883101312&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blogger.com/profile/04206073923252714953&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;MisfitMookie&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;a title=&quot;Comment Link&quot; href=&quot;http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/bratzkids-slumber-party-for-nintendo.html#comment-2063218467883101312&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;122 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The buil-a-bear game! Thanks for the chance to win! misfitmookie at gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;comment permalink&quot; href=&quot;http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/bratzkids-slumber-party-for-nintendo.html?showComment=1229554680000#c2063218467883101312&quot;&gt;December 17, 2008 2:58 PM &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/bratz-kids-slumber-party-for-nintendo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEclo3MBuHimjcKS_yD6EcgHhS23O87Z2MAJ-_e6Z82iR3y_hJJD3ZsHupuCU1wiFQwf-RK4bFxbXmy206vv3VWBvuIOF0Y-SNIcVbwklvqzVe4wVO8WrlgiaQ-lrcaI_gMxzsA9PZZE/s72-c/bratz-winner.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-7696961363327460725</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-22T19:42:51.349-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Product Reviews</category><title>&#39;Queen of the Road&#39; Book Review</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8pzyIo7J4i9Fw6-c2j80Z2VjnlhERCF0G8nioGDQEZ1MASUKU2d-VI0BOGttiqTje2SLZ2JpyTkXZGGP0a_-jkymBOyZmvOJaUq_Lt8rGaS11SCjrFTDSRaAIZtKrLbXBnLIOdc_S3Y/s1600-h/queenoftheroad.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282779500314966450&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8pzyIo7J4i9Fw6-c2j80Z2VjnlhERCF0G8nioGDQEZ1MASUKU2d-VI0BOGttiqTje2SLZ2JpyTkXZGGP0a_-jkymBOyZmvOJaUq_Lt8rGaS11SCjrFTDSRaAIZtKrLbXBnLIOdc_S3Y/s400/queenoftheroad.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Queeen of the Road&lt;/em&gt; is a unique collection of events about one woman&#39;s trip across country with her husband, dog and two cats in a bus of a motorhome. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;From the book: “A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She’s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He’s an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests “chucking it all” to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, “Why can’t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?” But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats—and no agenda—in a 340-square-foot bus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Queen of the Road is Doreen’s offbeat and romantic tale about refusing to settle; about choosing the unconventional road with all the misadventures it brings (fire, flood, armed robbery, and finding themselves in a nudist RV park, to name just a few). The marvelous places they visit and delightful people they encounter have a life-changing effect on all the travelers, as Doreen grows to appreciate the simple life, Tim mellows, and even the pets pull together. Best of all, readers get to go along for the ride through forty-seven states in this often hilarious and always entertaining memoir, in which a boisterous marriage of polar opposites becomes stronger than ever.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Normally, this is not my type of book to read. I am one who likes murder mysteries or suspens thrillers. However, this book really made me laugh and cry (tears fo joy). The book is very easy to read and without a doubt you will get sucked into the story. However, every now and then thoughts will jump from one to another. This can be a bit confusing but you will not get lost. There is the occasional use of profanity but it doesn&#39;t distract from the story. I love how you learn a little history as well. Doreen and I defintely see eye-to-eye regarding spiders, lol. I actually think it would be fun to take a long road trip in a hug bus with all the amenities. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Overall, I give &lt;em&gt;Queen of the Road&lt;/em&gt; two thumbs up!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/queen-of-road-book-review.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8pzyIo7J4i9Fw6-c2j80Z2VjnlhERCF0G8nioGDQEZ1MASUKU2d-VI0BOGttiqTje2SLZ2JpyTkXZGGP0a_-jkymBOyZmvOJaUq_Lt8rGaS11SCjrFTDSRaAIZtKrLbXBnLIOdc_S3Y/s72-c/queenoftheroad.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-6066639801137661431</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T13:21:44.517-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Product Reviews</category><title>Cushy Closer Review and Giveaway! CLOSED!</title><description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=cushy1.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 321px; HEIGHT: 219px&quot; height=&quot;545&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/cushy1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;699&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/cushycloserdoorcushion/StoreFront&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baby Urbana - Cushy Closer - Giveaway&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize:&lt;/strong&gt; $25 gift certificate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cushy Closers&lt;/em&gt; allow quiet entry and exit while checking on sleeping children&lt;br /&gt;Prevents young children from being locked in (bathrooms,bedrooms,etc.)&lt;br /&gt;Snug fit helps muffle door sounds (slamming,rattling,closing)&lt;br /&gt;Helps with noisy children and husbands, too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It doesn&#39;t matter how much noise a child can sleep through, there&#39;s something about the click of a doorknob or rattling of a door that can break through the deepest sleep. Once the Cushy Closer is attached, the door can be opened and closed, completely and quietly, without turning the knob or handle. The snug fit means no rattling or slamming when a blast of air hits the door. Want to thwart the efforts of a toddler trying to lock him or herself in the bathroom or bedroom? Do you have a noisy husband or older children? What other doors may need a Cushy Closer? They&#39;re also portable for visits to friends or grandma&#39;s or when traveling. As their sister-in-law says, &quot;It&#39;s the best little product you never knew you needed.&quot; If nothing else, it sure beats putting a sock or rag in the door!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=100_8859.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 166px&quot; height=&quot;536&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/100_8859.jpg&quot; width=&quot;728&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Product Review:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gail sent me a Cushy Closer to test out. They are wonderful! I have it on the door in my girls room (they are 3 and 5). Prior to putting the Cushy Closer on their door here is what would happen - One would wake up and when leaving the room they closed the door (or should I say slammed) and then the other would wake up. After Cushy Closer (I think you get the picture) the one still sleeping stayed sleeping. It is a wonderful product. Upon first seeing it I thought this puffy thing will never fit but it does. There are a ton of designs to choose from and Gail is awesome to work with. I honestly could not find any flaws to report. Definitely two thumbs up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;How the enter Giveaway:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/cushycloserdoorcushion/StoreFront&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Baby Urbana&lt;/a&gt; and then come back here and comment on what you would pick if you won. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;-Subscribe to my updates (1 extra)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Carry my button on your sidebar (5 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Twitter this giveaway (leave a comment with link to your tweet) (1 extra per day per tweet)&lt;br /&gt;- Blog about this giveaway (5 extra)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;please leave a separate comment for each extra entry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Giveaway ends on Wednesday, December 31st at noon EST &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(you MUST leave a way for me to contact you or another winner will be chosen)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/cushy-closer-review-and-giveaway.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>84</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-7420917128852877267</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-31T13:21:26.067-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PBB Giveaways</category><title>Story Time Felts Giveaway! CLOSED!</title><description>&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=stf1.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;158&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/stf1.jpg&quot; width=&quot;210&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Story Time Felts Giveaway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prize: $25 gift certificate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Story Time Felts offers the very finest in felt board stories and visual aids for learning and open-ended play. Strict attention is paid to the &lt;a title=&quot;The Quality of Our Felt&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/felt.html&quot;&gt;quality&lt;/a&gt; as well as the educational value of each product. We carry an extensive line of educational &lt;a title=&quot;Felt Board Stories - Felt Board Backgrounds and Felt Story Figures for Storytelling&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/boards.html&quot;&gt;felt board story sets&lt;/a&gt; and non-denominational &lt;a title=&quot;Religious Felt Board Sets and Other Bible Felt Items&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/religious.html&quot;&gt;religious felts&lt;/a&gt; as well as &lt;a title=&quot;Dress Up Paper Dolls in Felt from Story Time Felts&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/dolls.html&quot;&gt;dress-up &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/dolls.html&quot;&gt;dolls&lt;/a&gt;,including custom &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/photo-dolls.html&quot;&gt;photo dress-up dolls&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Felt Books - Activity Books - Quiet Books - Toggles &quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/activitybooks.html&quot;&gt;felt activity books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Dramatic Play Felts - Masks, Puppets, and Finger Plays&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/fingerplay.html&quot;&gt;finger plays,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Dramatic Play Felts - Masks, Puppets, and Finger Plays&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/dramatic-play-felts.html&quot;&gt;puppets&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a title=&quot;Story and Song Audio CDs - Music Education Felt Board&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/story-song-CDs.html&quot;&gt;audio story and song CDs&lt;/a&gt; and more for preschool through school aged children.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/story-time-felts.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Story Time Felts&lt;/a&gt; produces its own products in the U.S.A. and sell them exclusively through Independent Story Time Felts Consultants. Their felt is washable as well as colorfast - the artwork is much more detailed and &quot;pops&quot; more than other products. The Story Time Felts &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/tour.html&quot;&gt;manufacturing process&lt;/a&gt; is unique in that the artwork is actually dyed into the felt for long lasting color and quality. It will last through generations of happy children&#39;s felt board storytelling! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=stf2.gif&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 247px; HEIGHT: 171px&quot; height=&quot;171&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/stf2.gif&quot; width=&quot;201&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=stf4.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 228px; HEIGHT: 188px&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/stf4.jpg&quot; width=&quot;256&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Children are natural storytellers but often their stories remain locked in their heads because they lack the ability to express themselves. Story Time Felts help parents and teachers bring back creativity and imagination to the children in their lives through beautiful felt products such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/boards.html&quot;&gt;f&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Felt Board Stories - Felt Board Backgrounds and Felt Story Figures for Storytelling&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/boards.html&quot;&gt;elt board story&lt;/a&gt; figures,&lt;a title=&quot;Felt Books - Activity Books - Quiet Books - Toggles &quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/activitybooks.html&quot;&gt; activity books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Dress Up Paper Dolls in Felt from Story Time Felts&quot; href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/dolls.html&quot;&gt;dress up dolls&lt;/a&gt; and other educational felt items!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;I have several Story Time Felt items - the Toggle Books, Just Like Me fely dolls, dress-up dolls. I am very impressed with the quality and durability of all their items. The only thing I don&#39;t like is cutting the items out so I get all my items pre-cut. Otherwise, I have no complaints.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=stf3.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 208px&quot; height=&quot;208&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/stf3.jpg&quot; width=&quot;203&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/?action=view&amp;amp;current=stf5.jpg&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;WIDTH: 216px; HEIGHT: 185px&quot; height=&quot;185&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/stf5.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;How the enter:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.funfelt.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Story Time Felts&lt;/a&gt; and then come back here and comment on what you would pick if you won.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#000000;&quot;&gt;-Subscribe to my updates (1 extra)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Carry my button on your sidebar (5 extra)&lt;br /&gt;-Twitter this giveaway (leave a comment with link to your tweet) (1 extra per day per tweet)&lt;br /&gt;- Blog about this giveaway (5 extra)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;please leave a separate comment for each extra entry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Giveaway ends on Wednesday, December 31st at noon EST&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(you MUST leave a way for me to contact you or another winner will be chosen)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/story-time-felts-giveaway.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>40</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-2387632570310803291</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-20T23:04:32.175-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">News</category><title>Please be aware of new laws regarding sale of items for children! (Nationally)</title><description>Most of you will be unaware of the laws currently in affect that will be enforced begining in February, 2009. These laws include clothing, toys, blankets, bibs, beds - basically *anything* that comes in contact with children ages 12 and under. You will no longer be able to sell children&#39;s items without having testing for lead, phalates and flammability. To do so will be a felony. Donations to places such as the Salvation Army, etc, will - as it stands - more than likely not be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Additionally, how this affects YOU as a parent. Because of the testing requirements, many companies will be closing their doors. There will be a reduction in services and products available. The companies that do survive this law and are able to afford the testing, will be forced to raise their pricing to cover the testing costs. As it stands, it is looking to cost approximately $500 per unit. If a company has a number of different items available, they have to test each different unit. Say I make a shirt with long sleeves, and one with short sleeves, and another with a bow on the front. Each shirt HAS to be tested seperately, according the new CPSIA laws. This new law is going to put MANY MANY MANY small business completely out of business. This is going to cause a greater impact on our current recession, as those individuals and businesses who rely on the sales of their product, will now be searching for ways to survive - along with you, me and the rest of the country...then add to the fact that product pricing will then increase. It&#39;s all a vicious cycle - all because our country was lacking laws for importing dangerous toys. Please do your homework and read up on the CPSIA laws and how they will affect you as the consumer. Contact your congressman/woman and Senator and ask them to look into the CPSIA and see for themselves the magnitude of devastation this is going to have nation-wide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fashion-incubator.com/category/news-and-events/&quot;&gt;http://www.fashion-incubator.com/category/news-and-events/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://tucsonkids.com/node/390&quot;&gt;http://tucsonkids.com/node/390&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sites.google.com/site/handmadetoyalliance/news---updates&quot;&gt;http://sites.google.com/site/handmadetoyalliance/news---updates&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.html&quot;&gt;http://www.cpsc.gov/ABOUT/Cpsia/cpsia.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/please-be-aware-of-new-laws-regarding.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-5477419842622636707</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-20T09:02:31.680-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fun</category><title>Something Fun!</title><description>&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allfromthelandofahhs.blogspot.com/2008/12/this-is-crazy-try-it.html&quot;&gt;This is CRAZY!!! Try it!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Ok, A follow blogger had this on her site and asked for us to pass it along. It is a bit of fun and we all know how we could use a little fun right now. This is weird math but try it. It worked for me! Let me know if it works for you. I don&#39;t know how it does it but it&#39;s very interesting. Try it!&lt;br /&gt;I had to grab a calculator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;YOUR AGE BY EATING OUT&lt;br /&gt;Don&#39;t tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway-but your waiter may know!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;YOUR AGE BY DINER &amp;amp; RESTAURANT MATH&lt;br /&gt;DON&#39;T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;It takes less than a minute. Work this out as you read .&lt;br /&gt;Be sure you don&#39;t read the bottom until you&#39;ve worked it out!&lt;br /&gt;This is not one of those waste of time things, it&#39;s fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat.&lt;br /&gt;(more than once but less than 10)&lt;br /&gt;2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)&lt;br /&gt;3. Add 5&lt;br /&gt;4. Multiply it by 50&lt;br /&gt;5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758...&lt;br /&gt;If you haven&#39;t, add 1757.&lt;br /&gt;6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.&lt;br /&gt;You should have a three digit number&lt;br /&gt;The first digit of this was your original number. (I.e., How many times you want to go out to restaurants in a week.)&lt;br /&gt;The next two numbers are YOUR AGE ! (Oh YES, it is!)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2008) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS!!!&lt;br /&gt;How weird is that????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/something-fun.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153295196170474451.post-8625310539297458212</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-19T18:27:44.889-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Organization</category><title>Last Minuted Christmas Checklist</title><description>It is the last week before Christmas. Now is the time to make sure you have everything you need to be ready for the big day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are the things that I make sure I have:&lt;br /&gt;- Batteries - nothing worse then getting a gift and you can use it.&lt;br /&gt;- Scotch Tape, wrapping paper and scissors&lt;br /&gt;- Tools to assemble those Christmas Eve projects&lt;br /&gt;- Cookies for Santa and Carrots for the reindeer&lt;br /&gt;- If you can you show test the toys to make sure they work&lt;br /&gt;- Have a simple breakfast in mind (i.e. cinnamon rolls)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any suggestions please leave a comment for all of usto read&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;signature&quot; src=&quot;http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x245/moose1204/signature.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;</description><link>http://photobugbaby.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-minuted-christmas-checklist.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>