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rel="nofollow"&gt;clallen&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/lauren-nicole-gifts-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1257807315102#c1318267421473354795" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;516&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;button http://tryingnewproducts.blogspot.com/ clallen at ntin dot net&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-footer"&gt; &lt;span class="comment-timestamp"&gt; &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/lauren-nicole-gifts-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1257807315102#c1318267421473354795" title="comment permalink"&gt; November 9, 2009 5:55 PM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The winner of the &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/admiral-road-designs-review-giveaway.html"&gt;Admiral Road Designs Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; is (575 entries)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Random Integer Generator&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here are your random numbers:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;pre class="data"&gt;322 &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamp: 2009-11-14 14:45:11 UTC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl id="comments-block"&gt;&lt;dt class="comment-author " id="c8352222413238849850"&gt;&lt;a href="profile/15950568355031778847" rel="nofollow"&gt;Erin from Long Island&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/admiral-road-designs-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1257404921342#c8352222413238849850" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;322&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;google reader subscriber&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-footer"&gt; &lt;span class="comment-timestamp"&gt; &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/admiral-road-designs-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1257404921342#c8352222413238849850" title="comment permalink"&gt; November 5, 2009 2:08 AM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations! 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I always get "I don't know" or "I don't care baby. Whatever you want to get me is fine." That leaves me scratching my head and searching the closets to see what he has and what he doesn't have. There is one thing that I have learned over the years though, I can never go wrong with something from &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"&gt;Bass Pro Shops&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Johnny Morris was frustrated by the lack of tackle in local stores. So in 1971 he rented a U-Haul trailer and headed off across country to fill it with the newest premium fishing tackle he could find. Upon his return home to Springfield, Missouri, Johnny started his fishing business in his dads liquor store with just eight feet of space. The liquor store was a popular stopping off place for local and out-of-state fishermen on their way to the Ozark's famous bass lakes. And when the out-of-state fishermen returned home they started calling Johnny and wanting him to send some of his specialized Bass Pro Shops tackle. In 1974, in response to their demand, Johnny printed and mailed his first Bass Pro Shops catalog. Today, outdoor enthusiasts can not only find their favorite tackle and gear in the catalog but also in the stores and at &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"&gt;basspro.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="border: 1px solid black;"&gt;From that simple beginning, Bass Pro Shops has become one of America’s premier outdoor retailers with destination outdoor retail stores across America and Canada, serving over 75 million sportsmen a year. Each store is unique and offers a truly unforgettable shopping experience - as close to the Great Outdoors as you can get indoors!&lt;/p&gt;Ever since we moved back up to the mountains, all I hear about is fishing. I have never seen a grown man so happy to get up a 6:00 a.m. before in my life. It is almost comparable to the excitement of a kid on Christmas morning. So when C found out he was getting to review the &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_97983____SearchResults"&gt;Fishpond Wildhorse Tech Pack&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"&gt;Bass Pro Shops&lt;/a&gt; he was like a kid on Christmas morning! When it arrived C could not wait to try it out and report back to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv2DDqejOsI/AAAAAAAAC2M/cqu-scnXkRI/s1600-h/bppic1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 307px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv2DDqejOsI/AAAAAAAAC2M/cqu-scnXkRI/s320/bppic1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403619226879736514" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So just what did he think about the &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_97983____SearchResults"&gt;Fishpond Wildhorse Tech Pack&lt;/a&gt;? He loved the fact that there is a ton of storage! He also likes the fact that the weight is evenly distributed between the front and back. Unlike his old vest that had the majority of the weight on the front. The shoulders and sides are adjustable for maximum comfort and the back part of the pack is padded for additional comfort. He said there are more than enough pockets and D-rings to hold all of his gear and the three waterproof pockets (two in the front and one in the back) are a great feature. Some of his favorite features are the hemostat holder in the front, the two fly and hook holders in the front, and the rain cover in the bottom that he can easily access with the pack still on. He also likes the fishing pole holder and the D-ring in the back to hold your net. The &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_97983____SearchResults"&gt;Fishpond Wildhorse Tech Pack&lt;/a&gt; is hydration compatible but does not come with one. Overall, he really, really likes the pack and will not go fishing without it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv2DD94EnNI/AAAAAAAAC2U/TLK1EPmgsR8/s1600-h/bppic2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 294px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv2DD94EnNI/AAAAAAAAC2U/TLK1EPmgsR8/s320/bppic2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403619232087055570" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the thousands and thousands of items &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"&gt;Bass Pro Shops&lt;/a&gt; offers, you are sure to find something for that husband/father/mother/boyfriend/friend/uncle/aunt/grandma/grandpa that has everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv1-lG-PjtI/AAAAAAAAC10/HopcweMjxlo/s1600-h/Optimized-bppack.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 272px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sv1-lG-PjtI/AAAAAAAAC10/HopcweMjxlo/s320/Optimized-bppack.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403614303906402002" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a Fishpond Wildhorse Tech Pack from Bass Pro Shops! ($199.99 ARV)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"target="_blank"&gt;Bass Pro Shops&lt;/a&gt; and tell me something you would love to have or what would make a great Christmas gift for someone on your list.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway using the text below. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Win a Fishpond Wildhorse Tech Pack ($199.99 ARV) from @Bass_Pro_Shops at @PieceOfMeBlog! Ends 11/24. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;http://bit.ly/3HTug5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;2 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you Follow Bass Pro Shops on &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Bass_Pro_Shops"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 24th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.basspro.com/homepage.html"&gt;Bass Pro Shops&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. 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I did not really pay attention to it until I had the chance to review it for myself and now I love the camper and the idea behind it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvyfA0xeABI/AAAAAAAAC0k/XYwrNLSrQcc/s1600-h/Optimized-lcdc1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvyfA0xeABI/AAAAAAAAC0k/XYwrNLSrQcc/s320/Optimized-lcdc1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403368489452699666" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On the outside the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66041?locale=en_US"&gt;Daisy Greenway Interactive Camper&lt;/a&gt; (Ages 3+) looks like a fun-loving camper but the inside is where all of the fun is at. It features a pull-out cabin and slide (can be used on the inside or outside), bunk beds, a kitchen complete with a pull-out doggy bed and feeding station, restroom, TV, flip down grill, and so much more! But it is the little details that makes this camper special. In the kitchen you will find a recycling bin to help instill good habits and when you press Daisy Greenway's horn you are greeted with a light-up smile and songs. Daisy Greenway comes with cool bumper stickers so you can decorate her anyway you like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When your child takes part in a family activity like recycling, gardening or hiking; reward her accomplishments with colorful bumper stickers to decorate the Rearview Rewards Panel."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvyfBPz_oMI/AAAAAAAAC0s/kcg4tRepVc0/s1600-h/Optimized-lcdc2.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvyfBPz_oMI/AAAAAAAAC0s/kcg4tRepVc0/s320/Optimized-lcdc2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403368496711049410" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;I love the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66041?locale=en_US"&gt;Daisy Greenway Camper&lt;/a&gt; not just because it is adorable and fun but because it is encouraging caring, sharing and a love for the outdoors through imaginative play. This eco-friendly camper has more than 100 songs, words and sounds, that is activated by the steering-wheel horn, to nurture positive behavior.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvygGjpklQI/AAAAAAAAC1U/FV8OrXwKO8c/s1600-h/Optimized-lcsts.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvygGjpklQI/AAAAAAAAC1U/FV8OrXwKO8c/s320/Optimized-lcsts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403369687447016706" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Since the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66041?locale=en_US"&gt;Daisy Greenway Camper&lt;/a&gt; does not come with any dolls or accessories, &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/wps/portal?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; sent the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66238?locale=en_US"&gt;Caring for Critters&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66214?locale=en_US"&gt;Sweet Tree Swing&lt;/a&gt; play-sets for added fun. The &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66214?locale=en_US"&gt;Sweet Tree Swing&lt;/a&gt; comes with a baby, a baby swing and bunnies to watch the fun. By teaching little one's new activities and helping them out by pushing them in the swing, the Sweet Tree Swing is encouraging caring while playing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvygNJyaGyI/AAAAAAAAC1c/CBcR57sYnB0/s1600-h/Optimized-lccfc.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 260px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvygNJyaGyI/AAAAAAAAC1c/CBcR57sYnB0/s320/Optimized-lccfc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403369800763841314" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/caringcorners/product/detail/LC66238?locale=en_US"&gt;Caring for Critters&lt;/a&gt; set is a forest full of fun and caring. It comes with a doll, a handy medical kit, and a rescue station to help the turtle, birds and bunny mend quickly. Your child can put the birds to sleep in the hammock, give the bunny a bottle and place a bandage on the turtle all while staying on track with the patient chart. Both sets make an adorable addition to the Daisy Greenway Camper and I am sure loads of fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can purchase the Sweet Tree Swing, Caring for Critters and Caring Corners Outdoor Value Pack (that includes the Daisy Greenway Camper and three play-sets for $49.99) at the &lt;a href="http://shop.learningcurve.com/wps/portal/shop?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve Shop&lt;/a&gt; and at most retailers nationwide. I know this would make a wonderful gift this holiday season!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Shopping Tip:&lt;/span&gt; I just recieved the Target Big Holiday Toy Sale Coupon Book and it has the Daisy Greenway Camper in if for $29.99 (the Caring Corners Happy Home is on sale for $54.99 with coupon). I noticed that &lt;a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3504386"&gt;Toys R' Us&lt;/a&gt; also has the Daisy Greenway Camper for $29.99 online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/wps/portal?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; for this review opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the camper and play-sets and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-4373412971849474818?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Now, when I look back at the pictures that were taken over the years I kind of wish we did. That would save me from the embarrassment of the photo of me in my Winnie the Pooh boxer shorts and matching crop-top standing beside my new bike being passed around year after year. After searching several different places for matching holiday pajamas, I came across &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt; and fell in love with their &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/flan_hday_red_flake.php"&gt;Red Snowflake Pajamas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsYaBdehUI/AAAAAAAACz8/87I8pdHPotw/s1600-h/saabclothing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsYaBdehUI/AAAAAAAACz8/87I8pdHPotw/s320/saabclothing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402939013308777794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After itching to be her own boss, Liz Heyland launched &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt; in 1992. In the beginning, Liz created her own line of quality children's clothing and accessories but over the years Snug As A Bug evolved into much more. In 1996 Liz relaxed her hectic schedule to start the Snug As A Bug catalog service. Then in 2002, Snug As A Bug went digital and launched their online store. With that, sales grew and in 2004 Liz began designing, creating and selling matching Christmas pajamas for the whole family including the pet. Today, Snug As A Bug offers the largest selection of matching Christmas pajamas in North America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsbOgUimLI/AAAAAAAAC0M/5NQLU8RIJLc/s1600-h/saabpic.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsbOgUimLI/AAAAAAAAC0M/5NQLU8RIJLc/s320/saabpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402942113969248434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt; sent Princess P the &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/flan_hday_red_flake.php"&gt;Kid's Red Snowflake Two-Piece Pajama&lt;/a&gt; to review. The flannelette style two-piece pajama is made of 100% cotton and has a great red snowflake print that will make even the biggest scrooge look festive. The pajamas also have a great feel that will keep you warm all morning long. I love the fact that they would look great on a boy or girl, which means they can be passed down. Or, if you prefer, you can get them personalized for an extra special touch. Princess P looks adorable in her &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/flan_hday_red_flake.php"&gt;Red Snowflake Pajamas&lt;/a&gt; and I cannot wait to capture those special moments on Christmas morning with her wearing them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great gift idea is to get the entire family matching pajamas from &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt;, wrap them up and put them under the tree. Then on Christmas Eve, when the kids are begging to open just one present, have everyone open the package from Snug As A Bug. That way you get your picture perfect morning and the kids are semi-satisfied.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;Giveaway   Giveaway &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsXsp82cnI/AAAAAAAACzs/1qC8ERAuJaQ/s1600-h/saabmatching.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvsXsp82cnI/AAAAAAAACzs/1qC8ERAuJaQ/s320/saabmatching.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402938233903805042" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a Family Set of Matching Christmas Pajamas (two adult, two kids) in your choice of pattern and size!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt; and tell me which pattern you would choose if you were the lucky winner. Choose carefully because this will be the pattern you win!&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway using the text below. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Win a Family Set of Matching Christmas Pajamas in your choice of pattern &amp;amp; size from @Snug_As_A_Bug at @PieceOfMeBlog! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;http://bit.ly/YmAek&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Follow Snug As A Bug on &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Snug_As_A_Bug"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;2 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you Become a Fan of Snug As A Bug on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-ON/Snug-As-A-Bug/124604626640"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;9. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 23rd at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.snugasabug.com/index.html"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Snug As A Bug&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the pajamas and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-2814830373673243925?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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is (1003 entries)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Random Integer Generator&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here are your random numbers:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;pre class="data"&gt;397 &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamp: 2009-11-11 15:07:53 UTC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl id="comments-block"&gt;&lt;dt class="comment-author " id="c2053163086349312072"&gt;&lt;a href="profile/00440547950861495156" rel="nofollow"&gt;mom2anutball&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/sodastream-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1256911310969#c2053163086349312072" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;397&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;I follow you on twitter, and i tweeted!&lt;br /&gt;http://twitter.com/mom2anutball/status/5287701211&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hawkgirl_16[at]hotmail[dot]com&lt;/p&gt; 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&lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;I would love to win this for my 5 year old daughter who just started ballet lessons.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much fo the chance to win.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-footer"&gt; &lt;span class="comment-timestamp"&gt; &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/prima-princessa-presents-nutcracker.html?showComment=1257645077743#c6731131623780073738" title="comment permalink"&gt; November 7, 2009 8:51 PM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations! 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When I see them I become nostalgic and memories come rushing back to me. Not just good memories, but great memories, when I did not have a care in the world. Everything seemed much simpler then, even the toys. I long for Princess P to have those great memories and what a better way to start than with a classic toy from &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmdbw8GfdI/AAAAAAAACyc/Ci1gfYh9Od8/s1600-h/Optimized-btbttele.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 261px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmdbw8GfdI/AAAAAAAACyc/Ci1gfYh9Od8/s320/Optimized-btbttele.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402522328326634962" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt; was founded in 1988 by parents that wanted their children to enjoy the same quality of play that they remembered and cherished. They felt they had their plates full balancing "real jobs" and children, but their family and friends finally convinced them to start a catalog company from the basement of their home. The catalog was a success and a business plan was hatched. Over the years Back To Basics Toys has continued to bring back classic toys that disappeared from store shelves long ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;"   &gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:black;"   &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Our goal is to continue to offer alternatives to the                    increasing number of toys that are inherently violent, poorly                    made, or based upon pop culture television shows. We remain                    committed to being a unique source for classic toys,                    open-ended toys, and products with quality craftsmanship and                    value."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvmgcHxEnRI/AAAAAAAACzM/waKPMssmqpM/s1600-h/btbtpic2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 216px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvmgcHxEnRI/AAAAAAAACzM/waKPMssmqpM/s320/btbtpic2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402525632989273362" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I saw the &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/5761/txt/Chatter_Telephone"&gt;Chatter Telephone&lt;/a&gt; from Fisher Price on the &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt; website I shouted with enthusiasm "I had one of those!" Immediately remembering the good times I had with it, I knew Princess P would love the Chatter Telephone as well. Luckily, the nice people at Back To Basics Toys sent us one to review. When it arrived I could not wait to get it out of the box and see if it really resembled the one I had as a child. From the rotary dial to the eyes that roll up and down, it was exactly the same. The only things that I could find that wasn't the same is the pull-along cord is a bit shorter and the wheels are made a bit different. Princess P loves the Chatter Telephone Back To Basics Toys sent her. She sits and talks on it all day. She also likes to push it around on the floor and listen to it "chatter".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvmgcMJR0GI/AAAAAAAACzE/Sb5CGmWwFLI/s1600-h/btbtpic1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 221px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvmgcMJR0GI/AAAAAAAACzE/Sb5CGmWwFLI/s320/btbtpic1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402525634164543586" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" &gt;Can you tell which one was made in 1985?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;To put it to the ultimate test I went down to my grandmothers basement and found the one I had played with all those years ago. Armed with the new &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/5761/txt/Chatter_Telephone"&gt;Chatter Telephone&lt;/a&gt; in one hand and the old one in the other I held them out for my family to see if the could spot which one was which. With the exception of a little dirt, scratches and some missing paint no one could believe that one was new and one was made in 1985. C did notice that one the sides of the new one it has a big F P with Fisher Price under it. One the old one it just has Fisher Price spelled out. This could be the way it was made in 1961 though. It is just so hard to believe that my mom had one, I had one and now my daughter has one!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are so many wonderful gift ideas for this holiday season at &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt;. From baby toys to remote control cars, you can find something for everyone on your list. Just looking at some of the toys brings back so many memories for me and I bet it would you too!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmd33ktRmI/AAAAAAAACys/JwG4BlZaqoU/s1600-h/Optimized-btbtracer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 218px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmd33ktRmI/AAAAAAAACys/JwG4BlZaqoU/s320/Optimized-btbtracer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402522811143898722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmd3y_ifvI/AAAAAAAACyk/2Pp2BW4-B9M/s1600-h/Optimized-btbtairplane.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 227px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svmd3y_ifvI/AAAAAAAACyk/2Pp2BW4-B9M/s320/Optimized-btbtairplane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402522809914261234" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win their choice of either a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/8095/txt/Blue_Bamboo_Racer"&gt;Bamboo Racer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; or &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/item/productid/8096/txt/Bamboo_Airplane"&gt;Bamboo Airplane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; from Back To Basics Toys! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt; and tell me a toy that brings back memories to you or an item your kids would love.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway using the text below. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Just in time for the holidays... Win a Bamboo Racer or Bamboo Airplane from @&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Scholastic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; at @PieceOfMeBlog! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;http://bit.ly/2SAwuB&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Follow Back To Basics Toys on &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/Scholastic"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 22nd at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents. No P.O. Boxes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.backtobasicstoys.com/"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Back To Basics Toys&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the Chatter Telephone and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-2345371691772953683?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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I not only look at the product prices but also the shipping fees because they can really make your total grow drastically. I also love to shop at small businesses instead of large corporations. So when &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; was brought to my attention I instantly knew I would be shopping there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svgwz4aCVHI/AAAAAAAACxM/20WzzUI8DbA/s1600-h/mlsbsuit.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Svgwz4aCVHI/AAAAAAAACxM/20WzzUI8DbA/s320/mlsbsuit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402121420903961714" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like many of us, Carrie owner of &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt;, wanted to spend more time with her daughter when she launched the store. Working full time with a two hour commute each day left little time to spend with her family. So finally when she decided enough was enough she opened My Little Snuggle Bug and dedicated it to her inspiration, her daughter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a first-time-mom, Carrie is extremely particular about what clothes she dresses her daughter in. At &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; you will find stylish, unique (and organic!) clothing items made by fashionable brands like Kate Quinn Organics and Speesees. They also offer some of the best prices on organic clothing I have seen!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvgzoFV4n8I/AAAAAAAACxk/HX_cyoaRnfc/s1600-h/mlsbpic.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvgzoFV4n8I/AAAAAAAACxk/HX_cyoaRnfc/s320/mlsbpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402124516752662466" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; sent us the &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/speesees_hoodedtowel_prance.html"&gt;Prance Hooded Towel from Speesees&lt;/a&gt; to review. I am usually picky when it comes to hooded towels for Princess P, mainly because of size and thickness, but the towel from Speesees surpassed all of my expectations! Its buttery soft organic cotton is super absorbent and the terry backing adds thickness and durability. The Hooded Towel from Speesees is the perfect size to wrap Princess P up in after she gets out of the bath. My Little Snuggle Bug offers three different designs of the Speesees Hooded Towel, Prance, Hum and Harmonize, for added fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether you are looking for the perfect outfit for the little girl on your Christmas list or the perfect organic bedding for your own child, &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; is the place to look. With low item prices, competitive shipping rates and awesome customer service why wouldn't you shop at My Little Snuggle Bug?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvgwztGjuhI/AAAAAAAACw8/Sdd3zknlKds/s1600-h/mlsbhum.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvgwztGjuhI/AAAAAAAACw8/Sdd3zknlKds/s320/mlsbhum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402121417869474322" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a Speesees Organic Hooded Towel in their choice of style from My Little Snuggle Bug! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"target="_blank"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; and tell me one item you love &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;AND&lt;/span&gt; which hooded towel you would choose if you were the lucky winner.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to use @PieceOfMeBlog in your tweet so I can see it. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7.&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; 3 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/join_mailing_list.html"&gt;sign up&lt;/a&gt; to receive updates from My Little Snuggle Bug.&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 21st at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.mylittlesnugglebug.com/index.html"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;My Little Snuggle Bug &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the towel and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-7574272152305313485?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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After sifting through her toy box I was left wondering which one's were really safe. While searching for safe, non-toxic toys &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com&lt;/a&gt; was brought to my attention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com&lt;/a&gt; offers everything from organic cotton plush toys to wooden pull toys. They also only carry toys from manufacturers that place the utmost importance on quality and safety like HABA and ImagiPLAY brands. ecoTimeToys.com has taken out all of the leg-work for parents by spending countless hours themselves looking for some of the best toys around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;fieldset style="border: 2px solid black;"&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;We are very selective in choosing the toys that we carry. &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:Century Gothic;" &gt;First&lt;/span&gt;, we generally stay away from toys made from plastics. &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:Century Gothic;" &gt;Second&lt;/span&gt;, all toys must be non-toxic, &lt;span style=";font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;phthalate &lt;/span&gt;-free, and contain no harmful chemicals. &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:Century Gothic;" &gt;Third&lt;/span&gt;, all toys must pass very stringent American and/or European testing standards. &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;font-family:Century Gothic;" &gt;Fourth&lt;/span&gt;, all toys must be made from the highest quality materials and fabrics. A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:10pt;"  &gt;dditionally, many of our toys are hand-made and/or made in small-production batches. They also may be made from recycled or sustainable materials. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/fieldset&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWe6PzwTHI/AAAAAAAACwM/x1Cpl6xQwL8/s1600-h/ettcollection.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWe6PzwTHI/AAAAAAAACwM/x1Cpl6xQwL8/s320/ettcollection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401398051613985906" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since Princess P loves to help me cook (i.e. pull out everything in the cabinets and hand it to me at the most inopportune times) I knew that she was going to love the &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/Melissa_Doug_Magnetic_Kitchen_Bottle_Collection_p/md3009.htm"&gt;Melissa &amp;amp; Doug Magnetic Kitchen Bottle Collection&lt;/a&gt; that &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp"&gt;ecoTimeToys&lt;/a&gt; offered us to review. When it arrived she was eager to open the package and started playing with the bottle collection immediately. She quickly learned that each lid came off and then easily went back on. It wasn't long before she had all of the color coded lids mixed up. But she was having a blast!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWhTzg5BXI/AAAAAAAACws/XH36hjsNJOY/s1600-h/ettpic.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWhTzg5BXI/AAAAAAAACws/XH36hjsNJOY/s320/ettpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401400689718527346" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/Melissa_Doug_Magnetic_Kitchen_Bottle_Collection_p/md3009.htm"&gt;Magnetic Kitchen Bottle Collection&lt;/a&gt; will keep her entertained for a good 10 -15 minutes before she even looks up. She has also gotten better at matching the bottle color to the lid color. The bottle collection is hand crafted from select hardwood and non-toxic dyes and it is hand-sanded for a smooth finish. I love this bottle collection almost as much as Princess P does. She thinks she is just having fun playing but it is really helping her develop fine motor skills and color matching.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com&lt;/a&gt; is your one stop shop this holiday season. You can find Towel Dolls for the littlest one on your list or gift the Learn-to-Play Piano for the older ones. Either way, I am sure you will find just what you are looking for at ecoTimeToys.com!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWe6ZrH78I/AAAAAAAACwU/crfQeTHW2xc/s1600-h/ettgiftcard.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvWe6ZrH78I/AAAAAAAACwU/crfQeTHW2xc/s320/ettgiftcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401398054262140866" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a $30 Gift Certificate to ecoTimeToys.com!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp" target="_blank"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com&lt;/a&gt; and let us know what you would spend the gift certificate on if you were the lucky winner.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. 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The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.ecotimetoys.com/default.asp"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;ecoTimeToys.com &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the bottle collection and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-4738364717843484251?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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But picking a potty that your child will actually use is half the battle. I have seen potties that are inflatable, potties with cartoon characters on them and potties that sing. All of those seemed too distracting. We wanted a potty that was simple and got the job done. So when the &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/products/Bathroom/BABYBJORN-Smart-Potty/"&gt;BabyBjörn Smart Potty&lt;/a&gt; was brought to our attention I knew that it was the one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ4jJAZf2I/AAAAAAAACv8/9Au_OgPQtC4/s1600-h/bbjornpic2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ4jJAZf2I/AAAAAAAACv8/9Au_OgPQtC4/s320/bbjornpic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401004029488234338" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Founded in 1961, &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/Home/"&gt;BabyBjörn&lt;/a&gt; is a family-owned Swedish company. Their goal from the beginning has been to simplify everyday activities for parents and small children by developing innovative products for children up to age three. BabyBjörn has worked closely with pediatricians from the start. The valuable information and comments they provide are vital, both in connection with new products and the ongoing development of existing products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;fieldset style="border: 2px solid black;"&gt;  When we develop our products, we always try to be both creative and sensitive to children’s and parents’ needs. We aim to identify those little everyday problems and then to come up with ingenious solutions to them. Parents should feel confident in their choice of a functional product that is safe for their child. This is why we take responsibility for every step of our development process and have adopted a long-term approach towards constantly improving and renewing our product range.&lt;/fieldset&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ3h6gIPzI/AAAAAAAACv0/93QOteElGtY/s1600-h/bbjornpic.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ3h6gIPzI/AAAAAAAACv0/93QOteElGtY/s320/bbjornpic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401002908903292722" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/Home/"&gt;BabyBjörn&lt;/a&gt; very generously sent us their newest potty, the &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/products/Bathroom/BABYBJORN-Smart-Potty/"&gt;Smart Potty&lt;/a&gt; in red, to review. At first glance the Smart Potty looks like a combination of BabyBjörn's Potty Chair and Little Potty with each of their best features. The Smart Potty is the perfect size, fitting wonderfully in our downstairs half bath. Since it has a smaller design, the Smart Potty is ideal if you have two bathrooms (upstairs and downstairs) or even to take on trips. It also comes in bright, bold colors and a sleek design to get your little one's attention. The &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/products/Bathroom/BABYBJORN-Smart-Potty/"&gt;Smart Potty&lt;/a&gt; is easy to clean and the gripping on the bottom keeps it in one place.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So it is attractive and convenient but is is functional? When it first arrived Princess P had a hard time getting over the splash guard (which I guess is perfect for boys). Every time she would sit down she would sit right on it. It didn't take long for that problem to go away and another one to arise. We could not get her off of it! She would sit on it not to go potty, but to read books and play with her stuffed animals. Well, at least she is interested in it! Everyday we work with her on the &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/products/Bathroom/BABYBJORN-Smart-Potty/"&gt;Smart Potty&lt;/a&gt; and I am sure she will be going on it before we know it (at least I hope!).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ2fKNAk-I/AAAAAAAACvk/G8pdIppgFDw/s1600-h/bbjornpotty.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvQ2fKNAk-I/AAAAAAAACvk/G8pdIppgFDw/s320/bbjornpotty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401001762066830306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a BabyBjörn Smart Potty in their choice of color!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/Home/"target="_blank"&gt;BabyBjörn&lt;/a&gt; and tell me another product you love AND what color Smart Potty you would choose if you were the lucky winner.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to use @PieceOfMeBlog in your tweet so I can see it. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 19th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.babybjorn.com/en/American/Home/"&gt;BabyBjörn&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;BabyBjörn &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;provided the potty and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-4422129324452419366?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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is (202 entries)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Random Integer Generator&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here are your random numbers:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;pre class="data"&gt;177 &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamp: 2009-11-05 23:32:38 UTC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl id="comments-block"&gt;&lt;dt class="comment-author " id="c7438649201278554362"&gt;&lt;a href="profile/12455122014072036304" rel="nofollow"&gt;AmyLynn&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/whimsy-couture-giveaway.html?showComment=1257163756482#c7438649201278554362" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;177&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;My favorite tutorial is the "WHIMSY COUTURE Sewing Pattern STRAP KNOT HALTER TOP DRESS with version for BUBBLE TOPS sizes 6m through 7/8" - http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33467657&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-footer"&gt; &lt;span class="comment-timestamp"&gt; &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/whimsy-couture-giveaway.html?showComment=1257163756482#c7438649201278554362" title="comment permalink"&gt; November 2, 2009 7:09 AM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The winner of the &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/studio-by-danielson-designs-review.html"&gt;Danielson Designs Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; is (340 entries)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Random Integer Generator&lt;/h2&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Here are your random numbers:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;pre class="data"&gt;339 &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamp: 2009-11-05 23:41:08 UTC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl id="comments-block"&gt;&lt;dt class="comment-author " id="c1336033871330445019"&gt;&lt;a href="profile/05386380209848441346" rel="nofollow"&gt;lilyk&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/studio-by-danielson-designs-review.html?showComment=1257309509401#c1336033871330445019" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;339&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;I love the Horse Show Plaque!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-footer"&gt; &lt;span class="comment-timestamp"&gt; &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/studio-by-danielson-designs-review.html?showComment=1257309509401#c1336033871330445019" title="comment permalink"&gt; November 3, 2009 11:38 PM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The winner of the &lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/alicecom-review-giveaway.html"&gt;Alice.com Giveaway&lt;/a&gt; is (722 entries)...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are your random numbers:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;pre class="data"&gt;335 &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;p&gt;Timestamp: 2009-11-06 00:00:23 UTC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;dl id="comments-block"&gt;&lt;dt class="comment-author " id="c542586295602117576"&gt;&lt;a href="profile/06711357640866468501" rel="nofollow"&gt;Cindy&lt;/a&gt; said... &lt;span class="numberingcomments" style="float: right; font-size: 20px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/alicecom-review-giveaway.html?showComment=1256550431934#c542586295602117576" title="Comment Link"&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;CommentsCounter=CommentsCounter+1;document.write(CommentsCounter)&lt;/script&gt;335&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;dd class="comment-body"&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today's tweet; http://twitter.com/Getalonghome/statuses/5169488780&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulations! 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They seem to multiply each year and I can never keep track. So when I was contacted by &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; to review one of their &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/order/index.html"&gt;T-Shirt Quilts&lt;/a&gt; I thought that would be the perfect solution. Up until I told C about it and he quickly replied "There is no need for that, I wear each one of those shirts." I just rolled my eyes and said "yeah right" under my breath. Feeling defeated I went to the Campus Quilt Company website to see if they offered anything else. Much to my delight I found something that would fit perfectly, a Photo Memory Quilt!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvHyIiGOEzI/AAAAAAAACuU/Iv79W5sPKyI/s1600-h/campusquiltcotquilt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvHyIiGOEzI/AAAAAAAACuU/Iv79W5sPKyI/s320/campusquiltcotquilt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400363656599704370" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Born in 2000 as a thesis project for owner Leigh Lowe's MBA, Campus Quilts became a company dedicated to turning old clothes into lasting memories in the form of fun and functional quilts and bedspreads. &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; stands out from its competitors because they take special steps to ensure that your memories are preserved in full. By using a long-arm quilting machine, Campus Quilt Company quilts throughout the entire pattern instead of just quilting around the parameter. They also offer additional options like sashing, embroidery and custom backing to ensure your quilt is customized to the fullest. &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; has been seen on The Rachael Ray Show and NBC's Today Show and would make a perfect holiday gift.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After I decided on the 16 special photos I wanted on the quilt I simply emailed them to &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt;. Along with the photos, I also sent my backing choice, brown flannel. All that was left to do after that was wait on the quilt to be created.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0SDrfJ2I/AAAAAAAACvM/ecwYdLxqO7E/s1600-h/cqc3.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0SDrfJ2I/AAAAAAAACvM/ecwYdLxqO7E/s320/cqc3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400366019256461154" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seemed like no time when the package from &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; arrived. When I opened the box I was overwhelmed with joy when I saw the photo quilt. I looked at each picture and was immediately taken back to that day and the memories we made as a family. The sashing between the photos adds the perfect touch and the quilting pattern makes the stadium quilt look very fun and attractive (not to mention it adds durability).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0Ryn9-_I/AAAAAAAACvE/bLEEr7c7L_U/s1600-h/cqc2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 198px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0Ryn9-_I/AAAAAAAACvE/bLEEr7c7L_U/s320/cqc2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400366014678301682" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was a little nervous when I went to wash the Photo Quilt but I wanted to soften up the photos a bit. I washed the quilt in cold water on the gentle cycle and then dried it on delicate and it came out just fine. In fact, it actually fluffed it up a bit. While this quilt would look wonderful hanging up, I love to be covered in our memories. Princess P loves it when we spread out the quilt and she can crawl around looking at the different photos and pointing at the baby in them. This quilt will remind us of all the fun times we have had in the past. It includes pictures of C and I when we were dating to being pregnant with P and all of her firsts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0RgWUOtI/AAAAAAAACu8/VsJPFSMd3Uk/s1600-h/cqc1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 192px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvH0RgWUOtI/AAAAAAAACu8/VsJPFSMd3Uk/s320/cqc1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400366009772423890" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; offers many options to persevere your clothes like &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/order/index.html"&gt;T-Shirt Quilts&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/order/t-shirt-pillow.html"&gt;T-Shirt Pillows&lt;/a&gt; that allow you to clean out the closet without getting rid of those memories. They also have &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/order/t-shirt-wee-quilt.html"&gt;Wee Quilts&lt;/a&gt; to display your little one's baby clothes, bibs, you name it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvHydBrTNZI/AAAAAAAACuc/4l-zDBHPAC8/s1600-h/campusquiltcogc.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 64px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvHydBrTNZI/AAAAAAAACuc/4l-zDBHPAC8/s320/campusquiltcogc.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400364008674112914" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One lucky reader will win a $150 Gift Card to Campus Quilt Company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"target="_blank"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; and tell me what size quilt you would like to make if you were the lucky winner.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. 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Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 18th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US residents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.campusquilt.com/"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Campus Quilt Company&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; provided the quilt and I provided my honest opinion. 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I usually stick to the same recipes using them over and over again every week. Sure, I would love to try something new (C would too!) but what if we don't like it? That has happened more times than I would like to admit. But when I was contacted to review a new cookbook,&lt;a href="http://www.theflexcook.com/index.html"&gt; "Spice Up Your Life" by Bindu Grandhi,&lt;/a&gt; I figured I would step out of my routine (and comfort zone) and give it a try.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCuIdLvXYI/AAAAAAAACtM/ndl3nNA_1yI/s1600-h/tfcbook.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCuIdLvXYI/AAAAAAAACtM/ndl3nNA_1yI/s320/tfcbook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400007413513280898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;fieldset style="border: 2px solid black;"&gt; "T&lt;span class="Normal-C13"&gt;his cookbook takes healthy, low-fat recipes and dresses them up with savory herbs     and spices. Taking a flexitarian approach to eating, it focuses primarily on grains,     fruits, and vegetables, with proteins such as seafood and poultry mixed in sparingly.     This diet has been proven to have numerous health benefits, and with these delicious,     flavorful dishes, there is no sacrifice in taste!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Normal-C13"&gt;"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/fieldset&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;As soon as the cookbook arrived I browsed through it in hopes to find something to make for that days lunch. Inside I was greeted by delightful recipes that made my mouth water like the recipes for Sweet Pepper Chicken Curry and Strawberry Kulfi. Unfortunately, my pantry was much like my everyday routine, plain, and I had to find a recipe that I had all of the ingredients for. In the appetizer section I landed on a recipe that I not only had all of the ingredients for but it also sounded really good, &lt;a href="http://www.theflexcook.com/recipe%202.html"&gt;Garlic and Chili Cheese Toast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCvzy6NgcI/AAAAAAAACtc/y_y_v8U0hvE/s1600-h/tfcpic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 198px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCvzy6NgcI/AAAAAAAACtc/y_y_v8U0hvE/s320/tfcpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400009257591341506" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since I was making the recipe for lunch I scaled back the size to make enough for just me. I also had to substitute the fresh garlic for minced garlic that I had in the refrigerator. The Garlic and Chili Cheese Toast recipe was super easy and it tasted great too! I could definitely see myself making this with the Shrimp Curry recipe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;a href="http://www.theflexcook.com/index.html"&gt;Spice Up Your Life" The Flexitarian Way&lt;/a&gt; would make a perfect gift this holiday season for a beginning chef or the most seasoned one. I know I am already eying the Spicy-Sweet Deviled Eggs recipe for Thanksgiving this year!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can purchase "Spice Up Your Life" by Bindu Grandhi for $17.99 at &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spice-Up-Your-Life-Flexitarian/dp/1599552736/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1246399482&amp;amp;sr=1-2"&gt;amazon.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Spice-Up-Your-Life-the-Flexitarian-Way/Bindu-Grandhi/e/9781599552736/?itm=6"&gt;Barnes &amp;amp; Noble&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCuIdLvXYI/AAAAAAAACtM/ndl3nNA_1yI/s1600-h/tfcbook.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SvCuIdLvXYI/AAAAAAAACtM/ndl3nNA_1yI/s320/tfcbook.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400007413513280898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Three lucky readers will receive a copy of  "Spice Up Your Life"!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.theflexcook.com/index.html"&gt;TheFlexCook.com&lt;/a&gt; and tell me a sample recipe that you would love to try.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to use @PieceOfMeBlog in your tweet so I can see it. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 17th at 11:59pm ET. 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I spend all of this time picking out the perfect gifts for Christmas and 9 times out of 10 they require batteries to operate. What happened to the good ole' days when a little bit of manpower was all you needed to get that toy working? Luckily, there is a toy out there that doesn't require batteries that will still delight kids of all ages, the &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; is a mechanical marvel that uses kid-power and a little bit of help from inertia, gravity and friction to get it going. While the PlasmaCar may sound like a complicated contraption it is actually quite simple. It boasts six wheels, a seat, footrests and a steering wheel. Made from strong ABS plastic the PlasmaCar is built to last. The &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; also comes in a variety of colors to choose from. Most importantly, it has been extensively tested and meets or exceeds all of the international safety standards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5CVRHC4QI/AAAAAAAACr0/EuNxNZbg82w/s1600-h/plasmacar.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5CVRHC4QI/AAAAAAAACr0/EuNxNZbg82w/s320/plasmacar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399325936401441026" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We recently had a chance to review the &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=129&amp;amp;cat=28&amp;amp;page=1"&gt;PlasmaCar in red&lt;/a&gt;. When it arrived I thought I would try to put the PlasmaCar together on my own. I mean, it only came with a few pieces to assemble so I thought I would be alright. After managing to get the first step completed the directions confused me a bit and I got C to help. After he got it together we were ready to ride! The &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; best functions on a smooth, flat surface but all we have is our tile floor in the kitchen. So I hopped on (yes, it is for adults too! up to 220 lbs on flat surfaces and 120lbs on rough surfaces) and gave it a try. While we did move some, the wheels kept getting stuck in the grout lines on the floor. So we let Princess P hop on a take it for a whirl. Of course, she was using her feet to push the PlasmaCar as she cruised around the floor with her monkey. (She is still a bit too small to operate the PlasmaCar correctly.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5EdUtIkMI/AAAAAAAACsM/eNXEcfNdm0c/s1600-h/pcpic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5EdUtIkMI/AAAAAAAACsM/eNXEcfNdm0c/s320/pcpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399328273828712642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So next we headed out to the sidewalk to see if that would work better. (And to give our neighbors a bit of entertainment.) To get the PlasmaCar going I turned the steering wheel from left to right and boy was I off! It is a small little thing but it can gain some speed, especially if you are headed down a slight incline. Stopping was easy, I just stopped turning the steering wheel and put my feet down. For smaller kids helmets might be a good idea. It is not a far fall off of the PlasmaCar, but it still is a good idea encase they hit a bump and become dislodged.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can see how the &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; would be hours of entertainment for kids. For example, our niece was over here visiting P a couple of days ago and it seemed like she was on it the whole time she was here. But the best thing is the PlasmaCar doesn't require batteries or any other form of power other than the kid generated kind. So the PlasmaCar will keep going and going and going.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5EycZt3KI/AAAAAAAACsU/G3QbUg0QJIs/s1600-h/plasmacar2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 141px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Su5EycZt3KI/AAAAAAAACsU/G3QbUg0QJIs/s320/plasmacar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399328636672007330" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a PlasmaCar in a gender neutral color! ($69.95 ARV)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; and comment on your favorite PlasmaCar color.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. Be sure to use @PieceOfMeBlog in your tweet so I can see it. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 16th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;PlasmaCar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; provided the PlasmaCar and I provided my honest opinion. 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It is a night filled with sweet treats and good eats. Here are some helpful tips to keep everyone safe this Halloween!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SunAZ7ju_bI/AAAAAAAACpE/oJ6HEhRcDAA/s1600-h/trick.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SunAZ7ju_bI/AAAAAAAACpE/oJ6HEhRcDAA/s320/trick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398057180097084850" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6N5mv4SI/AAAAAAAACoM/31O1QL1XFVw/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6N5mv4SI/AAAAAAAACoM/31O1QL1XFVw/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050376344658210" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;If you have pumpkins on the porch with candles in them, make sure to set them far enough away where childrens costumes will not brush up against     them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Help your child pick a costume that does not block or limit their eyesight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Stop at familiar houses in neighborhoods you know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Make sure your child carries a flash light, glow stick or that they have reflective tape on their costumes to make them more visible in the dark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;If older children are going out without an adult let them know to stay together in groups and set a specific time for them to be home.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Instruct children to not to eat any treats until they get home and they are examined by an adult.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Check to see if your town is having a Street Fest or Harvest Festival. This can be much safer than Trick-or-Treating door to door.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;If props are used (i.e. fake swords, knives, guns) make sure they are flexible and do not appear authentic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s1600-h/bats.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 14px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sum6vX8-omI/AAAAAAAACoU/YtjV5n1Qbk0/s320/bats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398050951426646626" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Make sure children know to stay on well-lit streets and never cut across yards or alleys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SunAZzshopI/AAAAAAAACo8/cfNfK0kTnq4/s1600-h/happhall.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 158px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SunAZzshopI/AAAAAAAACo8/cfNfK0kTnq4/s320/happhall.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398057177986474642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-6907050145491513122?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Touch &amp; Learn Super Duper Computer Review</title><content type="html">&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuuydwwYoZI/AAAAAAAACrU/bS0byzavJ4E/s1600-h/lclogo.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 70px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuuydwwYoZI/AAAAAAAACrU/bS0byzavJ4E/s320/lclogo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398604802707464594" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Since Princess P is just now getting into cartoons I am just now finding out how many are out there! This whole time I have been unaware of a certain animated show that airs on PBS Kids that meets all of my cartoon criteria. How come no one told me about Super WHY! before? It is educational, fun and adorably cute. What is even more awesome is that &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/wps/portal?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; has developed a line of educational toys that goes hand-in-hand with the show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuuydoaB6mI/AAAAAAAACrM/LpsUMe9rFcc/s1600-h/lccomputer.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuuydoaB6mI/AAAAAAAACrM/LpsUMe9rFcc/s320/lccomputer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398604800466217570" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/wps/portal?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; sent us the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51103A?locale=en_US"&gt;Super WHY! Touch &amp;amp; Learn Super Duper Computer&lt;/a&gt; (Ages 3+) to review. (I am told that this certain computer plays a large role in the show.) The Touch &amp;amp; Learn Super Duper Computer features a fully-interactive touchscreen, an easy to use keyboard, a Why Writer Stylus, and most importantly a volume control. One of the things that makes this computer special is that it has a "Grow-with-Me" Curriculum that helps teach alphabet skills, spelling, letter sounds and rhyming at different skill levels.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuwzxO1jfiI/AAAAAAAACrs/eOE_rIjTeHQ/s1600-h/lcswpic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuwzxO1jfiI/AAAAAAAACrs/eOE_rIjTeHQ/s320/lcswpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398746974199709218" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it arrived I could not wait to give the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51103A?locale=en_US"&gt;Touch &amp;amp; Learn Super Duper Computer&lt;/a&gt; a try (neither could Princess P). As soon as I turned it on I was greeted by Super WHY!  and was told to choose a character and level. When it came time to choose a game I chose one of my favorites, "The Ugly Duckling". The game was a fun rhyming game to help the duckling swim. I love the fact that the computer is so interactive and that it has kids actually touch the screen to select options, which is improving their fine motor skills. I also love the fact that the keyboard is not actual keys but a flat surface that easily wipes clean. I am sure it also makes kids feel special to have a laptop computer just like mommy and daddy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Suuyye9t5bI/AAAAAAAACrc/lwJpiw1pyG8/s1600-h/lcwave.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Suuyye9t5bI/AAAAAAAACrc/lwJpiw1pyG8/s320/lcwave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398605158708798898" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Learning Curve offers many other items in the Super WHY! line like the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51105?locale=en_US"&gt;Wave &amp;amp; Learn Magic Spelling Wand&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51202?locale=en_US"&gt;Style and Pose Princess Presto&lt;/a&gt;. I know Princess P would love to find the &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51202?locale=en_US"&gt;Super WHY! Whyatt Flyer Ride-on&lt;/a&gt; under the tree this Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can purchase the Super WHY! Touch &amp;amp; Learn Super Duper Computer at &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/product/detail/LC51103A?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; for $34.99!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.learningcurve.com/wps/portal?locale=en_US"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; for this review opportunity!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. 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Touch &amp; Learn Super Duper Computer Review" /><author><name>piece of me</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11446676917381699941</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty name="OpenSocialUserId" value="04756350676088244669" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuuydwwYoZI/AAAAAAAACrU/bS0byzavJ4E/s72-c/lclogo.gif" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/2009/10/super-why-touch-learn-super-duper.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;D0IHRXk6fyp7ImA9WxNbEk0.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5058162662028522020.post-4177354524479855672</id><published>2009-10-30T15:19:00.010-04:00</published><updated>2009-11-14T08:32:14.717-05:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-11-14T08:32:14.717-05:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Reviews" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Giveaways" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Under $100" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2009 Holiday Gift Guide" /><title>Admiral Road Designs Review &amp; Giveaway</title><content type="html">&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SutoBPK_qbI/AAAAAAAACqs/5FFCcTqgrZA/s1600-h/arlogo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 59px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SutoBPK_qbI/AAAAAAAACqs/5FFCcTqgrZA/s320/arlogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398522948795476402" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;*This Giveaway Is Now Closed.*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutn1Q7fBgI/AAAAAAAACqk/PYx7370zJUk/s1600-h/arblanket.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutn1Q7fBgI/AAAAAAAACqk/PYx7370zJUk/s320/arblanket.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398522743108863490" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;For a child nothing could be more comforting than a blanket. It will be there to keep them warm when it is cold and keep them safe during the night. So what a better way to make a child feel special and comforted than by giving them a personalized blanket from &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell founded &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/a&gt; in 2002 as a way to express their creativity and nurture their families. Since then the Admiral Road Designs line has added many new products but the emphasis is still on the beauty of their fleece blankets for babies. Today, Amy and Danielle mix business meetings with play dates and still mange to keep up with growing children and an ever expanding business. But that is just how they want it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SutrC5YgKSI/AAAAAAAACq8/rpwOcKWmPs0/s1600-h/arpic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SutrC5YgKSI/AAAAAAAACq8/rpwOcKWmPs0/s320/arpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398526275841173794" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Princess P was sent the &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_3&amp;amp;products_id=146"&gt;Personalized Owl Baby Blanket&lt;/a&gt; to keep her safe and warm. When it arrived she immediately fell in love with its soft fleece and fun design. I immediately fell in love with its unique colors and the fact that it washes easily. It is the perfect size for her to cuddle up in when she watches cartoons or takes a nap. I even keep it handy for a little extra padding when she plays with her toys on the floor. She loves to poke at the owl and talk to it as it keeps her warm. I love that I can throw it in the washing machine with her other clothes and it doesn't peel! And it seems that every time I wash the blanket it gets softer! With a wide variety of styles and colors to choose from I am sure you can find a soft, cuddly blanket for every child on your list!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutni0cqq7I/AAAAAAAACqc/AOkUFN5K640/s1600-h/arshirt.bmp"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutni0cqq7I/AAAAAAAACqc/AOkUFN5K640/s320/arshirt.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398522426225765298" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;But if your child already has that comfort blankie that they will not put down, &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/a&gt; has other items that they will fall in love with. Admiral Road Designs now offers &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/index.php?cPath=17"&gt;Treasure Tee's&lt;/a&gt; that have actual toys sewn into the shirts! How fun it that? And moms don't worry, you can wash and dry these innovative tees. Admiral Road Designs also has really fun &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/index.php?cPath=17"&gt;scarves&lt;/a&gt; that have playful designs like cupcakes, monkeys and crayons. Maybe this way they will keep their scarves on!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutni3wgJ-I/AAAAAAAACqU/igETOeJw9uU/s1600-h/arscarf.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Sutni3wgJ-I/AAAAAAAACqU/igETOeJw9uU/s320/arscarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398522427114268642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a pack of six Aardvark by Admiral Road Designs Scarves! ($72 ARV)!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; You must visit &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/a&gt; and tell me your favorite product!&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway using the text below. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Win a 6 pack of Aardvark by @AdmiralRoad Scarves @PieceOfMeBlog! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;http://bit.ly/plim8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7. Become a fan of Admiral Road Designs on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/admiralroad"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 13th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.admiralroad.com/"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Admiral Road Designs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; provided the blanket and I provided my honest opinion. 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It means someone actually put thought into the gift and had it custom made rather than just running out and grabbing the first thing they see. While there are many places to find monogrammed items the quality of the products can be less than desirable. But that is definitely not the case at &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/index.html"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Suoehba29GI/AAAAAAAACpk/eZgGhjHOQuQ/s1600-h/lngornament.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 194px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/Suoehba29GI/AAAAAAAACpk/eZgGhjHOQuQ/s320/lngornament.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398160663001887842" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After deciding to follow her dream, owner Denise Freidhoff started Lauren Nicole, LLC (named after her niece) in 2004. All of the items at &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/index.html"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/a&gt; are 100% handmade and/or monogrammed with 90% of the designs on the website being original. Denise's goal is to offer unique personalized gifts at reasonable prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuogKXxl0II/AAAAAAAACp0/FHncLpJl9wA/s1600-h/lngpic.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 194px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuogKXxl0II/AAAAAAAACp0/FHncLpJl9wA/s320/lngpic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398162465909756034" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I received the &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/fisiwaxseroi.html"&gt;Wax Seal Round Initial Necklace in Fine Sliver&lt;/a&gt; from &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/index.html"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/a&gt; to review. The necklace arrived in an adorable tin that makes it perfect for gift giving. I am simply in awe of the shear beauty of this necklace. The fine silver wax seal pendant is adorned with an "E" initial  in an elegant font and paired with a ruby bead charm to really make it pop. The pendant came on a 16" Rolo Sterling Sliver chain that compliments it beautifully. You can truly make this necklace a custom creation with 16 different bead choices and 3 chain links to choose from. The &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/fisiwaxseroi.html"&gt;Wax Seal Round Initial Necklace&lt;/a&gt; would make a wonderful gift for someone you truly cared about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts offers many other items that would make perfect gifts including some very special holiday items. I know I would love to open up the &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/scmobrfisi.html"&gt;Script Monogram Bracelet&lt;/a&gt; this Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" &gt;Giveaway   Giveaway&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuodreLitwI/AAAAAAAACpM/xgFhfnKw5mo/s1600-h/lngnecklace.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 199px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7p2lnWFJz1M/SuodreLitwI/AAAAAAAACpM/xgFhfnKw5mo/s320/lngnecklace.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398159736030017282" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;One lucky reader will win a Fine Silver Wax Seal Round Initial Necklace from Lauren Nicole Gifts!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;To Enter:&lt;/span&gt; Simply visit &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/index.html"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/a&gt; and tell me an item you would love to receive this holiday season.&lt;br /&gt;Please leave an email address either in your comment or visible in your profile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Grab my button. Leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;2. Subscribe to my feed. Must be verified to count.&lt;br /&gt;3. Follow me on blogger.&lt;br /&gt;4. Enter any of my other current giveaways. Leave a comment on which one(s).&lt;br /&gt;5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. You can tweet once daily for an extra entry each day.&lt;br /&gt;6. Grab the "Santa's Little Helper" Holiday Gift Guide button!&lt;br /&gt;7. Become a fan of Lauren Nicole Gifts on &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lauren-Nicole-Gifts/144636217405"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;8. &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;5 Extra Entries&lt;/span&gt; if you blog about this giveaway. Please leave an address where it can be found.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please leave a separate comment for each entry. If you blog about this giveaway please leave 5 separate comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Giveaway will end on November 12th at 11:59pm ET. The winner will be chosen by random.org and announced here as well as emailed. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me or a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway open to US and Canada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A big thank you to &lt;a href="http://www.laurennicolegifts.com/index.html"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/a&gt; for this review and giveaway opportunity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="Holiday Gift Guide" src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x80/JJordan06/pieceofme-santa.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;This review is based strictly my opinion. Others may have a different opinion or experience with the product listed above.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Lauren Nicole Gifts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt; provided the necklace and I provided my honest opinion. No other type compensation was received for this review.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5058162662028522020-5324742769114317238?l=makingmyamericandream.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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