To all my fellow bloggers and readers, I am pleased to announce a move. I have changed my blogging venue in the hopes of being able to work with my blog a little easier. I am going to keep this blog for book reviews and school information specifically and because my older children have Homeschool Blogger blogs that I want to follow.
But, you can find me here on what will be my regular blog: The Courtney Six. Please come this week for an Open House and great giveaway!
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One of my favorite big blogging sites is hosting some great Christmas giveaways. Here are the details from 5 Minutes for Moms.
Ready or not… Christmas is coming!
Can you believe it? Soon we will be singing Christmas carols, decorating our homes and trimming our trees.
This Christmas, instead of sleeping through it all, Olivia and Sophia will be taking in all the sights, sounds - and presents - of Christmas.
Speaking of presents, how is your Christmas shopping going?
Need some shopping ideas? Want to win some great prizes?
Our Christmas Giveaway 2008 is jam packed. (Please scroll down to see our current list of prizes.)
In fact, we have so many giveaways this year, I don’t know how we will cram them all into the month of November. We have more than 25 planned already — and we are adding more! It is craziness!
We will be stuffing the next three weeks FULL of giveaways!
Not only do we have toys, but we also have some fun stuff for you moms.
AND, we also have a new program here at 5 Minutes for Mom this Christmas called Under the Tree .
Under the Tree is about getting some of that Christmas magic (bloggy style!) right to some families who need it!
In addition to providing the fabulous prizes for our readers to win by commenting on the individual reviews, the wonderful companies participating in the Christmas Giveaway 2008 are providing presents to selected families who are in need this Christmas.
If you know a family who will not be able to provide presents for their children this Christmas, click over and read more about Under the Tree and how you can nominate a family in need.
And don’t forget to click over and comment to show your support and enthusiasm for Under the Tree and for the participating companies!
Now, if you’re looking for some great ideas for your Christmas shopping list – and you would you like to win some fun prizes and maybe check off some people on that list, it is time to get started with our Christmas Giveaway 2008!
Post one of our Christmas 2008 buttons and then keep checking back for new contests and keep commenting to win.
Here is how it will work:
- Add a comment on the giveaway you want to enter. PLEASE note: You need to enter each giveaway individually so we know who wants to be entered in what giveaway. So, make sure you click over to each giveaway and leave your comment there.
- Either link back to this post and include a Christmas Giveaway 2008 button in that post or on your sidebar, or link to the individual giveaways you choose to enter. We have a ton of different buttons and styles for you to choose from. Click here to get the button codes. (If you post and include the button, either in your post or on your sidebar, and link back here, you are good for all the giveaways. No more linking required.)
- You may earn additional entries on each giveaway for the following:
1. Subscribe to our Feed
2. Sign up for our Newsletter
If you are already subscribed and are on our newsletter list, you qualify for these two additional entries. Please remember though to leave comments for these additional entries, as your comments are your entries. Comments such as, “I am subscribed” and “I am on the newsletter list” qualify for those entries. - Comments that we deem in our opinion to be “spam” will be either deleted or disqualified. So please leave meaningful comments to show that you are indeed a real participant who has read the review.
- As always, non bloggers are welcome to participate! We understand you can’t link - but please spread the word to your friends.
- Some giveaways may be open to Canadian shipping addresses. Please check individual giveaways.
- Due to legal restrictions, these giveaways are not available in Arizona or Quebec.
We will begin posting giveaways Thursday, November 6th, 2008 and continue until Tuesday, November 25th, 2008.
Entries for all giveaways will be closed Friday, November 28th at 12pm EST.
Winners will be drawn randomly and we will announce the winners Monday, December 1st. We will email winners at the address accompanying the winning comments.
Please make sure to check our site and your email address to see if you have won a prize. We want to try to ensure that winners receive their prizes in time for the holiday, so we must receive your reply within 5 business days. (If you want your prize to arrive in time — the sooner we hear from you, the better!)
Please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our Contest and Giveaway Rules.
We will add the giveaway links to this post as they are published during the course of the event. Please click on each of the links below and comment on the giveaways you wish to enter:
PLEASE REMEMBER: You need to click over and comment on each giveaway you want to enter. We will be linking to all of the giveaways in this post and we need to know who wants to be entered in WHAT giveaway. Remember you can enter in as many of the giveaways as you want.
We will CLOSE the comments on THIS post so that people do not get confused and comment here to win the prizes. Head over to each giveaway you are interested in and comment at THOSE posts.
Merry Christmas!!!
- OUR CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY PRIZES
- Stepping Stone Play Mat from One Step Ahead
- Charlie and Lola Dolls and Sticker Book
- Lola’s Pink Milk Game
- Multiple Moms Rock t-shirt
- 1 Gobblet On the Go game
- Epson Artisan 800 Printer
- $50.00 Gift Certificate toSudz N Bubbles
- Two copies of the 3-Disc standard definition DVD Version of WALL•E
- Mrs. Goodbee Talking Dollhouse
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Marc and Cindy Carrier at the ValuesDrivenFamily blog are in the middle of a move and are giving away some great goodies. Go by the blog to enter. Here are the details:
- "The Wise Woman's Guide to Blessing Her Husband's Vision" Vision Forum 2-CD set by Doug Phillips (listened to once or twice, still in fine condition from what I can tell)
- 3 gently used books by Emilie Barnes: "The Creative Home Organizer," "More Hours in my Day," and "15 Minute Home and Family Organizer."
- 3 like-new books by Elizabeth George: "Life Management for BusyWomen," "A Woman after God's Own Heart," and "Beautiful in God's Eyes"
- New (with some shelf dust) "Mom" Bible study: "Finding Joy in All You Are" by Jean Syswerda, AND
- Some NEW resources from Doorposts: The Blessings Chart, The Brother-Offended Checklist, "Go to the Ant" chart, and a gently used "Checklist for Parents: Questions and Scripture for Self-Examination."
Shipping is on me, but only U.S. participants, please. Make sure to leave me a way to get in touch with you--email address with (at) and (dot) for security, or link to your blog if I can get in touch with you that way.
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Even though we don't "go to school" I love Back to School time because I really enjoy buying school supplies. 
5 Minutes for Mom is having a back to school giveaway this week. You can read the details below, and then check out their blog until August 10 to win all kinds of Back to School Goodies!
With the turn of the page to August, our minds automatically think, “Back to School.” Whether your children start school this month or in September (or you keep your own homeschool calendar), there are preparations to be made–buying pencils and backpacks, new shoes and clothes, and getting organized.
5 Minutes for Mom wants to help make things easier. This week we will offer product reviews and giveaways to make your back-to-school season easier. And what about those preschoolers left at home when the big kids go back to school? We’ll have something for them as well.
The Back-to-School Giveaway Event will take place right here from August 4 - 10. We’ll leave all the posts open through August 12, and then post the winners on August 13.
Here’s how to get involved in the giveaway:
- Add a comment on the giveaway you want to enter. PLEASE note: You need to enter each giveaway individually so we know who wants to be entered in what giveaway. So make sure you click over to each giveaway and leave your comment there.
- Either link back to this post and include a “Back-to-School Giveaway” button in that post or on your sidebar (to get the code scroll to the bottom of this post,) or link to the individual giveaways you choose to enter. (If you post and include the button, either in your post or on your sidebar, and link back here, you are good for all the giveaways. No more linking required.)
- As always, non bloggers are welcome to participate! We understand you can’t link - but please spread the word to your friends.
- Some giveaways may be open to Canadian shipping addresses. Please check individual giveaways.
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It is Smallworld's last housewarming party day. If you haven't gone to check out her new blog and play along, don't forget to stop by before she goes on vacation!
Today's Party Favors:
And that leads me to my Day 4 Party Favor.For today's Housewarming Party Final Day Party Favor, just answer some or all of these questions in the comments for 10 points (and yes, I really am keeping track!):
* When you go away on vacation, do you feel the need to clean your house before you go?
* What are your favorite snacks to take with you on a long car trip?
* Do you listen to music or books-on-tape while traveling, do you read (if you are the passenger), or just stare vacantly out the window? (Please don't tell me if you read while you're driving.)
* Does your house smell weird when you come home? Do you light candles and open windows, or is that just me?
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As part of the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, the Carriers at ValuesDrivenFamily are giving away some really great stuff. You can check it out at their blog. Details are below:
For the BO
NUS Giveaway, GRAB OUR "Week's Worth of Bloggy Giveaways" BUTTON and POST IT ON YOUR BLOG with a link back to us (ValuesDrivenFamily.blogspot.com), then leave a comment with a link to your post to let me know you have done so. You will be entered to win a 4-tape set of financial teaching by Larry Burkett and Dr. James Dobson. Yes, they are tapes, but in great condition and full of excellent information. The series includes the following titles:
- Your Money: A Biblical Perspective
- How-tos of Family Financial Management
- How to Get out of Debt, and
- Financial Seasons of a Marriage
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Today is another Housewarming Party day over at SmallWorld's blog.
Party Favor #4
For today's Housewarming Party Day #4 Party Favor, just answer this question in the comments for 10 points. Feel free to elaborate on your answer!
If you are going to a party, would you rather play games or would you rather sit around and chat and snack? Let me put it this way: If there is a game of Pictionary, for example, going on in one room, and in another room several people are talking and munching on chips (or normal-looking chocolate chip cookies)—and you have a good friend in each of those rooms with whom you feel comfortable— which room would you join?
Go to SmallWorld's blog to join the party!
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My fellow blogger SmallWorld has recently moved her blog to Blogspot. She's having a great housewarming party over on her blog with lots of neat party favors and potential prizes. Go visit her and see her new blog and check out the Housewarming Party!
Here are her party favors for Day 3 (which was yesterday).:
For today's Housewarming Party Day #3 Party Favor, just answer some or all of these questions in the comments for 10 points (and yes, I'm keeping track!):
* Do you have a special childhood home or did you have several homes?
* Do you imagine that your children will someday "come home" to your current house, or do you see yourself moving someday?
Want to tell me anything else about a home to which you were especially attached? I'd love to hear it!
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SoCalVal is hosting a neat contest for some great Christian DVDs. Here's the information:
Contest!!!
Click on movie cover, enter the movie's title and read the reviews
**FEEL FREE to copy/paste the movie covers, contest details, and links in a blog post of your own. This is too great of a contest to not share with others!!!
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I LOVE to plan! I love planners and forms and binders and notebooks! I have been looking and looking at the Old Schoolhouse magazine's Schoolhouse Planner. I have thought about buying it but just haven't made up my mind.
Proverbs 22:6 Academy has a giveaway to WIN a copy of the planner! Check it out here and enter. (If you win and you're not a planner, I'll be glad to keep it for you.
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If you haven't seen this on Tiany's blog, check it out:
We are very excited to introduce an amazing and handy resource for homeschool families, the ultimate toolbar for Homeschool Moms...
The Homeschool Toolbar features include:
- Homeschool Resources
- The Latest Homeschool & Parenting News
- Web search using Google
- Integrated Homeschool RSS feeds
- Homeschool blogs
- Category browsing
- Search highlighter
- Tons of quick shortcuts
- Weather forecast
- Quick links to The Homeschool Lounge
- Organizing tools such as a To do list, notepad, calculator, conversion charts, maps and more
- Radio connected to "Positive & Encouraging K-LOVE" , NPR or your favorite local radio station (this feature is optional and can be added or removed, as can all features..)
To learn more about this amazing and resourceful tool and download your own you can visit the Homeschoolbar website at HOMESCHOOLBAR.COM !
If you have a blog,or website you think the homeschool community would benefit from please contact The Homeschoolbar HERE We are also taking submissions for Homeschool Mom owned businesses!
Get your Homeschool Toolbar today! You wont want to surf the web without it!
Now for the giveaway.... It's all very simple!
1. Link to us from your blog or website and share the info above in a post to help us get the word out about this great new tool for homeschoolers!!!
2.Be sure to share about the giveaway.
3.Then link the url of your post to our mister Linky!
To grab the button simply copy the code within the text box and paste into your site or right click and save to your computer!
We will do a random draw at Random.org on July 1st. We will pick two winners and each winner will get to choose a $25 Gift Certificate from one of the following online Stores.
Currclick
Nest Learning
Amazon
or
Overstock
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Check out the newest givaways at 5 Minutes for Moms!
Creative Summer Days
The advent of summer is a source of mixed feelings:
- happiness about a more laid-back schedule
- anxiety about how I’m going to answer the “I’m bored, Mom” ’s
- resolve to make the most of the extra time to start some good habits
- determination to use some of these months to reinforce and advance school skills
Do you feel the same way? Well, 5 Minutes for Mom is here to help.
From June 10 - 18, we’ll have new ideas (and of course, giveaways!) to help keep your kids and the whole family busy, healthy, and happy! All of the contests will be listed here. To enter, leave a comment on each separate post for the items that you’d like to win.• 0 Comments • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link
Guess what! I am now one of three runners up at the Communication FUNdamentals blog contest for naming the last day of the homeschool convention. And Jen (Maytheybemightymen) is a runner up also! Congratulations. There were some really good entries.
Please go help us out by voting here. The contest closes May 12.
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One of the websites I am across through the Ultimate Homeschool Expo was Art of Eloquence. JoJo Tabares is offering a neat freebie for Mother's Day to all moms. Click here to get yours. And you can check out her site. There's all kinds of neat things.
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I entered a contest (yes, I like contests) at Communication FUNdamentals and I'm a semi-finalist. I suggested a name for the final day of the homeschooling convention!
Check it out. There are some great names suggested. I wonder if I could throw the results by voting multiple times.
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Cooking: an art I have recently decided I enjoy! Here is a great kitchen supplies contest from My Wooden Spoon.
WOOHOO!! Today officially kick starts my 3 month long giveaway! Every week from today until July 31, I’ll be giving away a prize. Let me tell you people, you won’t wanna miss this. I gathered up some great prizes from cash, gift sets, magazine subscriptions, and even a KITCHENAID FOOD PROCESSOR:) !!!
The best way for you to keep track of each weekly giveaway, is to subscribe to my feed via RSS reader or by EMAIL. If you choose email, you MUST confirm your subscription or you won’t get any updates. I promise you will receive NO spam! Only email updates when I make a new post here.
I’ve made it VERY easy to enter so everyone can win. What is that you ask? Do I ship anywhere? ABSOLUTELY! I have always made my contests & giveaways eligible to everyone no matter where you live. If UPS or USPS can deliver there, I’ll mail it there.
TODAY’S PRIZE: CUISINART FOOD PREP PLUS PROCESSOR with a Wooden Spoon
This handy kitchen appliance will make chopping up that garlic for some Shrimp Scampi with Linguine a breeze! Here are the specs & features:
The Mini-Prep® Plus is the perfect little helper for small food preparation, from chopping herbs or bread
crumbs, to finely grinding hard cheese. Its versatility lies in the special Auto Reversing Smart Blade™, which makes it easier to process both soft and hard foods.
Designed in Italy with the same look as Cuisinart’s® newly launched PowerPrep Plus™, the Mini-Prep Plus’ sleek touch pad controls afford easy cleaning and an elegant look. And despite its space-saving size, it’s more powerful than other choppers. So now you can prepare small quantities of food faster and more efficiently than ever before.
Features:
Chop or grind at the touch of a button24-ounce work bowl with handle
Exclusive auto-reversing SmartPower® blade for two powerful processing options
Touchpad controls are easy to use and easy to clean
Dishwasher-safe parts
Stainless steel blade with sharp and blunt edges
Spatula
Instruction/Recipe book
HOW TO WIN:
I’ve made it super simple to enter. You can do one or all. You get 1 entry for each one you do, with the exception of the banner. Please try to leave everything you’ve done in ONE comment. It makes it easier for me to keep up with;)
- Leave a comment. EDITED: Only ONE comment per person will count! I seem to have one particular person that thinks he can leave several comments for additional entries. NOT THE CASE!
- Blog about this week’s giveaway linking to this prize page OR my home page.
- Stumble this post. You must be a member of Stumbleupon. Don’t lie and say you did because I can track everyone who stumbles. Besides that’s not fair to the others who really did stumble. Don’t know what Stumbleupon is? Read about stumbling here.
- Add to Technorati Favorites. With your comment, you must tell me your username at Technorati. If you have already faved me, please tell me with a comment.
BONUS entry: Add a banner to your sidebar for the duration of the giveaways (which is 3mths) and I’ll automatically give you 5 extra entries into each giveaway that you choose to enter! I MADE FOUR BANNERS THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM. CLICK HERE!
The Fine Print
Every week, the 4th (optional) entry will vary. Number 1,2, and 3 will always remain the same. If you choose to blog about it, you must do this for each prize, each week. Each winner (each week) will be selected randomly. The winner will have 1 week to claim his or her prize. You MUST contact me to claim your prize!!
THIS WEEK’S PRIZE GIVEAWAY WILL END ON MAY 7TH, 2008 AT ABOUT 10:00PM CST.
Good luck to all who enter!!
I'm entering and I plan to keep checking back for the weekly contests.
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Back in the long and carefree days before I had children, I was a scrapbooker. I have beautiful baby albums (that I have referenced before) for my older children. But, alas, now that I have something to scrapbook, I have no time and no money. Also, my pictures are all digital now. So, I digitally scrapbook. :-) But, Kathryne shamed me today. Somehow the topic of the baby books came up and she was asking me about each of their books. When we got to Rachel (the fourth child), I had to admit, she didn't have a book just a box of pictures and stuff. All the kids were shocked. "Why doesn't she have book, Mom?" Okay, okay, I'm a neglectful mother.
But, then I ran across this contest. Perfect timing. Perhaps I'll win, and then Rachel can have a baby book.
Check it out from Growing in Grace Magazine:
To give all of you jump-started on your scrapbooking, we have contest for you!
To Be Entered:
Leave a comment, telling what would be your first project in creating a scrapbook.
Announce it on your blog - including links to this article on GGM.
Put the icon on your sidebar.
Action pack
2 Mini picfolio albums
Petal multi-maker punch
Storybox mats/journaling boxes
Scissors
Photo organizer
Photo splits
This prize package sure is full of a lot of goodies, and it's worth over a $100 so make sure you enter for your chance to win it. The contest is rather easy so I hope you all enter and tell your friends!
We want to thank Misty Brown for donating this WONDERFUL prize package. What a blessing this was! You're welcome to contact her if you wish to inquire about scrapbooking supplies.
Misty Brown, Scrapbooking Consultant
Email: fancythismarble AT embarqmail DOT com
Location: North-East, Indiana
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Here's a great contest to win a Mother's Day gift (for yourself or someone else). Check it out at Proverbsmama's blog.
Here's what you do:
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The HSB Front Porch has a great contest going on to win a book that I really want to read. Check it out here: Contest
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This is a great Mother's Day Giveaway from 5 Minutes for Mom.
I saw this printer featured on Celebrity Apprentice and thought at the time it looked great!
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