Thanks to ConsumerQueen.com for this awesome info!

The gift of giving lifts spirits, spreads joy, and strengthens community. Restaurant.com is beginning the holiday season by launching a giving site - www.Restaurant.com/FeedItForward - stocked with $30 million in free restaurant gift certificates. You can pass on 3 Free $10 Restaurant.com gift certificates, every day until Christmas-as part of our initiative called, Feed It Forward™.

So, please join us. Give to friends. Give to neighbors. Give to families in the military. Give to grandparents. Give to co-workers. Give to working moms. Give to those that would not otherwise make your holiday list, but most of all, give.

Happy Holidays from all of us at Restaurant.com!

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Happy Holidays!

I was playing around with Scrapblog today and came up with a new "signature" for my message boards, etc. It's actually a really neat, FREE service for those of us without a creative bone in our bodies(mainly me). It would be great for those with plenty of creativity too. Head on over and check it out sometime. Let me know what you think of it!

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Don't Forget to Claim your FREE Dr. Pepper!

If you haven't already requested your coupon for a free 20 oz. Dr. Pepper, you can do so here through 6 p.m. EST time today (Monday, November 24, 2008). You can request up to one coupon per person in your household.
If you have trouble getting the site to load, you can call 1-800-696-5891 and request your coupon(s) by phone.
Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

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Kajeet Prize Pack Giveaway

**It came to my attention that the link in the below post wasn't working yesterday. So sorry, ya'll! :) It's up and running now!**

Okay! We are going to give away a really cool Kajeet prize pack to one of my lucky readers. The prize pack will include the following: cell phone charms, pencils, stickers, magnets, bandana, and a T-Shirt! This would make for some great stocking stuffers! All items have the quirky little Kajeet characters on them. Aren't they cute? To win all you have to do is visit the site here and leave me a comment telling me why you would or wouldn't buy a Kajeet phone for your child. I will pick a winner on Monday morning, 11/24/08. Good luck!

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Kajeet: Phone Service for Kids

I've been learning about this cool new phone service for kids called Kajeet. Check it out:




For a limited time, with the purchase and activation of a new phone, my readers can receive $10 in bonus airtime using the promo code "Bonus10." www.kajeet.com/DA0005

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AuPairCare: Live-In Childcare

Thanks to MomSelect I was introduced to an interesting concept- live-in childcare. Now that concept in itself isn't new, but the idea of live-in childcare with the care giver being from a different country is an interesting one. Children are able to learn first hand about other cultures, languages and ways of life. It's a service I would love to be able to provide for my children (and for me..lol), but our budget does not allow it. However, if yours does, I have an awesome giveaway for you! I have a certificate for a free application fee ($300 value) available to the first person who leave me a comment asking for it! How easy is that? Even if you may be interested in the future, make sure you check out their site: http://www.aupaircare.com/.

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Happy Birthday, Seth!

My oldest has made it to 6 years old. I can't believe it. It seems like only yesterday I was in the hospital begging the nurses for more drugs and the doctor for a C-Section. That being said, you are an awesome child in your own amazing way. I enjoy each day with you, and I look forward to many more. I love you.

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The Mom Song

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! All moms will appreciate this!


The Mom Song- LIVE from Northland Video on Vimeo.

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Awesome Giveaway over at ConsumerQueen.com!

Consumer Queen is giving away your choice of either a $50 gift card to Walmart or an awesome new Douglas Fir Christmas tree courtesy of Walmart as well. This is a great giveaway for this time of the year! So hurry on over and sign up here!

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FREE dog food when you adopt a pet!

I ran across this freebie and was excited by it because we just adopted our beagle, Lucky, from the animal shelter. He likes to eat so we need all the help we can get in the food department! Fill out this form and mail in to receive a coupon for a free 20 lb. bag of Pedigree.

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Free Dog Food @ Petco

From now until 11/9 Hills Science Diet Dog Food 5lbs bag are $5 at Petco for P.A.L.S members. It is free to join this program. Use this internet printable coupon for $5 off one bag and get your bag for FREE.The following types are available in 5lb bags: Adult Original, Adult Light, Puppy Small Bites and Senior Small bites. If you don't have a pet I know there are a lot of animal shelters and rescue groups that would happily accept your donation. Many thanks to Mercedes over at Common Sense with Money for this tip!

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GO VOTE!!!

I firmly believe in voting for what you believe in, and if you don't, you have no right to complain! Make sure you go out and exercise your right to vote today. Our country needs change, regardless of which side you are voting for. There are several perks to voting today as well- see below:

Starbucks is offering you, the Voter, a free a 12 oz cup of brewed coffee at no charge.

Ben & Jerry’s is offering you, the Voter, a free scoop of Ice Cream from 5-8 P.M. at participating stores.

Krispy Kreme will be offering Voters a a star shaped doughnut, at participatng stores only.

Shanes Rib Rack will be offering a free meal to anyone who has a “I Voted Sticker”, at Participating locations.

If you are in Pennsylvania, Ohio & West Virginia, go vote and pick up a free coffee at Eat ‘n Park.
Chick-fil-A is offering you a free chicken sandwich for voting. Not on their website, but it is circulating around the Internet. Check your local restaurant.

So, go out and vote, and take advantage of what this great Democracy offers….the freedom to get some FREE Food.

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Be a VIP at Best Buy on Black Friday

This is possibly the coolest contest I've seen in a while. Best Buy is having a contest for the best story about your day after Thanksgiving. The winner will receive VIP treatment on Black Friday including:

~A $1,000 Best Buy gift card
VIP treatment at the designated Best Buy store closest to you, including:
~A limo ride to and from Best Buy on the morning after Thanksgiving
~On-site pampering and prizes for the winner and three guests
~Early admittance into the store at 4:30 a.m. – a half hour before anyone else!
~The ability to purchase up to four Black Friday doorbusters
~A Pure Digital Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder to document the Black Friday VIP experience

How cool is that?!? I've entered this for us, but they are only doing this for 25 major cities. You have to be within 40 miles of the store, as they will not provide transportation any further. I entered anyway! Heck if we win, we will drive the 6 hours to Atlanta!! Go here to enter for your chance to win!

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UPDATE! A New Giveaway & FREE Stuff!

*** Ann is the proud winner of this giveaway! I have notified Ann by email of her winnings!***

Thanks to MomSelect we have a new giveaway! It's an awesome new product called Mobistories! MobiStories makes digital books for children. Books are available to purchase in numerous download formats to be played using your iPhone, iPod, Macintosh and Windows computer, DVD’s, MP3’s, Zune, iTunes, YouTube, Viddler, Revver, MySpace, and FaceBook. Each of these illustrated stories is narrated and contains music too. The site offers a lot of different selections specifically for children ages 1 to 10 years old. A brief preview of each of the stories including sound and picture is available on the site.

I think this is a great concept for families on the go. I consider them a little pricey, but worth the money if you have the equipment to play the stories already and need entertainment for the kids on a regular basis.

MobiStories is generously offering my readers up to $15.00 in downloads for free. Simply go to MobiStories.com and select books from the library and use promotion code BSM142A at checkout.

MobiStories and MomSelect has also generously given me another code, good for $20, to give to the winner of this giveaway. To enter, visit the MobiStories site and then leave a comment on this post telling me the name of one book you’d purchase if you won and who you’d purchase it for. To receive an extra entry, post about this giveaway on your blog and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me you have done so. Good luck!

Contest ends Friday 11/07/08 at 12:00pm CST. Comments must contain the requested information to be eligible. The winner will be selected at random and they must contact me to confirm they wish to receive the prize within 2 days of my email notifying them they’ve won.

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Prilosec Challenge

Be one of the first 2,000 to take the Prilosec Challenge and receive a free $25 NFLShop.com gift card and have a chance to win Super Bowl tickets.
To receive the gift card you must answer a trivia question on the site for 14 consecutive days. You don’t have to get the questions right but if you miss a day, you forfeit your gift card.
This will go super quick but it’s such a great offer I thought I would post it in hopes a few of you get in.
Thanks to Free Stuff Times for the heads up.

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And the winner is...

I know, I know. I am late announcing the winner to my Build a Bear giveaway! I'm truly sorry. I have no other excuse other than life itself. And 3 boys that always need Mom.. LOL Anyway- Congratulations Angie!! I have sent an email your way! Angoe has 48 hours to get back to me with her address, or I pick another winner. Thanks to everyone that left comments! I will be posting another giveaway later today, so be sure to check back!

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