B2SGC4S – Carolina Pad, Just Jen, Envirosax

 

First Place Winner

Sponsor One

titlebar_moving_right_direction Sponsor’s Name:  Envirosax
Sponsor Description:

Envirosax offers chic designer resuable tote bags that transorm into a 4" roll that can easily pop into a purse, diaper bag, glove compartment, or even your  back pocket.  The most recent addition to the Envirosax CarryingEnvirosaxOrganic Series is a line of organic cotton totes.  Envirosax allows adults and children to go green in style.

Prize Name: Envirosax Resuable Tote Bag
Prize description:  The winner can choose one designer tote bag of their choice from any collection on the Envirosax website.

Reviews:

Victoria: http://www.lifestarringellieandeve.com/envirosax-saving-the-enviornment-and-helping-you-look-cool-with-reusable-shopping-bags-and-totes/
Bridgette: http://www.thenotsoblog.com/2009/07/envirosax-reusable-totes-review/

Sponsor Two:

carolinapad

Sponsor’s Name:  Carolina Pad
Sponsor Description:  Carolina Pad is your place to find some of the coolest looking school and office gear around.  Whether you are looking for back to school products for your teen or some neat looking notebooks where you can jot down your ideas and thoughts, Carolina Pad is your place to go.  With multiple collections featuring everything from geometric patterns to floral, there is something for everyone.
Prize Name:  Back to School in Style Package Featuring either the Kendall Collection or the Sasquatch Collection (winner many choose which collection they would like)
Prize URL:  Kendall Collection: http://www.carolinapad.com/our-collections/kendall-kollection.cfm, Sasquatch Collection http://www.find-sasquatch.com

Prize description:  Back to School in Style package featured 1 three ring binder, 1 notebook, a composition book, pocket folder and more.
Mandatory entry;  Go to Carolina Pad and look around, then come back and tell me what collection is your favorite.

Sponsor Three:

JustJenLogo  Just Jen
Sponsor Description: Just Jen lets your personal style shine through with their custom Swarovski crystal shirts.  If you can’t think of something on your own, Just Jen has many fun examples on their website for rhinestone adorned t-shirts, tank tops, hoodies, sweatpants, girls tees, and more.  The maternity tees and the bridal party tees are perfect ways to celebrate two of the most important events in your life.

JustJen-girls-girlygirl Custom Rhinestone Tee or Tank
Prize description:  The winner will be able to choose one tee or tank in the favorite color and size to be decorated with a custom rhinestone design.

Possible extra entry:  (None)
Please link back to at least one of these reviews, if you do not have your own to link back to: 

Sam: http://www.astheygrowup.com/2009/07/just-jen-review.html
Victoria: http://www.lifestarringellieandeve.com/just-jen-tastefuly-blinging-you-and-the-family-out/
Karen: http://3garnetsn2sapphires.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-just-jen-custom-rhinestone.html
Kate: http://www.theshoppingmama.com/2009/07/just-jen-blinged-out-tees-for-little.html

Second, Third, Fourth each get:

Carolina Pad product

To Enter:

Please visit each sponsor and tell us your item of choice from each. Leave it in the form each one can count as an entry.

Mandatory entry: Think of something cool you would like to see on a custom shirt from JustJen.com .  Then leave a comment telling us about your idea.  (You may do this as often as you wish for 1 additional entry per idea provided you leave a separate comment each time.)  IF THE RANDOM DRAWING WINNER DOES NOT CLAIM THEIR PRIZE WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER WE’VE CONTACTED THEM, THEN WE WILL CHOOSE OUR FAVORITE CUSTOM DESIGN IDEA TO BE THE NEW WINNER.

Extra Entries:

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August  27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM

Also Enter on These Blogs

Life Starring the Kids and Me

Blessings Abound Mommy

Experimental Mommy

As They Grow Up

The Shopping Mama

What Mommies Need

3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

B2SGC4S Plasma Car and Jumpstart Nintendo DS #giveaway

First Place Winner

Sponsor One

Mom Blog PlasmaCar ImageSponsor’s Name: PlaSmart
Sponsor Description: PlaSmart is a international toy distributor located in Ottawa, Canada. It is the home of the innovative PlasmaCar, as well as many other fine toys!

Prize Name: PlasmaCar
Prize description:  The PlasmaCar is pure fun! This kid (and adult) friendly ride on toy has no pedals, no gears and no batteries. Instead, it uses inertia, centrifugal force, gravity and friction to move across smooth flat surfaces. It’s super easy to operate and a complete blast for the whole family.

 

 

Sponsor Two:

 

JumpStartLogo Sponsor’s Name:  JumpStart
Sponsor Description: JumpStart has recently branched out from their boxed learning software and their virtual online world for kids into console gaming.  This fall, you can expect to see new JumpStart console games for the Nintento Wii and DS.  Meanwhile the new and interesting places are popping up on the JumpStart World Map.

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Prize Name: Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure
The ultimate math game has come to the Nintendo DS –Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure! With a variety of different challenges, Math Blaster inspires kids to use their adventuring instincts and curiosity to become a math master and save the universe! Games like Number Smash and Chain Reactor will keep players coming back for more, and the competitive multiplayer mode means that kids can play with up to 3 of their friends at the same time!

Improve math fluency by playing games that emphasize quick thinking in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Foster algebraic logic by solving math puzzles. Zip, zoom and blast your way through hundreds of math problems, and gain the confidence it takes to be a math master!  For kids ages 9 to 12.

 

To Enter:

Mandatory entry:  Visit PlaSmart and leave comment with your favorite color or favorite feature of the PlasmaCar.

Mandatory entry:  Tell us what kind of math your child is studying.

Bonus Entry: Follow PlaSmart on Twitter.

 

Extra Entries:

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August  27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM

Also Enter on These Blogs

Life Starring the Kids and Me

Blessings Abound Mommy

Experimental Mommy

As They Grow Up

The Shopping Mama

What Mommies Need

3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

Know before you buy Get Answers Go Shopping at pebble

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My husband is the biggest on-line shopper I know. He endlessly goes from site to site looking for the greatest deal. He can keep all that information up there in his head.

I have no idea how to do that. I have to get out my excel sheet out and write down the price from this site and the price from that site. I’m very list oriented. It’s one reason why I keep my blog layout like a list.

pebble2I was recently introduced to pebble.com and I thought I’d give it a go. So for my first try, I typed in HTC Snap. I was interested in what would come up since I’m doing a giveaway for one right now.  searchresults

This is all I saw at first. I thought, oh no, it didn’t find anything for HTC Snap, perhaps it’s only for clothing or accessories, well I went ahead and typed in laptop comparison. It says you can ask questions right. So then I noticed that a list was down there below. All I had to do was scroll down.

So here is a list of what it found where I did HTC Snap.

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So from here you can click on the item you were searching for and then you can compare prices on that exact item. It then takes you directly to the store that you need to purchase the item from.

Asking questions about items is easy.

"Online, it’s nearly impossible to find that personalized service. Many website product descriptions fall short in some areas – they don’t mention a feature you’re looking for; they forget to list dimensions; they leave off information about compatibility. That’s where Pebble.com comes in. We offer a place for users to pose those questions to other shoppers, who can then provide answers based on their first-hand knowledge of the products.”

You don’t have to just take my work or their word for it. Just go to the site and if you find a product you need to know something more about just ask. I found a question someone asked about HTC Snap and the world wide usage and there was an answer.

Signs of Economic Recovery and advice from a bank manager

Friday’s job report showed an unexpected drop in the number of jobs lost (247,000).  The national unemployment number actually declined (9.4%) from the prior month’s reading (9.5%).  The stock market reacted positively, and is currently up around 150pts……however, the bond market is reacting poorly to the news as more money continues its trend in moving out of the safe haven of bonds into the higher return potential of stocks.  This is bad news for mortgage rates which amplified their weekly trend UP this morning.  As continued signs of economic recovery present themselves, we could see a continuation to the recent sharp rise in mortgage rates into next week.  At this point, all signs point in this direction as additional announcements of treasury auctions will also add to the supply in the bond market (mortgages are pooled and sold in the bond market as Mortgage Backed Securities). 

All market analysts are advising to encourage those shopping for home loans to LOCK before things get worse…..rates are ending the week up about .5% from Monday’s levels….another .5% next week could discourage our customers…..note: Alert to LOCK.

FYI – Did you know that at BofA we have one free float down option for our customers during a lock period should we see rates improve.  It is our commitment to hedge against the high side, while taking care of the customer during the lock period to take advantage of any improvement potential.

 

In an e-mail by :

Matt Allen

Retail Sales Manager

Bank of America Home Loans

Imagination Movers are going on tour dates

 

With a hit Disney Channel series and a newly released Walt Disney Records CD under their belt, my daughter’s favorite band Imagination Movers will launch their first-ever U.S. concert theater tour.

The “Live From The Idea Warehouse Tour” kicks off October 10 in Shreveport, Louisiana (They shoot their show in Louisiana) and winds up December 13 in Spokane, Washington which is very close to me. I know what we’re doing this December.

Details on the tour can be found at http://www.imaginationmovers.com/website/shows.php.

I have also listed some of the known dates below for you to see if they are coming to your area any time soon.

After signing to Walt Disney Records, Imagination Movers released their debut album “Juice Box Heroes” in March 2008. Their new CD, "For Those About to Hop," was released last month. The album’s smart, high-energy pop was described in the New York Times as “prized by many parents for non-condescending lyrics and music that evokes the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers.” This will be a high-energy show that is not to be missed! 

Tickets for most dates go on-sale Saturday, August 15 at 10:00am at various outlets.  Additional dates are planned, with details coming soon.

10-Oct Sat – Shreveport, LA  //  The Strand  
11-Oct Sun – New Orleans, LA  //  UNO Lakefront  
13-Oct Tue – Knoxville, TN  //  Tennessee Theatre  
14-Oct Wed N – Charleston, SC  //  North Charleston Performing Arts Center
15-Oct Thu – Durham, NC //  Durham Performing Arts Center
18-Oct Sun – Houston TX // Verizon  Wireless Theatre
20-Oct Tue – Paducah, KY  //   Carson Center  
21-Oct Wed – Davenport, IA // Adler Theatre  
22-Oct Thu – Kansas City, MO //  Midland Theatre  
23-Oct Fri – Sioux Falls, SD // Washington Pavilion  
24-Oct Sat – Minneapolis, MN  //  Target Center  
25-Oct Sun – Merrillville, IN //  Star Plaza  
28-Oct Wed – Mansfield, OH  // Renaissance Theatre  
30-Oct Fri-  Indianapolis, IN //  Murat Theatre  
1-Nov Sun – Waukegan, IL  // Genesee Theatre  
2-Nov Mon – Champaign, IL  // Star Theatre  
4-Nov Wed – Rochester, NY //  Auditorium Theatre  
5-Nov Thu – Syracuse, NY //  Landmark Theatre
7-Nov Sat – Boston, MA //  Orpheum
8-Nov Sun – New York, NY // Nokia Live  1
11-Nov Wed – Morgantown, WV //  Creative Arts Center 
13-Nov Fri – New Brunswick, NJ //  State Theatre
14-Nov Sat – New Haven, CT  // Shubert  
15-Nov Sun – Frederick, MD  // Weinberg Center  
18-Nov Wed – Wilmington, DE  // Grand Opera House  
19-Nov Thu – Pittsburgh, PA  // Byham Theatre  
20-Nov Fri – Staten Island, NY  // St. George Theatre  
21-Nov Sat – Philadelphia, PA  // Keswick  
22-Nov Sun – Huntington, WV  // Big Sandy Arena  
4-Dec Fri – Mesa, AZ  // Ikeda Theatre  
5-Dec Sat – Los Angeles, CA  // Club Nokia  
6-Dec Sun – Oakland, CA  // Fox Theatre
8-Dec Tue – Thousand Oaks, CA  // Fred Kavli Theatre  
9-Dec Wed – Fresno, CA  // Saroyan Theatre  
11-Dec Fri – Portland, OR  // Theatre of the Clouds  
12-Dec Sat – Seattle, WA  // Moore Theatre  
13-Dec Sun – Spokane, WA  // INB Performing Arts

ABOUT PLAYHOUSE DISNEY

Playhouse Disney, seen in a daily programming block on Disney Channel U.S. and on 21 Playhouse Disney channels around the world, encourages preschoolers to imagine and learn through original series, short-form and acquired programming that includes song, movement and entertainment. Guided by an established curriculum, Playhouse Disney supports multiple areas of child development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive; thinking and creative skills as well as moral and ethical development through carefully constructed themes, storylines and endearing characters.

ABOUT BUENA VISTA CONCERTS

In September 2006, the Disney Music Group launched Buena Vista Concerts, its concert production arm.  In less than three years, the division has been responsible for a number of the most successful concert tours in recent years, including The Cheetah Girls: The Party’s Just Begun Tour (2006/2007), High School Musical: The Concert (2006/2007), Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007/2008), The Cheetah Girls: One World Tour (2008), Yanni Voices Tour (2009), and Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009.

Back to School Get Cool for Parents #giveaway

 

First Place Winner

Sponsor One

titlebar_moving_right_direction Sponsor’s Name:  Envirosax
Sponsor Description: 

Envirosax offers chic designer resuable tote bags that transorm into a 4" roll that can easily pop into a purse, diaper bag, glove compartment, or even your  back pocket.  The most recent addition to the Envirosax CarryingEnvirosaxOrganic Series is a line of organic cotton totes.  Envirosax allows adults and children to go green in style.

Prize Name: Envirosax Resuable Tote Bag
Prize description:  The winner can choose one designer tote bag of their choice from any collection on the Envirosax website.

Reviews:

Victoria: http://www.lifestarringellieandeve.com/envirosax-saving-the-enviornment-and-helping-you-look-cool-with-reusable-shopping-bags-and-totes/
Bridgette: http://www.thenotsoblog.com/2009/07/envirosax-reusable-totes-review/

Sponsor Two:

BakersEdgeLogo Sponsor’s Name:  Baker’s Edge
Sponsor Description: Baker’s Edge is well known for its revolutionary Edge Brownie Pan that allows all the edge-lovers of the world to have at least two edges on each brownie square.  With the upcoming introduction of a new lasagne pan, parents everywhere will be armed and ready to tackle those bake sales and pot luck dinners.

Prize Name: The Edge Brownie Pan

Prize URL:  http://bakersedge.com/buyhere.html

BakersEdgeEmpty · Two delicious, chewy edges on every individual serving

· Patented sidewalls circulate heat evenly throughout the pan

· Better performance (fewer undercooked middles and burned edges)

· Sized to fit box mixes and recipes for 9”x9” or 9”x13” pans

· Premium nonstick coating and round, easy-to-clean corners

· Durable heavy-gauge cast aluminum construction

· Recessed handles allow pan to be gripped when turned upside-down

· Custom spatula and recipes/instructions insert included

Reviews,

http://3garnetsn2sapphires.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-bakers-edge-brownie-pan.html

Sponsor Three:

JessieSteeleLogo Jessie Steele

 

 

JessieSteeleRetroCherriesSponsor Description: Jessie Steele offers designer vintage aprons, chef’s aprons, and flirty hostess aprons.  Also available are adorable children’s aprons and oven-mitts that coordinate with the adult aprons.  These aprons and matching oven-mitts would make the perfect gifts for moms as they gear up to host those PTA meetings and get ready to tackle those bake sales.

Prize Name: Jessie Steele Designer Apron

Prize URL:  http://www.jessiesteele.com/catalog.php
Prize description:  The winner may choose one in-stock apron of their choice.

 

Reviews

http://3garnetsn2sapphires.blogspot.com/2009/07/review-jessie-steele-designer-aprons.html

To Enter:

Please visit each sponsor and tell us your item of choice from each. Leave it in the form each one can count as an entry.

Extra Entries:

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August  27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM

Also Enter on These Blogs

Life Starring the Kids and Me

Blessings Abound Mommy

Experimental Mommy

As They Grow Up

The Shopping Mama

What Mommies Need

3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

Back To School Get Cool For School College Necklace, Bento Box, and photo canvas tote bag #giveaway

(College) HipFusion Necklace, Mini Bento Box, FeeFiFoto Photo Canvas Tote Bag (plus 1 consolation prize) – Ends 8/27

First Place

Sponsor One

  FeeFiFoto
NEWFFFBannerGiantPkgsSponsor Description: FeeFitFoto covers all the bases as far as photo gifts go.  Their selection includes, but is not limited to, photo books, Mia Cameron Photo FFFToteBagNaturalHandbags, custom porcelain plates, and photo tree ornaments.  There is such a vast selection of products that you are almost guaranteed to find the perfect personalized gift for just about anyone.
Prize Name: Natural Canvas Custom Photo Tote Bag
Prize description:  The winner will be able to choose one photo to be printed on a 13" x 15" natural canvas tote bag.  The printing area is 11" x 11", which is perfect for displaying an art photograph or a personal photo.

 

Sponsor Two

HipFusion_LogoHipFusion Designs offers unique handcrafted precious metal clay and dichroic glass jewelry for both women and men. Every piece offered by the artist reflects her eye for style. You can find HipFusion Designs jewelry online at www.hipfusiondesigns.com or locally at select jewelry boutiques on the East coast.  Check out the artist’s nationally recognized personalized precious metal clay jewelry to treat yourself to something special or find a perfect gift for the approaching holiday season. 

Prize Name:

Custom Hip Glass Dangle Necklace
Prize description: 
Winner gets to choose the length, color of the glass, as well as the color of the cord on this sterling silver toggle closure necklace.

Sponsor Three:

logo2 Sponsors Name: Zojirushi
Sponsors Description: Zojirushi offers products ranging from rice cookers to air purifiers.  They also have a great selection of Lunch Jars that are perfect for back to school.  Be it college or simply preschool you can find it there.  For the college student, the Classic Bento would be a perfect fit and for the little ones the Mini Bento would be the way to go!
szba2 Prize Name: Mini Bento
Prize Description: Mini Bento
Review here: http://www.astheygrowup.com/2009/07/zojirushi-mini-bento-review.html

 

Second Place

One Photo tote bag

 

To Enter

Mandatory entry: Sign up for the HipFusion Newsletter.  Then leave a comment telling us what email you used to sign up.

Mandatory Entry: Visit Zojirushi, then come back and tell us what other product catches your eye!

Mandatory entry: Visit FeeFiFoto and tell us about one item (other than a photo canvas tote bag) that you would love to give or receive as a gift.

Extra Entries:

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August  27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM

Also Enter on These Blogs

Life Starring the Kids and Me

Blessings Abound Mommy

Experimental Mommy

As They Grow Up

The Shopping Mama

What Mommies Need

3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

PF Chang introduces new kids meals and wants to give you a 100.00 Gift Card #Giveaway

 

P.F. Chang's Logo

 

PFChangs_KidsMenu_Page1_HighRes.jpg Hi-Res -- P.F. Chang's Kid's Menu - Page 1 image by pfchangskidsP.F. Chang’s recently introduced a new kids menu.  This is the first time the restaurants have offered a menu specially designed for children. P.F. Chang’s is very interested in getting feedback from moms like us about the menu, including the items featured, the price and any other thoughts /suggestions we might have on the family dining experience. I love P.F.Chang’s but my husband doesn’t so we don’t go eat there. I think they have quite a few options and it never bothered me that they don’t have a kid’s menu.  Now that they do I wonder if I can convince my husband to give it another try?

The kids menu includes:

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· Four meals all priced under $5

· Food designed for children’s palates

· A kid-sized drink in a take home cup

· The same fresh, high-quality ingredients featured on the regular menu

 

Kids can enjoy Kid’s Chicken served with honey or sweet and sour dipping sauce, Kid’s Lo Mein, Kid’s Chicken Fried Rice or Baby Buddha’s Feast, a feast of steamed or stir-fried veggies.

In honor of their new menu they are sponsoring a 100.00 Gift Card giveaway to one of my lucky readers. I would be very jealous but I’m pretty sure my husband will not want to eat there even though they have a new kid friendly menu.

To Enter:

Tell me what you like to order from P.F. Chang’s.

Extra Entries:

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August 31st 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org

Sprint / Microsoft sponsoring HTC Snap cell phone #Giveaway

Garrigan Lyman GroupIf you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I was chosen as one of the moms to test the new HTC Snap that only works on Sprint’s network. I was extremely excited to receive it and my initial reactions to the phone were AMAZING. I stopped writing about it because I became very busy with trips but for my first two trips I was so happy I had the phone. Airports charge you for wireless and I get bored waiting on planes. I usually sleep. Well, thanks to my HTC Snap I was actually able to get blogging work done while waiting in the airport.

However, it died! I had to take the battery out and put it back in and that’s why I stopped writing about it. I’m working with Microsoft and Sprint to try and figure out what’s wrong with my phone. So while we’re waiting let’s get the giveaway started.

I have an extra phone just waiting to enter someone else’s hands. I will run the giveaway for a week and a half because I need the winner to respond before noon on August 22. I have to get this phone in the mail to you before I head back to Washington. I don’t want to carry it on the suitcase with me. Having it on a suitcase with me once was tempting fate, twice I think it might disappear in the airport if you know what I mean.

So To Enter:

Please first entry is required: visit Snap HTC and tell me something from the specs page, perhaps your favorite feature..

For every comment you leave on a post that has the tag HTC Snap, you get an entry into the giveaway.

For every comment you leave on this post telling me you left a comment on the HTC Snap articles then you get an extra entry.

Extra Entries after the First Entry is complete.

None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)

Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry

The contest will run until August 20th11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org

Stroller Strides are in my neighborhood are they in yours?

clip_image002 Stroller Strides®, is the country’s largest and fastest-growing exercise program for new moms and their babies. I’ve seen them at Redmond Town Center where they meet and take the Lake Sammamish Trail to work out. All you need is a stroller and a baby. I haven’t tried it out because I’m doing my own exercise program of laziness. Anyways, Stroller Strides is pleased to announce a new partnership with Snikiddy®, manufacturer of Snikiddy Snacks® – simple and wholesome snacks for families.

“Stroller Strides and Snikiddy are both mom-owned companies that maintain many of the same values when it comes to promoting family health and wellness,” said Lisa Druxman, founder and CEO of Stroller Strides. “We are excited to partner with a company that offers delicious, all-natural snacks that our littlest Stroller Strides participants – and their moms – will love.”

Snikiddy will regularly provide samples of its Snikiddy Snacks Puffs and Cookies, which include Grilled Cheese Puffs, Nacho Cheese Puffs, Chocolate Chip Bites and Oatmeal Chocolate Bites, among others, to Stroller Strides locations across the country. I wonder if they are going to be in my area, or in yours? Made with simple and pure ingredients including real cheese, butter, whole wheat flour and unrefined cane sugar, Snikiddy Snacks are absolutely free of trans fats, hydrogenated oils, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. Washington seems to be very into eating natural, so much so that at Costco almost all the produce is organic.

Stroller Strides participants will also be eligible to receive special coupons for savings on Snikiddy products and participate in exclusive prize contests, including the current giveaway of a Jamis Kids bicycle at www.snikiddy.com.

“At Snikiddy, we work to promote active and healthy lifestyles for both moms and kids, and we are thrilled to partner with a company that has similar core values,” said Mary Schulman, co-founder and EVP of marketing for Snikiddy. “Together, we can help to improve the fitness of families in neighborhoods across the country.” 

In support of healthy snacking for moms, Stroller Strides also partners with LUNA® – the whole nutrition bar for women. Which I’m not as big on. I’m not a big fan of the LUNA bars. Or I haven’t found the flavor I liked. I disliked the one flavor I did have so much that I never tried another bar.

About Stroller Strides:

Stroller Strides classes are offered in over 900 locations in the United States and Canada. The hour-long classes emphasize cardiovascular activities and muscle-strengthening exercises using resistance bands and strollers, allowing moms to interact with their babies throughout their workout. Stroller Strides now also offers prenatal Fit4Baby classes at locations nationwide. To further assist mothers in all aspects of their lives, Stroller Strides partners with Pampers®, LUNA®, Snikiddy® and BOB®. For more information about Stroller Strides, including class locations, visit www.strollerstrides.com.

About Snikiddy:

Founded in 2006 by Janet Owings and Mary Schulman, (a mother/daughter team with a passion for children’s health), Snikiddy produces Snikiddy Snacks® – great tasting, kid-friendly snacks including Cheese Puffs and Cookies available in a variety of flavors and developed for kids and families. Made with the highest quality, simple and wholesome ingredients including real cheese, butter, whole wheat flour and unrefined cane sugar, Snikiddy Snacks® are perfect for lunchboxes, after school, and on-the-go snacks. Snikiddy Snacks® are sold in natural and conventional grocery stores across the country and Toys R Us, as well as online through Amazon.com and PeaPod.com. Founded in Bethesda, Md., the company also operates out of Boulder, Colo. For more information, visit www.snikiddy.com.