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I'm a Stay at Home Free Lance Graphics Designer wife and mommy. I have one sweet little girl whom was born in May of 2008! My daughter was diagnosed with Congenital Hypothyroidism three days after she was born. I'm looking to meet and discuss that condition with others whom have Congenital Hypothyroidism themselves or have children with this condition.
I enjoy designing graphics, blogging, photography, reading, jewelry making, scrap booking, and more. If you are looking for a personalized wordpress theme, send me an email at ellybean (at) connected2christ.com and I can help you out for not to huge a price!
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Yahoo! Group Congenital Hypothyroidism.
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…and the winners are:
Courtney has won the Fancy Fortune Cookies Giveaway and Lindsey is the winner of the Dr. Hippo Children’s Books!
Congratulations to you both!
I will be emailing you so please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant.
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God Will Do The Rest: 7 Keys to Achieving The Desires of Your Heart
By Catherine Galasso-Vigorito / Faithwords * Unlock the secrets of life that allow God to grant you the desires of your heart! Using biblical principles and her own experiences, Catherine explores seven qualities that have shaped her daily life—faith, love, persistence, hope, optimism, gratitude, and forgiveness. Learn how to seize your struggles and turn them into opportunities for growth! 224 pages, softcover from Faithwords. |
This book is sold at Amazon, Christianbook.com, and many other wonderful book stores online.
Thanks to our friends at the Hachette Book Group, I am thrilled to give away to 5 copies of “God Will Do the Rest” by Catherine Galasso-Vigorito.
How to enter: Please leave a comment on your favorite Bible verse or favorite author. Remember to leave your email in the post. Example: erinlowmaster (at) gmail (dot) com
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This contest runs from June 26th to July 10, 2009 and is open to US and Canada only and no PO boxes, please. The books will be shipped by Hachette.If a winner fails to reply within 48 hrs, a new winner will be chosen. Also, if you have won this book in a previous giveaway, please tell us so we can pick another winner. Thank you.
As if woman and girls don’t have enough to keep up with as it is. One of the worst things by far is our “headlight” problem. Yes, I have this problem! Who hasn’t? I mean, if you own a thin or sheer tops you are going to have this problem. I’m breastfeeding and all but one of my nursing bras is lined! I’d always be getting over heated wearing a jacket or a shirt on top of another so I wouldn’t be drawing attention to that area. 
I ran across a product called Boob-eez that is, how shall I put it…wonderful! I had all these summer tank tops with built in support/bra that I now can wear in public rather than just wearing them around the house. Plus, now I can stay comfortable and won’t have to give my UPS or Fed Ex guy an eye full. These are incredibly comfortable and I can hardly tell they are there!
Company History:
At an early age, Carlie Christenson began feeling self-conscious about her developing body. Normally a very confident and outgoing nine-year-old, Carlie found herself covering her chest with her arms to conceal the “headlights” that showed beneath the fitted and fashionable shirts she loved to wear.
After borrowing her mother’s array of adhesive bras and nipple coverings, Carlie came up with her own idea of what would work better. With help from her parents, she invented the perfect product and named it Boob-eez because it helped girls ease into “boobs.”
During the process of developing Carlie’s idea, her mother Emilie helped her “test” the product and realized that Boob-eez weren’t just for girls! Carlie’s invention was better than any of the nipple concealing products on the market for women. Soon Emilie, her friends and the customers in her Florida woman’s boutique were buying Boob-eez and wearing them everyday under sheer bras, thin tops, workout clothes and swim suits!
Boob-eez are the ideal solution anytime you need a little “coverage” where it matters most. You can stick them on – with or without a bra – and stand tall with confidence!
The Facts: 
Boob-eez are washable, re-usable, and free of straps and binding elastic. Their unique super-thin edge is virtually invisible under swimwear and clothing. Stick them on and stand tall with confidence!
* 100% Silicone, backed with washable adhesive for multiple uses and easy care.
* Perfect for concealing headlights under thin tops, sheer bras, workout & dance gear and swimsuits.
* These be worn with or without a bra and are perfect for anyone who wants headlights to be out of sight and out of mind.
*Boob-eez retail for $12 and are available online and at select specialty stores
* These are great for all ages!
I will defiantly be purchasing more of these for myself and for my daugher in the years to come.
Win it: The great people at Boob-eez are so graciously giving five of you a chance to win your own set!
Enter: Visit their site and let me know another product that they offer!
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note: This Giveaway is only open to U.S only.
Please leave separate comments for each additional entry, i.e.: if you blog about it leave 2 separate comments.
Giveaway – running till 07/07/09 and is open to the USA only. Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant.
Congratulations!
The WeeSqueak shoes winner is: Judy Brittle!
The Pacific Cornetta Water Bottle and Tea Tumbler winner is Danielle E. !
…last but not least Jo is the winner of the Tooth Tissues giveaway!
I will be emailing you so please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant. I would ask that you respond soon because I am moving next week and want to be able to contact my sponsors as soon as I can so that you can receive your prizes sooner rather than later. Thanks.
Recently, I was given an opportunity to review the “Can Do Activity Book” from the company Fun Felt. I was sent this book assembled though you can purchase it pre-assembled.
I enjoyed flipping through this book last night with my 13 month old. Throughout the eight boldly colored pages you’ll find numerous activities to take part in. The various scenes you’ll find in this book are; a telephone, kitchen, farm, circus theme, toy room and a neighborhood. When we got to the kitchen page my daughter kept saying Mmmm and Yum-Yum. She also really enjoyed playing peekaboo with the baby chickens on one of the pages. She literally clapped every time the chicks came out from hiding!
This book is one of my new favorite mommy and daughter activities for the day. I can teach my daughter so many things from this book alone like lessons on getting dressed, numbers, and more! I can see myself as my daughter grows older telling her stories with the many felt objects that come with this book and I can also see my daughter telling me her own stories! This book opens world of imagination for both child and parent!
I must mention the fact that I love that this isn’t a noisy toy and that it promises to last for a good long time with it’s superb quality of felt. It’ll be great to pass this on to each of my children, and possibly even my own grandchildren one day.
Story Time Felts offers the finest in felt board stories and visual aids for learning and open ended play. I recommend them 100% and I’ll let you know that in future, I’ll be purchasing some of the other great products that they offer. They have a very wide selection from dolls, stories, job charts, educational pieces, math games, nursery rhymes, and more! These are great for Sunday school, any public or home school classroom, libraries, home use, and more…you name it!
Check them out at: http://www.funfelt.com/
Win: One lucky winner will get the opportunity to win the their very own “Can Do Activity Book” from the company Fun Felt
To Enter: Visit Fun Felt, take a good look around, and let me know what other product you like!
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@erinlowmaster WIN: “Can Do Activity Book” from Fun Felt–http://bit.ly/hW1Jz
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note: This Giveaway is only open to U.S only.
Please leave separate comments for each additional entry, i.e.: if you blog about it leave 2 separate comments.
Giveaway – running till 07/10/09 and is open to the USA only. Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant.
How would you like win to a $50.00 gift card to spend at Tiny Prints? If you have never heard about them, you are missing out! They offer a variety of stylish photo cards and invitations. There’s truly is something for everyone there.
In attempting raise awareness of their presence on Facebook, Tiny prints is giving away $50.00 Gift cards to a several people!
How to enter:
The Facebook pages you should comment/become a fan on are as follows: ( you can comment/fan all four or just one)
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WIN: Tiny Print $50.00 Gift Card – http://bit.ly/JbCS7
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*Exceptions can be made for those wishing to participate but do not have a Facebook account;
Contestants that don’t have Facebook accounts can find a favorite Tiny Prints card, save it in their account on the Tiny Prints site and then leave a message as a comment here letting me know what you chose.
Please leave separate comments for each additional entry, i.e.: if you blog about it leave 2 separate comments. Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant. Contest runs Monday, June 15, 2009 and conclude Friday July 10, 2009.
I indulge in the opportunity to read wonderful books. So, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside when I learn about new places to purchase great books for me and for my children. I nearly jumped with joy when I learned about Silver Dolphin Books.
They are worth the look see, hands down. Silver Dolphin Books publishes activity, novelty, and educational nonfiction books for preschoolers to 12-year-olds. Silver Dolphin Books is an award winning company. Several of their books have won the Parent’s Choice awards. (You can click here to see the extensive list)
Melody ( 12.5 months old) reading.
Out of Silver Dolphin’s generosity, we were able to review the Nursery Rhymes (A Nursery Collection Book) by Susie Lacome & Beth Harwood and the book Amazing Baby Go, Baby, Go! by Beth Harwood, Emma Dodd, Jonathan Lambert.
The Amazing Baby Go, Baby, Go book comes from their popular Amazing Baby series. This series has 28 titles to date its one of the largest series by Silver Dolphin for babies. My daughter enjoyed me reading this book to her. She smiled and giggled back at the brightly colored graphics and baby pictures in the book with each turning page. I as mommy loved that this book is an indestructible board book with makes it safe for reading time if I want to let her browse through the pages alone. I like also that this book is not to wordy, I’ve other baby books and my daughter loses interest quickly because I’m not turning the page quick enough when trying to read through. What makes this book fun is that at the end, there is a heart shaped photo frame where you can insert your very own picture of your Amazing Baby!
The Nursery Collection book, I can see myself pulling off the shelf for years and years to come. This book is beautifully illustrated with it’s soft pastel colored embossed pages and images. One added decorative feature I like is the ribbon tie that you can make into a bow to close the book. This book is filled with well loved nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and lullabies that we all grew up with. When reading through, I couldn’t help but remember when my mom read to me out of our own family nursery rhyme book. I’d been looking for a nursery rhyme book to add to my home library and now my search is over because this is in my mind the perfect in every way I can imagine.
Other books I’d love to add to my collection are various titles from the Wonders Inside, History in Action, and the Fine Art Studio Series! I’d really love to own all of the books they offer, I have to remind myself that money doesn’t grow on trees though all of their books are reasonably priced! Check them out for yourself at: http://www.silverdolphinbooks.com/
How would you like to win any book of choice from Silver Dolphin Books?
Please visit their site and let me know what book you would choose if you won.
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Please leave separate comments for each additional entry, i.e.: if you blog about it leave 2 separate comments. Winners will be notified shortly afterward by email. Please respond within 48 hours or you forfeit your prize to another participant. Contest ends July 7th, 2009
