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Energizer® Recharge Smart™ Charger is running a contest on An Island Life AND Barefoot Mommies for TWO – $2000 sponsorship to the BlogHer 2010 Conference in New York City! EACH! That is a total of FOUR sponsorships up for grabs! This giveaway rocks my face off! Below are the reasons I feel I deserve to win one of these sponsorships…

• When a company pays a blogger to go out and represent their brand/product they should not only look for someone with a following, but someone who isn’t intimidated to go out and network AT the event and spread the word about their company, as well. I really enjoy networking and making genuine connections/friendships with the bloggers that I get to meet in real life. I’m a positive person and would never do anything to embarrass a company that I am representing. I only represent companies that I feel I can honestly stand behind.
• I fit all of the qualifications for the contest and can easily accept all terms. Heck I would even slap some of these Energizer Bunny tatoos on as well
• My husband is in school and I lost one of my jobs last month so finances are super tight right now, with 2 kids to take care of on top of that. If I don’t receive a sponsorship to BlogHer ’10 I will not be able to attend and will have to sell my ticket.
• I made this cute lil promo video for the contest. Check out how supportive my #1 fan is
  

I really hope I get chosen to receive one of the sponsorship spots. I haven’t had a chance to use the  Energizer_® Recharge Smart™ Charger, but I know my home would benefit from it because of all the wireless electronic devices that we own. Our keyboards, mice, and gaming controllers all take batteries. Not to mention our children’s toys and games. Take a second and check out the Energizer_® Recharge Smart™ Charger’s cool features.

•Countdown timer shows how long until batteries are charged
•Battery Fuel Guage shows charge status
•Bad Battery Alert detects alerts and shuts off charging when a non-NiMH or old NiMH battery is inserted
•Large visual display can be viewed from across the room
•Charges 2 or 4 AA or AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries
•Charges batteries at a safe, steady rate which improves the long-term health of the NiMH battery
•For approximate charge times, download the user manual.
•Energy Star® certified

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I found this lil gem of Maddie when she was 3 years old, the other night, and decided to post it for you. Enjoy

So, Maddie kept trying to tell me something, and I could NOT figure out what she was saying, so in the mean time while I was trying to listen and figure it out, I decided to film her while she explained it to me. Here is 1 minute and 12 seconds of my potty mouth daughter. I did finally figure out what she was saying at the end of the video.

Sorry, I didn’t used to know they made shirts for small people when I filmed this. So don’t mind that…

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Ok people. This fake commercial makes me laugh EVERY TIME. It can’t be stopped. THIS is the sort of vlogging I wish I was doing yo. Maybe someday you’ll see me in a big time commercial like this one….

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Maddie and I will be featured in this exhibit. Please come down and support Justin Hackworth in raising awareness for The Center for Women & Children in Crisis! I’m really excited to go!! All the info you need is below! Click the photo below to RSVP!

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So I am noticing certain personality traits that my daughter is developing (not from me) that are similar to one of my sister’s personalities (which btw is the complete opposite of mine). So now I am a little paranoid that she will develop some of the other traits that are typical of that type of personality….(i.e. tactless, then immediately feels bad; bossy; likes to be in control; judgemental, jealous, self-righteous etc) Okay those are some of the bad traits. There are LOTS of good ones too, but that is not the point of this post. The point is I was being forced to watch the old Avatar cartoon (since Rob is in love with it and watches it with Maddie) and saw this clip below that made me worry that Maddie might possibly be like this when she is in a relationship as a teenager!!! Not the first girl character (that’s my personality type, obviously!) The second girl is who I am concerned Maddie could be like hahaha (scares boys off). This cartoon is actually quite amusing btw…. (ALSO keep in mind these girls are part of the fire bending clan which are the bad guys in this show…)

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In case you guys haven’t seen these already, I just wanted to put some of these pictures up and tell you about how I magically got to participate in the 30 Strangers Project.

What is the 30 Strangers Project?

For the entire month of April 2010, photographer Justin Hackworth, made a portrait of a mother and daughter every day. 30 portraits – 30 days. You had to have never met him before. Maddie and I were Day 28.

The mother and daughter selected for Day 28 weren’t able to make it and emailed Justin to let him know. At the same time I emailed Justin to find out if every day was full, hoping I would be able to be apart of the project.  I fit the criteria he was looking for and the only time I had available to do the shoot before going on vacation, was the exact time frame he had open to do it.  It was so fun working with Justin. He is funny and laid back. When I went back to view the photos, he presented them on a large screen with a projector. Very cool to see them like that. He made us a cute “Welcome” sign and we got some yummy truffles and a lollipop on the way out! To participate in the “30 Strangers Project” you had to make a $45 donation to The Center For Women & Children in Crisis. Maddie and I had so much fun doing this. I’m glad that I have these beautiful shots of me and my Moo, and the project was for a good cause! Bonus

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Okay, Kristina. Just for you!

People. I have made an executive decision to participate in the “Glamour Shots Gone Wild-Blog Carnival”. Kristina over at Pulsipher Predilections, makes up these wonderful blog ideas to help us all feel better about ourselves and uplift our spirits. I personally feel great about this Glamour Shot because I was 12 years old and that is when I was in my prime. Physically, athletically, and probably mentally too…maybe. Anyway, I asked the Glamour Shots people to make me look 17 years old and clearly, we can all see that they acheived their goal….

You too can post an old Glamout Shot (or if you’re cool, a recent one) on your blog and participate in this uplifting, non-judgmental, activity. Just click on the button below and go link up on Kristina’s blog

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Welcome Ultimate Blog Party people! Thanks for stopping by! I first heard about 5 Minutes For Mom when I heard Janice speak about “having the nerve” at the Start Up Princess Touchpoint event. Everything she said really struck a chord with me. Janice and Sue have been able to accomplish so much just because they have the nerve to go after what they want. I found her presentation very inspiring! Now I just have to meet Sue and my life will be complete…. Well. Sue…then Ellen. THEN my life will be complete.

This is my first Ultimate Blog Party. I have done one other Blog Hop, and that was fun, so I decided to participate in this par-tay. (To comment click on the title of this post!)

The sorts of things you will find on my blog are:

Funny conversations with my daughter, Artwork that I have drawn on my children, Blog Wars (feel free to take part in at any time), My $5 Paper Airplane Stories, My Stats, etc…

The prizes I am most interested in winning are:

#15  – $25 egiftcard to the Disney Store provided by Kristin @ Couponing to Disney

#19 – Prize Package of Preschool Toys provided by Hasbro

#39 – Be My Guest Certificate provided by Hilton Garden Inn

#46 – Scentsy Plug In and Scents provided by Amundsen House of Chaos

#58 – $50 Gift Certificate to Costumes Inc. provided by Costumes Inc.

#71 – $50 Bear Bucks card to Build A Bear provided by Liza Schwab

#104 – $50 Visa Vanilla Gift Card provided by Shoot Me Now!

#112 – $50 Amazon Gift Card provided by Robyn~Our Home School Home

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