Have a Happy Healthy Hip Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a great day, whether you’re chowing down or not.  Take a minute to reflect on what makes life good today.  You deserve it.

If you’re hanging out online, maybe you want to check out my interview over at Happy Healthy Hip Parenting.  You can learn about what makes me a happy, healthy, hip parent.

Cheers,

Amy

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The ParentSphere Holiday Giveaway Guide

he time has come for snow, turkey (or tofurkey), caroling, tree decorating, gift wrapping, and serious spending, among other things.

The parents at ParentSphere (Amy & Eric) are here to spread a little holiday gift-giving love.  We have some really excellent giveaways going on right now until December 12th. We think you’ll be glad that you’ve stopped by once you flip through our holiday giveaway guide and feast your eyes upon what is up for grabs.

Each giveaway that we’re hosting has a link below the guide.  To enter any of these giveaways, just click on the link to be taken to that giveaway and enter to win some pretty sweet prizes, all in time for gift-giving or gift-enjoying.

LINK TO YOUR GIVEAWAYS OR GIFT GUIDES

We’ve included a Mr. Linky on this post.  If you (or someone you know) is hosting a giveaway or has holiday gift guides posted on their site, LINK UP TO IT HERE! We’re way into spreading the holiday gift goodness this year.  We want people to know about YOUR giveaways and YOUR well-thought-out gift-giving guides.  Of course, we would be super thrilled if you would link back to us, as well.

*If you list a giveaway, in the “Name” text box on Mr. Linky, please also note the giveaway’s END DATE (see the first entry below)

Please flip through our Holiday Giveaway Guide (Ok, you’re right, just press “Play”).  A link to each giveaway is under the guide and above the Mr. Linky.

Click the link to the giveaway(s) you wish to enter and count down the days until December 12th when we randomly pick the winners for each one.

*Ends 12/17* GIVEAWAY LINK: Omnitech mp3 Player - MSRP: $39.99

*Ends 12/17* GIVEAWAY LINK: The Children’s Place Gift Cards - MSRP: $60

*Ends 12/17* GIVEAWAY LINK: Patrick Dempsey’s New Fragrance, “Unscripted” for men - MSRP: $32

*Ends 12/19* GIVEAWAY LINK: Oral-B Pulsonic Sonic and Oral-B Triumph w/ SmartGuide Electric Toothbrushes - MSRP: $70 & $100

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Epson Artisan 800 All-in-One Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax
- MSRP: $300

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Casio Wave Ceptor WVA430J-1A Men’s Watch - MSRP: $100

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Flip Ultra Digital Camcorder - MSRP: $130

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Christmas DVD Bundle - MSRP: $60

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: LeapFrog Didj gaming handheld system plus three HOT games! - MSRP: $180

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Publications International Kids Books - MSRP: $45

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Heelys: Shoes that roll - MSRP: $40

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: PopStar Guitar w/ two AirG peripherals for Wii - MSRP: $60

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: Avon: Kenneth Jay Lane Jeweltone Statement Necklace - MSRP: $40

*Ended* GIVEAWAY LINK: VTech V-Motion w/ Wall-E and Wonder Pets games - MSRP: $110.00

Will you consider supporting our holiday giveaways? If so, here is a button you can grab for your site. Thank you so much!

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Pssst! We are starting a NEWSLETTER. Want to sign up? Here’s the LINK.

*PLEASE NOTE: NO ENTRIES ON THIS INTRODUCTION POST. EACH GIVEAWAY POST WILL INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS ON ENTERING.

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We’re voting tomorrow and calling it in.

We’re chalking up this election to be one of the most blogged about, most talked about most important elections in history. I’ve never cared more about the outcome of an election as I do this one. I base that feeling mostly on the fact that my little girl’s future depends on it. I’m putting a lot of hope and trust into our next president and that is something I have never done before.

There isn’t much time to make your choice, so if you’re still on the fence, check out these sites that offer at-a-glimpse comparisons of the presidential candidates:

CNNPolitics.com: Campaign Issues
SelectSmart.com
TheBostonChannel.com

We think tomorrow, November 4th, is going to be such an important day and everyone that can, should get out and vote. Emily and Cooper at The Motherhood have created a “Circle” (that is already getting worldwide attention) called “Moms CALL IN the vote”. Basically, they are providing a place online for mom’s to call in and record their voting experience.

As you (may or may not) know, we are giving away a fancy-schmancy Zivio Boom bluetooth headset. If you are interested in entering to win this new headset by Joby, by all means, go enter!  BUT hold on a sec, if you would like an extra FIVE entries, go VOTE tomorrow and CALL IT IN over at The Motherhood. Leave a comment on THIS post with a link to your voice message and we’ll take care of you and your five entries.

Here is the scoop on joining The Motherhood (free online community for moms) and how to call in your voting experience on November 4th:

1. Join The Motherhood (if you haven’t already) and be sure to put your cell phone number in when prompted during sign-up.
2. Join the Moms CALL IN the vote circle and make it your “Mobile Circle”.
3. Go to your polling place to vote.
4. Pick up your cell phone and call (412) 282-1182 (tip: add that number to your phone’s contacts ahead of time.)
5. In your message, give a live, on the ground report.  Talk about voting, how you feel, what the experience is like and any other election day coverage! It is the ultimate in real-time, citizen mom journalism.

Most importantly, let your voice be heard.  Make sure you vote tomorrow.  Every single vote makes a difference.