I'm ready for some summer fun!

As I sit here in sunny Florida, my air conditioning and fans are fighting to keep up with temperatures that are already in the mid-90s.  I'm declaring it summer!  Here are some fun things to win to make your summer more enjoyable.

• It may not be for this summer, but what if you win the Beverage Package Sweepstakes next summer is going to be awesome!  They are giving away three trips:  a cruise, a trip to New York and...a trip to see the Olympics in London!!!!  Enter once by June 25.
• If you're kids are stoked about the Cars 2 movie coming out soon, then you may want to enter the Cars 2 Secret Sweepstakes.  They could win a Cars 2 room makeover!  Enter daily through June 30.
• What's summer without a little music?   The New Music Now Sweepstakes gives you a chance to win a $250 Live Nation Concert Cash.  Enter daily through June 29.
• The odds are good in the MovieFone Summer Ticket Giveaway.  Thousands of 3D movie tickets will be given away.  Will you get one?  Enter daily through August 31.
• Ready for a summer cookout?  The Tennessee Pride Grill Sweepstakes can help you out - they are giving away 50 George Foreman Mega Size Grills.  Enter daily through July 31.

Something to get you through the holiday weekend...

• Enter to win Bed, Bath and Beyond Gift Cards in the Reclaim Your Space Sweepstakes.  Enter daily through June 30.
• Glue Dots New Backyard Sweepstakes is giving away cash and gift cards to Crate & Barrel.  Enter daily through July 30.
• It' De Blob! On Wii, that is.  Enter once by June 21 to win.
• Mr. Popper's Penguins wants to send someone (hopefully you!) to the New England Aquarium.  Enter daily through June 17.
• Dippin Dots Judy Moody Sweepstakes gives you a chance to win movie tickets, Dippin Dots prizes and Judy Moody Prize Packs for your kids!  Enter once through June 17.
• Bass Pro Shops is giving someone a Vacation for Life!  Enter one time by May 30 to win a timeshare or Go Outdoors package.

Let's Win Some Great Gifts For Dad!

• Save gas money with a Vespa in the Go Vespa Go! Sweepstakes. (open only to Sprint Customers).  Enter daily through June 10.
• You may not get the prize in time for Father's Day, but the Landmark Summer Game definetly has some things that dad wants.  Enter daily through September 4 for your chance to win a trip, a GPS or a digital camera.
• Or you could enter the Summer S'Mores Grilling Sweepstakes daily through September 5 to win him a Weber One-Touch Kettle Grill (and what dad doesn't want a grill???)
• Give your dad the Ultimate Father's Day Grilling day with Kansas City Steaks and Oneida gift cards.  Enter weekly through June 12.
• Take him to the Margaritaville Ultimate Concert Experience in Las Vegas!  First place is a margaritaville blender...which would be nice too!  Enter daily through August 12.
• ACE Hardware wants to give you a $100 gift card during their instant win game.  Enter daily through May 29.
• Oh, look!  His and hers scooters!  Enter the Wisconsin Potato Spudster once by May 31 to win.
• And finally, we have a kind of odd one.  Despite the fact that Mother's Day is OVER, Diet coke is having a Diet Coke Mother's Day Sweepstakes.  Enter daily through May 28 to win a trip to New York.

Sweepstakes you only enter once

• Moo Town/Jr Dippers  - Enter by September 30 to win bikes, helmets and bells.
• Infuse 4G Sweepstakes - Enter by September 15 to win a 55" LED HDTV, Blu Ray Player and Home Theatre System.
• Cushion Source Backyard Boost - Enter once by June 16 to win two teak rockers and a teak tea trolley.
• Howdy Neighbor Sweepstakes - Enter by June 15 to win a trip to Texas.
• Brad Paisley In Tampa - Enter by June 2 to win 2 tickets to see Brad Paisley in Tampa including airfare and hotel.

Shutterfly Review: What's your Spring Celebration?

I can’t believe it’s already Spring. It means so many things to me…but mainly the end of the school year!!!! It’s hard to believe but my baby boy has only 11 1/2 more days to go until he’s done with first grade. Where did the time go???


Luckily, Shutterfly is around to help me celebrate my spring. Though many people may think of Shutterfly as a source for holiday cards, they are really so, so much more!

Shutterfly has amazing full-color photo books. For the past four years I have made one for my family so that my kids can look back on what they have been done over the year. They are also amazing for Mother’s Day (warning: it will probably make your mom cry!) Most recently I created a photo book to give to my son’s first grade teacher. In it is a picture of every child from the class and a quote about what they love about their teacher and what they love about first grade. I think she’s going to love it! Not so creative or just need some inspiration? You'll find it here.

Thankfully, my kids are not full grown yet (I’m not ready for that…I may not ever be!) But if you are having a son or daughter graduating from high school you may want to look at Shutterfly's Graduation Announcements. I think these are so much more personal than the traditional graduation announcements that the school tries to sell you (and very reasonable priced, starting at $0.40 a piece!)  With quick shipping, it's not to late to order your graduation cards.

Shutterfly also has some pretty fabulous thank you cards. These are perfect this spring for your teachers, boy scout or girl scout leaders, team coaches, and more! And once again, these can be very personalized, which I find makes the recipient very happy!

Visit Shutterfly today and get started on making your Spring memorable!

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Don't forget those Local giveaways!

These are just some of the local giveaways for Jacksonville, FL.  Make sure you check my facebook page (www.facebook.com/winningforfun) for a list of websites that have local giveaway for Jacksonville!


Moms Like Me is giving away tickets to CATS and Phineas and Ferb Live!

99.1 WQIK - has got tickets for Toby Keith, the Florida Folk Festival, Sleeping Beauty Ballet and more!

Lite 96.1 - wants to giveaway a trip to Tallahasse, tickets to Suns games and more!

Magic 107.3 - has giveaways for the Sleeping Beauty Ballet, a trip to Tallahassee, tickets to Busch Gardens and a whole lot more!

97.9 KISS FM - is giving away a trip to American Idol, tickets to the Bakin' with the Boss Tour, Jax Roller Girl Tickets and much more!

I know my friends would love to win these...

• For Lacey:  Cake Boss Cafe Royal Treatment - Enter once by May 27 to win a cake, a book, DVDs and a bobblehead.
• For Jessie:  SeaWorld 40th Anniversary Special - Enter once by June 21 to win a VIP package for 4 to SeaWorld, including airfare, hotel, tickets, etc.
• For Monica:  Free Shoes for Back to School - Enter once by July 18 to win $150 in vouchers to Rack Room Shoes.
• For my husband:  Pirelli Tires Grassroots Motorsports - Enter once by October 3 to win four tires.
• For Jaime:  Night of Joy Giveaway - Enter daily through August 15 to win a trip to Disney World during Night of Joy.

A Hodge Podge of Sweepstakes for you to Enter!

• Toast our Crowning Achievement - Enter once by June 30 to win an ipad or Swedish Crystal Intermezzo Blue Double Old Fashioned glasses.
• White Hot Summer Sweepstakes - Enter daily through July 7 for a chance to win a fire pit, bikes, chairs, mini grill, umbrella, music downloads and more.
• Something Borrowed Private Screening - Enter daily through May 31 to win a private movie screening or a Walgreens gift card.
• Bike it FWD - Enter to win 2 Schwinn Bikes
• Donut Day Sweepstakes - Enter daily through June 15 to win an ipad or a gift card
• Elevate Dad's Game - Enter daily through June 30 to win a Land Rover Range Rover or TaylorMade Driver.

Thinking about taking a summer trip...

I can hardly believe that summer is almost here!  I know my boy is so ready for it.  He's especially excited because he'll be going up to Maine for 3 weeks with his grandparents.  Lucky boy to be able to escape the heat of Florida!  If you need to escape for summer you may want to enter the sweepstakes below.

P.S. - Blogger was down for a couple of days, so I posted some sweepstakes to my Facebook page.  Check them out at www.facebook.com/winningforfun

• I know I would love to Get Lost on the Lost Key!  The trip includes gift cards, a dolphin tour and more.  Enter once by May 31.
• Then again, it would  be much cooler having some Front Porch Fun in Rutherfordton, NC!  Enter once for a 4 day/3 night trip by May 31.
• Of course, you could always Pour on the Memories with a trip to Disney World or Disneyland.  Enter daily through June 9.
• Personally I have never been to Colorado so a Denver Weekend Getaway is something I would love to experience.  Enter once by June 27.
• I haven't done a cruise either...it would be a summer pandamonium!  Enter one time by June 10 to win a 7 night Caribbean Cruise.
• My son has an itching to go to Hawaii.  If you want to Explore Your Passions you could win a trip to Hawaii or L.A.  Enter once by June 5.

Show Me The Money!

I hope all of moms had a fabulous Mother's Day!  The family and I drove down to the Tampa area to see my family and had a great time.  My mom and I went to The Body Bar in Tampa (Westchase area) for massages and a facial for me.  I had won the package back in February from Spa 50and was saving it up for this weekend.  What a wonderful time!  Their prices are very reasonable, so if you are in the Tampa area I recommend them.

Here are some of my favorite sweeps...cash and gift cards!!!

• Go Green. Win Green...Sears gift cards that is!  Enter daily through September 2.
• Enter the Great Gas Giveaway just once by June 28 to win a gas card.
• In the Cupcake Jackpot you could walk away with cash or Hostess products.  Enter daily through July 2.
• The DIY network has a Sweat Equity Challenge for you...meaning a chance to win cash!  Enter daily through June 10.
• Attending Camp Takin' It Cheesy could mean cash or a cooler for you.  Enter daily through July 2.

10 more sweepstakes for you to enter!

• When you Own the Toast you can win a Chrome 2 slice egg and muffic toaster.  Enter daily through June 30.
• The Spring is Green Coupon Sweepstakes gives you the chance to win a flooring makeover, AMEX gift cards and a carpet cleaner!  Enter daily through June 5.
• Become the ultimate fan with the Nesquick ESPN Ultimate Pass .  You can win an ESPN Fax experience, bobbleheads, t-shirt and more!  Enter daily through August 15.
• Toys R Us Gift Cards and a controller signed by the Mortal Kombat development team is at stake in the Toys R Us Mortal Kombat Sweepstakes.  Enter daily through May 8.
• Want to Live Like A Californian?  You can win you win a trip to California!  Enter weekly through June 19.
• The Glow Just Right Sweepstakes gives you a chance to win a variety of prizes daily through June 23.
• Do you want an XBox 360 with Kinect?  Then you may want to enter the M&M's Brand 90 Days, 90 Prizes  You have a chance to win every day through July 29.
• It's Time to Design Your Dream Getaway!  You could win a trip to L.A., NY, New Orleans or Seattle or a $100 Walgreens gift card.  Enter daily through May 28.
• Win a Kmart gift card for Simply the Essentials.  Enter daily through May 7.
• If your interested in cash or Best Buy gift cards, enter the Family Night IWG daily through June 5.

To make up for not being here...a bunch of one-entry sweepstakes!

I'm going to assume you all understand....it's been busy!!!  I try to post 2 or 3 times a week but lately that's just not possible.  So to make it up for you, here are a lot of one-entry sweepstakes!

• Doing some home improvement?  Enter the Natural Home & Garden Paint Giveaway to win low VOC paint.  Enter by June 8.
• Here's the perfect Father's Day gift...a Gander Mountain Gift Card!  Enter by June 26.
• For those of you who love shoes (I'm thinking of one of my best friends!), here's one for you.  Enter the Rewardrobe Sweepstakes to win $10,000 PLUS $1,200 in Famous Footwear gift cards.  Enter by June 4.
• I am definetly ready for a Five Star Camping Adventure Giveaway which includes a gas card, grocery card, Jellystone Park gift card and a Flip video camera.  Enter by May 31.
• Or if you want to do some basic camping you could enter the Eureka! Ecoboost Giveaway which includes a tent, sleeping bag, lantern, duffel and flashlight.  Enter by May 6.
• It's Fiesta time!  The Garden of Eatin' Fiesta Sweepstakes will give you their products and a gift card for you to throw a great Fiesta!  Enter by May 31.
• What happens in Vegas...and you'll only know if you win the Bridesmaid Vegas Getaway!  Prizes include a trip to Vegas, gift cards, bridesmaid survival kits and cupcakes.  Enter by May 22.