A Week of Celebration!

As I mentioned on Wednesday, my baby boy turned 8 on Thursday!  I can't believe it, seems like only yesterday he was born.  I thought I'd share pictures with you of his birthday cake and cupcakes for school.

Next week is my daughter's 4th birthday, so expect some more pictures :)

• Gogo Land on Top of Things Sweepstakes - Enter once by November 13 for your chance to win a gift card, inflight wifi for life or a 24 hour wifi flight pass.
• Aaron's Outdoors Duck Hunt Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 16 for your chance to win a trip to Arkansas to Duck Hunt with Outdoors Host (and possibly be taped for future episodes).
• Wonka Golden Ticket IWG - Enter daily through January 2 for your chance to win a trip to L.A., $100,000 or a Wonka Exceptionals Chocolate Bar.
• Chevron Products and Del Bass Boat Sweepstakes - Enter monthly through December 2 for your chance to win a Bass Boat, appearence on Honey Hole All Outdoors TV Show, gift cards or Delo Products.
• John Deere Touchdown Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 26 for your chance to win a lawn tractor, season football tickets for select universities, or a merchandise pack.
• Electronic Arts Run to a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S - Enter once by November 1 for your chance to win a 2012 Porsche 911 Carreera S.

Sweepstakes for your hump day!

Hey everyone!  I hope your week is going great.  Mine started rough (daughter was sick and lightening fried my Wii and HD in my TV and Blu Ray) but I'm trying to stay positive because tomorrow is my son's 8th birthday!  So as soon as I get off of here it's time to bake Pokeball cupcakes for his class and the big Pokeball cake he's going to share with his friends tomorrow night.

• True Lemon Holiday Cash - Enter daily through December 31 for your chance to win a $1,000 check.
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchens Dip 'N for Free Chick'N - Enter daily through October 23 for your chance to win free chicken for a year or a $5 Popeyes gift card.
• Maximum Warrior 2011 Sweepsktakes - Enter once by December 31 for your chance to win a Jeep Call of Duty:  Modern Warfare 3 Edition Wrangler.
• AARP $1,500 Fitness Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 15 for your chance to win a $100 Sketchers Gift Card.
• Academy Sports+Outdoors Backyard BBQ Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 1 for your chance to win a BBQ for 8 attended by Jason Cameron.
• 2011 Pennzoil Do-It-Yourself Sweepstakes - Enter once by November 19 for your chance to win a Dodge Challenger, an Autozone gift card or a hat.
• Family Dollar and S.C. Johnson Gift Card Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 26 for your chance to win a family dollar gift card.
• WB Insider The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Enter daily through October 13 for your chance to win a trip to Universal Orlando.
• iCarly iWish Sweepstakes (ages 13 to 18) - Enter daily through October 14 for your chance to win an iPod Touch, camera, mini refrigerator, karoke machine and more.

Kitchenaid Mixers, trips and Kidfresh frozen meals!

Hey everyone!  I hope you guys had a wonderful weekend.  On Sunday we let my (almost) 8 year old son pick out his halloween costume.  I was thinking he'd go for zombie (he's got a great zombie eye roll going that he's started to teach his friends how to do) or maybe another Star Wars character.  But nope.  He went for a ninja...totally unexpected!  And we actually found a Zombie Ninja costume, but he didn't want them.  He's a red ninja.  Hmmm...you just never know with kids!

Both of my kids are having birthday's in the next 2 weeks (my son is turning 8 and my daughter is turning 4 - where does time fly).  Of course, that means I'll be super busy.  So I'm giving you a heads up that for the next 2 weeks I will only be posting on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  But on those days I will try to post lots!  I may occasionally post single sweepstakes on my Facebook and Twitter page on the other days.  You can find me at http://www.facebook.com/winningforfun or http://www.twitter.com/winforfun

• Fox and AOL The X Factor Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 10 for your chance to win a trip for 2 to LA to see the X Factor.
• FYE.com Every Weeknight Expansion Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 30 for your chance to win a trip for 2 to L.A. to see a taping of The Big Bang Theory (one of my favorite shows!!)
• Clorox Brita Challenge Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 31 for your chance to win a trip for 2 to the Biggest Loser Resort or a Brita Hydration Challenge Starter Kit.
• Pillsbury Store Sweepstakes - Enter once by November 17 for your chance to win a Kitchenaid 5-qt. pink stand mixer.
• Betty Crocker Store Sweepstakes - Enter once by November 17 for your chance to win a Kitchenaid 5-qt. pink stand mixer.
• Fandango AFI Fest Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 for your chance to win a trip to L.A. and AFI Fest Cinepasses.
• And my Kidfresh Frozen Meals Giveaway ends on September 30!  Enter for your chance to win 2 Kidfresh Frozen Meal Coupons - there will be 3 winners!!!  http://winforfun.blogspot.com/2011/09/kidfresh-review-giveaway-approved-by-my.html

Is it too early to think about Christmas?

I couldn't believe my eyes when I walked into Wal-Mart the other day and saw twinking Christmas lights and holiday blow ups.  Ummm....what happened to Halloween?  I'm so not ready for Christmas in the stores!

However, if you want to win some prizes for Christmas and haven't started yet, it's time!  Because of sweepstakes and giveaways at least half of what my kids get for Christmas and their birthday are from sweepstakes wins.  An awesome money saver!  So let's start our lists...

• For My Son:  Warner Bros. Harrry Potter Home Entertainment Celebration at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 4 for a chance to win a trip for 4 to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter or a replica wand.
• For My Family:  Kmart Fab 5 Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 5 for a chance to win a $15,000 Kmart gift card or a variety of toys.   ABC Your Modern Family Hawaiian Vacation Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 28 for your chance to win a trip for 4 to Hawaii.
• For Myself:  Farmland Foods Great Start to Every Day - Enter daily through February 29 for your chance to win Le Creuset Cookware or Farmland Breakfast Products (okay, it ends after Christmas but I'll still take the Le Creuset Cookware late!)
• For My In-Laws:  Progressive Casualty Insurance $25,000 Diesel Fuel Giveaway - Enter daily through December 31 for your chance to win $25,000 worth of diesel fuel (Yes, this is a weird gift and it also ends after Christmas...but I promise you they would love it!)
• For My Twin Brother:  Miller Coors When Brad Wins, You Could Win Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 19 for your chance to win a Miller Lite Man-Cave Package (My sister-in-law would probably hate me if I did win this for him!)
• For My Vegetarian Sister-In-Law:  EatingWell Go Meatless Consumer Giveaway - Enter once through Octobere 31 for your chance to win a Vitamix TurboBlend VS and Cookbook.
• For A Whole Lot of People On My List:  HP Touchsmart Gift Lounge Backstage at the Nokia Theatre in Celebration of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards  - Enter once by October 5 for your chance to win a variety of prizes (split up the package and your Chrismtas shopping is done!)

Fun Trips to Try to Win!

• Jostens 2012 Class Ring Trip Sweepstakes (ages 13 to 19) - enter once by May 18 for your chance to win a trip for 4 to Dallas and a Disney Cruise.
• National Cattlemen's Beef Assoc. Beef Made Easy Trip to Italy Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 29 for your chance to win a 10 day trip to Italy.
• Kate Spade Jetsetter IWG - Enter daily through October 29 for your chance to win a trip to Milan or a cosmetic case.
• Disney Movie Rewards Pirates of the Caribbean Blu-Ray Lego Sweepstakes - Enter once through December 31 for your chance to win a trip to Lego headquarters, surround sound or a Lego model.
• Jim Beam Devil's Cut Unleash Your Spirit Promotion - Enter once by December 3 for your chance to win a trip to New Orleans, a shirt or a magazine subscription.

And don't forget to enter my current giveaway on this blog!   http://winforfun.blogspot.com/2011/09/kidfresh-review-giveaway-approved-by-my.html

Football Sweepstakes

• Turner Sports and Nissan North America BCS Ultimate Experience Sweepstakes - Enter daily through December 5 for your chance to win a trip to the BCS Championship game.
• Chilean Avocado Lover's Club Retain Drawing Sweepstakes - Enter once by Febrary 25 for your chance to win a trip to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl or grocery gift card.
• Bud Light Ultimate Super Bowl Flyaway Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 7 for you chance to win a trip to the 2012 Super Bowl or $50 NFLShop.com gift card.
• Miller Coors Ultimate Football Experience Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 24 for your chance to win a football experience an ESPN Studio Tour.
• Tean Fan Shop College Football Since 1869 Ultimate Home Theatre Giveaway - Enter daily through October 20 for your chance to win a home theatre system or a fanatics.com gift card.
• Gildan New Mexico Bowl Promotion - Enter daily through November 15 for your chance to win a trip to the Gildan New Mexico Bowl or a College Care Package.

One Entry Sweepstakes Ending Within A Month!

Sorry I was missing yesterday - my computer obviously knew it was Monday!  Don't forget to check out my new review and giveaway for Kidfresh!  It ends September 30.

• Bridesmaids the Movie Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 26 for your chance to win a screening of Bridesmaids for 50 or a blu-ray copy of the movie or a download of the soundtrack on itunes.
• King's Hawaiian Sheraton Bowl Sweepstakes - Enter once by Ocrober 14 for your chance to a win a trip the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 20-25).
• CSS Direct Autographed Girl Skateboards Complete Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 15 for your chance to win an autographed girls skateboards complete.
• Callaway Golf Iron Out Your Game Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 for your chance to win a set of Callaway Golf Irons (3-P).
• Whole Foods Market Earth U Trip to Costa Rica Sweepstakes - Enter once through September 30 for a chance to win a trip to Costa Rica.
• Ryan Seacrest Pier 1 Imports Fall Sweepstakes - Enter once by Septmber 25 for a chance to win a $1,000 Pier 1 Imports Gift Card.

Kidfresh Review & Giveaway - Approved By My Picky Eaters

My kids are well known by my friends and play group cohorts for their picky eating.  Both of them have long lists of things they won't eat and dinner at my house is a struggle.  When I was asked to review Kidfresh I was a little nervous.  Would my kids like them or would their pickiness prevail?  My son thinks frozen meals are cool but I rarely buy them because the kid frozen meals don't seem that healthy.  He was excited to try the new frozen Kidfresh meals.

This past Monday was the perfect time to try Kidfresh on my kids.  Monday is "Boy Scout Night" in my house.  We are always looking for something quick and easy to feed the kids since we don't have time to eat on that night as a family.  So I game the Kidfresh Wagon Wheels Mac+Cheese to my son and the Kidfresh Spaghetti Loops Bolognese to my daughter.

Hallelujah!  They ate it!  My son thought the Mac+Cheese was "AWESOME!"  I had to keep him from licking the bowl.  Considering the only Mac and Cheese he ate prior to this was in the blue box, I thought thie was a pretty resounding endorsement.  My daughter said she liked it but only ate about five bites.  This may sounds not so great, but from my daugher it's wonderful!  If she didn't like it she would have touched her tongue to it and declare it yucky.  So the kids review:  Kidfresh is awesome!





So why would I love Kidfresh?  Simple!  Kidfresh meals are prepared with hidden veggies, providing up to 33% of a child's daily needs.  They are made with 100% natural ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors or presrvatives.  Pretty awesome, huh?  My kids had absoleutely NO idea!  Considering they are so picky, it's necessary for me to hide the good stuff in the food for them.

In addition to the two meals I metioned above Kidfresh also makes Totally Twisted Pasta+Meatballs, Muy Cheesy Quessadillas, Rainbow Rice+Chicken and Easy Cheese Ravioli.  Check out their website for more information on their produts, coupons and more.  You can find Kidfresh in most Publix stores in Florida and Georgia, along with a variety of other grocery stores.  To check if your store carries them, check HERE.

Want to Give Kidfresh Your Own Taste Test?  Here is the Giveaway!

3 readers will win (2) coupons each for FREE Kidfresh meals!

*Mandatory Entry*

All you need to do is visit the Kidfresh Facebook Page and "like" them.  You must click the "Like button and come back and leave a comment on this blog saying you dit it.

*Kidfresh Products are available at Publix and at other supermarkets across the Northeast region of the United States. Before entering the Giveaway please check the Kidfresh store locator to see if Kidfresh Products are available in your area.

Bonus Entries:

• For 1 entry, like Win For Fun on Facebook
• For 1 entry, follow @Win for Fun  on Twitter
• For 1 entry, follow Win For Fun through GFC
• For 1 entry, follow @Kidfreshfoods on Twitter
• For 1 entry, tweet about this giveaway:  No time to cook a nutritous meal for your kids?  Enter to win FREE @KidfreshFoods meals at http://winforfun.blogspot.com/2011/09/kidfresh-review-giveaway-approved-by-my.html #eatyourveggies
• For 3 extra entries, share the giveawy on your Facebook wall with a link to it.  Don't forget to leave 3 seperate comments if you share it!

You must be at least 18 years old to enter the giveaway.  Open to U.S. residents only.  Deadline for the drawing will be on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th AT 11:59 PM EST and winners will be drawn at random.  Winners will be notified via email and must respond within 24 hours to claim prize.  Good luck!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Kidfresh and received Kidfresh coupons and products to facilitate my review, coupons to giveaway and a promotion item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

I know I've said it before, but TGIF...

Who's excited for the weekend?!?!?! Me!  Me! Me!  Yes, I am a stay-at-home mom so it's not like I "get off work" on Friday.  But it's so nice to have my hubby and son with me and my daughter all weekend.  This weekend we don't have much planned again.  My hubby insists he plans to spend all day Saturday watching football.  I'm in agreement if we can go to Disney on Sunday ;)

This morning I had a nice playdate at my house with a lot of my daughter's friends...and free Kashi Peanuty Dark Chocolate Layer Granola Bars!  These are a great on-the-go snack you may want to try.  I was selected by through the Mom Ambassadors program.  The actually sent me about 25 bars, a box of cereal and ceral bars.  Sweet!  Check out the Mom Ambassadors program HERE. 

How about some sweepstakes before we start the weekend?

• Cool For Kids Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 30 for your chance to win a family ski or sea vacation or a second prize of a Dick's Sporting Goods gift card.
• Unilever and Dove Insider You could Win a Guy's Gift Pack - Enter once through December 2 for your chance to win a Gift pack of Dove Men+ Care scent variants.
• Gorton's Any Way You Want It Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 2 for your chance to win a VISA gift card or a Gorton's Seafood Branded Dinner Plate.
• Monster Energy Gears of War 3 Giveaway - Enter once through October 2 for your chance to win a XBox 360 or a Gears of War 3 video game.
• Hertz Working for the Weekend Giveaway - Enter daily through October 26 for your chance to win one of 3 vehicles or a free car rental.

Bloggers: Want to be Part of a Blog Hop?

Join CouponCabin for the 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayz Coming November 1st!


I have just joined to be a part of it. You won’t believe the AMAZING prizes that CouponCabin will be giving to readers who enter the giveaway:

Grand Prize:MacBook Air (11-inch, 128GB; ARV $1,199)
First Runner Up: iPad2 (16GB, with Wi-Fi +3G; ARV $629)
Second Runner Up: $250 VISA Gift Card
Other Prizes: $100 VISA Gift Cards will be given out to four (4) additional winners

And bloggers can win too!  CouponCabin will ALSO be giving away the same awesome prizes to bloggers who participate in the giveaway hop:

The blogger who refers the most readers to the giveaway will win a MacBook Air
The blogger who refers the 2nd most readers to the giveaway will win an iPad
The blogger who refers the 3rd most readers to the giveaway will win a $250 Visa Gift Card

Total Value of Prizes: $4,300!!

Not only will each blogger who joins be eligible for the Blogger Prizes, they will also receive one (1) $20 Target Gift Card for every blog they refer who registers to participate in the event.Please note you cannot refer yourself. CouponCabin will send the Target Gift Cards at the end of the event in November.

The main giveaway for these fantastic prizes will be held on the three host blogs and we will also feature a linky so that readers can hop to enter all the other giveaways on participating blogs. Reader entries will start on November 1st and go through November 25th.

Sign-up now to secure your spot!

How to Participate:
Sign up on the form HERE and send a $5 administrative fee (non-refundable)via Paypal to SassyScorpYM@gmail.com

When:
November 1 at 12:01 am EST to November 25, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced during a live event on Twitter on November 28th. Further details will follow at a later date.

Requirements for participating blogs:

• Have a giveaway specifically for this event and cannot start before start time, or end before specified end time
• Minimum prize/pack value of $25
• Display the event button in your post so hoppers can easily identify it
• Display the linky in your post to encourage hopping
• Comply with proper disclosures, no entries thatw violate Facebook policies (i.e. requiring comments on walls), must follow FTC guidelines (no extras for making purchases, etc.)
• Sign up for CouponCabin’s Blogger Email Newsletter. They will send you top coupons, promotion and giveaway announcements geared specifically for bloggers. There is no cost to joining their newsletter. By providing your email address at sign up, you will be automatically enrolled.

Since this event is sponsored by CouponCabin, we ask that your giveaway sponsor for this specific event not be in direct competition with them (ie. another coupon website).

Only bloggers who are participating inCouponCabin’s 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayzare eligible for the Blogger prizes (Macbook Air, iPad2 and VISA Gift Cards).

The Blogger & Reader Prizes will be open to both US & Canada.

What does all this mean for you?
A great deal of traffic to your blog, opportunities to network with other bloggers and eligibility to win the Blogger prizes! Plus it will be lots of fun!

Want to take part in CouponCabin’s 25 Crazy Dayz of Giveawayz Hop?
Sign ups are now open! Please fill out the form (and say that Win For Fun referred you!) and submit your non-refundable administrative fee of $5 to SassyScorpYM@gmail.com We will email you within 24 hours to confirm your participation. Then please spread the word and tell others that YOU referred them!

More one-entry sweepstakes!

• 2011 Eastwood Vegas Dream Ride Tour Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 14 for a chance to win a Dream Cars Race Track Experience.
• Ryan Seacrest Puss in Boots Miami Premiere Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 18 for a chance to win a trip to Miami for the premiere of Puss in Boots.
• Fandango's Dolphin Tale Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 3 for a chance to win a trip to St. Peteresburg-Clearwater, FL and meet up with Winter the Dolphin.
• Zapt2It Fall 2011 Season Plasma TV giveaway - Enter once by September 30 for a chance to win a 50" plasma TV.
• J.M. Smucker Snack 'n Waffles on the Run Sweepstakes - Enter once by November 17 for your chance to win $5,000 and a phone consultation about winner's morning routine.

A Weird Wednesday

This morning I dropped my son off at school at 8:20...and have to pick him up at 11:45.  Because it's a half-day at school.  On a Wednesday!  How does that make sense?  Could they not wait until Friday for a half-day?  Well, enough of my rants.  Let's get down to some sweepstakes.

• Nestle Purina Pet Care - Dish Come True Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 26 for a chance to win a year supply of Purina Pet Food.
• Dell Inspiron Flip Your Lid IWG - Enter daily through October 7 for your chance to win cash, a lap top or a gift card.
• ESPN Jeep Ultimate Tailgate Experience Sweepstakes - Enter weekly through December 3 for a chance to win a Jeep Wrangler and a trip to attend a college football bowl game.
• Cooking.com Cirque Du Soleil in La Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 27 for a chance to win a trip to Cirque Du Soleil or a gift card.
•  General Mills - Chex Mix School Snack Stack-Up Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 6 for your chance to win box tops and Chex Mix.
• White House Black Market - Work Kit Sweepstakes - Enter daily through Ocrober 23 for a chance to win a trip to Canyon Ranch or a gift card.

Short on Time? Try some one-entry sweepstakes!

I named this site "Win For Fun" because although you could win more if you entered constantly, you have to take time to live your life too.  There are many weekends and quite a few days where I won't enter because I am spending time with my family.  For those of you short on time, here are some one-entry sweepstakes. 

• Coca-Cola Taio Cruz AMA VIP Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 13 for your chance to win a trip to the American Music Awards in L.A.
• Chevrolet and GM Ultimate Hunting Adventure Sweepstakes - Enter once through November 30 for your chance to win a 2012 Silverado.
• Prince of Peace Enterprises - Tiger Balm Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 30 for your chance to win a trip to Hawaii, an iPad or an iPod Nano.
• L'Oreal Dermablend September 2011 Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 for your chance to win a Dermablend Professional Makeup Case with $500 worth of products.
• Wrangler Here for a Good Time - Enter once by September 27 for your chance to win a George Strait guitar or CD.

Paper Coterie Winners

Congratulations to the following readers who won a $40 credit PLUS free shipping to Paper Coterie!

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Shannon

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Fast Cars & Football

• Monster Day with Ricky Carmichael Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 3 for your chance to win a trip to the Monster Energy Cup in Vegas.
• Richmond International Raceway - Seat in Vegas - Enter once by October 14 for your chance to win a trip to Vegas to attend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Award Cereemony.
• Pepsi Max Madden NFL 12 Maximum Fan Experience - Enter once by September 30 for your chance to win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI.
• Dave & Buster's The Ultimate Game Day Giveaway - Enter once by November 27 for your chance to win a trip to Super Bowl XLVI.
• Coca-Cola Pilot Flying J Daytona 500 Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 31 for your chance to win a trip to 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Daytona 500.

Just My Opinion: September 11

Photo from Jaguars.com

September 11, 2001 is one of those days.  Everyone remembers that day and exactly what happened.  Where were you on September 11?  Here's what I remember:

I was driving into work that morning and I remember seeing a Pepsi truck turning right.  He'd forgotten to latch the side of his truck down and soda bottles flew all over the road.  I thought That guy is having a bad day!  A half hour later I was sitting in a Economic Restructuring Committee Meeting taking place at the Grits Mill Cafe in Downtown Valdosta. (The Grits Mill Cafe is no longer there - but had the best Chicken Divan!).  The owner, Melanie,came into the main part of the restaurant and was crying because a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.  It's a fluke.  I thought  Something was screwed up with the plane and it was an accident.  But shortly after another plane flew into the other building at the World Trade Center and we knew it was not an accident.  We left the Grits Mill Cafe then, the meeting no longer holding any importance, and went back to City Hall to find out what was going on.  I don't think we accomplished another thing that day.  I do remember thinking later that same day that the guy who drove the Pepsi truck didn't really have that bad of a day.

I did not have a plan to do something special for the 10 year "anniversary" for the World Trade Center attack (I hate the word anniversary, because I usually think of happiness with anniversaries).  But as it happens, I won a couple of tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguars season opener from WOKV so my husband and I went.  The moment we walked into the stadium we were handed American flags.  They had a beautiful tribute before the game as they sang the Star Spangled Banner, it brought tears to my eyes.  A lot of people I was sitting around were constantly taking pictures and videos of it.  I would have taken pictures myself, but sometimes to get the full emotion of something I feel you need to put down the camera (or phone) and just feel it.  So that's what I did today.

The day was definitely patriotic with a singing of God Bless America at half time, a service member surprising his family with his return from over seas during the game and more.  The patriotism seemed high, but one thing disapointed me.  As I was leaving the stadium I noticed that several people had left their American flags under their seats or in their drink cups.  I thought that was kind of sad.  However, I was proud of the gentleman in front of me.  He was picking up all the flags on the ground around him as he walked.  His son asked him why.  He told him that he did not want to see the American flag walked on.

Sweepstakes on a Sunny Saturday

If you've been following me for long you know I don't typically post sweepstakes over the weekend.  But we're having a lazy day watching footballs, so I thought I'd give you some to enter.  Don't forget that today is the LAST DAY to enter my giveaway.  Just click the Review/Giveaway tab above to find out how to enter...10 winners will recieve a $40 code to Paper Coterie!

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment Instyler Party of Your Dream Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 31 for your chance to win a trip for 6 to Hollywood.
• DailyCandy Skintimate Signature Fall Faves Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 for your chance to win your "Fall Fave" of choice.
• Glock 25th Anniversary Vacation Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 31 for a chance to win a trip for two to Australia.
• Kraft Foods DSRL Triple Double Stacker Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 4 for a chance to win a trip for four to a sports related event.
• Twisted Tea and Boston Beer COmpany Twist Up Your Tailgate - Enter once by November 30 for your chance to win a Cruzin Cooler or grilling set.

TGIF!!!

I hope everyone is having a great day - it's FRIDAY!!!!!!  It's a little smoky here from some fires happening a couple of counties over, but since my 3 yo is exahusted anyway it doesn't bother me too much that we aren't going outside to play.  I'm very excited because tomorrow we're going to have pictures of the family done by Danielle Cordeau Photography!  If you're in the Jacksonville, FL area you should definetly check her out.  She's running some awesome specials right now...up to 75% off!!  You can also go to Danielle's Facebook page.  If you book a session please let me know Melissa M. sent you!

I will be continuing to post tips on entering sweepstakes.  I apologize for not posting many this week, but I'm still a bit behind after a long weekend.  In the meantime, here are some sweepstakes for you to enter:

• Snyder's of Handover Scan2Score Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 15 for a chance to win an HD TV, a grill or a football.
• Dial Global Christmas Cash Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 29 for a chance to win a Visa gift card or a country CD.
• Toyo Tires Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes - Enter once through January 2 for a chance to sin a Dodge Durango or a set of tires.
• Kingsford Game Day Grill Check Sweepstakes - Enter weekly through December 4 for a chance to win a grill, accessories and meat.
• Lifetime Entertainment Back to School, Back to Me - Enter daily through September 30 for a chance to win a $1,000 check.
• Castro Super Bowl XLVI Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 31 for a chance to win a trip to the 2012 Super Bowl.
• Universal Sports Vuelta Race to the Podium Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 11 to win a road bike, camera or Oakley sunglasses.

More trips, electronics, a guitar and a bicycle

• General Mills and Larabar Very Large Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 for a chance to win a variety of prizes including a bicycle and Larabar's.
• Conopco and Unilever Expert in the Field Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 30 for a chance to win a trip for 2 to a BCS game.
• AARP & Expedia Las Vegas Trip for Two Sweepstakes (Ages 45 & up) - Enter once by September 30 for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas.
• Pepsi-Cola The X Factor Snap It Send It Game - Enter daily through October 28 to win a trip to L.A. to see the X Factor.
• Ryan Seacrest Back-To-School Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 11 to win an HP Pavillion dv6 Notebook.
• Hastings Entertainment Lady Antebellum Autographed Guitar Giveaway - Enter once by October 1 for a chance to win a Lady Antebellum Autographed Acoustic Epiphone Guitar.
• Conagra Scan It Score It IWG - Enter weekly through May 31 for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet, Live Nation tickets, gift cards adn more.

New York, Vegas, the Big Green Egg and more!

I'm typically in bed by now, but I had so much fun at my Improv class tonight that I'm too wired.  I literally cried I laughed so hard!  If you're in the Jacksonville, FL area check out the Improv Effect at http://www.improveffect.com/  Whether you are quiet or loud, their beginning improv classes are for every one!  I was nervous the first time I went but now I look forward to my Wednesday night improv classes!  They also offer some Saturday classes and corporate training.

So, here I am awake.  And very behind on posting sweepstakes.  So here you go!

• Irving Tissues & Scotties Family Field Trip Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 15 for a chance to win a trip for 4, a computer and VISA gift cards.
• General Mills Great Taste Giveaway Sweepstakes - Enter daily through March 31 to win a trip for 2 to New York or a designer hand bag.
• Bass Pro Shops All-Star Race Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 11 to win a trip to the Sprint Cup All-Star race in Charlotte, NC.
• Seiko Watch 130th Anniversary Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 30 to win a Seiko watch.
• IFC & DC Comics - 52 New Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 28 for a chance to win a set of all 52 new #1 first editions.
• Big Green Egg Bowl Game Giveaway Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 to win a Big Green Egg, accessories and 4 tickets to the Chick-fil-a bowl (in Atlanta - no transportation/lodging).
• Adidas America Party Like An Icon Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 26 for a chance to win a trip to Vegas for 2 to see Katy Perry.

Tip #1: Have a Seperate E-Mail Address

I will be doing a series of tips to help all of my readers.  If you have questions, please feel free to ask them.  I can't promise you that I'll have the answers but I'll definetly try!

Tip #1:  Have a seperate e-mail address for entering sweepstakes

If you are going to enter sweepstakes and contests you should really have a seperate e-mail address specifially for this purpose.  This will reduce the amount of spam in your personal e-mail account and not get in the way of e-mails from friends and family.  It is easy to get a free e-mail account through hotmail, google or yahoo.

Be sure to check this account daily because many contests and sweepstakes require you to reply within 24-48 hours in order to claim your prize.  If it's a local prize they may require you to reply sooner that that (I've won baseball tickets at noon one day for a game at 7 p.m. that same night!)

Racing, football, cash and more!

• Cost World Plus Markets Gourmet Getaway Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 30 to win a trip for 2 to Tuscany, a World Market Gift Card and Tastes of Italia magazine.
• Wrangler Take A Test Drive with Dale Jr. Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 19 to win a trip to a stock race in Charlotte, NC.
• The Purrrrrrrrrfect Action Pack Giveaway - Enter daily through December 9 to win a XBox 360 with Kinect and PUss in Boots XBox Video Game.
• ESPN Frosted Flakes Promotion - Enter weekly through December 2 to win a trip for 2 to a College Bowl Game, ESPN Studio Tour or t-shirt.
•  ESPN Heisman Vote 2011 Sweepstakes - Enter daily through November 30 to win a trip to the Heisman Awards or an autographed football.
• Coca-Cola The Ultimate Race Experience (limited states) - Enter daily through September 30 to win a trip for 2 to the Ford 400, a racing hood or a Tony Roma gift card.
• Kellogg's and Snackpicks Back to School Online Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 19 to win $250 Back to School Cash.
• ACE Going Strong, Going Green Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 30 to win a Vespa or a Visa Gift Card.

I Predict...I'll have no idea what day it is all week!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Labor Day weekend!  I don't know about anybody else but I can already tell that I'm not going to know what day it is the entire week.  Hopefully I won't miss anything important...

I'm so excited that I've gained so many new fans!  Originally I started this blog to let my friends, who are also stay-at-home moms, know about various sweepstakes so they could have the little extras in life.  I never dreamed I'd get 1,200 hits a month on this blog!  Thanks to everyone!  Because I have so many new fans I will be posting tips during the next week or so about entering sweepstakes, so be sure to be on the lookout for them.  In the meantime, here are some sweepstakes for you to enter.

• Grand Ole Opry THe Fall in Country Online Sweepstakes - Enter daily through October 10 to win a trip for 4 to Nashville, TN.
• Morton Salt A Dash of Flavor IWG - Enter daily through December 31 to win a trip for 2 to Miami for the South Beach Wine and Food Festival.
• Penzoil Join the Pursuit Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 31 to win a Dodge Challenger or Shell Gift Card.
• Bon-Ton Stores Million Acts of Goodwill (limited states) - Enter daily through September 28 to win a gift card.
• Allstate 60 seconds of Mayhem IWG - Enter weekly through November 30 to win a trip for 4 to the BCS championship game and a variety of instant win prizes.

Have a fun and safe weekend!

It's almost the start of Labor Day Weekend - but I'm not planning on laboring!  We actually have so many plans I'm not sure we're going to be able to do them all.  So, here are your sweepstakes for the weekend.  Unless I have insomnia, I probably won't be back on the computer again until Tuesday!  If you haven't already done so, don't forget to enter my Paper Corterie Giveaway here.   Have a safe and fun weekend!

• Bone Fish Grill Stay In Touch Sweepstakes - Enter once by December 31 to win dinner at Bonefish Grill.
• Let Your Imagination Soar Sweepstakes - Enter once by October 26 to win a Polyform Products Goody Bag.
• P&G Fixodent 12 Hour Hold Challenge Sweepstakes - Enter once by June 30 to win $5,000 or $500.
• Lindt Discover Excellence Sweepstakes - Enter daily through December 31 to win $5,000 and chocolate.
• Waste Management Recycling Rocks IWG (excludes NY and FL) - Enter daily through September 19 to win Live Nation Concert Cash.
• Tune In To Win With How Sweet the Sound IWG - Enter daily through November 30 to win a trip to the Super Bowl.
• Ghiradelli Intense Dark Challenge IWG - Enter daily through November 30 to win a Trip to San Francisco or chocolate.
• Hess Free Gas Giveaway - Enter daily through Ocrober 26 to win Hess Gift Cards.
• Leapschool Scavenger Hunt IWG - enter daily through September 30 to win LeapFrog prizes.
• Hankook Tire America Great Hit 2012 Hyundai Genesis Sweepstakes - Enter once through November 30 to win a 2012 Hyundai Genesis.
• Oriental Trading Company Spooktacular Giveaway - Enter weekly through October 30 to win a $500 gift card.

Winning Adventures: Martha Stewart and the Jacksonville Jaguars

Last week I won a digital camera from Living in the Family Room, a Martha Stewart blog.  If you're thinking frilly and fru-fru - you're wrong!  I recieved the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3.  This kick-butt camera is water-proof, freeze-proof, has GPS, has a compass and much more!  A couple of days after I recieved the camera it rained.  So I used that an excuse to try it out while the kids played - I loved having the ability to take the camera out in the rain!  I know that will also come in handy when I ride the different water rides at Disney.

A couple of days later I found out I had another opportunity to try out my camera - during a Jacksonville Jaguars pre-season game!  I won 4 tickets to the game from our local Classic Rock 94.1, so I took the whole family.  This was the first NFL Football game for my baby girl (she went to a Florida Gator game during Tebow's last year).  As we walked to the stadium we ran into a photographer who was apparently done shooting whatever he was shooting in the stadium.  They give those who are working the game drink vouchers and he hadn't used his so he passed it on to us.  Score!  This game is getting cheaper and cheaper, just how I like it! 

I was very proud of my daughter - for a 3 year old she really paid a lot of attention to the game!  She sat still (of course, she was tired) and asked great questions.  My son's favorite part was when we left the game and asked one of the rickshaw to take us back to the car.  Forgot to get a picture of that.  We don't usually waste the money on those but I figured we had won the tickets and gotten a free drink - plus my daughter did battle with the pavement on the way to the game and her knees and elbows were all scrapped up.

Sweepstakes Ending in September

Who likes to wait for a sweepstakes to end, right?  These sweepstakes all end in September, so hopefully by October you'll know if you won!

• Dollar General 30 Computers in 30 Days 2011 Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 26 to win a laptop.
• Suave Simplifies Sweepstakes - Enter once through September 25 to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab or gift cards.
• Showtime's Weeds Ultimate Fan Giveaway Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 6 to win an iPad 2 or Weeds merchandise.
• Dr. Pepper & 7Up Popeyes Run or Pass Sweepstakes - Enter daily through September 25 to win a home entertinment, college football or tailgating package.
• Bass Pro Shops - Get Huntin' Sweepstakes - Enter once by September 19 to win a gift card to Bass Pro Shops.

Is it September already?

Oh, how the time has flown by!  I'm happy to say that my August was MUCH better (for prizes) than September.  This past month I won:

• A music download
• 4 tickets ot the Jacksonville Suns/Chattanooga Lookout game
• Dog Treat from Best Pet Health
• 2 books for my son (Barkley and Scary School)
• $100 gift card from Publix
• Panasonic Digital Camera
• 4 tickets to the Jaguars/Rams Preseason game
• Victorious Season 1 on DVD
• Avon Beauty Bundle

I hope August was an awesome month for you guys too!  I would love to hear what you won!