Just a heads up for those of you who don’t subscribe to Froggy Reviews yet … I have started a fun series called Froggy Bloggy Freebies Friday (also known as FBFF).  This is a giveaway that offers a specific blog design 2 times per month.  For all of the guidelines and details about it visit here: http://froggyreviews.com/2008/05/fbff-guidelines/. 

This week I am offering my “Rusty Scrappy” design for Wordpress you can see that here: http://froggyreviews.com/2008/05/fbff-1/.  If you have a Wordpress blog and you would love to have that design, just leave a comment on that post (NOT HERE) and let me know

The Bella’s Blessings giveaway has ended, but please don’t forget to go shopping with them and enter the code frog before checkout to recieve 10% off (expires May 31st)!  It was such a pleasure to work with Lori … what a wonderful business to support if you have a little girl!

And the winner is ……

#2 - Niki

Congratulations Niki! Be sure to check your email for a message from me!

Ok, I know I’m a little early, but I have a little gift to share with all of you.  It is a free Mother’s Day ebook with wonderful crafts, recipes and resources (that make great gifts too) for the Moms in your life!  Just click on the link below to grab the book and have a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!!!!

Mother’s Day eBook

Oh, and I really hope that all of you have a very relaxing, fun and resful Mother’s day too!

Mark the date and get ready, the Week of Giveaways at Froggy Reviews is coming!  That’s right, June 16th through 23rd.  Head on over and read all about it here: http://froggyreviews.com/2008/05/week-of-giveaways/.  You are welcome to donate a prize or simply participate by spreading the word and using the buttons, but it should be a lot of fun.  I already have 9 sponsors, so as you can imagine it is going to be a week filled with stuff to win

Don’t forget to visit The Sampler today :)  This week I have featured a post titled Two Kinds of People that was written by Genny Heikka.  I know that Genny would be honored if you would bless her by leaving a comment after reading her post!

Linney Shvede offers personalized products for everyone and every occasion. They carry monogrammed jewelry, monogrammed handbags, personalized stationery, personalized apparel and toys for little ones, and a variety of personalized bath and home items.

They have recently added the Rub A Dub Dub line of products and they are selling like crazy! Monogrammed towels, box totes which can be used as diaper bags, monogrammed tote bags, and childrens’ personalized clothing are also very popular. They also sell a lot of Preppy Plates which come in styles for both kids and adults.

I asked Linda what it is about her products that make them such wonderful gifts:

As a mom, I look for quality first in the products I carry. Monogrammed products make the perfect gift because it shows you took the time to really consider the recipient in your purchase. Everyone from tots to tweens to moms and grandmoms love our personalized products. And we haven’t forgotten Dad! We have a whole selection specifically for Father’s day!

They have a great discount offer going on for 10% off on everything in their Father’s Day category. Hurry though, this discount won’t last long.

Linney Shvede has also offered a product for you to enter to win!  A very fun Rub A Dub Dub Giraffe tote which comes in Lime green or Chocolate brown.

In order to enter, simply visit Linney Shvede and come back here to leave a comment mentioning your favorite Rub A Dub Dub product. Be sure to enter by May 20th. If you are a blogger I know that it would mean a lot to Linda if you would let others know about her great shop and link back to this contest as well.

I have a question for all of you mommy bloggers out there … why do you blog? 

Because of all the Twitter around the blogosphere regarding a certain interview with a mom blogger where a celebrity co-host wasn’t overly positive about mommy blogging I decided to ask why you all blog! 

I love to blog!  I love writing, I love getting it all out on paper (you know what I mean), I love recording those special events I want to keep track of.  I’m careful not to share too much information, but if you keep your blog private there are ways to do that too.  If you’re smart about it and love what you do that’s really what matters right? 

What non-bloggers often fail to understand is the amazing community of mommy bloggers that we are part of.  It is an unorthodox and almost strange way to see community, but that’s exactly what it is!  I love the bloggy friends I’ve made and have several blogs that I love to visit but don’t ever have enough time.  Women who bless me with laughter and through their thoughts about life, faith, parenting and perspective!  This is why I blog!

So, now it’s your turn … why do you blog?  Leave a comment and tell me … OR go blog about it and link up in a comment

Updated to Add: Twitter is a social networking site, sort of like IM-ing with a group of people that you choose to be part of (another community anyone???).  I am soooo totally new to it too, so there are still plenty of us just figuring it out.  Also if you want to see the interview I mentioned click here, it is a video on another mommy-blog.  I haven’t read too much other information about it though.

Just a little of this and a little of that today!

The Three Caballeros DVD giveaway on Froggy Reviews has ended and the winners are posted.  If you entered that contest please be sure to hop over there and see if you won.

I’ll be offering a very fun and interesting giveaway at www.FroggyReviews.com tomorrow.  If you like my blog designs and have a wordpress blog this might be the one to check out.  It’s a fun new series of Friday Giveaways that I’m offering over there.

Also, we’ll be holding a Kick Off Summer event with a Week of Giveaways at Froggy Reviews so be sure to visit the site for more information about that event and how you can participate

Another great giveaway begins tomorrow.  You will get to read about it here and enter at Froggy Reviews!

The Quote the Walls Giveaway has ended and a winner has been chosen, but with affordable prices and their offer of free shipping for my readers (just enter the code SHIP before checking out) now is a great time to shop with them too!  I loved reading all of the great comments about your favorite quotes!!!

The winner is:
#24 - Linda Moore

Congratulations Linda, please be sure to check your email for a note from me on how to claim your prize!

Remember we have lots of great contests going on and you can always access them by clicking on the contests link in the header area!

My new word - I invented it today and promptly bestowed it upon Bug when trying to find a food that would make this slightly feverish 2 year old Baby happy.  He wanted cheese and only cheese {well, for the moment anyway}, not the pretzels to go with the snack {apparently they hurt his mouth}, so he kept digging for it and saying funny things when he found a piece {”hungy mama, hungy”}. 

Let me repeat it SNOOGER!  Know what it is?  Take a wild guess!!!  Here’s a hint: only the most adorable, pip-squeakiest, persnickety little ones can be called this when they are being … well an adorable persnickety pipsqueak.  Let me tell you I have a few that fit the bill an awful lot of the time!

Then he must wear the title again when he incessantly hands me the tv remote saying “Wubzy, mama, want Wubzy nooooow” complete with whiney-cutesy-you-can’t-resist-me voice. He slept most of the morning and now it is naptime - the only time of the day that I watch a couple of food shows while I catch up on work and laundry.  So, he’s up and Monkey is down {Lion is rebelling against rest time too and being very naughty, but rebellion simply does not fall under the definition of “Snooger”}.  Do I turn on Wubzy for him?  Or try to get him to rest again.

Did you figure out what Snooger is yet?  No?  Ok, hint 2:  It is a combination of two words that most people probably don’t refer to their children as, but I often occasionally do.

As I type this the Wubzy conversation Bug is having with me has risen to a pleading and begging session which is scary-cute: “Pweeeeeeeaaaase, mommy, watch Wubzy peeeease, I wike it Wubzy mama, peeease”.  See scary!  So, now I’m off to give in to the adorable “please” of the slightly ill 2 year old {who, I’m sure will be forever damaged by my giving in to his whim - I’ll expect the blaming to begin later in his life LOL}.  Can I just say that the oddest part of this conversation is that they DO NOT watch the show very often AT ALL!  They just don’t.

Still wondering where Snooger came from?  Well, let me tell you, it’s a combination of Snot and Booger - there you have it!