Mom Is Teaching

What does Valentines mean to you?  A big ring?  A dozen roses?  Chocolate?  Wait, CHOCOLATE?  For me, yea, it basically has always meant chocolate.  I’ve never spent a Valentine’s day that was so romantic that I swore I’d never forget it.  Actually the only one I can remember was the one when my first born child was about 4 weeks old.  He was born on January 14th.  And, that very February 14th, I made the decision that my hard working husband deserved a decent Valentines.  So, I made arrangements to meet him at this Chinese place between our house and his job. 

Well, the place was packed and our one month old son was far from even a little bit impressed with the lack of room and all the noise.  Lesson Learned.  Period.  Anyway, there’s some other folks who do better holidays than I do and who celebrate better than we do.  And, one such group of people are the people conducting an awareness campaign and are known as LIFE Foundation.

LIFE Foundation is holding a contest over the next few weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day.  Basically, the idea is that Valentine’s Day has become to be labeled as a “greeting card holiday,” but this year in particular offers the opportunity for people to get back to the holiday’s roots by rethinking what a genuine gift of love is. 

So, LIFE’s goal is to make this year’s holiday a time to consider life insurance and make it a selfless and enduring gift giving occasion.  And, buying someone life insurance can be much like buying them chocolates.  Ok, maybe that’s a bit much but you know what I mean.  At least the life insurance would be around much longer than the box of chocolates.  Unless you are like me and you wear that box of chocolates around your waist for a few years. 

To encourage people to commit selfless acts of love this Valentine’s Day, LIFE is sponsoring an online contest during the weeks leading up to February 14. Anyone over age 18 is invited to nominate a close friend or family member who has exhibited selfless love for a chance to win a variety of prizes, including $2k towards the Cartier Love Collection!  Learn more at http://www.insureyourlove.org/.

The contest ends February 14th!   And, it’s worth noting that the act of selfless love doesn’t have to be insurance related but can be anything! I hope you enter as well!

Go check it out, ok?  Just do it for me.  Consider it your Valentine gift to me! mkay?

If you aren’t familiar with the give away, go check out this post and then comment to enter to win.  The contest ends on Sunday night, the 18th at midnight.  So, go now, don’t get left out.  What’s included? 

Super Bowl Prize Pack contains the following:

• 1 football

• 1 beverage pail

• 1 snack helmet (my favorite!)

• 2 key chains

• 2 hats

• 2 t-shirts

• 5 Pepsi 24 pack coupons

• 5 Frito Lay coupons

and when you pile it all up, it looks lke this….

Go, now, give it a whirl!  You can’t go wrong. 

Just so you know, this is not my official post for the day, I just thought I would hit you with some reminders……if you haven’t had enough of me, you can get more at 24/7 Moms

Part One:

the Super Bowl Prize Pack contains the following:

• 1 football

• 1 beverage pail

• 1 snack helmet (my favorite!)

• 2 key chains

• 2 hats

• 2 t-shirts

• 5 Pepsi 24 pack coupons

• 5 Frito Lay coupons

Go here to win…

Part Two:

If you have time, give this a read…  I’m Still ‘splainin’ Part Two

Part Three:

The unveiling of Jerri Ann Reason (a work in progress so pardon the bugs, we are working it out)

Just so you know, this is not my official post for the day, I just thought I would hit you with some reminders……if you haven’t had enough of me, you can get more at 24/7 Moms

Part One:

the Super Bowl Prize Pack contains the following:

• 1 football

• 1 beverage pail

• 1 snack helmet (my favorite!)

• 2 key chains

• 2 hats

• 2 t-shirts

• 5 Pepsi 24 pack coupons

• 5 Frito Lay coupons

Go here to win…

Part Two:

If you have time, give this a read…  So, first of all, I think I have some ‘splainin’ to do

Part Three:

The unveiling of Jerri Ann Reason (a work in progress so pardon the bugs, we are working it out)

If you participated in the contest here on my blog, please shoot me an email indicating whether you got your prize or not so that I can double check everything and hopefully get everything taken care of before I leave on Sunday for a short vacation.

I’ll have my laptop with me but I’d rather get this all taken care of before I leave.  I so what to recognize all the sponsors one last time before I end this….if it weren’t for the sponsors…there wouldn’t be a contest….

Glow Mama

Adorn Me Jewelry

Happy Panda Baby

Mom on the Rise

My Sweety Room

Lisa Leonard Online

AK Designs Studio

Plain White Press

Treasures Par Avian

DesignsbyRS

Stacey Kannenberg & CedarValley Publishing

Susan K Jewelry

Busy Body Books

Skin Care RX

List Plan It

Kllycat

Coco Zen

Heidi at Silpada

Tiny Prints

Bella Button Designs

Charles Orlando

Bustling Baby

Bitty Bum Boutique

Unbridled Books

Brain Child Magazine

Mom Spark

Analiese

Family Travel Gear

Knowledge Adventure

Jewelstreet

Miss-Britt

Shops at 24 Seven

South n France

Peachbutt Designs Studio

Eclectic Candy Cane Cards

Just Bubbly

Eebee

Jimi

Sunshine and Ravioli

Mama Mio

Pretty Cheap

Little Brown Pen

Usborne Books

Motive

Mommy Bracelets

Oranje

My Precious Kid

Sara Bennett

Thanks again to everyone!  Merry Christmas!  Happy New Year!

*I have a Christmas tale to tell of all tales!*

Remember, this is not the end….there’s the Mid-December Blow-out on Mom~E~Centric that is gonna be a blast!

But, for today, here, on Mom is Teaching, someone will be winning a $50 Gift Certificate from Tiny Prints.  And, if you aren’t familiar with them, you need to be because I won a contest this season and received my Christmas cards from them and man o’ man are they awesome!

So, who is the winner………

which is Jill H!

So, I will get in touch with everyone as soon as I can get to it!  Congratulations and don’t forget to join us for the Mid-December Give Away on Mom~E~Centric for Days 13, 14, and 15.

That’s the last of this gorgeous baby…….I’m moving on to other buttons for the Blow-Out on Mom~E~Centric

Ok, so things are winding down………unless you follow me on Mom~E~Centric and then you know…………I’m having an even bigger Blow-Out for Days 13, 14, and 15. 

For today though…one luckyperson will be winning….a CD package from Knowledge Adventure 

AND

from Happy Panda Baby…

And, the lucky winner is…..

and because those darn things are hard to read (but you should be able to click the thumbnail and read it), the winner is CanCan or Mom Most Traveled!

Woohooooo, I will be getting in touch with everyone shortly (tonight, maybe 1 or 2 AM Saturday as I am furiously working on this stuff) and hopefully everyone can get things in the mail.

Thanks for joining and please do come by Mom~E~Centric and see what the other goodies are for December 13, 14 and 15th.

Hello

So, you know that we’ve successfully run a "12 Days of Christmas" Give Away on Mom~E~Centric, Mom is Teaching and on Education Uncensored.

Naturally I saved some of the best for last and Day 12 really won’t disappoint, I promise.

Moreover, I have enough products from very gracious people and company’s that will be given out in a "Mid-December Blow-Out".  This will last for December 13, 14 and 15. 

These three days will see the following go to a few lucky winners:

Mix & Match Stationery from Little Brown Pen 3 for $10,

Book entitled The Problem with Women…is Men (2 of these as a matter of fact),

Book entitled In Hovering Flight,

$20 Skincare RX gift certificate,

Holiday Gift Pack from Motive,

Bracelet from Peachbutt Design with an approximate value of $60

Personalized Mouse Pad from Zazzle,

Book entitled Conscience Point,

Pig in a Blanket (teddybear and blanket),

Tote from Bustling Baby worth approximately $50,

Book entitled The Wonder Singer,

Christmas Bow Collection from Bittybum Boutique,

Mama Mio Oil,

Baby Time Bags offers a $50 Gift Certificate

Mommy Bracelets offers a gorgeous bracelet

Usborne Books (2 books - Snowy Day & Princess Things to Make and Do)

Looks good doesn’t it?  Spread the word….enter early and enter often!  This gives the sponsors of Days 1 - 12 an opportunity to win something too!

I’m giving you the links to temp you, to lure you, to prepare you…..this contest won’t work like Days 1 thru 12 has.  Here’s the rules…

1.  I will post a trivia question with each item.  Answers that can be found in my archives.

2.  The first person to get the each question correct will win that particular prize.  There will obviously be multiple prizes each having it’s own trivia question from my archives.

3.  The contest will run through Tuesday December 16th at Midnight.  If there are questions unanswered at Noon on December 16th, I will start dropping hints every hour until all questions are answered.

4.  I will notify the winner and the sponsor as soon as the trivia question is answered that way the sponsors can possibly get your winning to you before Christmas.

5.  All winners will be notified for the final time on December 17th.  I do want you to know that the Post Office says that December 11th was the last day to mail to guarantee delivery before Christmas, so keep that in mind.

Otherwise, all I can say is GOOD LUCK!  And, let’s see how well you know me.  By the way, this "Mid-December Blow-out is only being run on Mom~E~Centric and answers received on any other blog besides this one will not count.  But, I will be promoting the contest on all of my blogs, so please, don’t get confused.

Happy Holidays!

Jerri Ann

Day Twelve and we’ve completed the Give Away.  Well, except for that clue to Day 13’s Give Away….and surely you’ve been on the look-out for those?

Tiny Prints is offering $50 Gift Certificate toward a set of cards.  Since the season is almost over for Christmas Cards, you can use your Gift Certificate for New Year’s Cards or Valentine’s Cards.  Now, that’s a real winner!

The Rules are:

1.  Comment here on my blog for 1 entry.

2.  Post on your blog with my link, the sponsors link and a button for an extra entry.

3.  Twitter @jareason with contest link and sponsor link for an entry.

4.  Subscribe to my feed for an extra entry.

Day Eleven of the Give Away is just for the kiddo’s indeed.

Knowledge Adventure featuring:

Jump Start Kindergarten, Jump Start Kindergarten Reading, Jump Start Phonics, and Jump Start Spelling

The Rules are:

1.  Comment here on my blog for 1 entry.

2.  Post on your blog with my link, the sponsors link and a button for an extra entry.

3.  Twitter @jareason with contest link and sponsor link for an entry.

4.  Subscribe to my feed for an extra entry.

DAY ELEVEN is even better here on Mom is Teaching due to the fact that I was attempting to build membership on my local site and it simply hasn’t grown as quickly as I want. So, I’ve moved one of the items from over there….to here!

That means, in addition to the CD set from Knowledge Adventure above, you will also be getting this T-shirt from Happy Panda Baby

Ok, so what was on the line for Day Nine (ehehe that rhymed), well, Day 9 brought one of my absolute favorites.  I’m thinking someone my knock you in the head for these goresous pieces. They come from JewelStreet. And they are..

You know to go ahead and bookmart that because you know after Christmas you are going to want to buy some for yourself.

But, today’s winner gets this this time….and the winner is..

And, again, for those of you who aren’t perfect, the winner is Lori.

I will be getting touch with the sponsor and the winner and get things moving along.

I also want to remind you that even though Day 12 ends the give aways here, Saturday kicks off our Day 13 Blow Out which is even going to last 3 days.  So, don’t forget, that’ only on Mom~E~Centric

Ok, so Day 8 on Mom is Teaching brings a Fridge Grid Pad from Busy Body Book

also gets a $20 eGift Card to Skin Care RX

And the winner is…..

Kathleen is the winner for those of you who have mis-placed your Mr. Mcgoo glasses

Day Ten of the Give Away and of course, and don’t forget to be searching for clues to Day 13’s Monster Give Away.

JewelStreet has an Etsy shop and the items are unlimited!

There are 2 items.  One is this pair of Washed Ashore Copper and Sterling earrings

and this Descending Copper Necklace

So there you go, start commenting away…and looking for clues….

The Rules are:

1.  Comment here on my blog for 1 entry.

2.  Post on your blog with my link, the sponsors link and a button for an extra entry.

3.  Twitter @jareason with contest link and sponsor link for an entry.

4.  Subscribe to my feed for an extra entry.

Day Nine of the Give Away and we are headed down the stretch.

Today’s sponsor is Susan K Jewelry and comes from her Etsy shop.

And, the gift is this pair of Hammared Disc Earrings in your choice of copper, brass, or silver.

  or

They are absolutely gorgeous.  I don’t usually get dressed up enough to wear even earrings this “dressy”, I mean, sweat pants and pj pants simply don’t require earrings this gorgeous.  But, I might be motivated to find something better if I had some of these …(hint hint to the husbster)

The Rules are:

1.  Comment here on my blog for 1 entry.

2.  Post on your blog with my link, the sponsors link and a button for an extra entry.

3.  Twitter @jareason with contest link and sponsor link for an entry.

4.  Subscribe to my feed for an extra entry.

Day Seven of the Give Away features a set of books from Stacey Kanneberg and Cedar Valley Publishing.  They are great books, remember, I have a set myself.

And, so, without anymore lingering…the winner is….

I promise you won’t be disappointed.  I am glad so many people are finally getting interested and commenting.  And, don’t forget my DAY 13 SUPER BLOW OUT GIVE AWAY  over on Mom~E~Centric…it’s gonna be different but very special

Thanks for participating and I’ll get touch with the winners and sponsors on Tuesday.