Give Us Your Conference Call Blooper and Win an iPhone 3G from Packetel!

Have you ever said the wrong thing to a client? Have you ever been caught not paying attention on the line? Have your kids screamed something crazy during a call...

If so - Packetel wants to hear about it!

If not - try out Packetel's Web Conferencing services FREE for 30-days and tell us about your experience!

Packetel Turbo Meeting makes web conferencing simple and easy to do. Here are just a few of their web conferencing features:

• Share screens/desktops with multiple participants
• Assign and acknowledge meeting roles of presenter and controller of keyboard/mouse
• Allow an unlimited number of users to host a web conference
• Schedule meetings and webinars
• Hold ad hoc meetings and webinars and use verbal meeting invitations without resorting to e-mail
• Integrate with Outlook for sending e-mail invitations
• Optimized for different internet connection speeds ranging from broadband to 28KB dial-up
• Annotation over the entire screen/desktop
• Whiteboard and chat functionalities

Win an iPhone for my misdeed on a conference call? Yes! Here's how you can win:

1. Fill out the form below, including your blooper story

OR

2. Try out Packetel's Web Conferencing Service for FREE for 30 days, fill out the form including your experience with the server

Entry form: http://cli.gs/PsvX9W

Bonus Entries! After you've completed 1 or 2 above and filled out the form you can also...

- Blog about Packetel's Online Fax Service and link the text "packetel's web conference service" to: http://www.packetel.com/web-conferencing-turbo-meeting-main.asp

- Become a Fan of Packetel at their Brand New Facebook Fan Page here: http://facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=121265230239#

Contest ends 7/31/09 at 11:59 AM ET. This contest brought to you courtesy of the Momfluence network.

Win a Wii Fit and Help your Kids Maintain a Healthy Weight!

With childhood obesity reaching an all time high across the country, many parents struggle with how to help their children maintain a healthy weight with proper nutrition.

Dr. Joanna Dolgoff, the official doctor of Camp Shane and a board certified pediatrician, has created Dr. Dolgoff's Weigh, a traffic-light system that allows kids to learn which foods are healthiest without counting calories. To spread the word about her site and program, Dr. Weigh, is sponsoring a Wii Fit contest to help you get your family up and moving this summer!

To Enter:
To enter to win the #KidsWeigh Wii Fit contest, check out client testimonials and fabulous Dr. Weigh success stories then fill out this secure contest form telling us which story was your favorite!

Form: http://tinyurl.com/kidsweighcontest

Want a chance to speak with Dr. Dolgoff about your nutritional questions and win more prizes?

Join her Friday, July 10th at 9 p.m. ET on Twitter for her #KidsWeigh discussion. Door prizes will be awarded. To RSVP and for more information go to:

Resourceful Mommy.

One grand prize winner will receive a Wii Fit. Two runners-up will receive a free one month membership to Dr. Weigh. This contest ends Friday, July 24th at 11:59 a.m. ET. and is brought to you by Momfluence.

Carefree Fresh Start Fund giving $10,000 for a fresh start!

Did you ever wish you could make a fresh start in your life?
Your job?
A relationship?
Starting a business?
Maybe a new look?

My fresh start would be hiring a professional organizer to come to my home and help me find a place for everything so all I have to do it put it where it belongs!

Carefree has a wonderful website that not only gives tips for little ways to start fresh every day (including the Carefree Ultra Protection products) but they are also helping to fund your dreams of a fresh start!

Check out the Carefree Fresh Start fund contest:

"Tell us why you want to make a fresh start and how we can help for the chance to receive $10,000 in funding, a consultation from change expert Ariane de Bonvoisin of First30Days.com, and a trip to New York City to receive your funding and be honored at the CAREFREE® Fresh Start event held in partnership with Step Up Women’s Network."

Plus be sure to try the new Carefree Ultra Protection panty liners. You can get a free sample here, and start every day right. These panty liners are 10 times more absorbent than other products - perfect for travel, and long work days.

Tell me - what fresh start do you want to make?

Janine

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Enter to win an iPhone by tweeting #HouseofGems! (Or, don't...better for me!)

So over vacation my brother bought the newest iPhone. I started playing with his old one and am really getting envious. The good thing is that I just found out that a tweet on Twitter could win me an iPhone 3GS!

I've already told you about the jewelry supplies you can win from House of Gems and Momfluence.

Anyone on Twitter who tweets with the hashtag #HouseofGems between 12:00 noon eastern Monday, June 22nd and noon eastern Saturday, June 27th will be entered to win an iPhone 3GS! U.S. residents 18 years and older are eligible.

The winner will be announced during the #houseofgems SiteWarming party
Saturday
June 27th
9 p.m. Eastern

I'm tweeting - are you? Wait, don't tweet - the better chance I'll have of winning :).

With iPhone envy,
Janine

Sponsored by Momfluence
and House of Gems.

Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and US Airways Reward Readers

Say that 10 times fast.

My twins were early readers and while I'd like to take credit for it, I can't. They had an early love of books and I just kept them coming. The reading part is all them.

So when I was sent the RIF press release on the Read with Kids Challenge I couldn't help but let you know about it too.

Here are the deets.

• Register at www.RIF.org/readwithkids
• Log your reading minutes there, online.
• You can join as an individual or create a team of three or more adults.
• Participants will be entered to win a Walt Disney World Resort vacation package from US Airways Vacations!

There are other prizes as well like US Airways gift cards, and one team will be randomly chosen to receive a featured RIF program and school in their community to receive a special children's book collection.

In addition, US Airways is encouraging people to donate to RIF by making available a special edition of Off You Go, Maisy! and donors are also eligible to receive up to 5,000 US Airways Dividend Miles.

My girls LOVED all the Maisy books...I might just have to donate for that reason alone!

Also - for more information on Reading is Fundamental I found the CEO's blog with lots of cool links including Facebook and Twitter

Happy reading and good luck winning the trip to Disney!
Janine

Mamapedia - join the party and you just might win a VADO Camera

*Thank you to New Baby for donating this VADO camera from Creative Labs to our fun event. Please check out New Baby and consider adding your own vlog!





I LOVE Momfluence blog opportunities. Just saying. Anyway, last weekend we had the opportunity to meet a wonderful new parenting advice search engine, Mamapedia, and now we'd like you to try the site out for yourself with our new contest, "What Can I Learn Today?" One grand prize winner will win a VADO digital video camera!

To Enter:
1. Visit Mamapedia and ask any parenting question.
2. Choose how you want to enter - or choose all three for more chances to win:

• Comment to this post with your question and the answer you found
• Blog about Mamapedia on your own site sharing the question you asked and the answer you found
• Vlog about Mamapedia and your question/answer at New Baby.

3. Fill out this secure form to let us know that you entered.

It's that easy! Then join us for another SiteWarming Party on Twitter Saturday, May 23rd from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m eastern time to find out who won! There will also be several great door prizes.

Good luck!

Janine

*This contest is open to all U. S. residents 18 years or older and ends May 23rd at 9:00 p.m. eastern.

*This contest courtesy of Momfluence - Rocking the Cradle and Shaping the World.

**UPDATE** Edy's / Dreyer's Ice Cream Giveaway and Contest to Win $100K

**UPDATE**
After verifying all comments, tweets and blog posts

The winner is....
comment #41 Lily!




______________Original Post____________

Edy's Lego Truck
Photo Credit: Model Gal via Flickr

I. Love. Ice cream.
I'm pretty sure I've said that more than once.

I even love sharing it with you!
And I'm so happy to share 3 ways you can WIN with Edy's / Dreyer's Ice Cream.

1. Win an ice cream Block Party for 100 guests

Log onto www.slowchurned.com and in 350 words or less explain why your neighborhood deserves a Slow Churned Neighborhood Salute ice cream blog party. You just might be one of 1,500 winners...great odds! But hurry - entries MUST be in by May 29, 2009.

2. Win $100,000 for one day's work of dishing out ice cream

Edy's / Dreyer's created Rocky Road 80 years ago during the Great Depression. This June, they will debut a new Slow Churned Light ice cream flavor to 'deliver a double scoop of optimism' for the Taste of Recovery promotion. Visit www.icecream.com (can you believe that domain name wasn't already taken? I digress.) One lucky person will be given the oportunity to earn $100K for one day of dishing out the new flavor and lots of smiles.

3. Win a 6-month supply of Edy's / Dreyer's Ice Cream!

Yes, one of my lucky readers (and commenter, c'mon people - you know how this works) will win gift certificates for a 6 Month Supply of ice-cream. All I'm saying is, if you are local to me, you better be prepared to share!
How to enter:

Leave a comment- What do you think of Edy's / Dreyer's Taste of Recovery promotion?
a) I think promotions like this help 'lighten things up' during times like these
b) I think it's just another way to advertise
c) I don't care either way I just want some free ice cream!

Extra Extries as usual leave a separate comment with link:

• Tweet this giveaway "I just entered to win a 6-month supply of Edy's / Dreyer's Ice Cream! http://tinyurl.com/ow72mp "
• Blog about this giveaway
• Email 5 friends and cc me scarytwins [at] yahoo [dot] com

The give certificate giveaway ends 5/27 at 11:59 pm ET.

I scream, you scream we all scream for Ice Cream!
Janine

Get the Fax! Packetel Online Fax Service -Receive Faxes at Home Without the Machine

Don't want to invest in a fax machine?
Tired of using the neighbor's fax machine?

Packetel’s Online Fax Service allows you to receive unlimited incoming faxes in your e-mail inbox for only $3.95 a month! Great for Work at Home Moms or small businesses, Packetel's Online Fax Service can send faxes to multiple e-mail addresses, text you you have a new fax, and deliver your fax in PDF format.

Try this service for FREE for one year!

Two (2) lucky readers will win just that! Here’s how you can win:

1. Blog It!
Blog about Packetel’s Online Fax Service and link the text “online fax service” to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

2. Facebook or MySpace
Write about Packetel’s Online Fax Service on your Facebook or MySpace page and link the text “online fax service” to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

3. Flickr Group
Show us your cluttered office, your broken fax machine, or even just the space where you wish you had a fax!

Join the Flickr Packetel contest group and upload a picture: www.flickr.com/groups/packetel
Fill out this entry form:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

4. YouTube
Make your own video of how much you hate your broken fax/printer and upload it to YouTube with a link back to http://packetel.com/fax/faxservicemain.asp

Fill out this entry form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA

Want a Bonus Entry?
Become a Packetel Facebook Fan here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Packetel-Online-Fax-Service/77071701974?ref=s
Then fill out this form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cFFrTmlWY0lsMVFZalBHUWJIWkF4ZFE6MA


Contest is open to all U.S. residents. The contest runs from Sunday, April 12th to Friday, May 1st. Two winners will be chosen by random number generator.

Good luck!

Janine

Win 1 Free Month to DrWeigh for tips on feeding children

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Joanna Dolgoff, MD (aka: Dr. Weigh) at the Subway/NIH Pep rally in DC where I learned about the WE CAN! program to defeat childhood obesity.

Watch the Stop Light

Joanna has created a very cool online program that gives parents what they need to help their children eat healthy without being hungry.

• Her easy "stop light" system rates thousands of foods with a red, yellow, or green light to easily determine which foods need to be limited and which foods are unlimited...yes, unlimited, so there's always something to snack on!
• Recipes and sample menus help you plan ahead and make eating healthy much easier.
• Weekly newsletter and nutrition lessons offer support and exercise tips to help keep your family's health on track.

Check out her success stories so you can see how kids really did learn to make better choices all on their own!

Enter to Win a FREE MONTH at DrWeigh

Here's how you can win a free month of membership with all the benefits listed above:
1. Go to www.DrWeigh.com and read the program FAQs
2. Leave a comment here with the FAQ that jumped out at you most (the one that made you click and read more)

That's it!

Extra entries- LEAVE a COMMENT for Each:
3. Tweet this contest (leave link in comment)
4. Blog about this contest (leave link in comment)
5. Grab the Twofer Thumbs button (leave link in comment)
6. Email a link to this contest to 5 friends and cc me scarytwins [at] yahoo [dot] com

Contest Ends Friday, April 24, 2009 at 11:59pm

Be sure to visit Joanna's blog for lots of valuable information too: www.DrWeigh.com/blog.

Janine

Win an Electrolux eco-friendly washer & dryer that's really "Kelly Green"!

Kelly Ripa and Electrolux have a new way to bring the outdoors in:
Green your laundry room with the new limited edition "Kelly Green" front load washer and dryer from Electrolux!

Great for spring, and even better for the environment, Electrolux washers are up to 83% more energy-efficient and use 56% less water. This comes just in time for Earth day when Electrolux is kicking off its virtual flower garden campaign to drive awareness and raise funds for Global Green USA.

Starting today, when you go to electroluxappliances.com and plant a virtual flower for a friend, Electrolux will donate $1 to Global Green USA to support their healthy green schools initiatives across America. Everyone who logs on to the site and plants a virtual flower will be automatically entered for a chance to win a new eco-friendly Kelly Green front-load washer and dryer!

In addition, Mom Central will be giving away one Kelly Green washer and dryer set to a member of their community!
Simply go to www.momcentral.com and leave a comment with:
1) the flower you planted on the Electrolux site and
2) your own "laundry tips" for saving time and energy.

Mom Central will pick one lucky winner in a random drawing from all entries received!* (Mom Central giveaway ends April 27, 2009)
* small print tax stuff that you can read at Mom Central but trust me...still a good deal :).

Good luck! I'm off to plant my flower now!
Janine

The Pillsbury Million Dollar Bake-Off

Here's something you didn't know about me...I. Love. To. Bake.

Oh sure, I know you've never seen a post even slightly resembling domestic from me.
I fully admit that I'm blog friends with people like The Happy Housewife, in a way that opposites attract.
Well, there was the one Apple Pie post I did, but that's really it and it was such a big deal to make that I had to blog about it.

However, starting today I LOVE to Bake!
And I'm up for a Baking Throw-Down!

WHY?
Because money talks and I hear that Pillsbury will give ME a $1 million grand prize for my fabulous recipe! Plus, one hundred finalists will win a trip tot the finals NEXT April (2010) at the Waldorf-Astoria Orlando and Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hotel in Florida.

Want to try?
You must beat my original recipe that will taste and look delicious, is easy to prepare, and that families across American will love to eat. There are 4 categories but I plan on winning in all so good luck: Breakast & Brunches, Entertaining, Appetizers, Dinner Made Easy and Sweet Treats.

Entries are accepted online between now and April 20th, 2009 at www.bakeoff.com.

Just don't get your hopes up because when this blogger sees $1 million big ones and a free trip to Florida she won't quit until she wins!

Thanks to My Blog Spark for alerting me to the contest.
Sweating in the kitchen,
Janine

Take Stock in Your Girlfriend and Enter to Win a Chocolate Spa Getaway at Hershey!

The Hotel Hershey Hershey, Pennsylvania

It’s time to take stock in your girlfriends, celebrate your friendships, and reflect on the support you’ve given each other. Now think about a friend who could really use a Chocolate Spa Getaway at the Hershey Hotel… That’s what entrepreneurs Lorrie Morgan Ferrero, Shannon Cherry and Joanie Winberg thought about when they joined forces and pooled their resources to develop the Girlfriend Getaway Contest!

How to Enter
Tell us in 300 words or less why YOUR FRIEND deserves a Chocolate Spa Getaway Weekend. Has she had some struggles, challenges, or just plain needs a break? (The contest is for all women- married, single or single again.) Then COPY and PASTE your essay into an email (no attachments accepted) and send it off to chocolatespacontest@gmail.com by midnight April 17th.

Winners will be announced April 24. Best of all, if your story is chosen, you get to go, too!

More details and FREEBIES

Have questions? You can find more information at www.GirlfriendGetawayContest.com and check out the freebies offered by some of the sponsors! The winner will receive a Chocolate Spa Weekend Getaway at the Hershey Hotel from May 15-17, 2009 including:

• Air fare
• Limo service to and from the hotel
• Poolside room for three (3) days/two (2) nights at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
• Over $400 worth of Spa Treatments
• Admission to the Hershey Gardens
• Dinner at the 4-start Circular Dining Room

Good luck and spread the word to all your girlfriends. Who knows, maybe they'll write about you!

Janine
Special thanks to JessicaKnows and Buzz Cooperative for the heads-up on the contest!

Win a FREE Pillow Protector from Aller-Ease!

Fact: 1 in 4 Americans suffer from asthma or allergies.

I bet there are times you wake up feeling a little stuffy, sinuses a little clogged, slight dull headache. What's causing that? Could be one of the little microscopic things living in that pillow like
dust mite droppings, pollen, fungal and mold spores, and pet dander.

All I can say is, eeeewwwww.

One thing you might try is changing that pillowcase and Aller-Ease is making it really easy to WIN one so you can test my theory FREE!


Aller-Ease is giving away 50 pillow protectors EVERY DAY through Monday, April 6th.
Not only that, give them your WORST allergy story and you could win an allergy-proofing bedroom makeover! (Allergy horror story contest ends April 30, 2009.)

What are some other things you can do to reduce allergies in your bedroom?

• Wash bed linens weekly in 130-degree Fahrenheit water
• Remove dust collecting clutter from the bedroom and other areas of your home
• Place non-washable plush toys in a zip-lock bag and put them in the freezer for 3-5 hours every week to kill off any dust mites
• Change air conditioner filters frequently during the allergy season
• Shampoo hair nightly and change clothes before entering the bedroom to avoid transferring outdoor pollens into your bedroom

For more tips and to hear answers to common allergy questions from the Medical Director of Allergy and Asthma Care of New York, Dr. Clifford W. Bassett, visit the Aller-Ease site today.
Don't forget to enter to win one of 50 pillow protectors before Monday!

Janine

Yummy Chocolate Mocha Review & Giveaway! **Winners Announced**

***UPDATE***
Congratulations to our winners!

Minnemom
Cheryl
Lorrie
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My Blog Spark apparently knows me better than my own family because they recently sent me a beautiful spa basket filled with all kinds of chocolate goodies including Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bars.

When I say I LOVE chocolate, I'm talking about the must-have-at-least-once-a-day-keep-a-stash-of-chocolate-chips-in-an-emergency kind of way. My experience with the Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bar is that it satisfied not only my 3:00 pm chocolate craving, but it satisfied my hunger long enough for me to get home and make dinner without snacking!

Better yet, Fiber One products like these offer 35% of the recommended daily fiber and are a good source of calcium.

Why Fiber you ask?

Fiber can help you satisfy your appetite and manage your weight. Fiber can also help keep your digestive system on track!

Want to know if you are getting enough fiber? Check out the Fiber-O-Meter at: http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fiber-meter

FREE COUPON!

Fiber One is now offering a $1.35 off downloadable coupon for one box of Fiber One Chewy Bars available at:
http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=55392&ci=1&c=GM&p=4AbZ6NPX

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

YOU can win one of 3 Spa Break Gift Baskets that include:

• Coupon for Free Box of Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bars
• Cozy bath pillow
• Chocolate scented soap, lotion & bath salts
• And coffee scented candle

How to Enter (Ends Friday 3/20 11:59pm EDT)
1. Leave a comment and tell me why you need a Spa Break and which Fiber One product is your favorite

2. Subscribe to Twofer Thumbs Up either in a reader or (new) via email!

3. Blog about this contest and link back to this blog post.

4. Tweet about this contest using: "Win a Chocolate Spa Break gift basket here ---->http://tinyurl.com/bcbnvz"

***NOTE: Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (so you can enter up to 4 times and leave 4 comments) as I will be using Random.org to choose the three winners! (Fine print: each winner can only win one basket even if multiple entries are drawn.)

Good luck and remember to download the coupon to save $1.35 on your next shopping trip!
Janine

Dole Fruit Parfait Proved Perfect for Picnics

We recently had the opportunity to try Dole Fruit Parfaits and the twins gave it a very big, ask-me-every-day-if-they-can-have-more Twofer Thumbs Up!

These come in 4 different varieties including Peaches & Creme, Pineapple & Creme, Apples & Creme, and Mandarins & Creme. L's favorite was the peach parfait and M's fave was the apple. I love the convenience of tossing them in their lunchboxes or the picnic bag for a special treat!

Check out the "DOLE Fruit Parfait Sweet Retreat Contest" and you could win a 3-day, 2 night luxury spa retreat! But hurry - contest ends March 14th!

Here's what you need to do to enter:
Take a picture of your DOLE Parfait Moment at home, at work, at play, with your friends or on-the-go. Upload your photo and caption to www.DoleSweetRetreat.com and have six different ways to win.

The Grand Prize is a three day/ two night luxury Spa Retreat Getaway for two at the 27-acre Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ., set amidst flowering cactus and framed against the majestic McDowell Mountains.

Also included in the prize is a $750 VISA gift card to cover your meals and other hotel amenities you feel like taking advantage of including, championship golf, water playground or tennis.

Five First Prize winners will receive a Homedics Personal Massage Lounger valued at $100 to have a relaxing moment anytime in their home.

Good luck!
Janine

Quick, Efficient and Green Laundry with Laundry Alternatives

This is just about the coolest thing I've seen in terms of laundry since the hand-cranked laundry spinner thing I used during my short stay with a friend and her host family in Costa Rica in 1994. (Not to mention their kitchen disposal...meaning the pig that lived just under the kitchen window and would eat all the scraps you tossed.)

This is the Wonderwash from Laundry Alternatives - the space saving, time saving, energy saving Green Clean solution for your laundry needs! As seen on The Rachael Ray Show, the Wonderwash uses a patented pressure system to thoroughly clean a five pound load in just minutes using less water and detergent than hand washing!

What can you wash with the Wonderwash? How about a week’s worth of dress shirts, 10 t-shirts, 30 pairs of socks, bibs, cloth diapers, burp clothes….the list goes on and on.

How does the Wonderwash work? When you put warm or hot water into the drum, fit the lid in place and seal the machine,the air inside the drum will absorb the heat of the water and expand (i.e., just like a hot air balloon). When the air expands it creates pressure inside the drum. The pressure forces the detergent (which is diluted into the water) into & through the fabric (which is porous) about 100 times faster than you could by hand or machine.

Definitely Twofer Thumbs Up for the Wonder Wash!

**Contest/Giveaway**
YOU can Win a Wonderwash PLUS a Mini Countertop Spin Dryer! This dryer quietly spins the water out of your clothes in just minutes.

To participate follow these easy steps by Friday, 3/13 at 8:00pm!

1. Blog on your site about what YOU would use the Wonderwash and Mini Countertop Spin Dryer to clean.

2. Post a photo or a video of your mess and be sure to link back to Laundry Alternatives at www.laundry-alternative.com.

3. Fill out this secure participation form to be entered to win!

4. Then join us on Twitter Friday, March 13th from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. (EST) to tweet with Green Cleaning experts and find out who won the grand prize!

Five attendees will also win The TrueGreen Laundry Washing Ball, which cleans your clothes without bleach or detergents in cold water. It does not contain harmful synthetic detergents, perfumes, dyes, or oils!

RSVP here: http://resourcefulmommy.blogspot.com/2009/03/show-me-your-mess-and-win.html

Contest is open to all U.S. residents and runs from Friday, March 6th to Friday, March 13th at 8:00p.m. EST. All winners will be contacted within one week of closing to verify participation and obtain shipping information.

Janine