Editingg Giveaway Winner
The winner of the Editingg Photo Editing Giveaway are Hoa and Alex H. If you didn't win, feel free to enter the other giveaways on my dad blog:
- Book Pig Giveaway – $40 gift certificates (ends 9/1)
- Subway Giveaway – gift card, baseball, lunch bag, Crayola markers (8/24)
Book Pig Book Club for Children – Win a Gift Certificate
This week's giveaway is brought to you by Book Pig, which is a Netflix-style book rental club for children. The online children's book club offers a convenient and inexpensive way for dads and moms to help their kids read more. Book Pig is a cheaper alternate to bookstores for dads and moms. For instance, if your kids read 15 books this summer, the books will cost about $105 (based on an average retail price of $7 per book). With Book Pig, the cost is only $36 to rent the 15 books (5 books a month at $12 per month for three months). You can check out books for free at libraries, but with Book Pig there are no wait lists and late fees. Thanks to Book Pig, I'm giving away three $40 gift certificates on my dad blog.
Libby's Smoothies Giveaway Winner
Two announcements on my dad blog today. First, as some of you may have noticed, there has been problems with my blog this week. Earlier in the week, aggressive bots crashed my server. And multiple times this week, my dad blog was hacked by a f*^%&*! a-hole. I'm still working on the hack issue so I probably won't be publishing again until I get the problem under control. Hopefully it won't take up much more of my time. But if you don't hear from me next week, then you know why. BTW, the hack disrupted my RSS feed. I've fixed it, but the feed still does not work in Bloglines.
My second announcement is the winner of the Libby's Summer Smoothies Giveaway. BTW, if you didn't win, feel free to enter the other giveaways on my dad blog:
- Editingg Giveaway – photo touch-ups for two winners (ends 8/17)
- Subway Giveaway – gift card, baseball (ends 8/24)
Subway Baseball DeSIGNS Giveaway
I have a couple of Subway announcements on my dad blog today. First, thanks to Subway (Facebook | Twitter), I'm giving away a prize pack. Second, Subway is partnering with Little League Baseball and Softball for the second annual Baseball DeSIGNS Tour, which is an eBay auction that benefits the Little League Urban Initiative. Portland Public Schools could sure use Subway's help. The school district almost cut PE entirely because of a $19 million budget deficit (note: if the school system receives $7 million in federal stimulus money, then each school will most likely have a half-time PE teacher — not ideal, but better than nothing).
Payless Shoes Back to School Sale for Siths
Payless Shoes sent me a pair of Scribble Slip-On (STPL x Airwalk) shoes to review on my dad blog. My oldest son also got a pair of Clone Wars Light-Up Runner shoes. By coincidence, Payless Shoes (Facebook | Twitter) is currently having a back-to-school sale — buy one, get one half off. Payless Shoes' back-to-school sale ends on Labor Day (September 6th).
Barbara's Bakery, State Farm and Major League Baseball Giveaway Winners
Two winner announcements today: Barbara's Bakery Giveaway and State Farm and Major League Baseball Giveaway. If you didn't win, feel free to enter the other giveaways on my dad blog:
- Libby's Giveaway – fruit, glasses, straws (ends 8/10)
- Editingg Giveaway – two winners, but only one entry so far (ends 8/17)
- Subway Baseball Giveaway – coming soon
Barbara's Bakery, State Farm and Major League Baseball Giveaway Winners »
Editingg Photo Editing Giveaway
Like many dads and moms, I shoot a lot of photos of my kids. I use a Canon PowerShot A540, which is a point and shoot camera a few generations old (the latest version is the PowerShot A1100 IS). The PowerShot A540 is a nice little camera, but sometimes the exposure is a little off (it can't be me because I'm perfect). Luckily, I can adjust the lighting and colors with a program like Adobe Photoshop Elements when I need to post incorrectly exposed photos on my dad blog. For the dads and moms who don't have the know-how or time to use photo editing software, there is a company call Editingg (Facebook | Twitter).
Book Review: TIME for Kids BIG Book of Why
Time For Kids recently sent me a children book to review on my dad blog. The book is titled, BIG Book of Why: 1,001 Facts Kids Want to Know. As you can tell from the title, it's full of fun facts and answers to questions kids might ask. Each answer includes a photo or an illustration to explain the why behind each question. The reading level of the 192-page book is ages 9-12. I had my ten-year old daughter read the book and she said she enjoyed it. I think many dads and moms will find the book interesting too. The hardcover book is currently selling for $13.57 at Amazon (list price: $19.95).
Hotels.com and Poster Print Giveaway Winners
Two winner announcements today: Hotels.com Giveaway and Poster Print Giveaway. If you didn't win, feel free to enter the other giveaways on my dad blog:
- Barbara's Bakery – Napa Valley trip, prize pack (ends 8/2)
- State Farm and MLB Giveaway – World Series trip, $100 gift card (ends 8/4)
- Libby's Giveaway – fruit, glasses, straws (ends 8/10)
Libby's Summer Smoothies Giveaway
The fine folks over at Libby's sent me a couple of recipes for smoothies (Tutti Frutti and Double Peach). What perfect timing — making smoothies for my little one is on my To-Do list. Thanks to Libby (Twitter | Facebook), I'm also giving away an assortment of Libby's Fruit and Acrylic Hurricane glasses.
I made the Tutti Frutti smoothie over the weekend. Because the toddler is allergic to dairy, I used So Delicious Coconut Milk Yogurt (dairy and soy free). The verdict: the toddler loves it, which is practically a miracle because he is a very picky eater. That's why he lost weight in almost every single weigh-in since his nasal feeding tube was removed three months ago. Two of my three other kids also like the Tutti Frutti smoothie. Next weekend, I plan on making the Double Peach smoothie with So Delicious Coconut Milk and Yogurt.
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