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Nothing like helping your local teachers and Elmer’s Glue Wants to Try

Elmer’s will donate up to $10,000 to Adopt-A-Classroom with your participation. Join now!

The Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward is charity blog meme, bloggers are able to raise $10 per blog post for Adopt-A-Classroom by writing a blog post or Facebook note and donating a virtual bag of school supplies . Elmer’s will donate $10 per each post written for Adopt-A-Classroom, up to $10,000.

HOW CAN YOU JOIN? It’s easy.

Participate in the Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward by giving away a virtual bag of school supplies and creating a blog post or Facebook note with specific rules described below.
Elmer’s will donate up to $10,000 to Adopt-A-Classroom.
You can give as many virtual bags as you want.
The Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward will officially begin at 12 AM EST on July 22, 2010 and end at 12 PM EST on August 12, 2010. Blog posts submitted to us before or after that time period will not be counted.
The blog post link has to be submitted in the comment section below for your participation to be counted.
In addition copy and paste the following text into your blog post:

ELMER’S VIRTUAL BAG IT FORWARD RULES

Copy and paste these rules into your blog post or Facebook note.
Create a post giving a “virtual bag of school supplies” to other bloggers or write about your Back to School shopping trip at Walmart.
Link back to the person who gave you a bag of school supplies.
Let each person you are giving a virtual bag of school supplies know you have given them a bag.
Leave your link in the Elmer’s Virtual Bag It Forward comment section. You can also find the official rules of this virtual #bagitforward program there.
Elmer’s is donating $10 for each blog participating in the Virtual Bag It Forward Donation to Adopt-A-Classroom (up to total of $10,000 for blog posts written by August 12, 2010).
Please note that only one blog post per blog url will count towards the donation.

Here is the photo you can use for your virtual bag or create your own!

Blogging, Blogher10, Blog Hop, Party, Fun, Social Media

How can you put all those together and make it work? Well, just go see Robin, because really, she is the brains behind the idea. She is hosting a Blog Hop and it’s gonna be a blast. While those of us who didn’t go to Blogher are watching and waiting as the Tweets roll in about the fun, we are going to have our own virtual party.

Yea, you read that right, a virtual party. Here’s quote from someone that Robin and I both know and for me, it says multitudes about how we view the entire business of blogging.

John Andrews says: "That’s the beauty of social media, you can turn conversation on a dime."

Blogging, Blogher10, Blog Hop, Party, Fun, Social Media is a post from: Product Reviews by Me

Yoursphere and Mine

You may or may not remember that I did a great campaign with Yoursphere….the campaign is over but check out my dudes in their Create, Connect and Share T-shirts courtesy of Yourspehere..

I received a shirt too but it is not really that attractive on me right now, as soon as I lose some weight, you will get a photo of all three of us…

Please remember to include our standard disclosure language below in Yoursphere posts:? "I wrote this review while participating in the Yoursphere Test Drive program by Mom Central on behalf of Yoursphere. I received a free lifetime Gold membership on Yoursphere.com, Yoursphere t-shirts, and a $50 American Express gift card to facilitate my review.

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Promises Promises. the Broadway Musical

How do you feel about the big Broadway events? I’ve never had the opportunity to see a show on Broadway but hopefully I can before long. So, when I was given an opportunity to review the CD of the Masterworks Broadway Promises, Promises, I grabbed it up.

Now, for the most part, I promised to get this review out weeks ago. However, we’ve been traveling like mad doing baseball stuff. The best part of it all was that two of the trips I took, I was alone and I could just listen to the CD as often and as loud as I wanted. I rarely get opportunities like that so while I didn’t get my review up like I had planned, I was busily listening.

Just in case you wanna check it out, the Book is by Neil Simon, the music by Burt Bacharach and the lyrics by Hal David. The story is based on the screenplay “The Apartment” by Billy Wilder and I.A.L.Diamond. You can check out the site and listen to the album, follow them on Twitter, Facebook and you can see more on YouTube. Go ahead, give them a try and let me know what you think…pick a favorite and then I’ll let you know if we liked the same performances.

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Wonderhanger..get yourself organized

The idea of organizing my closet seemed unbelievable. And, it also seemed a bit daunting to say the least. I was going to make a photo for you before and after the closet re-do but there was no way I was going to show you that mess when I finally saw just how bad it was.

But, here we are with the school about to start and we are making an attempt in the next week to get everyone in bed earlier, closets and supplies ready for the first day of school and that included organizing my own closets.

Trust me when I say getting the kids in order and prepared was much easier than dealing with my own silly closet. If you haven’t tried the Wonder Hanger you should definitely give them a try. I received one to use for my review purpose and I bought 2 more and let me tell you why.

The first one I used in my closet because I honestly have gained so much weight that I can’t wear many of my clothes. But, since I am on a weight loss program, my weight is bouncing around so I need a wide variety of sizes in my closet. So, I used the one I received to review to try to get something going in my own closet.

As I finished up with that, I realized that we had a lot of clothes hanging in the laundry room where I am constantly hanging clothes fresh out of the dryer. This presents a couple of problems, one the bar is getting full and I couldn’t cram any more hanger on the rod. Plus when the boys go after their own clothes, my youngest son can’t reach that high.

So, I got myself another Wonder Hanger and put it there. Now I have almost twice as much room for clothes and I can hang the boys down lower so the 5 year old can reach his. And, since that seem to be working well, I got one to go in his closet and hang his good clothes on one, his play clothes on another and then he not only knew what was what but he could reach the clothes.

So, there you go…but you are still not getting any photos of my closets because, ahem…there is still much work to do.

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BusyBodyBook, Helps me Keep my nose in everybody’s business

Yes, indeed, you read that right. I have a lot going on for a sweet and innocent stay at home mother. As a matter of fact, I quit answering that as a choice of professions. Instead, I am a work at home mother. So there, take that.

And, the only way to keep up with the kids, their school, the activities, my work, my freelance, my reviews, my contests…you get the point…is to have a great organizational strategy.

And, now I do..just look at this beauty….

I kid you not, this thing is awesome. I wrote a full review on another blog of mine, Mom-E-Centric entitled From One Busy Body to one BusyBodyBook

Go Check it out! Too neat!

BusyBodyBook, Helps me Keep my nose in everybody’s business is a post from: Product Reviews by Me

Let’s talk about water….WAT-AAH

Ok, I know, sounds boring enough doesn’t it. If you have children you know how excited they get over simple things. And, now, you can get them excited over WAT-AAH!

Indeed, you need to check out a full review of WAT-AAH by me and also get your child interested in WAT-AAH. You can put your zip code in and find out where you can buy WAT-AAH as well.

And, of course, don’t forget to read about the contest and get your kiddo entered to win some great prizes.

Go, now, I’m waiting…

Get Some WAT-AAH

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How do you do office supplies?

I’m in love with office supplies. I am not kidding. Wayne and I will go into office supply stores or just the school aisle and browse as often as possible. But, let’s just say I am one lucky duck because I had some great writing utensils delivered to my front door. No kidding, ZebraPens came right to my house for me to check out.

So, yes, I did get the pens to check out and write a review. But, I wouldn’t lie to you about such an important matter. I mean, it’s like …baby formula (well, maybe), I take my supplies seriously.

Let me show you what I got. First these cool pencils. Take a look

It looks like one of your kids pencils that’s been sharpened down to a nub eh? Nope! This is a mechanical pencil with a regular eraser, none of those popping off because you scrub too hard erasers.

Honestly, is that not adorable. Other than that, I received some pretty cool ink pens too. I love a fine point pen but often rollerball pens are difficult to write with when you press down too hard. But, check out this beauty…

And yes, I love the green one a lot….Here’s a picture of them in the packaging…

So, now, go get yourself some…because they are freakin’ awesome!

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Massachusetts Bound and Need Information

Depending on where you live now, if you are headed to another state, you will need to check ahead of time for the best insurance coverage in all areas. First of all, if you are moving to the Massachusetts area, you can get with the folks who offer quotes for Massachusetts auto insurance and that way you can get a jump on what you are expecting as far as living expenses go.

Then, of course, you want to make sure your property is taken care of and when you move to a new area, you may not know all the details about the area. However, if you check with companies for Massachusetts home insurance, they can help you choose a good neighborhood to move to and help you insure your property once you are moved.

And, finally, if you are moving your business, you will want to get with a company that can help you get
Massachusetts business insurance so that you are covered in every direction and don’t have to be concerned with various catastrophe’s that can and do occur.

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Insuring yourself in Connecticut

Depending on where you live and the car your drive, the drivers in your household and other factors, you probably have sought insurance quotes more than once. If you are looking for Connecticut auto insurance, then definitely make sure you have all your information lined up before you call to get a quote.

Another big issue for most families is how to handle basic issues with their money in terms of retirement, savings, college funds for their children, ets. If you need help with that, Connecticut annuities can get you some advice on various ways to help your family.

And, finally, one of the most difficult problems for families to deal with is finding the information they need for home insurance. And, if you need help, you can definitely check with Connecticut home insurance for rate quotes. They can also help you understand what you need to ensure as a homeowner other than the most obvious items.

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