Facebook Game Users Be Aware!

This came from family so I know it's true!!!

Tonight (Wednesday Nov 11) on KCTV5 news (Kansas City) there was a story of a scam on Facebook. It is on Farmville and other games and surveys in there. Sometimes it pops up during the game with the question "Do you need more cash" to buy things on the game and then goes to a survey that asks for a cell phone number. You get the fake money to buy more farm critters or zoo animals, but it adds a $9.99 charge to the cell phone bill. They also do this in the cutesy surveys such as "What princess are you like" and other such surveys. If the survey or game asks for your cell phone number at any time, dont enter it. If you have done these surveys or played the games, check your cell phone bill for the charges. There are a few people I am sending this to that have sent me invitations to do some of the surveys. Please check your phone bills for charges. I have heard that the "free" games on the social sites were the largest money making market today. I wondered who would be silly enough to spend money on fake avitar clothes or cartoon farm animals. Now I know how they do it. Only Facebook was mentioned in the news show, but there may be the same thing on My Space and other sites. Keep your cell phone number secret.

Hiking at Elk City

With the weather being extremely nice, my husband and I took advantage of the opportunity and did a little hiking with the kids a few weekends ago. Not only was the hike great exercise for the entire family, we were also able to see some of mother nature's work at her best.

Below is a photo of some of the caves we found along the hiking trail

My husband checking out a tree

The tree that amazed us all

T checking out the trail in mid-air

A Late Start -The Winner

I know I had said I would announce the winner of the contest last week, but due to a family emergency I could not.

So without further ado, the winner of the crayola crayon contest is Zachsgran. She has already been notified and her crayola package is on its way! Congratulations and I hope your grandson enjoys his Christmas gift!!!!!

And a big thank you to all of you for participating in the contest! I will be holding another contest soon for more kids stuff and I will keep you posted as I know more!

The Mom Blogs Giving Away Aliens in the Attic

If you're not familiar with The Mom Blogs, you should be. I absolutely love this site and just found out they're giving away 5 dvd copies of Aliens in the Attic! Very cool movie if you have yet to see it! It's a cute movie and safe for the kiddos to watch. Plus it would make an awesome Christmas gift. I entered the drawing because the movie is one the kids will watch over and over again. Check out The Mom Blogs Aliens in the Attic Giveaway for yourself.

Crayola Crayon Contest has Ended!

Thank you to all who entered the crayola crayon contest. I have drawn the winner and sent an email to that person. Just as soon as I hear back from them I will post their name. If I don't hear back from them by Wednesday I will re-draw another name.

There were a lot of wonderful comments for this contest and I wish I had more to giveaway, but I am hope to at least have other contests for more great prizes in the near future, so please feel free to check back with my blog!

Crayola Crayon Contest

I remember crayola crayons as a kid. That's why I was excited to receive their 150 crayola crayon tower for my own kids. And right now thanks to Crayola Crayons and MyblogSparks I am very excited to be able to giveaway the very same product to one of my readers!

But first, let me tell you a little bit about something else Crayola Crayons is doing. You know those digital photos of the kids and family members that you have saved on CD and your computer? With "Lights, Camera, Color" you can turn those photos into a coloring book. Pretty cool and I wish I had this fun opportunity as a kid.

And the best part is, they're offering us a one day pass. So even if you don't win the crayons, you can still use this code: PRT77F3S to upload your photos and print some cool coloring pictures for the kids for free. You can also look for specially marked crayola crayon boxes for a free code.


Here´s a quick rundown of how your kids can transform their memories into customized coloring pages:

1. Upload a new or existing digital photo onto the "Lights, Camera, Color" application at Crayola.com/colorme.

2. Print out your coloring page or save and send it to Coloring Page Maker to customize with fun graphics.

3. Choose a background: you can choose from several including a desert, a beach, a haunted house and more.

4. Add props such as a hat, mustache, wings, etc.

5. Select words/phrases: "Best Friends," "Kids Only," "All Star" to name just a few.

6. Save and print.

7. Start coloring your one-of-a-kind creation.


Of course if you're a fan of crayola, you can always add them on Facebook.

BUT, lets get to the real reason you're here, shall we?

1. If you want to win the 150 count crayola crayon tower, all you need to do is leave me a comment here.
2. If you want a second chance at winning, then you need to blog about the contest with The Insane Writer link in your blog post.
3. For a third chance at winning just add me to Twitter.

Contest Ends Next Monday November 9th at 10am Central Time. Good luck and remember this would make an awesome Christmas Gift!!! I'll be drawing a random winner and announce their name in a post on Tuesday November 10th.

I did forget to mention, but as I'm sure most of you already know... Please be sure to leave an email address or some sort of way for me to contact you in your comment and let me know if you blogged or twittered me. Thank you!

Going Back

In one of my other recent posts, I sort of touched base on working at home. One of the biggest at home jobs on demand right now lies in the medical field and I've noticed more and more moms looking into medical coding training courses online.

In fact, I almost considered looking into it myself. However, one thing with me remains the same... I'm too much in love with my writing. Still, I wish my writing offered me a chance to earn a little more money because I would love to be debt free and put more towards all of the kids savings accounts.

It would also be nice to take a vacation with the kids before they're all grown. And I think once my husband is done with his own college classes...I will look into going back to school.

Heads Up Crayola Crayon Contest!

Just to give you a heads up, I will be holding a contest for some crayola crayon goodies just in time for the holidays! I can't wait to share this one because I know how hard it will be for the Christmas Holidays this year, especially when you have little ones who just don't understand why we're going through a rough time right now with the economy.

So Monday I will be announcing my crayola crayon contest and I hope you guys will join me! Christmas is just around the corner!!!!