Better in Blu at MommyPR!

You can enter to win a Better in Blu prize pack from MommyPR!! This is a 24 hour giveaway, so if you want a chance to win, you better jump at the chance, I know I did!!

Good luck!

The Best Gift I Ever Gave ...

SWAGG is a free mobile app (download here) that lets you shop smarter using your mobile phone. Buy, send or swap SWAGG GIFTS and organize your old school plastic gift cards.

For every download of the app between now and Dec. 31, 2010, SWAGG will donate $1 to Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) , up to $125,000.

Clever Girls Collective and SWAGG are sending a pair of movie fans to the Sundance Film Festival! Download the SWAGG app and then visit the Ultimate SWAGG Getaway Sweepstakes site to enter to win a trip for two to the Sundance Film Festival. Entry deadline is January 3, 2011, 11:59pm, PST.

The best gift I ever gave was a Blu-Ray player ... let me tell you the story!

About 2 weeks before Christmas (2 years ago) I entered a contest and the day after, I got an email saying that I won the Blu-Ray player!! I was shocked to say the least, but BEYOND excited! I gave my info, and then asked if I could ship it to my Mom's house, as I didn't want my husband to suspect a THING! (We open gifts at Mom's house anyway.) The prize came just a few days after I sent in my info! I had my Mom wrap it up and put it under the tree. Christmas came and my husband was completely confused by this HUGE box with his name on it. He saved it for last, and when he finally opened it, he was speechless! All he could do was smirk, turn the box to the specs side, and smirk even bigger!

When we got home, I asked what he thought, and he said, "It's great, but how did you manage it?!" I told him that I had to be able to make great things happen, and I have to keep my ways of letting those great things happen to myself!

Secrets are great, aren't they?! I LOVE surprises, but I am horrible at keeping secrets! I am so glad I was able to keep that one from my husband (although, I told everyone else I knew so that I wouldn't tell him)!

What's the best gift you ever gave, and why was it so great?!

Learn more about the coolest new app that revolutionizes the whole shopping, gifting, and gift card-organizing experience and Download the SWAGG app to your iPhone or Droid. I was selected for this sponsorship by Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity.

SWAGG has partnered with non-profit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). For every download of the app between now and Dec. 31, 2010, SWAGG will donate $1 to SU2C up to $125,000. Awesome, right?! Visit the SU2C site for more info http://www.standup2cancer.org/

More info about the Ultimate SWAGG Getaway Sweepstakes
http://wildfireapp.com/website/6/contests/82357

Clever Girls Collective and SWAGG are sending a lucky pair of movie fans to the Sundance Film Festival! The sweepstakes is offered exclusively through the Clever 1000, and it has a pretty kick butt prize, including:
2 night/3 day stay at Yarrow Hotel in Park City Utah (Jan 21 - Jan 23, 2011)
Ground transportation to and from hotel to airport in Park City, Utah
Dinner for two at Tao Lounge, including 2 nightclub passes
All access to The House of SWAGG Gifting Suite
2 tickets to a movie premiere on Saturday, January 22nd -- movie tbd
$4,000 value

Butter Bell® Crock Review & Special Offer

FIRST: Let me start off by saying that life has gotten SO crazy around here! So, ACT QUICK for your special offer:

For every two Butter Bell crocks that you purchase, you get a free crock. Go to www.butterbell.com and use the key word "Butter Bell crock". The offer runs through Dec. 15th, 2010 (Tomorrow, I know, I am SO sorry!)

Ok, so now that you know that you have to be SUPER quick in getting your Butter Bell ordered, let me tell you a little about them!

Butter Bell® crock is a brand name of butter crocks owned and distributed by L. Tremain. We are the brand leader and largest seller of butter crocks in the US, with many styles and colors to choose from.








Product Description from Butter Bell:
A modern version of the original French butter crock, the Original Butter Bell® crock allows butter to be kept at room temperature, on the counter or tabletop, for up to 30 days without spoilage, refrigeration or odors. Made from New Bone China, the highest quality ceramics available, the Butter Bell crock insures that under reasonable, correct usage, butter storage time can be up to 30 days. Most Butter Bell users consume a crock’s worth of butter within one week.

The unique design keeps butter at the perfect “spreading” consistency by reflecting outside heat while insulating and cooling the butter. Flavor and freshness is protected by an airtight seal of water at the base of the crock.

The Butter Bell crock holds up to one full stick (1/2 cup) of butter. Softened butter is packed firmly into the bell-shaped cup of the lid. Cold water is poured into the base of the crock. The lid is then placed upside down back into the base of the crock. Soft, spreadable butter may be enjoyed and served right from the crock. Proper maintenance: Water should be changed out every three days. Replace existing water in the base with fresh, cold water.

Benefits:

- They are SUPER cute!

- Your butter is ready to use when you want to use it. (Which is awesome and so convenient!)

- It holds one stick of butter!

- It's dishwasher safe!! (This is by FAR my favorite part!)

How do you use the Butter Bell? Check this out! They are so easy - wash it, add water to the base and butter to the top!

So, do I have you convinced?! Remember, You can buy the Butter Bell online for about $22.95 (but, don't forget about the buy 2, get one free special mentioned above!).

How do I feel about the Butter Bell? I really like it. It's so great to be able to reach over on the counter and have butter already at room temperature! It makes it so easy to butter toast or make cookies or whatever your "butter need" may be!

What would I change? I wish it were easier to set it (butter side up) on the counter, but other than that, NOT A THING!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

We Caught Santa!!

Every year since I can remember my Uncle dressed up as Santa and "appeared" in the bar closet at my Grandma's house. We (sadly) don't get to see my Uncle as often as I'd like to. Last year, he agreed to meet at my sister's house so that he could be Santa for my kids! However, he forgot his beard (STUPID move, I know!) so he used a Hannah Montana wig (which was in the house because my niece had one) as his beard. J was 5 and he KNEW it was Uncle J, so after that he started with the "Santa isn't real" bit. We talked about it, and then I found a REALLY COOL site, iCaughtSanta.com, and knew that I had to do that to help "prove" to J that Santa DOES exist!

I was BEYOND thrilled with the quality of the picture and how easy it was!

All you do is take a picture of your living room after Santa has come, upload your photo to iCaughtSanta.com and insert Santa into the photo using one of there many options!

The cost is usually $9.99 per picture (but really, it's a priceless memory for you and your kids!), however, I have a SPECIAL 25% off coupon code for you!!

Enter: MONKEY-MAYHEM at check-out to get 25% off of your order!!

Now, for the REALLY exciting news?! iCaughtSanta.com has given me the opportunity to give FIVE (yes, 5!) of my readers a code for a FREE picture!

GIVEAWAY!

Main Entry: Visit iCaughtSanta.com and tell me what you like best about the site!

Bonus Entries (Please post a separate comment for EACH extra entry):

1. Follow my Google Friend Connect.

2. Follow me on Twitter!

3. Follow @CatchaCharacter on Twitter!

4. Tweet this giveaway (make sure you leave the link)! You can do this 2 times a day (please, at least one hour apart) for a total of 2 entries per day.

" You can #win a photo from iCaughtSanta.com and @Doodle741! Ends 12.23 http://bit.ly/hpdqXi 5 winners!! "

GOOD LUCK!

This contest will end on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 11:59pm CST. I will draw a winner the next day using random.org, and the winner will have 48 hours to respond. If no response, I will re-draw. This giveaway is only for US/Canada residents.

***I was given a code to review the site, but the picture posted above is one I purchased last year. All opinions are my own! :)

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.