Is That A FREE Candle?

Every month, Is That A FREE Candle? offers a drawing for a free candle. this month the prize is a WARM CINNAMON PUMPKIN!Home & Garden Party jar candle.

Made in America
Come in 15 Delectable fragrances
10 FULL ounces
Burn for 50 hours
Lead FREE wicks
High quality wax
Fragrant throughout
Burn EVENLY

Just stop by to see what all you need to do to enter. Drawing is the last Monday of each month.

Pink Internet Marketing Blog

Visit this wonderful blog for great news geared to those that wear pink. Pink Internet Marketing Blog You may want to read this article about her observations in rankings. Technorati rank means nothing

And lastly, she is having a great contest Win The Pink SEO Bear From Canada . I think everything looks better in pink, don't you? Bookmark her site now so you can get your daily dose of entertainment!

The Domestic Diva Giveaway

The Domestic Diva is having a fantastic giveaway. They are giving away a $400 pink Dyson vaccuum cleaner! Stop by their site to see what you need to do to enter this great giveaway. But hurry, it ends on October 31.

Violetlady At Home 105 Post Drawing Giveaway

Violetlady At Home is having a celebration of their 105th post. And they will be offering some spectacular prizes. The first being a book and the second being something vintage from her personal collection. All you have to do is post a comment under her giveaway announcemnet, and blog about it on your blog. Good luck!

Am I A Mean Mom?

Moms Blogging.com is having a Meanest Mom Contest. It ends on October 31st. Think you quilify? Well, if you are a mother, chances are, yes. I think we all have those moments of overiding our normal, easy going demeanors when children try our patience.

I am certain that we all hear that we are a "mean mom" from our children at multiple times in their life. Fortunately as my daughter gets older, I hear this comment less from her. But our children are quite capable of causing parents great guilt with this heart stabbing comment.

My most recent encounter was last spring. My daughter was using all her college expense money (that I provided) to go on shopping sprees and frequent dining out. This child has never wanted for anything. And also had an, "all you can eat" college dining plan. Her extravagance irked me in the fact that is surpassed my spending! Prior to this, her spending was prudent and well controlled. So why the sudden change?

Her comment on this? Well, you are... putting me through college and I needed something to do in my spare time.... (Yup, it was boredom.) Besides, mom always let her spend what she needed. (Oh no, I created a monster.)

The way she said it was one of entitlement. It was just one of those moments when a parent is shocked by their childs unexpected actions. So, in a fit of fury, I lost all control. And threatened to shut off all expenses. That is when I became a mean mom.

So was I a really mean mom? It depends on how you define mean. If rabid foaming of the mouth and bared fangs count, then yup I was "it'. But I think I was a mean mom more because I threatened an action that I would never follow through on. I am certain that my daughter knew this. And that I was being cruel just out of anger.

Anyways, she never did spend like that again.

JOYFUL MOTHER GIVEAWAY

Becky from Joyful Mother is giving away the book, Boo Humbug by Rene Gutteridge. Sign up by October 29th for a chance to win one of two copies.

All That Blooms Blog Giveaway

All That Blooms is having a awesome giveaway. 3 wonderful prizes! If you win, you can choose one, two or all three prizes. Deadline will be October 31.

1. $10 gift card (not an e-card) to this website.
2. One book featuring the novels Distant Shores by Kirstin Hannah and The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans (Similiar to Nicholas Sparks).
3. Package of pink tulip bulbs (Percentage of the sale of those benefits breast cancer research! I’m buying a couple for myself and giving the other away.)

How to enter:
1. Post something about this giveaway (with a link to this entry) in your own blog.
2. Leave a comment here to let me know you’ve done that (and where)
3. Get an additional entry by putting up a link to Verti, a review website run by a friend of mine.