The Ultimate Blog Party 2010 has began

I wish I could be a better hostess, unfortunatly a family emergency will prevent me from being able to activly participate in the party this year.

However, that shouldn't stop you from the fun. There are new blogs to find. There are new friends to meet. And there are many prizes to win.

You don't have to be a blogger to participate. Visit 5 Minutes For Mom and learn how to participate. Then go have fun.

Celebrate McDonald's Happy Meal 30th birthday

McDonald's and 5 Minutes for Mom are going to give one lucky winner an entire set of the 30th Birthday Ty® Teenie Beanie Babies® plush toys. All you need to do is leave a comment to enter.

This giveaway is open for entry until Friday, August 14. The winner will be announced on Saturday.

This giveaway is open to US addresses only.

McDonald's Answers Your Questions on Happy Meal Toy Safety

Nothing is more important than the safety and well being of their customers.

Here’s why McDonald’s Happy Meal toys are safe:

• All Happy Meal toys are made exclusively for McDonald’s with McDonald’s own safety approval.
• They’re not “off-the-shelf” toys or toys.
• Testing toys is nothing new at McDonald’s.
• McDonald's has been rigorously testing and retesting Happy Meal toys for decades.
• Happy Meal toys are tested over and over again.
• They’re backed by a proactive safety program that starts with the design of the toy and continues throughout the entire process, long before a Happy Meal toy makes it to the production line.
• When it comes to toy safety, McDonald's takes nothing for granted.
• McDonald's remains vigilant and continues to watch every step of the process.
• McDonald’s suppliers do not use lead-based paint on Happy Meal toys. This safety step has been a McDonald’s mandate for more than 20 years. That’s why the recent toy recalls have nothing to do with McDonald’s, or our Happy Meal toys.

5 Minutes for Mom sisters celebrate their birthday

Happy 36th birthday Janice and Susan 5 Minutes for Mom. Thanks for asking me to co-host the party and for
sharing your gifts.

Susan interviewed Ameeda C., founder of SnazL.




The girls said it will be a real-time party experience with SnazL. Hope to see you there - or here.

Learning mode

After I decided to enter the Mother’s Day Giveaway 2009 sponsored by 5 Minutes for Mom, I decided I had to figure out how to post a button in my sidebar.

To my surprise, it didn't take as long as I thought it would. I copied and pasted the the code scroll to a text box and it showed up.

I was giddy when it actually worked. Now, I have to see if it works well enough that I don't have to do all that linking to enter the giveaways.

One day, I will look back and laugh at myself about this. But for now, I am happy to be learning something new, even if it's at a snail's pace.