What happens between midnight and 1 A.M. in the small town of Pine Valley? Find out with the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release of Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour on DVD!

While coping with the death of her best friend, Sarah Landon (newcomer Rissa Walters) goes to Pine Valley to visit her friend’s grandmother. During her visit, Sarah learns of the town’s dark secret and finds herself in the midst of a haunting mystery that she must help solve. Filled with ghost stories and things that go bump in the night, the DVD is the perfect scare-safe Halloween tale for tweens and includes an exciting paranormal game: Frida’s psychic readings. Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour is a spooky tale the whole family can enjoy!

Win a DVD copy of Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (3 available)!

*To enter to win, simply leave us a comment here!

We will randomly choose a winner on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 5 PM EST*

(Read our Mom Generations review of Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour HERE!)

Boston-area moms… want to bring your family to the circus?

Thanks to Mom Central, we have a family 4-pack of tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and a merchandise prize pack to give away for the Boston shows!

The circus will take place at the TD Banknorth Garden and the dates are as follows (the winner will be able to attend any ONE of these shows):

Wed October 8 7:00PM
Thu October 9 7:00PM
Fri October 10 7:00PM
Sat October 11 11:00AM, 3:00PM, 7:00PM
Sun October 12 11:00AM, 3:00PM, 7:00PM
Mon October 13 12:00PM, 4:00PM

*To enter to win, simply leave us a comment here!

Remember, this prize pack is for the BOSTON AREA circus only!

We will randomly choose a winner on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 5 PM EST*

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Remember Monday Oct 13th is Columbus Day…and the kids are home!  Save $10 per ticket for either the 12:00PM or the 4:00PM Boston show! Visit the Ringling Bros. website (www.ringling.com), select state, date and time and enter the coupon code: MOM

For those of you interested in attending other Ringling Bros. shows in cities across the country this fall, Mom Central is pleased to help you share in the enchantment. Simply visit the Ringling Bros. website (www.ringling.com), type in your zip code, select your show date and enter the coupon code: MCC and you will receive a 20% discount code on tickets for the following shows:

Boston, MA - Oct. 8-13, 2008
Cleveland, OH - Oct. 24 - Nov. 2 2008
Chicago, IL - Nov. 6 - 30, 2008
St. Louis, MO - Nov. 6-9, 2008
Auburn Hills, MI - Nov. 12 - 16, 2008
Highland Heights, KY - Feb 27 - Mar. 1, 2009
Cincinnati, OH - Mar. 4 - 8, 2008

Shutterfly, the online personal photo publishing service, has unveiled Shutterfly Share Sites, which allow customers to create free, secure websites to share stories and easily connect and collaborate with friends and family in a safe, secure environment. (A screenshot of mine is above!)

How it works: Within minutes, customers can create a free, professional-looking website by logging into their Shutterfly account and following the self-guided three step process (FYI: it couldn’t be any easier!).

1.    Select Share Site style - Shutterfly further simplifies the creation process by providing pre-determined templates, backgrounds and styles, organized across eight categories – including family, baby, wedding and kids’ sports.

2.    Name your Share Site - After choosing the style of the site, users will be prompted to select a name for their Share Site and will receive a personalized URL (mine is http://porricellifamily.shutterfly.com).

3.    Customize your features - Site owners can add features such as calendars, weather information and polls, as well as set site privacy permissions before inviting friends and family to become site members.

When visiting the Share Site, members can add photos, share photo books, write journal entries and post comments.  Even better, in just a few clicks, members can make a variety of photo books, cards, calendars and other photo merchandise using the photos from their Share Site.  Also, Share Site owners receive a dedicated email address for their site, (e.g. marshallfamily@sfly.com), where members can email comments and photos that are posted directly to their Share Site.

Shutterfly customers can create up to ten Share Sites!

And now for the giveaway…

FOUR (4) lucky readers will win a $25 Gift Cards to the Shutterfly Store to use for the many print options on the site.

(One of the cool things about the site is you can get your photos sent directly from the site to your nearest Target, where you can pick up your prints.)

*To enter to win, simply leave us a comment here!

We will randomly choose a winner on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 5 PM EST*

You know how we tend to take on some of our parents’ characteristics, mannerisms and/or ways of saying things (sometimes despite ourselves!)?

My husband never says, “paper towel.” It’s a “Scott towel,” no matter what brand the paper towel happens to be. To be honest, it always kind of drove me crazy, and I’d say to him, “Who calls it that!? It’s a paper towel!”

Then one day we were at his parents’ house and his mom said to me, “Can you hand me a Scott towel?” And it was one of those aha! moments Oprah always talks about. (Or maybe an oh no! he’s just like him mom! moment.)

In any case, we really do use Scott products in our house, and I was just recently introduced to the brand’s really great online tool - the Scott Common Sense community.

It’s FREE to sign up, and then you can instantly read and share fantastic tips and solutions with other members. And not just tips and solutions about cleaning the home (though I’ve found wonderful ideas in this area)… there are also tips about saving time and money, organizing, staying healthy - and more.

There are coupons and other special offers to be found at Scott Common Sense, too. I printed a $1 coupon out last night and said to my husband, “Look, honey! We can go get paper towels that happen to be Scott with this coupon!”

But I guess it would’ve been easier to just say, “Let’s go get some Scott towels with this coupon.”

Maybe that’ll be my next tip to share with the Scott Common Sense community in the “Everyday Sense” category… it’s good just let your spouse be him/herself.

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We have a ONE YEAR SUPPLY of Scott towels and bath products for one lucky winner!

The One Year Supply of Scott products breaks down to:

Scott Towels: (30) Mega Rolls

Scott Bath Tissue: (10) 12-Packs

Approximate Retail Value - $144

To enter:

Scott Common Sense wants to hear about your time saving cleaning tips. Submit your favorite cleaning or organizational tips in the comments section to enter to win the one year supply of Scott towels and bath products.

*Contest is open to US residents. We will randomly choose a winner on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 5 PM EST*

And be sure to check out the Scott Common Sense online community for more tips on a variety of other topics!

It’s getting hot in here!

The Hot Blogger Calendar contest brought out some lingerie lovers and it got us thinking… who doesn‘t need a little lingerie hanging in the closet (to be taken out once in a while, of course!)?

We have two tastefully hot Victoria’s Secret teddy sets for one lucky reader!

They are both size Medium. One is hot pink with purple polka dots, the other is blue with purple polka dots.

Total retail value: $70.00!

*Congratulations to the winner of the two Victoria’s Secret teddy sets - Amber H.!*

In honor of the Hot Blogger Calendar contest, we have two bottles of “Cocktail Hour” Essie nail polish for one lucky reader!

Essie describes “Cocktail Hour” as a shimmery pink coral. Ooh la la!

*Congratulations to Amy V. for winning the Essie Nail Polish!*

Hanes is offering families everywhere in the US the chance to “Vacation in Comfort” during The Year of A Million Dreams at Walt Disney World(r) Resort.

Buy specially marked packages of Hanes products and your family could win a Walt Disney World vacation!

The contest ends August 30, 2008 and seven winning families will be drawn around September 21.

You can visit www.hanes.com/vacationincomfort for additional details and to enter.

**ALSO…

Congratulation to three (3) of our readers who won a $25 gift certificate to Hanes.com! - Shiloh, Karissa and Beth!

Wet Happened? wet bags are fashionable, washable(!) zippered bags that hold all the wet items you need to store (diapers, bathing suits, bibs, clothes).

Win a Carnival Bloom medium size Wet Happened? bag!

*Congratulations to the winner of the Wet Happened? wet bat - Annabelle’s Mom!*

(Read our Mom Generations review of Wet Happened? HERE!)

The ingenious Teethifier was designed to ease the distress of a teething child. And mama!

The Teethifier comfortably glides over the front teeth and reaches the rear molars.

Made from 100% FDA approved Santoprene, Audrey calls the Teethifier the “teeth-defier.”

Offered by KidGear, 3 lucky (lucky) winners will each receive a Teethifier.

(Read our Mom Generations review of KidGear’s Teethifier HERE!)

*To enter to win, leave us a comment here.

We will choose the 3 lucky winners on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 5 PM EST*

Kensington Baby offers the most adorable, hip and stylish baby hats.

Posh ribbons, flowers and even Swarovski crystals adorn the girls’ hats.

And for the boys?  (My area of expertise!)  The cutest mini-masculine hats, adorned with patches… from trucks to footballs to baseballs and everything in between.

And all Kensington Baby hats are accented with the ever-so-stylish and adorable knot on top.

(Read our Mom Generations review of Kensington Baby HERE!)

*Congratulations to the winner of the Kensington Baby hat - Kristi B.!*

And receive 15% off your order at Kensington Baby by entering kbaby in the coupon area at checkout!