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		<title>Gela Skins has rocked my world&#8230; or at least definitely my laptop.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Updated! Winner alert!!!</h2>
<p>Congratulations to Sara and <a href="http://sheilasthinkerings.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/what-is-she-saying-and-is-it-about-me/" target="_blank">Sheila</a>! Commenters #3 and 15! You both are receiving a code for $15 toward a GelaSkins purchase!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-08-26-at-5.15.29-PM.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1801" title="Sara" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-08-26-at-5.15.29-PM.png" alt="Sara" width="172" height="198" /></a> <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-08-26-at-5.15.01-PM.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1802" title="Sheila" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Screen-shot-2011-08-26-at-5.15.01-PM.png" alt="Sheila" width="172" height="196" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Congrats ladies &#8211; and thanks to all who entered!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">*****</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cute.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1792 aligncenter" title="My cute laptop" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cute.jpg" alt="My cute laptop" width="448" height="395" /></a></p>
<p>See that? Um&#8230;. CUTE!</p>
<p>How&#8217;d I make my laptop look so NOT laptop-y?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gelaskins.com/" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1794 aligncenter" title="GelaSkins" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/GelaSkinsLogo_300px.jpg" alt="GelaSkins" width="300" height="85" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CherryPie-iPad2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1799 aligncenter" title="CherryPie iPad2 Gelaskin" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/CherryPie-iPad2.jpg" alt="CherryPie iPad2 Gelaskin" width="400" height="337" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Thank you very much!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">They are SO easy to use! The hardest part was deciding what skin to choose! I toyed with the idea of designing my own, but in the end I decided to go with their design options. I visited the GelaSkins website and browsed and browsed and browsed&#8230; The choices are many, for our many devices&#8230; iphones, laptops, e-readers&#8230; gaming devices. You need to just hop over and see for yourself.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I finally decided on this design for my laptop:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gelalaptop.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1795 aligncenter" title="I used GelaSkins to make my laptop cute!" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/gelalaptop.jpg" alt="I used GelaSkins to make my laptop cute!" width="560" height="190" /></a></p>
<p>Those colors just make me feel all happy and shiny!</p>
<p>I almost chose the same skin for my iPad, but my kids use it too&#8230; so I decided to choose something that all of us would love. And when I saw it&#8230; it was a no-brainer:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ipadgela.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1796 aligncenter" title="And my iPad too!" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ipadgela.jpg" alt="And my iPad too!" width="560" height="283" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>I mustache you a question&#8230;</em></p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be honest&#8230; there is nothing I don&#8217;t love about GelaSkins. Their service was excellent, and the quality of the skin is excellent. Much more sturdy than I thought. But a note from the experienced &#8211; be sure you do clean your surface well. Not like I did&#8230; like, on the kitchen counter after a sugar spill. The skins do show those little bumps. It&#8217;s easy to make sure your surface is clean&#8230; mostly if you do not clean and apply over a sugar spill. It was just a few granules&#8230; but knowledge is power, people.</p>
<p>#amomslife</p>
<p>So&#8230; it is with excitement I offer TWO readers a $15 gift code to GelaSkins!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><!-- p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} --><strong>BUT WAIT, THERE&#8217;S MORE!</strong></p>
<p>Between now and August 14th, use the promo code &#8220;BLOGHER11&#8243; in the promo code field to receive 10% off for anything in their store (except gift certificates).</p>
<p>For a chance to win of of the two $15 gift codes&#8230;<strong> i</strong><strong>n the comments, tell me which GelaSkin design you would like!</strong> Contest runs July 31 to August 14, 2011 at midnight PST … You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:</p>
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<li>Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post.</li>
<li>Tweet about this promotion and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post. (Example: Bling-out your laptop, iPad, or phone! @jennyonthespot and @gelaskins combine forces for a giveaway! http://bit.ly/pCw4Yf)</li>
<li>Blog about this promotion and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post.</li>
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<p>No duplicate comments. This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.</p>
<p>You can also check out GelaSkins of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GelaSkins" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gelaskins" target="_blank">Twitter</a>!</p>
<p><em>*Disclosure: I was provided credit towards my GelaSkins. Opinion expressed here is mine and truthful. I am very pleased with my cute stuffs. </em></p>
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		<title>The Oh-So-Huggable Woogie.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Update 4.25.11 &#8212; We have a winner! Commenter #12 &#8211; Emily A! Thank you all for your participation, and a special WOOHOO to Emily! Yes, my dear, your niece and nephews can&#8217;t hurt your iPod now I was given a &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2011/04/08/the-oh-so-huggable-woogie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Woogie_09-1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1542 alignleft" title="The Woogie" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Woogie_09-1-300x199.jpg" alt="The Woogie" width="180" height="119" /></a><em>*Update 4.25.11 &#8212; We have a winner! Commenter #12 &#8211; Emily A! Thank you all for your participation, and a special WOOHOO to Emily! Yes, my dear, your niece and nephews can&#8217;t hurt your iPod now <img src='http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' />  </em></p>
<p>I was given a Woogie to review.</p>
<p>A WOOGIE???</p>
<p>Yes &#8211; <a href="http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/woogie">a WOOGIE</a>.</p>
<p>You must be wondering, &#8220;What on earth?&#8221;</p>
<p>What does it do?</p>
<p>It keeps Mama&#8217;s iPhone safe!</p>
<p>Remember that time right before Christmas when my then 5 year old was playing a game on my phone and she dropped it and the screen cracked?</p>
<p>No? Oh yeah, I didn&#8217;t really share about it for all the traumatizing it was…</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t help but think had my iPhone been snuggled by a Woogie, things would have gone much differently.</p>
<p>There is ONE drawback… now my kids want my phone more, and I can&#8217;t use my old fallback, &#8220;Sorry. You might break my phone.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_8541.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1554 aligncenter" title="Lucy &amp; Woogie" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/IMG_8541-224x300.jpg" alt="Lucy &amp; Woogie" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Regardless, there are times it is SO handy… to give her/her/him (yes, ALL the kids love the Woggie, even the 11 year old!) my phone to play games (educational as well as not-so-educational) so that I can do whatever it is that needs to be done. And is sure is nice to know my iPrecious is safe.</p>
<p>You can <a href="http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/woogie">get full details about the snuggly Woogie here</a>. DId I mention the Woogie has a speaker, and it really is very, very soft…there is even a free Woogie  Sesame Street Sampler app!</p>
<p>Do you think you (or your kids) would enjoy snuggling a Woogie? Well, <a href="http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/woogie" target="_blank">the folks at Griffin Technology</a> is giving one away right here! Simply leave a comment telling me your favorite feature about the Woogie! I&#8217;d have to say I think the fact that it has a speaker is really, really cool&#8230; Contest rums April 8 to midnight April 24th. Winner will be drawn on the 25th!</p>
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<li>Receive an additional entry by joining <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jennyontheFB" target="_blank">JOTS on Facebook</a> &amp; leave a comment saying that ya did.</li>
<li>This giveaway is open to US Residents, aged 18 and older</li>
<li>Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail.</li>
<li>You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.</li>
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<p><em>*Disclosure: I was given a Woogie to keep to conduct my review. My opinions on this product are true, and my own. Opinion was not bought, bribed or coerced. Just me, tellin&#8217; ya&#8217;ll how it worked on the spot, right here at my home. Peace.*</em></p>
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		<title>Pixorial &#8211; Hope for Memories Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a package in the mail last week. To most, it would seem like an empty-ish package. It was a packed with a few mailers tucked away inside. A package of packages, of sorts&#8230; The package was from Pixorial&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2011/03/15/pixorial-hope-for-memories-past-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>I got a package in the mail last week.</p>
<p>To most, it would seem like an empty-ish package.</p>
<p>It was a packed with a few mailers tucked away inside. A package of packages, of sorts&#8230;</p>
<p>The package was from <a href="Pixorial - Hope for Memories Past" target="_blank">Pixorial</a>&#8230; a package for me to send &#8220;old-school&#8221; video to them so they can work their magic&#8230; and send Mama DVDs so she can actually SEE what is on those old tapes!  (By &#8220;old school&#8221; I mean &#8212; VHS, Mini-DV, Hi-8, Beta, VHS-C, CV and Digital 8.)</p>
<p>So&#8230; I have a few *ahem* I need to put in that box. A stack of Mini-DVs.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1514" title="Mini DVs going to Pixorial" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/photo.jpg" alt="Mini DVs going to Pixorial" width="426" height="570" /></a></p>
<p>And I know I have a VHS of my wedding somewhere&#8230;</p>
<p>How did I learn about Pixorial in the first place?</p>
<p><del>Because I&#8217;m AWESOME and wicked-savvy always on cutting edge of the hottest digital and technology trends.</del></p>
<p>Because I was invited be one of the community leaders of BlogFrog&#8217;s Memories in Motion community sponsored by Pixorial! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/jennyonthespot" target="_blank">I&#8217;m a vlogger</a>, it was an easy marriage&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6652 aligncenter" title="Memories in Motion" src="http://www.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-15-at-9.14.42-AM-430x63.png" alt="Memories in Motion" width="430" height="63" /></a>I would LOVE for <a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085" target="_blank">you to join me over at Memories in Motion</a>&#8230; The community is not just centered around preserving your memories&#8230; Nope. We are talking about things like <a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085/forum/85421/are-you-emergency-ready.html" target="_blank">disaster preparedness</a>,<a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085/forum/85937/birthday-party-ideas.html" target="_blank"> birthday party ideas</a>, <a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085/forum/85917/do-you-plant-a-garden.html">gardening</a>, <a href="http://www.pixorial.com/pixorial/community#/1500085/forum/85408/share-your-green-crafts-and-recipes.html" target="_blank">we&#8217;re talking green</a>&#8230; With over 1,300 members, there is a lot of great conversation and idea-creating&#8230; and INSPIRING going on over there! Plus, I am honored to be leading with some FABULOUS women &#8211; <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/" target="_blank">Cindy of Skip To My Lou</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.thesitsgirls.com/" target="_blank">The SITS Girls</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.theidearoom.net/" target="_blank">Amy of The Idea Room</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.everydaycelebrating.com/">Michelle of Everyday Celebrating</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.buriedwithchildren.com/" target="_blank">Jen of Buried With Children</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://www.extraordinarymommy.com/" target="_blank">Danielle of Extraordinary Mommy</a>, <a id="internal-source-marker_0.29890920508550256" href="http://parentingbydummies.com/" target="_blank">Amanda of Parenting By Dummies</a>, and <a href="http://sevenclowncircus.com/" target="_blank">Angie of Seven Clown Circus</a>&#8230; So, with those gals generating discussion topics and adding to the conversation, you know there will be some great conversation going on.</p>
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		<title>&#8220;Change the Tone&#8221; with Crocs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The news is full of&#8230; well&#8230; bad news. It&#8217;s not that we shouldn&#8217;t know what is happening, but sometimes (or a lot of times), the news is a real buzz-kill. Enter Crocs and their new &#8220;Change the Tone&#8221; campaign on &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2011/02/28/change-the-tone-with-crocs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The news is full of&#8230; well&#8230; bad news. It&#8217;s not that we shouldn&#8217;t know what is happening, but sometimes (or a lot of times), the news is a real buzz-kill.</p>
<p>Enter Crocs and their new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Crocs?sk=app_182317295122136" target="_blank">&#8220;Change the Tone&#8221; campaign on Facebook</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Crocs?sk=app_182317295122136"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1499  aligncenter" title="Crocs - Change the Tone on Facebook" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-25-at-11.49.58-PM-300x248.png" alt="Crocs - Change the Tone on Facebook" width="300" height="248" /></a></p>
<p>It is in this space Crocs is taking negative news headlines that flood the news stream&#8230; and give them a positive twist! It&#8217;s all about perspective, no?</p>
<p>What is this &#8220;Tone&#8221;, anyway? Well, it&#8217;s a new line of Crocs &#8211; <a href="http://www.crocs.com/crocs-tone/crocs-tone,default,pg.html" target="_blank">Crocs Tone</a>! The following was taken from their website:</p>
<p><em>Crocs tone™ delivers the benefits of toning with the comfort of crocs.  The innovation lies in the three-part patent-pending crocs tone™ sole: </em></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Sculpted outsole creates a rocker-effect while you walk that initiates key muscle activity to provide toning benefits.</em></li>
<li><em>Toning ring provides stability and support.</em></li>
<li><em>Comfortable, lightweight croslite™ footbed provides all-day comfort.</em></li>
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<p>We are all familiar with the Crocs clog&#8230; but have you seen the FLAT?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crocs.com/crocs-crocs-tone-skylar-flat/11416,default,pd.html?cid=00X&amp;cgid=women-footwear-crocs-tone" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1501 aligncenter" title="crocs tone flat" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-26-at-12.01.40-AM-300x129.png" alt="crocs tone flat" width="300" height="129" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Cute! No, really&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/crocs1.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1503 aligncenter" title="my crocs tone" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/crocs1.jpg" alt="my crocs tone" width="570" height="386" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And they feel good on my tootsies!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I love this shoe. It&#8217;s comfortable, slips on in a rush&#8230; and is a Cutey Cuterson&#8230; Bonus &#8211; I need the strap around the heel due to foot issues, and this Crocs Tone Flat delivers.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So. Friends. Would you like to win a pair of your own? <a href="http://www.crocs.com/women-footwear-crocs-tone/women-footwear-crocs-tone,default,sc.html" target="_blank">Any one of these Crocs Tones</a>. Here are your options for entering for a chance to win:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">1) Visit the Crocs Facebook app (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/Crocs?sk=app_182317295122136">www.facebook.com/crocs</a>), choose one of the headlines and tweet your own take on changing the tone. For example, “Gas prices high, will get higher” to “Oil companies committed to promoting exercise to Americans.” Be sure to leave a link to your tweet in the comments  <strong>OR</strong> comment on the post with your&#8221;change the tone&#8221; submission.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">3) For an extra entry, leave your twitter id in the comments!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Crocs will be choosing the winner, and communicating with me who the winner will be. The contest runs from Feb 28th to March 7th (closes at midnight).</p>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s Best Coffee&#8230; On Ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle&#8217;s Best in bringing the iced coffee to our homes! I have had the distinct pleasure (yes, coffee + me = PLEASURE) to try Seattle&#8217;s Best&#8217;s newest product&#8230; their iced beverages. I have had other canned/bottled iced coffee drinks, and &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2011/02/09/seattles-best-coffee-on-ice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Seattle&#8217;s Best in bringing the iced coffee to our homes!</p>
<p>I have had the distinct pleasure (yes, coffee + me = PLEASURE) to try Seattle&#8217;s Best&#8217;s newest product&#8230; their iced beverages.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/seattlesbest.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1472 aligncenter" title="Seattle's Best on ice" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/seattlesbest.jpg" alt="Seattle's Best on ice" width="570" height="570" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have had other canned/bottled iced coffee drinks, and I can kind-of take them or leave them. So when a few of Seattle&#8217;s Best iced drinks arrive, I thought it was cool, but&#8230; Others I have tried have been a bit too sweet for my taste.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I was pleasantly surprised. What Seattle&#8217;s Best has created here is a cold coffee beverage that appeals to my picky sweet-tooth. A level of appropriate sweetness sans the funky after-taste that many of the other drinks give.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I&#8217;m picky about my coffee, people. And even my sugar. Well done, Seattle&#8217;s Best, well done.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">You know what else they&#8217;ve done well? They also appeal to my love for the word &#8220;awesome&#8221; (see picture above)&#8230; I feel an emotional connection with Seattle&#8217;s Best. I adore the way they describe their product&#8230;  from &#8220;awesome&#8221; and &#8220;chocolateness&#8221; to&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5769.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1370 aligncenter" title="I am a Level 4" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5769.jpg" alt="I am a Level 4" width="373" height="500" /></a>BTW, I am a Level 4&#8230; through and through&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I can&#8217;t find the can of vanilla they sent me, for my husband ran away with it. I can&#8217;t really blame him. But I did promise a pox on him if he came near the other cans. I did let him have a drink of the other two, but I have my priorities, people.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For more information on Seattle&#8217;s Best&#8230; visit their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SeattlesBestCoffee" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>, follow them <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/seattlesbest" target="_blank">on Twitter</a> (they tweet back!) or online at <a href="http://www.seattlesbest.com/" target="_blank">seattlesbest.com</a>!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em>***Seattle&#8217;s Best did send me samples for my review&#8230; The opinions are my own. For more information on my relationship with Seattle&#8217;s Best, <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2010/12/05/seattles-best-coffee-the-time-i-went-to-coffee-camp/" target="_blank">please visit this post</a>***</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the camp of ALL CAMPS back in October. COFFEE CAMP&#8230; by Seattle&#8217;s Best Coffee. *BAM* But we didn&#8217;t stay in tents. We stayed at the Alexis Hotel in Seattle. And had coffee. PLENTY of coffee. {And wine} Of &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2010/12/05/seattles-best-coffee-the-time-i-went-to-coffee-camp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>I attended the camp of ALL CAMPS back in October.</p>
<p>COFFEE CAMP&#8230; by <a href="http://seattlesbestcoffee.com/">Seattle&#8217;s Best Coffee</a>.</p>
<p>*BAM*</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5702.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1354 aligncenter" title="Seattle's Best Coffee Camp" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5702.jpg" alt="Seattle's Best Coffee Camp" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But we didn&#8217;t stay in tents. We stayed at the Alexis Hotel in Seattle. And had coffee. PLENTY of coffee.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">{And wine}</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Of course&#8230; coffee camp was in SEATTLE. Had it been in any other city, surely the universe would have gone wonky.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">While at the <a href="http://seattlesbestcoffee.com/">Seattle&#8217;s Best Coffee sponsored coffee camp</a>&#8230;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5705.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1355 aligncenter" title="seattle's best coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5705.jpg" alt="seattle's best coffee" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I did and learned many fun things!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">While at camp, we went &#8220;bright spotting&#8221;!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5707.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1356" title="bright spotting" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5707.jpg" alt="bright spotting" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The campers were each given $20 and a Flip and a charge to create bright spots. So <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/">Janice</a> and another gal (GAH! Who?!) and I took our cumulative $60 and did some damage! *BOOM* We bought chocolate for unsuspecting strangers&#8230; got coffee and cannolis for the Pike Place Market fish thrower-guys for their coffee break, and handed out fresh flowers we got at Pike Place market as well.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">FYI, if you want to be the popular girls at Pike Place Market? Bring coffee and cannolis to the fish-thrower guys. They LOVED us. *flips &#8220;golden&#8221; locks*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Seattle&#8217;s Best has a theory, a good cup of coffee is a bright spot&#8230; it can make a good day better or (quite literally) be a bright spot to someone on a bad day. Nothing like a bad cup of coffee to turn the landscape gray. Seattle&#8217;s Best is striving to make sure a cup of coffee from them will always be a bright spot &#8211; for days good AND bad.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I think they are off to a mighty-fine start!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">That evening, we enjoyed a nice dinner and watched a clip of <a href="http://thehappymovie.com/">The Happy Movie and listened to the director talk about the project&#8230;</a> Seattle&#8217;s Best helped get the project finished. It&#8217;s no surprise Seattle&#8217;s Best got involved with the documentary &#8211; &#8220;happy&#8221; and &#8220;bright&#8221; are buddies like that.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">After a good night&#8217;s rest, we went on a guided tour of Pike Place Market&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5712.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="Pike Place Market" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5712.jpg" alt="Pike Place Market" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I caught a fish! Like, WITH MY HANDS. And then I washed my hands really good. Someone has picture-proof of me with that fish, but I was too busy catching a fish  to get a picture of me catching. So, instead&#8230; I offer a picture of  what it looks like from behind the counter! One that I took BEFORE I caught the fish and impressed all the men with my bravery, yet maintained my feminine appeal *cough*.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5716.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="from behind the fish coutner" src="../wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5716.jpg" alt="from behind the fish coutner" width="450" /></a></p>
<p>And they remembered we brought them coffee and cannolis the afternoon before.</p>
<p>Popular? INDEEEEED.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I felt so <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">special</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">earthy</span> fishy.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">THEN&#8230; We got COFFEEd UP.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5719.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1359 aligncenter" title="seattle's best coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5719.jpg" alt="seattle's best coffee" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And up&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5726.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1360 aligncenter" title="coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5726.jpg" alt="coffee" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and up&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5731.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1361 aligncenter" title="coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5731.jpg" alt="coffee" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and UP&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5736.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1362 aligncenter" title="coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5736.jpg" alt="coffee" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And also&#8230; UP.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5751.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1363 aligncenter" title="coffee" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5751.jpg" alt="coffee" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And had cupcakes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5747.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1364 aligncenter" title="coffee and cupcakes" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5747.jpg" alt="coffee and cupcakes" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Whoa nellie.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Best. Day Ever.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And that was just until noon, then&#8230; &#8220;cupping&#8221;. This was where we got to &#8220;taste test&#8221; different types of coffee beans (the green to the roasted) as well as types of roasts. Not pork roasts&#8230; BEAN ROASTS.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">*eyes go wonky*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This is why Seattle&#8217;s Best are the professionals.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Also, &#8220;roasts&#8221; is a funny looking word.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But I digress.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">These are beans from parchment to roasted&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5756.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1365 aligncenter" title="coffee beans" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5756.jpg" alt="coffee beans" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Did you know that coffee beans come inside a little jacket of parchment?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5759.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1366 aligncenter" title="coffee bean" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5759.jpg" alt="coffee bean" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Then we &#8220;cupped&#8221;&#8230; Or SLURPED&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5760.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1367 aligncenter" title="slurping" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5760.jpg" alt="slurping" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We didn&#8217;t swallow. We slurped. We let our pallets aerate the coffiness&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thennnnnn spit.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5762.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1368 aligncenter" title="spittoon" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5762.jpg" alt="spittoon" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Like 11 different times.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Campers experienced all levels of coffee beans through the roasting process&#8230; and 4 different roasts.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And then we were introduced to Seattle&#8217;s Best &#8220;Levels&#8221; system</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5768.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1369 aligncenter" title="Seattle's Best Coffee Levels system" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5768.jpg" alt="Seattle's Best Coffee Levels system" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I am rich. elegant and complex.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Shut up.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5769.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1370 aligncenter" title="I am a Level 4" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5769.jpg" alt="I am a Level 4" width="373" height="500" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Read the character profile&#8230; &#8220;A coffee for both the connoiseur and those who occasioanally have trouble spelling it.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">How did they know I don&#8217;t know how to spell <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">conisshure</span> connoiseur?!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And these are ladies I think are super. Super enough to take a picture of. We spat coffee together one day&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5774.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1371 aligncenter" title="Coffee makes happy" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_5774.jpg" alt="Coffee makes happy" width="450" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pictured back: <a href="http://mommymandy.com/">Amanda (Mommy Mandy)</a>, <a href="http://www.ourordinarylife.com/">Kristin (Our Ordinary Life)</a>, <a href="http://www.5minutesformom.com/">Janice (5 Minutes for Mom)</a>, Jennifer, Happy Movie production-person</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pictures front: coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee (But I cannot remember their particular roasts. My amends.)</p>
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		<title>I Went to eBay and All I Got was THIS Video with Samantha Bee, and $100 for a Winner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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<p>Samantha and me. I. Know! We have such chemistry, no?</p>
<p>And I have never acted with a real actor before.</p>
<p>Shut up.</p>
<p>I had no idea <strong>where to look</strong>. Yet it felt SO <em>natural</em>. Someday&#8230; oh someday maybe I too will have my own <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=EgoT">EGOT</a>.</p>
<p>I digress.</p>
<p>Speaking of LOOKING&#8230; Have you LOOKED at eBay lately? Dudes. <a href="http://lovetogive.ebaysocialapps.com/">They Love to Give</a>.</p>
<p>They are <a href="http://www.ebaygreenteam.com/projects/the-ebay-box">getting green</a>.</p>
<p>Spreading <a href="http://groupgifts.ebay.com/">joy to groups</a> and via <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2010/11/15/the-unwrap-attack-brought-to-us-by-ebay-and-samantha-bee/">the Unwrap Attack</a> and whathaveyou.</p>
<p>In fact. eBay is so serious about how much they love to give&#8230; they said, &#8220;Hey Jenny &#8211; can we give $100 is eBay gift cards to one of your readers?&#8221;</p>
<p>And I was all &#8211; &#8220;Uh, YEAH!&#8221;</p>
<p>If you would like a chance at this cool <strong>$100 in eBay money</strong>&#8230; tell me&#8230; What was the greatest give you have ever been given? <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Contest runs December 2 to 10, 2010.</span></p>
<p>We have a winner!!! It&#8217;s comment number 25:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Screen-shot-2010-12-12-at-9.48.47-PM.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1401 aligncenter" title="winner" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Screen-shot-2010-12-12-at-9.48.47-PM.png" alt="winner" width="400" /></a></p>
<p>Congratualtions Sheila! And thank you to all who shared!</p>
<p>Rules:</p>
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<li>You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.</li>
<li>You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.</li>
<li>This giveaway is open to US Residents, aged 18 and older</li>
<li>Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.</li>
<li>You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.</li>
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<p><em>Disclosure: In accordance to the FTC Guidelines and WOMMA Code of Ethics, I am disclosing that my time, travel and accommodations have been compensated by eBay for my participation in the Love to Give campaign. In addition, the gift cards from this giveaway have been provided by eBay. Although I have a material connection to eBay, any publicly stated opinions of eBay remain my own.</em></p>
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		<title>Share Your Story with ScrapBlog &#8211; Giveaway!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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<p><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/12x12_horizontal_table.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1277 alignleft" title="scrapblog" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/12x12_horizontal_table-300x190.jpg" alt="scrapblog" width="200" /></a><em>*Giveaway update &#8211; our winner is commenter #9 &#8211; <a href="http://www.gleich4.blogspot.com/">Andrea</a>!</em></p>
<h1>UPDATE &amp; WARNING:</h1>
<p><em>*insert sad face here* When all was said and done&#8230; Scrapblog was unresponsive to prize fulfillment. Despite my positive experience designing a book, Scrapblog did not honor their agreement with MomSpark, me nor any of the several reviewers. Despite many attempts by MomSpark to redeem agreed-to prizes&#8230; no responses were ever made in return. Amy of MomSpark is sending each winner a $40 gift card in place of the original prize.</em></p>
<p><em>I write all of this so you will be warned&#8230; do NOT use ScrapBlog. I am hearing about issues from people who have paid, people who are not being responded to and not receiving their product.</em></p>
<p><em>This is all very unfortunate, and I hope you find this update helpful. And hope you know that all my reviews are honest and when things go side-ways&#8230; I will continue to be honest and informative.</em></p>
<p><em>And I am super-bummed. I was planning on making a book with all my kids, using the foundation from the book I already created. I want to thank my winner, Andrea, for her patience and understanding in all of this. I appreciate each person who takes time to enter, based on the offered prize.</em></p>
<p>I am a former scrapbooker. In fact, I was even a scrapbook &#8220;dealer&#8221; back in the day.</p>
<p>And do I have the &#8220;stash&#8221; to prove it.</p>
<p>Problem is… I have not tapped into that stash in years &#8211; yeeeeeears.<a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Screen-shot-2010-12-03-at-1.13.53-AM.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1352 alignright" title="winner" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Screen-shot-2010-12-03-at-1.13.53-AM.png" alt="winner" width="174" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Because of time. Because of mess.</p>
<p>Do I miss it?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Yes. Not the mess, but creating. I miss creating.</p>
<p>Enter <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ScrapBlog</span>. <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/scrapblogLogo.png"><br />
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<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ScrapBlog is an online medium to get one&#8217;s <em>creative</em> on, without making a mess of one&#8217;s kitchen table. It is a space one can create pages of memories for family, for self&#8230; A creative space to tell stories of relationships, or trips or events, or…</span></p>
<p>For the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ScrapBlog</span> book I created, I chose to focus on my daughters, with a hint of mom &#8211; The Girls. I have forgotten how much I really do love scrapbooking.</p>
<p>No, really. This is what I made&#8230;</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="420" height="312" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://apps.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2842130&amp;showShareButton=true&amp;showShareInitially=true&amp;showOnlyShare=false&amp;partnerId=1&amp;invitationToken=QTZWY0bu" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="312" src="http://apps.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer_v2_embed.swf?scrapblogId=2842130&amp;showShareButton=true&amp;showShareInitially=true&amp;showOnlyShare=false&amp;partnerId=1&amp;invitationToken=QTZWY0bu" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>The video is pretty fun, but I have to say holding my 20 page book IN my two hands is awesome. The quality is great. The glossy hard cover is the same quality as a hardcover book. This is my cover:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6505.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1328 aligncenter" title="scrapblog book cover" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6505.jpg" alt="scrapblog book cover" width="450" height="336" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And inside are 20 pages of pure preciousness.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6502.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1330 aligncenter" title="inside my scrapblog" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IMG_6502.jpg" alt="inside my scrapblog" width="450" height="336" /></a></p>
<p>I found <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Scrapblog</span> to be  super-<strong>super</strong> easy to use. The hardest part was choosing the pictures! I chose a theme to give myself a design foundation. And then I added a few backgrounds and stickers to add some diversity to my package. There are paid options as well as lots and lots of free stickers and backgrounds to add! I was in option heaven!</p>
<p>Other cheer-worthy features include &#8211; the ability to crop pictures AND to edit further &#8211; make black and white, antique, even advanced features like fixing contrast&#8230; Uploading was easy. It took some time, but once loaded the pictures were easy to place and the site worked very well. I work with pictures online often, and I was concerned about slow loading. I did not experience any issues on <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Scrapblog</span>.</p>
<p>From books to cards to calendars, there is a whole world of options at <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ScrapBlog</span>. A PERFECT place to create a meaningful gift *Christmas much?* Furthermore&#8230; I also have online access to my precious creation! A  link&#8230; as well as an embed code&#8230; <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Scrapblog</span> covers all the bases &#8211;  from online to in real life!</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">ScrapBlog is offering a holiday discount of 30% off hardcover books (limit 3). Additionally, <a href="http://promos.scrapblog.com/holiday/">they have</a><a href="http://promos.scrapblog.com/holiday/"> a fun holiday challenge</a></span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">running!</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Here&#8217;s THE BEST PART &#8212; <strong>I am tickled to be able to offer one person here a  20 page, 12&#215;8 book of his/her own, including shipping.. a value of over $50! </strong>Simply leave a comment telling me how you think Scrablog might be a good fit for you! Contest begins 11/17 and ends midnight on 11/30/2010!</span></p>
<p>Rules:</p>
<ul>
<li> No duplicate comments.</li>
<li>You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.</li>
<li>You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.</li>
<li>This giveaway is open to US Residents, aged 18 and older</li>
<li>Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.</li>
<li>You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.</li>
</ul>
<p><em>*This review and giveaway was made possible by<a href="http://momspark.net/mom-spark-media/"> Mom Spark Media</a>.  Thoughts are my own.</em></p>
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		<title>I Was Attacked by A Wasp While Chatting With Joel McHale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jenny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technically, it was a &#8220;yellow jacket&#8221;, but my title was getting too long, so&#8230; Have you seen the NBC show &#8220;Community&#8220;? {love} It&#8217;s about a band of community college misfits. To paint a broad-brush stroke of the show&#8230; It&#8217;s funny. &#8230; <a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/2010/11/10/i-was-attacked-by-a-wasp-while-chatting-with-joel-mchale/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p>Technically, it was a &#8220;yellow jacket&#8221;, but my title was getting too long, so&#8230;</p>
<p>Have you seen the NBC show &#8220;<a href="http://www.nbc.com/community/">Community</a>&#8220;?</p>
<p>{love}</p>
<p>It&#8217;s about a band of community college misfits. To paint a broad-brush stroke of the show&#8230; It&#8217;s funny. Sharp, Witty. Chevy Chase. I know, <em>Chevy</em> is a proper noun, but he is beyond such trivial grammatical limits.</p>
<p>And minus the Chevy Chase part, I feel me and &#8220;Community&#8221; are kind-of a lot alike. *ahem*</p>
<p>I digress&#8230; this Thursday night (11/11/10) gives us a new &#8220;Community&#8221; episode. One in which Annie&#8217;s (Alison Brie) favorite pen goes missing&#8230; and suspects the culprit is a member of the study group. and Jeff (Joel McHale) takes the lead in conducting the search.</p>
<p>Joel McHale. Yeah. I got to talk to him on the telephone. All my friends said I was cool for getting to do that&#8230; To be able to listen to his not on television voice. And have his very own voice respond to my very own voice&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/joel-mchale.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1288 aligncenter" title="joel-mchale" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/joel-mchale-300x225.jpg" alt="joel-mchale" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>{photo used with permission}</em></p>
<p>But I was just a pawn, really&#8230; &#8220;Jenny! You&#8217;re so cool! No, really&#8230; Um&#8230; Can you ask him if he&#8217;ll marry me?&#8221; And all my husband wanted to know was, &#8220;<strong>But how much can he bench press? Ask him.</strong>&#8221;<br />
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True story. As is the rest&#8230;</p>
<p>It came time to call in and join handful of other practically-celebrities such as myself&#8230; <a href="http://www.extraordinarymommy.com/">Danielle</a>, <a href="http://www.greeblemonkey.com/">Aimee</a>, <a href="http://herbadmother.com/">Catherine</a>&#8230; to name a few.</p>
<p>Except I was a good 5 minutes late&#8230; because Lucy, my 5 year old&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">SPILLED HER <strong>ENTIRE CUP</strong> OF STRAWBERRY MILK ON THE CARPET.</p>
<p>I finally got placed into the call, but I was having issues. I&#8217;ll save the details, but suffice it to say&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I HUNG UP ON MYSELF, er&#8230; ON THE ENTIRE CALL!!!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I fired up my cell phone and home phone, dueling <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">banjos</span>phones seeing which one would get me back on the call first.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I got back on the call, pressed 1 and 4&#8230; to get back in cue to ask my question and&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">KEVIN</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">my dog</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">KNOCKED A SCREEN OFF ONE OF MY BEDROOM WINDOWS</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Mind you &#8211; I had no idea when I would get my turn to grill Joel (yes, I call him &#8220;Joel&#8221;)&#8230; I just knew I had to be ready when I came off mute. I picked up the window screen and sat back down.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">KEVIN BEGAN TO ATTACK AN EARPLUG.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">His FLOMPS and FROMPS filled all the noise space in my room as 70 pounds of that dog came down on that poor earplug. Over and over and over and over and over. Again.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Meanwhile, each person is having her turn and chatting up A REAL-LIFE CELEBRITY MAN.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And Lucy started crying.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">She wanted more strawberry milk.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Kevin started crying.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">He wanted out. We have property. And wild bunnies. Kevin would love to play with a bunny like he played with that earplug.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Grab a cup of coffee, friends&#8230; I am not even close to done&#8230;.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I begged Lucy, &#8220;You can cry all you want, but can you wait until after I am done with my phone call????!!!&#8221; My voice ascending with each word&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8220;OK, Mama.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">*blinking*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I put Kevin on the back porch.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The call and the questions continued&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And I went back upstairs to my room.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And then Lucy&#8217;s Hello Kitty show ended and she tried to navigate to the next episode on on her own and I have no idea what she did , but&#8230; she must&#8217;ve enabled the voice command or some robot-thing that computers have inside because</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">C3PO&#8217;s AMERICAN THIRD COUSIN STARTED TALKING</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>WITH VOLUME CONTROL AT 11</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">By this point I am sure that AT ANY MOMENT it is going to be my turn and Joel McHale is going to think Jenny On the Spot is a male robot.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I shut-down the computer, and made Lucy chocolate milk.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Desperate times&#8230; desperate measures.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">By this time I am pretty sweaty. I feel feverish and a bit out of sorts. By this time I had gone up and down my stairs so many times I might as well have climbed the Alps.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And I had to look around to see if there were hidden cameras in my house. I certainly wasn&#8217;t able to listen to much of the convo&#8230; might as well look for hidden cameras.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I found none.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And in 3&#8230; 2&#8230; 1&#8230; the moderator announced it was my turn!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">*serenity now, serenity now*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I made some chit-chat with Joel about the fact that my son&#8217;s name was also Joel&#8230; and then I heard a significant BZZZZZZZZZZing. Remember that knocked-out screen?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I was supposed to be trying to reminisce the &#8220;old days&#8221; with the charming Mr. McHale&#8230; He grew-up around these parts&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Instead I found myself standing before a buzzing wing-ed creature with</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A STINGER</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bee-11.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1263" title="bee-1" src="http://reviews.jennyonthespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bee-11.jpg" alt="bee" width="428" height="570" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>{not to scale} {Satan&#8217;s help-mate was MUCH bigger} {I swear}</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Eye. To. Eye.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Stinger. To. Nose.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I may have said the &#8220;S&#8221; word. In fact I KNOW I said the &#8220;S&#8221; word&#8230; how loudly??? I am not so sure. I do know that I raced about my room, WHILE &#8220;chatting&#8221;&#8230; opening doors, dodging the  forward advances of the creature that could give me an owie.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Pretty sure no one on the call knew the certain death I was facing.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I&#8217;m like Houdini. In fact, just call me Shedini.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And I had to make a decision&#8230; Do I leave my room and get away from the winged assailant? Or do I leave my room and no longer have a noise barrier between me  and my Hello Kitty deprived 5 year old? <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Firing squad or hanging?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I left my room&#8230; and within moments&#8230; Lucy zoned in on me like maggots to death. I ended the call <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">rocking in a corner</span> in my son&#8217;s bedroom. And I took 2 candies from his Halloween stash. He keeps inventory. He totally called me out when he got home from school.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">*sigh*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have been provided a transcript of the entire conversation, but frankly&#8230; I am embarrassed to look.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Suffice it to say&#8230; the moments I was able to listen, I felt like I was listening to any particularly nice guy. Ya know, good manners, didn&#8217;t just answer &#8220;yes&#8221; or &#8220;no&#8221;&#8230; seemed to have healthy social skills and whathaveyou. Imagine that &#8211; a celebrity AND  human! *fist bump, Joel*</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And despite all my running for my life, we were still able to talk about coffee. He LOVES coffee&#8230; so CLEARLY, Joel is my kinda person!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">[video]</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Update: about an hour later I let Kevin back in the house. I later found him in my room&#8230; attacking and subsequently GAGGING on what I believe was my winged nemesis. And to that creature I say,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>WHO&#8217;S THE ALPHA DOG NOW?!!!</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now. <a href="http://www.nbc.com/community/">Go watch &#8220;Community&#8221;</a>. Let&#8217;s go laugh&#8230;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Attention Seattle-area peeps!!!</strong></p>
<p>Savvy Source has launched their Savvy Source Woodland Park Zoo membership giveaway! They will be giving away a family membership every day for two weeks starting November 3rd!</p>
<p>To enter for your chance, click on each of the links to find out ways you can enter for your chance to win a free family membership to the Woodland Park Zoo! It&#8217;s simple simple!</p>
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<li>Facebook Main Page Sweepstakes &#8211; <a href="http://bit.ly/savvyzootastic"><strong>here</strong></a></li>
<li>Savvy Seattle Facebook Fan Page -<a href="http://on.fb.me/fbsavvyzootastic"><strong> here</strong></a></li>
<li>Twitter Page &#8211; <strong><a href="http://bit.ly/twittersavvyzootastic">here</a></strong></li>
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<p>Sweepstakes ends Nov. 17, 2010!</p>
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