CompanyKids is the source for the most amazing kids’ bedding and room decor, in patterns and colors that will make any kid’s room truly special. I browse the site pretending I can buy anything I want and filling my kids’ rooms with coordinated bedding, rugs, accessories, and storage. Right now I am coveting the Bridgeport storage collection. It’s the children’s division of The Company Store, which sells bedding, bath, and home decor.

They also publish a catalog, and right now CompanyKids is looking for their next star of the print and online Spring 2009 catalog. Think your kid has that star model quality? Send in a photo showing them at their cutest, and they could be the featured winner! For official rules and to enter, visit the contest page at www.companykids.com/contest (copy and paste that into your browser).

Think your kid’s a star? Then just send in the cutest, most adorable picture and your little munchkin may be featured in the print and online Spring 2009 CompanyKids Catalog! For official rules and to enter please visit: www.companykids.com/contest (**Note, the contest does not officially start until May 22, 2008; therefore the site will not be updated until then. Contest ends June 20, 2008.)

The child(ren) in photos submitted must be at least 3 years of age but must not have had his or her 7th birthday as of July 30, 2008. The contest ends June 20, 2008. And there are PRIZES!

* 2 Grand Prize Winners will receive a trip to New York for the photo shoot, as well as a $500 Company Kids gift card
* 10 First Prize Winners will receive a $100 Company Kids gift card

Wouldn’t it be amazing to see your precious pumpkin in the pages of a catalog? Enter by June 20th!

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HD or High Definition Radio delivers better-than-CD quality to a receiver in your house or in your car, all you need is a local radio station broadcasting their signal in HD. Think of how much better a tv show or movie looks when you watch it on an HD tv channel, that’s how much better music sounds on HD Radio, whether you listen to new country music stations, Top 40 stations, or classic rock.

If you have an HD Radio in your vehicle, and you are traveling to Florida this summer, check out the Florida High Definition Radio stations. Like most other states, Florida’s radio stations have been upgrading their equipment to have the ability to broadcast HD signals. So far, there are 1500+ HD radio stations.

Another cool way to use an HD Radio is by using iTunes tagging. Using an HD receiver that holds your iPod, when you hear a song on an FM HD radio station that you like, you hit the “tag” button. The song’s info will be saved from your HD Radio receiver to your iPod, and will show up in a playlist called “Tagged” in iTunes the next time you sync your iPod to your computer. So you can click, download and buy the songs you want directly from the Apple® iTunes Music Store. Very cool!

I spend such little time in the car these days that I don’t even know which stations in my area are broadcasting in HD, but now I’d like to find out so I can hear the difference for myself.

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Look what came in the mail the other day! It had two packages of Orville Redenbacher Butter Microwave Popcorn inside, plus some coupons. We eat a lot of popcorn for snacks, especially my oldest son, and he could eat a whole large bag by himself.

Orville Redenbacher’s is perfect for snacking, to serve to a gang of hungry kids, and it’s the perfect snack for watching a movie at home. Popcorn is a “whole grain” food, and Researchers from The Center for Human Nutrition in Nebraska found that people who eat popcorn consume more whole grains and less meat than people who opt for other snacks. The Journal of the American Dietetic Association reports that fewer than 10 percent of Americans meet current dietary guidelines recommending they eat at least three servings of whole grain foods each day.

So now we can eat a healthy whole grain snack and use a fun bowl to hold it!

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The Arizona Game and Fish Department would like everyone, whether you live in Arizona or not, to get some important information about why it is so important not to consume alcohol while operating a boat. In 2007, 50% of all fatal Arizona Boating accidents were alcohol related. Nationwide, one-third of all fatal boating accidents are related to alcohol use.

Boating Operating Under the Influence is just as illegal as operating a car under the influence, and just like driving, the legal limit for alcohol while operating a boat is .08. The penalty is the same as well, a Class One Misdemeanor.

Anyone planning to operate a boat can take a Boating Education Online course, and learn important information not only about the effects of alcohol on boating, but also life jacket wear, required safety equipment, rules of navigation, and other boating safety laws and responsibilities. To learn more, please watch these two videos:

Boating Sober Commercial:

Boating in Arizona:

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With the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, a new generation of kids is learning just why so many people love the Indiana Jones movies. If your kids have been asking about the first three movies in the series, you can purchase all three DVDs in one set, called the Indiana Jones Adventure Collection.

The Adventure Collection box set contains Special Editions of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. We watched the three movies with the boys over the course of a few days, and these are the grades that my 11 year old son gives each movie:

Raiders of the Lost Ark gets an A +

Temple of Doom gets a SUPER F (”because that damsel in distress lady kept sobbing about how she was a singer and she shouldn’t be traipsing through the forest, waaah waaah waaaaah”)

Last Crusade gets an A -

Even if you agree with my son that Temple of Doom is one of the worst movies EVER, this collection is still worth purchasing. Each disc is just loaded with Bonus Features, including a new Introduction for each movie by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Featurettes, Storyboards, Photo Galleries, and a game demo for Lego Indiana Jones. If you’d like to purchase the movie on Amazon.com, why not use my affiliate link and help me earn five cents? Come on, please? I get click throughs but never any sales, and just once I’d like to see a sale turn up on my affiliate page! So, click this link--thank you very much

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