2011 April | Table for Five

Giveaway Reminder and a Quick Video

April 3, 2011 By Elizabeth

I forgot to put a link to my giveaway in the sidebar and it dropped off the front page - oops. So if you missed it, to celebrate the release of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules", I'm running a Diary of a Wimpy Kid giveaway with a prize pack courtesy of 20th Century Fox. Enter by April 4th at 11:59 p.m. EST, the winner will be contacted on April 4th for their mailing info. The prize pack is worth $79.00 and includes the Cheese Touch board game, Zoo Wee Mama Card Game, Wimpy Kid Action Figure Set, a 200-piece puzzle, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid UNO! I just didn't want anyone who wants a chance to win this great prize pack to miss out! I also have a short video to show you. We woke up to cold temps and overcast skies this morning, and then all of a sudden, this happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdpRzsvJEPw My poor kids are on Spring Break and THIS is the weather they get? And even worse, I checked the extended forecast for Lansing and it's supposed to be cloudy, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Contests and Giveaways, Videos

Pull Up A Chair, It’s The Ultimate Blog Party 2011!

April 1, 2011 By Elizabeth

It's that time of the year again, time for the annual 5 Minutes for Mom Ultimate Blog Party! Woo hoo! Since 2007, the fantastic Susan and Janice of 5MfM have been hosting the biggest blog party of the year, and everyone is invited! If this is your first time here, let me introduce myself. I'm Elizabeth Edwards, owner and author of this here blog. I'm married to Chris, who I started dating in 1985 and we've been together ever since - high school sweethearts, awww :) We live in Lansing, Michigan and have three kids - Ryan who is 14, Nathan who is 12, and Kaitlyn who is 5. We also have a dog named Elvis who we inherited, and an ancient cat we all just call "kitty". You can see her butt in the first photo LOL I've been blogging since 2005 and I love meeting new bloggers and reading new blogs. The whole point of the Ultimate Blog Party is to meet new people, so please take a minute to leave a comment! If you also wrote an Ultimate Blog Party post, leave the URL in … [Read more...]

Best Online April Fool’s Pranks 2011

April 1, 2011 By Elizabeth

I never thought April Fool's Day was all that fun until websites started coming up with pranks just for the day. Here are the ones I've found so far today! 1. Comic Sans for Everyone - "Google Chrome announced a new extension designed to "improve user experience". Rigorous testing revealed that one font consistently outperformed all others when it comes to user satisfaction, level of engagement, understanding web content, productivity, click-through rates and conversion rates: Comic Sans." Even though I knew it was a prank, I assumed that the Install button wouldn't actually do anything. I was wrong. After clicking the button to install the extension and refreshing the page, my computer's default font permanently changed to Comic Sans. Check out this screenshot of my About page- ha! 2. Google Motion for Gmail - "Gmail Motion uses your computer's built-in webcam and Google's patented spatial tracking technology to detect your movements and translate them into meaningful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Just For Fun Tagged With: April Fools Day