This giveaway is now over. The winner is Rosanne Morrison. Congrats!

Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The Help is a provocative and inspiring look at what happens when a southern town’s unspoken code of rules and behavior is shattered by three courageous women who strike up an unlikely friendship. Here’s a little preview:

I know that I think the movie looks great. The Help will be opening nationwide August 10th. Since this looks like such a great movie, I have arranged for one of my lucky readers to get The Help Prize Pack. In it, you will find:

- THE HELP t-shirt in adult female sizes of S, M, L, XL
- THE HELP pocket jotter & pen
- THE HELP fan
- THE HELP nail file/mirror

Here’s what you need to do:

Leave me a comment telling me why you want to see The Help!

EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Twitter about this contest. You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

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6. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

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Each of these will give you 10 additional entries:

1. Subscribe to my new Oak Lawn Deals site!

2. Subscribe to my new Lisa’s Mom Deals site!

This contest will end on August 18th at 11:59 pm CST! Good Luck!

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This giveaway is now over.  The winner is Pauline M.  Congrats!

With the countdown starting (one week till Cars 2 comes out!!!), I’ve got a great Cars 2 giveaway lined up for my readers. Now, if you haven’t see the previews yet, here’s a quick synposis:

When star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!

Here’s a quick preview for you too:

Ok, got your Cars 2 fix? I think this movie looks pretty cute, and the first Cars movie was a hit in my house. We still watch it! Since my kids can’t wait to see this, I’ve arranged for one lucky reader to get a youth size t-shirt, set of 3 Bumper Stickers, 2 temporary tattoo sheets and a puzzle! Here’s what you need to do:

Leave me a comment and tell me who your favorite Cars character is!

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1. Twitter about this contest. You can do this daily — just leave me a comment letting me know.

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6. Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please). Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

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This giveaway is now over. The winner is joni taylor. Congrats!

Shhhh . . . . I’ve got a great giveaway for my lucky readers. Seriously.

If you have kids and love Disney, well then . . . . . . you’ve got to watch this sneak peak:

From the preview alone, you can tell this is a must see movie! (Plus, I’ve seen it already. I can’t review it quite yet, but take my word for it). Here is a brief synopsis:

When the kingdom’s most wanted—and most charming—bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi) is taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a feisty teen with 70 feet of golden hair who’s looking for her ticket out of the tower where she’s been locked away for years, the unlikely duo sets off on a hilarious, hair-raising escapade filled with adventure, heart, humor and hair—lots of hair.

Now, you want to be styling when you go to see Tangled when it hits the theaters November 24th, so I have arranged one lucky reader to get:

1-Female Fit Rapunzel T-Shirt
1-General Fit Flynn Rider T-Shirt
1-General Fit Pascal T-Shirt
1-Package of Tangled Silly Bandz Bracelets

Yes — all of that. Here’s what it looks like:

Awesome. I know. So here’s what you need to do:

Tell me which shirt you like the best!

These will give you extra entries:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post!  You can do this daily — just leave  me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

4. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit.  The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

5.  Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please).  Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

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This giveaway is now over. The winner is D Johnson. Congrats!

Hanes recently launched an online Design and Buy program that allows visitors to design their own T-shirts adorned with messages of hope, love and support. Additionally, Hanes will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from all custom T-shirts through the Design and Buy program to Komen for the Cure.   Additionally, for the second year, Hanes will offer its “Pink Collection” of panties, bras, socks, and tees designed to create awareness for the cause. As part of the collection, Hanes spokesperson and film star Melina Kanakaredes has designed three T-shirts meant to inspire and encourage others to join her in the fight against breast cancer.

As many of your know, breast cancer is a cause that is near and dear to my heart.  I’ve had two aunts and one cousin with the disease.  I’m all for money getting donated to such a great cause.  I’m also a fan of Hanes, and I’m glad to see that they are donating some of the proceeds to Komen For The Cure.  So I have arranged for one of my lucky readers to get one of their own Pink Tee’s.  Here’s what you need to do:

Head over to Hanes Design and Buy and tell me what you’d put on your T-shirt!  (Yes, it’s that easy!)

Each of these gives you one additional entry:

1. Twitter about this contest. I’ve made it super easy by adding a tweet button up by the title of this post!  You can do this daily — just leave  me a comment letting me know.

2. Stumble this post and add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc. (1 entry for each social network).

3. Add this to any forums you belong too. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.

4. Comment on another post on this blog. Let me know which one, so I can give you credit.  The more posts you comment on, the more entries you get.

5.  Add this contest of contest linkies (and let me know which ones please).  Each Contest Linky gets you another entry.

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We went and picked up the rest of the school uniform Madison needs for school.  I lucked out and got about $150 worth of uniform stuff from the uniform exchange they had at the end of the school year.  They are having another in August, and I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to pick up what we were still missing.  Then I figured the uniform store would have them on back order.  I decided to head over and get what we needed for they were too picked over.

Before we went, I had already gotten her 2 jumpers, 2 shirts, a sweater, and a pair of pants.  Yesterday, I got her 1 gym T-shirt, 1 pair of gym shorts, 1 gym sweatshirt, 1 pair of gym sweatpants, 2 shirts, and 2 headbands.  I almost fell over when it rang up to $80!  However, my mom informed me that school clothes probably would have costed me more.

My question to you is:  How much are you spending on school clothes this year? Will it be at department store? These Macys coupons could save you big bucks!

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