The Holiday's

Been so busy with my Gift Guide I haven't been able to make a personal post.

We had a Great Thanksgiving. We went to visit my MIL and FIL in Indiana. It was a lot of fun. My husband and FIL cooked us breakfast every morning because they rock:). My MIL cooked an awesome Thanksgiving dinner Turkey, Ham, her special Sweet Potatoes, stuffing, corn and rolls.

My MIL and I went Black Friday shopping and I picked up some extras for Shane and Phil. It was a mad house but exciting.

While we were there went to my favorite Mexican restaurant that is only in Indiana (Hacienda) and of course went down to Shipshewana for Amish cheese and shopping.

Shane went to the mall and we took him to build a bear where he made a dog and Named it STUFFING. Yes! He picked the name all by himself he is very creative.

Then we stopped by to see Santa.

I am very excited for Christmas this year. Looks like this will be our last Christmas in Michigan but more on that in a future post.

Oh and I must Share Shane's Christmas Pictures for this year :)

Holiday GG 2011 Hasbro Transformers

Transformers have been around a long time and are a very popular boys toy each holiday.

Shane was so excited when he received the Transformers Dark of the Moon - Optimus Prime in the mail to review.

Autobot OPTIMUS PRIME with Rifles and Jetpack
Figure measured approximately 4 inch tall
For age 5 and up

Shane loves this toy and so does my husband. I think it brings my husband back memories of his childhood. I love that it is something that I can throw in my purse and take with me so Shane has something to do when we are out and about.

Transformers would make a great stocking stuffers this year.
You can find them on Amazon, at Hasbro.com and many major retailers that carry toys.

Energizer Giveaway

A friendly reminder from your friends at Energizer, make sure you don’t forget the batteries for all of the battery powered holiday gifts you might be giving.

Energizer has just the solution to help you get a jump start on the holidays -- batteries for the gifts and a free online movie on demand rental to help with the relaxation. Simply purchase a package of specially-marked Energizer® Ultimate Lithium, Energizer® Advanced Lithium or Energizer® Recharge AA batteries and you will receive a free online movie on demand rental reward that can be redeemed at Blockbuster.com, Amazon.com, iTunes.com, or the YouTube store.

To give one of my readers a Holiday jump Start Energizer is offering one of you a two packs of either Energizer® Lithium or Energizer® Recharge batteries (or a combination of both) marked with special codes for a free online movie on demand rental reward.

Holiday GG 2011 My Memories Suite Review and Giveaway

My Memories Suite version 2 software is a complete digital scrapbooking solution that provides a powerful set of creative tools and multiple sharing options that no other software can offer. Its intuitive workspace and enhanced time-saving features are perfect for a beginner to build an entire album in minutes, or to empower the design pro to build a scrapbook album masterpiece.

My Memories Suite will help you build beautiful pages from scratch or to make a page using one of the many professionally-designed scrapbook templates provided within the scrapbook software. A large collection of papers and embellishments are available at your fingertips to help you make each page uniquely your own. Drop in your in pictures in seconds-then crop, edit, retouch and rotate them right on the page. If this were any other scrapbooking software, you might be finished. But with My Memories Suite, the real power-and fun-of this software is just beginning.

You can make a beautiful scrapbook an interactive memory experience for anyone who sees it. Use simple one-click options to enhance your scrapbooks, with music, narration, video, and even the Internet. Go beyond pictures by showing off video of the birthday party, or record a narration to capture the memories that pictures alone cannot.

This software is super easy to use and produces great results

Check out the cute Christmas page I created of Shane

You can buy My Memories Suite 2 HERE for only $39.97 Use my coupon code STMMMS25980 for a $10 discount which means you can get the whole thing for only $29.97!

Win a copy in time for the Holidays

Rent your books next semester

Having a Bachelors degree I went through many semesters of purchasing expensive books. In fact in makes me sick to think how much I spent on books in my college career.

I wish there was CampusBookRentals.com when I was in college. CampusBookRentals.com
offers you the option to rent your books for a savings of 40-90% off of bookstore prices.
Plus you get free shipping both ways, you can highlight in the textbooks and they have flexible renting periods.

Plus you are helping as good cause as CampusBookRentals.com donate to Operation Smile with each textbook rented. They are donating over 1,000 life saving cleft lip surgeries this year to children in need. How Awesome is that!


Here is how it works




Take a minute to check them out for next semester!

Keep your pictures Safe with Sandisk Giveaway 4 winners

One of the things that is most important to me as a photographer is backing up my pictures. You never know when your computer will crash and all those precious pictures will be gone forever.

I think about what would happen if I ever lost my photos especially the ones of my son and I tear up. So to save myself from that disaster I use the SanDisk Memory Vault. This is one of the first devices designed for long-term data preservation.

The SanDisk Memory Vault is a photo album for the digital age that allows consumers to preserve images in one reliable location. The device connects to a computer's USB port for easy drag-and-drop functionality and features a sleek, ruggedized, metallic design that looks great on any desktop and fits into any drawer.

The SanDisk Memory Vault is available in 8 gigabyte (GB)3 and 16GB capacities and can store thousands of images and hours of HD video4. The device carries MSRPs of $49.99 and $89.99

This is definitely something that would be on my wishlist this Holiday Season if I didn't own one already.

Sandisk has offered 4 of you coupon codes for 20% off the SanDisk Memory Vault NOTE: codes will only be redeemable at the SanDisk online store (http://shop.sandisk.com) until December 31st

Photographer Must Have LemonDrop Stop Backdrops and floordrops

LemonDrop sells backdrops and floordrops in High quality canvas, vinyl canvas blend and polypaper.

Jessica the Founder, LemonDrop Stop is a photographer who started LemonDrop Stop because she had a hard time finding backdrops and floor drops online.

They offer the cutest designs and there are so many options.

I was super excited to be given the opportunity to review the Trellis Grey polypaper backdrop. This is a high quality backdrop for a very reasonable price. The polypaper drops are $50 plus shipping. It is 60 inches by 5 feet but can be ordered bigger for a small additional fee.

I already have several drops on my wish list for this holiday

Including these 2

Urban door

and Faded Harlequin Rosy

Another great thing LemonDrop stop offers is a Reward program so you can earn free Backdrops/floordrops

LemonDrop Stop™ Rewards

Here's how it works:

You earn Reward points every time you purchase backdrops from LemonDrop Stop™.
Earn reward points on everything you buy from LemonDrop Stop™ *.

For every $10 you spend, you earn one Reward point.

for example (but not limited to these examples),

Earn 50 Reward points and you receive a free 5' Polypaper backdrop on your next order.

Earn 75 Reward points and you receive a free 5' VinylCanvas backdrop on your next order.

Earn 150 Reward points and you receive a free 5' Canvas backdrop on your next order.

(Each Reward point has a $1 cash value on the LemonDrop Stop™ website.

Check out Lemondrop Stop HERE
Check out Their Facebook HERE

Their backdrops and floor drops are the Perfect gift for the photographer in your life this Holiday season