Your Happily Ever After

And the winner is...

Friday, January 23, 2009

Random.org has spoken and we have the winners of the first ever MMB giveaway!
533 of you entered! Wow! That's incredible!
(Have you registered your blog with the MMB?)

Winners, please send us your information so we can get your loot to you!

We will be starting something new coming up this next week. We will open up the comments for YOU, the MMB readers, to post about the giveaways that you are having on your blogs. We will do that twice a month. We have had many, many emails from people asking us to highlight their giveaways, or have a category on the MMB where we would highlight the blogs with giveaways. While that is not feasible, we really liked the idea of letting you advertise your giveaways. Look for that next week sometime.

We have lots of other fun stuff planned for the MMB, so make sure you either follow us, or subscribe to our feed so that you don't miss out on all the fun that is The MMB!

Now what you all have been waiting for... may we present to you, The Winners!


The winner of the Photo shoot is Malinda! Congrats Malinda!





The proud owner of these lovely earrings is Natalie over at Turtle Soup! Congrats Natalie!


The lucky winner of the $20 shopping spree to Bowlicious is Treen over on Pink little babies. Congrats Treen! Your pink babies will look mah-velous!



Congrats to Emily Jonas at Modestly Chic! You are about to become the most organized, trendiest Momma out there! Congrats Emily!



The lucky winner of this amazing new CD from the talented pianist, Sherrie Shephard, is Katie over at Living Life One Day At A Time! Prepare yourself for a peaceful afternoon, once you pop this CD in! Lucky you, Katie!



This adorable little critter, from Hollywood's Flakey Friends goes to Jamie over on Handful of Blessings! You new babies will love looking at this adorable little girl! Congrats Jamie!



I am oddly jealous of Trublubyu: Laughing at Lifes Little Wedgies, on her win of a Book of Mormon Hero cape. How fun are her kids going to have wearing one of these? Lucky!


This lovely pillow will now be featured prominently in the home of Little Miss English Teacher. Lucky you, Little Miss!



Last but not least, is the lucky winner of the Target gift card... Lori & Matt! Imagine my surprise when I went over to tell her what she had won... and found a post all about why she loves Target! I guess The Secret really does work! Congrats Lori & Matt!

Now, don't you fret if you didn't win anything this time around. We are scurrying around like crazies trying to collect more loot for our February giveaway. If you are interested in donating something to our giveaway, send us an email at mormonmommyblogs(AT) gmail(DOT) com.

Don't forget to register your blog with us! ~ Motherboard

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January Blog Spotlight: Baby Making Machine

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Congratulations to Baby Making Machine for coming in second in our January spotlight contest! Jennifer is a brand new blogger - she just started her blog last November. She blogs about her thoughts about becoming a mother (eventually), her thoughts about being a woman in the church, breastfeeding - there isn't a can of worms she's afraid to open - but she talks about everything in a thoughtful and sincere way. Check out her The Biracial Children post for a taste of what I'm talking about.

She's definitely not your typical mormon mommy (if there IS such a thing), and I think she's a great addition to the blogosphere. She loves comments (don't we all :>), so head over there, read a bit, and tell her hello.

If you haven't already, don't forget to enter our January giveaway, and be sure to come back on Friday to find out who won and to read about a couple of fun things we'll be doing later this month.

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January Giveaway!

Monday, January 19, 2009

We're so excited to be hosting our first ever giveaway, featuring products and services generously donated by talented women right here at the MMB.

A Complete Photography Session from Annie at Little Fire Photography, including a one to two hour shoot at a Utah location of your choice. After your session, you'll receive a disk of images from the shoot in color and black white (with accompanying print release).


A beautiful set of "Winterberry" earrings from April at Second Sister Jewelry, entirely handmade with jade and red coral beads.




A $20 shopping spree from Rachel at the Bowlicious Bowtique. Rachel makes adorable handmade bows, clips, bracelets and more.


A Woman's Success Planner from Pamela at The Success Choice. Pamela says,"The Woman's Success Planner™ is the most complete women's planner available. It is customized for today's woman. It's not just a day planner -- it's a life planner. It is designed to bring us JOY." This planner is for the current January - March quarter.




A pre-release copy of a new CD from LDS pianist Sherrie Shepherd, "Solitude." Sherrie's album of gorgeous piano solos features several original songs and beautiful hymn arrangements. To hear a sample of her peaceful and contemplative music, go here.




An adorable handmade Flower Turtle stuffed animal from Hollywood at Flaky Friends. To quote Hollywood, "Flower turtle is a total hippie and only uses her own, handmade re-usable grocery bags. Both the shell and the turtle's body have jingle bells inside the stuffing. Her shell is topped by tiny rhinestones. She can come completely out of her shell when she is in the mood for some nude sunbathing. Try not to walk in on her unannounced."




A handmade Book of Mormon Hero Cape from Jaime at The Dress Up Drawer. Jaime says, "Making dress-ups for kids is almost more fun for me than for them. I started selling these capes to help draw attention to a new kind of hero. Hopefully your little Sunbeam - or heck - even your Deacon can enjoy a super cape for a Latter-day Hero."



From Pineapple Hill Design, a 10" x 10" Love Bird Heart Pillow, made of felt with laser cut appliques



And finally, a $20 gift certificate to Target, courtesy of the MMB.

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The Rules:

Anyone can enter. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. You have until Midnight MST on Thursday, January 22nd to enter the giveaway.

(To get a second entry, spread the word about the giveaway on your own blog, then come back and comment again, letting us know you posted.)

Good luck!

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Something Cleverish

Friday, January 16, 2009

Hey guys! I wanted to spread the word about a book we've just put together. The Something Cleverish book features posts from forty-three funny bloggers (including a few blog celebrities like Finslippy, Rocks in My Dryer, Big Mama, TAMN, Eric D. Snider, Daring Young Mom, and more) - all for one great cause. All proceeds go directly to the NieNie Recovery fund. If you've been wondering what to buy people for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or Groundhog Day, or Valentines Day - WONDER NO MORE. Go here for more info.

Also, don't forget to check out our spotlight winner Lorie's blog - Be Different...Act Normal. (You can read all about her blog here.) And be sure to come back on Monday for our big giveaway - it's going to be a lot of fun.

~ Sue

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The People Have Spoken

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Wow! This was a close one, and it went down to the WIRE. Over a thousand people voted, and the top two blogs ended up only six votes apart. It was a nailbiter.

Congratulations to Lorie at Be Different...Act Normal. Lorie posts a lot of fun things - project ideas for the home, ideas for easy decor and crafts, and links to fun things you can make and do. Check out this post on rain gutter bookshelves (I'm totally trying that), or this post featuring a rice krispy roller coaster (ditto), or this post showing how to make your own Pottery Barn style chalkboard panel/system (aaaaaand ditto). She even has foolproof tips for hanging your own pictures. The beauty of her blog is that she makes you think you can actually DO this stuff, even if you aren't at all crafty. (And I'm not. Oh sweet heaven, I'm not.) Everyone wander over there, browse through her fun posts, and be sure to say hello.

Congratulations Lorie! Watch for your spotlight over on my blog in about a week. Second and third place finishers will be spotlighted here (one each week) at the MMB later in the month. Thanks so much to everyone who participated. We'll be hosting another blog spotlight contest in February, so watch for details, and start bribing your friends and relatives to nominate you. If you've been nominated but didn't win one of the top three spots, you're still eligible to be nominated again in three months.

On Monday we'll be hosting our first giveaway ever, featuring items made or contributed by fellow bloggers here at the MMB. Be sure to stop by - I'm excited to give some fun stuff away and have a chance to simultaneously spotlight some talented bloggers.

Thanks for stopping by and for being a part of this community.

~ Sue

PS: If you're interested in contributing something for the giveaway, be sure to email us by Friday.

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Please Vote - for January Spotlight Blogs and for CJane!

Monday, January 12, 2009

There's just one day left in the January Spotlight voting - be sure to cast your vote over in the sidebar. Polls close at midnight On January 13th. (To see a list of the eligible blogs, please click here.)

Also, please vote for CJane to win the Best Major Blog category at the 2008 Weblogs. Poor CJane is getting run through the wringer right now, all over the internet. Some of the huge bloggers she's up against are posting incredibly nasty things about her and Mormonism in general - because they're upset that she came out of nowhere and has a shot at winning. They're jealous, and so they're mean. I'd like to see her win anyway, but I'd ESPECIALLY like to see her win because of the haters.

If you get a minute, please head over there and vote, (you can vote every day) then spread the word. Let's make sure the good guys win for once.

(While you're at it, please vote for the Bingham Diaries in the Parenting Blog category. Don't get me wrong - all of her competition are really nice folks, but she just had a hysterectomy and I'm thinking a strong showing in that category would be a pretty nice get well soon present from the blogosphere.)

Thanks ~ Sue

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New Category

Friday, January 09, 2009

Just a quick update: We have a new category here at MMB: Motherhood. If your blog is primarily about your children and being a mom, and you would like your blog moved to the Motherhood category, please let us know.

Also, we did some category consolidation and made some related changes. If you can't find your blog, make sure to click the "Show All" button. The blogs are rotating so that only the 10 most current will show at any given time. If you can't find your CATEGORY, check Slice of Life. We consolidated a lot of the general categories under that one general category. It didn't make sense to have more than one category for general blogs. If you feel your blog does not belong in this category, or have suggestions for a category (because you feel your blog fits in that particular category), please email us.

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Here are the top nine nominated blogs to vote on. We will close the polls on Tuesday, January 13th. Please visit these blogs, take a look around and cast your vote! The poll is in the sidebar.

PS: Did I mention that MomBabe made our nifty new banner? For free even? Because SHE DID. (Thanks again MomBabe!)

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January Spotlight Blogs: Voting Now Open

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Here are the top nine nominated blogs to vote on. We will close the polls on Tuesday, January 13th.

Please visit these blogs, take a look around and cast your vote! The poll is in the sidebar.

PS: Did I mention that MomBabe made our nifty new banner? For free even? Because SHE DID. (Thanks again MomBabe!)

UPDATE: We did some category consolidation and made some related changes. If you can't find your blog, make sure to click the "Show All" button. The blogs are rotating so that only the 10 most current will show at any given time. If you can't find your CATEGORY, check Slice of Life. We consolidated a lot of the categories under that one general category. It didn't make sense to have more than one category for general blogs.

If you feel your blog does not belong in this category, or have suggestions for a category (because you feel your blog fits in that particular category), please email us.

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Pretty Pretty

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Thanks to the MomBabe from The Bingham Diaries for our snazzy new banner. She gave it to us for free (and since this site makes exactly zero dollars and zero cents, we seriously appreciate that ;>) Thanks so much Mom Babe! We love the new banner!

PS: We're in the middle of making some changes to the site, so please pardon our dust in the meantime.

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