from the press release:

What About Me!? follows a group of furry friends as they navigate a mysterious, faraway land in search of treasure. Along the way, they encounter secret worlds and new friends to be rescued. With the help of Meyer’s Miss Ruby, the lovable characters learn valuable lessons about working together…all while singing their way into the hearts and minds of children.

The story is engaging, the setting is beautiful, the puppetry is masterful and the message is clear. This 67minute DVD includes two full length episodes “What About Me?” and “Hide It In Your Heart”. This video is not rated but would be appropriate for toddlers through age 8 or 9. Pahappahooey Island: What About Me? won’t be in stores until August 25th but you can win your very own copy here at The Mom Maven!

Mandatory 1st EntryVisit Joyce Meyer’s website and check out the FREE downloadable Pahappahooey Island Activity Book. Then come back here and leave me a comment telling me about one of the activities available in the book.
Bonus Entries

• Subscribe to my site via e-mail or reader (just click on the orange heart in the sidebar). Leave me a comment letting me know you did this. If you already subscribe let me know that too.
• Tweet this: “I just entered to win the fun, educational DVD Pahappahooey Island from @MomMaven http://bit.ly/XgrB2 #giveaway” and leave the tweet URL in the comments-you can do this once a day.
• Share this giveaway on any other social media site-Facebook, Digg, Mixx, Propeller, Technorati etc. Just leave the URL from your posting in the comments. You can do this 1x for each website.

This giveaway is open to US/Canada residents only and will end on August 5, 2009 9:00pm EDT. Good`luck.

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A university president and true storyteller, Niece shares an assortment of childhood memories, ranging from the eccentric and humorous (the trendsetting Fern Burdette who only wore a brassiere from the waist up) to the heartwarming and poignant (the reclusive Miss Lizzie who made the best pumpkin bread in the Midwest) to the true bittersweet moments, including Dick Tracy comic lover and wheelchair-bound, Bernie Jones.

“Being friends with Bernie Jones was no different than being friends with any other boy in town. Although Bernie’s world was confined to a wheelchair, it did not stop him from being an intrepid daydreamer, adventurer and hero,” says Niece. “I learned more from Bernie on how to live life than from any other person.”

Raised in a town of 900 residents, Niece learned the true sense of community and trust, a theme that runs throughout his memoir.

“The memories I share in The Side-Yard Superhero are about capturing a time of pure innocence and
simplicity,” says Niece. “I wanted to write a book that appealed to grandparents and grandchildren alike, opening the dialogue about the time when life was simple and people were downright good.”

This is a great feel-good book that will take you back to the good old days and keep you smiling all the way through. It is an easy read filled with quirky characters and colorful descriptions of the people and places in DeGraff.

You can win The Side-Yard Superhero here from The Mom Maven.

Just leave me a comment here telling me about a special childhood friend. PLUS you must click on the orange heart shaped RSS feed button and subscribe to my blog and leave a valid e-mail address or Twitter name so that I can contact the winner. The winner must respond within 48 hours or another winner will be chosen.

For additional entries, please leave a separate comment for each one of these that you do:

• for 3 extra entries-Place my blog button on your blog and leave me the link you your blog in a comment here
• for 1 extra entry each day-you can twitter about this giveaway and leave the URL of your tweet in a comment
• for 1 entry for each of these that you do-Stumble up with a review, fave on Technorati, fave on MomFaves

Good luck! This giveaway ends on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:00pm. US entries only please.

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It’s Party Time!! Today marks the beginning of the Ultimate Blog Party 2009.
I have been looking forward to this for a few months.

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We left the party and headed to meet my in-laws and sister-in-law and her family because we were finally having Christmas with that side of the family-on January 24th. It was the first time my sister-in-law’s family could make it down. The first thing we did was go bowling. We had a lot of fun. Ron got the best score out of the 8 of us that bowled with a 146, I came in 4th with a 96 and Robin just beat Allison by 1 point with a 68 and 67 respectively.

After bowling it was back to my in-laws house for a delicious dinner of turkey, ham, potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce-yummy.

Once dinner was cleaned up we went outside to check out the Christmas lights. My boys had created a light display that was synchronized to Christmas music. It was really cool. Then Carla, a family friend and photographer came over to take a bunch of family pictures since we don’t all get together very often.

Finally it was time to open presents! This picture is of the coolest gift. John has been working since August to sculpt this bird for my in-laws. Robin created a scrapbook of the entire process. This photo doesn’t do the sculpture justice at all. None of us even knew John had this talent!
It was a very busy Saturday but we had a great time with friends and family.

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The Secret Keeper Girl Pak is made up of 3 main components: the “Secret Keeper Girl-8 Great Dates for You and Your Daughter” kit, the “Secret Keeper Girl: My Best Friend Jesus” Bible Study and “Danika’s Totally Terrible Toss-The Legend of the Purple Flurp” fiction book.

The “Secret Keeper Girl 8 Great Dates for You and Your Daughter” kit includes 3 items. It includes a book for mom, a “Secret Keeper Girl Diary” for the daughter and an audio CD that accompanies each date. The audio CD includes interviews with BarlowGirl on the topic of friendship.

Written to moms and their 8-12 year old daughters,the “Secret Keeper Girl 8 Great Dates for You and Your Daughter” is the ultimate tool to help moms connect with their daughters. The “Secret Keeper Girl 8 Great Dates for You and Your Daughter” guides mom as she has important conversations with her daughter about vital truths. Each of the 8 dates follows a similar format.

• SKG-Prep Talk: This gives mom an overview of the date. Mom should always read this at least a week before the date is to take place so that plans can be made and supplies can be gathered.
• SKG-CD: A 7-10 minute going out track on the CD to listen to in the car while you are on your way to the destination of the date.
• SKG-Diary Girl Gab: guides you and your daughter through some of the activities in her diary.
• SKG-Challenge: This is the really fun part of the date and could include a slumber party, the mall, the beach or a park depending on the date.
• SKG-CD: A 3-4 minute heading home wrap up on the CD
• SKG-Driveway Prayer: Each date ends with prayertime in your car in your driveway.

Every date is based on a friendship theme common to teens such as mean girls, BFFs, siblings and boyz. This kit is an amazing way to keep communication open with your daughter and create special memories with her.

The “Secret Keeper Girl: My Best Friend Jesus-Meditating on God’s Truth about True Friendship” Bible Study is a book of 6 age appropriate interactive lessons that do way more than just focus on what the Bible says about friendship. More importantly, it teaches the girls how to study Scripture, meditate on it and make it’s truths real in their lives.

From the Secret Keeper Girl fiction series we have “Danika’s Totally Terrible Toss-The Legend of the Purple Flurp”. This is a fun fiction book with the friendship themes of popularity, mean girls and how to be a true friend. This book is great to read with your daughter. In the back of he book there is a Mother-Daughter Girl Gab section with questions for you to talk about together.

As a mom who is always looking for ways to help my children grow in God’s likeness, I love tools like these that allow us to learn, grow and have fun all while continuing to solidify our relationship as parent and child. I wish there was a kit like this for boys! I am going to take some of the activities here and tweak them to discuss the topic of friendship with my sons. As always, Dannah Gresh’s love of young people shines through in these books. She writes in a fun and open way, like she is talking to her own daughters.

I know you want to get these books into your home. You can buy them at the Pure Freedom website or you can win this entire set-a $35 value, right here at Mom Maven. For your first entry you must check out the Secret Keeper girl website, then come back here and leave me a comment telling me what excites you most about the Secret Keeper Girl products. You must also leave a valid e-mail address or twitter name so that I can notify if you win.

If you would like extra entries you can earn 3 entries each for doing any or all of the following:

• tweet this contest and post the url of the tweet as a separate comment
• follow or subscribe to this blog and leave a comment here telling me that you have done this
• stumble this post with a review and link it here in a comment

The winner will be chosen by Random.org on Friday, January 30th at 10:00pm**time of drawing had to be pushed back due to a church reponsibility.
Good Luck!!

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