In the Fall of 2008 our youth pastor added Jones Soda to our youth cafe. The kids were instantly addicted to the delicious soda made with pure cane sugar and it was a cafe staple for about 6 months. My boys were among those who fell in love with Jones Soda. Aaron loves the Berry Lemonade and Green Apple while Jordan prefers Orange & Cream and Root Beer. Jones also offers seasonal and rather quirky flavors like tofurkey and gravy!

Jones Soda even lets you personalize your soda bottles! What a fun gift or surprise for a special event. How fun would it be to grab a bottle of soda and realize it had your picture on the bottle! I would love to do this for a special birthday present or maybe use a photo of you all geared up for the big game and serve it at your Superbowl Party. I does take 10-14 days + shipping time to get your customized myJones soda bottles so make sure you plan ahead.

I’d love to throw a pirate themed birthday party for Jordan and use this picture on bottles of Pirate Grog (aka Root Beer) with the saying “Yo Ho Yo Ho! A Pirate’s Life for Me!” on the bottle.
What do you think?

You can visit myJones custom soda to customize your own bottles! Leave me a comment and let me know what picture and soda flavor you would use.

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This weeks numbers are from Samantha!

16th picture folder
28th picture

or

August 2008 {the host’s 16th picture folder}
28th picture

This picture is from Christmas 2008. It is of my son Aaron opening his new bowling shoes. Aaron had wanted his own bowling shoes for the past few years but his feet grew so fast we didn’t invest in them, until know. He was so excited.

Have fun with your pictures! Join in the Random Picture Challenge.

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My friend at PartyBluePrints.com has a 13 page FREE e-guide for making mom “Queen Bee for a Day” this Mother’s Day. Just click the link and it will take you to PartyBluePrints.com and you can download from there.

Scancafe.com

ScanCafe.com gives mothers a chance to relive their photo memories—they digitally scan and restore pictures that have been damaged and deteriorated.  For Mother’s Day, they offer a beautiful, unique gift box that people can give as a present.  Once it’s received, mothers can fill the box with up to 400 photos, ship them off, and receive high-quality image scans on a DVD, that are digitally retouched. It’s a great gift for mothers who don’t have the time, or computer expertise to scan all of their family photos.  Cost-$149.00

LaLOOP.com

Is your mom constantly losing her glasses?  Does she forget them at home, lose them at a restaurant or sit on them in the car? LA LOOP is the perfect solution and the must have for Mother’s Day!  La LOOP are stylish necklaces that function as eye glass holder.  Don’t let mom wear the old lady glass holders give her La LOOP.

Each La LOOP has a patented, one-of-a-kind design element – a loop with hinges that move laterally and vertically with the eyeglasses or sunglasses, allowing them to stay in place.  La LOOP comes in over 25 different styles and ranges in price from $25 -$250 and are available at LaLoop.com.

Diaperdude.com
The Lotus Diaper Diva Bag is the perfect gift for Mom the mom-to-be this year.  With Compartmentalized interior for wipes, water bottles, keys  and included messenger straps.  It’s perfect for the fashionable, on the go mom!   The Lotus Bag is available online at DiaperDude.com Cost $114.00 The Diaper Dude has all sorts of stylish diaper bags available from $35 and up.

FLOTV.com

Give your mom something that she’ll actually enjoy while reminding her exactly why she loves you so much – Live mobile TV from FLO TV. FLO TV, available on select AT&T and Verizon networks, is live mobile TV on your cell phone that will keep mom connected to all her favorite shows and news right in the palm of her hand. CNN, NBC, CBS, Comedy Central, Fox News, MTV, Nickelodeon, MSNBC, CNBC, and special event channels from the Food Network and Soap Opera specials provide hours of endless entertainment on FLO TV. Whether mom’s at work, on the go or just looking for a quick fix for temperamental child, FLO TV will keep her entertained and remind her why you have always been her favorite. For more information on FLO TV, visit FloTv.com FLOTV is only available in select areas and on select AT&T and Verizon networks. Plans start at $15 a month. Check the FLOTV website for coverage areas and fees.

RosieKnows.com
If Mom still doesn’t know how to Google, SKYPE, Mapquest or find cheap flights online, give her a RosieKnows.com subscription for Mothers Day. With over 200 lessons and growing, Rosie’s new ‘school’ offers online tutorials in using the Internet to save money, save time, be entertained and stay informed. Each lesson consists of screenshots of the website being covered plus easy-to-follow voiceovers and demonstrations.

Mom can learn everything from basic Internet skills – like how to set up an email account – to how to cut costs at Coupon Clippers, find the lowest gas prices at GasBuddy, order movies from Netflix, research medical questions on Mayo Clinic or Medline, make free or low-cost long-distance calls with SKYPE, and even stay connected with friends and family on Facebook. And she can choose the lessons she wants in any order.

$19.95 plus shipping and handling for a premium enrollment package with a custom vinyl binder and preprinted index tabs to store lessons; basic enrollment is free at www.RosieKnows.com

Snapily.com

The people at , a photo-technology company, developed a new 3-D, animation technology that literally allows you to bring your photos to motion (flip-book style) on a card, invitation, wallet sized business card, scrapbook, or stationary. In a nutshell you can customize a card where 2 to 5 photos can be brought to motion on a card, check it outhttp://www.snapily.com/b/.

Aside from Snapily just being a cool new gift idea, it has a strong eco-friendly value. Over 7 billion greeting cards end up in the trash every year – something tells me, you’re less likely to throw out photos let alone ones that come to life.

Decleor.com

’t afford to send mom to the spa this year? You can get her candles and at home spa products from Decleor www.decleor.com that will allow her to relax in her own private spa on Mother’s Day and for months to come.  Treatments work out to be less than $5 each.

Kopali Organics

Don’t have enough money for a Mother’s Day Sunday brunch? Instead make mom a new recipe with Kopali’s (koplai.net) organic and fair trade superfruits at home (good for mom and the planet). Kopali products are available for less than $4

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