Free stuff?

I love reading blogs and have recently become a fan of several sites that post great coupons, sales, samples and offers for free stuff. For example, there's this coupon for a free Diet Dr. Pepper or you can request a free sample of Quaker Rice Cakes, get tips on great deals at Target or even a free 2 year subscription to Parents magazine. It's so exciting to check my mail these days and my kids love all the free food samples, of course. My husband appreciates the savings we've seen with all the coupons and tips on shopping smarter too. Would you all appreciate tips like these posted here? Perhaps I'll just share the ones I think are helpful and you can do with the info what you want :) Hope you're all having a great January and not getting the horrible virus that seems to be making the rounds in our circle of friends and coworkers!

Crocs Warehouse Sale

I have been so busy and have such a backlog of emails that I have to apologize for those events that I missed or emails I haven't responded to! I'm trying! Does this year seem busier to anyone else? It seems that every day something new gets added to our own family calendar and frequently there are several 'must do' things overlapping! Eek! :)

Check out the Crocs Warehouse sale in the old JCPenney store at Twin Peaks! I went to the Friends and Family pre-sale today and scored some great deals! They have all different styles and sizes along with Crocs swag like t-shirts, hats, bags, etc. They even have some of their higher end shoes (did you know Crocs makes golf shoes? I didn't but my husband was psyched!) for great prices. Always love a great deal! Oh, the sale lasts through Sunday. See here for more info!

(And for those of you who've guessed who I am over the last year and I either didn't respond or playfully misled you, I'm pretty sure you know me after this post! haha! I'm ok with being 'outed' but it was fun to be anonymous for a while!)

Winners!

Congratulations to the following Longmont Moms who won prizes just for reading this blog and either leaving a comment or sending an email! What could be easier? :)

Bouncetown Punch Pass - Kerrie

Starbucks Gift Card - JoAnn

Jamba Juice Gift Card - Stephanie

Crackpots Studio Fees - Elisa

Congratulations ladies! By the way, two more local businesses contacted me this week wanting to offer discounts or freebies so I'll post them as soon as the details are nailed down! Thanks for reading!

Gift #4 - Saving the best for last?

Today is my official one year blogiversary! 184 posts and three blog redesigns later here we are! :) This week of giveaways was fun but sadly all good things must come to an end. This last gift is great too so make sure you enter to win it! Ready?

Crackpots has generously donated a package of four free studio fees! This gift will be awarded to one person but the winner can use the four studio fees themselves or bring along three friends for a fun day out! You'll have to buy your own ceramic pieces but the free studio fees will save you $32! What a deal!

Remember, leave a comment on this post or send me an email by midnight tonight to enter! Winners will be announced tomorrow (likely after the Pet and Doll parade)!

Gift #3 - Juice it up

Thanks for all the comments and emails with nice things to say about the blog! I really appreciate it! Did you think we were stopping with two gifts to celebrate my blogiversary? No way! There are still two more! :) Here is today's....

A $10 gift card to Jamba Juice! Mmm Razzmatazz.... :) And you can use it at the (relatively new) store at Harvest Junction or at one of the three Boulder locations. Yum!

Remember, enter by leaving a comment here or by sending me an email by Friday at midnight! Winners for all prizes this week will be announced on Saturday! Isn't it fun to win stuff just for surfing the web? What did we do before? :) Oh, right, interacted with our kids and bought our own overpriced coffee and smoothies.... LOL

Gift #2 - Mmmm Coffee

I wasn't a big fan of coffee until I had kids and now I see it as luxurious and warm me-time in a cup. And since most of the moms I know enjoy it too, what better to give away than a Starbucks gift card? Yep, enter here by leaving a comment or send me an email (by midnight on Friday!) to win a $15 Starbucks gift card! It might buy you a couple double tall arabian mocha java lattes - half soy milk, half cream with a shot of french roast espresso, with foam, cinnamon and whipped cream upside down double blended, with a dash chocolate and caramel syrup on top. Don't worry, that's not really what I order.... :)

Don't forget to check back each day this week for something new for you to enter and win to celebrate my one year blogiversary!

Gift #1 - Who doesn't love to bounce?

It's hard to believe I've been maintaining this blog for an entire year! I hope you've found it a useful place to find kid related activities and events in Longmont! Or, if this is your first time here because you heard I was hosting a giveaway this week, welcome! Ready for the first gift?

Bouncetown has generously donated a 5 punch pass! It can be used during Open Bounce hours which are 10 am to 2 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or 10 am to 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and doesn't expire until June 30th, 2009. My kids LOVE Bouncetown and have been there many times. They have great party packages as well as Summer Camp and punch pass discounts! In June they have a special deal - a 10 punch pass for $50 (a savings of $30 for 10 visits)!

So, how do you win?? Leave a comment on this post OR send me an email! New to blogs and don't know how to leave a comment? Click on the "# comments" link just below this post. A smaller window will pop up where you can type your comment. Then choose an identity (use your Google/Blogger account if you have one, just your name, anonymous, etc). Whichever you choose be sure that I can contact you some way - either through your own blog or website or leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you're the lucky winner! Click the "Publish Your Comment" button and you're done. Please only enter once for each gift!

The winner will be chosen on Saturday, June 14th, and will be announced here and notified by email. Don't worry - it'll be a random draw so if you know me or even bribe me you unfortunately have no advantage :)

This week: Super big exciting news (for me) and FREE STUFF (for you)!

This Friday is Friday the 13th (eek!) but more importantly it is the one year anniversary of the Longmont Mom blog!! Anniversaries in blog-land are known as "blogisversaries" so wish me a Happy Blogiversary already! :) Just kidding! To celebrate I begged a couple local businesses to donate fun gifts for my loyal readers and they came through with great stuff! Trust me on this, you'll want to check back often this week for your chance to win one of a few things that I think any mom in Longmont would love to have. Ok, no, it's not free gas or prepaid college tuition but I'd be happy to receive and use them! So if you haven't done so already, subscribe to this site (look in the right hand column), bookmark it or add me to your favorite feed reader! No matter how you do it check back in the next couple days for details on my blogiversary gifts to you! :)

Added an email feed

A reader asked that I provide a link for you to subscribe to this blog without having to use a feed reader so I've done that! Simply enter your email address in the box in the column on the right and you'll receive an e-mail whenever I post something new! Exciting stuff, huh? :)

Closing the poll

The poll about your kids' ages has been on the right side of this blog for almost two months now and it's closing today! The final numbers came in at 6 kids under 1, 21 ages 1 to 2, 22 ages 3 to 4, 23 ages 5 to 7, 13 ages 8 to 10 and 4 votes for What kids? I realized later, of course, that there should have been an option for kids over 10 but since I have little ones and I began this site with their age group in mind, the older ones slipped my mind! :) Anyway, thanks for participating in the poll! I'll try to come up with another question to put up there soon!

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Can you believe this little blog has received over 350 hits in just 4 months? The posts on Discovery Days, Moms Groups and Birthday Party locations get the most traffic. So, I know you're out there reading! :) What other info can I help with? Leave a comment! In case you've never done it, click the link below that says "# comments" (like right now it says "0 comments") and then type away! :)

What can I do to help you?

I see that this little web page of mine is drawing quite a few visitors, which is great! What information are you looking for? What else can I tell you that would make your visit to this blog a better experience? My goal is to provide information that will help moms in Longmont, Colorado connect with each other and with area events. Any suggestions on other info I could provide is more than appreciated! Leave a comment below!

Longmont Mom Blogs?

Are you a mom in Longmont, Colorado, and do you blog? I'd love to post your blog here for other Longmont moms to read! I know of a couple and will ask their permission before posting their sites here, but if you are reading this and want to share, please leave a comment! It's fun to read what other moms in our town are doing!