Jump Start World Software- Review and Giveaway

I recently received the opportunity to review jump*start World 1st Grade. It is designed to help build math, reading and critical thinking skills in children. The software comes with the first two missions and over 80 learning games. You can subscribe to get a new adventure every month.

Guess who the biggest fan of this game is. Cody, my 12 year old. Hope-Anne comes in at a close second at age 11.

The child chooses a character to be and the can explore the area. Their goal is to be the best JumpScout leader, accomplished through winning the learning games. The games build their consist of math and reading skills as well as having an art and music studios for creativity skills. My children especially enjoyed their character getting a pet. They teach it tricks and feed and care for it. It is designed to develop children's nurturing side.

Parents can monitor their child's learning with the progress reports feature. Making it even easier is having the reports sent to your email.
You need to have Windows XP or Vista and a broadband Internet connection for this game.
I love how my kids jump into this game with so much enthusiasm, even though they are older. Trinity is just turning 4, and she has been able to play the games, too, with some help. Even though my older kids know all the educational parts, it is still an enjoyable game for them. That says a lot for the quality of the games.

I would be in trouble if I gave our copy away, but I am going to give one lucky reader one.

I have a brand new, unopened copy to give away.
You can enter through December 8th. I will announce a winner on December 9th in the afternoon/evening.

All you need to do is leave a comment!
However, if you would like a second entry you can blog about it the giveaway and link to this post. Let me know in your comment, or in a second comment.

Shipping is on me, so I have to limit it to the US, Canada (because I love you bloggy friends!) and the US military with an APO or FPO, because I love you guys ever so much!

Thanks to these lovely blogs

who are making for a great Christmas for us! Well, maybe just for me, lol. All except one of these will be for me.
I am posting these so you can all go and see these great sites.

Who Said Anything About Common Sense? offered a Panera gift card for the Fall, Y'all giveaway. This was probably my favorite contest to enter because even thought it wasn't that super sexy apron, Panera is awesome, but the reason it was so fun was that you had to comment on what fish think about. Well, Princess Leia said that not only did the number generator pick my comment as the winner, I was one of her mom's favorite commentors, too! You'll have to go check it out to see what I think fish think.

Mommy of Three offered up two copies of Hollywood Nobody, a book. I won one of the copies! I love reading, as you can tell by all the book reviews on my blog. (got another review coming up!)

Plus, another book I won is Confessions of an Irritable Mother from Surviving Motherhood. Karen, the author, is a speaker, too.

I am so excited about winning a blog design from Erica at Butterfly Kisses! Donnie hasn't really wanted me to spend money on my blog before, and while he would probably say yes soon, I can't afford it right now. So this is an amazing treat to me! What should I do??? I love my header, but maybe I could do a different pic of the kids for fall or winter for the new design?

And then I also won a knit hat for Trinity from Kara's Custom Crochet. Trinity is so excited that someone is going to make something for HER.

Thank you wonderful ladies for your great giveaways! I am so thankful to you all!

Fall, Y'all Quelf Winner

Shannon of A Reforming Mom is the winner of the Quelf game! Congratulations, Shannon!
Quelf can be purchased at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble and Wiggitybang.com. But Mr. Rivaldi, the president of WiggityBang would appreciate if you purchased it from Barnes and Noble because if they sell out of the games B&N will pick up WiggityBang's other games. Here is the link to Quelf. B&N also carries it in their offline stores, too.

Thank you to all 200 people who entered my contest! I was thrilled to see so many entries! That is almost 200 people who hadn't heard about the funniest game on earth that now know about it!

Goal met!!!

I am so excited! In the beginning of the week I had hoped to have 75-100 people enter for my Fall, Y'all Quelf giveaway. Then as the week went on and Fall, Y'all was a big hit, I made the goal for 200 entries.
It happened! I am at 200 entries exactly! If I go over, that's cool too.

The Apronista giveaway!

The Apronista is giving away this incredible apron from Heavenly Hostess for the Fall, Y'all giveaway! I didn't want to link to it. Really, I didn't. But I want the apron. So I had to do it for a second shot at winning it.


The apron is reversible. Both sides are so cute! I think I would look so hot in this, to Donnie, of course, why else would I care?
And I know as soon as Kaytlin reads this she's gonna scream "Mom! Mom! Oh my gosh, you are such a geek! Mom, really, I can't believe you said you would look hot." If nothing else, this posting was worth that.
But, the apron also comes with this matching headband! REALLY hot!

Closes today, so please don't go enter unless you plan to give it to me if you win. But do go and check out the other aprons and buy yourself one if you want.