GRATIS!

Time to announce our drawing for the free Boca Beth CD "Boca Beth My First Songs in Spanish" CD along with a musical shaker.

And the winner is.......(drumroll).........Catherine Bierbach!

Catherine, just email Beth at bocabeth@bocabeth.com. Congratulations! I hope your boys enjoy the CD as much as we have.

It really is effortless learning. Lainey and I practiced our spanish tonight at Chic-Fil-A. Visit Boca Beth's Blog for more free giveaways and go to BocaBeth.com for some GREAT Pre-Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales!

From Beth's site: "And for shopping this coming weekend and into Cyber-Monday (who came up with these names?!?!?!) enjoy 30% off at BocaBeth.com plus free shipping....bocarocks (discount code) = 30% off any CD or DVD and 20% off any language learning set on our web site today through and including Monday, 12.01.08 only (then it's back to 20% off the CDs & DVDs and 10% off the sets)"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!

Window Shopping

If you haven't visited my blogshop lately you should come take a look around! New Blogs, new navigation, easier to reach Friends pages, lots to see. You can find any of My Gifted Friend pages links on the left sidebar, but just below are live/updated links to their blogs. You can quickly see new products by the thumbnails listed as well as information on when they were last updated. Sara Ellen, Jada, and Linley have brand new blogs- access any of them from My Gifted Friends.

Another neat thing is I'm taking my blogshop "on tour" around the blogosphere. If you look down further below the Friends Blogs you'll see more links to places I've applied My Gifted Friends to be listed/advertised in their directories. Check back as this list will be added to as the blog grows.

We are also listed on Boca Beth's blog! Which reminds me, our November Freebie drawing is coming up soon! Get ready to sing in espanol! Make sure you're subscribed so your name is entered in the drawing for a a free Boca Beth CD "Boca Beth My First Songs in Spanish" CD along with a musical shaker for rhythm fun! Hasta Luego!

Linley's For Your Bug

Meet Linley Wynne. No seriously, MEET LINLEY WYNNE. If you already know her I know you agree, and if you get the chance to meet her you'll believe me. She is an extraordinary person- Linley is intellect meets humility, she is enthusiasm meets wisdom, she is athlete meets artist. The artist part is why I am introducing her on the blog. When not coaching soccer and taking care of her family and friends, Linley loves to paint! And she is embarking on a new businesses venture of painting signs "For Your Bug"s room. On of Linley's specialties is matching your kids bedding patterns, colors, or characters. See for yourself on her blog: http://www.foryourbug.blogspot.com/ or you can reach her directly via email: linleywynne@yahoo.com

Free Cookies and Such

OCTOBER FREEBIE: INDOLCE DESIGNER COOKIES

So, I was excited to do our first cookie drawing yesterday and got way into it. I actually used a website (http://www.use4.com/lottopick.html) to generate random lotto numbers and came up with #24 which is JADA SCRUGGS. Congratulations on the cookies Jada! Maybe they'll come in handy for Chad's ordination! Contact Samantha Strong at Indolce Designer Cookies. Be sure to subscribe (and verify) to My Gifted Friends in order to be eligible for next month's drawing.



NOVEMBER FREEBIE: BOCA BETH

Beth has graciously offered to give away a free Boca Beth CD "Boca Beth My First Songs in Spanish" CD along with a musical shaker for rhythm fun! I have this CD and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It teaches great Spanish vocabulary and phrases set to easy to remember familiar tunes like "Jingle Bells". Lainey and I find ourselves singing Spanish and learning words without even trying! Share this blog offer with your friends and make sure to subscribe.

PLEASE PARDON OUR DUST

I am continually tweaking different parts of this blog to make it more user friendly. As I learn and work with it you may receive some redundant emails as a subscriber. Please bear with me as I will try to keep them at a minimum.

Tidying up shop...a few notes

As I'm cleaning around my blog boutique I've thought about a few things you should know:

1. FREE COOKIES details- yes, they can be shipped anywhere. There will be one dozen custom made cookies for any special occasion or theme you prefer- any shape too I think! Samantha is excited to bake them for our lucky winner! (Drawing OCTOBER 22nd. Make sure you are both subscribed AND VERIFIED- if you received this post in your Inbox, you are).

2. A Gifted Friend Baby Girl was born yesterday to Holly Slay. Happy Birthday Abby Camille Slay and Congratulations Holly!

3.Boca Beth has just posted a new video to You Tube. Beth says "This Cup Game reinforces color words in Spanish and English...Kids will ask to play it by the hour!" It is so cute, and really quick (44 sec), check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7qyN3GJg-M


4. I love sharing My Gifted Friends with you and love that you are sharing some of your gifted friends with me. Be on the lookout for 'friends of friends' to join the blog store soon!

5. Finally, and by the way, did you know that if you return your child's toy out of their kids meal at Chic-fil-A you get a free kids ice cream cone? Way cool of the Cathys. You probably already knew that, but I'm still elated from this recent discovery.

Cheers!