photo contests

There are a couple of photo contests that I want to enter. Even though there is a slim chance I will actually win, I figure I might as well do it. You never know, I might just win. So I need some help. Does anyone have a favorite picture that I have taken in the last year or so? You can look through my flickr account if you don't remember (although there are quite a few pictures over there). The categories available for entering photos are: Celebrate America's Beauty Wilderness Photography The Human Condition Extreme Exploration Urban Landscapes Snapshots Open Series There is also a website called Awesome Photographs (I might disagree with some of the photos that publish as being awesome, but whatver), that I want to submit a photo to, if only to maybe drive up the hits on my website. So I need help picking one out for that. Thanks!

Fun sites

In the past few months I have discovered a lot of fun sites that showcase things, unlike most of the blogs I read that showcase people. Mary Grace sent me a couple of them, and the others I just found from there. I thought I would share some of them, as I know there are at least a couple of you who would enjoy them. Boys, you might as well just skip this whole post, unless you are the metro sexual type boy, because you will probably be bored out of your mind! The first one is called MyMomShops. It basically showcases stuff for kids. They also have giveaways pretty often, and I just won a $150 gift card to this really cool toy store called Oompa. I know I am not a mother yet, but I have nieces and nephews to buy for, and I like to see what cool new things are out there for my one day child. Another mom site that gives away cool things on occasion is mod*mom. I haven't won anything here yet, but I keep trying. The good thing about these sites is that there are usually only a couple of hundred people who enter, so your chances are much better than in most contests. The next site is mommyknows.com. The lady owns an online kids store. Last month and this month she has given away a prize a day. She also offers discounts for her store. There are a couple of deal sites out that I visit pretty regularly as well: Thrifty Mommy, Baby Cheapskate, and The Thrifty Decorating Blog. There are so many websites that focus on pretty things, like pretty things to wear, pretty things for your house, pretty things for your wedding, more pretty things for your house, and some random things. And there are tons of sites that don't focus on one special pretty thing, but on all things pretty. Oh Joy! {frolic!} A Little Sussy sfgirlbybay Love Made Visible Your Heart Out Tangled and True Oh Happy Day Mighty Goods Awesome m.writes Hope that is enough to keep everyone busy for awhile. I am sure there are plenty of other great sites out there. If you find one that you love, feel free to share it.