Yo Gabba Gabba! Live Tour Giveaway

Hello Friends!

Hope you’re enjoying summer and practicing your Dancey Dance moves…we sure are!

We’re looking forward to the start of our fall tour. Opening day is in  Bethel, NY on August 27th.

Thanks to all of you who have bought Gabba Party Packages and tickets. We’re happy to announce that the Gabba Party Packages are still available but they are a hot item and have sold out for several cities including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and San Antonio. So be sure to buy yours before they are snapped up. We’re also thrilled to announce that our first show in Houston is completely sold out and that we’ve added another one at 2:30 p.m. on December 10th! 

Check out yogabbagabbalive.com/tickets for all of the ticketing options and to get tickets for your family if you haven’t already! $1 from each ticket sale will go to local Habit for Humanity sites! 

To get you pumped up for this tour I have a prize pack giveaway of “Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1” and the DVD “Yo Gabba Gabba! Clubhouse”.  Not part of this package but soon to be released on August 24th  will be Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 2 featuring hit songs from seasons 1, 2 and 3 including super music friends weezer, jimmy eat world and songs from the show.

GIVEAWAY

1 prize pack of “Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1” and the DVD “Yo Gabba Gabba! Clubhouse”

To enter giveaway: Tell me something that you LOVE about Yo Gabba Gabba! Or your favorite character! Leave your email address as part of this entry.

Bonus entries- do all, one or none (Leave separate comments for multiple entries)

1) Right side bar- Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect or Twitter for 3 entries each follow. Leave separate comments.

2) Check out TICKET locations of the Live Yo Gabba Gabba! Tell me the closes one to you! 5 entries and 5 entries for each ticket you purchase.

3) Comment on any of my other blog post and or enter any of my giveaways for 5 extra entries each entry! Unlimited! (giveaways on top right sidebar) Check back because I have more giveaways to post.

4) Follow my RSS Feed (right side bar) for 10 entries 

5) Tweet giveaway! Leave tweet links here. "Yo Gabba Gabba! Live Tour Prize Package Giveaway http://bit.ly/GabbaGabba" 

Unlimited tweets and 2 entries each tweet! 

6) Follow @yogabbagabba and @Susieqtpies  (me

) on Twitter for 2 extra entries each

7) Blog the giveaway or post on another site and link it back to my post. 10 entries

8) Put my button on your blog or link to my blog on your blog 10 entries (right side bar)

ENDS August 16th

Winners chosen by Random.org

The more you enter the greater your chance.

The prize package was given as  part of the review. The words expressed on this post are of my own tasty words and opinions. One winner will get the prize package

Open to  USA and Canada readers. I'm an Amazon Affiliate.

Hidden Wives by Claire Avery - Book Tour

Hidden Wives follows the journey of two young girls forced to grow up in a polygamist community where religion is distorted to justify rampant abuse, incest, misogyny and the taking of child brides.

Fifteen-year-old Sara and her beautiful sister, Rachel, are too young to legally drive a car, but are approaching spinsterhood in Utah’s secret polygamist Blood of the Lamb community. Having long since reached the “age of preparedness,” they will soon be married off to much older men selected by the hidden sect’s revered Prophet.

As Sara, chosen to become her uncle’s fifth wife, grows more distraught over her impending incestuous marriage, she begins to scrutinize the faith she has followed blindly her entire life.

But for Rachel, who will be married to one of the many powerful community leaders vying for her hand, disobeying the Prophet means eternal damnation. Her friendship with the newest member of the community, the young and handsome Luke, starts as an attempt to save his agnostic soul, but ends with the pair falling helplessly in love. When Rachel is forbidden to see him, her absolute faith in the Prophet is severely tested.

When Rachel’s future husband is finally announced, violence erupts, and the girls must find the strength to escape the only life they have ever known… before it’s too late.

My Take on the Book:  Whoa! This book captivated my attention from the first page where it started of " For as long as Sara could remember, she jolted awake every morning, startled to be alive." and all away until the last sentence where "...."Sara's cheeks were pink and her hair was spun silk, framing a face that was mantled in joy."  

Those few sentences don't seem captivating by themselves but they led me into a drama-filled life of those living in a polygamist cult.  It was heart-wrenching to read about the life of Sara and Rachel, two young sisters, living in the cult as well as other women, children and men.  The words drew  you into their lives and the brain-washing that leads them into believing this way of life is their way of salvation.  Adults who lead children into these acts are also brain-washed into believe this is the way of faith.  

This book takes you through one society; the good, the bad and the ugly of such life.  Two children, Sara and Rachel, were able to break free from this life which in turn lead to the breakdown of this cult.  I had much empathy for most members of this cult.  It is a brain-washing that leads to this type of group.  I felt awful for previous thoughts of judging those who I have seen that are obviously into one of these cults.   This is a well written book and I highly recommend being read. 

GIVEAWAY- 1 copy  (OVER)

To enter: Tell me something that comes to your mind when you hear about a polygamist cult. Leave your email address with this entry.

BONUS entries- (do all, one or none)

*Extra Bonus- Check out the author's website and come back and tell me something you read-5 entries 

1) Right side bar- Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect or Twitter for 3 entries each follow. Leave separate comments.

2) Comment on any of my other blog post and or enter any of my giveaways for 5 extra entries each entry! Unlimited! (giveaways on top right sidebar) Check back because I have more giveaways to post.

3) Follow my RSS Feed (right side bar) for 10 entries  Leave separate comments!

4) Tweet giveaway! Leave tweet links here. "Hidden Wives Giveaway http://bit.ly/HiddenWives"

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Unlimited tweets and 2 entries each tweet! Follow @AuthorClaire and @Susieqtpies on Twitter for 2 extra entries

5) Blog the giveaway or post on another site and link it back to my post. 10 entries

6) Put my button on your blog or link to my blog on your blog 10 entries (right side bar)

7) Due to Facebook regulations, I can't offer entries into this giveaway if you "Like" a page on Facebook.  Feel free to LIKE the author and book on Facebook for more information on this book as well as my page for updated information.  

ENDS August 10th

Winners chosen by Random.org

The more you enter the greater your chance.

Thanks to TLC Book Tours for including me in this book! The words expressed on My Take of the book are of my own tasty words and opinions. They will send a book to One of my readers. Click the link and order from Amazon. They have it at a great price. I'm an Amazon Affiliate.

Open to USA and Canada readers.

Follow Me Friday!

Thanks to all who are stopping in today from the Follow Me Fridays!  All of my current giveaways are on my right side bar!  While you are here, check out my yummy recipes under the top Recipe tab!  They are mine and other bloggers! They are all tried and true tasted recipes!  If you have one, feel free to link up!

Starting August 1st I will be hosting a month long Month of Coffee Reviews and Giveaways! Something new will be added every day! Hope you stop in or tell your coffee readers about it!  Feel free to grab the button and link back to me!  IF you are a coffee blog, coffee fan, business or brand that represents something coffee related let me know and I"ll add you into my Special Month!!!

Have a great day! Leave a comment when you follow so that I can follow back! Here are some that I'm entered in today!

Giveaway of the Day- I Hate To Cook Book

Here is some information on this book from Mom's Own Words blog! She is giving away 3 copies of this book!  Read and if you want this book, go enter at her blog! I just found her blog today! It is awesome!


(From the Book) About the Book – Stayabed Stew. Skid road Stroganoff. Chilly – Night Chili. Lovely Lamb Shanks. These are just a few of the beloved recipes from Peg Bracken’s classic I Hate to Cook Book. Written in a time when women were expected to have full, delicious meals on the table for their families every night, the book offered women who didn’t revel in this obligation an alternative: quick, simple meals that took minimal effort but would still satisfy.
Fifty years later, times have certainly changed – but the appeal of the I Hate to Cook Book hasn’t. Updated and revised to fit the tastes of today, this new edition includes a foreward by Peg’s daughter Jo and recipe updates for a whole new generation of women who hate to cook (and those who like it, too)!
This book is for everyone, men and women alike, who wants to get from cooking hour to cocktail hour in as little time as possible.
The Review - Chapter 1 – “Never doubt it, there’s a long, long trail a-winding when you hate to cook.” This line sets the tone for the I Hate to Cook Book. The author admits right off in the introduction that this book is not for women who like to cook.  If you would rather be relaxing by the pool with a glass of wine or a dry martini at the end of the day, than spending your time in the kitchen cooking, then this book is for you! 

TO READ MORE OF her review and to enter to win, ends August 4th .... click the button below:

Summer Camp Survival Guide

Tis the season to go camping! Some kids head off on their own, like my daughter did a few weeks ago, whereas others go camping as a family!  Whatever your plans for the late Summer and as Fall approaches you will want The Summer Camp Survival Guide chocked full of cool games, camp classics, and how to really capture the flag.

My Take on the Book: This is an awesome book. Have you considered sending your child to camp but not sure if the timing is right? The book includes information just for parents and answers questions like how to choose a camp, where to look for one and is your child ready for camp?  The book includes postcards, activities and games, camp songs, arts and crafts as well as campfire stories and skits.  This book is a great resource for kids and adults!      

Giveaway- The Secret Lives of Princesses

Have you ever picked up a book and immediately fell in love with the cover?  That is exactly what happen when I saw the book, The Secret Lives of Princesses by Philippe Lechermeir and beautifully illustrated by Rebecca Dautremer.

I'm sorry but I do first judge a book by its cover.  If the cover is appealing, I will pick it up and see what it is about.  Now does that mean I won't pick up a less appealing book? Of course not!  It just won't be my first choice!

My Take on the Book:  

This is a well crafted book from the words written to all the detailed illustrations! The book starts off with "The Cradle" and explains the secret truth on how to "Grow a princess" and the proper use of seed and location.  "Once the princess is born it is proper to send out announcements of the birth and to remember not to overlook any guest! Some left out guest can get angry and cast spells that aren't so pleasant to the princess (Sleeping Beauty)"

These princesses have been "hidden so well, some no longer even know themselves." Some of the not so known Princesses; Princess Claire Voyant, Princess Sticky-Fingers, Princess Primandproper, Princess Miss Hap, The Unknown Princess and Princess of the Disorient!  Their names reveal their special princess features.  The descriptions are clever, some princesses have a "related to" status to other well known princesses, such as Cinderella. It is a very entertaining book!!!  

GIVEAWAY

1 copy

To enter: Go to their website, The Secret Lives of Princesses and toward the bottom you will find "Calling all would be princesses".  Get your princess name and come back here to enter the giveaway!! This has to be done to enter the giveaway.  Make sure you leave an email contact. (My princess name is Her Authoritative Brilliance, Princess SusieQTpie, Capricious Augur of Illinois)

BONUS entries- (do all, one or none)

1) Right side bar- Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect or Twitter for 3 entries each follow. Leave separate comments.

2) Comment on any of my other blog post and or enter any of my giveaways for 5 extra entries each entry! Unlimited! (giveaways on top right sidebar) Check back because I have more giveaways to post.

3) Follow my RSS Feed (right side bar) for 10 entries  Leave separate comments!

4) Tweet giveaway! Leave tweet links here. "What is your Princess name? Enter to win The Secret Lives of Princesses http://bit.ly/rUaPrincess "

Unlimited tweets and 2 entries each tweet! Follow me on Twitter for 2 extra entries @Susieqtpies

5) Blog the giveaway or post on another site and link it back to my post. 10 entries

6) Put my button on your blog or link to my blog on your blog 10 entries (right side bar)

ENDS August 4th

Winners chosen by Random.org

The more you enter the greater your chance.

Thanks to Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. for providing the review copy of this book for me to read and enjoy! The words expressed on My Take of the book are of my own tasty words and opinions. They will send a book to One of my readers.

Open to USA and Canada readers.

WNBA Ticket Discount Deal of the Day

Are you are fan of the WNBA?

 

If so here is a special offer for you from the  One2One Network. Click here for details on the special promotion in your market.  To get the special ticket deal, enter WNBABLOG at ticketmaster.

 

These deals are too good to miss - some markets are as much as 60% off tickets!  If you don't live in a WNBA market, make sure you share the fun with your friends and family who do.  

 

We do not have a team nearby but if we did I would be taking my girls out for this! 

 

Offers are good through the end of the regular season (August 22).  If you are going to one of these, let me know!!! 

  

WNBA teams are Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever, LA Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, NY Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, San Antonio Silver Stars, Seattle Storm, Tulsa Shock, Washington Mystics.

 

WNBA Breast Health Awareness Week

Here is something else for you to consider if you are heading out to one of the WNBA games.  They are deeply committed to creating programs that improve the quality of life for all people, with a special emphasis on programs that promote a healthy lifestyle and positive body image, increase breast and women's health awareness, support youth and family development, and focus on education.  From August 3 - 10th all teams will be hosting in-arena promotions and activities. 

 

Attend a Special Breast Health Awareness game in your area in August:

Atlanta - August 3

Chicago - August 7

Connecticut - August 8

Indiana - August 6

Los Angeles - August 10

Minnesota - July 27

New York - August 6

Phoenix - August 6 & 8

San Antonio - August 13

Seattle - August 4

Tulsa - July 30

Washington DC - August 1

 

 This post was brought to you by the One2One Network where I am a member.  I was not compensated to write this post.  All bloggers are entered to win a gift card for participating in social blog promotions.  I promote what I think looks fun and rewarding!