Champion Blogger 2009

There is a really great contest going on for all Bloggers over at Champion Blogger Contest. You can be one of five winners and get a cool cash prize! Here's a list of the super prizes:

* Winner: $100 cash via Paypal, 1 copy if Thesis WordPress Theme
* Runner-up: $25 cash via Paypal, 1 copy of Thesis WordPress Theme
* 3rd place: $25 cash via Paypal
* 4th place: $25 cash via Paypal
* 5th place: $25 cash via Paypal

The contest is based on points and anyone with an RSS subscription under 2500 can enter. The winner is the person who obtains the most points before the contest closes. This contest will challenge bloggers in several different aspects of blogging such as:

* Promotion
* Monetization
* Writing

Enter to win at Champion Blogger Contest.

Have fun and good luck!

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I love when I find a Mom blog that really focuses on things I want to know about. Things like the best places to shop, the newest trends, has advice and opportunities to win great prizes. Mom Fuse is my new favorite Blog!

Mom Fuse has food & recipes, crafts, giveaways (super big ones!)parenting and pregnancy information, and so much more. They even have celebrity interviews!

Check them out at Mom Blog or use the link located in my "Favorite Sites" on the sidebar. Tell them Verging on 40 sent you!

Think Pink!

Sadly, everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast cancer. Whether it is a personal struggle, a family member’s journey or a close friend’s path toward survival, we all know someone.

Cryo-Cell International, Inc is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the potential utilization of menstrual stem cells to treat breast cancer. The partnership is underway to better understand the C’elle stem cells and their potential benefit for the treatment of breast cancer.

At C’elle, they are taking strides to help in the fight against breast cancer. They have a research partnership with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, where research is underway to better understand the C’elle stem cells and their potential benefit for the treatment of breast cancer.

Industry experts anticipate that C’elle stem cells will be the next great frontier for diagnostic and regenerative medicine as well. According to the American Cancer Society, there are 2.5 million breast cancer patients and survivors today, and an estimated one in eight women will be stricken with this disease at some point in her life.

There is so much to think about when planning for a new baby. In these trying economic times it can be especially difficult to weigh your choices and balance the family budget. Because they believe nothing is more important than protecting your baby's future, Cryo-Cell is helping families like yours ease their financial burden.

What a great opportunity to take steps towards a potential cure and work to fight breast cancer worldwide. Together, we all can make strides to protect and improve the health of women everywhere.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cryo-Cell is offering contributions to the Susan B. Komen Foundation. $50 for each purchase of the “Protect Baby, Protect Mom” service and $25 for each purchase of the “C’elle Menstrual Stem Cell” service.

C'Elle Breast Cancer Donation

Cyro-Cell Breast Cancer Donation

Charter High Speed Sweepstakes!

Charter is having an incredible contest with a chance for you to win the car of your dreams! Charter is giving away a new Camaro! And not just any Camaro, the hard to get 2010 Camaro 2SS. (Sales Tax included in the prize) The contest runs from September 15 through November 26 at noon. In addition, you can get a $100 gift card when you buyCharter services, $50 gift card for 2 services, and $25 gift card when you buy 1 Charter service.

Charter services has always brought your home to life, now they are bringing your garage to life! Visit charter.com/camaro to register today and to view the complete rules, specifications on the Camaro and more. Charter continues to outpace the industry in creative and newsworthy contests from giving away an HDTV every day to Xbox 360s to a Hybrid Car last year.

Charter provides advanced video, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to approximately 5.5 million residential and business customers in 27 states. Charter is proud to offer advanced entertainment and communications services that “Bring Your Home to Life.” For example, they offer today’s most advanced video services, including increasingly popular High-Definition programming and Digital Video Recorder service. Plus, customers can choose from more than 6,000 video-on-demand movies and shows – 24/7.

Charter is also a leader in High-Speed Internet service. They offer Internet connection speeds up to 20 Mbps nationwide and have launched Charter High-Speed® Internet Ultra service with speeds up to 60 Mbps in select markets. All of their Internet services come with the Charter Security Suite™ to protect customers against online threats and intrusions.

With more than 1.4 million telephone customers, Charter is the 10th largest provider of landline telephone service in the nation. The Charter Telephone® product offers exceptional sound quality and reliability, as well as popular calling features.

You can check out Charter and the sweepstakes at any of these sites:

Camaro Sweepstakes

Charter on Facebook

Charter on Twitter

Tragedy in Texas

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the victims of the terrible shooting at Fort Hood. It's incomprehensible that one of our own would go on a murderous spree and kill his own brothers and sisters in the military. These men and women who have fought to protect and serve our country, who have shown bravery and pride, shot down by a fellow Army soldier. It's just beyond belief. My heart is breaking for all of these families.

I fear for my son. He enlisted last month in the Army. He is scheduled to leave for basic training in January. He could have been one of these victims. He could still. His life may be on the line countless times in places I've never seen and probably never will. He will have to be strong and brave and fierce, all things I hope his father and I have taught him to be. Every second he is gone I will worry and pray and wait to hear from him. I ask all of you to please say a prayer for him as well. I have a strong faith in God and all I can do is pray that He will keep my son safe and bring him back to me when his tour is done.

For all of us, I pray that your families are safe and I remind you to love one another every single day. For the families of the fallen in Fort Hood, God Bless, my prayers are with you.