Mother of Pearl It Is Cold Stone Ice Cream

I love ice cream, I've been making it at home lately, so I can make sure  am using the highest quality ingredients. I combine ingredients, adjust my recipe, change the prep times. With all of that time, effort and love, I still can't come close to the flavors of the Cold Stone Creamery. I don't know how they do it, but I am in awe of their skills.

Mother of Pearl It Is is giving away 2 $10 gift cards to Cold Stone Creamery. The giveaway ends 10/2, so get in now so you can have your chance to win the finest ice cream you can have.

Deal Map $25 gift certificate

I would like to take the time to thank Debra at Familylicious for hosting the Deal Map $25 gift certificate giveaway. The GC is really going to come in handy. There were more than 10 deals near me

This is going to be Great

Boobies, Babies, and a Blog Winner from June and July

I would like to thank Jana from Boobies, Babies and a Blog for hosting the giveaways I won in June and July

June's giveaway was for a Wild Texas Wear tee shirt. First a little disclaimer, I was in the army stationed at Fort Hood, and I hated most every minute of it. It also doesn't help that Texas is the home of the Dallas Cowboys, as a Giants fan, I am genetically preprogrammed to hate the Cowboys. But after receiving the shirt, I was able to rethink my positions, my time at Fort Hood wasn't that bad, and the place I didn't like, the people were cool. Cool people are still cool, even if they love a team I hate. I would have never guessed a tee shirt would provide such a thought provoking experience.
Anyway my daughter loves the shirt. It's become her go-to shirt.

Since she loves it so much, I'll go ahead and say it. Texas isn't that bad.

July's win meant a little more to me. I won a Sonic Alert Alarm Clock. I was told these alarms would wake the dead. I didn't need it to wake the dead, I needed it to wake the deaf. My son was born deaf and through a miracle of technology called a cochlear implant his hearing is almost normal. But, he can't wear them at night because they have to go into a dryer. So getting him up in the morning was a task my wife and I did every school morning. He is growing up and he needs to develop some independence. Waking himself up is a great place to start. That's where the Sonic Alert Alarm Clock comes in. He selected the Sonic Bomb with the bed shaker. He is really hard to wake up in the morning so we converted the bed shaker into a pillow shaker. This  thing really works, after 2 days to get used to it, he gets up in the morning without fail. We love that thing.
When I entered in the giveaway, I knew that if I didn't win the clock I would buy one. Thanks Boobie lady now I don't have to buy one.

As the cheapest person I know always tells me "Why buy one when you can win one"

Hip Purse Winner from My life with rats and more

First I would like to thank Amanda from My life with rats and more for hosting the giveaway. I was exited to win the Hip Purse. Not for me, of course, for my daughter. She is becoming a pre-tween (I probably just made that word up. But feel free to use it whenever you want). She likes makeup, doing up her hair, and of course walking around with a purse. The hip purse is perfect for her, so I chose the Courage Hip Purse. She loves the design and the message in the Power Badge, which was included.

I know she loves the purse because she had it for 5 days and she hasn't lost it yet.

So Samantha says thanks Amanda, and keep the great giveaways coming.

Check out my New Powermat.

First I would like to thank Jessica at The B Keeps us Honest for hosting the giveaway. I was really exited to win the powermat. Finally, I can be the one to give the mind blowing birthday present. (Better than the usual gift card I usually get for him).

The Powermat arrived about 2-3 weeks after I sent the order in. I asked for the iPhone holder, the iPod dock and a universal base. 

For me it was love at first sight. The pieces did not have a cheap plastic feel to them. They all felt solid and built to last. The iPhone holder was covered in a slip resistant rubbery coating, and came with a pass through cable so you can still connect it to a computer without taking the phone out of the case.

The power supply for the powermat is very transportable. You will have no problems traveling with everything you need to keep everything you have charged and ready to use. The powermat comes with a universal charger with a mini-usb tip. It also comes with 8 adapter tips that will charge most devices out there.

My iPod, iPhone, and DS all charged with no problem. When you put the device on the pad a light comes on letting you know your are charging. After the device is charged the port will shut down so it will not overcharge your devices.

Overall I was impressed with the Powermat, but I did run into one problem, it would not charge my Droid X

It had the correct tip, (micro-USB), but I couldn't start the charge.