To celebrate graduates and the graduation season, Sears is hosting a grad themed Twitter party tomorrow along with the Shop Your Way crew:

WHO

@Sears @SearsDeals hosts

Panelists: @StacieinAtlanta @crissy @jollymom @DaddyMojo @CuponeandoLive

WHAT

Sears Gifts for Grads Twitter Party

WHERE

Twitter with hashtag #PersonalShopper

WHEN

May 22, 1-2pm EST

WIN

One $100 gift card or Two $50 gift cards

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

You MUST RSVP on the official party post to win prizes. See official rules here.

SIGN UP TO BE A SHOP YOUR WAY PERSONAL SHOPPER

Join today!

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Sears. Opinions are my own.

He came into our house just a few short weeks ago. Majestic is a Red-Eared Slider. My son is already in love.

Did you know turtles can live 40-50 years? Yeah I didn’t either.

I told my son that it was very likely that his grandchildren would be enjoying this turtle as well.

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Cracker Barrel is celebrating Mom this Mother’s Day! They are offering one lucky reader of The Divine Miss Mommy the chance to win a $130 retail value Mother’s Day gift basket. The basket contains special items from CrackerBarrel’s new Romantic White collection, including a Woven Ribbon Handbag, as well as products to make Mom feel pampered, like J.R. Watkins Hand Cream.

CHECK  OUT THE CRACKER BARREL CELEBRATE MOM SWEEPSTAKES

Between now and May 14, you can enter for a chance to win a $1,000 Cracker Barrel gift card —one for you and one for your mom (3 winners will be chosen). Upload photos of your favorite Mother’s Day gift from Cracker Barrel and earn extra entries!

Learn more and enter by going to www.crackerbarrel.com/celebratemom

WIN A CRACKER BARREL GIFT BASKET HERE {ARV $130}!

To enter, tell me why you could use this fabulous gift basket or who you would give it to. Leave your comment below as your first, mandatory entry. Comment must be relevant and make sense. If you cut and paste another entry on this blog, your entry will not count.

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Enter any of the giveaways listed here – take five entries for each contest you enter.

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Add a relevant comment to any non-giveaway posts on my blog here, here, here, here or here. Comment on any or all.

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List this giveaway on any giveaway linky or giveaway site

Add the Divine Miss Mommy button to your blogroll or sidebar

Give me K+ on Klout in Social Media, Blogging or Moms and Tweet about it. You can do each topic once per day (so 6 entries per day total). Leave your Klout name in the comments so I can check it on my list.

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Giveaway ends 05/27/12 at 11:59 PM EST. Entrants must be 18 or older and located in the US only. Winner to be chosen at random. All entries must be properly recorded in the comments to count (i.e. Link to tweets, Facebook page, etc). Winner will be notified via email and has 24 hours to respond. If winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen and notified.

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Disclosure: I received the same gift basket.

Mother’s Day is almost here! I love Mother’s Day. It is so fun for me to see what my kids and husband come up with to honor me for that  day. My husband gets creative some years and other years, he leaves it up to the kids. Essentially, I am guaranteed some sort of surprise.

This year,  instead of giving away what they thought moms want, Verizon Wireless actually asked moms for their input in order to do something special for moms for Mother’s Day. The one thing most moms would love is a day off. I mean, who wouldn’t? Along with  a manicure and an evening/dinner out, then you might just have the perfect day.

Does your mom deserve a special day of pampering? Verizon listened and came up with a huge giveaway you can nominate your own mom for!

The Perfect Day Giveaway Sweepstakes Grand Prize Package includes: a manicure, pedicure, massage, facial, laundress, house cleaning, and dinner/restaurant voucher or gift card for $350 (approximate retail value: $1,350).

The Contest begins on May 10 at 12:00 a.m. ET and ends on May 11, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

How to Enter Verizon’s Perfect Day Sweepstakes:

Follow @VerizonWireless on Twitter. Then simply tweet out a message that makes a positive statement about your mom for Mother’s Day in the following format:

My mom is the most incredible woman I aspire to be. #PerfectDay @VerizonWireless http://bit.ly/d3YKmK

PLEASE NOTE: Your entry must include both #PerfectDay and @VerizonWireless be entered in the contest. You can enter 5 times per day during the contest (max 10 times).

The grand prize will go to the best tweet of why your Mom deserves the #perfectday. So tweet away to enter your mom for this amazing giveaway!

 Prizes:

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Perfect Day Giveaway Sweepstakes Grand Prize Package. Prize package includes: manicure, pedicure, massage, facial, laundress, house cleaning, dinner/restaurant voucher or gift card for $350 (terms and conditions of voucher or gift card apply) (selected by sponsor in its sole discretion).

Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $1,350.

OFFICIAL RULES

This is a sponsored post.

Kick Back with the Girls at Outback has returned!

When was the last time you got to kick back and unwind with a margarita and your best mates? There’s no question that we are all busy. This time of year, it seems like the weeks are jam-packed with urgent ‘to-dos’. So, after a long day, wouldn’t it be great to get together with your girlfriends to just unwind and catch up?

Knowing that many women could use a little break, Outback is hoping to get the word out to as many people as possible. Outback Steakhouse is giving away 250 additional Kick Back with the Girls at Outback Dinner for 4 Experiences from April 25 through May 4. You and your girlfriends should go online to the Outback Facebook page to enter for your chance to win!

I know that I could use a night out with my three favorite girlfriends. In fact, we have lunch together a lot and a dinner would be much more fun and relaxing.

Outback Steakhouse wants to give you two Kick Back with the Girls at Outback Dinner for 4 Experiences to get together with the girls. One lucky reader of The Divine Miss Mommy will win a Kick Back with the Girls at Outback Dinner for 4 Experience, which includes two $45 dinner certificates for you and three friends to enjoy shareable Aussie-Tizers, fresh entrees and irresistible desserts at Outback Steakhouse.

WIN $90 IN OUTBACK GIFT CERTIFICATES HERE!

To enter, tell me why you need a night to celebrate with the girls and who you’ll plan on taking during your dinner experience..  Leave the link in the comments below as your first, mandatory entry. Comment must be relevant and make sense. If you cut and paste another entry on this blog, your entry will not count.

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Enter any of the giveaways listed here – take five entries for each contest you enter.

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SAMPLE TWEET

I need to Kickback with the girls at Outback. Do you? Win dinner for 4 to Outback Steakhouse from @StacieinAtlanta http://bit.ly/ILEx5y

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Giveaway ends 05/27/12 at 11:59 PM EST. Entrants must be 18 or older and located in the US only. Winner to be chosen at random. All entries must be properly recorded in the comments to count (i.e. Link to tweets, Facebook page, etc). Winner will be notified via email and has 24 hours to respond. If winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen and notified.

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Disclosure: I will be receiving gift cards in exchange for hosting this great giveaway. Opinions are always my own.

I grew up eating Popsicles. I remember getting money from my parents or my grandmother and running after the ice cream truck as soon as I heard that magical sound indicating they were driving into my neighborhood.

Remember that?

We never knew when the truck was coming or what exactly would be on it but darn, some of my best Summer memories are from a gang of little kids wielding their parents money trying to make the truck stop. Good times.

My kids love Popsicles now just as much as I did as child. I mean they REALLY love Popsicles. Every single day of the week, they ask me for a Popsicle.

When they were younger and in my more neurotic days, I used to make them eat them in the bathtub. I am much better about it now. They can have them in the kitchen or outside or pretty much anywhere as long as they don’t walk around the house with them.

I was thrilled when Popsicle asked me about being an ambassador. Especially since I think that the Fudgsicle is about the best invention ever. That is my absolute most favorite dessert in the world. I love them and so does my entire family.

We also many of the other products that Popsicle makes as well. One of the fun parts about this ambassadorship is getting to try some of their new products as they come out. We were recently sent some new products from Yosicle.

ABOUT YOSICLE™ 

The iconic Popsicle® brand is a longtime family favorite. In 2012, Popsicle® is introducing two delicious new combinations, including a candy partnership and an unexpected twist – Yosicle™ – that combines a Popsicle® pop and yogurt!

Popsicle® and yogurt – together at last! Popsicle® has delivered another tasty combination with the introduction of the Yosicle™ line, featuring four yummy varieties:

Yosicle™ Torpedo!™ | This new variety features three flavors in each low-fat pop: Purple Berry, Watermelon and Vanilla.

Yosicle™ Layerz!™ | This new variety features two flavors in each low-fat pop: Cotton Candy & Vanilla and Orange & Vanilla flavored pops.

Yosicle™ Duos!™ Watermelon-Vanilla and Cotton Candy-Vanilla | This new variety features vanilla-flavored pops coated with watermelon and cotton candy flavored ice.

Yosicle™ Duos!™ Purple Berry-Vanilla and Cherry-Vanilla | This new variety features vanilla-flavored pops coated with purple berry and cherry flavored ice.

Each variety of low-fat pops contains 10% nonfat yogurt and is an excellent source of calcium per two-pop serving. Yosicle™ pops will be available nationwide this May in 12- pack boxes.

Boxes of Yosicle™ and Popsicle® pops are available in grocery stores nationwide for a suggested retail price of $3.99.

My kids each have their new favorite Yosicle pops and they really love them. My son even went so far as to put each child’s name on their favorite box with a Sharpie. I guess this was so no one would get confused.

CONNECT WITH POPSICLE

Like them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/Popsicle

Follow @Popsicle on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/Popsicle for trivia, jokes, product news and a chance to win Popsicle® product coupons

For more information, please visit www.Popsicle.com.

Now one lucky reader will win a six month supply of Popsicle pops plus a $50 American Express gift card.

WIN A 6-MONTH SUPPLY OF POPSICLE POPS & $50 AMEX GIFT CARD HERE!

To enter, visit the Popsicle website and tell me which item/flavor your kids would most like to try.  Leave the link in the comments below as your first, mandatory entry. Comment must be relevant and make sense. If you cut and paste another entry on this blog, your entry will not count.

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Blog about the giveaway as a separate post and link to thedivinemissmommy.com. Leave the link to your post in the comment.

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Tweet about the contest (up to 4 X per day – Subscribers can tweet every 2 hours or 12 X per day). Tweet MUST have the giveaway item, the word giveaway in the tweet, the hashag #FoodD and a link to this post along with @StacieinAtlanta in it.You must have at least 100 followers and your Twitter account must be a public account (no protected Tweets).

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Giveaway ends 05/27/12 at 11:59 PM EST. Entrants must be 18 or older and located in the US only. Winner to be chosen at random. All entries must be properly recorded in the comments to count (i.e. Link to tweets, Facebook page, etc). Winner will be notified via email and has 24 hours to respond. If winner does not respond, a new winner will be chosen and notified.

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As a Yo! Mom blog ambassador, I have received product on behalf of Popsicle. All opinions are my 100% mine.

-Dairy items (with three growing kids, we go through a lot of milk, eggs and yogurt)

“If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with any food product, we will gladly replace the product AND refund your money.”

I have been compensated for this post, but the views are my own.

My Kids are obsessed with the backup camera on my new car. They are constantly asking me to take pictures and videos of them on the camera.

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You may have seen my previous posts about the $1000 grant for Earth from Kalso shoes (the makers of Earth Footwear). I am the lucky recipient of one of the grants and we are conducting an Earth Day Scout Service Project designed to improve the local elementary school that my children attend. Click below to check out the posts:

Plans are Moving Forward with the Scout Service Day Project #KALSOPROJECTEARTH

Preparations for the Kalso Earth Day $1000 Community Grant #KALSOPROJECTEARTH

Project Earth Day from @kalsoearthshoes #KALSOPROJECTEARTH

Kalso Earth Day $1000 Community Grant #KALSOPROJECTEARTH

Tonight we went shopping for all of the items we needed to complete our project tomorrow. We took some of the kids with us who assisted in planning the project so they could help us get what we needed.

A special thanks to Kalso Earth Shoes for making this project possible with a $1000 grant. Please follow them on Twitter and check them out on Facebook. 

Image courtesy of Tree Trust

Cox Communications and Cox Conserves hosted a luncheon last week with some local bloggers to let us know about the initiatives that they take as a company. I was pretty impressed to see such a big company taking such huge steps.

WHAT IS COX CONSERVES? 

Launched in 2007, Cox Conserves is the company’s national sustainability program that is designed to reduce Cox Enterprises’ carbon footprint by 20 percent. Cox Conserves seeks to reduce Cox Enterprises’ energy consumption by embracing alternative energy, conserving natural resources and inspiring eco-friendly behavior. The program engages each of the company’s major subsidiaries (Cox Communications, Manheim, Cox Media Group and AutoTrader.com) and encourages Cox Enterprises’ more than 50,000 employees and their families to engage in eco-friendly practices.

THE TWEETS WERE FLYING

Here are just a few of the facts shared during the luncheon that many of the attendees (including me) Tweeted about:

• Cox saves 17,400 TONS of carbon each year through alternative energy (utilizing fuel cells, solar panels, etc.)
• Cox’s H20 projects save 20 MILLION gallons of water, i.e. 30 olympic swimming pools
• Cox’s electronics waste events collected 250 tons of recyclable e-waste
• Cox utilizes an eco-friendly fleet by employing 300+ hybrids and GPS routing (saving over 1 million gallons of fuel)
• 90% of the @Cox_Comm bucket trucks are 0% emission when bucket is in use
• 4.5 tons of waste removed from rivers through @AmericanRivers & @CoxEnterprises partnership

1. Turn off the lights. Do it as you leave every room. One of the chores that my children do is light duty. Before we go anywhere, one child runs through the house turning off everything possible. We always find something.

2. Turn off the water. When you brush your teeth or wash your hands or even wash dishes, a lot of water is wasted. Be stingy about your water use.

3. Make adjustments. We adjusted the temperature on our hot water heater to save energy. We keep the thermostat a little lower in the Winter and a little higher in the Summer. Make adjustments where you can.

4. Reuse what you can. We reuse plastic bags for everything (future grocery store trips, crafts, garbage can liners). I can find another use for almost any container. Make it fun by seeing what you can reuse and for what.

5. Get the entire family involved. Once we made greener living an entire family affair in my house, we did much better overall. We all work together.

GET SOCIAL WITH COX

Follow Cox Communications on:

Twitter @Cox_com

Facebook

YouTube

SUPER LONG BUT VERY COLORFUL AND INTERESTING INFOGRAPHIC FROM COX CONSERVES

This is a sponsored post by Cox. All opinions are my own.