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Want to win a Sony Reader Touch Edition?
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Thanks for coming back to visit! If you would like to be a guest blogger at ArmyHousehold6.com - please let Tammy know!
Win one for your Valentine!
So yesterday — I talked about the Sony Reader Touch Edition and how awesome and perfect it was for our military community!
As promised – now its YOUR turn to win one! (and comes preloaded with 10 books!!!!) Yes you read that right — one lucky reader will get one for FREE just in time for a Valentine’s Day delivery !!!!! (they retail for $299)
So here are the RULES of the contest:
- The contest will run from January 18th to January 30th at 1159 pm (or 2399 for you military time people)
- Any ACTIVE DUTY military family is eligible to enter (sorry to all others.. I’m working on something for you very soon)
- I will pick the winner (at random) of the Sony Reader Touch Edition of all the people entered on January 31st.
- We will be verifying IP addresses (for those trying to be sneaky)
- We will verify the winner’s servicemember status as Active Duty
All you need to do is answer this question — will e books and readers change the way you shop for books?
So how do you enter ?? Well that’s the fun part ! : )
- Leave a comment on THIS blog post
- Tweet about it on Twitter using hashtag #borderscontest (make sure to post the Tweet URL in the comments section here )
- Share about the contest on YOUR blog (make sure to post your blog url in the comments section here)
- create a video , post it on You Tube and post the URL in the comments section below .
So what are you waiting for ?? You have your orders — now get to it !!
Remember the more times you enter, the more chances for you to win~ I can’t wait to see all your entries!! As always, if you have any questions– don’t hestiate to contact me
Good luck!
Tammy aka Household6
*Full Disclosure – the winner of the Sony Reader Touch edition from Borders will be receiving theirs directly from Borders, not Tammy Munson. I will also be receiving a Sony Reader Touch as part of compensation for this contest. For full disclosure policy – click here
Sony Reader Touch Edition from Borders
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Sony Reader Touch
I recently got the chance to review the Sony Reader Touch Edition at Borders and let me just say it is one of the coolest techie gadgets I’ve come across in a long time!
Just ask SGT Daddy – I’m not one big on “reading ” ! (well except blogs and websites of course !) I could definitely see me using this for personal and business ! I can’t wait to get mine!!!*
I really love their open format technology so that you can order books and also open various other documents like PDF’s and even non-copyrighted MP3 files. It also comes in 3 awesome colors – Black, Silver and red)
Here are just SOME of the features from the Borders website -
Elegant 6 inch display with touch screen navigation
Carry thousands of your favorite books3
Freehand highlighting and annotation
Access a wide number of online bookstores
Thin, light, highly portable design
Paper-like display for easy, natural reading
Two full weeks of reading on a single batterycharge
Built-in Oxford American English e-Dictionary
Intuitive eBook Library software for PC and Mac
5 adjustable font sizes to customize your reading experience
There are so many uses for a product like this but it would be perfect for two specific segments of the population: the military as well as the low-vision community.
For the military- this would be perfect. Soldiers and other military service members already carry around so much gear and armor. (for the obvious reasons), they certainly couldn’t pack books in their bags too. They don’t have the extra space in their “rooms” for lots of books and there certainly isn’t a local Borders in their area to get said Books.
The E-Reader is perfect for them . They can download 350 of their favorite books to take with them when they do have their “down time”
In case you don’t know – our oldest daughter, Kiersten, has some low vision issues. The reader is PERFECT for her! She can enlarge the font on a book or document with the touch of her finger. She can also listen to audio files on their too. She tested it out with me and it was super easy for her to use . (She’s 11 by the way )
Congrats to Borders and Sony for coming out with a superior product! It is definitely going to change the way people think about “books” especially military families. Just think of all the extra space in your house if you put your books on this Reader… not to mention less to worry about during those PCS moves!!!
Stay tuned because TOMORROW will be all about how YOU can win one Sony Reader Touch for your military service member!!
*Full disclosure- I will be compensated for my review of this product by Borders by receiving a Sony Reader Touch Edition. This has in no way affected by decision one way or another.
Thank You Sears!
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Day 11 - My new Flip Video Camera
I guess you could say that I’m a “Sears brat “! You see , my dad worked for Sears for 30+ years and I spent lots of time in a Sears Store as a kid! : ) Heck I even worked there myself in the 90’s and have shopped there a lot over the years as an adult.
A couple of months ago, I signed our family up for the Sears’ Heroes at Home program. It is a program created to give back to military families.
Over the course of 3 months , we received gift cards worth a total of $322.00
It was a much appreciated and welcomed gift.
Since this was all extra $$ that we certainly weren’t expecting to receive, we bought stuff for the house, a Wii Spongebob game for the girls and a Flip video camera (which I’ve wanted for a REALLY long time)
I have to say this camera is the coolest handheld camera I’ve used in a long time. It’s so easy to use Beck can use it with ease. It’s completely plug in pay… there is a USB connector built into the camera.(yes video is coming very soon )
So a BIG heartfelt thank you to Sears (and all those that donated to the program) !! You guys do so much for our military and their families!
Keep up the great work.
Christmas and Milestones
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So we made it thru another holiday for this deployment… thank goodness that is over.
Christmas without SGT Daddy was a bit depressing but we did what we always do, make the best of situation. I don’t know what we would have done if we didn’t have technology.
We got to see SGT Daddy in Afghanistan on Christmas Eve opening up his box of goodies. I don’t know if he was more excited about the Left for Dead 2 Xbox game or the HALO Encyclopedia. (yes there is an encyclopedia for a video game)
Also, Daddy got to hear the girls open up their gifts from Santa and us. (our webcam doesn’t work that great on his end) It was almost like he was home with us.
I’m so glad that we can cross one more holiday off the list. You see, Christmas was sort of a personal milestone for me.
I told myself right after SGT Daddy left, that all I need to do is make it until Christmas. I knew if I could make it to Christmas, I could make it for the year.
So now our next milestone is his upcoming R&R .. which is only a couple of months away. All of us are super excited about it and are looking forward to it.
So to all my blog readers, family and friends… Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Rebecca’s Note
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I found this recently and I thought I’d share it .. it was written by Becca about what she was thankful for. ——————————————————
I am greatful for Daddy, Uncle Guy, Mama, Kiersten (my sister)
Next is my story of one of them.
What am I thankful for? My uncle, my uncle Guy. He had to go through a lot of stuff and my daddy helped him get through one of them. It was called cancer. Now that is what i am thankful for.
- Rebecca Munson
11/25/09
Halloween Update
Posted by: | CommentsWell we made it through another Halloween safe and sound… and of course the girls made a MASSIVE haul in the Candy Department. We will be eating candy probably till Easter !
We came back a little earlier than we planned because it was so cold out there .. so we just handed out candy to the kids in the neighborhood.
All in all .. we had a great time ! ( but we really missed SGT Daddy though )
As promised here are some pics of the girls –
Beck - cutest leopard EVER!~
KK - Wonderwoman ROCKS!
Are you good 2 go?
Posted by: | CommentsHere is a recent video from the awesome folks at Helmets to Hardhats …
Update on SGT Daddy
Posted by: | CommentsI just wanted to update you all what was going on ….
SGT DADDY finally called me this evening.
He is ok and doing fine. We didn’t get a chance to talk long on the phone but that was the BEST phone call EVER!! I was never so happy to hear his voice on the other end of the line.
I don’t know many of the details yet and even when I do I’m not sure I’ll be posting them on the blog. (I need to get the ok from SGT Daddy on that one )
Thank you to everyone that called, emailed, IM’d, commented and prayed ! You guys are amazing and are total rockstars in my book!!
Keep up the prayers , there is a lot of pain being suffered right now by the families that didn’t get “that call from their soldier” . As I find out more information and what is needed, I’ll be sure to let you all know what I can.
Hey Military Spouses – want $6k to go back to school??
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I recently signed up for this and was approved within a couple of weeks!! If you’re thinking of going back to school but didn’t have any extra money … HERE IS YOUR CHANCE!! The best part is that you don’t have to pay it back !!
DoD’s expanded Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program will provide up to $6,000 in Financial Assistance for Military Spouses who are pursuing degree programs, licenses or credentials leading to employment in portable career fields.
Financial Assistance pays expenses such as education and training programs, tuition, licensing and credentialing fees for degree programs (associates, bachelors, masters, doctoral and post doctoral), continuing education classes (including those offered through professional associations), Bar, CPA and other similar exams, state certifications for teachers, medical professionals and other licensed professionals.
Who Is Eligible: Spouses of Active Duty members of the Department of Defense and activated members of the National Guard and Reserve Components are eligible. The period of eligibility for spouses of Guard and Reserve members is from the date of the Alert or Warning Order for Military Recall or Mobilization, through activation and deployment until 180 days following De-Mobilization. Spouses of the severely injured, ill, wounded or killed in action are also eligible. Military spouses who are legally separated by state law or court order are ineligible. Spouses who are active duty members or activated Guard or Reserve members themselves are ineligible.
To Receive this Assistance, the Military Spouse only needs to complete a MyCAA Career and Training Plan and then apply for MyCAA Financial Assistance. Eligible spouses can establish a MyCAA Account by visiting the MyCAA website: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa
For further information, visit the MyCAA website at: https://aiportal.acc.af.mil/mycaa/default.aspx Due to the popularity of the MyCAA program, they are experiencing a temporary backlog of about four weeks. Requests are processed in the order they were received so plan accordingly when registering for training.
Talking with SGT Daddy
Posted by: | CommentsIf you keep up with me on Facebook, you’ll know at we had a VTC (Video TeleConference ) with SGT Daddy last night. It was so awesome to actually see his face for a change. Even though we talk regularly, (phone and IM) we rarely get to use the webcams, due to the crappy internet over there.
I hadn’t told the girls that where we were going or what we were doing so it was a complete surprise to them. They were so happy and so excited to talk to Daddy!
Talking with SGT Daddy
The video was the greatest in the world but none of us cared really. It was the first family “chat” we’ve had since SGT Daddy left this summer.
On the way home from dinner, both girls couldn’t stop talking about it. Becca commented ” how much I miss Daddy and watching Spongebob with him” and Kiersten said ” it felt like we were a real family again, Mom ”
So a BIG THANKS to the 704th BSB Rear D Command for organizing this !! You guys ROCK!!
