It's National Mom's Nite Out!

We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto...

Or, what I mean to say because it's 5 a.m. and my brain wants to know why I'm not still I bed is that if I was celebrating the first national Mom's Nite Out in Michigan with my old friends, I'd be partying and laughing and having a blast with great friends, good food, and lots of laughs.

But I'm not and well, I may have been demoted on the social butterfly corporate ladder because I haven't exactly had the time to establish any solid friendships yet here in AZ. (Does a morning playdate with a very new friend count?)

My evening might not be any hotter than the steam on the mirror during Buttercup's bed time bath, but it doesn't mean you can't go out and live it up with your friends, your mom, your sister, or favorite co-worker! Celebrate motherhood and all you bring to it with the first National Mom's Nite Out. Sunday might be about your mother-in-law, but tonight's about you.

So call your friends, have Dad order a pizza for the kids, grab your keys, and go!

Or, if like me, you are stuck at home tonight, you can participate in the fun with a good old-fashioned Twitter party from 3 p.m. (EST) to about midnight by following @momsniteout and @momTV to have your comments seen, and don't forget to end your posts with hashtag #MNO-09!

101st post contest: Celebrating with "Flair"

Yes, I know it is Tuesday's post and therefore time for my Tuesday Ten feature, but I'm sure you'll all forgive me for rescheduling my interview for next week so you can WIN A HIGH CHAIR this week...

Am I guessing right? Yeah, I thought so...

So listen up, peeples. Up until now, I have actually tested each and every item I have reviewed and or offered up as a prize on Berrie Sweet Picks. This time, though, we're gonna go on faith. And since boon pretty much rocks, I'm sure this high chair rocks, too. (And I'm already jealous of whoever wins!)

Here are the specs on the goods: Boon's site says the Flair has a chemical resistant waterproof pad (nice...), a five-point restraining harness (really nice...), and an adjustable position, compact tray (yep, I want to have another baby just so I can buy one now!).

Also sounding pretty cool are the urethane castors that make it easy to slide the Flair anywhere without a scratch on your floor. Awesome!!! Oh, and dare I mention that this bad boy seats a child up to 4 years and 50 pounds?????

The Flair retails for $229.99 and comes in either blue and white or orange and white. ONE lucky winner gets to choose their color scheme when I randomy choose an entry at midnight, EST, on October 7. To enter, leave me a comment telling me why you would love to the Flair High Chair. You get an automatic extra entry if you thank boon in your comment for providing this awesome chair as a prize. Ready?? Thank you, boon!

Additional extra entries are also available if you:
* subscribe to my RSS feed and comment letting me know you did so.
* Blog about the contest and link to the giveaway.
* Non-bloggers can email three of their friends about the contest and CC me on the email. Girl Scout's honor that I will never bother these sweet people. I promise!
* Grab my button and place it on your sidebar, linking to Berrie Sweet Picks. (I'll check!)
* Follow me on Twitter! (nickname: berriesweetest)
Please note all entries MUST include a valid email address to be considered for the drawing! That means that well, all entries must include an email address to be considered valid. Simple enough, right? ;)

I'll pick one name at the end of the contest and post their name to PRIZEYWinners and on my sidebar. The winner has four days from the announcement date to contact me, or an alternate winner will be selected.

Holy wow! 10,000 already!!!???

Maybe I am totally new at this and easily amused, but I just checked my stats for the site and almost did a happy-dance when I saw that I have already topped 10,000 visits since May 18, 2008!

Sure, this might not be too impressive to the big fish in the bloggy sea, but considering my other blog has been up for, ahem!, way longer and has only half the hits, I am pretty impressed with myself.

so I had a glass of wine to celebrate!

Here's to bigger and better things for Berrie Sweet Picks! And thank you to all of my readers!