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Is Your Site Protected?

I recently had an issue with  my blog and a Trojan, of course I didn’t realize it until about two weeks into the issue but luckily many of my readers were nice enough to contact me on FB and MomDot to let me know that this was happening. With a program called SiteLock you wouldn’t have to worry about this because once you have signed up and installed what you need to install SiteLock will automatically scan your website for vulnerabilities and malware to ensure your customers or visitors are not being blocked or spammed.

Protecting your blog from any vulnerability and being certain you back up your blog often seems to be a new task that bloggers must add to their lists of  things to do. Lately hosting companies and blogs have been hacked into leaving visitors with viruses on their computers. Luckily whatever ended up on my site has been cleaned out and the blog is in good working order. It’s just better to be safe than sorry and make sure you protect your site from malware as soon as possible in any way you can!

What methods do you use to ensure your site is safe from malware and other vulnerabilities?

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CLOSED VTech #staygrounded & VTech BLUETOOTH Technology Giveaway

For those of you who are friends with me on Facebook then you probably already saw my new house phone that can be used as a Bluetooth type phone for mine and Justin’s cell phone! Oh yeah, I have received a free VTech touch sensitive LS6245 that I have been using as a cell phone through Bluetooth technology in order to leave my cell sitting in the one spot I actually get service in house.

LS6245-straight-mdThis phone is not only beautiful, but it is actually very wonderful for using as a house phone or use with a Bluetooth enabled cell phone. I am not only writing today to share with you this fantastic cordless phone, but to provide some information about VTech Stay Grounded as well, so first let me tell you a bit about what VTech is up to!

With today’s world of Blackberry’s and cell phones it seems that everyone is texting and tweeting more so than picking up the phone to really talk to their family and friends. I am guilty of this, I am the first to text message my family when a big event occurred. Such as recently when Justin and I got back together, I literally sent my family a text and some I even emailed! It seems so much quicker and easier but what is lacking with the new technological ways to communicate is the emotional tone behind the persons voice, that laughter when you say something funny. Do you know what I mean?

When you are emailing or texting there is no tone, there is no way to know for sure if what you said made that person laugh and it seems those forms of communication, although great, are not something that should take over your life for certain topics. I know when I actually speak to another adult after a long day of being with my kids all alone I feel great, it’s a boost to hear another adults voice on the end of the phone and really be able to laugh and cry together!

VTech Stay Grounded is all about helping people build good communication skills and in turn building current relationships and maybe even helping you to form new friendships! You can learn more about Stay Grounded by visiting the VTech Stay Grounded website or by searching the hashtag #staygrounded on Twitter. You can register on their site or login using Facebook. Take a second to look around and read some articles, I enjoyed visiting and have used my Facebook login so that I may visit to read more on the site as new information is posted!

AND NOW FOR A GIVEAWAY ….

About the VTech LS6245

  • DECT 6.0 Digital technology provides the best sound quality, security and range in cordless phones
  • Expandable up to 12 handsets using only one phone jack–uses LS6204 accessory handsets
  • Connects to Bluetooth® cell phones
  • Touch controls on handset and base
  • Large reverse LCD with white backlighting
  • Handset and base speakerphone
  • Retail Value: $79.95

What I think?

One of my biggest concerns was the touch screen on the handset, but it automatically goes into keylock mode when you are using it to talk on the phone, so no worries about your cheeks hitting buttons and disconnecting your call. You can also set up your cell phone so that you can have it connected to the base just like you do with any other Bluetooth device! I do not have a house phone, only a cell phone with bad “talk” service in my home, unless I stand in one spot. With this phone I have been able to be cordless and still chat on the phone via my cell phone when connected using Bluetooth technology!

Ready To Win Yourself a VTech LS6245? Well Read on …

Giveaway starts today and is open to US and Canada. Giveaway will end at 11:59pm on August 27th. All entries not following requirements will not be counted and will be removed without notice. Winner will be chosen using Random.org and announced live on site within 2 days of giveaway end date. An email will go directly to the winner so please be sure you are inserting a valid email address. I will draw a new winner if I don’t hear back from the first winner within 2 days of notification. You must complete the required entry before any optional entries will be counted!

HOW TO ENTER:

Required Entry- Take a moment to visit VTech Stay Grounded and come back here to tell me what you think about the site; this can be productive feedback, what you liked best or similar. VTech Stay Grounded is meant to be a place for consumers to learn more about building strong relationships with good communication, so I am sure VTech would enjoy reading your feedback about the site. - Leave a comment below.

Optional Entries -

  • Blog about this giveaway sharing VTech Stay Grounded and this giveaway with your readers. Include one link to www.staygrounded.com and this blog giveaway using this link http://bit.ly/a3aLZ2 - Leave comment below with link to your blog post.
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  • Follow @VTech411 and @brandyellen on Twitter. – Leave your Twitter username in a comment below.
  • Tweet up to THREE TIMES ONLY PER DAY on Twitter to @brandyellen and @VTech411 about this giveaway and be sure to make it a personal type of tweet using this link: http://bit.ly/a3aLZ2 - Leave link to your tweets in a comment and use one comment per tweet.
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Good luck and have fun entering!

Disclosure: Product included in this review/giveaway was provided by free to Brandy of Happily Blended blog to ensure she had the proper information to facilitate an open and honest review based on 100% that of her own opinion.

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Giveaway Link Up – List & Enter Giveaways

Happy Saturday~ list your giveaways below and enter giveaways! This week I currently have the following giveaways open for you to enter if you want:

 
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Happy Birthday Mister Four Year Old AJ

AJ Birthday Boy

AJ August 12, 2010

Today is my son AJ’s special day, four years ago he was born into this world weighing in at 9lb 5oz. I breastfed him for only 8 weeks because of the demand this boy had from day 1. AJ is such a unique boy but there are certainly some major mood fluctuations that make it hard to handle him at times. We have learned to work together as a family with love, patience and encouragement to keep AJ moving forward in a positive way, after all family is all we have since the pediatricians refuse to do a thing for him.

Pouting AJFrom pouts to grins you are always the cutest! Daddy and Mommy love watching your facial expressions and enjoy it when you give the big old pout face like you did in this picture because we were driving somewhere you didn’t want to go.  AJ you have so many qualities that make you special; funny, handsome, loving and giving. Always happy to share with your siblings, but occasionally getting upset because they don’t share back. You are such a great big brother to Baby K, he looks up to you and adores you.

Baby K and AJ
You sister loves you too, even though she doesn’t always show it. There is a lot on your sisters shoulders, she wants to teach you the world and show you how to do everything all at once. That girl loves you so much AJ and even though she shows it by bossing you around most times, she doesn’t mean harm, she simply enjoys teaching you all she knows so that you can be a smart little boy! I love when I see you and sissy working together at something with laughter and smiles, it warms my heart!

Sissy and AJ

We are a family always and forever! I am so happy that today is your special day and I am so happy that I work from home so I am able to spend the whole day with you giving you hugs and kisses and singing Happy Birthday!

I am very proud to be your Mama, you are Mama and Daddy’s whole world and your little brother and big sissy love you too! Enjoy your special day! Can’t wait to see if we can take you to Chuck E Cheese’s this weekend!

Keep your head up son, you are doing so great and today is your special day! Happy Fourth Birthday AJ!

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Mom’s Summer Wish

Now that Summer is nearing an end I find myself thinking of one wish, a Mom’s Summer Wish so to speak where I get to spend a whole day relaxing with the kids. Think about it, a nice end of Summer beach day just walk away from the mopping, sweeping and dusting to enjoy a care free beach day. I would love to finish up my Summer tan and enjoy the refreshing water with all three munchkins.

I know what would make my end of Summer wish even more of a Mom’s Summer Wish come true … hiring someone who does janitorial services so that I know all that mess I left behind at my house is gone when I walk in the door from a relaxing day at the beach! My heart would be overjoyed to find that someone had actually cleaned my house top to bottom because as the Summer time comes to an end my Mom schedule gets busier.

I will soon have soccer practices two times a week, one child in school full time, one child in preschool and not to mention Girl Scouts once a week and PTO meetings once a month. There is so much to do during the school year that this Mom feels her Mom’s Summer Wish should be made true by the Mom’s wish fairy!

What do you think? What would you like to have for a Mom’s Summer Wish before the Summer comes to an end?

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Let’s Grow Safety First DVD Winner

I was reminded that a winner was never randomly chosen for the PBS Sprout Let’s Grow Safety First DVD giveaway I hosted .. and so today chosen using random.org I want to announce and give a big congrats to …

Jennifer Courcelle

An email will go out shortly, lucky number 2 was randomly drawn by Random.org with only 10 entries on this giveaway total! Thanks to all who entered.

My current giveaways:

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