Because I Said So!!! Mom Knows Best!

What do I always go on and on about? Okay, one of
the things I go on and on about. We know there is
fashion and Make-up and Jewelry and anything little
girl but the other really biggie I can't shut up about
is Photos and Pictures and gifts that have anything
to do with anything remotely photo related. I think I
have shared with you every single photo book I ordered
and every single gift I have bought that has my kids on
it and you know I am completely crazy for Photo-fiddle
and their paintings but do you remember when I was
telling you about the gifts I ordered for Christmas for John
and my mother from SeeHere? I know you do for I went
on and on about them and also got my Christmas Cards
from them and still have the photo on the site I used
complete with the Caption "Picture I used on Cards!" I
just love these guys!

For years now I have been using Shutterfly and Snapfish
for they were all I knew and last Fall someone turned me
on to SeeHere, a Fuji Film Division and I had to check them
out. ( Ah,hello, PHOTOS! ) I am so glad I did for I used whatever
promotion they had going on at the time and ( I think the 50 free
Prints) and got a Photo Book for the heck of it for I am plain and
simple hooked on Photo Books and WOW, they rocked! I mean
it, the books were just so much better then the others and
I was amazed at how fast they came. Plus every time I check
they have a new promotion. Right now its free standard shipping on
60 photo cards among others! The first time was like the first
batch of pictures I had of Rowan after we brought her home
and I was so antsy to get them. I dreaded the wait for with the
other sites it always took like a week or so and was shocked
to death when 2 days later they were here, even more so
because it wasn't even two full days, I had ordered them late
at night and the mail came early on the second day. I about
dropped dead and went nuts ordering from them after that.

To date, since I found them around 3 months ago, I have
ordered about 200 prints, Holiday Cards, a Mouse pad, a
Coffee Cup and 6 Photo Books and have a bunch more stuff
to order I am just trying to get it all together so I can order
a few Photo Books at once. I plan on getting John a shirt
for Fathers Day ( Shhhhh!) and a lot of items for Easter!
Oh, I forgot the Tie, I know how I have told you guys that
John wears crazy ties when their band plays out, well I can
get him one with Rowan and the Pooch all over it! To cute!
(SIGH) Good times, Good times!

I am eager to try their clothing for if it is anything like
the quality of the pictures and photo books I know I will
be delighted with the results. Heck, if I had my way I have
a whole shopping lists of items I would like to order from
them. For Rowans First Birthday I am going to start
a Tradition of ordering a Classic Photo Book and plan
to get one for Andrew as well and from now on every
event in our lives will merit one. They are a little bit
more pricey then the regular ones but I feel my family
deserves it and I can't think of a better way to document
special Moments in our lives. Don't get me wrong, I
am still going to get the regular books for every day
photos for God Help me, I need a 12 Step Program
because I am addicted to photos! The classic is leather
bound and I so want to start a Library of my family for
prosperity sake. Someday the kids will thank me for
it and I can't wait for them to have kids of their own
( Okay, let me rephrase that, I can wait but look forward
to it!) so I can add them to the Library as well.

Well I was so crazy about these guys I got it in
my head to write them a letter and tell them so. They
were awesome and will be going on my Top Ten List
of Companies this week for the service was fantastic!
I spoke to them and let them know then we bounced a
few emails back and forth and I told them I had a blog
and planned to let you guys know how much I liked them.
They right away offered to host a formal review and giveaway
for my readers. I thought that was simply fantastic! Even
without I would be raving about these guys for I did try
them on my own first and I was stunned for I have tried
a few other photo sites a while ago and you get the join
our program spiel. I am not to fond of that for when that is
the first word out of their mouths I feel like I am being
bought off, not doing a review from the heart. I like to
bring you guys the truth and not something I feel obligated
to do. When they other places said that I said no thank you
and moved on. To tell you the truth I don't even know if SeeHere
has a program like that for they never even asked. Now
if those guys did I would join in a heartbeat but it never came
up. What did come up was they are letting me order a few
items for review and I will post that when they get here but
since I have already sampled their goods I could not wait
to bring you the other part of the deal! The Giveaway!
The Giveaway is going to be in two parts. One now and one
when the review is posted! Right now I have 5 Photo Books
to give to my readers. Each winner will receive a code good
for one printed cover story book, (8x8) a $29.99 value.
To enter just head over to SeeHere and take a look around
and tell me what item you like best in a comment. The
contest will start tonight and run to March 1st at Midnight!
Once I have the Review items back we will do it again with
some more winners. Each book for the winner will feature:
8” x 8”
Printed cover
Base price starts at 20 pages
Extra pages - $1.89 per 2 pages
Premium, bright white 100 lb. paper
To make sure you have the perfect photos click the link
at the bottom of this page to be taken to some photo
tips they were awesome enough to send me! Now the Codes
expire on March 31st so start looking for those perfect photo's
now!
USA and 18 and older can enter daily and the winner
will be contacted by email and have 72 hours to
contact me with their mailing information. As always
you can earn a bonus entry by entering the contest of
the day and other ways to enter are posted below.

SeeHere


Extra entries.
Extra entries only count after the initial entry
is completed.

1. Become a follower of my blog or
post that you are. 3 entries,
please post 3 times.

2. Enter any of my other contest. I entry
per contest, separate post for each entry.

3. Grab my button. 5 entries. Please post
5 times.

4. Blog about this contest somewhere else
and post the link here. 5 Entries Please
post five times.

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Click Here For Some Awesome Photo Tips

You guys know I am a photo fanatic and love
to have pictures of my kids and family all over
my house. I get them for myself, my family and
gifts for everyone. For Christmas I ordered photo
books, mugs, mouse pads and pretty much anything
I could have made with a picture on it I had made.
One of my favorite ways to organize my photos is
in photo books. It is so much simpler then buying
a photo album and going through the tedious process
of placing all your photos in them and trying to get them
just right. If you guys are anything like me you most
likely have about 4 boxes of pictures sitting around with
albums that are empty next to them and when people
as to see the pictures you have to present them with
the whole, unorganized mess.

"I keep meaning to put those in the books but can
never find the time!"

If I had a dollar for every time I used that excuse I would
have enough to hire a professional photographer to
follow my family around and document our whole lives.
I swear I have photos and rolls of undeveloped film from
1989 sitting in a drawer. I don't even know what is on them
and I am terrified to throw them out for it could be the
shot of a lifetime and I might be tossing out my sons Kindergarten
graduation pictures for all I know. Will they ever be developed?
Doubt it. Will I ever throw them away? Not a chance. So there
they sit, waiting!

With Rowan I was determined not to fall into that trap
and since everyone has a digital camera anymore I have
been faithfully loading them onto my computer and saving
them in files. This fall I signed up for numerous photo
sharing sites and have ordered pictures like a woman on
fire. I love the photo books and the fact instead of boxes
of items I will never touch I now have a library of books
filled with my kids silly grins. I can personalize, prioritize
and best of all it doesn't take all of my time. In 20 minutes
I can have them down loaded and ordered and a few days
later sitting in my mailbox. Now when someone says, "Do
you have any photo's?" I just hand them a book that looks
professionally done and say, "But of Coarse!" With captions
below I don't even have to explain the shot, they can read
all about it. Love it and best of all love how simple it is!

Picaboo offers a great solution to my photo needs and
makes it so simple even the busiest person can't find an
excuse not to use them. Simply down load their software
onto you computer and in minutes you can organize your
photos in a hassle free way. Once you have them there
you have tons of options and can order books and cards
at your own connivance and never even have to leave the
house. Pricing is more then competitive and the simplicity
is fantastic and your options are vast. You can use pre-set
formats, or create your own and edit them any way you
want. I had a blast with the themes, was excited to find
over 240 different layouts and did a dance when I saw there
were over 40 fonts. The fact is with all the options they
offer you can create a product that is truly one of a kind.
Next time you have a Party, order personalized cards as
invitations. Take lots of pictures at the party and remember
it forever with a photo book of the event. You can have the
date and name of the event printed right on the cover
for super easy reference and start your own library of
you family's history just like I did. I have a book shelf were
I have all my photo books so I can pull them out whenever
I want and reminisce. When Rowan is old enough for me to
embarrass her by showing pictures of her when she was
a baby to her friends and any young man that makes it
past the Gauntlet of 3 Older brothers and her Dad I won't have
to dig or sort through pages I can just grab a book that says
Rowan's most embarrassing Pictures right off the shelf.
Picaboo has just made it easy to keep my life in Focus and
keep my kids in the "Picture" no matter how fast they grow!

Picaboo was also kind enough to offer to give one of my
readers a $50.00 Gift code to use so they can start their
own library of Photo Books. To enter just head over to the
site and take a look around and come back and post in a
comment how you would spend the gift card if you are the
winner! The contest will start today and run to midnight on
March 7th.
USA and 18 and older can enter daily and the winner
will be contacted by email and have 72 hours to
contact me with their mailing information. As always
you can earn a bonus entry by entering the contest of
the day and other ways to enter are posted below.

PICABOO


Extra entries.
Extra entries only count after the initial entry
is completed.

1. Become a follower of my blog or
post that you are. 3 entries,
please post 3 times.

2. Enter any of my other contest. I entry
per contest, separate post for each entry.

3. Grab my button. 5 entries. Please post
5 times.

4. Blog about this contest somewhere else
and post the link here. 5 Entries Please
post five times.

Hey there, while you are here don't forget to enter
my Shred Sled and Bebe Soleil Contests!

Look for Picaboo on my Valentines Day gift Guide!