It’s here! It’s here! Today I am so excited to kick off Click Clack Mom’s month-long giveaway series to celebrate a year (or 14 months) of blogging.

Many of my readers have their own personal blogs, so I know guys will love this, too. I was contacted several months ago by Blog2Print, a company that turns your blog into a book. A book! So if you love seeing your words on a screen (come on now, who doesn’t?), then you will LOVE seeing your name on the cover of your own book!

Since I have been awful about keeping a baby book (i.e. everything is in a large Ziploc bag next to the baby book), I thought that this could really be Jackson’s baby book. It’s a hard-back book with pictures on the front and back, and full of pictures and reflections about this journey.

Last week, Hannah and I went to a coffee shop to carefully select the posts that would be worthy enough to make the cut. It literally made me tear up going through the past 14 months as I’ve adjusted to life as a new mom.

Remember this guy?

It is wild that he has grown up so fast!

The only trouble I had making the book was that my header image popped up in the place of a picture for three of the posts. After contacting their support line, they said I could only upload JPEG images, so I just excluded those posts from the book.

So I want you to have one, too!! You can enter to win your own 40 page book RIGHT NOW until Friday, September 17 at noon, E.S.T.

Here’s how you can enter to win:

1. List your blog URL in the comment field below.

To earn extra entries:

2. Become a fan of Blog2Print on Facebook or Twitter. (Post comments below to let me know you did this.)

3. Become a Click Clack Mom Facebook Fan and post this story as your status update. (Post a comment below to let me know you did this.)

4. Follow Click Clack Mom on Twitter and Retweet this story. (Post a comment below to let me know you did this.)

5. Have a Blog? Blog about the contest and leave the URL of your post in the comment field below. (Post a comment below to let me know you did this.)

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Due to a surprising turn of events, I am writing this email from my father-in-law’s home in New England. Sunday night at 7:00, I decided to leave on a 16-hour road trip the very next morning. I won’t go into all the details, but I will tell you I am thrilled to be here to spend time with family for a few days.

The drive gave me some time to think of a few ways to show my love to my great readers. You boost my spirits and help to keep me sane!! I’d like to treat one of you to a year subscription to Fitness Magazine. Since it is my FAVORITE magazine, full of awesome workout techniques, nutritional advice and success stories, I’d love to share it with you!

I’ll draw a winner on Saturday evening, and one lucky winner will have an extra special Easter treat! To enter, answer the question, “What are you doing to get in shape for the summer?” in the comment field below. For additional entries, tweet it or update this in your Facebook status. Remember to leave a comment below that states you have an additional entry(s).

Just in case you’re wondering, this giveaway is coming out of my own pocket. Because I love you:)

Now GO! What are you waiting for??!…ENTER!!

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Julie the Army Wife is the winner of our Borders Sony Touch Giveaway!  Yipppeeee!!!

Julie, you will receive an email from me with all the details.

Thanks so much to Borders for their awesome support of our men and women in the military!!

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This week we are still with family in New England, determined to stay relaxed for just a few more days.  Our Christmas holiday was truly blessed, full of joy, family and plenty of food!  But one Christmas gift came in just a little late…AND I ABSOLUTELY CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE IT WITH YOU!!

Before I give you all “the dish,” let me just tell you how much I have been very interested in a certain product for some time.  Several months ago, I had a little extra money saved up (before Jackson was born) and purchased a digital reader for my husband.  He was ecstatic, and reminds me every time he travels that he doesn’t have to bring a ton of books.  I can’t seem to leave town without a stack of books, especially when Jackson was younger and I wanted to have all of the baby books at my fingertips.  Whenever he wanted a book, he went online and had it in 60 seconds.  Whenever I wanted a book, I had to load up a well-fed baby into a car seat, then into his stroller and plough through the narrow aisles at our local bookseller.

Are you guessing what I am about to share?!!  I am working with Borders Books to give away a fabulous Sony Touch Digital Reader!  Best of all, I will be sending out a call to all military spouses, family members and friends of deployed soldiers to win a Sony Touch Digital Reader, with 10 books preloaded, for their soldier. (Oh yes, friends, just in time for Valentine’s Day!) We will send this stunning gift to a well-deserving service member who is currently deployed.

So tonight, we loaded up the family and made our way to Borders to check out the new Sony Touch Digital Reader at the kiosk at Borders.

After we had a little photo opp. Jackson and Dad had “guy time” so that mom could check out the Sony Touch, without interruption.  Here is a shot of the home menu.

Here are my first impressions:

1.  It is very light, thin and extremely portable.  The screen was MUCH easier on the eyes than a laptop or traditional electronic device.

2. I really love the touch screen capabilities.  If you are used to an iPhone, you will love the ability to use the touch controls.

3. It has a feature where you can handwrite notes and highlight with a stylus.  I seem to retain and recall information that I physically write, rather than type, so I LOVE this feature.

4. Some digital readers have a scroll down feature to continue reading the page, so you feel as if you are always reading downward.  The Sony Touch reads much like a traditional book, from left to right rather than up to down.  Small difference, but it makes me feel like it’s more of an aunthenic reading experience.

5. It has a built-in Oxford English Dictionary.  (The former English teacher in me just rejoiced! No lie!)

6. You can store 350 books on the Sony Touch.  If you read one book a week, you could store almost 7 years of books with you and have them at all times.

7. One battery charge can last nearly two weeks!  Friends, that’s a vacation or more for most of us.  Not having to charge it frequently is a huge advantage for moms who have a lot on their plates.

8.  I did notice that you have to push down a little bit harder on the screen than you do for an iPhone.  It requires just a little bit more pressure, though not much, than I was used to applying.

I am turning the page by sliding my finger across the screen.

Can you believe I get to send one of these awesome readers to a deployed soldier?!  What a fantastic Valentine’s Day gift!  So let’s get the word out to spouses, friends and family about this outstanding give-away!  Stay tuned, because I will post the official beginning within the next few days.  Bookmark this site, if you haven’t already, and be sure to come back in the New Year.  (Hint! Hint!)

Disclosure: The author of this blog was given a Sony Touch and was also provided one to give to her readers.

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