Congratulations to Mollie Bryan, who won the drawing for the $75 ScanDigital gift card! Mollie will love having her family’s old videos, slides or photos (or all three!) put on a DVD to preserve them for future generations. It also makes them a lot easier to enjoy right now.

Thanks to the great folks at ScanDigital for providing the giveaway for Parent Talk Today readers. And thanks to those who entered!

P.S. I love this photo of my husband, Randy, with Santa. (Seems Santa was a bit more somber back in the day!)

Last year, I sent my family’s old photos to ScanDigital, and the resulting DVD full of family memories made me so happy (my family loved it, too!), I asked ScanDigital to help me share the fun with you this year with a giveaway. (Thanks, guys!)

Send ScanDigital your family’s old photo albums, slides, video tapes and reel-to-reel film and they will convert everything to a high-quality DVD.

Your family will love being able to see their photos and video at the click of a mouse — and you’ll feel good knowing that everything is safe and protected.

ScanDigital also offers other thoughtful gifts such as custom holiday slideshows and pre-loaded digital photo frames.

Cool stuff. Nice people. And they will be very careful with your treasured memories and will make sure everything is shipped safely back to you.

To enter the giveaway, you just need to do two things:

• Subscribe to Parent Talk Today. (Easy!)
• Leave a comment telling why you’d like to win the $75 gift card and how you’d like to preserve your family’s memories. (And you know the drill: No “pick me!” or “I want to win!” comments, please. Those won’t be entered in the drawing.)
  

The winner will be chosen from a random drawing and will be announced here on Monday, Nov. 23.

Can’t wait to read your comments!

Got little ones? GoodyBlog is giving away every single toy from their holiday gift guide for the next month (starting with baby toys, then moving on to toddler, preschool, little kid, and big kid.)

Talk about getting a jump start on your holiday shopping! Check it out.

P.S. GoodyBlog is associated with Parents Magazine. Check out the three-years-for-the-price-of-one subscription deal they have going right now. Only 12 bucks!

I’m so excited! And you will be too. Disneyland has invited one lucky Parent Talk Today reader and three guests to join me, along with other selected parenting bloggers and their guests, for a special VIP day at Disneyland on Saturday, November 21.

That’s right! A family of four. For free. You’ll get the VIP treatment while previewing Disneyland’s holiday happenings. What a great way to get in the holiday spirit!

If you’ve never been to Disneyland at the holidays, you’re in for an amazing experience. Sleeping Beauty’s castle and It’s a Small World will be decked out with unbelievable lights. The smell of gingerbread on Main Street will entice you to stop by the bakery for a bite. And don’t forget the Haunted Mansion, all set for the holidays in true Jack Skellington fashion…

And did I mention carolers? A parade? Santa? It will be an unforgettable day for you and your guests.

Want to enter? Here’s all you need to do:

1)    Subscribe to Parent Talk Today.

2)     In “Comments,” tell us your favorite Disney-related memory. It doesn’t have to be specifically about Disneyland. One of my favorite Disney memories is seeing my son Matt, at age 3, watching “Toy Story” and then (wearing his “Woody” jammies, which he got for Christmas) riding his stick horse around the house.

This giveaway will remain open through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The winner will be drawn at random and will be announced here on Friday, Oct. 23.

Hey, I’m a mom. I have my rules! The winner will receive parking and admission to the park that day (for 4 people) along with participation in our activities and one meal as part of the Holiday Celebration reception on Saturday. While you don’t have to live in Southern California to enter, you must provide your own transportation and lodging if you are coming from out of the area. The winner and guests must attend the event and must be willing to remain with the VIP group for the entire event. You must be willing to be photographed by Disneyland Press Relations and by Parent Talk Today. This giveaway is non-transferable.

I can’t wait to hear your Disney memories!

P.S. Want more shots at winning? Some of my favorite parenting bloggers are running their own contests:

Domestic Chicky

Alive
in Wonderland

Babes in
Disneyland

Metropolitan Mama

The
Glamorous Life Association

Rules vary on each blog, so be sure to read the entire post on each one before entering. Good luck!

Thanks, everybody, for all the great t-shirt slogans. You guys are creative! Suggestions came pouring in on the blog, via e-mail and from several writers' websites.

And we have… a tie. I just love these two slogans for the soon-to-be-available Parent Talk Today t-shirts. Joy Hall and Beth Levine will each receive a t-shirt with their slogan on it. And I'll let you know when the shirts will be available for purchase from Cafe Press.

Here are the winning slogans:

Beth Levine: "Don't Make Me Come In There…"

Joy Hall: "Caution: I've Used Up All My Patience On My Kids"

Thanks to everybody who entered, and congrats, Beth and Joy!

Hey, Parent Talk Today fans, we need your help in coming up with a cool slogan for our new Cafe Press t-shirts!

Let's have some fun with this. The contest runs through Friday, Oct. 3, and the winner will receive a free t-shirt with the winning slogan — your slogan? — on the front.

Allison Carter started us off with this great submission: "Talk Dirty Diapers to Me."

Let's have fun with this! The winner will be announced on Monday, Oct. 6, and the winning design will be available at Cafe Press later this month. Send your suggestions in the comments section or via e-mail to kathysena@earthlink.net.

Thanks!

It’s time for a free-book contest! A copy of The Healthy Lunchbox (How to Plan, Prepare & Pack Stress-Free Meals That Kids Will Love), by Marie McClendon, MEd, and Cristy Shauck, will be mailed to the winner.

Enter to win the random drawing by leaving a comment here (on any post). I’ll pick the winner on Dec. 12 and announce it here.

Enter today!