Are you excited about the premier of Army Wives, Season 6 on Sunday, March 4th at 9/8c?

Kind of gives you the chills, doesn’t it?

Lifetime is offering TWO of my readers each a Kindle Fire (ARV $199) with a branded Army Wives cover.

So. Cool. In fact, I am totally jealous because I don’t own any e-reader or tablet!

Ready for the details on how to enter to win?

You can enter in any or all of the following ways. Leave a separate comment for each entry because I will be choosing at random from the comments:

• Leave a comment about the show. Suggested topics: to which wife do you relate to best and why? what are you most interested in seeing this new season? what is a favorite moment from the show? (Enter up to once, daily. 14 total possible entries.)
• Share this contest on any public site where you are allowed to do so. Leave the permalink of your tweet, blog post, etc. in the website field of your comment. (Enter up to once, daily. 14 total possible entries.)
• Join the Army Wives’ Lives Community (you can use a BlogFrog or Facebook login) and start a new discussion. Leave the title of that discussion in your comment on this post. (Enter up to once, daily. 14 total possible entries.)
• Comment on someone else’s discussion in the Army Wives’ Lives Community. Leave the title of that discussion in your comment on this post. (Enter up to once, daily. 14 total possible entries.)

Rules: Please leave a separate comment for each of your entries. Giveaway ends 11:59 PM EST on March 14. Prize ships to US addresses only. Prize is provided and shipped by Lifetime. Army Wives’ Lives accepts no liability related to this contest. We reserve the right to reject and delete any entries that are not in the spirit of the giveaway at our sole discretion. Winner is chosen, using random.org, from valid entries.

Army Wives: The Complete Fifth Season (Release Date: September 27)
This exciting DVD debut showcases each emotional moment from the lives of the military families at Fort Marshall, SC in the riveting fifth season. The women’s friendships continue to grow stronger as they band together through their most difficult challenges yet, including life with a newborn, career changes and the tragic loss of a loved one. This collective release allows fans to own every heartfelt episode, plus never-before-seen bonus features.

DVD Bonus Features Include: “Hangin’ At The Hump: A Candid Conversation With The Cast of Army Wives” – The cast of Army Wives participate in a roundtable conversation where they share their thoughts, experiences and the impact the show has had on them, the community and real Army Wives.

Giveaway Prize: One Army Wives Ultimate Fan DVD Prize Pack: Seasons 1-5

To Enter: You may enter any or all of the following ways and you may do so up to once a day for a total of 1-12 possible entries. For each entry, you MUST leave a separate comment on THIS POST as I will be drawing the winner from the comments.

• Leave a comment on this post letting me know a moment from Army Wives that really spoke to you.
• Share the giveaway on any social network where you are allowed to do so.

Prize will ship to US only. Giveaway ends September 27, 11:59 PM EST.

When Trooppaws contacted me to ask if I could share their sweet stuffed animal plush puppies, sewn from authentic military uniform fabric, I immediately asked if I could offer one to a reader, instead.

My husband was deployed while I was pregnant with our first child. And, as difficult as that was, not sharing that special experience, the stress after hearing of our daughter’s heart condition, and the early colicky weeks, I cannot compare it to telling children that their beloved father will be gone for an entire year.

Nothing can take the place of a parent or other loved one in a child’s life but offering a special, personalized gift can help ease the anxiety of separation.

The creator of Troopaws explains her inspiration: “The courage of family members left behind is so admirable that my hope is that loved ones find strength and comfort in this personalized keepsake. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Folds of Honor Foundation.”

From the website: Each Troop Paws measures 14″ in height and is made of authentic military camouflage. They each are adorned with a gro-grain ribbon bow tie and attached to the neck is a metal logo printed dog tag on a key chain. The filling of the Troop Paws are 100% soft poly hypoallergenic. On the right sleeve is a woven American Flag label. The front of the Troop Paws has a clear pocket which is where the photo of your troop goes. They are proudly made in the USA.

If you would like to enter to win a Trooppaws of your choice, you may enter one or more of the following ways:

1. Leave a comment below with a tip or question about easing deployment fears for family members.
2. Like Troopaws on facebook and Army Wives’ Lives on facebook and leave one, additional, separate comment saying that you did.
3. Share the giveaway on the social network of your choosing. Leave one, additional, separate comment saying that you did and input the URL of what you shared as your website.

Rules/Disclosure: I did not accept any fees or products for offering this giveaway. I am simply choosing to support this small business that supports us. Giveaway ends 11:59 PM EST, July 6, 2011. Winner chosen at random. Prize will ship to US postal addresses, only. Please do not put your e-mail address in the body of your comment. If you leave your address only in the e-mail field, I will be able to see it and spammers will not.

Welcome to the Military Monday Family Blogger Carnival – March 14, 2011!

Exciting news! This week’s carnival will feature an amazing contest, sponsored by Lifetime!

I’m proud to have joined the LifetimeMoms affiliate network and want to celebrate with you!

Army Wives is back! Watch the exciting new season Sundays at its new time, 9/8c on Lifetime.

One lucky winner will receive from Lifetime: an Army Wives gym bag, Gaiam yoga mat/bag, padlock, dog tag, water canteen, tank top, terry cloth sweat towel, messenger cap, yoga ball and jump rope (ARV $200).

Anyone with a US Shipping Address may enter 1-2 times and bloggers may earn an extra entry.

***CONTEST RULES***

Open Entry 1: Leave a comment on this post (using the regular comment system, please, not the “facebook comments”), letting me know why you enjoy Army Wives on Lifetime!

Open Entry 2: Please visit ANY of the links in the linky below and leave a substantive comment on that blogger’s post. Come back here and let me know on which post you commented.

Extra THIRD Entry for Bloggers: Leave your link in the linky below. Make sure to (A) link back to this post AND (B) leave a comment below that you linked up for your entry to count for the giveaway. If you are having trouble with the linky, please comment with your link and I will add it for you!

Extra FOURTH Entry: If you’ve already commented, please share the post (on Twitter or any publicly available social site) and let me know where you shared in a separate comment. Sample Tweet: @ArmyWivesLives has a great linky 4 MilBloggers & a giveaway from @ArmyWives – http://bit.ly/g1Cirr

Carnival links may be anything that is related to the military family experience. You can post a homecoming photo, share an experience, make a list of resources. It can be ANYTHING military family-related–just try to make it substantive (ie Don’t just post my button and say, “hi”…this is an opportunity to get to know each other and our writing).

Contest ends 11:59 PM EST 3/20. Winner drawn at random from qualifying comments. Prize will ship from the sponsor to US addresses only. Leave a separate comment for each of your entries! We reserve the right to change the rules by altering them on this post, without additional notice.

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*** More about the Military Mondays Blog Carnival ***

• In the “Link Title” field, please place the title of your post, plus the name of your blog and/or your name. (e.g. “Grow Where You Are Planted @Army Wives’ Lives”)
• In the “URL” field, please place the direct “permalink” to the specific post, not to your main page of your blog. (e.g. “http://armywiveslives.com/2009/10/coping-during-deployment/” NOT “http://ArmyWivesLives.com”)
• Your post must be relevant to the military family experience. I also retain the right to delete links to any posts that contain hate speech, plans to commit illegal acts, or anything that violates the spirit of this carnival or U.S. law.

Need a reminder that the carnival is up? Subscribe to Army Wives Lives by Email and you will get a digest of posts, no more than once a day (probably more like 1-3 times a week) when I post.

Want MORE Army Wives’ Lives? Fan the facebook page!

Want to share more of the FABULOUSNESS that is you? I accept guest posts and post interviews!

Want to share the carnival? Please feel free to grab the code for the button if you are interested:

<a href="http://armywiveslives.com/category/military-mondays-carnival/" target="_BLANK"><img src="http://armywiveslives.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/military-mondays-300x238.jpg" alt="Military Mondays Family and Spouse Carnival at Army Wives' Lives" border=0 /></a>

Without further ado, let’s get to the posts–I hope you’ll participate and visit these wonderful Military Family Bloggers–and feel free to check out previous editions for more great Military Family Posts!

AND…we have a PRIZE for the next two carnivals, courtesy of Susan Wiggs, author of The Ocean Between Us!

About The Ocean Between Us:

Steve Bennett is a perfect navy officer with a perfect navy family, and he’s confident that his world is just the way it should be. But his son wants to be an artist instead of attending the U.S. Naval Academy, and his stalwart and capable wife of 20 years, Grace, is tired of being the perfect navy wife. She wants her own home, and she wants her own career. She’s feeling altogether unsettled, but nothing is more unsettling than the secret her husband has hidden from her their entire marriage. Nothing, that is, until the accident on the carrier.

• One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card AND a copy of The Ocean Between Us.
• Two (2) additional winners will receive a copy of the book!

This contest will run for two weeks, and each week, you may earn up to one entry for each of the following, for both weeks, for a total of up to FOUR ENTRIES:

• Entry Type 1: Add a link in the linky box below to a post where you discuss military family issues (please see carnival rules below*) and then, if you wish to enter this contest, please also leave me a comment.
• Entry Type 2: Visit at least one of the links in the carnival, leave the blogger a comment about their post (not just, “hi, I’m here”) and then come back here and leave me a separate comment telling me where you visited and commented.

Details and Disclaimers: Contest ends May 2, 11:59 PM EST. Prize offered by Susan Wiggs, author of The Ocean Between Us. ARV of book is $14.95. Open to U.S. mailing addresses, only. This blog and its author(s) have received no compensation. You do not have to be a blogger to enter–anyone can enter by the comment method. Winner will be chosen at random from qualifying entries.

A reminder: April is MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD! So, if you need any help thinking about what to post, consider our smallest heroes.

*** The only Military Mondays Blog Carnival rules are: ***

• In the “Link Title” field, please place the title of your post, plus the name of your blog and/or your name. (e.g. “Grow Where You Are Planted @Army Wives’ Lives”)
• In the “URL” field, please place the direct “permalink” to the specific post, not to your main page of your blog. (e.g. “http://armywiveslives.com/2009/10/coping-during-deployment/” not “http://ArmyWivesLives.com”)
• Your post must be relevant to the military family experience. I also retain the right to delete links to any posts that contain hate speech, plans to commit illegal acts, or anything that violates the spirit of this carnival or U.S. law.

Please make this a post from sometime in the last month or so.

Need a reminder that the carnival is up? Subscribe to Army Wives Lives by Email and you will get a digest of posts, no more than once a day (probably more like 1-3 times a week) when I post.

Want MORE Army Wives’ Lives? Fan the facebook page!

Want to share more of the FABULOUSNESS that is you? I accept guest posts and post interviews!

Want to share the carnival? Please feel free to grab the code for the button if you are interested:

<a href="http://armywiveslives.com/category/military-mondays-carnival/" target="_BLANK"><img src="http://armywiveslives.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/military-mondays-300x238.jpg" alt="Military Mondays Family and Spouse Carnival at Army Wives' Lives" border=0 /></a>

Without further ado, let’s get to the posts–I hope you’ll participate and visit these wonderful Military Family Bloggers–and feel free to check out previous editions for more great Military Family Posts!

AND…we have a PRIZE for the next two carnivals, courtesy of Susan Wiggs, author of The Ocean Between Us!

***To enter the week of April 26 through May 2, please see the April 26th, Sixth Edition of the Military Mondays Carnival***

About The Ocean Between Us:

Steve Bennett is a perfect navy officer with a perfect navy family, and he’s confident that his world is just the way it should be. But his son wants to be an artist instead of attending the U.S. Naval Academy, and his stalwart and capable wife of 20 years, Grace, is tired of being the perfect navy wife. She wants her own home, and she wants her own career. She’s feeling altogether unsettled, but nothing is more unsettling than the secret her husband has hidden from her their entire marriage. Nothing, that is, until the accident on the carrier.

• One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a $50 VISA gift card AND a copy of The Ocean Between Us.
• Two (2) additional winners will receive a copy of the book!

This contest will run for two weeks, and each week, you may earn up to one entry for each of the following, for both weeks, for a total of up to FOUR ENTRIES:

• Entry Type 1: Add a link in the linky box below to a post where you discuss military family issues (please see carnival rules below*) and then, if you wish to enter this contest, please also leave me a comment.
• Entry Type 2: Visit at least one of the links in the carnival, leave the blogger a comment about their post (not just, “hi, I’m here”) and then come back here and leave me a separate comment telling me where you visited and commented.

Details and Disclaimers: Contest ends May 2, 11:59 PM EST.  Prize offered by Susan Wiggs, author of The Ocean Between Us. ARV of book is $14.95.  Open to U.S. mailing addresses, only. This blog and its author(s) have received no compensation. You do not have to be a blogger to enter–anyone can enter by the comment method. Winner will be chosen at random from qualifying entries.

A reminder: April is MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD! So, if you need any help thinking about what to post, consider our smallest heroes.

*** The only Military Mondays Blog Carnival rules are: ***

• In the “Link Title” field, please place the title of your post, plus the name of your blog and/or your name. (e.g. “Grow Where You Are Planted @Army Wives’ Lives”)
• In the “URL” field, please place the direct “permalink” to the specific post, not to your main page of your blog. (e.g. “http://armywiveslives.com/2009/10/coping-during-deployment/” not “http://ArmyWivesLives.com”)
• Your post must be relevant to the military family experience. I also retain the right to delete links to any posts that contain hate speech, plans to commit illegal acts, or anything that violates the spirit of this carnival or U.S. law.

Please make this a post from sometime in the last month or so.

Need a reminder that the carnival is up? Subscribe to Army Wives Lives by Email and you will get a digest of posts, no more than once a day (probably more like 1-3 times a week) when I post.

Want MORE Army Wives’ Lives? Fan the facebook page!

Want to share more of the FABULOUSNESS that is you? I accept guest posts and post interviews!

Want to share the carnival? Please feel free to grab the code for the button if you are interested:

<a href="http://armywiveslives.com/category/military-mondays-carnival/" target="_BLANK"><img src="http://armywiveslives.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/military-mondays-300x238.jpg" alt="Military Mondays Family and Spouse Carnival at Army Wives' Lives" border=0 /></a>

Without further ado, let’s get to the posts–I hope you’ll participate and visit these wonderful Military Family Bloggers–and feel free to check out previous editions for more great Military Family Posts!