I'm so excited!

Not only is Anita Ryan-Revel here tomorrow on her Virtual Book Tour (hooray!), but Cool Moms Rule is getting some great recognition!

Please head on over to Top Momma to vote for viv and keep me on the Top Momma page!


And--more on this in an upcoming post--but Moms Out There nominated us for a Thinking Blogger Award!


Check Cool Moms Rule soon to find out which five blogs we are nominating for the "Thinking Blogger Award" next!

Summer Reading Savings

Barnes & Noble.com is running their Summer Clearance Sale June 18th through July 29th. Some of the books are going at 80% off.(!)

The Owl is reading "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card over the summer for his high school, so I will be taking advantage of this; just thought I would pass it on to all of you.

Also, don’t forget to take advantage of the Kids Summer Reading Program at your Barnes and Noble store, or online; kids get 1 book free when they read 8.

Here's the link for the Summer Clearance Sale and details on the Kids Summer Reading Program.

Summer Sale

HOT TOPIC: Kaleb Schwade

It looks as if MySpace has finally gotten something right when it comes to the welfare of our kids. When I read about this story, especially as someone who was born in this very same hospital, I felt I had to share it with all of you.

The Sheriff's Office never named the 5-month-old boy they say suffered a brain injury when shaken by a day care worker in May.

But thousands of MySpace readers know all about young Kaleb Schwade.

His 21-year-old mother, Kristy Schwade, has elicited national sympathy and donations by posting daily updates to her blog. Thursday, MySpace ranked her blog as its most popular among 150-million such online journals.

"Kaleb opened his eyes!!!" she wrote that morning.

Her blog has become an Internet phenomenon. People write to her from Missoula, Mont., and Anderson, Calif., and Tok, Alaska. Readers, many of them young mothers, find her through links on craigslist and cafemom.com. They send her prayers and poems. Sites have sprung up in support; among them, a "Help Kaleb" MySpace page.

So many people have asked to be Schwade's online "friend, " that she has 359 pages of friend requests she hasn't yet answered, she writes.

More than 4, 700 people have left comments on her page since Kaleb was admitted May 9 to Tampa General Hospital. Thousands more have sent her electronic nods of support, called "kudos."

Her blog, set in the intensive care unit, stands in grim contrast to other popular MySpace pages. No. 2-ranked "Be Plies 'Shawty' For A Day!!" contains explicit language and photos. Another blogger, "Lil Mama, " got to No. 4 by asking, "If you were a lip gloss, what flavor would you be and why?"

Excerpt from TampaBay.com

your comments on this topic will enter you into the NetJet gaming giveaway.

NetJet Gaming System Giveaway is in Full Swing!

Keep those HOT TOPICS coming! We want to hear from you. Ask for parenting advice, or give us a subject you want our Cool Moms to discuss. Email viv at vbruss@cfl.rr.com with "HOT TOPICS" in the subject line, and you will be entered in the NetJet Gaming System Giveaway! And don't forget to check in on June 13th for an extra Giveaway entry just for responding to the HOT TOPIC posted on the Cool Moms Rule homepage!


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How Do I Enter the NetJet System Giveaway?!

I'm so glad you all asked! There are TWO easy ways to enter! All you have to do to enter the Cool Moms Rule NetJet System Giveaway is pick ONE of these methods of entry. If you elect to choose BOTH of these entry methods, you will be given an EXTRA entry into the Giveaway! Here's the Entry Methods: 1. EMAIL a question or a controversial topic for our brand new HOT TOPICS section! Just email Viv at vbruss@cfl.rr.com with the subject line "HOT TOPICS". You can either ask for advice on a parenting issue, or suggest a topic you would like to explore with other Cool Moms to get their opinions. You can start emailing these topics right away! 2. ANSWER OR RESPOND to the questions and topics other Moms have emailed in! On Wednesday, June 13th, the questions and topics that have been sent in will be posted on the blog for our first HOT TOPICS section! Respond to any of the questions other Moms have posted or comment on any of the topics they have brought up, and you will earn an entry in the giveaway! Remember to include your email in your response. Once again, you can chose BOTH of these options for an extra entry! The NetJet Gaming System includes the controller with USB connector and 2 additional Game Keys, for Kart Racers and Paintball! It runs on Windows 2000, XP or Windows Vista. You will have one week from the date the HOT TOPICS are posted to get in your comment. On June 20th, the winner of the NetJet Gaming System will be selected and announced right here on the Cool Moms Rule homepage!


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