$500 Spa Giftcard Mother's Day Giveaway from Verizon Wireless, Ends 5/12/13

Giveaway

As we approach Mother's Day this Sunday, I'm imagining most of us who are blessed to have a living mommy think our mother rocks our world -- even though many of us, myself included, are mothers of children ourselves. You know what makes my mom special, the best in the whole wide world? I'm a Baby Boomer and she has been there for me since the day I was born 50+ years ago. I have especially fond memories of all the really fun birthday parties she made for me and my sister who's birthday is just a week before mine.

I Love You, Mom!

Me watching as Mom cuts my birthday cake, Circa 1961

Think your mother deserves a Perfect Day at the Spa? Then I encourage you to enter to win a $500 Spa Gift Card from Verizon Wireless simply by Tweeting your answer using the hashtag #PerfectDay and telling why your mom is the best on the planet. Contest is hosted by Verizon Wireless. No purchase is necessary and deadline to enter is May 12 at 11:59:59 pm EST.

How to Enter to WIN

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Jews Celebrate Yom Yerushalayim Today in Jerusalem & Around the World Photo Montage

Celebrations

I couldn't resist sharing the images that just arrived in my email box from Chaya, a mother of many and my good friend, who lives in Israel. These inspiring photos, live from Jerusalem, are of this year's picturesque and exuberant Yom Yerushalayim celebration -- Jerusalem Day -- going on right now. Note: Due to the time difference, this Zionistic holiday doesn't officially start here in the U.S. until tonight at sundown.

From Wikipedia
Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים‎, Yom Yerushalayim) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank God for victory in the Six-Day War and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of "Next Year in Jerusalem".

Celebrating last night (Israel time) in the Old City of Jerusalem...

And waving the Israeli flag in Jerusalem and at the Kotel Western Wailing Wall today...

To all of my fellow Jews around the World

May Yom Yerushalayim bring you much joy!

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Wireless Technology Lifestyle Infographic Yields Big Surprises About Consumers & Small Business

Technology

Among the many interesting and surprising statistics and projections in this Infographic garnered from analyst data and an independent survey

• 58% of us will be printing from Tablets by 2015
• By 2015 more than one third of the workforce will be mobile
• Half of all small businesses are now home-based

Read on for more fascinating details on how wireless technology continues to change the way we live.

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Lost in Suburbia Author L.A. Launch Event Tonight With Wine & Cheese At Diesel Bookstore

Books

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood, invites you to join author Tracy Beckerman, now on a national book tour, for a Wine and Cheese meet and greet tonight at 7 p.m. The event celebrates Tracy's brand new book, Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir: How I Got Pregnant, Lost Myself, and Got My Cool Back in the New Jersey Suburbs. 

This is her only L.A. stop so you definitely want to try and get a responsible sitter, then sneak out of the house and take a break from your kids this evening to join the fun. Shush: Don't worry I won't tell anyone that you are actually having a girls night out and doing something just for yourself for a change. After all it's just between us moms, right?

Lost in Suburbia Cover, Image from Penguin Books

About the Book
It's a suburban jungle out there! When syndicated columnist Tracy Beckerman trades in her TV job and cool NYC existence for the New Jersey suburbs, she doesn't expect to also trade in her entire identity. However, her new life as a stay-at-home mom knocks her for a loop in more ways than one. From the embarrassment of being ticketed while driving in her bathrobe to the challenge of making friends in the land of big hair and minivans, Beckerman shares her struggles with self-deprecating humor as she endeavors to reclaim her cool. At once irreverent, hilarious, and keenly observed, Lost in Suburbia is about what you give up to become a mother--and what you get back.

Don't miss the chance to meet Tracy, funniest mom ever tonight!

I've already read this new title and if you are a mom you really should read Lost in Suburbia, too, because mommy-ing is hard and we all need a little comical diversion now and then. Besides, you'll not only be saying "me too" and chuckling along with Tracy when you read it, you'll be laughing at your own family situation as well.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

7 p.m.

Diesel Bookstore

225 26th Street, Suite 33

Los Angeles

310.576.9960

Meanwhile, watch for my forthcoming Lost in Suburbia book review soon along with a recap of a special event just for mom bloggers that I've been invited to attend with guest of honor Tracy Beckerman tomorrow night.

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Rod Stewart First Twitter Chat Ever - Music Legend Tweets Answers to Fans Questions

Music

I couldn't be on more of a high than I am today. Yesterday I had the opportunity to get an advance copy and review this rock and rock legend's new album Time. Then today, to top it all off, Rod Stewart Tweeted me responding to my question personally during the first hour-long Twitter Chat he has ever hosted.

Screenshot of Rod Stewart's Tweet to MommyBlogExpert

At the start of today's Twitter Chat, Image by Rod Stewart

Hopefully I'll be doing a followup in depth interview with Rod soon, so I can share with you what I find out when he elaborates more about his children's influence on his work. This should be really interesting since he has eight kids ranging from age 50 (his oldest daughter) to his toddler son, Aiden Patrick Stewart, who just turned two years old in February.

Cover of Time, Rod Stewart's New Album

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