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This is my first ever giveaway and I plan on having lots of fun with this. I hope that you’ll join in and enjoy the ride too!

This is open to anyone not just those in the USA. You do need to be able to write in English though if you want to take part in the advice and support.

I’m giving away an SEO optimized Wordpress blog. But that’s not all. Take a look at the list of bells and whistles that come along with this:

1. Hosting for one year
2. Keyword research
3. Advice on picking a profitable niche for the blog
4. Complete set up of Wordpress and associated plugins
5. Your choice of SEO Theme
6. Technical support and continued advice through the Advisory Panel
7. A custom header made by Lori of A Cowboy’s Wife. She does some awesome work, trust me.

The cost of this prize is worth about $125. The rules are easy peasy. So take a chance and see how you do!

How to enter: (You’ll get an entry for each one that you do.)

1. Leave a comment. Only one comment per person please. Please leave one comment including all that you’ve done.This will make it easier for me. I like easy!
2. Fave this Blog on Technorati. (Look for the green link on my sidebar.
3. Blog about this contest or this blog on your blog including a link back to Brain Foggles. (this is worth 5 entries).
4. If you include a banner in your post that’s another 1 entry. I’ve got three banners for you to choose from. Get them HERE.
5. Put up a banner for the contest on your sidebar. Choose a banner HERE. (This is worth 3 entries).

The contest will end about 10PM EST, Friday May 30th. A winner will be announced on Saturday, May 31st. The winner must contact me.

This is perfect for someone who is wants to get started in blogging, perfect for the blogger who wants a new blog and perfect for YOU!

I’m ready to party are you?

First my intro. (Hope it doesn’t bore you to tears.):

I’m the mom of two daughters, Peanut who is 9 years old and Lady Ali who is 21. Peanut is in third grade and loves to read, play video games and go to church. Lady Ali just got engaged and moved to Kansas to attend Graduate School. She’ll be majoring in Library Science. I’m 45 and have been married to Hubby for 11 years. He’s the most awesome man I know. He works as a Mail Carrier. and is medically retired from the Army National Guard. We are committed to each other and our family.

I love blogging! I’ve met lots of great people this way. I like to read, watch some TV, especially Lost, American Idol and movies on the Sundance Channel. I’m a Christian and am very active in my church. I also volunteer at Peanut’s school when I can. I do have multiple chronic illnesses which are autoimmune in nature so I have to be careful about taking care of myself.

I thought I’d post one of my fav videos about moms and some links to games for you and your children to play.

Here’s the video. The singer is the comedian Anita Renfroe. Warning: if you have bladder control issues, do something NOW!

Here’s some links to games when you hear those words we all dread….”I’m bored”. Actually it’s more like, “I’m boooored”.

The Kids Page has all kinds of word games, puzzles and coloring pages.

Family Fun has games for Moms and children. You do have to download them for a free trial. So I guess you’d have to pay to play. Oh well.

Shockwave has free online games of all types.

And of course there’s Facebook where you can carried away with Scrabulous and other games too. These are for just us Moms or older teens. If you’d like to join me on Facebook, this is my profile

I sure hope you’re gonna leave some comments and tell me if you liked my party! Take a look at the Sticky at the top of my blog too because I’ll be running a contest you may like. I’ll be visiting other MommyFest Party blogs so I’ll see you around!.

This is a STICKY POST!

***UPDATE - The SEO Optimized Blog giveaway has started. Click here and have some fun playing! ***

*** MommyFest Party Party People - The party is here. Come on in and take a look around. I’ll be partying with you all too. ***

*** Bloggers Unite People - My post is here. I love comments. I’ll be visiting your blogs soon. ***

I learned about sex slaves and human trafficking from watching a documentary on TV a while back. More recently, Natalie Grant, a Contemporary Christian music singer has spoken about this issue and has helped bring it to the forefront for many people.

She and her husband visited India and saw some terrible things that caused her to become an advocate for women and children held in sexual slavery. She uses her celebrity status to teach how we can help prevent this atrocity. She also wants to spread the news that this occurs in the United States and in other countries that we may travel to such as Australia and Thailand. According to World Vision, the US makes up 25% of the citizens who travel to other countries as “sex tourists”.

Here are some statistics from Fair Fund:

1. 70% of all victims of trafficking are trafficked for sexual purposes
2. 80% of all victims are women
3. 50% of all victims are youth and children
4. 200,000 to 350,000 American girls and boys are at risk of being exploited for sexual purposes
5. 20,000 individuals are trafficked INTO the United States each year

The reasons for human trafficking are as varied as the victims and their circumstances. Some are lured into the sex trade because they must pay back a debt of being brought to a new country. Some are sold by their families. Some are lured by false job ads, so-called friends or boyfriends, mail order bride magazines, etc. All are victims. Some are as young as 12 years old and live in cages. All are suffering.

The Fair Fund has several programs related to sexual slavery. You can click to donate, to read more about them or share the information.

~International Organization For Adolescents (IOFA) Project Prepare! provides assistance to youth in orphanages who are transitioning into adulthood. They provide job and life skills with an emphasis on protecting themselves from human trafficking.

~Generation Aware focuses on Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. This program provides staff to train community leaders as referrals for anyone who felt threatened by human traffickers.