It’s almost that time! I must admit…I am a really horrible pumpkin carver…which is frustrating because I’m SO into details, but it’s just so DIFFICULT to cut a pumpkin! Not a clue how people carve such amazing works of art into the rind of a pumpkin…maybe they use stencils? HP and the World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to provide free pumpkin-carving stencils – though you have to print them yourself, they do look really neat…maybe I’ll try a stencil this year and see if it turns out any better (great…it’s going to go from a 4-hour project to a 12-hour project…I’m not buying HP’s 1-hour time estimates for ONE SECOND).

Register to receive 2 free advance screening vouchers to see The Final Season. Advance screenings are showing across the country over the next two weeks, beginning this weekend, September 29.

All you ever wanted to know about boats…all neatly packed into a magazine! Send an 18-issue Boating Life magazine subscription to a friend or family member, for no charge or qualification requirements.

Plaza Research Denver is recruiting SUV owners, between the ages of 25 and 30, to participate in a two-hour focus group on the evening of Monday, October 8th.

Discovery-NQN is recruiting individuals between the ages of 22 and 65, who own specific 2005-2008 model vehicles, to participate in a $100 two-hour focus group in Orange County.

Schlesinger Associates is recruiting NASCAR fans to participate in a $75 two-hour focus group at their Galleria-area facility.

On Saturday, November 10, from 11am to 5pm, 12 museums in the Yerba Buena neighborhood (all located within three blocks of each other) are offering free admission as part of the first Arts and Culture Yerba Buena Free 4 All.

So you could attend the Grand Opening Gala Celebration and pay $600 per ticket…OR…wait two weeks, and get in free! (I know, I know…the free event doesn’t come with cocktails and a gourmet dinner.) Anyway, on November 23 (the big Friday-After-Thanksgiving-Sale day), The Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting a public opening, and charging no admission price.

HP is giving out all of the supplies required to make your own customized photobook at home…software, photo paper, the BOOK…all you need are your favorite pictures! Of course, this is not an open-ended offer – but they’re giving away 3,000, so reserve yours now and create a gift for a family member, or keep it for yourself.

Nothing could have made my day any better…birthdays and holidays are a big deal at our house (we love to celebrate)! Yesterday was my birthday, and amidst all of the wonderful goodies and special treatments, Elizabeth (self-proclaimed nickname of ‘Lyze’), gave me the BEST gift…and it seemed only fitting to post it on iMommies.













