• Dana over at Uncommon Sense has an interesting take on the Welcome To Holland poem.
• Whirlpool is giving away a double-oven range; enter to win through November 30 at Whirlpool's Institute of Kitchen Science Facebook page, on the "Enter Sweepstakes" tab.
• Janis over at Sneak Peek At Me snapped the cutest photos of her little boy, Austin, in a pumpkin patch.
• If your kid has a cool idea for a toy, enter it in The Toy Shop Challenge, sponsored by Sears and By Kids For Kids. Winner gets a $1000 Sears gift card and a trip to New York City (with a parent, of course).
• The American Specialty Hockey Association offers teams for kids with special needs; I'm looking into it for Max.
• Kidfresh is running a Halloween contest; post a photo of your kid in their costume by Friday November 5 and you could win a Flip MinoHD Video Camera. Enter on the Kidfresh Facebook page.
• You can still enter to win those two supercute Halloween buckets from McD's and the Apple Dippers treat.
• The car wash costume is coming along; I am getting a little overly excited about it. Even though Max SAYS it's what he wants, will he actually get into it? My friend Lyla had this suggestion as a backup:
