TwinTuesday Info...

Can now simply be found on my main blog: http://twinhappyjen.blogspot.com

You can read this post to find out why I'm making this change... but otherwise, join the fun on my main blog or, start from the beginning at http://twinhappy.com :-)

The next TwinTuesday is... December 22, 2009!

Note: We're always looking for TwinTuesday Sponsors! If you'd like us to host a giveaway for you, please feel free to contact me: jennifer@twinhappy.com This TwinTuesday is sponsored by Therese Walsh Now that I'm back from my trip to Arizona (and almost finished collecting myself :-p), I'm ready to host another TwinTuesday! One of the things I accomplished on my trip is, I finished reading "The Last Will of Moira Leahy" by Therese Walsh. It was one of the best books I've read in awhile! And while it does have a twin theme to it, it's definitely not limited to parents of twins (although I think it does add another layer of meaning to those of us who are). I'll be doing a more thorough review shortly... and this TwinTuesday, I'm giving away a brand new copy of this book! How to Enter: You must do one of the following to be entered into the giveaway. Any double entries for special activities (see below) will only count if you've done at least one of the following: 1) Follow @TwinHappyJen and @ThereseWalsh and tweet the following: This #TwinTuesday, @TwinHappyJen is giving away a copy of "The Last Will of Moira Leahy" by @ThereseWalsh! Details @ http://bit.ly/4Ez4dr 2) Become a fan of TwinHappy on Facebook & post the following to your profile: This TwinTuesday, @TwinHappy is giving away a copy of "The Last Will of Moira Leahy" by Therese Walsh! Find out how to enter, as well as details on all of the day's activities @ http://bit.ly/4Ez4dr Note: When copy-pasting this into your status, you might have to go back and manually type the "TwinHappy" tag for it to actually link through (and show up on my wall)... that way I can count it as an entry! If that doesn't work, however, you can just make a little post directly on the TwinHappy Wall, letting me know you posted! 3) Blog about TwinTuesday, and this week's giveaway, with a link to this page... post a link to your blog in the comments below. Feel free to do as many (or as few) of these things as you'd like (even in the days leading up to TwinTuesday)... you only have to do one to be entered, but each will count as another entry into the giveaway! You can also earn a double entry into the giveaway by answering the question of the week: TwinTuesday Question of the Week: “The number one thing I want to accomplish when it comes to raising my twins is...” My answer to this questions is... to help them become whoever they are meant to be. One of the things I took away from the book "The Last Will of Moira Leahy" is, everyone should be allowed to become who they truly are inside. I think it can be particularly easy to "box" twin children in, by focusing on how they are alike & how they are different. With twins, and identical twins in particular, I think you have to walk a very fine line in not pushing too hard for them to follow any one direction. Each child should be allowed to follow their own path... but at the same time, you can't deny the joy of twinship, which often means they will share many things in common. And, that's OK... it's the beauty of having a twin. How would you answer this question? Feel free to post your response any (or all) of the following ways (each will count as a double entry into this week's giveaway!): 1) By commenting on this post. 2) On Twitter (using the #TwinTuesday hashtag) 5) On TwinHappy's Facebook Page! Have questions about how all this TwinTuesday stuff works? Click here for a more detailed explanation! :-) P.S. Looking to connect with other Moms/Dads/Caregivers of Twins on Twitter? :-) Check out my list of "Twin Tweeters!" (And feel free to add yourself!!)

The next TwinTuesday is... in Arizona! :-)

Click here for an explanation of that post title and what the heck is going on :-p

The next TwinTuesday is December 1, 2009!

Note: We're always looking for TwinTuesday Sponsors! If you'd like us to host a giveaway for you, please feel free to contact me: jennifer@twinhappy.com This TwinTuesday is sponsored by Double Up Books! Yes, we're back to a full-on TwinTuesday this week! :-) Although, a reminder that I won't really be around much on the following TwinTuesday (December 8th), as I will be out of town. However, if you live in the Phoenix area, why not join us for the first official TwinTuesday Tweet-Up! :-) Click here for more details! Have twin children on your holiday shopping list? Or a family expecting twins? You can easily complete any twin shopping you may need to do this year at one site: Double Up Books! At their site, you can not only find every multiples-related book imaginable, you can also shop their exclusive line of babywear: Gaga for Mama! And, this TwinTuesday, you could win a $15 GC to use at Double Up Books! How to Enter: You must do one of the following to be entered into the giveaway. Any double entries for special activities (see below) will only count if you've done at least one of the following: 1) Follow @TwinHappyJen and @doubleupbooks and tweet the following: This #TwinTuesday, enter to win a $15 GC to http://doubleupbooks.com from @doubleupbooks & @TwinHappyJen! Details @ http://bit.ly/7N5yRk 2) Become a fan of TwinHappy and Double Up Books on Facebook & post the following to your profile: This TwinTuesday, @TwinHappy is giving away a $15 GC to @Double Up Books! Find out how to enter, as well as details on all of the day's activities @ http://bit.ly/7N5yRk Note: When copy-pasting this into your status, you might have to go back and manually type the "TwinHappy" and "Double Up Books" tags for them to actually link through (and show up on our walls)... that way I can count it as an entry! If that doesn't work, however, you can just make a little post directly on the TwinHappy Wall, letting us know you posted! 3) Blog about TwinTuesday, and this week's giveaway, with a link to this page... post a link to your blog in the comments below. Feel free to do as many (or as few) of these things as you'd like (even in the days leading up to TwinTuesday)... you only have to do one to be entered, but each will count as another entry into the giveaway! You can also earn double entries by participating in the following activities (however, again, you must complete at least one of the above, for any double entries to be counted): TwinTuesday Question of the Week: “As a parent of twins, all I really want for the holidays is...” My answer to this questions is... All I really want is for my girls to feel the magic of the holidays that I felt growing up. I know a lot of people complain that the holidays are too commercial and all, but I just don't see it that way. As a child, I was obsessed with presents :-) I would make a hundred copies of my Christmas list, trying to get it just right :-p However, while some would worry about that kind of behavior from a child, thinking they'll just become selfish, materialistic adults, you must keep one thing in mind: Children are not simply little adults... everything is a learning process for a child. And the primary way that they learn is observing their parent's actions. My parents worked very hard each year to make sure we had a great Christmas, even if they didn't have a lot of money. Now that I'm a parent, I do the same... while it's always nice to receive gifts, it just isn't anywhere near as important to me as it was when I was a child. Because, even while caught up in what Barbies or My Little Ponies I wanted each particular year, what was really happening inside of me was this: With each gift, each decoration hung, each trip to see Santa... each way my parents gave of themselves, their time and yes, even money, taught me the true spirit of giving. How would you answer this question? Feel free to post your response any (or all) of the following ways (each will count as a double entry into this week's giveaway!): 1) By commenting on this post. 2) On Twitter (using the #TwinTuesday hashtag) 5) On TwinHappy's Facebook Page! Also, don't forget about... TwinHappy Hour Every Tuesday, 6-7PM ET This week's TwinHappy Hour will be all about Twin Book trivia! Don't worry, though... it will be an open-book test :-p All you'll need to do is visit http://doubleupbooks.com to find the answers! Again, all responses to the TwinHappy Hour questions count as double entries into the giveaway... although, it is restricted to Twitter. However, just follow and use the #twintuesday hashtag to play! :-) Have questions about how all this TwinTuesday stuff works? Click here for a more detailed explanation! :-) P.S. Looking to connect with other Moms/Dads/Caregivers of Twins on Twitter? :-) Check out my list of "Twin Tweeters!" (And feel free to add yourself!!) P.P.S. Last call for contributors to the TwinHappy Newsletter! A little late with my deadline :-p But, still planning to send out this first edition... so, if you'd like to be included, just drop me an e-mail: jennifer@twinhappy.com (And if you haven't already, be sure to sign up for your free copy of our newsletter!)

The next TwinTuesday is November 24, 2009!

Having another "scaled-back" TwinTuesday this week :-) Still just have a lot going on right now... although, again, one of those things is preparing for my big trip! I am flying to Phoenix, Arizona to meet up with some old friends in early December and, since I heard from some fellow Twin Moms (who live near the Phoenix area), that they might be interested in meeting up, I decided to set up the 1st official "TwinTuesday Tweet-Up!" :-) So, here are the details:

When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7PM

Where: Majerle's Sports Grill, 24 North 2nd Street, Phoenix AZ 85004

Who will be there:

Jennifer Miller (aka @TwinHappyJen)

There are actually more who have said they'll be there, but I'm waiting to post them until I confirm once again that they will actually be there... the more the merrier, though, so if you'd like to join us, just reply to this post and/or send me an e-mail at jennifer@twinhappy.com :-) I think it'll be a lot of fun! I'm making it at 7 so, everybody can have plenty of time to get there, maybe get something to eat, maybe a couple of drinks... and then if it's your thing (I know it's mine :-p), they start karaoke at 8:30 :-) Hopefully that won't scare some of you off... :-p

Oh and btw--one other thing I'm planning on doing this trip? Finally finishing "The Last Will of Moira Leahy" by @ThereseWalsh! I just still find it so hard to get reading time in nowadays... but, I think this will be the perfect time to finally read this! And then, when I get back, I can finally do not only a review but a giveaway, as well, of this book!

Anyway, back to today's TwinTuesday: I'm again taking a little break from the giveaways... but I think I may actually have one lined up for next week. But, at the very least, I plan on doing my usual TwinTuesday tweet-out (using the names from the TwinTweeters list) and, of course, gotta at least have a QOTW! :-)

Question of the Week: What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory involving your twins so far? I know some of you may not have a lot to choose from yet, but I'm actually going to share one from Thanksgiving 2004... which was just shortly after finding out that I was pregnant with twins! We decided that Thanksgiving dinner would be the perfect time to break our news, since the whole family was gathered together anyway. A few actually already knew that I was pregnant... but nobody knew that it was twins, yet! So, it was a great icebreaker for the evening :-) Actually, the only people who did know that we were having twins before the announcement, was my in-laws. And, at dinner, my Mother-in-Law presented me with a baby name book. We actually already had names picked out... one for a girl (Anna), one for a boy (Robert). Although, while we did not yet know the sexes of our twins, we knew the possibility existed that, we would have to pick out a second boy's or girl's name. I was never able to decide on a second boy's name... which, ultimately turned out to be unnecessary, of course :-p But, I actually found a second girl's name in the book that I settled on almost immediately: Josephine (or Josie, for short). Not only did I like sound of both the full and shortened version of the name, but the description of what the name meant just seemed perfect, too: "May God grant you another child." I'll admit that I'm not a particularly religious person... but, I couldn't help think, "That He did... that He did..." :-D

So, what's your favorite Thanksgiving memory involving your twins? If you don't really have one, you can also just answer with why you are thankful that you have twins.

As always, feel free to answer by:

1) Replying to this post.

2) Replying on Twitter (using the #TwinTuesday hashtag)

3) Replying on TwinHappy's Facebook page

OK, that's it for this week... have a great TwinTuesday (as well as Thanksgiving) everyone!!

P.S. Because it's the season for it, can't help but do a little shameless self-promotion :-p If you're looking for a gift for twin children or even a family expecting twins, be sure to check out my book "Two Snowflakes!"

Now available at Doubleup Books, as well as on Amazon!

The next TwinTuesday is November 17, 2009!

Hey! First, I need to apologize for not being around as much lately... I just got busy on some other projects, and unfortunately had to put TwinHappy stuff on the back burner a bit. However, I certainly can't miss TwinTuesday :-) At least not completely...

I am still pretty busy, so I've decided to scale things back just a little bit... however, one of the things I've been busy with is getting ready for my trip to Phoenix! And, it's there that we'll actually be having our first TwinTuesday Tweet-Up! :-) Here are the details:

When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7PM

Where: Majerle's Sports Grill, 24 North 2nd Street, Phoenix AZ 85004

Who will be there:

Jennifer Miller (aka @TwinHappyJen)

There are actually more who have said they'll be there, but I'm waiting to post them until I confirm once again that they'll be there... and get a picture they want me to use :-) If you'd like to join us, just reply to this post and/or send me an e-mail at jennifer@twinhappy.com :-) I think it'll be a lot of fun. I'm making it at 7 so, everybody can have plenty of time to get there, maybe get something to eat, maybe a couple of drinks... and then if it's your thing (I know it's mine :-p), they start karaoke at 8:30 :-) Hopefully that won't scare some of you off... :-p

Anyway, back to today's TwinTuesday! I'm gonna take a little break from the giveaways, at least for this week... have just been really terrible lately with following up on stuff and, I know have some giveaways I can do... so, I might even have one for next week. But, at the very least, I plan on doing my usual TwinTuesday tweet-out (using the names from the TwinTweeters list) and, of course, gotta at least have a QOTW! :-)

Question of the Week: Do you think your twins are closer than the average pair of siblings? I would have to say definitely yes. I didn't think so when they were babies... they seemed almost unaware that the other was there (except for maybe if one would vomit on the other and then the one who got vomited on would just kind of blink and look around like, "Where'd that come from..." :-p). But, the older they get, the closer they seem to get, as well. And, even though they occasionally have same kinds of disagreements (OK fights :-p) that I had with my siblings growing up (and I'm sure everyone who has siblings has had)... for the most part, they play/work exceptionally well together... they draw books together, if one gets a treat, they have to make sure their sister gets one, too... I could go on with a million examples, but I'll just ask, how would you answer this question?

As always, feel free to answer on Twitter (using the #TwinTuesday hashtag), on TwinHappy's Facebook page, or even by simply responding to this post!

OK, that's it for this week... (yes, I'm even skipping TwinHappy Hour... I'm so sorry!)... but, hope you enjoy anyway and please do check back next week! If I can plow my way through some of my other work, I may just have a bit more then :-) Have a great TwinTuesday everyone!

The next TwinTuesday is November 10, 2009!

Note: We're always looking for TwinTuesday Sponsors! If you'd like us to host a giveaway for you, please feel free to contact me: jennifer@twinhappy.com This TwinTuesday is once again sponsored by yours truly! :-D The winner of this TwinTuesday Giveaway will have their banner featured in the "Double Feature" spot at the bottom of each page of this site (the space is currently filled by "DoubleUp Books") during the entire month of January! Here's how to enter... (you only have to do one of these things to be entered, but feel free to do as many as you like, for additional entries): 1) Follow me on Twitter @TwinHappyJen and tweet the following: This #TwinTuesday, @TwinHappyJen is giving away a free adspace on "TwinHappy!" (http://twinhappy.com) Details @ http://bit.ly/twintweet 2) Become a fan of TwinHappy on Facebook & post the following to your profile: This TwinTuesday, @TwinHappy is giving away a free adspace on http://twinhappy.com Find out how to enter, as well as details on all of today's activities @ @ http://bit.ly/twintweet Note: When copy-pasting this into your status, you might have to go back and manually type the "TwinHappy" tag for it to actually link through (so that it will show up on our wall) and I can count it as an entry! If that doesn't work, you can just make a little post directly on the TwinHappy Wall, letting us know you posted! 3) Blog about TwinTuesday, with a link to this page... post a link to your blog in the comments below. Again, feel free to do as many of these things as you'd like... each will count as another entry into the giveaway! In fact, feel free tweet and/or post up to once a day, in the days leading up to TwinTuesday, as well... they'll count, too! :-) Now, here's the Question of the Week: I know I'm a parent of twins because... This is a fill-in-the-blank question :-p And, I guess if I had to answer this question, I would say that I know I'm a parent of twins because, I am still amazed every day by not only who they are individually, but who they are together, as well! How would you answer this question? Feel free to answer on Twitter (using the #TwinTuesday hashtag), on TwinHappy's Facebook page, or even by simply responding to this post! TwinHappy Hour Every Tuesday, 6-7PM ET For this TwinHappy Hour, I'd like for everyone to name off as many movies, books, TV shows, etc. that have some kind of twin connection... and no fair tweeting out the movie "Twins" :-p As always, all tweets made during TwinHappy Hour count as double entries into this week's giveaway! Have questions about how all this TwinTuesday stuff works? Click here for a more detailed explanation! :-) P.S. Looking to connect with other Moms/Dads/Caregivers of Twins on Twitter? :-) Check out my list of "Twin Tweeters!" (And feel free to add yourself!!) P.P.S. Are you interested in keeping up with all the goings-on here at TwinHappy? :) Why not sign up for our newsletters?? (We have a weekly e-newsletter & a quarterly snail-mailed newsletter... both of which are absolutely free!)