Mother's Day Giveaway Extravaganza {Win a Laptop!}

Some days, I think about all of the grandiose and magnificent things I could be doing to change the world. I could be saving lives as a medical doctor or teaching university students at Stanford or coming up with brilliant new technology ideas at the Google headquarters.

And yet, here I am - blowing noses, making macaroni & cheese, giving baths, singing songs, going on long walks to collect rocks, changing diapers, drawing pictures with sidewalk chalk, saying "don't put your feet on the table" and "use your nice manners, please" and "would you like to wear your blue shirt or your red shirt today?"

Sometimes, it seems so inconsequential, so small. 

But then, I realize that THIS is what it's all about. THIS is what matters. Not my masters degree or my work or even this little blog. What matters are these two precious girls - the lessons I teach them, the legacy I will live, the people they will become. 

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This Sunday is Mother's Day - a day to recognize our own mothers, to reflect on the kind of mothers we want to be, and to acknowledge the important role that mothers play in our society.

To celebrate, I am pleased to be giving away an incredible prize package (valued at almost $1,800) to one reader:

First, the winner will receive a Toshiba Portege M750 ($1,699).

Your mom (or you...) will be the "coolest mom on the block" with this lightweight, portable, and highly functional tablet/laptop. Yes, that's right it's a notebook that converts to a tablet.

You can work on it like this:

toshiba portege m750 laptop

Or you can adjust the screen:

toshiba portege m750 adjusting

And it will look like this:

toshiba portege m750 tablet

Awesome, huh? The tablet allows you to write on the screen with an accompanying digital pen and/or you can do what you need to do by simply touching the screen. 

You can read all the specs on the Toshiba website, but you can be assured that it has lots of excellent features and that it is "among the greenest" laptops (it was awarded the elite EPEAT Gold status, the highest rating in environmental standard for laptops by EPEAT).

The Portege M750 would make an awesome gift for any mom. Whether she's a blogger, a designer, a professor, or a stay-at-home mom who enjoys going online throughout the day, she'll love this small notebook that she can carry around with her anywhere. 

small phantom bag stm bagsThe winner will also receive the Small Phantom laptop bag from STM Bags.

She'll need somewhere to store her precious "cargo." Why not explore the options at STM Bags? The Small Phantom is an especially good pick for laptops with a 12" or 13" screen. The vivid red is an STM-exclusive color and the entire look is sleek and streamlined. The interior is roomy enough for your notebook and baby gear. Last night, I went to National Mom's Nite Out and comfortably arranged my MacBook, baby diapers, wipes, an extra outfit, my wallet, and my glasses in the bag. 

One winner will be toting around a new laptop in a trendy new bag this summer. Here's a shot of the prize package:

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HERE'S HOW YOU CAN WIN!

Leave a topic-related comment on this post. It can be about what you most want for Mother's Day or about how you would use the "tablet" functionality of the Toshiba or about the features you look for in a laptop bag. You choose. Just remember all generic entries ("enter me," "love it," "pick me, please," etc.) will be disqualified. This contest is open to readers with a U.S. mailing address.

Because this an extra-special giveaway, I'm allowing you the opportunity to earn up to 7 additional entries.

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That's up to 7 additional entries! Please be sure to leave a comment for each additional entry. 

The deadline for this contest is Friday, May 22nd, 2009

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

*UPDATE* The winner is #294 Emily. Congratulations!

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2,853 comments on “Mother's Day Giveaway Extravaganza {Win a Laptop!}”

  1. I would so love a new kitchen table and chairs. ours have seen its share of artwork, food spilled on it, and torture LOL and of course a new laptop would be fabulous. Much better than my old Compaq that I am just waiting to die on me anyday :) With 5 kids and one on the way (his hers and now ours) neither of these are in the future any time soon over the next millennium! So to win one would be a huge blessing and much appreciated and loved Mothers day gift. The kids are so worth it and I love them more than anything, so I could do without all the new gismos and gadgets but I would be lieing if I didn't say I would sure love to win one and have a new one :) Thanks for the chance at a fabulous giveaway, I can always dream about winning it anyway, right :)

  2. if I won this laptop, i would give it to my husband and give his five year old laptop to our five year old son who wants. And that would be really awesome, because I love my family and I love to give!

    1. Oops...watching television and surfing the net can cause one to enter a contest that expired. Disregard post!

  3. Hello there. I would like to tell you about a very spectacular lady, my omazingmother. She works two jobs to support my sister and myself and is recieving cuts in her pay. She recieves no child support. She is a single mom and works very hard. We all love her and appreciate what she does for our family. Having a personal laptop will give her time to work on part of her job, since it requires using a computer. I hope you will consider picking my hard working mom. Thank you for your time.

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  5. i would like it to give it as a gift on mothers day because it is easy to handle and also because i can't afford one like that.

  6. wow that's a really cool laptop (sorry i haven't been doing my usual blog reading and am just catching up now). thought i would comment anyway and say thanks for featuring the neatest and newest and most innovative things here on your site. man i missed being on the net.
    also beautiful shots of your two little beauties!

  7. Oops.... nevermind..... didn't realize the contest was over. Please ignore my entries! Thanks! :)

  8. For the tablet, I'd love to get back into drawing again! I'm getting used to this whole touch-screen technology!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  9. Most important feature in a laptop bag, besides correct size, is the handle. In my opinion. If you get a crappy handle, it just feels so much harder to carry. Of course, if I could get over my irrational hatred, a rolling bag is best.

  10. Hi there! My name's Alex Preston. I just graduated from high school a few hours ago. It got me thinking 'where am I going to get all the resources I need for college?' It was like this website was put here just for me. My family has a very low income, yet I am attending a very prestigious school. I'm heading off to Mercer University, a school that costs 37,050 dollars per year to attend...plus books...plus living costs...plus laptop & other learning resources. I'm so thankful that I can be part of this contest! Thanks so much!

  11. I need a laptop bag and I want one that's a dark color. It has to be very comfortable to carry, also. My daughter's graduating from college in June and she could sure use a new computer and bag.

  12. Motherhood is never inconsequential. I am who I am today because of my mother. The example she set by her life of selflessness, integrity and intelligence. She was not a demonstrative person, something to this day I still haven't figure out. However, I never doubted that I was loved and that she believed that I could absolutely anything that I put my mind to do. Motherhood is underrated in our society. It demands commitment, endless patience and last but not least, the ability to let go when the time comes for your children to make their own way in the world.

  13. I really like the idea of the tablet function on the laptop! I haven't really seen that before! Very cool! I love writing so I could really use it. And I love that bag! Not only it is organized, but its also cute!

  14. For mothers day, the thing that I want most is just the day off. No dinner to make, no cleaning, dishwashing, laundry etc. Just the bliss of nothing to do except what I want to do.

  15. This has to be the very best prize I’ve seen in a blog giveaway. I am a work at home Mom, and I feel so tied down at my desk! This laptop will give me freedom to move around! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!

  16. I've been daydreaming about a laptop for such a long time. I spend a lot of time waiting around between activities and something like this would make that time so much more productive and fun too.

  17. I would love to be able to give my wife a laptop. This laptop is so cool. I love the duel laptop/tablet option and my wife would absolutely love the laptop bag. It's hip and functional!

  18. I wanted a radio to go under my kitchen cabinet for Mothers Day and to my surprise, my husband installed it early and even put one of my favorite CD's in. I also got a card from my 6 year old that he made at school (he was so proud), and a card from my four month old, and my 10 year old wwent outside and wrote all our names on rocks and gave me my very own rock family. I hope Mothers Day was as special for you as i was for me. :)

  19. I love this computer. It looks like it would be so easy to put on a movie and twist the screen around to keep my son busy on a long car ride! Very versitile! Happy Mother's day!

  20. Thanks for the chance to win! You have a beautiful family and I really enjoyed your blog!
    You are so right there is nothing any greater than being a Mom!!!!

  21. What an amazing giveaway. Whoever wins this, I'm sure will enjoy it. I had a nice Mother's Day and hope you all did, too. Got a card and some new pictures of my little granddaughter, can't beat that! Thanks for having this great contest!

  22. I got what I wanted for Mother's Day--I became a mother to healthy twin boys. I think it will always be my favorite Mother's Day because it was my first. I didn't get any gifts, but that doesn't matter.

    Having a laptop would be fantastic! I could do some work from home and keep up my skills I developed before I became a mommy. Maintaining and building my own skillwill make me a better--and more sane--mother.

    Thank you for the giveaway!

  23. This laptop looks fantastic! I have been wanting a laptop of my own for so long now. With the kids out of school for the summer, it would be so nice to sit outside and work while they play. Thank you so much for the great contest!

  24. What did I want for Mother's Day? Actually, I just wanted a new watch...a timepiece...so that I could tell time...see if we are on time, out of time or needing time. However, I didn't get a new watch. I was told I had enough watches...I just need batteries (LOL).

    So I guess. should be asking for a laptop (don't have one right now) and would love to have my very, very own laptop. Why? I love writing to people, especially my aunts, plus I am a Girl Scout Co-Leader and it would be nifty for staying in touch with my troop's leader and the council. I love providing interesting and fun handouts for the girls and having a laptop will allow me to have easier access to the internet.

    Thanks.

  25. This year was my first mothers day as a mom of 6. Our adoption to our 4 should be final any day now. I love love LOVE being a mom. Some days are stressing and some days are hard but when I hear I love you it makes it all worth it.

    I remember wondering how we could do this? When we got our 4 new ones but we made due and we found a way. I thought since our biological son was severely handicap we could never do it we would be to stressed. BUT we have did it and did it well. I can not wait to stand in front of the judge and sign our adoption papers. I am a very blessed mommy!

  26. what I look for in a laptop bag is security. It has to be able to withstand jumbling all over the place.

  27. Mom, take time to enjoy time with your adorable family because you never know when those good moments are 'the last time'. Not because the kids are gone, but, because they grow up and leave you wondering "when was the last time they said 'read me a story mama!?". When was the last time they said 'For you mama!' as they hand you flowers from your(or the neighbors) garden pulled up by the roots... and you tried not to laugh! Store photos and memories on a laptop like you are giving away. I would! They will love to read them when they are grown!
    Happy Mother's Life!

  28. I would love to have this as a mother's day gift to myself! This is my first mother's day as a mom so it was great just having my little one with me. I am so blessed to have her.

  29. Wow! What a great giveaway. I would love to win this for my mom. I've been trying to show her how to use a computer but mine is so slow that she loses interest and always leaves the room on me. This would be a great way to bring her into the modern world.

  30. I have twins in college that live at home and are having to share a computer so it would be great to win this laptop so we could have peace in the family again. lol

  31. For Mother's Day I wanted and received a day of relaxation and pampering. I need a laptop but the budget won't provide for one in this economy. It would be so useful to use when I'm on the go.

  32. My wife told me to come here and post, because she really wants a laptop. I don't think she needs one. She needs to break free of the computer addiction and clean the house. I'm only entering because if she wins, she will stop whining about how much she wants a laptop, plus it would be a nice present for our 17th anniversary.

  33. This laptop would be great for my wife, since her old one broke. My fault. I saw my co-worker with a tablet computer and it seemed very interesting to be able to draw write on it, change colors, erase, draw again. I think my wife and daughters would really like it. Thanks for the chance to win it.

  34. This is the must have of laptops. I cannot wait to some day be able to afford one of these, or any laptop in general. For Mother's day my daughter gave me the most precious gift. A snowglobe with a little girl angel in it. Couldn't get any better than that!

  35. Features that I like in a bag is durability, space for accessories and charger, and one that is security friendly at the air port

  36. I really need a laptop and I have been eyeing tablets such as these for awhile now. Thanks so much for the awesome contest!

  37. I love the portability of a tablet. I'm unable to sit long at my computer desk due to illness. It would be great to be online on days I'm confined to the couch or bed. I love the idea of a pen with it too. A durable bag would be great.

  38. I think this is a super computer and my mom and my wife would love this for mothers day or any day and would like to give this to them for a very special gift. Toshiba and the bag is great gift thank you
    tony

  39. Well Steph, I can't give you a great, gripping fascinating wonderful answer like one reader did that she could use the laptop while nursing her twins (YAY! For her..I am so pro-nursing..my 21/2 year old granddaughter still nurses), but since I'm just 2 precious girl's grandmother (don't hate me ladies...I did my time having and raising 2 kids) and now get to enjoy granddaughters!)...I would love to have this laptop so that I wouldn't be chained to my desk in the family room indoors when the weather is so beautiful. I live in the country; in the woods and would use it to sit out on the lawn in the fresh air and do my computer "stuff." Concerning a laptop bag...first of all, it would have to be colorful, so that when I brought it somewhere I wouldn't forget it (I'm so forgetful), and also durable because I'm also a klutz and if carrying too much, I drop things.
    Oh well, that's about it. Love to read the comments from all the young Moms. Also...your little girl is getting so big and more beautiful, and your new little one is precious (and looks like her sister!) Congrats!

  40. What I most want for next Mother's Day is a SnapTotes bag with a picture of my boys. Those bags are gorgeous.
    I've never tried a laptop tablet but it looks cool. I have a hard time getting comfortable typing with a laptop open on my lap because of the way the lid goes back so I think I'd really like the tablet feature.
    Awesome giveaway!

  41. Well I'm 2777 for the entryplease tell me I have a small chance for the much needed laptop; perhaps the three sevens will bring the carm of winning

  42. The bottom-line for me is that I make my living mostly via the computer/internet, and since I only have a desktop, that kind of makes me a prisoner in my own home - with a ball and chain connected to the PC.

    The freedom to work OUTSIDE of the house - especially during the spring-summer-fall seasons would be such a joyous god-send! I would so love that! And so would my family and my health/well-being!

    A quality laptop would be a genuine liberator for me!

  43. My sister will be in hospital and I need to take over her business for awhile and still visit her, a laptop is perfect and Toshibas are great

  44. This laptop would be great to have, mine is very old and slow. For mother's day I wanted something new for my Ipod

  45. Love love love this laptop. My daughter is always using the desktop computer, it'd be nice to have another one to use, especially one this awesome!

  46. i am a freelance writer. Having something as portable as the Toshiba would be amazing! I am the mother of two boys, one of which attends a school that is 30 minutes away (he has special needs and it was the best choice for him), so I spend about two hours of my day on the road. With something as portable as the Toshiba, I could stop in at Panera and work for a few hours.

  47. Hi Steph,
    Having my very own laptop would be just grand! I finally found a home business that I have a passion for and if only I had a laptop I could travel the city drumming up new customers. Unfortunately, I was a single parent for many years and my son, who is now 29 y.o. is very angry at me. Never drugs, never alcohol or anything disrespectful to our household. I gave him the best of everything (that I could afford). This makes me write alot and low and behold I found a home business that allows me to publish books and personal stories. (The company is called Heritage Makers, my site is listed above). Despite all that, I never get a call from him on Mother's Day and it make me very sad because I lost my mother prior to my 21st birthday, right before mothers day. I do, however, have two beautiful grandchildren, a boy (3) and a girl (7). My grandson is visiting my son in Seattle, WA and as much as I did not get to talk to my grandson on Mothers Day, their mother made a three-way phone call so that I could talk to him later that week. This little boy gave me the best Mother's Day I could have asked for. I received the call last friday at 10:30pm. He said, "Hi Mom-Mom" and after I asked him how was he doing, he then said "Mom-Mom, you're beautiful". This is the sort of thing that I would use my new laptop to writing about.

    Thank you for the opportunity and enjoy your children as much as you can. Be Blessed!

  48. Well the kids just broke moms laptop that she uses all the time. If she won this prize she could put her laptop in the bag and put a lock on it!!

  49. I would dearly love to have a laptop for my very own. I do own one but my grandson asked to borrow it because "something happened" to his. Now I can't seem to get it back. Short of taking his laptop in to be repaired myself I just don't know what to do. I really would like to have a laptop I can use, just me, no one else. And I understand Toshibas are marvelous machines. Boy wouldn't that be something to wave in his face!

  50. I would love to have a computer of my own, I am always last in line to use the "family computer" there is always homework to be done or games to be played. I'm not really complaining but it would be nice to win!

  51. Hello it's never to late to wish all mother's a Happy Mother's Day:) I am a fan in Twitter and been following you. I blogged and sent many comments. I am determined and never give up because this is a great laptop giveaway. I wish to win this laptop for college homework and portfolios I need to get done. I have to check emails, I get from college. I love the fact the laptop screen adjusts, I can multi task with it. How great is that.

    I also would like to show my son how to use the laptop for when he goes to school. Mother's Day is special to me because this is my first Mother's Day. My son is a year and 4 months old. I love the way he smiles, laughs and says mama to me. I wouldn't change being a mom for the world.

    I love him so much. I show him my love and affection, comfort him when he sick, spend time with him, dress, bathe and play with him. I watch Barney with him.

    Women can give birth to a child but not all women can care and love a child. I know what Mother's Day is all about and give thanks to God for the blessing of my son.

    It's a fantastic laptop giveaway, I hope I win the giveaway. I share the special moments with my son in my heart. That's having a the Mother's Day spirit.

    [email protected]

  52. Thanks for the giveaway...My sister is a single Mom with a daughter starting university in the Fall; having promised them help in picking (and paying $$$) for a new laptop, this would be a great gift for my sister & niece ...I'm trying to convince them to go Mac but they are both stubborn ladies !!! ...In the end, it's not what operating system you use but what you do with the tools you have at your disposal that equals success.

  53. Metropolitan Mama,
    thank you for doing such a cool contest!
    I love the fact that it's utilizing green technology-I don't understand how, but it's always a good thing to do our part.
    Also it's great that it's already webcam equipped. And who doesn't love that the screen can flip around like that, when you wanna show your husband or kids something?! Awesome!

  54. For Mother's day I was hoping to get my wife the Kindle but money is low so we did what we could for her.

  55. Oh my, I am in desperate need of a new laptop. My Toshiba died as a result of me accidently hitting my table and the drink I had fell onto it. After that it wanted me to tpye my password before I could log on, but I dint have a password set. So now I use my son's that he let me borrow :( You have an very beuatiful family, and I would love to read your emails daily. Please subsribe me and PLEASE enter me in this great contest :)

  56. It would be so handy to use the feature of writing notes with the pen. I am a big crafter, and I have alot of ideas on sticky notes, napkins, etc (whatever was handy at the time), and it would be so nice to have one place to organize it all (along with everthing else I need to remember). What a great prize. I hope whomever wins it will really appreciate it.

    Thanks for the contest.

  57. For Mother's Day I just want time to spend with those I love. And I got it! We went for a walk around a lake, and had dinner with some extended family. Perfect!

  58. Hey I've been following you in Twitter. I also have blogged you in mypace. I copied and pasted your icon button and information about the giveaway is there. My email is at [email protected] I just love the Mother's Day Laptop Giveaway and it includes the laptop bag. How great is that.

    I really need my own laptop for college homework and portofio projects. It's hard because I need to go to internet cafe's, just to check my emails, do my homework and get portfolios done. Internet Cafe's can get costly for me.

    I really would be happy if I win the laptop. It would make my life more easier and never having to go internet cafe's.

    This is a great opportunity and I hope I win this giveaway:)

    [email protected]

  59. I cannot wait for the day when I can hold my children in my arms! I am not yet a mother, but I eagerly await that day.

    I am a artist/blogger and would love to have such a handy laptop ready to assist me in my studio or blogging on the fly.

    Thanks for the great giveaway!
    -Breezy

  60. I like computers with speed, keeping everything going smoothly and efficiently. The laptop would be great to have - it sure would get a lot of use! (I really like that it has a touch screen!)

    Thank you for the giveaway!
    Robin

  61. Gee! What a beautiful computer. It would be so wonderful to get out of the library with all these kids (that's a Mother's Day reference!!)with their headphones a-blaring on all 4 sides. Looks like I can even work on the public van that brings me into town once a week, jouncing along our low-tech country roads.

  62. If I were to ask for a gift for me for Mother's day, I'd ask for this laptop for my almost 10 year old ds. He's a techie kid, autistic to boot. He's a great guy, does the majority of his schooling online or on his computer (time4learning.com, brainpopjr.com, brainpop.com). He's been homeschooled for 5 years and a computer, especially a laptop I can use to teach him as well as he can use to practice and learn would be marvelous! My almost 2 year old dd, Ginny, could benefit from this laptop as a tablet for practicing words, colors, shapes and whatnot. Thanks for the opportunity to be in a kind-hearted giveaway such as this. Thanks for celebrating motherhood!

  63. Wow, this is a very cool giveaway! Wish I could giveaway something this cool on my blog :) Anyway, I could use a new laptop, my mac ibook has been dropped a few too many times! Love your blog too, it's very nice :)

  64. I had to do a double take! Your header image reminds me of Katie Holmes! One of my fav actresses.
    I would love to win because I have to use my roommies laptop when she's at work! :( But it's better than nothing. :)

  65. I just graduated from college and am in DESPERATE need of a new laptop, this would be AMAZING!

  66. I am a mother of 3 wonderful kids and I was just introduced to your site. I have been reading over some of your blogs and you have great ideas! I wanted to compliment you on your beautiful family and your generous laptop offer. I would love to win, but whether I am the random "Chosen One" or not, you have genuinely impressed me. Keep up the good work! Your family is gorgeous!!

  67. Wow a latop! This would be perfect for me to use to catch up on work while i'm nursing my twins. I'm unable to use my desktop while doing that :)

  68. This is really nice. I have wanted a tablet for awhile. I own a laptop, but it is old and too heavy to really drag around much. I had a Toshiba back in the day when a "laptop" was more of a suitcase! Always loved it, but would be so happy to have something small. (My old laptop would not go to waste. DS15 has been begging for one for quite some time.)

  69. For Mother's Day all I want is a picture of me and my boys. Well it didn't happen on Mother's Day so we will try again tomorrow. We shall see.

  70. A new laptop would be so great. The Toshiba is a well respected name in computers, and the swivel screen would be a nice feature. I like to run a picture cd when family is over,so this would make that easy.

  71. Would love to have a laptop, somedays it's too hard to get ou off bed and I can keep this at my bedside to use when I want to do emails!!!

  72. OHHH my godson is starting college and is now saving money to try and get himself a laptop. I would love to surprise him with this for college!! We would just be so grateful if we won this for him.

  73. This laptop sounds great the more I read the better it sounds, it would be a great to win one.

  74. There's nothing more important to me on Mother's Day than spending time with my children. They are the reason I'm a mother and they fulfill me. However, when they're not around, this little tablet number would be exactly what I need to be more efficient, organized, and happy!

  75. What an awesome giveaway! I love that the laptop can be used as a tablet... how cool is that! My kids have destroyed my laptop (ummm, with a little help from me I guess... we're hard on things around here.) I would love a new one!

  76. I have always wanted, and have never owned a laptop. Right now we have two very old rebuilt desktops shared by all those living here - which includes hubby, myself, teenage single mother daughter with her now 4 month old baby, her best friend (no, they're actually not gay tho that would be fine since I think my daughter could do a lot worse then her bff as a mate), my almost 9 year old daughter and almost 6 year old son. Unfortunately for me every single one of those individuals LOVES being on the computer and there have been bloody battles in the living room over whos turn it is to play.

    I believe as a 43 year old mom to three, grandmother before my time, full time working mother (did I mention I work for state? that alone should qualify me for some sort of big prize) that I'm deserving of an amazing gift. Now don't get me wrong - hubby did get me a card and flowers, the kids made me memory boxes from plaster of paris and I got "skin" for my phone from the teen - so its not just about stuff or gifts or anything like that.
    Well, ok... it apparently is something like that because I SO want a laptop of my own so I can play when I want to and not have to fight the family for a moment or two of scrabble online with my sister back East. That would be just lovely. Truly. Better then chocolate.

    I hope you'll consider me for this wonderful give-away.

    Barb (tired, but happy and blessed)

  77. I would love to win this. My favorite feature is the adjusting screen . I also love the bag to carry it in! Thanks for a awesome giveaway!

  78. My PC at home is soo old and hardly working. So its not much use for my 7 yr old who now has homework where he needs to use the computer. Also the PC is not mobile like a laptop and I would not be stuck in our office while our 1 yr old is crawling, hopefully soo walking, all over the place!

  79. Our family could really use this,we have a senior citizen computer&it works when it wants!This would be a big helper we all need it for different things,work,homework!

    ahdrad2932(at)msn(dot)com

  80. I am thinking of going back to school and a laptop would be great. I have never owned one but they seem to be a necessity for grad school. Thanks.

  81. As a homeschooling family, we go through a lot of notebooks. I would never....have....to....buy....another....notebook. Just the thought of that makes me soooo happy! And imagine all the trees we would save. :o)

    Thank you for offering such a wonderful prize!

    Shannon

  82. Wow, this has gotten you quite a bit of traffic! Thanks so much for hosting such a fantastic giveaway!

    I'd love this notebook to be able to teach my daughter with. We're just starting to get into homeschooling her for preschool and I think if she could see the screen with all of the buttons covered up she'd get far less distracted!

    Again, thanks for the giveaway :)

  83. I was very happy with my Mother's day - we went for a walk in a really nice state park (and I got chocolates!). I have wanted a laptop for a long time and this one looks perfect for what I need.

  84. what a fantastic giveaway. how can you give this away? the bag alone is great, I love it. I especially like the red. I hope I wish so I can strut with it.

  85. I have been desperately searching for THE perfect laptop for my very first laptop- I've always used a desktop pc but secretly yearned for a lappie-
    this one is PERFECT!

  86. mothers day has passed but i did get what i wanted,my family being all together :)we made a nice dinner of steak and baked potatoes and broccoli with melted cheese on it.my daughter who is a senior graduating this year..made me the most beautiful quilt in home economics at school and i will treasure that forever it is so beautiful.basically being with my family is all that i want or need :)

  87. I like the tablet function of this laptop. Very useful. I hope this is a trend that more companies follow.

  88. I would love to use this for my real estate based work, wow!! Mother's Day at home with my kids was great, just wish my 2 oldest ones who live across the US could have been here...

  89. What an awesome giveaway, it is in my dreams that I have a computer that I don't have to fight to use!

  90. I got what I wanted for Mother's Day, a day at home with my kids.I would love to win this awesome laptop! Mine broke a few weeks ago and I can't afford to replace it right now.

  91. Now that all my kids are in college I wish I had a runny nose to wipe or a silly fight to break up...my perfect mothers day would be all of my kids home sitting around the table enjoying a great meal and great conversation!!

  92. This laptop would be great in helping my husband with his contracting job! Our kids dropped and broke his laptop and we havent been able to replace it :( this would be a godsend to his business.

  93. Great laptop and bag. It is hard to find a good laptop bag - I look for something that is lightweight and soft sided - but with enough protection for the laptop - and that has enough room for basic items like notepads, calculator, pens, etc. I also prefer a bright colour instead of basic black. Thanks!!!

  94. That looks like a nice laptop. For the bag I'd probably prefer a different color since I'm a guy... though maybe I'd give it to a girl.

  95. The Toshiba Portege M750 as a gift would blow some of the other mothers day gifts out of the water! This one actually makes my mouth water! Anything that will help to un-complicate my busy, hectic life would be more than appreciated.

  96. For Mother's Day, I was hoping for a nice quiet dinner OUT, but since finances put a halt to that dream, I settled for hotdogs at home. I'd LOVE a laptop computer. It sure gets tiresome sitting in the den while hubby lounges in the bed. Thanks!
    bleatham(at)gmail.com

  97. My household could defiantly use it --we have my husbands huge & heavy Gateway- and my tiny Eee Pc--and 3 teens fighting us for laptop time.

  98. This is such a fantastic giveaway. I am in such need of a laptop. Our laptop broke a few months back and instead of replacing it with another laptop we bought a regular desktop because it was cheaper. It stinks when I need to do work, I have to do it in the den. I hate not being able to sit in bed and surf the internet and lay comfortably while I type.

  99. My birthday was on Mother's Day this year! I wasn't really celebrated but I had a good day overall. I wouoldn't know how to act if I had something as nice as this Toshiba laptop. BUT, my Mom has wanted a computer for a long time so I think if I were to win, I'd give it to her. I know she'd share with me so it would be great for the both of us.

    Thanks so much! :)

  100. The one thing I want most for Mother's Day is for my son to stop using cocaine. It is such a sad situation.

  101. On mothers day my mother in law asked if she could move in with us. So we agreed. I have a desktop now but its in the room that she will being using. And I would really love to win this prize so that I wouldnt have to sit in her room to have to use the computer( even though she wouldnt mind me going in her room) but i would still feel weird about it. I would be able to sit in my room and use it whenever, where ever. That wold be AWESOME!!! and i know she exicited to have a computer in the house because she's never had one. and now she would be able to keep in touch with her family and friends.

  102. I used to pick bags to standardize on for our company's laptops. We always looked for strong fabric, like the fabric used in bulletproof vests. We also looked for extra strong sewn bindings, especially around handles.

  103. Since I do most of my work on the go this lightweight Toshiba Portege M750 with the Small Phantom laptop bag would not only make my a whole life easier, I would also be the most stylish mom in the Lone Star State!

    Sylvia

    [email protected]

  104. I am the owner and designer of my own jewelry company/online boutique called Sugar Panda. I started it when I became pregnant with my first child- I knew that I wanted to be a stay at home mom, but wanted to continue to contribute to our household income. I've been blessed with a beautiful and healthy daughter, an incredibly fun job, and now- with Baby No. 2 on the way I could really use the mobility a lap top would offer me.

    It would help me tremendously with keeping up with my business and continuing to make it grow- not an easy task with two young kids and an active duty Marine hubby. This wonderful prize would help me more than you could know.

    -Valerie

  105. What a wonderful prize! The only laptop in the family belongs to my husband for business, leaving me tethered to our desktop. Not that I'm complaining, but freedom to do even simple computer tasks anywhere I want would be fantastic!

  106. I'm going to start school in the fall. It may be for education or art or both. Writing is also a very big passion of mine. It would be so convenient to just write and draw, two things I already do, all day, and have them when I need them. Through my usual method, they end up all over the place. My mom keeps getting on me about being organized. This tablet laptop would only help.

  107. I guess I will leave a comment about Mothers Day. :) This past mothers day I woke up grouchy and decided I did not like mothers day as I was not the mother I wanted to be for my babies (I have three)...I have been thinking on that more and more....I am setting my OWN standards for what I "think" a mother should be...In my mind...perfect...After much thought I KNOW that I am just what my children need. An imperfect mother who makes mistakes but who is real, down to earth, and loves her children with all that is in her...My kids will not remember if my floors are spotless or if every hair is in place or a made from scatch meal is always on the table...What they will remember of me I pray, on each and every mothers day, is the love I give, the lessons I teach through daily normal situations, the joy-filled home that we have and the precious moments we spend together playing and laughing...I guess that is my comment. =)

  108. Wow, what a fabulous prize. If I win, it would be mine, all mine. I share my computer with my teen and tween. (Or maybe I should say they share with me. LOL) For Mom's Day this year, we spent time as a family planting a garden and just hanging out. I do agree with the others that the best gifts are the homemade as they come from the heart.

  109. Hey, definitely worth a shot! I like the tablet approach, since there's a certain amount of doodle-art software out there you can use with fingertips and stuff. Thanks for the chance!

  110. The laptop and case looks awesome! As a relatively new blogger I am always looking for ways to improve and this laptop would be great! I love that I wouldn't have to share laptops with my husband!

  111. I look for style and functionality in a laptop bag. I like lots of pockets with room for everything. I also want a bag that's both soft and sturdy :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  112. This is an awesome giveaway!!! I have never had a laptop, only desktops. It would be a grand surprise to win one. I think you are very sweet to do this.
    Happy Mothers Day to you.
    Laura King

  113. I just want to have taught my child (and any future children) how to live right.
    dearandrea
    at sbcglobal. net

  114. Wow! What a fantastic giveaway! I would definitely use this for digital scrapbooking. I'd like to use the tablet feature to add my own handwriting to layouts, or maybe some doodling.

  115. Thats fantastic! I've always used Dell and I've been thinking of buying a Mac, but this thing is amazing. I've never seen a screen like that before that folds like a tablet. I'm impressed!

  116. That is an amazing laptop! I would love this for my husband because he's starting a home business and I know that it would really help him. Of course, I'd have to check it out myself, too! ;)

  117. I would love to have this laptop so I can use it when I volunteer at the senior center each week. It would really help!

  118. I would love to win this laptop and would put it to good use in my return to school next fall. I returning to school as an adult student in the LPN course at my Community College. i could really put this to good use.

  119. i am starting my 2nd master's this fall. planning on getting an EDS degree.will be an 18 month program, mainly on week-ends.

    the laptop would help me take notes and work on assignments.

    thanks for posting this!

  120. My wife is driving three days with both my daughters and all our pets to stay with relatives while i deploy. This would be a great way to keep the girls busy drawing and her in touch with me.

  121. What an awesome giveaway! I'm just thrilled that I get to be a mother on mother's day. I know that sounds cheesy, but I couldn't ask for more than spending time with my husband and my son on mother's day or any other day.

  122. Gosh, this would make a surprise post-Mother's Day gift for my mom! I've been giving her some tutoring about computers and the net and she's become really savvy at the keyboard. I think she'd flip about winning such a sleek, modern laptop and beautiful bag -- I'm sure she'd love to be able to work outside on our deck and at coffee shops, and I know she's get a lot of use out of the tablet functionality since she attends a lot of lectures and talks where she takes tons of notes. This is such an incredible giveaway - thanks for the chance to win!

  123. For Mother's Day I would love to have a chance to spend just one more day with my mom. To hug and her and tell her that she was the best mother ever.

  124. For Mother's Day, I do not want anything, but I always make sure that my mom is spoiled. She has always been by support and best friend.

  125. I would give this to my husband for Father's Day! He selfishly gave me a laptop;when he could have used it as "he doesn't have one"! It would make his day (Clint Eastwood style)! Thanks for this opportunity!

  126. This laptop is amazing!!!!! I think it's great that you can adjust the screen so if you want to share what you're doing or browsing, just turn the screen. Wow, I love it!

    [email protected]

  127. What an awesome giveaway. I must say I would totally keep this for myself. With three kids, getting time on the computer is very slim.

  128. I'm twenty years old and a single mom. I would love and appreciate a laptop of my own. Im enrolled in school and being a mom is hard enough not having to worry about school and my homework and grades, but i get by. i currently have a very old pc that i think i've had since i was about ten. I just want it to be easier to get the stuff done i have to for school with a laptop rather then an out-of-date pc. And the bag would come in handy carrying my laptob to school with me with all my books!

  129. this would be a great gift to give my niece that is entering college in the fall... her father, my brother-inlaw, lost his job when the chrysler plant he worked at closed.

    Thanks for the great giveaway !!

  130. My laptop died a few months ago and haven't been able to get a new one yet. I really like the tablet feature and having a laptop will help alot when traveling.

  131. I didn't get what I wanted for Mother's Day... In fact, I didn't get anything if you don't count the card my Pre-K son made at school and gave me on friday... I would love to have a laptop that was tabletable... Right now I take our old (years and years) laptop with us on trips.. it's not the easiest thing to handle sometimes when using it but it's so nice to have with us..

  132. I love that laptop bag, it is totally my style. It would be awesome to carry the laptop and that bag wearing a t-shirt and jeans. I would also love holding that laptop with the screen flipped down, I have never seen anything like that! Thank you!

  133. The tablet feature on this laptop looks amazing I am going to take an extention class and this would be great. For MD I just want to rest, no fixing meals, no laundry, actually my daughters are grown and live out of state except my 19 year old who is in college and lives at home and she took me out to dinner

  134. I do not know what I would do without a computer, because I use it for so many things. My laptop does not have a tablet feature, and I think it would be very useful (and fun) to have.

  135. The tablet feature on this laptop looks amazing! I'm thinking about taking a class and this would help with notes. Thanks!

  136. I would use this tablet for school. I need a laptop so bad, I would not have to take out another student loan if I won this - LOL

  137. Ok, I must say, I love this laptop! A laptop and tablet in one. So cool! I love things that do more than one thing. I can imagine being able to draw on it. What fun! Thank you so much for having this giveaway. Whoever wins will love it!

  138. My buddy Bob, 'my other mother" told me about the contest. My dell is dead so a new computer would be "way swell" I could email my mom and brother, nieces and nephews (and Bob) again. Not only that I could stop doing buisiness on public library computers. When you pick the winner, Do whatever you fell is best. Thanks AGB

  139. Every year I have to make a 2500+ mile round trip to visit my elderly mother, last year I couldn't check my email daily because of no access to a computer, needless to say I try to enter at least 300 contests daily so every win which is about 6 a year is precious to me, sadly because of the 24 hour deadline I lost out on the prize. with kids in the house taking advanced classes at school and online ties up the pc, so I have to enter when I can have the pc.

    Thank you

    camper223[at]live[dot]com

  140. I would love to have a new laptop for mother's day. I have one now but it is a bit outdated. Of course this bag would just be the icing on the cake. But to have a new laptop would be top of my list!

  141. Toshiba laptops are the best! We spend a lot of time on our computer and could really use another one!

  142. Wow. I have never seen this laptop before! The table top would make it so much easier to use. I would love this for Mother's Day (a late present) because I love technology with touch screen!

  143. I would love to win this for my mother. She has an old desktop computer that is 11 years old. That dinosaur is the slowest thing I've ever seen. I'm not sure she'd even know what to do with the tablet, but I'd do my best to teach her how to use it. Great giveaway. Thank you for hosting.

  144. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read about your generous giveaway! This will be my only entry as I don't have a blog of my own, twitter etc. I would just like to say this would be a dream come true for me and my family to win this laptop computer as I don't have one. I would use this at home and when traveling. Thanks for the opportunity! [email protected]

  145. I would use the “tablet” functionality of the Toshiba because it's a great feature of the laptop. It gives you another way to access features on the laptop. Thanks for this great opportunity to win this great prize. Good luck to everyone!

  146. My son is away at college and I would give this great laptop to him if I were to win. He has an old one that he is using now and I know that he could put this one to great use. He would use it for his school papers, reports, spreadsheet and art.
    Thanks for the fantastic opportunity!

  147. What I want for Mother’s Day is very simple and that is for time together with my husband and my grown sons. I did not get it this Mother's Day, but I did get to spend time with each of them separately!

  148. I have yet to own a laptop! My family owns a small business and we just opened a 2nd office so I am constantly traveling from one office to the other. A laptop would be wonderful for me! This is the first blog I have commented on!

  149. At first I thought I wanted a day away from it all! To get a pedicure and go shopping and not have to worry about getting my little one in and out of the carseat. To have lunch by myself and enjoy the peace and quiet. Then I realized how boring that seemed and so NOT what Mother's Day should be about! It's about being with my liitle ones and enjoying every moment of life with them. How rude of me to think of spending my Mother's Day NOT being a mom!!! So instead I spent the entire day with my family and it was a beautiful day which included a homeade card from my husband and kiddos in which I will cherish FOREVER! I would not have traded it for anything! As far as the laptop goes, how awesome, for a chance to win such a great prize! My husband and I actually need a laptop. We have never owned one ~ but he is now a full time student and sharing computer time is kinda rough. We keep talking about it but times are tough right now! Thanks for the oppurtunity!

  150. I love BBQing on Mother's Day & just spending time with my little fam & maybe some close friends! :) Just a fun relaxing day! I think this is the coolest giveaway ever...I would love to start my Tshirt CO. using this laptop LOL Good luck to everyone! :)

  151. Well, Mother's Day is past, but I still need a laptop. (I did get some other nice things, but a computer didn't fit the budget.)

    I've always heard good things about Toshiba products, so I'm sure their computers perform well, too.

  152. I know it's not supposed to mix, but I want a laptop bag that has snack pockets for when I'm out with the kiddos. And I love that tablet functionality!

  153. I would enjoy being able to take it with me. I am using the home machine due to my mobility challenges/

  154. I really wanted something nice for Mother's Day, but all I got was taken out to eat, by MY mother. My kids didn't get me anything. I've been wanting a laptop for forever. I've never had one, but could really, really use one. It would be really nice to have one. Also, I will be very, very, very lucky if I win this, as I'm only entering once, so, here's to me, and hoping that I'm lucky enough to get picked.

  155. I tweeted about it . I don't know how to give you the number of the tweet but I put @stephsday in it so you should find it.

  156. I just started back to school last semester. I'm 30, AHHH, yep, I'm old and in school. I have a laptop that is almost as old I am. I would love a new lsptop to be able to do my homework on. Have a great week everybody.

  157. I would like to take my mom on a trip overseas, we've never been outside the US.

    The laptop would help me immensely when I go back to school in the fall, it's gonna be hard as a mom/wife but the laptop would help.

  158. For Mother's Day - I got zilch. Nada. Nothing. But that's OK, because I took *MY* Mom to Jamaica for a couple of days a couple of weeks ago. So I think I'm just going to count that. :)

  159. This would be a great item to win! I am a mother of three and a grandmother of a three year old and am awaiting my second grandson's arrival. I have just gone on disability retirement and am looking for little things that I may be able to do for my future. I am thinking about taking some online courses and this laptop would really help with that. I have also made some jewelry in the past and have been thinking of doing some of that and trying to sell them online. Again, the laptop would really help in that regard. My retirement income is about 30% of what my working income was, so I am looking for ways that I can supplement it, and this would help.

    Thanks. Take care everyone.

    Love,

    Sherry

  160. Great giveaway offering!

    Please, count me in your drawing!

    I so want to win this!

    Last year, my oldest son started his first year of aviation school in Denver, Colorado!

    As a graduation present, I gave him my Toshiba laptop and I've been using an old Dell desktop every since!

    I would love to have a new laptop (one that doesn't take 20 minutes to warm-up like my 'old' desktop) to email family and friends (saves me a 'fortune' on my long-distance phone bill), blog, surf the web, and budget the family finances!

    Thanks for the 'great' giveaway offering and good luck to all!

  161. I love that this is a green laptop. I try to be aware of my effect on this earth and this laptop is a great choice. I also like the laptop bag. It has room to carry laptop "extras". Thank you for having this giveaway!

  162. That is an awesome laptop! I have been teaching the husband a lot of stuff on Access and it would be really neat to be able to use the tablet features to aid in that.

  163. What a great giveaway! I am drooling over the laptop bag. Not only is it RED like my laptop, but it looks like it's roomy but not too bulky. Thanks for the chance to win!

  164. Oh I would love to give this to my daughter who is going away to college for the first time. Waaaa! I'll miss her but she could email me plenty with this prize.

  165. The most important feature for me for a laptop bag is that it be well padded. I'm very clumsy and whack into stuff alot, so I need protection for anything I'm carrying. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  166. I would use that great functionality to use the computer to watch movies when I go around the house, turning the monitor to wherever I am in the room doing chores, that'd be great!

  167. I'm one of those Mothers' who say "Oh it's all right you don't have to get me anything." So no one does. I do get a lot of "I love you's" and those are very special but when you have Lupus and are stuck in bed a good majority of the time it would be nice to have a laptop to do my writing on but my time will come, I know it will. When money is tight everyone has to prioritize and I even have to when it comes to my medicine. So another year of hugs and I love you Mom, yes and I love you too.

  168. We have recently been looking for a laptop that would have the functionality to use it for everyday tasks, homeschooling and gaming. With a trip to Europe on the horizon, it is something that we would like to be able to take with us so we can connect back home with then as well. Thanks for the chance to win such a fabulous prize.

  169. I love the flexibility of the screen! what a great function! especially when you are sitting at odd angles or have a weird glare!

  170. It would be great to have a new computer in the house. My laptop is getting old and the girls desktop is 10 yrs. old so it's practically ancient. They really can't use it any more. If we had a new computer I could give the girls this laptop and I could keep the new one. Thank you!

  171. Great laptop, it would be great to have that one!
    I love the Notebook-to-tablet convertibility, the digital pen and the touch screen :)
    Powerful and small that's the way to go!
    I love that sturdy red bag too, very stylish.
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)

  172. My mother's day wish was to make sure my precious mother and mother-in-law both knew how very much we love, care and appreciate them. They are such strong, beautiful woman who mean the world to us everyday of the year.

  173. The only thing I want for any Mother's Day is extra snuggle time with my precious little boy! Winning the computer would be an extra cool bonus!! I think my son would love to use the tablet feature and it would be a great way to introduce him to a computer.

  174. What a great Giveaway! I would use this for the home business I am trying to start up on Etsy- and it would be much easier to do on a laptop that I could tote around than the stationary computer in the back of the house- that is just not realistic with two toddlers roaming the house! ;)

  175. This would be handy to use with the kid's homeschooling. I could sit at the table with them. They act up if I'm at my desk with my back to them.

  176. I'm working on my first novel, and the tablet feaure seems like such a great way of scribbling down new ideas - as opposed to scattered entries in notebooks, on Post-It notes, napkins, the check-book cover, on the bathroom mirror, etc.....

  177. Hi, My buddy Ann Goodwin Burgess often tells me, " I don't need another mother!" However she does need a new laptop to help get her online business going because her 5 Year old Dell recently died. Her real mother is swell.

  178. For mother's day, I had a wonderful day with my husband and boys. I got extra snuggles from my kids including a nap in our hammock with my 6 year old. My gift was a spa pedicure and was NICE!!! What gift would I still like??? It would be great to have a long weekend away... just me and my hubby! I would also LOVE to win this giveaway... hehe!! I would use this computer to blog, do family finances, email, etc. It would be a great upgrade for our family!!! :)))

  179. That's a fabulous laptop! I got what I wanted for Mother's Day..I spent it with my baby boy. My first Mother's Day! =)

  180. I really need a new computer and I've never seen anything like this. I like the flip idea of the screen and would love to try it out.

  181. I would love to win this for my mom -- she wouldn't have internet access, but it would be great for letter writing, recipe files, etc., plus my dad could use it to play solitaire!

  182. What a wonderful laptop. I have just started traveling as part of my job and I cannot afford a laptop of my own. A simple, yet sophisticated, laptop would be perfect for traveling with, and the fact that the giveaway includes a bag for it is perfect!

  183. I would use the computer at home when I'm on maternity leave with my second baby!!! And for Mother's day I just wanted some time with my family... and I got it. The computer would just be an added bonus now. :)

  184. I'm a grandma who loves to be on the run with my grandkids...but I have to work too! With a light weight portable computer I can work in the park while they play! This will give my daughter a much needed chance for some "me time" of her own!

    Make two mama's happy!

  185. When searching for a laptop bag I want one that is stylish and affordable. But I also want one that has extra space to store paperwork, along with my wallet and cell phone (so that I wouldn't have to also carry a purse if I didn't want to.)

    Thanks for this awesome chance to win this beautiful laptop and laptop bag.

  186. Such an AWESOME giveaway...now my kid's are getting older, we are constantly needing to get to the computer ourselves...this would really make life alot easier!!!

    thanks for the chance to win :)

  187. I would use the tablet function when showing my husband ads for land that we are looking to buy...and house plans, etc. He hates it when I shove the laptop at him, but all I'd have to do is turn the screen! Yay!

  188. As a mom of five one thing that helps me grow and learn and have the energy to be the best I can for them is the support from online friends! I know the chances of my winning this laptop are not great, but if I did win it I would give it to a young lady, named Jocelyn, who's family has been a great blessing to me and others. Their family is a source of encouragement and I know that Jocelyn is in need of a new laptop to continue her writing.

  189. I most wanted a fun, happy, drama-free day with my children. Fortunately, even my teenage daughter cooperated and that's what I got! They served me breakfast in bed and bought me the most beautiful flowers, which they even paid for with their own allowance instead of asking their dad to do something this year. I am truly blessed.

  190. My 13 year old son ordered me flowers and a teddy bear, he was so excited that he could not even wait until Sunday to give them to me. That was a great mother's day gift!

  191. What a wonderful laptop and a great giveaway! I think if I won this laptop we'd have to take numbers on who was going to use it first. It would be like "Now serving number 32!" Maybe I could use this to bribe my kids to do more work! More work equals more time on the laptop! Hey, I like where this is going!

  192. what a great prize... i have wanting a laptop for some time now.... i am in bed 3-4 days evry 2 weeks, and i can't get to my computer...this would help me so much on those days.... and then when i am out and about, it would come in so handy
    also. i could get so much done with this... and it is really cool... love the functionality

  193. I force my daughter to share her laptop with her brother who also needs one. Being a single mother, I can't afford two, so there you have it. It would really come useful and it won't go in vain. Thanks for such a great contest.

  194. This would be one of the most ultimate gifts I ever received if I won this. I have always wanted a laptop to take with me when I go on trips either with the church or personal. I have some friends that don't know about computers and I have been trying to teach them how to use one, it is hard trying to make time to come to my house when they work 6 days a week. With a laptop I could take the computer to them. If I won this I know it would be a blessing from God and a treasured gift from metropolitan mama. thank you.

  195. Now, I'm not saying that my computer is old... After all, it's not as ancient as this old mom, otherwise known as G-Mom to her grandchildren, supposedly beacuse I'm so hip. However, If I'm to Twitter and Facebook, Myspace and Blog with said grandchildren, I definately need to get rid of the PC I have (I believe it was carted here on the Mayflower) and get plugging with that beautiful item above!

  196. One way I would use this laptop is to help my back! lol, using the desktop computer often causes me to feel very uncomfortable and with a laptop I could sit in a more relaxing chair or on my bed to keep from cramping. What a wonderful giveaway, thanks for giving us the chance to win! =)

    [email protected]

  197. I have always wanted a tablet pc, it is one of the areas of computer experience that I haven't... experienced!

    I love the way tablets look.

  198. If I won this laptop it would make my life so much easier! I could blog from any room of the house! I also love that it's so eco-friendly! And it's got a great indoor/outdoor display so it will even work well lounging on my back patio enjoy the summer breeze! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

  199. I would use the tablet function to take notes in class as our desks are so tiny that you really can't set a laptop on it.

  200. I would replace my dying desktop with this beautiful machine! I love how it's super portable and energy efficient. I subscribe to your RSS feed, follow you on Twitter and tweeted about the contest, Also posted about it on facebook. Thanks for the contest :)

  201. I think this notebook will be the light of my life. It is described to be lightweight and easy to carry, with everything you need to do all the things you want. Wonderful

  202. I spent Mothers Day with my husband and daughter at the Zoo!
    This is a very awesome giveaway!
    If I won this laptop I would be greedy and not let my husband touch it he doesnt really use computers properly!! I dont have that much luck and never really win but thanks for the opportunity! And I hope your Mothers Day was wonderful!

    sorry if this posted twice!

  203. That is one fancy laptop. What will they come up with next?

    I love being a mom, who knew I could love runny nose little boys so much? I find out on Tuesday what this next one will be, yippee!

  204. Oh, I could use a new laptop for so many things. I could post to my blog, edit & send pictures of my 5 kids to the grandparents out of state. Most of all, I would love to have something that is just mine, no kids can touch it!

  205. I love vacation - except when it's over and I come back to an inbox full of emails on my computer (and there have been times when it's not until my second day back that I've finally sorted through them all)! A laptop would make this mother's day... :)

  206. I heard about this giveaway from News Around The Blogs
    I would love to have this laptop for when I go back to school this fall, I just love that you can simply touch the screen Thanks for this giveaway

  207. I love how you can adjust the screen on this laptop. I am always wanting to show my daughter something on the computer and all I would have to do is just twist the screen without picking up the whole computer and moving it. Great idea.

  208. If I won this laptop I would use it during my last year of college! Only 7 classes left!!

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  209. I'm impressed! I've never seen a laptop screen adjust like that. Even though Mother's Day has come and gone, I'll still comment about it ;) This was my FIRST Mother's Day! And it was perfect, low-key, relaxing, and wonderful. I realized that for me Mother's Day is a good day to reflect and be celebrate those who make us mom too. Without my husband and daughter, I wouldn't be a mom. And I love them so much for giving me the gift of Motherhood.

  210. I am going to add your button right now. This would be a great win for me. I so need this. Thanks for giving something so big away.

  211. I just signed into my twitter and I am now following you on your twitter...if that makes any sense, anyways, i know what I'm talking about.

    tkglenn2002 at yahoo dot com

  212. I got your button at the bottom of my blog where the banners are. I have soo many on my sidebar that I have to start putting them on the bottom.

    tkglenn2002 at yahoo dot com

  213. OMG.....this is such a wonderful giveaway. I am a cake decorator so this would work out just perfect for my business. I have always wanted a laptop where the screen could turn like that. I am going to be watching this one so I hope I win. Thank you for doing this giveaway.

    tkglenn2002 at yahoo dot com

  214. First, what an amazing giveaway. I've always been a Dell girl but recently 2 of my friends bought toshiba laptops & I must say I was quite impressed. Very sleek, great performance & a better than everage battery life. I would be more than a little happy to win this tablet pc (which has to be the coolest aspect of this laptop) thank you so much for the opportunity great site by the way i'm glad to have stumbled across your neck of the woods

  215. I've never owned a laptop or tablet. I would love a portable computer. I'm so far behind the times that I don't even have a flat screen monitor. Someday I would love to get a laptop & this certainly looks like a nice one. Thanks for the contest.

  216. What a generous giveaway! I would love a new laptop. With four school-age kids who are always fighting over the computer, it would be so helpful to have a laptop. Thanks!

  217. What a teriffic gift for a mom on the go. The Toshiba Portege M750 would fit perfectly into my Metropolitan life as a mom. I enjoy reading your blogs on motherhood and all the steps that us busy moms experience daily. Motherhood has been an awakening experience to see the world through my daughter's eyes. As simple as capturing her exploration through her imaginative mind makes me feel like I'm reliving life. The Toshiba Portege could assist in me keeping those cherished keepsakes moments until one day she can view them herself.

  218. For mother's day I wanted to spend time with the hubs, no pressures, no schedules, just being together. I got my wish and it was wonderful!

  219. Our family laptop belongs to our college son; I would love to have one for my wife - she's the best mother around and sacrifices so much for myself and my son; always takes care of us first. Thanks.

  220. I got a fountain for Mother's Day. DH was not feeling well, but wonderful him, he went out in the garden and built it with my daughter anyway. Now, I have the peaceful sound of trickling water to accompany me as I garden.

    I have always wanted a laptop. This prize is awesome!

  221. I gave my mother a white orchid to wear to church on Mother's Day and she was thrilled. I was happy that my daughters let me play on the computer as long as I wanted that day!

  222. My computer is so full and cant burn cd's to save space. Pix, games and music plus all my craft stuff take's up alot of room. If I could be portable that would be great. Kids did get me a sd memory card for Mother's day. Dont you just love em.

  223. I would love the portability of tablet. Right now Im chained to a desk in my office with a desktop computer... I would take this thing everywhere!

  224. For mother's day I spent it and have been spending it with my daughter. My husband works Sundays. We go to church and then afterward the men prepare, serve, and clean up dinner. It's really a lovely time to be doted on and get to visit with my friends that are mommies too! This is a lovely giveaway.

  225. I would so very much LOVE to win! I have recently been laid off and could certainly use a pick-me-up. Since my company allowed me to work from my home office, I had to return all of my computer equipment when I lost my job. In fact, I have been using a borrowed computer for the last few weeks. So I TRULY need a new laptop!!
    Thanks!

  226. I also just subscribed to your rss feed via google reader (not sure what email that would be... perhaps craftnmommyof2 at gmail dot com)

  227. Wow... what an awesome giveaway. I've not seen a laptop quite like that... but would *love* to have it. My desktop is dying on me and we haven't been able to afford a new one so we just keep repairing what we can :)

    As for what I wanted for Mother's Day... just to relax and craft. And that is exactly what I did. Hubby cooked breakfast and a wonderful dinner and I did nothing. It was fantastic !

  228. So topic related huh?
    Well I don't know if this counts, but I would love to win a computer for my little sister who is graduating this Saturday and going off to college!
    Her computer right now isn't working very well and I want to get her something nice for her graduation present :D

  229. This would be really helpful to my mom who has no computer now and 5 kids (4 of which are still living at home..I'm out on my own). Her only access to computers is borrowing mine or my sister's laptops ever since the house computer completely quit a few months ago and we don't have the money to fix it or buy a new one. She's a mom on the go and really needs something easy to use and versatile like the computer here.

  230. This Toshiba Portege M750 would work well for me to use in college and be able to keep up with taking notes, software examples and so much more.

    The touch screen option would be great for working in graphic software that I am learning.

    Thank you.

    Christy

  231. Oh, this would be such a blessing! My husband and I are going into Missions school (New Tribes Mission... probably never heard of it). It is recommended that each student have a laptop for classes.

    What a wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!

  232. Like everyone else here..I would love to win this laptop. We currently only have a desk computer(my husband has a laptop but it's for work...so I don't like to use it for personal stuff. We are planning on taking a trip this July to NC and this would be great to have for that trip.
    Thanks for the chance!!!

    [email protected]

  233. I'd love to win this laptop for my mother. She's always sacrificed herself in order to get my little sister and I things while never complaining. She always put my little sister and I before everything else and I'd love for her to have a laptop--something just for her cus she deserves it. It would just be the perfect gift for her.

  234. I would use this laptop to start up my own business. I am interested in blogging and making friends also. For Mother's Day, any kind of food, flowers, hand made items and/or bath items are wonderful.

    mercsmercado at yahoo dot com

  235. My kids are in grade school so as a single parent, I just enjoy the fact that they are with me, healthy and full of life! I save the cards they make me and sometimes hang them on the wall (I still have one from my son from two years ago because it was soooo cute!

  236. I just might keep this laptop for myself and give my mother mine. I'm a college student with too much to carry around to classes.

  237. I have been drooling over this laptop! I have a very old desktop, and would love love love a laptop! It's wonderful!

  238. Following on on Twitter now. I forgot to mention in my previous comment (you asked to comment relevantly and I forgot to answer that question) that what I really wanted for Mother's day is a mini laptop for my dad who lives overseas so he can have Skype and play chess here with his grandkids. And I got it. My hubby bought it for my dad! But for myself I really want a macro or a telezoom lens for my DSLR, which are both way too pricey with an upcoming move!

  239. I would love to give this to my mother for a mothers day gift. She has done so much for me. It takes a really special person to be a loving mom and I am so blessed

  240. Oh, WOW! You rock! I found your blog thru Walking Therein. So, hi and blessings! I'd love for Jackie to win it for Jocelyn but I can't pass entering myself. I homeschool 4 kids and we are leaving out of the country for an indefinite amount of time. Postal services here are almost non-existent, so we can't buy any books or anything. WE are totally dependent on internet for all our resources. So, with 4 kids and 1 suitcase per person we can't bring our desktop, In fact I have to figure out our curriculum for next year with as little books as possible. I am only 2 weeks from moving and I am still not done. We have an old laptop that 4 kids have to fight to get time on to get to Miriam Websters or do their school research. Now, the monitor flipping flat is just soooo cool! Thanks so much! I am going to try to enter all the other 6 ways you are offering. Blessings!

  241. I like the portability of a laptop. My computer is big & sits in only one place. This would be great. Thanks for the contest.

  242. I don't have a horribly sad story to tell, because I am thankfully blessed with a healthy and happy family. Money is tight, just like it is for a lot of people. I'd love to win this computer for my Dad who just lost his home and had to sell his prized possession (his comp) to help make ends meet. He has lived on a computer for the work he does since I can remember, and i've never seen him this sad.

  243. Incredible giveaway. If I won this I would give it to my best friend for mother's day. She is a young stay at home mom, who can't find work. But she loves to write and I really try to encourage her to keep writing although she thinks she should give up her dreams. The features of this computer are truly amazing and really ideal for the work she is trying to pursue but can not afford. I appreciate your generosity with this contest!

  244. I would love to win this i need a new laptop so bad but being the great mommy i am i went and got each of my 3 kids one last week lol

  245. What a cool laptop- right now I have a desktop (yeah, I know, I NEED to get into the 21st century and have my technology more portable) that I love, but the more I go and do, the more I realize how much I could use a laptop and let's face it, shallow as I am I'd love this pretty pretty one.
    I had a GREAT mother's day, spent with my mom for the first time in years.

  246. Wow I honestly can't believe I found this giveaway. I would trade in anything else out there available to win to win this one and it's so awesome you are doing this for your readers. I am in such desperate need of a computer or laptop. I know we are all in the same boat with this recession, but having a good working computer (mine is a dinosaur) would be such a life saver. I am doing a little work for a friend's company for a little extra income and it requires having a computer. I'm also trying to build my own website which of course needs a computer. So I will pray that I, or someone else who also needs it, will win this! The fact that the Toshiba is so lightweight and practical will come in handy with the way I need to work on the computer while taking care of a rambunctious two year old at the same time. The feature of writing on the screen seems really quick and convenient too. And I'd love to try that.

    Thanks for hosting this incredible giveaway!

  247. i can't ever recall using a tablet so i'd be interested in "drawing" and "sketching" on it. now i'm sure that's a whole lot easier to do than trying to do it with a mouse. I'd also try do to Sodoku on the tablet. -thanks :-)

  248. Some of the features I look for in a laptop bag are first is it cute, yes a little vain, second I need pockets the more the better, third how it feels when I wear it! Comfort is important. I love to walk to the coffee shop and blog.

  249. MMMMMmmmmmmmmmm...I'd love to win that laptop! Then I could give my current one to my daughter and we'd both be ecstatic. Mama needs a new pair of shoes..errrr...I mean a new LAPTOP. ;)

  250. The best present I could get for Mother's Day would be a fun day out with the family, but without having to plan anything or make any decisions!

  251. If I win, I'd love to give this to my Mom as a present! She's be so surprised and caught off guard! ;)

  252. I got what I wanted for Mother's Day...an ice cream maker. We have already used it and I LOVE it!

    I could totally use a laptop, because then my home business could be a little more mobile when I need it to be.

    Thanks for the opportunity.

  253. Laptop, Wow! I just started a non-profit organization, called L.I.F.E, for local women with cancer. It would be great to have a computer dedicated only to the organization.

  254. What a neat giveaway! My grandkids and daughter all got me some beautiful flowers - purple - for Mother's Day and set them out on my steps to find! I loved them!

    - Judi

  255. I would use the tablet to replace all the paper list I make and then sit and copy to computer file.
    The spec's are impressive and the "green" of this Toshiba are wonderful.
    [email protected]

  256. Mother's Day! For me ,it is a day to reflect. I look at our 3 children and see how they have grown.( Not just physically) I look at their individuality and the impact they are having on others lives.I am in awe at the paths they have taken. It was a shock to find that each of them did not follow the script I had in mind for them. They followed their own plan and it is right.

  257. I home school, and we do a lot of work on the computer. The 2 kids have to stand up and look over my shoulder, each taking a turn to get right over my shoulder to view monitor. The swivel monitor and tablet screen would be wonderful for both students to stay seated and each have their turn with the monitor turned toward them to see the lesson.
    Wow!What a laptop!
    [email protected]

  258. Wow. What a great opportunity! That little computer would certainly come in handy for this stay at home dad. My little one is 16 months now, and just HAS to go outside everyday. We've made a habit of taking regular urban adventures. Being able to stay connected while we were out and about would be really cool. She is such an independent little girl, too. It would really save a lot of time to be able to do my blog reading while we were riding the bus, or waiting for the light-rail train.

    Thanks for the cool chance to win a GREAT prize!!!

    Sincerely,
    -Mike Oyama

  259. What I wanted most for Mother's Day was for my mom to be stronger, healthier and free of pain. That did not happen. I would like to give her a laptop because she doesn't feel like sitting up at her desktop computer anymore. A laptop and the internet might take her mind off things for a while.

  260. I already have what I want for Mother's day - a loving husband, and a healty, smart and loving little boy, a wonderful supportive extended family and a peaceful yet busy farm.

  261. My current laptop is embarrassingly old, slow, and bulky. I'd be the hit of the coffee shop if I came in with this new beauty! Thanks for the chance.

  262. the tablet feature is amazing + being able to turn the screen + use with a stylus would be so handy esp editing photographs and preparing presentations .. even if it is "just" pictures of family photographs are my way of sharing life, not to mention that job related stuff;)

  263. What a great giveaway! I have never owned a laptop, let alone a tablet laptop. Hubby's laptop is a hand-me-down from a relative on which the hinges are no longer working. (Oh no! It's coming unhinged!) And it is by no means internet capable anymore! I'm a mom 9 times over and it's the most important "job" we could ever have!!!

  264. I've never used a tablet laptop before! I've always considered getting a tablet for putting my drawings onto my computer or editing my pictures. This sounds like it would solve that!

  265. I would love to win this for my mom. She does online work at home and could use her own laptop. I think it would make work a lot easier for her. Plus, it'd be awesome to surprise her with it!

  266. i had a great mothers day with my daughter...
    lots of love from her little heart.

    this is a special give a way...i would so love to win this!!! thank you

  267. This Toshiba laptop looks fantastic. I used to have a Toshiba until a cat tripped me as I was walking down the stairs holding the laptop! I have been saying that my next laptop purchase will be a Toshiba (this Dell is on its last legs) but I would much rather WIN one!

  268. Great giveaway! I share an older computer with my kids so it would be great to have my own. I love the portability of a laptop.

  269. I have a laptop backpack, and I would love this side sling bag for my wife. Oh and a laptop to go in it would be great. She loves bags that go a crossed her chest. She hates stuff hanging off her should makes her fell lopsided.

  270. I am so thankful for my sweet mom who is half of the best parental unit I could ever ask for. Because of her and my dad's inspiration, I am who I am today O:-)

  271. I want a laptop bad that has room for pens and paper maybe even hold some stuff it counts as a carry on so it should have to do some extra work.

  272. My mom is a product of the early 50's and can hardly keep up with my 16 year old sister. She doesn't even know how to work a cell phone let a lone a computer. However, she's been trying to motivate her self and become independent enough to do it. I helped her do her taxes online, I actually let her do all the work and I just guided her through and she had tears in her eyes because she was able to "do it herself." I let her use my laptop as there is only one computer in the house that is hogged by my 16 year old pre-madonna sister who lives on facebook and myspace. My mom is trying to become one of those hip moms and in my eyes she always was. I think that having this super cool laptop would be the icing on the cake and give her the confidence in technology she's been looking for!

  273. I love the functionality of the tablet. I think this would be a great tool for homeschooling. Kind of a modern day chalkboard :)

  274. So neat...wow...I love how the screen moves like that! ANd the bag...gasp...is so cute! I put ya on twitter too! If I have time I'll work on other "chances" to win! Have a great day!

  275. My son made me some tie-dyed coffee filter flowers for mother's day that I love, but I'd love a laptop too- convenient to have something that lets you hop online, but also snap shut and place out of reach of curious hands!

  276. Hello, I am amazed that you would give away this fantastic prize. I have to admit my wonderful husband gave me a laptop for my birthday but this would be a great prize for me to receive and be able to give to my daughter for her freshman year in college. She is the oldest of 6 children and we have never been in the position to give gifts like this. It would be such a treat to be able to surprise her with this before leaving home. Thank you for the opportunity. I will certainly post this on FB and would everywhere else but have never twittered in my life (have been and will always be twitterpated though!) Have a great day !!!

  277. I know a Mom who would be very blessed by this laptop. It sounds like a classic sob-story, but her attitude about life is amazing--trust in the Lord. Through an abusive marriage, divorce, raising two boys (now mostly grown) by herself and finally slander and persecution at work. Her only form of communication lately has been e-mail (since her dad provides internet) and her old computer just crashed! Still she is upbeat, hardworking and encouraging to her sons and praises the Lord. I'd love to win this laptop for her!

    Blessings,

    Abigail @ Pearls and Diamonds

  278. We've looked into laptops and think that they would be great to have (I really like the fact that they can be taken anywhere!). I like lots of RAM - that way it can handle all the programs I have open at the same time. :D

    Thank you so much for the giveaway!

    Joyfully in Christ,
    Emily Rose

  279. WOW! I need this laptop. I work THREE jobs to help support my family. I work one regular out of the home job. But from HOME I do the books for boy scouts and then I do the books for our neighborhood. I use an old desktop Gateway PC that we bought in the late 1990's. I have 2 boys age 7 and 8 that I love spending my time with so much. A nice new FAST PORTABLE laptop would so help me be a better mommy to my 2 little boys.

  280. My Mom would love this. I introduced her to the Internet and she enjoys it as much as I do. I know she'd think this is a very cool laptop!

  281. My son was on a tour for his job (props master) last year when, while on a break while the show changed countries, he fell and smashed his ankle (5 hrs of surgery). The show, of course, went on without him. He was stranded in England jobless, unable to walk, unable to fly - strangers took him in. A few months later the embassy helped get him home, where we are both still out of work. His belongings were with the show, including his laptop, and now can't be located. It is almost impossible to job hunt without a computer and being jobless we can't afford one. The relief and lowered stress level would be amazing with this Mother's Day pesent.

  282. It's been hard since I lost my job last year. So when mothersday come up all I could do was take my lovely wife out to eat with her mom. It was nice but she felt short changed because we couldn't do anything special with just the 2 of us. Winning this pc would make up for it.

  283. What better way to say thanks to the person who brought me into this world, than a laptop? I suppose flowers and a handmade card would get first, but a laptop is a close second!

  284. I think it would be neat to use the Toshiba Portege M750's tablet to jot down recipe ingredients from TV cooking shows.

  285. I am a homeschool mom with two boys ages 5 and 6. Both of them have been in speech and OT since they were 16 months old. Being in a single income household with these guys has not allowed any extra money to put into something as useful as a laptop. In fact, the desktop we own is a patched together dinosaur (but it does have DSL!) with a monitor that will break your back. My friend, Kim, put this contest on her facebook which is how I found out about it. We certainly could use a laptop to take our work with us when the boys go to therapy sessions each week and to be able to allow them some time to do work on their own in privacy. What a neat idea and thank you for considering moms in this great contect!

  286. This laptop would be wonderful so that my husband and I would not have to take turns on our PC. We could each work at the same time and follow our own interests. Thanks for this offer.

  287. I have a laptop that works well for me. Except when my girls are awake. Or when my husband wants to read the paper or play games. The portability of this Toshiba and the ability to write with a digipen ROCKS. I carry my laptop and a notebook binder so I can make notes when I need to. This would be an all in one - and the bag to carry it? TOTALLY BONUS!!!

  288. I love the idea of a touch screen!
    I'm looking to get serious about starting a small online business, writing and maybe doing some reviews. As with an lap top, the convenience of being able to take it places, like outdoors in the warm weather, helps with inspiration.

    I think a bag works best when it's simple, but functional. No tiny, useless "pockets", but a few extra pockets to cart along a notebook, pen, book or things of the like.

  289. WOW! This is one amazing giveaway! I just popped over from "A Pondering Heart", and read about this lovely giveaway.

    I would have to say that having a laptop of any kind would be a DREAM come true! Sitting at my desk, with two small children (ages 5 and 2) sitting on my lap, and trying to type or pay bills on my desktop is rather trying at times. With a laptop, I could actually sit on the couch or the floor with them while they play.

    I would also like to start my own photography business, and a laptop would make things so easy and convenient! What more could a mom ask for for Mother's Day?! ; )

  290. The tablet function on the laptop looks awesome. I can't even imagine how I'd use a laptop. Although I have access to one at work, I've never had my own, and the thought of being able to set up a network at home sends me into paroxysms of joy.

  291. My Mom's computer has been going haywire for the longest time. She has lost everything on her hard drive twice in the last three months! I would give up a week of my life to see the look on her face if I could present a lap top to her as a late mother's day gift!

  292. What an amazing giveaway. I work online from home and I would love to not be tied down to my corner and my desktop. It would be nice to get outside and work once in awhile.

  293. What I most want for Mothers Day is something I'll never get. My Mom back. My mom was sick for a very long time, and was a cancer survivor, but because of the pain she was in, as well as the depression that got worse while it went unnoticed, she attempted suicide. I got her to the hospital and they detoxed her, but unfortuneatly later in the day she had had several seizures and slipped into a coma. The only reason I'm sharing this, is that those of you who are so very lucky enough to still have a mom need to learn about depression so that you may see the signs before it's too late. Love your Moms with ALL you have, as you never know when she'll no longer be there for you. Call her now, take a few minutes out of your busy days to let her know she is loved. See if she needs anything, most often, she needs to hear from you.

  294. My current laptop is heavy and old, on the verge of a breakdown. I really need a new sleek laptop like this one. Thanks for the chance to win! And a belated Happy Mother's Day.

  295. First...hope you had an awesome Mother's Day! Mine was perfect :). I spent the day with my husband and kids...what could be better than that?! I will comment on a laptop bag...my fave is one that I can wear as a backpack. Very convenient when I have to fly for work. And the tablet is very intriguing...I've never actually seen one up close (hard to believe, I know!).

  296. Thanks for introducing us to the Toshiba Portege M750. I was unaware that any computer could turn into a presentation tool. The transformation into a tablet makes it a great computer. I would love to have it to use in sales presentations I make.

    I've been a mom for many years now and I think the greatest thing I have tried to give my kids was my honesty. I worked when they were little and then closed my business to be home with them. As I now continue to feel more and more productive, I am happy with the relationship I have not only with my wonderful husband of 30 years but both of our kids.

  297. I know you aren't supposed to check your e-mail or take a computer on vacation, but... I really want a new laptop to take with me next time we go. I have to wade through several hundred work messages everytime I can get to a computer while I'm on vacation and it's easier to just do it once or twice a day instead of once every 5 or 6 days.

    I love the red bag that goes with it. It won't look like I'm actually carrying a laptop, just stuff

  298. Wow, just in time too for all the summer activities. Sometimes it's so hard for me to tear myself away from my desk. I just hate to leave my computer because there is so much to do. With a laptop I could continue working and still attend all the kids activities and hubby's activities too.

  299. I would love to win the laptop. My grandkids broke my laptop. I work fulltime and then come home to help my daughter with her 3 little ones. The 5 year old loves to play on the computer butit was my 2 year old grandson that broke it.
    can't afford a new one so this would make a wonderful mothers day gift.

  300. All I want for Mother's day.....hmmm. I want wake up to a kiss from my husband rather than the cries of my son. I want to be served breakfast rather than sweat over a hot griddle of pancakes. I want the dishwasher to be empty when I open it. Most of all, I want dinner to be made, by some one other than me and I want it to be eaten (and enjoyed) by everyone at the table. I want to snuggle on the couch with my family and watch a family movie and finally fall into bed and drift off to sleep to the sound of my husband staying up to do the laundry in my place...but not for too long before he crawls into bed to hold me.

    WHAT A DREAM HUH? A laptop would be WONDERFUL too!

  301. Hi Metropolitan Mama,

    Motherhood is, without a doubt, the most momentous job in the world. My life is so enriched because of being a mom and I appreciate even the daily responsibilities of being a mom. The Toshiba Protégé would be a great help to our family in allowing me to tend to my responsibilities as a single-mom more effectively.

    I currently have a laptop that was used when it was given to me over five years ago. Being that it is outdated, it doesn’t have a functioning CD drive, stalls daily while accessing the internet, and does not have the ability to access Wi-Fi while I’m at work. Recently, it has been starting to shock me as well. Needless to say, it’s definitely a bummer. Yet, with a child starting college next week and another in grade school, a laptop purchase seems far too extravagant.

    I can’t tell you how excited I’d to be chosen. The Protégé would not only allow me to start working from home to some degree, but would also be a great way for the kids to keep in touch when our son goes away to school.

    No matter whom the winner is, thanks for the contest!

  302. I like my laptop back to be simple looking with a strap and a hook so I can snap and unsnap the bag. I also look for a side pocket in case I want to put a notebook there or something. Thanks for offering this giveaway.

  303. This would be terrific to win! Having a laptop would give me the portability to take my work with me - and not have to borrow my husband's laptop when we aren't at home!

  304. Oh wow, this is a really great giveaway, and it would be so awesome to win. I have a desktop now and the portablity would be so great. I could use it to work on my lesson plans for school. I also really appreciate that it is rated "green". That is very important to me. Thanks for hosting this super contest.

  305. Being a mother is such a gift to me, I honestly feel like every day is Mother's Day-- even the tough, frustrating days. I lost my own mom many years ago, but I know she felt the same way about me. I've tried to raise my own kids as a tribute to the wonderful mom I had.

    Thanks!

  306. What a great Laptop...
    would give this to my niece for college...
    her father just lost his job due to chrysler shutting down and this will come in handy.
    thank you for the giveaway

  307. I would love to have a laptop. Currently I have a desktop but it is old and starting to go. I was laid off and need a reliable computer to check job sites daily and to be able to correspond with interested companies. Please enter me to win!

  308. Dear metropolitanmama,

    As a college student and mother of three vibrant and busy children, I dream of having access to a computer that could meet the needs of the entire family. I would love to simultaneously hold my sleeping baby and write research papers from any location. I also have an aspiring artist and an avid writer who would enjoy sharing this wonderful resource with me. My husband might even give up his old laptop with the missing "v" key if we win. Who knows?

  309. That tablet function is so appealing! I would use it to better edit pictures and such. It also would be great because my little boy loves to pull on laptop screens - the tablet function would wipe that trouble away.

  310. I really would love to have a small handy laptop like this. And since I am a new mom with an 8 week old, this would make a fantastic mothers day gift! The bag is pretty hip. how awesome of you to give this away! I have already loved the concept of a tablet pc!

  311. I have a Toshiba now on it's last legs and this would make my life, and a great early 27th birthday present. (5/31) The bag is great too, looks perfect and very secure for toting this around.

  312. This laptop is really cool! I saw a similer one in some store and was so impressed. I love that it can turn into a tablet. I know I can not afford such a laptop now. If I won I would give it to myself for mother's day!

  313. I have recently left the workforce to stay home with our kids (all 5 of them) and start a virtual admin business. Because the small business admin field is quickly turning web-based - I could SO use this as an upgrade to my current [dinosaur] computer!! Unfortunately, purchasing one right now is not an option - winning one would be perfect!

  314. nice giveaway..ive wanted a laptop for a long time..but would never dream of taking the money out of savings to pay for something i dont need. if i won..id use it when we take trips to see relatives..so my 14yr old autistic son would have something to keep him busy....he hates to go on trips..because he misses being on the computer

  315. My mom's laptop just bit the dust and this would be a wonderful gift for her! She uses or used (she's stuck with the family desktop which hinders where she can work)the laptop for real estate work.
    What an awesome giveaway! God bless!

  316. All I have is an ancient desktop! What a joy it would be to be able to bring one computer back and forth between work and home.

  317. I really could use this laptop, my twins are always fighting to use mine to do their homework, and I hardly get a chance to get on it.

  318. I love the way you started this post... Mother's day is a time to reflect on the kind of mother we want to be...

    I got exactly what I wanted for Mother's day, flowers to plant with my children.

    srvymaster at yahoo dot com

  319. At the top of my Mother’s Day wanted list was for my children to all come over and spend some time which gets harder and harder with all the different work schedules.

    :) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

  320. I received a special surprise for Mother's Day. My hubby drives trucks, and was not supposed to return until June 17. Well, after I got out of church and turned on my cellphone, there was a text message from him telling me call him when I got home - and he was home when I got there. No, he did not lavish me with expensive gifts, as we did not have the money that day, but his presence and sacrifice to see me was more than enough...

  321. What a great giveaway. Have been looking at laptops for a bit now, could really put this one to good use. Might even have to fight DH for it. lol I like the fact that it can become the tablet how cool is that. Thank you for the giveaway.

  322. They all couldn't come on Mothers Day but this past Sunday 5 out of 7 of my children and 9 out of 19 grandchildren came over and we had a great Bar B QUe 1 daughter and 5 grandkids live in Argentina so they can never get here

  323. What I wanted most for Mothers Day was a Kindle. I have never had a computer with a pen so if I was lucky enough to win I might finally write that novel that has been lurking in my head for years!

  324. The tablet function looks so much like what I need. Sometimes when I have random thougts and want to organize them, i find it much easier to write them out then to type them. My brain seems to work better that way, and it is a known fact my brain needs all the help it can get.

  325. The one thing I really wanted to get my own mom for Mother's Day was a computer! She has never owned one, and I know how much she would enjoy emailing and shopping online. If I'm the lucky winner, this *amazing* prize belongs to Mom!

  326. Neat! My ASUS laptop just broke last week - and it was the laptop that I used to video-conference my mom in Guam!
    + Stumble

  327. We could really use this laptop! We need one in the kitchen to use for recipies, shopping lists, etc!

  328. That is an awesome laptop!!! I have been wanting a laptop for years! My desktop runs so slow, and my 2yr old feels she constantly has to be in whatever room I'm in! I'd LOVE the laptop!!! I could sit on the couch and check my emails while cuddling with my baby girl and watching her toddler shows. I would loveeeee not having to wait forever for a website to come up, and not having to hear what sounds like a jet propelling! LOL. Please pick me!!!!!!!

  329. If I won that laptop, I not only would feel more in tune with the moms and adults in the real world, but I would be 1000 x grateful for the opportunity to connect to people. I live in the boonies, that's another name for a farmhouse far from civilization.(well at least 20 min). But with my four kids under 9, I do wish I could be up in my bed at night with a laptop writing, connecting, doing anything actually but all day kiddo stuff. (which I love, but you all know how it is!)

  330. This is a great mothers day gift, I would have wanted one for mothers day. Especially because it is a toshiba! I love them. It would be great to get one, or Win one of course. lol. Thanks for the giveaway! :0)

  331. With two teenagers and a work at home dad, we now need to consider another computer. Too much interest in the one we have now from everyone! We'll have to wait a while though due to $$ unless we actually win one! :-) Thanks for the opportunity!

  332. By the way, for the lucky winner out there. That is one if not the best laptops out there. And I have been shopping. For those of you who do not win, check them out. For the money, it is the best bet for sure......but it does take money...I know...drats and friggits!

    Have a great day!

  333. Wow, so all you have to do to get over 2000 comments on one post is to give away a measly little lap-top. WOW, what a way to get readers. I am red with envy but would never in a million years be able to compete with that. I am really excited for you though. How fun this must be. Well, I guess I cannot enter because I will not divulge whether or not I am a mother. But I was really tempted. But for over a year now, I have been able to keep a lid on my identity and just enjoy blogging.

    I will tag you to my site and check back to see how things go. Good luck!

    Have a great day!

    Amazing the traffic you have generated.

  334. Oh boy do I scribble notes on any little piece of paper. I would switch to one of the "digital pens" if they weren't so "kludgy". Writing directly on a tablet pc is perfect for my combination of business and person use.

  335. Wow - what a great, generous prize! Thanks for the chance to win!
    I've had Toshiba laptops in the past and they've all been wonderfully reliable and great! Hubby stole my current laptop so I am in desperate need of a new one for both work and play!

  336. ifollow you on tweeter. The mom in this house holds needs this really badly since im not outside the working home!

  337. I really wanted a new washer and dryer - glamorous huh? What I got was a beautiful necklace the has a red stone and says "mom" from my 10 year old that she bought all by herself! I love it!
    Thanks

  338. This is just what the special mother in my life is hoping for. I only wish that I could afford to get it for her.

  339. This would be a great prize for my wife. She's been wanting to get one of these for a long time. It's unbelievable how much they can pack into such a small package.

  340. This looks like a great laptop. I've been dreaming (even dropping hints to my husband). I'd love a small one that you can easily carry around with you to connect to the internet. But I also want one that has a dvd player. Great prize!

  341. I think the Toshiba is a great laptop. My father owns one and is on cloud 9 with it. So I think I deserve one as a mom. :wink:

  342. I love the Toshiba brand for TV's. I would love to experience a Toshiba laptop up close. If I win the laptop I would either give it to my daughter who is going off to college OR to my husband who is using a laptop that he's created by canabalizing parts of other laptops. Poor guy. Great contest! Thanks! :-)

  343. The Toshiba laptop with the tablet feature would be fantastic for my son to use at college or myself for home work. Love the swivel screen

  344. I would LOVE to win this because my sister just called me today telling me that her laptop broke. She had an HP. I have always always bought Toshiba because they hold up for years. They are so strong and durable. I went through college, traveling in Asia, and moving several times, and my Toshiba laptops have held up well. Always pick Toshiba! --Michelle, blogattoday (!at] gmaildotcom

  345. This has to be the very best prize I've seen in a blog giveaway. Thanks for the dream. Mom will love it.

  346. Because I am such a great mom my college student daughter would get the laptop if I win, but I would keep the bag.

  347. I'm a flight attendant, and I would love to have a laptop computer to take on my trips. This looks like it would be super light, and easy to take on the airplane. Thanks for offering this!

  348. me mum has always wanted a laptop and this one looks like a nice one, convertible display is a nice feature

  349. This laptop would thrill my wife! What a great prize! Thanks for the sweepstakes and for a great website!

  350. I would love to see my wife using this laptop. She needs it just to carry around all the photos she takes.

  351. My son is in college and using a 5 year old PC. A lap top would be so great for him. It might even encourage him to do his homework. I would love to win this and give it to him. I would then inherit his PC, which is newer than the one I use.

  352. WOW, what a great giveaway! Honestly, if I won the Toshiba I think that I would be giving our older Sony to our oldest son. He's computer-less and always trying to sneak some online-time in with my machine (which I don't like to share very much!)

    Love the bag too! We take our laptop when we travel to visit hubby's family, and we take it with us on our adoption trips to China as well. this bag would be so much more fun than our sensible old black one!

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  353. We had a nice relaxing Mother's Day at home together. The kids made cards and my husband made us all breakfast. In turn, I got to clean up after the meal. LOL

  354. All I wanted growing up was to be a mom. There are many days that I too think of all I could be doing besides "the same ole', same ole'" each and everyday. Yet at the end of the day, or week, I can look back on it all and see how fulfilling my life truly is. For Mother's Day I wanted to just spend a day together as a family, and that is exactly what I got!

    We could really use this laptop, as our home computer is going kaput on us! Plus I would love to have a laptop like this one for travel.

    Thanks.

  355. It is an amazing laptop. I have two kids in high school that would have to show me how to use it though. I'm tecnically challenged.

  356. If I win, I would definitely have to give the laptop to my sister. The laptop she currently uses to get online has some major issues. Thanks for the chance!

  357. I've never owned a laptop, but always wanted one. My mother and father actually have their own! I would use it to work on my blog from the comfort of my couch - or a coffee shop - oh yeah!

  358. i would love to win this for me ...mom
    I am an artist and a tablet laptop like this perfect for me. I love the idea of taking the tablet on the road for those minutes i squeeze in on the sidelines at swim lessons or watching them at the park you name it. It would be awesome

  359. This is an amazing prize! I really like the tablet because I could use it much like a drawing pad in my graphics program. It would be like really drawing instead of using the mouse which doesn't feel very artistic at all.

  360. First, this past mother’s day was my first as a step-mom. I have a son (age 8) but have gained three step daughters. The girls were with their mothers of course but I received wonderful phone calls and emails. I’d absolutely LOVE to have the laptop, I would use it for doing client consults, event registrations, and a whole host of other functions which I currently do on paper. Being able to take it with me I could show off my work via presentation and collect all of the information I need from my clients and helps the environment because I can maintain all of my client files electronically.

  361. My wife is a full-bellied soon to be mother. It's really a pain right now for her to walk down 2 flights of stairs, sit in an uncomfortable chair at our desktop, and to be away from her loving husband :). The laptop it's versatility would really be a lifesaver right now.

  362. I am a single mom who will be going back to school soon and having a laptop would make doing my assignments online so much easier. I could study and do homework on the laptop while I'm on break/lunch at work. It would also help me keep in touch with my family that are spread out around the country through email and instant messenger. This laptop looks like it would be perfect!

  363. I attend college full-time and maintain a 3.9 GPA, work 20 hours a week, president of my university's Psi Chi chapter, do research, run a tutor program on campus, and oh yeah, a mom of two teenagers! I would love to get a new laptop to help keep my life organized and to do homework on the fly! Thanks!

  364. i would love a laptop for mother's day. i would use it to skype with my daughter's father as we just got divorced at the end of april. this would allow her to see her father more often virtually. thanks, aaron lopez

  365. Wow! SO many comments on this one. This computer looks very interesting and probably pretty child friendly with the touch screen. While I too am a Mac girl, I am always open to new experiences...especially since I will be staying home with kiddos from here on out. Wish me luck!!

  366. I would like to second the vote for "pickel" Shes an awesome mom of two wonderful boys, who writes about her adoption experiences and the ups and downs of being a parent. Shes truely inspiring. As her old laptop bit the dust, winning one would be such a Boone to her, so she can keep right on going with her writing. Please choose her a she is very deserving. As a single father, I admire her spirit, dedication and love for her husband and two smiling boys. Go Marcie!

  367. We have to drive 67 miles to go shopping. I would use the tablet to read while my husband drives.

  368. I have been looking at a lot of computers for my mother for her birthday. She is out of the house a lot , and loves reading online newspapers, so when I saw the tablet feature on this laptop I knew she would love it. What a perfect gift for her.

  369. I'm a 27yr old, first time preggo. So I'm technically a mother but not quite yet, and I go to school part time as I work full time. It's hard to juggle all three, especially when my reason for being is trying to get comfy in my stomach while I'm racing hungrily to class. Anyway I took out a pay day loan (the worst) two years ago to buy an old laptop from a corporation that was upgrading computers. Needless to say, two years is a long time for electronics now-a-days. The laptop isn't old...but with the way technology moves, these days...my laptop is ANCIENT!! It moves at the speed of "snail" and it's a real burden when I need to meet a tight deadline but my computer takes over 20 minutes just to get up and running. I say that to say...I NEED A NEW LAPTOP!!! It would make school, work, and this pregnancy go a lot smoother!!! PICK ME!!! Thank you!

  370. Thanks to my twins I need a new tablet PC -- I LOVE my tablet PC and most of the time get others to love it as well! My current one was broken ONE month after the warranty expired - it now has to be plugged in 100% of the time and rigged to charged right(I bought 3 year warranty instead of 5 stupid mistake). SO this would be the best -- plus my husband forgot Mother's Day and I got nothing so this would make up or that and take him OFF the hook!

  371. So, I never win stuff (possibly related to the fact that I almost never enter to win stuff!) but I saw this post and was inspired to do so both by the content and item.

    Indeed, THIS is what's important and you've made the right choice. I spent a decade in music and brain research, convinced I was going to help kids through music or uncover spectacular findings about the musical brain through my work with neurologically impaired patients.

    All of that mattered so much less once my daughter came along. I haven't regretted leaving the field one bit.

    As for the giveaway, it's awesome, what more can I say? And my laptop has been making highly disturbing wheezing sounds so I'm afraid it's on its way out. I'd thus love to get a new machine and haven't yet seen a tablet laptop - fun!

    Congrats on your work here! Christine

  372. I have never carried a laptop nor shopped for a bag, so I'm not really sure what features I'd like in a bag. But I assume I will need numerous pockets, as I would use it to replace my purse. I'd also need quick cell phone access. I hope to continue writing my novel as I wait at baseball practices.

  373. Got a 83 year old Mom that has just begun to enter the cyberworld.... would be a great gift for her

    great giveaway! Would love to win this.

    my fingers crossed!

  374. I have no idea how to even use a laptop, let alone a tablet :) But I am so ready to learn. My 5 year old HP is starting to slow down! My hubby might want to steal this if i won!

  375. I'd use the tablet functionality to save a bit of space and to draw/work in painter. It can be petty difficult to learn to draw with a mouse, it'd be awesome to do it directly on the scree too, instead of like most tablets where you draw on a seperate apparatus.

  376. My husband talked me into a MAC PC but it confuses me. I want a real computer I can do things with and keep in touch my friends and family. I am disabled and have to keep in touch some how. Please help me keep my sanity.

  377. Would like to have this so I wont be teethered to the desk, it gets tiring after a while. I didnt get one for mother's day but hey maybe I can win this one, I hope, it's Fabulous with a capital "F"!
    electricisland(at)gmail.com

  378. I am trying to write my first story and my husband gets mad because I am using the computer all the time. This would really free up our computer and save my marriage.

  379. I'd use the tablet feature to write with, cuz I'm sick of notebooks and I'd rather write than type. thanks!!!

  380. That is such an amazing feature - it can be used as a tablet as well! I'm not sure how to use a tablet, but I'd surely love to learn. I think a laptop bag needs to be tough but cute. Make sense?

  381. If I won this laptop I would give it to my mother. She and my dad share a computer and are always arguing over who's turn it is (and they are both in their 70's!).

  382. such a nice giveaway. I would use the laptop to e-mail my penpal, Karen in England. We have been penpals for over 30 years now!The weather is nioce and I could sit outside and enjoy it.

  383. Ever since my girls were born, I've really been getting into writing. I guess they're my muses :-) And I'd love a laptop to take around with me, to open up and write, whenever inspiration strikes me! :-) And since I write children's books, the tablet functionality would be perfect so that I could make drawings to go with my words, as well!

  384. I HAD a gateway laptop. the charger chord had a short.. burnt the motherboard..it was only 15 months old..but still was not covered under the warranty..
    I bet that toshiba comes with a righteous warranty.

    I would be glad to give it a good home..hehe

  385. WOW. this would be the best mothers day present ever. Well besides the beautiful hand made presents eli & hubby gave me!

    About 3 months ago my laptop died. Because I my now 6 month old needs so much attention, with out my laptop by blog has seriously suffered. This would be a way to get me back to my old self. I love how it becomes a tablet too. I know I would be able to take this from room to room and even use it laying on the floor with my little guy. Thanks for the chance to win! ~Erin

  386. This Toshiba Portege M750 is the top of the list for laptops. I love the convertible 12.1” Indoor/Outdoor Display and the other features it offers!!

  387. I would love to have the freedom of a laptop to replace my 10 year pc with a wired connection. It would be nice not to be fastened to the router all the time.

  388. What a neat laptop! I have a ---- PC right now; and I HATE it! I don't currently own a laptop; and it would be so handy to have one for those long car rides and on plane flights - and just all the waiting around in terminals.

  389. This laptop is just stellar! I have always loved Integrated webcams, that way I can keep in touch with all seven of my nephews. I would be crushed if any of them forgot what I looked like! The laptop to tablet convertability looks so awesome too! I bet that is just great for traveling. Thanks for the giveaway!

  390. This would be wonderful to have. I'm getting ready to retire in a few months and have so many projects just lined up and waiting for me. "My" laptop, however, belongs to the company and I'll be leaving it behind (along with lots of memories).

  391. I would appreciate a new laptop/tablet as the one I am currently using is from 1997 and isn't even running current software.

  392. I twittered about this contest on my twitter as kimlitchford. Thank you for such a great giveaway. I love the tablet feature on the Toshiba Portege M750 and would use the laptop tp start my own blog.

  393. I subscribed to your rss feed. I use googlereader. I love this giveaway and want to win because I need a laptop. I love the tablet feature and the the Small Phantom laptop bag your are also giving away is so cute and looks like it has plenty of cushion to protect a laptop.

  394. I followed you on twitter. I want to win this Toshiba Portege M750 so bad!!! This laptop has a lot of features that would make it easy to use as I start my own blog. I love the tablet feature best.

  395. I would love to win the Toshiba Portege M750. My favorite feature of this laptop is the tablet feature. This would allow me to work in bed late at night after the kids went to sleep. If I won this laptop I would be able to start my own blog since I now borrow a laptop and must return it soon. Thank you for the opportunity to win such a great gift!

  396. I am following you on twitter & subscribed to your feed. This laptop would be great for my daughter - going off to college in the Fall - best grad gift ever & I would be the coolest Mum! :)

  397. I would give this to my daughter,she works from home alot. She really needs a computer. We share my computer a P.C..

  398. Oh, I'm starting classes this Fall at university and this would be so handy for me! I hate having to use the campus computers and saving my work on a USB drive. having this laptop would enable me to get a lot done and save tons of time. thanks!

  399. I would love to win this tablet laptop and it would come in very handy, you see, at 28 years old I put my family starting plans on hold and have returned to school to earn a graduate degree. The decision to put my family starting plans on hold was a heart wrenching one as I have always wanted to be nothing but a mother with a huge family; however, when I realized after my dad lost his job that I was going to have to step up and help to provide for both him and my mother who has MS I decided it was best for me to continue my education...that being said, this laptop would be ever so helpful in my graduate studies, and it would be one less thing i'd need to purchase in this every so expensive journey i'm embarking on!
    Anyway, thank you for the chance to win :)

  400. love to have a new lap top, mine is kind of out dated. My grandkids love to play on mine and i would gladly give them my old one for a new one.

  401. You are so right about what is important. Your family is beautiful and you have one of the GREATEST jobs/careers in the world as a wife and mother (being a husband/father equals for the Greatest spot).

    We are about to lose a computer here and since we use them for home educating and keeping in communication with family that lives away from here, even in Iraq, we'd love to win the laptop. I know whoever gets it will be blessed.

  402. Wow... nearly 2,000 comments already... I've got a snowball's chance in *you know* of winning this, but it sure would be great!! I've only seen a tablet in person once and it looked so awesome I was in instant lust! :) I do some writing and I wonder if I could use the pen with the tablet screen to edit?? Does anybody know? I guess that's one thing I'll find out when I WIN this! haha Good luck to everyone!

  403. I could use the tablet feature on my new job. Plus the lightweight laptop would be easy to carry to my different locations. Ghe digital pen would be awesome for taking notes about patients too.

  404. My son has been wanting his own computer for a long time. It would be a great Mother's Day present for me if I could make his wish come true!

  405. Just stumbled across this through a new Twitter follower. Excellent site! Hmm what would I do with a tablet notebook? Since I am a graphic designer (amongst other things), there is little I wouldn't do! And this would mean I could give my old (well old-er - its about 1.5 years old) laptop to my mom so she can stop being frustrated by the dinosaur PC she is using that she got from my ex (the thing is a 6 or 7 year old compaq presario and is painfully slo-o-o-o-w) She is always running around caring for her furbabies (she works with a shelter for saving kittens and fix N Release of ferals - cats mostly) so a laptop would help her stay mobile and connected. Would love to do this for her. As an only child my parents sacrificed a lot for me, so I would really love to be able to give something significant back! Thanks for the oppertunity!

  406. I love to spend mother's day with my family. This year the kids made me breakfast in bed. It was fabulous

    melanieadey at hotmail dot com

  407. Oh, I would love to win this and give it to my Mom so we can keep in touch via email. She doesn't have a computer.

  408. As a single mom I am always busy and life is always chaotic. I run a small housekeeping business and have one child that just joined the Army and is planning to go to college, so i gave her a laptop and so my youngest and I fight over the desktop at home. My son was in a car accident last Oct. that left him a quadraplegic, he is in Colorado and we are in Texas and so going back and forth trying to hold everything together is hard and the wonderful contest would help me keep things going so I can try spending morte time getting things in order for him to come here. God Bless

  409. I have been looking at toshiba laptops for a while and as a single mom working from home this would be perfect for my design business!

  410. Wow, this would be an awesome prize to win. I'm a writer, and stuck at my desk. Having a laptop would give me such unknown and appreciated mobility. As I didn't get to celebrate Mother's Day because of my husband's busy schedule, this would certainly be quite an unexpected surprise!

  411. Having a tablet laptop would make it so much easier to take notes! I'm definitely in need of an upgrade since my computer is outrageously slow. Wonderful contest!

  412. My daughter wants to study graphic design and this would be perfect for her! It would be especially helpful since it works as a tablet. What a wonderful contest.

  413. What a fabulous give-a-way! I would love to win this laptop, 'twould be a dream come true to have a laptop of my own, and even with a convenient carrying bag... Imagine, I could blog anywhere, anytime! It would be totally personalized and I could set up all my personal apps and plug-ins without any flack from anyone! *sighs* Yeppers, sounds lovely, so I'm going to enter this contest, since who knows... maybe I'll win. :-) Thanks for your generosity.

  414. Hi Stephanie!!! This i such a cool giveaway! I would LOVE this! Maybe I'd finally start a blog because I could use this new laptop whenever I wanted! Or I would give it to my mom so she could finally webcam with my tot!! You have almost 2000 entries on this one! how impressive and how excited would I be if I won!? :)

  415. What an amazing giveaway. I am 73 years old and have never had a laptop although I think it would help me in my family tree project when I go to visit libraries.

  416. Well, I know it's supposed to be for Mothers Day, but my college aged son would love this!

    He got me "My Fitness Couch" for the wii - exactly what I wanted!

  417. Now following you on Twitter :)
    And I also wanted a necklace for Mother's Day - but didn't get it.
    I did get flowers. But there's a long dramatic story attached to it. :/

  418. I am trying to start my own business (again) so I can continue to stay home with my girls and help my hubby out (he has brain cancer, but is doing well). I would love to have a new laptop - the one I have now is basically kaput. It's my business lifeline -- and a sanity saver during all the hospital stays & doctor's visits.

  419. I am starting college in the fall and am scared out of my mind at how I will juggle it all. This laptop would give me so much more portability for those harsh school assignments.

  420. This is too cool and very thoughtful. My two sons and I share a desktop in our house and while we try to be democratic and thoughtful, we do have competing needs. The boys would love to be able to kick back on the sofa or in a chair and do some homework or contact their friends. Also love the bag for ease of portability. Great idea!

  421. Wow what a priceless setup this is. I am a stay at home mom to two screaming, into everything, curious, bottle feeding, diaper changing, mama I want this adorable precious little one's. =) I am partly disabled & walk with an aid so my hubby works outside the home & I do Medical Reports part time from home over the internet but some days it's almost impossible because my desktop is at the back of our home & the babies & other things that have to be done are not, and our desktop freezes & get's stuck tons of times a day making it impossible to finish anything. If I had a laptop & carry bag I could take it from room to room & let me tell you what a miracle that would be. It would be like Heaven =) Then babies could run a muck, the doorbell could ring & get a response for once and house cleaning would meet it's match all while I'm happily doing my job. Then bedtime would actually come early for me - yeah...lol Thanks for the chance!!!

  422. Time to get back to paid work after having raised my kids. Now I need earn major money for their college. This kicking laptop would so help.
    Happy belated mother's day to all here!

  423. I travel a lot. This would be great to travel with. Using a web cam would allow me to keep in touch with my kids and grandkids while I am away. Downloading pictures from my trips and emailing them home as I travel, will let them enjoy where I am and what I am seeing as it happens. I can enter notes into my journal every day much easier.

  424. thanks so much! one place i know this would come in handy is in the kitchen - i could actually just take my recipes off my computer screen AND be able to move the tablet screen when i move. it would be great! ([email protected])

  425. Wow, I would be beside myself to have a laptop. We have never had one and the is one thing I would get if we had the extra money. I would love to be able to do my computer "stuff" in my kitchen or living area where the kids are usually- not up in my bedroom where our computer is. Thank you!

  426. What a great laptop! So versatile and small. My old clunky laptop gave out a few months ago and i have been researching these smaller notebook. This one gets great reviews. Thanks!

  427. My mom's computer recently went belly up. A tablet would be great. Although at home they have broadband, during the summer the only connection other than dialup is 8 miles away at the library. So a small laptop is perfect.

  428. I would like to be able to give my daughter a laptop for mothers, day. she has 2 children and one is autistic. right now her job is in jeopardy because she has used up sick days because of him being sick so much. I wish she could be a stay at home mom and work from home.
    Thanks Susan

  429. Wow, the tablet feature would be so amazing! I often bring my lap top into the kitchen to look at recipes when I am cooking something new. It would be great to scribble down adjustments and tweek the recipe for next time on the tablet! Too cool!

  430. In a computer bag, I look for a padded space for the laptop, as well as another space to hold the AC power cord and other accessories, like thumb drives, CDs/DVDs, etc. I also look for one that is not excessively heavy, as I take a laptop everywhere I travel.

  431. I am entering this for my wife or for us. We (me) like so many other people are unemployed at the moment. My laptop is 6 years old and this would be a great help job hunting. Now my wife has a 3 year old laptop and if we win and considering this is a Mother's Day contest ... hmmm. Bet I get hers and she gets the new one. Awesome contest. Please feel free to add a link to my site.

  432. I like how totally portable this computer is. Something that would actually fit on the tray table available on planes.

  433. I love that this laptop is lightwieght. I am battling MS and I constantly drop things because of thier wieght or not having a good grasp.

    I can tell you if I win this..I will make triple sure I have a good grasp on the laptop when I move it.

    I get really exhausted so having a laptop to read blogs and news for the couch or bed would be a tremendous plus.

    I know you asked for a comment and I feel like I wrote a novel.

  434. Now that I've been laid off and it's my wife can extend her part-time job I am the stay at home Dad. How would I use this wonderful laptop? I would use it to learn some windows programming skills. We have a mac at home but there is more business opportunity and online training resources for windows. I would use this to download a free development environment from Microsoft, start writing some sample applications and show them to prospective employers when I interview.
    I also like that it can fold to a tablet so I can use it to read while hanging around for my sons to finish their swim lessons at the YMCA.

  435. When my daughter asked me what I wanted for Mothers Day, I wanted to say "A new laptop!", but I knew that was beyond her means right now. This Toshiba Portege M750Laptop is just amazing! I really like the fact that it is rated “among the greenest” laptops too. Oh...and for Mothers Day I received a BEAUTIFUL handmade card. :)

  436. At first glance one might think, what good is a tablet PC. My husband bought one for himeself 3 years ago when his laptop died. I was amazed at all the ways he uses it in the tablet format. My favorite is when he sits it in my cookbook stand and watches the play-by-plays of a live baseball game, while watching the game on TV! I need another laptop and winning it would be the icing on the cake! However, I think mine would be religated to "normal" use or tablet format for meetings (how boring!)

  437. It was my first mother's day this year and all I wanted was to have one. It was great! DH bought me breakfast, flowers, and the greatest gift of all - a happy and healthy 9 month old DS. Thanks! thebubbledies(at)gmail(dot)com

  438. I am a homeschool mom and I would absolutely LOVE to have a laptop so we can access our files from our travels around the house, neighborhood, state and country. What a fabulous giveaway!

  439. The Portege M750 looks awesome! The specs are great and I love the "green" factor.

    My Mother's Day was uneventful but nice. I enjoyed spending time with my hubby and kids.

  440. My fiance and I switched Mother's Day and Father's Day this year because I wanted two things that come out on June 2nd...Weeds Season 4 and Sims 3. Yes, I'm a dork!

  441. I would love to win this for my daughter. She is such a wonderful help and joy to me. She brightens my day just to see her smile each morning and always gives me that groggy good morning mom, I love you! Thanks for giving us all the chance to win this great laptop!

  442. I was able to spend this Mother's Day with my mom and my oldest son, however, my daughter was unable to come on our getaway due to school. I really missed having her with us! I would love to be able to share a laptop with her to make up for her not getting to go.

  443. What I would want most is for all of my adult children to be in the same room at the same time. since everyone is grown and they all have their own families, it's hard to get them all together at once. Thanks for a chance at a win.

  444. This was an interesting Mother's Day for me. My "baby" is turning 18 and then graduating from high school all in the next few weeks. I look back and wonder where the time has gone. It has been a year of struggles for her and I have shed many a tear as I have tried to help her through these struggles. Motherhood is the hardest job you'll ever love. The greatest gift a mother can receive for Mother's Day is her children's happiness. I would absolutely love to see the look on my daughter's face if I were able to give her this laptop as a graduation gift. It would be an awesome way to make her really smile after so many low moments this past year. My joy is in my children's smiles!!

  445. Wow what a great prize! That is an awesome laptop with great features. I actually am not a Mom, but I made my Mom's mother day very special. I flew here out to visit me and DH at our new house and showed her a great time on the central coast of California. We had a great time and she has a mother's day that she will not forget!
    My husband needs a new laptop so that he can got back to school or use if he gets deployed.

  446. What I wanted for Mother's Day was a nice quiet peaceful day to myself and of course I didn't get but I really enjoyed myself anyway LOL

  447. My husband gave me a laptop for Christmas. Buy boy would he like to have a laptop like this. He is an elementary school teacher and loves technology, but he has no laptop and his school computer is outdated.

  448. This would be perfect for my daughter for college. It would be my Mother's day gift to her since it would make me a happy mom to be able to give her this gift. She had a laptop but it was broken by someone in school to the point where it is unusable and she really needs a new one.

  449. I just got my mom hooked up with internet and got her a Dell. It was pretty "low end", since all she was doing was learning how to email and some light web browsing. I think it's about time she graduates to something mobile.

  450. I would love a laptop so that I can take it and my girl outside to enjoy the beautiful sunny weather (when it FINALLY gets here). Lily love being outside and I need to be able to work.

  451. I would love to win the Toshiba Portégé laptop so I do not have to share my laptop with my kids anymore. I would give them my Gateway laptop and keep the Toshiba for myself - LOL!

  452. Wow. This laptop is everything my Mom needs. She's trying to write her novels, and has been having trouble because she has such an old laptop and she can't transfer and information or even use it the way she wants. And she can never seem to find a way to get out of the house with her laptop. This would be a perfect late Mother's Day gift for her. She's an amazing mother, as I'm sure all the other ones on this list are, and I would love for her to get a chance to achieve her goal in life. Thanks!

  453. What I most wanted for Mother's day, I got. I wanted to have another mother's day w/ my sister and my Mom- we all went out for breakfast. My Mom has alziemer's and is getting worse and worse, it's amazing how bad this disease is.
    Thanks for the fantastic giveaway, I could really use this!!

  454. I got your icon in my sidebar. I was thinking the other day of another great reason to have this laptop.
    I was nursing my toddler, and thought how wonderful it would be to be able to juggle her and a laptop. Seems like that one would be easier. Do you think so?
    Here's where your icon is: http://jacquedixon.com. Right sidebar.

  455. What a great size for a laptop. And it is so versatile too, since you are able to use it as a tablet as well. This would be perfect for me to bring with me when I start photographing events. Thanks for the neat giveaway!

  456. Hey! I like this notebook- it seems like somebody put time and effort into the creative process. I like how you can have more than one functionality.

  457. I know it's after Mothers Day. I wanted to have my kids help me strip wallpaper or a hanging plant. I got candles a sun tea maker and a card instead. It was still nice. A new laptop would be great too.

  458. There are many features on this laptop that I like. I'm intrigued by the indoor or outdoor display. I have wanted to get a laptop so I could free myself from my desktop and be able to use my computer anywhere including my deck.

  459. My mom could certainly use this and it would be the perfect gift for her since I recently took her Mac G5 on an "extended loan"

  460. Oh, wow -- what a contest!
    If I had a laptop bag (and a new laptop to put inside it), I'd make sure it was well padded, since little feet will inevitably step on it at some point!
    Thanks,
    Megret

  461. I am always blown away at women and their genuine heartfelt desire to give more than they receive in what can only be described as the 'bonds of sisterhood'. I cannot count the times I had been completely frustrated with my ex-husband and tried desperately to explain to him that I did not expect a dozen roses, diamond ring or exotic vacation but instead a candy bar or icee purchased while making his daily convenience store stop for a six pack on his way home would bring greater joy because I would know that he was simply thinking of me. It never sank in! Yet here I am, typing away, because an amazing woman's thoughtfulness reminded me how blessed I am to be of the same sex and proud to know that it is moments like these that make this world a better place because God created a woman! My only wish now is that I had a giveaway to extend to you!

  462. Just one more thing--I facebooked this giveaway, blogged about it, twittered it and other such trivialities.
    Also I am a writer and would love to have a computer of my own to write my novel. Kids need the computer sometime right? :)

  463. My daughter has begged for her own computer, the ones at school and the library are crowded since the budget cuts

  464. Mother's Day is always so sweet, but laced with worries, too. Do I measure up? Am I doing all I can do to show/teach/nurture/love my girls? I'm not perfect, not even close. But I've loved being a mom for over two and a half decades.

    My adult daughters show me every day that they are competent, caring women. My pre-teen is in the stretching, searching mode, and I have confidence that she will find her way.

    I think of my own mom. She passed away many years ago. She never accomplished much by the standards of this world, but she was/is a hero to me, and to my brothers and sisters. Her legacy is rich.

    Thanks, Stephanie, for the forum to discuss moms.

  465. All I wanted for Mother's Day was to get phone calls from my 3 children, all who live in other parts of the country, and I did! Love to win the Toshiba--my laptop is dying. Thanks.

  466. My girlfriend has one of these Toshibas and she swears by it. Would love to win this and it comes with a bag, even better. What would I like for Mother's Day? I would like my 17 year old teenager to be instantly 25 and a become a person again. I hear that 25 is the magic age, when I become smart again. LOL.

  467. Wow, what a wonderful giveaway, very nice prize!

    I've wanted a laptap for several years now, nothing like being portable.

    Mother's Day has come & gone. Mine was good. I never go into Mother's Day thinking I want something specific. I take what I get, lol. I received a card this year from one of my sons. I think this was the first time he had ever gotten me one. Since he is a father now I think he appreciates the sacrifices parents make. Anyway, that made my day!

  468. Since Mothers Day is over, I will tell what I did get:

    A great Vera Bradley bag with matching wallet
    The newest Ed Hardy perfume with the all important limited edition tote bag

    and the best of all: a handmade card from my daughter.

    One great mothers day:)

    madamerkf at aol dot com

  469. I have never owned a laptop and this would help me with my genealogy. Instead of carrying paper files, I could just bring the laptop with me and look up any information that I need. This is a great giveaway.

  470. What I wanted most for Mother's Day, was to come home to a clean house. I got a partially clean home.

  471. Just having my kids around made for a wonderful mother's day! That is what I want for every mother's day.

  472. such an amazing contest since mothers day is gone I would save this and give it to my hubby for fathers day since his old laptop he uses for work is on its last leg and this one would make it much more bearable for him to have to do his work on a laptop at the end of each day.

    sallstun
    at
    hotmail
    dot
    com

  473. I am celebrating this Mothers Day with my mom tomorrow! Yes, a little late but never too late to hang out with her. She has been so busy working that she missed us kids this past Sunday,and we all promised that we would make a special day for her as soon as she has a day off. Whats better is the weather is suppose to be nice so i would love to buy her some fresh herbs and help her start a little garden,which she always loved when i was little.
    Have a great Mommy year Stephanie:)

  474. It is surprising how much I miss my mom lo these many years since she's been gone (9). You are so right, Metropolitan Mom, it is not what we do with what we have been blessed to receive as far as talents and education, but what we do with and for our children that matters most. Thanks for honoring Moms in this special way!

  475. Metropolitan mom, you sure have wonderful prizes, i can picture myself with a New Orleans PO BOY Sandwich watching "dancing with the Stars" and playing with the computer.

  476. My dream is a Laptop. I can change positions and not hurt as much with a laptop. Sitting in one position makes this old mom stiff.

  477. Just look and the number of entries . That shows what a wonderful -great prize this is. Happy Mother's Day to all ( belated that is)

  478. This is just a wonderful prize. It would give me hours of pure enjoyment. Someone will be real lucky.

  479. What a totally awesome notebook/tablet! I love that it's small and light, without being too miniscule. Being able to flip it over to tablet style would be incredibly handy. And the bag? Oh my - it's adorable! Thanks for doing this! :D

  480. My husband and I don't really fight over our one computer, but we do share it grudgingly. Having a laptop would mean we could both do our computer stuff at the same time, and then we'd have (a) more time on the computer and (b) more time to spend together. Bliss!

  481. I love the laptop & the bag.
    I have never owned a laptop before & this one looks like the one to start with!
    I LOVE the tablet!! I do a lot of photo editing & feel this would make it soo much easier.
    Not to mention how just plain cool it looks!
    & the bag is cute, too!

  482. This is an awesome give away! You rock. I think that I would be able to get so much more done with this laptop! I am soon going to be a student, and my husband lost his job. So I won't be able to buy a laptop at this point. So this will help our family tremendously. We are lucky thou and do have a desktop so that helps.. but it sure would be nice to be the owner of this beauty!! :)

  483. I would love the tablet availablity of this laptop because I have always wanted to own one. I would love to make computerized documents in my own printing because I actually have really nice printing. The tablet is something I've always wanted to try!

  484. I love the adjustable screen. My second Mother's Day was great, they surprised me with an ice cream cake.

  485. I have never owned or even used a laptop and it is #1 on my "need to have" list! This is a beautiful machine and would give me everything I could hope for in one gorgeous unit...I could even work from it!

  486. A new computer would be like so awesome as mine is getting SO SO old. Its so hard to blog on mine and do my work. Congrats

  487. Unreal this is what I have been waiting for but it would have taken me months to get up all the money if not more!

  488. I've never had a laptop and would love to be able to take my computer with me for those times when you have nothing to do like being stuck in the airport, etc. and I could check on my e-mails. This one looks fantastic! Thank you!

  489. I subcribed to RSS feed Metropoltann Mama. I hope you please pick me for I did not get a mother's day present. My children could not afford it. Also my laptop got a virus and I am using my friends. I Love entering contest but have never won anything big in my life. Please make my dreams come true. I am disabled and cannot afford a new one, please please help me. Thanks so much. Joyce

  490. Mother's Day has passed but I couldn't have received anything better...a day with family. I agree with your post 100%. I also have two small children and an education that I am not using in an office setting...but I wouldn't trade it. I have been blessed with the responsibility of raising two beautiful babies--that's the best gift ever!
    sylviarj at yahoo dot com

  491. I didn't know there was a laptop like that! I really like how you can close it with the screen up. So inventive. I want it:)

  492. I soo could use this as I'm a Nurse going back to school, and I plan on doing some of it on-line. At age 50+ I'll need ALL the help I can get, and this SURE would help!
    [email protected]

  493. I really could use the laptop! My husband is in school and uses the very old laptop we have for his schoolwork. I spend most of my online time at work so I can't do as much fun stuff as I'd like (for instance, read your blog)!

  494. Ps. Your daughters are SO adorable!! I love babies! New born infants is my favorite smell! thye should put THAT in a bottle!

  495. Wow! This is a really nice giveaway! I found a link to your blog through Jocelyn Dixon's blog.
    My mother has a laptop but it's old and just recently got 'bit' by an online 'bug'. It still works but a new one would be great!
    Also, I am one of 9 children, and another computer in the house would be GREAT news!
    I'd love to enter this! This is SO great!

    THANK YOU!

    Sarah E.

  496. Oh man, do I need this! We have one laptop and my husband and I share it. I blog at a couple of different sites as well as keep in touch with family online. My husband will be leaving for 5 months this fall for the Air National Guard and he is taking the laptop with him!! I will be stuck sharing the dinosaur desk top with my three boys and all of their computer games!!! You see?! I told you I need this!! Thanks for the chance!!!

  497. this laptop bag looks perfect. usually i can't find one with extra space for things other than just the laptop!

  498. First, I wanted to thank you for offering such a generous giveaway! I truly appreciate that this Toshiba laptop received the highest rating in environmental standards for laptops. I love the tablet functionality -- I could see myself using this for countless tasks...journaling, taking notes, shopping lists...just to name a few.
    Thanks so much!

  499. Wow, the functionality of that Toshiba looks great. It would be so nice to have one like that to work on while commuting on the train.

    Hope everyone had a happy Mothers Day. I hung out around the house and goofed off, no big whoop.

  500. What a great giveaway! I currently have a Toshiba and I love it. I would love to win one for my husband so we can dedicate our desktop purely to the children's education activities. Right now it's not fun hearing them fight over computer time I think my hubby is "old" enough now for his own laptop, lol.
    thanks for the entry
    Tonyamcrain [at] aol.com

  501. Wow! This is a fantastic giveaway! The main reason I'm interested in this laptop is for the tablet capability. I'm a person who likes to make notes and such, but I hate typing. I also illustrate on my free time, so I'd like to see if the tablet function will work with my graphics programs. It would be awesome if I could draw directly onto the screen. Thank you for the chance to win.

  502. Wow! I am so grateful that Motherboard posted about this giveaway. I would really love a new laptop. Mine is soooo old, and it works MOST of the time. Anyways, thank you for this cool giveaway. I am going to do a few of your extra 7.

  503. I love the portability and ease of a laptop over a desk computer. I am learning the hard way that a laptop would be much easier to use and have. Recently I threw my back out (actually a little over a week ago) and was unable to work due to this. I am a free lance writer and even though I just purchased a new desktop computer not having a laptop for over a week to work was horrible. this laptop would have been perfect even layed up in bed like I was. The way you can move the monitor around and having it in my lap would have been so nice.

    I could have purchased a laptop instead of the desk type and now wishing i had done so.

  504. What an awesome giveaway :) My laptop is on its last leg--the part that the charger plugs into is loose and the only way I can get it to stay charged is to put a AA battery underneath the cord jack to hold it in a certain position. Does not make for a very mobile workstation... and a tablet would be awesome! And thanks for the reminder that the small things are the important things! Really needed to read that today :)

  505. I have been very passionate the past 4-5 months trying to green up my act for making our home a greener home and making changes to being kinder to the environment. I am replacing so many items in our home with eco-friendly, energy efficient products, and so far my going green journey has been so much fun and it gives me such a great sense of satisfaction. I have been working on a business plan to start a small home based business creating art from my original photography using fractals that I create and the one major tool that is missing from my being able to take my plan and turn it into a reality is a laptop. As a busy mother of 3 young kids I am constantly on the go, but if I had a reliable, updated laptop to bring with me, I could work on my projects while waiting for the kids at their appointments, classes, and activities. Having a laptop with Good-as-Gold Green Technology in it as well as having it be an Energy-Efficient Intel would also help to take me one step further on my green journey! I know I am no more deserving than the others commenting here today, but I thought I would share a little bit about why I would love this wonderful oshiba Portege M750 tablet laptop. Thanks so much for the chance to enter.

  506. I'd love this for my mom for her mother's day. She's just getting into technology and I'd like for her to have a way to communicate with her first grand-baby! She'd love the tablet feature too!

  507. What a great giveaway! I love the tablet feature - it would mean one less thing to have to lug around with my old Dell. The bag is adorable too and I'd love a laptop that actually works all the time plus doesn't weigh so much!

    My best Mother's Day gift was having all of our kids in one place for dinner. Since the eldest got married last year, that doesn't seem to happen as often as I like!

  508. THis laptop would come in handy for my hubby's homework... then I could keep blog hopping on the desk computer and not have to surrender it to him. :)

  509. My Mother's Day was fabulous. My #2 daughter surprised me with a visit--so almost had all the kids at home! So different when they start to leave the nest and some are still at home. I would use that laptop for our home school. I home school 2 of the 3 kids left at home and we have just the one computer to do all our research etc. on. What a lovely giveaway---added bonus is finding you! I shall be back to read some more about you.

  510. What a great Mother's Day giveaway. The laptop/tablet combo is really cool. I like that I could write on it to take notes, draw, whatever and still have a really excellent laptop, too! I would be a much more interesting and efficient blogger if I had this awesome laptop and perfecto bag!

  511. What I wanted most for Mother's Day, and what I got, was to just spend time with my family. I made them all play games with me (which they all dislike doing) and we ordered Chinese take-out for dinner. It was a lovely day at home with those that I love most. And I would love a cool laptop to take my blogging on the road. Right now I'm tied to a desktop :)

  512. What I wanted most for Mother's Day was just to be able to stay home and relax. Well, instead, after church we went shopping, visited my husband's grandfather at the nursing home, visited my mother-in-law and then visited my Mom. It wasn't a quiet and relaxing day at home, but it ended up being a very nice day out spending time with people we love.

  513. I would love to use the tablet feature to work on my website about trees and shrubs. I could sit and shop for pictures and it would be even easier than on a regular laptop. Danke!

  514. What a generous giveaway! I can't talk about what I want for Mother's day, because it's already past, but I can talk about what I got! I really wanted a new clothesline because mine fell down over the winter, so that's what I wanted. My wonderful hubby got me a new clothesline and some gardening tools! I was totally thrilled. :-)

    I would love to win a new laptop. Mine is a bit slow of late, the left control key is missing (pulled off by little fingers) and my "w" sticks. LOL I'm not sure how the tablet function works, but it looks really cool!

  515. I have never ever had a laptop. I can't imagine what it would be like to blog in any room of my house!!! How exciting would that be?! I've had the standard big honkin' computer in the standard kitchen corner ever since I've had a computer. How dreamy it would be to win, since I don't see us making such a purchase for many years to come. :)

  516. My laptop recently crashed and is not repairable. I took in my Grandson 2 months ago and would love to win this laptop to help him out, keep in contact with my family, and do my photos. I am disabled and unable to afford one at this time. This would be a blessing. Thank you for the chance.

  517. I am in need of a new laptop my "I" button fell off about a month ago and my laptop is getting really abused looking - this would be a fantastic giveaway to win thanks for the opportunity

  518. I'd LOVE my own laptop. I wouldnt have to deal the husband and all his crap clogging up the computer!!

  519. I would like a laptop bag that fits tight. The laptop bag also needs to look stylish. Can't have just a plain looking bag!

  520. I quit my job to stay home with me kids when they were young. I now work "Mother's hours" so I can be home with them. I am a mother first!

  521. I added your button to my sidebar! It's under the "BUTTONS! Check 'em!" header.

    Thanks for the extra entry!
    postedcontests(at)gmail.ocm

  522. I would like to spend the day with my family. I have an old slow desktop, so it would be great to surf the internet at a much faster speed.

  523. I have a Toshiba laptop that is dying. I already decided that IF I get my choice I would get another Toshiba. So this would definitely come in very handy. Right now my laptop is hooked up to an external monitor as mine has no screen right now. And what a cool laptop bag. Mine is plain black..functional but not very stylish.

  524. I must enter. And then manipulate fate so that the laptop is given to me. That is the plan. Mostly because I don't twitter or do facebook and stuff, so my entry is singular. So fate really better listen to me this time.

  525. I'm falling asleep writing this because I had to wait until DH was off the computer to get my (small)share of time on it. Even though we are both students, since he works in IT he automatically has first dibs on computer usage. If I won this awesome laptop, I would be able to get on the roll with my blog, which is really my therapy, and then I'd actually fit in more sleep, bc I wouldn't have to wait to get on the computer until so late! Oh yeah, it would also help get school work done more conviniently, with the reliability of a toshiba. Thanks for the opportunity!

  526. I'm fairly certain I'm not going to win this, but it's worth a shot!

    I'd use this glorious laptop to run to Starbucks, away from my three boys, and blog my heart away!

  527. Wow, I sould use the tablet to take notes at lectures about "how to write." I'm going to one tomorrow night so will think fondly of it while I use a paper tablet.

    Thanks for holding such a cool contest. More power to you.

  528. The most important feature of a laptop bag for me is that it leaves my hands free (i.e. backpack, messenger bags).

  529. Great giveaway! My laptop is on it's last legs, but it keeps my legs very warm! LOL! I think it has a fan problem. Hope you had a great Mother's Day with those two precious girls!

  530. My computer is in my basement, and with two little kids... it'd be a great thing to have to be able to have a laptop and be where the action is, instead of waiting until the kiddos are asleep and sneak down to the basement to do my computer stuff.

    Sometimes as a mom I feel isolated from the world with just kiddos to talk to. It'd be great to have this laptop and join the outside world once in a while.

    What a great contest.

  531. I'd love to use the tablet! I'm always drawing on pen and paper (beaten old notebooks for the win, haha) and wishing my scanner was working so I could post them online. With this laptop, I could just doodle straight on, and publish it so much faster and easier! Of course, I'd have to learn how one uses a tablet first, haha, but I'd like to think I'm somewhat tech-savvy!
    Thanks for the great giveaway!
    postedcontests(at)gmail(dot)com

  532. What i most wanted for Mothers Day was my kids to be nice to each other so i could have a peaceful day, i visited my mom and went and did take out and done alot of just whatever that day and it was great! exactly what i wanted, a break! and didn't even clean the kitchen either lol!
    photoquest(at)bellsouth(dot)net

  533. I put my follow on twitter and tweet in the same comment so here is the extra entry!
    pdxbabysigns at gmail dot com

  534. I've been wanting a laptop for my classes and trainings. Part of my Trainings/Workshops are on DVD so I need a laptop to play them. I do my trainings at differents daycare centers all over Oregon so something this portable and even with a bag is perfect! The laptop I'm using now is barely hanging in. It actually just stopped working at the end of my last class... thank goodness it was at the end!
    pdxbabysigns at gmail dot com

  535. And it has now been facebooked (is that a word?)

    Too bad I'm not on twitter.

    And I don't know what kirtsy or stumble are. Oh well. 5 chances are better than 1!

  536. I've been looking at this laptop for some time , trying to convince myself I'm worth it. See if you just gave it to me then I would be waging this war inside of me :D Thanks for the giveaway!

  537. Okay, so this laptop is the computer of my dreams. DO you know why? Because when it is folded down like that there is absolutely no possibility of my toddler pulling on the screen and snapping it off. (true story)

    Plus, I'm dying for a laptop. The baby sleeps in the computer room. Which causes a problem as I can only work on the computer when he is asleep. Except that he is asleep with the computer! Arrrgghhh! This greatly limits computer time!

  538. Oh my goodness! That laptop would help so much with going to graduate school!! I would be able to take notes in class. I also could use it for presentations, whether in a small group or while up in the front of the classroom giving a large presentation! The turn around screen would help so much in just looking like I have papers in front of me, not a whole laptop. This is awesome!!

  539. What an incredible giveaway! Just think of all the fun mom projects I could whip up on that baby - scrap pages, blog posts, coloring pages, short stories. All while I'm a mommy on the go!

  540. I would love to use the tablet feature of this computer to have better control over editing my photographs. I have heard that this makes a huge difference in the editing process and would love to try this out!!

  541. The portability would allow my wife and I to spend more time together in the same room even while working on our own projects. As I am going back to school to get my masters I will be spending more and more time on the computer. The tablet that allows you to simply touch the screen to do what you need to is awsome. A laptop would save my wifes eyesight from her work blackberry!

  542. Recently our computer went on the fritz, and we only have the one. It's also our tv! So when my husband is writing, I can't watch cartoons with my daughter! I am dying to win this!

  543. I love that the screen flips around on this one, there's so many times I'm looking at something and want to show my husband...very handy!

    hblaser at gmail dot com

  544. I am now at the end of a job that I have chosen for the last 22 years. I have homeschooled my children from the moment of their birth. My son, who is now 18, is graduating this month. My daughter, 21, is getting married this August. My mothering is taking on a very different shape and feel. At times this is a difficult transition for me, but I know that this is all part of the walk we mothers take. God sees and He knows my heart.

    I have taken on a challenge now that I never would have imagined myself doing. It is one that my daughter got me involved in. I volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center. These young women come into our center in crisis and in need of mothering. I use my computer to research information that is helpful to us as advocates and to clients. The case would be great for me to take my computer back and forth to the center as there are many times I do computer work at the center for different projects we have going either for fundraising or keeping records.

    I have added your contest to my facebook page and I will follow you on twitter also. Thank you for the opportunity. You are so right your children are the greatest investment you can make.

    jennifer

  545. Thank you! What a NICE way to honor moms!! I have been honored with the title by seven people, (wow--just saying that kinda amazes me) and now I find that they are scattering to begin lives and families themselves. It's kind of a hard thing. At the beginning I thought--"I've found what I love to do! Hurray!" and now I'm seeing that the job has a "on duty every moment" end. I love being a mother. I would hope every woman could experience the joy with children of her own, or children she finds to nurture.

  546. This is amazing. What a way to say Thank you to mothers!! I have three little monkeys of my own. It's crazy and fun.
    Count me in! I NEED a laptop. And my fave color is red!
    Thanks!!

  547. I think the hardest but most rewarding part about being a Mom is that we try to raise them into special and good people while we are STILL trying to find ourselves.

    I WANT TO WIN!!!

  548. Becoming a mother is nothing short of miraculous! I have been blessed with 3 miracles. There is something to be said about a Mother's love and the heart of a woman. I also admire women that choose not to be Mother's. Women (and men) that choose to adopt or foster a child are just plain AWESOME! Children are a gift and once received we all need to treasure them! Every Mother's day I pray for all Mother's to envision their lives through their children's eyes!

  549. Well i am not a mother but this would be something i would love for my mom, she has always been there for all my skinned knees and all the "hey look at this" that would turn out to scare my mom to death but she would never show it, she is a great person and yes my best friend too

    KC

  550. i would love to win the laptop and bag. i could use the great processing speed of the toshiba and the security of that great bag.

  551. My husband has been talking about the smart Toshiba Portege M750 since before we were married! It would be a huge help in him being more green about working out all of his physics problems. When he graduates it can be converted into our artist+physicist= countless hours of inventing fun computer! I can't tell you how perfect and exciting this would be!

    Happy Mother's Day every day!!!

  552. Lord knows I need all the help I can get keeping my life (and my husband's and my dog's) in order! Running a non-profit, sitting on community boards, being there for my grown (but still maturing) children takes a lot of gigabits!

  553. I had a great Mother's Day. Our 2nd oldest daughter turned 18 on Saturday, and we shared in the celebration together - Mother's Day and birthday gifts - and went out with the family. I have 8 children, and they listened to what I had said I wanted, so I got several great gifts I needed.
    We went to Sonic afterward for a slushie, which we never do.

    What would I do with this awesome laptop? Oh my... we are a family of bloggers, we write for a magazine, and run other ministry/business websites. The list of what I could do is endless.
    However, we have been saving up to buy said 2nd daughter a laptop for birthday and graduation for a few months, and since she designs graphics and websites, this would probably be perfect for her. I'd love to give her my Toshiba and keep this one.... Nah, I'm sure mine wouldn't work much better for her than her dino desktop.

    The bag, however, I could think of a million things to do with!

    Thanks for the contest. It's fabulous!

  554. I facebooked the contest although I am not sure how to prove that because I don't know how to add in the info like everyone else above has! But if I win, I'll make you my friend and you can see it.

  555. For Mother's Day all I really want is for one day my kids' not to fight. And the laptop would help. Half of our fights are the kids complaining about the other one taking too long. Of course they wouldn't actually get to use the laptop, but at least I could blog while they fight!

  556. What a wonderful giveaway. With 6 children whom I homeschool- an extra computer would be much appreciated. My teenage son is learning computer graphics and website design- he is always stealing my computer, the toshiba would actually be better for him- for drawing the anime and other graphics he does. thank you again for offering such an awesome give away.

  557. Seriously, that is my dream laptop...I first got a glimpse of one that changes into a tablet while on tour in Italy. Our guide Leo had one...Simply amazing.

    What I want most for Mother's Day i will not get until next year. You see, my business just closed, my home is due to be foreclosed on in the next month or so, my daughter is graduatin 8th grade and moving off to high school and my husband lives two time zones away as he has been gone searching for a job. I ask no sympathy as none is needed. I've realized through all of this that the stuff we stuff into our homes...is jsut that...stuff. We gambled on owning our own business and lost. It's jsut a home. We can rebuild our lives. I've not lost my husband and he was offered a job today. I've not lost my children...they are more precious that anything I can imagine. I've not lost my dreams...they still brew in my head. I've not lost my beliefs...for they are imprinted on my soul as is the happiness in my heart for serving others.

  558. What I most want(ed) for Mother's Day was to be appreciated for being a mom! I have 5 small children whom I have constantly cared for since birth. I didn't want anything fancy, but just hoped for some recognition from my husband & children for taking care of them. My dear, sweet daughters made me Mother's Day cards with beautiful drawings & wrote some sweet words for me. That was the best present I could get.

  559. This laptop would make the perfect graduation gift for my soon to be graduated son....heading off to college.
    You are amazing!

  560. I would love to win this for my husband...he doesn't have a laptop and we just can't justify the expense right now. He will be going back to school soon and could really use this to carry to campus!

  561. As I was sitting in church on "Mother's Day" thinking how much I love each one of my children and how special they are, the Lord said 'As much as each mother loves and cares for each of their children, I love and care for you much more'. GOD loves you!

  562. A laptop bag would not only hold a laptop (which I do not have one, thankyouverymuch), but it would also hold my wallet, books and fruit snacks for my kids, and I might even be able to find my sanity in there somewhere!

  563. This would make a great Mother's Day present for myself since I am back in college and my current laptop is on its last legs (the keyboard doesn't work right). Thanks so much for the opportunity.
    susan dot lockhart at gmail dot com

  564. What an amazing opportunity! I would love to tell you what I got for Mother's Day--would that count? My boys all chipped in and sent me to the most beautiful spa. It was kind of a big deal. I mean, let's face it, I'm a farm momma and those kinds of days are few and far between. ;-) So back to this AMAZING laptop. I am a work at home mom in desperate need of one, so this would be a dream come true for me! Please enter me if you would!

  565. My 15 year old son has Down Syndrome and he is really in to searching for song lyrics and typing them out, complete with chords. Our home computer recently died and we keep finding him getting in to our laptop. I have told my husband my desire is to get him into his own laptop so he has the responsibility of taking care of it and being able to do his own searches and keep his own files. He's incredibly electronically gifted so I know the whole family would enjoy watching him be blessed this way.

  566. Stephanie wow talk about answered prayers. I think it is so very wonderful that you are doing this. I am a 39 yr. old divorced single mother of 5, one of which married the day before Mother's Day 2009. I went back to school in January On-Line. I have an emachines computer from 98 I believe. My other 4 children are very active in school and church. Therefore, I miss out on some of their activities because of studying or vice~versa. This laptop with the bag and all it's features, especially the spacious front pocket and the padded laptop section would open our world up. I would be able to multi-task, my feet wouldn't stay swollen to the point of splitting from sitting at the desk for countless hours of studying. I could take the laptop outside and enjoy some of the sunshine and watch a sunset or two with the kids.

  567. I love that the laptop bag has room for a few essentials also - so I love being able to take just one bag instead of juggling a purse and a laptop bag!

  568. wow~to win a lap top is the only way I would be getting one anytime soon!! I am a single mom, with the desire to do more work at home, a lap top would make that so much more possible, cause i could actually write in the carpool lane too!! id be blessed to win this contest!

  569. WOW--that is one awesome Laptop. I have never owned one--o.k. let's make that I have never even used one before. How nice it would be to be able to sit on my nice comfy couch or lay in bed to blog instead of sitting on this hard chair.

    I also love the red bag. How stylish and cute it would be over my shoulder. It would even match my red hair!!

  570. Oh what fun I could have with a laptop. I would probably post to my blog more, since I run around all day w/ 4 kids! Oh, and red is my FAVORITE color!

  571. Oh, how I could use that tablet in my daily runnings around. The computer I have now wouldn't fit in that cute little bag. It might fit in a dishwasher box, though. - A little harder to carry around!

  572. I really need a laptop since our desk top is so old and slow. I keep using works to do my blogging blurking and figure I really shouldn't.

    Great give away. I'll be blurking around your site for a while, don't mind me....

  573. This would be the *best* Mother's Day gift of all! My pc is dying and with 2 kids wanting to use it all the time, this would sure come in handy in my "blogging" world!

  574. Wow! That looks awesome!! I am just going back to school and all my summer classes are online, it would be awesome to get a new computer to start off my new college experience! I love that it turns into a tablet!

  575. What a wonderful mother's day gift. I was ecstatic when my husband brought me home white roses for mother's day and my oldest son made a a giant card. We have been talking about getting me a new laptop (mine is from my college days 10 years ago and is getting too old...)

  576. tweeted id keepsakebaby

    keepsakebabyhttp://bit.ly/3s5tc Win a Laptop at metropolitanmama.net
    less than 5 seconds ago from web

  577. What I wanted most for Mother's Day was to be with my children having fun together. We planted lilacs in my lilac garden, went to the Lilac Festival in Rochester, NY, and to a Day Out With Thomas in Medina, NY. What a special and fun-filled Mother's Day. I have never seen so many lilacs all together in one place. So beautiful and can you imagine the scent in the air? Riding Thomas the Train was the greatest moment in my youngest son, Lukey's, life. I will always remember the look on his face when he saw Thomas!! Blessings. Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day.

  578. 1) My husband used to have a regular tablet PC, but it recently died when one of the kids dropped it and broke the touch screen. This would be the perfect (and majorly upgraded!) replacement. That's why I want it--for HIM.

    2) Following on Twitter!

    3) Added you to my Google Reader.

  579. I have also subscribed to your blog's RSS. I've enjoyed checking out your blog. Your daughters are both beautiful.

  580. Following you on Twitter and posted about the giveaway (is that 2 entries??)
    megroocam
    Thanks,
    ~Tan

  581. That laptop would make digital scrapping so much easier for me. My two youngest kids don't even have a scrapbook-- and I have just started digi scrapping and a tablet laptop would be the bomb!

    Besides, my favorite color is RED!

  582. For Mother's Day I just want a getaway weekend with my husband - and lucky me, we have one planned for next month!

  583. Wow! That is an awesome laptop. We've been talking about getting one. We homeschool our 5 little ones so I'd love to have a computer outside to look up all of their finds from nature walks. You have had quite the response to this.
    Oh, I love the bag too. Red is my favorite color. If I could fit all those things in one bag I'd love it! It is so cute too!

  584. WHat a great give away. I sure could use a new laptop. Ours is dying! :D TO many spills form littles. :D hope you had a wonderful Mothers day! I am also adding a facebook and subscribing to your feed!

  585. I would LOVE to be entered into this contest. The laptop would be for me as each of my kids has one. I work from home but sometimes we are out and about and it would be great to have my own laptop to use so the kids could continue with their school!
    And this one just looks so cool :-)
    I'm enjoying looking over your blog...thanks for the contest which brought me in. <3
    ~Tandy Sue

  586. ---A Mother's Day Gift with Eternal Value---
    This Mother's Day I received one of the of the greatest gifts a Christian mother could receive… You see I am 11 weeks my pregnant and two weeks ago I was told my baby was dead. Ever since my kids have been daily praying for a miracle. I got to witness first hand the faith that has been deposited into the heart of my children, knowing that it was from their upbringing that they were able to dig deep into a well of faith that seemed to have no bottom. I received a gift in the ministry that my small children have given to me over the past couple of months. The Bible says we are to have faith as a child and I know my kids are a prime example of childlike faith.
    If I win this laptop it would also be a gift for my children. By giving me the laptop it would make me more available for them since I'm stuck in the office a lot on my computer. If I could have this lap top I would be able to use it right along side of my children. I also homeschool them so this would be a great help in preparing their school documents. My Birthday fell on Easter and this year and I told my husband it was the Lord's day and not mine. I told him lets celebrate next month. Time passed and he forgot about my 35th birthday. He admitted he was going to get me a laptop but we weren't able to afford it after. :( I told him he could have got me a blouse and I would be happy, but secretly I REALLY wanted the laptop!:) SO what do ya say??? MAKE MY YEAR!PLease. Emma http://www.strongquiver.blogspot.com I will post on my blog and facebook

  587. got sent over by another blogger (via her blog AND facebook) - I'm just thinking how nice it would be to be able to blog UPSTAIRS instead of coming down to the basement and fighting the kids for computer time!

  588. Wow! I just think it would be cool to try to draw on a tablet. It is one of those things you want but never get around to trying. Thanks for the chance.

  589. i would use this at nite in bed. my 2 littles sleep with me and this way i could adjust the screen to avoid getting light in their eyes.

  590. I lost my Mom 4 years ago, but I would love to be able to give this to my daughter. She is a wonderful Mom to my three grandchildren, and I know she would love this to edit the many pictures she has taken.

  591. What a fabulous giveaway. I have been considering a tablet for myself as a laptop, well, that or a mac, but haven't made up my mind yet. both the kids have laptops, but this mom is still on the old dinosaur of a desktop :-( Now if it only came with Window 7 as the OS, that would be perfect, but alas, not yet :-( Well 1500 in the running with many opportunities for extra entries, I can only hope....

    Twitter ID: RedHatty

  592. oh wow! this is one amazing mothers day giveaway! I would love to have this for the tablet feature to create customize designs for web designing! That would be super easy to do on the tablet!
    Amanda

  593. My Mom is 51 years old and is going back to college! It would be nice for her to have this for that!

  594. I love this contest. Who wouldn't want to win this great laptop! I need one for work, and have been looking at this very one! Throw my name in the hat please!

  595. Wow this is an awesome giveaway. I would really like to have one of these, it would help with my college courses and it would also bring me great relief to have a compact computer that i can carry with me, instead of always trying to hunt and open computer down at school or where ever I might be at the time. Then I would have a PC all to myself instead of sharing with my family.

  596. I would use this laptop to video conference with my husband when he deploys to Iraq. The tablet would be an awesome way to turn the screen in any direction so my children can see Daddy no matter where they are sitting, standing or most likely running. I love that feature!

    Also I added your button to my blog (http://tobiwilkinson.blogspot.com/) and I am now following you on twitter!!

  597. I've never had a laptop bag before. I use my old over the shoulder backpack but it certainly is missing features I'd love to have. Like an extra compartment for cables or discs. Plus I love that red color!

  598. I'm with you. SOmedays I wonder what I actually accomplished when I finally get to bed. But it IS worth it. It is.

    Mother's Day has come and gone...it was a good day. I love that my mom and my MIL are both close so we can see them often. They both great examples of great mothers for me AND my kids.

    As for the laptop...well if that isn't just about the coolest thing I've seen in a while! Frankly, if the 'L' works with out having to practically sit on it, I would be THRILLED (thrilled isn't a fun word to type when that key doesn't work). :)

  599. For Mother's day I just wanted to have fun with my family (and to not have to do the dishes). It was a fun day so I can't complain!!!!

    This laptop would be perfect-we are looking into a second computer and this would be ideal! Thanks!!

  600. This laptop is exactly what I am needing. I work part time with my dh just "minding the store", and I want to be able to work on my blog from there. Plus I do digital scrapbooking and this would be perfect for me, as it is hard for me to climb our stairs a lot to get to my desk top PC.

    Thanks so much for this!

    Debbi

  601. I would use this laptop for our Dungeons and Dragons group to not only dungeon master the campaign, but use the tablet display for a virtual tabletop for the dungeon!

  602. i'm adding your button to my blog, too :)
    i dont have a Twitter account though... but i will post this on my facebook page:

    my name on facebook is merrianne pruett call

  603. WOW! This is amazing. I would love to have this because I am going to be Home Schooling my children soon and I think a laptop would really come in handy!! I love being a Mother and being here for my children.

  604. I have been wanting to switch to laptop - as it is too hard to compete for the desktop with my son - he loves google earth and wants to be on 24/7. I need to be updated on technology too - what a great way to learn - with a fancy new laptop like this one! The bag looks excellent and nicely functional too.

  605. Great to take on trips or just at your side while catching some rays at home. What a great computer with the screen positions. Now that the airlines are all pretty much going wifi, super way to keep caught up while flying. I really like the bag too....excellent giveaway.

  606. I would LOVE to win a computer! I'll talk about this till the cows come home! WOW! Thanks for this sweet giveaway! But I have a question. Where's your cute button? I can't find it? I would LOVE to put your button on my blog but I can't find that darn button. Also I will be following you on twitter and other such places. May the best blogger win! And did you know you have more than a thousand entries? WOW! Impressive! What a way to get your blog out there! Congrats!

  607. I admit I'm not a Mom. I am married to a mom of 2 boys and we're eagerly awaiting a third baby this fall. This laptop would be extremely helpful in keeping my wife in touch with her friends and family. Currently, we have an 8-year-old desktop machine but it's slow and painfully stationary. While I know my wife loves motherhood (even the wiping of noses) I also know she'd love the opportunity to reconnect with the friends that she misses while she's wiping noses. A terrific Mother's Day gift.

  608. This is one of the greatest laptops ever! I drooled when I saw it in person. My husband threw my 6 month old laptop out the third story window one night when he got mad at me! You can imagine it didn't survive the fall. Well, either did my marriage but that's another story. I'd love to win this for me and my daughter to share. Great giveaway, thanks :)

  609. That is the coolest laptop! I'd love to win it and pass it on to my sister, who's the greatest mom in the world.

  610. For Mother's Day, I was hoping to get the Judith Ripka auism necklace from Autism Speaks, and, sure enough, my family gave it to me. I was thrilled! I would be thrilled to receive this wonderful prize, as well. I am obsessed with researching and connecting with the autism community and the internet is invaluable. As the mom of two kids on the spectrum, I feel like I can't ever know too much. The problem is my painfully slow computer. The idea of a quick machine is magical to me. Thanks so much for the opportunity.

  611. This would be the best thing for my wife-as a belated-mother's day gift. We have been hurting bad, financially for some time now, and I know this would be great for her.

  612. Amazing! What I want for mother's day? Well, since my daughter's birthday fell on mother's day again this year, I would say all I wanted was her to have a wonderful birthday!
    What I would do with this bad-boy if I won? I would have to give it to my mother, who is RVing around the country, and has no computer! I would love to be able to e-mail her, and send pictures back and forth!
    Thanks for the chance!

  613. well gosh I would love to win this, I have been wanting a lap top for so long, as my husband gets tired of hearing me tap away at keys all night long!

  614. I know mother's day is over now but my mom would absolutely love this! We are giving one of our laptops to my brother so we can keep in touch with him when he goes to Iraq in June and mine is the oldest so we will be giving that one to him but I will not mind taking my moms if I can get her a new one because I was not able to get her anything for mother's day. I only made her a card. .

  615. I would love to win this laptop. My oldest daughter has Spinal Muscular Atrophy and uses a wheelchair. The computer is important to her as a way to pass time during therapy & eventually she will use it for schoolwork when writing becomes hard. It would be great for her to have a really nice laptop to make things easier for her

  616. This would be so cool to win... well, anything would be cool to win but an actual prize would be a nice bonus. I'm not a blog (and twitter) follower. :D

  617. wha ti most wanted for mother's day was a peaceful, relaxing day with my son and hubby. No gifts necessary.

  618. I love Mother's Day. Not for the gifts I receive but because my children always make sure they come for this day. They may not be able to make it here for the major holidays during the year but it is a day they don't miss.

  619. My mother has been over sees for 2 years serving in the military its difficult to get to talk to her about life's problems and matters of the heart. When she does call of write it a quick note to each kid and them to dad with 6 kids we don't get much time to talk to her. This gift would make her day and also help in connecting with her more often. Thanks for the opportunity to spend time with mom..

  620. this is outstanding! I have an old laptop, on it's way out, this would truly come in handy now for my little business.

  621. This is my 1st time twittering.What is funny is that my mom (I am 50) already twitters and tweets! What a great thing to stumble across, that toshiba laptop sounds incredible and would be an awesome mother's day or anyday gift, plus, I am planning to get my bachelors and I start this summer.I am going to see if I can figure out how to tweet next.

  622. I'm a grandmother of 7 grandchildren and pretty adapt at the computer. This laptop would be a great way for me to communicate with all of them

  623. Having spent many a grad-school online course craning my neck to see the computer screen, this laptop looks fabulous . . . and the bag perfect too :-)

  624. My mom needs a laptop, but I can't save enough pop bottles to buy her one. Just kidding. But she'd love it. And I'd love to give it to her. Hi, C. Clemens! Long time no see!

    Thanks a lot,

    Lee Thompson

  625. I am growing my second garden this year because I too would like to step into my backyard and pick up the freshest, organic veggies for dinner. I just moved from Colorado to Kansas (everyone here is growing something) so I hope this will be a great gardening year! What a darling family you have!

  626. My mom is 83 this year, and still teaches and does research as a professor. She is getting a big award at the national professional meeting in her field for her career achievements in science and in mentoring women. And when she gets home from getting her award, I get to help her switch ISPs. If I win a new PC I will probably pass along my old one to my daughter. Thanks for sharing this great offer!

  627. Being a single mommy to 4 & having a jerk for an exhusband I didnt expect anything for Mothers Day but the boys planted a flower at school & made me cards...it was PERFECT I love my lil guys! My computer is old & slow so I would LOVE to win this

  628. What a wonderful looking and sounding laptop. I have wanted a laptop for quite a while, it would make my life a whole lot easier. With a 7 month old baby, I don't get to spend a whole lot of time on the computer like I used to, it would be great to have a portable computer where I could do all of my work from anywhere around the house! Thanks so much for such a wonderful giveaway and opportunity to win this!

    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

  629. wow! I would use this constantly to work on my dissertation and not be tied to my desk at home!
    thanks so much!

  630. I just got a new laptop but if I won this one my current one would be demoted to the hubby. LOL

  631. Yhis is a GREAT giveaway, not that the rest aren't worthy of caps but WOW. I can so use a laptop my son loves going to the library and using the computer but I get so bored just sitting around waiting for him to finish up. I might actually get some schoolwork done....in the day.

  632. I'm not a mom but reading your post (the beginning) made me so emotional. Never have I ever felt my maternal instincts come on so strong. lol.

    Your post makes me can't wait for the day when I say, "would you like to wear your red shit or your blue one today".

    What a great post and a great giveaway to some lucky mom. I guess my comment grants me an entry and even though I'm not a mom and have no use for a laptop since I'm on my desktop all day, my "computer illiterate" mom would be thrilled to have it. lol.

    Also, in my "niche" that I blog about, there are tons of mom's I've gotten the opportunity to know online and I'm going to tweet this promo to give them all the chance to win.

    Keep up the great job you're doing... being a mom.

  633. This is just what I need to spend a relaxing rainy afternoon in bed and surf the net!

    I had a very nice mother's day, hope all the others here did as well.

    Thanks for hosting a great giveaway

  634. You're spot on - there's no more important job in the world than the one you're doing today, right now: raising your children.

    I've always believed that when you're shaping young children, you're shaping the world's future.

    If you're meant to save lives or invent technology, you will...as soon as you finish this important job you're doing now.

  635. When looking for a laptop bag I always look for a comfy strap and lots of little pockets for extras. Thanks for the giveaway.

  636. mother's day wish -- a peaceful day with no fighting between my husband and my boys!!

    as for the laptop -- i just started selling creative memories, I am a stay at home mom, who needs to make some money. In order to get into the digital aspect of the business, I need a laptop and can not afford to buy one -- this would help my business SO MUCH!!!

  637. A laptop would allow me to get out of the office and into the middle of whatever the family is doing. My husband could no longer accuse me of "hiding out".

  638. I'm so in! My laptop is starting to run on empty! Mother's day was on Sunday, and I got exactly what I wanted. The kids made me a shirt and then I took them to the flower store where they each picked out their favorite flowers to plant. We had a wonderful day!

  639. the “tablet” functionality of the Toshiba is amazing! Even just for using on the couch at home, changing it to the tablet makes it so much easier and more comfortable to use! It's also great for my college presentations and will be very useful when I teach in the future to use in my classroom

  640. I would love this notebook. I have never owned a laptop, but this would be great as I spend lots of time blogging on the computer and connecting with family and friends on facebook. My husband, our two children and I don't live near any family so this would be great to have to keep in touch. Plus, our current computer is on the way out. Thanks for the chance to win!

  641. I have never owned a laptop and the feature I would love best is being able to go on the internet anywhere! I am stuck sitting at my desk in front of my computer. I can't really say what features I like best because I don't know what features are in other laptops. What a super giveaway! Thank you so much!

  642. I love the idea of being able to write on the screen. I use my laptop all the time but a whole lot of things would be far more convenient if I could touch the screen instead of having to use the keyboard and touch pad.

  643. I would love to win this contest because I love the portability factor and being able to write on the screen. Mother's Day just passed and I got exactly what I wanted - a nice quiet day of rest and relaxation!

  644. I could really use a new laptop! And the fact that this one is lightweight is great - I tote mine back and forth to work and school and it's pretty heavy.

  645. I love messenger bags for laptop carriage, but most are awkward in that you have to lift over a big flap to get to your computer. The Small Phantom has the messenger bag look, while offering easy in and out through the top!

  646. Hey I posted a blog in myspace and a bulletin about the Toshiba Portege M750 giveaway. You can find it me at my email at [email protected] in myspace. I love the quality of the Toshiba laptop. The company makes great laptops. If I win it, I would take it every where with me. The small phantom laptop bag from STM Bags make it so convenient for me to carry around. I really would make would use out of the laptop and it would be nice to teach my son how to use it too.

  647. After emptying the potty chair every 15 minutes(or less)for days on end...the computer has become the place where I can be to get the first alert of "PEE PEE POTTY CHAIR!"
    The portability of this computer would help us through our first deployment to talk to Dad when he is so far away. What an awsome prize. Thanks again for the chance to win somthing so nice.

  648. my dell computer died, and i need a new one badly. i love the bag also.
    i got a digital photo frame for mothers day!

  649. What a great giveaway! Who wouldn't mind to get such a cool prezent for mother's day. But in any case I think we mothers already blessed to be mothers. Happy mother's day 367 days a year to every mom :-)

  650. I got the absolute best Mother's Day gift ever, I'm going to be a first time grandmother! Our daughter is pregnant and told us on Mother's Day. I am so excited and can't wait.

  651. I can't really be mad because of the situation we are in, but i didnt recieve any gifts for mother's day n this is my first official mothers day. he took me to burger king unfortunately n i had fun with him and my son because itt was the thought that counted but i would appreciate this gift.

  652. I am getting an apartment hopefully in housing by the end of the month. it will be a great gift for mothers day and as a house warming gift.

  653. I really need this laptop im tired of having to ask my aunt or any friends to use their computer. I want my own so I can use it whenever wherever.

  654. Hi, I am a married 18 yr. old mother of a yeer old son. I am currently living with a family member while my husband is living with his close friend. I would like to have the laptop for building a resume and other word documents, job searching for my husband, internet use, and other personal reasons. I am going to start college pretty soon, and I would appreciate it for that too. I have accomplished a lot and I am very mature. I can't speak for everyone else, but i can assure you my purpose for wanting this laptop is not for silly reasons like stated in other comments. Thank you for your time, and i hope to recieve a new laptop soon.

  655. OMG I love this! I would use it for all my digital pictures and for watching movies in bed with my husband.

  656. Oh wow, I would love to have one of these! The swivel screen makes me drool... LOL Being able to move the screen to avoid sun glare means I could work outside while my kids are playing, and the tablet feature means that I could simply scribble ideas down without having to perch it awkwardly on my lap or try to hold the laptop open while standing or walking. What a useful feature! :)

  657. I have been presuming various entrepreneur ventures online and a new laptop would really be a godsend!
    Also a great traveling dvd player, eh!?

  658. Fantastic laptop and beautiful bag. I have used a laptop with a swivel screen before while teaching my little nephew. I could turn the screen so that he could better see what we were doing. Great for including those around in you in your personal computing activities.

    I've followed you on twitter and left an update.
    http://twitter.com/miskath/status/1773871059

    I subscribed with Google reader to your RSS feed.

  659. Wow, my mom could really get used to a laptop like this! The fact that the screen can swivel and be placed facing up could really come in handy in the office while standing up.

  660. I am a student in US and wanted to spend this mothers day with my mom who is in India.I do miss her alot, and I want to gift her something special when I go back to meet her . My mom is not very good at handeling laptops, but she does great with tablets as she is able to touch the screen rather than move the mouse, write with the stylus - to take notes for the day, she is very organised and has always wanted a better interface to do the computing on, she doesnt like to type - so she would love to transcribe her handwriting to text. I love her for giving me the best in my life. She is the Ideal mom. I would love to spend some time with her sometime soon when I go back to my country .

  661. I am following you on twitter and I tweeted about the contest. Thank you for a fantastic contest!

  662. Wow! What an amazing giveaway!

    I had an amazing mother's day because of my awesome husband! He got me a massage and took us all out to dinner.

    I would love to win this for him for father's day!!!

  663. I need a computer to use of my own for work so I don't take away from my husband and son when they are using it! The Toshiba looks perfect for that!

    Thanks!

  664. Um, WOW!!! That is am AMAZING giveaway. I think there should be a prize for the best blog giveaway!!

    I would use this for so many things it's hard to pick just ONE. My current laptop likes to heat up really fast and then shut down. It makes for a long day, when I am trying to work on stuff for school. This was my FIRST year of homeschooling; we are almost done!!! As a mom of four, it's nice to print up coloring sheets for the younger kiddos!!

    Thanks for a great post!!

  665. I have an older Toshiba laptop and I really like it except it is so heavy. It would be great to have a newer lighter one and a bag that wasn't tattered and frayed with one handle attached with a safety pin.

  666. This would be a great contest to win. The tablet laptop seems like the coolest thing ever and I would love to win it. When my kids were in high school I bought the contract to the concession stands at our local recreation complex so that they and their friends could have jobs and a boss (me) that could be flexible around the sports and other school activities they were involved in. My kids are in college now and I still have this business so that they can have part time jobs scheduled around their classes. This laptop would come in handy with all my record keeping.

  667. I could really use a new computer. The one I have now is slowly dying. That laptop looks awesome!

    I had a great Mothers Day hanging out with my family. We planted flowers in our yard and then took the kids to the park. Then we had dinner with all of our parents. What a great day.

  668. My mom has been wanting a laptop so badly. He old computer is on it's last let. She would just be estatic if I won this for her.

  669. I had a really great Mother Day! My little man made me some homemade things, and you know those are always the BEST! I also got a Sony GPS that I was SO excited about...You have no idea how navigationally challenged I am!LOL! Love the laptop...Mine's so big I hardly take it anywhere! And that tablet feature is awesome...With our busy schedule, I'd use that alot!
    sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com

  670. I'm thinking about my mom. She loves gadgets and new technical things. But she is very uncomfortable sitting up at her desktop pc because of a hip problem. We can't afford to get her a laptop, but it would make her life so much easier.

  671. what an awesome giveaway! I didn't know tablets like that existed. Since my baby was born I do most of my typing one handed (the other holds the baby). with a tablet I could write longhand but in a format that's saved!

  672. What I wanted most for Mother's day was a trip to spend the whole day with my mother. I had to settle for a phone call. My mom and me stay in touch online and it would be great to win this as gosh it would definitely help in keeping our relationship growing with the miles of ocean between us.

  673. This would be a great gift for my mom! She hasn't ever had a laptop before and I think this one with the tablet feature would be the perfect one to start her on. She's so busy all the time and has tons of pen drives so she can take her office work home to her desktop and what she does at home to the office. This would help out so much.

  674. The tablet is a great feature. It makes it easier to write on the go. The bag is a great color; I look for a well cushioned bag with lots of pockets.

  675. My husband is in the military and is gone a lot so we get a lot of use out our laptops but sadly they are outdated and we'd love to get a new one! As for laptop bags, I'm always looking for more room!

  676. I have used a tablet computer at work a few times, and I like it alot since you can take notes while standing up by just writing them on the screen. For a normal laptop you either need to set it down somewhere to type, or hunt and peck very slowly with one hand.

  677. I would love the tablet feature on this laptop for editing photos!! The bag looks great, too. I look for lots of pockets for all the little things I carry around...card reader, ethernet cable, Ipod,ac adaptor, cell phone, a pen, a book! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

  678. I could use a laptop like this for work meetings. I use pen and paper but I seem to always misplace it. With this laptop I could save everything I need to remember in one place by writing on the screen How cool is that?

    I got what I wanted for mothers day, just part of the day with my children and me all at the same time sitting down for dinner. With work and the kids activities this is to often a rarity for us.

  679. what an amazing giveaway!! :) i don't live near to my mom so i really missed her during this mother's day :(
    and wow..what an awesome laptop! :) wonderful to have..i have heard about how good this model is..!! and the laptop bag can fit so much stuff?? would be very helpful..i wouldn't have to carry around 2 bags :D

  680. I have never owned a laptop. This would be most convenient to keep up with all that I need to when I'm out of town. To not have to pay to use a computer while away from home or have to wait when it's convenient to use someone else's computer. This is a magnificient giveaway.

  681. I have what I most want for mother's day... I am expecting our first baby! =) I am 29 weeks pregnant, due July 28th.
    Happy Mother's day to you!

  682. Wow what a fantastic prize. The feature I would find the most attractive and easier to use then a regular laptop is the touch screen and digital pen. I also like how the screen moves with a turn rather then having to turn the whole laptop. It would also come in handy in doing graphic design.

  683. I like that this is energy efficiant and also that it has a built in microphone and webcam, I just bought my mom a webcam for mothers day so she can talk to my daughter (her grandaughter) since we live miles away from each other. This is an amazing giveaway, someone else stated you out did yourself, I completly agree.

  684. What I'd REALLY like for Mothers Day for my husband to take the kids somewhere else for the day! It sounds terrible but the best gift I could receive, as a stay at home mom, is to be alone! I'd love a new laptop. Mine has definitely seen better days. Thank you for this most generous giveaway!

  685. Typing can be a big of a chore. Nice to point and click your way around the screen for a change

  686. I'm an older gal who doesn't twitter, follow, or have a Facebook(?), but love the little computer. Mine is older than dirt, slow, and am on dialup because DSL isn't offered in my area.

    Mothers Day was like every other day, nothing special.
    whammyammy at yahoo dot com

  687. the laptop i have now is on it's last leg. i would love to get a new one that will be faster and easier to use.

  688. WOW, never seen a laptop that the screen turns around on it. I'm in amazement! We lost our home and personal property due to a ice storm a couple months ago ( we had no insurance since my husband got laid off), and have been staying with my disabled dad. We lost our family computer which me and my son would fight over daily. My brother found the one I am on now for 50.00 at a yard sale and bought it for me so I could rejoin all of my mommy groups ( the only thing that keeps me sane). For mothers day the only thing I wanted was for me and my kids to spend the day together. We are trying to get on our feet, so they had no money to buy me a gift, but instead made me IOU cards that made me bawl like a baby. Its the little things that mean so much to a mom, and its amazing how caring a 8 and 4 year old can be. Even after everything they have been though this year ( losing thier home, everything they owned, friends, and mommie not being able to get us back on our feet) they had nothing but good things to say about me, even when I am down on myself. Its the moments like that make me proud to be a mom. I know they cant fully understand whats going on, but to be in thier shoes has had to be so difficult these last few months and they still love me no matter what. I couldnt ask for better kids, and this was the best mothers day ever. I got everything I wanted.

    Thanks so much for this wonderful chance to win!

    The McPherson's
    [email protected]

  689. Wow, that swivel screen is really neat! I've always wanted a tablet, even though I'm a horrible drawer! It would be so neat!

  690. Love how the screen swivels! The motherboard on my laptop is shot and I am so missing it! Would love to win a new one and this one looks very sleek! I miss reading blogs while I'm watching tv.

  691. I had one of the first Toshiba tablets that came out. Of course it's ancient now, but lemme tell ya, the tablet is cool! Especially when you're laying back in bed playing games on pogo or other game sites like that, it's the best.

  692. What a beautiful laptop, I LOVE how it converts to the tablet, would love to see it in person! I'm definitely going to go check it out, thanks for the chance to win, it would make a fabulous Mother's Day gift.

  693. I'm looking for a laptop that is powerful, lightweight and portable. Living in a condo, horizontal space on tables/counters is at a premium, so being able to work on the go, would be a wonderful asset.

    Thanks for this amazing opportunity!

  694. This is an amazing giveaway! I'm not sure how I'd use the tablet feature because I don't have a laptop, but I know that I would want a laptop bag that was sturdy, but soft and feminine and not bulky, but would have storage pockets.

  695. I would love to win this laptop for my wife. She is a freelance writer from home so a computer like this would be so, so useful for her (the table function would help in her line of work).

    She is a terrific, loving, creative mommy and works so hard for her family!

  696. I could stay in bed and still play on my new laptop,unstead of going to my pc in another room.

  697. I could stay in bed and still play on my new laptop,unstead of going to mt pc in another room.

  698. My mother would love this for all of the road trips she does with my father. They could check there email, load up pictures, and chat with there children. What a great contest!

  699. My bf has my old broken down Dell computer and really wants a laptop. He got me my imac 2 Christmas ago and i wanted to get him a laptop for his birthday/fathers day. He has been looking at all the mini laptops because they are so cheap. He would love the tablet feature!!

  700. I could really use a PC since I only have a work PC, and my current company blocks me from using their PC to visit some of my favorite sites. This mother's day I really missed my mom who passed last year. I don't know when Mother's Day will feel "normal" for me again. But winning a PC would certainly add some new good memories. Thanks for offering this great prize!.

  701. Wow, it just seems that words are too small to have a chance to win this GRAND giveaway!! I love that this Toshiba is GREEN, lightweight & portable! I've never had the opportunity to own a laptop. I've just had hand me down desktops. Love the features of the laptop bag! It has enough for not only the laptop but other extra items!! purposedrivenlife4you at gmail dot com

  702. That is one cool laptop!! I would love to get a laptop or kindle for a Mother's Day. That's probably not going to happen, but this year we had a video game tournament and it was fun. Nice to just spend time with them while I can.

  703. I would use this wonderful prize to find a job through online career sites. Time to update my resume' and my job hunting skills.

  704. Hello, I posted the Toshiba Portege M750 giveaway in my facebook. Mother's Day is very special to me because this is my first Mother's Day. I am happy that my husband has gave me red roses, on Mother's Day. It makes me feel happy, I am the mother of his child. Being a mother are the special moments, I share with my son. Seeing him as a baby and then growing into an adult. Is what I call a Happy Mother's Day years and years to come. I know what Mother's Day is all about and why I should be given the opportunity to win the Toshiba Portege M750 giveaway.

  705. My only daughter did not acknowledge me on Mother's Day. The first time in her 17 years. She has become difficult the last couple of months and has decided she doesn't want a mom anymore. Well, she is what I wanted for the day and like they say "you don't always get what you want". I am trying not to take it too personally as I know she is going through the freedom/independence phase. I should count myself lucky I didn't have to deal with that for years! It is sad but I love her and I will get through this and so will she. Tough times. The laptop would come in handy as she has one and I would like to be on top of it if she contacts me. I often miss emails, IM's or phone calls. She doesn't reply too quickly if you miss her. Well, thanks for the chance and wish me luck with the girl, won't you? Diane

  706. For Mother's day we spent the day at the beach and I have such a relaxing time with my children. The best part was they didn't fight once. I would love to have this laptop and this giveaway actually ends on my birthday so I am double crossing my fingers and hoping to be the lucky winner.

  707. The Toshiba laptop screen can be turned different positions, how cool is that. It also comes with a laptop bag. The laptop bag is small and comfortable for me to carry the laptop. It would like to own a laptop and not use my neighbors or pay to use one in a internet store. It would be nice if I could connect to friends and family, browse the web, check my emails and use it for college homework and projects. I know today isn't Mother's Day but I am happy to be a mom. The best gift I got is my son. I love to see him smile, walk, and crawl. I wouldn't change motherhood for the world. It's a great
    experience. It would be nice for me to have this laptop, I have many purposes for it. My son is a year old. When my son gets older, he could use it too:)

  708. Last year I got my mom a Toshiba laptop. She loved it! Toshiba makes great laptops, but this one is over the top. Since I didn't get a Mother's Day present, this would be awesome. Thank you, Lisa

  709. It would be great to be able to write directly on the screen and also to be able take it around with me. Thank you for the contest/

  710. I need a laptop sooo bad! I would use the laptop to work online at home and then to read all my friends' blogs! This looks like an awesome laptop that can do lots of tricks! Thanks!

  711. Well Mother's Day was yesterday but what I'm still hoping for is a day to just relax. No running, screaming or hairpulling and that would be just me .... LOL for the boys I would for hubs to have a day off to take them and let me have this quiet day to myself! I guess I would just enjoy an hour and half if possible ... LOL :). Yup and I would use that time to blog and read emails, what can I say I'm addicted and need a new computer so I can browse even more! LOL

  712. I've been shopping around for a laptop so this is such a cool giveaway! I am a graphic designer and I would use this every single day. especially love the tablet feature. and that bag is so stylish. love it! thank you for the chance to win!

  713. A new laptop would make blogging so much easier. Hubby and I wouldn't have to share the only laptop in the house. PLUS our only computer seems to be on a downward spiral so this would save us a TON of dough we don't have right now!

    Thanks for a great giveaway!!!!

  714. That is an absolutely awesome computer. wow. Just having a laptop would give the ability to work when we are away from home.

    Mothers day... was great. It was more like a weekend long mothers day with the kids and dh and I didn't have to do anything :)

  715. I love that the bag is red - I always want a bright color for a laptop bag. That way you can easily spot it in a cluster of mess!

  716. I am working on my Ph.D, and I have a toddler in the house. So many people tell me it should be a 'piece of cake' to go to school...obviously these people have never tried to do so, with an active, happy toddler in the house. Right now, I'm stuck at my desk top computer, which means when I do homework, baby is stuck in this room with me. I'd love to have a lap top so when I'm doing homework, baby can be happy going from place to place, instead of being cooped up in the dining room (where the computer is).
    Thank you for the chance!

  717. I really think the adjustable screen on this is really neat! Mother's day is over and I had a fantastic day. My one daughter called to wish me a happy Mother's day and the one who lives locally brought my granddaughter over and spent the day with me. It was really nice.

  718. So does my facebook status link count as a link? I am just not computer savvy enough to figure out how to link to your page while facebooking on my phone. So if it counts then yeah! If not well then oh well. Thanks!

  719. I would love to get a laptop for Mother's Day. I'm going into hospital for a hysterectomy soon. I don't want to be "unplugged" from the net! I love the way the screen can swivel on this model. I also like the look of the bag since it looks very stylish and seems to fit the laptop well. I got my grown son a laptop for Christmas and it came with a free bag and it was so rediculously NOT for the Laptop I purchased! [email protected]

  720. I'd love this laptop. It would be a perfect gift. Toshiba is a great brand. Only one I trust laptop-wise besides Dell.

  721. Wow, what an amazing contest! I'm thinking of asking for a laptop for Christmas this year.

    Your girls are beautiful and getting so big! I've been reading Feminine Appeal but Carolyn Mahaney (sp?) and the last chapter I read was about the woman's place in the home and the importance of the job of home maker. It was encouraging to be reminded that we do in fact have a very important job even though it seems mundane at times.

  722. I don't have a laptop bag but if I did i would want it to be sturdy with bot a handle and a shoulder strap. It should have pockets to store things and be roomy enough for me to put my mouse and mousepad in.

  723. WOW I visited the website, and the specs on this tablet are phenomenal. My old tablet was ruined by someone I care for greatly, but they couldn't afford to replace it, leaving me stuck with not only the loss of the data that was on it, but also my ability to remain productive on the road. Some of the specs that impressed me most about the Toshiba Portege M750 laptop is the Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n) Bluetooth® version 2.1 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) and the WXGA LED Backlight Display supporting digital pen and touch screen with indoor/outdoor viewing! Outdoor viewing is usually such a chore on a laptop, this one will look great outdoors which means I can go back to working from anywhere and NOT be chained to a desk.

  724. This is such an awesome prize and perfect for my daughter, Randi. She will be a senior in high school next year and I am so proud of her. On Mother's day, most people look for gifts to give their mother, but I look for ideas for my kids, because I've already been give the greatest gift a mother could ever receive.....4 perfectly healthy, beautiful girls.

  725. this is a wonderful giveaway!........I would love to win it for Mother's Day...and then give it to my daughter........what I really wanted for my Mother's Day was a gorgeous day ....and I got it!

  726. I would love to win this Prize for my Wife! She is the mother of 4 grown kids, and she's been disabled for the last 2 years. She dearly loves to be on the computer,but it's contimually freezing and she can't keep up with her websites and family fun! Thanks for the chance to win this dream prize!

  727. I would LOVE to win this so that I could have my very own Toshiba...my huband has one and complains when i'm on it when he wants to be.

    What I "wanted" most for mothers day, since it's now over, was a little peace and quite, a little ALONE time...unfortunately I didn't get it. :(

  728. This would be perfect for my family. We want a labtop but the economy is so bad we can not afford one but this would really come in handy and everyone in my house could use it.

  729. I have really needed a laptop for traveling, but finances have not been great lately. Could sure use this!!

  730. my wife (Leah) just had surgey on her big toe - this would mean the world to her to win this - good luck at all

  731. Wow, this is some super giveaway.Needed, too. My desttop model is about on its last leg. I get so many error messages that its not funny anymore. I can't access any of my documents it wants some long code that has about 20 numbers or letters, that are hidden from me. It would be so great to win this and start over. I live by myself since I retired but I'm not able to get out much and can't drive anymore so most of my time is spend on the computer. I'm afraid everyday that this one is going to quit on me and I woun't have anything to occupy my time. Well, I do read but sometimes it is on the computer. I would be oh so grateful to win the giveaway: a high end computer/notebook and a STM laptop bag too. Thank you for sponsoring such an awesome giveaway and letting me have a chance to win.

  732. Wow! What a great prize for Mother's Day. I hope you had a fabulous day. I know some moms like a day off without kids for their special day but I prefer to spend the whole day with my family. In the morning my husband treated me to a beautiful new wrist watch and a mother's day card. He crossed out a bunch of the words on the card to create a personalized message with tons of inside jokes about our kids. I laughed until tears were rolling. I think I liked that better than the watch! After that we all went out to brunch and then to church. It was a fun and relaxing day.

    I hope you had the same. You deserve it!

    Thanks for the chance to win this great prize.

  733. I'm thinking of getting a laptop soon, the tablet looks really cool, haven't even considered that before, I will definitely start looking at that feature now when I go shopping.

  734. Wow what a great laptop. We were going strong on our old heavy Dell up until two weeks ago when it decided that it had done enough for us and wasn't going to do anything anymore unless it did so as slowly as possible. So sad. So we are going to have to save up money for a new laptop unless we win this one ;))

  735. This is fabulous! I love your post. You are a great writer. I personally think that raising your children to become good citizens is THE most important job you can have. It all starts at home and how they are taught. I guarantee it is much more important than being a doctor or professor. ;) I am a stay at home/work at home mom and I could really use the laptop for those times when I want to take the kids to grandma's and work from there.

    Thanks!
    Emily

  736. My current laptop bag is bulky and uncomfortable. It feels like I'm lugging around a briefcase on my shoulder. So now I look for one that offers protection for my computer, but is more natural feeling and streamlined.

  737. Wow! What a great prize! I love that it's lightweight and portable. I'm never in one place while I'm at home, so this would be neat to tote around wherever I'm at! Thanks for offering this!
    ~Tanya
    the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com

  738. I added your button to my blog (you were already on my blogroll!)

    Oh, and I love that the giveaway includes a laptop bag. You're always so practical!

  739. Wow, what an awesome prize! I only wish for sanity to get me through the day, and enough patience and love to help my kids grow.

  740. i want this most for mothers day. i have been wanting a laptop for so long. hubby is a student and we fight over the computer all the time

  741. I'm a jotter. I love jotting notes to myself about "big ideas," so it wasn't that surprising (although kind of funny) that I started jotting notes about a book I plan to write during the wee hours of the night while nursing my newborn. (Written in the dark - you should see them!) I think the tablet pc concept is fantastic.

    As my kids get a little bigger, and I find the right program fit, I would really like to go back to school and earn my terminal degree in education. I've never been able to justify the expense of a laptop for myself, but I know that having that portability (and something I can jot on!) would help me fulfill my goals.

    In addition to raising three wonderful little people, I'd really like them to see me work hard to achieve this dream. This would be incredible to win. Thanks for the amazing opportunity!

  742. I love this laptop. I would use the tablet functionality for keeping all of my notes at hand. It just makes it so much easier for referring back to them when I need to quickly! Thanks for a great giveaway!

  743. I love spending time with my kids, but sometimes work calls...a regular laptop would have my kids typing at the same time I'm trying to, making a whole lot of gibberish!! With the tablet feature,I think I'd be able to do what I need to do with less interference from my "helpers".

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  744. What a great giveaway! I so need a new laptop - don't know how much longer the job will last (I use my work computer). Thanks for the chance!

  745. I would use this computer, to store all my kids pictures in so I can do digital scrapbooking. Plus it would be great to have, to end the fighting of kids and mom sharing one computer.

    sweeps4us(at)gmail(dot)com

  746. I subscribed to your rss feed through google reader. Would you consider adding email subscriptions? My google reader can get a bit overcrowded.

    thanks again for writing such an interesting review!

  747. Extravaganza is right - WOW! Thanks for the opportunity to win such a fantastic prize. When I got my first laptop (ahem, years ago) I looked at the tablets, but they were very new. I went with a huge screen w/keypad instead. Now I think portability is a better option for my lifestyle. A digital pen, touchscreen - sounds like cool features.

    I got goosebumps when I read your first few paragraphs on this post. I, too, am a stay-at-home mom with a master's degree. I, too, agree with you completely that raising our children is the most important thing we will ever do. I've often thought that if everyone would just work on improving their little corner of the world, it would solve so many problems. If we would only take better care of our children, in ten years the world would be an amazing, amazing place. This is how to change the world - one child at a time.

    Happy Mother's Day - I know the official day was yesterday, but every day IS mother's day. Enjoy the "present", it truly is a "gift".

  748. Wow!!! What a great giveaway... We've been wanting a laptop for some time now, but just haven't splurged and spent the money... I've never been to your blog before, but will make sure to visit often from now on... Thanks for sharing!!

  749. I travel quite a bit and the tablet feature would be so nice for aiports and working on planes. I currently am toting around a monster laptop and this model seems light in comparision.
    bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com

  750. What I most wanted for this mother's day was to relax a lot and just think about my little one who is on the way in less than 3 months. while I haven't had to do any parenting yet, I am still starting to feel like a mom. She kicks so much and moves around so much, which makes her so very real!

  751. Ohmigosh, this is the one thing that I wanted for Mothers Day. Thankfully, I got to spend a casual Mothers day with my kids, my mother and my grandmother with a yard sale at my grandparents house. I also NEED to win this cause I'll be going to BlogHer this year and I don't have a laptop!! How the heck am I supposed to manage that one?!?!?!

  752. I would love to win this laptop because of the tablet functionality. I tend to do a lot of graphics work in Photoshop and Illustrator and have always wanted to be able to just draw or move items around with a stylus because it seems like it would be much faster than using a mouse for me. Plus I like to take notes and now I use my phone to keep notes in MS OneNote but would love to be able to freehand them and still keep everything digital.
    Thanks for this chance to win!
    Courtenay

  753. I would love to have this laptop! I am a typical
    stay at home Mom and I am always at the end of the line when it comes to using the "family computer".
    It would be a dream come true to have my own computer, as they say "my own computer, priceless"!

  754. When it comes to a laptop bag, what I'm most looking for is space. I don't like to carry 2 or 3 bags, including a purse. I'd like something that will holy my laptop as well as several other items... wallet, keys, phone.

    Looks like a great bag!

  755. Our family of four has only one computer,well actually two but the other one is SOOO slow the kids 7 and 9 don't have the patience to wait so this great giveaway will keep my kids off my back and I can do my work in peace on my computer

  756. When I look for a laptop bag, I want something stylish but durable. I want sufficient padding so that nothing happens to my laptop. This is a great giveaway, and I really do hope that I win!

    jessbedard7 at gmail dot com

  757. That screen is just the coolest - I've never seen anything like it. As a writer and operator of a small etsy store, I'd get a lot of use out of this giveaway.

  758. Ok, This is the most awesome Laptop I have ever seen. Of course you would have to know that I am a newbie to all things related to Computers. I bought my first computer a few years ago. My brother was in awe that I was joining the computer age. He stopped while I was at work and hooked my new desktop all up for me, Imagine his shock when I had to call him at 11 at night to say.. " Hi!! ummm wondering HOw do I turn this thing on?"
    My mom has a Toshiba laptop, nothing as fancy as the giveaway, I couldn't figure out how to open it at first.. I know how now. She would love a new computer. She uses hers mostly to keep in touch with all of her siblings who live many miles away from her. Different states.
    Thanks for the chance at this great prize package.

  759. I love to draw and have wanted a laptop forever. This would be so cool that I could draw on the screen. I want to create my own tee shirt designs so this could get me started. I tried using paint for this but you just don't have the control that a digital pen would give you. The portability of this unit is also a big plus. I could take it with me wherever I go and work on my designs.

  760. Wow. Thats a very cool laptop! I love the adjustable screen and the fact that you can just touch screen it if you want it is awesome.
    In a laptop bag I like portability, durability, and lots of padding!!! Thanks!

  761. My mother-in-law just left last night. While she was here, she was using our computer - we couldn't get her off it! She has a really really old computer and needs a new one bad. She is hilarious because every few minutes she will comment "Wow - this is so fast or mine doesn't do this!". This would be perfect to give to her.

  762. My husband would love this laptop for Father's Day! I think he would forget all about wanting a GPS (what he'll get if I don't win this) once I gave him this.

  763. Great computer. My laptop is such a clunker...I literally never know whether it will boot up when I turn it on. I am a work-at-home-mom so you can imagine how frustrating that is! Thanks for sponsoring this contest.

  764. I would like to win this as I work from home and this would enable to leave the house and still work, thanks!

  765. My mom would love this. The touch screen tablet part would be the best for her so she could draw and create art on the computer. She would really enjoy having a portable, right now she has a desktop, and a laptop would be great for when she has to travel with my father for medical things.

  766. What an awesome gift! I love that tablet feature on the Toshiba, would sure love to give that a try! For Mother's Day, my husband and children are going to clean the basement. I know that doesn't sound so exciting, but when we moved into this house, I lost my scrapbooking room. Now I have scrapbooking stuff all over the basement with no organization. I am an Independent Scentsy Director and don't have time to scrapbook right now, so it could be years before I get to that part of the house :) Thank you so much for this giveaway!!

  767. What I wanted most for Mother's day was to get some sleep. I have a toddler and am currently expecting my second baby. A tough request but still what I was hoping for. As for a laptop, I look for a laptop that will allow me alot of freedom for scrapbooking.

  768. This laptop and bag are awesome. I work outside the home, but regularly use a laptop when I need to stay home with the kids. Since mine is getting old, I could sure use a new one! The tablet feature is something I've never tried, but would love to!

  769. What a blessing this post is reminding us to cherish the legacy we are creating through our children. I would love to be able to win this awesome prize to give to my Mother. She can't afford to buy a computer and the hand me down one I gave her died recently. She lives four hours away and loves to keep up with all that we are doing by looking at the photos on my family blog and the scrapbook pages I share with her but she hasn't been able to do this because she doesn't have a computer. She has had some health problems recently and just returned to work after being off for four months so this would be such an added blessing and spirit lifter for her. Thanks for the chance to win.

  770. To all the MOTHERS out there, I am truly deeply humbled. And I stand in the shoes of every child there is and say, “What will I be without you? Thank you. I love you!”

    And to my MOM, you are exceptional! Incomparable! I couldn’t have gone this far without you!

    My mother is a principal, a teacher, a guidance counselor, etc at her growing school, Precious Minds Montessori and High School. And I could proudly say that for the past thirty years or so of her life, she has not been only a mother to us but also to hundreds of children who came into her life.

    Believe me or not, she runs this school without a machine assisting her. Yes, she doesn’t even have her own personal computer. Everything she does, she does it manually. She has published so many books by writing every letter down on a piece of paper before asking us, her children, to type them for her. And she doesn’t even get tired of doing it, because for her this means helping every child to explore the vast universe out there and learn from it.

    If I would accidentally utter a word that would disqualify this entry, I am very sorry. But my heart really goes out to my mother. Nobody deserves it more than her. Oh well, with the kind of heart that she has, she might also give it away to somebody who needs it more than she does. But this is your confidence. My mother is an open channel of God’s blessings poured out into her life. And if this laptop was meant for her, I believe she will be using it to bless all the children who have been placed under her care. And if not, then in time, it will be in the hands of the one who has been destined to have it.

    This is the gift of motherhood. They could freely give what they receive. The finest quality of GREATNESS – service!

  771. For Mother's Day, I most want someone else to clean the house for me and lots of hugs and kisses from my kids.

  772. My mother would love this! The laptop she has for work is old and on its last legs. This would make her so much more productive.

  773. I'm not familiar with Toshiba laptops, but at that price, it's got to be loaded with features. What's a tablet? I'm really out of it. I barely know what a laptop is! I'm sure I'll like it, whatever it is. It would be nice to have a laptop bag. I've just been carrying my laptop around sans-bag. Thanks for the giveaway!

  774. I would be able to work wonders with the tablet features for grad school. I am in an expressive therapies program, and I'm sure I could use it towards computer-generated art-making.

    Thanks!

  775. Great giveaway! This laptop would be perfect for me. I'm planning on going to law school next year and will definitely be in need of a laptop computer.
    cherriblossom25[at]gmail[dot]com

  776. this would be so wonderful for my mom! she is 90 years old and her computer died recently. she has 2 daughters, 6 grand kids 11 great grand kids, and 2 great great grand kids. we are both on fixed incomes so she is currently incommunicado. you are a lovely person for putting up this contest.

  777. I could really use a laptop.
    For Mothers Day I wanted to have a fun day with my family so we went to the zoo and out to dinner.

  778. i would love to have a laptop, we are moving and i will have to put my desktop in storage for a while. something like this would be perfect for where I will temporarily be staying.
    imjessica(at)mail(dot)com

  779. Wow, amazing giveaway!! We had to move our desktop out of the living room, on the desk and into our bedroom, on the floor. With 4 kids, the oldest of which is 4 1/2, this is not the idea location for our computer. I would LOVE to have a laptop to be able to cruise around the house, keeping one eye on the screen and one eye on the children! Part of my mother's day treat is to just sit here, on the floor, browsing the web! My kids are asleep and my husband is cleaning the kitchen! Glad to have stumbled upon you!

  780. I think for the most part for Mother's Day I really just wanted a happy day with my family and I got that! As far as what I'd use the tablet for, everything! :) Maybe some DVD watching in bed.

  781. In a laptop bag, I look for one that has good cushioning to protect my laptop. I like when there are bands inside to secure the laptop in place so that it does not slide around during travel. Laptop bags should also have extra pockets to store cords and chargers in. Also, I love laptop bags that are stylish and sleek!

  782. Wow, I would love to win this for my mom. Forst of all her computer is ancient, second I know the tablet function would ROCK for her because she is disabled and it would make it easier for her to use.

  783. The features I look for in a laptop bag include a shoulder strap, multiple pockets or compartments to keep things organized, and room for things like pens and eyeglasses. It sure doesn't hurt if the bag is cute, too.

  784. i bought my mother a getaway to the mountain with my dad. Money has been tight lately and i didnt want to buy the generic flowers and chocolates so a bunch of us kids all chipped in and bought them a vacation.
    Id love for my kids one day to do a similar thing for me!

  785. What a great giveaway! I got what I really wanted for Mother's Day, a Flip camera. The only other thing I could have asked for was to be able to sleep in. But church is at 8:30, so unfortunately I didn't get that wish.

  786. This is the neatest laptop I've seen. I didn;t even know they made ones with these capabilities. This woud most definitely be the perfect "late" Mother's Day gift!

  787. I love how the screen moves on this laptop! I move around sooooo much when I'm on the computer and am sick of constantly shifting the whole thing around!

  788. I have been going back to school and a laptop would be so helpful. I usually have to use the lab. I love the bag too I haven't seen one like it before.

  789. OK...last time I'll bug ya for now *L* I also added the post to Digg. Thanks for the opportunity, now I'm off to browse your blog :D

  790. I have never owned a laptop...it would be an awesome mothers day gift to have one. I have had times where I have spent a lot of time at the hospital with my daughter and having a laptop would be awesome to be able to keep in touch with everyone.

  791. What a wonderful prize. I had such a wonderful Mothers Day brunch with my 2 children and all the women in our family. We went to an elegant little tavern and the food was amazing!

  792. I was thinking today how nice of a mother's day gift another computer would be so our family wasn't always fighting over time on our desktop. I could have one for just me..ahh-sounds perfect!
    [email protected]

  793. I am my kids mother and father. Mine are little and I am pretty old. Never bored and never lonely is how I feel since my kids came along.

  794. What I really want for Mother's day is to see my eldest daughter and grand daughter who live on the east coast.

    My youngest graduates from high school in 3 weeks, I plan on enjoying my empty nest by doing some traveling and this laptop would be an excellent companion to keep in touch with her in college while I am out exploring.

  795. I don't really have a wish for Mothers Day, unless it would be to have the kids do things without being asked.

    Toshiba makes a great computer and I like the portability and adjustability this model offers. I would use it in my classroom to show students some of the great info I've found to supplement what we're learning.

  796. Oh the places I'd go,
    With a laptop, I know!
    I never had one,
    And yet I dream....
    It would be awesome,
    Like eating ice cream!
    Or kisses from children,
    and licks from a dog...
    If I had a laptop....wouldn't be in a fog!!

  797. Giveaway sites just keep on getting better and better! Maybe this will finally be my big break... that would be a treat! My Mother's was very nice, my husband is deployed, but my family made the day special for me. I love family :)

  798. If I won this beautiful laptop, I would use the Portégé's built in microphone and web cam to reconnect with distant family and friends, it has a 6-cell Li-ion battery so I should be able to have nice long conversations!

  799. I just wanted to spend the day with my family & friends. We had a great BBQ and just a great time. The weather was perfect today, and my husband was great - he cooked, and made sure I didn't have to do a thing. This laptop is unbelievable. Thanks for the opportunity!

  800. I would like to see a thicker laptop bag. More cushioning. Most of the bags I've seen are thin thin thin. Give me something Rubenesque.

  801. I had a wonderful mothers day spent with my family outdoors in beautiful weather. I hope your mother's day was wonderful as well. I could really use a laptop and not have to worry about my little ones running away with the mouse or wireless keyboard. I like that laptops can be folded up and put away and the write on tablet sounds amazing (especially the times I sit on this computer wondering where the mouse has gone). What a generous giveaway, thank you!

  802. well since it is mothers day. and I am in town visiting my family in utah for mothers day and my b-day. I really wanted my brother to get some help for mothers day. and we dropped him off at the hospital for detox a few hours ago. Hopefully next year will be better. thanks for the chance.

  803. I choose "What I most want on Mother's Day." And I got it. My daughter lives close by, we had lunch and my granddaughter is healthy now. It's the best Mother's Day I have ever had.

  804. What a great laptop. I am always on the go and would love to have the ability to move around and still work on projects instead of being stuck at my desk. I'm a mom and with three kids I need to be able to work in the kitchen or around the house. This would be so helpful to me.

  805. What an awesome laptop!! I have wanted a laptop for so long now, I feel strapped to my desktop and a super cool laptop like this would be a fantastic Mom's Day gift!! I homeschool both our boys (the oldest graduating - Class of '09 woo-hoo!) and with all the school work, personal stuff and research I'm doing every single day I hardly ever leave my desk!!

  806. I keep trying to subscribe to your feeds but clicking that button brings me back to this page. Could you check it, please?

    Also, it would be so great to be able to subscribe via email, too. Those are the ones I actually read.

  807. You're very right...we forget that being a mom is teaching our children to be loving individuals. Your picture brought tears to my eyes, it's so sweet. :)
    hematopoiesis at hotmail dot ocm

  808. This is an amazing prize, and I don't have to tell you how I would use it twenty hours a day because you already know that, right?

    For Mother's Day my biggest wish was to take a week with the kids and go to Hilton Head. They are getting older and soon there will be spouses and children and life getting in the way. I want to grab them while I still can, cram them all in the van, and go on a road trip to Hilton Head. I want to hold them captive for a week of the beaches and the jacuzzi and restaurant. I want to enjoy us all as a family who laughs together a lot. I want to beg them to freeze, just like they are, forever. So we're going soon, as soon as the high school punk is out of school for the year. There's no better Mother's Day gift in the whole history of the world.

  809. This is amazing. Actually my mom does not have a computer and we have been looking. This would be great!

  810. What a great giveaway! I would love to have a laptop to call my very own, as the one we have here at home gets commandeered by my dear husband most of the time! Happy Mother's Day, Stephanie!

  811. I have this lame dial-up with a huge model of Dell. I would like to win this wonderful laptop for a change.

  812. Wow! What a great giveaway! Happy Mother's Day to you.. you have adorable children.

    My mother's day? Hmm.. I would have liked to go to the zoo, but it was just too cold to take the baby out. We went to the library instead. I am loving my time between semesters.

  813. With the built in Webcam and Microphone, I would be one happy Momma! Withe Skype I could keep in touch with my son in the Navy. And as the others venture off, Skype-ing would make the all feel close at home

  814. stephanie --- can you believe you are almost at 1000 comments??????? crazy huh, well hopefully 996 will be the lucky number pulled & i'll get what i want most for mothers day - a new computer =)

    autumn398 (at) yahoo.com

  815. OH MY GOD!!!!! That is the most amazing laptop I have ever seen! I would LOVE that computer because the tablet aspect is really great. I would be able to get back into graphic designing because I used to love it so much, but a tablet would be so helpful! I hope I win this!!!

  816. Thanks for the chance to win such a great laptop. While I'm not all that picky when it comes to working on a laptop, I definitely want one that is reliable!

  817. What a cool laptop!! You are so wonderful to put this giveaway together. I can picture myself taking this to the library for some mommy quiet writing time!

  818. wow what a nice giveaway. i would love to win it sure would help me with our computers problems, we have one and everyone wants to use it. thanks for the giveaway.

  819. This would be great for my daughter, pregnant with her second. I love that it converts to a tablet, then it's easy to use no matter what you're trying to do!

  820. I saw this model on Stargate Atlantis looks sweet. I'd love to get this for my mother. Then she can stop bugging me to type up her church stuff.

  821. Today is Mother's Day. And I'd like to remember my own mom this day. I miss her as she has been gone for sometime. If it had not been for her, my two brothers and I would have been out on the street. Thanks, mom. You were one strong, reliable, dependable person. I love you.

  822. I like the tablet aspect of this laptop. And it would be very useful for making websites and comparing them across platforms! I also travel a lot and this would fit the bill.

  823. Every spring since I retired 3 years ago, I dream of sipping coffee at dawn on my patio and reading emails and surfing the web. However, every time I get ahead enough in my budget to purchase a laptop, something else breaks down, like the air-conditioning. What an awesome giveaway! I will cross fingers and toes for this one. The laptop you reviewed is way beyond my wildest dreams of owning.

  824. Well, here it is Mother's Day and all I really wanted was a little extra sleep and some time to myself since I spend all week taking care of my 2-year-old and 4-month-old daughters. However, this didn't happen because we had a death in the family this past week, however, the plus side was that I was able to spend Mother's Day with my own mother, something that rarely happens and I was able to tell her how much I appreciate and love her. Thanks for the great giveaway!

  825. My wife is an instructional coach. Most of her work is done in other teacher's classrooms. I think she'd get great use of the tablet features. It could replace a whole bag worth of stuff for her!

  826. My comment has more to do with your blog post than with what I would do, or about the product. Your post really touched me, because I have many days when I bemoan what could have been, and what my plans have been. My children are growing up, and will soon go away...and your post helped remind me that my raising them was achieving and giving more to the world by raising them as I have. What they do in life will be my proudest legacy. Thanks for the reminder of what is most important in life.

  827. Wow what an awesome giveaway!

    I'd love to win this lappy to replace my current Dell. Not to mention it would be VERY awesome to have a laptop that could run The Sims 3 so I won't have to end up using the hubbies computer for it, lol!!

    If I won this I'd keep it & give my current laptop to my mom so she wouldn't have to worry about getting on my little sisters, not to mention that my sis will be leaving for college in a few months & my mom can not afford a computer & as much as I'd love to buy her one of her very own I can't afford to.

  828. you will make this mother's day one to e=remember for some very lucky person. i wouild love my mother to be that lucky person. she just turned 90 and has become interested in using a computer.

  829. I am working on a computer that is 8 yrs old. It has needed to be stripped down and re-worked twice in the last few years. A new computer would be a God send because this is my way of communicating with my brothers and sisters who do not live in the area. I do not have a job due to a health issue so this is a wonderful lifeline.

  830. I currently have a Toshiba but I have never used a tablet laptop so I would be interested in the design so I could move around more with it throughout the house. I take my computer everywhere!

  831. What I want most for mother's day is a computer that actually works. I'm afraid the one I've been using for lo these many years is on its last legs.

  832. I've seen this laptop in action and it is very cool. I'd love to be able to share this with my daughter and then send off with her to college. That laptop bag is very nice as well, they are so hard to find.

  833. I would like to start Mothers Day over and tell my son to "be careful" when he leaves the house today, because he got stopped by the HW patrol and given a speeding ticket and we won't even mention the speed he was caught at but he got the keys to his car taken away for the rest of the school year and he is very SAD!!
    I got a nice day (other than that!)and got to clean my sewing room and talk to my two girls and I would love a new laptop as mine is dying....

  834. My 15 month old gave me a book for Mother's Day which I'm sure I will enjoy, but I would use this tablot pc to make a photo book of her which I will enjoy even more.

  835. Just the other day at the coffee shop I saw a woman with one of these and as I sat in line drooling over it, I asked her if she would show me the features. How wonderful of an opportunity.

  836. And now I'm following you on Twitter. (Between you, me and all of the internet, I'm starting to feel slightly stalker-ish.;) lol)

  837. Talk about an awesome giveaway!! My doctor's office has ones similar to this and I have been drooling over them. I have been wanting one for awhile. Would definitely make it easy to get things done while on the go with the kids!! Would help me work on the go too :)

  838. Well, Mother's Day is mostly over at this point and it hasn't gone at all how I envisioned it. Honestly, it rarely ever does. I had really wanted to sleep in (nope). Wake up migraine and pain free (I have Fibromyalgia) (wrong again). I wanted G, my 9yr old very special needs son, to have a relatively good day (nada). Take a nap (no cigar). Avoid chores and cooking (check). I guess one out of five isn't bad right? ;) lol I suppose there's always next year.

  839. I just bought a little netbook {which I love} but this would be amazing to own! Then I could give my cute little netbook to my tween who could really use it. This laptop is awesome!

  840. I've been looking at this type of laptop for awhile ~ Just always so cool. It would be great to use while at the park or just outside with the kids!

  841. I like laptop bags that have additional pockets or zippered sections to I can add my other stuff besides my laptop so I only have to carry one bag.

  842. I love the tablet functionality of this PC, it would be great for me to take to meetings! Very useful!

  843. For Mother's Day I would like to shrink my kids, now ages 17 and 18, back to about ages 4 and 5. Those may have been the perfect ages. We had such fun the year and summer before the first one went to school. They were old enough to do a lot, but still wide-eyed with wonder.

    Thanks for having the awesome giveaway!

  844. In a bit of a switch, my current laptop is a hand-me-down (or is that a hand-me-up) from my daughter. A new laptop would really be an incredible help in my business. And it would keep my daughter from telling me that she can't believe I'm still using "that old thing."

  845. I'm the only one of my friends and colleagues who doesn't have a laptop. I could so use one when we go on vacations.

  846. I love using a laptop unfortunately I broke my screen so its attached to a monitor right now, Oh how I wish for portability again. It look like a great laptop and bag

  847. I've kept to the low margins of technology. I worked the census 10 years ago to buy my first desktop computer. I replaced that archaic dinosaur last spring with a newer desktop, but have never had a laptop. My grown kids and grandkids would think me super cool with the latest in laptop technology....I can't get over that screen! This would be great for taking notes, or running to McD's where they have free internet to compute and have a cup a java and look so sophisticated! This granny would just ooze technobabble and impress all her buddies....lol. It amazes me how fast technology changes and what new things come out!

  848. I like the light weight, portability, and that it converts to a tablet. I have never had a tablet laptop. Also all the Toshiba computers that I have used at work have been very reliable.

  849. I would love to win this laptop so I can continue to stay at home with my family. and work from home.. Mothers are the best.. My kids are the best for me too! happy Mothers day

  850. It would be so nice to have more than on computer in the house. I am always fighting the kids so I can use the computer. Happy Mother's Day and Thank you!

  851. That looks like an amazing computer.

    This mother's day (today!) I called my mom and wished her a happy day. I'll see her tomorrow. I might make her a plate of brownies since my brother refused to when I talked to him today and he's with her. The nerve to refuse to make brownies for your mother who grew you for 9 months in her womb.

  852. I would love to have this laptop to be able to connect on the go. We do not live near family so we love to connect to webcams and have little chats with family far away. It would be great to use this laptop when we are away this summer so the grandparents don't miss out on how fast their little grand daughter grows!!

  853. For Mother's Day, I got to sleep in as late as I wanted (which is a rare occurance) and my daughter made me 5 cards! We will make a nice dinner together and then we're picking my mom up at the airport.

    I would love to be able to hand down my laptop to my daughter who keeps stealing mine for games and have a shiny new beautiful one for myself!

    Thanks! foxsquirrelrabbit at gmail dot com

  854. This is one amazing laptop! I'd love to own it. It looks so sleek! The case is amazing as well. For Mother's Day this year I wanted just to be with family. It was a wonderful day, we had lunch after church at moms and my brother and his family came over as well as my grandparents. There's nothing like spending time together with those you love. And your right, mommyhood isn't the most glamorous job in the world but it's the best job!

  855. For Mother's Day I want a day to myself...not even an entire 24 hours. Just a large chunk of time that I don't have to take care of anyone else, or change anyone's diaper, or diffuse a crisis with Hot Wheels and Play-Doh involving our garbage disposal ...just a little time that I can use to spend taking a nap and worrying only about me. Moms don't get days like that anymore. We don't get days "off."
    Even when we aren't working, we're still mom.

    Think I'll get it? :D

  856. Well, I must say that when it comes to laptop bags, I'm pretty picky! Number one, I want it to be pretty...number two, it must have lots of organizational features! Number three, I need it to have room to fit other items such as the power cord, notebooks, etc. :)

  857. Hey, I tried to subscribe but whenever I click on your subscribe button it just brings me to your home page. I'll keep working on it!

  858. I homeschool my 2 children. This would be great to take on the road with us when we travel. I could download their lesson plans on this and take it with me!

  859. Today is Mother's Day and it has been a really emotional day for me. What you said here: "THIS is what matters....the lessons I teach them, the legacy I will live, the people they will become." That made a difference to me today. Thanks for making me cry! ;)
    That is something I tell myself every day. It's hard to really believe sometimes but it is so so true. I also am in awe of what an amazing giveaway this is. I was saving up for a laptop when my husband was laid off, and our PC is definitely on the fritz. But still, as amazing as this would be to win, you've made me realize that it's not really what is important. It's these four boys that are in my care that are.
    So even more so than the amazing giveaway....thanks for the amazing post!

  860. I would use the tablet functionality of the Toshiba as a touch pad. I guess I could be convinced to 'write' on it with the digital pen you described but I'd be nervous about that...touching screens though is something we all do, so I'm pretty comfortable with it. Happy mother's day to all of us!

  861. What I wanted most for Moms day is what I got. My kids to just appreciate me. They do everyday but they showed it today by buying me flowers with their own money and made me beautiful cards. I taped them to my wall in the computer room because they gave me a big fat smile :)

  862. Awesome giveaway! Today is Mother's Day and I got everything that I could want. My daughter and husband took me on a picnic lunch. I got a beautiful handmade card (made by both of them). My gift is an hour long massage at a spa which will feel so good on my pregnant, tired body. Now DH and DD are napping which is giving me a little me time. It has been the perfect Mother's Day!

  863. Awwwe...so cool. It eliminates the need for lugging a tablet around when working on photoshop. Would love to win such a cool laptop ^_^

  864. Why I need this laptop! Summer is coming up and I want to be able to take it outside by the pool while watching the kids and be able to blog immediately rather than have to wait until I get home. I'm also headed to IA this summer and it would be awesome on the road!

  865. This would be a great win for me, I would no longer have to share with my husband and 2 sons. Thanks for the chance!

  866. My son has a laptop for college but he's the only one. I'd love to have a laptop to bring with me when we travel frequently so I can keep up with what's going on in the world via the web.

  867. I've always been intrigued with the tablet PC concept. I work with my SO and we travel quite a bit. With that comes a lot of business calls while on the road. I can envision using a tablet PC to easily take notes, such as phone numbers, orders, general information. I've read a lot of good things about the Toshiba Portege M750 and would absolutely keel over if I won one!

    Since I'm not a "real" mom yet, I don't really expect anything special today ... but maybe my cats will give me a few extra purrs!

    Thank you for the incredible giveaway!

  868. What I most want for Mother's Day is a visit from my daughter who lives out of state, but since I know that's not going to happen, I would love a Precious Moment's keepsake to commemorate this day. Of course, a Toshiba Portege would be awesome!

  869. For Mother's Day I'd like to get some extra sleep! But mostly I want to spend the day with my wonderful husband and kids, just relaxing and enjoying their company.

    This looks like a great laptop--very fun. :)

  870. I also posted a link on my facebook page in the comments section. I not sure of the proper way of doing this, so here is my name; lisa smith.

  871. I was just thinking it would be great to have a laptop where the screen rotates around, so I can close it when I'm watching a movie, etc. My 15 month old is REALLY fascinated with keyboards...

  872. I could really use a laptop for when i travel. The Toshiba Portege M750 is something i could never afford but would love to have, thanks for the chance.

  873. Happy Mother's Day, everyone. Wow, this is indeed a very nice prize for someone, and one that I wouldn't mind having at all! I could use this when traveling.

  874. i would love to get this so i can use it to look up info when i travel since i do it at least 2 times a year.

  875. I like a laptop tote to have lots of pockets to carry all my gear in and be well padded to protect my laptop.

  876. I have a Tablet PC and LOVE it. It's really nice to be able to write on the screen. This Toshiba looks really nice - much more powerful than the one I have.

  877. I like laptop bags that are streamlined. Not too many pockets or doodads please. Simple and functional. A place for the laptop of course and two pockets on either end for the cord and a portable hard drive.

  878. Wow! What an incredible giveaway! Happy Mother's Day to you!

    I take notes wherever I go. It's just something that keeps me organized. Then I usually transfer them to my computer. With the tablet function, I'd erase a step! That's so cool!

    I really like the Phantom bag too, the 360° swivel shoulder strap with quick release adjustor is so smart in a bag. There is nothing worse than having the straps all twisted.

    [email protected]

  879. Wow, what an awesome giveaway! I got a mother's ring with my son's birthstones and his name and birthday engraved on it! It matches that one I have for my daughter!

  880. I could really use a laptop to take with me when I go places, but we're retired and don't feel like it's a necessity -- this would be great -- THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY !!!!!

  881. Tablets are awesome laptops. You can write handwritten notes and they will decipher them for you. This one appears to have a fingerprint reader for security. What an awesome giveway.

  882. I don't have a laptop only my trusty home computer, which I could not live without. So to be able to take it with me anywhere is just to good to be true. My mother's day will be filled with phone calls from my kids and to my in-laws. The best part is getting chinese food delivered to my house, Yeah ! But even better is my first grandchild is coming in July and I couldn't be more thrilled. Happy Mother's day to all

  883. What an awesome laptop, I love the funcionality of it, and how flexible it would be to a mother like me who uses the computer a lot but also moves around a lot. I would love to have a laptop for me to use for my work.

  884. Today is a good reminder for me to be a better mother. We're going through very hard times, and I feel myself letting my stress get the better of me. These are important years and it would be a shame to tarnish them by not spending enough time, or yelling too much.. Today is about them, not me.

    This laptop would be amazing. I'm trying to go back to school for design currently, and this would just be beyond perfect. My husband lost his job and we are just a mess, so no budget for that sort of thing at all.

  885. What I want right this minute is to not have a lung infection anymore *hack* lol. Material-wise...gift cards so I can get new summer clothing.

  886. My laptop is acting flakey and rebooting itself so I could use a new one. I love the feature of the monitor being able to adjust the screen. I would use it for work and for home finances, pictures etc. It would definitely be put to good use. Thanks for the great giveaway!!

  887. What I'd most like for Mother's Day is baby number 2. We're having a hard time, this round and have been trying for over 2 years now! Anyway, great giveaway. THe tablet idea is so cool and "gadgety". If I won, I'd probably have to wrestle the computer away from my husband who LOVES electronics!!!

  888. With 4 kids fighting over the one computer we have I am tired of hearing "Mooooooooommmm when is it MY turn!" and having to battle them for my time on it as well. A laptop would be perfect (maybe I could even sneak it into my room and get some much needed "mom" time on it.) Have a great Mother's day

  889. I would love this laptop and bag because I can take it with me easily to my kid's sporting events. While they warm up, I can catch up on a few emails!

  890. A new Toshiba? Oh, wow! My ancient 486 (yes, it was that old) laptop blew out a controller several years ago and I've been laptop-less since then. I really miss it. And this one with tablet features, touch screen, and pen would make it so flexible!
    How would I use it? Easy! I'd be able to write programs and design needlework in bed, on the deck, or on the road. Talk about increasing productivity! This laptop would guarantee it!

    Nyssa AT concentric DOT net

  891. Awesome prize! I soooo need a new laptop right now too. My ear drum ruptured on Tuesday night and I was trying to look up information on the internet, which took FOREVER on my 7-year old laptop. I am surprised the thing even turns on at this point. Of course, stuff for mommy is at the bottom of our family list. :)

  892. What a wonderful way to celebrate Mother's Day. With my daughter being adopted, I am just grateful to be celebratin my second Mother's Day! Seeing the world throuh her curious little eyes has been an amazing gift! As a single mom, the computer would be a greatly appreciated addition as mine recently crashed. Happy Mother's Day to you! What sweet pictures of your girls...thanks for sharing!

  893. I've always wanted a tablet... theres something about the change in intended use style. Designed to be held with a smaller footprint than a folder, that actually seems like it'd be ideal during my 2 hours of commuting on mass transit every day.

  894. The digital pen on the tablet would be so helpful, and make it much more comfortable for me to use.

  895. What a great give away! It's the perfect size to take with you. When I go back to work I could take it with me to job sites & do rough sketches to bring back to the office. Thanks for the opportunity!

  896. My greatest Mother's Day gift would be a better baby :) She got sick with the flu? last night! I've always wanted a laptop like this. Thanks for the giveaway!

  897. I'm tired of having to wait my turn at the computer. With this great giveaway, I'd have the computer at my disposal.

  898. Wow! This is wonderful. I was just saying the other day that I would love a new laptop, since my current one is an old refurbished Dell. This Toshiba model is gorgeous! I love the features, as well as the fact that it can be written on, how cool and interactive! Makes my current laptop look seem very ancient! I am a writer working on my first novel, my laptop crashed last year and I lost a lot of my manuscript, so I would love a new laptop so I don't have to worry about losing data again. The swivel screen would be great also because sometimes I write while in bed, so I would work on my book in a comfortable position and turn the screen to what works best for me. The laptop bag is adorable also! Very cute. Thank you SO much for this awesome chance!! I would be beyond ecstatic to win.

  899. My wife really wants a laptop but we can't afford one now. I would love to give this to my wife if I win. Thanks !

  900. Ive been needing a laptop for awhile. my fiance and i are on opposite sleep schedules so while he is asleep i cant use our computer because it wakes him up. If I had this then I could just go in a different room!

  901. I'm surprised to see all these entries since I thought I was the only adult left in the USA without a laptop LOL. Guess not.

    Anyway, what I wish for on Mother's Day is to have both of my children and my husband to continue to be healthy and happy in the upcoming year. Thanks.

  902. As a high school teacher, there's never enough money for supplies or computers for the school or myself. A laptop would greatly assist me in putting together my teaching lesson plans.

  903. Wow! What a cool giveaway. I'm a mom who needs a laptop and this one looks awesome. Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are doing the most important job in the world.

  904. I travel a lot for work, so the tablet laptop would greatly assist me in being more efficient while on the road.

  905. I got what I most wanted for mothers day- a long weekend of hanging out with my family, and a special dinner made by DH. He cleaned up afterwords, too!

  906. Great giveaway! Toshibas are awesome. And I love a laptop bag with lots of pockets - you can never have too many!

  907. What I wish most for this Mother's Day is the chance to spend just one more day with my mom. She died way too early.

  908. I would love this laptop to travel with. How cool. A laptop bag to boot?! Yay. I think a laptop bag needs to have 2 large pockets on the inside - 1 padded for the laptop, and a second that you can put papers, or other misc stuff you need to bring with you. Plus, it should have a couple outside pockets for the charger, your keys/phone/wallet, and pens, etc. Fingers crossed for this!! What a fantastic mothers day gift this would be. Thanks so much!

  909. The joy of knowing I am raising two great sons is enough satisfaction for me on this Mothers Day. While certainly far from being perfect, my husband and I have tried to instill values and morality in each of them, and we are astounded everyday to see just how well we've done. If I had my choice, I would reward my kids with the laptop instead of myself, as they are the one thing I am most proud of.

  910. Having this sleek laptop and bag would be great to tote around everyday. The bag looks comfortable and roomy enough to carry along other necessary everyday items.

  911. Toshiba makes great stuff! I saw someone using one of these tablet laptops a few days ago and I was very intrigued! Thanks for the opportunity to win one!

  912. What a great laptop! The tablet feature is very cool. Could bring it to the park, sit on a bench and not have to open up the screen. Today is Mother's Day and I got to sleep in until 9:00! Well behaved children is the best Mother's Day gift of all.

  913. The item at the top of my mothers day wishlist is probably every mother's dream: a clean house, a day during which the kids don't bicker from sun-up to sun-down, and a meal that I don't have to cook or clean up after. Easy enough right?

    Happy Mother's Day to you. I hope your day is perfect!

  914. The thing I want most for Mother's Day is to spend the whole day out enjoying life with my family.

  915. Wow, what a fabulous contest. I would actually love this for my mom. She has never owned a computer and wouldn't even know how to turn one on. But I know she would really enjoy it if she got over her initial fear of technology and would really enjoy reading blogs, learning how to email her friends, etc. As much as I'd love to get her one it's just not in my budget right now.
    Thank you so much for the wonderful opportunity to win this and have a great Mother's Day!
    gugel98atgmaildotcom

  916. I need a laptop. I have a desktop that still has window 98, if that give you a clue about how old it is.

  917. Having started my own business, this would truly be a life save to carry around and pull out emails and other things essential to a business.

  918. I always have a lot of responsibilities that require me to use a computer. But I'm also busy and can't always be at home. It would be so nice to be able to take me work with me - in the form of a laptop and using that uber-amazing bag! A great giveaway - thank you!

  919. Stephanie, this laptop would make it so much easier to travel and still keep up with my work. It's a great prize, Thanks for having this drawing!

  920. My husband asked me last night what I wanted for Mother's Day. I told him either a laptop (so that when we go to visit his family later this month, I can work from there) or an Ipod (so that I can put on all my kids music and get rid of all the old cassette tapes that is very hard to use these days. 3rd choice is a new cookbook.
    His answer: "You're asking for a million dollars. Most women ask for about $10-20." Yeah, right! (He was laughing as he said it, bec. he knew it's totally not true!
    And it's true that not everyone spends $1800, but he's never actually bought me anything for mother's day. So if you add up from all the years.... I think I deserve something nice.
    (Oh, and for putting up going "on vacation" to the inlaws!)

  921. All I want for Mothers Day is for my three children to be college graduates. This goal motivates me to get up and face the day, whatever it brings me.

  922. Awesome! Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2 GB RAM, built-in webcam, tablet capabilities! What an awesome piece of technology! I'd love to get my hands on something like this to do my blogging posts.

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

  923. This is an amazing prize. I'm a writer and my laptop is getting old, so this would be fantastic to win. Your post on the importance of Mother's touched a nerve with me. I used to work in the non-profit world with programs that served kids. When my kids were born, I realized that it was silly to travel around the world helping other people's kids if I couldn't be there for my own!

  924. Not too surprising that you have a really large number of entries for this great prize, but here goes! Actually, I would probably give this to my granddaughter to use--she is a newly single parent to a beautiful baby boy, and will be going back to school. She will be getting some help (unfortunately, NOT from her soon-to-be-ex husband) but this would free up some money to get the used car she will also need.

  925. This is a great laptop with features such as the turning screen. I could use a laptop for Mother's day

  926. What I want most for mothers day is for the baby I am carrying to be healthy and safe and for this terrible Flu AND morning sickness to go away. I have been sick for 10 days straight with the flu and morning sickness so its been miserable but most of all, just safety for my baby. I have a 19 month old too! :) Happy Mothers Day to everyone!!! Blessings. :)

  927. Following you on twitter (my user name is barbarabaker)

    Thanks so much for the opportunity :)

  928. What I would want most this Mother's day is just a day with the family. With the way the economy is right now, my husband works so much...the kids are always off and running and we just don't have that quality time I'd love to share with them. I would just love a lounged day with the five of us.

    Your new baby is absolutely remarkable...CONGRATULATIONS!!!

    -barbarabaker :)

  929. Goog luck to everyone! And, to the winner of this
    honey of a laptop ... congratulations!

  930. Wow-- I can't believe that you can actually draw on a laptop screen! This laptop has some seriously cool features. I love the bag, too. Very functional and great looking.

  931. Id love to win this laptop and donate it to a local church group. They would be so surprised

  932. My daughter's desktop just died so this would be great to win. She's been bugging for a laptop for awhile now and this would be the perfect one.

  933. Today's Mother's Day. I'd love to win this. I have always wanted a laptop. This would be amazing:)

  934. I have three grown children I'll see them later but I have my grandaughter she's 3 she's been tellingme happy mothers day all morning and thats the best gift of all the laptop would be nice since I don't have one thanks.

  935. My daughter will be starting college in the fall and this would be a great win for her!

  936. that is such a cool laptop. I love how the screen turns into a tablet. I love its portability and I like the color of the bag and how it pops. this would really make anyone's mothers day. perfect for storing pictures and videos as well as for schedules and other organizational needs.

  937. I love getting together with family on Mother's Day and I would love to win this cool laptop. That would make this a perfect day.

  938. For Mother's Day, I would love an assurance that my son will always be happy, healthy and fulfilled. But, like you said, that is our daily work and all I can do to make that assurance come true is to love him the best I can, everyday.

  939. I don't have a laptop so this would be one amazing one to have. I would love to be able to get on the computer from anywhere I need to be instead of having to go to the back room to access the desktop. Thanks for the chance.

  940. My kids (and husband) decided to let me sleep in for Mother's Day, but I woke up on my own and couldn't wait to see them! They were surprised to see me come downstairs early, but who wants to spend Mother's Day all alone? Then they gave me a whole bunch of beautiful handmade cards. I can sleep late next Sunday; today is all about being surrounded by my family! Thanks for the chance at this giveaway -- that is one awesome-looking machine!

  941. I don't have a laptop, I like that this one is lightweight. I wanted a clean house for Mothers day and my daughter gave it to me.

  942. I love this post! It's so easy to get overwhelmed with all of the inconsequential stuff; you forget how important what you do really is!

    I would love to have that laptop!

  943. What I would really like for mothers day (which I got already) are the homemade cards. I know one day they won't be making them anymore. I save every one. The bonus would be no fighting between the two. I know sibling rivalry is a sign of a normal family but just one day would be fantastic.
    Thanx for the contest.

  944. My daughter is going to college and this laptop sounds so convenient with the write-on feature. She can also use the roomy bag for travelling back and forth. Plus, we are all into trying to be as "green" as possible!

    Thanks

    Lisa

  945. With family far, far away, my major connection to them is though the Internet. I would set up a family blog where we all could share pictures and memories. As far as a tote, I would like one to be functional enough to not only store the laptop but magazines and wallet. I would hope to take the laptop to Panera's and sit in a sunny spot and sip tea while writing to my family. Thanks for a most generous giveaway. Happy Mother's Day to you.

  946. I would give the laptop to my wife who is a Sunday School superintendant. She would be able to organize all here meeting materials and lesson plans which are currently jammed in several 3 ring binders. The tote would be great to bring the laptop to all her meetings.

  947. I would love to win this for my wife. She is a busy, part-time working, full-time mommy of three, so she could really use it to keep track of everything with it or to just relax and enjoy it out on the deck after all the kids are put to bed.

  948. The laptop would be great to communicate with my husband while our family is relocating. I'm in South Carolina trying to sell the house and my husband is in VA starting his new job.

  949. This is a great prize. I would have to give this one to my mom. She has a laptop from the 1980's. Very old and outdated and it only works when it wants to. She is trying to travel a little before she gets any older and would love to have this to take with her!

  950. This is an awesome prize! I would probably give this to my daughter who travels a lot. She is a great person and deserves it!

  951. Between my husband and teenage son I hardly get to use the computer. It would be great to have one I can call my own. No men allowed :-)

  952. What an outstanding giveaway! For Mother's Day, I would like to win this computer. I would also like for some fairies to appear and clean my house...every day.

  953. My wife organizes our entire existence on a PC, and we need something to take along when we travel.

  954. What an awesome giveaway! For Mother's Day, I'd like a clean and organized bathroom. If that could happen at the same time as my husband and I taking the kids to the park with a picnic lunch, that'd be fabulous! :)

    My other choice is a massage ...

  955. This is an amazing give away and so kind of an offer! My Mother has been through alot lately and is in the early stage of dementia. If I won this I would give it to her to help her occupy her mind and hopefully strengthen it in some way or another. I find my Mother a very special Mother and appreciate her in every way. And I feel this would be perfect for her.

  956. We're having a Mothers Day cookout and I'm so excited to spend the day with family and friends!

    Happy Mothers Day to all the other mama's out there!:)

  957. Wow, a laptop, just for me, I could finally cut the cord. My husband, my daughters, and even visitors are all on their own laptops, computing anywhere in our home.

  958. Some of the people in my neighborhood are always bragging about there new car or laptop etc, and for once I would like to "Brag" about something nice like the Toshiba Portege M750.

  959. I travel a lot and would love a laptop but just can't afford one. This would be perfect! Practical and classy, just like me!

  960. This is so awesome! I currently have a Toshiba laptop and love it but it's almost 5 yrs old and getting slow and outdated. I share it with my 9 yr. old daughter who loves to take it from me when she gets home from school. I would love to win this fancy, new laptop and I love the red bag! There would be 2 very happy girls in this house and a happy husband/dad because he wouldn't have to listen to us bugging each other to give up the laptop. I'm definitely following you on Twitter for more great deals. Thanks!

  961. This is such a nice gift you are giving away - It would be a nice prize for me to win so I would not have to wait for the PC to be free to get on and do what I like to do. OH - to be able to sit in the lazy boy with my feet up and play on the internet!

  962. Wow, what a giveaway!
    I could really use this in my new photography business. It would be really usefull when trying to show clients the pictures for editing.

  963. WOW this is huge! I love this lap top. My computer is 6 years old, and slowing down. This would be a wonderful for us. Thanks.

  964. This would be a great present for my mother so she could keep in contact with her kids and grandkids,

  965. Oh my. Geek heaven. I lug around an ancient laptop and desperately need one that's from this technological century. Or even this century... I could blog, I could keep up with school parent-teacher stuff, keep up with church stuff, keep up with... everything!

  966. I tweeted about this giveaway. My twitter name:@myproduct review.

    Every one wants to win. Only the luckest person will win for Mother's Day. That person will be called Classic Mom.

  967. I love to read about your family. I enjoy to see your family picture. Happy Mother's Day. I am new to my blog. Pls enter my first giveaway!

  968. This tablet would make my life a whole lot easier...to say the least! I am not a typical mother, as I am a teacher. I get to have thousands of children throughout my life time. I have been using an ancient laptop for years and this new tablet would lessen my daily load, and help me tremendously with grading, planning, and life in general!

  969. My mother wouldn't know what to do with a computer but my children's mother sure would, namely not worry about the kids being on hers.

  970. wow, what a great giveaway!!!
    i am hoping on Mothersday my husband will enlist the 4 yo to help him make me breakfast, then we will spend the morning in bed, before hanging out with my mom for the afternoon. then a big mothersday dinner with all the mothers in my family being honored

  971. It wouldn't be hard to use this laptop because my current one is quickly going down the tubes. I like the ability to spin the screen too because I am always showing things I find online to people around me. It would be a lot easier to swing the screen instead of the whole computer.

  972. my laptop is old and not that fast, I want to get one that I can stream movies on, mine can down load about 10 minuets at a time. This is such a neat system it would be a dream to have

  973. I have wanted a laptop for along time maybe this will remind me of my Mom and Dad at this special time of year making the waiting all that more memorable

  974. I too look at my two girls and know they are my greatest purpose. Loving them, teaching them and enjoying all they are. I almost went to medical school but wanted to stay home once I had my children. I had so called 'important' jobs before my girls were born but now my super important job is them!!

  975. well actually i wanted this for christmas and didn't get it, so it would be great if my husband surprised me with a laptop, but i'm guessing i'm getting star gazing lilies, which are my favorite flower.

  976. I would love to win this for my wife she deserves it, the one we have now is so slow and out of date its not even worth useing! Thanks Ralph

  977. The Toshiba Portege M750 sounds like a great computer. Toshiba is a good brand -- my parents have a toshiba tv that has lasted over 15 years and 4 teenagers.

  978. To celebrate Mother's Day, I'd like to make my mom a delicious dinner. I'll ask her what she'll like to eat tomorrow :-) I also got her a bunch of her favorite DVD's and a couple of Hallmarks.

  979. What I would love for Mother's Day? A day to get my stuff done-by myself! I need to get caught up on some computer stuff (I do not have a laptop-I use a traditional desktop) and I would like to get caught up on my coupons (clipping and organizing from the last 2 weeks) and I would like to get caught up on some tv shows - all with no interruptions! And a bubble bath in the evening before Amazing Race comes on! Talk about heaven! And as for the laptop, I have wanted a laptop forever, and said i would buy one when our house sold...it's been almost a year with no sale, so I am really really wanting one now! :-)

    thanks!

  980. my son can be a handful at times but the joys of being his mom most certainly out weigh the times when he throws a tantrum or sits on our puppy. I love being a mom and i love my little boy.

  981. my fondest memory of mothers day is when my mother and grandmother and my two sisters went to lunch together it was priceless.

  982. i love my mom. I am 25 right now and I know that we had our moments when we did not get along but having a child of my own I know that being a mom is hard work and I appreciate and love her.

  983. I love this giveaway. My laptop is old and bare bones. It would be nice to have one that is more up to date. As for Mother's Day--not much this year. My mother has passed and most of her friends have, too. I will probably take some little somethings into work Monday for the ladies I work with.

  984. Would love this laptop for my family. I would love to give it to my mom or my lil brother who is in high school and is going to be needing one for college. Anyways, I wish everyone luck and Happy Mother's Day

  985. All I want for Mothers Day is a a cozy, family day free of Drama, no squabbles or bickering for just a few hours would be dreamy...and I want to wish you & all of your readers a very Happy Mothers day!

    twincere(at)hotmail(dot)com

  986. I already subscribe to your feed ... does that count? :)

    I hope I'm doing this right, leaving a comment for each entry. I feel I'm barraging you!

  987. Wow, look at all your comments!

    I have often thought one of the best things you could give the world -- your legacy, if you will -- is another well-adjusted and kind person (your child). So you're right -- this is the best and most important part of life.

    That Portege is so cool! It would be fantastic to win. My laptop is old and slow, so I don't use it much anymore.

    Happy Mother's Day!

  988. What I wanted most for Mother's Day was a little relaxation. We are both out of work and packing to move into a 5th wheel, which should be an adventure with three kids, but I have a back injury and was hoping to just rest and lay around with my kids tomorrow. My husband forgot, my kids have done nothing but complain all day, we have relatives coming for a visit tomorrow and I doubt that I will have time to rest at all. Very depressing this year, but on the bright side, my youngest gave me a card yesterday that just melted my heart.

  989. The tablet pc looks awesome! I'd love to be able to write notes and make lists without having to type. I bet the tablet would be great for drawing too!

  990. What I really want for Mom's day is a laptop. Seriously. I was just thinking about then I clicked on this link... What I think I'm getting for mom's day are hugs, kisses,the traditional breakfast in bed, massages by little hands, home made card that has every other word spelled wrong, and tissue paper flowers. And you know what, I'll take that over a laptop anyday! There's always Christmas!

  991. My computer is dying and I so need a laptop. This would be such a belssing to win and a wonderful motehr’s day gif.

  992. Wow! I found your website on Rollo's facebook. You are an amazing writer. Reading what you wrote and seeing the pics of your girls reminded me of how fast the years go by. I have two girls (17 months apart!) They are now 15 and 16 and it seems like just last week it was the first day of Kindergarten. I'm so glad I stayed home with them when they were little. Those years can never be replaced and it was a gift to spend carefree days at the park, making homemade playdough and even changing a gazillion diapers. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement to all of us moms to make family the priority in this busy, busy world we live in.

  993. This Mom's laptop is always beings used by one of her kids and I would love to have one of my own. Please count me in and thanks for all the giveaways you have. Happy Mother Days!!

  994. I hope the Toshiba doesn't short out if I drool all over it. It's gorgeous! It's so cool that you can use a digital pen or touch-screen. And that swivel screen--be still my heart.

    Thanks for a generous giveaway!

  995. What I would like for mothers day (even though I am not going to get it) is a new hoover hard floor cleaner. I have seen them on giveaways and wanted one. I have been wanting a laptop for longer though. I have never had one and think I would love it if I did. Thanks so much.

  996. wow, what a fantastic prize, I would love to be able to gift this to my step mom, she works a lot of hours and this would allow her to work from home. and i think she would be pretty stoked!

  997. What an amazing laptop,and the bag is very stylish too. I could use a laptop since I have a dinasour computer (big, bulky), and it would be nice to have something more portable.

    Your family is lovely.
    Happy Mother's Day. Keep writing.

  998. What I most want for Mother's Day is a job. I work full time as a Mother and Wife but I miss working in an office. I miss being able to buy things for myself without feeling guilty from being on a tight budget. I miss getting up in the morning and grabbing that cup of coffee as I go off to work. Where I can complete mental challenges and feel a sense of accomplishment. To achieve something outside of a clean home and happy children. I don't mean to demean any SAHMs, as they have a difficult and under appreciated job. I don't mean to imply my kids are not wonderful and a joy to be around. There is just something missing from my world and a job is the only thing that has changed. What I want is for this recession to be over and to be able to work again.

  999. Well, I'm not quite a mother yet. One day I hope to be, but for now, I just like celebrating it with all the mothers I know. How grateful I am to have such wonderful women surrounding me. I'm about to head off for college, and I know what an amazing help a laptop would be. Happy Mothers' Day to all!

  1000. What I want most for Mother's Day is to sleep in and then to have a great day with my kiddos.

    thank you for the great giveaway!

    daytoncat1(at)yahoo(dot)com

  1001. I would use the computer to keep up with all my photos of my family, email friends, and play games with the kids.. I would love the touch screen function on it.. Thanks what a great prize!! My fingers are crossed.

  1002. This is a fantastic Mother's day give away. I don't expect to win but I would like too.

    I think my best mother's day gift is that I have three healthy boys who still think I am their favorite. The oldest is nine so I have to soak this up as much as possible, cause I won't be his favorite for long.

  1003. What a wonderful Mother's Day giveaway! This will be my first Mother's Day as a new mommy and I would of course be beyond thrilled to win a laptop! I've wanted to write for a long time and know that if I had a laptop it would help so much.

    I'm loving the touch screen capability! This is a beyond-my-wildest-dreams laptop. :-) Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  1004. What I want most for Mother's Day is for my mother to recover quickly from her surgery! She is the rock of our family and I can't imagine my life without her in it.

  1005. This is would fabulous to have as my old laptop has bit the dust, and I am on the run so much! I like the fact that the laptop is lightweight and easily portable, because with my arthritis I can't lug around anything heavy!

  1006. I most want to be surrounded by the people who love me. Then again, being surrounded by a laptop sounds relaxing as well.
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  1007. I would love to win this, the functionality of this would be amazing, I could use it for work brought home and entering contests while watching movies. I love the color of the bag, this is an awesome give away.

  1008. I love that you can give away something so cool! All I want for Mother's Day is to actually BE a mommy. You see, my husband and I are waiting "patiently" to complete our family through adoption. What a gift that will be!

  1009. I look for space in a laptop bag and for durability. It must protect my computer and hold it securely.
    Thanks!

  1010. My three kids are getting me "Mom" a seat to sit in that I can use when I go to the boys baseball games so my back has something to lean on when I sit on those uncomfortable benches. That is all that I asked for besides a day at home with my kids and hubby. May all the moms share a great day with their families. Enjoy.

  1011. This comes at the perfect time. My husband never wanted to get on the internet, nor had any interest. Now for the past week or so, he's been bugging me and taking over my laptop. With times being what they are and with our limited fundage, it's hard to just get in the car and go buy another one for him. I definately would benefit from this. He can have his laptop and do what he needs and I can take mine back and do what I need.

    For Mother's Day, I'm going to church, going to my Gram's house to visit with Gram and Mom. Then the hubby and I are going out to eat while the little guy stays home with a babysitter. In between all that, well, I still have chores to do around the house.....but since I have Monday off from work, I plan on splitting it up. Tomorrow, I'll just do the upper portion of the house and the laundry. Then Monday, I will do the bottom portion and the dishes. If I could afford it, I'd get a maid. It's a never ending job.

    Thanks and hope you have a great Mother's Day.

  1012. I really just want a nice relaxing day for mother's day. Kids refrain from arguing, etc.

    I just bought a new laptop but we still need another one. I look for good sized memory, speed and reliability. I look at user reviews, etc. the tablet looks really great.

  1013. For mother's day I would like to just be around family and enjoy. This would be a nice surprise to win. I could definitely put it to good use.

  1014. for Mother’s Day I hope to get flowers but even if I don't I will be thrilled to spend time with my family.

    I would use the “tablet” functionality of the Toshiba for my classroom. It has so many of the options I need to make tech savvy lesson plans.

  1015. I would love to give this to my mom. She is FINALLY starting to lose her fear of the "super scary typing machine" we refer to as a computer. It would really help her keep in touch with my sister and I, along with ALL of her 7 brothers and sisters!

  1016. I want my health back- I am under the weather ( I don't think it's swine flu, but I'm staying home just in case. I told my son not to visit- he came over anyway and I just pray he doesn't get it too.

  1017. i used to have a laptop but it died in october last year and ever since then i have not been able to get much done...can you say serious withdrawal! now i'd ask for a laptop for mother's day but that would be asking too much from my family so i've opted for a nice dinner at my favourite chinese restaurant.

  1018. I really don't want anything for Mom's Day. I have all that I want or need. God, family, and the greatest nation in the world to live in. Happy Moms Day ladies....

  1019. I really want my mom to enjoy and cherish all that she DOES have and not dwell on the things she doesn't~I would also like for her to take care of herself more, EVERYDAY, not just mother's day!
    I love you mom!

  1020. Waw! A wonderful giveaway! Would you imagine how stressful it is with two babies, both less than 2 years, and a freaking slow computer! It's terrible when the girls start screaming and I have to get my on-line work done on that turtle-like! Would be great to replace it with such an amazing Toshiba!

  1021. Wow! What a great giveaway!

    Really, nothing could ever top my first mothers day which was the day that I found out that I was pregnant with my first child. But this mothers day, I am looking forward to sleeping in, eating yummy food, and spending time with my family--hopefully including some time outside!

  1022. I am practically speechless, this is such an amazing prize! If I were to win, I would definitely put this beautiful Toshiba Portege to work every where I go.

    Being a mother is the most important job...ever! What has always bothered me about being a mother is you never know if you are doing it right until it is too late. However, I do believe I am doing it right. :-)

    Thank you.

  1023. What a fantastic prize!!! This is so very generous. I have been wanting a laptop for the longest time. What a great Mothers Day gift this would be.
    For Mothers Day, to be honest, all I want is the nice handmade gifts my kids make for me each year...I really love these items and the excitement they have giving them to me. To me these gifts are priceless.
    Thanks so much for this wonderful and amazing giveaway and Happy Mothers Day!!!

  1024. What do I want for Mothers Day? I want to have more patience. I never knew I had such little patience until I became a mother. Now that I am one, wow, I have NO patience for anything! So if I could be granted one Mothers Day wish it would be to have more patience, if only for one day. THANKS!

  1025. Looks like such a great laptop.. I am hoping that I will at least receive some phone calls from my two college age children..lol. I would really just enjoy a day of relaxing.. Happy Mothers Day to all!

  1026. I do a lot of digitizing (creating embroidery designs that can be stitched on an embroidery design). I've heard lots of people say that the tablets make it SO much easier to digitize, but I'll probably be 90 before I can convince my husband that I need one :-(

  1027. I have been wanting a laptop for the longest time. However, as the only income, my "want" comes way behind anything the entire family needs. Thanks for the opportunity!

  1028. My husband had a heart attack & is in the hospital. My greatest mothers day gift is to have him home & that he is in full recovery.

  1029. WOW awesome contest and since I never get anything for Mother's day this would be awesome!

  1030. I really want to give this to my wife, who has nursed me through 6 operations in the last 6 years!! She deserves it!

  1031. What an AMAZING prize! My 2 main concerns with a laptop bag is 1) padding & 2) sturdy straps!

    I have all fingers and toes crossed! :)

  1032. I miss my mom. Shes been gone almost a year. To say though she would have liked this gift would not be the truth though because she felt totally lost on a computer. If I was to win this though, she would have loved it for me. Have a great Mothers Day everyone and give your mom a hug for me.

  1033. WOW I would love to use a tablet. I have drooled over them for a few years now. They look so cool to be able to write messages and reminders would be very handy.

    The bag looks great too.

  1034. OMG !
    I cant even imagine winning this, I am on a 7 year old computer, that is slow and OLD, If I won this maybe I would be able to start my own blog, or upload all these pictutes and finaly get them sorted, all the possibilities......

  1035. Just finished the kitchen and a laptop would be perfect for my kitchen office. And sense Toshibas are the best, would be icing on the "cake"

  1036. For Mother's Day I really just want my children to be healthy and happy. What else is there? Childhood flies by, so, I think it's best to cherish every day. My oldest child is graduating from high school already! I know this laptop would be greatly appreciated if I could give it to her :o)

  1037. Awesome giveaway! Thanks!

    I would love to have a laptop just to be portable. It would be nice not to be tied to the PC. That it's a tablet too just adds to the pot.

  1038. I would be happy if my son wishes me a Happy Mother's Day before he reads about it in the paper or sees something about it on TV. If he made me breakfast, I couldn't ask for anything more.

  1039. Well for now it is just a big computer sitting on my desk. It would be fantastic to have one that can go with me when I have to travel.
    So old fashioned I am that I make use of
    public libraries when we travel for the summer.
    So much NICER to have my own laptop to use as needed.
    Thanks for the chance!

  1040. I was looking at some of the specs on the Portégé and was impressed with it having touchscreen capabilities, 2GB RAM, Super-Multi drive, and other features. This particular Toshiba laptop is so much better than my current desktop!

    elkaye[at]gmail[dot]com

  1041. The Toshiba "Good as Gold Green Technology" is impressive! I didn't realize that even a laptop could be green! Would love to lounge with this lap-top outside and not always be trapped inside when I am on the internet!

  1042. I actually need a laptop for my dd who is going into junior high. Her school has a laptop program. She would be the coolest kid at school

  1043. Luv to win this for my most-deserving hubby. He has a very bad back with a lot of pain and still helps me with my ailments. Hope he can win it... Many thx.

  1044. What a great laptop and laptop bag. I love the ideal that the screen moves and is able to become a notebook. That would be a great plus. I also like the laptop bag. It looks big enough for the laptop and extras and I love the color. Have a Happy Mothers Day yourself and enjoy thos darling little girls.

  1045. Since Calvin now loves the computer,our two-computer household could use another computer. Especially one that is so cute and functional!

  1046. My laptop is a few years old, so I would love to win a new one. I currently use a Toshiba and love the brightness of the screen and it has been very reliable.

    On mothers day I will be spending time visiting my mom, grandmother, and wifes mom -- Busy Day....Thanks!

  1047. I think this is wonderful what you are doing. Being a mother isn't always the easiest job, but where else can you work where you receive kisses and hugs all day long? I got flowers for Mother's Day and my two kids have made me something that they won't let me peak until tomorrow! That's really all I want. The flowers are beautiful and I'm sure that whatever they made me, I will cherish for years to come.

  1048. I want to be with my mother for mother's day. She recent;y went into a shelter to get away from her emotionally abusive and very controlling husband. I know I won't get to see her this year, but I would rather have her safe for mother's day then in her old home.

  1049. I look for a sturdy laptop bag! First one I ever bought, expensive as sin, snapped at the handle in an airport and killed my laptop dead. I was not happy! I wouldn't be happy damaging that great laptop you're giving away either. And room for the wires/cords/mice is needed too.

  1050. What I most want for Mothers Day isn't anything material. I just want to spend an entire day with my daughter and granddaughter. This laptop looks fabulous as well! I travel a lot and think this would be a lot easier for travel than my current laptop. Thanks.

    kport207 at gmail dot com

  1051. I would love to win this for myself...my laptop just gave out...it is beautiful and the bag WOW!

  1052. The beat Mothers day presents from Kids are homemade gifts! My 6 year old brought me home Friday from school they made mothers day cards and he remebered my favorite flowers are sunflowers so the card was filled with beautiful sunflowers! He also made me a special vase filled with fake flowers! It will always be cherished!

    I has been my dream to own a laptop! The tablet feature on this is so awesome! I love that you could write on the screen with an digital pen!

    I'm so glad I found your site! You have beautiful little kids! Have a lovely Mothers Day!

    Thanks for the chance Hun!

    ;-)
    Brooke

  1053. The tablet feature would be great for my photography editing. For mother's day the only thing I want is a BFP...

  1054. Since Sunday's not the best day for holidays for us, today is my Mother's Day. It's been excellent! I got several wonderful gifts, but the best one was the four minute video my hubby made of the girls dancing and playing, and both saying they love me and thank you and Happy Mother's Day. So wonderful! I've watched it three times already. Despite that, I wouldn't mind this cool lookin' laptop as a secondary gift... :) I like the look of the tablet part! I've never seen that before and wonder if my mac-loving husband might have use for it for some of his graphic designing. ??? Otherwise, my MIL is looking for a new laptop and this would be a great gift for her.

  1055. For Mother's day I would love what my mom always wanted...Peace and Quiet! I now understand the importance of that gift!

  1056. oooh, I could so use a laptop! I've got dial up internet at home. With a laptop, when I need a faster connection I could go to one of the local places where they have wi-fi. It would also make it considerably easier transporting a laptop than my desktop, when I go to visit my family on vacation.
    That bag is really nice too - looks like it can hold that laptop plus even more!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  1057. I've been wanting a laptop for a long time. I hate being stuck in front of my computer desk all the time and would love to move around when I'm doing my online stuff.

  1058. I am not a mother but I have a wonderful mom. I was injured three years ago and had to have my low back fused. Then I had to have the hard ware removed. Thru this all I lost the ability to dress myself so my mother does that for me. I lost the ability to live on my own. For the rest of my life I will have to have someone help me. Thru this all my mother has been their for me. I would have suicide if not for my mom. We used to live in California and that is where all my moms friends are. She has no support where we live now. The only way she can communicate is through E-mail. Are computer blew its motherbord so we have to go to are bank to use the internet. I would really like to be able to give my mom a new computer. Thank you for your time and the opportunity to win this computer

  1059. I like drawing and taking pictures so having a laptop where I could improve pics and draw right on the screen would be great

  1060. I could use this laptop while sitting on my screened porch researching what flowers I want for my back yard, patio and porches this spring and summer.

  1061. The only things I wish for is that my kids get a long on mothers day and that the weather is somewhat nice. I already was given my cute mothers day card my daughter made in school with her photo inside it. I'm not requesting anything for mothers day other then peace, good weather,time with my husband, and happy kids.

  1062. it seems like a great computer. Dont know much about them or the internet. heck everybody is talking about twitter and I dont even know what that means. I would like to win the computer so that I dont have to keep going over to my neighbors and borrowing theirs to use the internet. Just a wish......thanks

  1063. What I want (need? :) ??) is my own laptop, not have to share. Right now it's always a battle who gets our desktop. That would SOOOOO make my Mother's Day!! Thanks for a chance at this wonderful prize.

  1064. My mom would love this laptop. She works for the school district with gifted and talented kids and is always going from school to school. A tablet capable laptop like this would be perfect for when she's in the classroom doing her evaluations.

  1065. What a great laptop.

    For mother's day this year, I'm being practical. I told DH all I wanted was some money to order a few pair of maternity shorts and a new diaper bag (skip hop) that I need.

    A little peace and quiet would be nice too -- but witha 5 and 2 year old, I don't see that coming.

  1066. Oh what a wonderful prize this would be. Well My current laptop is almost 3 years old and in computer years that probably qualifies it for social security benefits. No bells and whistles on this old girl either so winning this one would be like getting a new baby.I think I'd spend a few weeks just getting to know it.
    I carry my current lappy around in an old tote-no padding so I stuff an old towel inside so she doesn't get too dinged. That laptop bag is only fitting for such a lovely computer!

    southrngal(at)gmail(dot)com

  1067. My mom would finally have her own laptop and not have to "borrow" my dads. Then she could contact us "kids" at any time.

  1068. What I look for in a laptop bag is one key element...it actually looks as if it could be a regular purse...camouflage rules.

  1069. How great would this be - I am going to be working from home, hopefully soon and I need something new because my laptop runs extremely slow. I have been looking for one, so being able to possibly win would be amazing! This laptop and the bag would be a complete blessing!

    Thank you!

  1070. The Protege looks like a wonderful laptop. I know someone that has another Toshiba and they say they're fantastic computers. On Mother's Day, I'm just going to take it easy. My kids are all grown and already got me something and I already went out to eat last night, so it'll just be a day for me to do whatever I want!

  1071. I would like to be able to have a laptop to take around and be able to communicate easily. Having it be portable is way too cool. There are a lot of places that I could conect to the net and be part of the blogging community. But if I were to win this one I would give this to my sister who is in desperate need of a new laptop. Her computer is so old that she can barely read email on it.

  1072. I certainly need a laptop. I want to be free of my desktop (and house), lounge in the backyard with a laptop would be absolutely wonderful. I would be less of a "stay at home" mom. I could be anywhere!

  1073. I would really love to win this for my daughter. She is a single mom about to lose her job when the daycare center she works at closes at the end of this month. She is currently studying to be a Dental Assistant to make a better life for her 2 1/2 year old son and could really use a computer to help her study. I'm really proud of her for working hard to take care of her son!

  1074. I would love to give this to my own Mother. She fiddles around a little on my desktop computer, but she's confined to a wheelchair which makes reaching the keys a little uncomfortable. She could use this computer in her chair. Thanks for the opportunity.

  1075. My amazing wife (the incredible mother of three boys aged 4, 3, and 8 months) would love this computer for her blogging - http://www.andrew-alaina.blogspot.com - especially after her old laptop died. Alaina still manages to post regularly, but this would help her so much. She is such an loving and awesome mom, I'd love it if she won!

  1076. I like that you can adjust the screen like that.
    I would sit on our patio a lot more this summer using this laptop if I won.

    On Mother's day I simply want dinner with the family.

  1077. My mother would love to have this. This would make for one amazing gift for one amazing mother.

  1078. What I like most about this laptop is the indoor/outdoor enhanced viewing; it would be great to be able to see the screen clearly outside. I also love the style of the laptop bag. It's much nicer looking than your typical laptop bag, and there's plenty of room for necessary extras. This combo would be great for any busy mom, like me!

  1079. I would love to win! I never win anything. I love to blog about being a mom. I facebook'd your site, all my friends will follow it now.

    For mother's day, I just want to not have to change any diapers. Not a single one!

  1080. I love how lightweight and portable this little computer is. So many laptops are practically desktops these days. It makes it hard to take them on the road with you.

  1081. I go to the library with my family for homework and work I use the
    internet for and you are only allowed an hour which does not give
    you enough time for research. this laptop would be a great help for
    me and my family. thank you,

  1082. My mom would absolutely love this. She doesn't get as much computer time on the desktop because my sister and I constantly use it for our classes, so this would help her out so much!

    orchestratenoise0726[at]yahoo[dot]com

  1083. I could really use a laptop~ I'm majoring in Graphic Design, and I'd use the laptop for my art items, instead of taking up space on my shared computer.

  1084. I'm always on the go and this laptop is something I've been thinking about purchasing for awhile now, but have hesitated because of the cost. I would use it to enter sweepstakes, check my emails and all the other great things I can do on the web.

  1085. Great laptop! If I won I'd use the laptop for keeping in touch and working/sharing information while traveling. I used to have a laptop and it got stolen, so I'm really missing the convenience of having a computer I can bring with me to work or bring on trips.

  1086. I would love to get this for Mother's day. I really wanted a Roomba but I already know what I'm getting and it's not that. I'm okay with it though because my hubby picked out a great gift anyway.

  1087. I do in-home care for the elderly and am away from home and my computer for 72 hours a week. This would really help me out.

  1088. What I most want for mother's day, is my own computer to do our taxes, get my billing seperate from the families stuff. Our computer dies all the time and I lose my data- ugh!
    Thanks so much!

  1089. For Mother's Day, I would like my family to prepare food for a picnic, and then we would go to the lake and enjoy the day. Of course, they have to clean up after themselves!

  1090. Okay - I added you to facebook, am following you on rss and I added a button to my blog and posted about your awesome blog!!

    awendybird.blogspot.com

  1091. I would love a laptop for Mother's Day. But I would have had to have had more than just 3 children to combine their money to buy me one.

  1092. Last night the family and I went for dessert at a local eatery. My granddaughter turned the paper placemat over and made me a Mother's Day card. It made me feel really good to know she was thinking of me.

  1093. Hi, I'm a sixteen year old girl with a horribly stressed mother. I'm completely flat broke and am feeling horrible for not getting anything for her for mother's day except 'love'. She means so much to me since my dad isn't here and I can talk to her about almost anything in the world. Since my dad is currently in Iraq and is not allowed the time to talk to her for more than twice a day, if even that, my mother stresses out all the time and even takes medication so she won't become depressed. Ha, she calls them her crazy pills. She tries so hard to keep a smile on her face at all times even when me and my 14 year old brother Chris are fighting and yelling. She puts up with a dirty house that never gets clean.Our landlord decided lately that we rented the house 'as is' so he won't fix everything that is wrong with the hous including: the dishwaher, the washing machine, the sinks, the windows, the closets, the toilets, the yard, the fences, the sidwalks, and many other things. So we are now currently in search for a new house in the same school district because she knows how much I love the schol that I am in now since we just moved here to Oklahoma in January. She doesn't have a job yet because not many places will hire her if we are going to be gone for the first two weeks of June. My grandmother is constantly bothering my mom for help in her house that always looks like a tornado went through it which means that, since my mom is almost always over at my grandmothers, I barely ever get to hang out with her anymore. My grandfather is the worst problem ,though, because he has just went through a big heart surgery that I don't think helped much because his heart still isn't beating right which means they will have to stop his heart so they can re-start it correctly. If this doesn't work, the doctor's have no clue what they will have to do next and even though she doesn't show it, I know that my mom is stressing over it because, come on, it's her own father. I'm basically just wanting to brighten up her day at least this once. Plus my mother loves to get on the computer to play games or write, which she barely ever gets to do since my brother steals her own laptop almost every day so she never gets to use it as she likes. Thank you for listenting.
    -Taylor

  1094. Wow! Melinda Jensen posted this on facebook and I'm glad I came over. I so agree with your post on motherhood. There are many tremendously wonderful things we all have to contribute to the world but by far the most important, the most critical, is what we give our children as we raise them to be good, honest citizens. I have three kiddos who are growing up so fast. Before I know it they will be grown and starting families of their own. I treasure my role as mother. It is the absolutely most important thing I do.

  1095. I would love 2 win this wonderful laptop 4 mother's day:)and I also pray that my mom and twin sis can make it down for dinner tomorrow:) ty 4 the awesome giveaway and 4 the entry:)

  1096. mineola aka velvetdays has DUGG this post!

    "The tablet feature just amazes me on this little wonderthing!"

  1097. Wow! What a giveaway! I am always "borrowing" my husband's laptop - wouldn't it be something if I had a fancy one of my own that he wanted to use! He would envy the tablet feature :-)

  1098. added comment to kirtsy (ambergirl)

    This is a great little piece of technology any blogger would love to get their hands on! The tablet feature is so neat!

  1099. I would love to win this, I have always wanted one and at 61 is not to old to get one, it would make my grandkids crazy, GOD BLESS

  1100. I am a senior citizen computer user. Sometimes when I am at the senior citizen center I will see someone looking at the PC they have there but when I offer them a basic course in how to use it they usually cringe and back off. I have taught a couple of folks and sorry to say they are now so attached to their PCs at home they don't come to the center more often. I usually have to talk to them on messenger. Anyway I was thinking that is I had a laptop I could take with me to the center (I go for lunch most days at it is only $2 and you can't beat that even at Micky D's) and maybe folks wouldn't be so intimidated by something they could hold in their laps and use. At least they would know it wouldn't bite. Ha! Ha!

  1101. I would love to win this to give to my single Mom, Daughter. Her work involves using a computer, but all she has is an older desk top one. A portable lap top one she could take with her... well that would just make her job so much easier.

  1102. Spending time with my kids and grandkids for Mothers Day is what I am looking forward to. Happy Mothers Day!!!!

  1103. Happy Mother's Day! It's so often said that being a mom is the most important job in the world that it is a cliche... But it is true. You are shaping the world quite literally every day with your hands.

    I love this lightweight next generation laptop & the tablet/swivel function amazes/flabbergasts me! How cool is that?! really, really, really cool! My mom's laptop is now several years old, would love to update.

  1104. What I would like most on Mother's Day would be to spend some time with my mother. We live in different states and both have a lot of demands on our lives which prevents us from seeing one another often. She is a great Mom and I wish the best for her!
    [email protected]

  1105. What I wish I could have this Mother's Day would be to see my sons. They are in VA and I'm in TX(:
    Anyway, the laptop would be an awesome gift and at least I could Skpe them from anywhere:)

  1106. This would be a dream come true. I go to work and school full time and my home PC has so many problems that I can't even use it for school anymore. I have to sneak in homework at work during lunch time which means, guess what? NO lunch break. With this prize I could do my homework anywhere and at anytime. Thank you SO Much for this chance to win.

  1107. As a mom, MeMaw & wife, the only thing I want is for my family 2 B happy, healthy & close. I don't want material things. I do expect respect from them. If they had to give me a present, I only want pictures, they R all that matters 2 me, everthing else is just material
    [email protected]

  1108. My daughter is an honor student but we have no computer. We use the libraries computers but they are slow and crowded due to budget cuts

  1109. I -- under the username "Loki_Lady" -- have tweeted about the contest, although, like someone else above, I'm unsure how to link to a particular tweet. I'll admit I'm still pretty new to Twitter!

  1110. I would love to have just a day off for mother's day. I know it won't totally happen though (with a nursing baby :) he kind of needs me every so often), but my hubby is making dinner and will help with my 3 year old a lot.

  1111. My first entry was number 352, but I just added your button to my blog. So entry #2 for the spectacular laptop giveaway.

  1112. This is what I would love to have for mother's day! I have never owned a laptop, and my desktop is more that 7 years old. I have been dreaming about getting a new computer for years now.

  1113. If I won, I would give this laptop and bag to my mother, who works with a community organization to provide assistance to families in need. She doesn't have a home computer of her own, and often has to stay late at the office to do work that she instead could be doing at home, with our family, if she had a laptop like this.

  1114. I honestly have never seen a tablet style laptop. It looks really cool. It would be really cool to use on a table, and would use less room.

  1115. The only thing I want for Mothers day is no rain! It is also my step daughters birthday so we are all going to the zoo to celebrate. I hope for her sake its nice out so we can enjoy celebrating her birthday together.

  1116. I've been needing a laptop for school but since Mother's Day is just around the corner and so is my Mom's birthday, I think she will enjoy it more than I will!

  1117. It took years but I finally got my husband to use a computer. But I created a monster, and that monster took over my laptop. It would be nice to win so I could be mobile with a computer again. PS I still would rather my husband take it over than not using one, he is having a blast with it.

  1118. We are actually in the market for a laptop. Hubby insists we need one since he claims I never let him on our desktop. I think he just picks a time when I am already on it :-)
    My son brought home a flower they had planted in Pre-K for me and a card that he drew in and he had to answer certain questions about me...He said I was 54 years old (I'm 32) and I weigh about 16 or 17 pounds (nope, not telling, but it's more than 17 pounds...LOL). There were other questions, but these really made me laugh!! That was the best gift I could hope to receive!! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

  1119. I bought a laptop several years ago and my husband has literally taken it over, I can't get near it, and now it is getting old and will probably die soon and I would really love to have "my own" laptop as a Mother's day gift. And if I win it he better stay away!!

  1120. Is it bad I'd love to give MYSELF this as a Mother's Day gift? Because in the interest of complete honesty I seriously want to. :)

  1121. What a giveaway. I love spending time with my 5 kids. I also love blogging and emailing to keep in touch with the outside world. Especially when I feel lost inside my own little world. It also helps me keep a family history as I let my extended family follow along with what we are doing.

  1122. I'd love to be able to give this laptop to my wife as a Mother's Day gift. She had a baby two weeks ago and hasn't been able to use our only desktop computer we have upstairs. It's been really for her to get around since he had the baby via ceserian. I'd love to be able to give this to her so she can still be on the net and check her email and also send out all our new baby pictures :)

  1123. This is what I would like to get for my wife. However it is out of my price range so I hope I will win this one. Thank You

  1124. My kids are grown and don't even pretend to have heard of Mothers Day... So that factor doesn't even enter the picture! But like most people, a laptop would make my life easier & be much more transportable than the ancient item I'm working on now. I don't know anything about tablets, but it looks awesome! Enter me in the drawing PLEASE!

  1125. For mother's day, there's nothing I want more than a laptop and this Toshiba Portege M750 is even more than I could hope for! I need it for work, travel and at home. I've never had a laptop (I feel like the only one who hasn't at this point!) and this Toshiba has every feature I've wanted and more - it converts to a tablet! And that laptop bag is just gorgeous! Thanks so much!

  1126. Holy sheep, what an awesome giveaway!! This is like my dream mother's day present...we share a computer in my home but I'm the one who uses it for the "important" stuff, yet my husband takes it with him a lot and I'm left with nothing. The writing feature is awesome- I've never used anything like that. Can only imagine how cool that'd be!

  1127. Hi! A friend introduced me to your blog and I'm glad :) I have a 2.5 hullabaloo of a toddler and what I would most like for Mother's Day is a hug from her and maybe a flower from her dada. Wouldn't also mind some time to get to read a book with some bubbly beverage as well ;) I am abroad right now but returning to the US this summer. I do have a US mailing address :).

    I also am following you now on twitter (I'm herlande), tweeted about it, and put it on FB. phew! Thanks!

  1128. I've been dreaming of a netbook, but this would work!
    I'd use the laptop to communicate with my Army Infantry son, who is far away from home. He loves to get pictures of home and his 4 younger siblings.

  1129. I think this laptop would be perfect for my daughter going away to college - she needs to have a laptop at her journalism school - and this one actually fits all of the requirements! Plus, with the bag, it will be easy for her to carry it with her to class. Please enter me =)
    Thank you for the giveaway :)
    hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

  1130. Oh, wow! As a mommyblogger I would love to have a laptop--it would make writing so much easier!

    Also, the tablet functionality would be lots of fun to use with my toddler to doodle, practice letters and shapes, etc.

    Thanks!

  1131. Happy Mother's Day!
    i went and checked it out. very nice. it does have a smaller screen, which is better. its hard to lug around such a big laptop, along with other things. thank you...

  1132. My mother is a senior health care facility. This laptop would allow me to bring it to her and show all the pictures and emails we get from family in texas and California.

  1133. I would love a new lapptop so I can give it to my mom. She has some old clunky demented one now and I think she would love to have this one.

  1134. A small notebook would be great when I'm out watching the kids splashing in their little pool. I can picture myself sitting in the shade, sipping on lemonade, and reading my blogs. What a great life!!

  1135. What I want most for mother's day is to not be sick with this flu like virus, to go to a park in great weather and have a picnic with my family enjoy a wonderful day. After we eat and play I will rest under a tree and dream about what I could do with such a great laptop. Imagine, no longer getting alerts that I dont have the right platform to upgrade my flashplayer or adobe reader. No more being told I cant view a website because Im still using Windows ME. No more being told I cant upload a photo because my machine doesnt have the memory or storage capacity. No more hunting for paper when I want to make notes, all can be done on this amazing little machine that I can take with me and not be terminally attached to a desk in a musty laundry room!! Amazing I tell you, Amazing! Sweet mother's day dreams for me!

  1136. I'm going to my middle son's house for Mother's day. I have 4 grown kids,I have 7 grandkids, 2 step grandkids that I think of as my own too, and 1 great grandbaby. We won't all be together for Mothers's day.Plus my husband died December 4th so this has not been a fun year for me.Thank you for having a wonderful giveaway.

  1137. I like the size of this laptop. I have heard that laptops with larger screens can lose battery power faster, and having something small and portable would be very handy when I'm in my daughter's room during nap times! Thank you so much for this giveaway.

  1138. i WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS FOR MY WIFE. SHE LOST HER JOB AND SHE REALLY NEED THIS TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB.

  1139. I think this is a great contest, Thanks for the chance to win, I think this would make a great gift for any ocasion. This would be great for surfing the web and I really like the tablet feature.

  1140. As a mother I have 3 children who may not be living with me next year (1) married with family of own, (2) son going 3 hours away to a great christian college and (3) daughter graduating from highschool this year and will be going away to school Because of these reasons I so want to keep in contact with them the laptop would make this so much easier
    [email protected]

  1141. This is an incredible giveaway. I really wish for Mother's Day that I didn't have to work, and could enjoy the day off with my husband and kids, but I have to work tomorrow. My husband is making a roast beef, so we'll have a nice dinner when I get off. Thanks for the chance to win!!

  1142. I would love nothing more for Mother's Day than to be able to snug in the bed with my 2 1/2 year ond 10 month old daughters all day. Of course neither one of them are still for more than 10 seconds. : )

    This is such an awesome giveaway.

  1143. you know i am almost at the end of this phase of my mothering journey. my youngest (of 5) is now 10yo... double digits! what they all say is true true true- these years do fly by and they are gone before you can even blink. i am a single mom, who's struggling to remain at home with my kids, homeschooling- none of us have it easy. i am often counseled to get out there and "live" more, whatever that means, lol. but you know what? at the end of the day, at the end of my life i want to look back and know in my heart of hearts that i mothered as well as i possibly could. that i gave my children the best of myself, the best childhood, the best preparation for their own lives that i could. i don't want any regrets.

    well didn't mean to write a book, lol. i kinda just wanted to share this quote from mother teresa, which you've probably heard a hundred times, but it inspires me in my nose-wiping, toilet cleaning, time-out monitoring moments:
    "there are no great things, only small things with great love"

  1144. I had spineal surgery a month ago. I am now able to move around a little. But I would love to be able to take a laptop to my chair and sit and search the web and blogs. It will be awhile before I can do alot of things so I get bored alot. It hards for me to sit at a desk because of my neck looking down. This would be a great Mothers day gift for myself. What a great thing you are doing. Thank you for thinking of MoM's. To often we are forgotten about of all the things we do.

  1145. last year, i asked for a Dyson vacuum cleaner and got it...this year i'm asking for a quiet day as my life has been pretty hectic lately and i don't even know where my head it. i feel like i've hit a mental block and the world needs to slow down...i think i will be sleeping in and let my kids (with help of hubby) make me my favourite blueberries pancakes in bed. nothing fancy this year for me!

  1146. I subscribed to your feed, and can't wait to explore more

    My DD is cooking dinner for me mothers day and making p-nut butter bars too.

  1147. wow what a giveaway, I really wanted a wall unit for my craft studio and DH was going to make me one, but I was thrilled to find the perfect furniture at a yard sale and DH bought it for me.

  1148. WOW!! Baby girl is growing so fast!
    What an amazing giveaway! I've been wanting a laptop for quite some time now. This one looks amazing!
    As far as Mother's Day... Being a mom has been one of the best things I've done in my life. It's amazing how much love your heart can hold, and how being a mom changes your life, your thoughts, your dreams completely!!
    Happy Mother's Day!

  1149. Dear Metropolitan Mama, It was so refreshing to read your comments about motherhood. Motherhood is THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB you will ever have, it requires more creativity and flexibility than any other job(making it the most interesting job you will ever have), it is more fulfilling than any thing else you will ever put your hand to, and if done right, you will have some of the best friends of your life when you are done with your MOST IMPORTANT JOB. You cannot name all of the benefits of raising children, there are just too many!!! God bless you on your journey with your precious little ones.

  1150. I have been trying to start a garden blog and am finding myself tied to the house to work on postings. I would love to have a laptop to be able to take to the park or to lessons with my kids and work while they are playing or practicing. A laptop with that many cool feature and being green will be amazing to win.

  1151. I know nothing about the tablet feature but it would be nice to access the internet from anywhere other than my office (where my desktop is)

  1152. Wow! There are so many sentimental things that would be so special to get on Mother's Day, that I didn't even think of an amazingly cool, functional gift like this! I am always, always blogging and am working on digital scrapbooking as well. It would be so great to have a little computer of my own to do all of that on! Something I can have on hand and use really easily! Since having our 2nd child a couple of months ago, I feel like I have so much to blog about! Thanks for doing such a fun giveaway!!!

  1153. How cool to be able to giveaway a laptop. Just when my laptop is going to the dogs too. Toshiba laptops are awesome too. I would use the heck out of this on vacation, while at cafes, at home for my website and/or blog....the possibilities are endless!!

  1154. I am looking forward to a quiet day with my family on Mother's Day. I told my two year old daughter I wanted her to say "I LOVE YOU" by Mother's day. I don't think we will make it. We have been practicing and she can sign it and she will say I and you with prompting but just the fact that she is trying and will sign it to me is enough. :)

    Thanks for a great prize!

  1155. Wow, a lot of comments! Of course, with this prize, that's totally understandable!

    I love touch-screens. When I worked at Starbucks, the cash registers were touch-screen, and it's so easy to use. Laptops are so great. They take up so little space! I can see this one being really fun for doing creative things--the touch screen seems like it would make doodling on the paint pad soooo much easier!

  1156. I know how you feel. Some days I wonder if I should be doing more with my life, but at this moment in time.. this is what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. And raising good boys is my difference for the world. One day it'll just be me and my endless amounts of time, and I'll miss this.

    Your daughters are so lovely...and I can't believe wee little one is growing up so quickly!

    For Mother's Day I'd love an entire day where the older two don't fight with each other... HA! lol

    Happy Mother's Day to you !!

    Nell

    And yes, I would love to win... it feels like I'm the only one without a laptop! I follow ya and linky link to ya on the blog.

  1157. A stunning giveaway! I would love to win .Why you ask? Because I have had a terrible year so far ,one that I wish I could begin again and have things change. This will be the saddest Mothers Day I will ever have. I need good things to happen and winning will help. I am still weak and it would be great to be in a recliner and use a laptop or go outside and use it there.
    Thanks for the chance
    [email protected]

  1158. I just gave you a thumbs up in stumble upon. Thanks again for all the chances to win! Here's hoping luck is on my side.

  1159. Stephanie, this is amazing. What a giveaway. I have never even heard of a laptop that does all of this... the tablet thing sounds really cool. I wonder if you could even draw directly onto the tablet? Anyway-- I would love to win! Sharing a computer with my hubby (who also has two blogs) means I don't get enough time to work on mine. I would love to be able to put more into it. I tweeted about the contest, and I follow you on twitter and subscribe to you already. :)

  1160. Alright, I just twittered this giveaway as well. You can see the update on my blog or visit my twitter page. Username:summeresque

  1161. I love the concept of changing the world by being a great parent! There is no greater job than raising children, and raising them to be world changers is an exciting and challenging job. My daughter knows she can change the world, even now at the age of 12, by touching the lives of those she comes in contact with every day.

  1162. Oh my goodness! My laptop is having serious "issues" and is driving me nuts. I can think of nothing nicer for Mother's Day than a nice new, highly functional and fashionable laptop with a nice carrying case.
    OK, a relaxation massage along with a pedicure and manicure would be nice, too. But the laptop would last longer. *grin*

  1163. Oh my goodness! What an awesome laptop! I so I hope I win! I've never even owned a lap top (not for lack of wanting too).

  1164. Wow, look at all the comments. I would love to win this and take it with me to blogher this year. This will be my first blogher conference experience and I need some style added to my gear, lol! Thanks for the giveaway. Oh mother's day this year will be spent at a buffet!

  1165. BTW, I did number 1,3 and 4.

    I added the button in my blog. I subscribed through my RSS in my computer and followed in my blog. I also made a post about it in my blog.

    Thank you for this generous giveaway. You have such a beautiful heart. You will certainly be an instrument in answering one of the prayers in this world.

    GOD BLESS YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOUL!

  1166. That is an awesome laptop. I think the screen positioning would be so useful . .

    What I want most for mother's day I can't buy - for my grandmother to suddenly recover from dementia. But, absent some miracle, what I would really like is to sleep in and then enjoy the day with my husband and kids, but not have to clean up anything.

    Also, I followed you on Twitter - I'm TheSmartMama.

  1167. Well, I can't imagine any other way to spend Mother's Day than with my awesome family. sleeping in would be ideal, but then we still have to make it to the 0830 church service (reality setting in). meals not made by me that i don't have to clean up. afternoon family nap. a hike to view a sunset from a hillside or at a local vineyard.

  1168. What I want most for Mother's day money can't buy! My mom passed away 2 years ago and I would love to have her back just for 1 day. She was everything to me! I just miss her so much! I have 2 daughters of my own and they are PRECIOUS, and that means THE WORLD to me also! MOTHER's and Daughter's have a Bond that is inexplicable. YOU know that!!!!!

    Now, a Laptop! WOW, my laptop is getting OLD, it has been fixed 3 times and By God's good Grace it is hanging in there! I would love to have one that is super portable and lightweight, yet runs Quickly, Boots up fast and is DEPENDABLE!!!
    The Portege looks FABU!!
    Thank you so much for the chance to win!!!
    Leslie

  1169. For Mother's Day, after celebrating with my own mom at lunch and the ballet (!), I would love to be given a gift certificate to go get a spa pedi with my sister.
    Happy Mother's Day everyone!

  1170. Thanks for sharing this awesome gift with one of us. So, since my laptop has recently started giving me the warning signs, like, oops, just decided to shut off, or close the internet, or freeze up, a new laptop sounds absolutely too good to be true. Our budget for a new laptop all depends on when this baby decides to go, so that pretty much means, "budget? what budget $ for a new laptop?" Thanks again for sharing this great laptop...and bag. And congrats to whoever gets to take it home!

  1171. I have been dying to have a laptop for a while now. This one looks awesome. I really think this would be the BEST Mother's Day Gift aside from no laundry to do or messes to clean up!

    Thanks!

  1172. I came from Deborah's blog. She featured your giveaway in her blog. It really surprised me.

    I have to agree with this post. You certainly are doing a great job in being a mother to your beautiful children. I very much agree with the legacy that you'll be living for your kids. I also want to do the same for my future kids but for now, I really want to follow my mom's example. For me, she is the best mom ever (no offense to you, of course). I was a prodigal daughter. But she still accepted me inspite of every huge mistake I've committed in the past. And I would very much like to give this laptop to her if I win. She doesn't have a laptop and she very much like to learn and use one in making her educational books. She has been a teacher for more than 25 years now. She manually writes everything and she lets other people type it for her in another computer. I want to be able to give her something to make up for all the mistakes I've done. Still I know that being a better person is already a beautiful gift for her.

    Sorry for the long comment. Thank you for sharing your laptop with us. You have a generous heart.

    GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY! P.U.S.H.

    Oh and the picture of your kids are so awesome. The holding hands are so cute. It leaves me in awe. Beautiful children, indeed.

  1173. I would love a laptop i might actually be able to keep up with blog then. Jack is always crawling all over me while i am at the computer, but if i were able to post anywhere i could do it while we are outside and then he could care less what i am doing! And such a small one that would fit in a cute little bag, now you are talking! As for a mother's day gift, i think a night of uninterrupted sleep would be the best. but being 8 months pregnant i think we would have to send me to bed with a diaper on!!!

  1174. I don't want a thing for mother's day--being a mommy is gift enough! But I do pray for a healthy baby #2 and a strong heartbeat at next week's appointment! What an amazing giveaway! My mom desperately needs a computer and a laptop would be very easy for her to use!

  1175. I definitely need a new laptop, mine is about ready to be thrown out the window!

    I'd love to be able to have one with the tablet feature, I wonder if you can sketch with it? That would be very useful for what I do!

    Thanks for the opportunity.

  1176. That laptop looks gorgeous!! I know this will sound pathetic and really...sorry if it does! I was laid off this week and my husband is already on unemployment. Not sure how we will get by. I have decided to go back to school and become a nurse. I have enrolled in summer classes but I am sure that a laptop would help IMMENSLY! I am a mom of two kiddos :) Thanks for considering me!

  1177. You know what I would love for Mother's Day? I'd love to sleep in, have all my meals prepared for me, and the house cleaned! That's my idea of Mother's Day!

  1178. WOW! This is one great giveaway! I would love to have a "cool" laptop! My Mother's day wishes are for a new ring (diamonds, baby!) or a Kindle. BUT, I will settle for a day at the movies to see X-Men.

  1179. Comment 189, Carolyn should get an extra entry, she facebooked about this, but I didn't see her tell you she did. She's how I found out about it. :)

  1180. Does subscribing to the RSS feed happen automatically, I hit the button but nothing came up for me to add my info in. Thanks.

  1181. What I most want for Mother's Day is a job for my husband...it's been 21 months of unemployment and we are really missing the medical/dental benefits and being able to do things we want to do...go to the beach etc. I work full time on a desk top computer at home...if I had this laptop I would work outside on the sunny days and watch my kids play. :) I would love that! And if my husband got a job I could maybe work less hours and have more time with the kids...I would love that too! I agree with this post too...don't let the time get away, cherish the children while they are with you and train them up in the way they should go! God bless and Happy Mom's Day! Thanks for the chance at this great Mother's Day prize!

  1182. Oooo!! This is an EXCITING give-away! : ) I can't believe that I am going to be celebrating my 3rd Mother's Day as a mama this year!! It goes by so fast. I can really appreciate what you said about feeling like you're doing all these little things that don't matter....but I guess when you think about the big picture, it is all of these little things that will encourage, grow, and raise up these little people the Lord has given us! So we keep on doing them and remember that the little things ARE accomplishing an extraordinary goal :) This would be an AMAZING Mother's Day present and I'm sure I could put it to great use : )

  1183. I was in Panera today and saw all these fellow mommies carting their kids and diaper bags and high chairs and food to tables, eating with a child in their lap and one across the way. And I was just so overwhelmed by a sense of camaraderie with these women who I didn't know. All I knew was that we were in this together. This juggling, hectic, amazing ride called motherhood. I am thankful for that!
    Thanks,
    Kristin

  1184. I have to say that what I would like most for Mother's Day is to just be able to spend the day with my mom. Unfortunately, I'm not a mom to my own kids, yet...but I pray someday I will be.

    The various functions of this laptop would be great, especially since I'm just at the beginning of my Master's classes, so this would be ideal for all of my papers and projects!!

  1185. This is a fabulous laptop that I would love to have! I'm really interested in the tablet functionality. That would make my stick figure drawings much easier to post. LOL! However, what I want most for Mother's Day is an entire day of scrapbooking without feeling guilty. My albums are so far behind and I desperately need time to catch them up.

  1186. What I most want for Mother's Day... is a Artist's Oil Paint kit. I've always known I have a strong creative streak that has been mostly ignored my whole 40-something years. This past week I went to my first oil painting class, and fell in love! I've home schooled 3 children and am working on the last two of my children. I've been busy tending to motherly cares for over 20 years. But recently I decided to expand my repetoire of skills and do something I've always longed to do. So that's what I want for this Mother's Day - but I wanted to encourage some older, or perhaps not so older, mothers that the passage of time doesn't have to mean the passage of lost opportunities to do something you've always longed to do. May your Mother's Day be filled with love ...and new opportunities!

  1187. These laptops are pretty sweet!! I am in very desperate need of one too, my current laptop is not quite portable at this time, it always has to be plugged into the wall for the battery to function. This would be great to have especially now that I started a new blog, Wholesomehabits.blogspot.com. and a very nice Mothers day gift indeed!!!

  1188. What a wonderful Mother's Day Gift! I would love to say that this laptop would be a great upgrade for me... but I don't own a laptop... never have owned a laptop. My kids needs and wants come before mine... I only have them for a little while before I have to turn them loose into the world-- so this would have to be a gift as I could never justify spending the money on myself.

  1189. This is a very cool contest. If I won I would just be forever grateful to have two working computers in our house with a husband and three kids, two of them teenagers we all share the desktop, can be rough at times with the kids homework and such. I'm just saying :)

  1190. Oh this would be great! I could work better with my graphic art using the tablet function. Plus this laptop would run the game I bought my husband for Christmas, poor guy.

  1191. This would be great. I find myself many places that offer free WiFi, and I am visiting with friends, and think of something I want to check online, but can't. For me this might become a regular item that I would pack everywhere!

  1192. what I want for mother's day...win a lottery ; ) To be more serious, a card will do, as well as some time on my own (reading a newspaper in quietness + latte, perhaps?)

  1193. What I would most like for Mother's Day......is for my husband to think of something on his own (with the kids, of course!), a way to celebrate this day without a lot of fuss, but a thought and kind action none the less. That's not too much to ask for, is it?

  1194. The best gift for Mother's Day would be a day without sibling rivalry or backtalking. All of the kids being pleasant to one another and to me! :) Thanks for a great give-away to celebrate moms!!!

  1195. This laptop giveaway would be great for my mother because she has been wanting a laptop for mobility and a method to stay in-touch with her kids and relatives. My mother is a great woman cause she had put off and sacrificed purchasing one to send my sister and I through nursing school.

  1196. I made a post on my blog about your awesome giveaway. Way to make a difference in one person's life!

  1197. What a great giveaway! I've already got a use for a tablet PC picked out! This would make an awesome media center pc and extremely convenient! Also, Toshiba makes great computers! Thanks for this opportunity!

  1198. I guess for everything I do I leave another comment - right?

    The perfect mother's day present?? I blogged about what I wanted most for mother's day hear last year.

    http://colorado-mama.blogspot.com/2008/04/mothers-day.html

    Last year was a hard mother's day because all I wanted was a day away from the kids (Lily was a VERY diffcult baby) and that was the one thing I did not get. I did not get away for the kids at all that day, no naps, no 10 minutes of silence - nothing.

    Now that Lily is older and not quite as bad and I am not dealing with PPD I would like to enjoy a nice run or hike by myself, a massage would be great but not needed, playtime in the park with the family on a super beautiful day, and eventually a nice dinner with my hubby (no kids for dinner). That would be a perfecr Mother's Day.

    The laptop is wonderful. We are almost to the point that I want a new computer but just have not gone that route due to money. I would love to be able to sit on the couch and blog (need to get wireless internet to do that first!). We also need a new computer because our current one is old and slow - but other than that for what we use it for it works great. So unless I win one I won't be buying one anytime soon.

  1199. This laptop would be an awesome Mother's Day gift. With 3 little boys (4, 2, and 1) our laptop is my saving grace to the outside world. Who would of ever thought I would be saying that. We use our computer all the time for blogging about our Ministry and our Kiddos, Facebook, and News Letters. Not to mention my 4 year old loves to play games!!!! I pray that everyone has a blessed Mother's Day and gets the best present of all and sweet hug and kiss from their little ones!

  1200. Oh wow, this is an incredible giveaway!
    Today, my son came home from Kindergarden with a present for me: A cookbook made by all of his classmates. It was so adorable because the kids gave directions for their favorite recipes. I think there were 9 versions of spaghetti. They also made up measurements: cookies with 1 cup of sugar, 1 oz of flour and 15 chocolate chips; casseroles that baked at 40 degrees for 18 hours... It was a riot. And after each recipe they said one reason their mom was special. I'm special because I can cook and I'm nice.
    Days like this remind me that the messiness of motherhood is totally worth it!

  1201. My friend Jessie is excited about her first Mother's Day as a mom. As she should be. Memory-making days. The best days of her life, only sometimes she will be far too tired and busy to realize it. At least I was.

    My kids are grown and gone, but we had some great celebrations back in the 1980s! Here's what I do miss:

    1. Those sweet little faces in the old family pictures. It's all I can do to look at old pictures and not cry. There's so much I wish I could do over and do better.

    2. Mother's Day with little kids: the soggy cereal, the half-cooked strips of bacon, a warm glass of milk, cold and overbuttered toast served by Chris and Kelly who were beside themselves with excitement. They'd pile up in the bed with us and watch me eat every bite of the best breakfast I'd ever had. What I wouldn't give for that to happen this Sunday!

    3. Having my kiddoes with me at church on Mother's Day. It's the hardest thing in the world to look out over the congregation from the choir loft and see all the moms sitting there with their children. Kelly lives too far away, and I have no idea why Chris doesn't come. Probably goes to his mother-in-law's church. It's lonely, very lonely.

    The kids will call. They always do. But today I wish I could go back to 1987.

  1202. Laundry isn't fun, dishes are the worst, and I am sick of picking up toys off the floor of my front room. I have stretch marks everywhere, and I will never get back into my size 3/4 pants. But I forget about those awful things when my boys smile at me, and ask for a hug. I forget when I see my 3 yr old hug his little brother while the little brother smiles back and think I must be doing something right. There is nothing better than hearing a tiny voice say thank you mommy. No, I may not be president of anything, and I am not the smartest crayon in the box. I am not the trophy wife that we all sometimes wish we were, but dangit, my kids love me and I love them. Happy Mother's Day everyone.

  1203. I would love to win this for Mother's Day as a present to myself because I would use this every. Single. Day. I am a blogger (and hope I could be considered more than just a "mommy blogger") and a part time music teacher and I have had aspirations to be a writer for as long as I can remember. I'd love to have my own laptop to work on my stuff in the privacy of my own room or when I go out to a cafe to get some quiet (which is rare in a house with 3 boys!!). Anyway... this is something I need anyway, so to win it would be a major highlight of my life so far! Besides, I need something else for the boys to fight over. :)

  1204. Subscribed to the feed... (Why didn't I do that a long time ago?!? I guess cuz I was waiting for this contest to come along! ;)

  1205. I've never had a laptop, but love the idea & this looks like a cool one! I love what you wrote about the significance of motherhood - some days it feels so mundane, so inconsequential. But I know, without a doubt, that couldn't be more untrue - shaping these little lives, raising the next generation for the Lord - what could be more valuable and significant than that!?!

  1206. Great giveaway! I would really like to have this laptop. I have been hurt for more than a year and have limited mobility and cannot sit up for very long, so this would help me in doing my work at home. I could use it while lying on the couch.

  1207. What an amazing thing to do right now before Mother's Day!! If won the laptop I would give it to my Mother-In-law who was a very generous person when she had the means. She is in an assisted living facility and has faced many challenges and trials in the past couple of years. She has no access curently to a computer and really feels isolated from the world...what a wonderful gift for her. I believe in paying it forward. She would be so greatful to be able to check on her grandkids, as I blog about them daily on my blog.

  1208. That does look like an amazing laptop. I especially loves how it swivels...I bet my husband would get a kick out of that! Plus, it's so posh and sleek looking! Hope you have a Happy Mother's Day.

  1209. Mother's day is a tough one for me. It falls exactly between my wedding anniversary and my birthday. So, more often than not, I don't want anything but a meal cooked by my husband, and peace and quiet. It seems silly to celebrate it beyond that, with everything else I celebrate around it.

    I've been really itching for a laptop lately. I think the only thing that might top a laptop for me would be an iPhone... but that's not happening in the foreseeable future. And for someone who seems to *never* win prizes... well, this would be SO much fun! Would definitely make the most memorable Mother's Day of my life so far.

  1210. My doctors office uses these instead of folders and paper and I absolutely SALIVATE whenever they come into the office (despite the fact that I am usually there for some yuck awful reason). Currently the "u" key on my keyboard requires the strength of a Herculain wildebeast to get it to type the darn thing so a new laptop would be fabulous. I wonder however in a house of 4 younger boys how long it would take for them to wrench the top off the bottom in an effort to show one of their friends mom's new fandangly laptop? Hehe. Perhaps what I need for mother's day is a loft, with a door that locks. Happy Mothers' Day everyone!
    K.

  1211. I get my daughter all to myself on Mother's Day (which is a great gift in itself!), so I'm just hoping for a massage from the hubby when he gets home from work as a "Thanks for all you do hunny!" gift.

  1212. I have 4 beautiful wonderful children and love being a Mom. I am not expecting anything special for Mother's Day other than to spend time with my family. I would love to be able to give my oldest a new laptop since he will be going to college next year and finances are not the greatest. Love your blog Stephanie, keep it up!

  1213. I think I'd give this to a nonprofit who needs a computer. We already have a fairly new Toshiba--I'm typing on it now. :)

  1214. The laptop looks amazing! I am a Ph.D student in Epidemiology specializing in pediatric cancer. My current laptop is on its last leg and keeps crashing and I dont have money to buy a new one. Happy Mother's Day to you! Your daughters are adorable.

  1215. What an amazing giveaway you are having. I so want a new laptop and one like this is totally awesome. I love the fact that it is a tablet. I am in love with this giveaway.

  1216. Okay, this is an amazing giveaway. I am excited for this mother's day because my daughter is finally old enough to make me a gift all by herself. (She's 3) I already knew what she was making because I am in charge of crafts at her school, but the fact that my child was intently working on a gift that she knew was for her mommy, makes it the best gift EVER!

  1217. I am so excited about Mother's Day. I have no children but I really enjoy any excuse to see my mother and grandmother at the same time. Plus, I bought my mother a wonderful fair-trade bag to bring to the beach this year.

  1218. I couldn't think of anything I wanted for Mother's Day...then the Brighton flyer came in the mail yesterday. There's a Love and Peace anklet that I think is awesome... I showed it to dh and circled it, hope that's enough of a hint. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.

  1219. I need a laptop desperately! This would be the perfect mother's day present. I am a work at home Mom, and I feel so tied down at my desk! This laptop will give me freedom to move around! lol

  1220. Oh, this would be such an answer to prayer at my house! I've Twitted, I've subscribed, I've posted a button, I'll blog about it, I'm following...let me see what else I can do...please oh please pick me!!!

  1221. My computer is on its last leg. This prize would really come in handy. Thanks for the chance.

  1222. it would be so awesome to win this laptop for Mother's Day! I love that the screen can be spun for other people to view... and the bag is a great place to store it when not in use... or to protect it during travel...

  1223. Wow!! How awesome is this? I got here via Michelle from Lollypops and Lizard's blog. I would love to win this and be able to have a laptop at all. It sure would make blogging a little more 'portable' as I don't have a laptop at all and my desktop is about 6 years old...as far as technology standards go it's ancient!! A laptop would be awesome because it would allow me that portability I need running around after 4 kids!! Thanks for the opportunity.

  1224. I would use the tablet for graphic design and the laptop part for other related computer work. I love how versatile the screen is.

  1225. What an awesome prize! I'd definitely put this to great use in my classroom. With the tablet feature, I could easily walk around and take notes on my students as they are working. Love the bag too. So stylish! Hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

  1226. Well, for Mother's Day, I'm torn between having a nice day with my fam (hubby and kids) and having a day to myself. I mean, after all, i spend time with my fam every day and it's great. but very rarely do i have day to myself. I'd love to have the whole day to do my scrapbooking, sewing, etc etc. I'm a mommy blogger as well, so a laptop would be awesome!! never seen one with a tablet feature!! writing blogs could be a breeze with that feature!! awesome giveaway!

  1227. Wow! What a giveaway! I have always wanted a tablet PC because I think it would be an excellent tool to use when working with kids (although it would absolutely get a lot of wear and tear). It would also be fun to experiment with all the special things tablet pcs do. It would be an awesome replacement for my lame-o Acer laptop (which I would then def. pass on to my Mom!)

  1228. Hey Stephanie!! I love the pictures of the girls!! This is a great give-away!! We still have our dinosaur ancient laptop that we bought over five years ago that takes at least 10 minutes just to shut down!! So a new laptop would be great for the whole family, especially all writing that Kristen loves to do!! As for what I want for Mother's Day...the best gift is to be able to spend the day with the kids, husband and parents - enjoying listening to kids scream and laugh while playing in the pool!! I hope that you have a wonderful Mother's Day too!

  1229. This is an amazingly generous giveaway. Thank you for the opportunity! For 28 years my mother has been my greatest teacher. Now she teaches a room full of second graders every day. She is an amazing mom and teacher, but she is also a gifted writer. With her youngest child graduating from college this year, her mom duties will be significantly reduced. She is also nearing retirement which will give her more time to do the things she loves, writing included. Every week, on the computer she shares with my father, she writes a column for her local newspaper which can be seen here http://www.mybackyardnews.com/blog/?s=crocket
    If I could give her this laptop and bag, she could write anywhere and it would be of great encouragement to her, a show of support. After all of the encouragement and support that she has shown me and so many others over the years, she more than deserves this.
    Again, thanks for the opportunity and Happy Mother's Day to you!

  1230. Commenting!!

    Seriously, my current laptop is being help together with scotch tape and paper clips (THANKS kids.), so wouldn't I be excited if I won!? Yes I would.

  1231. Now for my words on Mother's Day...

    My husband asked me what I'd like to do for Mother's Day this weekend and my honest response was - Sleep In!

    So today- he let me get started on the sleeping in as I didn't get up until 11 am! Isn't he great!

    We don't have any money to do any gifts or even go out as he had spine surgery two months ago so instead we are packing a wonderful picnic lunch and heading off to the park for a wonderful time of just being together, enjoying the sounds of nature, and watching the kids play.

    I'd seriously take something like this over flowers, cards, jewelry, or other things like that.

    Now as for this computer- um... COOL! How neat is that to be able to turn the screen and even write on it. I think it might be the neatest thing I have seen today.

  1232. Right now, I have a very old Dell desktop that only works when it feels like it. I have been wanting to get a laptop, but have not been able to come up with the extra money. I homeschool my 5 yr old, and having a new computer would really help us out with school.

    Thanks so much for offering this giveaway.

  1233. While i have not yet made the jump to a laptop myself, i've been looking into it. This offer is pretty exciting, and i have to tell you that for a laptop bag, i'd be looking for a comfortable shoulder strap, something pretty yet functional, and something with a few extra pockets for all the necessary paraphernalia like cords and paper and pens.

  1234. OMG! This would be amazing for my wife to win. She's a full-time Mom and Mommyblogger as well. Unfortunately she's been working on our crappy e-machine and it is slow as mollases. It would make her year to win this.

  1235. I've been dreaming of a new laptop since mine just bit the dust! What a fabulous mother's day present.

  1236. I'm hoping for a well baby on Mother's day. He's too young to get or make me anything, but if he'd just get well, and let me get a decent night's sleep, I'd be over the moon with joy. A laptop would rock, too!
    I love this post, by the way. On occasion, I see what some of my childless college friends have gone off to do. I cringe for a moment, and wish I could do some of those things. And, then I come back to my senses, and realize that I wouldn't have it any other way. I am blessed to be able to give up or put on hold some of my ambitions for the opportunity of raising my little boy.

  1237. We just got the best Mother's Day gift ever - to find out that we are having another son!!! The sonogram was this morning, and it was like dejavu (sp?). We were in the same ultrasound room, with the same technician, and found out that we are having the same sex as last time! It was truly amazing to see him moving on the screen!!! And we got a pic of this one in the same exact position as our little Matthew last time - with his hand up to his face seemingly sucking his thumb! It is truly a blessing!!!!! And we are so thrilled! This has made my Mother's Day special! :)

  1238. Wow! I could use this for my photography biz that I'm trying to get off the ground! This is such an awesome gift!

  1239. Hey Steph, thanks for the encouraging post for Mother's Day - it is easy to get caught up in the mundane and forget how important what we as moms really do for our kids and families!
    Love the giveaway, thats fantastic :)
    Hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!!

  1240. I'm going to be going back to school this fall for my degree in nursing. A laptop like this would go a long way in helping me with my schoolwork.

    I have a lot of guilt about going back to work while my son is so young, and we're talking about having another kid, to boot! However, I know that not only am I doing the right thing for my kids in the long run, I'm also doing the right thing for them now. When I'm not intellectually and socially stimulated (and I need more than just mommy friends) I am not the best mother that I can be. Going to school full time is going to be hard, but I owe it to myself and to my children.

  1241. Honestly, the thing I want most on Mother's Day is sleep... usually on weekends I make Bob wake up with the kids at least one morning so I can sleep in but he's had horrible allergies this spring so the last few weeks I have been out of luck on that. Whenever Bob buys me presents, they are horribly misguided (rollerblades, Crocs, a compass...) so really sleep is a better gift! If money was no object, a laptop would certainly come in handy since I am tethered to my desktop. Oh, wait- you're giving one away!

    The Portégé's tablet feature would be especially nice for using while sitting on the couch having quality time and not looking like I was blogging... and I definitely appreciate the fact that the Portégé M750 series is eco-friendly: it was awarded elite EPEAT Gold status, the highest rating in environmental standards for laptops. So, really, I could say I was actually helping the earth by blogging and not be totally full of it.

    I would also like to point out that having the Portégé M750 would be fabulous for BlogHer. I still have no sponsors, but I do have my registration ticket and I'm planning to go. So this would come in handy. Oh, yes. And did I mention that saying "Portégé" makes me feel very fancy and French. So there!

  1242. Very Cool!~~Good thing I have tech savvy boys~in case I win~I'd need all the help I can get to figure it all out.~~As to Mother's Day~we're all sick here w/the Giraffe Flu!~(just kidding!, we do have the flu though!) We'll all be staying home this Mother's Day. Once we're all well all the men in my house will get me my favorite:Venti, Java Chip Frappacino, add shot, extra ice, double blended!~

  1243. All I want is a day of freedom... Maybe to take a laptop to Starbucks and sit for hours, uninterrupted. But, as an exclusively breastfeeding mommy... not gonna happen :-) But perhaps the laptop will! :-)

  1244. Love those pictures of the girls. So cute!

    Hubby keeps asking me what I want for Mother's Day but I just want to hang out at home, I think. Maybe I'll ask for help organizing and clean my office? That would be cool!

    The Toshiba looks really cool. I have never seen one where the screen adjusts or where you can write on it with a digital pen for that matter LOL So neat.

  1245. i have been thinking of starting my business on the side related to my programming profession. this would be so gr8 asset to have!

    the thing i look for in a bag is that is should be light wt. yet durable! attractive colors dont hurt either! :)

  1246. Happy Mother's Day! I would be pretty excited to with the laptop! I bought a Dell laptop a year ago to finish my Master's Thesis and it's been nothing but trouble!! 2 hard drives already in a year...needless to say...I'd be thrilled to win!

  1247. I have been shopping around for a new laptop - mine is 7 years old and hardly working. This would be perfect for me, I love how the screen swivels and that it is so lightweight and portable. The bag is very elegant, I would be the most stylish mom at the local Starbucks (hmm, if I ever make the time to get there ;-)).

  1248. My computer is dying and I so need a laptop with my 3 kids. This would be such a belssing to win and a wonderful motehr's day gift to myself!

    tuesdayef (at) aol dot com

  1249. Wow! We could SO use the laptop because our 1 1/2 year old just died! Already! We couldn't believe it. I use mine for writing--blog, books, articles--and I love the portability! My husband also used ours for school, so we could really use the new one!

    This is my first Mother's Day and I can't wait to see how it goes!

    Jessie

  1250. Wow, I kept reading and it kept getting better! And I'm going to be greedy and say, in honor of Mother's Day, that if I win, it's MINE, ALL MINE!

    Oh I would love to have my own laptop, and I've wanted a tablet laptop since we were working together. I always thought it would be perfect for taking notes or display information during meetings. Of course, now I'm not working, but that shouldn't mean that I couldn't enjoy it now, right?

  1251. Wow, this is an awesome giveaway with so many ways to enter, maybe if i won i would understand how to do more of the ways to enter. Ha ha... anyway, it would be so nice to get a cool present like that for mothers day. I have to say though I do love all the silly pictures, bookmarks, and hand made cards I tend to get from my gorgeous children.

  1252. I agree! How cool that you get to run a giveaway like this! :)

    For Mother's Day, I'm most excited for the gift my son made me in Kindergarten! He let it slip that he made something, but wouldn't tell me what. He's such a sweetie pie! :D

  1253. This is an amazing giveaway! If I won I'd have to give it to my Hubby - who would absolutely LOVE the tablet feature. I'm too much of a Mac girl to abandon my PowerBook :)

    Oh, but I bet you I'd get to keep the laptop bag and that is one neat bag!

  1254. You've outdone yourself now, Steph! What an amazing giveaway! As for Mother's Day, I love just spending time with my husband & daughter. This year, since she's 3, I'm excited for her to *hopefully* make me a little something. Homemade gifts are the BEST! But books are always nice too :) And laptops....of course! haha

  1255. Wow...that is one cool laptop. My poor hubby and 3 boys all share my "old" Toshiba (which are GREAT computers). No one lays a finger on mine for fear of losing that finger. So Im sure they would appreciate having another computer to fight over. I'd love to pass on a Mother's day treat to them. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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