What's Happening

Top 5 Overall Leaders

Heather

653

Votes

Shutter-Happy

Heather

605

Votes

The Double-Take

Heather

579

Votes

Homeschooling Juggler

Crystal P.

500

Votes

The Thrifty Thinker

Rachel M.

448

Votes

Most Inspirational

All Nominees!

Congratulations to all the outstanding moms and dads who were nominated for AOP's Homeschool Social Media Awards!

• Home Spun Juggling: The Lesson Planner.
• My Life on a Taffy Pull: The Lesson Planner.
• Cha Cha (The Heartfelt Home): The Lesson Planner.
• Katie (Boasting in my Weakness): The Lesson Planner, Homeschool Juggler, Most Inspirational, Shutter-Happy
• Lori Seaborg (Just Pure Lovely): The Lesson Planner.
• Joy (Five Js): The Lesson Planner.
• Ann Rinkenberger (Harvest Moon By Hand): The Lesson Planner.
• Brandy (Hal-a-Hundred-Acre-Wood): The Lesson Planner.
• Aussie Pumpkin Patch: The Lesson Planner.
• Katey (Crazy Homeschool Mama): The Lesson Planner.
• Mary (Homegrown Learners): The Lesson Planner.
• Arrows in the Hand: The Lesson Planner, Shutter-Happy
• Head Ant: The Lesson Planner.
• The Crafty Classroom: The Lesson Planner.
• Carisa (1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1): The Lesson Planner, Homeschool Juggler, The Sage, and Shutter-Happy.
• Jenny (Our Nifty Notebook): The Lesson Planner, Thrifty-Thinker, and Shutter-Happy.
• Samantha (The Kelley Eight): The Lesson Planner, Homeschool Juggler
• Rebecca (Moms Mustard Seeds): The Lesson Planner, Side-Splitter
• Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman): The Lesson Planner, Double-Take, Side-Splitter, Shutter-Happy
• Michelle Pendergrass: The Double-Take, Side-Splitter
• Mandy (A Bona Fide Life): The Double-Take
• Suzanne (The Joyful Chaos): The Double-Take
• Betty Eisenhour: The Double-Take
• Cheryl Pitt: The Double-Take, Most Inspirational, Side-Splitter
• Cara (Peanuts are Evil): The Double-Take, Homeschool Juggler
• Jenny Anne (Royal Little Lambs): The Double-Take
• Dawn Casey: The Double-Take, Side-Splitter, Shutter-Happy
• Shelby (My Crazy Life as a {Homeschooler}): for The Double-Take
• Tiany (Social Savvy Mom): Homeschooling Juggler, Shutter-Happy
• Theresa (Our Life in Words): Homeschooling Juggler, The Sage, The Thrify-Thinker, Shutter-Happy
• Stacy (Kids Stuff World): Homeschooling Juggler, Shutter-Happy
• Stephanie Bowman (Bowmania): Homeschooling Juggler
• Laura O. (Day by Day in our World): Homeschooling Juggler
• Timmy Katherine (No fighting, No biting!): Homeschooling Juggler, The Thrifty-Thinker
• Tristan (Our Busy Homeschool): Homeschooling Juggler
• Kiboomu (Wendy & Sherry): Homeschooling Juggler, Shutter-Happy
• Granola Mom: Homeschooling Juggler
• Amy Stults: Homeschooling Juggler
• Meghan Tucker: Homeschooling Juggler, The Sage
• Erin (Home with the Boys): Homeschooling Juggler, Most Inspirational, The Vlogger
• Cindy Dyer (Get Along Home): Homeschooling Juggler, Side-Splitter
• Meghan Tucker: Homeschooling Juggler, The Sage
• Amy Bayliss: The Sage
• Marsha Drew (Other Such Happenings): The Sage, Most Inspirational
• Is There a Bathroom on this Ship?: The Sage
• Lea Ann Garfias (Whatever Sate I Am): The Sage
• Erica (Confessions of a Homeschooler): The Lesson Planner, Homeschooling Juggler, The Sage
• Tsh Oxenreider (Simple Mom): The Sage
• The Homeschool Handbook: for The Sage
• Erika (Large Families on Purpose): The Sage
• Valerie (Mommy, watch this!): The Sage
• Raising Homemakers: The Sage
• Christin Slade (Joyful Mothering): The Sage
• Molly Green (Econobusters): The Sage, The Thrifty-Thinker
• Angie (Many Little Blessings): The Sage
• Sarah Mae: The Sage, Most Inspirational
• Laurie Wallin: Most Inspirational
• Kara (Home with Purpose): Most Inspirational
• Tiana Krenz (God Made, Home Grown): Most Inspirational
• Ruth (GraceLaced): Most Inspirational
• Mike and Louanne (Dwinble.com): Most Inspirational
• Sherry (Living and Learning): Most Inspirational
• Rural Revolution: Most Inspirational
• Family Style School: Most Inspirational
• Jessica Heights: Most Inspirational
• Ashley Pichea: Most Inspirational
• Dana (Roscommon Acres): Most Inspirational
• Lisa (The Pennington Point): Side-Splitter
• Heather (OMSH): Side-Splitter
• Margaret (Minnesota Mom): Side-Splitter, Shutter-Happy
• Kayla (The Arrowood Zoo): Side-Splitter
• Deana (The Frugal Homeschooling Mom): The Thrifty-Thinker
• Jennifer Schmidt (Beauty and Bedlam): The Thrifty-Thinker
• Renee (Living, Laughing, and Loving): The Thrifty-Thinker
• Jessica Fisher (Life as Mom): The Thrifty-Thinker
• Sister Lisa (The Homespun Life): Homeschooling Juggler, Shutter-Happy
• Elissa (Don't Let Life Pass You By): Shutter-Happy
• Lynnette Kraft: Shutter-Happy
• Sherri Barth (From our Front Porch Lookin' In): Shutter-Happy
• Michelle (SomeGirl): Most Inspirational, Shutter-Happy
• Heather (Blog, She Wrote): The Lesson Planner
• Mozer (Spell Out Loud): Homeschooling Juggler
• Nadene (Practical Pages): The Sage
• Amy (Fisher Academy): Inspirational
• Amanda (Homegrown and Beeyoutiful): Inspirational
• Barb (Harmony Art Mom): Inspirational
• Lori (Camp Creek Blog): Inspirational
• Angie (Petra School, Pebblekeeper): Inspirational
• Tabitha (Growing Up Homeschooled): The Lesson-Planner, The Sage, Shutter-Happy
• Linda Dobson (Parent at the Helm): The Double-Take
• Tabitha (Meet Penny): The Double-Take, The Thrifty-Thinker
• Kathy Balman (Kathy's Cluttered Mind): Homeschooling Juggler
• Anna (Molding Minds Homeschool): Homeschooling Juggler
• Three Thinking Mothers: The Sage
• Sonita Lewis (Cows Don't Moo): The Sage
• Sack Family: The Sage
• Confessions of a Snowflake: Most Inspirational
• Dawn: Most Inspirational
• Jen: The Thrifty-Thinker
• Beth: Shutter-Happy

Rules

1. How to Enter: No purchase necessary. Contest entrants have been previously nominated in a survey from peers with the top five nominees in each category being the finalists. Go to aophomeschooling.com/homeschool-social-media-awards to vote. Finalists can be voted for once a day every day until the contest ends.

2. Prizes: Eleven winners will be chosen. Grand Prize (determined by the finalist with the most overall votes): One set of Alpha Omega Publications curriculum in any AOP brand and grade level of his/her choice and three AOP subjects to give to three different recipients of his/her choice. Maximum retail value: $689.80. Category prizes: Category winners will receive a graphical badge of recognition to place on their websites.

3. Eligibility: Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Employees of Alpha Omega Publications or any of its affiliated or associated companies (collectively AOP), and their immediate families with whom they reside are not eligible to win. The definition of immediate family as it pertains to these rules includes mother, father, brother, sister, spouse, and child.

4. Voting start and end dates: Voting for the finalists begins at 6 a.m. (CT) on August 18, 2011. Voting ends at midnight (CT) September 1, 2011.

5. Selection of Winners: Winners will be determined based on number of votes received. Grand prize winner will be contacted by email, Twitter, or Facebook. In the event that a winner is unable to be reached in that manner within 48 hours of the drawing, the next highest-voted finalist will receive the grand prize, and the process will be repeated until all winners are declared.

6. Probability of Winning: The probability of winning will depend on how many categories each finalist has been nominated for and the total number of votes made for the finalist received before the deadline in accordance with these rules.

7. No Substitions by Winners: Each prize must be accepted as awarded without substitution and cannot be transferred. Each prize has no cash equivalent.

8. Decisions Final: All decisions made by AOP with respect to all aspects of these awards are final and not subject to challenge. These rules may be amended at any time by AOP without notice. AOP expressly reserves the right to take any steps it deems necessary in its absolute discretion, including the limiting of entries and the exclusion of entrants in order to ensure that the awards are conducted in a fair way for all entrants and AOP.

9. No Liability: AOP and its employees, agents, and representatives shall not be responsible in any way for any loss or damage arising from the use of the prizes awarded in this contest or the entry by participants herein. AOP assumes no responsibility or liability for any risk associated with the acceptance or use of the prizes awarded as part of this contest or any liability associated with online or electronic entries, and expressly disclaims liability from loss or damage to a participant's computer system, however caused, arising from bugs, viruses, or technical failures in any way associated with or arising from online or electronic entries.

10. Applicable Laws: This contest is subject to all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and any dispute relating hereto will be determined by a Maricopa County, Arizona, court applying Arizona law. Void where prohibited.

11. Personal Information: The personal information obtained from the nominations survey will not be used or disclosed by AOP for any purpose whatsoever other than general contest administration, continued customer and potential customer relations, and the purpose set forth in these rules.