I contribute to this cool website called MommaSaid.net.

If you haven’t gotten enough of my money-saving heating tips, you can read them again on this site.

Check out the rest of the site while you’re there.

Don’t know if you’re off watching the inauguration–I’m about to be–but thought I’d share with you this website I discovered. It lets you upload a picture of yourself and create an Obama Hope-like picture from the campaign, in the styling of artist Shepard Fairey. I got one of his “hope” t-shirts from Urban Outfitters.

Here’s how my corporate headshot turned out when I uploaded it to “Obamicon.Me:.

I changed my Facebook profile picture to this one in honor of 1/20/09. Let me know what you think.

Growing up the only gum I was allowed to chew was Trident–mostly because it was sugar free. (Psst, Mom, sometimes I snuck out and got sugar-filled Bazooka!) I was the most popular girl in my 6th grade class because I brought in packs of Trident gum to give to my classmates every day. Yeah, I know, they were just using me but I’m OK with that.

These days I make sure that my daughters chew sugar-free gum as well, though now that they both have braces, they’re off gum for awhile. Mwah-ha-ah, more gum for me!

Given my love of gum chewing (though not gum cracking–hate that noise), I couldn’t wait to sign up for my free pack of Trident gum, an opportunity I found out about from a press release that just popped into my inbox. Here’s what it said:

On January 20, Trident® gum will celebrate the world’s most famous teeth, referred to by some as “little baby angels,” by giving a pack of gum to any American that uploads their grin to joebidensteeth.com.

“We thought the inauguration would be the perfect time to get behind something we believe in—Joebidensteeth.com, and we couldn’t resist being part of a website that’s all about great teeth, even better great smiles.  Trident has delivered smiles for more than 40 years and is thrilled to work with a partner that’s as passionate about delivering smiles as we are,” said Josette Barenholtz, Trident Marketing Director.

In addition to uploading their smile and registering to get a pack of Trident gum, visitors can view other smiles through an interactive map. The creators of the site will also post inauguration-relevant content chronicling the history of Joe Biden’s enamel.

“We’re excited for the next evolution of the site and to work with Trident to give Americans another reason to smile next week. We believe the health of your teeth reflects the level of your patriotism and in our opinion, Americans are poised to show it,” said John Ostler creator of joebidensteeth.com.  Getting gum, while supplies last, will be simple.

If you’re interested in getting your free pack of gum, here’s what you need to do:

1. Visit www.joebidensteeth.com today, January 20th
2. Upload a picture of yourself
3. Enter your mailing address
4. Sit back and wait for your free pack of gum to arrive in the mail in the next 6-8 weeks

How cool is that?