Thanks Leeanne for putting this up on the forum and Gen for bringing it to my attention

Welcome to NewMoonber, the month long celebration of New Moon here at Aussie Twilight Mums.

What can you expect this month???

- many competitions

- merchandise sales

- free graphics and wallpapers

- quizes

- a treasure hunt

- fun and games!

so make sure you keep coming back to check out what’s happening here and don’t forget to tell all your Mummy friends

To kick things off we have a really simple competition, all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post! That’s pretty simple isn’t it. At the end of the month one lucky commenter will win themselves a prize, Good Luck

Edited: I have decided to draw this competition a little earlier, I just can’t wait until the end of the month to start handing out pressies So this comp is going to end on Friday 13th Nov at 9.30pm (Sydney Time). I will announce the winner at Friday Night Chat in the Chatbox and if the winner is there at the time I will add in an extra prize If you haven’t done so already leave me a comment to enter the draw!

This competition is open to Australian residents only!

This competition has now ended!

Congratulations to MandyJ who is the winner of a

New Moon Notebook

Hi Aussie Twilight Mums,

Firstly I’d like to welcome our newest members to the forum. We now have 265 members, which is amazing

New Members, if you haven’t done so already come in and introduce yourself here.

I’m sorry that things have been a little quiet on the website lately. As many of you already know my 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with  Juvenile Diabetes a little over a week ago, so I have had to have a little break from the fansites and forum while our family adjusts to our new lifestyle and learn everything we need to know. Thank you once again to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I am lucky to be part of such a wonderful caring group of Mums

If you have been to the Aussie Twilight Mums website lately you may have noticed a few changes. I have added a few extra things to the sidebars.

There is an up to date list of the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse cast that are currently on Twitter. So if you are a Twitter user make sure you are following the cast. You can also follow me @TwilightMums, to get all the latest updates and happenings on the website. Be sure to send me a ‘Hello’ tweet telling me who you are and I’ll follow you right back

We also have a Fan Fiction section where there is a list of recommended Fan Fictions and links. This list will be updated often so keep checking back for more great FFs

You’ll also notice that Aussie Twilight Mums have their own Mums Twi-Network. You’ll find a list of Twi-Network sites in the sidebar. These are Twilight related blogs and websites created by our Mums. If you have a twi-related site and would like it listed please send me an email to rachel.thetwilightfansite@gmail.com with the link and a little about your site and don’t forget to go and visit the Mums in the Network.

Have you checked out the New Moon Merchandise at Gifts for the Geek yet?

If not you should! Not only have they put some New Moon Merchandise up on their site for pre order but they are giving us Twilight Mums a 10% discount. Simply enter the code atmrocks during the check out process to get your discount.

Many Mums were lucky enough to attend some Twilight Tour events in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

You can read the post and see some photos from the Sydney Twilight Tour here, and Lisa’s Armageddon in Melbourne post here!

Forum Rules

Unfortunately due to the behaviour of a small group of people we have had to make a few rules for the forum. The rules are in place to make your experience on our forum a positive one. If you have any questions about the rules or feel that someone in the forum is disobeying the rules please contact me at rachel.thetwilightfansite@gmail.com or you PM Lisa or I (Admins) on the forum.

Here are the rules:

* respect others opinions even if they are not your opinions
* do not make offensive comments to other members, if you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all
* do not bully other members
* do not use PMs to bully other members
* contact me or a Moderator if you have a problem with another forum member

Violation of any of these rules will result in you being banned from this forum!

Win a FREE CafePress Tshirt

Head over to The Twilight Fansite for your chance to win a free CafePress Twilight Tshirt! CafePress shirts are made by fans for fans, so there is sure to be one (but more likely many) that you like!
The competition ends on the 4th November, so get your entry in quick

Friday nights are our chat nights. Chats are held in the Chatbox at the bottom of the forum homepage. They officially begin at 9pm Sydney time but there is usually an eager Mum or two in there a little earlier. If you haven’t joined us for a chat yet, you should join us for the next one

I have declared November to be NewMoonber on the Aussie Twilight Mum website!

NewMoonber is going to be a month long celebration of the upcoming release of the New Moon movie.

What can you expect during NewMoonber?

- many competitions

- merchandise sales

- free graphics and wallpapers

- quizes

- a treasure hunt

- fun and games!

Make sure you visit the website on November 1st when the fun begins!

Get to know the Mums!

As part of NewMoonber I am going to be adding a ‘Get to know the Mums’ section to the website. If you would like to be featured on the site all you have to do is fill in the questionnaire at the bottom of this newsletter and email it back to me.

Don’t forget Aussie Twilight Mums have a page on Facebook and you can also follow us on Twitter.

Don’t forget to visit our sponsor site The Twilight Fansite for all the latest news and gossip. You will also find New Moon Movie Stills and wallpapers as well as information about the Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse cast members.

I’d like to thank our affiliates, without them and without you wonderful mums purchasing your twi merchandise from them, we wouldn’t have our wonderful sites

Thanks again for joining our Aussie Twilight Mums community. If you have any suggestions for the forum or the website or if you have any questions you can email me at rachel.thetwilightfansite@gmail.com

Rachel xxx

aka Twilight Mum

Aussie Twilight Mums ‘Get to know the Mums’ Questionnaire

Feel free to leave out any questions you are not comfortable answering

What’s your name?

What is your ATM forum nickname?

What state do you live in?

How many kids do you have and what are their ages?

How were you introduced to Twilight?

How long have you been a fan?

Did you read the book or watch the movie first?

How many times have you read the books?

How many time have you seen the movies?

Does your partner approve of your Twilight obsession?

Are you Team Edward, Team Jacob or another team?

What is your favourite Twilight Saga book?

What is your favourite quote from the books or movies?

Who is your favourite Twilight character?

Who is your favourite Twilight Saga cast member?

What merchandise to you have?

Have you been to any Twilight conventions or events?

Have you met any of the cast members? Do you have photos? (If so could you share them with us?)
Please copy and paste the questions into an email with your answers and send it to me at rachel.thetwilightfansite@gmail.com. Please attach any photos you would like included with your email.

I’m sorry that it has been abit quite around here lately. As many of you already know my 11 year old daughter was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes last week, so while our family is getting used to our new lifestyle and learning everything we need to know things might be a little quiet around here.

However it won’t be long before November is here and I have big things planned for Aussie Twilight Mums. November is going to be a fun month to help celebrate the release of New Moon. So make sure you come and check in here from time to time. If you are on Twitter you can follow us here to keep updated on all the happenings of the site.

If you’re not already a member of our forum come and join us. The lovely ladies in the forum are great at keeping everyone up to date on the latest Twilight news and gossip.

Australia’s 2day fm have got a sample of Death Cab for Cutie’s song ‘Meet Me On The Equinox’ which has been announced as the first single from the New Moon soundtrack.

Go and have a listen here and then come back and let us know what you think!

Some of our Melbourne Aussie Twilight Mums attended Kellan Lutz and Edi Gathegi’s autograph signing at Gifts for the Geek in Geelong on the weekend.

Lisa, Ness, Cass, Chelle and Lisa waiting for Kellan and Edi to arrive!

 

Here is Lisa’s conversation with Kellan and Edi:

Edi & Kellan: Hey
Me: hi so how are you liking Australia?
Kellan: Love Australia
Edi: it’s beautiful
Edi to Kellan: hey man she has a captain america shirt on!
Kellan: hey cool where?
Me: (looks around) Huh?
Edi: Kellan wants to to be Captain America
Kellan: Yeah
Me: oh hubby would think thats so cools!
Kellan: Man your married
Edi: No way your like on 14
Me: no i am 25 and am also part of a group called Twilight Mums, were a legion of mums who love you guys
Edi: You have kids????
Kellan: Thats so cool! How old are they?
Me: Bear is 4 Sj is 2 1/2 they love you too lol
Me: Thanx
Them: Bye

 

And here are some of Chelle’s pictures:

Welcome to the Aussie Twilight Mums official site launch!

This site is going to be a great resource for Aussie Mums who are interested in finding out everything there is to know about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga as well as the Twilight Saga Movies.

Aussie Twilight Mums is a place to come to connect with fellow Aussie Mums who share a common interest.

I’m looking forward to building this community along with you, so if you have any ideas or suggestions for the site please contact me

In the next few weeks I’ll be asking for some reader participation so if you are interested in getting involved, keep checking back here!

Ok now it’s time for a

You can win a prize just by leaving me a comment on this launch day post!

I have already got a list of numbers written out, and which ever comment corresponds with any of those numbers will win a prize. The more comments we receive the more prizes you readers will win.

Commenter’s can only win a maximum of 1 prize, so please limit your comments to 1 per person.

If you haven’t done so already go and join the Aussie Twilight Mums Forum! It’s a great place to chat with other Twilight fans just like yourself!

Every Friday night we hold a Friday Night Chat Session in the Chatbox (located at the bottom of the main page of the forum). The Chat starts at 9pm Sydney time.

There will be a special Chat session held tonight (Sat 25th April) to celebrate the launch of our new site, so come and join us at 9pm (Sydney time) in the Chatbox!

To celebrate our launch I have added a number of new Twilight Mum Merchandise items. Check out the new T shirts and Totes!

We also have a special on our pens and our original Twilight Mum T shirt!

If you would like to stay connected to Aussie Twilight Mums you can do so

by subscribing to our RSS Feed, you can do that by clicking on that little red button on the right just under the header!

by joining our Facebook group!

by following us on Twitter!

 

I’m glad you found us!

This site is still under construction but if you come back soon it should be up and running

In the meantime go and check out the Aussie Twilight Mums Forum !