Monday, December 14, 2009

I spend my life apologizing...

to you, my readers!

I'm so sorry I've been horrible about writing lately. Tis the season for every cold, flu and possible craziness in our house.

Oh, and I just finished the holiday baking. Something like 120 dozen cookies, 5 lb of fudge, 8 loaves of bread, truffles, other candies, etc.

Now, I just have to box them all up and get them ready to give away!

Oh, and start wrapping, and find stocking stuffers for men (which in my opinion is basically impossible), and figure out what to do with the kids next week!

Good luck with your holiday fun and hopefully I'll be posting again soon!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Kidorable Review and Giveaway

I have to admit, before this year, my kids didn't have raincoats. We live in California, and frankly, we don't hang out outside in the rain much (and if we do, we use an umbrella). However, this summer Little Miss got it stuck in her head that she needed a raincoat.

I started a search for a raincoat that wasn't bright yellow, and thanks to the many blogs I read, I found Kidorable. Kidorable has a huge assortment of product lines, but I lusted after the raingear! I was contemplating trying to convince hubby that we really did need raincoats when I was offered the chance to review Kidorable's products! I jumped on it, and now both kids are ready for rain!

Kidorable was kind enough to send me two items (so the kids weren't fighting over them, which I'm eternally grateful for!)

We received the Fairy Rain Coat for Little Miss:


and the Pirate Umbrella for Bok Boy:


The kids are ecstatic, and (obviously) have been using them, even without rain!

Kidorable has done an excellent job with their products. They are extremely high quality and have tons of special touches:










The fairy raincoat comes with wings...














And a pocket for carrying fairy dust!
















The Pirate umbrella has a sword handle












And of course, a pirate flag!






And Little Miss' new favorite item, the fairy hanger! It's a gorgeous wooden hanger painted with a fairy scene (it came with the raincoat, but she mostly keeps scarves and stuff on it).


Kidorable is an adorable way to keep your kids warm this winter (and safe year-round), since they carry:
  • Umbrellas
  • Rain Coats
  • Rain Boots
  • Backpacks
  • Towels
  • Sun Hats
  • Embroidered T-Shirts
  • Knit Hats
  • Scarves
  • Knit Gloves
  • Hanger Sets
  • Bookends
Now, because Kidorable is so amazing, they've offered one reader their choice of umbrella!

The Giveaway

One winner will receive a Kidorable Umbrella of their choice.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which umbrella you'd like, AND one other product you'd love to own.

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win an umbrella from Kidorable and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/4uqXel @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!


Disclaimer: I received no monetary payment to write this posting.
I received a raincoat and umbrella to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends December 9 at 11:59pm PT

Winners List for 12/2!

I have 3 new winners to announce today!

Yoplait Kids Giveaway Winners are:

#37 Nancy S

and

#32 kngmckellar


Shell Gift Card Winner is:

#173 amyd


I have emailed you all for your shipping information. Congratulations and keep reading for more giveaways!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Yoplait Kids Less Sugar Review and Giveaway

MyBlogSpark recently offered me the opportunity to review Yoplait Kids Less Sugar, and I was thrilled (and the munchkins were also when the pack came in the mail!)

The awesomeness:

* Yoplait Kids comes in fun characters that the kids recognize: Dora, Backyardigans, Diego and Blue.
* Yoplait Kids are wonderful flavors
* Best of all, Yoplait Kids has 25% less sugar than the average of the leading kids' yogurts.

When the coupon came in the mail, Little Miss nagged me until I made a special trip to the store to pick up the yogurt for her. We chose the Strawberry and Strawberry-Vanilla pack of yogurts, and Little Miss didn't even wait until I was inside the house before she had grabbed a spoon and was tearing open the package.

Both Little Miss and Bok Boy love the flavor and texture, and I love the fact that each container is only 100 calories, with only 13 grams of sugar.

Besides the wonderful coupon for yogurt, we also received a Yoplait cooler (to keep it cold when you go to the park), a pair of color-changing spoon, a reusable place mat with games on it, and a fuzzy twist game.


So, who of you would love to try the Yoplait Kids for yourself? (Who wouldn't!)

Thanks to MyBlogSpark, 2 lucky readers will receive the same pack that I received!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive the same wonderful Yoplait Kids gift pack that I received.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me how you make snack time fun for your kids or one of your most fun memories you've had with your kids.

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win a Yoplait Kids Gift Pack from MyBlogSpark and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/2oW8eC @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Also, please note that the yogurt coupon is not valid in Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I received a Yoplait Kids pack to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends November 24 at 11:59pm PT

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Shell Card Giveaway!

Hello everyone! I have another $25 Shell Gift Card to give away to one of my wonderful readers!



The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A $25 Shell Gift Card

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about the holidays.

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win a $25 Shell Gift Card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/1WPHyx #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I am giving away the Shell card from my own pocket.


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends November 25 at 11:59pm PT

Winners List for 11/15!

A few more winners for this week:

50 Custom Thank You Cards from UPrinting.com:

Donna said: subscribed to your feed.


16x20" Canvas Print from UPrinting.com:

Kim said: also love their thank you cards


18x24" Poster Print from UPrinting.com:

JulieMoe said... Subscribe via reader


Thank you all for your entries! Keep checking back for more great giveaways!


Monday, November 9, 2009

50 Thank You Cards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

I have a super useful giveaway for you today from UPrinting.com.

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print postcards, banner printing, poster prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, business cards, sticker printing, canvas prints, and even custom thank you cards!

UPrinting.com's Thank You Cards are:

* Available in multiple sizes from 3.5x5 folded to 5x7 folded!
* Available in 10pt cardstock gloss
* Offered in quantities from 50 to 10,000
* Available 1 Business Day Turnaround


This is an amazing idea, especially with the upcoming holidays! It's a great way to personalize your thank yous!

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win an 50 7x5 (folded to 3.5x5) Custom Thank You cards with plain envelopes!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 50 ct 7x5" (folded to 3.5x5") Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes
* Free UPS Ground Shipping in the US

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would use your custom thank you cards for. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win 50 thank you cards from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/I9CrB @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 50 thank you cards for my own use for posting this giveaway.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 14 at 11:59pm PT

Sunday, November 8, 2009

16x20" Canvas Print from UPrinting.com

I have an awesome giveaway for you today from UPrinting.com.

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print postcards, banner printing, poster prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, business cards, sticker printing, and even canvas prints!

Their canvas prints are:

* Available in multiple sizes from 8x10 to 40x60!
* Available with or without an additional 2" border
* Offered in quantities from 1 to 100
* 1 Business Day Turnaround
* Made with thick, high quality artist canvas with a matte finish. Poly-cotton blend makes the canvas ultra durable.


I can think of many different photos to put on a canvas, but I think I'll choose one of our favorite wedding pictures!

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win an 16x20" rolled canvas print! That's a $25 value!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 16x20 Rolled Canvas
* Free UPS Ground Shipping in the US

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what photo gift you would love to have printed for a loved one. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win a 16x20" canvas print from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/KPRkP @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving a canvas print for my own use for posting this giveaway.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 14 at 11:59pm PT

18x24 Poster Print Giveaway from UPrinting.com

I have a fun and useful giveaway for you all today, from one of my favorite sponsors, UPrinting.com.

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print postcards, banner printing, canvas prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, business cards, sticker printing, and even poster prints!

Their posters are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 16x20, 18x24, 20x30, 22x28, 24x36, 27x40, and even custom sizes!
* Available in Semi Gloss or High Gloss
* Offered in quantities from 1 to 100,000
* 1 Business Day Turnaround


I can think of many different photos to blow up to poster size, but I think I'm going to take a gorgeous photo from our tropical vacation and blow it up. Hopefully when I look at it I'll head back to the sandy shores (instead of amongst a pile of laundry!)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win an 18x24" poster print! That's a $29 value!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 18x24" poster
* High Gloss or Semi Gloss
* Free UPS Ground Shipping in the US

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what holiday photo you would blow up. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win an 18x24" poster from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/4kAbm6 @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving an 18x24" poster for my own use as a thank you for posting this giveaway.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 14 at 11:59pm PT

I'm so sorry everyone!

Alright everyone, I'm begging your forgiveness for my lack of recent posts. The last month has been super crazy in my house, and I ignored all of you because of it, and I apologize!

In the last 4 weeks, hubby and I went on an anniversary trip (which included tons of packing and setting things up, since my in-laws came here to take the kids to school, classes, etc). When we came back and got off the plane, my MIL says "Bok Boy was running a fever of 103.4 after school today." By the time we got home his fever had dropped well below normal and after a call to the on-call nurse, we kept an eye on him that night. The next day at the doctor we found out both kids had ear infections and sinus infections. 2 weeks of antibiotics, a week off school, and eventually they were better.

Of course, once they got better, I got sick! Bronchitis, asthma (and probably flu) later, I finally got better.

We've had 2 rounds of flu shots and some other random injuries, and we're finally (knock on wood) starting to catch up on things.

Hopefully in the next couple of days I will get caught up on the reviews and giveaways I need to post (and then can post pictures of my vacation too!)

Talk to you soon and thanks for waiting!

Friday, October 30, 2009

Winners List for 10/30!

I have 4 winners to announce today, including one loyal follower who has won before!

Without further ado, here they are:

250 Custom Stickers/Labels from UPrinting.com:

masonsgranny59 said...

im a follower
address labels:)


100 Custom Postcards from UPrinting.com:

Mami2jcn said...

I'm a follower.

I would use these for Christmas cards.


texaslady22 said...

I would use these postcards as Christmas cards & save on shipping expenses!


24x36" Custom Vinyl Banner from UPrinting.com:

Egare1 said...

I'd love to make a giant Happy Birthday banner, and my little one would be the first to use it!


Congratulations to all of you! Thanks for following my blog and I hope to see you all on the winner's list again!



Thursday, October 22, 2009

100 Custom Postcards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

I have a fun and useful giveaway for you all today, from one of my favorite sponsors, UPrinting.com.

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, banner printing, canvas prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, business cards, sticker printing, and even custom postcards!

Their postcards are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 4x6, 4.25x6, 5x7, 5.5x8.5, 6x9, 6x11, and even custom sizes!
* Available in 14 pt Cardstock Gloss
* Offered in quantities from 50 to 100,000
* 1 Business Day Turnaround
I can think of many ways to use these, for business and personal uses (including to advertise your blog or to use as invitations or thank you cards!)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 2 readers of Sanity is for those without children will win 100 custom postcards! That's a $33 value!

The Giveaway

The winners will each receive:

* 100 custom postcards, 4x6 size
* 14pt Cardstock Gloss
* Full Color both sides

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the postcards. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the cards! Free shipping valid for US shipping only. Canadian residents must pay shipping and taxes.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the postcards. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win 100 custom postcards from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/1P5egb @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 100 postcards for my own use as a thank you for posting this giveaway.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.



Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US and Canada only
Giveaway ends October 27 at 11:59pm PT

Business Card Giveaway Winners List!

Congratulations to the 2 winners of 250 business cards from UPrinting.com!

Saving Moms Money - Melissa said... I am a follower!! Cute blog

lilshuga2001 said... Twitter Follower

I've emailed you both with further information. Congrats!



Sunday, October 18, 2009

250 Custom Stickers/Labels Giveaway from UPrinting.com

I have a fun and useful giveaway for you all today, from my favorite sponsor, UPrinting.com.

UPrinting.com
offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, banner printing, canvas prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, business cards, and even custom sticker printing!

Their stickers are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 2 x 3.5, 2x4, 3x3, 3x4, 3x7, 4x4, 4x6, 8.5x11, and even custom sizes!
* Available in 70 lb Label Matte and 70 lb Label High Gloss
* Offered in quantities from 250 to 100,000
* 2 Business Day Turnaround

I can think of many ways to use these, for business and personal uses (including custom potty training or reward stickers!)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win 250 custom stickers! That's almost a $60 value!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 250 custom stickers (your choice of 2 x 3.5, 2 x 4 and 3 x 3)
* 70 lb Label Matte
* Full Color front, blank back, 4 business day printing

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the custom stickers. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the stickers! Free shipping valid for US shipping only. Canadian residents must pay shipping and taxes.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the stickers/labels. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win 250 custom stickers from UPrinting.com and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/2GFNnE @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer: I received no payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 250 custom stickers for my own use as a blogger appreciation prize for posting this giveaway. All of the opinions are strictly my own.



Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US and Canada only
Giveaway ends October 27 at 11:59pm PT

Winners List for 10/18!

I have two new winners tonight...

UPrinting.com Greeting Cards Giveaway:

Egare1 said...

I'd love to order some business cards from Uprinting!


Shell Giftcard Giveaway:

Cheryl F.(The Lucky Ladybug) said...

3-Blogged


I've emailed you both for more information. Congratulations and please enter again soon.

P.S. Both of these winners won based on extra entries. You can too!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Cheer up with the monkeys (and chickens, and frogs)

Well, the week has progressed very slowly. Little Miss has gotten progressively better but Bok Boy is getting worse. At bedtime last night he was running a fever of 103, and the on-call nurse told me to call the doctor today. They're changing his antibiotics (we'll see how that goes). My biggest worry is that this weekend our options will be urgent care or the ER if he gets worse.

In the meantime, someone sent me a link to some fun animal pictures. It cheered me up a bit (although the kids are still too sick to care!)


Here's the link to see the rest of them... Awesome Animal Pictures

Have a great day (and weekend) and I'll catch up with you more later.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Business Card Giveaway from UPrinting.com

I have an extremely useful giveaway for you all today!

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, banner printing, canvas prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, and even business card printing!

Their business cards are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 1.5 x 3.5, 2 x 2, 2 x 3, 2 x 3.5, and even custom sizes!
* Available in 13 pt Uncoated Cardstock, 14pt Gloss Cardstock, or 14pt Matte Cardstock
* Offered in quantities from 250 to 100,000
* 2 Business Day Turnaround
* Eco-Friendly with Soy/Vegetable based Inks
* Recycled Stock

I can think of many ways to use these, for business and personal uses (including "mommy" cards!)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 2 readers of Sanity is for those without children will win a 250 Business Cards! That's over a $20 value!




The Giveaway
Each winner will receive:

* 250 business cards (your choice of 2 x 3.5, 2 x 2, 2 x 3, and 1.5 x 3.5)
* 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock
* Full Color Both Sides; Offset Press; 3 Business Day Printing

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the business cards. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the cards! Free shipping valid for US shipping only. Canadian residents must pay shipping and taxes.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the business cards. This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win 250 business cards from UPrinting.com and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/1vLFV3 @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Disclaimer:
I was not paid in any form of cash for this posting.
I am receiving a free set of business cards to keep for myself.


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US and Canada only
Giveaway ends October 20 at 11:59pm PT

Sorry for the lack of posts...

Hi everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts. Hubby and I took a grown up vacation a few days ago (so I had tons to do beforehand), and came home to two sick kiddos. Oh yeah, and I'm sick too :(

Once we feel a bit better I'll update everyone on the trip, our life, and post some reviews and giveaways.

Thanks for the patience!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Just in Time for Halloween! Shell Card giveaway!

With Halloween right around the corner, I'm sure all of our budgets are stretched thin, so to help...


I'm giving away another $25 Shell Gift Card!


There are two rules to entering:
  • You must be a follower! (and follow publicly)
  • You must leave a comment on this post. Any comment will do (except for profanity, etc), but if you'd like to tell us about yourself that's wonderful!
You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:
  • Blogging about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)
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Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 13 at 11:59pm PT
Good Luck everyone!

Monday, September 28, 2009

New Winner Posted for 9/28!

Congratulations to:

ky2here who said...

I'd order the canvas prints.

Congratulations! You've won the 18x24" Poster Print from UPrinting.com!

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Mabel's Labels Ultimate Back-to-School Combo Review

Once upon a time, in an elementary school near our house, a first grader went to school. With much excitement he selected his school supplies and proceeded to run off to his class. He lived happily ever after. Until....the fourth....day...of school, when he lost his brand new lunchbox!

Bok Boy was heartbroken, since he had picked out a special lunch box that had a separate insulated wrap for his water bottle. We spent days searching the lost and found, hoping that someone had returned it, but alas, it was gone for good.

Now, I am not a totally clueless mom... His lunchbox had his name on it, but because of the color of his box, his name was not in an easily seen location.

Of course, that was before I discovered Mabel's Labels!

Mabel's Labels carries a wonderful selection of labels, for just about everything you could think of to label. They carry 411 wristbands so if your child is separated from you people have your info. They have allergy stickers that stay on your child's cups or lunch containers.

They also carry many household labels and even stationery products.

Mabel's Labels sent me their Ultimate Back to School Combo pack to review. This pack is no longer available, but they still carry all of the component items, along with other combo packs.



This pack contained:

50 Tag-Mates
40 Skinny Minis
16 Shoe Labels
2 Teeny Tags

The Tag-Mates are wonderful stickers with your child's name on it that sticks to their clothing tags to identify their clothing. It's a great alternate to iron-on tags for people like me (who have to hunt to find their iron) and SO much better than trying to write with a marker on the tag!

The Tag-Mates are truly amazing! They're easy to stick on and don't come off in the wash. I've washed Bok Boy's favorite sweatshirt multiple times and it's still stuck on strong.





The Skinny Minis are labels that stick to toys, sippy cups, spoons, bottles, whatever you have with a smooth surface that you want labeled. And, since Mabel's Labels is truly awesome, they're dishwasher and microwave safe and UV fade resistant. How much better does it get? Labels that stay on! No more masking tape on the sippy cups at daycare.





The Shoe Labels are these amazing circular labels that stick on the inside of your child's shoe, under his/her heel. There's a special clear sticker that goes on top and protects the label from your sweaty feet. These labels don't come off, and they're perfect for playlands, karate class, or places where your child's shoes might get mistaken for someone else's.





Bok Boy's favorites are the Teeny Tags, which are a little metal tag that hangs from a keyring and attaches to things (such as zipper pulls). He now has these tags on his backpack and his lunchbox, and they're easy to see if he loses his lunchbox again.

While the Ultimate Back-to-School Combo is not currently available, Mabel's has a Big Combo that contains 45 Sticky Labels, 50 Iron-Ons or 75 Tag-Mates™, 24 Shoe Labels, 2 Bag Tags for only $45 and a Camp/School pack that has 15 Sticky Labels, 40 Iron-Ons or 50 Tag Mates™, 8 Shoe Labels, 2 Bag Tags for $34.

Mabel's Labels is one of the best new products that I've found in a long time, and I encourage you to try them (but only if you want to make sure that your child comes home with the correct shoes or lunchbox or coat!) I only wish I had discovered Mabel's Labels before school started!


Full disclosure: Mabel's Labels sent me this product to review and keep. My review is my honest opinion and is not biased based on the receipt of product.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

24x36" Vinyl Banner Giveaway from Uprinting.com!

I have a fun new giveaway for you all today!

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, business cards, canvas prints, greeting cards, wall graphics, and a plethora of other printing options! They even offer a wonderful Banner Printing service!

Their Vinyl Banners are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 24x36, 24x48, 36x72, 48x96, and even custom sizes!
* Available with or without Grommets
* Premium 15 mil Vinyl
* Next Business Day Turnaround
* UV Protected
* Fade Resistant

I will be using this banner for my business, but I could also see using it for a Happy Birthday or New Baby sign, or a Yard Sale sign!

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win a 24x36" Vinyl Banner with Grommets! That's a $62 value!


The Giveaway

* 24x36" Vinyl Banner, designed by you!

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the banner. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the poster! Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the banner. What photo or design would you use? This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win a 24x36" Banner from UPrinting.com and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/4LJsx @uprinting #giveaway @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 27 at 11:59pm PT

250 Custom Greeting Cards Giveaway from Uprinting.com!

I have a wonderfully useful giveaway for you all today!

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, business cards, canvas prints, vinyl banners, wall graphics, and a plethora of other printing options! They even offer a wonderful Greeting Card Printing service!

Their Custom Greeting Cards are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 3.5 x 5, 4.25 x 6, and 5 x 7 (folded sizes)
* Available in Gloss, Matte or Uncoated Card stock
* Eco-Friendly, printed with Printed with Soy/Vegetable based Inks and Recycled paper
* Fast Turnaround (2, 4 or 6 days)

I will be using these cards for my Christmas cards... or maybe Thank you cards for the Christmas/birthday gifts...or invitations. Hmmm... the list goes on and on!

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win 250 3.5 x 5 greeting cards! That's a $96 value!


The Giveaway

* 250 3.5 x 5 Custom Greeting Cards, using the photo or design of your choice (envelopes not included).

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the cards. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the poster! Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the greeting cards. What photo or design would you use? This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya
* Twitter the following: "Win 250 Custom Greeting Cards from UPrinting.com and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/49vltc @uprinting #giveaway" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends October 15 at 11:59pm PT

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Having a rough week? We all feel your pain!

It's been one of those weeks, and I'm sure that you all have been through one like it (or worse) before. Earlier this week my friend sent me a link to this video, and it brought tears to my eyes... tears of laughter, that is!

Now, I'm not a person who normally sends jokes or videos to my friends and loved ones, but frankly, if you have children, you'll be hard-pressed not to find this funny!



If nothing else, this woman can sing amazingly fast, but I love the words too! Enjoy, and let me know what you think!

Friday, September 18, 2009

Win an 18"x24" Custom Poster from UPrinting.com!

I have a fun new giveaway for you all today!

UPrinting.com offers a great selection of quality printing options for every project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, business cards, canvas prints, vinyl banners, wall graphics, and a plethora of other printing options!

Their poster prints are:
  • Available in multiple sizes: 16x20, 18x24, 20x30, 22x28, 24x36, 27x40
  • Available in custom sizes, up to 58"x100"
  • Available in Semi Gloss or High Gloss paper stock
  • UV Protected
  • Fade Resistant
  • Next-Day Turnaround
I can come up with many uses for a poster print, but I'd probably blow up one of my kids' favorite pictures or graphics to hang in their room. (Or maybe an image of a fractile for my office!)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, a reader of Sanity is for those without children will win an 18" x 24" rolled Poster!


The Giveaway

* 18" x 24" Poster Print, using the photo or graphic of your choice.

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the poster. Even better, UPrinting.com is offering FREE UPS ground shipping on the poster! Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the poster. What photo or graphic would you have printed? This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to UPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Twitter the following: "Win a Poster Print from UPrinting.com and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/htLDk @sanity4sonya @uprinting #giveaway" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page and back to uprinting.com) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends September 27 at 11:59pm PT
Good Luck everyone!

What do you get when you combine two kids and a whole bag of stickers?

In the process of doing crafts today, the kids rediscovered the Ziploc bag full of stickers I keep in the craft supplies. As a side note, I LOVE Ziploc bags for keeping kids' things organized!

Luckily for the kids (and me!) Bok Boy and Little Miss are pretty well trained about stickers. They're allowed on paper and on themselves. We do, of course, have the occasional problem and have to scrub stickers off tables or walls, but overall the kids are pretty good with them.

This time, Little Miss discovered the alphabet stickers, and since she's trying to learn to read, she was making words with them... On herself.

A whole sleeve worth!
While she didn't manage to spell much of anything, she did have a great time (and all of the stickers stayed on her and not on my walls or furniture!)

Now I just have to convince her that it won't feel good to wear them overnight, since she wants to sleep with them on. That would make for a very painful morning!

What fun things have your little ones done lately?

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Winners List for 9/15!

Here are our current set of winners...

The 2 winners of the 24"x24" Wall sticker from OnlinePosterPrinting.com are:

2kidsblogger said...

i love the idea of a photo canvas print! thats what I would order

Anonymous said...

I would have to photoshop a picture of myself wrestling a bear to the ground with my bare hands. That would be worth plastering all over my walls... actually, everyone should have a 2 ft square sticker of me wrestling a bear on their wall. Thanks!



And the winner of the $25 Shell Gift Card is...

Sarah said...

I blogged here:
http://iloveagiveaway.blogspot.com/2009/09/saturday-giveaways.html

Entry #1


I have emailed all of you with instructions on how to claim your prize.


Congrats to all of you!


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Winners List for 9/10!

For the 500 business cards from DigitalRoom.com, the winners are:
mverno said...

i follow and would use them for business purposes


Egare1 said...

I'd make these do double duty as "mommy cards" and to hand out my email address for my website work

Thanks for the great giveaway :)



For the Eden Fantasys Giveaway, the winner is:


Girly Remix said...
I commented on "Who doesn't love free chocolate?" I love chocolate, espeically when it's free! Haha. :)

I have emailed the winners with instructions on how to claim their prizes.



Congratulations to all of you!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Whatever happened to the edited for TV movies?

Whatever happened to the edited for TV movies? I grew up watching Breakfast Club, Indiana Jones and other such movies, but all of the racy or violent parts were edited out.

Now, all of the movies like them (including Indiana Jones, Transformers, and basically every movie that boys want to see) are too scary, violent, or sexy for kids. And they don't edit them anymore. So my choice is to let my child watch something I don't believe is appropriate for them, or I can be the meanest mom in the world.

Needless to say, I'm the meanest mom in the world (although Bok Boy always says that the ogre's mom is the meanest, not me). What do you do? My son's friend gets to watch them all and then have nightmares. My son, well, he just gets to play with the toys and learn what he can from his friends.

My simple wish is that one of the 900 cable channels would make edited for TV shows, like we used to watch in the good ole days! It would help save my sanity (and I need every little bit that I can get!)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Labor Day Shell Gift Card Giveaway!

I'm sure that we're all still dealing with getting back in the habit of school (as we will for quite some time). To help, I'm giving away an item that will help you plan for your next holiday weekend!


I'm giving away another $25 Shell Gift Card!


There are two rules to entering:
  • You must be a follower! (and follow publicly)
  • You must leave a comment on this post. Any comment will do (except for profanity, etc), but if you'd like to tell us about yourself that's wonderful!
You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:
  • Blogging about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)
  • Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
  • Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
  • Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
  • Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar) and leave me your Technorati name.
  • Twitter about it and leave me the Tweet link
  • Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email public on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends September 12 at 11:59pm PT
Good Luck everyone!

Wall Sticker Giveaway from OnlinePosterPrinting.com

I have a great new giveaway for you all today!

Online Poster Printing offers a great selection of quality printing options for every large project that you could need printed. They print poster prints, canvas prints, vinyl banners and wall stickers (similar to the Fat Heads wall graphics, but you design them yourself!)

Their wall stickers are:
  • Available in any Size up to 58" x 100"
  • Water Resistant
  • Fade-resistant Inks
  • Multi-surface, Peel and Stick, Repositionable
  • Next-Day Turnaround
I can come up with many uses for a large wall sticker, but I'd probably blow up one of my kids' favorite pictures or graphics to hang in their room. No nails or thumbtacks, so they can't hurt themselves by knocking it off (which is a HUGE plus in my opinion)!

Well, thanks to Online Poster Printing, 2 readers of Sanity is for those without children will each win a 24" x 24" Wall Sticker!


The Giveaway

* 24" x 24" Wall Sticker, using the photo or graphic of your choice.

* Winner will be awarded a coupon code that covers the cost of the sticker. Shipping is not included & must be paid by the winner, but their shipping rates are very reasonable... the estimate for my zip code was $6.99!) Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would do with the Wall Sticker! This must be done first or the other entries won't count!

You can get extra entries by doing any (or all) or the following and leaving a separate comment for each extra entry:

* Go to OnlinePosterPrinting.com and tell me what other item you would love to order!
* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
* Subscribe to this blog via Email (on left sidebar)
* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Twitter the following: "Win a Wall Sticker from Online Poster Printing and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/4797dF @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!
* Comment on another post on my blog, and let me know that you did.
* Blog about this giveaway (make sure that you link to this page) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)

Please make sure if you have a Blogger profile that it is public! If you don't have your email publicly available on your Blogger profile, please leave your email in your comment. Winners will be notified by email so I have to have it!


Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends September 13 at 11:59pm PT
Good Luck everyone!

Saturday, August 29, 2009

How to combine rollercoasters, learning, and love of animals!

Just before school started, hubby and I took Bok Boy and Little Miss to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. (although to those of us that have lived here forever, it's Marine World!)

We learned tons of amazing facts about animals (both kids have been reading books like crazy and having me look up info on the internet about animals since then.) When I was young, they pretty much only had animals and a few kiddie rides, but now even the kiddie rides have gotten fancy! There's at least 3 large areas of kid rides, including roller coasters. For the first time ever, Little Miss was able to ride a coaster! She was thrilled and has been strutting her stuff like a big girl.

Just a small sampling of what we saw:








A Camel wandering through the park














Little Miss staring at the Shark Exhibit












We saw just how far an elephant's trunk stretches














...and how trusting her trainer is













and Bok Boy got to feed her a banana!













We saw Orcas jumping













...and playing












...and tigers diving,










swimming,













and drinking a bottle!














and gorgeous butterflies fluttering.























Next time you're heading to an amusement park, see if you can find one that has interesting and educational things! We all love the rides, but animals can teach us so much about the world. This way you can do both in one day (and give your stomach a break in between roller coaster rides!)

What's your favorite theme/amusement park and why?