Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Winners List for 4/20!

I have 3 new winners to announce!

For the $25 Shell card: #269 ZestyWonderland

For the Safeway/Betty Crocker Prize pack: #94 ellie

For the EcoSMART Prize Pack: #24 susan1215


Congratulations to all of you! I'll be adding more giveaways soon so keep entering!



Thursday, April 8, 2010

Spring is here! Spring is here!

Spring is here and I'm so excited! No, I don't live in a snowy or super cold part of the country, so I haven't been trapped inside for months. But I still love spring! I love the flowers, the birds, and the excitement on my kids' faces when they can enjoy all the new growth.

You can't currently tell it's spring at my house, as it's cold (for us) and has been rainy for a couple weeks.

BUT... last week Little Miss discovered a super special thing in the bush by our front door...



Yes, it's a hummingbird nest! I've never seen one before (nor have I ever seen a hummingbird sit so perfectly still!) She's a very fiesty mama if anyone even brushes the bush (she flies around squawking at you, as the UPS man has discovered a couple times!)

I did manage to see into the nest one day when she was gone getting food, but could only snap a quick pic on my camera, so the quality (and focus) is bad.


To estimate size, make a circle with your thumb and pointer finger. That's the size of the outside of the nest! Imagine how tiny the eggs themselves are!

Once the babies are born I'll try to get a pic to update you all.

What's your favorite part of spring?

Tax Time Shell Card Giveaway!

I'm super crazy trying to finish all our taxes, so I'm offering some relief to one of my readers who are in the same boat!

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 least favorite part of the house to clean.

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 (button on left sidebar)
* Twitter the following: "Win a $25 Shell Gift Card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/aFzehn #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 or compensation 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 April 15 at 11:59pm PT

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Safeway and Betty Crocker Giveaway

We love baked goods in our house, but I don't always feel like baking from scratch (plus I tend to like the texture of cake mixes better than homemade... I'm bad, I know!) I've always loved Betty Crocker cake mixes, brownies, cookies, frosting, etc.

Do you love Betty Crocker too? Safeway and Betty Crocker are celebrating spring with special pricing at Safeway stores. Through today, April 6, you can purchase Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake and Traditional Brownie Mixes at Safeway for only $0.69! Yes, you read that right!

They also have a website, BakeSweetMemories.com, where you can check out fun recipes and even download coupons directly to your Safeway Club card!


Thanks to Safeway, Betty Crocker and MyBlogSpark, I received a Sweet Spring Treats pack, which included a silicon baking pan, stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, Betty Crocker mixing spoon, and a $25 Safeway gift card. I also received a free product coupon for Betty Crocker, to try one of their wonderful products.



Would you like to try Betty Crocker for yourself? Run (don't walk) to your nearest Safeway and pick some up while they're still on sale. OR, you can win a Sweet Spring Treats gift pack (excluding the coupon) right here and use the gift card to buy your own!


The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* Silicon baking pan
* Stainless Steel mixing bowl
* Oven mitt
* Betty Crocker mixing spoon
* $25 Safeway gift card

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which spring recipe from Bake Sweet Memories you'd like to try. 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 Safeway.com and tell me where your nearest store is.
* 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 (button on left sidebar)
* Twitter the following: "Win a Betty Crocker prize pack with $25 Safeway card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/ddQR32 #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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I received the "Sweet Spring Treats" prize pack from
Betty Crocker, Safeway and MyBlogSpark to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.


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