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Huge Winners List!

2010-10-11T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I'm obviously incredibly behind... who knew 3 was so much more work than 2?!

Here's a bunch of winners that I should've drawn a long time ago:

Kung Zhu winners: #36 pauline15, #94 Jinxy and Me, #20 Linda
Shell gift card: #135 Fionen
Kids N Caboodle shoes: #4 McKim
Bibi & Mimi onesie: #20 paula michele
Baby Luve: #23 Breanne
Steri-Bottle: #11 Breanne
Bright Baby Tees: #6 kyla g
sootheTIME: #36 sweetsue
Bamboobies: #27 Chip
Itzbeen timer: #6 Fritter
Baby Showers by Mail gift certificate: #27 Chip
Dipe n' Go changer: #23 Breanne
Picky Sticky: #2 Big Mama
My Baby Clothes Boutique: #8 Lori A.

We have a ton of winners (and a couple of big winners!) Many of these were very low entries, so the chances were good to take home some prizes!

I will be emailing you all shortly to get your information. Congratulations!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-29T15:26:00.001-07:00

This is SO how I feel right now! I look around my house and all I see is baby gear and toys! And since my in-laws are coming to town in 2 days I'd better get to it...

Happy Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday... Baby at peace

2010-09-08T15:23:00.001-07:00

(Which is why I have the 3 minutes necessary to post this! Now if only I could get the other 2 quiet at the same time!)

MIA, for a good reason!

2010-08-24T17:46:00.000-07:00

Well, I've been MIA for a week or so, for good reason...

Our little one finally decided to join us last Thursday, only 10 days late (and after 5 days of contractions and an induction!) We're both doing fine and we broke out of the hospital on Friday afternoon, then spent the weekend adapting to our new larger family and getting ready for the first day of school, which was yesterday.

Once I can I'll update you guys with more information (and post a ton of winners)... free time for blogging is currently very hard to come by!

41 Weeks 1 Day Update

2010-08-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

Well, from the title it's obvious that I'm still cooking a baby!

I've been having contractions since Friday morning (ugh!) By Friday afternoon they were 5 min apart but mild. Went to the hospital and got sent home. By Friday night they were 3 min apart but still mild and they continued all night.

Saturday morning they stopped and then started again by afternoon, getting stronger. Since then they've continued, stopping for several hours, then starting back up erratically, then finally finding a steady rhythm at about 6 or 7 min apart, strong enough to make me stop what I'm doing but never progressing beyond that.

The doctor seems to think that all these contractions are a good thing (obviously he's never been in labor for 5 days before!) and he says it bodes well for an induction tomorrow morning.

I've never before had contractions for more than 12 or so hours, and I have to say "this sucks!" Hopefully we'll get to meet our very very stubborn baby tomorrow!

Waiting for Baby Event... Kicky Pants Review

2010-08-15T14:43:00.000-07:00

I love companies created by moms and dads, and Kicky Pants is one of my new favorites! Kicky Pants was created by Erin Cloke when she was on bedrest during her second pregnancy. Since then her husband has joined her in the company.

Kicky Pants carries a wide variety of cotton and bamboo clothing, all of which are designed by Erin! They offer clothing for baby, kids, and even mom!

Kicky Pants even makes toys for your little one.

Kicky Pants sent me this adorable outfit to review:

It's made out of bamboo and is one of the softest baby outfits I currently own!

I especially love the ruffled butt!

Want to find Kicky Pants for yourself? You can find them on their website, Facebook, and even Twitter!

Waiting for Baby Event... WrapADoodle Review

2010-08-15T13:58:00.000-07:00

I've spent a lot of time this pregnancy looking at swaddling items, mostly because I can never keep my kids swaddled. They always kick or punch the blankets off of them (I think I'm not a very good swaddle-maker!)

So when I found WrapADoodle, I was ecstatic!

WrapADoodle is the easiest way to swaddle, and they're adorable!

WrapADoodle comes all tied up in a cute package.

Simply open it up and put baby in the giant pocket.

Tie the ends to swaddle baby's arms.

Finish off the knot. Baby is now swaddled but can still kick her legs as needed.

WrapADoodle will custom make them for you using a variety of different fabrics and they also make make matching BurpADoodle Burp Cloths! Or you can choose from WrapADoodle's pre-made sets on etsy!

Want to find WrapADoodle for yourself? Find them on etsy, on their blog or on Facebook!

Waiting for Baby Event... Happy Blankie Review

2010-08-14T14:53:00.000-07:00

I recently discovered Happy Blankie, an amazing company who makes adorable, super soft blankies. They're satiny on the back and a plush "minky" fabric on the front.

We received Stomp the frog to review, and the fighting has already started in our house! This blankie is supposed to be for baby, but both Bok Boy and Little Miss have been caught using it recently because it's so snuggly!

We received the small size, which is 18x18". Happy Blankie also offers medium at 36x36" and large at 48x56. We may need to buy a large one so all the kids can fit under it together!

Happy Blankie also offers personalization, in block or script font and in 13 different colors.

My very favorite thing about Happy Blankie is the fact that they have a One to Love, One to Give program! When you buy one blanket, you're actually buying two: one for you and one for a child in a hospital or orphanage! Not only that, the founder of Happy Blankie (who came up with the One to Love, One to Give program) is a child! I love the fact that a child was the one who wanted to share with others!

Want one of your own? Buy one for yourself or someone you love (and one to give!) at http://www.happyblankie.com/

Waiting for Baby Event... Baby Showers by Mail Giveaway

2010-08-12T15:53:00.000-07:00

Have you looked for the perfect baby gift that's actually useful? How about a gift that is a keepsake to treasure? Baby Showers by Mail has come to help you!

Baby Showers by Mail carries a wide variety of baby gifts, everything from a Silver Brush Comb and Rattle Set

to their very very useful Heart's Desire gift set, which includes 4 packs of diapers and 2 tubs of wipes along with all the other goodies!

They even offer the option for up to a year's worth of diaper and wipes delivery!

Baby Showers by Mail also has a sister site, Jet Set Babies, where you can order items like diapers and wipes to be sent to your hotel when you travel. That way you don't have to pack a ton to take with you!

Want to try them for yourself? Baby Showers by Mail and Jet Set Babies are both offering my readers a 15% off discount! Just use the coupon code waitingforbaby on either site.

Baby Showers by Mail is also offering to give one of my lucky readers a $25 Gift Certificate!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A $25 Gift Certificate to Baby Showers by Mail.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me what your favorite product is from Baby Showers by Mail.

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

* Be a Facebook fan of BabyShowersByMail (leave your FB name)

* 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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a $25 Gift Certificate to BabyShowersByMail.com from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/blIXRU @sanity4sonya #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) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway. Post a comment telling me that you did.)

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 product of any kind to write this post.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event... ITZBEEN Review and Giveaway

2010-08-11T21:53:00.000-07:00

As most parents can tell you, newborn babies make you sleep deprived. You stumble around, sometimes finding time to shower and sometimes forgetting where your shower is! Yet you're supposed to keep track to make sure that baby is being fed and changed often enough and to make sure they're getting enough sleep. Baby's on meds? I'd have to write the time I gave her medicine on my hand otherwise I'd lose the list.
Greg Sheldon, a stay-at-home dad, has come to the rescue of all of us! He created the ITZBEEN timer, a handy, easy to use gadget that keeps track of how long it's been since the last diaper change, feeding, asleep/awake, plus a fourth timer you can use for whatever you want. Plus these timers also have an optional alarm that will beep and light up as a reminder.

The ITZBEEN (pronounced "it's been") also has a small nightlight to help you maneuver without crashing into things and a backlit display to help read it at night. It has a clip on the back to attach it to the diaper bag (or your pants) and a nursing reminder switch so you know which side baby nursed from last.The big thing to note about ITZBEEN is that it is not made to put your baby on a schedule! It's help you remember and to help you figure out why baby's upset (maybe she needs a nap!)

Not only will the ITZBEEN be perfect for those first few weeks (or months) of craziness, but it helps a bunch when you have more than one caregiver! When Bok Boy was a baby, hubby was a student and I worked. Many times I'd run in the door literally as he was running out and I never knew when baby had last been fed or napped. I had to play it by ear every evening! This timer would've saved me a ton of headache, particularly since it's so easy to use. Nothing to write down, just a quick button push and you're done!

ITZBEEN received a 2007 JPMA Innovation Award and a 2007 iParenting Media Award for Best Baby Care Product. It's also easily available at many stores, including Babies R Us, Target, Amazon, and many more!

Want to try one for yourself? ITZBEEN is offering one of my readers an ITZBEEN timer all their own!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* An ITZBEEN timer (worth $24.99!)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me which function of the ITZBEEN is your favorite.

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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win an ITZBEEN timer from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/disCLf @sanity4sonya #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) (worth 5 entries, leave 5 comments)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway. Post a comment telling me that you did.)

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 an ITZBEEN timer to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

40 Weeks, 1 Day Update...

2010-08-10T23:42:00.000-07:00

Well, following in her sibling's footsteps, baby is still happily ensconced inside me. According to my doctor, I'm "right on time for me," since I always run late. We are moving in the right direction though, with my cervix finally starting to open a bit. No contractions, and strangely enough I'm not exhausted.

In fact, quite the opposite... I've been nesting like mad for almost 2 weeks now! I've cleaned and organized the underside of bathroom cabinets (which is SO not like me!), and it's just gone downhill from there. I want my house clean but don't want to clean it... I talked my mom into cleaning the oven and hubby into cleaning the showers (both because of the chemical fumes!)
But organizing? That's like chocolate to me right now! I have an overwhelming urge to shred old bills and donate books and dvds to the library. I literally cannot manage to sit at my computer for more than a few minutes (and I can happily sit for hours normally if I have no interruptions). I've been struggling with the Waiting for Baby event because although I prepped many posts beforehand, I figured I'd be worn out and wanting to sit, and instead I can't stand my computer!

What's a girl to do? I know! I'll go bundle cables and cords and label them!

Oh, and I should probably pack my hospital bag one of these days.... hubby keeps reminding me that I DO need to do that!

Off to organize...

Waiting for Baby Event... Bamboobies Review and Giveaway

2010-08-10T23:04:00.000-07:00

Finding the right nursing pad is always difficult, especially for me. I prefer soft, thin pads and the majority of the ones on the market are thick and bulky. That's fine for overnight or at home but I don't want to look like I have a lumpy padded bra on when I leave the house!

Bamboobies has come to my rescue! Bamboobies are handmade in Colorado, using organic and sustainable fabrics (bamboo, organic cotton and hemp). Besides that, they're super soft! They're velour on the side that faces your skin, are waterproof, and absorb 4x more milk than cotton. Since bamboo is anti-microbial they may help prevent breast infection.

One of my favorite things about them (besides the softness) is the shape! They're heart shaped, so you can mold them to fit better than a "typical" round pad.

Bamboobies also sells an overnight pad, which also works well for the first weeks before your milk supply is regulated. The overnight pads are large (5 inches in diameter), thick and very soft.

Look at the size difference between Bamboobies Overnights and the Medela Cotton Nursing pads! You have so much more coverage (and the extra absorbency) that you won't have to worry about leaks at night!

Want to buy your own? Bamboobies is offering a 20% off coupon to my readers! Simply enter coupon code SAN20 in their store and enjoy the savings!

You can also win a set of either regular or overnight Bamboobies right here!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* Your choice of regular or overnight Bamboobies.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me whether you would prefer the regular or overnight Bamboobies.

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

* Be a Facebook fan of Bamboobies (leave your FB name)
* Follow Bamboobies on Twitter (leave your Twitter name)
* Tweet the following: "Win Bamboobies nursing pads from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/a4k5zq @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!

* 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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* 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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily! Post a comment telling me that you did.)

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 set of regular and overnight Bamboobies to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event... sootheTIME Review and Giveaway

2010-08-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

With a new baby on the way, sleep is something I think about a great deal! Not just my sleep, but baby's sleep (since my sleep is linked to hers!) I was super excited when I found a company called sootheTIME, who specializes in awesome products, the best of which help baby sleep.

sootheTIME sells several cool products, including the Snooze Wrap Plus, Snooze Sack, Snooze Sheets, and Sleepzies. All of these products help baby sleep, and the Snooze Wrap Plus and Snooze Sack actually attach to the Snooze Sheets so that you know baby is securely positioned and safe in her bed.

Here is a series of photos on how to use the Snooze Wrap Plus:

The Snooze Wrap Plus has a comfy head support cushion to help reduce flat head syndrome. It also has a Cradle Support Pad (think a thin bassinet pad under baby) that helps to support baby. This is big for me, since it will help my older two hold baby steadily, with her head better supported.

Lay baby on the Snooze Wrap Plus.

Strap the Comfort Wraps across baby's tummy, which may help with the symptoms of colic.

Tuck baby's legs into the pouch.

Attach pouch bottom up.

Tuck arms in to swaddle (or there's an arms out option for babies who like their arms free). It's a very easy way to have a secure swaddle with lots of extra support. The Snooze Wrap Plus is 100% cotton and fits 7-14 lbs, or 0-3 months.

The Snooze Sack is one of the best sleep sacks I've seen.

The Snooze Sack is 100% cotton.

It also has the Comfort Wraps to help with the symptoms of colic.

The Snooze Sack zips from the bottom up for easy diaper changes.

Baby is ready for a safe night's sleep, with or without a long sleeve shirt!

The Snooze Sack also has Comfort Vents on the sides, which lets air flow through the sack for a more comfortable sleep.

The Snooze Sack is available in 2 sizes, stage 1 fits 7-14lbs, or 0-3 months, and stage 2 fits 12-18 lbs, 3-9 months. The stage 1 Snooze Sack and the Snooze Wrap Plus both attach to the Snooze Sheets for a more stable sleep.

Want to buy your own? Find them at http://soothetime.com.

Or you can win your own Snooze Wrap Plus right here!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Snooze Wrap Plus (worth $19.99!)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me which sootheTIME product is your favorite.

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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a Snooze Wrap Plus from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/cODSUX @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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway. Post a comment telling me that you did.)

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 Snooze Wrap Plus and a Snooze Sack to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event... Bright Baby Tees Review and Giveaway

2010-08-09T22:35:00.000-07:00

"Visual stimulation is important... Surround your baby with black and white stripes and contrasting patterns." - Dr. Sears

This fact is born out by all of the black, white and red baby toys and mobiles available for sale, especially those with bold, graphic shapes. And the fact is, I've seen it myself with my kids. Even as small infants they would react to bold colors and shapes better than they would to pastel "baby" colors.

Now you can stimulate your baby's brain while holding her, thanks to Bright Baby Tees.

Bright Baby Tees makes visually stimulating organic cotton clothing. The difference? They're in adult and child's sizes, not for baby to wear! Their t-shirts have simple shapes and patterns that are high-contrast and keep baby's attention.

Bright Baby Tees uses inks that are phthalate & formaldehyde free on their sustainable 100% organic cotton tees. These clothes are good for baby and green!

I received two shirts from Bright Baby Tees to review, The Sky, Earth & Animals for hubby

and A B See for me!

They're both super soft and have washed beautifully. I can't wait to test them out on baby and see if she likes them better than a plain shirt.

Want to try them for yourself? Get your own at www.brightbabytees.com, or you can win one! Bright Baby Tees is offering a t-shirt to one of my readers.

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Bright Baby Tees shirt of your choice.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me which Bright Baby Tees is your favorite design.

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

* Be a Facebook fan of Bright Baby Tees (leave your FB name)
* Post on Bright Baby Tees Facebook page what you like best about their product or their company and tell them Sanity is for those without children sent you! (leave the FB post link)
* Follow BrightBabyTees on Twitter (leave your Twitter name)
* Tweet the following: "Win a Bright Baby Tees shirt from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/cwrc9E @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!

* 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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* 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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily! Post a comment telling me that you did.)

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 two Bright Baby Tees to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event... Steri-Bottle Review and Giveaway

2010-08-07T18:18:00.000-07:00

Keeping baby safe from germs is difficult, especially when it comes to to feeding. Sterilizing bottles and keeping them clean before use is tough for every parent, but Steri-Bottle has come to the rescue! Steri-Bottle sells ready to use, sterile, disposable bottles. They are BPA free and completely recyclable.

Steri-Bottles were designed in the UK and are made in the USA! Each box contains 5 or 10 bottles with fast flow nipples. Medium flow nipples are apparently on the horizon, but currently Steri-Bottles are for 3 months and up.

When you open the tamper-evident box, you'll find a stack of bottles in a plastic bag and a stack of shrink-wrapped nipples with covers. Simply open the bag of bottles and remove a bottle bottom. Reseal the bag. Fill with formula, breastmilk, water, juice (whatever your baby desires) and then remove a nipple from the stack. You have to peel the shrink wrap back and only remove one nipple. The remaining nipples will stay sterile. Then just snap the nipple on the bottle and remove the lid and feed!

When baby is done with the bottle, simply recycle the whole bottle (you can cut the nipple off in order to dump excess fluid and rinse it out). Once you open a stack of nipples you should use them within a week.

These bottles would be perfect for car trips, vacations, grandma's house, the diaper bag, or even just to make things easier at home!

Steri-Bottle runs for $9.99-$12.99 for a 10-pack and $6.99 for a 5-pack and are available from Babies R Us, Amazon, Buy Buy Baby, and several other companies.

The only downside to me is that the bottles are not openable once sealed. You can't add more milk, you have to make a new bottle, even if baby's only going to drink an ounce or two. However, since this restriction makes sure that the bottle maintains its sterility, I'm happy that the bottle is not re-openable.

Want to try them for yourself? Steri-Bottle is offering one of my readers a 10 pack and a 5 pack to try for themselves!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A 5 pack of Steri-Bottles
* A 10 pack of Steri-Bottles

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Go to Steri-Bottle and tell me something you learned from their site.

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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win Steri-Bottles from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/aAOBVa #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Steri-Bottles to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

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

Waiting for Baby Event... Baby Luve Review and Giveaway

2010-08-05T20:05:00.000-07:00

We've always had a hard time bathing babies in our house. I never liked the idea of molded plastic tubs and we wound up using a toddler inflatable tub with a baby bath mat/sponge in it so that baby would be cozy and safe.

However, we always had a problem of keeping baby warm in the bath. Too much water and you have to hold their head up while you bathe them and too little and they get chilled and hate the bath (and potentially spray you, if you have a boy!)

Apparently we are not the only family to have these problems, and a mom named Amy Seckinger decided to do something about it. She invented the Bath Luve, a 100% cotton animal that lays across your child in the tub . It covers baby from shoulders to privates and leaves arms and legs free to wiggle. Keep the Bath Luve wet with warm water and baby is cozy and warm and you both have an enjoyable bath time!

Bath Luve sent me the Bath Luve Duck to review. Notice how the feet will wrap over baby's shoulders to stay reasonably securely (unless you have a seriously wiggly one!)

Since my little one is still baking (for a few more days at least), I used a 21" doll to give you an idea of how well this covers baby. As you can see, there is plenty of room to grow!

The Bath Luve comes in 3 adorable styles: the duck, a fish and a frog. Bath Luve also sells matching bath buddies that let you squeeze more warm water onto the Bath Luve easily.

Want one of your own? The Bath Luve retails for around $6.99 and is available at Kohls, Babies R Us, Baby Depot, Walmart, Buy Buy Baby, and bathluve.com.

Or you can win one here, thanks to Bath Luve!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Bath Luve

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Go to Bath Luve and tell me which one you like the best.

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)
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* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
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* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a Bath Luve from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/aEJqH5 #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Bath Luve to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

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

39 Weeks, 2 Days Update

2010-08-04T19:26:00.000-07:00

"Nope, no baby yet..." I'm already getting so sick of saying that, and I still have 5 days until my due date (which for me probably means 1 1/2-2 weeks before baby day!) Apparently almost everyone I know thinks that this time I'll go early instead of late? Oh well, so is life when you're 27 months pregnant!

At last week's checkup my blood pressure was high. It was just above normal range, but my BP is normally quite low, so my OB was concerned. He told me to relax and showed me that purposely relaxing myself lowered both my pulse and my BP significantly (in fact, he was having fun with how quickly I could do it). So he put me under orders to relax as much as possible, even trying to convince me to bring in some of my post-baby help now to help with the kids. Of course, since then the kids have been bickering constantly!

At today's appointment the nurse couldn't even find my BP at first! Then when she found it it was way too low. 3rd time she finally got a normal reading. Baby is still high and I'm under doctor's orders not to go into labor this weekend, as he's out of town.

On the kidlet front, we ran into a friend today and did a spontaneous playdate at the park. A couple hours later, both kids were exhausted and Little Miss had to be stripped down for the car ride home thanks to a sand area with a water faucet.

Believe it or not, this is the cleanest article of clothing that she was wearing! I used to always have spare clothes in the car for days like this but stopped when the kids were around 3 or 4. Apparently I need to get back in the habit!

Waiting for Baby Event... Bibi & Mimi Review and Giveaway

2010-08-03T21:55:00.000-07:00

While looking for cute baby clothes, I recently found Bibi & Mimi, who sell a wide selection of adorable onesies, socks, shoes, leg warmers and even diaper bags!

One of my favorite things about Bibi & Mimi is their onesies with attitude! I love this Sweet Cheeks onesie!

I love that they're made with 100% combed cotton and are super soft! They also come packaged in these adorable matching boxes, with a ribbon handle.

I received the Insomniac onesie (since baby is already an insomniac, preferring to do her major kicking and moving from 11pm-3am!) I just hope she doesn't maintain this schedule once she's born!
I also love that Bibi & Mimi offer matching items! If you click on a onesie (such as the frog or dinosaur), you'll find multiple other matching items that they sell. In the case of the frog onesie, they have frog shoes, frog leg and arm warmers, and frog socks. Simply adorable!

You can find Bibi & Mimi at their website or on Facebook!

Luckily for you, Bibi & Mimi is offering a onesie to one of my readers!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Bibi & Mimi onesie of your choice.

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Tell me which Bibi & Mimi product is your favorite.

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)
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* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a pair of Bibi & Mimi onesie from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/bVw8pB #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Bibi & Mimi onesie to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 10 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event...Kids N Caboodle Giveaway

2010-08-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

For those of you who have never tried soft-soled leather shoes for your baby, you're in for a real treat (and you'll soon find out that you've been missing out on one of my favorite things!)

I LOVE soft leather shoes for babies and toddlers! They're easy to get on and off (but not too easy for baby), can be worn with or without socks, and let toddlers have some protection on their feet while still learning to walk basically barefoot. When Bok Boy was first learning to walk he had an adorable pair of brand name tennis shoes that he couldn't walk in. The rubber/plastic soles made his depth perception off and he fell a LOT! We bought some soft leather shoes and he had no problem walking in them.

I recently found Kids N Caboodle, who make adorable handcrafted leather baby shoes. Not only that, they're totally customizable! You pick the shoe color and the ankle/text color! You also get to choose your child's name (or nickname), and the font you'd like them in.

Would you love a pair for your baby (or as an awesome gift)? Kids N Caboodle is giving away a pair of SoftSoul or Bouges Leather shoes to one of my lucky readers, and YOU get to personalize them as you'd like!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A pair of SoftSoul our Bouges leather baby shoes (worth $35.99!)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Go to Kids N Caboodle and tell me what shoes you'd like to win and why.

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)
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* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
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* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a pair of SoftSoul leather baby shoes from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/ayx5ap5 #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 16 at 11:59pm PT

Waiting for Baby Event... Dipe n' Go Review and Giveaway

2010-07-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

*UPDATED to add Giveaway!

Have you ever had a messy diaper and had nowhere to change it? Been out running errands and had a soaking wet diaper and no clean bathroom or changing table nearby?

The Dipe n' Go is the perfect product for you! It attaches to the inside of your minivan, SUV, or hatchback with a simple sticky pad and velcro.

Simply attach it to the inside of your vehicle,

Unfold it,

And lay baby down for a convenient and clean change!

It's easy, convenient, and very very handy! It also has 3 pocket in it (on the part that stays attached to the side of the vehicle), perfect for diapers and wipes! This is the most awesome for my hubby, who rarely remembers to bring a diaper bag with him. This way there's always diapers and wipes in a convenient place in the car, or he can simply detach it and take it with him!

One of the best possible things is that it's machine washable! After a messy change you can be sure your changing station is clean and ready for use again.

Dipe n' Go is available at Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Amazon, and Sears, along with other stores.

You can also find Dipe n' Go on Facebook and Twitter.

Do you want to try one for yourself? Dipe n' Go is offering one reader a Dipe n' Go of their own!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Dipe n' Go changing station

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Follow Dipe n' Go on Twitter (leave me your Twitter name)

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

* Be a Facebook fan of Dipe n' Go (leave your FB name)
* Tweet the following: "Dipe n' Go review by Sanity is for those without children! hhttp://bit.ly/9uRluh @sanity4sonya" and leave me the Tweet link!

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
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* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
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* 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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Dipe n' Go to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

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

Waiting for Baby Event... Picky Sticky Review and Giveaway

2010-07-29T18:57:00.000-07:00

As I've learned in the past, it's difficult to keep up with taking pictures of a new baby (and keeping them organized) so that I can put them in the baby book. In the past I went solely by the dates saved by my digital camera and figured out the age at each picture. However, lately I can't really trust my camera's date and time (thanks kids!), but I still want to be able to take pictures of baby at each stage in her life.

Enter Picky Sticky, one of the coolest new products I've found. Picky Sticky was invented when another mother was in the same situation! Paper signs were too difficult after baby got too big and iron-on transfers were too expensive. Plus, every baby is a different size, so they don't always fit into the "appropriate" sized clothing at any given time.

Picky Sticky is a set of stickers that are numbered with the months of the first year. There are also belly stickers, 2nd year stickers, and years of fun. All you do is find an outfit you want to take baby's picture in (preferably light colored and not too crazily patterned) and stick the sticker on it. It's perfect for taking photos and completely removable, so your favorite outfit can still be worn until baby outgrows it!

Aren't they cute? And they look just like really expensive iron-on-transfers! I received the Missy Fissy set from Picky Sticky to review. It has 0 and 1 month- 12 months. They're 4" in diameter and are printed on transparent sticky paper.

Picky Sticky sells the set of 13 months currently for $14.99 (they're on sale, normally $17.95). They carry sets for girls, boys, or gender neutral sets.

The Belly Stickers (which you can stick to your t-shirt or belly during pregnancy) contain stickers starting at 8 weeks and going to 40 weeks (every 4 weeks), along with "It's a Girl," "It's a Boy," and "Surprise".

Years of Fun contains years 1-12.

The 2nd Year contains 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4 and 2 year old stickers.

Would these be perfect for you and your kidlets? Want to try them yourself? Picky Sticky is offering one reader a set of their choice!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A Picky Sticky set of your choice. (ARV $14.99)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite set from Picky Sticky.

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

* Be a Facebook fan of Picky Sticky here and leave me a comment with the name you use to fan them. (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
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* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a set of Picky Sticky stickers from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/bb5VG5 #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Missy Fissy set from Picky Sticky to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 6 at 11:59pm PT

IMPORTANT Recall Information... Nap Nanny!

2010-07-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Baby Matters LLC, of Berwyn, Pa., is announcing the voluntary recall of 30,000 Nap Nanny ® portable baby recliners. CPSC is investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl from Royal Oak, Mich. who died in a Nap Nanny ® that was being used in a crib. According to preliminary reports, the infant was in her harness and found hanging over the side of the product, caught between the Nap Nanny® and the crib bumper.

CPSC and Baby Matters are aware of one other incident in which an infant became entrapped when the Nap Nanny was used in a crib, contrary to the product instructions. In that incident, the infant fell over the side of the Nap Nanny ®, despite being harnessed in, and was caught between the baby recliner and the side of the crib. The infant sustained a cut to the forehead.

(photo is an example, using a doll, of improper use)

CPSC and the firm have received 22 reports of infants, primarily younger than 5-months-old, hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny ® despite most of the infants being placed in the harness. One infant received a bruise as a result of hanging over the side of the product.

Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny ® even while the harness is in use. This situation can be worse if the Velcro straps, located inside the Nap Nanny ® cover are not properly attached to the “D”-rings located on the foam, or if consumers are using the first generation model Nap Nanny ® that was sold without “D”-rings. If the Nap Nanny ® is placed inside a crib, play yard or other confined area, which is not a recommended use, the infant can fall or hang over of the side of the Nap Nanny® and become entrapped between the crib side and the Nap Nanny® and suffocate.

**If you own a Nap Nanny, please visit http://www.napnannyrecall.com/ for more information.

*Please note, this information came directly off the CPSC's recall notification.

Waiting for Baby Event... My Baby Clothes Boutique Review and Giveaway

2010-07-26T15:15:00.000-07:00

Welcome to day 1 of my Waiting for Baby event! This is the first review and giveaway of the next 3 weeks, but it definitely won't be the last, so come back again later to see what else I have for you!

I feel very lucky to have discovered My Baby Clothes Boutique, a store that sells adorable and unique baby items. They carry a wide variety of layettes and adorable personalized clothing, along with baby hats, headbands, and much much more!

I love their variety of tutus and pettiskirts (for the princess in your life),

and adorable outfits for the prince in your life...

and even gorgeous things for mom!
When My Baby Clothes Boutique offered to send me an item to review, I had a REALLY hard time deciding what to choose, but I finally found an outfit that was unlike anything I'd seen in a store.

I finally chose the Baby M.D. Three-Piece Layette Set in Doctor's Bag Gift Box. It's definitely not the girliest item that they carry, but it's adorable and will get tons of use in our house (we normally prefer comfy clothing over frilly clothing, especially if hubby is dressing the baby!) It will also make for the most adorable pictures with my OB! Baby and doctor will both be in scrubs!

The set came in this adorable doctor bag, which opens up to have the layette hanging inside (it folds up so that when you open the bag the outfit is hanging there like it's in a closet!)

This outfit is adorable and very very soft! It's a minty green one piece outfit (with white "undersleeves" to make it a long sleeve outfit). It also has tiny scrub booties, and a little scrub cap! The outfit even has a stethoscope printed on it and a pen printed into the pocket. It also has Baby M.D. embroidered on the pocket. It also snaps up the middle and down the legs, which is a requirement for easy diaper changes!

Would you like to pick out something for yourself (or for an upcoming baby shower)? My Baby Clothes Boutique is giving away a $25 credit to one of my readers!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A $25 Gift Certificate to My Baby Clothes Boutique!

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite item from My Baby Clothes Boutique.

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

* Be a Facebook fan of My Baby Clothes Boutique here and leave me a comment with the name you use to fan them.
* Join their newsletter here (top right corner of the page) and leave a comment with the email that you used to signup.

* Subscribe to this blog via Reader (on left sidebar)
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* Grab my button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event button and put it on your blog (worth 2 entries, leave 2 comments)
* If you had my Waiting for Baby event button posted by July 25 and posted it on the Waiting for Baby event post you receive 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
* Favorite me on Technorati (button on left sidebar)
* Follow me on Twitter as sanity4sonya (button on left sidebar)
* Tweet the following: "Win a $25 My Baby Clothes Boutique gift card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/9HiJyC #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)
*Enter another of my Waiting for Baby giveaways (worth 1 entry per giveaway, check back I'm adding more almost daily!)

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 Baby M.D. Three-Piece Layette Set from
My Baby Clothes Boutique to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own and are honest.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends August 3 at 11:59pm PT

A quick update...

2010-07-19T15:27:00.000-07:00

Hi all!

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately. With the possibility of delivering at 38 weeks looming over my head, I figured I needed to get my act together when it comes to getting ready for baby. I must admit, I've never been one of those people who has a gorgeous, well-put together nursery ready for baby a month before baby's due. I'd love to have a gorgeous nursery, but we currently don't have room for one, so for the next few months baby is staying in our room in a bassinet.

Which also meant I had to find room for a set of drawers for her in our room (which involved gutting our room and closet). As of right now, the drawers are in, the room is organized, and all the baby clothes and blankets are washed. Whew! I'll haul the bassinet out of the garage soon and have hubby put it together and then we'll be pretty much ready to go.

The BIG news: baby has flipped! She decided to get with the program and switched to the head down, "locked and loaded" position (and no, locked and loaded is not the term my OB used, since hubby asks me that every time I say it!) S0 now we're back to 40-42 weeks for delivery date (since both my other two were quite late, I sort of expect this one to be the same).

Ultrasound last week moved the due date forward 3 days and put baby at 6lb, 8 oz (plus or minus a pound). All I can say is I hope it's minus a pound, not plus, and I hope she doesn't go 2 weeks late or she'll be HUGE!

I had a super baby shower yesterday, with 10 of my dearest friends at Buca di Beppo! We had an amazing lunch and visited together, which was the real reason behind the shower. I requested no games and all the "standard" baby shower stuff (we have done all of it before) and just had a nice lunch out.

I'm frantically getting ready for my upcoming Waiting for Baby event (which starts next week), so I probably won't post much this week either, as I'm writing the posts in advance for the event (in case I DO go into labor, you all will still have fun reviews and giveaways coming).

Have a great week, and remember, if you post my Waiting for Baby event button BEFORE the event starts, you'll receive 3 extra entries into all my event giveaways (and 2 extra for the Shell gift card giveaway!)

Summer Getaway Shell Card Giveaway!

2010-07-19T14:56:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting in my house, dreaming of a summer getaway, but at 37 weeks pregnant I can't go far! Hubby and I are talking about taking the kids to the museum or aquarium or both before baby comes, and since they're both only an hour away it would be possible.

While I'm dreaming of a "real" getaway, I'd love to help a reader with a getaway of their own (whether it's to another state or just the neighborhood park!)

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 summer activity or vacation destination.

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)
* Grab my "Waiting for Baby" event 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/deX2rJ #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 July 27 at 11:59pm PT

Coming soon... Waiting for Baby event!

2010-07-07T20:02:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to announce that while I'm having a baby in the next few weeks, YOU get the presents! I'm hosting a Waiting for Baby event from July 26 - August 16 (which is roughly 38-41 weeks going by baby time!)

I have LOTS of fun baby sponsors (but I do have room for more, so if you or someone you know is interested in sharing your products with me and my readers, please email me!)

Even better, having the Waiting for Baby event button on your blog will get you extra entries in my giveaways! Post it on your blog and leave a comment here telling me where to find it by event July 25 (BEFORE the event begins) and you will receive 3 extra entries into all of my event giveaways!

Here are some of my spectacular sponsors:

Dipe n' Go

Kids 'N' Caboodle

My Baby Clothes Boutique

Kicky Pants

Itzbeen

Bibi & Mimi

Steri-bottle

Happy Blankie

BrightBabyTees

bamboobies

Picky Sticky

SootheTIME

Are you excited yet? Add my Waiting for Baby event button to your blog and remember to come back to enter all these spectacular giveaways!

To my stubborn, stubborn baby...

2010-07-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

My darling little girl,

I'm at 35 weeks today, expecting to see you in 5-7 weeks (since your big brother and sister were both close to two weeks late). All through this pregnancy I've said how different you are than my other pregnancies, since I haven't been miserably sick through the whole 40 weeks like I have in the past.

So I shouldn't have been surprised at my last OB appointment when my doctor said you were breech. Breech! How can that possibly be? Delivery has always been easy in the past, but you're definitely different! Not only that you're sort of footling breech (with your body more sideways than in this picture).

So now I just have to convince you to turn around on your own. I have 3 weeks to convince you before I have to deal with intervention of some sort. I've tried giving you a stern talking-t0, music, different positions, and even the cat helps (he likes to sit on top of my belly and you kick him!)

So far, you're being very very stubborn! If you haven't turned in 3 weeks, we're going to meet you a whole month earlier than I planned! At 38 weeks, doctor's going to try to turn you and then if you're still stubborn you'll be born c-section.

Please, please turn for mommy! I'd love to meet you the old-school way!

(P.S. Do any of my wonderful readers have ideas on how to get this baby to turn? I'll try most anything if it's safe!)

Winners List for 6/23!

2010-06-23T19:36:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to the following winners:

For the General Mills prize pack and Costco gift card, the winner is...

#2, Mami2jcn

For the $25 Eden Fantasys Gift Card, the (redrawn) winner is...

#11, Ivorykeystease

Congratulations to both of you! I've emailed you the information about how to claim your prize.

Kung Zhu Christmas in June!

2010-06-23T14:28:00.000-07:00

Last Christmas my kids desperately wanted Zhu Zhu pets, but I wasn't sure they were a good idea in our house. Our house is carpeted, so anything that rolls doesn't work very well. Also, I really wondered about how well made they were (and I didn't want to get too into what I considered an over-hyped toy).

My kids were slightly disappointed but not crushed, so we moved on. Until a few months later, when a good friend of mine told me how well made they were. Her kids will destroy EVERYTHING, so I was shocked that she still had all 7 that she'd bought them for Christmas (and they got played with daily!)

So the Easter Bunny brought my kids each a Zhu Zhu pet and an accessory. Come to find out, the kids love them and they're adorable! They do run better on the tile than the carpet but they still work well enough on the carpet to annoy the heck out of the cat!

The only major drawback was that my son thought they were kind of "girly", since few of his male friends played with them. Fast forward a couple months to Kung Zhu pets, the wonderful fighting version of Zhu Zhu pets! Bok Boy was already planning to buy himself some with what was left of his birthday money, but we hadn't seen them in stores yet.

Then one day my doorbell rang at 9:30 at night. The kids were asleep and hubby was busy, so I peeked out the peephole and saw a gigantic box on my front porch. Big enough that someone could be inside.

Big enough that my cat decided it was the best place for a bed, so he guarded it! I wasn't expecting anything and didn't recognize the return address (although hubby said "That's the company that makes Zhu Zhu pets". How he knows this, I don't know!)

I opened the box and this is what I found:

Oh man did my kids go nuts! MomSelect had sent me a giant box of Kung Zhu pets to have a Kung Zhu party! After I peeled my kids off the ceiling, I had to quickly plan a Kung Zhu pets party (since there was no way that box was going to remain untouched for more than a few days. Again, thankfully the cat decided to guard it for me!)

These are not all the kids that were there, but we were limited to how many would fit in my living room with all the Kung Zhu toys! The kids had a blast, choosing teams and armor and setting the Kung Zhus to battle each other or to work their way through the training grounds.

Pros: Great fun for kids and adults. Allows kids to "fight" without anyone getting hurt or being overly violent. Adorable (especially the camouflage one). Well made and don't break easily (at least we haven't managed to break one yet, and they've even parachuted off the top bunk!)

Cons: Lots of small pieces in the accessories (Luckily most items can attach to each other even if you're missing something).

Everyone went home with a stock of their own pets, armor, tanks and accessories. However, I still have a few left over for my wonderful readers!

The Giveaway

3 winners will each receive:

* Kung Zhu pet
* Armor
* Accessory or training ground

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me why you want to win. 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:

* 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)
* Tweet about this giveaway (include @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 the Kung Zhus from MomSelect and Zhu Zhu pets to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends July 2 at 11:59pm PT

Mostly Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-23T14:22:00.001-07:00

Waterfalls seen on our last family hike (last month). It will probably be our last hike until August or September (since I have 7 weeks to go until we have a new one to hike with us!)

My recent shopping spree...

2010-06-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

I've been really REALLY good about not buying things for baby! Since we're on our third child, we've discovered that we don't need most of the stuff that first time parents are suckered into buying.

And, since I gave away almost everything we had baby-wise, I do need to stock up on the basics. Luckily for me, between a friend giving me hand-me-downs and my MIL buying baby clothes, I don't need much in the way of baby clothes (but how can you NOT buy any? Really? If you can get away with it, you're a much stronger person than I am!)

Anyways, yesterday I went to lunch with my best friend and we took a stroll through the nearby shopping center. Carter's Outlet was having a clearance sale (I know, bad bad!) but I bought these:

2 Sleep and Plays...$5.99 each
1 Onesie/Pants/Bib set... $5.99
Onesie/Dress set $5.99
4 pack of Burp Cloths $5.99

The burpies are the exact same ones I just added to my registry at Target (for $10.99), and our kids have always lived in Sleep and Plays (especially if hubby is dressing them, since he doesn't try to match an outfit together). Plus the dress can become a toddler shirt, and Carters seems to wash so much better than some other brands! So even though some of you don't think these are great deals, they're a perfect deal for me!

Okay, on to Ross. In the past I've never found much that truly excited me in the Ross baby department. This time around, they had a big clearance rack too!

Long Sleeve shirt/pants/bib set... $3.99
Emrboidered Onesie... $2.99
Softest blanket EVER...$6.99
2 packs of long sleeve white onesies... $1.99 each
Boppy with slipcover... $24.99

The white onesies are an absolute necessity (since MIL bought mostly tank-top style tops for baby through 6 months, which takes me to February!). The blanket I couldn't possibly pass up (I almost bought it in blue before I managed to find a purple one because I liked it so much!)

Also, the Boppy is one of the items on my REALLY want list (not my must have list) but they're so expensive now! They used to be $30 (pre-slipcover), now they're $30 for the white Boppy and $1o for each slipcover (So I saved $15, thus letting me buy everything else at Ross, lol!)

So while I'm not behaving as well as I was, I've gotten several necessities and feel like I got a good deal.

What's your favorite stores for awesome baby deals?

Eden Fantasys Winner!

2010-06-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to:

#96, Jinxy and Me

You are the winner of the $25 Eden Fantasys Gift Card! I have emailed you regarding your prize.

General Mills and Costco Review and Giveaway

2010-06-10T10:33:00.000-07:00

School is out (or almost out), and summer is in, which means trips to the park, days at the beach, and lots of hiking! And for all those fun trips, we need snacks to take with us. Preferably, they're individually wrapped (to make it easy for me), nutritious and delicious.

That is where Costco comes in! I love to stock up on the kids' favorite snacks there, normally for less than 1/2 the cost of the same item at the grocery store.

Recently I was offered the chance to receive a Costco Sunny Day Snacks prize pack, that contained a 48 ct box of Nature valley Chewy Trail Mix Bars, a 42 ct box of Simply Fruit Roll-Ups, and a $25 Costco gift card (to buy more!)

The Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix bars are nutty, flavorful, and chock full of delicious fruit. They're perfect to keep you going, especially while hiking!

The Simply Fruit Fruit Roll-Ups are tasty and are more than 90% Fruit Juice and Real Fruit. They also contain 1 serving of fruit in every roll and have only 50 calories. Oh, and my kids adore them! I don't normally keep fruit snacks or fruit roll-ups in the house because they're pure sugar, but these are much better and the kids see them as a huge treat!

Would you like to try these for yourself? MyBlogSpark and General Mills are going to provide one of my readers with the same prize pack I received (including the Costco-size packs of these snacks!)

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 48 ct Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix Bars
* 42 ct Simply Fruit Roll-Ups
* $25 Costco Gift Card

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which healthy snack you plan to stock up on during your next trip to Costco. 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:

* 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 General Mills prize pack with $25 Costco card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/doqoGU #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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I received the "Costco Sunny Day Snacks " prize pack from
General Mills and MyBlogSpark to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends June 17 at 11:59pm PT

Almost Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-09T17:39:00.001-07:00

This is my ode to hairdressers who don't know their body parts. This is NOT just below my shoulders! She even showed me how long it would be, then kept trimming. Now it doesn't fit in a ponytail (which I admit is my hairstyle of choice).

Oh well, time to buy some clips! I've heard the difference between a good haircut and a bad one is 2 weeks, but this will be closer to 2 months.

The invasion that has destroyed my mind and my body...

2010-06-05T15:17:00.001-07:00

I'm almost 31 weeks pregnant. By now you'd think I'd be used to it. But how do you get used to your belly doing flips whether you want it to or not?

2 big things happened this week that really brought home the fact that I'm in my 3rd trimester.

First off, pregnancy brain! I was standing in the shower after conditioning my hair, only to wonder if I'd washed it already or not. I literally could not remember! Luckily I looked down and saw bubbly shampoo remnants on me and figured out that I had shampooed already. This is not the first (or the worst) moment of preggo brain I've had, but I can't think of the rest right now :)

Secondly, I woke up Thursday with no ankles! They had vanished while I slept and I had tree stump legs where they used to be tapered. I've had kids before and I know to expect swelling, but man I was still shocked!

Luckily for me, Bok Boy had his annual checkup on Friday (and their pediatrician is also my OB), so I told him about the disappearing ankles. He looked at them and told me it was normal (which I knew but it's always nice to hear).

Did you have bad moments of preggo brain? How did you function? I'll tell you now that lists don't seem to help (as I'm always forgetting them!)

Maker Faire 2010

2010-06-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

We're definitely a Maker family. All of us make or create something regularly, with hubby focusing on electronics and computers, with some branching into wood, metal and art. I make tutus, hairbows, hairclips, jewelry, etc, and the kids make crafts and projects with just about anything they can get their hands on!

So the Maker Faire is like Disneyland for our family (not that the kids have ever been there, so it's hard to say that honestly!) Imagine a whole fairgrounds full of handmade items, with everything from glass beads to a Tesla Coil! There's even a ton of things to make while you're there (I took a learn to solder lesson and made blinky badges for the kids).

We've gone 3 years in a row now, although this year was the hardest, thanks to the simple fact that I was 7 months pregnant and there's very few places to sit down at the faire. But we had a great time! Here's several pictures (I know there's a lot, but bear with me! Be happy... I was separated from hubby, Bok Boy, and my camera for almost 2 hours, otherwise there would probably be tons more!)

Bok Boy enjoying a

decorated car

Little Miss and Bok Boy showing off the masks they made

Little Miss making her own soap (with ballerina inside!)

Bok Boy playing a clear pinball machine, so you can see how it works!

A weird glowy mammoth looking thing that you could walk inside of!

Cool guys that made cardboard robots to wear (even the hands and fingers moved)

Bok Boy "tagging" with light

A scary RC shark

A giant spider

Mentos and Diet Coke fountains

At least they're honest about the safety of their rides :)

We had an awesome time and I encourage you to go next year (or sooner, if it's coming near you!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-06-02T16:55:00.000-07:00

Little Miss wouldn't let a rainy day ruin her "fancy" playdate! Note the pettiskirt/rainboot combination!

Eden Fantasys Review and Giveaway!

2010-06-02T15:57:00.000-07:00

Please note: The following review and giveaway are for persons 18+ who are comfortable discussing sexual subjects. If you do not fit this criteria (or you're related to me), please look at one of my other posts!

I'm a huge fan of ways to make intimate time more fun, and I'm always on the lookout for something new (although to be honest I'm pretty darn picky about what I actually consider a good product). When I'm looking for well made adult novelty items, I go to Eden Fantasys first.

Eden Fantasys carries a wide variety of products, from lingerie and massage oils to vibrators and bondage gear. In other words, they most likely have what you want, and their review system gives you very specific information about the items before you purchase them.

The other big deal for me is the 1:1 Actual Size link on toy pages, where you can see the actual size of an item. If you're anything like me you don't want to order something and find out it's a hugely different size than what you expected. To make it fit your screen properly (to get an actual 1:1 scale) you can hold a ruler, a dollar bill, or a credit card up to the screen and slide the zoom bar until the size matches. Then the toy shows up as actual size on your screen. It's amazing!

I received this awesome product from Eden Fantasys to review:

Lucid Dreams no.26 is a rabbit-style vibrator that has two independently operated bullet vibrators enclosed in it. The top of the vibrator is bent for g-spot stimulation and is very bendy (this is the one negative for me... it's so flexible that I keep worrying it's going to split apart, although from my experiments it doesn't break). It also has a bullet designed for clitoral stimulation.

The Lucid Dreams is made of pthalate-free TPE and is hypoallergenic and latex free (which means it's soft but not mushy). It's almost 9" in total length and just over 1" in diameter. Each of the vibrating bullets are controlled separately and have a lighted control showing you what strength it's vibrating.

Oh, and did I mention it's WATERPROOF? It makes for excellent cleanup capabilities. It's reasonably strong, although if you use vibrators constantly it might not be strong enough. It's also pretty darn quiet (which is awesome!)

And just so you know, Eden Fantasys' shipping is very discreet (although in my house that can be a problem, since the box came sooner than I expected and I didn't know what it was so I didn't set it aside to open it later. Luckily for me I got it closed before the kids noticed!)

Thanks to Eden Fantasys, I have a $25 gift certificate to give away to one of my readers to buy some fun for yourself!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A $25 Eden Fantasys gift card

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 gift card for.

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 Eden Fantasys gift card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/com8od #giveaway @sanity4sonya @edenfantasys" 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 the Lucid Dreams no. 26 from
Eden Fantasys to review and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

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

We're having a crappy day (literally!)

2010-06-01T16:56:00.001-07:00

Today has been one of those days already! Little Miss turned 5 yesterday and has her 5 year old/kindergarten checkup and shots today. Normally neither of my kids are bothered by shots but Bok Boy has spent the last 2 days telling her how much the Kindergarten shots hurt and that she was going to get 5 or 6 shots (she got 3), so she was freaked out this morning! I got her calmed down and she didn't even whimper when she got her shots! Now she's in that tired cranky post-vaccination stage.

But she's not the bad part of the day. I picked up Bok boy at school and he ran straight from his classroom to the bathroom. I checked to make sure he was okay after he came out and he was running around like normal. On the drive home he told me he needed to use the restroom and within seconds it was quite noticeable that he was having bowel problems.

Now I've washed and bleached a booster seat, a toilet, a sink, a tub, the floor and thoroughly washed a child. All I can say is he'd better keep these germs to himself! It's now 5 pm and I have the rest of today to look forward to (and tomorrow, since he'll be home sick!) Please please please don't let it spread to everyone else!

Welcome to spring in beautiful Sunny California...

2010-05-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

We live in California, where it's always sunny and women rollerblade in bikinis on the beach (at least on tv). However, this is the best weather I've seen in days...

It's been gray and cold for weeks and has been raining off and on all week. I keep reading people's blogs and they're talking about how hot it is and showing pictures of their kids in swimsuits or tank tops, yet here in California we've only been able to wear crops twice this year! Twice. This. YEAR!

Supposedly we're going to break 70 this weekend (supposedly up to 76!) and we're planning on going for a hike. I'll let you know how it goes.

And I know I shouldn't be complaining, seeing as how I'm 7 months pregnant and it's going to be a miserable summer, but I want my crops! I have no idea where our umbrellas are anymore and the rain keeps coming! My kids (and my belly) are outgrowing our coats and I'm not buying new ones in June!

So how's the weather at your house?

Okay, I'm home and want to climb on to the couch and not move until tomorrow!

2010-05-18T18:05:00.000-07:00

Today has been an awfully eventful day. Took Bok Boy to school, came home and fed myself and Little Miss breakfast. Went to leave for Little Miss' playdate (see post below), to find out I have a flat tire. Fun fun! Tire has had a slow leak for awhile but apparently became a fast leak last night. Reinflated tire (thank you to my Uncle for the emergency auto kits he's always giving me for Christmas) and then went to the playdate.

Picked up Bok Boy from school (after separating two tearful girls who did not want to leave each other). Drove very carefully to tire store and had front two tires replaced. (And MAN are tires expensive!) Drove home with our new happy tires and had a quick snack (4pm by now and baby-to-be was bouncing in me for lack of food!). Practiced piano with Bok Boy and left again by 4:30 in order to get to piano lessons.

Finally home after 6pm and I don't want to do anything! Mommy needs a timeout!

Going to my happy place....

Anybody coming with me?

My little girl is growing up!

2010-05-18T17:18:00.001-07:00

Little Miss had her first "official" play date today. I say official because she's had many before, but they were with my friends' kids. This was the first one where SHE chose the friend, not me.

Luckily for me the other mom and I get along fabulously (and her big bro is in Bok Boy's class), so I anticipate many more play dates in the future!

It's weird for me to be making new friends, as I haven't made more than acquaintances in years (since I stopped working). All I can hope is that this will be the first of many (or at least a few!)

How about you? Do you have a hard time making new friends? Is it becoming more difficult as your life has changed? I've noticed I don't have much in common with folks without kids anymore (except for a love of board games, which is a whole different ballgame!)

Sorry for the rambling... I've gotten used to talking to grownups again so I suddenly have a lot to say!

Awesome deal on nursing covers from Udder Covers!

2010-05-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I don't normally post freebies (mostly because by the time I find them they're gone), but this one is killer!

Udder Covers sells these gorgeous nursing covers normally for $32.00 plus $9.95 shipping, but right now with the coupon code onefree it takes the price down to $0! All you pay is the shipping!

I ordered one of these a coupon of months ago when I first saw the deal and thought it was over. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, as baby is still "baking". So have fun shopping and then let me know how you like it!

* All items are on backorder due to demand, but I received mine much sooner than it said.

I haven't been ignoring you, I swear!

2010-05-11T12:39:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in a few weeks, and I feel awful about it, but family and life has to come first.

In the past 3 weeks I've:

Celebrated Bok Boy's 7th birthday with a party for 16 kids and about 20 adults at our local Round Table.

Had my in-laws in town for Bok Boy's birthday.

Had my OB stuck in Italy due to the volcano and had to reschedule my appts.

Had the kids' karate belt test (Bok Boy is now a brown belt and Little Miss is a green belt!)

Cooked dinner for 125 people with my mom's help.

Worked at an Art and Wine Festival (I make/sell jewelry, hairbows and tutus). This is my last show until after baby is born, thank goodness!

Celebrated my best friend's 30th Birthday with a night of drunken debauchery and dancing on a boat in the San Francisco Bay (the night before the Art/Wine Festival), and of course I wasn't drinking (so don't hassle me... I was mostly laughing at the drunken shenanigans!)

Celebrated Mother's Day with my mom, hubby and the munchkins (and hubby/Bok Boy melted a plastic serving spoon in the dishwasher so I spent part of the day rewashing the dishes and scrubbing out the melted plastic).

Helped hubby pack for his business trip in Canada (and now I'm on day 2 of him being gone!)

On the positive side, I did find out that all my OB testing was normal, including the blood glucose testing).

Oh, and now we're planning Little Miss' birthday party, which is in just 2 weeks!

And this is just the big stuff, that's listed on my calendar! So I apologize and I hope to get caught up soon. I have several awesome giveaways coming up!

Winners List for 4/20!

2010-04-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

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!

Spring is here! Spring is here!

2010-04-08T10:23:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-04-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

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

Safeway and Betty Crocker Giveaway

2010-04-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

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

UPrinting and Wanchai Ferry Winners!

2010-03-29T20:57:00.000-07:00

I have two new winners to announce today:

For the UPrinting Rolled Canvas, the winner is...

#9 Jaime!

For the Wanchai Ferry and Target gift card, the winner is...

#127 sohamolina

Congratulations to both of you! I've emailed you with further information.

EcoSMART Organic Bug Control Giveaway

2010-03-18T20:21:00.000-07:00

For those of you who missed my review of EcoSMART's wonderfully safe and effective bug killers, click here to see my review on these products.

Like the idea of EcoSMART's organic bug control? Want to try them for yourself? Well, now you can! You can order organic weed killer for yourself, or I'd be happy to give you a chance to win a wonderful set of products for yourself!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

EcoSMART Safe Home Value Bundle, which contains:

* Ant and Roach Killer (14 oz can)
* Home Pest Control (24 oz spray bottle)
* Flying Insect Killer (14 oz can)
* Insect Repellent (6 oz bottle)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which EcoSMART product you'd most 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:

* 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 Safe Home Value Bundle from EcoSMART and Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/aukQ2k #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 Safe Picnic Value Bundle from EcoSMART to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only (excludes Alaska, Hawaii)
Giveaway ends April 1 at 11:59pm PT

EcoSMART Organic Insect Killer Review

2010-03-18T19:50:00.000-07:00

I try to be green and eco-friendly, I really do. However, I don't always do as well as I'd like to. One of my biggest setbacks is trying to find bug killer and repellent that is eco-friendly, safe, and WORKS! We spend a great deal of time outside, hiking and camping, and I don't want to risk our health with nasty bug bites.

When EcoSMART contacted me and offered to let me try their organic insect killer, I jumped at the chance!

EcoSMART:

* Unique Patented Technology
* Safe around Children
* Safe around Pets
* Safe for the Environment
* No Toxic Residue
* Really works

And, it doesn't smell like bug killer! It smells like wonderful combinations of essential oils (which is what it is). No more complaining that the back porch smells like ant spray or crying when I put mosquito repellent on before a hike!

Not only that, EcoSMART has 100% FDA safe ingredients, and SAFE is allowed on the label by the EPA (unlike traditional bug killers, which have a huge list of reasons why they're not safe!)
EcoSMART sent me their Safe Picnic Value Bundle to try. It contains a 24 oz bottle of Home Pest Control, a 14 oz can of Flying Insect Killer, and 2-6oz bottles of Insect Repellent. Honestly, I'm most excited about the organic mosquito repellent, just because we use so much mosquito spray.

So after I danced around when I got these products, I went on a bug hunt... I never thought I'd do it (by choice) as a grownup, but I searched everywhere for bugs to kill around our house and yard. Sadly, it's March, and I didn't find much to kill. The couple bugs I did find died quickly though (and boy did it feel good!... Don't hate me please!)

EcoSMART carries multiple products, not just bug killer.

* Ant and Roach Killer
* Flying Insect Killer
* Wasp and Hornet Killer
* Insect Repellent
* Weed and Grass Killer
* Lawn Insect Killer
* Garden Insect Killer
* Garden Fungicide
* Home Pest Control

This way you can use their wonderful eco-friendly, safe products all over your house and yard!

Want to try them for yourself? Visit www.ecosmart.com to purchase your own. OR you can check back here soon, as I'll be running a giveaway (thanks to EcoSMART).

Disclaimer: I received no monetary payment to write this posting.
I received the Safe Picnic Bundle from EcoSMART to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

16x20" Canvas Print from UPrinting.com Giveaway!

2010-03-18T11:03:00.000-07:00

I have a fun and gorgeous 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, thank you cards, sticker printing, business cards, and even canvas prints online!

UPrinting.com's Canvas Prints are:

* Available in virtually every sizes: 8x8 to 100x100!
* Available with or without border
* Available 1 Business Day Turnaround

I'm having a really hard time deciding what to have printed on canvas, but I think I'll use a picture from our wedding. The best thing is you can print online! Simply upload your photos or graphics and get started. No waiting in line at the photo shop or dealing with semi-clueless clerks.

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win a 16x20" rolled canvas print!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 16x20" Rolled Canvas print
* 1 Business Day turnaround
* FREE UPS Ground Shipping

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you would have printed on your canvas. 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/d0vWm7 @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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving a 16x20 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 March 28 at 11:59pm PT

Shell and Safeway Giftcard Winners!

2010-03-18T10:47:00.000-07:00

I have two new winners today...

For the $25 Shell Giftcard, the winner is:

#196

Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug}

and for the $50 Safeway Gift Card, the winner is:

#57

Christy

Congratulations to both of you! I've emailed you for your information.

Wanchai Ferry and Target Giveaway!

2010-03-12T18:38:00.000-08:00

We love Chinese food in our house, but I don't always feel like going out for it, and although I do cook it regularly, some days I just don't have the energy to cook from scratch (especially now with a new little one "baking" in my oven!) We're one of those families that could have a separate fridge just for condiments and sauces, as ours is largely full of them. We love flavor on our food, of all different kinds!

So imagine my surprise that someone came out with a frozen Chinese meal that's easy to prepare, reasonable, and delicious! Wanchai Ferry has done it!

Wanchai Ferry has created quick, delicious Chinese food that can be prepared at home in no time flat (actually about 15 minutes, but that's 15 less than a 30-Minute Meal, which gives you 15 minutes extra to play with the kids or fold laundry).

One of my favorite things about this is the ability to customize the meals... while our kids do well with reasonably spicy foods, hubby and I like it spicy! This way I can serve the kids a well-flavored meal and we can choose to add chili oil or something to make ours a wee bit hotter.

Wanchai Ferry have several delicious flavors:

Orange Chicken
Shrimp Lo Mein
Spicy Garlic Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp

All of these have no added MSG! And, even better (in my mind), is that you can find them at your neighborhood Target!

Wanna try them? I know you do, and you can buy them for yourself at Target. You can even use the $1.50 off coupons from Wanchai Ferry's website. OR you can win a Wanchai Ferry "Perfect Night In" here!

Wanchai Ferry and MyBlogSpark are offering one reader a prize pack that includes a coupon for a FREE package of any of the Wanchai Ferry frozen entrees. You also receive a pair of rice bowls, chopsticks, bamboo placemats, flavored fortune cookies, and a $25 Target Gift card! That way you can buy more flavors for another night!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* Pair of rice bowls
* 2 sets of chopsticks
* Pair of bamboo placemats
* Flavored fortune cookies
* Coupon for FREE Wanchai Ferry product
* $25 Target gift card

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me which Wanchai Ferry variety 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 Target.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 Wanchai Ferry prize pack with $25 Target card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/bUMeEH #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 "Perfect Night In" prize pack from
Wanchai Ferry and MyBlogSpark to sample and keep.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

Giveaway is open to persons 18+, US only
Giveaway ends March 22 at 11:59pm PT

We're adding to our family!

2010-03-10T20:28:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!

We have huge news... we're adding a third child to our family! So in August Little Miss will get to be a big sis for the first time and Bok Boy will have another little one to play with! We're obviously thrilled and excited (and since I'm finally done with the morning sickness and exhaustion I'm starting to feel human again!)

On the plus side, with the older two I was sick the WHOLE pregnancy. It never let up! I actually weighed less right before they were born than I did when I got pregnant because of the 15 lbs I lost in the first trimester and the struggle to keep nutrients in me the rest of the time. This time I was pleasantly surprised when the morning (all-day) sickness tapered off around 12 weeks (like a normal person!)

I'll keep you updated about how things are going, and I'm trying to find lots of fun baby sponsors for future giveaways. If you have ideas, let me know!

Have a great week!

Safeway and Fiber One Yogurt Giveaway

2010-03-04T10:40:00.000-08:00

I recently had a wonderful opportunity to try Fiber One Yogurt, which I'd never tried before. First off, I was impressed by the 50 calories per cup, which is a great way to keep your snack calories under control.

It also has 0 grams of fat along with 5 (yes, that's right, 5!) grams of fiber (20% of your daily value!) It's available in Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla and Key Lime. While I would've loved to try the Key Lime, my local Safeway doesn't carry that flavor and we chose the Strawberry.

Now I'm sorry to say that out of this 4-pack of yogurt I only managed to try one container (Bok Boy and Little Miss ate the rest of them. They like them better than the "kid" yogurt that's in the fridge!) The one I did manage to try was tasty and the texture was creamy with bits of strawberry inside. Overall I was very pleased with the yogurt and I love that they kids prefer it over the higher sugar, lower fiber alternatives!

Wanna try it for yourself? Well, thanks to Safeway, Fiber One and MyBlogSpark, you can buy as much yogurt as you want with a $50 Safeway gift card! It doesn't get better than that!

*Sorry everyone for the confusion... I've edited this post as of 3:15 pm PT on 3/4. The Fiber One yogurt coupon previously mentioned is not part of the prize (I misread the sponsor's email, so it's my fault, and I'm sorry!)

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* $50 Safeway Gift Card (also good at Dominick's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons and Genuardi's)

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what Fiber One yogurt 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 $50 Safeway Gift Card from Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/dwYLtg #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 a $50 Safeway gc and coupon for Fiber One yogurt to review.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

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

New Winner for 2/28!

2010-02-28T14:27:00.000-08:00

Hello all,

I have drawn a winner for the 500 business cards from UPrinting.com.

The winner is:

#20, Katmagick

Congratulations!

Housecleaning and carpooling...

2010-02-25T16:50:00.000-08:00

So today I'm looking at my house (which has again gotten cluttered and messy, even with daily cleaning), and I'm dreading having to do a real cleaning today.

So while the kids are picking up their toys (and I'm stalling), I'm going to wish I was driving them to school, or preschool, or karate... and I'm going to help you out with your carpooling costs!

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/aFIq9i #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 March 8 at 11:59pm PT

500 Business Cards Giveaway from UPrinting.com

2010-02-19T21:49:00.000-08:00

I have an extraordinarily 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, thank you cards, sticker printing, canvas prints, and even business cards online!

UPrinting.com's 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 14pt cardstock gloss or matte or 13pt recycled uncoated cardstock
* Offered in quantities from 250 to 100,000
* Available 1 Business Day Turnaround

I can come up with multiple uses for these cards, not just for business purposes. My favorite is to print online "mommy cards" with your contact info to pass to other moms or dads (to help set up playdates)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win 500 business cards!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 500 Business Cards in their choice of 2 x 3.5, 2 x 3, 2 x 2, or 1.5 x 3.5 size.
* 14 pt gloss cardstock, 14 pt matte cardstock or 13 pt recycled uncoated cardstock.
* Full Color both sides, offset press.
* 3 Business Day Printing
* FREE UPS Ground Shipping

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 business 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 500 business cards from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/apXGzE @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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 500 business 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 February 25 at 11:59pm PT

Of ear aches and pink eye...

2010-02-03T10:28:00.001-08:00

This weekend we had a oh-so fun excursion... both kids had really goopy eyes on Saturday and hubby took them to urgent care, to find out that both kids had bacterial pink eye, and Bok Boy had an ear infection also.

Now, several days later I must admit I'm about ready to give up on the antibiotic eyedrops (although don't worry, I won't). By now, both kids have to have drops in both eyes. Which means that I get to apply 8 eye drops at a time, every 4-6 hours! I'm ready to drop, and since Little Miss screams and gets hysterical every time, this is SO much fun!

Luckily hubby remembered to ask the doctor for pills for Bok Boy's ear infection, instead of liquid. Otherwise I'd get to deal with trying to keep him from sicking up his medicine every dose.

3 1/2 more days, 3 1/2 more days... then I swear they will never again need eye drops! (Please!)

Any ideas to make it easier? Thanks for the help!

Ice skating under the stars (and the palm trees!)

2010-01-26T12:04:00.001-08:00

I know I'm behind, but I thought I'd share one of our adventures with you all. After Christmas we took the kids ice skating. It was Little Miss' first time and Bok Boy's second (and hubby said after the last time he'd never do it again unless they had lessons because he was sore for days from holding Bok Boy up!)

This time we went to an outdoor rink in southern California and let the kids try it. While it was not the best situation (tiny, overcrowded rink, bad skates, etc), they still had a ball!

I saw a lot of this at the beginning (hubby holding them up as their legs went out from under them)

And they both spent a lot of time on the ground...

But by the end of the hour, Bok Boy could go around the rink by himself without falling,

and Little Miss made it at least halfway around without falling!

I was so excited for them, and they had tons of fun! Just a side note, though... don't let your kids wear brand new jeans to go ice skating in if they don't know how to skate. My mother in law called me upstairs frantic because of the huge bruises on the kids' knees, only to find out that they were mostly dye from the jeans!

Winners List for 1/26!

2010-01-26T09:45:00.001-08:00

I have 2 new winners today:

Jiffy Lube gift card from Motor Oil Matters:

Shannon #60

100 Custom Postcards from UPrinting.com:

Giant Sis #5

Congratulations to both of you! I've emailed you with more information.

Doing your own car maintenance?

2010-01-22T18:41:00.000-08:00

Frankly, DIY car maintenance is a thing of the past for me. Years ago (and several vehicles ago), I could change oil, spark plugs, and even do some transmission adjustments, etc. (This was partly due to lack of funds and partly due to a mechanic who worked for beer but required me to learn while he fixed).

Even now, if you gave me a '81 Camaro or a '70 Blazer I could manage a great deal (even the power steering pump!). But those cars you can CLIMB into the hood to work on them, and have room to spare! My current minivan I can barely get my arm anywhere in it (and hubby's car is completely alien to me!)

Luckily for me, and all the rest of you, there are companies that will do the work for you! And now, thanks to MotorOilMatters.org, you can find out lots of awesome information about how to prolong the life of your car. MotorOilMatters.org was created by Pennzoil, Quaker State, and Shell Rotella (so they know what they're talking about!)

They have a wonderful tips and advice section, and even an interactive quiz!

Luckily for me, Shell Lubricants and MotorOilMatters.org provided me with a $35 Jiffy Lube giftcard so that I could get my oil changed without having to deal with it myself.

Wanna win one of your own? Thanks to Shell Lubricants and MotorOilMatters.org, you can!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* a $35 Jiffy Lube giftcard to get your own oil change!

To Enter:

1. You MUST be a follower (and follow publicly)!
2. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you scored on the M.O.M knows best game. (Click on Fun Matters to get there or use the link in the paragraph on the homepage). 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 MotorOilMatters.org and tell me something you learned or found interesting.
* 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 $35 Jiffy Lube giftcard at http://bit.ly/7gSrDv #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 a $35 Jiffy Lube giftcard to keep and review.
All of the opinions are strictly my own.

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

Winners List for 1/20!

2010-01-20T16:11:00.000-08:00

Hi all!

I have 2 winners for today (one of whom is VERY past due!)

For the Kidorable umbrella, the winner is:

Jen, #35

For the 250 Business Cards from UPrinting.com, the winner is:

#13 ~*~lilshuga2001~*~

I have emailed both winners with information. Congratulations to both of you!

100 Custom Postcards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

2010-01-14T12:00:00.000-08:00

I have a 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 postcards!

UPrinting.com's Custom Postcards are:

* Available in multiple sizes: 4.25 x 6, 5 x 7, 6 x 11, 4 x 6, 5.5 x 8.5, 6 x 9, and even custom sizes!
* Available in 14pt cardstock gloss or matte or 13pt recycled uncoated cardstock
* Offered in quantities from 500 to 100,000

I can come up with multiple uses for these cards, not just for business purposes. My favorites are to print "mommy cards" with your contact info to pass to other moms or dads (to help set up playdates) or thank you cards.

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win 100 custom postcards!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 100 Custom Postcards in 4 x 6 size, 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Full Color both sides printing.
* Please note, winner must pay shipping cost for cards (shipping is quite reasonable)

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 postcards 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 100 custom postcards from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/6pCX5F @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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 100 postcards 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 January 24 at 11:59pm PT

250 Business Cards Giveaway from UPrinting.com

2010-01-12T19:36:00.000-08:00

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, thank you cards, sticker printing, canvas prints, and even business cards!

UPrinting.com's 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 14pt cardstock gloss or matte or 13pt recycled uncoated cardstock
* Offered in quantities from 250 to 100,000
* Available 1 Business Day Turnaround

I can come up with multiple uses for these cards, not just for business purposes. My favorite is to print "mommy cards" with your contact info to pass to other moms or dads (to help set up playdates)

Well, thanks to UPrinting.com, 1 reader of Sanity is for those without children will win 250 business cards!

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* 250 Business Cards in their choice of 2 x 3.5, 2 x 3, 2 x 2, or 1.5 x 3.5 size.
* Please note, winner must pay shipping cost for cards (shipping is quite reasonable)

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 business 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 250 business cards from UPrinting.com & Sanity is for those without children! http://bit.ly/7I7PrY @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 monetary payment to write this posting.
I will be receiving 250 business 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 January 18 at 11:59pm PT

I spend my life apologizing...

2009-12-14T16:29:00.001-08:00

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!

Kidorable Review and Giveaway

2009-12-02T20:13:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-12-02T19:26:00.000-08:00

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!

Yoplait Kids Less Sugar Review and Giveaway

2009-11-16T21:27:00.000-08:00

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

Shell Card Giveaway!

2009-11-15T21:19:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-11-15T21:10:00.000-08:00

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!

50 Thank You Cards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

2009-11-09T22:22:00.000-08:00

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

16x20" Canvas Print from UPrinting.com

2009-11-08T22:36:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-08T21:29:00.000-08:00

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!

2009-11-08T21:07:00.001-08:00

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!

Winners List for 10/30!

2009-10-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

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!

100 Custom Postcards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

2009-10-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-22T10:20:00.001-07:00

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!

250 Custom Stickers/Labels Giveaway from UPrinting.com

2009-10-18T21:36:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-10-18T21:23:00.000-07:00

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!

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

2009-10-16T12:11:00.000-07:00

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.

Business Card Giveaway from UPrinting.com

2009-10-14T21:40:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-10-14T16:54:00.000-07:00

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!

Just in Time for Halloween! Shell Card giveaway!

2009-10-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

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)
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 October 13 at 11:59pm PT
Good Luck everyone!

New Winner Posted for 9/28!

2009-09-28T10:08:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to:

ky2here who said...

I'd order the canvas prints.

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

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

2009-09-27T21:38:00.000-07:00

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.

24x36" Vinyl Banner Giveaway from Uprinting.com!

2009-09-24T21:32:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-09-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

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

Having a rough week? We all feel your pain!

2009-09-23T21:52:00.000-07:00

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!

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

2009-09-18T22:08:00.000-07:00

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?

2009-09-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

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?

Winners List for 9/15!

2009-09-15T08:57:00.000-07:00

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!

Winners List for 9/10!

2009-09-10T15:56:00.000-07:00

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!

Whatever happened to the edited for TV movies?

2009-09-05T00:10:00.000-07:00

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!)

Labor Day Shell Gift Card Giveaway!

2009-09-04T23:54:00.000-07:00

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.

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

2009-09-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

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!