Monday, December 14, 2009

I spend my life apologizing...

to you, my readers!

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Kidorable Review and Giveaway

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

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

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

We received the Fairy Rain Coat for Little Miss:


and the Pirate Umbrella for Bok Boy:


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

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










The fairy raincoat comes with wings...














And a pocket for carrying fairy dust!
















The Pirate umbrella has a sword handle












And of course, a pirate flag!






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


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

The Giveaway

One winner will receive a Kidorable Umbrella of their choice.

To Enter:

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

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

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

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


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

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

Winners List for 12/2!

I have 3 new winners to announce today!

Yoplait Kids Giveaway Winners are:

#37 Nancy S

and

#32 kngmckellar


Shell Gift Card Winner is:

#173 amyd


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

Monday, November 16, 2009

Yoplait Kids Less Sugar Review and Giveaway

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

The awesomeness:

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

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

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

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


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

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

The Giveaway

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

To Enter:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Shell Card Giveaway!

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



The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

* A $25 Shell Gift Card

To Enter:

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

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

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

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

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


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

Winners List for 11/15!

A few more winners for this week:

50 Custom Thank You Cards from UPrinting.com:

Donna said: subscribed to your feed.


16x20" Canvas Print from UPrinting.com:

Kim said: also love their thank you cards


18x24" Poster Print from UPrinting.com:

JulieMoe said... Subscribe via reader


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


Monday, November 9, 2009

50 Thank You Cards Giveaway from UPrinting.com!

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

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

UPrinting.com's Thank You Cards are:

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


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

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

The Giveaway

The winner will receive:

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

To Enter:

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

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

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

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

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


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