Sling Me Please!

DE Reviews is giving away a ring sling. I would love to have one of these ring slings. They are beautiful. To enter head on over to DE Reviews before Thursday next week. The sling is from slingcarrier.com

Here are some slings from there. Aren't they great!

Posting Soonish

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I'm on vacation and thought I would still be able to keep up blogging but I'm having lots of fun. I will be posting about my vacation when I get some time.

I am definitely enjoying some great food and great sites in New Orleans.

Make sure to stop by and enter the amazing giveaways going on at Bloggy Reviews. It's the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival: Winter '08

Wear That Sleepy Baby

DE Reviews is having a giveaway for a wrap carrier. It's a Sleepy Wrap. I have never used a wrap before but am very interested in trying one out. These look great. Drea's review of the wraps mentions that you can use them with larger babies. This would be perfect. You have until Tuesday of next week to enter.

Great Giveaway!

There is a great giveaway going on at Oh! Baby Buy Products. There 13 wonderful companies giving away great products. I am most excited about the shoes from See Kai Run, the Belly Sock, and Babylegs. Go take a look there are many more great things to be won. You have until Feb. 6 to enter.

Expecting? Win Some Prizes

A Mom in Red High Heels is having a wonderful giveaway full of great items for expecting moms. This giveaway ends on Jan. 27.

Here are some of the great prizes:

• a mama lisa tee from georgie tees
• Rock Star Mama Book
• Miss Oops Poper Stopper

and many other great prizes. Take a look and see what you could win.

I Love mommyknows and babymarketplace! Do You?

www.thebabymarketplace.com - a great online spot for Baby Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Gifts and Cloth Diapers is hosting the Pippalily Baby Slings Give-Away @ mommyknows.com go on over and comment and be entered to Win one of two Pippalily Baby Slings! There are also 13 pairs of Bical Grippers up for grabs. Don’t miss out!

"It" Has Arrived

It's horrible! I hate to even type the word. The word conjures up all kinds of horrible images and even worse phantom symptoms. You hear the word and instantly your head begins to feel tingly and wait ---- did I just feel that? Does my head itch? Do you know what word I dread to even type here? Well, here goes ------ lice ----- I did it. I typed it.

The news is out! We have lice. Feel free to run if you want. Don't look back. SAVE YOURSELVES!!

The good news is "it" seems to be a very light case and we have caught "it" at the very beginning stages. So hopefully we are rid of "it" very soon. I have been wondering when and if this would happen since the 3 year old started preschool. Not sure where she picked "it" up at but hopefully this is the one and only time she gets "it". I had "it" once when I was little and have stayed clear up until a few days ago. And when I heard the word, I cringed and shivered and wanted to tear my hair out. Then I calmed down and thought my head doesn't itch I'm fine ----was that an itch? No it can't be. But I combed through my hair just to be sure and yep sure enough. I have ---- (not gonna say it).

We then began the process of clean up and we haven't stopped yet. I don't know if our vacuum and washing machine can take it. We have been cleaning everyday. I think this is the most use our machines have had without a short break between them. Laundry has not stopped for 3 days now and we have filled the vacuum several times.

I did hear about a giveaway for a new Oreck XL Ultra vacuum cleaner at Crazy Hip Blog Mamas. I think now would be a wonderful time to win a new vacuum cleaner. I'm heading over right now to enter. The giveaway ends on Jan. 31.

By the way, does anyone know of any safe, natural products that work to rid or prevent lice? Better yet, does anyone have any they would like to give me to test and try out?

MP3 Please!

5 Minutes for Mom is having another awesome giveaway courtesy of Best Buy. They are giving away an Insignia® - Pilot 4GB Video MP3 Player with Bluetooth Technology.

I would love to win this and give it to my father.

They are also giving away a pair of behind the head headphones with Bluetooth tech.

Bags for Everything

Do you need a new stylish and functional bag? If you do head on over to Parents with Style! They are giving away a wonderful bag from lexie barnes. They have all kinds of bags for all kinds of functions. The bag you can win is one of the duchess style.




My favorite is the Jinx bag. Lots of room to tote around the things we carry with us everyday.

Baby You Can Drive My Car

5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a beautiful Red '65 Mustang Pedal Car. Take a look at this beauty at Pedal Cars and Retro Collectibles. There are some other great pedal cars to purchase as well. The pink ones are adorable. Visit 5 Minutes for Mom for more information on entering.

Win a Beautiful Turquise Bracelet from Scribblescratch

Teresa is running her first contest of the year over at her personal blog. You have a chance to win a beautiful turquoise bracelet created by Lori Jaclyn. She’s willing to ship anywhere and that means anyone is eligible to participate and win.

It measures 8 inches in length!

Birthday Clubs

Do you belong to any birthday clubs? I have signed up for a few and today in my email I have received several coupons for free meals. You usually have to sign up at the site and provide your name and email, sometimes you have to supply your address as well. You also get put on their mailing lists so if you don't want their newsletters, sign up with a different account and just check that one near your birthday.

Here are a few and what I have received.

Cold Stone Creamery - A free ice cream creation

Bennigan's - A free entree' with the purchase of an entree'

McAlister's Deli - $5 of my meal

Red Robin - A free burger. They also give out sundaes if you let them sing to you

Beaner's (soon to be renamed Biggby) - A free grande drink

Finley's American Grill - If you go to Finley's on your birthday and show them your id you get your choice of a free entree' ( I actually haven't done this in a few years, so I'm not sure if they still do it or not. ) I also think they might be a Michigan only restaurant. I didn't see any other states listed on their website.

Baskin Robbins - One free scoop

Celebration Cinema - Free regular popcorn


Usually you have about a two week window to use the coupons. My birthday isn't until the 18th and most of the coupons expire around the 25th. That gives me plenty of time to use them.

More Boon For You

Wow! I just found another Boon Feeding Gear giveaway. Seven Dogs and a Baby are giving away a Squirt and a Snack Ball. Both of these items would be wonderful to win. We are passed the need for the Squirt but I could see it still being used just for fun by the 3 year old. The snack ball would be perfect for all those dried cereals that I usually put in ziplocks that then get crushed.

To win visit Seven Dogs and a Baby by Jan. 13.

Groovy Plate from Sassyfrazz and Boon

Sassyfrazz is giving away a plate from the new feeding line from Boon. This plate and bowl set features 4 different sections. This is a perfect substitution to those zoo pal plates which my niece is always asking me to buy. I would rather have this plate/bowl set instead. I think she would too.

Head on over to Sassyfrazz to put your name in the hat for a Groovy Plate from Boon. You have until Jan. 17 to enter.

Momsational's Sensational Giveaway

Momsational has one of the greatest giveaways going on right now. She is giving away a Nikon CoolPix P5100 12 Megapixel digital camera!

Isn't that amazing! I would love to win this camera. Head on over to take your chance.

Need a New Tote?

Flip Flop Mama has a great giveaway going on right now.  You can win a Land's End diaper bag tote in a girl pattern or a boy pattern.  She has 4 to give away.  Head on over before Jan. 9.  

These bags look great.  Flip Flop Mama has all the info about the bags here or visit Land's End.

Mix It Up

A Cowboy’s Wife is having a contest on her food blog! You can win a Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer and she’ll ship anywhere so everyone is eligible!

The Prize:


The winner will receive a brand new
Hamilton Beach 4.5-qt. Eclectrics Stand Mixer, Pineapple Yellow!!

About the mixer:

From Hamilton Beach’s “Eclectrics” line, this all-metal stand mixer comes with a host of accessories - a Flat Beater for cakes and cookies, a Dough Hook for bread and a Wire Whisk for whipped cream or pudding. The 4.5-qt. stainless steel bowl comes with a Pouring Shield that helps prevent splattering while in operation. The pouring shield has a built-in chute for adding ingredients. Powered by 400 watts, the stand mixer has a two-way mixing action to ensure all ingredients are incorporated into the mix. The quick-release, tilt-up head assists when removing the bowl. 9 x 14 x 14-in. When you’re ready for a kitchen re-do, don’t call in the carpenters! Instead, “counterscape” your kitchen with Hamilton Beach’s retro-designed, affordably priced electrics in happy, sun-saturated colors. Their “Eclectrics” line includes updates to those classic appliances from the 1950s. All of their “Eclectrics” are available in six colors: Apple Green, Moroccan Red, Pineapple Yellow, Intrigue Blue, Sugar White and Licorice Black.

Baby Market Place

This would be a wonderful prize to win.  There are many wonderful things to choose from.

Kim the owner of thebabymarketplace.com - a great online spot for Baby Clothing, Shoes, Toys, Gifts and Cloth Diapers is hosting the January Gift Card Give-Away @ mommyknows.com go on over and comment and be entered to Win one of two $100 Gift Cards!