MyBlogSpark Big G hot wheels giveaway

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31 

Timestamp: 2011-03-10 21:07:26 UTC

And this is Owen's mom!!! I've send you an email to confirm!

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Did you know that Big G has teamed up with Hot Wheels to make family time at the breakfast table fun, offering collectible Hot Wheels pullback racers inside specially marked boxes along with a unique access code to the Hot Wheels Racing Circuit?

Starting January 24th, inside each participating cereal box (Cheerios 14oz, Cinnamon Toast Crunch 17oz, Lucky Charms 16oz, Reese's Puffs 18oz and Cookie Crisp 15.6oz), you'll be able to "gas and go" with one of 4 custom-designed collectable Hot Wheels pullback racers. Each car contains a code to unlock an exciting online racing game.

My kids all have their favorite cereal, Lisa loves the Cinnamon Toast Crunch , Jamie loves the Cookie Crisp and Abby loves the Lucky Charms (well, make that, she picks out the marshmallows first).

Breakfast is important in helping kids fuel up for the day and Big G cereals provides a healthy breakfast choice for parents to offer their families. You can feel good about giving your kids a bowl of Big G cereal and they'll be thanking you for a breakfast that is as tasty as it is fun.

Not only is it great for breakfast, my kids love to nibble on the cereal as a snack after swimming practice or when we're on the road to a swim meet.

One of my readers can win the same "Big G Hot Wheels" gift pack as I received, which includes 5 boxes of participating Big G cereals (as seen on the picture above), all with collectable Hot Wheels pullback racers.

For a chance to win, let me know what Big G cereal is your favorite. (this is a mandatory entry)

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The deadline for this giveaway is 3/7/11 midnight PST. The winner will be selected with Random Integer, emailed and announced at this post on the 8th. The giveaway is US only. The winner has 48 hours to confirm or another winner will be chosen.

"Disclosure: General Mills and Hot Wheels provided me with the free product, information and giveaway through MyBlogSpark."

MyBlogSpark Yoplait Frozen Smoothie Prize Pack ~ Giveaway CONTEST CLOSED

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9 

Timestamp: 2011-03-10 21:02:32 UTC

And this is Sarafan2. Thanks all for entering.

An email's been send to the winner to confirm.

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We're big Yoplait fans in our household, so when I had the chance to review the Yoplait^® Frozen Smoothies, I couldn't wait to give it a try.

Thanks to Yoplait^® through MyBlogSpark, I received the Yoplait^®Frozen Smoothie Prize Package which included a very cute pink water bottle, a VIP coupon for a Frozen Smoothie, a drawstring backpack and a fitness journal.

I'm not a huge breakfast person and I'm trying really hard to have either a bar or some cereal for breakfast but the Yoplait Smoothie is a fast and very delicious breakfast option too.

We selected the Strawberry Banana to give a try and it's so easy to make. The package makes 2 smoothies, you just add 1 cup of fat free milk (or skimmed milk if you like), blend it on high-speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes and voila, your smoothie is ready to enjoy! All 3 kids LOVED the smoothie!

The Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are a quick and very easy way to help you get vitamin C and calcium. Did you know that 7 out of every 10 Americans don't eat the recommended 2 to 4 servings of fruit a day? If you're one of them then this smoothie will sure help you reach the goal.

Each package of Yoplait Frozen Smoothies contains one full serving of fruit (1/2 cup) and 110 to 120 calories per serving.

You will find the Yoplait^®Frozen Smoothie in the frozen fruit aisle of your local grocery store. They come in 4 delicious flavors:

• Triple Berry
• Strawberry Banana
• Strawberry Mango Pineapple
• Blueberry Pomegranate

You want to give this a try, visit Yoplait Frozen Smoothie on Facebook to download a great coupon! Follow Yoplait Frozen Smoothie on Twitter to keep up with their latest and greatest products!

Thanks to Yoplait^® Frozen Smoothie & MyBlogSpark, one of my readers will receive the same Prize Pack as I did!

For a chance to win this, head on over to Yoplait^® Frozen Smoothies and check out the flavors. Which one would you give a try first? This is a mandatory entry before all other entries will count!

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The deadline for this giveaway is 3/6/11 midnight PST. The winner will be selected with Random Integer, emailed and announced at this post on the 7th of March.

The giveaway is US only.

The winner has 48 hours to confirm or I will need to pick another winner. Thanks Yoplait and MyBlogSpark for the review and giveaway opportunity.

"Disclosure: Yoplait provided me with the product, and information through MyBlogSpark. All opinions are mine alone and might differ from others."

Trauma ICU: Update

Our friend is finally off the Trauma ICU and now has a room on the trauma ward. He's had a chest tube inserted to get fluids and other stuff off his lung but it didn't do the trick so they went in laprascopically and got all the stuff out. He looks a hundred times better and is actually cracking jokes. Hopefully he gets to go home this weekend as soon as his blood work comes back normal and his lung continues to look good.

Thanks for all your comments, they do mean a lot!

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Yesterday our friend fell off the ladder onto a tree stump while he was trimming his tree. He got taken to the hospital and then transferred to OHSU as they weren't sure yet if he needed surgery. We just visited him in the trauma ICU and he has 6 broken ribs, a punctured lung, a cut in his liver and a cut in his kidney. They are monitoring his internal bleeding and are watching for blood cloths.

At least today he's in good spirits, the medication sure helps!!!

Fingers crossed he'll get better soon!

CPSC recalls

IKEA Recalls to Repair Cribs Due to Mattress Support Collapse; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Suffocation Hazards

Bassinets Recalled by Burlington Basket Company Due to Fall Hazard; New Instructions and Warning Labels to be Provided to Consumers

LEM Products Recalls Food Dehydrators Due to Fire Hazard

Kristi G, SwimWays Corporation Recall Child Chairs Due To Fall Hazard

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Recalls Children’s Watches Due to Risk of Skin Irritation

Brilliant Screen Cleaning Wipes review CONTEST CLOSED

In this day and age most families have some kind of electronic device like TV, computer, Nintendo, iTouch,... I'm sure some of them are dirty and you don't really know what kind of product to use to clean it? Sound familiar?

I was curious to find out how these cleaning wipes would work on our iTouch screen, computer screen and our TV.

The Brilliant screen cleaning wipe with SR-8 provides gentle superior cleaning to electronic screens and removes dust, dirt, finger prints and makeup while imparting an invisible durable barrier that protects screens 50 times more from scratching. Helps protect against re-soiling to keep your screen brilliantly clean.

I received a box with 5 individually packed screen cleaners and I have to say, very easy to use and the screen stays clean for a long time. Especially my iTouch as this gets used a lot by my 3 year old and her little greasy fingers while we're waiting at swimming practice.

I give these wipes a big thumbs up. Also I have to say that I LOVE these wipes for the TV, I have to admit I didn't really know how to clean our TV screen, I dust it but couldn't really get the fingerprints of and I didn't want to use water on the screen. These wipes are amazing on the TV screen. No longer do we have fingerprints on the bottom of our TV screen !

These Screen wipes are available in New York at Duane Reade, Southern California at Ralphs, and nationally available at Walgreens and Ace Hardware.

You want a chance to win a box for yourself?

All you need to do is follow BD cleaners on Twitter (leave username) and Like Black Diamond Cleaners on Facebook (leave username in comment)

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The deadline for this giveaway is 2/21/11 midnight PST. The winner will be selected by Random Integer, emailed and announced at this post on the 22nd. This giveaway is US only.

"Disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure."

Coldcalm Pellets review/giveaway CLOSED

Sponsored by Tomoson.com

And the winner is Andrea. I didn't have to use Random Integer as Andrea was the only entry.

Andrea, I've sent you an email to confirm.

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We haven't had snow yet this winter but it's been plenty cold and wet and with this kind of weather we've already had some colds in the house.

Did you know that the common cold is one of the top reasons that children miss school?

Statistics show that nearly 22 million school days are lost annually due to the common cold alone. When the first signs of a cold appear, Boiron's Children's Coldcalm Pellets can help keep your kids in school and peace in the household.

It took me a while to write this review as I actually didn't have any kids sick for a while but a week and a half ago Abby had a runny nose and was sneezing all the time, so I knew this was the perfect time to test this product!

Not only did this product help but Abby loved to take the pellets too. As soon as Abby's cold started we gave her 5 pellets every 20 minutes for the 1st hour. After that we gave her 5 pellets every 2 hours until the symptoms went away. These pellets have a sweet kid-friendly taste (and yes, I tried them) and they just melt away. The funny thing was that Abby kept reminding me to give the pellets as she liked them so much. I love the way the product is packaged as there's no way Abby could open this tube by herself.

We now make sure we always have Coldcalm on hand as I'm sure Abby will not be the last kid in our house to have a cold!

The Children's Coldcalm Pellets offer complete multi-symptom cold relief for sneezing, runny nose nasal congestion, and minor sore throat pain. It's kid-friendly, melt-away pellets are safe for children 3 years of age and older, and no water, chewing or swallowing is required.

Children's Coldcalm works safely and naturally without causing drowsiness or sleepnessness. There's no risk of overdose and no interaction with other medications.

The pellets are packaged in plastic, portable, shatter-proof dispensers, that are easy to take with you.

The Coldcalm Pellets are for sale at New Seasons, Whole Foods, Market of Choice just to name a few locations. To make sure you can find a store near you, check out the store locator on their website. Also check out the $1 coupon on their website.

You can follow BoironUSA on Twitter and Facebook to keep up to date on info on homeopathic medicine.

You have a chance to win your own Children's Coldcalm.

You can do any or all of the following options to enter:

• Follow BoironUSA on Twitter (leave username in comment)
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The deadline for this giveaway is 2/21/11 midnight PST. The winner will then be selected by Random Integer, emailed and announced at this post on the 22nd. This giveaway is US only.

"Disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure"