Olive Garden Never Ending Pasta Bowl Giveaway
August 30, 2010 By 1,770 Comments
If it wasn’t for how many calories were in the wonderful food at the Olive Garden I think my family would eat there twice a month. That’s a lot for us considering at most we eat out once a week. We try very hard to stay home, but sometimes, a mother just doesn’t feel like cooking. And Olive Garden tastes divine!
To help kick off the annual Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion they conduced a survey to uncover America’s pasta passions.
Nearly seven in ten (68%) Americans believe that an Italian restaurant is the perfect place to bring the family. But friends and significant others are a close second! More than half of Americans say that an Italian restaurant is also the perfect place to bring friends (55%) or a date (54%).
Another interesting fact:
If given the choice to sit down to an Italian dinner with a special person like a relative, movie star, celebrated athlete or the President of the United States, among others, 47 percent of Americans would choose a family member.
If it were me, I would choose my HUSBAND. So I’m part of the 47 percent. Who would you choose?
The Never Ending Pasta Bowl promotion runs now through October 10th offering visitors to the restaurant endless servings of pasta with over 40 pasta/sauce combinations. At only $8.95 per guest it is no wonder why Olive Garden received #1 Best Value for Full Service Chains by Zagat.
Enter to Win:
· Williams-Sonoma ceramic, hand-made salad bowl
· Olive Garden’s signature Italian salad dressing in traditional glass bottle
· 1, $15 Olive Garden gift certificates
· Complete Never Ending Pasta Bowl Guide to help build your next pasta/sauce combination
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Tell me what you like to eat at the Olive Garden.
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This giveaway ends September 13th, I have been offered a 15.00 Gift Card in exchange for this post. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.
I Spy Universe Nintendo DS Video Game Review & Giveaway
August 30, 2010 By 87 Comments
The I Spy Universe for the Nintendo DS is a game of find me if you can with your eyes. Scholastic has been making I Spy books that have been enjoyed by millions for years and now they bring you I Spy in space with I Spy Universe.
I love riddles and this game is full of them. You are given a riddle that indicates something you are searching for. Each item that you are searching for will bring you one step closer to fixing a broken generator that will re-fire the sun. Wow, sounds like you are in charge of saving the Universe here, well you are! There are 12 different areas to explore and some of the images actually come from the books we all know and love. The game is aimed at children but since I’m around them all the time and love riddle, I feel like it was made for me too!
Description:
Blast off to save the I SPY Universe!
The sun is fading and your help is needed to re-fire and restore it’s glimmering light again! Only the generator on-board your rocket can save the sun. To power the generator, travel the depths of the universe to solve I SPY riddles to collect the 36 pieces to fix the generator! Along the way, earn fuel for your space travels by playing 6 brain-teasing puzzles.
Key Features:
- Space-themed gameplay immerses players with 12 planets bursting with I SPY riddles and games.
- Unlock and solve I SPY riddles while collecting objects to light the sun and save the universe.
- 36 I SPY riddles set against 12 photo-realistic I SPY scenes offer over 400 objects to search and find.
- Six logic puzzles challenge players and unlock new planets to explore in the universe.
- Hint feature assists players in solving riddles and finding the most challenging objects.
- View picture riddles at full-screen, read or listen to riddles and save up to four games!
Platform: Nintendo DS
Enter to Win:
I Spy Universe Nintendo DS
To Enter:
Leave me a comment telling me about your favorite Scholastic Video Game
This game was received by Scholastic and I thank them for sending me a product to review.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That Wings and Things Giveaway
August 30, 2010 By 279 Comments
NCircle sent us a copy of The Cat in the Hat knows a Log about That and my daughter watched it once. Yes, once and we didn’t even finish it because it was time to go outside and play. We have to go outside when naptime is over for her brother during the summer time so we don’t have very much TV time at all. So, while I was away on my trip to California, my husband called me and told me that my 3 year old daughter is spouting out rhymes.
How Cool is That?
So thank you goes to NCircle for sending me a copy of a really fun DVD of the Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About that, because he does know a lot about rhyming and getting into and out of 
trouble.
The Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That Wings and Things Features the Show Me the Honey, Migration Vacation, I Love the Nightlife, Oh Give Me a Home and Many Ants Make Light Work. Wings and Things runs for 60 minutes. It was made especially for children that are my kids age, also known as preschoolers.
Thank you to NCircle for this DVD and for the copy they are giving to one lucky reader.
Enter to Win:
The Cat in the Hat knows a Lot about That Wings and Things
To Enter:
Tell me what your favorite Cat in the Hat story is!
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Monday Mingle Blog Support?
August 30, 2010 By 10 Comments
Jenn at Eighty MPH Mom, hosts a fun vlogging event called Monday Mingle.
This is my second week in participating. The group of girls that participate, are such great friends and supporters of each other. I’m really happy that we’ve found each other and enjoy talking with them during the week almost every day. You guys rock!
This week’s questions (submitted by Robyn from Robyn’s Online World) :
1. What does your extended family think of your blog?
2. Has anyone in your family ever asked you not to include them on your blog?
3. How supportive is your immediate household about your blogging?
Giveaway Winners Update
August 29, 2010 By 3 Comments
Just to let everyone know, I’m trying to clean up my blog so I thought it might be helpful if I created a winners page.
So if you are wondering if you won a giveaway, check out the winners page.
Discover Card’s Six Flag Tickets Giveaway
August 29, 2010 By 1,280 Comments
Discover card is running a daily giveaway:
What would you do with a million dollars? After receiving treatments from over 300 filmmakers, four short-films have made it to the final round of the Discover Card Film Challenge. The films range from funny, to inspirational to dramatic, and most importantly they’re all original and entertaining. Check out the videos below.
Cash or Credit:
A split-screen storytelling technique shows what one man’s life would, or would not, be like if he won one million dollars.
Good Fortune:
One man’s misfortune becomes a blessing in disguise.
Clouds:
In a funny, dialogue-driven short, a dad and his two sons explore their daydreams about what they would each do with one million dollars. What would you do with $1 Million?
Genie:
An allegory that deals with themes of generosity, selflessness, love and the real value of money. What would you do with $1 Million?
In honor of their giveaway, Mom Start is holding a giveaway!
Enter to Win:
4 Tickets to any Six Flags! expiration date 1/2011
To Enter:
Watch each video and tell me which video is your favorite and why?
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This giveaway ends September 13th, I have been offered a bouquet to send to a friend. All rules can be found under giveaway rules. As a thank you for hosting this giveaway I received a copy of the 4 DVD-set of Discovery Channel’s LIFE mini-series, narrated by Oprah Winfrey.
You Asked Sara Lee Listened, No High Fructose Corn Syrup Bread #Giveaway
August 29, 2010 By 342 Comments
Last year I went to the nutrition summit with Sara Lee. There I learned about nutrition and feeding my family. I don’t believe that High Fructose Corn Syrup is bad for you, but I know from going to that event that it is an important factor for many of my readers and very close friends. Some of them will not eat food that has high fructose corn syrup added. Sara Lee heard your cries as well and now makes white and wheat bread without high fructose corn syrup. The major difference that I noticed was how soft the bread was. I’m sure that has nothing to do with anything, but it was something I wanted to be sure to mention!
Same great taste in my opinion!
Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Made with Whole Grain White Bread is now a good source of fiber and contains 10 grams of whole grain per 2-slice serving. Also, Sara Lee Soft & Smooth 100% Whole Wheat Bread now gives consumers vitamin D, as well as an excellent source of calcium and whole grain with 26 grams per two-slice serving.
Sara Lee sent me two loaves of bread so that I could try it out. They also sent me a Bento box with a coupon for another loaf of bread. These are both for me to donate to charity. I’m quite excited about using it as a donation and that I got to see what exactly get to giveaway to one lucky reader.
For Back To School ideas check out Sara Lee’s Facebook page. For more information about Sara Lee Soft & Smooth bread, bun and bagel products visit www.youknowwhattheylike.com
Enter to win:
A Bento Box and a coupon for Sara Lee Bread
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Tell me what you think about high fructose corn syrup
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Madeline’s Halloween & Other Spooky Tales Giveaway
August 29, 2010 By 162 Comments
Just out this month is Madeline’s Halloween & Other Spooky Tales on DVD. I popped it in for the kids to watch and I thought it was a little bit on the scary side. However, the kids did not. In fact, they wanted to watch it over and over again. There were five different tales making this a decent length for a children’s DVD. I mean, play one turn it off and play another one on a different day.
The titles were, Madeline’s Halloween; Madeline and the Mean, Nasty Horrible Hats; Madeline and the Mummy; Madeline and the Haunted Castle; and Madeline and the Spider Lady. Each one is inspired by the book series Madeline, the story of a dozen little girls who line in an old house in Paris. They go around the city with their keeper and each other trying to keep Madeline out of trouble.
I think that my favorite out of the five was Madeline and the Mummy. There was a group of girls on the trip with them that were not nice, so they ran ahead of the 12 girls and hid themselves in the Egyptian pyramid. Then as the 12 girls went in they found all of these scary things and the tomb was moving so they all ran out screaming. Well, Madeline wanted to determine what was going on, and find the missing girls. Then only did they discover that the girls were the cause of the moving tomb and they needed help getting out.
Enter to Win:
Madeline’s Halloween & Other Spooky Tales
SRP: $12.99
To Enter:
Leave a comment telling me your favorite scary story.
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This giveaway ends September 13th, I have been offered a bouquet to send to a friend. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.
Citizenpip Lunch Gear No Mess Starter Kit Giveaway
August 29, 2010 By 196 Comments
Another donation that I wanted to keep as soon as it arrived was from Citizenpip. Why do these companies make such great CUTE products for children going back to school? Oh I know, so people will buy it and people like me will just recommend the brand until we are blue in the face. And Yes, Citizenpip is that cute!
Zoe also asked if she could keep the lunch box and all of it’s contents and I had to say no, but this was a little easier than sometimes only because she’s not in need of a lunch box for a few years now. 
In addition to being cute, and quality, citizenpip muck-free reusable lunch gear is practical and functional.
These are things that I noticed:
The zipper is very easy to use, even my daughter can manage and she’s three.
Waste-Free: there are four plastic containers for you to use to send food to school, and a canteen for you to put water in. Perfect for keeping your children from throwing away a lot of packaging.
Muck-Free: the CPSIA tested the products and found that it is lead free, BPA free and contains to phthalates.
Flexible: you can use your own plastic containers while you are cleaning the other containers.
All of it is very easy to clean, the containers are all air tight and leak proof. And the plastic containers will keep things like sandwiches from getting all squished.
Made for kids and moms like me that get distracted by bright fun colors. It is light weight and seems to be quite durable, oh and did I mention that it is easy to clean. The lunch box itself and just be wiped down and sanitized if you are into that sort of thing!
Enter to win:
Citizenpip Starter Kit of your own
To Enter:
Visit Citizenpip and tell me what your favorite design is
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This giveaway ends September 13th, I have received a lunch box to facilitate this review. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.
