ABC's of Yoga for Kids Winner Is....

Congrats!!!!!!!

sweetpea18 said...
i learned that the book has received several awards including the family choice award.

heatheranya at hotmail dot com

May 17, 2010 5:26 PM

More giveaways coming this weekend!!!

Giveaway Roundup!

Here is this weeks Giveaway Roundup! Have y'all been entering the contests on the blogosphere?!!? I love it! I won 3 or 4 different onces THIS week! I love winning stuff! So without further ado here is your chance to win some stuff!

- Mahayla's Mommy is having an EcoSmart giveaway HERE
-The Nurse Mommy is giving away a Mobi Tykelight Jr HERE
-Inside the Yellow House is giving away a Yellow House Baby Sweater HERE
-Leslie Loves Veggies has a Keurig giveaway HERE
-Mommy Kat & Kids has an Eleven Shoes giveaway HERE
-Leslie Loves Veggies has a Wintergreen Northern Wear giveaway HERE
-Moomette's Magnificents has a P&G/ Target giveaway HERE
-The Indie Tot has a Sweet Tashie Cupcake Topper giveaway HERE
-Indie Spotting is giving away a copy of Martha Stewarts Encyclopedia of crafts HERE
-One Scrappy Mom is having a CafePress giveaway HERE
-In the Know Mom has a Fabkins giveaway HERE
-Theta Mom has a Leapfrog Digital Camera giveaway HERE
-Courageous Mother has a "Aluckyhorseshoe" Etsy shop giveaway HERE
-Olive Bites has a PeaseBlossom Studio Handmade Leather Journal giveaway HERE
-Did you See That? is giving away a copy of CareBears Shares-a-lot in Care-a-lot DVD HERE
-Extreme Personal Measures has an EZ Mealz giveaway HERE
-Extreme Personal Measures has a EvoraPlus giveaway HERE
-Babies Gotta Have it has a Go! Go! Sports Girls giveaway HERE
-One Scrappy Mommy has a Corel software giveaway HERE
-Our Family Treat is giving away a Piggy Paints gift certificate HERE
-Mommies With Cents has a Safety First Snack & Scribble Booster giveaway HERE
-My Real Reviews is giving away a Baby Everywhere Safety Organizer HERE
-Piece of Me has a Barley & Birch Tshirt giveaway HERE
-The Phizzingtub has a CSN stores gift certificate giveaway HERE
-Couponer 101 has a Sams Club giveaway HERE
-One Scrappy Mom has a grab guard giveaway HERE
-One Scrappy Mom has a Mama Mantras giveaway HERE

So ready to start in the garden!

Our garden finally got tilled last weekend! Hopefully this weekend I'll be out there with my daughter planting! My daughters peditrician and I talked yesterday about going towards a more natural food diet and he's on board. I'm so excited! My daughter gets out of school next week and I'm going to see if we can follow a clean, locally grown diet. I have a few reviews & giveaways to get up for you guys- my daughter is having some stomach problems and I'm waiting to hear back from the Dr's office about tests they were scheduling. Then hopefully I'll get to spend some real time online!

Boogie Wipes Review & Giveaway

We usually joke about the weather here in Illinois- if you don't like it wait 10 minutes and it'll change. It's often true too! The one thing that doesn't change- much to my dismay, is the allergy season. Actually, it does change- it seems to be lasting longer and longer! My daughter and I both have horrible allergy problems. If its green and grows we're allergic to it. My daughter is also allergic to dogs- and we own 2! Last weekend we did a TON of yard work. Trying to get the garden ready to be tilled and add compost. Renovating the side yard and pulling weeds (upon weeds and more weeds). I was relatively ok with the help of a little Zyrtec. My poor baby on the other hand was totally miserable the rest of the weekend. Her little nose was so stuffed! Fortunately the nice ladies at Boogie Wipes sent me a pack of Boogie Wipes. What a huge help!!! They are awesome!



The ladies at Boogie Wipes are going to send a pack of Boogie Wipes to a Sarah Simplifies Reader. Its as always easy peasy with lots of Extra Entry possibilities!

Mandatory Entry:
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-Follow Sarah Simplifies PUBLICALLY on Google Friend Connect (It must show up on your dashboard to count)
-Go to Boogie Wipes site and tell me something you learned or why you'd like to win this. Leave a comment

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-Follow Sarah Simplifies on Facebook HERE worth 3 entries (leave 3 comments)
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Now for the fine print:
The giveaway will end on June 12th. Any comments left after June 12th 11:59PM CST will not be counted
Winner will randomly be chosen from all entries
Winner will be notified on June 13th of their lucky win! They will have 72 hours in which to claim their prize. If the prize in not claimed within that time frame another winner is chosen.



Disclaimer- NO monetary payments were received for this post. A complimentary product/service was provided to facilitate this review. However all opinions expressed are my own. Different people may have different experiences with products and/or the company. I was not compensated in any other way for this review.

Giveaway Roundup!

I think (at least I hope!) y'all will be happy with this weeks Giveaway Roundup! Tons of stuff for you to try to win! I LOVE WINNING! Don't you???? :) Over 25 giveaways from around the blogosphere!

-Leslie Loves Veggie is having an Ocean Minded giveaway HERE
-Babies Gotta Have it is giving away a Crest Pro Health Sensitive Shield HERE
-WAHM Resource Site has a Baby Bunch Cupcake Onesie giveaway HERE
-Simply Stacie is giving away a copy of The Pocket Therapist (this looks so good!) HERE
-The Life of a Coast Guard Wife has a Sunglass Warehouse HERE
-A Child Writes is having a Corner Art giveaway HERE
-Brea's Mommy is having a CSN stores giveaway HERE
-MommaLovesMee is having a Wett Giggles giveaway HERE
-Rants in My Pants is having a Raspberry Baby wrap giveaway HERE
-Save Your Money Mama has a Tao Digital Keychain HERE
-Leslie Loves Veggies is having a SugarPlum Gourmet Chocolate Giveaway HERE
-Leslie Loves Veggies is having a Reisenthel loopshopper L giveaway HERE
-Oh My Giveaway is having a Tropical Traditions Green Label Coconut Oil Giveaway HERE
-Mommy Kat & Kids is giving away a Lazy Dog Designs Farmers Market bag HERE
-Secret Suburb Society is giving away a copy of What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life HERE
-Leslie Loves Veggies is giving away a copy of For Every Season there is a Salad Cookbook HERE
-Getting Kinda Crunchy is having a giveaway with 8 Ecogadgets and a Sodastream giveaway HERE
-Getting Kinda Crunchy is having a BeBe AuLait Hooter Hiders giveaway HERE
-Mommy Kat & Kids is having a Scentsy giveaway HERE
-Journey of Grace is having a CSN Stores giveaway HERE
-Moms Wear Your Tees has a Revolution Foods Giveaway HERE
-Frugal MD Mom is giving away a 1 year membership to Blue Mountain Cards HERE
-The Mom Reviews is having a Debbie Macomber Hannah's List 11 book giveaway HERE
-Go Yay! has an Ocean Sinus Irrigation giveaway HERE
-Piece of Me is having a KidsCraft Playhouse giveaway HERE
-Simply Stacie is giving away a copy of Put On Your Crown by Queen Latifah HERE
-Frugal Front Porch is having an Archives.com giveaway HERE
-Heavenly Savings is giving away a copy of Still the One by Robin Wells HERE
-Heavenly Savings is giving away a copy of This is Why You're Fat (and How to Get Thin Forever) HERE

A few questions answered

I've had a few emails recently so I've decided to answer some of the questions here. Tomorrow will be a giveaway & Giveaway Roundup listing- quite the day!

1) I've been asked about my daughter being a special needs child.
My daughter was born with something called bicoronal craniosynostosis. Basically what that means is that when she was born that where there should have been two soft spots near the front of her head there wasn't. The bone had prematurely fused together. What does this mean? Well, soft spots exist so babies brains have room to grow without pressure. Since my daughters had prematurely fused together that affected the way her skull was shaped, the way her brain could grow and that in time if there wasn't surgical intervention her brain would start to have pressure on it. My daughter had her first surgery at 7 1/2 months old. It was basically to make room for the brain to grow and relieve any pressure that had started. The thing is once you've messed with the brain you've messed with the entire body. That said my daughter has a variety of health problems, thankfully most of them small, and has global delays. For example she was pretty basically non verbal until she was a bit over 3 years old. She didn't walk until about 20 months old. She has some learning disabilities but loves school so what more can I ask for? She isn't done having surgeries and won't be until she is fully grown. The biggest health issue we face on a daily basis is the fact that she cannot regulate her body temperate. Her normal body temp is around 97.1*. If she gets too warm its a big problem. It can be because she's too active (playing, dancing etc) or because its warm outside. She can go from being fine one minute to running 102* the next. Summertime is always hard on her because she can't go out and play like "normal" kids.

2) Have I always been "green"
I'm still not always green but I'm really trying. I've always been pretty passionate about treating our earth and animals well. Since having my daughter and the more educated I become the more I'm trying to be green. Better for every ones health and I want her to have every advantage!

3) My post the other day pertaining to the country having the ability to go to sustainable energy brought an angry email wanting to know where I got my information.


A book that I finished a few months ago. The Complete Idiots Guide to Green Living by Trish Riley. Check it out at Amazon. Its a really great book that breaks things down in easy to digest bits with great suggestions. I'm trying to come up with a way to run maybe a weekly synopsis of green living books starting with this one.


4) Yes I am a bookworm. I read constantly. The book I'm reading right now is:

Another book you can find at Amazon. I'd also give it a thumbs up. I'm also a magazine junkie. You can find a list of my favorites in a past post HERE. I also love what is often called "trash" books. Debbie Macomber, Fern Michaels and Nora Roberts are at the top of my favorite author lists.


5) Do I have any hobbies?
Well, of course! In addition to being a bookworm, I'm a complete Internet junkie. This blog has been a great outlet for that. I love gardening. Its been a very weird spring here in Illinois and I still haven't been able to plant my garden. There is something so wonderful about being responsible for what you're eating. I'm pretty craft and sell barrettes that I make at a boutique here in town. I love watching TV when I have time. Unfortunately most of the shows I like (NCIS, Criminal Minds, The Mentalist and Sons of Anarchy) aren't shows I can watch when my daughter is around so I try to tape things and then its hit or miss.

So, that is a bit more about me. Have some more questions? Drop an email and I'll try to address them sometime soon!

Please contact your elected officials

In the last few months we have seen human tragedy in the mine crisis and an ecological disaster in the form of BPs oil drilling mishap. At first glance these things may not seem related but they are. They are both due to the American dependence on fossil fuels. This country has the knowledge and means to switch to completely sustainable energy. So, why don't we? Good question and the answer is as usual the almighty dollar. The oil & coal companies spend an incredible amount of money "donating" and backing politicians. Please take a look at your politicians finance records as well as letting them know you wanting them to encourage and subsidize sustainable energy. Although money does talk we are living in a time of political turmoil and every vote counts. Please make your vote count and let your elected officials know that you don't want the fossil fuel businesses rewarded or granted "a get out of jail free card" because of their monetary backing. Let them know you believe the US has a completely reliable future in sustainable energy. Make your voice heard today.