Totino’s/Boxtops For Education Review & Giveaway-CLOSED

Posted on by Mandy

totino's pizzaWhat is the perfect way to end a long school day? A perfect after school snack, of course!   One of our favorite “anytime” snacks is Totino’s Pizza Roll Snacks.  They’re quick and easy and always a crowd pleaser. 

Totino’s Party Pizza’s now include Boxtops for Education on their packaging as their way of supporting education for all children.  Now you can snack AND support your favorite school at the same time!  Totino’s is currently offering double Boxtops for Education on their products, so be sure to look for specially marked packages.

school supplies

Thanks to MyBlogSpark and Totino’s, one Mommy Cracked reader has the chance to win a Back To School prize pack including a backpack and school supplies, a coupon for Totino’s Party Pizza and Pizza Rolls Snacks, as well as 25 Bonus Box Tops!

To Enter: Leave a comment on this post by Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 11 PM Central and tell me one tip you have to make surviving the back to school season easier. U.S. only and void where prohibited. Please make sure you leave a way to contact you by email in your comment. Want extra entries? Keep reading….

BONUS ENTRIES: After you have left a comment (see above), you can also earn a bonus entry in three ways:

1. Subscribe to Mommy Cracked in a reader by clicking here. (Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so)

2. Subscribe to Mommy Cracked by email and confirm the subscription. This option is in the sidebar. (Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so)

3. Tweet this contest and leave a comment on this post with your link on Twitter.

That’s it! Good luck!

General Mills provided me with information, a sample prize package like the one shown above and one to give away through MyBlogSpark.

Spaceman Stu

Posted on by Mandy

The other day I caught E.B. singing along to this commerical in his sweet, little boy voice.  It melted my heart.  Yes…a McDonald’s commercial melted my heart.  Go figure! Anyway, the tune is quite catchy.

Spaceman Stu Liked To Gaze Up At The Stars
He Dreams Of Floating With Them In His Spaceman Car
And When He Touched Down He Couldnt Believe His Eyes
All Of His Favorite Things Started Floating By
And He Did To
Spaceman Stu

Monday Mish Mash

Posted on by Mandy

The winner of the Staples Back To School Giveaway was Debbie Bellows, Commenter #7!  Congratulations Debbie!  She has been contacted and will be receiving her gift card in the mail soon.

I have another giveaway currently going on for coupons for FREE Perdue Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken.  5 winners will be drawn on this one!  Go enter!

I’m super sad that Bloglines will be closing its doors on October 1.  If you currently use Bloglines for your feed reader, you may want to export your feed subscriptions somewhere else real soon.  I’m trying to learn to love Google Reader.  I really am.

If you missed the MTV VMA’s last night, you can see what the stars were wearing here.  You know, if you care about that sort of thing.  Which I totally don’t. OMG…did you see Lady Ga-Ga’s meat outfit???!!!  *ahem*

Yesterday was totally Grandparent’s Day.  Oops.  You too?

See you on Tuesday!

Schwinn Bicycles- Joy Ride

Posted on by Mandy

Do you remember your first bicycle?  Mine was small and red and had a big plastic basket (and a horn!) on the front of it to hold my baby dolls as I took them for a spin around our cul-de-sac.   Almost every memory I have of growing up in my neighborhood involves a bicycle, for it was my primary mode of transportation as a child.  For years, my friends and I rode up and down our street, raced one another, and used our bikes to go to the nearby snow cone stand in the summer.

Our family was given the opportunity to receive 3 amazing bicycles from Schwinn.  Aren’t they pretty?

We’ve had so much fun riding around the neighborhood on our bikes and even my own father has borrowed my husband’s bicycle a few times to take it for a spin.  It’s a great form of exercise and really gives your legs a workout!  We grownups had forgotten how much fun riding a bike can be!  My son is still in the process of learning to ride without training wheels, and the fact that he now has such a cool-looking “big boy bike” is encouraging him along.   

If you’re in the market for a new bicycle, check out the Schwinn Joy Ride website, which is filled with tons of useful information, such as choosing your perfect bike, pointers on teaching your child to ride, maintenance tips, and even a little about how your bike can help you fit into some smaller jeans.  While you’re there you can also start your own biking  journal and follow other Schwinn users’ adventures at the Joy Blog.

Now that the weather has cooled down some, we will be riding even more and I will make periodic updates here on my blog about our biking adventures.

 These bicycles and the information in this post were given to me by Schwinn through MyBlogSpark.  The opinions in this post are my own.

 

Perdue-Crayola Family Fun Review & Giveaway- CLOSED

Posted on by Mandy

Back-to-school time can also be the beginning of hectic evenings when you’re trying to get dinner on the table and make sure homework is finished.  Perdue and Crayola are partnering to help families enjoy dinner together and bring some fun to the table.

Families can log on to perdue.com/familyfun and upload a photo, drawing or coloring sheet that shows off how you make mealtime fun for a chance to win a cruise package, a year’s supply of Perdue Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken and more.  Here’s how to enter: 

·    Take a digital photo, color a freehand picture of your family’s mealtime fun or enter your artwork from Crayola Lights, Camera, Color!

·     Visit perdue.com/familyfun to enter your artwork in the contest

·     Starting October 1st vote for your favorite entry at www.perdue.com/familyfun and tell your friends and family to do the same

 Perdue also recently released its latest line of frozen chicken made with 100% whole grain breading.  PERDUE Frozen Fully Cooked whole grain breaded chicken is made with 100% white meat and features the Whole Grains Council stamp and provides 4 grams of daily fiber per serving.  The line includes Whole Grain Chicken Breast Nuggets, Whole Grain Chicken Breast Strips and Whole Grain Chicken Breast Tenders.

Our family got to try out Perdue’s Whole Grain Chicken Breast nuggets and they were easy to prepare and definitely a hit with this chicken-loving family!  We also received a box of 99-count Crayola crayons which have provided my son with hours of creative fun.  I’ll admit I’ve been having fun coloring with him, too!

Perdue and Crayola have generously provided me with 5 coupons for a FREE package of any variety of Perdue Frozen Fully Cooked Chicken to share with my readers!  5 lucky winners will be drawn.

TO ENTER:  Leave a comment on this post by Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 11 PM Central.  U.S. only and void where prohibited.  Please make sure you leave a way to contact you by email in your comment.   Want extra entries?  Keep reading….

BONUS ENTRIES:  After you have left a comment (see above), you can also earn a bonus entry in three ways:

1.  Subscribe to Mommy Cracked in a reader by clicking here. (Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so)

2.  Subscribe to Mommy Cracked by email and confirm the subscription.  This option is in the sidebar. (Leave a comment on this post telling me you did so)

3.  Tweet this contest and leave a comment on this post with your link on Twitter.

That’s it!  Good luck!

I received the above products and coupons from Perdue Farms, Incorporated.  All opinions are my own.

Shopping for Glasses

Posted on by Mandy

I’ve finally had to realize that I need a new pair of eyeglasses.  I haven’t picked out a new pair of frames since I was nineteen years old.  I’ve been a contact lense wearer since I was 12 years old, but some eye infections in the past few months have made me realize a back-up pair of specs are now in order.

I recently had an eye exam to be fitted for prescription glasses but have yet to actually pick out a pair of new glasses.  It takes me a while to choose a pair I am happy with because the lenses have to be so thick.  I only use them in case of emergencies, which don’t happen very often, but I’m still embarrassed at how thick the lenses have to be and how they make my eyes looks so tiny through the lenses.

I’ve been looking around online at Glasses USA and getting some ideas for choosing a new pair of glasses.  There are so many great choices, brands, and styles that I’m actually enjoying this shopping around process for something I normally dread purchasing.  The hard part will now be in the deciding.

I’ve never bought a pair of glasses online, but the process seems very simple and not having to make another appointment to be fitted for them is very convenient.  If you’re in the market for new glasses, GlassesUSA is offering my blog readers 10% off their purchase using the code mommy10 when prompted at their website.

Visit GlassesUSA on Facebook to find even more great savings and promotions.

Birthday Cake FAIL

Posted on by Mandy

Bless my husband’s heart.

He goes above and beyond to make me feel special on my birthday.  This year was no exception.  He took E.B. to pick out birthday cards and a cake to come home and surprise me with.  They were so proud of themselves as they revealed their efforts to make me happy.

The cake:

As they sang Happy Birthday to me, all I could do was laugh while tears rolled down my cheeks.  Naturally, Cracked Daddy wanted to know what was so stinkin’ funny.  Then he realized the number 4 on the cake had been placed on there backwards.

But that’s not all.

Because?  It was my 36th birthday, not my 34th. 

God knows I love them for trying.