Airplanes and Dragonflies: 11

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Low Entry Giveaways Ending Tonight! (Saturday 10/8)

One Pound of Sweet Pete's Sea Salt Caramels ($17 Value) U.S. - Fishful Thinking

Juppy Baby Walker - Surviving the Motherhood

Llama Llama Home with Mama - children's book (3 winners) - Stuff Parents Need *RC

Coupon for a FREE Bag of Iams Naturals Dog Food - U.S. - Table for Give reviews and giveaways *RC

Fringe: The Complete Third Season DVDs - U.S. - Words of Wisdom

20 Uncut Sunday Coupon Inserts - Coupon Saving Sista *RC

Two Gift Pack, a Crest Snoopy toothpaste/toothbrush set, and a deck of 52 kids craft projects - U.S. - Southern Made In The Shade

Coffee-Mate Prize Pack - U.S. - My Evansville Mommy

8oz. Bottle of Prefense Hand Sanitizer - U.S. - Frugal Mommy of Two *RC

$35 GC to 123Underwear.com - U.S. - GlamaMom

Item Valued at $20 or less from Surprise Delight Joy Shop (Etsy) U.S. - Screaming Sardine

Ginny Owens "Get In, I'm Driving" CD - U.S. - Dragonfly Sweetnest *RC

My First Halloween Set (for a new baby) U.S. - Mommy Katie

One Bottle of Kids Natural Calm Liquid Multivitamins - Hanging Off The Wire

Sweet Betsy From Pike by Sam Sackett - book - Hanging Off The Wire

Secrets Of The Ultimate Husband Hunter by Nancy Nichols - book - U.S. - Hanging Off The Wire

Dreams And Nightmares by Ann Werner - Book (2 winners) U.S. - Hanging Off The Wire

Friday, October 7, 2011

Low Entry Giveaways Ending Tonight! (Friday 10/7)

Complimentary tickets for Giana Nguyen's upcoming show at the House of Blues - Los Angeles (Foundation Room) on Saturday, October 8th at 9pm - Los Angeles, CA or surrounding areas (@4pm CST) - Celebrating Indie Artists

One FREE Freschetta Pizza and 2 pink headphones - U.S. - Cotton Pickin Cute

Two pairs of Halloween Babylegs legwarmers (@10pm EST) U.S. - Crunchy Beach Mama

Box4Blox lego keeper - U.S. - Fishful Thinking

U R Some 1 - CD (@9pm PST) US/CAN - Growing My Kids Reviews

Betty Crocker® Molasses Cookie Prize Pack - Surviving the Motherhood

$15 GC to Costumesquad.com - U.S. - Young Trendsetter

$15 GC to CrazyDogTshirts.com - U.S. - Young Trendsetter

$15 GC to Nachomamatees.com - U.S. - Young Trendsetter

$25 GC to Label Daddy - U.S. - Saving With Brandi

$25 GC to Doggy Loot (3 winners) U.S. - Saving With Brandi

Hershey's Smores's Prize Pack - U.S. - Stuff Parents Need

Time Tracker Mini - U.S. - Mom and More

Halo SleepSack Swadder (@11:50pm EST) - Adventures in Mommyhood

Kiss false eyelashes, Lyp Syl lip balm, & Studio Jewel earrings (9pm EST) - kitschy

Activia Gift Pack with Lunch Bag and Tote - U.S. - Organic Mommy Today *RC

Danimals Soccer Ball and Drawstring Bag - U.S. - Organic Mommy Today *RC

The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda - U.S. - Bless Their Hearts Mom *RC

Gabby, God's Little Angel Book - U.S. - Bless Their Hearts Mom *RC

Absolutely Chocolate: Irresistible Excuses To Indulge cookbook - Create With Joy

Gluten Free - Made Simple cookbook - Signed copy (5 winners) - Chocolate & Figs

Against the Grain eBook - Worldwide - Becoming Crunchy *RC

The Shunning DVD - U.S. - Dragonfly Sweetnest *RC

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Low Entry Giveaways Ending Tonight! (Thursday 10/6)

Miss Amy's Fitness Rock & Roll - CD (@9pm PST) US/CAN - Growing My Kids Reviews

Critter Hat OR a Graphic Tee from Children's Place (2 winners) (@10pm CST) - the little style file

My First Farm Friends Book Set - Surviving the Motherhood

8oz. bottle of Prefense which offers 640 applications - U.S. - Mom and More

Family Meal Planner - Ask Away... *RC

$20 GC to Elizabeths Place - Etsy shop (Reusable Snack Bags) - US/CAN - Musings Maine-iac *RC

One box of their Cocoa Energy Restore (True Energy) and One box of their Cocoa Heart CoQ10 (worth $60) (@9pm PST) US/CAN - Almost All The Truth

Against the Grain eBook - Worldwide - Becoming Crunchy *RC

Little Silkies Tights – 3 Pair Value Pack ($15 value) US/CAN - Family Focus Blog

30 day supply Natural House Probiotic Cleaning Products (Trashy, Sinky & Flushy) U.S. - The Three Under *RC

Custom Monogrammed Shirt/Onesie from Baby Chichi Boutique - U.S. - Memoirs of a Mama *RC

"Song of The Nile" by Stephanie Dray - book - U.S. - Baba's Farm Life *RC

"Private" by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro - book - Miki's Hope

Incipio iPad 2 Premium Kickstand Case - U.S. - being MVP

Crest 3D White 2 Hour Express Whitestrips - U.S. - Woman Tribune

Mabel’s Labels Back to School Pack (Value $42) U.S. - American Muslim Mom

Dapper Snapper (value $10.95) U.S. - American Muslim Mom

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Tips to Help You and Your Family Stay Cold and Flu Free This Season!

Every year my family and I catch colds, and at least once a year, we catch the flu. Every year, in October, my children, husband, and I get the flu shot. I don't know if it really helps us or not, but we do other things all year long to help protect us and our children from getting sick.

We keep Lysol Wipes and baby wipes in our cupboards and we do my best to wipe down the door knobs, faucet handles, and light switches in our home as much as possible. My husband comes home from work and he is almost always telling me that someone came to work sick or with cold. So when he comes home and touches everything, I go through the house and wipe things down. I don't like getting sick, and I really don't like listening to my children congested and coughing. My two year old daughter has allergies, and when she catches a cold, it lasts twice as long as it normally would. She has currently been coughing and congested for about a month now. My poor sweet baby girl.

I like green cleaners, but every few weeks I like to clean the sinks, bathtubs, and toilets with Lysol with Bleach! Not to mention, it makes my hands and house smell clean! We had a birthday party for our children last weekend, and everything in our home smelled so nice and clean for a few days. I loved it! I am about to clean the house again, just so it will smell clean again!

We try our best to wash our hands and our children's hands as much as possible. We keep anti-bacterial soaps in the house in all three of our bathrooms and next to our kitchen sink. I love having different scented hand soaps near every sink! I purposely wash my hands sometimes, just to smell the soap! My children love the SpongeBob foaming hand soap. I hardly let them watch SpongeBob, but they know who he is.

We also keep boxes of tissues in every bathroom, beside our bed, beside the kitchen trashcan, and one box on the dining room table. We our working on teaching our two and four year olds to use tissues to wipe their nose. Our four year old son has a bad habit of using his t-shirt instead. We are also teaching them to cough and sneeze onto their hands, or into the crooks of their arms. I don't care which one they decide to do, as long as they stop coughing and sneezing directly into the air, on their toys, in each others faces, or in my face. I don't like having my children come up to me and cough or sneeze in my face, it's not nice, and I wouldn't want them doing it to someone else.

I also keep a few packs of Boogie Wipes laying around the house and one pack in the diaper bag at all times. My children love these and they work really well to wipe boogies from a sore, yucky little nose.

I almost forgot, we keep a pack of Lysol anti-bacterial wipes in our vehicles. This way when we go over to friend's houses for play dates, our to the park, or to a fast food restaurant with a play area, I can wipe our children's hands and faces as soon as they get into the car! This way they won't bring anything that they got on their hands onto their car seats or into our home.

I hope that you and your family have your own tricks to keep them cold and flu free this season! If you have anymore ideas, I would love to hear them! We can all use more ideas on how to keep our family cold and flu free!

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