Blue Bunny Summer Giveaway

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on June 1, 2009

I scream, you scream, we all SCREAM for ice cream! Blue Bunny® ice cream, that is!

Coffee BreakBeing an ice cream lover, I most certainly have my favorites. When our family was first introduced to Blue Bunny® ice cream last summer, during my Virtual Ice Cream Social, I was a bit skeptical… Boy, was I in for a treat when FIVE cartons of the best of the best was delivered right to my door! Blue Bunny’s® Coffee Break ice cream quickly became one of my newest favorites!

ice cream sandwichI bet you are wondering why I am telling you all this now, huh? Well, I have a treat in store for you… Blue Bunny® recently came to me and asked me if I would host a giveaway through the month of June, where FOUR of you could each win ice cream for an entire year. Of course I said ABSOTUTELY, so here we are!

I will choose a new winner each week for the first four weeks in June. Each of my four winners will get to pick out a carton of Blue Bunny® ice cream and a Blue Bunny® novelty pack, each month for an entire calendar year! You will also receive a Welcome Kit, complete with spoons, bowls and an ice scream scoop to get you ready for your ice cream!

For your first entry you may grab the button below, place it in a post or on your blog’s sidebar, and leave me a comment saying you did so. Be sure to follow me on Twitter and keep your eyes peeled for more ways to enter!

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More ways to enter ~
:::Follow @Blue_Bunny on Twitter and leave me a separate comment saying you did. You can follow me, too, if you want!
:::What is your favorite ice cream flavor of all time? Tell me in a separate comment here for another entry!
:::You have a bowl of vanilla ice cream and can put anything on it… I would love to hear what goodies you like to put on your ice cream! For another entry, please leave a separate comment telling me all about it.
:::Leave a separate comment here telling me which Blue Bunny ice cream flavors you would like to try. If there is more than one flavor that catches your eye you may leave each flavor in separate comment each day! (Only one flavor comment per day, please.)
:::Let’s show @Blue_Bunny some Twitter love! For another entry, send a tweet to @Blue_Bunny with a question about their ice cream treats. Be sure to use the hashtag #BlueBunny and then leave me a separate comment with a link to your tweet. Example tweet:: @Blue_Bunny What do you have to offer for those of us cutting back on calories? #BlueBunny

Newest way to enter :: Join the iScream Team for an inside scoop on new products, access to contests, and the opportunity to contribute to surveys. iScream Team membership certainly has its perks! Sign up now… and, get your $1 off coupon while you’re over there! Don’t forget to tell me, in a comment on this post, that you joined the iScream Team, and be sure to check out all of the other ways to enter!

Make sure you leave each entry in a separate comment!

There will be a winner chosen each week, from the comments on this post only. Each household will be given multiple opportunities to enter, but may only win once. Winners will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to claim prize. In the event that a winner does not reply within the time given, or the email is returned as undeliverable, a replacement winner will be drawn. Winner must be legal resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and supply an address where s/he can receive an over-nighted package of ice cream/novelty on dry ice – unfortunately, this means no P.O. Boxes will be accepted.

CONGRATS to our winners:
Week One – Karen @IfICouldEscape
Week Two – Alyssa @KingdomFirstMom
Week Three – Susan
Week Four – Kari @alas3lads

Giveaway Sponsored By:
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Print and Prosper – Another way to save money (& a giveaway!)

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on May 11, 2009

Last month I was asked to be a guest at Kodak’s Print and Prosper online blogger event with Laura Rowley, personal finance expert and author. I was pretty happy with my printer at the time, but was intrigued by the very idea that I could save money on ink by using the Kodak ESP 7 All-in-One Printer over my current printer.

Before I committed to attend, and consequently receive a printer to review, I decided to calculate how much money I could save if I were to switch. I was shocked to discover that I would save $135 a year!! (Keep in mind, I print pages for my kiddos for school every single day, so this is well above average. But, WOW!)

I quickly agreed to participate and am so glad I did… I not only love my new printer, but Laura was full of great ideas for cutting costs in every area of the home. I also gleaned so many fab tips from my fellow bloggers, as well. Here are just a few from Laura:

MAKE A LIVING FROM YOUR LIVING ROOM
Watch a little closer. Americans pay an average of $60 for cable, but only watch 15 channels, according to the Consumers Union. If you pay for premium cable, call your provider and put the service on “vacation mode.” You’ll still receive basic service but save temporarily on the extras – and get a good sense of whether you miss them. If you don’t, call the cancellation department and say you’re considering eliminating service altogether – this department has the best deals on hand to keep you as a customer.

CREATE A HOME (OFFICE) TO CALL YOUR OWN
Rethink your ink. Equip yourself with items that stretch your dollars like Kodak’s All-in-One Inkjet printers, which can save you up to $110 a year on ink.

DON’T FLUSH MONEY DOWN THE TOILET
Go with the low-flow. Water bills can be cut back 25 to 60 percent by replacing showerheads and faucets with low-flow aerating models for $10 to $20 each. Look for a model that’s 2.5 gallons per minute to save on average $200 per year.

DON’T GET TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS
A dirty secret. Households spend an average of $1,500 a year on dry cleaning, and 65 percent of those clothes are washable, according to Proctor and Gamble research. Wool, cashmere, silk, rayon, polyester and spandex can all be laundered, saving America $750 a year.

For more great tips on saving money throughout your home visit www.moneyandhappiness.com. And, to calculate how much you are overpaying, go to www.printandprosper.com.

kodak esp7 all-in-one printer

And still more good news for you :: Kodak and I are so excited to be able to give one of my lucky readers their very own Kodak Ink Jet ESP 7 All-in-One Printer (retail value $199.99)! But that’s not all! Oh, no! There have been over twenty printer giveaways posted across the blogosphere, and the winner of each one will be entered to win a FULL scholarship to BlogHer in Chicago this summer, including overnight accommodations AND travel accommodations, courtesy of Kodak!

Here’s how to enter:
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  • Head over and calculate how much you overpaid last year because you were not using the Kodak All-in-One printer and then come back and tell me what you would do with the savings. You must enter by 9pm on Sunday, May 17th.

  • For additional entries you can send a tweet with a link to this giveaway, or leave the link on your blog or Facebook page. You can even grab my button from my sidebar and place it on your sidebar. Be sure to leave me a separate comment with a link to your blog, tweet, or Facebook page.

  • You may also subscribe to my blog feed for yet another entry, and leave me a comment saying you did so. You must remain a subscriber during the entire duration of this giveaway.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random and will be notified via email, so make sure you leave a valid email address in your comments. And, remember… If you win this giveaway you will also be in the running for an all-expense paid trip to BlogHer this year!

Good luck and may you “live long and prosper!” Sorry, just couldn’t resist! hehe

Nintendo DS Spring Bundle – Perfect for Mom!

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on May 9, 2009

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Nintendo DS Spring Bundle

I am super excited to introduce you to a fun new bundle, just in time for Mother’s Day! Nintendo has paired up two fantastic items that are a must-have for every mom – The Nintendo DS Lite and Personal Trainer: Cooking – and even thrown in a chic wristlet, perfect to compliment any hand bag! Check out the DS Spring Bundle and I’m sure you’ll agree that it would be a fantastic Mother’s Day gift.

Now, this is one bundle I wish I had been sent to “test-drive”… Instead I have one to give to a lucky mama!!

Here’s how to enter:
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  • Head over and check out all of the great features this bundle has to offer and then come back and leave me a comment on this post, by 9pm on May 30th, telling me why you would be excited to win. Come on, be creative…. “I’m not a great cook, but would love to find a recipe, from my own personal trainer, to dazzle my hubby!”

  • For additional entries feel free to grab the giveaway button from below and place it on your sidebar, send a tweet, or leave the link to this giveaway on your blog or Facebook page. Be sure to leave me a separate comment with a link to your blog, tweet, or Facebook page.

Nintendo DS Spring Bundle Giveaway

  • You may also subscribe to my blog feed for yet another entry, and leave me a comment saying you did so. You must remain a subscriber during the entire duration of this giveaway.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random and will be notified via email, so make sure you leave a valid email address in your comments.

Win an Apple 8GB iPod Touch + $10 Walmart gift card

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on February 3, 2009

With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, Walmart and Nestle have given us some pretty sweet ideas for making this Valentine’s Day special, even if you are on a tight budget.
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  • Make a playlist – What are your top 10 romantic songs? Click on each chocolate in the heart-shaped box to see what the ElevenMoms chose as our top 10. Maybe you’ll see some of your favorites in there. My pick was From This Moment, as it was sung during my wedding ceremony almost 10 years ago!
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  • Send a photomasaic eValentine – Upload a picture and let the magic of color tranform your picture into an M&M mosaic to send to your sweetie.
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  • Blow your sweetie a kiss – The Blow a Kiss iPhone application allows you to send a message and digital HERSHEY’S KISS to your Valentine this season. Just enter their information, your custom message, and then blow into your iPhone microphone to send your loved one something extra sweet.
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    Guess what?

    Each of the ElevenMoms have been given the privilege of surprising ya’ll with a very special treat – We are all giving away an iPod Touch (2nd Gen), 8GB and a $10 Walmart gift card, so you may purchase the entire Top 10 Romantic Songs playlist! Entering does require a bit of work, so be prepared.

    To enter to win an iPod Touch here at From Dates to Diapers, you must first listen to my BlogTalkRadio show, Mom-2-Mom, today at 10am (pt). I will give you a secret word which you must have in order to enter. No worries if you don’t catch the show live, Mom-2-Mom is available On Demand. You may, of course, listen to them all, but it’s the Fun Valentine’s for Kids episode that contains the secret word.

    You must enter the correct secret word in order for your first entry to be valid. There are a few additional ways you may enter, each earning you another entry. Leaving a comment here DOES NOT count as an entry. YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW!

    Additional entries are received in the following ways:
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  • Blog about ways to include your kiddos this Valentine’s Day, and link to this giveaway.
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  • Tweet about this giveaway, using the hashtag #embrace. You may say “Enter to win @YoungMommy’s iPod Touch gvwy. #Embrace your kiddos this Valentine’s Day! http://bit.ly/4nW0″
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  • Subscribe to my feed. Make sure you let me know whether you are a new or existing subscriber.



    Enter by February 12th. A winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced, with all ElevenMoms’ winners, on February 14th.

    Don’t forget to check out all of the ElevenMoms’ giveaways, too!
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