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Winner's

I have a few Winner's to announce!
I want to say a BIG Thanks You for all your really great tips for the Flip for Fall Campaign. I have submitted them all and am waiting for the list to come out. The sponsor is blown away by them amount of great idea's everyone had!

Aller-Ease Winner: #61 TJ and Amy who has my button on her blog!

Pillsbury Back to School Winner: #54 Julie who is a follower!

Congratulations thanks so much for fallowing and having my button up, extra entries really pay off!

More on Aller-Ease Flip For Fall Campaign

Check out a quick video and then head over to the GIVEAWAY to enter to win your own Aller-Ease products! Get your house prepared for Fall before Allergy season!



I want to send out a BIG Thank You to TheMotherhood and to Aller-Ease for this opportunity.
Stay tuned for the Ultimate Checklist that is sure to get your home into tip top shape for Fall!

Flip For Fall Aller-Ease GIVEAWAY Hurry it's a fast 5 Day Giveaway!

So as I hope you all read I'm participating in a wonderful Flip for Fall Campaign. If you haven't read about that you can do so HERE So we are looking for your BEST fall tips on the way you get your family ready for fall. We had one week of Fall here last week and boy was it a wake up call! My eyes were itchy red and watery and I was so congested. Every year I hope it will be my last for these pesky Fall Allergies but I'm never that lucky!


Aller-Easy and Motherhood teamed up for this campaign and sent myself and 9 other bloggers a package to try out. We received 2 Deluxe Aller-Ease pillows, 2 Aller-Ease pillow protectors and a Queen size Mattress protector. I have been using the pillow and I have really been getting great night sleep since I haven't been up itching my eyes well into the night! These pillows are great!
This is going to be a really quick giveaway. Aller-Ease is working on compiling a list of all the best tips for Fall. Is there special preperations your family takes? Do you change batteries in smoke detectors? Dust all the blinds? Change Air Filters? We want to know! If Aller-Ease chooses to use your tip, you will be notified and receive a special Thank You, a Aller-Ease Pillow, 2 Aller-Ease pillow protectors and a Queen size Mattress Protector!


In addition there is a giveaway here!

Win it: Aller-Ease is double rewarding your tips! I'm giving away 2 Pillows, 2 pillow protectors and 1 queen size mattress protector!

To Enter: Leave a comment with a tip your household does to prepare for Fall! This is a unlimited entry!! Leave a separate comment for each tip you have. If you have 5 tips leave 5 separate comments for 5 chance to win!

This is required for an entry into the giveaway and must be done before the extra entries count.


Don't you love...EXTRA ENTRIES!
You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do, otherwise they won't count!

1- Follow my blog. Go over to my right sidebar and click on Follow This Blog! Current followers count too! 1 extra entry

2- Fave me on Technorati! 1 extra entry

3- Subscribe to my newsletter. You can enter your email at the top right of my page. 1 extra entry Current subscribers count too!

4- Blog about this giveaway and link it back to my Blog (http://afamilycompleted.blogspot.com/) PLEASE LEAVE A LINK TO THE POST 2 extra entries

5- Add my NEW standard button to your site. 2 extra entries

6- Check Out and Follow my Sister blog "Fave Giveaways from A Family Completed"


UNLIMITED ENTRIES

9- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for a bonus entry everyday! Be sure to leave me the link for it to count! (ID Mom2LinzNOkie) you can copy and paste: @Mom2LinzNOkie Enter to win a Great Prize Pack of Aller-Ease Products http://tinyurl.com/rcxbdg #FlipForFall UNLIMITED!


Contest ends at 7:00 am PST on September 20th I will then draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile, or make sure to check back here to see if you won. I will notify the winners before September 21st and they will have 36 hours to respond before I will choose a new winner! Contest open bloggers and non-bloggers !

Wordless Wednesday

This is my son. He looked so cute through the fence and enjoyed playing on it.


In typical boy fashion he felt the "need" to conquer the fence. I told him not to climb the fence and well he wouldn't listen...


So I had to snap a pick of him before I saved him. I had to pry him from the fence he was holding on so tight.

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Be sure to check out my side bar for so awesome giveaways!

AnytimeCostumes.Com Review and Giveaway

I work very hard to not be a "last minute" mom. At time's it's hard and sometimes nearly impossible to get it all done and all done on time! I have turned to the internet a lot to help me get these things done in a timely fashion. Last year was the first time I had ordered Halloween costumes online for my children and it was so nice not having to go out in the "rush" and crowds last minute hoping they would have the costumes they wanted and in the price I needed! I was surprised at the amount of costumes available online, unfortunately it was hard to find a "steal of a deal" from many of the sites I came across.


This year I was determined to find costumes my kids would love but also at a price I would love also. I came across AnytimeCostumes.com and was blown away by the selection and the prices! There selection includes many costumes under $30. And even offer FREE shipping for order's over $45 now through September 17th! You can order all your costumes and accessories for your whole family in one easy stop. Ever been in a bind looking for a costume during "off peak" season?? AnytimeCostumes.com carries costumes year round and for various holidays too!


My daughter received the Child Elizabeth Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean. Now in all honesty she has never seen the movie and has no clue who Elizabeth Swan is but she wanted to be a pirate. I was so excited this was the first year she wouldn't be a princess or a fairy since she was too young to pick out her own costume. I loved the feminine look of this pirate costume and was excited to see it on her. She is so excited about her costume and loves it, she wants a parrot, eye patch and a sword now to complete the look... she may need to settle for a decorated bag with all those things! the costume was defiantly worth it's price and will be a great dress up after Halloween. My daughter love how comfortable it is, with no itch spots and thinks the top would be good for school after Halloween, it really isn't but she would wear it if I let her.

Win it: AnytimeCostumes.com is offering one A Family Competed reader a Costume of their choice from their infant, toddler, child or teen collections!


To Enter: Visit AnytimeCostumes.com and let me know the costume you'd choose if you win!
This is required for an entry into the giveaway and must be done before the extra entries count.


Don't you love...EXTRA ENTRIES!
You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do, otherwise they won't count!

1- Follow my blog. Go over to my right sidebar and click on Follow This Blog! Current followers count too! 1 extra entry

2- Fave me on Technorati! 1 extra entry

3- Subscribe to my newsletter. You can enter your email at the top right of my page. 1 extra entry Current subscribers count too!

4- Blog about this giveaway and link it back to my Blog (http://afamilycompleted.blogspot.com/) AND AnytimeCostumes.com 2 extra entries

5- Add my NEW standard button to your site. 2 extra entries

6- Check Out and Follow my Sister blog "Fave Giveaways from A Family Completed"


UNLIMITED ENTRIES

9- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for a bonus entry everyday! Be sure to leave me the link for it to count! (ID Mom2LinzNOkie) you can copy and paste: @Mom2LinzNOkie Enter to win a Halloween Costume of your Choice from AnytimeCostumes.Com http://tinyurl.com/kk7n72 1 entry for each tweet per day. Max 1 a day.


Contest ends at 7:00 am PST on October 1st I will then draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile, or make sure to check back here to see if you won. I will notify the winners before October 2nd and they will have 36 hours to respond before I will choose a new winner! Contest open bloggers and non-bloggers US ONLY!

Pillsbury Back to School Cookies GIVEAWAY

We are officially in our 3rd week of back to school! I can barely believe it. We are settling down into a routine and it feels good to have that schedule back. I was very excited to be invited to try out the Pillsbury Back to School sugar cookies. I always loved the cute designs and who doesn't love sugar cookies??


I think the greatest part about these cookies is that my six year old daughter can easily help me make them. I love the new packaging. New it may not be but I clearly remember buying the log and having to slice out each cookie. It was a pain in the rear. My daughter loved placing the cookies on the sheet pan and helping me back the cookies. She loved even more eating them!
The cookie coupon came in a package with a few other school supplies that have come in hand for my first grader. A lunch bag that will be great for field trips or as back up, a ruler, and a pencil case. The pencil case was really cool because it is double sided.



Win it: One lucky reader can try out the Pillsbury Back to School Cookies and receive the back to school supplies!

To Enter: Leave me a comment with your favorite meals for your kids lunchbox OR let me know your favorite treat to bring to the class for their birthday!
This is required for an entry into the giveaway and must be done before the extra entries count.


Don't you love...EXTRA ENTRIES!
You can do any of these things for an extra entry. Make sure to leave a separate comment for EACH thing you do, otherwise they won't count!

1- Follow my blog. Go over to my right sidebar and click on Follow This Blog! Current followers count too! 1 extra entry

2- Fave me on Technorati! 1 extra entry

3- Subscribe to my newsletter. You can enter your email at the top right of my page. 1 extra entry Current subscribers count too!

4- Blog about this giveaway and link it back to my Blog (http://afamilycompleted.blogspot.com/) 2 extra entries

5- Add my NEW standard button to your site. 2 extra entries

6- Check Out and Follow my Sister blog "Fave Giveaways from A Family Completed"


UNLIMITED ENTRIES

9- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway. You can Tweet once a day for a bonus entry everyday! Be sure to leave me the link for it to count! (ID Mom2LinzNOkie) you can copy and paste: @Mom2LinzNOkie Enter to win a Pillsbury Back to School Prize Pack! http://tinyurl.com/qc4ldb 1 entry for each tweet per day. Max 1 a day.


Contest ends at 7:00 am PST on September 21st I will then draw a winner at random. PLEASE leave your email address if it is not visible on your profile, or make sure to check back here to see if you won. I will notify the winners before September 22nd and they will have 36 hours to respond before I will choose a new winner! Contest open bloggers and non-bloggers US ONLY!

Flip for Fall with Aller-Ease

As Labor Day came and past it marked a very exciting time for us. The turn from Summer to Fall. With Fall comes so many wonderful things for us. The children are back in school, the beautiful Fall colors as the leaves on the trees begin to change, relief from the hot weather, warm cider and coco and the joys of upcoming holidays. It also marks another BIG event in our home, Fall allergies and impeding sniffles.
I suffer pretty bad from eye allergies. My children also suffer of allergies. I was fortunate to be invited to participate with TheMotherhood and Aller-Ease Flip for Fall Campaign. They are searching for the BEST tips for preparing for Fall. I was sent a starter package that will help me prepare my bedroom and help guard me from allergies. And gives me a chance to win a larger preparation package!


This is a competition that will benefit you too! Does your household take extra steps to prepare for Fall? Visit TheMotherhood Flip For Fall Circle and leave your BEST tips for preparing for Fall and if your tip is added to the Ultimate Flip for Fall Checklist you will be sent a special Thank You consisting of a Aller-Ease Pillow, Two Pillow Protectors and a Queen size mattress protector!

Some of the things my family does to prepare for fall is:

• We pull out Fall/Winter bedding that has been stored and wash it all.
  
• We change our air filter!
  
• We do a deep cleaning
  This is our BIG clean we go through and dust and clean everything; blinds, window sills, shelves in closets. Nothing is left untouched!
  
• Since we are really in the prepping mood we take advantage of having the ladder out to change batteries in smoke detectors. Nothing is worse than being in a nice warm bed on a cold fall night and being woken to a beeping smoke detector that needs a new battery!
  
• We vacuum our couches. I really want a high power vacuum like a Dyson or one that kills dust mites like the Halo but for now mine will have to do!
  
• I pull out coupon and look for sales on lotions to help prevent dry itchy skin.
  
• We also pull out humidifiers. We are using cool mist humidifiers this year and I'm really excited about them. My daughter received a really cute Pig from Crane and she can't wait to use it.
  
• I also since I do have eye allergies make sure I have some allergy eye drops.
  

So here is the challenge should you choose to accept it.

I need you to think of your favorite and best tips that your family takes to Flip for Fall. Visit TheMotherhood and leave this tip on the Flip For Fall Circle page using code AFC (A Family Completed) this lets them know that you came from my site. If your tip is selected for the list you will win a Aller-Ease Pillow, Two Pillow Protectors and a Queen size mattress protector! Pretty cool prize pack and I can say the pillow has already helped with my eye allergies, really it came at the perfect time!


To Enter: Visit TheMotherhood and join the Flip For Fall Campaign Circle and leave your tip using the code AFC. This is really fast and easy to do, I promise.

You can even leave me some comment love here too. And visit the other participants to see what great tips they have to share for their Flips!

Stephanie @ And Twins Make 5

http://andtwinsmake5.blogspot.com/

Kimberly @ Pretty Pink Momma

http://prettypinkmomma.blogspot.com/

Caryn @ Rockin Mama

http://rockinmama.net

Bing (aka icefairy) @ Icefairy's Treasure Chest

http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/

Dianne @ Something Snappy

http://somethingsnappee.blogspot.com/

Whitney @ It's Gravy, Baby

http://www.itsgravybaby.com

Stacie @ The Divine Miss Mommy

http://thedivinemissmommy.com/

Robyn @ Robyn's Online World

http://robynsonlineworld.blogspot.com/

Angie @ My Four Monkeys

http://myfourmonkeysproductreviews.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for ANOTHER giveaway here on my site from Flip For Fall Campaign and Aller-Ease!

Land's End FeelGood Campaign

With the cold winter months ahead it's important to remember that many people are not as fortunate to have a warm home to reside in. Land's End has developed the FeelGood Campaign and for every FeelGood sweater purchase Land's End will donate it's signature yarn to One Heart Foundation's Warming Families, a national knitting charity. Volunteer's will be knitting hat's for homeless and displaced families. They are expecting to knit up to 25,000 hats!
Do you want to help? Well you can, visit any Land's End and buy yourself a sweater or you can knit some hat's yourself to donate! Now if your like me you always wanted to knot but aren't really sure how. I have a GREAT tutorial below made by Vickie Howell, star of DIY Knitty Gritty, to take you through the steps and have you knitting in no time. Land's End even has a pattern for you to use! This is a great cause and I hope everyone will find a way to participate!



Wait there's MORE! There is going to be a twitter party!!

Upcoming FeelGood Twitter Party
Join Lands’ End and Vickie Howell, host of TV’s Knitty Gritty, for a Twitter Party to celebrate the kick-off the FeelGood Campaign! The party will feature more than 20 fun giveaways ranging from the FeelGood sweater and Vickie Howell’s books to Lands’ End gift cards and FeelGood yarn.

Lands’ End FeelGood Twitter Party
Date: Wednesday, September 16th
Time: 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. CST
Location: #landsend

Launched a Sister Site!

Fave Giveaways from A Family Completed is up and running. This will feature giveaways from around the blogsphere that I'm excited about and entering! Be sure to visit me there and follow so you can stay up to date on cool happening. There will also be a MckLinky posted right ontop for you to add your giveaways too! I plan to keep this as a ongoing Linky so come back anytime and add your new giveaways!

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School WINNERS!!

30 giveaways closing all at once... 40 winners to announce! That's about $1000 worth of prizes!

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #1 Umi Shoes had #725 entries! The winner is #108 Rebecca N.

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #2 Get Dolled Up Boutique had #476 entries! The winner's are #472 The Demille's and #341 Xenia

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #3 Tail Wags had #315 entries! The winner is #14 gahome2mom

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #4 Plasma Car had #766 entries! The winner is #225 Jenbutterfly

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #5 Sid the Science Kid/Dive Olly Dive 3 DVD set had #355 entries! The winner is #55 Terra H.

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #6- U*neaks had #532 entries! The winner is #454 judybrittle

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #7- Ruthless & Toothless Clothing had #377 entries! The winner is #106 coriwestphal

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #8- The Little Lasso had #372 entries! The winner's are #30 Brie H and #67 http://www.blogger.com/profile/10016383564822581090

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #9- PakNak (9/9) had #246 entries! The winner's are #99 justicecw #175 Dana #134 Xenia #142 Natalie (Nani's Nails) #69 chrissyb #89 Tylerpants

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #10- Sakura Art Set had #407 entries! The winner's are #396trixpixel (50 piece set) #73The Demille's (12 piece chubbies)

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #11- Ouchies had #245 entries! The winner is #205 justicecw

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #12- Frecklebox had #430 entries! The winner's are #11 Chris and Annalisa (lunchbox) #112 pierce (folder and notebook)

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #13- Beyond Quilts had #448 entries! The winner is #197 Marin

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #14 Green Toys had #371 entries! The winner is #311 Dana

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #15- Gimmie had #328 entries! The winner is #212goldenecho

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #16- EcoUsables had #329 entries! The winner is #306 bekki1820cb

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #17- Mobi TykeLight had #485 entries! The winner is #459{ Mom of 3 Dolls }

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #18- Zutano had #418 entries! The winner is #11 Tj and Amy

Big Birthday/Back 2 School Bash #19- Sensory Edge had #480 entries! The winner is #173 Island Girl

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #20- Crane had #476 entries! The winner is #172 Heather

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #21- Mr. Bobbles Blankets had #477 entries! The winner is #379 LuvnLife00

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #22- Peter Potty had #235 entries! The winner is #33 The Stout Family

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #23- Bake Me a Wish had #340 entries! The winner is #12 Shooting Stars Mag

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #24- Little Miss Matched had #294 entries! The winner is #255 trixpixel

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #25- Safe Sippy2/Safe Sporter had #409 entries! The winner's are #191 joannamarieprice@yahoo.com (Safe Sippy2) #394 chrissyb (Safe Sporter)

Big Birthday/Back 2 School Bash #26- Built NY had #356 entries! The winner is #220 Island Girl

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #27- Carolina Pad had #409 entries! The winner is #16 casey aubut

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #28- Mabel's Labels had #312 entries! The winner is #201 thesehappydays

Big Birthday/Back 2 School Bash #29-Pedoodles had #542 entries! The winner is #198 Ryan, Corrie, and Max

Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash #30- Little Fit Hats had #324 entries! The winner is #156 kenziesmum

Congrats to all the winners! So many people took advantage of all the extra entries and bonus extra entries! Thanks so much everyone!

It took me nearly 7 hours to count everything an email everyone.. I'm exhausted! Does anyone know how to add numbered comments? I had them before my makeover and now can't get it to work.

Wordless Wednesday

While in Tahoe last month we visited historic Virgina City, NV. These are a few shots I took while there.
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Quick Reminder Giveaways Closing!

All 30 giveaways will close on Wednesday the 9th at 7 am PDT. I hope everyone has enjoyed the giveaways for the Bash and get those last minutes entries in! Check out my sidebar for direct links to each giveaway.

Labor Day Extra Entries

In honor of Labor Day and to reward those who have entered ALL Big Birthday/ Back 2 School Bash Giveaways I'm giving bonus entries.
Hoops: Well you have to Labor away and enter EVERY Big Birthday/Back 2 School Bash Giveaway. Yup that's right you have to or have had to already entered all 30 giveaways.
The reward: You can go ahead and have 5 bonus entries into EVERY giveaway!
Please leave separate comments for every extra entry example "LABOR 1", "LABOR 2" ect.

iHeartFaces- Fix it Friday

Original:

My Edit:

I just played with a color pop action, contrast and brightness, sharpened eyes, played with the lights and darks too.

Wordless Wednesday

My son is a Barney Fanatic. He memorizes episodes "On Demand". This is a decent video but doesn't even show him going full force with Skip to My Loo



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Living Rooms Direct Review

A few weeks ago I mentioned I was super excited to review this really adorable Car's themed Toy Box with storage shelf and bins. You can see that post HERE. We have had some issues with storage space since my son was growing older and his toy collection was ever expanding! We also felt ready to make the transformation from nursery to big boy room.


Discovering Living Room's Direct has been a real lifesaver. They have just about everything under the sun and the prices are reasonable. Living Rooms Direct is apart of the CSN family that features tons of stores that allow you to search for anything you could ever imagine! The shipping was quick, I love they have a a quantity counter along with the product information so I know if the item i want is close to being out of stock and what's even better they accept Paypal! I love when stores take Paypal. I would recommend Living Room's Direct to anyone looking for furniture and accessories and feel confident they were getting a great deal from a trustworthy store!