Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Changing up the blog

So I made some changes today...

I went from Ramblings and Reviews from a Mama of 3 to Rambling Reviews

I also changed my URL ramblingreviews.blogspot.com

Sorry for any confusion :-(

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Spring Cleaning 2011


 

I hate spring. Especially in Oregon. It rains. The pollen makes me ill. D wants to go play outside, but it is the awful weather that makes him think he doesn't need a jacket. So we spend a large percentage of our time indoors until it finally gets nice enough to play outside. This lasts from about Halloween until early April. By the time Spring rolls around our house has been so lived in that the only option there is, is spring cleaning!

This year with our beautiful new additions to the family, I am taking it to the extreme. Usually I will clean out the cupboards and wash down the walls, but this time I am getting my house ORGANIZED. That words scares me. I am usually fairly a little bit organized. But with my days overwhelmed with diaper changes, bottle making and now the added solid food feeding I am falling pretty behind.

Oh… And we moved a month ago today and have not even unpacked the house.

Should I start at the front door and work my way in? Or should I start in the back corner of the house and work all the junk stuff we are giving to Goodwill out the front?

Piles? Boxes? Bonfire?

I think the first step is

SORTING

Starting in the A&K's room *Which happens to be the farthest from the front door and the least used room* I am going to clean it out and make three piles.

Storage, Goodwill and garbage.

Luckily that room will be the easiest. Next I will do D's room. His terrifies me. No matter how often I clean it, or how many toys I get rid of… His stuff just keeps piling. I will have to make sure he is not home for this one. I plan on getting rid of a lot.

The easy rooms will be the bathroom and the living room. Those are my "clean zones". I refuse to have a mess in either.

The kitchen will be just as hard as D's room. When we picked the house, we did not take into consideration how little storage there is. For fuck goodness sake, our silverware sorter doesn't even fit into the drawers! So everything is spilling everywhere, we have no counter space as it is taken up by my coffee maker, microwave, toaster oven and crock pot. And the only one of those I am willing to sacrifice to the kitchen gods for more space is the toaster oven. Unfortunately Hubby is not willing.


 

So here I go… Off on the crazy adventure that is Spring Cleaning.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Yoplait Kids Giveaway MyBlogSpark


"Are you struggling to find a nutritious kids snack that doesn't sacrifice on taste?"


 
So I have a couple problems with purchasing yogurt, one of which is that I personally do not like it. Not a fan of cold and creamy. Secondly, it is GONE in about thirty minutes! My son absolutely loves it. Yes, I do feel bad about not getting it a lot. But it usually expensive and again, gone quickly! However, because of the nutritional value, I try to get it in the fridge once in a while, and when I manage to I am thankful that Yoplait has a kid friendly option - Yoplait Kids!

 
My son LOVED it, and since then has been begging for more! I am SO glad we are off of the tube yogurt kick, as I am convinced that all it is, is sugar goop.

 
A little about Yoplait Kids

 
"Yoplait Kids has an excellent source of both calcium and vitamin D, a good source of protein and the delicious taste kids demand. It also contains 25% less sugar than the leading kids' yogurt, and has no high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Yoplait Kids yogurt is a snack you can feel confident about serving to your kids!

With tasty flavor options, as well as calcium, vitamin D and protein to help build strong bones, Yoplait Kids yogurt is sure to be popular with parents and kids alike. A great value at just $2.00 for a pack of four, this yogurt comes in three delicious flavors, including Strawberry, Strawberry Banana and Vanilla. Kids will love finding their favorite friends, like Dora the Explorer, Lightning McQueen from the hit movie "Cars" and the Disney Princesses, on every cup."

The lovely people over at MyBlogSpark sent me a Yoplait Kids prize pack including a coupon* for any variety of Yoplait Kids yogurt, a travel cooler, a really cool and very cute four-piece ice cream spoon set, a magnet frame and calendar, alphabet shaped "Kiddie Bands" *very similar to the Silly Bandz* a bouncy ball that goes WAY up and a pack of scavenger hunt cards.

 
The reason these people are SO lovely, is that they sent me a pack to give away to one of my lucky readers!

 
All you have to do it
Visit Yoplait on Facebook to "Like" the brand.

 
For an extra entry follow Yoplait on Twitter, become a GFC follower of my blog and tweet daily.

 
Contest Ends 4/10 at 11:59PM Good luck!

You can also visit http://www.myblogspark.com/uc/main/76ee/ to download a printable coupon* for $0.50 off the purchase of one (1) four-pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt today!



*This coupon offer for a free four pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt is not valid in some states, including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

 

*I was given a priza pack in eschange for a review, all opinions expressed are my own*