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Every week for the next few months (hopefully), I’m going to feature one of my favorite bloggers. This week is my friend Lindsay from Pandora’s Deals. Most of the bloggers, including Lindsay, I have been following for a long time, even before I started blogging – which is why they’re my favorite
Each of these bloggers that will be featured, I really recommend you follow. Anyways, enough of my rambling, here’s more about Lindsay:

How did you get started blogging? How long have you been blogging for?
I started blogging in April of 2011 so I’ve been at it for almost 2 years. I started following a lot of blogs just before then and thought, ‘hey, I can do that!’ So I did!

What’s your favorite thing about blogging?
I love connecting with my readers and other bloggers. It’s a great way to stay plugged into the adult world while still giving me the flexibility to make my own hours and work from home. Plus I’ve learned a ton! My job is as challenging as I want it to be. There’s always something new I can teach myself.

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Can you believe Suburban Coupon Mom has been blogging for a year now?! I look forward to the day I reach such a great milestone.

Her way of saying ‘Thank You’ for sticking around for so long is by having a GIVEAWAY! I have teamed up with some AMAZING bloggers, with help from them and some awesome sponsors we are able to bring you this fantastic giveaway!! There will be 16 winners in this giveaway…Yes, you read that correct 16 people will win in this fantastic event!!

The prizes are

1- $100.00 – Visa Gift Card

4 – $50.00 Gift Cards for Target, Toys R Us,
Visa, Amazon ( 1 Each)

8 – $25.00 Gift Cards for The Disney Store,
Build a bear, ITunes, Old Navy, DSW, Sephora, Amazon and Uncommon Goods (1 Each)

3 – Thermal Aid Bears

Make sure you get as many entries as
possible you wont want to miss out!!

Giveaway will run from Sept 1st 12:01am ET to Sept 14th 12:01am ET

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So today my friend over at Coupon Cousins told me about this instant win game from Bordon. So I went over to their Facebook page and entered…guess what?! I WON! Yeah, I won 2 free tickets to go see the movie “What To Expect When You’re Expecting”.

Want to try to win also? Well you can just go HERE. BUT, make sure you read the rules below first (:

*Written By Mama does not sponsor and is not hosting this giveaway. I just wanted to share because I won (:

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN.
A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCE OF WINNING.
VOID OUTSIDE TX, LA, AL, MS, SC, FL AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Eligibility: The Moovie Night With Elsie (“Sweepstakes”) is only open to permanent legal residents of Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Florida, who are physically located and residing therein, who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. If an entrant is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must obtain parental/legal guardian consent prior to entering or submitting any personally identifiable information. Entrants must also have either a valid social security number and/or a valid U.S. personal tax identification number. Entrants must be Facebook members to enter; however, the Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, and Facebook is completely released of all liability by each entrant in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor (defined below) has no affiliation with Facebook and no responsibility for or control of any matters relating to Facebook or Facebook accounts. Officers, directors and employees of Borden Dairy Company (“Sponsor”), Wildfire Interactive, Inc., Lions Gate Films Inc. (“Lions Gate”), Sweepstakes administrator, their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development, implementation or handling of the Sweepstakes, any agents acting for, or on behalf of, the above entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, franchisees, affiliates, licensees, service providers, prize suppliers, any other person or entity associated with the Sweepstakes (all such individuals and entities collectively referred to herein as the “Sweepstakes Entities”) and/or members of their immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents) and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, whether or not related, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes. Lions Gate is not responsible for the collection, submission or processing of entries, the administration of the Sweepstakes or the selection of winners.

Sweepstakes Description: Sweepstakes begins at 9:00:00 a.m. PT on May 4, 2012 and ends at 8:59:59 a.m. PT on May 18, 2012 (“Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes consists of 15 separate individual Daily Sweepstakes (each, a “Daily Sweepstakes”). Each Daily Sweepstakes begins at 9:00:00 a.m. PT and ends at 8:59:59 a.m. PT the following day (“Daily Entry Period”). The last Daily Entry Period ends at 8:59:59 a.m. PT on May 18, 2012. For all purposes of this Sweepstakes, the Website’s computer is the official clock and all times refer to Pacific Time (“PT”). Prospective entrants must go to www.bordensweepstakes.com (“Website”). Entrants understand that they are providing their information to Borden Dairy Company and not Facebook.

How to Enter: In order to enter the Sweepstakes, Facebook members may access the Website and click the “Sweepstakes” tab. Then follow the online instructions to complete and thereafter submit the entry form by providing the following information: Email Address, First Name, Last Name, City, State, Zip Code, Date of Birth and agree to the Official Rules (collectively, “Entry Information”). In order to gain access to the entry form and enter the Sweepstakes, prospective entrants must first use the Facebook “Like” function for the Borden Dairy Company Facebook page. All required Entry Information must be completed in full, and be accurate and valid. The Entry Information must match the information of the entrant that completed the act of physically entering the Sweepstakes. After completing and submitting your Entry Information you will then receive one entry into the applicable Daily Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes Entry”). Limit 1 Sweepstakes Entry per person (based on email address) per Daily Entry Period. Sweepstakes Entries in excess of the stated limits will be disqualified. Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void. Proof of submitting an entry will not be deemed by Sponsor as proof of receipt or entry into the Sweepstakes. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below.

Prizes/Odds of Winning: Up to 2,500 prizes (averaging 192 winners per Daily Entry Period): All winners will receive 2 Hollywood Movie Money® Certificates redeemable for 2 movie tickets to see What To Expect When You’re Expecting at participating theaters. Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each daily prize: $26.00. Odds of winning a daily prize depend on the total number of eligible Sweepstakes Entries received during the applicable Daily Entry Period. In the event that not enough eligible entries are received during a specific Daily Entry Period the un-awarded prizes for that Daily Entry Period may be awarded in a subsequent Daily Entry Period (not to exceed 19 winners for any given Daily Entry Period). Winner is solely responsible for all costs, incidentals, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included. No cash equivalent for prizes will be available. Prizes are not transferable. However, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, choose to substitute a prize of equal or greater value due to prize unavailability or for any other reason. Prize and prize notification will be sent to an address only within Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Florida. Winners will be directed to the website http://www.activaterewards.com/whattoexpect to where they will use the provided reward code to activate and print their Hollywood Movie Money® Certificate. The reward code will expire on 7/31/2012. The Hollywood Movie Money® Certificate will expire when film is no longer in theaters or on 7/31/2012, whichever comes first. Winner must comply with all of its terms and conditions specified by the issuer. Hollywood Movie Money® Certificate not used by the date noted on the certificate will be void. Any amount remaining of any certificate after initial use will be forfeited. All expenses associated with receipt or use of prize not specifically mentioned as being included are excluded and are each winner’s sole responsibility. Any depiction of prizes in Sweepstakes materials or otherwise are for illustrative purposes only. All federal, state, local or other taxes arising from participation in the Sweepstakes or award of any prize including, without limitation, income taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for delays in delivery of prize. Sweepstakes administrator is not the guarantor of any prize.

Drawing and Notification of Winner: The potential winners for each Daily Sweepstakes will be randomly selected in a series of drawings held on or about the next business day after the end date of the respective Daily Entry Period (“Daily Drawing Date”) from among all eligible Sweepstakes Entries received for the applicable Daily Entry Period by the Sweepstakes administrator, an independent compliance organization. Non-winning eligible Sweepstakes Entries will not be retained and will not be entered into subsequent Daily Sweepstakes drawings. All potential winners (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian) will be notified by email at the email address provided on his/her Sweepstakes Entry within approximately (2) weeks of the date his/her name was randomly selected. If a potential winner cannot be reached, if he/she is found to be ineligible, if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, and/or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential winner will be disqualified, and an alternate potential winner may be selected (at Sponsor’s sole discretion) from all remaining eligible Sweepstakes Entries received for the applicable Daily Sweepstakes. If a prize winner is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent/legal guardian.

General Conditions: Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules and all federal, state and local laws and regulations (collectively “Rules and Laws”). By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in the Official Rules of the Sweepstakes, or the Sweepstakes itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Sponsor and/or the Sweepstakes administrator, whose decisions are binding and final in all respects. By accepting a prize, winners attest to the authenticity of his/her winning Sweepstakes Entry. Except where prohibited by law, participation and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and Sweepstakes Entities to use such winner’s first name, last initial, address (city and state), photo, likeness, biographical information, statement and voice for advertising/publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media (including posting on the Website), in perpetuity, without further notice to or compensation in connection with said Sweepstakes, and Sponsor has the right to modify, edit, adapt, electronically alter, use, assign and/or dispose of such Sweepstakes Entries as it sees fit and without any notice or compensation to entrant or any third parties. Information collected from entrant may be shared with Lions Gate, which will use such information in accordance with its own independent online privacy policy, located at http://lionsgate.com/privacy.html. Except as set forth herein, personal information obtained in the Sweepstakes will be used by Sponsor (and its authorized agents) only to conduct the Sweepstakes; the Entry Information will not be sold or distributed to third parties. Any person attempting to defraud or tamper with the Sweepstakes will be subject to prosecution and is thereby ineligible. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes or any portion(s) thereof and conduct the applicable Daily Sweepstakes drawing(s) from among all salvageable eligible Sweepstakes Entries received as of the termination date, if any, in the sole discretion of Sponsor. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant who submitted a winning Sweepstakes Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with that Sweepstakes Entry will be deemed the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Said owner must comply with these Official Rules, be the person who completed the act of entering, and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, may be required to provide proof of ownership of the email account.

Disclaimers: Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for, and will deem ineligible, multiple Sweepstakes Entries in excess of the stated limit. Sweepstakes Entries that are entered by other than human means or mass Sweepstakes Entries (such as by an automated computer program or any non-human mechanism, entity, or device), or Sweepstakes Entries that are illegible, late, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, will be disqualified. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree and acknowledge to be bound by all applicable state and federal Rules and Laws. Entrants waive any rights to claim ambiguity with the Rules and Laws. Sweepstakes Entities shall have no responsibility or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property loss, damage, personal injury or death) in connection with: participation in this Sweepstakes (including, but not limited to, human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Entry Information; acceptance/possession, use/misuse, and/or defects of the prizes awarded herein; any technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or internet service provider utilized by Sweepstakes; interruption or inability to access Sweepstakes, Website, or any online service via the internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems; any damage to entrant’s (or any third person’s) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of this Sweepstakes; any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects and/or any other errors or malfunctions, even if caused by the negligence of one of the Sweepstakes Entities. By entering, entrants and prize winner further agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities from and against any and all claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting or arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Facebook is completely released of all liability by each entrant in this Sweepstakes. The failure of Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations) or other force majeure event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.

DISPUTES: This Sweepstakes is governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State oF Texas, and the forum and venue for any dispute shall be in THE CITY OF Dallas AND THE STATE OF Texas. If THE controversy or claim is not otherwise resolved through direct discussions or mediation, it shall THEN be resolved by FINAL AND binding arbitration administered by JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof (“JAMS Rules”). The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be experienced and licensed to practice law in texas. All proceedings brought pursuant to this paragraph will be conducted in the County of dallas. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

Names of Winners/Official Rules: For any legally required winners list or a copy of these Official Rules (specify which in the subject line), send an email to [email protected] with the name of the Sweepstakes in the subject line. All email requests must be received no later than 2 months (i.e., July 18, 2012) after the stated end date of the Sweepstakes Period. The Official Rules will be available on the Website during the entire Sweepstakes. Names of winners may also be posted on the Website.

Sponsor: Borden Dairy Company, 8750 N. Central Expressway, Suite 400, Dallas, Texas 75231.
©2012 ESG. Participants may copy these Official Rules for personal use only and not for any commercial purpose whatsoever. All rights reserved.
Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

If you haven’t already, please read my UGLee Pen review.

Before entering please read all the rules. By entering the giveaway, you are agreeing to each and every rule, no exceptions!

This giveaway is in no way sponsored or endorsed by Twitter, Facebook or any other social media site.
You must be 18+ at the time of entry. You must enter via the Rafflecopter form to be eligible to win. This giveaway is only open to the US. You must complete the first entry in order to be eligible. All entries are verified before a winner is emailed.
If you put in a false entry, all of your entries will be removed. If you ACCIDENTALLY submit a false entry, please let me know. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be drawn. This giveaway will run from now until April 24th at 5pm EST. The prize will be shipped form the sponsor and not from Written By Mama.

Here is the Rafflecopter, as always….GOOD LUCK!

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You guys, listen to me. You literally have HUNDREDS of chances to win $200 Paypal cash from CouponTrade.com and The Ultimate Baby Shower!
Do you know how much $200 is? Let me rephrase that, do you realize that $200 for FREE is a HUGE deal!

CouponTrade.com is the newest and the hottest way to save because now, you can combine coupon savings with discounted gift cards for the same stores. Also you can sell all those unused gift cards and redeem what was on yours, all in one place!

The Ultimate Baby Shower will offer MONTHLY diaper and Formula giveaways, as well as a seasonal NURSERY giveaway! That’s right- you can win the entire nursery, furniture, bedding, and all the baby gear you could need in one simple giveaway!

Entry is so simple, just fill out the Rafflecopter form below!

And as always, GOOD LUCK!!!

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If you haven’t already, please make sure you read my review of Newman’s Own Organics.
Before entering please read all the rules. By entering the giveaway, you are agreeing to each and every rule, no exceptions!

This giveaway is in no way sponsored or endorsed by Twitter, Facebook or any other social media site.
You must be 18+ at the time of entry. You must enter via the Rafflecopter form to be eligible to win. This giveaway is only open to the US. You must complete the first entry in order to be eligible. All entries are verified before a winner is emailed.
If you put in a false entry, all of your entries will be removed. If you ACCIDENTALLY submit a false entry, please let me know. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email or a new winner will be drawn. This giveaway will run from now until April 26th at 5pm EST. The prize will be shipped form the sponsor and not from Written By Mama.

This giveaway will make you choose what you want to win!

Here are your options:

Prize Pack 1
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Milk Chocolate Candy Bar
Pop’s Corn
Fig Newman’s

Prize Pack 2
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Newman-O’s
Wintergreen Mints
Thin Sticks Pretzels

GOOD LUCK!!

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You can use cinnamon rolls or orange danish rolls, which is what we’re using. They’re our favorite breakfast food and I personally think they’re a little more tasty than cinnamon rolls.

Anyways, start with your roll of rolls (lol). Open the can and un-roll the danish rolls so they’re little strips instead of circles.

After unraveling the roll, determine where the middle is and make a kink in that spot. After, roll both ends inwards to make a heart shape.

Place heart shaped rolls into a dish and bake as directed on package. My container came with 8 rolls, I only put 6 on my tray because they do expand and I wanted to be able to remove them easily.
Mine baked at 375* for 18-22 minutes.

While they were baking, I opened the frosting pouch that came with the rolls. I poured the frosting into a bowl and added about 7 drops of red food coloring. I added so much because my frosting (which is orange flavoring) has an orange tint to it. If you are using regular cinnamon rolls you probably won’t need as much red food coloring. Mix well!

After 20 minutes of impatiently waiting, the timer finally went off! Make sure to let them cool a bit before handling as they will be VERY hot!

After cooling for about 5 minutes I frosted the hearts.

And now a close up (:

If you make some PLEASE share pics!!!! You can send them to my email [email protected]
Or upload them on Facebook and tag me, I will add them to my “fan” album (:

I am having my very first giveaway tonight! It will only last 24 hours.
The giveaway will start at 12:01 EST tonight and end in 24 hours.

The prize is going to be 2 children’s Colgate packs. There will be 3 winners!!!!

The Colgate kits include a Colgate toothbrush, Colgate toothpaste, a brushing chart, coupons and a comic book on good dental hygiene.

To enter the giveaway, you must go to my Facebook page (click here to get there), go to the GIVEAWAY tab on the far left (you will have to enter from a computer, cell phones are not compatible with Facebook tabs) and fill out the Rafflecopter form.

I will have a reminder on Facebook when the giveaway is LIVE.

Thank you all and good luck!!!!!