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I’m a mom, a wife, a daughter, a business owner… I’m busy. So are you. Mornings are, well, difficult I suppose is the word.

Here’s what we do. I get up at 6am to be able to have my coffee and some morning quiet time. I am NOT a morning person. If I don’t have that hour or so before the rest of the house, I get very very grumpy. Then, around 7am I wake the kids up. They know the routine. Into the dining room for breakfast, brush teeth, wash face, feed and water the cats, get dressed, clean up rooms, and make their beds. Then they can do whatever they’d like before going to school. It’s taken a long time to come up with a routine. We’re still working out the kinks.

For example, if the laundry’s not put away – then where are the clothes? Homework didn’t get put away the night before – where’s that? Where’s the lunchbox so it can be packed? Not to mention if, God forbid, one of the kids gets up on the wrong side of the bed.

But the kids always eat breakfast – and that’s where this review and giveaway come into play.

The good folks at BlogHer asked for a review and for me to giveaway money. How could I refuse that?!

So… Per my regular review format, here we go…

EQUATION: I received the new product from Capri-Sun in three varieties to try – well, for my kids to try. They tried the Orange Wake Up and Berry Tangerine Morning.

Capri Sun Sunrise ~ Making Every Day Better
Capri Sun Sunrise is the new, wholesome morning drink for kids chock full of Vitamin C and calcium.

• A good source of calcium
• 100% Daily Value Vitamin C
• The pouch kids love

It comes in three flavors: Orange Wake Up, Tropical Morning, Berry Tangerine Morning

PLUS: Well – aside from all the vitamins and all that good for you stuff… My kids LOVED it. I tried to get descriptions from them other than “good” but all I got out of them is, “It’s very Orangy!” They’re only 6 & 9 so I’ll give them some slack. But I suppose the biggest praise of all was, “Can we please please please have it in snack tomorrow?”

MINUS: We’ve been using the Capri-Sun products for a long time, and I really trust the brand. But, it’s still a packaged juice, as opposed to completely fresh do-it-yourself. But since I’ve never made juice in my life, that’s not a big minus for me. Although I suppose it should be? But it is 100% juice, and they have Green initiative that you can find out more about at their website.

There are actually 8 chances to win… Go see the Blogher Round-Up Page to find out how.

Good Luck!

RULES: Sorry. Have to have them to keep things fair.

To enter, leave me a comment below and share YOUR morning routine tips, as I mentioned above – or you may leave a link to your post on your own blog in the comments below. The contest will begin on 4/29/09 and will end 7/8/09. Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct. You can find the Official BlogHer Contest Rules here.

• No duplicate comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.
• You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
• This giveaway is open to US residents, over the age of 18.
• Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
• You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

Just a quick note to say I’m doing a Giveaway over at Sparks and Butterflies – Come get your Pepsi Party Pack!

I know my little blog here isn’t that popular. But what that means on Giveaways is – you have a really great shot. And on this one – 1 in 3!

Our winner for the SmartyPig Giveaway is Kimberly! I would link you, but you didn’t leave a website, just your email. I’ve sent you an email to get your address, so be sure to get back to me.

Congratulations! and use your savings wisely

I’ve got another giveaway for you! A $50 SmartyPig gift card! Basically a free $50 to start a savings account on SmartyPig.com.

About SmartyPig: Opening an account on SmartyPig is absolutely FREE. In fact, you can open your account, create a goal, reach your goal, and redeem your goal, and SmartyPig won’t charge you a thing.

SmartyPig savings accounts are held in West Bank (NASDAQ: WTBA) and are FDIC insured, so consumers can be confident their financial information and savings are secure. SmartyPig also utilizes the services of VeriSign, HACKER SAFE and TRUSTe.

SmartyPig is the only banking application that is social. The technology is one-of-a-kind. SmartyPig allows family and friends to help consumers reach their savings goals. This is free to SmartyPig customers, as well.

SmartyPig has been described as “Banking 2.0″ and is a cool way for parents trying to teach their children about good financial habits in a world where the concept of saving up for something before buying it has become foreign.

SmartyPig currently offers the highly competitive interest rate of 3.9% (Annual Percentage Yield)* and will always maintain a competitive interest rate for account holders.

SmartyPig gives consumers even more for their money by offering additional incentive boosts (up to 5%) from best-in-class retailer partners like Best Buy, Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, Sandals and Home Depot when they reach a savings goal.

SmartyPig’s smart, simple and secure approach to savings teaches the benefits of good financial habits, reverses the credit card “buy now, pay later” mentality and makes saving money a fun and easy experience.

In just 10 weeks, SmartyPig has customers in all 50 states and D.C.

SmartyPig was awarded “Best of the Web” by NetBanker.com.

*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) is accurate as of May 28, 2008. Rates may change at any time without prior notice. Fees could reduce earnings on the account. Minimum opening balance is $25.

So… If you want the chance to open a savings account with SmartyPig… Leave a comment here. You have until 11:59pm on Monday June, 30th. I’ll pick someone with a random generator, and send the lucky winner the card that I happen to have in my hot little hands!

Well we have a winner for a case of Primo Water! There were only 4 comments – so you truly had great chances.

And that commenter is Rhi!

Rhi – I’ve sent you an email as well… But don’t forget to send me your address, and Congratulations!

Thank you to all who participated! I’ve got some more fun stuff in store.

Updated:  We have a winner!

We have a new giveaway! How’d you like a free case of water?

While we’re all trying to go green and such, we still have the need for portable mass quantities – such as snack mom at the soccer game?

Here’s your chance to score some, and not take it out of your own pocket.

Here’s their recent Press Release:

Primo Launches More Environmentally-Friendly Bottled WaterInnovative Single-Serve Bottles Made from Plants, Not Crude Oil

Winston Salem, NC, April 28, 2008 – Busy consumers can now enjoy the convenience of bottled water while reducing their impact on the planet with Primo water, a great-tasting water in a more environmentally-friendly, single serve bottle. Traditional water bottles are made from crude oil, a non-renewable resource. The Primo bottle is different from all other water bottles sold in the U.S. because it is made from plants, a natural, renewable resource grown on American soil.

Plastic water bottles are created from PET (polyethylene terephthalate), a petroleum-based plastic derived from limited and depleting reserves of crude oil and natural gas. These fossil fuels take millions of years to regenerate. Primo is unique and more environmentally-friendly because it is made from Ingeo™ natural plastic, the world’s first and only performance plastic made from 100% annually renewable-resources. This plastic is also commonly known by its generic name, PLA (polylactide). Primo water bottles are as durable as other water bottles, but because they are manufactured from an annually-renewable resource, they have less impact on the environment than other plastic bottles. In fact, if all plastic PET beverage bottles made from crude oil sold today in the U.S. were instead made from Ingeo™ natural plastic, Americans would save the equivalent of a billion gallons of gas each year.

Consumers will not only enjoy Primo for its environmental benefits, but also for its great taste. In blind taste tests conducted at the end of 2007 across the U.S., three out of four consumers preferred Primo over the leading spring water and four out of five preferred Primo over tap water. In fact, Primo water was enjoyed at the MusiCares® Person of the Year event, on the red carpet and in the green room of the first “green” GRAMMY awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on February 10th.

“We’re proud to bring consumers a more environmentally-friendly bottled water,” said Billy Prim, CEO of Primo Water Corporation. “Not only does Primo give consumers the great taste, convenience, everyday price value and availability that they’ve been looking for in a bottled water, it also helps them to leave a better world for their children.”

“With Primo, consumers have told us they feel good twice; once for promoting their own health by drinking more water and avoiding sugar, and twice, for helping to preserve the precious and depleting resources of our planet,” said Dave Burke, President and COO of Primo To Go.

Primo will be sold in a multipack of eighteen 16.9 oz. bottles and will be available nationally this spring in select leading retailers, including all Kroger stores in April. Suggested retail price is $4.99.

About Primo Water Corporation
Primo Water Corporation, a privately-held company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, manufactures, markets, and services mineral enriched bottled water that meets both the convenience consumers seek and the environmental benefits they desire. Today, three product lines make up Primo Water Corporation’s portfolio. The first, introduced in June of 2005, offers three- and five-gallon Zero Waste bottles and an exchange program that rewards consumers for recycling their bottles for refills. The second, launched in April of 2008, is a new line of Energy Star rated and stylish water coolers. And the third is a single-serve bottled water, in a more-environmentally-friendly bottle made from plants, not crude oil. According to blind taste tests, three out of four consumers prefer Primo over the leading spring water and four out of five prefer Primo over tap water. To learn more, visit www.primowater.com.

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You can see their three Webisodes on YouTube, which show their innovative process to make the bottle.

So. The details on the giveaway – I’m giving you a week! Leave a comment (including your email address please) on this post by Monday, June 9th, at 11:59pm. I’ll use a random generator to pick the winner from the comments. Sorry, one entry only please, or I’ll delete them. Then those primo Primo peeps will send you a whole case of water! Good Luck!

I’m hosting my first giveaway over at my other blog…  A signed copy of Rockabye by Rebecca Woolf…  Come check it out!