CLOSED!! Birthday Blessings Bash! Giveaway #1 Rockin' Green Funk Rock

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Welcome to my Birthday Blessings Bash event! It is my intent to celebrate the lives of my two little boys by pouring out blessings upon my blog followers! My youngest turned one in January and my oldest turns one today *sniff*
This is going to be fun!
From now until February 10th I will post 1 new giveaway each day *some of which will be joint giveaways with other bloggers!!! (which means more stuff for you to win)! Each giveaway will stay open one week from the day it is posted. The last giveaway will be posted on February 10th and will close February 17th. You will have plenty of time to enter!
The first item up for grabs is a bag of Funk Rock from Rockin' Green! Today is also a joint giveaway day!!! April, over at Marine Parents....Toughest Job in the Corps has decided she wants in on the fun.... and is offering one of you a chance to win a fitted cloth diaper (in choice of fabric) from Bum Covered Diapers! (details on how to enter her giveaway are listed below!
The review:
I know many of you have tried Rockin' Green Laundry Detergent and LOVE it (especially on your lovely cloth diapers)! I did a review on Rockin Green detergent back in October and fell in love with it! I must admit, I have been using ONLY Rockin' Green on my diapers for the last month or so! I just love how clean it gets my dipes.
As a mama with two boys in cloth the ammonia smell can be pretty strong! There is just something about the smell of urine that seems to intensify with the age of your baby!
So I decided to give Funk Rock (aka Ammonia Bouncer) a try. I didn't really realize that my diapers still had a bit of an ammonia smell to them (yes, even after using Rockin' Green) until I used Funk Rock!

This is what I received:

The instructions for using Funk Rock are simple:
1. Throw everything in the washer, sink, tub, or bucket.
2. Add 4 Tbs of Funk Rock with hot or warm water.
3. Let it soak for 30-60 minutes.
4. Rinse, and wash like normal using Rockin' Green detergent.
Now, this is where some people have claimed to have a bit of trouble. They follow the above directions, BUT do not do an overnight soak in Rockin' Green BEFORE using the Funk Rock (as recommended on the package).
So, in order to get the stinkies out, you have to do an overnight soak with Rockin' Green first for those of you new to Rockin' Green, this is what is called "Rockin' a Soak" Here is a great video that shows you just how to get that soak rocked!

I wish I could capture the ammonia smell somehow to display it here for this review! But, you will just have to take it from me, that the smell was so bad it made my eyes water!
So first, I rocked a soak...

Then, I put 4 Tbs of Funk Rock into my washer as the hot water ran.... mixed it all up, then added all those diapers back in. Waited an hour and ran the normal wash cycle!
The results:
It works great. Some of my older diapers (that I've had for over 2 years) came out looking brand new, and the smell was totally gone! HALLELUJAH!
I am sold... and you will be too!
This is a 'must-have' item for all you cloth diapering mama's out there! Trust me!
You can purchase Funk Rock (Ammonia Bouncer) from the Rockin' Green website for $12.95 (+shipping). Rockin' Green usually has several coupon codes out that make purchasing from them well worth it. Coupon codes can be found on their Facebook page under the sale tab!
You can also purchase Rockin' Green Funk Rock on Amazon for $16.06 (which seems a bit steep, but considering you get free shipping, its a great deal)!
So, you can hunt around for the best deal to buy it, or you can win it here!
Kim at Rockin' Green has graciously offered one full sized bag of Rockin' Green Funk Rock (Ammonia Bouncer) to one lucky LWML follower! *thanks Kim*
*Please note: Your e-mail address must be included in every comment so I can contact you if you win!

Mandatory Entries:
♥ You must follow my blog, and also follow Marine Parents...Toughest Job in the Corps blog publicly via Google Friend Connect (1 entry)

♥ Optional/Extra Entries:
♥ Like Rockin' Green on Facebook (1 entry)
♥ Copy this note on their wall "Mama of the Littles sent me, thanks for the Birthday Blessings Bash giveaway on her blog http://tiny.cc/5uzja" (can be done once daily for 1 entry per day)
♥ Become a fan of my FB page and leave a comment stating you are a fan. If you already are a fan, just state that you already are! Please include your facebook username in the comment! (1 entry)
♥ Become a fan of Marine Parents Facebook page and leave a comment stating you are a fan. If you already are a fan, just state that you already are! Please include your facebook username in the comment! (1 entry)
♥ Follow me on Twitter (1 entry) *include your twitter username in comment
♥ Follow Rockin' Green on Twitter (1 entry) *include your twitter username in comment
♥ Follow Marine Parents on Twitter (1 entry) *include your twitter username in comment
♥ Tweet about this giveaway. Tweet the following: "I entered to #win a bag of Funk Rock @rockingreensoap #clothdiapers from @oregongal1 and YOU can too! http://tiny.cc/5uzja #giveaway/10 Feb" (can be tweeted once per day for 1 extra entry per day)! leave your status link and twitter id in comment

The Kicker:

♥ Head over to Marine Parents blog and enter her giveaway for a Fitted Cloth Diaper (your choice of fabric) from Bum Covered Diapers!
Come back here and comment that you have entered (4 entries)

Today's giveaway will end on 10 Feb at midnight (EST). Winner will be chosen using random.org. All winners from the Birthday Blessings Bash will be e-mailed and announced on the blog on Monday, February 21st. Winners will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize, or another winner will be chosen.
Good Luck and Have fun!