Laura Williams' Musings: 2/1/11

Monday, February 28, 2011

Review: Mega Bloks Domino Build Game Pin It

Mega Bloks is celebrating the launch of the Mega Bloks Family Club, a brand new MEGA Brands blog and online community. Don't miss the news below about the Mega Bloks Mom search!

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The company sent me the Mega Bloks Domino Build Game for this review.

I personally like the Mega Bloks brand of toys, etc. as they are made to fit little hands so that they can hold them better. My little guys ages 4 & 5 love to play dominoes. I like the fact these are big enough for them to hold onto easily and have fun animals on them too so they are easily identified and helps them match too.

Children ages 3-6 years will have fun learning all about colors, numbers, matching and motor skills with the Mega Bloks Domino Build Game. It’s a great product for both boys and girls.

More about the Mega Bloks Family Club and a Mega Bloks Mom Search:

Mega Bloks Family Club

MEGA Brands is launching the Mega Bloks Family Club, a brand new MEGA Brands blog and online community.

It’s FREE to sign up! When you become a member, you receive:

A PRINTABLE COUPON for $5 off of any $30 or more Mega Bloks purchase;
Other exclusive OFFERS, CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES and PROMOTIONS on Mega Bloks toys;
Information on NEW Mega Bloks toys for kids ages 1 to 6
An EDUCATIONAL and INFORMATIVE BLOG by a leading panel of mom bloggers with articles on the benefits of construction toys, product reviews, pictures and more;
FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER with great new building ideas, toys for kids ages 1 and up and more.

Mega Bloks Mom Search

Mega Brands is looking for five - count em' five -- Mega Bloks Mom personalities to contribute to the Mega Bloks Family Club, a brand new MEGA Brands blog and online community. Mega Bloks Mom bloggers will post about new products, play tips, contests and more for the Family Club online community. If selected, each Mega Bloks Mom blogger will receive monetary compensation, along with free MEGA Brands products. For more details, requirements and application, visit http://www.megabrands.com/en/familyc

Disclosure: I received the aforementioned product(s) free as part of the Team Mom review program for the purpose of reviewing same. No other compensation was received for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal and honest opinions. Your experience with product(s) may vary.

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Itching to Dig in the Dirt Pin It

This last week, it’s been a Spring like weather event. Makes me want to get out and dig in the dirt but I know we are not out of the woods yet, we still have the last frost to hit us and sometimes here on the mountain top, that has been in late April to early May.

I will be taking seed inventory though tomorrow (rather finishing it up) and seeing what we need as far as seed wise.

I want to grow and preserve as much as possible this year.

Dh told me yesterday that a fellow worker on another jobsite right now is supposed to be saving him some more of the extra long wood pallets. I hope he doesn’t forget. We’d love to have more of those to use on our little farm.

I’m anxious to order chicks too. Dh hasn’t decided as to whether to let me order or wait until they come at the local feed stores… I take a chance getting any there as well as whether I get pullets or cockrels. I hate buying eggs in the store and I want to put up some pickled eggs for salads, potato salad, etc. YUM! I use the recipe from The Homestead Blessing series in the Homestead Blessings: The Art of Canning dvd by The West Ladies. Best pickled egg recipe I’ve ever tried and it’s easy too!

We’ve had a little bad weather these last few days with 65 mph wind, (no damage here), thunderstorms, and a friend at church who lives out the road from us said they had hail this morning. Spring is definitely around the corner.

I hope everyone is gearing up for a growing season in some form or fashion whether it’s container gardening, raised beds, or a traditional row garden, etc. Nothing beats a homegrown tomato!

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Review: me & goji custom artisanal cereal Pin It

Have you ever wanted to design your own cereal?

Well now you can.

me & goji is a company offering custom artisanal cereal that is made just for you! You design your own cereal from 60+ all-natural ingredients. You can name your own creation and even upload a picture right to the label of the canister or Cereal Capsule as they call it. The Cereal Capsule is a tube canister that is designed for portability as well as to keep your cereal mix fresh.

photo credit: me & goji

Not only can you customize your own cereal, but you can choose from their custom blends of cereal as well as granola. They offer several unique gift options, from naming and placing a picture on the Cereal Capsule to personalized notes. They also offer a cereal of the month club for those of you who wish to have custom cereal sent to them on a regular basis.

I was sent a capsule of their Adam's Apple custom cereal. This is some seriously good cereal people!! It has goji berries, dried cranberries, apple, golden raisins, pumpkin seeds, amaranth, flax, cinnamon, sesame, and organic corn. My entire family LOVED this cereal! The Capsule was the perfect size for all of us to have a regular size bowl of cereal but it left all of us wishing there was more because it was sooooo good. The capsule touts that is has 15 servings in it for this particular flavor and we are a family of 8 now so the capsule was right.

So go check them out and get your morning taste buds watering for some of their custom blends.

Disclosure: I received this product for the purpose of reviewing same. No other compensation was received for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal and honest opinion. Your experience with product may vary.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

WIN a Priority Envie with 4 sets of Coupon Inserts!! 4 Different Winners! Pin It

In conjunction with WeUseCoupons 1,000,000th Post Celebration, Laura Williams’ Musings is joining in the fun and giving away a priority envie stuffed with 4 sets of coupons inserts to 4 different winners!

The Priority Envie prize will consist of five each of the following four inserts in the priority envie:

2/20/11 Red Plum insert
2/13/11 Red Plum inset (this one has the HOT $3 Gain Coupon in it!
1/30/11 Red Plum (one with coffeemate on front)
1/30/11 P&G

All entries for the giveaway are to take place on this post at WeUseCoupons.Com.

This blog post is for the members there to comment on.

So if you want to win, you need to visit WeUseCoupons.com to enter. If you are not a member there, you’ll need to register.

Giveaway Information:

This giveaway ends on Monday, February 28, 2011 at Midnight Eastern and is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older.
Winners will be chosen at random!

Good Luck!

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Herbs Are Not Just For Cooking Pin It

If you’ve ever thought that herbs are just for cooking, then think again!

We grow quite a few herbs for cooking, making tea with (mint, etc.) but also use some for medicinal purposes.

Examples:

I grow a variety of mints. One being chocolate mint that reminds me of the smell of a York Peppermint Patty. This makes WONDERFUL tea! You can also brew the tea though and let it cool and use it in muffins, cupcakes, etc.
Lemon Balm is heavenly to smell but also makes a wonderful tea that you can use to make popsicles with that are not only cool and refreshing but calming. If you like the smell of a lemony household cleaner, you can add a some leaves to your homemade cleaners just as homemade furniture polish, etc. If you make a stronger tea with it, you can put in a spray bottle and use as an air freshener. Just putting a bunch of the leaves in a bowl and setting them on your bathroom vanity gives you a nice “potpourri” type air freshener.
Sage is a cooking herb but can also be used to make tea to help with chest colds to get the mucous out.

The following list is from my previous post about our herb garden. Some of the herbs can be used in cooking (E = Edible), others are good for medicinal purposes (M). The E and M at the end below is the coding for you.

roses (petals are E) - see below
along with Indian Blanket Gaillardia in the center (not E or M just lovely to look at)
dill (E)
red yarrow (M)
white yarrow (M)
bee balm (E)
pineapple mint (E)
lemon mint (E)
French Tarragon (E)
Parsley (E)
Feverfew (M)
chamomile (M but you can use the petals to make a rinse for blonde hair)
Feather plant (aka Rooster Comb) = flower - bought on clearance for .25 a pack at Lowe's. They'll probably end up getting transplanted in a few days. (not E or M just lovely to look at)
Swiss Chard that was given to me (will transplant these to the main garden in a day or two once the remaining two raised rows are put in) (E)
lime mint (E)
chives (E)
peppermint (E)
Rue (M)
French Lavender (E) but we use it more for making scented sachets
Spanish Lavender (E) but we use it more for making scented sachets
Lemon Balm (E)
Spearmint (E)
Sage (E)
Rosemary (E)
Greek Oregano (E)
Golden Oregano (E)
Soapwort (neither E or M ... use blooms to make shampoo)
Chocolate Mint (E)
Catnip (E)
Apple Mint (E)
Pineapple Mint (E)
Pineapple Sage (E)
Indian Fig (cactus) - This belongs to the 9 year old who found it in the woods and transplanted to the herb garden (E)
Sorrel (E)
Italian Dandelion (E)
Silver Queen Thyme (E)
Cilantro (E) (if you let this go to seed, the seeds are what is called Coriander ... so you get two in one.... an herb and a spice
Stevia (E)
another variety of Thyme (E)
another Rosemary plant (E)
purple basil (E)
Basil (E)
Caraway (E)

Rose petals can be eaten. I've made rose petal jam from them before. The only one of us who liked it though was the 7 year old. LOL The rest of us said it was too perfumed. Hubby said it was like eating a jar of perfume. Other than that, it had a sweet taste.

If you’d like to learn more about herbs and how you can use them, you can take a free ecourse from Learning Herbs. I really liked this ecourse and with it being free, it’s affordable to all who want to learn more about herbs. Be sure to check out the rest of their site: Learning Herbs for lots of great information and sign up for their newsletter too as you’ll learn more about herbs in those as well as get great recipes sent to you (one of which is the recipe for the Lemon Balm Popsicles). Take their online herb walk too. Not only are there how-to’s such as How to Dry Herbs but also recipes for edible as well as medicinal purposes, and much more. If you click on the How to Dry Herbs link, look down the right hand side for a lot of links to educate yourself more about what you can use the herbs for and how.

I could not find a link to all of their past issues, but I was able to find them:

I save all the ones they send me because it is a continuing education course for me.

Here’s a link to their back issues of Herbal Branches which is different from the Herb Mentor News links above. But you can find some more articles and news type issues links here: HerbMentor News - HerbMentor, by LearningHerbs.com

They have a WildCraft Game that our family would like to have but it will have to wait.

Which brings me to the other aspect of herbs… or rather every day plants found in your yard or the wild or what some people call “weeds”. Some of those “weeds” are very useful actually.

Did you know you can make coffee from chickory root or dandelion root?

How about cookies made with dandelion blooms, or jelly made with violets or even rose petals?

Ever made mullein oil? We have. The oil is great for healing purposes for cracked, dry skin, etc. Mullein (link to image) is a common plant that many don’t know though. It has fuzzy leaves and in some places if it’s not cut down by mowers, it will have a tall stalk with yellow flowers close to the stalk on it.

Stinging Nettle or as our children call it… “pokies” are common in many places. We detest them coming up in our garden area but the leaves can be washed, dried, and ground to a powder to make a poultice to use on a compress to stop bleeding. It helps with coagulation of the blood to stop it.

I hope this post has inspired you to learn more about herbs and wild plants. As with any herbal remedy, etc. use caution and use in moderation, etc. especially if you’re taking any prescribed meds as some can interfere with them. Also if you are picking plants from the wild, be sure you know what you have before ingesting it, etc. There are poisonous plants out there. One of the best field guides we have ran across (and have) is the Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide. It has color photos which makes identifying the plants easier. In addition to the color photos, there is a brief description of the plant, where it can be found, and uses for the plant along with identifying if it the plant can be used for cooking, medicinal, etc. or if the plant is poisonous as in the case of the poison Hemlock which looks similar to the Queen’s Anne Lace (look for that dot in the middle before even touching the plant) that you can eat the root like a carrot. The Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide is pricey new at the link provided but check out your local used bookstores. We found one there for a really great price. I think it was around $5.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

OAMC (Once A Month Cooking) Doesn't Have to be Overwhelming Pin It

I originally posted this over on WeUseCoupons but thought I would share this on my blog too:

OAMC or Once A Month Cooking as it is known has a variety of methods when it come to filling up your freezer with ready meals.

Option 1: OFor many OAMC consists of cooking a lot of meals in one day and freezing them. They do all the cooking in that day from chopping the veggies, frying the meat, to assembling the entire dish.

Option 2: For many others OAMC consists of a weekly OAMC version. They may cook/fry chicken one week, beef next week, etc. and assemble those dishes accordingly and put those in the freezer.

Option 3: Then there are those who are like me, who do OAMC as more of a double or triple batch of something they are already making and put the extra in the freezer. Although it doesn't happen with every meal, I do make double and triple of batches of ones I can and freeze those for use another day. If I'm not too strapped for time, I can make up large batches of soups and use my pressure canner and can those up. I do pinto beans like this as well as potatoes too. I try to cut up the veggies (carrots, celery, etc.) when I bring them home and put them in containers in the fridge vegetable drawer for quick meal prep time.

There are websites to help you with bulk cooking ideas such as:

Bulk Cooking | OAMC | Freezer Cooking | Menus4Moms.com
Freezer Meals 30 Meals in One Day | 30 Meals
Once A Month Mom
and more if you just google OAMC

There are books on the subject:

Once-A-Month Cooking: A Time-Saving, Budget-Stretching Plan to Prepare Delicious Meals by Mary Beth Lagerborg
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Once-A-Month Cooking, Revised Edition: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Every Day by Mary Beth Lagerborg
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Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer: Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead by Susie Martinez
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Fix, Freeze, Feast: The Delicious, Money-Saving Way to Feed Your Family
by Kati Neville

These Make a mix ones are my personal favorites as I can make up convenience mixes such as muffin mix, cornbread mix, spice and seasoning mixes, and more along with making some basic meat mixes to have on hand for quick meals

Make A Mix
More Make A Mix
and Make A Mix Revised (has some recipes the others don't and vice versa).
Just found out they now have a Complete Make-a-mix Cookbook : How to make your Own Mixes

Which OAMC Option do you do?

Do you have any OAMC sites or books to share?

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Monday, February 21, 2011

REVIEW: Pringles are for Lovers? Pringles Chips? Yes! Recipe included for brownies! Pin It

Valentine’s may be over, but showing someone you love them should be an every day affair.

Whether you tell that special someone that you love them, surprise them with a nice little gift, spend some quality time them, or treat them to a special meal… showing someone you love them should be on you to do list every day.

photo credit

Below is an original recipe for PRINGLES Brownies, created by professional Chef Kyle Shadix. The irresistible blend of sweet and savory is not only one of the popular dessert trends of 2011**, but will be a great treat to show that special someone you are thinking about them.

PRINGLES Brownies

6 ounces baking chocolate, unsweetened
3/4 cup unsalted butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1-6.41 ounce can of Original PRINGLES, regular or 1-5.71 ounce can of Original Reduced Fat PRINGLES, regular
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 F

2. Line 13x9-inch baking pan with foil, and spray foil with cooking spray.

3. In a glass bowl, microwave chocolate and butter on high for 2 minutes. Stir until chocolate melts.

4. In a stainless steel bowl, mix sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well mixed.

5. Pour in butter chocolate mixture and mix well.

6. Empty PRINGLES and flour into a food processor, and puree until very fine.

7. Empty flour mixture into chocolate mixture and mix well; add nuts to distribute.

8. Bake for 30 minutes, and cool.

If you’re like me, you’ll like the sweet chocolate and salty duo taste that these brownie pack.

Remember brownies don’t have to be for a special occasion, but can be for a pick-me-up gift for a friend. For an inexpensive and delicious gift, cut the brownies into heart shapes (or other shape of choice), place them back in the emptied and cleaned Pringles can, then wrap with paper and tie with a bow.

Disclosure: I received this product for the purpose of reviewing same. No other compensation was received for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal and honest opinion. Your experience with product may vary.

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Friday, February 18, 2011

Fantastic Freebie Friday Pin It

Free 2011 Garden Journal you can download and print.
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A Garden Planner For Home Food Preservation that is geared towards a family of 4 but can easily be adjusted to your family size. For us, I have to just double those amounts now that there are just 8 of us in the household
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Free ebook from Penny Raine on How to Make Homemade Deodorant
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Step By Step instructions on how to make Whole Wheat Bread (this gives you the steps for a Bosch Mixer, but it’s helpful to anyone who wants to make fresh homemade whole wheat bread)
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Free Celtic to Classic: Relaxing Guitars album in MP3 format
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free Kindle edition of After the Leaves Fall. If you don’t have a Kindle, download the free Kindle app to read the book on a different device.
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NatureMagiX is offering a free sample of its non-toxic, all-purpose cleaner.
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Free downloadable cleaning schedule –TIP: laminate it and you can use it over and over
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Free tutorial on How to make reusable cloth swiffer wet jet pads and a video on how to open and refill the bottles with your own solution
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Free tutorial on Repurpose a women's skirt into a little girls' dress
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Celebrate the arrival of Spring in a few weeks with a Tea Party. Here’s How to Host a Tea Party.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Winner of The Bar Method Pregnancy Workout DVD & Winner of the $20 Whole Foods Gift Card Pin It

I’m running a day late in getting the winners announced but better late than never.

The winner of The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD & Onesie Giveaway is…

(using random.org)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-02-17 13:42:52 UTC

The #3 comment is

Ashley B. said... 3

I would like to try the "How The Bar Method Exercises Work".

February 13, 2011 9:49 PM

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The winner of the $20 Whole Foods Gift Card I gave away in conjunction with my REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: 365 Everyday Value Complete Body Cleanse is…

(using random.org)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-02-17 13:46:32 UTC

#9 comment is…

Liz said... 9

I follow you on Twitter! @FakeGradSchool

eemoody77 at gmail dot com

February 14, 2011 7:50 PM

Congrats to the two winners! I’ll be in contact shortly. Winners have 72 hours from time of contest announcement to claim their prize. If prize is not claimed, an alternate winner will be drawn at random.

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Frugal Alterations, Recycling, & Repurposing Pin It

Many of my readers as well as my personal friends know that I love to reuse and repurpose items when I can. That doesn’t stop at cottage cheese containers, sour cream containers, glass jars, etc. That includes clothing as well as sheets I’ve used to make curtains, pantaloons for the girls, etc.

I found this great Tutorial: Repurpose a women's skirt into a little girls' dress and couldn’t wait to try it out. I browsed the freebie boxes at a local thrift store and found a nice denim skirt. It was a size 16 and too short for my liking but I remembered this tutorial and brought it home (FREE). I love looking through those freebie boxes to see what I can find to repurpose or recycle (buttons, zippers, bows, etc.) as well as find clothing we can wear or I can alter.

I cut the skirt at an angle up the side seams, leaving the bottom hem area alone as the decorative edge was too cute to cut off. I saved the cut strips to use those as the should straps.

Although our girls don’t wear sun dresses, I made this as a jumper so that the youngest girl (age 6) could wear it with a cute blouse under it. I crossed the straps in the back to keep them on her shoulders better and added a sweet little red bow trimmed in gold to the front of it I salvaged from something previously (a blouse, sweater, or something).

I think it turned out super sweet and she loves it.

The same day I found the skirt to use for the jumper, I found a very pretty (but too small for me) denim dress. I started thinking I could alter it somehow so I could use it. I thought of a canning apron and thus that’s what I made from it. The waist ties were on it but I removed those and moved them to the back opening. Using some scrap pieces of denim, I made two large pockets for it and the upper back “tie” for it. Voila! I now have a full coverage denim canning apron for only the cost of thread and a little bit of time.

Our middle daughter (age 8) loves to wear aprons as I do and loves pink. I’ve had this cute little pink and white polka dotted, butcher style apron for some time (again I think it came from those freebie boxes). She always grabs this one if it’s clean but complained that it wasn’t fitting her right. I just hadn’t had the time to work on it until today.

So I cut the apron up the middle section away from the waist sides leaving the white trimmed area intact. I then moved those two pieces further up the length of the apron and sewed them back together. I then cut the bottom just a tad longer than the rest in the middle portion so I could fold it over to make an even hem.

The resulting apron is a smaller version of the original style and now fits her much better. She loves it and couldn’t wait to tie it on.

I also shortened the sleeves on a very pretty white blouse I found in those same freebie boxes to make it fit the 8 year old better. It was a petite size 3/4 but it fit her in the body portion but was too long in the sleeves. So I took the cuffs off, cut the sleeves down and put the cuffs back on. Now she has a very pretty, silky white blouse to wear under her jumpers.

Since I already had the sewing machine and serger warmed up, I sewed velcro on more of the reusable Swiffer Wet Jet reusable cloth pads I have been making using washcloths I picked up at Walmart for $4 for a pack of 18.

I found the tutorial here: How To Make Your Swiffer Less Evil. A Tutorial but since I was using a washcloth, I just folded over the washcloth and sewed around the open edges as well as the folded over edge then sewed on the velcro. You can get the rolls of velcro at Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and even Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.

If you own a Swiffer Wet Jet but hate buying those expensive bottles of cleaner, here’s how to open and refill that bottle with your own solution whether it’s with a bigger bottle of store bought cleaner you dilute as shown in the video or a more organic version with white vinegar, etc.! Talk about a money saver! This DOES INDEED WORK! I did this to mine and filled it back up. Thanks to jen2swt at WeUseCoupons for sharing the link to this how to video with the members there.

I was blessed to be able to get a swiffer wet jet for next to nothing with store coupons and mfg. coupons a couple months ago so I wanted to keep those savings going and this video and the reusable pad tutorial helped me to keep on using my swiffer at a lot less cost.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

CurrClick's Presidents' Day Sale (some freebies included) Pin It

CurrClick's Presidents' Day Sale

Shop our Presidents’ Day Sale now through February 24th where you'll find tons of American History titles ALL 40% OFF!

A sale at CurrClick is never complete without a few freebies is it? So, you can expect to find some free titles in the mix as well.

Visit CurrClick today and pick up some great titles while saving some of your hard-earned "Washington's and Lincoln's!"

CurrClick offers affordable and downloadable homeschool products.

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Helping Our Troops with COUPONS! Pin It

I'm so excited to announce that WeUseCoupons is officially partnering with Operation Troop Aid in February and March!!! Operation Troop Aid is going to be sending 1000 boxes to troops in Afghanistan & Iraq and is looking for help filling those boxes! Lacy and Nathan are personally donating $10,000 in product but need tons of help to fill the rest of the boxes!!

Click here for more info on Helping Our Troops with COUPONS and how you can help!

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Often Overlooked Safety Traps Put Children at Risk Pin It

Child Safety Article

Author: Melissa Kay

Each year in the U.S., more than 2,000 children under the age of 14 die as a result of a home injury, according to Safe Kids USA, a non-profit organization.
“Parents often underestimate their kids’ abilities and overestimate their intelligence,” says Chrissy Cianflone, Director of Program Operations at Safe Kids USA. “They think, my child’s too smart to do X and they often don’t realize how strong their kids are.”

There are so many things to think about as you safe-proof your home to protect small children that it’s easy to overlook important risks.

Most people are aware of common safety measures like covering your electrical outlets, keeping your child away from hot stoves and watching them like a hawk as they bathe, but there are other dangers that don’t readily come to mind.

1) Cords from window treatments – According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, one child a month between the ages of 7 months and 10 years dies from strangulation or is severely injured by near strangulation from the loose strings or cords on window blinds and shades. A window covering advertised as cord-less does not mean that it is truly cord-free. Kenney Manufacturing’s new Truly CordFree^TM Roman Shades use a twist wand to raise and lower the shade and inner mechanisms to eliminate all strings and cords. www.kenney.com

2) Dressers and other tall furniture – Dressers are dangerous because they are heavy, not always well balanced and can be pulled over if a child tries to climb them. An unsteady toddler trying to climb doesn’t understand that a heavy object can topple. Invest in brackets found at home improvement stores or baby stores like Babies R Us to anchor dressers, TVs and wall units. Keep heavier items on lower shelves or in lower drawers, and don’t keep remote controls or temptations like candy or toys on top of furniture. www.BabiesRUs.com

3) Window screens – Never rely on a window screen to keep children safe from an open window. Screens are for keeping insects out, not for keeping kids in. Invest in heavier child-proof window screens, which cost under $30. Don’t place furniture by a window, potentially creating a climbing opportunity and the associated risk. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml00/00126.html

4) Open medication containers – Be vigilant about your child’s safety away from home. A risky situation can exist when a child visits a grandparents’ home where pills may be left within their reach. Vitamins and OTC medications can be extremely dangerous to children. Remind family members and caretakers to buy pill bottles with child safety caps and keep all medicines and pills out of your child’s reach, preferably locked up.

5) Under the Kitchen Sink – More than 100 children ages 14 and under die each year from unintentional poisoning, according to Safe Kids USA. In addition to household cleaning supplies, pesticides, cosmetics, art supplies, paint products and alcohol are dangerous to children. To avoid accidental poisoning, store these products up high in locked cabinets. It is a good idea to install a safety latch to keep the doors to under the kitchen sink secured at all times.

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: 365 Everyday Value Complete Body Cleanse from Whole Foods Market Pin It

I recently had the opportunity to try the 365 Everyday Value Complete Body Cleanse from Whole Foods Market.

I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that all was great with this cleanse.

I mean come on… it was a cleanse!! Cleanses do some weird things to you. lol They clean you out!! ‘Nuff said.

Seriously though this was a really good cleanse regime as compared to some I’ve done in the past. I did get a little heartburn with this one during the first week at night so I’m not sure what that was all about as it’s not happened before with other cleanses. I’m thinking it may have been the new garlic capsules I was taking though as I switched to taking the garlic with my morning vitamins and the heartburn stopped. So not sure what was causing the garlic but just changing the time of day I take a certain vitamin seems to help issues like that. Yes, my body is weird like that.

Product Info from the Whole Foods Market site:

Free of artificial colors and flavors, the Complete Body Cleanse is meticulously formulated for healthy digestion, system support and weight maintenance. This easy 2-week kit comes with simple, clear instructions for use. †This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Ingredients: Cleansing Fiber Blend Other Ingredients: Cellulose, vegetable capsule (modified cellulose), vegetable glycerin, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), silicon dioxide. Herbal Regularity® Laxative Formula Other Ingredients: Cellulose, modified cellulose gum, stearic acid (vegetable source), vegetable glycerin, modified cellulose, magnesium stearate (vegetable source), silicon dioxide, soy lecithin, carnauba wax. Milk Thistle Liver Cleanse Other Ingredients: Cellulose, vegetable capsule (modified cellulose), magnesium stearate (vegetable source), silicon dioxide.

Allergen Information: Contains soy ingredients. Produced in a facility that also processes milk, egg, wheat, fish and shellfish ingredients.

Additionally, the Whole Foods Market site has tons of ideas for healthy meals during a cleanse and additional tips on Healthy Changes for Healthy Weight through Whole Foods’ new Health Starts Here program.

Now for the GIVEAWAY details….

This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents Only

NOTE: All entries must be in the form of a comment on THIS post. To leave a comment, scroll to the bottom of this post and click the “Add Comment” link.

PRIZE: One lucky winner will receive $20 gift card to Whole Foods Market

Mandatory Entry: Visit Health Starts Here and let me know something you learned that you are going to implement in your diet to get more healthy with your eating habits? (This must be done before any other extra entries will count)

Remember….Your comment must contain a way that I can contact you if you are the winner otherwise another winner will be chosen.

Extra Entry Possibilities: (please make a separate comment for each one of these you do in order for you to gain an extra entry into the giveaway).

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Other Giveaway Information:

The giveaway will be open until midnight EST Monday, February 14, 2011
Winner will be chosen at random using random.org and will be announced by Thursday, February 17, 2011.
Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry as stated above.
Please leave a way for me to contact you in your entry otherwise another winner will be chosen.
Winners have 72 hours to respond to the email sent to them. Failure to do so will result in an alternate winner being drawn at random.
NOTE: This giveaway is offered to US Residents only. The winner’s prize will be shipped directly from the company.

Good Luck!

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Urban Homemaker’s 20th Anniversary celebration-The Wondermill Junior Contest Pin It

Win a Wondermill Junior at Urban Homemaker’s site.

Contest entries will close on Monday, February 14, 2011

head on over and get entered to win: http://www.marilynmoll.com/2011/02/introducing-the-wondermill-junior-contest/

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The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD & Onesie Giveaway! Pin It

Have you ever noticed how dancers are so toned and fit? I know that many probably think that a dancer is weak or whatever, but I have to disagree. Look how strong their leg muscles look! They have to be strong in order to perform as they do for as long as they do.

The creators of The Bar Method has just introduced a new workout that is geared towards the expectant mother.

The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD

Master teacher Lee Potter in her third trimester with twins adds her own special wit and playfulness to the Bar Method’s pre-natal workout, a long-standing and popular class at its flagship studio in San Francisco. Lee leads you through this 45-minute long series of gentle, safe and challenging moves, including free-weight work, thigh exercises, standing seat-work, and abdominal strengthening exercises performed while propped up on pillows.

Lee’s fellow performers are Hannah Blue, co-owner of the Downtown San Francisco studio and Lauren Dunning, a teacher at the Downtown San Francisco studio, both appearing in this DVD in their second trimester. As Lee puts it, this DVD “will help you feel strong during your pregnancy, will assist you in delivering your baby, and will snap you right back into shape.” Retail: $20.00

About The Bar Method

The Bar Method is full-body exercise program created by Burr Leonard. The workout utilizes a ballet bar fitness technique and draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. The result is a noticeable “Bar Method” sculpted body featuring:

•              Firm, elongated muscles

•              Reduced body fat

•              High muscle definition in the chest

•              Improved posture

•              Long, narrow thighs

•              A lifted seat and defined hamstrings

•              Strong, flat abdominals

•              Increased stamina and energy

•              Extended youthfulness

*Also available, Beginner’s Workout DVD and Dancer’s Body Advanced Workout DVD.

About Burr Leonard, Founder of The Bar Method

Burr Leonard is the founder and creator of The Bar Method, a full-body exercise workout that utilizes a ballet bar technique. The method draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. With 19 years of experience in the fitness field, she and her business partner have turned their one Bar Method studio into a franchise operation with 30+ studios and a media company selling exercise DVDs and accessories. Huffington Post, ABC News, KUSI TV, and KUSA-TV have featured Burr Leonard’s The Bar Method.

Now for the GIVEAWAY details….

This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents Only

NOTE: All entries must be in the form of a comment on THIS post. To leave a comment, scroll to the bottom of this post and click the “Add Comment” link.

PRIZE: One lucky winner will receive a copy of The Bar Method’s Pregnancy Workout DVD and a white onesie emblazoned with “The Bar Method” logo on the front.

Mandatory Entry: Visit the Bar Method and let me know something you learned? (This must be done before any other extra entries will count)

Remember….Your comment must contain a way that I can contact you if you are the winner otherwise another winner will be chosen.

Extra Entry Possibilities: (please make a separate comment for each one of these you do in order for you to gain an extra entry into the giveaway).

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The giveaway will be open until midnight EST Sunday, February 13, 2011
Winner will be chosen at random using random.org and will be announced by Wednesday, February 16, 2011.
Make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry as stated above.
Please leave a way for me to contact you in your entry otherwise another winner will be chosen.
Winners have 72 hours to respond to the email sent to them. Failure to do so will result in an alternate winner being drawn at random.
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Good Luck!

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Our 2011 Homestead & Farm Plans Pin It

Now I know some who will scoff and say… “Oh you only have 5 acres how can you be a farm or homestead?” or they call us a “hobby farm”, or a “mini farm”.

I can tell ya that growing our own fruits and vegetables, raising animals for food, as well as tending to the property etc… ain’t no hobby! It’s a way of life! It can be done in the country or city too!

So whether I call our 5 acres of mountain top… “Foggy Mountain Farm” is really no concern for someone to scoff and tell me it’s not a farm because we only have 5 acres.

I don’t care if you live on 2 acres and have most of your property in edible plants or if you live on 20 acres with cows, pigs, etc….. if you want to call it a farm… go right ahead. You’re the one doing all the work and raising food for your family.

Besides, there’s even folk growing much of their own food right in the hubbub of the city like the Dervaes Family of Pasadena, CA.

Oh and I have some who think that since I lived in the city for a few years that I’m a city girl. (those few years were plenty more than I cared for believe you me) Honey, I’m the furthest thing from a city girl. I grew up in the country, back in a holler down between two ridges, and one mile from the foot of a mountain. Daddy used to say they had to pump sunshine in to us. I was not only a country girl but a tomboy to boot and a Southern girl too. I went fishing, hunting, and worked on cars with my Dad and brothers but I also know how to forage in the wild for berries, nuts, and some other plants for medicinal purposes, cook from scratch, can up those extra maters, peaches, etc. as well as how to cook a good pot of soup beans and bake cornbread to go with ‘em.

So don’t judge a book by only a chapter or two, you need to dig a little deeper to learn more about the whole story.

So now that I have that all out of my system, lol …

Our 2011 Homestead & Plans

Chickens:

Order some pullets from the supplier if we don’t decide otherwise. We were thinking about buying some from a local farm store but you take your chances there on whether you get pullets or cockerels. I can only identify the pullets from the Black Star variety so I have to take my chances on all others unless the store orders only pullets. I guess we do need at least one rooster though as I want to continue to grow the flock.
clean out the coop and spruce it up in advance of the new chicks coming to their new home. We’ll have to check it out good for any predator entrances – holes that snakes or rats could get in or in our case mainly… raccoons who like to climb the fence and wiggle through the top and get it.

Ducks:

Not sure we’ll replace the two ducks we had a couple of years ago but it’s a consideration (maybe just not this year). They are shall we say “messy” things. Worse than chickens. I did like those big duck eggs though. Nice eggs to use in baking.

Rabbits:

At one time, we had three rabbits. I do not foresee us getting rabbits again. Our oldest boys didn’t know and fed them golden rod (it’s poisonous to rabbits) and before I saw them and stop them, the rabbits had already ate some of it. Now that’s not the reason we won’t get rabbits again. We won’t be eating them is the reason why. Sure I grew up eating wild rabbits (they make some tasty meals) but hubby doesn’t want to eat them. So unless the animal is edible or useful, it doesn’t get a place on our farm.

Goats:

This may not happen this year, but I would like to have goats again. At one time, we had four goats. We had a coyote kill the momma and her two babies. We sold her brother (which was a whether at the time we got him). He was so lonely he followed us around. He got out one day and came right up on the porch and into the house! He wanted to be with us. Needless to say, a goat was not going to be staying in our house, I don’t care how lonely he was!

Cows:

Would love to have a bottle calf to raise and fatten up for the freezer but we’ll see. I would love to have a Jersey for milking but that is wishful thinking right now. Jersey’s have a high butter fat content in their milk that makes it not only good for drinking but butter making too.

Cats:

We’ll continue to love and feed the two ornery creatures that we currently have as long as they continue to stick around and catch mice and in case of one of them… snakes. Princess Mia kills snakes. A cat that kills snakes and mice is welcome around this homestead any ol’ day. We have coyotes in this area that seem to like cats as appetizers. We’ve lost several cats over the 8 years we’ve lived here.

Gardens and Other Edibles:

Expand rhubarb bed
pick up some more horse manure for the growing areas (aged horse manure is good fertilizer! - aged cow manure, goat manure, and chicken manure is too)
Go through seeds and get those ready to start, etc.
Buy and plant more fruit trees and possibly a few nut varieties.
Finish getting the grape trellises up --- yeah we’re only 6 years… ok, almost 7 years behind on doing this.
Finish up the main garden redo with putting in the rest of the raised beds
Finish putting up the fence around the main garden of raised beds – trying to deter the deer from eating my garden
expand the growing area (we’re going towards more edible landscaping)
trim tree limbs from out around the wild blackberries and wild grapes we’ve found on the property so that we can start taming them
harvest more wild edibles – fruits, nuts, etc.
put up more homegrown fruits and vegetables as well as wild harvested ones either by canning, drying, or freezing – one of these days I might have a root cellar but digging through mountain rock is a whole nuther thang! That’s what ya get when you live on top of a mountain.
plant more herbs and thin out some of the mint patches – I am being overrun by chocolate mint. lol It smells heavenly and makes wonderful tea but man can it grow and grow and grow and grow…
finish the walking paths in the main garden
locate a source for more wood chips (free preferably as I obtained last year and they even delivered) to put down in the walking paths of the main garden.
do the heavy layered mulching again in the herb garden with newspaper and grass clippings to cut down on the weeding and to build the soil up.

Other:

Finish the front porch remodel (well that’s dh’s project but I hope he finishes it this spring)
buy and install two screen doors to help the air flow in the house during the summer months (trying to cut back usage of the a.c and electricity)
buy and install a whole attic fan (again trying to cut back usage of the a.c and electricity)
replace windows in the house – leaky old things. Hubby is looking at the ones that tilt inward for easy cleaning for me. I hate having to climb on a ladder to clean a window.
finish the hall bathroom remodel (serves as guest’s and children’s bathroom)
new carpet or wood flooring in the living room and hall. The carpet that is in here now is old and worn out. It was here when we moved in 8 years ago. It’s time to let it go (ok past time).
finish the dining room remodel (which if the below addition is started and completed it will be the new school room)
finish the kitchen remodel (which if the below addition is started and completed it will be the new dining room)
I wouldn’t mind one bit if hubby would start the new addition consisting of a larger kitchen and a large walk in pantry/storage room and a larger laundry room– we’ve only been talking about it for the last 8 years or so. lol --- of course if it all goes into place my stockroom which was to be my laundry room would then become my craft room according to hubby. He wants my scrapbook stuff and sewing machine out of the living room.
do a couple of minor house repairs
fix the well pump
get hubby to cut down a few more trees on the property to season out for fall for next winter’s wood supply
maybe start cleaning up that “trash pile” that the previous owners pushed and piled up with a bull dozer apparently to make a big old mound of junk and stuff back in the woods. Thankfully you can’t see it most of the year but you know it’s there anyway just taunting you.
keep on keeping on with my monthly menu planning, homeschooling, day to day household upkeep, frugal endeavors, and staying on top of the inventory (which should be easier to do now with a scanner and database)
I wouldn’t mind trying to catch up on some sewing that I’ve been putting off, scrapbooking, and a very long in the making cross-stitch that I started … oh 13 years ago! lol It’s a cross-stitch of the Lord’s Supper I started. I have it about half done and just put it down one day and never finished it.

That should keep us busy enough all year. I’m sure that the list may grow over time though… honey do list always do.

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REVIEW: Santa Cruz Organic’s line of chocolate syrups Pin It

Who doesn’t love chocolate syrup drizzled over ice cream or stirred into a tall glass of ice cold milk?

Well make that chocolate syrup organic, and you’ve got my ears perked up even more.

Chocolate Syrup?

Organic Chocolate Syrup?

Oh yeah baby!

Santa Cruz recently introduced their organic line of chocolate syrups. Available in Mint Chocolate, Chocolate, and Raspberry Chocolate.

When the box arrived, the children and I were as excited as if it was Christmas morning. We are all chocolate lovers in this house. We could not wait to have our taste test.

They all received rave reviews with each of us having our favorites. The Mint and Raspberry flavors won the most votes with Raspberry being the ultimate taste test winner.

The first thing I said after tasting the raspberry one was… “ooooh, I wish I had a piece of cheesecake to drizzle this one over!” I love cheesecake with raspberry sauce drizzled over it. I could just imagine this raspberry one drizzled the same way as the taste is a wonderful raspberry flavored chocolate that reminds me of the raspberry sauce itself.

So if you’re a chocolate lover and like chocolate syrup, flavored or regular, look for the Santa Cruz organic line of chocolate syrups at your favorite grocer today.

I received these products free for the purpose of reviewing same. No other compensation was received for this review. The opinions expressed in this review are my personal and honest opinion. Your experience with product may vary.

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Monday, February 7, 2011

REVIEW: ACE brand products from 3M Pin It

Winter is still hanging around but the newness of Spring is coming around the bend.

Whether it is winter, spring, summer, or fall, no one’s first aid kit should be without a few products to be prepared for as well as to treat ailments.

A few products to consider having in your first aid kit include items such as the products from the ACE brand from 3M, shown in at right in the photo.

ACE offers braces, supports, ice/heat packs, wraps, sports tape and much more.

I was sent the three items shown above to review. I received a reusable Cold Compress, a reusable Hot & Cold Compress, and a roll of Self-Adhering Bandage in 3” width.

Now I admit that I didn’t even know that there were reusable compresses available. I thought they were all the use one time type thing and throw them away. The frugal side of me likes knowing that I can reuse these! The mother in me likes knowing that I have things such as these on hand for use when one of my courageous and adventurous children sprain an ankle or pull a shoulder muscle. Of course having a husband who works hard in the construction industry may just like that hot & cold compress for his own aching muscles.

As a matter of fact, my husband was complaining his lower back was hurting him. I heated up the Hot & Cold Compress and placed it in the bandage pocket included with the compress then put that on his lower back. The warmth from the compress started to ease his aching muscles in his lower back.

The reusable Hot & Cold Compress is a good thing to have on hand if only for use on his back or other sore muscles but I have a feeling it will get used for more than just that. We are happy to add these items to our arsenal of first aid supplies.

To learn more about the ACE brand from 3M, below are some relative fact sheets. (You should be able to click on them to make them bigger if need be.)

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Friday, February 4, 2011

$5 off iHerb – Lots of freebies and you just pay shipping! Pin It

Use this code SOG232 at www.iHerb.com to get $5 off your order (no minimum purchase amount required and does not apply to shipping).

I ordered a small bottle of tea tree oil and only had to pay shipping for $1.50 after I used the $5 coupon.

You’ll find many other items that will be free with this code! No expiration date on the code that I could find.

Happy shopping!

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Need Cat Litter? How about 20lbs for .94 plus tax? and other Bi-Lo deals ending 2/8/11 Pin It

Cat litter is not only good for use with your indoor cat but it’s also good to use on icy steps and sidewalks. Some people even keep a bag or two in the trunk of the car to use it under the front and back of the rear tires to help give them some traction if and when they get stuck.

If you have a Bi-Lo store near you, you can get (2) 1olb bags of cat litter this week for .94 after sale and coupons (that price is without tax).

Bi-Lo has Tidy Cat cat litter 10lb bags on sale for BOGO 2 for $2.94
use (2) $1/1 Tidy Cat Cat litter coupon from 1/31 Red Plum insert (the one with the coffee creamer on the front)
Thus making 20lbs of cat litter for .94 plus tax

Other awesome deals at Bi-Lo this week:

Bi-Lo also has Tribe Origins Hummus 3/$3.99
pick up the Free Bi-Lo magazine (orangish in color) near the sales ads at the entrance of most stores as there is a $1/1 Tribe product coupon in it.
use 3 of those coupons and pay just .99 for 3 Tribe Origins Hummus

Hunts ketchup is .99
use a $1/2 Hunts Ketchup coupon (peelie found on some Sea Pak Shrimp products)
and get 2 Hunts Ketchup for .98

Marcal Facial Tissue is still on sale for $1.00
use the FREE or $1.00 off Marcal Facial Tissue coupon from 1/9 Red Plum
and get a Free box of Marcal Facial Tissue (me mindful that coupon reads “one per person” on it). Either you can go to different Bi-Lo’s to use another one or enlist your spouse and children to go through the line with a coupon to get another box)

Casa Fiesta Diced Green Chiles, 4 oz. are BOGO 2 for $1
use this .25/1 Casa Fiesta diced chiles printable coupon
and get them FREE

Emerald Deluxe Mixed Nuts or Whole Cashews are BOGO 2 for $4.99
use two of the $1/1 Emerald Nuts product from the 1/30/11 RP
and get 2 for $2.99 (or roughly$1.50 ea)

Fruit2O, 6 pk are BOGO 2 for $3.99
use two of the .55/1 Fruit2O 6 pack printable coupon
and get two of them for $1.80 (or basically .90 ea)

Orville Redenbacher’s Microwave Popcorn, 2-4 pk. are on sale BOGO $2.50
use (tw0) .55/1 store dispenser coupons (found at Kroger and Publix)
Makes them 2 boxes for .30 or basically .15 a box
and if you have bought previous boxes of the popcorn that had the free soda coupon in it.
- Free Soda up to $1.50 WYB (2) Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet popping corn 3 pk or larger
so two boxes of popcorn and a 2 liter of soda for .30 plus tax (not bad of a deal at all!)

I popped in today and paid $5.40 for what you see in the photo below:

10 Lipton Tea bags (16 count) regular price $1.25 ea - .60/1 coupon from 1/30 Red Plum (one with soup and sandwiches on front) doubled by store = .05 ea

3 Wishbone Romano Basil Vinagrette on closeout for $1.34 - $1/1 coupon from 1/30 Red Plum (same one as above) = .34 ea

8 Orville Reddenbacher Popcorn bogo 2/$2.50 - (8) .55/1 blinkie coupons = .15 a box

4 Sprite 2 liters regular $1.79 on sale for $1.00 - (4) FREE soda coupon when I bought 2 Orville popcorns – coupon scanned $1.50 off instead

5 Oscar Mayer hot dogs on sale $1.64 - .55/1 from Kraft Foods coupon booklet = .54 a pack

Total paid $5.40

Total saved in store card and coupon discount: $60.76

I had to get a raincheck for the green chiles. Hubby took a few coupons with him today too…. enough to get 8 Hunts ketchup and 6 Tribe Origins Hummus.

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Win a Free Table Pad at GoTablePads.com Pin It

If you have a heirloom table or a beloved dining room table, why wouldn’t you want to protect it? Choosing a table pad shouldn’t be a difficult thing and now you have the chance to win a dining table pad.

Wholesale Furniture Brokers is giving away a free table pad manufactured by Ohio Table Pad Company during the Table Pad Giveaway at GoTablePads.com.

The winner will receive a $229 Gift Certificate for GoTablePads.com to use towards the purchase of a new table pad manufactured by Ohio Table Pad Company that includes a table pad up to 120” in length and two table pad leaves.

The deadline for entries is Monday, February 28, 2011, at Midnight, PST.

Visit the giveaway link above for all the details on how to enter to win.

Good luck!

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