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Well I am sure there have been some deals out there I just have not been up for hunting them down. Here are a couple of links:
One for a free serving from Panda Express for Sweetfire Chicken coupon is only good for today - so print and eat!

http://pandaexpress.com/PX/Facebook/SweetFire_Chicken_Breast_SweetFire_Friday_Final.jpg
And this is the last free chocolate friday, try to grab one more coupon!
https://secure.realchocolate.com/

$10 off a $10 purchase coupon at JCPenney
http://tinyurl.com/yc5jum7

The kids and I have signed up for the MS walk in Fort Worth for March 27th, 2010. David and Alexis are going to have their own fundraiser sometime early next year to raise money, so if you have any ideas on what they can do, let me know.

My kids are growing up, David will be 17 on Monday and Alexis 15 on Tuesday -yikes!

Freebie Friday

Went and watched Alexis perform this morning at the pep rally, she looked so cute and so grown up. Sitting in a high school gym for a pep rally is a real adrenaline rush or rather it was for me. I couldn't help but look around at all of those faces and remember that that was me only(ha!) 30 years ago! Listening to the noise as they all screamed out their class chants, well it was just fun to watch. In a scenario like this I become very aware of my disability cause ya know those kids stood through 75% of the pep rally. But when the whole thing was over my kids and their friends came over and gave me a hug and kiss as they left the gym, without sounding too sentimental it made me smile and thank God for all that I have.


It's free chocolate day!
https://secure.realchocolate.com/

Here are a few others


To try out a sample of Sun Crystals sweetner click below:
https://www.suncrystals.com/sweet-samples/index/nmcampaign.jhtml/#free_samples

For Curel dry itch lotion:
http://www.curel.com/event.asp?action=entry&EventCode=curel_itchdefense

Restaurant.com

Use the link below to check out the restaurants in your area that are a part of the Restaurants.com program, use code NINETY at check out and it will discount it by 90%! So it is cheap, cheap, cheap. There are restrictions on using these but if you read up on them they can be a real deal! Especially good for trying out new places!






http://www.restaurant.com/rdc_site.net/listings.aspx?StateID=&zip=38134

My Rant

Yes my weekly run to Target, Perry drops me before class and I get to kill almost 2 hours by myself in a store! As a woman who hardly ever goes to the store by herself anymore it is a real treat to shop without having someone looking over my shoulder. If Alexis is with me she inevitably wants just about everything in sight and if the store is Target or Wal-Mart then it can go from junk food to make-up to re-decorating her room! FYI, I must not be the only one that knows about some of these deals out there cause I can't seem to capitalize on all of them at one store(ya think)!? And I look forward to the day that I can actually check out and get to the car without finding an error on my receipt. Today I really tried to pay attention and I pointed out a candle that rang up the wrong price and the guy was so nice about fixing it that I just started chatting and didn't pay attention to the rest of the stuff! When I got to the car I got overcharged by 3 bucks so in Perry went with receipt in hand and out Perry came with the 3 dollars. Same thing happened at Wal-Mart and bless his heart after he got me all loaded up, back into the store he went, came back with 2 dollars that time. And he always does it with a smile. I can't even imagine over the years how much we have all overpaid. Personally I think all those bar codes have been the culprit behind over charging and a complete money maker for the businesses. OK so that's how I feel about that, geez I really do have too much time on my hands.
More rants are forthcoming, so the question is do I now just sit around conjuring up things that tick me off? Maybe, cause seems like alot ticks me off!

My Favorites

I am posting all of my favorite sites, these are the ones that I check daily whether I need to or not.

• www.woot.com I have bought a couple things off of here and whenever I price compare them no matter what it is if woot has it it is a usually a great price
• www.slickdeals.net They have several deals posted and it is easy to quickly scan the page and hot deals have a red asterisk/thingy next to them
• www.dealnews.com I like this site cuz it ranks the deals by hotness or category or by most recent. I found some great deals here this past Christmas.
• www.hip2save.com has Target coupon deals listed and go to www.hotcouponworld.com to print Target coupons. I have about 12 single serve cereal cups in pantry now that are free with the Target coupon! (If you buy more than 1 I tell/ask cashier that I have multiples and does she want to run them all at once or in separate transactions, normally they will do them all together, so I only pick up 3 or 4 per trip)

And on Labor Day if you go into a chick fil a with a team shirt/jersey you can get a free sandwich, check out the details at www.chickfila.com

If you like Aveda and have a store near you click on this link for a postcard for a free full size product on your birthday, register for the birthday club

http://www.avedabday.com/magazine.php?referral_id=f050f40b8fd40b78b9bff701a0f2fee4&referral_type=30year_blog

That's it for now I think I may have a lunch date with Sandy Compton!

Have a good one!

Wal-Mart free samples

A good free sample from Wal Mart and if you don't need this one check them out every week - they always have something!


http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid77118.aspx

Deals

Well it is not as if I have not been looking for deals cause I have. Just have not seen any that really inspired me to write a post about them. Tomorrow is free chocolate friday so hit the link below sometime on Friday to get your coupon for a free candy bar. They have been giving away these all summer but the promo ends the end of September.

Sponsored By http://www.RealChocolate.com

I did do a run to Target on Tuesday again. I follow 2 or 3 bloggers who consistently walk out of Target with sacks full of bargains for under a dollar. This was my 3rd attempt and I just can't seem to do it! The stuff they are getting is not neccessarily things I need but I would just donate what I don't use. By the time I get there they are out of everything that I am looking for! Still people it is a goal and I will not give up til I am able to get that sack full for under a dollar! Everyone has to have a GOAL and sadly enough that is mine.

Target Again

Went to Target again today, Perry dropped me off on his way to class and picked me up afterwards. It wasn't too exciting I got some more free cereal, a couple of baby bottles and a Glade scent warmer for less than a dollar. It killed some time, got me out of the house and I had a chance to really comb the aisles for any clearance bargains and I found nada!, I started my order on woot the other day for the iroomba robot and never finished it, went back that night and they were all sold out! They will hopefully have them again, I read their stats for that day and they sold over 4500 of those things, my loss. Alexis was supposed to perform at her first football game tonight and 20 minutes after she got there they cancelled the performance due to rain! First week of school is almost behind us and it was a good week for everyone. Everyone here is asleep including the puppies so I guess I will join them!

Target .............Target

This is a favorite of mine, but I had never couponed at Target until yesterday. I went to www.hotcouponworld.com and clicked on Target, which takes you to a list of coupons that you can print. I never knew that you could do this so I printed 4 $1 off general mills cereal coupons, went to Target and got 4 single serve cereal cups for free! They have lots of baby product coupons on there as well. There store coupons can be combined with the coupons from the manufacturer as well, so there is a LOT of opportunity to save depending on just how far you take your couponing! Personally I am still trying to get my arms around the whole process.

Toot Toot for Woot

Ever been to www.woot.com it is one of the sites that I check every morning. They don't always have something that I want but I have price checked whatever they are selling and they always have a geat deal on whatever it is that they are selling. Another plus is that I like that it is normally one deal a day, so I don't have to check it several times to make sure I am not missing a deal. The shipping is always the same too, again a plus! Today they have the Irobot, it is a refurb but a great price and I have wanted to try one so I am going for it! Again I have researched and read boatloads of reviews on this product and for the price I think it is a good deal. Since I have primarily wood floors I think it is a good fit for me.

Southern Living Deal Alert

This is a good deal for all of us who love Southern Living, you have til this Saturday to order!


Southern Living (1-year): Amazon.com: Magazines: "http://amzn.com/B001ZZI5RY"

Coupons, Contests and Freebies

There are so many of them out there that it is crazy. I am going to start posting some of them on my blog but there will only be certain ones and hopefully they will not overwhelm anyone. Like I have tried to find certain tweeters that have consistently great deals etc to follow but I seem to grab some from several of them. Oh well I'm just trying to get in the game and fill some free time while the kids are at school. This is the link to sign up for a coupon for a free Chick Fil A sandwich but hurry they are only mailing 250,000 www.chickenwave.com

Multiple Sclerosis

I was diagnosed with MS in August of 2001, I think? I have never really been up for connecting with others who have MS, on line or any other way. I am hoping to change that now. As a 46 yr old woman who lives on disability and is limited in mobility it is time to talk with others who are in the same or a similar situation.

Tweets

I love TweetDeck, I follow a boat load of folks that I otherwise wouldn't have. I have already signed up for a free sample tin of almonds and I took 2 surveys to get a free 2 year subscription to Town and Country magazine. Last night I signed up for a free chick fil a sandwich and signed up mom for one as well!

Monday, 8/24 School has Started

The bell has rung and everyone is back in school. I have 2 kids in high school how did that happen? A freshman and a junior, kind of freaks me out. David didn't feel good this morning, I hope he makes it all day. He chugged some Pepto and sipped some Canada Dry, so hopefully that will do the trick. Alexis looked very cute and Christine came over to ride to school with them and I took their picture. You know first day of high school picture, they will be glad I did it, well in 10 years they will be. I couldn't take Davids he just wasn't up for it, I hope he gets better as the day progresses. Alexis thought I would be lost without them at home, I didn't want to burst her bubble but having the house to myself and knowing that they are in school til 3:45 is feeling pretty good so far. Later on in the week I will probably start getting lonesome but not yet.

Countdown to School

Tis the night before school and all through the house not a child was heard.....Yeah! Sending everyone off to school in the morning, it will be a quiet day at home for me. I will probably be missing everyone by mid day. David is taking Alexis and 2 of her friends that live in the neighborhood to school in the morning, which I thought was very nice of him to do. The making of turkey sandwiches commences at 0700 so i better get to bed!

Couponing..It takes time....

People, I have been trying soooo hard to become a coupon queen! I read and follow all kinds of blogs on couponing and I check them day after day sometimes several times a day. And yet sometimes I still feel like I am drowning in deals that I can't quite capitalize on. I either don't have the right coupon or my printer messes up or I am just having a bad day. Today I did manage to get a deal at CVS, finally! And I really must share with you what I got, 2 Revlon eyeshadows, 2 Glade air sprays, 2 boxes of those Crystal Light flavor packs that you put in water bottles and a Glade candle and after coupons and my ECB's I paid .22 cents in cash! Yeah for me. I also refilled one of my prescriptions while I was there and got a 25 dollar gift card for trying out the pharmacy. So I did pretty good - huh?

Puppy Delivery

Lola delivered her last litter of pups last night! Her water broke at about 4:30 and she started having some mild contractions. Her timing was very bad as her mid-woof Alexis had to leave for dance rehearsal at 5! So her brother had to step in and try to fill her shoes and a fine job he did! The first little one arrived at 5:30pm, David helped her break the sac because we did that with her first 2 litters too. The 2nd puppy came at like 5:53 and then she took a break and didn't deliver her last one til 10:30. So we finished the night with 3 puppies; 2 females and 1 male.