Starbucks Half Price Frappuccinos

 

Between May 7 and May 16, enjoy a half-price Frappuccino blended beverage at participating Starbucks in the afternoon – 3 to 5 p.m.

You can even sign up for daily text message reminders at their site HERE 

I plan on going and getting some Frappuccinos.  Are you??

Enjoy the savings!!

Mother's Day Giveaway Winner Announcement

And the winner is . . .

Commenter number 4:  Natalia
I sent you an email with info on how to redeem your prize.  Please respond within 72 hours.

Congrats and thank you all who participated.
Spread the word, let everyone on your contact list know to come check out my blog.

More exciting things to come!!

Thanks again!!

 

Mother's Day Gift from Udder Covers (pay only S&H)

Thanks goes to Bargain Divas for this awesome deal. 

This will make an excellent gift for any expecting mother.  Or you can get one for yourself!!
I have one and LOVE it!!
Below is the photo of the style I got.

Click HERE to go to their store.  Then at checkout enter promo code MOTHER. 

Happy Shopping!
Happy Mother's Day!!

Menu Plan Mondays

I planned our menu for this week.  It is short because my in laws are visiting to spend Mother's Day with us. 

• Monday - Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts with Mojo marinade from Publix, veggies, rice, and beans
• Tuesday - Taco Night
• Wednesday - Leftover Publix Rotisserie Chicken with Sweet Mashed Potatoes
• Thursday - Pizza Night
• Friday - Dinner with my in laws
• Saturday - Dinner with my in laws
• Sunday - any leftovers from Friday and Saturday

I will try to be better at keep posting my Menu Plan Mondays.
You can see other Menus from other bloggers at I'm an Organizing Junkie

Enjoy your week!
Happy Mother's Day to all!! 

Home Garden Update

Yesterday, I transplanted three new plants I planted indoors at the end of March 2010.   See post on those plants here.  I took photos of the Tomato and Green Pepper plants I planted at the end of February and they are looking so big.  See my Onion, Tomato and Green Pepper plants below. 

I planted new Chamomile, Forget Me Not, and Cilantro plants (these are the empty pots you see in the 1st photo).  I will post an update once they start showing some life.
See photos below for Rosemary and Basil plants.

I am so excited about this Garden.  I am praying it all goes well.  I am especially looking forward to the Rosemary plant as I can use the branches as skewers and make nice yummy Chicken skewers with Rosemary.  :o)

Mother's Day Giveaway

To celebrate Mother's Day this week I decided to offer a Giveaway.  This is a Full Size Anew Crow Feets Corrector.  You can read reviews for this product here  .
I personally have not used it yet, but those who have used it Love it.
I do use Anew Reversalist and love it.  I know people who have been using Anew Ultimate for years and you can't even tell they are as old as they really are.  The products are amazing and at an amazing price.
I am very happy to be able to offer this giveaway this week in honor of Mother's Day.  I love my mom so much and want to dedicate this giveaway to her.  :o)
Here is how you can enter this giveaway:

1. Visit Avon Store and leave a Comment stating which is your favorite Anew product or products (this is mandatory!).
2. Follow my blog and leave a comment stating you are a follower.  If you are already a follower just leave a comment letting me know.
3. Follow me on Twitter .  Leave a comment and let me know you are a follower. If you are already a follower just leave a comment letting me know.
4. Post this giveaway on your blog or Facebook page.  Leave a comment with the link to your blog and let me know you posted it on your blog and/or Facebook page. 
5. Sign up for my email updates thru feedburner.  Leave a comment stating you subscribed.  If you are already a subscriber just leave a comment to let me know.
6. Sign up for my RSS feed.  Leave a comment stating you subscribed.  If you are already a subscriber just leave a comment to let me know.

The Giveaway is open to anyone in the United States and it ends on Tuesday May 4th at 8AM EST.  The winner will be chosen thru Random.org and will be announced on my blog on Wednesday May 5th.  An email will be sent to the winner (if an email is provided).  The winner has 72 hours to claim the prize or a new winner will be chosen.

If you are interested in a Free Anew Sample, feel free to email me and let me know which product you would like to try.  I will be happy to order you a free sample and mail it to you if Avon has that product available as a sample.

Thanks for reading and good luck to all the participants.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Savings for this week April 25th to May 1st 2010

 This week I got a few freebies on my mailbox.  I got a sample of Purex 3 in 1, got two rebates I had submitted at the end of March ($5 from SC Johnson and $5 from Band Aid for Princess and the Frog), got my Flipbook from Snapfish which turned out great, got my 3 Mother's Day Cards from Shutterfly which also turned out great, I got a Wink Photostrip from Shutterfly which I am turning into a bookmark by laminating it, I tried the Pretzel M&M's last night and were Awesome!!. . . .  It was an exciting week at our mailbox to say the least.
I also had a good spending week.  I stayed below budget which is awesome.  I never kept a budget before.  My husband and I both worked and made enough that we didn't worry about it too much before.  Once our son was born, I resigned so I could stay home with him and so our home income was downsized by 50% which meant we HAD to stick to a budget so I have learned over the last year and a half to stay in it.  Now I want to stay below it so this is the first week I was able to stay well below it!!  Woohoo!!
So here are my shopping trips for the week:

• Target:  Thanks always goes to Totally Target for all the awesome deals she posts on her site.  They help out A LOT!!  If you have not checked out her site, please do.  You will be so glad you did.  Rafi will be Potty Training soon so I got plenty of Pampers Easy Ups and earned a $5 Gift Card, I also got Vitamin Water for 0.50 cents a bottle using a B1G1 coupon, I got Tropicana OJ for $1.99 using a $1 off coupon, some sweet potato fries from Alexia for $1.25 each after coupon, a free pack of Carefree liners after coupon, Motrin PM for 0.99 cents after $3 off coupon (it should have been Free but the cashier gave me a hard time about using the Target $1 off coupon cause it was 1 cent over the actual price.  They are supposed to change the value of the coupon down but she said they don't do it anymore.), Palmolive Clear for 0.77 cents after coupon, and a Benadryl Stick and Visine contacts drops for 0.81 cents both after $5 off coupon on 2 products.  After coupons and savings, I spent out of pocket $21.46 and saved $37.73 including a $5 gift card I used which I earned on a previous purchase.  I could have gotten the Motrin PM for Free but the cashier gave me a hard time so I paid 0.99 cents for it.  It was still an excellent deal and we will use it.
• CVS: This week CVS had some good deals, not many but some.  I made a few trips and got two 2oz CVS SPF 30 sunscreen which earned me $5 ECB, 2 Softsoap Body Wash in Coconut (I Love anything Coconut!!) and earned $4 ECB, 1 Pampers Easy Up and earned $1 ECB, and 1 Schick Quattro refill cartridges and earned $4 ECB.  With ECB, coupons, and sales I saved a total of $35 and spent out of pocket $4.53.
• Babies R Us: Since I didn't have too many grocery items to get this week I decided to take Rafi to Babies R Us and get him some 6in Play Balls with Disney Characters in it.  They were on sale B1G1 and I had a 20% off coupon.  I saved $5.99 and spent $4.32.  
• BJ's: We have a BJ's membership and I go there to get paper products and Meat.  I can get meat once a month or so and separate it with a vacuum sealer and saved it in the freezer.  It works great and I always get excellent cuts of meat.  This week I spent $23.94 and saved $2 from a coupon. 
• Publix: I have some $5 off a $20 purchase from Save a Lot I got thru my entertainment book so I am super excited that I get to use them at Publix.  I got a few Free reusable bags at Publix when I bought light bulbs and used both a Manufacturer and a Publix coupon.  I paid $1.99 for a pack of 2 Energy Saving light bulbs.  I was happy!!  I got 3 packages and got 3 free bags.  I love Publix reusable bags.  Another great deal I got was on the Angus Beef Franks from Oscar Mayer.  I used a $1 manufacturer and a $1 Publix coupon and got each package for 0.99 cents.  The last awesome deal I got was on Friday when I got two DiGiorno Pizza and Breadsticks packs for $2 each after a 2/$10 sale and a $3 off coupon.  It was a good week.  I saved a total of $37.43 and spent $21.75.  Thank you I Heart Publix.
• Walgreens: I made a few trips to Walgreens as well.  I got a Schick Quattro Razor and earned $3 RR, 2 Stayfree packages and earned $3 RR for each, 2 packets of Plackers flossers and earned $2 RR for each, Shaving Cream and earned $3 RR, Sudafed and Tylenol and earned $5 RR.  I got some Crunch bars, a Sweet Tarts roll, and a Baby Ruth as filler items (yum!!).  After coupons, sales, and RR, I spent $7.99 and saved a total of $48.59. 

I am looking forward to an awesome May!!

Happy Savings!!