$55 Savings book from Nabisco

Nabisco is offering a $55 savings booklet click here....While Supplies Last!

More Back to School Savings

Staples is offering a $10 gift card when you purchase $50.

Back To School

Every Summer WalMart seems to bring out some awesome Back-to-School deals on school supplies. This year is no exception! Today at WalMart we found...Single Subject notebooks for $.15 each, Crayons for $.88 each, 22 Pk. Pens for $1.44, Elmer's Glue for $.88 each, Han Sanitizer $.92 each and many more great deals!!

Bic Coupons

Staples has some great deals as well...they change weekly.
Mechanical pencils for $.25, Pencil Case $.25, Elmer's Glue $.25, Index Cards $.25, Plus others and Click here for a Printable $5/$30 coupon!

Happy Shopping!!

SwagBucks

NEW SwagBucks Widget!!
Check it out on the Right!!!

I can not talk enough about SwagBucks! I have earned already with SwagBucks and redeemed for prizes!! Great to do a little Christmas Shopping...It's not too early to think about FREE gift giving!

Free Ashley Tinsdale Gift Pack

Sign-up to receive a Free Ashley Tisdale Gift Pack that even includes a copy of her new release CD!

Swag Bucks

I don't think I have shared much with you about Swag Bucks.....But I love Swag Bucks!!! In fact I just redeemed some of my "bucks" for paypal CASH!!! All you do is sign-up, use their toolbar when you search...and win Swag Bucks, IT IS THAT EASY!! Paypal isn't the only thing you can use your bucks for. There are many prizes. Click on the banner to check it out!

Free Portait Package at Picture People!

Check it out....Picture People is offering a free package that includes one 8X10, two 5X7's, and eight wallet sized

Picture People Portrait offer

Calling all Readers...

Good Morning. For those of you who do not already know this, I am a Girl Scout leader in PA. My family is highly involved with girl scouts. I am asking for yo to take a moment...actually it took me 4 minutes to complete...and help me out. This upcoming April is the 100th Anniversary of Girl Scouting! We are trying to get Congress to pass the Coin Act in September 2009 that would have a release of a Girl Scouts 100th year Commemorative Coin! Would you please help? We have only received the support of half of the Government members we need.

If you will help, please go here to sign the petition. It really only takes 4 minutes to complete!

Wordless Wednesday

between storms yesterday!

Need a Little Extra Vacation cash??

It's time to clean out your jewlery boxes for a little extra Vaction Cash!
Get Cash for your unwanted or broken jewelry! Order your Free Refiners Kit today! Click Here

Wordless Wednesday

Free American Flag

*You only pay the shipping costs.
This American flag measures a full 2 feet by 3 feet and is appropriate for all settings. Our poly American flags feature five rows of stitching and two metal grommets for easy display. The stars and stripes are printed in vivid red, white and blue colors and this flag will fly well even in a gentle breeze.

AS SEEN IN WOMAN’S WORLD AND ON TV, WE ARE GIVING THESE FLAGS AWAY FREE IN HONOR OF FLAG DAY! LIMIT 3 PER CUSTOMER. OFFER EXPIRES ON MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009. PLEASE ALLOW 3-4 WEEKS FOR SHIPPING.

Free American Flag Click Here.

Special Savings

Special Savings code for my readers! At check out use code DAD98 to save $5 off your order plus Free Shipping on orders of $50 or more. Father's Day is June 21st. Don't forget graduation gifts and summer wedding gifts...order all at once to save on shipping!

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Sorry....Summer Free Samples

First...sorry for the lack of deals lately. Work has really picked up over the last few weeks...and just as quick as it came, it will leave...so, I have been working several 12 hour days a week and by the time I am home, dinner is over, baths....it's bed time.
But...I do have a Summer Sample for you to try...


Enjoy!

Wordless Wednesday

I wish I was here...

Strawberry Love

It is one of my favorite times of the year....I always anticipate the end of May. There are many reasons why....but the Number 1 is Strawberry Season. Nothing beats local strawberries. I would like to share a few recipes with you!

Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes

1 3/4 c All-purpose Flour
1 t Baking Soda
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
2 x Egg whites
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
1/2 t Almond or vanilla extract
10 oz Pkg frzn sweet Strawberries *

* or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries mixed with 3 T sugar

Mix together flour, baking soda, sugar and nuts in a bowl.

In another bowl, beat together eggs, flavoring and oil until well
blended. Add strawberries and beat at slow speed of mixer until
berries are partially broken. Beat in flour mixture slowly until
smooth, but pieces of berries are still visible.

Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling to half.

Bake at 350 deg F for 30 minutes, or until they test done.

Or, bake in greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan for at 350 deg F for
1 hour, or until done.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Fresh Strawberry Pie

1 ea Baked 9-inch Pie Shell
1 1/4 c Sugar
1 T Cornstarch
3 T Lemon Juice
3 oz (1 Pk) Strawberry Gelatin
1 qt Fresh Strawberries
1 1/2 c Water

Clean and hull strawberries.

In medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; add water and
lemon juice. Over high heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook
and stir until slightly thickened and clear, 4 to 5 minutes.

Add gelatin, stir until dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
Stir in strawberries; turn into prepared pastry shell.

Chill 4 to 6 hours or until set.

Serve with whipped cream if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

Strawberry Trifle Recipe
Ingredients:

3 1/4 ounce package vanilla pudding (not instant)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons cream sherry
8 ounces orange or pound cake
1 cup strawberry jam
2 cups fresh strawberries (mashed)
8 ounces whipping cream, whipped and sweetened


Instructions:

Cook pudding with milk and 1/3 cup sherry. Set aside. Break the cake into bite-size pieces. Spread the bottom of the bowl with 1/2 of the cake. Cover the cake with 1 tablespoon cream sherry, 1/2 of the fruit, and 1/2 of the jam.

Make another layer with the remaining cake and cover with another tablespoon of the cream sherry, fruit, and jam.

Spread with warm pudding. Let set 4 hours.

Cover with whipped cream.

Serves 12


Strawberry Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
1 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
10-ounce bag romaine lettuce, roughly torn
1 cup sliced strawberries
2 tablespoons toasted silvered almonds


Combine the sugar, mayonnaise, milk, poppy seeds and vinegar in a small bowl and whisk well.

Place lettuce in a large bowl. Add the strawberries and almonds and toss lightly. Divide among individual serving plates and drizzle each with about 1 tablespoon dressing.

Makes six servings


Strawberry Shortcake

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
2 c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
1 c. milk (hot)

Cream eggs and sugar together until light and creamy. Add dry ingredients to mixture. Add hot milk last. Bake at 375 degrees for about 35 minutes.
Top with Sliced and Pureed strawberries and whipped cream...Enjoy!

I also like to make Freezer Jam.
Please share your favorite recipes!

Coupon Resources

Here is a run down of all the coupon resources I have come up with! Sometimes, you need to download a free toolbar, or sign-up for newslwtters...but it is well worth it!
Get a free coupon toolbar and have access to free online coupons, get alerts on deals and sales, and more. Click Here


**SmartSource printables
**Redplum printables
**WOW coupons printables and codes
**Enjoy Printables
**Steals and Deals
**The Coupon Loop


**Also, visit the website of your favorite product. A lot of times they have a promotions section and you can find coupons and other offers.
**You can always view and print coupons with the Coupons.com widget on the right side of my blog.
**Sunday Newspapers.
Happy Couponing

Awesome Deal

What an incredible deal I came across last night...and the store clerk tells me the price is going to stay the same until Monday. For all you Pepsi lover's out there. Walmart has 12 pack cans marked down from $4.84 a pack to $1.80 a pack. No...your eyes are not deceving you.....$1.80 a 12 pack, all Pepsi Co. flavors. Now for even sweeter deals....do you still have the B2G1 printout Q's that were floating around?? You may be able to still find them at www.refresheverything.com OR Did you receive the Diet Mountain Dew offer from VocalPoint?? If you did, and still have those Q's, well your Diet Mountain Dew 12 packs will be....$.30 a 12 pack!

I do not know if this price is at all Wal-Mart's....but it is at mine!

Freebies

4 Bags of Coffee for $4.95 + Free Shipping. Click Here
Free samples of Johnson's Extra Care Healing Lotion and Body Wash! Click Here
25 FREE Music Downloads from eMusic. Click Here
Try two pounds of our exceptional coffee and receive a 12 Cup Brushed Stainless Steel Programmable Coffeemaker, Gevalia Travel Mug & Stainless Steel Coffee Scoop as a special gift, all for only $29.95 plus $5.95 shipping and handling. Click Here
Get your Free Samples. Updated with a complete new list of Free Stuff every 24 hours. Get yours Now! Click Here
Start your free weight-loss program today Click Here

Wordless Wednesday

Mailbox Monday

In my mailbox this week....

Here is the run down of what I received this week in the mail. Not everything is pictured above.
*$10 Rebate check from JCPenny Family Fun Rewards program.
*Crest Pro Health toothpaste sample
*Better Than Ears Sample
*Dunkin Donuts Coffee Sample you can get here.
*Taste of Home Magazine and Ladies Home Journal Magazine from SheSpeaks. Check it out here.
*Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats bogo coupon, free sample, and other coupons from VocalPoint. Check it out here.
*Kashi Waffles free box coupon plus other coupons from VocalPoint.
*Birds & Blooms Magazine
*Nescafe Taster's Choice sample pack and coupons.

What was in your mailbox this week?

Home Grown

One of my favorite things in the summer is to enjoy a big bowl of fresh berries..berries on my ice cream...and berries in my cereal...especially Blueberries. The only down fall is that fresh berries are expensive. If you bought them at the grocery store, you really aren't sure where they came from or what has been sprayed on them. So, I grow my own! I stumbled on this great deal for blueberry plants!
Little Giant Blueberry plants that produce up to 4 pints per day. Buy two plants for $10, get one FREE. Click Here
Enjoy!

Free Movies this Summer

Regal Cinema has done it again. They are offering a summer full of free movies. The movies are rated G and PG. Visit Regal here and select your state to see what is showing in your area!

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Giveaways Galore

This week's giveaways galore:
John Deere Mom is giving away a remote control John Deere Toy here.
Leigh Designz with Spa Time Baby have a giveaway here.
Pitter Patter Botique is having a giveaway...you pick the prize! here.
Two of a Kind Working on a Full House and Miracle Blanket have a giveaway here and a Diaper Bag giveaway here with Spunky Monkey.
Confessions of a Stay at Home mom and Nature Babyz have a giveaway here.
Sherbet Blossoms has a giveaway for a Pandora Bracelet here.

3 Kids and Us is giving away a Graco PlayYard here.
Mom Start is giving away a Motorola GPS here.
Focus Organic is giving away a Ball Home Canning kit here.and a sleek, stylish, economical "cargo" bike here.
The Army Wife is giving away a baby feeding set Visit here.
Mrs. Mom CEO is giving away a Target Gift Card here.

While on the topic of giveaways....I am so excited to share with you the giveaway I won!!! I won a gift set from DiaperBling. When it arrived...I was amazed at how adorable the diapers are. They are cute in the pictures...but even cuter when you take it out of the box! Check it out. Diaper Bling makes a great baby shower gift...you will be the one with the gift that everyone talks about! Thank You Diaper Bling!

New Offers

This next one is one of those "cash offers" that I had previously posted about here. I received $500 gift card for Kmart! They are for real.

I'm still here

No...for those of you wondering, I did not drop off the face of the planet. I have been working a lot this week and I have finally found a hobby that doesn't cost me money and that I love....Digital Scrapbooking! You can see my first page that I created under my happy birthday Lucas post.

Happy Birthday Lucas

Wow. I can't hardly believe it...Lucas is 3. It seems like yesterday we were bringing you home from the hospital. Happy Birthday to my baby boy!

Awesome Deal

I'm back from a great weekend of REST!
WOW......what and incredible week so far! I just returned from Walmart, and I only spent $.44! For my 44 cents, I purchased 4 boxes of Glucerna Cereal, a bag of salad mix, and a pack of strawberries. How, visit glucerna.com and print out their $5 off one box coupons. The cereal was $3.94 a box, so there was overage to purchase the fruit & veggies.

Plus, in my mailbox yesterday lay.....a $25 gift card from MyPoints.com (if yo uwould like to join, please send me your email address and I will send you an invite. A $15 FTD.com gift card from MyPoints.com. Home Made Simple coupon savings book valued at $30! The plants I ordered form Spring Hill Nursery that were free. Plus my May copy of ALLYOU magazine...This month there is an insert with the opportunity for you to receive a rebate of coupons by mail. Subscribe...All You (2-year)


Don't forget to enter my Giveaway here.

Turn Off the Computer

I will be un-plugged until Monday morning! The box thing connected to my wall will not be turned on. My family and I are headed for a mini vacation this weekend. I can't wait especially since the sun is shinning and it is going to warm up!! Enjoy your weekend, I know I will enjoy mine!

Freebies

Gevalia is offering a Free Coffee Maker! Click on the button for more info!

Fisher Price is giving a Free DVD here.
Free Shower Caddy when you sign-up with the Scrubbing Bubbles Community here.
Free Reynold's Wrap with mail in Rebate here.
Mr. Clean Magic Earser Free here. I love this product!!!
Free Rachel Ray Nutrish Dog Food here.
Crest Pro-Health sample here.
EasyBakeware.com - FREE Item of the Month! Click Here
100% Free Magazines!
No Credit card required. No Shipping Costs.
100's of magazines to choose from, All 100% Free!!! Click Here
Diabetics on Medicare: We Connect You to Care and Savings - ClickOnHealth Click Here
Free Discount Prescription here.
Get a free sample (non-medicated) and $7 coupon for Nicoderm CQ with SmartControl Click Here
MyHealthyInfo.com - Health Information, Huge Discounts and Free Samples! Click Here
Sign up to receive great deals and tips on well known skin care products, and print a $2 coupon Click Here
Get your Free Samples. Updated with a complete new list of Free Stuff every 24 hours. Get yours Now! Click Here
Please Enjoy!

Weightless Wednesdays

I have been doing a little bit of research to help myself with my wieghtloss battle.
**3500 calories = 1lb. of weight. So, In theory if you eat or burn with exercise 3500 calories a week, you will loose 1lb. of weight a week....IN THEORY.
**Drink Water. Are you a water-holic? I am, or are you a soda-holic? If you are a soda-holic, consider switching one 12oz. soda a day for a bottle of water. One 12oz. soda contains 10 teaspoons of sugar. Water has no sugar. In one years time, that would cut 3,650 teaspoons of sugar from your diet! For a little number crunching.....3,650 teaspoons of sugar is equal to 59,495 calories which is equal to 17lbs. By swapping one soda a day for water, you would loose 17 lbs. a year!
**Remeber to take baby steps. You did not gain the weight over night, you will not loose it over night either.
**Consider joining Free Online Diet Plan at SparkPeople.com
I am a member there and it offers me all the tools I need to succed.

Ready to lose weight feel great & look your best? Click Here

First 10,000

Were you one of the first 10,000 to respond to Right @ Home offer this Tuesday? View my post here.

Fresh-up Lip Treatment~Free Sample

Fresh-Up Lip treatment is offering a free sample!

Thanks MoneySavingMom for sharing this one!

Free BJ's Membership

BJ's Wholesale Club is offering a Free 60-Day membership for new members!

Giveaway~Emergen-C Kidz + $10 in savings

I am hosting my very first giveaway! What I have to offer is an Emergen-C Kidz pack! One lucky winner will receive 9 packets of Emergen-C Kidz Complete Multi-Vitamin plus $10 in coupons! (all entries must be received by 11:59 pm est April 30th, 2009) Emergen-C was created with the help of kids across the nation. It includes a complete formula of 24 essential nutrients. Then they added a dash of pizzazz with unique, kid approved flavors. The flavors are Strawberry Blast, Orange Pineapple Explosion and Cherry Yumberry! You will receive entry for doing any of the following....
1. Visit www.emergenc.com then come back here and leave a comment stating what you like best about Emergen-C Kids. (1 entry)
2. Post about my Giveaway. (3 entries)
3. Subscribe to One Thrifty Chick. (1 entry)
4. Follow One Thrifty Chick. (i entry)
5. Refer a friend to One Thrifty Chick. That friend must leave a comment with your name in it. (2 entries, once per day)
**Make sure you leave a comment letting me know what you did!

I will notify the winner on May 1st 2009!
Good Luck!

Giveaways Galore

Dore's Diaries is celebrating her 1 year blogaversary. Happy Anniversary! She is offering 29 prizes! Enter here.
MarieLynn Boutique is giving away Diaper Bling. This is adorable!!! Enter Here.
Mommy23Monkeys is giving away a Bissell Little Green Machine! Enter here.
Frugal Plus is giving away a 2 year subscription to All You Magazine. I love this magazine. Enter here.
Life Starring Ellie and Eve is giving away a Hoover Floormate Spin Scrub. Enter Here.
3 P's In a Pod is giving away a Diaper Cake. Enter Here.
The above are a few highlights and some that I entered. Click on MomDot button for over 100 giveaways!

Free Blog Design

In an effort to spruce up my blog a little, I came across Shabby Blogs.com. They offer free downloads for your use on your blog! Check it out!

Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Online Offer Update

It came!!!! The FedEx truck pulled in my driveway and had a special delivery for me.....my $500 Kmart gift card! When starting your online offer please visit Carrie @ MoneySavingMethods(her button is on the right) she has taken the time to post about every detail to completing this type of offer. The best recommendation I can give you is to make a spreadsheet for each offer you start and follow through. You will need to put a little bit of time into this...but the payoff is worth it!

Tuesday Giveawy

I know it isn't Tuesday but....the firt 10,000 people to respond to this offer will get a free 3oz. sample. Check it out!