Operation for 99 cents!

I have been wanting to get this game and now I can't pass it up!  When you printed your Strawberry Shortcake coupons, did you happen to grab the $5 off Operation game?  If so, you can get it for only 99 cents right now at Toys R Us!  The game is on sale for $8.99 with a $3.00 mail in rebate, making it $5.99.  Use your $5 off coupon that was here and you will get it for 99 cents!

The deal gets even better if you spend $20 on Hasboro games you will get a $5 Gift Card!

A Room with a View

If you look past the parking lot it actually was a nice view of the snow capped mountains.

This is the room where I spent my last three days and why I haven't been able to blog.  This is hospital room 5207.  And I am so glad to be out of there.

My little girl has MRSA with complications and a severe allergic reaction to the anitbiotics and creams she has been on.  We are home now and I am going to bed.  I haven't had more than 3 hours of sleep a night for the past three nights.  But we are so glad to be home.  She is in much better spirits just being out of there.  And I am so happy not to hear her say she is scared and wants to go home any more.  We are home and she is safe and not scared.  And that makes us happy.

Free Kids Events Saturday

On Saturday, March 27th, from 10am to 1pm, head over to Michaels for their Free Family Event to make this cute little spring project.

Then stop by Kmart for their Littlest Petshop Scavenger Hunt from 1pm to 3pm.  Looks like they'll have their Littlest Petshop toys on sale buy 2 get 1 free.  Those little bunnies would be so cute in an Easter Basket!

Lowes also has a fun little craft for kids to make, a kaleidoscope!  You need to sign up for this one and spaces are limited.  Go here to sign up.  This project is only on Saturday at 10am.

Also, from 12-2 pm your kids can do an Easter egg hunt at Toys R Us.

Can I just say how sad I am to be missing out on these???

Freebies in My Mail Today...

Sam's Club was so nice to me today!  I got my sample of Pampers diapers and was so excited to see that they were very generous and had sent me a total of 9 diapers, 3 of each sizes 3, 4 and 5. I love Pampers diapers, my little girl still wears them to bed at night, so these will be so great!

I also got this sample of Olay Total Effects from Walmart's samples.  It's actually a pretty good size one, 2 fl oz, not bad for a sample!  But I was hoping for coupons with my samples and there weren't any.  Oh well, I will never complain about something FREE!

FREE 12 month subscription to Ski Magazine

If you like to ski, check out this freebie from Mercury Magazines.  Right now they are offering a free 12 month subscription to Ski Magazine.  I order through them all the time and I've never had to enter a credit card number or recieved a bill, but I always get my magazines.  Check out my Freebies in My Mail!  Right now I'm getting Marie Claire, Parents, and Family Fun magazines, and my husband gets Field and Stream, all for free!

Step 2 One Day Sale Wednesday 3/24

Tomorrow, March 24th use this coupon to get 20% off all Step 2 playhouses and sandboxes at Toys R Us.  We have both of those pictured and my kids love them!  Especially the doorbell on the little house, the kids love that.  It holds about 3-4 kids ages 5 and under at a time.

Free Cone Day at Ben and Jerry's

Today only, Tuesday March 23, you can get a FREE ice cream cone at Ben and Jerry's!  Yum!  My favorite flavor is Half Baked, what's yours?

(Thanks Janiel!)

Argus Bean Sprout Carabiner Camera - 2 Pack

Woot!'s deal of the day are these cute little carabiner cameras, 2 for only $4.99 plus $5 shipping.  The picture quality isn't getting great reviews, but I'm thinking how fun these would be to stuff in an Easter Basket!

Girl Gourmet $14.99 and Refills $4.99

Right now you can get Girl Gourmet playsets like the Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker, (my favorite!), candy jewel oven, or girl gourmet cake bakery for only $14.99 at Amazon.  The refills are only $4.99. 

Cheap Strawberry Shortcake Toys Tuesday March 23!

While you're at Toys R Us picking up Toy Story and Toy Story 2, stock up on cheap Strawberry Shortcake dolls and playsets!  Tomorrow only they will be on sale Buy 2 Get 1 Free.  Combine that with the $5 off a $20 purchase coupon to score a pretty sweet deal!  I loved Strawberry Shortcake as a kid!

Freebies in My Mail Today...

Today's mail brought me a free $10 gift card to Chilis!  Yay!  I did a short survey about grocery stores in my area about a month ago, the survey took me about 15 minutes, and now I have my gift card!  So excited to use this for a cheap date night!

FREE Monopoly Card Game

Bargain Divas has a great deal posted on how to get Monopoly Card Game for FREE at Smith's Marketplace.  Right now they have it on sale for $2.99.  Print your $5 Off coupon to make it absolutely free for you!

(Thanks Bargain Divas!)

Free Olay Quentch Body Lotion after Rebate

Are you loving all these Olay rebates lately?  I am!

The latest is that you can buy the new Olay Quentch Body Lotion and send in for a FULL REFUND of the purchase price.  Print the rebate form here.

(Thanks Common Sense With Money!)

Princess and the Frog Party

Today we had a little Princess and the Frog party!  We had so much fun!  There were 8 kids, ages 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 9, 10, 11.  Good mix, right?  And they all loved it!  We started with gummy frogs, my little boy liked the colored ones so we got both, and laffy taffy.

Then we got graham crackers, chocolate frosting, and pretzel sticks.  The kids each used these to make their own boats for when the Tiana and Prince Naveen were frogs and rowing to see Mama Ju Ju.

I loved Sydney's version.  She captured it perfectly with her one little frog rowing and the other hanging out in the back, taking it easy.  I loved it!

This is my little boy's version, the more treats the better!

Then we used the laffy taffy to make lilly pads for our little frogs.

After that we got pudding cups and let our frogs play in the mud.

Then we made slime, oops!  I mean mucus!

We ended our little party by watching the movie, of course!  We had so much fun!

How did you celebrate the release of Princess and the Frog?

Green Bee Produce

It's Saturday morning, and that means produce, and lots of it!  :)  I love Saturdays!

This week I took reader Becky's advice and tried out Green Bee Produce.  I have heard so many good things about it!  I loved that there wasn't a specific time I had to go to the website and hope to get my order in before they ran out, there was just a cut off date and time to place an order, and I loved that I could drive right up and pick up my box without waiting in any lines.  I didn't even have to get my kids out of the car!  Here's what I got today: a 5 lb bag of potatoes, a melon, avacados, two big things of Romain, celery, tomatoes, bananas, apples and artichokes.  That box cost $18.50.

I also bought the Fiesta Fresh Salsa Box for $7.50.  Here's what I got: tortillas, cilantro, onion, garlic, jalapenos, limes, tomatoes and a recipe for their salsa.

I really liked my Green Bee experience.  Ordering and picking up was so easy.  I still like Bountiful Baskets too, because I felt like I got more for my money.  I recommend checking them both out for yourself so you can decide which you like best!