Visit the link below for a free two-year subscription to Parents magazine. This has been posted at many of my favorite blogs and was emailed to me by a friend, so I think it is legitimate. Take a chance, if you are interested. Free is a great deal!
http://www.valuemags.com/freeoffer/Parents-BBS.asp
-Denise
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Free Movie Rentals at Redbox
If you haven't checked out Redbox rentals yet, I suggest you do it! Redbox machines are located at many grocery stores, Walmarts, and even McDonald's locations. The cost is merely $1 for a 24 hr. rental period. This is so much cheaper than rentals from Blockbuster or OnDemand service from your cable subscriber. We have paid for a few rentals, and have also gotten many free from this website.
http://www.insideredbox.com/redbox-codes/
They recently instituted a new policy where you now need to join as a member, but the membership is free. Once on the site, you can access tons of codes for free rentals. Yes, $1 is cheap, but free is even better!
Give Redbox a try. It is a great, frugal way to have family movie night.
Does anyone else have good deals on family entertainment/fun?
-Denise
http://www.insideredbox.com/redbox-codes/
They recently instituted a new policy where you now need to join as a member, but the membership is free. Once on the site, you can access tons of codes for free rentals. Yes, $1 is cheap, but free is even better!
Give Redbox a try. It is a great, frugal way to have family movie night.
Does anyone else have good deals on family entertainment/fun?
-Denise
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Helping Make A Dream Come True
I recently found out through Facebook that someone I went to high school with is asking for help to make her dream come true. We were not friends, and in fact, she probably doesn't even know who I am. Her story moves me to want to help her and her husband make their dreams come true. Maybe you can help too.
Andrea was 22 when she found out she had a rare form of bone cancer. Andrea is now cancer free, but she is now faced with infertility related to her cancer treatments. Her sister offered her eggs for IVF, but the IVF failed. After spending all the money they had on that avenue, Andrea is now trying to raise enough money to get donor eggs for another try at IVF.
She wants to be a mom! Can you help this cancer survivor?
Read her story at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=55175034223
or at http://whenyouwishuponafriend.blogspot.com/
Even $1 can help make their dream come true. Please consider helping! Contributions can be mailed to a special savings account for the couple or sent in through Paypal. Specific details are available at both of the links above.
-Denise
Andrea was 22 when she found out she had a rare form of bone cancer. Andrea is now cancer free, but she is now faced with infertility related to her cancer treatments. Her sister offered her eggs for IVF, but the IVF failed. After spending all the money they had on that avenue, Andrea is now trying to raise enough money to get donor eggs for another try at IVF.
She wants to be a mom! Can you help this cancer survivor?
Read her story at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=55175034223
or at http://whenyouwishuponafriend.blogspot.com/
Even $1 can help make their dream come true. Please consider helping! Contributions can be mailed to a special savings account for the couple or sent in through Paypal. Specific details are available at both of the links above.
-Denise
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Gerber coupons and freebies
Create a pledge to your child at http://www.gerber.com/pledge/Create.aspx and get some nice feebies!
The first 10,000 qualified entries will receive a free stainless steel Gerber Educator or Feeding spoon, and you will be able to print a high value Gerber coupon. Save up to $3.00 on any Gerber Baby Food, Graduates Foods, or Graduates for Preschoolers, but it will expire one month from the date that you print it. Many of the Graduates items are $2-3, so this gives you some free food! There is also a printable coupon to Save $5.00 on any Nestle Good Start Formula.
Creating your pledge will take a few minutes, but it can be about anything you like. You will be asked to upload 1-5 photos to create a quick slideshow. You can pledge to do anything for your child in the slideshow, and you can post it anonymously as well.
Have fun and enjoy the savings!
-Denise
The first 10,000 qualified entries will receive a free stainless steel Gerber Educator or Feeding spoon, and you will be able to print a high value Gerber coupon. Save up to $3.00 on any Gerber Baby Food, Graduates Foods, or Graduates for Preschoolers, but it will expire one month from the date that you print it. Many of the Graduates items are $2-3, so this gives you some free food! There is also a printable coupon to Save $5.00 on any Nestle Good Start Formula.
Creating your pledge will take a few minutes, but it can be about anything you like. You will be asked to upload 1-5 photos to create a quick slideshow. You can pledge to do anything for your child in the slideshow, and you can post it anonymously as well.
Have fun and enjoy the savings!
-Denise
Back To Our Routine...Thank Goodness!
From December 29-January 5, we went on vacation to Florida. The weather was warm, there was lots to do, and all this caused B. to get far off of his normal schedule. On day 5 of our seven day trip, B. finally lost it. He stopped napping, stopped sleeping for more than a few hours at night, slammed doors, used bad words he learned at school from other kids (that is a topic for a whole other post!), and ran around screaming things like,
"No!"
"Get off of me!"
"Don't touch me!"
and more lovely phrases. We tried time outs, taking toys away, and more, but nothing really helped to improve his behavior. We were more than ready to go home when we left on January 5th.
What we came to realize was that B.'s schedule was really important to him. We had taken this for granted at home. It was normal and not something we even considered, but for B. it was everything. On vacation we went from a very set routine, to days on end of lounging, free time, late dinners, and unusual activities. He just couldn't handle all the changes. Coming to this realization really helped me get over B.'s bad behavior. Understanding why he was acting like a maniac made it a little easier to deal with.
Our belief that a disturbed routine was the reason for his behavior was confirmed once we got home. B. immediately jumped right back into his sleeping, playing, napping, eating routine, and his behavior was noticeably better very quickly. It took about one week for him to really get back to his usual self, and I am happy to say that life is much better for our whole family now that this has happened.
For future vacations, I have learned a few key things.
1) Seriously consider the length of the trip in regards to the child's tolerance. Too long can lead to disaster!
2) Try to keep toddlers busy. The less free time B. had on our trip=better behavior. When he had time to do as he pleased, the doors started being slammed and the screaming ensued.
3) As much as possible, stick to meal, nap, and bedtime schedules. This normalcy can help ward off some meltdowns.
4) Remember to bring plenty of entertaining toys and activities with you and save some for later in the trip. half way through our trip, B. was tired of the toys we brought with us. He had no interest in playing with them anymore. If we had some new toys or art supplies to bring out part way through our trip, he might not have lost it as quickly.
I am sure I will think of more tips, and I will revisit this topic again in the future. We plan to travel back to Florida this summer to got to Walt Disney World for a few days. There are still moments right now that make me think I am insane for planning another trip with B., but we will make it through and plan according to some of the lessons we learned on this trip.
-Denise
"No!"
"Get off of me!"
"Don't touch me!"
and more lovely phrases. We tried time outs, taking toys away, and more, but nothing really helped to improve his behavior. We were more than ready to go home when we left on January 5th.
What we came to realize was that B.'s schedule was really important to him. We had taken this for granted at home. It was normal and not something we even considered, but for B. it was everything. On vacation we went from a very set routine, to days on end of lounging, free time, late dinners, and unusual activities. He just couldn't handle all the changes. Coming to this realization really helped me get over B.'s bad behavior. Understanding why he was acting like a maniac made it a little easier to deal with.
Our belief that a disturbed routine was the reason for his behavior was confirmed once we got home. B. immediately jumped right back into his sleeping, playing, napping, eating routine, and his behavior was noticeably better very quickly. It took about one week for him to really get back to his usual self, and I am happy to say that life is much better for our whole family now that this has happened.
For future vacations, I have learned a few key things.
1) Seriously consider the length of the trip in regards to the child's tolerance. Too long can lead to disaster!
2) Try to keep toddlers busy. The less free time B. had on our trip=better behavior. When he had time to do as he pleased, the doors started being slammed and the screaming ensued.
3) As much as possible, stick to meal, nap, and bedtime schedules. This normalcy can help ward off some meltdowns.
4) Remember to bring plenty of entertaining toys and activities with you and save some for later in the trip. half way through our trip, B. was tired of the toys we brought with us. He had no interest in playing with them anymore. If we had some new toys or art supplies to bring out part way through our trip, he might not have lost it as quickly.
I am sure I will think of more tips, and I will revisit this topic again in the future. We plan to travel back to Florida this summer to got to Walt Disney World for a few days. There are still moments right now that make me think I am insane for planning another trip with B., but we will make it through and plan according to some of the lessons we learned on this trip.
-Denise
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Pampers Points Free Points - Gifts to Grow
HAPPYHOLIDAY089
The code above should be good for 3 points. I hope it works for you!
-Denise
The code above should be good for 3 points. I hope it works for you!
-Denise
Back From Vacation
I was away in Florida for the last week and before that the holidays kept me too busy to post. Sorry! I have lots of posts coming up about our vacation, traveling with a toddler, crazy airline stories and more. Check back later in the week!
-Denise
-Denise
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