Free food galore!!

Eric's 30th birthday is Saturday!!!! :) And awhile back, (probably in January) I saw a lot of blogs talking about sign up for birthday clubs and you get free things. I did that, for Eric and I, and forgot about it. This week my email has been bombarded. I've already printed my free Cold Stone Creamery ice cream coupon for him, a free dessert from Fazolis, among others. The great thing is they give you up to and over a week to use them, so we're using them all week! Then, Cara's kick in the next Saturday!! Talk about a fun, (unhealthy), few free treats!! If you'd like an 'invitation' to the Cold Stone Creamery one, send me an email or leave a comment with your email address and I'll send it to you! The great thing (as a mom) is you can register your whole family. So I have one sign in for all 4 of us. Yea! :)

$5 to ebates and JCPenney GREAT DEAL!

So have you checked your junk mail lately?? I do every day. And one day this past week was a coupon for $10 off $10 at JCPenney!! You can use it in store (which I plan to do this week) and there is a code to use on jcp.com, which I also plan to do (and hope you do too: GR8DAD). In their ad this week were polos for men all different solid colors for $9.99!! Great deal if you ask me, Father's Day anyone?? :) Want to get cash back on that free $10 you spend? How you ask? That's where Ebates.com comes in. Go there, sign up, choose JCPenney as your store, shop, and you get 4% cash back!! You're not going to become rich, but you might as well get cash back on ALL of your online shopping. Plus, if you are signing up for the first time, you get a free $5 credit just for signing up!!!

What makes the deal even sweeter if you are a blogger? If you put your own referral link up, you get $5 for every referral, and right now they are offering a promotion, that you get $30 if you get 3 friends to sign up!! So don't keep this great deal to yourself!!

I have used a few different online shopping cash back companies over the past 5 months (see my list to the left). I LOVE them. I got my pet meds WAY cheaper than at my vet, with free shipping, and earned $8 cash back while doing it! Just an idea to save some great cash.

Oh, and if you've signed up in the past (Trayce, Kate, etc) and haven't received your $5 bonus, it's because you have to make your first purchase to get it. JC Penney sounds like a plan!

Free e-book dowload.

I haven't read this, but did dowload it. I'm not trying to turn my daughter into Suzie Homemaker, but man, it would be nice to know a little more :) So I plan to read through this and see how good it is :) Thanks MoneySavingMom!

I just needed this tonight.

I love her blog, and this most recent post was very good!

A La MckMama

So I've been channeling our favorite friend MckMama lately. Her daughter, Small Fry, is so cute with 4 ponytails, so I gave it a try on Cara's hair last week. She sat still....but I'm not a very good/straight parter.

And, I've been wanting variety in our lunches lately, so I made some couscous and added some green onion, cilantro, sun dried tomatoes, walnuts, and whatever else I found in my pantry :). It was tasty.

Micah playing with it, anything on that tray, he thinks is a toy!

And Cara eating her couscous. Now, she likes to smile at the camera instead of running away from it, saying "No take my picture!!" However, it's a very silly smile!

The Wood Family

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Congrats guys, we can't wait to meet her. Thanks Shannon for getting me a family photo!! :)

And the big reveal.....

Well, I thought Micah and Cara could do it best. See below posts... :)

I have been promised pictures tonight, but I won't hold them to it :). Our great friends Justin and Ashley Wood are ecstatic (that's a fancy word for YEAAA!!!!!) to announce the birth of their daughter.......Avery Kate Wood. Born Saturday, 5/30/2009 at 11:56 am. She was 5 pounds 12 ounces and 18 inches long. Pure Joy. This is a God sent answer to prayers!!

I have lots of other posts brewing now that all my pictures are off my camera, but this has consumed my thoughts and prayers for 3 days now!!

Cara's Happy Too!

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Ashley--this is for you! :) This is what Cara did when I told her Sparky had a little baby sister, hahaha.

Yea for Avery Kate

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Micah can clap now.....it's just happened the past couple days, and what a great time to learn!!

Sweet Jesus, God is SOO good!

We have a baby!! :) I don't have an official picture yet, but one is forth coming. I am again waiting until I get the ok for all the info, but I got an affirmative that our prayers have been answered! Our friends have adopted a sweet 5 pound 12 ounce baby girl. I SOOO wish I could be up near Dallas when they get home to a houseful (I'm sure) of all their family and friends. We have plans to visit in 3 weeks, and it CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. Oh goodness gracious, my heart is so happy right now. And my 2 littles are sleeping!! :) No one to cuddle and praise Jesus with right now.

Have I mentioned how good the room switching has gone. It's like they sleep BETTER together! Ok, last night M was up for an hour on and off, but Cara was really good about it, just laid there. Slept through the first 30 minutes or so. Here are some pictures of the play room and their combined room:

That chest is a Lane chest my grandparents got at a garage sale. Currently it houses all the dress up clothes. This nook also has the easle/chalk board and bookshelf/puzzle holder :). Oh, and the mirror Cara CANNOT.TAKE.HER.EYES.OFF.OF! :)

This is the big window to the front of the house, the shot from the door you walk into the room. I know, vacuumed and clean...just for the pictures ;)

This is the right corner. The bookshelf Eric built last summer, the kitchen, and some of the big toys. Those bins are organized...for now :)

Onto the bedroom. Here's Micah's half. Yes, the room has green and pink curtains. They were my first sewing project in this house, and they have blackout fabric on the back. Pain to change. But probably will in a couple of years :)

Cara's side of the room. She normally has a very cute pink with brown comforter on the bed (and Micah has a matching one for when he gets in a twin that is brown and blue), but she spilled something on it, so it's in the dryer. So the bed isn't made either..and those are our 'back up' sheets :)

Jesus--Thank you for answering our prayers with a resounding YES! We are SOO happy you chose to make our friends parents. Help us to lift them up, encourage them, be their friends and resources, and just love on them in this new change in their life!! Amen!