"If it's free, it's for me!"

I had a friend in college who was always in the know when something free was being given away anywhere on the Penn State campus. Free Ice Cream Day at Ben & Jerry's. Free movie day at the theater. Free samples of laundry detergent. Free t-shirts. You name it, Jerry knew where to get it. Thankfully, he was always willing to share the good news with his friends and I frequently joined him on excursions to claim our freebies. One of his favorite saying was, "If it's free, it's for me!" I can distinctively remember him taunting this battle cry on the ride home from one very successful day of dumpster diving for new furniture for his apartment. While I no longer find myself running around town in Jerry's station wagon in search of overflowing dumpsters, I do still love freebies.



A few months ago my sister turned my attention to a website that offers new freebies every day. She shared with me a few of her great offers and instantly I was hooked. I click on this site daily. Most offers take 4-6 weeks to arrive in the mail and recently my mailbox has become a daily treasure box.

Look what I got today!

Magic eraser, 2 samples of Fiber One Cereal. Downy Coupon, and Cottonelle Fresh Wipes. All in one day!

I wanted to share this great site with my friends. Now don't be a hog and take all the good stuff. Save some for me!

Here is the link.

http://www.shop4freebies.com/index.html

I recommend setting up a free gmail or yahoo email account to use on these sites because you will get some spam when you register your info. Most of the companies involved are very reputable. (i.e. Wal-Mart, Proctor and Gamble) I am not afraid to give out my address.

I am so excited to go to my mailbox each day and get cool stuff instead of just junk mail and bills. I am currently waiting on a Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie, Jelly Beans, a Correction Pen and some new Healthy Cat Food for my kitties.

Freebies aren't just for me anymore.

Good Luck! Let me know what you get.

PS- Does anyone know what ever happen to Jerry?????

Silly Bolt Fan

Our local high school football team had their first home game of the season last night. It was a beautiful night for a game so our whole family decided we would go and support our team. When you live in a small town like ours, the place to be seen on friday nights is the football field. I love living in a small town. Marley and Ella have terrific school spirit and got all dressed up for the occasion. This included using our favorite body crayons. Marley is a pro at using the crayons and making the school emblem. She offered to do Ella's face. What a great job! Ella was busting to show it off to us. We all waited patiently as Marley finished her face in the bathroom.

Marley was so proud to show us this!

Of course, she did the entire work of art while looking at herself in the mirror! Everything is backwards. The funny thing is we had a little trouble convincing her it was backwards because everytime she looked at it (in the mirror) it was right to her. I thought for a minute that it would be fun to let her go to the game like this. I was wondering how many people would even notice that it was wrong. But decided it would be better to wash it off and start over. Didn't want people staring at her trying to figure it out.

Here is my artwork on her face. Now convinced that her letters were indeed backwards, she agreed that this was better.

And we were ready to go. We walked to the field and arrived half way threw the first quarter. The Bolts were kicking some major butt. They had already scored two touchdowns. Found my Dad, nephew and brother-in-law sitting in the stands right next to my gal pal, Lori. Ella got a free fan football that was thrown out after another of many more touchdowns. Thanks to Uncle Mark for catching it. The girls sat in front of the cheerleaders and cheered along. Lori and I chatted while watching her son on the field. The Bolts won the game! How could we loose with fans like this?

Living in UPPERCASE

I have long admired the elegance of the products in the Upper Case Living catalog. I have awed at the decorations some of my friends have purchased for their homes. When I received an invitation from my aunt a few weeks ago, I was eager to attend my first Upper Case Living home party.
It was a "Make-N-Take" party. Here is the wine bottle I made and brought home with me the night of the party. I LOVE it! My aunt had a fantastic turn out. It was so much fun crafting with her friends. The wine and snacks she served where really great too. Everyone got into the spirit. I had already decided before I left home that I was going to buy something for my kitchen that we just finished painting. I studied the catalog carefully and decided on this.....
My order was just delivered and I couldn't wait to get it on the wall.
Ray helped me hang it on Labor Day.
A closer look.
I was pretty nervous about getting it on. So worried I would ruin it. Thought for sure I would get it off center. The sales consultants kept promising that it was easy. And it really was. I highly recommend this product to anyone. I am just thrilled with mine. I love to see this kind of stuff. I think it adds so much to the room. Ray liked it too...which is saying a lot!
I know I will be getting some more.