SWAGBUCKS FRIDAY !

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FREEBIE FRIDAY!! Coupons and Deals

Well this has been a good day so far.  I did MISS the $5.00 coupon for the BOUNTY.  That went fast!  But I saved, saved, saved all over the place today.

First, we received a coupon for OMAHA STEAKS (USA only) Ordered our OMAHA STEAKS for Father's Day dinner. We've got this great coupon for an order of: 

(2) 5 oz. Filet Mignons, (2) 5oz. Top Sirloins) ( 4) 4 oz. Boneless Chicken Breasts 

(4) 4oz. Omaha Burgers (4) 3 oz. Gourmet Franks (4) 5 3/4 oz. Stuffed Baked Potatoes PLUS 6 FREE Omaha Steaks Burgers! Reg. $139.00 NOW ONLY $39.99 and you can get this too by going thru SWAG BUCKS search engine and write OMAHA STEAKS and then click on the address for them.  Then type this in the URL:

http://www.OmahaSteaks.com/DNH   or you can call 1-800-811-7832 and ask for 45069PNH!  

If you are going to place this order, please send a comment to me here.  It's nice to know who is reading here!  Thanks!

Second, I placed my order for my swimsuit today at JCPenney and went through SWAGBUCKS search engine to do it.  I ordered my swimsuit and because I saved $28.00 on the order of the suit, I went ahead and spent that money on a beach cover up and 4 pair of shorts!  Wooo hooo!

Today in the mail I received a bunch of coupons I ordered from http://www.TheCouponClippers.com

and that only cost me $3.96 for coupons good through August! 

I want to share with you that I'm doing a giveaway of 87 or more coupons for a member 

selected from joining I Give U Get Give Aways and Coupons at: 

http://www.facebook.com/IGiveUGetGiveaways

She's going to do this giveaway when the membership reaches 400 LIKES.  So please LIKE the page and share the link with your friends!  I have some great coupons that I don't use because I am a brand shopper and my husband is particular about the items we use.  If you LIKED the page, please comment here!

In email today I received a response from the The National Consumer Panel that:

Hello,
Thank you for your continuing interest in the National Consumer Panel. We are very pleased to announce that your household has been selected to receive a scanner!

To ensure that we send you the proper equipment for your household, please click on the following link, or copy and paste it in your browser's address field (don't paste it into a search engine's search field):
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

(If you're not interested, please let us know why by selecting the link above. Your opinion is important to us.)
Remember: As an NCP panelist, you'll be eligible to receive great gifts and be entered into our many sweepstakes!
We look forward to your participation in this exciting program!

Sincerely,

Lynne Morrison
National Director
National Consumer Panel

In my devotional reading today I read Isaiah 49:1-13 and one thing that I'd like to share from this passage: The middle verse (Isaiah 53:6) says, “The Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all,” pointing toward Christ’s saving death. Isaiah 49:3 calls the Messiah “Israel” in order to identify the Messiah with His people. Not only is Jesus presented as humble in verse 5, but He is presented as Savior to the both Jews and the Gentiles.  If you're a Christian or Jew you have much to look forward to!  If you'd like to know how to accept the Lord as your Savior just write to me and I will share that with you.

Burger Contest ... I hope I win!

I entered the Burger Contest that was held by the LA Times.  This ran over the Memorial Day weekend.  Contestants were asked to write up their recipe for their favorite burger and to provide a picture of it.  I made my LOW-CARB GORGONZOLA AVOCADO BURGER WRAP-UPS.    Since the recipe is "out there" now and if it is one of the winners it will be printed in the Food Section of the Times, I'm going to give you the recipe.

LOW-CARB GORGONZOLA AVOCADO BURGER WRAP-UPS.

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. Jennie-O ground turkey
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup Progresso Italian Breadcrumbs
1 clove of garlic
1/4 cup egg beaters
1/8 cup thinly chopped baby carrots
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 tsp Emeril's Original Essence
1/4 cup shredded Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (or fresh parmesean cheese)

4 pieces of Jennie-O turkey bacon
1 med. avocado
4 large leaves of romaine lettuce
4 slices of gorgonzola cheese

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Combine the above first 9 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2.  Separate the mixture into 4 equal portions and place on grill.
    Grill to your desire!

3.  While the burgers are grilling, place 4 pieces of turkey bacon, cut in
    half, in a spray coated pan and place on low.  Turn over after cooked on
    one side.  Set aside.

4.  Half and slice up one medium avocado (about 4 slices lengthwise from each side).

5.  Place one slice of gorgonzola cheese on each finished burger and microwave all
    four hamburgers for 1 minute or until cheese has melted.

6.  Assemble hamburger on top of one leaf of romaine lettuce and wrap the lettuce
    around the burger.   Ready to serve!

Serves: 4

Living here in California and wanting to be healthy, I try to find the most healthy way to fix our meals.  I hope that the readers (who will choose the winners) will see this meal for the desire to have a healthy option and are favorable!

Ethical Couponing

 Here are steps you can take to maintain the integrity of your coupon usage and ensure that more deals are always around the corner:

• Do not use photo-copied coupons. Only original coupons clipped or printed from reputable sources are valid.
• Read all restrictions. If a coupon says one per household, you may not use one for each child. If the coupon reads “one per visit,” you must visit the store multiple times—even if it is in the same day—to redeem multiples of that coupon.
• Use coupons only on the product indicated. There are brand, type and size restrictions listed on most coupons.
• Pay attention to limits. You may only use 1 manufacturer coupon and 1 store coupon per item. Some stores impose additional limits on coupon acceptance and/or doubling.
• Be sure to use coupons before their expiration date. Some stores may have policies allowing expired coupon acceptance, but check with the store manager. A coupon redeemed past its expiration date means the store may not be reimbursed for the coupon.

It is important to practice ethical couponing as coupon fraud and misredemption affect consumer pricing for everyone. Any lost revenues will be reflected in price increases with fewer and less beneficial promotions. Stores that are victims of coupon fraud will also tighten their coupon policies and altogether cease promotions that are valuable to smart shoppers.

What are the penalties for coupon fraud?

Penalties for those convicted of coupon fraud related crimes vary by each case and the number of laws violated.

As of this date:

Longest prison sentence: 17 years

Highest financial penalty: $5 million

Prison sentences of three to five years are not uncommon. Financial penalties generally vary, but have often been in excess of $200,000.

Not one defendant has been acquitted in a CIC (Coupon Information Center) related coupon fraud case since operations began in 1986.

You don't want to be a statistic and I'd rather be an ethical couponer than save something on a jar of peanut butter!

John's Retirement Today!

John (my husband) retired today!   Wooo hooo!   We've been waiting for two months to finally see this day arrive (since the day he put in for his early retirement).  Those have been a long two months for me.  We were counting weeks, then days and then hours!

While John was at work I went shopping at VONS (used some coupons!!) and set up for his party.

For his retirement we went out to dinner at Pirate's Grub and Grog ( a great restaurant that we've been going to for 10 years now and one of our local favorites!)   I had a lobster tostada and he had fish and chips.  YUM!  We ate some popcorn before the start of the meal but not that much and we both ended up bringing our dinners home here to finish tomorrow for lunch.

For the after party we had more popcorn and each a piece of cheesecake!  I bought the single slices of cheesecake so he could have strawberry and I could have regular.  I never got to snap his photo of him eating his cheesecake because I was busy in the other room.

Tonight I'm wiped out!

Diane's Digressions

Diane's Digressions

I want to recommend this BLOG to all my friends. Diane and I went to  Philadelphia. Biblical University together. She's a missionary in Russia. I can't wait for her to come back home for three months next year. I want to have her here for at least a week. I will run her all over the place and chat with her into wee hours of the morning. ANYWAY... Diane has a flair for writing and is full of great book suggestions and she shares about the books she's read and the work she does as a missionary in Russia. 10 stars for Diane!

YouTube - YOU HAD ME AT WOOF by Julie Klam

YouTube - YOU HAD ME AT WOOF by Julie Klam

I just received this book on tape and am starting to listen to it today! I'm so excited!

I'm not a real fan of Cesar Milan but Julie Klam seems like the real deal. I really bought this

book on tape for my mother in law (Shirley) who is in a nursing home really close to

us. I have another book on tape for her to start while I'm working on this one.

The other book on tape is OOGY (another dog story).  Enjoy the video!

Julie has a dream about a Boston Terrier.  She feels this dream is a sign to her.  She researches Boston Terriers and finds out that they are suitable for apartments and allergy free.  They are nicknamed The American Gentleman.

This sounds like a great dog to have!  I would love to check out Boston Terrier rescue when Sandie passes (not for many years I hope).  This is great that she gets her dog from the rescue.

Her stories about how Otto gets along with other dogs and how she made friends with other people and their dogs and knew them as the dog's name "owner."  That's how we know people and their dogs at the beach here.

Amazon Kindle for PC: Install Instructions

Amazon Kindle for PC: Install Instructions
Hi friends! I just downloaded Amazon Kindle for my laptop! I'm going to start with Aesop's Fables! Short stories... my kind of thing to read. Now's the time to mention that I'm not the best reader
with real books. Maybe it's ADD setting in at age 50 for me. But if it's on the computer or something like the Kindle, I can read it because it's a screen and not the boring paper without pictures, lol!