Everydays An Adventure

Freebies

This picture shows all the stuff I got FREE in my mailbox in the last week.  Most of the freebies I get I use and the ones I don't I give to a friend who sends boxes to a relative who is serving overseas in Iraq.  So I am sure you are wondering how I find out about these freebies.  Everyday day I visit freebies4mom.blogspot.com to see the latest that Heather has listed.  I only request ones that she has listed because I know that she has researched them and they are good.  A lot of them come straight from Walmart and sometimes even have great coupons with them.  My freebie collection came in handy this past week when we packed for vacation and didn't have to purchase any travel size toiletries as I had received so many freebies!  Some of the individually wrapped diapers, wipes, pantiliners etc. I put straight into the glovebox in the van for those unexpected emergencies.  I even had a sample of papertowels and an individually wrapped trash bag the came in handy on our vacation!  Go ahead visit her site and you'll enjoy going to the mailbox again!

My Favorite Fresh Guacamole!

My friend, Megan, shared this recipe with us and we can't get enough.  The splash of orange juice sets this recipe apart from most Guacamole recipes.  The sweet citrus orange juice contrasting with the sour citrus lime juice really enhances the flavor. 

Unfortunately avocados have been very expensive lately.  Luckily we found some on sale the other day.  Tonight we whipped up a batch after the kids went to bed because we didn't want to share!  So if you find a good deal on avocados you should try this.

2 ripe avocados

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. garlic, minced

1/4 lime (just the juice)

1/4 orange (just the juice)

1/4 Serrano Pepper (just enough for some flavor but NO seeds unless you like it spicy!)

1/2 Roma tomato - diced

1 slice red onion - diced

1 tsp. cilantro

Halve the avocados and discard the pit.  Scoop out the avocado into a mixing bowl making sure to get the flavorful darker green part close to the peel.  Add remaining ingredients and mix.  Grab a bag of chips, your favorite beverage (Mine is the Mango Breeze Margarita or the Samba Sangria. You can find them on my other site here) and enjoy!  Everdays An Adventure 

Free Slurpees

This Friday 7-eleven stores are giving away free 7.11 ounce Slurpees in honor of 7-eleven day.  I have heard that each store only has a limited number of these 7.11 ounce cups so we plan to go early in the day.  My kids love Slurpees so this will be a big hit!  You can check out slurpee.com for more info or to find a location near you.   Happy 7-eleven day!

Why I love CVS...

   

I MADE money on this deal!  I paid $4.49 for each of these sticks and earned $10 in ECBs.  Actually I didn't even use real money to pay for them - I used ECBs that I had already earned from previous deals!  Pretty cool isn't it?!  Yes, CVSing has become a new hobby of mine.  In January a friend of mine introduced me to moneysavingmom.com and my life hasn't been the same.  Crystal has two wonderful articles on her blog called CVS 101 and Making CVS work for you.  Once you read these two articles you will be ready to start taking advantage of the wonderful deals CVS has to offer.  Consider yourself warned - CVSing can become addicting!!

I'm so bummed...

Talbot's Kids is closing.  The company has decided to close both the Kids line and the Mens line. They will close all stores by September but our store here in Kansas City will be closing by the 15th of July.  In the eight years that we have been buying children's clothes we have come to love their clothes and especially their sales and clearance racks!!  The only bright side to this is that everything must go!  They are still getting in new shipments and things are currently marked 30% off.  That discount will be increasing the closer they get to the end.  We were able to get quite a bit for our children for next year.  I'm sure we will go back right before they close to see what else we can get real cheap!  If you are as into children's clothes as I am you won't want to miss this sale!

The kids are finally in bed...

and now it is my time.  With four children - ages 8, 6, 3 and 18 months - I really need time to myself to unwind each night.  My favorite thing to do is cruise the internet.  About six months ago I discovered all these blogs written by moms with wonderful money saving advice and coupon tips.  I am a total addict!  I check these sites frequently throughout the day just to see what new info they have for me.  We have significantly cut our grocery bill and I am having so much fun doing it!  My husband is thrilled that I now have a hobby that doesn't cost us money!  I love to share this info with all of my friends that I decided to start my own blog.  Along with coupon and money saving advice I'll be sharing fun things to do with your family.  I often hear from my friends "ask Carolyn, she'll know" and I usually do or I know someone who does.  I hope you will find my posts fun and informative and that you stop by often so that you can make everyday an adventure too!