Party of Seven

This is a great rebate deal, when combined with sales and/or coupons. You just have to buy FIVE items from the list below that have the toy token on the box. This time of year, stores like Target and Walmart have holiday versions of these old favorites, so you will probably find the specially marked packages on display somewhere or in your store’s seasonl section.

* Cheez Its crackers or party mix
* Town House or Town House Flipsides
* Town House Toppers or Club
* Snack Sticks
* Toasteds
* Jingles or Gingerbread Men
* Fudgeshoppe Merry Mint Patties
* Sandies (any variety)
* Holiday Rice Krispie Treats

You just have to send FIVE tokens… if you can get them for around $2 a box (I will post deals I find that make this happen) then you will get 5 of these items for free after submitting this rebate.

Must be postmarked by 12/31/10.

This post was written by Tanner…… he saw a video at school a few days ago and it really hit him…. he asked me to post this.

This is a serious matter that requires serious attention. During school, I saw a movie about a war going on in a small country, smaller than the state of Washington in the U.S., for quite some time now. One man, the leader of this terror-causing force known of as the Lord’s Resistance Army(LRA) has been abducting the children of Uganda while they sleep. this man’s name is Joseph Kony. There are arrest warrants out for him, but he continuously evades capture, peace talks, and any signs of peaceful end to this war. His reign of terror has started spreading to multiple other countries such as Congo and Sudan. please help end this man’s reign of terror. Check out the project for saving these children from being used in this sick, twisted man’s evil plots by clicking here. These children, once abducted by other children who were already abducted by Joseph Kony, adults who work for Kony, or Kony himself are abused, and trained to be soldiers. They are told that if they try to leave they will be killed. These children are forced daily to do terrible things that many full grown adults would be scarred from. Kony has been known for slicing off misbehaving children’s noses and lips with machetes. I beg of you to donate and do your part for this organization, even a small donation will help tremendously. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

The name of the project “invisible children,” actually was thought up because these children are being abducted in such a small country, and not many efforts have been put forth to stop Joseph Kony’s tyrannical actions.

~media of the invisible children project here

~invisible cildren merchandise store here (all proceeds go towards the efforts to help the children in uganda)

~donations to this cause are here (all are for helping these children abducted by Joseph Kony)

~more info. about the “invisible children project here

~how you can help is here

~news/press updates on the ugandan war and invisible children project here

~programs by invisible children here

~invisible children campaigns here

Please remember, that this is almost like what Hitler was doing. Manipulating people to kill other innocent lives. but also remember that you can help stop this madness. please, please help… thank you.

I took McKenzie out for the day to spend some time just the two of us…. Don’t worry Ashlyn and Bailey - yours will come!

We started out doing some sale shopping at Target. Got some GREAT deals there and then met up with Plain Grandma to go to the Ladybug Bazaar in Battle Ground.

Main reason was for Kenzie to get an idea of what she wants to do for the school bazaar coming up in a few weeks. She might have an opportunity to make some crafts to sell and keep the profits! She’s excited about that and has all kinds of ideas. She is a costly shopping buddy, those “mom, it’s only $3″ sure add up! LOL. We had fun though and it’s always fun to kick off the holidays with a Christmas bazaar. Got lots of ideas for projects for myself too

My favorite purchase was from this older gentleman. He had some hand carved wood items… one of them being these candle holders made from some type of log? I will just let you see for yourself in the pic below, but this was only $5.00! It was beauitfully glazed and the little pinecone pick slips out of a hole that could be replaced with a floral pick or something seasonal so it’s not just a Winter decoration. I really like it and wish he’d had some larger ones! I probably would have bought this no matter who was selling this but I was super impressed at the visible age of this man, how kind he was to everyone walking buy, and how his prices weren’t exorbitantly high.

Had a quick bite to eat half way through…

A few other goodies I bought were little angel ornaments for the girls that McKenzie picked out, a couple of Christmas hair ponies for Bailey, and a squeaker dog toy that is one of those things that is cute, but I bought because *everyone* else was buying them LOL. $3 each! It’s bigger than it looks in the pic, and the legs/arms are poseable. Mom bought one for her pups, Shelby, too.

Then we stopped for a quick bowl of ice cream at O’Brady’s Drive In… we were on our way to pick up dinner, but sometimes we make an exception to the dessert only *after* dinner rule. Girl’s Day Out would just have to be one of them.

Pic of our little stowaway shopping companion, turkey made a run for the van as we were leaving… so she got to ride along. She loves going bye-bye.

Quick Teriyaki dinner picked up on our way home and that was the end of our day

She’s now at a football game with daddy - quite a busy day for my sweets… Miss McKenzie…. love you sissa!

We have been a Schwan’s customer for a little over 2 years now. Schwan’s isn’t the cheapest way to shop, I won’t deny that, but it’s definitely the easiest! There are delivery dates that we don’t order anything because we can’t afford it at the time. Our delivery driver is completely understanding and completely pressure free. He’s an awesome guy, the kids love him… and yell “Mom! Schwan’s man is here!” when the big yellow truck pulls up, just like I used to when I was little and my parents took deliveries from them! My favorites were the push up pops, which we have actually never ordered for our own kids before. Probably because things don’t last nearly as long with as many kids as we have as it did when it was just me and my sister fighting for them

We order alot of the same things each time. Our favorites are the breaded pork patties (these are expensive but superbly delicious and worth it!), turkey tenderloin, stuffed chicken breasts, frozen broccoli, pierogies, alfredo sauce chips, cheese filled breadsticks, mini corn dogs, ice cream (David loves the toffee), chicken nuggets, etc. These things are a nice supplement to our regular grocery shopping, which we are actually pretty frugal with. Schwan’s isn’t the picture of frugality, but they are HIGH quality and convenient. Our deliveries are set up for Fridays. It’s kind of nice when we are sitting around trying to figure out what to make for dinner on a Friday night, when nobody wants to cook. We know we can always find something quick, easy, and good from the catalog. And, we’ll still spend way less than going out to dinner.

The Rewards program is not really that new. It’s been out a little while, and I’m not sure why I haven’t signed up yet. For a little while we weren’t doing very big orders, just a couple of things here and there. Maybe that’s why. But at any rate, I just signed up tonight and want to share it with ya!

It’s a referral program, but doesn’t require you to refer anyone to use it. You earn rewards on your OWN purchases, as well as your referrals. You will earn 2.5 points per $50 order YOU place online. 5 points for $75 purchase, 10 points for $100 purchase, 15 points for $125 purchase and so on… (Note: Your Schwan’s delivery driver will still get full credit for the sale, since they run on commission based salaries… this is a good thing and something that would have kept me from signing up!). You will also earn 5 points for every referral, inititally, plus 5 points for every order THEY place online that is above $50. You will earn referral rewards in addition to your own personal rewards. Each point is worth $1 in Schwan’s product! It’s just that easy!

They also have a special offer right now for a 2010 calendar that includes $150 in coupons, 2 per month for the year. The cost is $7.99. It might be a worthwhile investment!

Did you get yours yet? If not, sign up and get yours here. It’s really easy and Kodak Gallery prints top quality pics!