Free things event list resumes next week

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:49:54 +0000

This is our new baby! Thankfully, hugs and snuggles are free. Have a great weekend! -Kimberly

Free admission to a public garden day Friday May 11, 2012

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:42:35 +0000

Get your coupon HERE. This may be used at the Botanical Center and Reiman Gardens. I’d vote for using it to see the LEGO sculptures at the Reiman Gardens in Ames!

Five free things to do around Des Moines on Saturday May 12

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:11:50 +0000

Saturday
-Dog agility trials, IA State Fairground Jacobson Center 8 – 2pm
-Picture frame planter craft Lowe’s 10am (pre-register)
-CelebrAsian Festival State Capital Complex 10:30 – 1:30
(Most people simultaneously eating a fortune cookie world record attempt at 12:50pm!)
-Mother’s Day card craft Central Library 11 – 4pm
-Mother’s Day button craft Michael’s noon – 2pm

My favorite grocery deals this week

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:06:35 +0000

Hy-Vee
-Stawberries 16oz $1.38
-Jiffy peanut butter 17.3 – 18oz $1.77 (limit 3)
-Hy-Vee yogurt 6oz $0.29
-Hy-Vee butter 16oz $1.88 (stock up price, freezes well)
-Hy-Vee steam fresh frozen veggies 12, 16oz $0.69
-Boneless, skinless chicken breast $1.88/lb

Fareway
-Whole seedless watermelon $4.99
-Fasco pop 2L $0.50
-Fareway ice cream 1.75qt $1.99
-Pork & beans 16oz can $0.33 (Fri/Sat only)
-Fareway mayonnaise 30oz $0.99 (Fri/Sat only) limit 2
-Veveeta cheese block 2lb $3.99 (Fri/Sat only) limit 2
-Keebler cookies $1.50 (Fri/Sat only)

Hugs are free

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:50:28 +0000

Mother’s Day might as well be called “Entitlement Day”. Not really, but I think it has potential to be a hard day for moms who don’t feel appreciated or given enough attention. And being unappreciated is basically the definition of being a mom, right? You do lots of hard things over and over, and no one notices, and that’s okay. So if you want something for Mother’s Day, don’t leave your family guessing, just tell them. I’d really like flowers, or could you make me breakfast in bed, or could you take the kids out while I take a nap?And maybe those are too much to ask your family, but maybe not. Mother’s Day commercials are so unrealistic, please don’t let them influence your thinking and expectations. I know you are awesome!

Mom’s, what do you want for Mother’s Day?

I’d love to go to church with my family, not fix lunch or dinner, get lots of hugs, and have an afternoon nap! Since Mother’s Day meals are crazy expensive, I think I’d better plan some cook ahead meals for Sunday so my wish can come true! Go HERE to see the list I started for Mother’s Day freebies and feel free to add your own you’ve come across.

Mother’s Day freebies and deals

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:47:19 +0000

-Free 3″ mum at Theisen’s Garden Center on Sunday, May 13th. (1 per customer, while supplies last)
-Mom plays free with at least one other paid adult greens fee and cart fee at Copper Creek Golf Club
-Free mimosa for moms at Maxie’s
-Moms get free admission at Botanical Center 5/13
-Taco Johns: buy one salad, get a second salad 1/2 price coupon

Buy one, get one free Jeans at Target today

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:14:36 +0000

This offer has expired. ~~It’s the dENiZEN brand from the Levis brand Girls Jeans! $17.99 for two pairs of jeans plus free shipping = sweet deal. Get it HERE.~~

Easy is wonderful

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:08:18 +0000

Buying diapers online is a nice convenience that is comparable in cost!

Now is a good time to stock up on some diapers at Target as there is free shipping when you spend $50.

I’m thinking about getting two packs of Up & Up Target Brand Diapers. $0.14/diaper delivered to my door isn’t bad. But they also have the free shipping deal on Huggies and Pampers as well through May 19th, 2012.

My free trial to Amazon Mom has been over for a long time, but that is a good way to buy diapers too.

E-85 fuel for $0.85/gallon at Kum & Go at 5830 SE 14th St in Des Moines from 11 – 1pm today (Thursday, May 10th, 2012)

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:11:01 +0000

They said it HERE.

Do you pay attention to exact sizes?

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:34:09 +0000

You could get blueberries for $2.50 this week at both Hy-Vee and Fareway. If you get it at Hy-Vee, you will get a 4.4oz package. If you get it at Fareway, you will get a 6oz package. Kinda sneaky with the smaller package this week at Hy-Vee, if you ask me!