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Coupons You May Have Missed (US)

2012-05-26T14:28:00.000-04:00

Don't miss out on these great coupons!

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Best Coupon Websites - Do you agree with this list? Do you get the best coupon flipping thru your local newspaper - or are all the best coupons online?

Automotive

$1.00 OFF on any ONE (1) Armor All® Air Freshener (Redeemable at Walmart)

Baby and Toddler

Beverages

Foods

Health Care

Household

Personal Care

Pet Care

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 26, 2012 -

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L'Amour Shoes /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-26T13:24:00.001-04:00

L'Amour Shoes

They'll step out in style all summer long with this sweet collection from L'Amour Shoes. Beautifully crafted with winning details, these sandals, tennis shoes and more are as comfortable as they are on-trend.

From kicky flower-embellished clogs to classic canvas slip-ons with a patriotic star print, you just might be a little disappointed these fashion-forward shoes don't come in your size too.

L'Amour Shoes: Daisy Sandal

Thong-style with bright glossy upper, flexible textured sole

♥ Material: synthetic
♥ Insole Synthetic, Sole Manmade
♥ Country of origin: China
♥ Authentic product
♥ International shipping available
♥ Fast, Free Shipping and Free Return Shipping in the US

NOTE: Event Ends Tue May 29 at 9 AM PT

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Celeb Kid Style: The Young and the Well-Dressed - See which celeb kids are rockin' hot threads.

MYHABIT is Amazon’s new private fashion sale site offering up to 60% off hand-picked styles from designer and boutique brands, featuring apparel, shoes, jewelry and accessories for men, women and children.

New sale events start every day and typically run for 72 hours; product inventory is limited and is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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NOTE - If any of the above links are not working or the freebies or coupons no longer available, please post a blog comment below and I'll edit it!

- This was posted by Catherine on May 26, 2012 -

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May 26th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

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May 26th is...
Sally Ride's Birthday, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, Cherry Dessert Day, Death Busters Day, Grey Day, Julia Pierpont Day, Shavout, Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day.

PLUS - interesting books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.

Are You a Crazy Couponer? - Coupon frenzy is sweeping the country. Find out now if you're financially savvy or just plain crazy.

Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day
-- We ask Amateur Radio Operators from around the world to team up during this effort to allow the people from our communities to gather at public locations such as shopping centers, parks, VA hospitals, and sporting events to express verbal positive support "LIVE" over two way radio for members of the Military, Veterans, Reserves, National Guard, Retired, Coalition Forces, First Responders, and Military Support Groups. Source

Read: World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion
-- More than 60 years had passed before she found them. Dozens of letters written to her family during WWII-from total strangers-to tell her great-grandmother that her son had been captured and was being held as a POW. How did they know this? Through short-wave radio, POWs were allowed to state their names and hometowns and sometimes relay a short message to their families. Scores of Americans, listening to the German propaganda from so far away, heard her grandfather's information and took it upon themselves to write to her great-grandmother. All of these dear people wanted to give her great-grandmother a measure of comfort to know her son was alive. That was only the beginning of her journey. This book is a dedication to them - the radio heroes of WWII.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Printable Amateur Radio Logbooks
• Turn your PC into a virtual Ham Radio station
• The Adventures of Zack and Max - Ham Radio To The Rescue! - free colouring books and comic books
• Military Colouring Pages

Sally Ride's Birthday, 1951
-- Today is the birthday of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. In 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger. She was a mission specialist on STS-7, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 18. Source

Read: Sally Ride: Shooting for the Stars Great Lives Series
-- profiles the life of America's first woman astronaut to fly in space. Join Sally's astronaut training as she learns to fly jets, practices sea rescue missions, and floats weightlessly in a special "zero gravity" aircraft. Witness her breathtaking view of Earth from 184 miles out in space while traveling aver 17,400 miles per hour! Then dare to share her dream of joining NASA's astronaut program.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Shuttle Papercraft
• Sally Ride Colouring Pages
• Commemorate Sally Ride’s First Trip into Space with an Astronaut Craft
• Space Shuttle Coloring Pages

Shavout
-- The Torah was given by G‑d to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot they renew their acceptance of G‑d’s gift, and G‑d “re-gives” the Torah. The holiday of Shavuot is a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of Sivan and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan. Source

Read: A Mountain of Blintzes
-- The Jewish holiday of Shavuot is near. But this spring Sarah and Max are worried. Their pockets are empty, and with no money to spare, how can they afford to make a special treat like the traditional mountain of blintzes? Join this big-hearted family in preparations for the holiday celebrating the day Moses received the Ten Commandments, and discover-as they do in a roundabout way that's sure to spark giggles-the true meaning of cooperation and family.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Shavuot Crafts and Activities for Kids
• Shavuot Colouring Pages
• Moses coming down Mt Sinai – a children’s craft activity for Shavuot
• 10 Commandments Giant Poster Card

Printable May 2012 Colouring Calendar
- colour and use to keep track of your commitments and social life.

May Icons - These icons are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the May Coloring Calendar.

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 26, 2012 -

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Free Kindle Books and Daily Deals - 5/25/12 (ALL)

2012-05-25T17:52:00.000-04:00

Kindle Daily Deal: Greyhound
-- It's 1981. 11-year-old Sebastien Ranes is taking a trip. He doesn't exactly understand why, but he accepts it. His mother often seems too emotionally detached to care for him. Her latest boyfriend Dick takes cruel pleasure in mimicking the boy’s stuttering, and wants to live his life without "somebody else's kid" getting in the way. So it's no surprise when they pack his bags to send him away. It is a surprise when they send him alone.

Ushered from his Stockton, California home, Sebastien must fend for himself and travel two thousand miles across the country to live with his grandmother and sister in Pennsylvania. Along the way, he learns that sometimes caring, guidance and understanding can come from some unlikely people.

Marcus is a man who has been neglected more by society than his family. As a young black ex-con, he is not the epitome of the person most would pick as a chaperone for their child's cross country trip. Yet rather than be held apart by their differences, Marcus and Sebastien are drawn together by the things that make us all alike. As both guide and protector, Marcus imparts his own style of wisdom while showing Sebastien that, despite the darker side of the human condition, people can and do care for one another.

Length: 256 pages

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Which Book Starts With These Famous Lines? - We've all heard these famous first lines of iconic novels, but can you match them to the book they come from?

Kindle Daily Deal: The Collectors
-- Disgraced British soldier and disenchanted mercenary, Petros Kyriades, is one half of an elite pair of soldiers-for-hire known as 'The Collectors'. William ('Bear') Morris, ex-SAS sergeant, is the other half.

Their motto is, "If it's there we will find it, and for the right price recover it."

Accountant Bernie Cohen cannot recall the first ten years of his life. But with the assistance of a psychiatrist, he exposes an undesirable truth.

An abandoned house close to Chernobyl holds the mystery of his past, and Bernie hires The Collectors to retrieve something that should have remained hidden.

The Collectors always play the game by their rules – that is until someone or something forces them to rewrite them.

Length: 246 pages

NOTE:
Try for free - sample the beginning of this book for free

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: Where Love Once Lived
-- She'd once loved a bookmobile driver. Memories of that time with him poured in so rapidly she caught her breath. It'd been long ago, but her heart remembered. At first she remembered the love she'd felt back then, but the good memories didn't last long.

She'd gone to the bookmobile as usual that last day, but nothing was to be the same again. She went to Brian with love and exciting news. She left alone. Not just without him, but alone in the world and apart from God.

Is it ever too late to find happiness? No, says Sidney W. Frost in his inspirational Christian novel, Where Love Once Lived. Brian Donelson returns to his hometown after a thirty-year absence to win back his beloved Karen.

But Karen, who has grown closer to God than he has, harbors a secret that keeps her away from Brian at all costs. While driving the local bookmobile, Brian struggles to earn her trust, even as he grapples with secrets of his own. With God’s help, can these two find happiness?

Length: 298 pages

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Weirdest Books Ever - These are some of the weirdest books that I'll probably never read.

FREE KINDLE BOOK: Bound To You
-- A night of passion has forever bound Jenna Morgan to a man she thought she would spend her future with. Instead, he dumped her with barely a word of explanation and left the state.

Three years later, she’s a single mom struggling to provide for her son and young sister, and harassed by an obsessed stalker.

After leaving home three years ago to run his aging grandfather’s ranch in Texas, Sam Strickland returns to Tennessee to discover a child he didn’t know existed.

He thought he was saving Jenna’s future when he left home, and left her behind. He never dreamed he’d return to see a child with eyes the same shade as his own - and Jenna in serious trouble.

Sam thinks his only dilemma is whether he can earn back the trust of the woman he loves and commit to the responsibility of fatherhood. But Jenna’s life is more complicated than he could have imagined and he finds himself involved in a dangerous situation that could threaten his new son’s life.

Length: 232 pages

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Celeb Cookbooks You Need to See - Try one of these star-studded recipes if you dare.

FREE KINDLE BOOK: Sloane Monroe Series Boxed Set (Books 1-3)
-- Cheryl Bradshaw's library of the Sloane Monroe Series, Books 1-3 (three complete novels):

BLACK DIAMOND DEATH:

Enter the world of Sloane Monroe in Black Diamond Death...

On the slopes of Park City, Utah’s newest ski resort a woman is found dead. At first glance, it has all the makings of an accident. But what if she was murdered? Although skeptical, PI Sloane Monroe takes the case and learns not everyone is who they seem, and some will go to any lengths to protect their identity.

SINNERMAN:

PI Sloane Monroe has solved every case that’s come across her desk with the exception of one—the brutal murder of her sister Gabrielle. Three years have passed without a trace of the serial killer until today, when a young woman’s body is discovered on a patch of dirt in front of the local supermarket. Will Sloane exact her revenge before Sinnerman slays his next victim, or will she be too late?

I HAVE A SECRET:

It’s been twenty years since PI Sloane Monroe has returned to her hometown of Tehachapi, California, but when a former classmate is stabbed and tossed overboard during the high school reunion cruise, Sloane isn’t about to allow a murderer to run free in her own backyard. But in a town where everyone is harboring secrets, how many more men will die before she discovers the truth?

Length: 566 pages (estimated)

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NOTE - Before purchasing Free Kindle Books, make sure that it is in fact still free. Though free at time of posting, prices may change at any time. Be sure to verify that the “Kindle Price” is $0.00, before purchasing. If you do happen to buy a book that you thought was free, you can return the book within 7 days for a full refund.

More free Kindle Books
More free book resources - including Kobo and Nook
Free audio books

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 25, 2012 -

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Frugal Ideas and Fun Crafts - 5/25/12 (ALL)

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Mom Hack: Kids Cell Phone Number Bracelets
What do you think of this idea? Mom's cell phone number bracelet, when traveling with little ones in airports, at amusement parks, school Field Trips.

Click for number beads to make your own!

Making a Mosquito Trap
This one I really want to try when we have our get-together next month. I get a lot of mosquitoes in my backyard - and don't like to use chemicals or sprays.

But since I don't drink pop, I will have to find some bottles first! It would be great if this works!!

House in our Hallway
My boys loved making playhouses!

We always had blankets over tables and chairs, cardboard boxes make into play houses in the living room, blanket tents pinned to the clothesline.

Once we had a whole village made out of cardboard boxes in our backyard!

This little playhouse looks so cute!

Quiet Book / Busy Book
Have you ever wanted to make a quiet book for your little ones? Julia has collected a wonderful assortment of ideas on her Pinterest account:

{EASY} Fabric Roads
My youngest was obsessed with making cities and roads when he was a little boy - I wish I had thought of this!

No sewing is required!

With one pair of jeans she made two long roads, two shorter roads, two curved roads, and a four way intersection piece.

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 25, 2012 -

QUICK FREEBIE TIP:
When the site asks where you heard about them, say friend/family, not a freebie site. Right-clicking and copying the link location and pasting it in a new browser, rather than clicking the link can help too. Sometimes they won't send if they know you came from a freebie site.
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Disney Baby /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-25T13:54:00.000-04:00

Disney Baby

Everyone has fond memories of favorite Disney characters (we certainly do). Now, you can introduce your new bundle of joy to Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and more with this sweet collection.

Ideal for a baby shower gift, these machine washable 100% cotton bodysuits and sets are lots more fun than simple solid onesies. And at these prices, you won't feel bad stocking up.

Disney Baby: Mickey Mouse "Wink" Cuddly Bodysuit

Huggable and soft lightweight knit, lapped shoulders for easy on and off, grow-an-inch snap inseam

♥ Fabric: 100% Cotton
♥ Care instructions: Machine wash
♥ Country of origin: China
♥ Authentic product
♥ International shipping available
♥ Fast, Free Shipping and Free Return Shipping in the US

NOTE: Event Ends Tue May 29 at 9 AM PT

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Best Gifts for the Disney Lover - Gifts for lovers of everything Disney!

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Coupons Expiring this Month (US)

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Awesome Coupon Deals...or Not? - How can you be so sure you're getting a good deal with a coupon? Take this quiz and find out.

Beverages

SAVE $1.50 ON ONE (1) BOTTLE OF SK ENERGY (Available at Rite Aid and Duane Reade)

Foods

Health Care

Household

Personal Care

Pet Care

SAVE $10.00 on ONE (1) BREEZE® brand from Purina® Tidy Cats® brand Litter System

Toys and Games

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- This was posted by Catherine on May 25, 2012 -

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May 25th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

2012-05-25T09:00:00.000-04:00

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May 25th is... National Tap Dance Day, 1st National Spelling Bee Held, National Missing Children's Day, Babe Ruth Hits 714th Home Run, Grizzly Bear Threatened Species, Jesse Owens Set Three World Records, Don't Fry Day, Cookie Monster's Birthday, Heat Awareness Day, Nerd Pride Day/Geek Pride Day, Towel Day, National Wig Out Day, Old Tyme Player Piano Day.

PLUS - interesting books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.

How Coupons Save You Money - Do you get excited when you find a sale - AND - you have a coupon for it? Have you ever traded or bought coupons? Get on the track to saving a ton of dough while shopping! Learn the secrets for free!

Babe Ruth Hits 714th Home Run
-- On May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run, a record for career home runs that would stand for almost 40 years. This was one of Ruth’s last games, and the last home run of his career. Ruth went four for four on the day, hitting three home runs and driving in six runs. Source

Read: The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
-- Babe Ruth was more than baseball’s original superstar. For eighty-five years, he has remained the sport’s reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century . . . more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? Why is so little known about his childhood, his private life, and his inner thoughts?

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• George Herman "Babe" Ruth Coloring Page
• Baseball Printables
• Babe Ruth Colouring Pages
• Benny Baseball Paper Craft
• How to Make a Baseball Bat Toilet Paper Roll

Grizzly Bear Threatened Species
-- Today, the grizzly mainly occupies high mountain wilderness areas and associated foothills in western and south central Montana. Grizzlies are known to use low-elevation habitats, notably along the east front of the Rocky Mountains and along the base of the Mission Mountains. Grizzlies in the Cabinet-Yank area are being augmented by Canadian populations. Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem populations are stable and at recovery levels. Yellowstone grizzly populations appear to be increasing or stabilizing. Source

Read: Face to Face with Grizzlies
-- Joel Sartore has been face-to-face with a grizzly bear—and lived to tell this and other great tales in Face to Face with Grizzlies. Through stunning photography and engaging storytelling, this expert challenges young readers to coexist with this fearsome creature.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Grizzly Bear Coloring Page
• Bear Coloring Page - Letter B Coloring Book
• Printable Animal Masks: Bear Mask
• Bear Toilet Paper Roll Craft
• Papercraft: Bear Mask

Jesse Owens Set Three World Records
-- Jesse became a contestant in the Olympics. Again, he carried the day when he he won the hundred meter dash, the two hundred meter dash, and the broad jump. He also was part of a relay team that won the four hundred meter race and the gold medal. Jesse Owens finished the Olympics that year by winning a total of four gold medals. Source

Read: Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive
-- Jesse Owens grew up during an age when segregation laws forced him to eat at separate restaurants and stay at different hotels. But Jesse never let it slow him down while setting world records and winning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Once in Berlin, the triumph of Jesse's will helped him run through any barrier, winning not only Olympic gold, but countless fans.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Summer Olympics Printables
• Athletics Printables
• Olympic Papercrafts
• Kids Running Activities
• Olympics Printables

Cookie Monster's Birthday
-- Even though the Muppets officially like to recognize Cookie Monster’s Birthday as November 2, it looks like it is also recognized on May 25, the birthday of Frank Oz, one of the famous Jim Henson puppeteers. Source

Read: Happy Birthday, Cookie Monster!
-- Cookie Monster plans a party to celebrate his birthday, but before the guests arrive, he can't resist a tiny taste of the cake. It isn't long before the cake disappears. Fortunately, Cookie's friends help him solve his party dilemma in a story that makes learning to read a piece of cake.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• How to make a Cookie Monster Puppet
• Cookie Monster Printables
• Cookie Monster Coloring Pages
• Cookie Monster games, colouring pages and videos
• Cookie Monster Toilet Paper Roll Craft
• Cookie Monster Crafts

Printable May 2012 Colouring Calendar
- colour and use to keep track of your commitments and social life.

May Icons - These icons are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the May Coloring Calendar.

NOTE - If any of the above links are not working or the freebies or coupons no longer available, please post a blog comment below and I'll edit it!

- This was posted by Catherine on May 25, 2012 -

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Free Kindle Books and Daily Deals - 5/24/12 (ALL)

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Kindle Daily Deal: It Happened on the Way to War
-- In 2000 Rye Barcott spent part of his summer living in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.

He was a college student heading into the Marines, and he sought to better understand ethnic violence-something he would likely face later in uniform.

He learned Swahili, asked questions, and listened to young people talk about how they survived in poverty he had never imagined.

Struggling with the intense stress of leading Marines in dangerous places, he took the tools he learned building a community in one of the most fractured parts of Kenya and became a more effective counter insurgent and peacekeeper.

It Happened on the Way to War is a true story of sacrifice and courage and the powerful melding of military and humanitarian service. It's a story of what America's role in the world could be.

Length: 352 pages

NOTE: Try for free - sample the beginning of this book for free

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Classic Children's Books We Love - Some books were so awesome when we were younger! Does your favorite book make our list of the best children's book series?

Kindle Daily Deal: Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction
-- Leaving behind a nightmarish college experience, nineteen-year-old Nicole and her best friend Eric escape their home of Bangor, Maine to start a new life in Boston. Fragile and scared, Nicole desperately seeks a new beginning to help erase her past. But there is something besides freedom waiting for her in the shadows--a drug that will make every day a nightmare.

Heroin.

With one taste, the love that once flowed through Nicole's veins turns into cravings. Tracks mark the passing of time, and heroin's grip gets tighter. It holds her hand through deaths and prostitution, but her addiction keeps her in the darkness. When her family tries to strike a match to help light her way, Nicole must choose between a life she can hardly remember, or a love for heroin she'll never forget.

Length: 253 pages

NOTE:
Try for free - sample the beginning of this book for free

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: Genesis: A Soul Savers Novella
-- While the land of Ancient Greece is plagued with mortals’ wars, twins Cassandra and Jordan have lived more than a lifetime as outcasts.

When their dying father divulges a secret that’s been buried in his soul, his children come to opposite conclusions, launching them down two very different paths.

Jordan descends down a road of darkness and discovers the Daemoni, servants to Satan. His passion to gain their inhuman abilities, especially that of immortality, nearly consumes him, but when he thinks he’s achieved his ultimate goal, he yearns for his sister to share in his power.

Cassandra, however, follows the path of healing and light. She cares for the wounded and dying on the battlefields, while praying for the end to such atrocities. But her brother is determined to bring her into the war of all ages – the one for human souls.

Length: 202 pages

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Must-Read Books Made into Movies in 2012 - Before you catch the movies, make sure to read the books! There are tons of movies based on books coming to theaters near you!

FREE KINDLE BOOK: Loves Me, Loves Me Not
-- Elementary school principal Katherine Tipton is used to dealing with mischievous children. But the problems she's having with one unruly pupil are nothing compared to the trouble she finds herself facing with the child's attractive father.

Single dad Steven Walker made a fortune designing wacky computer games for kids, but that won't stop Katherine from trying to make him see reason.

While paying a visit to the funhouse Steven calls home, Katherine is all business. But try as she might to disapprove of his carefree attitude, the sexy creative genius charms her into having some fun.

Steve's convinced there's a passionate and high-spirited woman beneath Katherine's strait-laced exterior-and he's determined to win her. But Katherine's going to have to teach him the rules of this game.

The game called love.

Length: 160 pages (estimated)

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10 Classic Cookbooks to Treasure - From Julia Child to Martha Stewart, these cookbooks are staples in any active kitchen.

FREE KINDLE BOOK: 30 Delicious Refrigerator Cake Recipes
-- Make mouth-watering, scrumptious cakes that require little to no baking in an oven! Best-Selling Author Lori Burke brings you 24 Refrigerator cakes that are fun and easy to prepare.

In addition she includes recipes for 6 Refrigerator Poke cakes that require minimal baking but are fun to make and so delicious.

That's a total of 30 crowd-pleasing recipes!

If you love desserts that melt in your mouth and make you go "Mmmmm" then this is the book for you!

Length: 45 pages

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Ingrid + Isabel, Les Ultra Violettes /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-24T12:54:00.001-04:00

Must-Haves for Moms-to-Be

Getting ready for your bundle of joy involves so many things from picking the perfect crib to stocking up on diapers. Take some time for yourself with this collection of everyday must-haves that are as comfortable as they are fashion-forward.

Classic black pants. On-trend maxi skirts. Printed halter swimsuits. You'll be the chicest new mommy on the block.

The details: Brands include Ingrid and Isabel and Les Ultra Violettes.

Ingrid and Isabel Bella Band 2-Pack

Soft stretch knit versatile enough for every stage of pregnancy, fits snugly over too-loose maternity jeans or converts unbuttoned pre-pregnancy jeans into maternity wear.

♥ Fabric: 84% Nylon/16% Spandex
♥ Care instructions: Machine wash
♥ Measurements: taken from size Medium (10-14)
♥ Dimensions: length 11.5"
♥ Country of origin: Israel
♥ Authentic product
♥ International shipping available
♥ Fast, Free Shipping and Free Return Shipping in the US

NOTE: Event Ends Sat May 26 at 9 AM PT

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9 Pregnancy Myths - You've probably heard this advice before, but don't follow it.

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May 24th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

2012-05-24T09:00:00.000-04:00

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May 24th is...
National Escargot Day, Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit's Birthday, First Telegraph Message Transmitted, Mary Had a Little Lamb Published, International Tiara Day, Brother's Day, Morse Code Day.

PLUS - interesting books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.

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Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit's Birthday
-- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736) was a physicist, engineer, and glass blower who is best known for inventing the alcohol thermometer (1709) and the mercury thermometer (1714), and for developing a temperature scale now named after him. Source

Read: Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Their Temperature Scales
-- Though people have surely commented on hot and cold weather for thousands of years, our most commonly used temperature scales both date from the eighteenth century. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who also played a key role in the development of the modern thermometer, invented the Fahrenheit scale.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit Coloring Page
• Printable Celsius and Fahrenheit Conversion Chart
• Temperature Worksheets, Lessons, and Printables
• How to Make a Foam Thermometer Craft for Children

National Escargot Day
-- Escargot is a tasty appetizer made with land snails cooked in butter or wine. While the dish most likely originated in Ancient Roman times, escargot is usually associated with French cuisine. In fact, the French consume around 40,000 metric tons of snails each year! Source

Read: Are You a Snail? (Backyard Books)
-- A young snail faces many challenges as it tries to grow safely into an adult. All the facts a young child needs to understand the life of this intriguing backyard creature are packed into this engaging narrative.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Snail Coloring Page
• Heart Snail Paper Craft
• Snails Colouring Pages
• Snail Theme - Preschool Activities and Crafts
• Gary the Snail Papercraft

First Telegraph Message Transmitted
-- Samuel Morse was the inventor of the telegraph. He built his first apparatus in 1835. The first telegraph message was .-- .... .- - .... .- - .... --. --- -.. .-- .-. --- ..- --. .... - transmitted by Morse from Washington to Baltimore in 1844 and read "What hath God wrought?" Source

Read: The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
-- Tells the colorful story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable impact, and of the visionaries, oddballs, and eccentrics who pioneered it, from the eighteenth-century French scientist Jean-Antoine Nollet to Samuel F. B. Morse and Thomas Edison. The electric telegraph nullified distance and shrank the world quicker and further than ever before or since, and its story mirrors and predicts that of the Internet in numerous ways.

Free Printables, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Samuel Morse Coloring Page
• Morse Code - Write a message using Morse Code.
• Got the Message? Students in grades 3-5 build their own electromagnetic telegraphs and send each other messages.
• Codes, Decoding and Secret Messages

Mary Had a Little Lamb Published
-- The nursery rhyme was first published (as opposed to written) by the Boston publishing firm Marsh, Capen and Lyon, as an original poem by Sarah Josepha Hale on May 24, 1830, and was inspired by an actual incident. As a girl, Mary Sawyer kept a pet lamb, which she took to school one day at the suggestion of her brother. A commotion naturally ensued. Source

Read: Mary Had a Little Lamb
-- Since this nursery rhyme first appeared in 1830, children have loved it. Tomie DePaola uses his signature folk art style and sets the poem in a traditional 19th century New England setting. The result is an endearing interpretation of the little lamb that followed Mary to school and how the teacher handled it.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Printable Poem, Coloring Page and Craft
• Mary Had A Little Lamb - Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities
• DLTK Lamb crafts
• DLTK Schoolhouse Paper Craft

Printable May 2012 Colouring Calendar
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TroiZenfantS Swim /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-23T17:43:00.000-04:00

Swim and Sun: TroiZenfantS Swim

Summer is almost upon us so what better time to stock up on swimming essentials for your little girl or boy from this fabulous French label!? These bright choices offer maximum comfort with a colorful punch.

I love the adorable dotted one-piece for wading in the kiddie pool and tropical trunks for a day at the beach.
-Jayne, Kids Buyer for MYHABIT

TroiZenfantS Swim: Hawaii 2-Piece Swimsuit

Lightweight woven with a Hawaiian print, reversible halter top with gingham check on reverse, elastic neck and back straps, coordinating shorts with elastic waistband and drawstring detail, ruched side seams, contrast lining on waist

♥ Fabric: 100% Polyester
♥ Lining: 90% Polyester/10% Spandex
♥ Care instructions: Machine wash
♥ Measurements: waist to hemline 7.5", inseam length 1.5", taken from size 6Y
♥ Country of origin: China
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Free Kindle Books and Daily Deals - 5/23/12 (ALL)

2012-05-23T14:44:00.001-04:00

Kindle Daily Deal: Mystery Walk
-- Billy Creekmore was born to be a psychic. His mother, a Choctaw Indian schooled in her tribe’s ancient mysticism, understood that the barrier between life and death is permeable.

She knew how to cross it, and used that knowledge to help the dead rest easier. She passed that power on to her son, and he has spent his whole life learning how to communicate with the dead to prevent them from meddling with the living.

Though his powers are the same, Wayne Falconer’s background could not be more different. The son of a prominent preacher, he would be disowned if his father learned he was using supernatural powers in service of the church.

Though they don’t know each other, Billy and Wayne share a recurring dream—and a common enemy. When a nightmarish monster descends on their community in Alabama, mankind’s fate will rest in their hands.

Length: 436 pages

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Kindle Daily Deal: Estelan
-- Many annuals have passed since Estelan was nearly destroyed in a great battle between two deities.

Isthile is all that remains. Built and protected over generations by survivors who evolved and learned to exist in the shadows of the ever watchful moon.

In one evening the fragile existence of Isthile is threatened when remnants of an ancient Darkness lay siege to the town's elders.

The eldest, Lord Kriton escapes to safety with a small band of young Isthiliens bearing old magic of Light.

Kriton must convince them to fight the growing darkness, unlock their own powers, and unravel the secrets of Estelan's past to fulfill the prophecy that can save their world.

When nothing is at it seems, these young warriors must make their own ways even if it means leaving the behind everything they have ever known.

Length: 262 pages

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: The Vengeance Squad
-- When Chris McCowan's fiancée, 24-year-old Sarah Eason, is killed during a bizarre robbery near Austin, Texas, an unlikely trio teams up to find those responsible for her death.

The trio, Chris, a 31-year-old computer science professor, Percy "Tex" Thompson, a 40-year-old wheelchair bound ex-con student of Chris', and 65-year-old head librarian Liz Siedo, pool their talents to find the criminals after local law enforcement agencies have given up.

Chris wants an eye for an eye even if it means giving up God and the church where he and Sarah were to be married.

He sets out to learn the tricks of the trade from his ex-con student, all while continuing to teach and coming to terms with his grief.

Angela, who claims to be an FBI agent, joins the Vengeance Squad to help the three find the killers.

Length: 266 pages

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: The Marriage Pact
-- Marci Thompson always knew what life would be like by her 30th birthday. A large but cozy suburban home shared with a charming husband and two brilliant children. A celebrated career as an established writer, complete with wall-to-wall mahogany shelves and a summer book tour. A life full of adventure with her friends and family by her side.

Instead, Marci lives alone in 480 square feet of converted motel space next to a punk rock band, hundreds of miles from her friends and family. She works in a temporary accounting assignment that has somehow stretched from two weeks into nine months. And the only bright spot in her life, not to mention the only sex she’s had in two years, is an illicit affair with her married boss, Doug. Thirty is not at all what it is cracked up to be.

Then the reappearance of a cocktail napkin she hasn’t seen in a decade opens a long-forgotten door, and Marci’s life gets complicated, fast. The lines between right and wrong, fantasy and reality, heartache and happiness are all about to get very blurry, as Marci faces the most difficult choices of her life.

Length: 268 pages

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: The Home Baking Guide to Substituting and Measuring
-- You're ready to bake and suddenly you can't find one of the ingredients in your pantry that is specified in the recipe.

Don't give up - use this short guide to locate a substitution and you'll avoid having to run to the market.

If you're using a recipe written with foreign measurements, you'll be able to convert them in minutes.

Best-Selling Author Joyce Middleton brings you this handy guide on converting standard measurements such as tablespoons to ounces, cups to pints, ounces to a pound, cups to liters and what ingredient you can safely substitute in baking.

Length: 40 pages (estimated)

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Good Idea - or - Waste of Money? - Round 3

2012-05-23T14:30:00.000-04:00

Are you ready to play another round of "Good Idea - or - Waste of Money?"

Thudguard Baby Protective Safety Helmet

Learning how to walk in a world of hard surfaces can turn a special moment into a heart rendering incident in a flash. Babies will always fall taking their first steps.

Now your toddler can explore and enjoy its newfound mobility around the house and yard with head protection without worrying their parents.

Most homes today have hardwood floors or tiles and falling on a hard surface can be very traumatic for a toddler and cause different degrees of head injury.

The Thudguard hat is a revolutionary product from United Kingdom; an infant safety hat designed to help absorb and reduce the impact of falls from a child's own height and lessen the chance of head injury.

Nosefrida The Snotsucker Nasal Aspirator

Nosefrida The Snotsucker, the doctor-developed and doctor-recommended nasal aspirator is the new standard in keeping babies naturally snot free.

Ingeniously simple Swedish design features a tube that is placed against the nostril (not inside). Parents use their own suction to draw mucus out of their child's nose. Disposable filters prevent any bacterial transfer.

Nosefrida is easy to clean, dishwasher safe, and BPA and Phthalate free. It is superior to the bulb aspirator, presents no risk or harm to internal nasal structures and is dramatically more efficacious.

UV-C Sanitizing Wand

The CleanWave Sanitizing Wand is a convenient, all-in-one sanitizing solution for your home or office.

It safely eliminates 99.9 percent of germs, viruses, bacteria, allergens, and flea and dust mite eggs from household surfaces and fabrics.

Tested by independent third party laboratories in the U.S., CleanWave is proven to eliminate up to 99 percent of MRSA and H1N1 in just 1 second.**

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Frugal Landscaping - Part One (ALL)

2012-05-23T14:00:00.001-04:00

Recently we decided to landscape our backyard - it is a 100' by 150' lot with six gardens so far. It's going to take a lot of work!

Even if we had the money, it would cost a fortune. But we don't, so we are going to re-make the backyard using recycled materials we get for free or very little cost.

First we bought a 11 ft x 13 ft hexagonal Gazebo - it was on sale at Canadian Tire for $299, marked down from $369. I paid for it with the money I had earned online from Swagbucks, so it was free!

Then, of course, I wanted a patio to go underneath it - but pricing out the cost of patio stone, even with the cheapest materials, it was out of our price range!

So we spent all our Canadian Victoria Day weekend picking up free patio and garden stones from different people thru Freecycle.org - plus we got four bins of free compost thru the city.

The picture on the right is 60 full-size 14" x 14" grey patio stones and 38 half-size patio stones in red and grey, plus a few cut stones that we got from one person.

We had to borrow my son and his truck to move all this. Thank goodness he was available!

His truck was riding pretty low, but we got them home!

Everyone seemed to be working on their landscaping this weekend, so we did really well!

On the left is a picture of a compilation of four more trips - two trips to pick up the 200 4" x 6" red bricks in my Chevy Tracker - I was worried about the weight, and we did end up with a flat the next day!

Five buckets and bins of pebbles from another person's walkway, 20 one ft x two ft patio stones from another. Gray concrete edging stone from yet another person - about 35 ft. worth.

As we were coming back from picking up the edging stone, we spied even more concrete edging stone on the side of the road, this one in red.

We pulled into their driveway and knocked on their door, asking if the stone was out to the garbage?

Yes, she said, we could have it - so we piled that into my little truck too!

We got enough red edging stone to go into the two gardens on either side of the arbour. My husband has already put it, doesn't it look nice?

Several people also offered us large rocks to make a rock garden, so we have to go back to pick them up.

Now we need more plants - last year we got a great deal at Home Depot - Extreme Couponing at Home Depot - $63.86 in Savings! - I got two rose bushes for $2.00 each (reg. $19.95 each), four Hosta plants for $2.00 each (reg. $8.99 each).Total cost - $12.00!

So with some more great deals like that, and we will keep checking Freecycle for plant giveaways, we should have enough plants for all of our gardens!

Part two coming up - as our Frugal Landscaping adventure continues...

The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 5,041 groups with 8,960,179 members around the world. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Membership is free.

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May 23rd is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

2012-05-23T11:55:00.000-04:00

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May 23rd is... World Turtle Day, National Taffy Day, Lucky Penny Day, Bifocals Invented, South Carolina Admission Day, Declaration of the Bab Day, National Taffy Day, World Crohn's and Colitis Day.

PLUS - books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.

World Turtle Day
-- The purpose of World Turtle Day, sponsored yearly since 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue, is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. Turtle Day is celebrated worldwide in a variety of ways, from dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, to saving turtles caught on highways, to research activities. Source

Read: Fun Facts About Turtles!
-- What is a turtle s shell made of? How long do turtles live? Accompanied by pictures of turtles in their environment, author Carmen Bredeson answers these, and other, questions.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Turtles Coloring Page
• Sea Turtle Printables
• Turtles Colouring Pages
• Turtle Crafts
• Lazy Turtle Paper Craft

National Taffy Day
-- The origins of taffy is one that is debated, but this chewy candy has been part of American life since the late 1800s. Salt water taffy was created in Atlantic City in 1883 by a shopkeeper on the boardwalk named David Bradley. In 1883 a storm surge flooded Bradley's store and covered his candy inventory in sea water, the day after the storm he was cleaning up when a girl entered the store and asked for a bag of taffy. With sarcasm he told the girl to help herself to his "salt water taffy", and the name stuck. Source

Read: Atlantic City Then and Now
-- Welcome to Atlantic City, New Jersey, the birthplace of many pop culture phenomena, including Monopoly, the Miss America Pageant, salt-water taffy and The Donald (Trump, that is). Discover the extraordinary history of this glamorous resort town in Atlantic City Then and Now.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Real Saltwater Taffy Recipe
• Salt Water Taffy Centerpiece
• Boardwalk Frame Craft
• Beach Colouring Pages

Lucky Penny Day
-- Make it a point to look on the ground everywhere that you go today and see if you can find a lucky penny. Finding a penny is sometimes considered lucky and gives rise to the saying, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day: you'll have good luck." Source

Read: Deena's Lucky Penny (Math Matters Series)
-- Deena's mom's birthday is coming and Deena has no money to buy a present for her. She finds a "lucky" penny and through the help of neighbors and family, she trades up until her penny gradually becomes a dollar. Now Deena can afford a gift for mom.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Counting Pennies
• Creative Ideas for Teaching Money
• Money Colouring Pages
• Coin Worksheets

Bifocals Invented
-- Benjamin Franklin is widely credited as the inventor of bifocals. According to the Antique Spectacles and Other Visual Aids museum, curated by Dr. David A. Fleishman, an archived political cartoon dated 1764 and held by The Library Company of Philadelphia, which was co-founded by Franklin, shows Franklin wearing an "unusual pair of eyeglasses" that resemble bifocals. Source

Read: Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
-- What would you do if you lived in a community without a library, hospital, post office, or fire department? If you were Benjamin Franklin, you’d set up these organizations yourself. Franklin also designed the lightning rod, suggested the idea of daylight saving time, invented bifocals and the odometer—all inspired by his common sense and intelligence.

Free Printables, Activities, Colouring Pages and Crafts:
• Benjamin Franklin Printables
• Glasses Coloring Page
• Fun Glasses Craft
• Spectacles Holder Craft

Printable May 2012 Colouring Calendar
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May Icons - These icons are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the May Coloring Calendar.

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Swagbucks releasing new set of Collector's Bills

2012-05-22T19:25:00.000-04:00

The Swagbucks Carnival is still going strong, and Swagbucks is releasing a new set of Collector's Bills - five special, carnival themed Swag Buck denominations that you can only win through search!

Collect all five before 11:59pm PT on May 31st and you'll get a 10 Swag Bucks bonus!

Also, you can share the special bills you win by going to the My Swag Bucks area of your account - if you share on Pinterest and include your SB Username in your pin, you could be randomly chosen to win 100 Swag Bucks.

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May 22nd is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

2012-05-22T17:31:00.000-04:00

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May 22nd is... Wright Brothers Patented the Aircraft, Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day, Crater Lake National Park Established, A Thousand Pioneers Head West, International Day for Biological Diversity, National Maritime Day.

PLUS - books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.

Wright Brothers Patented the Aircraft
-- In 1906 the Wrights received a patent for their method of flight control and fiercely defended it in the years afterward, suing foreign and domestic aviators and companies, especially Glenn Curtiss, in an attempt to collect licensing fees. The legal threat suppressed development of the U.S. aviation industry. Source

Read: First Flight: The Wright Brothers
-- Growing up in rural Ohio, Orville and Wilbur Wright were fascinated by all kinds of vehicles -- a toy helicopter, bicycles, and the first motorized cars -- but what they dreamed of was flight. They were convinced they could build a machine that a man could pilot-and they did.

Free Printables, Colouring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• The Wright Brothers Printables
• Plane Crafts
• Plane and Flying Crafts
• The Wright Brothers' First Flight mini-book

Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day
-- If you are a musician in need of a new instrument, today could be a very good day indeed! If you have been considering taking up a musical instrument, today can be your starting point. And, the good news is you're never too old to begin playing a musical instrument. Source

Read: Musical Instruments Coloring Book
-- Entertaining and instructive book includes over 40 lifelike vignettes of young music makers — playing the cello, viola, guitar, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, concert tuba, trumpet, flute, French horn, snare drums, triangle, and more.

Free Printables, Colouring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Musical Instruments Printables
• Music Basics Printables
• Drum Coloring Page
• Making Musical Instruments by Sherri Osborn, Guide to Family Crafts

Crater Lake National Park Established
-- Crater Lake National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the United States and the only one in the state of Oregon. The park encompasses the caldera of Crater Lake, a remnant of a destroyed volcano, Mount Mazama, and the surrounding hills and forests. Crater Lake National Park was established May 22, 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt. Source

Read: Crater Lake: The Story Behind the Scenery
-- Crater Lake National Park, located in south central Oregon, was established in 1902 to preserve this deep blue lake encircled by multicolored lava walls. The "ultimate blue lake" draws travelers who enjoy incomparable views--remnants of Mount Mazama, the forest mosaic, colorful wildflowers, and a diversity of wildlife.

Free Printables, Colouring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Crater Lake National Park Coloring Page
• Oregon Printable Pages
• US National Parks Coloring Pages
• Map of Crater Lake National Park

A Thousand Pioneers Head West
-- On this day in 1843, some 1,000 men, women, and children climbed aboard their wagons and steered their horses west out of the small town of Elm Grove, Missouri. The train comprised more than 100 wagons with a herd of 5,000 oxen and cattle trailing behind. Dr. Elijah White, a Presbyterian missionary who had made the trip the year before, served as guide. Source

Read: Roughing It on the Oregon Trail
-- What if you could close your eyes and open them to find you were amongst hundreds of pioneers in 1843, packing up your covered wagon to travel the 2,000 miles of the Oregon Trail? In their first journey, the twins spend eight months crossing the country on foot and by covered wagon, braving the mountain ranges and river valleys, battling floods and droughts, and cooking slam-johns and sowbellies over buffalo chips.

Free Printables, Colouring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Conestoga Wagon Printables
• Pioneer Life Printables
• Oregon Printables
• Pioneer Covered Wagon Craft
• Covered Wagon Craft Instructions

Printable May 2012 Colouring Calendar
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May Icons - These icons are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the May Coloring Calendar.

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Azul Swimwear /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-22T16:02:00.000-04:00

Swim and Sun: Azul Swimwear for Girls and Baby

With summer just around the corner, daydreaming about the beach is inevitable. You've found your ideal swimsuit for the season, why not outfit your budding fashionista in something equally stylish?

This collection from Azul Swimwear is filled with pieces she's certain to enjoy seaside or poolside. Ruffled bikinis. Sweetly printed swimsuits. Even matching hats and tunics. She'll be ready to take on any waves that come her way. Fashionably of course.

Azul Swimwear: Life's A Picnic Swimsuit

Stretchy design with ruffled trim in front and back, decorative ties, fully lined

♥ Fabric: 85% Polyamide/15% Spandex
♥ Lining: 100% Polyamide
♥ Care instructions: Hand wash
♥ Country of origin: Paraguay
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Frugal Tips and Fun Crafts - 5/22/12

2012-05-22T10:07:00.000-04:00

Let's Craft: Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

My neighbours complained, but I let my boys draw with chalk all over our driveway and sidewalk - after all, it just washes away with the next rainfall!

This sidewalk chalk craft is made using toilet paper rolls, making nice chunky pieces of chalk - for little hands!

How to Clean Your Top-Loader Washing Machine

Do you ever clean your washing machine? Does that sound silly?

If so, you can't imagine how much dirt and gunk builds up in your washer over time.

I bet that your washer will do a better job if it is clean!

Turn a VHS Case into a Picture Frame with a Hidden Storage Compartment

What a simple but wonderful idea!

I was thinking it might make a nice keepsake box - putting something inside related to the picture.

Apple Snack Box
This looks like fun - imagine the looks you would get when you pull out this Apple snack container!

Cut the bottoms off of two soda pop bottles.
Glue a zipper inside. Makes an instant kids' snack container.

Would be cute to add a stem or cute worm and make it really look like an apple!

Discovery Bottles

I love the one that has pipe cleaners inside and you can use a magnet to move them around.

These Discover Bottles might keep children busy for quite a while!

All you need it empty clear plastic bottles with lids, a glue gun and whatever you can find to fill them with!

How to Make an Easy, No-Sew Tutu

I would definitely make this if I had any little girls to make it for. No sewing is required - really!

All you need is elastic and tulle/netting in your colour choice(s).

Snake Bubbles

How fun would it be to make snake bubbles!?

This craft is so easy and I bet you already have all the supplies in your house.

Have a contest to see who will make the longest snake!

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Swim and Sun /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-21T12:48:00.000-04:00

Swim and Sun: Splash-worthy Styles for Kids
Beach season is almost upon us so it's time to stock up on plenty of swimsuits for your little ones that will ensure much fun in the sun.

Frilly one-pieces are perfect for pool dips. Bright boys' swim trunks are roomy for running, slipping and sliding. Just don't forget the sunblock.

The details: Brands include Eberjey, O'Neill Kids and Pink Chicken.

Absorba Ruffled Swimsuit

Sleek and stretchy, animal print with solid ruffled trim, fully lined

♥ Fabric: 85% Polyester/15% Spandex
♥ Lining: 100% Polyester
♥ Care instructions: Machine wash
♥ Country of origin: Philippines
♥ Authentic product
♥ International shipping available
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Tinker Bell /More MyHabit Deals (ALL)

2012-05-20T17:17:00.003-04:00

Tinker Bell Initial Jewelry

Few characters are as timeless and lovable as Tinker Bell. Sassy but also sweet, she's a pixie for modern times. Now you can share her story with your little fairy princess thanks to this collection of initial necklaces.

Delicate and tasteful, each necklace features a sterling silver letter with Tinker Bell posing alongside it. For the most magical of gifts, pair the necklace with the matching porcelain jewelry box.

Tinker Bell Initial Jewelry: Disney Silver Tinker Bell Pendant Necklace

Initial accented by small Tinkerbell figure dangles from a delicate chain

♥ Dimensions: length 18", height 0.5", width 0.5"
♥ Material type: Sterling Silver
♥ Chain type: Cable
♥ Clasp: Spring ring clasp
♥ Country of origin: China
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D’mi Tierra /More MyHabit Deals

2012-05-19T12:09:00.000-04:00

D’mi Tierra Girls: Featuring Lilo, Nifunifa, and Tournasol

In the summer we crave bright, eye-popping colors and comfortable lightweight dresses. Your fashion-forward little girl undoubtedly feels the same way. This sweet collection from Columbian brands Lilo, Nifunifa, and Tournasol perfectly captures the vibrancy of South America in dresses she's sure to reach for again and again.

Some of our favorite details: Tiers of ruffles and flower appliques. Multi-color stripes. And oversize heart, peace sign and flower motifs.

D’mi Tierra Girls: Tournasol Smocked Sundress

Lightweight woven, adjustable tie straps, smocked upper bodice, stitched floral appliqués on front, ruffled hem
♥ Fabric: 100% cotton
♥ Care instructions: Hand wash
♥ Measurements: shoulder to hemline 29", taken from size 8
♥ Country of origin: Colombia
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Free Kindle Books and Daily Deals - 5/17/12

2012-05-17T17:04:00.001-04:00

Kindle Daily Deal: Identity: Lost
-- It's July, 1975 and an overworked Chicago police force receives a call that an 85-year-old white man has been attacked by a gang of black youths on the lakefront in Burnham Park.

Amid public outrage, contentious Mayor Richard J. Daley commands his police to find the killers fast and make the bucolic park safe again.

Uncommonly but fortunately for the police, twelve-year-old James Overstreet steps forward and identifies five of the six assailants and arrests are made. But detectives and county attorneys bungle the case, leaving the judge no choice but to release the accused.

This startling turn of events jeopardizes James's life, forcing the entire Overstreet family into witness protection in Arizona, and creates a nightmare that will haunt the brave witness forever.

Fast-forward thirty years. The stoic young man has grown to become Maricopa County's most feared prosecutor. But his life is about to be turned upside down when paths from the past cross into the present, veering toward a shocking climax.

Length: 338 pages

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Kindle Daily Deal: A Lighter Shade of Gray
-- Ten years ago, Devon gave up the love of her life, fearing she would one day fall victim to the mental illness that has slowly ravaged the mind of her mother, who is now being cared for in a private facility.

Just when it seems Devon might have a chance to make up for past mistakes, her best friend Cass becomes a suspect in the murder of her sister's drug-dealing boyfriend. Devon knows Cass is lying about the details of her involvement and the lead detective on the case, convinced that Cass is guilty, is relentless in his pursuit of justice.

When her mother's young, emotionally disturbed roommate insinuates she knows something about the night of the murder, as well as details from Devon's own life that no one else is privy to, Devon becomes desperate to uncover the truth before Detective Lake does. As the investigation continues, Devon is led down a path she never expected and forced to face her greatest fears of life and love.

Length: 472 pages

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: The Bro-Magnet
(A Nice Guy Romance Novel)
-- Women have been known to lament, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." For Johnny Smith, the problem is, "Always a Best Man, never a groom."

At age 33, housepainter Johnny has been Best Man eight times. The ultimate man's man, Johnny loves the Mets, the Jets, his weekly poker game, and the hula girl lamp that hangs over his basement pool table.

Johnny has the instant affection of nearly every man he meets, but one thing he doesn't have is a woman to share his life with, and he wants that desperately.

When Johnny meets District Attorney Helen Troy, he decides to renounce his bro-magnet ways in order to impress her. With the aid and advice of his friends and family, soon he's transforming his wardrobe, buying throw pillows, ditching the hula girl lamp, getting a cat and even changing his name to the more mature-sounding John. And through it all, he's pretending to have no interest in sports, which Helen claims to abhor.

As things heat up with Helen, the questions arise: Will Johnny finally get the girl? And, if he's successful in that pursuit, who will he be now that he's no longer really himself? THE BRO-MAGNET is a rollicking comedic novel about what one man is willing to give up for the sake of love.

Length: 261 pages (estimated)

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: Just The Way You Are
-- Take a romantic journey with award-winning author Barbara Freethy to Tucker's Landing, Oregon, where Sam and Alli Tucker have made a life together ... a life about to be tested by the return of the only woman who can break them up ... Alli's sister, Tessa.

A baby brought them together -- and even though Alli has always loved her strong, sexy husband Sam and the life they've built together, she has decided to set him free to follow his youthful dreams. It is no longer enough for her to be wife and lover when she knows she holds so little of his heart.

Sam has always dreamed of a life away from the close-knit world of Tucker's Landing, but marriage and fatherhood ended all that. Now Sam is torn between what was and what was meant to be. He must decide if it's time to rekindle the dreams of the past ... or accept Alli, and her love, just the way she is.

Length: 349 pages

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FREE KINDLE BOOK: Forgotten
-- Americans are noted for their short memories, we invented the term "Attention Deficit Disorder" to describe it. We immerse ourselves in an event for a short time span, then quickly lay the event aside and move to the next. If those events didn't or don't affect us directly----they are quickly forgotten.

23 October 1983 is one of those forgotten events. One of those events where we felt we knew all the facts and then it was quickly forgotten. I ask one simple question---"Do you really know all of the facts?" There are hundreds of these events, forgotten by all but those who lived them.

I invite you to read "Forgotten", separate the history from the fiction. Another term to remember would be "Plausible Deniability", facts that did happen are handled in a manner that allows them to be denied by those who caused them to happen. Separating plausible deniability from fiction can be almost impossible. At times this is by design of those who use the term.

When you've finished reading this "Historical Fiction", ask yourself if you have forgotten.

You must decide, what is fact, what is fiction, and what could be plausible deniability shrouding truth.

Length: 230 pages (estimated)

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Chuggington /More MyHabit Deals

2012-05-17T12:26:00.000-04:00

Chuggington Train Sets

Who doesn't have fond memories of playing with toy trains as a child? Now you can share the joy with these plastic and wood sets featuring Chuggington characters.

Koko, Brewster, Vee and all the beloved locomotive friends are here with sets that include everything from roundhouses to tracks. Hours of fun and creativity are guaranteed.

Chuggington Train Sets: Wooden Railway Double Decker-Roundhouse

This double decker roundhouse has a unique 2-in-1 design for more ways to play; stack for 2-levels or unstack for two separate roundhouses; includes elevating turntable, tower tunnel and bonus switch track adaptor; compatible with other wooden railway sets

FEATURES:
• 2-in-1 design creates more ways to play
• Real wood construction
• Compatible with other wooden track systems
• Official Chuggington Product

SPECIFICATIONS:
• Care instructions: Wipe with a damp cloth
• Assembly required: No
• Warranty: 90 day warranty against manufacturer defects
• Product dimensions: length 14.5", height 12.25", width 16.5"
• Product weight: 8 lbs

♥ Material type: Wood and plastic
♥ Recommended age: 36 months - 6 years
♥ Country of origin: China
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