To protect our daughter from creeps on the internet, all of her picture posts are protected, as is my Twitter.  Readers are free to request access to either.  I’m not a snob about it, but if I don’t believe you are legit you will be denied.  I love sharing pictures of Emma but I feel better keeping her pictures less “out there”.

My favorite Fortune Cookie company, Fancy Fortune Cookies, is giving away a year of fortune cookies! (You may remember my post about these colorful and flavorful cookies).

Grand prize is up to 250 fortune cookies per month for a year
1st prize is $150.00 gift certificate to the site
2nd prize is 2 giant fortune cookies (my husband’s favorite!)
3rd prize is a deluxe sampler.

You might wonder what in the world you would do with that many fortune cookies, but with flavors like cappuccino, cherry, orange, coconut, black raspberry, fruit punch, lemon, blueberry and green apple — plus chocolate- and caramel-covered (new!) fortune cookies — you’ll never get sick of them! They make great gifts, too, especially when you personalize the fortune.  (I gave my brother-in-law a Giant Fortune Cookie a couple Christmases ago that’s fortune read, “Confusious say sisters-in-law are a blessing!”) You’ll have a hard time going back to regular fortune cookies after you try a Fancy Fortune Cookie!

Check out this link to find out how to get in on the fun!

I talk about eBates a lot – have you noticed? – because I love getting cash back on online purchases.  Now there’s something for brick-and-mortar stores (that means stores you visit in person, in case you didn’t know )!  I just became aware of this and I wish I had known about it sooner becuase I shop so much!

Endorse: A facebook app-based (it’s easy that way) program to help you earn cash back on your groceries, household items, even clothing!  It’s so simple, too.

Step one: Sign up at Endorse

Step two: “Endorse” (similar to Facebook’s “like”) products you like, buy or plan to buy.  (become one of my followers – read more below – by going to my profile and joining any product/brand or store from there.

Step three: Keep all of your receipts!  Endorse will send you envelopes to mail them back in – and get this! – they will then mail you a check for 10% of your “endorsed” purchases* and 2% back for endorses retail store, Wal-Mart included!

Step four: Tell your friends about Endorse and get them to “follow” (join under you, basically) your endorsements.  If you get five followers on any products/brand, Endorse will give you back your full purchase amount!  This is where it is a little tricky, so I just give my profile link to friends and ask them to join any from there, then browse the categories and “Endorse” any other products/stores.

*Not good on previous purchases.  You have to “endorse” the product before you buy it in order to be credited.

If you have any questions the FAQ is here or feel free to ask me

We’re those parents who will someday fill our backyard with everything possible for the kids. Swing sets (putting up next summer!), sand boxes, a pool (might have to look into pool fencing like the houston fences), basketball hoop, skate park (okay, just kidding about that one. I hope.) Yeah, we’ll probably have spoiled kids, but not the most spoiled in town, I’m sure!ikoni

Here’s something I should share with my sister because she seems interested in this kind of thing: Athletic Trainer Jobs! She worked at a few gyms and took classes on sports medicine, etc. Well, even my sister-in-law would probably like something like this.. she teaches a CrossFit for Kids class. I should team up with either of them and try to get healthy!

Know a man that loves shoes? Christmas is coming soon, so maybe you’re thinking about a nice pair of shoes for Mr. Shoe Lover. ShoeMall has you covered! They even carry wide shoes for men. I’d better keep them in mind for my father-in-law

Fun fact: My husband had twice as many pairs of shoes as I did when I moved in with him.