Do you collect Box Tops? Although I have always seen Box Tops on many of the products I bought, I did not really pay attention to them until last year when I got to visit General Mills. What a great program for schools to earn a little extra money!   And I love that it it is a way for me to teach my girls about saving money, giving and something akin to coupons all rolled up in one.
Right now, our buddies at Target® have a special promotion …

I just wanted to give you the heads-up,  that 6pm.com is having a swim & sandal blow out this Thursday, August 26.
If you are not familiar with 6pm.com is the online retail site where brandaholics get their daily fix on the brands they crave in men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, footwear, and accessories at up to 75% off every single day!
Check out the links below to get a sneak peek of how spectacular this sale will be! Stock up for next summer now and save!
SANDALS Up to 85% off
http://www.6pm.com/sandals
SWIM SALE! …

I just finished purchasing school supplies for my 3 girls.  Talk about a beating for both my and my wallet!   Wow!  Normally I buy them through the school so now I know and forever more will buy them via school.  Well, Kelly Wilson has some great helpful ideas and while it may be too late for a few of them for this year, who says you cannot teach us old dogs some new tricks, hmm?

Guest Blog by Kelly Wilson, an editor for Teaching Resource Center.
Your child’s school supply list …

……AND THE WINNER IS…..#16 TESA SHELTON!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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….dim the lights….
“…..La-dies and Gen-tel-men….I prrrre-sent you with the Grrrrreeee-aaaaaattttest Show in Eeeaarrttthhhh!….”

While I will never forget the fun I had as a child when my parents took me to the Circus, nor understand what a gift it was, I will also not forget last year taking my girls all together for the first time.  Grammie and Pop had taken P1 for her first visit but P2 and P3 …

Did you know that every newborn in the U.S. is eligible to receive a free ticket to Ringling Bros. circus? What a wonderful way to celebrate the special arrival! The free admission offer is good for one ticket that is redeemable at any time during the lifetime of the child, whether at age 2 or 92. It’s definitely something you readers would love to share with their families and friends.

To receive the child’s first free Ringling Bros.® ticket, parents need only complete the registration form in the “Special Offers” section …

On Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 PM, The Greatest Show On Earth® and American Airlines Center will be hosting a FREE circus celebration and the guest list includes everyone in DFW! The party will be held at AT&T Plaza, which is on the south side of American Airlines Center off Olive Street.  The arena is located at 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219.
Through the mystery of magic, guests will be spellbound as Magical Zingmaster Alex Ramon performs a disappearance act of circus-sized proportion. The world famous Ringling Bros. ® …

It’s almost time to celebrate our nation’s birth yet we are having some hum-drum rainy days lately.  What to do to keep the kiddos entertained?? Here are the latest July 4 ideas from Disney FamilyFun magazine – all new this year and in their June/July issue.

Confetti Launcher: Fireworks happen only after dark, but this craft creates a pop of color any time of day. Kids pull back on the string to release a shower of tissue paper confetti, then gather …

Happy Friday! I wanted to give you a heads up about a special deal of the day from Tropicana to start off your weekend. Good for only 24 hours, you and your Tropicana Rewards Pals can redeem 2 points for a Fandango Deal of the Day: buy one movie ticket on Fandango.com, get one free!
Head to Tropicana.com to redeem your points and receive your promo code. Please just keep in mind your Fandango order must be placed before June 16th or the promo code will …

I think I have told you before that Mother’s Day used to be a very hard holiday for me while we were trying to build our family and we went to great lengths to make those weekends better – taking trips, holding Anti-Mother’s Day parties with our other infertile friends.  Well now that I am a mom, I am very sensitive still to the holiday, knowing that it is not something I want celebrated lightly and I love nothing better than items created just for me, centered around my girls.  …

I know that the Luck ‘o the Irish and everyone else is with me because I have wonderful readers and friends like YOU!
We are having a crazy day at home, spent with the oldest 2 Ps spending most of the day in their rooms grounded for hosing down the garage yesterday (yes, you read that correctly, the GARAGE FULL OF STUFF – they actually did us a favor but it was the principle of the thing…without asking, while babysitter was here, and doing nothing to try and clean it up:).  …

Right now through the end of March, you can run over and get 4 FREE Dr. Seuss book digital downloads from Kidthing!   How perfect for my new Sony Reader!
The titles offered are:
:: Hop on Pop::
:: Horton Hears a Who::
:: Green Eggs & Ham::  (My favorite!)
:: The Cat in the Hat::
So here is what you do:
1. Download the FREE kidthing 2.0 application.
2. Go to the “Store” tab, enter “KTCODE-NEA5RAA” into the search engine and hit ENTER.
3. Add the 4 books to your cart
4. Go to checkout and download your books for …

Radio City Christmas Spectacular!
This classic holiday favorite is back with the famous Rockettes and I have some fantastic discounts to offer you and your readers! Right now, you can buy one ticket and get one free on Orchestra/1st Mezzanine tickets to select performances! Just use promotion code: SN50 when you follow the link to purchase. Offer valid thru 12/27/09. Click here for more info and to purchase:http://www.radiocity.com/tickets/promotion.html?p_id=SN50

Experience the magic of Wintuk at Lower Prices!

Celebrate the snow covered streets of NYC by bringing your family …

Did you know you can do buy the Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure DVD/Blu-ray Combo for $5 at Target?  Buy it and use the $10 Disney Coupon here PLUS the $5 Target coupon here and you’ll end up paying only $4.99!
What’s better yet, you can also do one of these rebates and end up getting it basically for free:
$5 on Purchase of Tinker Bell and any two participating Kernel Seasons Products
$5 on Purchase of Tinker Bell and any Leap Frog Tinker Bell Book …

I don’t know about you but I LOVE “Grey’s Anatomy”.  McDreamy, McSteamy, McYummy…you name it.  And I thought it was all very well counter-balanced with the presence of Dr. Addison Montgomery.  Since Addison moved to “Private Practice” it has not quite been the same watching her there but does that keep me from watching her?  Nope.  Kate Walsh  is just one dynomite actress, no matter where her character’s lives take her.
Recently Kate teamed up with hair care brand Suave® Professionals® to show America that red carpet style doesn’t …

Of course, you know that this cool site really caught my eye as it is Vampire related only this Vampire is not cute and sparkly.  This one is robbing us all blind in minuscule little ways we may not even consider . While your child (or You!) might obsess over the Twilight series or don fangs and capes for Halloween, another kind of vampire lurks year-round in your home sucking your family’s budget. With energy costs continuing to rise, wouldn’t you like to reduce your energy bill, …

With all of the doom and gloom we have been hearing and feeling as far as the economy is concerned, my eyes perked right up when I caught sight of some terrific $$ off coupons for Hasbro toys  and with the Holidays just around the corner, well, I could not help but share. And just where did this fabulous,money-saving information come from?  My good pal Thrifty Jinxy (as seen on the right) and the good folks at Coupons.com!  You should be able to print them twice per computer. They are …

It was my birthday and now I am 3!

I LOVE opening presents!

Ooh, what’s this?

Let’s try this out!

P2 was all set to help with the fun!

P1 also.  Sometimes they thought it was their birthday.

My party was all about Kai Lan.

I love Kai Lan – she looks just like me!

Good thing  Target had lots of Kai Lan stuff!

Now I can play Kai Lan with my sisters all the time!

Mommy let me pick out what I wanted and then made my cake.

Happy birthday to me, P3!

Thanks for stopping by! If you have a …

Well Texas, it is almost time for the weekend that some of us love and some of us detest – Tax Free Weekend (TFW).  Before I had kids, I avoided Tax Free Weekend like the plague.  It just was not worth the hassles and crowds to save that 8%.
Then, once I became a Mom and quickly had 2 in diapers, and I learned that baby clothes AND diapers were exempt from sales tax too on TFW, I made a point of visiting places like Babies r Us and saving on …

We took the girls to see the Circus last week and while it is not the circus of my childhood (what happened to having 3 rings, hmm?), my girls did not know the difference.

On With the Show!

There is still time for you to go see them here in Dallas/Ft. Worth plus check their schedule for a city near you! Don’t forget to get you tickets from Ticketmaster for $11 each (minimum of 4 tickets) by using the Mom Central Discount code: MOM. Enjoy the show!
All images were taken …

The Circus!  The Circus!! I Love the Circus!!!
It seems like it gets bigger and better every year. My parents took me often as a child and began the tradition all over again with my oldest daughter.  Now it is time for me to start that same  tradition for the rest of my family!!
Soooooooooo…….Attention Dallas/Ft. Worth people!
Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Over the Top circus will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in a couple of weeks and you can go very inexpensively!

First of all…I have a coupon code for you just like …

This Giveaway is closed and no further comments are being accepted.
The winner of the 2 POKENs is: Kate!!! ~  Congratulations!!

Contact me Kate with your address asap!
Thanks to everyone who entered….watch for this week’s POKEN giveaway shortly!
As you probably know by now, a Poken is a small, cute USB social networking gadget that allows you to store your social networking profiles like on Facebook.com or Twitter profiles and share them with other Poken users just by touching Pokens. It is a new social networking accessory that solves all kinds of problems!  …

I know my girls want to be!!  I tell you, if you have not visited Pinky Scout, you really should.  They have all sorts of girly, personalized adorable things.  Grandma bait for sure!!   Sign up for their newsletter and get a chance to get a $50 Pinky Scout Gift Certificate!   But there is a bonus surprise…. a coupon code, just for YOU!!!

They have just added over 200 new items to their website within the last 2 weeks!
25% off Coupon for my Customers: Use “25Sale” at checkout from now …

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED – Congratulations to our Three Winners:
Noreen
Sue
Tamara B.
Thanks to all who participated.  Stay tuned for our upcoming giveaways!

Here at our house, Springtime is in full swing.  The temperatures are perfect and my kids just love to be outside.  Keeping them happy and entertained is always a good thing.:)  Well, Yoplait was channeling my vibe  and sent us their Get Active prize pack (pictured below).
We’re big fans of Yoplait in this house. Remember this post with P3 lovin’ her yogurt?
Well, she still does as does P2.  …

The winner is #180 Rhonda Martin!
A couple of months ago Suave contacted me with a challenge regarding something they called Suavenomics. Since we are all paying extra close attention to the state of our economics here in the US, Suave wants to let everyone know that they can get great value for their dollar without sacrificing on quality.
From the website:
In 2008, Americans could have saved more than $5.5 billion by buying Suave beauty products instead of more expensive brands.
For over 70 years, the Suave brand has bottled our belief that …

Remember me telling you about Disney on Ice? Well, we got to go as well and we had a blast!  I was a little concerned about P3 getting bored or too tired – I could not have been more wrong!!  As one of the Feld Family Activators, we got to come to a special Meet & Greet with Mickey and Minnie before the show started and the girls could not have been more happily surprised.  It truly was a Magical Journey!
I have more to tell you about it but …

A couple of years ago, my mom surprised my two big girls and I and took us to see Disney on Ice when they came to Dallas.  It was fantastic and the girls LOVED every minute of it.  Disney On Ice shows get the audience totally involved – they are Disney, after all!  They feature exciting action, romance, comedy, athletic world-class skating, beloved Disney characters, and favorite Disney songs to which kids love and want to get up and dance with. The whole atmosphere creates wonderful  memories that will last …

Remember our January Sponsor of the Month, Protect-a-Bed? As a follow up, Protect-A-Bed would like to offer readers who are considering purchasing a mattress protector or pillow protector, a special code for 15% off, good the entire month of March 2009.

To get the discount, readers simply visit www.protectabed.com, select the items they would like to purchase, and then enter the code BLOG015 at check out.

Thank you again for everything.

Introducing the Wonderwash from Laundry Alternatives http://laundry-alternative.com – the space saving, time saving, energy saving Green Clean solution for your laundry needs!  As seen on The Rachael Ray Show http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/human-lab-laundry/ ,  through a patented pressure system, the Wonderwash thoroughly cleans a five pound load in just minutes using less water and detergent than even hand washing!

What can you wash with the Wonderwash?  How about a week’s worth of dress shirts, 10 t-shirts, 30 pairs of socks, bibs, cloth diapers, burp …

Well yesterday was again Simple Sunday…the day for sharing what I have run across during the week. Thanks to another stupid migraine…grrr, well, here we are on Monday. Trust me though, it was well worth the wait.:)

We are not all morning people.  Selena on Blissfully Domestic has a 3 Easy Morning Pick-Me Ups to help those of us who are not, ahem, morning people.:)
At BlissDom ‘09 I learned about, heard and met a fantastic new musical artist – Chris Mann.  You HAVE to visit his website!  He has a …

Well have I got a deal for you!
EyeBuyDirect.com has a fantastic one-day only promotion TODAY February 9th. For 24 hours , you can….
Buy One Pair,  Get One Pair Free.
This offer includes all eyeglasses frames – Not sunglasses or designer eyeglasses; however, minimum order value is $14.

Hundreds of new frames
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I had not heard of this company myself until recently but I am currently awaiting  a new pair of glasses to arrive from them.  I will be giving …

Parenting is tough enough without worrying about cutting costs.  Whether it’s your day to carpool, pick up groceries, pay the bills or call your college kid studying abroad, thinking about pocket change rarely makes the “TO DO LIST”.
Here are the top “TIPS” that’ll payoff big for you and will keep your family safe, connected, and even bring extra abundance so that you’ll have money saved to splurge on that much needed family vacation …

TIP #1: Use your Costco, Sam’s Club or other …

Hey y’all…check this out: SouthPeak Games is starting 2009 out with a BANG! They are releasing TODAY, January 20th, a brand new game for Nintendo DS called Big Bang Mini. It is a new arcade-style firework game that makes every day feel like the Fourth of July!! Now who would not enjoy that?!
Here is how they describe it:
A challenging new twist on the retro shooter-style game, Big Bang Mini, developed in conjunction with Studio Arkedo, offers Nintendo DS™ players the opportunity to create their own …

Would you like to learn more about our charming new President? (Yes, he has won me over:) Kaboose has great family-friendly information on President Obama. Head on over to Norther Cheapskate for information on how and where you can get a FREE donut, taco, food, and cosmetics for today!
On Alpha Mom to see some fun ideas posted for celebrating the Presidential Inauguration. You’ll find free printable cupcake toppers that you can even use to make stickers! Kaboose also has listed their choices for the Top 10 Patriotic …

Hi there! Happy Wednesday! BIG doin’s coming up soon including news about next week’s BIG CHANGE and a great review of Suave products that you just won’t believe but in the meanwhile, here is something you need to do TODAY!!!
You know how President-elect Obama is proposing his first stimulus package, right? Well Suave is one step ahead of him with their very own Suavenomics beauty stimulus!

To ensure that Americans look good, even when the economy is ugly, Suave is doing doing their part by …

Well, I don’t know about you but I am feeling fairly optimistic about life in general for 2009. I personally have decided to make a few changes for the better – here on the blog, in my mental and emotional well-being and in my parenting. My family has agreed to make some good changes too – taking lunch from home more often, fewer desserts, and healthier eating. Remember my post about A Month of Meals? This week we will begin following Jamie’s ideas whole-heartedly. I’ll …

Sarah over at Team Mom was kind enough to share this great set of tips to help us when we are trying to have Thanksgiving on a Budget. I found some really fantastic ideas in here – hope you can put them to good use!

Thanksgiving on a Budget
Money-Saving Tips from Lisa Beels and Christine Naylor, Founders of Petite Palate

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday – a house filled with friends and family, the mouth-watering smell of a golden-brown turkey wafting in from the …

YES! I know we have all had to rethink some of our spending habits this year, especially during the Holidays. The fabulous Lori, known as the Bargain Shopper Lady, has created this helpful video on coupon shopping. Take a peek!

Because It’s Christmas began Nov. 10th on my Review and Giveaway Blog, 3 P’s Mama Says… where somethin’ is ALWAYS happening!
Frugal+Shopping

The Offer

For a limited time Debbie and her family are offering my awesome readers a discount on their book when you order directly from the Lilly P. Badilly website.

The 64-page, full color book along with the 35-minute CD is now available for $19.95. (Retail Price is $22.95)
Plus FREE SHIPPING for a total savings of nearly $7 per book or a 26% discount.
And there are greater discounts available for those who buy more than 1 book – See the website for …

No Need to Dress Up Like a Cow this Time…
Chick-fil-A is holding a new Promotion to try to get EVERYONE to try the NEW and improved( as if they needed to!) Chicken Strips and the new Chick-fil-a Sauce at Chick-fil-a!
To receive one free three-count order of Chick-n-Strips while supplies last, eligible participants should:
*Visit participating Chick-fil-A locations from 10:30 AM until close on Sept. 1, 2008.
*Wear at least one visible article of clothing that contains any football team logo or collegiate logo.
* …