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Diaper Deals 6/18

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Diaper DealsThanks to Saving With Shellie for this weeks Diaper Deals!

CVS

$24.99 Pampers Super Pack Diapers 
-Use $1.50 Pampers Diapers coupon
Final Price = $23.49

$24.99 Luvs Super Pack Diapers 
-Use $1 Luvs Diapers coupon
Final Price = $23.99

$9.49 Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers, Pull Ups or GoodNites 
-Use $2 Huggies Diapers coupon OR
-Use $2 Huggies Pull Ups coupon
Final Price = $7.49

Rite-Aid

$9.99 Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers, Pull Ups or GoodNites 
-Use $2 Huggies Diapers coupon OR
-Use $2 Huggies Pull Ups coupon
-Get $1 + UP Rewards WYB 1 (Limit 2)
Final Price = $6.99

$24.99 Pampers Super Pack Diapers 
-Use $1.50 Pampers Diapers coupon
-Get $5 + UP Rewards WYB 1 (Limit 2)
Final Price = $18.99

Walgreens

Well Beginnings (Walgreens New Brand) Diapers, Overnights or Training Pants - BOGO 50%
Final Price = Varies

Target

$24.99 Pampers Super Pack Diapers – Buy 2
-Use (2) $1.50 Pampers Diapers coupon
-Get $5 Target GC WYB 2
Final Price = $41.98 for 2 ($20.99 each)

$24.99 Luvs Super Pack Diapers – Buy 2
-Use (2) $1 Luvs Diapers coupon
-Get $5 Target GC WYB 2
Final Price = $42.98 for 2 ($21.49 each)

$8.99 Pampers Splashers Jumbo Pack Diapers – Buy 2
-Use (2) $1.50 Pampers Splashers coupon
-Get $5 Target GC WYB 2
Final Price = $9.98 for 2 ($4.99 each)

$8.99 Pampers Jumbo Pack Easy Ups – Buy 2
-Use (2) $2/1 Pampers Easy Ups coupon
-Get $5 Target GC WYB 2
Final Price = $8.98 for 2 ($4.49 each)

Amazon

In order to receive the Amazon Mom discount you will either need to have an Amazon Prime subscription or be in the initial 90-day trial period of Amazon Mom.

$19.77 Huggies Little Movers Diapers (60ct – Size 4) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Clip $2 off Huggies Amazon Coupon
Final Price = $13.82

$22.99 Huggies Snug & Dry (74ct – Size 4) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Clip $2 off Huggies Amazon Coupon
Final Price = $16.39

$46.99 Pampers Cruisers (160ct – Size 4) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Clip $2 off Pampers Amazon Coupon
Final Price = $35.59

$24.05 Pampers Baby Dry (140ct – Size 4) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Clip $2 off Pampers Amazon Coupon
Final Price = $25.24

$32.99 Luvs (204ct – Size 3) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
Final Price = $26.39

$49.99 Seventh Generation (155ct – Size 3) 
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Clip $4 off Seventh Generation Amazon Coupon
Final Price = $35.99

McDonald’s Buy One Get One FREE Quarter Pounders!

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McDonalds-B1G1-Quarter-PounderStarting today at Participating McDonald’s Locations you can get Buy 1 Get 1 Free McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Burgers.

The Burger King Buy One Get One FREE Whopper voucher is still available today too!

You can choose from the following Quarter Pounder Options:

  • Bacon & Cheese
  • Deluxe
  • Bacon Habanero Ranch

Remember, this is available at participating locations now through June 20th only. I highly recommend that you call your store to make sure they are participating. You can find the details on the McDonald’s Facebook Page.

Thanks Passion for Savings!

Sylvan $100 Off + FREE Consultation

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20130617110859-Sylvan_banner300x250Now through 7/11/13 you can save $100 at Sylvan learning centers!

Summertime is a great time to help give your child the edge they need to succeed in the next school year.  Because every child is different and schools aren’t always set up to deal with every child’s unique way of learning, many kids gets left behind when it is time to move on to the next chapter in the book.

We all learn differently. Many times a child struggling in school simply needs a little one on one learning designed just for their learning styles!

Improve your child’s grades with Sylvan.

Partner with Sylvan to give your child a leg up on schoolwork and a boost in confidence. Together we will make sure your child is ready, eager and able to succeed.

When you choose Sylvan, you can count on us to:

* Apply our Sylvan Insight™ process to create a personal learning experience tailored to your child.
* Deliver a personal learning plan using SylvanSync™ technology for an engaging experience.
* Provide your child with expert, Sylvan-certified teachers.
* Offer convenient hours and flexible scheduling.
* Give you and your child access to mySylvan™, a website that allows you to continue the learning at home.

Get more information on Sylvan and the $100 coupon here.

Cascade Platinum Review

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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Cascade. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

CaptureWhen we first moved into our new house I did not have the luxury of a dishwasher.  The daily task of washing dishes by hand ended last year when my wonderful husband installed the dishwasher!

Since then my kids aren’t arguing as much over who has to empty or reload the dishwasher.  Their only complaint was that I needed to get different dishwasher soap.  Apparently the other brand I had although it was supposed to be more natural, just didn’t get the job done.  This was evident by the food left baked onto the dishes and the ever present filmy look of my glasses.

My husbands solution was to practically hand wash them before putting them into the dishwasher!  Sure this worked, but then I would have to imagine any time you wash one load of dishes twice they are going to turn out pretty much clean.  Who wants to spend the time pre-washing dishes before putting them into the dishwasher to actually be washed?  Better question yet, who HAS the time to wash a load of dishes twice!!

Since we began using Cascade Platinum Action Paks I can tell that there is definitely a noticeable difference.

In fact these even cleaned my dishwasher for me too!  We live in an area where our water has some rust in it which leaves things looking dingy or yellowish. Sometimes this can make your meals look unappetizing.

It is important to me that my dishes come out sparkling clean because I tend to take a lot of food photos for my recipe posts and the last thing I would want is for there to be a yellow stain ruining my photo!

Since we are talking about food and photography I should also mention the neat Instagram contest that is happening right now.

Now,more than ever, people eat with their eyes,and the evidence is all over sites like Facebook and Instagram. With that in mind,TopChef judge and editor of Food+Wine magazine,Gail Simmons,has partnered with Cascade to discuss why presentation is just as important as preparation.

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Gail Simmons has joined Cascade is bringing you this #MyPlatinum Instagram Contest.  Just show off a photo of your clean dishes on Instagram to be entered to win!

CaptureEach week, two contestants will be selected to receive a brand new Whirlpool dishwasher. Additionally,one lucky grand prize winner will receive a Platinum kitchen!

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You must be a registered member of Instagram to enter. Be sure to tag your photos with #MyPlatinum to enter. If you’re not a member, you can join Instagram right from your mobile phone.

You can find all of the details about this contest here.

No purchase necessary. A purchase of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Enter contest by 6/30/13. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States (D.C.), who are at least eighteen (18) years old as of the last day of the month prior to the date of entry.
©2013 Procter & Gamble.

To The Dad I Never Knew

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Growing up this was my favorite picture of me and my dad!

Can you see him?  It was my proof that he really existed.

I’ve shared in previous posts about My Story of Grace that I grew up without a father. The picture above is how I always knew my dad. He was nothing more than a remnant of a picture that had been cut by a girl (my mom) who knew no other way of dealing with the pain of being left alone with a baby at 18.

He left before I can remember and I never heard from him again until I was twelve, when he burst into my life with the promise that I would finally be like everyone else and no longer an illegitimate  mistake.  I was excited by the possibility of having the kind of dad who could protect me from all the evil that had touched my life.  But those dreams quickly faded as I had my hopes crushed once again when he chose to leave without any kind of explanation within days of arriving.

I never really understood why he left, and I assumed it was out of cowardice.  My mom said he told her he had to leave because we would be better without him.  I just couldn’t get passed my own hurt to understand that he had been broken and hurt too.

To get passed that pain that this kind of abandonment leaves on a child, I decided in my own heart that I would abandon him this time instead.

The song Hit The Road Jack became the anthem of my childhood and somehow it really did seem to dull the pain.  I couldn’t deal with the rejection I was feeling and so I turned my pain into hatred, and bitterness took hold of me and twisted it’s roots all around my heart until they became one.  I believed the lies that I didn’t need a dad and I was better off without him.

I was getting along fine in life with my own family.  My kids had a dad who was very present, the exact opposite of the one I had. Then a couple years ago, out of the blue my mom told me she talked to him and he wanted to talk to all of us.

My immediate reaction was that I didn’t care.  Too bad for him!  Finally the day I had waited for all my life was here.  I could reject him and let him see how it felt to be on that side of things.  So I didn’t call the number on the piece of paper (although I couldn’t bring myself to throw away the only connection I had to him).

But something in my heart that was hiding under the twisted roots began to come alive. After several months I decided I wanted to know why he left, and I wanted to offer him forgiveness because I knew it was the only way I could heal. What I really wanted was to know why I wasn’t good enough for his love.

So I called him with trembling fingers.  And I braced myself for another blow of rejection.

To say the call was strange is an understatement.  I mean here I was listening to a stranger share his heart with me.  He kept wanting to make excuses for being gone, and I let him because as he was talking all I could hear was the same voice of rejection and hurt and abandonment that resonated in my head my whole life.

He and I were really much more alike than just the brown hair & eyes we shared.

He shared a few stories of his childhood with me that made me tear up.  He told me stories about my grandma (his mom) that gave me glimpses of the kind of pain and hurt he grew up with.  His life was MUCH worse than mine.  As I let him talk, I realized how sad I felt for this little boy who lived a life of abuse by many, neglect was the constant theme of his childhood.  And nowhere in any of his childhood stories did I sense there was anyone who loved him.

I can imagine what if feels like to grow up feeling rejected and abandoned by those who are supposed to love you.  But never could I imagine the damage caused by growing up without love.  I always knew I was loved by my mom, which made things a little better.  He didn’t get to feel this kind of love.

He was taught to be the man he is.

Today I realize that he wasn’t absent because he didn’t love me, he just didn’t have the ability to love me. He knew it when he left, and in some strange way I think it was the most selfless thing he could have done.

You can’t give away something that you do not have.

I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to talk with him and hear his stories, and tell him that I understood and forgave him for leaving.  It doesn’t change the past, but I pray for him now that he will know the love of the Father just as I have and he will one day be able to forgive himself.

Psalm 68:5 (The Message)

Father of orphans,
champion of widows,
is God in his holy house.
God makes homes for the homeless,
leads prisoners to freedom,
but leaves rebels to rot in hell.

If you are still dealing (or not dealing) with the hurt & pain that comes from being abandoned & rejected by your earthy father I want you to know that your heavenly Father has always loved you!

Restaurant Coupons

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If you plan on eating at a restaurant any time soon you will definitely want to check out this list of coupons to save on your bill.

5 Ways to Save on Your Restaurant Bill

Top Restaurant Coupons:

Baskin Robbins Coupon – $1 Off Any Medium or Large Frozen or Iced Beverage (exp: 6/30/2013)
BJs Coupon – $5 Off $20 Food Purchase (exp: 6/14/2013)
Bruster’s Real Ice Cream Coupon – $1 Off Any Waffle Cone or Freeze (exp: 6/14/2013)
Buca di Beppo Coupon – $10 Off $20 Purchase (exp: 6/16/2013)
Chevy’s Coupon – $10 Off $30 Purchase (exp: 6/15/2013)
Chili’s Coupon – FREE Flatbread to the First 1 Million (exp: 6/30/2013)
Del Taco Coupon – Free Baja Shrimp Taco WYB Any Beverage (exp: 6/25/2013)
Dickeys Barbecue Pit Coupon – Buy 1 Sandwich or Meat Plate Get 1 Free WYB 2 Drinks (exp: 6/16/2013)
Friendly’s Coupon – Buy 1 Fribble Get 1 Free (exp: 6/18/2013)
Godfather’s Pizza Coupon – Buy 1 Regular Priced Large Specialty Pizza Get Medium 1-Topping Pizza Free (exp: 12/31/2013)
Joe’s Crab Shack Coupon – 10% Off Entire Purchase (exp: 7/8/2013)
Macaroni Grill Coupon – 10% Off Entire Purchase (exp: 7/8/2013)
Marie Callenders Coupon – Buy 1 Entree Get 1 50% Off WYB 2 Drinks (exp: 6/27/2013)
McDonald’s Coupon – $1 Egg White Delight McMuffin (exp: 6/20/2013)
Outback Steakhouse Coupon – $5 Off 2 Dinner Entrees and $4 Off 2 Lunch Entrees (exp: 6/15/2013)
Pei Wei Coupon – Buy 1 Entree Get 1 Free (exp: 7/7/2013)
Smokey Bones Coupon – $5 Off $15 Purchase (exp: 6/15/2013)
Starbucks Coupon – 50% Off Any Espresso Drink (exp: 6/18/2013)
Starbucks Coupon – FREE Tall Cold Drink Including Frappuccinos (exp: 6/18/2013)
Taco Bueno Coupon – Free Crispy Beef Taco with Any Purchase (exp: 6/20/2013)
Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen Coupon – Buy 1 Get 1 Free Pan Pizza Slices (exp: 6/30/2013)

Thanks to Surviving the Stores for this list!