4th of July Free Printables

I can't believe the 4th of July is going to be here in four days! Unfortunetley all around me in Colorado fireworks have been banned due to the fire hazard :( But that doesn't mean we can't still celebrate. Miss Martha Stewart has these on her website. I think they are pretty festive!

And this is just awesome if you have lots of people coming over (and lots of time on your hands!). At Twig & Thistle go download and print these diy beauties out.

Dry Idea AdvancedDry Review and Giveaway

Moving to Denver I really didn't think the summer would be that bad. Coming from the super dry, oven like heat of Phoenix and the life sucking humidity of Louisiana I thought summer would be a piece of cake. I was a sort of wrong. It has been unusually hot in Colorado. We are on day 4 of a record breaking streak. Yay! Add to that the broken A/C unit and the fact that I'm 32 weeks pregnant! Yeah I'm sweating! 

Just in time for this misery I got to try Dry Idea AdvancedDry roll-on in powder fresh. I normally don't use roll-ons and I actually liked it. It seemed a little less messy than my usual solid deodorant and it dried really fast. The powder fresh scent is not my favorite. It's such a deodorant type smell. 

So did it work? It really did and very well. I was fresh and dry all day. The protection is supposed to last for 24 hours and I think it lived up to that. I sneaked a whiff of my underarms throughout the day and no odor and hardly any sweating! My armpits even felt soft! I think that's due to the added vitamin E.

Dry Idea is holding a sweepstakes with $1000 in prizes! $500 1st place prize and 10 $50 2nd place prizes.  Entering the sweepstakes is in my rafflecopter form but if you would rather not do that you can go through this link.

Now, onto my giveaway. I am giving away 2 coupons for Dry Idea Advanced Dry to 2 readers. 

Must be a U.S. resident.

Dry Idea provided a free sample of their Advanced Dry Roll-on so I could review them. However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.


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The Birthday Freebies List

Here are some of my favorite birthday freebies. Added to the list this year is Boondocks fun center. They have locations in Colorado and Utah. Because I share my birthday with my son we are going to get our free unlimited fun passes and save $50! Sharing a birthday is going to save us a lot of money in the years to come. Last year we both got a free steak dinner!

Boondocks fun Center - Free unlimited fun pas on your birthday!

Rubio's - Free meal (up to $8 on your birthday!)

Aveda - Free Gift

Sephora - Free Gift

Starbucks - Free Drink (need to have a registered gift card)

Toys R Us - Free Gift (got a free Thomas the Train last year!)

Baskin-Robbins- Free Ice Cream

 

Fuddruckers - Free Burger

Burger King- Free Kids Meal

Sonic - Free Wacky Pack

Barnes & Noble kids club - Free Cupcake

Cost Plus World Market - Last year I received a $10 off gift certificate.

Dunkin Donuts - Free Drink

Jason's Deli - $5 off any item

New Coupons: Hot Wheels, BelVita, Yosicle, Larabar

Welcome Summer Free Printable

Yep it's really summer time. In fact it's almost July. How can that be?! It's been record breaking heat in Denver the past couple days and the a/c doesn't work very well :( Poor sweaty me. Why must I be pregnant in the summer time again?
I don't know if I really "welcome" summer but I like the colors of this printable. Go here and print it out and keep cool.

The Trials of Dying an Ikea Couch Cover

We have an Ikea ektorp sofa with a sage green slipcover (well not anymore). The slipcover has seen better days. After going to Ikea to see about a new slipcover and seeing that the color we want was $300 (!!!) my husband had the brilliant idea to buy the cheap ($100) white slipcover and dying it brown. O.K. in theory this sounds like a fantastic idea but in reality the cover is huge and I envisioned it turning into a tie-dyed looking hippie nightmare.
We went to Michael's and bought 10 of the powdered Rit Dye in Chocolate Brown and Dark Brown. We mixed them up in a big jug with hot water and added salt per the directions. Apparently the salt helps the dye stick to the fabric. Everything is in order and we sneak into the big laundromat to do the load in the giant washing machine.

Old, faded, stained couch cover

 My dear, dear husband starts pouring the dye into the washer. The washer hasn't been turned on yet and I can see that the dye is just disappearing into the washer somewhere. He seems to be confident and what he's doing so I let him be and go play video games with my son. A few minutes later hubby is running toward me and freaking out. All of the dye went down the drain. We needed to run back to the store and get more dye. Hurray.
After making more dye water we go back and put it through the top of the washer where it's supposed to go. Everything looks good and brown. We take it out to dry. It looks red. Like rusty red. Yuck.

Came out reddish. Not what we were going for.

 The next day hubby is determined to make it work. We go to JoAnn's this time and buy a different brand of dye . We buy dark brown this time. We do the whole thing again. Somehow one of the cushion covers got left at home. :/ God help us. Only very smart people should attempt to dye something so large. I try to dye the cover at home in our washer. It comes out black. I wash it with some bleach and it looks a little better but still too dark compared to everything else. Hubby is going to have a nervous breakdown.

We go get more dye. Some black and brown. He thinks if we make it darker everything will match. Sure. All the covers are accounted for and off the the laundromat again. Somehow it worked! The one cover we forgot is a little bit off but you can hardly tell. The color came out a dark chocolate brown which is exactly what we wanted.

Perfect!!

I don't know why we had so much trouble with this. Thank goodness it turned out in the end. If you do things the right way first this would be totally worth it!

Free Father's Day Printable Robot Bag

Love this geeky robot bag to put some goodies in for Dad or for any nerd in your life. Go here and print it out for free!

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Breakfast Coupons

• Save $1.00 on TWO Big G Cereals Cheerios - Original Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Multi Grain Cheerios
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• Save $0.50 on EIGHT Yoplait

My Honest Company Order - Free Diapers & Home Essentials

Dang. This offer is over. That was fast!

Just wanted to let you know this deal from The Honest Company is legit! This is my order. I ordered the diaper trial and the home essentials trial for only $4.95. I didn't mean to order newborn size diapers though! If this baby is anything like my first he will not fit into them! Maybe it's a good sign that he'll be a "normal" size!
After you receive your products be sure to cancel your membership unless you really like it. They will charge your credit card for the next month if you do not cancel. Apparently they will remind you a couple of times before they do. I'm putting a reminder on my calender just in case!

Click here to order to get in on this!

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  Diapers Sample Kit, Boys, Size N

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  10-count Wipes

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  Essentials Sample Kit

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• Order Total $4.95

With your free discovery kit, you will become an Honest Company Member. You have 7 days following receipt of your discovery pack to cancel your membership at any time – and we will remind you several times in that period.

If you do not cancel your membership, you will be charged for your monthly supply: $35.95 plus $3.95 shipping and handling for a Family Essentials Bundle or $79.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling for a Diapers Bundle. You will be able to mix and match new products on future orders from our full line of well conceived products monthly if you are enrolled in our bath/body and cleaning essentials membership. Again, you can cancel at any time.

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Food on the Table is an easy meal planning service that is based on sales at local grocery stores. With Food on the Table, users will be able to: - find thousands of easy, healthy recipes - save money by knowing the items that are on sale - simplify your shopping experience with a well organized grocery list.
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Free Diaper Trial!

The Honest Company was created to help moms and to give all children a better, safer start. Users can get a free trial of The Honest Co. products. Get Started and fill out 3 pages of info on you and your child then Choose a free discovery kit of Diapers and Wipes and/or our Essentials. Pay only $4.95 for shipping and handling. Great Way to check out the products to see if you like them. You'll be automatically enrolled in our monthly service* – cancel the service at any time.  This is a great deal but don't forget to cancel it!

You can also get the Family Essentials bundle and still only pay $4.95 for both that and the diaper bundle! This is an awesome deal!

• Don't forget to cancel this if you don't want it to be delivered monthly!! 

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Father's Day Printables

Father's Day is coming up in case you didn't know. Here are some handy dandy free printables for you from The Party Expolosion. Plus more in the link.

I heart Colorado

I am pretty much settled into Colorado now. Loving it so much! But I think I said that about Louisiana in the first month I lived there. I'm sure I was in denial and trying to make myself like it. I think it's different this time. It's true love! The weather is perfect, the mountains are beautiful and still have snow on them. Everyone (mostly) is sooo nice! People know how to drive! Everywhere you go people are walking, riding bikes, playing in the parks (so many parks!).

I can see myself living here forever and raising my kids here. I feel that at home. I never felt that in Louisiana.