If you have children ---Check this out

We are reading together after dinner with our 4 children (ages 17-11 years of age)
.
Do Hard Things
ALEX AND BRETT HARRIS

I have been enjoying it myself and recommend
the book.

The official definition of the 'rebelution' is "a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture." When you look around today, in terms of godly character and practical competence, our culture does not expect much of us young people.

http://therebelution.com/

• Colorado Springs, CO - May 29, 2008
• Denver, CO - May 31, 2008
• Minneapolis, MN - June 21, 2008
• Dallas, TX - June 28, 2008
• Purcellville, VA - July 5, 2008
• Lindale, TX - July 17, 2008
• Des Moines, IA - July 19, 2008
• Gaithersburg, MD - July 26, 2008

Lord willing we be headed to Dallas Tx for the conference.

BEST WAY NOT TO GET A VIRUSES

Here are the same actions as prepared by an 'Internet Professional' for his corporation. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to ALL persons who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures. I strongly encourage you to read these guidelines and please try to follow them when you forward e-mails in the future.
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HOW TO FORWARD E-MAILS APPROPRIATELY.
Do you really know how to forward e-mails? Some do; most DO NOT.

Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail?
Don't you hate it?

Every time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses and names.

As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every e-mail address that has come across his computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and they will make five cents for each hit. That's right, all of that inconvenience over five cents.
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How do you stop it? Just follow these easy steps:
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(1) When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second.

You MUST click the 'Forward' button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on 'Forward' first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.
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(2) Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc: fields for adding e-mail addresses. Always use the Bcc: (blind carbon copy) field for listing the e-mail addresses.

This way the people you send to will only see their own e-mail address. If you don't see your Bcc: option, click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose
Bcc: and that's it, it's that easy. When you send to Bcc: your message will automatically say 'Undisclosed Recipients' in the 'To:' field of the people who receive it
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(3) Remove any 'FW:' in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even correct spelling.

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(4) ALWAYS hit your Forward button from the actual e-mail you are reading. Ever get those e-mails where you have to open 10 pages to read the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding only the actual page you wish someone to view, you eliminate the need for them to open those many, many e-mails just to see what you sent. In many
Instances, the recipient will just delete your message instead of opening all those extra pages. If you, as the sender, wont take the time to delete all those forwarded pages, why should the recipient have to open all of them just to get to the basic document?
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(5) Have you ever gotten an e-mail that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and address and to forward it to 10 or 15 people or your entire address book. The e-mail can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and email addresses.

A FACT: The completed petition is actually worthless except to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and e-mail addresses contained therein. If you want to support the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and e-mail address on a petition. (Actually, if you think about it, who's supposed to send the petition in to whatever cause it supports? And
Don't believe the ones that say that the e-mail is being traced, it just ain't so!)

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(6) 'Send this e-mail to 10 people and you'll see something great run across your screen.DON'T
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(7) Before you forward an Amber Alert, or a Virus Alert, or some of the other 'alerts' floating around nowadays, check them out before you forward them. Most of them are junk mail that's been circling the net for YEARS! Just about everything you receive in an e-mail that is in question can be checked out. Just go to www.truthorfiction.com or www.snopes.com

CEDAR PARK TEXAS one of the top 10 Cleanest Town to Live in according to Family Circle

http://www.familycircle.com
http://www.parents.com/family-life/better-parenting/parenting-style/10-best-towns-for-families/

• And the Winners Are: Castle Rock, CO
• Kennesaw, GA, and Cooper City, FL

• Diamond Bar, CA, and Morton Grove, IL
• Madison, MS, and Franklin, MA

• Cedar Park, TX, and Derby, KS
• Chanhassen, MN

Summer Reading Programs

I have been collecting information on companies
that give back to children that read in the Summer.
Most Library's have programs, some even for adults
like mine does.

Here are others
Barnes and Noble

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/?cds2Pid=21148

Half Price and CC's Pizza together

http://www.halfpricebooks.com/feed_your_brain.html

Pottery Barn Kids

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/cust/bookclub/cust.cfm?flash=on&cm_ref=http%3A//thesavingsswap.blogspot.com/search/label/CVS%2520Shopping

HEB

http://www.hebuddy.com/content/pdf/summerreadingclub.pdf

Built a Bear

http://www.buildabear.com

its not up yet/they had it in the past years

FREE Books for children under 5 years old

Dolly Parton

http://www.nstcc.cc.tn.us/library/imagination/index.shtml

Reusable Bags

Most people are into the trend of recycling,
reusing, going green, and so on.

It seems that everyone is selling their own recyclable
bags for around 99 cents.
Of course you can make your own and it will be free or almost free.

IKEA has a large bag for just 59 cents
I thing that works perfect for those large items and frozen ones too.

I have not gotten into using recyclable bags in the grocery stores but, I did buy a couple of them.
Believe me I have a lot of cloth bags that I have gotten free
from Companies that I already use.
I use mine for different actives such as
returning library books,holding coupons and weekly flyer's, AWANA items, and Note books that I am working on at that time.

I hope you enjoy the bags as much as me.

CVS Preview for JUNE

Limit	Item	Earn Extra Bucks	Coupon
5	Huggies Lotion or Wash 15 ounce $3.49	$2.00	$1.00
2	Listerine Smart Rinse 250 ml $3.49	$3.49	$1.00
2	Oral B Cross Action Manual Toothbrush 2 pk. $6.99	$6.99
2	CVS Pharmacy Sheer or Plastic Bandages 40 ct. $1.99	$1.99

Huggies coupon in newspaper

Listrine coupon http://www.listerinekids.com/

Register your card and you get 4.00 off of 20.00
at

http://www.cvs.com/

Thanks to

http://bethriftylikeus.blogspot.com/

Back from California and Navada

I was so exacted to see grocery stores
that I had heard about on blogs.
Winco foods was one that I went to in Reno
and one in Sacramento, their prices
were very reasonable. Raleys and Rite Aid
were there also but, I didn't get a chance to
stop by.

Randalls

I just bought 2- 12 packs of soda
at Randalls
and got 2 - 12 pack for free plus a
free 24 pack of water bottles.

My total was 11.58 plus tax
just a little over 2.31 each
not bad knowing that
I needed to buy sodas
for a party anyway.

Ancestry search for FREE

Search all military records for FREE

May 20-31, 2008

They are direct copies of the cards
they filled out and includes
their handwriting and signature
They can be printed out too.

http://www.ancestry.com/

SWEEPSTAKES

Mothers day sweepstakes --Toyota Prius
http://www.kohls.com/upgrade/sweepstakes/kohlsswp_EntryForm.jsp?swp=MothersDay08

Degree--Hummer H3
http://www.fox.com/24/degreerookie/index.htm

Scotts--Ford Escape
http://www.scottsearthdaygiveaway.com/

Ford-Ford Edge
https://secure.fordvehicles.com/roadtokona/index.asp

Honda-Honda Civic
https://civictour.honda.com/sweepstakes/index.aspx

win car,auto,vechile,hybird

National Volunteer Week

April 27-May 3, 2008

National Volunteer Week

http://www.volunteermatch.org/

http://ysa.org/natlgysd/tabid/59/default.aspx

http://www.pointsoflight.org/programs/seasons/nvw/

http://unitedwaycapitalarea.blogspot.com/2008/04/volunteers-still-need-for-spring-day-of.html

Check out your local
Church, Schools,Nursing Homes and ext.

Make a difference in someone life

Naional Scrapbooking Day

If you are into SCRAPBOOKING there is a
special day for you

May 3 2008
National Scrapbooking Day


http://www.iscrap.net/scrapbooking-contests.cfm/id/653
enter zip code

Contest
http://www.iscrap.net/scrapbooking-contests.cfm/

BEST GAS PRICES

Check out where you can get the cheapest gas rates
Whether you are traveling or just empty

Also look at the dates make sure they are current

http://www.gasbuddy.com

Look for the light yellow rectangle box
Search by US Zip Code or City, State

http://autos.msn.com/everyday/gasstations.aspx?zip&src=Netx

Look for the light yellow rectangle box

RED BOX

Sign up for
RED BOX
They will send you a code for one free dvd
They also send out codes for special days.

BIRTHDAY FREEBIES

Red Robin
http://apps.fishbowl.com/a/redrobin/join/agegate.asp

Sonic
http://wackypack.kidsbirthdayclub.com/

Slush44
http://www.slush44.com/coupons/registerNow.do?slushReferrer=undefined

Hollywood
http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/specials/ scroll down to birthday

Cold Stone
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/birthday/birthday_club.aspx

Baskin Robbins
http://www.baskinrobbins.com/BDayClub/RegisterInfo1.aspx

Moes
http://moes.kidsbirthdayclub.com/sign_up.cfm



Boston Market
http://www.bostonmarket.com/specials?page=kidsBirthdayClub

Souper Salad //discount
http://www.soupersalad.com/source/SFC/SFC_Main.aspx

Starbucks Card with benifits

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Register your Starbucks Card

And get great benefits in mid-April

Brew coffee refills with no charge
syrup and milk options with no charge
Complimentary tall beverage with
whole bean purchase

https://www.starbucks.com/card/default.asp

https://www.starbucks.com/card/default.asp

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Free Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone has been the #1 foreign language curriculum among homeschoolers for a while -- next week they are unleashing a brand new curriculum, and you can WIN the *all new* Rosetta Stone Homeschool Version 3… FOR FREE!

This is a $219 program (and believe me it's worth every penny!) and the winner gets to pick from any of these 14 languages: Spanish (Spain or Latin America), English (American or British), Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Irish, Hebrew, or Russian.
This will also include a headset with microphone, and students will participate in lifelike conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone still incorporates listening, reading and writing as well, in addition to speaking. Many homeschoolers requested grammar and vocabulary exercises, and with Rosetta Stone Homeschool Version 3, they're included! For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program and allow parents to easily enroll students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, and view and print reports.

To win this most excellent program -- in the language of your choice -- copy these (blue) paragraphs and post it in (or as) your next blog post -- then to enter the contest, go to the original contest page HERE:

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/JenIG/501132

and leave a comment with the link showing where you blogged about it. And please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post it. And good luck! The winner will be picked randomly on March 26, and will be notified thru the link they left to their blog pg. And if you have more than one blog, you can post them and enter those separately for more chances to win. Yay for free stuff

http://not2many.blogspot.com/2008/03/free-rosetta-stone-i-have-to-post.html

Healthy Eating

TEAS

• All true teas contain polyphenols, powerful antioxidants believed to protect against heart disease, certain cancers and stroke.
• The various levels of fermentation affect teas in different ways. Recent studies have shown drinking green tea might boost metabolism, oolong teas can lower blood sugar, and black teas can promote oral health.
• Tea contains half the caffeine of coffee.
  

OILS

• Olive oil is an excellent source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats that may lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good cholesterol.
• It contains Vitamin E and antioxidants.
• It's an excellent replacement for unhealthy saturated fats like butter.

FRUITS

• Orange and yellow-hued veggies greens contain carotenoids, a pigment our body converts to vitamin A. Eating lots of these vegetables will help maintain healthy skin and hair, protect against prostate cancer, promote healthy vision and even provide protection from sunburn.
• Lycopene, the plant chemical responsible for the ruby red of tomatoes and watermelon, is believed to fight cancer and promote heart health.
• Green vegetables are sky-high in potent anti-cancer compounds like sulforaphane and quercitin.
• Although garlic and onions they contain diallyl sulfide and saponins, compounds that add distinctive flavors to our recipes and fight cancer and heart disease.

Check out Ellie Krieger's Healthy Recipes
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_hl_nutritional_all-stars/0,3100,FOOD_27396,00.html

HOMEMADE DAWN DIRECT FOAM

For the past 5 months I have been making my own
Dawn direct foam soap.
Just by adding regular or Dawn dish soap and water to
the top of my old dawn direct foam container,
try several squirts of dish soap. (I prefer 5 squirts)
Watch the foam come out after the first or few squirts.

Earn points =money

Thanks to Jennifer- imommies

Sign up for wellness360 and receive your PDF of the $5 off $15 and $30 gift card (with transferred prescription)CVS coupons.Every time you visit wellness360.com you earn reward points that convert to dollars.

http://www.imommies.com/financial-resources/saving/happy-leap-day-from-cvs-and-wellness360.htm