The Girls Guide to Cars

I tend to neglect my car. I feel shameful even writing that. Don't get me wrong, I love my car. Especially my new vehicle. However, I tend to get so busy inside the house trying(or attempting!) to keep everything clean and tidy. I was pleased to find this article. The website is not too bad either. All you females who refuse to depend upon a man to take care of your vehicle, the site has it all!

You might also want to download their free book while you are there.  It is a complete guide to anything automotive(easy enough for even us women folk to understand).  :)

Awesome In-Store Freebies!

Bath and Body Works:

Sign up for the Bath and Body Works email and receive a free Signature Collection shower gel coupon when you spend $10!  There is also a really neat zip and go tote offer going on.  You do not have to have a coupon for it.  As long as you purchase a Signature Collection item, you will get it FREE!  In addition to that, you can print this coupon for a free True Blue travel sized item with any purchase.


Victoria's Secret:

Join Victoria's Secret Pink Nation and receive a coupon for a free gift.  You also get a coupon for $10 off of a $35 purchase.  You will also get coupons for cool stuff all year long.  The coupon will be on the main page after you register.  They also send you a reminder email about it.  I used my coupon last weekend, and it is awesome!  It is a make up bag filled with a bunch of Pink stuff worth $25!  The coupon expires the last day of March.

Arby's:

I keep seeing the commercial for this sandwich, and it looks delicious.  Here's a coupon for a free Arby's Roastburger when you buy any soft drink! (this ends on the 14th so act fast!)

A big thanks to Freebies 4 Mom for posting all of these great deals! I have saved SO much money because of her.  I highly recommend you go to her site and thank her too!

YouData is my New Favorite!

I've been a member of all of those different types of websites where they pay you to read emails. But, it takes forever to cash out because most of those sites set their payment threshold very high. I was browsing around another mom's blog and I found out about this really neat company called YouData. They also pay you to read ads, and the pay ranges from 10 cents to 20 cents per ad. I know this sounds low, BUT they pay every Friday. What is even better is that the ads are not really ads at all. Instead, you are getting paid to view websites. Once you choose to view the ad and you are taken to the website, you are automatically credited. I have actually found out about some really cool websites just by reading ads for YouData.

The added benefit of this site is that you choose the type of websites/ads that you want to see. After registering for an account, you are prompted to fill out your "MeFile". This is basically a bunch of short surveys that you fill out about yourself. You can choose how much you want to store in your MeFile. However, the more you tell them about yourself, the more ads you will be prone to get. YouData is fairly new and I have been told that they are adding new merchant's ads daily! If you want to donate your funds to a good cause, you split your generated revenue to help benefit the Pink Ribbons Project which you can read more about by clicking on the link. I should also add that there is not minimum that you have to make to cashout, and you do not even have to tell them that you want to cashout. They automatically deposit your funds into your paypal every Friday! Look below for my proof of payment....


Do me a favor and let YouData know that I sent you to their site!

Excuse the Construction!

If this is not your first time visiting my blog, then you might be wondering if you came to the right place.  I'm in the process of updating the background and layout of the site.  So, just bear with me as I'm changing it.  I would love to know what everyone thinks of the new background as well.  And, I should also add that if you have a blog and you want to change the background, check out this site.  They made it so easy!

Free Food!

With a new baby and a toddler, I've found myself buying dinner out much more frequently. Also, Jayden is eating off of the kid's menu now and the bill can get expensive. Which is why I was delighted to find out that many restaurants give special promotions when you sign up for their newsletter. I was already a subscriber to Lone Star Steakhouse but these are some other restaurants who are offering free incentives(yes I said FREE!) when you subscribe to their website:

Wendy's is offering a free $1 item(you receive a $1 coupon in your email)

Become a member of Club Fondue and you will receive chocolate fondue for you and a guest at the Melting Pot

Sign up with Dairy Queen and get a coupon for two "blizzard treats"

Join Chili's Email Club and they will send you a coupon for free Chips and Queso when you buy an entree' (I signed up for this yesterday and I got the coupon in my email inbox instantly)


Thanks to Common Sense With Money for posting these great deals!

Make a Difference Searching Online

I found this great site that allows you to search from a sponsored browser and all of the revenue earned goes towards saving animals. Dogpile is in association with the ASPCA, and when you go to the site, it looks just like Google or Yahoo. But, instead, you are searching for a great cause! Their goal is to raise one million dollars(or more!) by the end of 2009. You can either make the site your homepage or you can download the search bar and be one step closer to saving an animal. Go check out this great site and make a difference!

Our New Arrival

I thought that some of you might be wondering about Silas. I finally delivered on December 9th around 5'oclock. I was induced this time, just like with Jayden, and luckily the epidural took on both sides. We named him Silas Preyton Walker and he weighed 7lbs even. He lost a large amount of weight the first few weeks because he had a bad case of jaundice. He had to be on a "bili blanket" to help get his jaundice under control. Silas is gaining weight fairly quickly now and he is a hardy eater. You can see from the pics how much he has grown from the first to the last picture.

Kids Meal Deals

With the economy making everyone's wallets a bit tight I thought that I would share this link that I found. You can search by city or zip code for local restaurants in your area that host free kids meals or kids meal deals.

Freebies of the Day

Here are some much missed freebies:

Pampers Potty Training Kit

Dove Shine Therapy

One FREE can of Mighty Dog

Poise liners

Bedrest Week 3

Just updating everyone real quick. The ultrasound turned out great. I'm still on schedule with my due date, but she is still not going to let me go until the due date. I am going to post the ultrasound pictures when I get a chance. I am also still on bedrest, but I am not losing any more weight as of my last appointment. I think it is the first time in my life when I have actually been happy to gain weight. I also still have to go to the doc twice per week for a blood pressure check and a non-stress test on the baby. The test basically monitors how much the baby is moving and how his heart rate is when he moves. So far, he has passed the test with flying colors.

We had to put off moving into our home after I was placed on bedrest, but we have decided to go ahead and get it done this week. Luckily, Jayden is getting used to his room the past few times that we have been out there because we decorated his room in tractors and other transportation vehicles. Hopefully the transition will not be too overwhelming for little Jay.

Bedrest Week 2

As you can see from from the title of this post, I have been on bedrest for about two weeks. It has been tough adjusting to it so I have waited about posting for a while. I went in for my 31 week check up and my blood pressure was pretty high. They took it twice just to make sure. So, my doc sent me over to the maternity area at the hospital to be monitored for a while. She wanted to check my urine as well so she ordered that a catheter be inserted while I was being monitored. Unfortunately, my heart rate dropped which made me almost black out and become nauseated. This also made the baby's heart rate drop as well. It was incredibly terrifying because all of the nurses were rushing around trying to get IV's in me in case the doc had to do an emergency cesarean.

Fortunately, they got the baby's heart rate back up and mine leveled out as well. The doc decided to keep me overnight just to be sure. In some ways it was a good thing because they ended up finding out that I have preeclampsia due to the large amounts of protein in my urine. It also explains my high blood pressure levels. I was on bedrest with Jayden too because of blood pressure, but I never developed preeclampsia. I really did not know how serious the condition was until I got home. I read up on it and found out that no one really knows what causes the condition. Some say that it is toxins in the blood, others say that it is obesity or genetics. Either way, symptoms are very high blood pressure levels and swelling. If it is not controlled, then the mother's organs such as the kidneys and liver can be affected. As well as the baby's organs too. The only cure is to deliver the baby.

The doc told me strict bedrest, and after I read about the information about preeclampsia I understood why. Mothers have lost their babies to preeclampsia and it can also be deadly for the mother. Therefore, I am determined to obey and stay in the bed as much as I can. It is really difficult, especially with Jayden in the picture this time. The doc ordered an ultrasound for this Friday because I have been losing some weight, which means that the baby might not be gaining weight. Hopefully everything will turn out Ok after the ultrasound. It will be the first time that we have seen him since the beginning of the pregnancy. The doc did tell me that she is not going to let me go past 37 weeks in the pregnancy. We are basically waiting and praying.

Walmart Freebies

Playtex Sport Tampons

Glad Food Storage Bags

Pedigree Good Bites Snacks

Stayfree and Carefree Pads

Huggies Diaper

*These freebies always go fast so act quick!

Update

I realized today that I have not spoken much about how we are doing and little Jaybird. I thought I would take this opportunity to boast about my little man :) He is officially potty training. I bought him a potty off of ebay a while back just to get him used to it. I had this fear that he would be scared to death of it, due to the fact that I was when I was a toddler. When I took him for his 15 month check-up, I let the doctor know that I had introduced the potty. He said that it was a little early, but he said that with Jayden advancing so quickly with other things that he should be able to handle it.

I kept it in the bathroom for a while, but the pamplet that the doctor gave me about potty training said to keep it where the child plays. It is supposed to be their "new best friend". For a while, Jayden thought that it was a new chair, and then he started putting his cars in it. Today, he kept going over to it so my Mom(Nana), took off his diaper and sat him down. The potty has a little blocker on the front for little boys, but his was not "guarded" well enough. You can imagine what happened. Either way, he had officially used it. Later on in the day, he acted like he needed to do something else, so I sat him down and he sat on it for a good while doing his "thing". It was so cute because he clapped his hands afterwards.

Jayden has also become obsessed with tractors, mostly John Deere. Our neighbor was on his John Deere tractor out in the field one day and Jayden had a fit wanting to see it. He now says "tractor" everytime he sees one and no one can mow the yard without him wanting to ride on Poppy's John Deere lawnmower. We bought him a little John Deere tractor at Target, which his Dad said would be the most expensive car he ever got(hehe), and he sleeps with it.

On another note, we are also moving soon. Jake's papaw has a mobile home across the street from his house and the people renting it finally moved out, so he is going to let us rent it. It is taking some time because we are having to paint the walls, replace the carpet, and they added a tin roof to the top. Hopefully this baby will wait a while about coming out, but I'm afraid it is going to be pretty soon.

My best friend Clarke recently celebrated her 22nd Birthday and we were there to celebrate with her. Jayden made a new friend, whom he actually met when he was a few months old but does not remember it. Clarke has a little cousin who was born a few months before Jayden so she arranged for them to get together. Hopefully Jay can get together with Eva's little boy Avery again soon as well.

Walgreens Coupon

Click the pic to get the coupon! :)

Holiday Luggage Guide

The long anticipated Christmas holiday is quickly approaching. This means crowded shopping malls, angry drivers, and a refrigerator full of dinner leftovers. For many people, the holidays are also a time for traveling. You might be visiting multiple families, or you might be lucky enough to only have one destination to go to. Either way, a nice luggage set can be beneficial for both your personal belongings and your sanity.

It is best to refer to a luggage buying guide when you are trying to determine what styles you need for your lifestyle. There are now a whole range of products in the luggage industry that fit almost any need. You can now even purchase an airline standard pet carrier for Fido to enjoy. Popular brands in the luggage industry include Samsonite and American Tourister. They are also known as the more affordable brands.

Most importantly, when choosing your luggage style, make sure that they meet all of the necessary airline requirements in case you do have to travel by airplane. You should also consider purchasing a luggage lock. This will protect your personal items while they are in transit. The holidays can be a stressful time, but with the right accessories, you can relax a bit easier knowing that your belongings are taken care of.