When free ice cream... isn't!
Today Mr. 10 earned a coupon for a free ice cream cone from our public library's summer reading program! (Check and see -- it might not be too late to get in on yours, and be sure also to bring the kids over to Barnes & Noble to claim their free book for reading eight and recording them in their summer reading journal.)
So, of course we had to head over and claim that free ice cream cone right away... meaning that I of course also had to purchase a non-free ice cream cone for High School Guy, who is apparently too cool to smile in photos today. They're no fools over there at the ice cream shop.
In other news, let's see what else has been going on lately by browsing through some of the photos on my phone. Apparently: I'm easily amused by things spotted in the parking lot at Costco, and do hope that this person attended a good loyur skool...
And I'm also easily amused because, although I'm not a vegetarian myself, I don't think this word means what they think it means...
What else is amusing? Well, after several days of growling, hissing, sulking, and general... cattiness, the Notorious BKL has now become somewhat enamoured with new kitty Gnocchi. (Who shall henceforth be known as the Notorious BKG, because she is gearing up to give BKL a run for her money!)
But seriously... how cute is she?!
In between chasing after cats and kids, I'm also working on purging my closets and reducing clutter. This process was accelerated somewhat today when I found that the door to the stand-up freezer in our garage apparently didn't shut all the way after I got a pack of meat out last night, so everything in and near the door was thawed out and dripping. Totally my own fault; I could cry 🙁 -- but, it also caused me to toss out a bunch of the old processed freezer foods I'm no longer buying and that we haven't been eating. That's one way to do it?! ugh.
Speaking of packaged foods, let's go back to things that amuse me so that I don't cry over spoiled freezer food. Look what High School Guy and I spotted at Jewel today: Clever Foodies Scramble, AKA a $3.99 tub of seasoned cooked vegetables to add to your scrambled eggs or omelets. Um. I guess it's a great idea if you generally end up not adding veggies to your eggs because you're time crunched, and I like that they're natural and healthy, but -- what do you think, yay or nay?
And in other food news: Behold! Our first two garden tomatoes! OK, they're cherry tomatoes, but now I feel as if we've started to accomplish something. Mr. 10 and I each enjoyed one, and hopefully they are a signal of good things to come. It seems later this year, but maybe that's just because summer seemed to come so early last year?
More summer notes: MashupDad bottled up the mead he started last Labor Day. (He's been making mead from some of his honey for a couple of years now, and taught himself to do it from the Internet and from library books.) I'm not a mead fan myself, but according to him and others who have tried, this batch came out quite nicely. Read more on MashupDad's ongoing adventures in beekeeping here.
Lastly, I wanted to share this cool cash back site I stumbled across this week. You might already be using MobiSave (see more on that and other cash-back apps here), but apparently MobiSave has also recently partnered with allrecipes and is currently offering better "any brand" rebates there. To access these, just go to allrecipes.mobisave.com. You don't need to create an account or install an app; just add the rebates you want to redeem, enter your PayPal email address, snap a photo of your receipt, and upload. You can also keep doing these until they disappear off the site -- I have been to ALDI three times this week (don't ask), have picked up an avocado every time, and gotten $1.00 back every time.
So, there's some of what we've been up to recently... so how's your summer going? (Luckily, Mr. 10's head only got slightly stuck in the ALDI cart on one of those three trips... Kids, I tell ya.)
I had the same freezer problem a few weeks ago (also totally my fault), AND I overlooked a package of the meat that slid behind a box and...there was a maggot and fly invasion. Happy summer.
how does Pay Pal work ? how do you get your money from them using allspice for your earnings . looks like they have easier purchases from foods I use all the time .51 is getting difficult .
You can use PayPal to pay for things online from companies that accept PayPal, or you can link your bank account and transfer funds over.
I just uploaded 2 receipts, including one from July 2, and got $3.10 from Allrecipes.mobisave. Paid me within minutes. Best app ever! Thank you!
So glad to hear that BKL decided to accept BKG. What does sweet kitty Jeremy think of the whole thing? Sounds like you're having a busy but great summer.
I love the vegetarian food sign and I actually do understand it ,as I always thought that most vegetarians consumed fish and seafood and that vegan meant no animal products at all. It was a different world when I grew up! The prices look great though! Anyplace local?
Keep those updates coming. I enjoy your humor and postings.
The vegetarian food menu is from Anyway's bar & grill in Oakbrook Terrace (by Pete's Market) -- I get it, but did a little doubletake when I saw that on the menu, lol. And: Mr. Jeremy cat is just kind of accepting of life -- so he just goes up and sniffs the kitten every once in a while, then moves on.
Awww! BKL and BIG are sooo cute! Thanks for taking time to post these pics. You like funny license plates and store signs? Me too! Simple pleasures of life. Love reading your posts. Bless your kind heart for sharing your daily life in an entertaining way.
Aw, thanks! 🙂 And how can you not like funny license plates and store signs -- it's the simple things. 🙂
Thanks for the mobisave/allrecipes link. This is great! Do you have any idea how far back you can go with receipts?
I honestly do not -- no one has yet reported being turned down, though! I'm assuming the offers are great right now because they are introductory, but hope that they keep up with the "any brand" ones.
Love getting money back on produce and half & half! 😀
Just love "free" prizes. Our library gave "free" ice cream prizes for the reading club, but they were actually BOGOs. So you could get a double scoop for the price of a single! Or buy 2. Of course.
No wonder my regular Mobisave apps list has been so short lately! There are plenty of those ones with the codes on items I have NEVER been able to find but no produce except for asparagus in at least a month or so now. I just tried it last night in the allrecipes link and was able to claim mushrooms, avocado and oatmeal! Thanks for the tip, hopefully they will stay plentiful!
I know -- what the heck, I don't know why they aren't in the regular app, but this one is actually easier to use, so...
I knew this would come to an end. The last 2 days they have shown both the 30c mushrooms (or avocados) plus the $1 offer. So I tried to submit today for the $1 Bolthouse Farms dressing we got free on MyMixx and they never responded. My husband has an acct too and I submitted his receipt for just the freebies and then did mine with many other groceries on mine with the free Bolthouse and they did not respond to either. Then at 7 PM I just got mine (I also bought a zucchini) approved with the msg from paypal and I looked on my husbands and they SUSPENDED his acct! It was very clear his receipt was just 1 picture and mine was 3, so the reason was that he was submitting same receipts on multiple accts. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted!
Yeah, all the high value produce ones are gone, alas. I did get the Bolthouse Farms $1.00 back this morning, but not on the regular app yet. Well, they all start out great... we'll see what it evolves into. 🙂
I got the Bolthouse dressing, and I was going to claim it, but I don't have a pay pal account, and so I will have to set one up, but I noticed that on the produce offers they now only have the $.30 offers and not the $1 offers. I noticed that there are some new apps too, including beverage and fetch. Does anybody know about those apps. I get the impression the beverage one is just for alcohol deals, and I don't buy much alcohol.
I remember a few years ago there was an app that went out of business because you could submit as many claims as you wanted to, and some people bought the item 10 times, and submitted all ten claims. I hope the same thing does not happen to the allreciipies one. Maybe that is why they got rid of the $1 produce offers. If all you get is $.30 you will think twice about submitting it.
bevRAGE has been around for a while, but yes, only alcohol deals in there. More on this and some other apps here: http://www.mashupmom.com/cash-back-apps/
I don't have any offers this morning through the "all recipes/mobi save" link. Up until today, everything was great. Now, even if I click on "see offers" I just return to the welcome page... Anyone else?
It's doing the same thing for me right now. Hopefully it's just a glitch!
Looks like it is back now! 🙂
I was having the same trouble with all recipes.mobisave yesterday too. No luck today either.
Yeah -- it came back last night then disappeared again this morning. Hmm.
Now it just takes you to a place that tells you about the app and wants you to pick either apple or android to DL it to the phone. I think the all recipes part is gone. I was able to submit the 30c onions on it yesterday and got the email saying to look for a deposit in paypal in minutes, yet nothing ever happened. I opened the regular Mobisave app and it has very few offers for me and most have the code thing attached? I hope they get it fixed soon! (or at least sync with the two)