Rise and Shine is my way of sitting down and having a cup of coffee with you! We talk about the new deals of the day, highlights from yesterday, and anything else that might help us save time, money or energy. I share with you what’s happening with me – and I LOVE to hear about what’s happening with you.
Good morning! I wake up this morning with a heavy heart, like I’m sure many of you did, too. After hearing about the Boston Marathon explosions yesterday I took the rest of the day off from blogging. Posting about sour cream coupons and online deals feels so lame and awkward when there are tragedies unfolding. And it felt even tackier to take up your FB feed with the updates. It just doesn’t seem important when you think about lives being lost, you know? And really I just didn’t feel like doing anything other than spending time with my kids. So thanks for letting me take the rest of the day off. I have so many thoughts {mostly just mom thoughts} on the whole thing – but I won’t bombard you with my thoughts this morning. Just hug your friends, family and babies. How are you doing? Are you in Boston? Do you know someone who ran the marathon?
I did force myself to go to the grocery store last night – we needed coffee! And I found some great deals at Fred Meyer which I’ll be sharing (with a giveaway) later today – as a teaser I’ll tell you they have an 50% off clearance! We also have a LOT of deals that are in the queue, since they were rescheduled from yesterday.
Yesterday I shared a little post about 5 things I didn’t realize about baby chicks! It might be insightful for some of you who are thinking about getting chickens. We hope to mow the yard this evening – and if we get rid of the jungle in the backyard, we’ll let the chicks out and I’ll take some more photos! They are getting so big.
Great Wolf Lodge is available on Groupon! Locations are rolling out throughout the night, they should be live by midnight your time. This is the main Great Wolf Lodge Groupon page. You can save up to 38% off.
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My other current giveaways:
- Enter to win a $25 Grocery Outlet gift card (3 winners)
- Enter to win a $100 just by being an email subscriber
- And if sweepstakes are your thing, here is a round-up of the sweepstakes this week!
COUPONS
New printable coupons:
$1 off any two (2) Keebler Crackers
$1 off one (1) Bertolli Meal for two
$1.50 off one Carnation Breakfast Essentials
$1 off 1 Marie Callender’s Breakfast Sandwich
$0.75 off one Land O Lakes Saute Express
$1 off two (2) Bertolli Single Serve Entrees
$1 off Kraft Fresh Take Cheese & Breadcrumb Mix
$15 off a FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System
$2 off a FoodSaver Heat-Seal Bag or Roll
$1 off RevitaLens OcuTec Solution
$2 off two Right Guard Total Defense
$2 off (2) Dial Body Washes 11.75oz or larger
Find more printable coupons here
ONLINE DISCOUNTS & PROMO CODES
REI Deal of the Day – Kelty Redwing 40 Pack – Women’s – $49.93 (reg. $99.95)
6pm.com is having a big ole Tax Day Sale! Prices start at just $15.75 shipped, and items are as much as 92% off. I like to sort by price lowest to highest or sort starting with the biggest percentage off.
Today’s Joe’s New Balance Daily Deal – Men’s New Balance 940 Running Shoes – $59.99 (reg. $119.99) – last day for FREE shipping on orders over $50. So these ship FREE.
Today only, subscribe to Taste of Home Magazine for just $4.50 per year (81% off the cover price)! You can order up to four (4) years at this price. Just enter coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout.
AMAZON DEALS
Amazon Deal of the Day – Jabra WAVE Bluetooth Headset- Black [Retail Packaging] – $34.99 (reg. $79.99)
Wooden Train Track 100 Piece Pack – 100% Compatible with All Major Brands including Thomas Wooden Railway System – By Right Track Toys – $39.95 (reg. $69.95) *great price, this averages closer to $50 and reg. price is $70*
Best price! Britax Pavilion 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat – $237.99, lowest price ever on Amazon. PLUS get a Get A Free EZ-Cling Sun Shade
Every Day with Rachael Ray (1-year auto-renewal) for just $5.
EatingWell (1-year auto-renewal) for $5 a year.
Weider SpeedWeight 100 (15-50 lbs.) Adjustable Dumbbell Set with Stand – $299.99 (reg. $699.99)
Les Miserables In Concert – $7.99 (reg. $19.99)
West Side Story (Full Screen Edition) – $6.99 (reg. $19.99)
RECIPES, GROCERY & MEAL PLANNING
Last night I made a GOURMET dinner. It was moose spaghetti sauce that I made last October and pulled out of the freezer. It was a solid block of ice at 4:15 p.m., I put it in a big simmer pot on the lowest possible setting and let it melt slowly. I pulled a frozen loaf of marked down bread from the freezer at 4:20 p.m. and popped that in the oven to defrost it to make garlic bread. By 5:30 we were eating dinner – and it tasted pretty darn good for coming out of the freezer only an hour earlier.
I have a bunch of mushrooms in the fridge, so I’m on a quest to find a crockpot chicken and mushroom recipe for today. . . . any ideas?
Costco coupons are going through May 5, 2013. You can get a complete Costco coupon match-up here.
Grocery store deals – WinCo deals, Safeway, Albertsons and QFC and Fred Meyer deals. We posted some awesome QFC deals yesterday – if you have a local Kroger store you might want to check for similar deals.
What’s on your menu plan for this week? Check out our recipes by ingredients here – it helps when you see something on sale in the ad and need some inspiration.
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
NEW! Great Wolf Lodge Grand Mound – Grand Mound, WA – One or Two Nights with Water-Park Passes and Optional Dining Credit. Combine Up to Two Nights – $219 (reg. $355) – 38% off
NEW! Edmonds, WA – Harborside Hotel on Puget Sound – Best Western Plus Edmonds Harbor Inn – Greater Seattle – from $81/night
NEW! North Vancouver, BC – Lonsdale Quay Hotel – One Night for Two with Breakfast and Optional Snacks and Beverages. Up to Two Kids Stay Free. Combine Up to Two Nights – from $109
Olympia, WA – O’Blarney’s Irish Pub – $7 for $15 to spend on lunch and/or $10 for $20 to spend on food and drink anytime – get it thru Amazon Local, pick Olympia as your location and the deal should appear
Have a great day!
Angela says
My husband is working late tonight, so I’m making breafast burritos for me and the kiddos. Scrambled eggs, bacon, and tater tots rolled up on a tortilla. Easy and yummy!