Monday, May 31, 2010

Tomorrow's Tuesday's Travels on Salt Lake City-locals send ideas!

Ah...home...

I am writing tomorrow's Tuesday Travels blog about Salt Lake City a would love some locals insights since a LOT of my readers live there currently and I have not lived there since 2003. Thanks in advance!! Send any frugal travel tips, hotel ideas, or destinations to visit (and if you happen to know how to get discount tickets to any of the destinations, I would LOVE those).


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FREE sample of FEED Granola

You can request a free sample of Feed Whole grain granola. Just click here to make your request. (There are a number of different flavors you can choose from, and they all look great).

Thanks Penny Pinchin Mom.


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Memorial Day!

I am stealing the following from my dad's Facebook status because it so perfectly says what I want to say today for Memorial Day:

I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the war.”
~Abraham Lincoln

We should praise all of the brave officers and soldiers who have fought in all wars including those who are serving today. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
Today, we honor you, thank you and remember all of you who have served. We all have family and/or friends who have served and I am truly grateful for each and every one of the men and women that serve our Country bravely each and every day.

On a personal note, I want to publicly thank our dear uncle/brother/brother-in-law, Tyson who has served in Afghanistan, and is now at home with is wife and children! He has served his country and fought for our rights! We are proud of him, and grateful for his service! Tyson, we just send our love and our thanks for fighting well for our country!



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Omaha Library summer reading Kick off tomorrow night

I told you the other day about the Barnes and Noble Summer reading program for grades 1-6 that we love to participate in each summer. Well, the other summer reading program we love to participate in each summer is for kids of any age and is run through the Omaha Public Library. It is really neat and there are usually like 4 levels of prizes and you get one level for every 10 books you read with younger kids or that older kids read themselves. It varies a bit each year, but that is the general gist of it. Last year we got free tickets for all our kids to the state fair as well as free books each and lots of other fun prizes. It is a GREAT program! The kick off party for this summer will be on Tuesday, June 1. I know that is a month away, but worth letting you know about to plan on! I will remind you again closer. Here are the details from the Omaha Public Library website:


Event Type: Summer Reading Program Event
Date: 6/1/2010
Start Time: 6:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Description: Make waves at Elmwood Park! Splish splash with animals and have oceans of fun at the dunk tank, among other high-sea adventures. Join Scamper and your friends as we turn on the waterworks to welcome the Summer Reading Program!
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Locals: Check out the new seats in Gene Leahy Mall

On the cover of the Living section in today's Omaha World Herald there is an article by John Pitcher about the new "seats" in Gene Leahy Mall. They look awesome, and I think that would be a cool new thing to take your family to see! Just a suggestion! You can see a slideshow of all the artistic seats here on Omaha.com (just click on the slideshow).  I love the frog one and the hands one! SO creative!


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FREE Fanous Dave;s BBQ @ Nebraska Furniture Mart

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 1, Nebraska Furniture Mart, is having a FREE BBQ. Best part, the FREE food is coming from Famous Dave's. YUMMY!! This is at the KC and the Omaha locations. In Omaha, it is outside the Appliance and Electronics Building from 5-7:30 PM or while supplies last. You get a famous BBQ Pork Sandwich, chips and a drink! (limit 1 per person)

I think I know where we will be eating dinner...

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ONLINE deal: 52% off baked treats from Geoff & Drew's

***Please note that this is an ONLINE deal-so you can get this no matter where you live (you do not have to be in Omaha).***


Today's ONLINE (Omaha) Groupon is $12 for $25 Worth of Delicious Cookies and Brownies from Geoff & Drew's.

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Omaha page, including today's deal, click here.

Not sure what Groupons is? Then click here to read all about it!


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ONLINE deal: 58% off Panoramic Wall Mural

***Please note that this is an ONLINE deal-so you can get this no matter where you live (you do not have to be in SLC).***



Today's ONLINE (Salt Lake City) Groupon is $35 for a Panoramic Wall Mural from Larger Than Life Prints.

As with all the deals, make sure you check out the fine print before purchasing. To sign up for Groupons, click on my referral link here (this does NOT commit you to buying any deal-you choose what you buy) and to see the Salt Lake City page, including today's deal, click here.

Not sure what Groupons is? Then click here to read all about it!



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American Chopper Sunglasses MAJOR DEAL at Graveyard Mall!

If you are a fan of American Chopper on Discovery Channel, you won't want to miss today's Graveyard Mall has a fun deal. You can get 12 pairs of American Chopper Sunglasses (valued at $119.88) for only $19.99. Just go to Graveyard Mall to check out that deal and the others they still have going on today!


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