I have decided after years of resisting the Uggs boot fascination, I have decided I want a pair. I also cannot fathom paying for a pair, so I was very excited to find that right now Whooga is giving away a fre pair of Ugg boots. To enter to win, just click here and sign up to receive their VIP newsletter-that will automatically enter you to win The boots. (Sign up with a "junk mail" email account) If you sign up through my link here, I get extra entries as well to winn boots with you! So, please sign up and help a girl out! :)

WOW-lots has been going on here at this house! We have had some good(looks like we know sex of baby-looks suspiciously like a boy) and some bad (van in shop-big repair, broken heater in house). I am sure you could tell it has been crazy busy by the sheer lack of posts on here the last couple week, but rest assured, I have not been wasting that time.

I have a couple great reviews coming up for you shortly as well as a couple giveaways!! I was able to host a fantastic party that I will tell you about and I get to do another one next month! I am really excited to share with you some of the fun and exciting things going on here! Keep your eye out and you can expect to see the first of the aforementioned posts as well as the best of Omaha grocery deals going up later today. If you are reading this in email and those posts did not make the daily email send out, you can check the blog later today!

Exciting times!!

Guess where we will be eating on Friday?! Yeah-IHOP. Kids under 12 get a FREE Scary Face Pancake! The only restrictions are that there is one per child and you must dine in to get them! Boo-yeah!!

Are you, like me, always looking for great learning/teaching resources for your kids? I know this may not be typical, but my kids LOVE to learn and come home from school asking for more stuff to learn. We look for good learning resources on line, we print worksheets, we play online learning games, and we do a lot of reading at this house (none of which is assigned homework). Well, I just read about a great site in a review on Susan Heim on Parenting and had to share it with you!

The review is of the FREE website called Mission US. It is a FREE online role-plating game about American history. I went and checked it out and it looks awesome! I cannot wait for the kids to get home so I can let them check it out! My kids are excellent readers and writers and do quite well in math, but they have not learned much history or science yet, so this will be perfect!! Anyone know great science resources?!

Through 10/23, you can snag a FREE Walgreen's 8x10 collage. I LOVE these and basically just collect them when they come around for grandparents for Christmas! Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go here to Walgreens photo online.
2. Create your 8×10 collage photo.
3. Use promo code 8X10TREAT at checkout, and choose in-store pick up!

Here are my favorite deals in Omaha grocery this week:

Hyvee

• Snickers, Milky Way or 3 Musketeers Fun Size Candy Bars 11-11.24 oz bags $1.98
• 80% lean freshe ground beef 16 oz roll $1.88
• $.88 sale includes: Bar S Jumbe Franks, Hy-Vee (generic) pasta 16 oz
• Dole Celery bag $.98
• Hy-Vee Butter 16 oz $2,49 (with in ad coupon-only and OK deal, but I need butter!)
• Hershey's Baking Chips $1.88 8-12 oz (with in ad coupon)
• There is an in ad coupon for you to buy 6 General Mills Cereals and get $10 off instantly

In addition to the regular weekly sale, Hy-Vee is running a 2-Day Sale Thursday October 21 through Friday October 22 that includes:

• Campbell's Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup $.39 (10.75 oz)
• Philadelphia Cream Cheese $.99
• Tyson Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast 2.5 oz $4.77 (NOT as good as the 3 lb bag for the same price at Super Saver, but a good enough price to note)

No Frills Fresh

• General Mills Cereal (10.7 oz Trix, 11.8 oz Cocoa Puffs, 12 oz Golden Grahams, or 12.25 oz Honey Nut Cheerios) $1.98
• Fresh Celery $.77 each

Bag N Save

• Green Giant 10 lb bag russet potatoes $1.99
• Wonder classic white or home pride wheat bread $.99
• Post Pebbles Cereal 11 oz $1.87

In addition to their weekly sale, Bag N Save is running a 3-day sale from Friday October 22 through Sunday October 24 that includes the following:

• Dr Pepper and A & W Products 2 L $.69
• Bananas 3lb/$1
• Our Family Ice Cream 2/$3

Baker's (Remember their sales are almost always WITH card)

• Silk Soy Milk or Pure Almond Milk 2/$5
• 10/$10 items include: Kroger (generic) 16 oz Sour Cream, Kroger mini Peeled Carrots 16 oz, Kroger Pasta 16 oz, Pepsi 7Up or Dr Pepper 2 L, Crest Toothpaste 4.6 oz, Campbells Cream of Chicken or Cream of Mushroom soup, Athenos Hummus, Red Bell Peppers, English Cucumbers

Aldi

• Red or Sweet Onions $.69 for 2 lb bag
• Green Peppers $.99/ 3pack
• Mushrooms $.69/ 8 oz pack
• Friendly Farms Milk (generic) $1.79

Super Saver

• Best Choice (generic) Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast or tenders 3 lb bag $4.77
• Best Choice (generic) Peanut Butter 18 oz $.98
• Best Choice (generic) Premium Paper Towels single roll $.48
• Best Choice (generic) Chunk Cheese 8 oz $1.27

Fareway

• Fastco Saltines 16 oz $.69
• Hershey's Snack Size Candy 10.7-11.3 oz bag $1.77
• Nestle Chocolate Chips 11-12 oz bags $1.99
• Large Eggs (dozen) $.88
• Birds Eye Vegetables 12 oz $.99
• Betty Crocker fruit snacks, roll-ups, or gushers 4.5-9 oz boxes 4/$4
• Broccoli Crowns $.99/lb
• Dole classic salad mix $.99
• All Natural Whole Chicken Breasts $1.28/lb

Walmart also has an ad this week that includes:

• 10.1-16.0 oz Halloween Candy $2.50 each
• 31.8-60.5 oz Halloween Candy $8 each

***Remember that I generally just price match at Walmart as much as I can rather than go to all the stores separately! I LOVE being able to do that. You can also pricematch at Target, but I find it easier to pricematch at Walmart.

Wow! Freebies 4 Mom has some great deals and ideas posted today that I was unaware of! Apparently, Barnes and Noble has a monthly "online storytime". This month the story is "Where the Wild Things Are" read by author Maurice Sendak! My kids are going to LOVE this! Check it out here.

I love this deal because I usually use Snapfish for my Christmas cards. If you do this deal TODAY, you can save some money when you do those Christmas cards! But you have to do it today because it is the last day!

So, today only, you can get a $10 credit for your next purchase when you buy any photo gift at 30% off with the coupon code 101010 (excluding prints) from the Fall Catalog. Freebies 4 Mom pointed out that one of the qualifying products is individual 5×7 folded greeting cards priced at $1.99 each. Which means you could buy a 5×7 Greeting Card for $1.39 (after the coupon takes off the 30%) plus $1.49 shipping for a total of $2.88 and get $10 off your next order. If the coupon code takes 30% off for you, then your purchase should qualify for that $10 credit.

You should receive your $10 credit within 2 business days of making your purchase. Which means you can start those Christmas cards right away! :)

As an added bonus, new customers get 50 free prints so if you (or any adult in your household) doesn’t already have an account this is a great way to get 50 prints for free! How awesome is that?!

Thanks for the fantastic deal idea Freebies 4 Mom!

If you have not joined Orange Julius's OJ quench club yet, you should do it today!! They just posted the following on their Facebook status: "Join the OJ Quench Club! All members will be sent a a special offer on Friday." I don't know what the special offer will be, and it is possible it could be disappointing, but in the past, they have had free drinks or BOGO ones. Plus, I just LOVE Orange Julius! If you need to join, you can click here to do so!

There is a fantastic printable coupon right now for a FREE Orange ‘n Creme Swirl Fruitista Freeze at Taco Bell (no purchase required). You can print this SmartSource coupon twice (just click that link again). The coupon will expire 7 days after you print it. This coupon will be available to print until November 25 or until 500,000 coupons have been redeemed. SO excited to try this!

Thanks Freebies 4 Mom.