Start your week squeak-free

by Mir | Apr 27, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

All I know about windshield wipers would fit tidily inside a thimble; as in, I know of two kinds—the kind that squeak, and the kind that don’t. Nonetheless, my husband (the car guy) assures me that today’s Amazon Gold Box deal of buy 1, get 1 free on...

Do it for the earth; do it for Mom

by Mir | Apr 25, 2009 | Contests

I have a cool contest with two possible prizes for you on this lovely Saturday. First, Kroger wants you to enter their Design a Reusable Shopping Bag Contest—you win a free bag just for entering, and stand to win as much as $1,000 if you take the grand prize....

Saturday deals

by Mir | Apr 25, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Gooooooooood morning! Ready to hit the bargains? I know I am! Let’s see what goodies we have for today…. Did you love the recent Kiss My Face contest? Their VP of marketing was kind enough to stop by and leave a discount code for us—just use KMFBLOG3...

Holey Friday!

by Mir | Apr 24, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

I’m taking my needlephobic-yet-dying-to-get-earrings tween to get her ears pierced, this afternoon. Please pray for me. By way of preparation, I’ve decided to spend the entire day in complete silence. You know, to calm my nerves before the screaming...

On the Nintendo DS Lite vs. DSi

by Mir | Apr 23, 2009 | Product Talk, Questions Answered

I’ve had quite a few of you write in to ask me where to find a great deal on a Nintendo DS Lite now that Nintendo has finally debuted the much-touted DSi. And I mailed each of you back to say, “Oh, the prices are going to drop, I just know it! Post coming...