27.7.08

Can Hardly Wait...

I just pre-ordered my copy of Stephanie Meyer's new book "Breaking Dawn". Gotta love Barnes & Nobles! It seems like it has taken forever for this book to be released and I still have 6 days to go! I read the other three a while ago so I almost want to go back and read them again. They were so good and I am really looking forward to this one and the Movie too! The trailers get me so excited! This is not the type of story line I ever would have imagined I would enjoy but I was captivated from the first chapter of Twilight, they were all good but that one was my favorite.

Note: If you plan on Pre-ordering this book, or ordering any book for that matter please please check out my website first. I have links to Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com

And if you need help, here is how you shop through my site:
1.
Click on my webpage:
www.shoptoearn.net/amberpeterson (you will see a pic of Glade & Me)
2. Browse all the stores that are currently available by clicking on the (Retailers A-Z) drop down menu. Or just type in the store you want to visit.
3. Once you find the store you want to shop at click on it, then click the Green "Go" button right next to the drop down menu. This will bring up an Icon for that store.

*Now just click on the Store Icon and you are ready to shop!

You don't have to enter any special passwords or codes. Just shop shop shop. When you are done the store you are shopping at will automatically let me know. And I just want to say, Thanks again in advance for supporting me in my Shop to Earn adventure!

Way to Go IDAHO!


Glade and I had never heard of Five Guy's Burgers and Fries but they just recently opened up shop in the mall area right across the street from our development and beings how we hate to drive far for well anything, we usually dine at one of eateries close buy. We use to love this burrito place but it closed down so we had to find a new love and that is how we stumbled upon this glorious burger joint! We were immediately sold on the place when we walked through the doors and were greeted by a great big sign that read... ... ...We get so giddy anytime anybody mentions Idaho. People here rarely even know where Idaho is, let alone Burley Idaho. So we threw caution to the wind and in our excitement we splurged a little and just started ordering like crazy kids. We are so use to sharing every meal that it was hard for us to indivitually eat our own burgers but it was soooo worth it! I couldnt finish mine but not for lack of taste. The thing was a MonSteR! But it was sooo goooood! The food was terrific, the staff was Hilarious, and the atmosphere was laid back and fun. We will definitely eat there again and recommend that every one try it at least once. You wont be disappointed.

These are just a small portion of what was left of the fries we almost couldn't finish. There was so many of them, it took all three of us but we did it! Note: We still had to make our own fry sauce. One day I vow to you, the world will catch on to the awesomeness that is the mix of ketchup and mayo. This is one thing Glade and I have for the most part learned to live without since moving to Florida but we felt on this Oh so special occasion we just had to do these greasy taters justice!

20.7.08

If I save enough $$$ Im buying a Batmobile!


WOW! I have not been to the movies since Sex and the City and I am so glad I haven't wasted any money from then till now on any others because this one was worth every penny! Glade and I don't go to the movies often so when we do its a big deal for us. We did a little exchange this weekend with our friends. We watched their little boy Saturday while they went and saw the movie and then they watched McCoy while we went and viewed it. I must say I was completely impressed. I also am a bit embarrassed to admit that I have not seen any of the previous Batman movies so I didn't have anything to compare it too but I still thought it was amazing. The special effects were jaw dropping, the main characters were great and there was never a dull moment. Glade and I really enjoyed our date night. We even splurged and got popcorn and drink :) of course I still snuck in our candy stash though. We can't get carried away now. LOL ;)

As for the rest of the weekend, we spent some time at the pool. McCoy is getting really brave lately. The past few times we have gone he hasn't worn his floaties and he has really been trying to swim. Of course he doesn't know how yet but as the old saying goes "Sink or Swim" and he has been sinking a lot lately and I think that is what is driving his want to try try try. I truly hope he learns how to swim at an early age. I don't want to push him but well I didn't learn how to swim until...well I really don't know how still. So yea, I really want him to pick it up sometime. LOL

Other than that we have just been working and keeping busy. I have been doing tons of research about SHOP TO EARN. It is just such an amazing program and the more I learn about it the more I want to share what I have learned. The concept of Shop to Earn is so simple. They pay me to shop! I get 5-30% cash back on all purchases made by me or anyone who shops through my site + several of the partnered retailers offer another 1-20% in-store credit for shopping at their online store. That’s CASH paid directly to my bank account for buying things I was going to purchase anyway + I get in-store credit for your future purchases. I have already done some shopping at a couple of the stores and checked out the prices on line and then gone into the actual stores to see if the savings were really that great and ya know what...Overall the biggest savings were online.



Drugstore.com is a fabulous find all store where you can get several of your daily needs (besides groc.) I purchased a few items like toothpaste, deodorant, Tums, and several other various items like these just to test this theory. Then I went to Walmart and Target and price matched. At Target every item was cheaper online at Drugstore.com than at the Target store. At Walmart every item but one was the same price or cheaper at Drugstore.com. The one price that was more online was TUMS. And that is only because Tums was on sale at Walmart that day. Drugstore.com is one of many retailers located on my Shop to Earn website. Walmart and Target are also located on my website but I chose to shop through Drugstore.com because they offered the highest cash back percentage through my Shop to Earn site and the highest in-store credit. I just think it is awesome that I get to compare and choose which one will give me the greatest savings and benefits. This was a small purchase because like I said, I mainly just wanted to test the system. Overall I only ended up spending $39.65. I saved $3.48 at Drugstore.com by going through their sale items list + I got $1.98 in-store credit. I also got $3.97 (10% cash back) from Shop to Earn. Add that up and my almost $40 bill only actually cost me closer to $30. That's a 25% savings and the best thing about it was that my shopping took me less than 10 minutes. I got the biggest savings of all on my time! I didn't have to clip any coupons, punch in any codes, or even fill my car up with gas to go the store. All I had to do was Click and Shop! I must note here that I by no means scoff at coupon clipping though. Drugstore.com and most of the online stores do offer you a chance to enter coupon codes if you have them. I personally can't keep up with coupon clipping but if you are one who does, imagine all the extra savings. Yikes, You could do some serious damage. Come to think of it, maybe I could make a little more time. LOL.

I am just so thrilled with my new found way to save. I have always been one for shopping around and have always enjoyed online shopping because it is the easiest and fastest way for me to compare prices so Shop to Earn was just an easy choice for me. I look forward to learning more about it and sharing more with you, hope you don't mind. I am just proud of my new found savings project. Its only been a week so I can't wait to see what else I can accomplish with this baby! And again if you shop online, please e-mail me and I will get you my Shop to Earn Website link so you can shop through my site. It really helps me out anytime someone clicks on my page. Thanks again for your support!


Fun Photos from this past week...McCoy loves to get into characters when he playing. He also loves for Buildabear (That's the name of his Build-A-Bear, original eh) to get into character too. Whenever we play cowboys McCoy has to dress like a cowboy, when we play football he likes to wear his Redskins helmet and when Buildabear plays sports he too has to have the matching attire for the game. This is McCoy getting ready to play trains and that's Buildabear behind his head.












15.7.08

New Background Hassle...

So as you can see I have been trying to update a little and change the background. I lost my last post and a couple of my widgets though. Yuck! I don't know why I keep doing this but it is fun to open the site and see something different from time to time I guess. Oh, and along with apologies, I am very sorry that you keep having to listen to "C is for Cookie." McCoy and I use to love it but not any more. LOL. I cant figure out how to get my passwords to get into my music account and change the songs. Sorry, I am working on it and hopefully will have it figured out soon.

As far as my last post, well I was so bummed that it got erased, because I am totally stoked about my new business venture into Shop To Earn. No worries though, you will definitely hear more about it in upcoming posts. Basically I bought a website and I get cash back for shopping! My site has links to over 500 + different retailers including Target, ITunes, Best Buy, Barnes & Nobles and Walmart just to name a few. So I get $$$ back on items I was going to buy anyway and I dont have to do anything. I also get cash back if my friends and family shop at any of these stores too. So if you plan on doing any online shopping in the near future please please let me know and I will give you my site and user ID to get some incredible savings. My e-mail is: shopwithamber@gmail.com

And back to the blog, hope the new site is pleasing and I will get some new pics up soon. I have been spending most of the day today trying to learn more about Shop to Earn and trying to plan our upcoming trip to Idaho. Glade McCoy and I are so stoked to be going to be going back west to mountain country next month. Only four more weeks and counting down! Thats pretty much all I can talk about these days! I miss my momma and I wanna go home! McCoy and I are going to be in Idaho for close to a month. I hope thats long enough to get my family fix. :) The first weekend we are there Glade McCoy and I are attending the "Brickie Family Reunion!" McCoy is so excited to play with all his cousins! Then Glade will fly back to Florida for a couple of weeks to man the business while McCoy and I vaca in fabulous B-Town and take in all the Grandparent time we can get! Then Glade will fly back to Idaho for his best friends wedding and then its homeward bound to Florida. Hope we survive. LOL. These next few weeks are gonna fly by!

4.7.08

Parades, Rain, BBQ, Fears and Fireworks...



First off hope Everyone had a Happy 4th of July! We spent the morning in the church parking lot doing a bike parade and pancake breakfast sponsored by McDonald's. I pulled out some supplies to decorate Macs bike last night but he fell asleep before we could do it so I decorated for him while watching John & Kate Plus 8 (which I am so totally addicted to now - thanks Val). When he woke up today I had his bike sitting at the bottom of the stairs and he must have seen it on his walk over from his room to mine. When he got to my room the first thing he said was, "Mommy, I came to tell you something. Tank you for making my bike like that. It looks berry berry nice." Awwwhhhh. Isn't it nice to be appreciated! . (I soaked it up.) He was so thrilled to be riding his bike today with the "big" kids even though there was kids of all ages there. And he did so good, he was really cruising around the parking lot and he would wave at us as he went around. It was sooo cute. When he finished we asked him if he had fun to which he replied, "Yes, I did hab fun but those kids were beating me. I didn't win." Poor kid thought it was a race and that is why he was cruising so fast around the parade circle. We explained to him that it was not a race and everyone did a good job but having that competitive Peterson Spirit he was not happy until Daddy told him that he won the Two Year old race.

The morning was beautiful but when we got home we spent the afternoon staying in doors as it was pouring rain and thundering. Glade and I each got to take at nap, McCoy never did sleep, and we also got a wonderful call with some wonderful news! There is now 29 Peterson Grandchildren (30 if you count the 1 great granchild)! Glade's Sister Nicole had a baby girl last night! Congratulations Parkers! We can't wait to meet the new little miss Parker next month!

The good news also brought on good weather because it cleared up around 4 which was just about the time we headed over to our friends house for a BBQ. Thanks again Jenn and Scott for the wonderful food and fantastic desserts! We had a really great time and McCoy loves to play at his buddy Alex's house. Well everything was grand until it it came to fireworks time. McCoy started to have a serious panic attack. He was freaking out, not crying or screaming or anything he just refused to go outside and then he was worried that the house and the cars were going to "kasploid." He hid under a blanket for a while and then finally begged to go home. We took him home and I had to sit in the backseat with him. He was so quiet and wide eyed the whole ride home. My heart just broke. In general he is a big scaredy cat about everything especially loud noises but he gets over it quickly. We think he has anxiety issues. We use to joke about it but now we are starting to get a little worried. Tonight he was just so frightening it was so sad and I couldn't do nothing but hold him and tell him over and over it was all going to be ok and that fireworks are safe and some people enjoy them but if he doesn't than that's ok. Luckily after we got in the safety of our own home he was ok. He spent the rest of the night playing in one of our laps though and then finally fell asleep in Glades. Lord help me if anyone in the neighborhood has leftover fireworks tomorrow night though. Oh boy!


SNUGGLE ME DADDY
"IS IT SAFE YET?
Hope Everyone has a very fun and enjoyable 4th of July! Hope the weather is cooperative for all your BBQ and family get togethers! Have fun and be safe!
Love,
Amber, Glade & McCoy

My Little Sunshine