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It's Science!

mycoupons | 31 July, 2007 06:00

I admit it! I'm a science buff. Anything to do with science I love.... space exploration, astronomy, geology to weather.

In my school years I was an A student in my science classes, including biology and chemistry. Most girls would get squeamish in biology when it was time to dissect that worm or frog. Not I. I thought it was amazing to learn and understand the structure, function, growth, origin and evolution of plants, cells or animals. I can still remember the excitement I had when I dissected my first frog in biology class. To me, it was a prodigious experience, to some others in class, it was disgusting, resulting even in one boy having to go to the nurse's office. Guess he had a weak stomach! LOL

But my love for science didn't stop there, it grew throughout my school days and continues to this day in my adulthood.

The Perseid Meteor Shower always occurs around my birthday, which is Aug. 10th. I can be found with my cup of coffee sitting outside in the dark in my chair, staring up at the sky to catch a glimpse.

Space exploration.... the most memorable day in my life is an evening back in Sept. 1997 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida when Atlantis was launched into the night sky. Though I've watched many space launches on television this one was my first "live" launch and a night one being rare at that. It is probably one of the most awesome sights I've ever seen and will see. It is a sight I will remember for the rest of my life and an experience like no other.

As you can see, my excitement and love for science is real and a major science buff I truly am, I'm addicted to Discovery channel. I've tried to pass this love for science onto my children as well as many other things.

My youngest out of 3 children, has turned out to be as big of a science buff as I am. He loves anything science. I often buy science kits that the grammar school he attends, sells at the end of the school year for summer fun. A few years ago we purchased for him his own telescope so he could view some of the wonderful world of space. One of the online sites, that I like to shop to pick up science kits for him is ScientificsOnline.com.

ScientificsOnline.com proudly provides the latest and most unique science related items available. From unusual science activities to toys, gifts, and demonstrations, offering an intriguing collection of materials for the science teacher, enthusiast, and hobbyist. Their Do-It-Yourself Kits have been a big hit with my son, especially the Mega Science Lab and the Ultimate Robot Kit.

If you have a science buff in your household you may want to stop by ScientificsOnline yourself. Use MyCoupons' unique coupon code MCSCIEDGE and get FREE Shipping on any purchase! Now that's some scientific savings!

Keep on saving!
Annie~

Spud Growing...

mycoupons | 29 July, 2007 06:00

Our gardening question chosen this week was submitted by Tori S. from Mass. Here's her question:

Hello Annie,

I live in Mass. A friend of mine told me, that she has heard of growing potatoes in a container. I would love to grow potatoes in a container if I could, as I really don't have the space for them anywhere else. Is this true and how would I go about doing this?

TY!
Tori S.

Hi there Tori!

Yes it's true, you can indeed grow potatoes in a container. I've been doing it successfully for the last 2 years. There is nothing like the taste of fresh home-grown potatoes. Of course, with container growing potatoes you will not get a high yield, but enough to enjoy for a few meals.

To grow potatoes in a container, you need to purchase certified seed potatoes. These can be found in your local nursery or garden center usually around January or February. They also can purchased online at sites such as Burpee.com, Gardeners.com or JohnnySeeds.com. Make sure the seed potatoes you purchase at a local nursery or garden center have at least 3 to 4 "eyes". You can try using potatoes that you bought from a grocery store that you have in the house, that do have eyes and either have started to sprout or have sprouted, however they are not as disease resistant as seed potatoes and also many not do as well as certified seed.

Potatoes like cool weather, so the general rule of thumb is to plant three to four weeks before your last expected frost date for your area, or to plant when the soil has warmed to 55 degrees.

Before planting you need to get the seed potatoes ready by placing them in a warm spot and letting them sprout. The smaller seed potatoes may be planted as whole, and the larger potatoes should be cut into two or three pieces and set them aside to cure for a couple of days. Each piece of seed potato must contain at least one eye or sprout. Once the sprouts are about one inch long, you can transplant them into their main containers.

For a container, you can use a 10 or 15 gallon container such as a plastic trash can or use a whiskey barrel or a large plastic storage bin that you can find in stores such as Wal-Mart.

Next you want to drill several holes around 1/2 inch in the bottom and a few in the side, about half-inch up from the bottom of the container.

Now fill your container with a mixture of half soil and half compost or use a good potting soil and add about one shovel-full of peat moss that's been moistened to each 1 cubic foot bag of potting soil you use and mix very well. To this mixture add a timed-release fertilizer such as Osmocote granules. Follow instructions on the fertilizer box and mix into your soil mixture. There should be about six inches of soil to the bottom. Now plant a layer of seed potatoes – five or six. Cover with an additional inch or so of soil and firm the surface and water.

Be sure to water the potato container two or three times a week during the entire growing period.

When the potatoes vines have reached 4 - 5 inches, cover all but the top 1 inch (three-quarters of the stems) with compost or straw, if you don't have compost then straw. Repeat this again every time the vine grows another 4- 5 inches. It is wise to insert a few wood stakes so you can tie the vines to the stake so they don't break.

You can begin to harvest the potatoes about 10 - 14 days after your potato vines bloom. Harvest them by just reaching down and picking up the potatoes. These are new potatoes and must be used soon as you have harvested them. You can also choose to just let the potatoes grow until the tops have yellowed and died down. These potatoes will have reached full size and can be stored as long as you store in a cool and dark place, these are storage potatoes.

I grow Yukon gold variety in my potato containers, but the Superior variety is another excellent one for container growing and if you love red skinned, then try Norland variety.

Good Luck and keep on gardening!

Annie~

Walgreen's and CVS Sale Preview!

mycoupons | 28 July, 2007 06:00

Hey there, Hi there my fellow MyCouponers!

Here's the sneak preview for the upcoming sales for next week 7/29 through 8/4 at Walgreens & CVS!

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Keep on saving!

Annie~

Walgreens ~~ 7/29 - 8/4

*L'Oreal Lip, Face or Nail Color - - Buy 1, Get 1 FREE!

*Backpacks HighTrails or Access Extreme - - Buy 1 @ $9.99, Get 1 FREE!

*Planter's Nuts: Cashew Halves & Pieces 16 oz, Whole Cashews 9.75 oz, Deluxe Mixed Nuts 10 oz or Nut-trition 9.75 oz - - Buy 1 @ $5.99, Get 1 FREE!

*Sweet 'N Low 120 packets - - Buy 1 @ $2.29, Get 1 FREE!

*Dove 8 oz, Nesquik 16 oz flavored milk or Silk Soymilk 11 oz - - Buy 1 @ $1.59, Get 1 FREE!

*Velveeta Shells & Cheese 12 oz or Kraft Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese 14 oz - - Buy 1 @ $2.79, Get 1 FREE!

*Trident Sugarless Gum 18 pieces - - Buy 1 @ .99, Get 1 FREE!

*Oreo Cakesters 2 for $4 after $1 easy saver catalog coupon

*Quilted Northern Bathroom Tissue 4 double rolls, regular or ultra - - 2 for $4 PLUS $1 mail-in rebate on 2

*Glade Wisp Flameless Candle .26 oz $7.99 PLUS $2 mail-in rebate

*Mardi Gras napkins 360 pack - - 2 for $5 PLUS $1 mail-in rebate on 2

*Kleenex Facial Tissue 80, 100, 184 or 200 pack - - Buy 1 @ $1.99, Get 1 FREE!

*Arm & Hammer Liquid Laundry Detergent 32 loads, Arm & Hammer 100 sheet Fresh 'n Soft Fabric Softener, Arm & Hammer Carpet & Room Pet Fresh Odor Eliminator 42.6 oz, Arm & Hammer Carpet Refresh 24 oz. or Scrub Free 32 oz - - 4 for $12 PLUS $5 mail-in rebate on 4

*Arm & Hammer Super Scoop Clumping Litter 14 lbs. or Oxi Clean Multipurpose Stain Remover 56 oz - - 2 for $12 PLUS $5 mail-in rebate on 2

*Living Solutions 5 inch Black & White TV - - $14.99 PLUS $5 mail-in rebate

* Green Dot Prepaid Visa or MasterCard Card - - $5 PLUS $5 mail-in rebate

* Buy $10 off Crayola Products, Get $2 in Register Rewards!

* Procter & Gamble Products - - Buy $5, Get 2 in Register Rewards - - Buy $10 , Get $4 in Register Rewards or Buy $20, Get $10 in Register Rewards.

Eligible Products include: Gillette 3X, Secret, Platinum, Old Spice Red Zone or Tag Antiperspirant/Deodorant 2-4 oz. --- Tag or Red Zone body spray 3.5 or 4 oz --- Herbal Essences or Aussie Shampoo, conditioner or styling products 6 - 14 oz (sale price 3 for $10) - - - - - Infusium 23 leave in treatment, shampoo or conditioner 16 oz or Pantene Shampoo or conditioner 25.4 oz (sale price 2 for $12) - - - Olay Body wash 23.6 oz. (sale price $5.99) - - - Gillette Disposable Razors 12 pack good news or daisy, 3 pack Venus or 4 pack Sensor 3 (sale price $5.99) - - Gillette Fusion Shave gel 7 oz. (sale price $2.99) - - -Gillette Razor System Venus Breeze, Divine or Fusion Manual (sale price $7.99) - - - Crest Toothpaste 6.4 oz or Oral B Indicator toothbrush (Sale price $1.39)

*Aleve Pain Reliever 20 ct liquigels --- $3.99 + get $2 Register Rewards!

*Novartis Products - - - Buy $10 of participating products, Get $3 Register Rewards - - Buy $15, Get $4 Register Rewards - - Buy $20, Get $8 Register Rewards or Buy $25 or more and Get $12 Register Rewards!

Eligible Products Include: Excedrin 100 ct. (sale $6) - - Clear Care or Aquify Eye Solution 12 oz (sale $7) - - Maalox 24 or 32 ct or 12 oz liquid, Benefiber powder 20 dose, Ex-Lax 24 ct, Gas-X thin strips or chewables 18 pack (sale $5 ea.) - - Lamisil gel 6 gm or 24 gm cream (sale $12) or 15 oz Keri Lotion (sale $6)

*Vicks Early Defense Hand Sanitizer 1.6 oz $3.49 PLUS $3.49 mail-in rebate!

* Tide Laundry Detergent 24-32 load liquid or 31-40 load powder - - 2 for $12 PLUS $2 mail-in rebate on 2

CVS~~ 7/29 - 8/4

*Dawn Dish Detergent 12.6 oz .99 cents with card

*Pringles Potato Crisps 5.12 - 6.75 oz - - 3 for $3 PLUS $1 Extra Buck rewards!

*Planters Peanuts 16 oz - - 2 for $5 PLUS $2 Extra Buck Rewards!

*Febreeze Buy $10 worth, Get $5 extra buck rewards - - Products Include: Febreeze Fabric refresher 16.9 oz or Air Effects air refresher 9.5 - 9.7 oz ( 2 for $5)

* Buy $10 worth of Siffers, MagicReach, Swiffer complete or CarpetFlick products, Get $5 extra buck rewards - - - Products include: Disposable cloths 32 ct, wet cloths 24 ct, dusters 2 ct or dusters refill 10 ct ( $6 ea) or Mr. Clean MagicReach, Swiffer Complete or Carpet Flick ($10 ea.)

* Bounce fabric softener sheets 120 ct or Downy liquid softener 52- 60 oz - - $5.49 PLUS get $2 extra buck rewards when you buy 2!

* Buy $30 worth of Skin Effects Products, Get $10 extra buck rewards!

*Irish Spring bar soap 3 pk - - $1.99 PLUS get $1 extra buck rewards!

*Buy $15 woth of Olay Cleansers or Olay Definity, Get $5 extra buck rewards - - Products include: Definity scrub, cleanser 5 oz. or warming cleanser 4.2 oz ( sale $8.99) - - -Olay Definity micro sculpting moisturizer, cream, lotion 1.7 oz or eye illuminator 0.5 oz. ( sale $24.99)

*Lubriderm lotion 6 oz or Purell hand sanitizer 8 oz, Get $2 extra buck rewards when you buy 2!

*Buy $15 worth of Nivea Body Products, Get $5 extra buck rewards!

*Infusium 23 shampoo, conditioner or treatments 16 oz - - 2 for $10 PLUS get $3 extra reward bucks when you buy 2

*Buy $10 of Band-aids, Neosporin or Benadryl Topicals, Get $3 extra buck Rewards.

*Aquify multi-purpose solution 4 oz - - $4.99 PLUS Get $4.99 extra buck rewards!!

*Oreo Cakesters - - 2 for $5 PLUS get $2 extra buck rewards when you buy 2!

*Mennen Deodorant (excludes men's 24/7) - - $1.99 PLUS get $1 extra buck rewards!

*Listerine Whitening Strips 56 ct - - $23.99 PLUS get $3 extra buck rewards!

MyCoupons "Blog of The Week"!

mycoupons | 27 July, 2007 06:00

Hey there, Hi there, helloooo there MyCouponers!

Today is an exciting day on the MyCoupons Blog. I'm pleased to announce our latest "Blog of the Week" winner --- tag1114 and her blog "Life As a Bargain Shopper". For winning the "Blog of the Week" tag1114 is awarded 10,000 CouponCredits. Woohoo!

Tammy (tag1114) has been a long time member at MyCoupons.com, joining our site in 2004. She had discovered MyCoupons from another online group.

When asked what she loved most about MyCoupons.com, she replied, "It's addicting..from the friendships on the shopping boards to getting an even great deal!"

Tammy loves going to The Cafe, Let's Get Cooking, LWIF b&m and Just Freebies boards. Her favorite online stores are Amazon, Disney and Target .

I enjoyed very much reading Tammy's blog. I'm a bargain shopper myself. Have been since the day I discovered MyCoupons 9+ years ago. For me, the day I joined this site was the day I learned about bargain shopping and not paying full price for anything ever again.

Be sure to read Tammy's blog. It's a great story!
http://tag1114.mycouponsblog.com/post/56/221

Want to know how you can win? Create your own MyCoupons blog. There is FREE blog software built-in with your MyCoupons Member Toolbox. Just click on the Install Blog icon. Your blog will publish to "<your membername>.mycouponsblog.com" for the whole world to read and enjoy.

One blog will be selected each week, and the winning blog will be featured here ....on the MyCouponsBlog.com. If you are the "Blog of the Week" you will also receive 10,000 CouponCredits!

Want to vote for a blog? (entry must be a MyCoupons member BLOG) please email annie@mycoupons.com.

All decisions are final and at the full discretion of the MyCoupons staff.

Congrats again to tag1114!

Have fun blogging!
Annie~

It's In The Soda...

mycoupons | 26 July, 2007 06:00

Club Soda that is!

There it is on the grocery store shelves! Found right in the soda pop aisle smack dab next to seltzer water. It has a taste that I can't describe except that I like it . It's a taste and drink that I've enjoyed since my childhood days.

I guess my liking of it came about from when I was a very young child. I would see all the women (my Mom, her 5 sisters and my Nana) , yakking up a storm with a tall glass of club soda with ice in their hands and letting me taking sips from their glasses. They were something else. They never ever ran out of things to talk about and went through bottles of club soda, like going through diapers with a baby. LOL!

Now, I drink not just plain club soda, but fruity club soda too. I add fruit juice to my glass to create sort of a spritzer with lots of ice to cool me down after a hot summer day in the garden.

However, Club Soda is a strange concoction with some extraordinary uses. It is not necessarily for drinking as is, or using it as mixer in some alcoholic drink. There are many other uses for Club Soda. Here are just a few:

Clean Your Sparkling Gemstones: Soak your diamonds, rubies, sapphires, or other gems in club soda to give them a bright shine. Just put them in a glass full of club soda and let it soak overnight.

Like Fluffy Pancakes & Waffles? Instead of the liquid called for in the recipe substitute it with Club Soda.

Grease Stain or Food Spills On Your Clothing? No problem! Just pour on a tad of Club Soda and scrub gently. Then wash as normal.

Love Your Plants? Your plants will love you with a watering of flat Club Soda. Believe it or not, the minerals in Club Soda do a plant good. You can use it on indoor or outdoor plants. For the best results, water with the flat Club Soda about once a week.

ACCCK My Hair Turned Green! If you have blond hair, sometimes your hair can turn green when there is too much chlorine in a swimming pool that you've gone swimming in. Never fear, Club Soda will clean your hair. Just rinse it with Club Soda and it will turn it back to it's original color.

Cast Iron Pan Mess! I love cooking in a cast iron pan, but sometimes those pans can be hard to clean. Well you make it easier on yourself. Simply pour Club Soda in the pan while it's still warm and the soda will keep the stuff from sticking.

See, now you all know Club Soda is more than just that!

Keep on saving!

Annie~