Hey, want some free money?

If you are interested in getting money for doing what you already do, then this may be something you would be interested in. Over the years I have heard about Ebates, but never really looked into it. About a month ago I decided that I would try it out, but when I went to sign up, I had apparently signed up in 2001, but had never used their services. I just think of all the money I could have received if I had been using them all of these years...probably not a HUGE amount, but every little bit would have helped. Anyway, the way it works: you buy things online, they give you back a percentage of your purchase price. I don't normally buy that much online, but I have been doing some Christmas shopping and have already received several dollars in my account. That is pretty EXCITING! If you want to sign up to get money back on your purchases, follow this link and you will receive $5.00 back on your first purchase over $20. I hope this works as well for you as it has for me- you know I can't pass up a good deal!

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Birthday Lunch

My mom and sisters and sister-in-law went out to lunch to celebrate some birthdays. Too bad we couldn't afford to actually go to Hawaii for lunch.

The Culprit

Sometime on Saturday our air conditioner stopped working. It took us until Sunday evening to actually figure out that it was pretty hot around here- Oh, and that is why I didn't sleep so well during the night. We called Armand (our AMAZING brother-in-law) and he came on Monday after work to check it out. Brad works from home and his office has always been the hottest room of the house. He had a difficult work day with the temperature above 90 degrees for most of the day. Armand came, figured out and fixed the problem and was gone in about 45 minutes. We are so grateful to have someone willing to come and SAVE us! The problem: this little connector melted and fell from it's designated space taking a wire with it which tripped the breaker and then blew a fuse. Thankfully it is not an expensive fix and we are very grateful for that and for a COOL house to live in.

Boy Scout Badge

Noah was just awarded his Boy Scout Badge at a court of honor on Sunday. That is a good accomplishment for 2 1/2 months of work. (First Badge)

Neighborhood Carnival

We spent the evening at our neighborhood carnival...cotton candy, snowcones, dunking booth, bounce house and loads of fun and friends!