FYI - Peanut Butter Cracker Recall

I thought I would let everyone know that I just came across this article from Kellogg's outlining a recall on several of their peanut butter crackers, including some that we keep in our diaper bag for easy snacks. We purchased the Austin toasty crackers with Peanut Butter which are included in the recall. You can call Kellogg's for reimbursement at 1-877-869-5633.

Wildlife World Zoo trip

On Monday, Eric surprised the family and took us on an outing to the Wildlife World Zoo. I have lived here for 20+ years and have heard of this zoo a few times, but never gave it a second look. Now, I can't stop talking about the wonderful experience we had! This place is amazing and I don't think I'll be able to go back to the Phx Zoo without comparing it to this place. It's located about 5 miles west of the 101 and Northern. It only took us about 30 minutes to get there, which is the same time it would have taken to get to the Phz zoo! They just completed an amazing addition of 3 beautiful aquariums, so the price has gone up to $25 per person, but children under 3 are free and kids up to 12 years are cheaper. Also you can find $3 off coupons in the smartsource magazine. We had the chance to go to SeaWorld last year and I can honestly say that aside from the shows & Shamu, the exhibits and aquarium experience at the Wildlife Zoo were so much better! A few of the wonderful things: the animals were never less than just a few feet from you, the layout and terrain of the zoo is flat and very stroller friendly, and it was not crowded at all. A few highlights of our trip: Eric got to feed the giraffe out of his hand, Becca & Kylie felt the stingrays in their pool, we all had birds eating out of our hands during the bird feed, and lastly, we'll keep it G-rated but we saw the turtles practice their procreating skills. :)

Here are just a few of our pictures from our great adventure!

Kylie at the petting zoo with "Bambi"


Kylie & Daddy feeding the goose - it almost took dad's hand off!






These toucans weren't caged in at all, but they just stood on their perch


Eric fed the giraffes out of his hand


Feeding time for the birds


One of the only albino alligators in North America


Kylie almost touched the pink flamingos

Free Photo Book from Hoorray

Click here to get a free photo book from Hoorray.com, just pay shipping & handling. I have never ordered from here so I don't know the quality, but this is a perfect time to capture all the great holiday memories before they are gone!
(Thanks Pam for the heads up!)

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$180 savings from Cox Communications

Based on a prompt by the author of www.moneysavingmethods.com, I made 2 simple and quick phone calls to my local cable & internet provider, Qwest and Cox. We currently have the Cox bundle service with normal phone service and basic cable with DVR. I made a call to their competitor, Qwest and found that I could switch services and save $75 a month the first 3 months, and then $45 a month for the remaining year. So, I called Cox and asked to speak to their cancellation dept. I explained that I had been a customer of Cox for over 10 years and that I was able to switch to a competitor for a significantly reduced rate. They first told me I could switch to a basic phone w/o call waiting or caller ID and save $10 a month. That was minor to the $75 savings, so I refused and then they offered me a 6 month price match discount of 25% off my current bill! Yippee! So, by just a quick less than 10 minute exercise, I was able to save our family $180 over the next 6 months! If you live in the Phx area, the phone number for Qwest is 1-888-969-7937 and the number for Cox is 623-594-1000. Just remember to be polite and state your cause and see how much you can save! Isn't this fun!

Free bottle of Suave - Wednesday only!

Reister here to get a coupon for a free bottle of suave product! Offer good today only and coupon is mailed within 2-4 weeks. Hurry!

http://www.suave.com/nomics/index.html

Free Calandar Poster at Shutterfly

Shutterfly & Target are currently offering a free 16 X 20 calendar poster from Shutterfly.com using the code FREECALENDAR. If you don't yet have an account with Shutterfly, sign up for free at shutterfly.com and you'll get 25 prints for free! You just pay shipping and handling. Offer expires 1/18/09.