Free Carvel Ice Cream

On April 30, 2015 Carvel is offering a free junior soft serve ice cream cone to customers. To find out more information, click here.

Mother's Day Gifts with Shabby Apple

Are you looking for a great Mother's Day gift? Shabby Apple offers a great product line of dresses, skirts, shirts, sweaters and accessories for an amazing Mother's Day gift. Shabby Apple is offering an additional 15% off on accessories for my readers, if you use the promo code, accessories15off (expires 5/11/2015). Here are some great accessories:

Niscemi Earrings Shop for sophisticated blue earrings with delicate filigree design perfect for summer online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage & retro-style modest clothing & accessories for women in a variety of colors, fabrics & types at www.shabbyapple.com.

Mediterranian Cuff Shop for sophisticated brass cuff bracelets with cut-out detail and green enamel online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage & retro-style modest clothing & accessories for women in a variety of colors, fabrics & types at www.shabbyapple.com.

Celtic Knot Bracelet Blue Shop for fun, bright bracelets and other jewelry for summer online at Shabby Apple. Find vintage and retro style modest clothing for women in a variety of colors and styles online at www.shabbyapple.com

Verde Bracelet Shop for beautiful bright colored green bracelets and other classic spring jewelry and accessories online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage and retro style modest clothing at www.shabbyapple.com

Tahiti Sunrise Earrings Shop for beautiful colorful statement disc earrings and other cute jewelry and accessories online at Shabby Apple. Find vintage and retro style clothing for women in a variety of colors and fabrics at www.shabbyapple.com!

Isla Earrings Blue Shop for light blue bohemian statement drop earrings and other cute jewelry online at Shabby Apple. Find retro and vintage style accessories and modest clothing for women in a variety of styles and sizes at www.shabbyapple.com!

Alexa Bag Pink Shop for bright pink colored shoulder handbags online at Shabby Apple. Find vintage and retro style jewelry and accessories for women in all colors and styles!

Sacchero Cuff Bracelet Coral Shop for sophisticated bracelets with delicate filigree details in coral colors online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage & retro-style modest clothing & accessories for women in a variety of colors, fabrics & types at www.shabbyapple.com.

Midnight Floral Cuff Shop for sophisticated black leather cuffs with laser cut floral metal online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage & retro-style modest clothing & accessories for women in a variety of colors, fabrics & types at www.shabbyapple.com.

Bohemian Cuff Shop for sophisticated coral and gold bohemian-style cuff bracelets perfect for summer online at Shabby Apple! Find vintage & retro-style modest clothing & accessories for women in a variety of colors, fabrics & types at www.shabbyapple.com

Dalby Bag Shop for cute handbags in bright spring colors online at Shabby Apple. Find vintage and retro inspired modest clothing, accessories, and jewelry for women in a variety of styles and colors at www.shabbyapple.com

Black Clover Earrings Shop for unique gold stud earrings with crystal gems and black enamel and other sophisticated jewelry and accessories online at Shabby Apple. Find vintage and retro inspired modest clothing for women in a variety of styles at www.shabbyapple.com

Things to Do in Boise: Sycamore Park

My son and I went to Sycamore Park in Boise located at 12275 W Braddock Dr. The park features green fields, a pavilion and a playground. The playground has an area for 2-5 years and 5-12 years. The playground for the younger age group has three slides and steering type wheels for the kids to spin. The playground area for older kids has a rope bridge and lots of climbing features. The playground also has swings. The playground surface is wood chips. There isn't a lot of shade at the park. There are young trees that could potentially provide a lot of shade. If you bring your kids, be sure to put on sun block! Also, there's a school next to the park so traffic could be congested in the morning and afternoon when schools about to start and ends. Overall, Sycamore Park is a quaint park with fun playground equipment.

Free VertsKebap

When we lived in Austin, we loved VertsKebaps. They reminded my husband of the Kebaps he used to have on his two year church mission in France. VertsKebaps was a family favorite. We've tried to ask them to add a restaurant in Boise, but they're still trying to expand in Texas. If you are in the Houston area, VertsKebap is opening a new store at 14555 Memorial Drive Houston TX and they are giving away on FREE FULL size entree per guest from 11 am to 8 pm on Saturday April 25. To find out more information, click here.

Kroger Friday Freebie

Today only you can download a coupon for a free Lindt Lindor Stick (you must have an online account and store card registered). The coupon is good at Kroger and Kroger Affiliate Stores. Click here for more details.

Free Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice is offering a FREE 12 oz juice or smoothie on April 23rd from 9 am to 11 am. To find out more information, click here.

Things to Do in Boise: Aquarium of Boise

On a coldish day, my son and I decided to check out the Aquarium of Boise. The Aquarium of Boise features birds, reptiles and fish. We spent about an hour at the Aquarium and my son loved it. His favorite exhibit was the sting rays. He loved watching the sting rays swim around and splash in the water. The only downside was after a while he swung his leg up and tried to get in. I noticed that another little boy also tried to do the same. The other little boy didn't have a parent around, luckily his older brother stopped him from climbing into the tank. If you go to the Aquarium with children, please stay close and watch them!

There were several volunteers around the aquarium holding lizards that you could ask questions and learn more about the animals. Depending on the lizard, the volunteer would let you touch or feed it.

The Aquarium is a great place to take little ones and allow them to watch the fish and animals. To learn more about the Aquarium of Boise, click here.

* If you are a season pass holder and refer a friend, you can earn three free feedings if they say your first and last name at the time of purchase. To find out more, visit the Aquarium of Boise's Facebook page.

Love Inspired Books Review and Giveaway

Have you struggled to find clean and wholesome romance books to read? The Love Inspired Books, by Harlequin Publishing, offers wholesome, clean, and fun entertainment for the Christian-faith. Books are released monthly and only have a shelf-life of one month. Thanks to the publisher, one reader may win a set for themselves. Enter below!

This May I received a set of Love Inspired Books to review. I read The Single Dad Finds a Wife and found it to be very clean and wholesome which is hard to find in romance novels. The Single Dad Finds a Wife follows two protagonists, Dr. Spring Darling and David Camden who struggle with their attraction for each other and with opposing ideas about a new development project in Cedar Springs, NC. The story is a fun and relaxing read. 

I am in the middle of a second book, Bachelor to the Rescue, about a single mom who is robbed in the amidst of moving to a new town and is forced to turn to the man who she blames for her husband's death. The author of this book subtly draws you into the plot leaving you to want more.

Other Love Inspired Books on sale from April 21 to May 28 include:

• A Firefighter's Promise by Patricia Johns: Matt Bailey, a deputy fire chief, plans on leaving town until a widow and her baby, who he saved seven years ago, returns to town...
• The Bachelor's Baby by Missy Tippens: Jake West's cousin leaves him with her newborn girl. He's forced to seek help from a woman he resents...    
• Winning the Teacher's Heart by Jean C. Gordon: Becca Norton's surprised when her high school crush returns to town. She starts falling for him again until she learns his true purpose for coming to town...
• The Rancher Takes a Bride by Brenda Minton: Duke Martin discovered he's a father. As he seeks to make up for lost time, he finds himself getting closer to her mother, his old flame....

These books are available for sale online and in stores. To purchase a book online, click here.


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Kroger Friday Freebie

Today only you can download a coupon for a free Lipton Sparkling Tea (you must have an online account and store card registered). The coupon is good at Kroger and Kroger Affiliate Stores. Click here for more details.

2015 Best of Treasure Valley

From March 24 to April 21, Treasure Valley Residents can vote for the "best of" Treasure Valley ranging from favorite grocery stores, Chinese restaurants and Favorite Day Trips. The "Best of" list will be published in the Idaho Statesman on June 20th. To put in your votes, click here. I think next year they should consider "best" bloggers...j/k.

Cauliflower Pizza

One of my goals is to find 60 recipes that I can rotate throughout the year for family dinners. With 60 rotational recipes, it will be easy to plan what I am making for the week, what to have in my food storage and I can coordinate better what to buy when things are on sale.

We recently tried Cauliflower Pizza, instead of a bread crust it's a cauliflower crust. Surprisingly, the cauliflower crust tastes similar to eggplant pizza (minus the eggplant crust) and makes a more substantial meal than eggplant pizza. The cauliflower pizza seemed to take a good while to make and quite a bit of work. I would give yourself plenty of time to make it! We're going to try it again to see if it's worth adding to our 60 recipe rotation. We thought my son would love it since he loves eggplant pizza, but he didn't care for it. I think it might be because of the toppings that I chose so I am going to try it again. It's healthier then regular pizza. If you're up for new different foods, I would suggest giving it a try. The recipe is found on Eat Local Grown, to find the recipe, click here. 

Free Cone Day

Ben & Jerry's is offering a free cone day from 12-8 pm on April 14, 2015.  Click here for more details!

Have you heard of Boden?

Boden is one of my favorite online retailers. Boden is a British Company that makes quality clothing for men, women and children.

I love that Boden's clothing has modest options, quality fabric, classic styling and is fashionable. Their clothing also fits well, which is hard to find. Right now, Boden is offering 15% off everything including sale and clearance items. To check out the sale, click here. And if you are a member of Ebates, you can earn 2.5% back on your purchase from Boden.

Kroger Friday Freebie

Today only you can download a coupon for a free Tostitos dip-etizers 

(you must have an online account and store card registered). The coupon is good at Kroger and Kroger Affiliate Stores. Click here for more details.

Things to Do in Boise: Peppermint Park

I took my son to Peppermint Park located at 11855 W Peppermint Dr in Boise, Idaho. My son enjoyed the park. There was a little school bus to climb on, slides, swings. There was also a scavenger hunt that the kids could do and "music" machines that make sound. My son had a good time playing there.

The only downsides of Peppermint Park are the parking, the rubber tiles, and metal slats on the bigger slides. We went when it was fairly warm outside and the rubber tiles seemed to make the playground feel warmer. I also didn't like that the parking closest to the playground was on the street. We parked further away in the parking lot. My son got tired of walking and I had to carry him. We went on the bigger slides and my son enjoyed it, but there were these metal tubes that you slid on top of as you slid down. It felt a little weird. I overheard some kids saying that the metal tubes made you slide down faster. I am not sure if that's true, but that's the scuttlebutt on the playground.

Overall, I think Peppermint Park has its upsides and downsides. I think it would be more enjoyable on a cooler day. While we were there, I noticed that Peppermint Park had some good size fields and a really nice tennis court.

Races to Run this Spring in Boise

Are you wondering what races to run in Boise this Spring? Finding a race to run can be hard. Here are some upcoming races that look like fun:

Footsteps for Fertility - April 25, 2015 (5k)
Run for Autism - April 25, 2015 (5k)
Race for the Cure - May 9, 2015 (5k)
Black Light Bubble Run - May 23, 2015 (5k)
Famous Idaho Potato Marathon - May, 30, 2015 (varies)
Bruneau Beast - June 6, 2015 (varies)
The Dirty Dash - June 20, 2015 (5k)

This is not a race, but it's something also fun to do.

Slide the City - July 4, 2015

Grilled Salmon with Avocado

One of my goals is to find 60 recipes that I can rotate throughout the year for family dinners. With 60 rotational recipes, it will be easy to plan what I am making for the week, what to have in my food storage and I can coordinate better what to buy when things are on sale. One of the recipes, I've found is Grilled Salmon with Avocado from the Cookie Rookie. If you like Salmon and Avocados, you should try this recipe. Its very flavorful, fairly easy and tastes great! This recipe has quickly become one of our favorites. To view the recipe, click here.

Carefree VoxBox from Influenster

I received Carefree Liners complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. Carefree Liners easily fit into your purse and are easy to stow away for female emergencies. Carefree Liners are comfortable and reliable for light feminine hygiene needs.

To find out more about Carefree products, click here.

I also noticed that there is a .50 off coupon located on the Carefree site. To access that coupon, click here.

Kroger Friday Freebie

Today only you can download a coupon for a free 1 Balance Bar (you must have an online account and store card registered). The coupon is good at Kroger and Kroger Affiliate Stores. Click here for more details

Key West Grilled Chicken

One of my goals is to find 60 recipes that I can rotate throughout the year for family dinners. With 60 rotational recipes, it will be easy to plan what I am making for the week, what to have in my food storage and I can coordinate better what to buy when things are on sale. One of the recipes that we like is Key West Grilled Chicken. It's fairly inexpensive to make and easy. The recipe can be found on GroceryBudget101.

.51 Regular Blimpie Best

On April 2nd if you are one of the 1st 100 customers at a Blimpie location, you can get a Blimpie Best Regular for .51 cents. Now, that's a cheap sandwich! For more details, click here.