Prayers, Please

I'm calling all you prayer warriors into action.  My husband has only 6 weeks left until he will be laid off (a week after Christmas) from his job as Respect Life Director for our local Catholic Diocese.  Although he has had several months notice, he has been unable to find a new job, and his is our only source of income for our family of six. 

I know God has His own timing, so I am trying to trust that something will turn up soon.  Please keep us in your prayers, please!

Also, if you know of any good, Catholic companies that may be hiring, let us know!

Giveaway--FloH Club Membership

I read about The FloH Club and thought if my grandmother were still alive it would have been THE perfect gift for her.

The FloH Club, started by Florence Henderson (hence the FloH name), is "a telephone-based technical support service aimed to empower older adults." The service helps subscribers who may not be computer or technology savvy do things like:

• Understand how to use video conferencing, instant messenger, and social networks to connect with kids and grandkids

• Learn simple tasks like email and making purchases online safely 

• Resolve issues such as slow/poor system performance, networking, error messages, virus/spyware removal, security and data backup 
  

• Setup new devices like printers, digital cameras, MP3 players and other peripherals

“Its like roadside assistance, but for your computer,” said Florence Henderson. The subscriptions are available in several options including a one-time service, monthly membership, 6-month, or annual memberships.

This would be a great gift for aging parents who would like to easily stay in touch with their  computer savvy families, and would give them a bit of independence and confidence in using technology.

Learn more about the FloH Club at www.flohclub.com.

The Floh Club is giving one reader a 3 month membership, valued at $75!  What a great gift for a parent or grandparent!

To enter, just fill in the form below.  One winner will be randomly chosen on November 13.

Giveaway Winner--Crayola Crayon Tower

Congratulations to Sherry C.--your entry, #135 was chosen by random.org from all entries, so you are the winner of the Crayola 150 ct. Crayon Tower, which includes a code for a 6 month subscription to the Lights, Camera, Color! application.

This giveaway was furnished by Crayola through My Blog Spark.

Photo Tote Bag--$8.99 with Free Shipping

ANOTHER great gift idea from Artscow--they just keep rolling them out --Wow!  You can order a photo personalized canvas tote bag for $8.99, and they will ship it for free.  You can choose the 2-sided version for $10.99.

I've ordered a few things from them and have been quite happy with how the things have turned out, especially for the price.

To order a photo tote bag, go here and use the coupon code TOTEBAGS.  The code is valid through 11/20/09.

"This 100% heavyweight 10 oz cotton canvas classic tote bag carries all of your goodies in style. Top quality with extra wide and long straps for comfort carring. They are machine washable, dry-cleanable, non-fading and non-toxic"

• 100% cotton canvas
• Machine washable
• Size: 19" x 14" x 4.5"

Imagine all the ways to personalize this:

• make someone a prayer tote with a prayer on one side and a favorite saint on the other
• make someone a tote bag for their coupons
• make a library totebag for kids
  
• make a totebag for grandma with photos of the grandkids

Giveaway--Take Out: Family Faith on the Go Subscriptions

It's a new month, so you have a new chance to win a subscription to Take Out: Family Faith on the Go mini magazine from Our Sunday Visitor! 
 

"Take Out: Family Faith on the Go is a breakthrough mini-magazine from Our Sunday Visitor, written just for today's busy Catholic families. Sure to engage, inform, and inspire every family."

To enter to win, simply fill in the form below and submit. Two winners will be randomly chosen on November 15.

Giveaway Winners!

Two of the current giveaways ended yesterday, so I used random.org to choose the winners this morning.

The winner of the CD audiobook King of the Golden City is entry #34--Carol L. who likes the Gospel Champions Computer Games at Catholic Child  (we have the first version of this game and my kids LOVE it!).

The winner of the Progresso Prize Pack is entry #144--El V. whose tip for using panko crumbs is to dredge  chicken tenders in a mix of panko and eggs and then pan-fry.  Sounds yummy!

I'll be emailing you for your mailing addresses.

Thanks for entering, everyone, and don't forget to enter the other current giveaways--Crayola 150 Ct. Crayon Tower, Movie Tickets, and Yogavive Apple Chips.

Target Toy Coupons

Target has a bunch of printable toy coupons that expire November 25 (before the Thanksgiving sales).

Reminder--Last Day to Enter Giveaways

Wednesday, November 4th is the last day to enter the giveaways for  King of the Golden City and the Progresso Prize Pack.

Don't forget to enter the other 3 current giveaways, too.  You can find them all listed here.

Giveaway--Yogavive Apple Chips (3 Winners, ends 11/15)

In searching for healthier snack options for my family, I came across Yogachips--crispy, Organic, dried apple chips that come in five flavors (Cinnamon, Strawberry, Peach, Caramel, and Original).
The chips are packaged in individual sized bags, equivalent to one apple per bag (five bags per box).  They are fat free and naturally sweet.  A bag of Yogachips from Yogavive has 35 calories, so it is a low-cal  healthy snack that satisfies both your sweet tooth and your crunchy snack cravings.

I've had apple chips before, but have never had flavored apple chips until trying these--my favorite flavor is peach.  YUM!  Yogachips are great for guilt-free snacking for both adults and kids, and for tossing in lunchboxes for a healthy sweet treat.

Three lucky readers will each win 5 boxes of Yogachips--one box of each flavor, for a total of 25 bags (a value of $37)!

To enter,  just fill in the form below.  You have until 11/15 to enter. Three winners will be randomly chose via random.org.

For your first entry, just fill in name, email, and what flavor you think you'd like to try.  For extra entries, do one or all of these and submit the entire form again for EACH extra entry:

• Subscribe to frugalcatholicmommy (already a subscriber?  Tell me for an extra entry)

• Become a Facebook Fan of Frugal Catholic Mommy (already a fan?  Tell me for an extra entry)
  

• Follow Frugal Catholic Mommy and Yogavive on Twitter

• Twitter this:   Giveaway! Enter to win Yogavive Apple Chips from @yogavive and @frugalcatholic at http://bit.ly/22WQJa
  

• Post this giveaway on your blog (leave me the link so I can find you!)

• Email a friend about this giveaway with a link to it so they can enter, too
  

$4.99 for Photo Calendar

The first 2000 people to order a personalized photo calendar from Artscow and use the coupon code 2010CAL12M will get it for only $4.99, including shipping!  Wow!  Great deal!  I'm going to make mine now...

Review-- 'Football Guys' Sports Action Figures

Little boys like action figures-anyone with a son know this--but many of the action figures available are violence/war based.  My 7 year old son does have a tub of army guys, I must confess, but in general I'm not a huge fan of toys that promote violence.  I was so excited to stumble upon Kaskey Kids, a company that takes the idea of the action figure, and combines it with another boyhood love--sports!

Such an ingenious idea--Kaskey Kids sells tubs of sports guys that kids can set up on the included felt playing field (or plastic ice rink).  You can choose from buckets of Football Guys, College Football Guys, Baseball Guys, Hockey Guys, Soccer Guys and Soccer Girls, and Mini-packs.

Since we live in Columbus, Ohio, home of the OSU Buckeyes (Go Bucks!), my son was thrilled to be able to review the OSU Buckeyes College Football Guys.  He was SOOO excited to set them all up in various positions and formations, making up his own "game".  When he had a friend over, they happily sat on his floor playing Football Guys. And my husband, still a boy at heart, was caught playing with them, too.  :)

I was impressed with the size and quality of the figures-they are 2" high, very sturdy, and nicely detailed with the team colors and jersey numbers.  I expected a small little playing field and was very surprised to find a 4 foot by 2 foot WASHABLE field! And of course, the set is complete with a referee and 2 goalposts.

These make such great gifts for any boy or girl (or husband!) who loves sports. The toys are unique, well-crafted and foster imaginative play.  You can purchase the College Football Guys, or any of the other sports sets here.

*NOTE--If  you use the promo code Holiday, you'll get 20% off your purchase!

Kaskey Kids provided a set upon my request for us to review.  All opinions expressed here are honest and unbiased.

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Target Deals

Kellogg's Cereal--Buy 3 at $2.66 and up, get the 4th box Free
-use $1.00 coupons here
-use $1.00 coupons here
-use 3 $1.00 Target coupons here
TOTAL = $.50+ each when you buy 4

Kellogg's Poptarts (12 ct)--$2.50
-Get a FREE 10-ct. fruit snacks, or 6-ct. FruitaBü or Yogo Bits when you buy any two selected Kellogg’s items

Market Pantry Cheese, 8 oz chunks or shreds--3/$5

Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner (25.4 oz.)--$5.49 each
-Get a FREE styler when you buy a shampoo or conditioner
-Use $1 off 2 coupon from the Proctor and Gamble 11/1 insert

TOTAL = $9.98 for 3 products

Walgreens Weekly Deals

Almay Pure Blends Foundation--$9.99
-Get $10 RRs
TOTAL = FREE after RRs

Dawn Dish Liquid--$.99
-Use $.20 off coupon from 11/1 P&G insert
TOTAL = $.79

Dial Foaming Hand Soap--$1.99
-Use $.35 off coupon from 10/4 Smart Source insert
-Receive $1 Register Reward
TOTAL = $.64

Glade Sense & Spray--$4.99
-Use $4/1 printable coupon
TOTAL = $.99

Hefty One Zip Storage Bags--Buy 1 Get One Free for ($3.29)
-Use $1/2 coupon from 11/1 Red Plum insert
TOTAL = $1.15 each

Herbal Essences Hair Care, Styler--$3.50
-Use Buy One Hair Care, Get One Styler Free coupon from 10/11 P&G insert
-Receive $2 Register Rewards
TOTAL = $.75 each when you buy both

Pantene Pro-V Hair Care--Buy 2 for $7
-Use $1/2 coupon from 10/11 or 11/1 P&G insert
-Receive $2 Register Rewards
TOTAL = $2 each

Robitussin DM To Go (2-pk)-- $2.49
-Get $2.49 RRs
TOTAL = FREE after RRs

Giveaway Winners

Two of the six current giveaways ended yesterday, so here are the winners of the books from Emmaus Road Publishing that were randomly chosen using random.org:

• The winner of Family Matters: A Bible Study on Marriage and Family is entry #50--Shirley Y.

• The winner of Crossing the Goal:  Playbook on the Virtues is entry #17--Shannon B.

Watch for my email, ladies.

Here are the favorite sports teams you all listed in your entries for Crossing the Goal.  Quite a diverse group! (I deleted all the duplicates):

Cubs

Dallas Stars

Denver broncos

Dodgers

Fishing

Green Bay Packers

Indianapolis Colts

LA Dodgers

Manchester United

MN vikings

My son's

Nevada Wolfpack football

NY Giants

OSU Buckeyes

Penguins

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

San Antonio Spurs

San Diego Chargers

Texas Rangers

Volley Ball

Washington Redskins

Yankees

If you didn't win one of these, don't forget there are still FOUR current giveaways you can enter, and there will be more added this week.  You can always find the links to the giveaways on the upper left side of this site.

Thanks for entering, everyone!

Printable All Souls Day Holy Cards

In preparation for All Souls Day tomorrow, Kathleen at Handmaid for the Lord created Holy Cards with a prayer of St. Gertrude to help children (and adults!) pray for the souls in purgatory.  She graciously offered these printable holy cards to all of us.  Thanks, Kathleen!

This would be a great time to remind our children that the souls in purgatory rely on our prayers and offerings to get to heaven.  Once those grateful souls reach heaven, they will no doubt pray for us.