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It's almost that time of year again... time for Christmas/holiday cards! 

Do you send out cards? I do, I love that little bit of holiday cheer that I can send to friends & family, especially those I don't see very often! I also love to send a very personalized card such as a photo card or homemade card. 

 My favorite place for holiday cards has to be Shutterfly! I have made my cards at Shutterfly the past few years and love them! They always run a lot of great specials such as 40% off cards ect... So keep an eye out if you are planning to order yours! 

 If you aren't a Shutterfly member, you can sign up here. 

You can check out their recent special offers here. 

I always use Shutterfly for my photobooks as well! My most recent project was a 43 page Project Life Pt. 2 Photobook! It turned out great with about 400 pictures in it!  

My photobooks, I also have traditional scrapbooks but recently I switched over to photobooks! 

Can't wait to get my latest photobook, hopefully by next week! 

 Have you purchased cards from Shutterfly before? What do you think? 

What's for dinner?

Working on this week's meal plan has me stumped as usual trying to come up with ideas! 

 Yesterday was a busy day and I made a sort chicken & vegetable soup with tuna sandwiches for lunch. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes for supper. I usually make a bigger meatloaf to have leftovers. My hubby works out in the field and can't heat his lunch every day so he will take leftovers for sandwiches. 

I have been browsing Pinterest for some other new recipes but also sticking to some of my usual recipes! 

 Tentative meal plan:

Sunday 

 Garlic Chicken & seasoned potatoes

Monday

 Chicken Wraps & side

Tuesday 

 Spagetti & Salad

Wednesday 

 I love Rachael Ray & saw this recipe so I might have to try it! 

 Thursday 

 Lemon Pepper Cod or Haddock (whichever I have 

Friday 

 Ranch Pork Chops 

 Saturday 

 My brothers big 30 birthday party so we will be having LOTS of BBQ! 

 What's on your meal plan this week? Any great new recipes I should try? Feel free to share! 

Halloween @ The Hollywood

Support your local theater & party at the same time! 

 A friend & reader shared this info today about a local theater that is making the transition to digital since all movies are being released digitally starting this month and to help offset the cost, they are having a fundraiser/Halloween Party on October 27th! 

You can find more information by clicking here. 

Event info:

Halloween @the Hollywood

Join us for a Halloween Costume Party from 8 to 11 p.m., Saturday, October 27.

• Come as your favorite movie character (prizes will be given to the best costumes).
• Get creeped out by the classic silent horror movie “Nosferatu”
• Be spellbound by Casey T. Malone’s ‘Blood of the Witch’ Trilogy (three really spooky silent short films)
• Discover your future with a Tarot card reading ($5)
• Take a chance at our raffle
• Enjoy light refreshments
• Receive two drink tickets.

Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For tickets go here . Or pick them up at the theater before October 22nd.

This event is a fundraiser for the theater! Help the Hollywood and have some fun!

That’s a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” night, and we hope you’ll stick around to dance the Time Warp.

Have you been to the Hollywood? 

Perfect Fall Day = Pumpkin Squares with Cream Cheese Icing!

Fall is such a perfect time of year, the perfect time for baking and cooking! 

 Lately I have pinned about a thousand pumpkin recipes! There are so many on Pinterest and other blogs that I follow! Too many to choose from! Today I took advantage of the not so busy day today for a playdate with my adorable niece. We made Pumpkin Squares with cream cheese icing! She loved it, especially cracking the eggs! 

Nothing fancy but so yummy! 

 My Mom used to always make Pumpkin Bars when we were kids still living at home! 

When I think of fall, I think of Pumpkin Squares!! 

Pumkin Squares with Cream Cheese Icing:

Ingredients

Bars:

• 4 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 15-ounce can pumpkin
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

• 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
  

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a lightly greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. I used my Pampered Chef Bar Pan, it bakes perfectly on it!

 Bake it for 25 - 30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on the cooled pumpkin bars.

Did you bake anything pumpkin or anything that reminds you of fall lately?? 

Fall Festivities...

Fall is my favorite time of year! As I mentioned in my last post, the pumpkins, changing leaves, all the cooking/baking and more! Another part of fall that I love is the local fall festivities, fall festivals, pumpkin patch/festivals ect...

There are so many events in our area & many different places to choose from, there is something to see and do every weekend! If you love fall as much as I do, your house is probably already decorated, pumpkins and fall mums on your porch! 

As I mentioned before, we have had a little excitement in our little area of Pa, The Farm Kings owners of Freedom Farms, has their own docu-reality show that just premiered September 27th! They are a local farm with a big emphasis on going local and supporting your local farms! Who doesn't love fresh local grown fruit & veggies? 

Anyways, they are having their first annual Fall Festival next weekend! Looks like they have lots of activities planned...

Face Painting

Hay Bale Maze

Gob Eating Contest 

Pie Baking Contest

Pumpkin Painting 

Dunk Tank 

Prizes

Games and more...

If you are local, check it out! 

 What fun fall activities do you & your families enjoy? 

Did I mention Pinterest has about a million fall ideas from decor to treats to recipes! 

October 1st = Birthday Celebrations!

The first of October is usually a perfect day to celebrate fall and did I mention... my birthday! A perfect sunny day for the start of this lovely month of fall! Pumpkins, changing leaves and lots of fall cooking/baking. One meal that really makes me think of fall is Chilli. So with my awesome new Dutch Oven my awesome hubby got me for my birthday, the Chilli was simmering and the house smelled yummy! 

Lately after reading The Pioneer Woman Cooks & Dinner A Love Story, my favorite new cookbooks & food blogs, I have been wanting a dutch oven! 

So I was pretty excited about this awesome gift! 

Here it is...

The start of the Chilli! 

Ginger soaking up the sun on this gorgeous day! 

 Do you have a dutch oven? What's your favorite thing to cook in it? 

I need some new ideas so feel free to share! 

Latest Freebies!

Just wanted to share my latest freebies! 

My freebies from last week! 

Kleenex Hand Towels from Kleenex

BzzAgent kit from Glade plus more freebies I got with coupons

Victoria Secret birthday reward

Chobani Yogurt Coupons & free product 

Progresso Free can of their recipe starters

Unreal free product coupon 

More great freebies this week!

Free product coupon from Nivea

Free sample Purina from Walmart
Free sample Waggin Tails from Walmart
$10.00 off $10.00 from Lowes
$10.00 off $10.00 from Dick's sporting goods

Lots of birthday freebies!

BYGO Free dinner at Smokey Bones for my birthday!
Free drink at Starbucks
$10.00 off at Victoria Secrets

Plus all the email freebies for my birthday!
Free Dessert at Smokey Bones
Free dessert at Longhorn Steakhouse
50 free Swagbucks
$5.00 off $10.00 at DSW
10% any HouseSpecial at Houseparty.com
And more!


What kind of freebies do you get from stores/companies for your birthday? 

 

10% to 100% Cash Back with Endorse!

Endorse ~ Earn up to 100% cash back!!!

Last year I shared with all of you, a fantastic program for cash back on all your purchases! Shortly after I shared the information, the program was put on hold and restructured until the recent launch of the all new Endorse! 

 You can sign up today to earn up to 100% cash back on your everyday purchases on things like paper towels, cereal & even ketchup! The new program is a little bit different now, you download the app on your Iphone or Android phone or device and all you do is click the item you purchased, take a picture of the receipt (within 7 days of your purchase) and upload it. It is that simple!

The items change weekly so you always have a chance to earn for different items, just be sure to get those receipts uploaded within 7 days! 

 I have already earned $3.00 cash back within in a day & two receipts! How exciting is it do get free spending money on simple grocery/household items you already buy! 

Have you tried Endorse? What do you think of the new program? 

You can download the app & sign up by clicking here.   

Glade Expressions Review

Glade Expressions Review 

As a BzzAgent member. 

Pineapple & Mangosteen Glade Expressions I picked up today with my free product coupons from BzzAgent! Glade is a brand that has been around for a while, as always a great product with so many scents to choose from. As a BzzAgent member I have been able to try this product for free! The Pineapple Mangosteen scent is perfect for the end of summer! A little fruity smell is perfect for me! The oil diffuser is my choice of the two! So easy to click in place and your done, lots of great fruity scent! 

 The fragrance mist is great too! Perfect for a great scent when you need it. 

After I received my coupons I decided to pick up a few more so I was able to get the refills with the latest coupons from the local newspaper. 

Have you tried these yet? What do you think? 

Soft Scrub Review & Giveaway

****Winners Announced...

The winners are...
c allen
EliB123 
Bonnie 

***Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prize! 

Congratulations & thank you to all that entered! Look for more giveaways soon! 

Soft Scrub Total Review, Giveaway & Sweepstakes 
Giveaway ends September 28th, 2012

Do you have a least favorite household chore? I do... all of them cleaning the bathroom/toilets. The worst is when you flip the spray over and it doesn't work because it's upside down. Well guess what new product I recently tried that works upside down?? Soft Scrub Total Bath & Bowl cleaner! That is my favorite part of this new product! It works great and has a foaming spray but the fact that it works upside down is by far the best feature yet! 

 As a Purex Insider I was chosen to review the new household cleaner Soft Scrub Total Bath & Bowl and the Soft Scrub Total All Purpose with Bleach. I try to be honest in my reviews & I will say that I didn't realize this would actually bleach, I knew it contained bleach but some products do and they won't bleach your towel/sponge. It bleached my sponge and had a strong bleach scent. That being my only complaint though! Again loving that it sprays upside down! 

 Now for the fun part, my giveaway! 

Would you like to win a bottle of Soft Scrub Total to try?

To enter leave a comment below letting me know if you entered the Soft Scrub Tough & Gentle Sweepstakes here for your chance at over $3000.00 in prizes. 

 You can enter the Soft Scrub Tough & Gentle Sweepstakes by clicking here. 

***To enter my giveaway leave a comment below :

Mandatory entry - Let me know if you entered the Soft Scrub Sweepstakes here. 

 Optional entries :

 "Like" Soft Scrub" on Facebook here. 

"Like" My Adventures In Treasure Hunting on Facebook & let me know you do or let me know if you are already a fan! 

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Share this giveaway with your friends and let me know you did! 

Thank you & Good Luck! 

***Soft Scrub provided a free sample of their Bath and Bowl spray so I could review them. However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.