Feeling lucky?

is giving away a Britax Frontier 85 Car Seat. Ends October 25 at 10 pm CST.

is giving away a Britax Marathon 70 in their choice of print! Ends October 22 at 11:59 pm EST. Also, One lucky reader will win an "Alphabet" Onesie or Tee OR an "Initial This" Onesie or Tee from Babykakesink ends October 13.


is giving away a pair of See Kai Run shoes. Ends October 21. Also, a pair of Pediped shoes. Ends October 18.

Thyme for Herbs is giving away a 5 lb. container of Tropical Traditons Laundry Detergent. Ends October 8. Good luck!

is giving away a diaper cake from Diaper Cakewalk. Ends October 12.

is giving away a pack of Halloween Lollipops. Ends October 9.

is giving away a bar of Springvale Soap. Remember the review I did? Great stuff here! Ends October 18.

is giving away a Soda Stream Starter Kit! Ends October 16. Good luck!

is giving away a complete Annabel Karmel Make It Easy Feeding Line! Ends October 18. Learn more about Annabel Karmel's Make It Easy here. Also, a Body Silk Seamless Nursing Bra by Bravado Designs. Ends October 18.

is giving away an Emile Henry Pizza Stone. Ends October 13.

is giving away a CHI Air Pro Expert Classic Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron! Ends October 15.  Thanks Chavon, you are a doll. :)

How does your garden grow? Part 28: Harvesting and planting garlic.

Garlic is a member of the allium family. These include onions, shallots and leeks. The cloves are the seeds. The bulb grows underground and the leaves grow up above. Garlic is easy to grow so let's get started.

You can get your garlic bulbs from popular gardening companies like Burpee or Gurney's. Some say you can just use the kind you get from your grocery store, but I have yet to try that. Each bulb can contain up to 20 cloves depending on the variety. One clove will produce another whole bulb. What an easy way to save seeds! You can and should use your own harvested garlic cloves to plant again in the fall. After harvesting your garlic let it dry for a few weeks. The easiest way to dry garlic bulbs is to tie the leaves together, hang in a dry, cool spot to air dry. After garlic is dry gently clean off dirt and separate cloves from the bulb.

To plant garlic pick a spot where your garlic will get full sun and in well drained soil. Plant individual cloves in an upright position about 4 to 6 inches apart, one inch below the ground. Some say it is traditional to plant garlic on the shortest day of the year. In northern climates (this is all you NEWbies!) the best time is after the first hard frost. This could be anywhere from October through November. If you fear that your garlic will be damaged by too cold of a winter (usually caused by lack of snow cover) you can cover your garlic with straw or leaves.

You will know, come spring, if your garlic has grown properly if you see green shoots sprouting above ground. If not you still can try your hand at planting spring garlic. This works the exact same as fall planting, but your bulbs probably will be smaller come harvest time. Garlic is ready to harvest when the leaves turn brown and look dead. This is your heads up that the garlic is ready to come out of the ground.

This is a real easy, self-sustaining plant that I love to grow and hope you will try it out. I bet you never buy it from the store again. Enjoy!

The latest Pampers Gifts to Grow codes. 60 points!

Do you participate in the Pampers Gifts to Grow Rewards Program? If so here's a biggie. JOINNOW4REWARDS is worth 50 points! Another is FacebookOct2010. This will score you 10 points. You can also learn more here and here. Grab some other codes while you are there. Thanks Frugal Femina!

Piggly Wiggly deals 9/29 - 10/5. Midwest locations.

These prices apply to Piggly Wiggly stores in the Midwest. See if your store is included here. Don't forget to print out your Online Exclusive Coupons. This week's coupons (for my area) are for 12 to 16 oz. Barilla Pasta for $0.48. Also, 26 to 26.5 oz. Food Club Spaghetti Sauce. You can use these coupons when you spend $10. Since these are Pig coupons you can stack it with mfr. coupon if applicable. I am also really liking that Piggly Wiggly is participating in the EZ Pic discount program. It's like eco-friendly coupons. No need to clip. No card to load them onto. If you buy the qualifying amount of a product the sale price just rings up at the register. I will try to note when an item is an EZ Pic product. I have not been doing so in the past. My Piggly Wiggly (Little Chute) accepts IP (Internet Print) coupons up to $2.50 $2.00. They no longer accept any IP coupons that have the word FREE in the title. No BOGO (buy one get one) or just plain FREE coupons. None. Zero. Zilch. Also no % off. These are new rules. Yours may vary.

Heinz Instant Savings - Get an additional $3 at the checkout when you purchase 6 participating advertised below (in one trip using your Pig card):

- 40 oz. Heinz Ketchup Squeeze Bottle $1.98.

- 15 to 24 oz. Classico Pasta Sauce $1.88.

- 24-oz. Package T.G.I. Fridays Frozen Skillet Meals $6.88.

- 5 to 11 oz. Smart Ones $2.48. $1/5 here or in October issue Good Housekeeping. $2/6 in September issue of Weight Watchers magazine.

- 16 to 32-oz. Package Ore Ida Frozen Potatoes or Onion Rings $2.48

Produce:

- Bolthouse Farms  1-lb. Carrots $0.68.

- California - Red Globe Grapes or Extra Large Red, Green or Black Seedless Grapes $0.99/lb.

Dairy/Frozen/Refrigerated:

- 1%, 2% or skim Piggly Wiggly Gallon Milk $1.68 with in ad coupon.

- 16 oz. Food Club Frozen Blended Vegetables $0.98.

Grocery:

- 34.5 oz. Maxwell House Wake Up Roast Coffee $3.88 with in ad coupon. $1/1 in 9/26 SS

- 18.6 to 19 oz. Campbell's Chunky Soup $1.44. $0.50/1 here.

- 15.5 to 16-oz. Can Hunt's Manwich Sauce $0.88. $1/3 in August issue of All You.

- 16-oz. Bottle Western French or Wishbone Dressing $1.48. $0.50/1 here.

Meat/Poultry:

- 10-lb. Bag (Sold in 10-lb. Bags only - Equal to $4.80ea.) Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters $0.48/lb.

- Farmland Fresh Preferred Natural - Thick Cut - Family Pack Boneless Pork Chops $1.98/lb.

Don't forget your reusable green bags for a $0.05 discount!



Lucky me!

As you may know, I like to enter contests and giveaways. I like to enter giveaways after I put the Punkin in bed and am watching TV. I've been pretty lucky over the last year. Knock on wood. I have been keeping track of what I have won. As of September 23 I received the following:



9/25 Raising the Candy Bar Turtles-$17.50

9/27 Julian and Co. locket-$99

9/30 Seventh Gen Prize pack-$