Sunday, hmmm! December starts tomorrow can you believe it! Now is the time everyone starts thinking about what they can get for each other. Here are some ideas from us neighbors here in Bently Farms. Please help them also by telling others who may not live here in Bently Farms.


Check out: Always Serendipity for some awesome Christmas bows for your little girl, niece, granddaughter, friend, or neighbor!

Check Out: Pitch and Stitch for some awesome holiday gift ideas!

Visit Mike at Tomes Ford in McKinney, buy a new or used vehicle and receive a check back for $100! Call him at 214-808-4449.

In the market for a new home, call Norma Martin at 972-814-0707

Need a storage shed? Call Tom at 214-687-7802

Anybody else have a home business here in Bently Farms?

Wow, there were a lot of people out shopping early yesterday morning! JCPenney’s has some great deals! I would have to say that Penney’s is one of the best places to save money. I spent $198 and save well over $200! I then went to stand in line at Target where the line grew so long it wrapped around the building! I was able to actually run through the store and grab what I was after, so that was the good news! The bad news is while standing in line at Target we heard that an older lady was pushed into the middle display and hurt at Kohl’s, and a little boy was hit in the face at Walmart. People really need to learn that saving money isn’t worth hurting others! All in all it was a great morning just very, very tiring!

Anyone else have any great stories of shopping and saving money on Black Friday or today! Please share!!

Also, with all the great deals going on please remember to pick up that toy or hoodie for our Toy Drive that I will be collecting for in December. Please call me if you have any questions! Cheri at 972-843-4545.

Money Saving Tip

Please visit the site: www.Retailmenot.com On this website you can input any store that you want to shop online at and it will give you codes that you can use to save money or receive free items along with your purchase. Check it out! I saved 10% at Kohl’s today at their online store using this code! At Victoria’s Secret you can use a code to get a free scarf with purchase of a sweater!

Freebie for the Day

Go by Target's Dollar Spot and your'll likely find Rayovac batteries. Grab this coupon and your batteries will probably be free. You pay tax! The coupon is for $1.00/1 on ANY pack of Rayovac Alkaline or Hearing Aid Batteries. It expires 2/28/09. This is a .pdf so you can save this to your hard drive and print as many as you need.

Remember our Troops

Remember to send our troops Christmas Cards this holiday season:

Holiday cards should be mailed to:

Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD. 20791-5456

Thanksgiving is past, now comes Christmas!

Anyone want to share their shopping experience today on Black Friday? It would probably be interesting to hear of some of your shopping experiences!

Recycling day is today, hopefully the truck will run. Please remember that NeSmith Elementary is doing a fundraiser by collecting paper and newspapers to recycle. Please drop this stuff off at the school in their drop boxes in the parking lot.

Recipes

We are still interested in any recipes that you may have. Thanksgiving was yesterday and you all had to have made use of some old recipes! Care to share?

Money Savings Tip

Here is a very valuable tip for those of you who bought stuff today and will be receiving a rebate check back -- Send away for and follow up on rebates. After you buy a product with a rebate, send in the form that day. Then mark your calendar to remind yourself to follow up with the rebate company if the check hasn’t show up.

Freebies for the Day

Progresso Soup, 3/$2 $1.10/1 printable final Price: FREE

Purina Cat Food - Select Varities regular price $3.97$4 off any bag of Purina PRINTABLE HERE Final Price: FREE + $0.03 overage! First you have to register. Remember if you don't want to clog your regular email, use a different email address that is basically your garbage email!

Happy Thanksgiving!

As you may see, we had more of a permanent blog sign made and put up in the front as you drive in. This sign cost $30. I am looking for any donations to help pay for the cost of this sign. If you have been keeping up with the blog site, you will see that it will often let you know of ways to save money and get free stuff, so giving a little bit of money to help on this is well worth it.

Here is the Black Friday’s website to see what great deals are going on bright and early Friday morning: http://www.theblackfriday.com/

I received this Happy Thanksgiving Picture from Macy’s and fell in love with it. So just thought I would show you all how cute cartoons can still be!


Christmas lights are starting to appear on homes throughout the neighborhood. Let’s see how many neighbors we can get to decorate the outsides of their home this year! Let’s make our neighborhood not only the best givers, but the best decorators!

With any luck we can have a larger tree planted up in the front and maybe have our own tree lighting next year!


Money Saving Tip

Be diligent about turning off lights before you leave. If you spend one minute turning off lights before a two hour trip, that’s the equivalent of earning $50 an hour. That’s some impressive savings, particularly if you do it before longer trips. The key is to use less energy, particularly when you’re not using the device.

Kids Safety Tip

Holiday cooking: I love all that holiday food, but remember kids and pets should stay away from cooking areas. Declare a three-foot "kid-free zone " around the stove.

Freebie for the Day

Remember if you do online shopping, order through your store through Ebates and earn a certain percentage back in your account. Visit Ebates to learn more.

Oprah is offering a free download of Holiday Hits 2008 CD for a limited time (48 hours from posting). This would actually make a great gift for some of your Thanksgiving guests since they also included a cover and label you can download and print.

Get a free hairband from Crest Weekly Clean and Vocalpoint. You do need to be a Vocalpoint member (or sign-up to be one) in order to request your free hair band. Vocalpoint is P&G's "word-of-mouth" sampling program where they send you free stuff and coupons with the hope you'll help them spread the word about new products.

Please Read Today!!

First, is there any family blogs you would like to share with our neighborhood? If so, please email to Bentlyfarms@yahoo.com

Second, as mentioned yesterday here is Black Friday’s website to see what great deals are going on bright and early Friday morning: http://www.theblackfriday.com/

Christmas Toy Drive Update!

I spoke to the lady in charge of collecting toys for our area this Christmas. She is actually doing the angel trees around the area. It was a pleasure talking with her and a bit sad at the same time. She stated that at this time she has over 375 kids up to the age of 17 in the Lavon/Wylie area who won’t be having a Christmas without everyone’s help! She said that is a record number to have before Thanksgiving.

With that said, our neighborhood really needs to go all out and do as much as possible. It’s not necessary to pick a name off the angel trees, you can just pick up a toy. She said those will help fill in the cracks. However, if you want to take a name from the angel trees you’re more than welcome. I will also collect those the same day.

One additional piece of information. If you still haven’t picked up anything, here are some needed items. She said the older kids normally get left out. They would like such things as hoodies, gloves without fingers, and beanie caps. If you don’t have the time to shop, you can donate money and I’ll buy those items through my embroidery warehouse where I can pick them up for wholesale prices.

Go bug your neighbors and make sure they have picked something up! I am so excited to know that we could be such a huge help. If you’re wanting to help in some way, this lady needs all the help she can get.

Freebies for Wednesday

It’s Wedge Free Wednesday again! Click here: Hanes (20,000+ enter each Wednesday, details here)

Wet Ones, $0.92 to $0.97*$0.75/1 printable$0.17 to $0.19 after coupon!*Trial Size (These are at the checkout lanes)

Thanksgiving Money Savings Tip

With Thanksgiving only a few days away; did you know you could purchase the same great dinner for a fraction of the cost?
First, don't be afraid to search around town for the best deals, stores are offering discounts on Thanksgiving items this week. Couple that with coupon clipping and you could save a bundle.
Deciding where to spend and splurge could also cut costs, buying a frozen turkey and using canned cranberries usually saves money. And baking that homemade pie from scratch could save a few bucks.

Thanksgiving Health Tip

Don't go to the Thanksgiving dinner hungry: we often eat faster and more when we are hungry - therefore eat a wholesome breakfast and lunch on the day to avoid overeating at dinner time.

Just In!

Visit Black Friday's site for all the latest deals on this Friday. It is pretty neat!

http://www.theblackfriday.com/

Party Announcement

GOLD PARTY EVENT
HARVEST YOUR GOLD TO CASH

BRING YOUR GOLD AND GET PAID IMMEDIATELY

When you bring your unwanted & orphaned gold (silver & platinum), broken, mismatched items to the party we will pay you with cash immediately in time for the holiday's.

Enjoy FRIENDS, DRINKS, & MUNCHIES as we evaluate your personal stash of precious metals and advise you of their value. It's up to you to say "YES!"

HOST TINA WRIGHT
DATE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008
TIME OPEN HOUSE - 6 PM - 8 PM
LOCATION 1020 ROLLING MEADOW DR
LAVON, TX 75166
BENTLY FARMS
RSVP 972-853-0619 or 903-450-5139

BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH YOU TO ENJOY A FUN PARTY AND GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS.

If you have any questions, please call me.

Thank you,

Tina

Reminder

Usually I don’t repeat so quickly in the week; however, this is a special reminder! This week I am sure everyone will be busy getting ready for Thanksgiving! Sometimes we get so busy that we don’t have time to bake cookies or a cake for going to our families or friends home. If you are one of these people, please email me at Bently Farms. We would love to help you out! We can make some great cookies and some basic cakes! Also, if anyone of you just can’t get out shopping for Thanksgiving, send me an email me. And the last thing, if your family don’t have the money to make your own food on Thanksgiving, please email and let us know how we could help you! We are here to help make this Thanksgiving a wonderful holiday!

Freebies for Kids

Playtex Nurser Bottle - a bottle that comes with 3 drop-ins liners and a coupon
The Amazing World of Play Clay - don't print this brochure because Arm & Hammer will mail it to you, just call them at 1-800-575-2925, mine came with a free sample of Brillo Scrub 'n Toss

Mom’s Freebie

Aveeno Positively Ageless - this sample comes with a great coupon to Save $1.50 on any Aveeno product.

Health Tip

You cannot cure a cold. It is a virus and must run its course. However, you can treat your symptoms with many different types of over the counter medications. Antihistamines can help with itching, watery eyes, runny noses and scratchy throat. Decongestants will help with a stuffy nose and sinus headaches. If you have a cough that is keeping you awake at night, you can take a cough syrup (suppressant). You should not take cough syrup during the day because coughing prevents congestion from settling and becoming infected.

Money Savings Tip

Make a quadruple batch of a casserole. Casseroles are nice, easy dishes to prepare, but on busy nights, it’s often still easier to just order some take-out or eat out or just plop a prepackaged meal in the oven. Instead, the next time you make a casserole, make four batches of it and put the other three in the freezer. Then, the next time you need a quick meal for the family, grab one of those batches and just heat it up - easy as can be. Even better, doing this allows you to buy the ingredients in bulk, making each casserole cheaper than it would be ordinarily - and far, far cheaper than eating out or trying a prepackaged meal.