Shutterfly and Frankenweenie: Bringing You 101 Free Prints This Halloween! #101freeprints

Happy Halloween!

I don't know about you, but I love taking pictures of the kids on Halloween!  Yes, some turn out blurry, and some are too dark, but I also get some really fun ones too.  :)

Shutterfly and Frankenweenie have teemed up and are offering everyone 101 FREE prints now through November 2nd.  Use the promo code: SPOOKY

#101freeprints

Have You Been Boo'd This Halloween Season? Sharing Some Halloween Fun With Neighbors

We've just been Boo'd, and have since Boo'd two neighbors, with two more coming up (we had too much fun to stop at just 2 as the neighborhood tradition stipulates...).

If you aren't aware of the good-natured neighborhood 'Boo-ing', take note, its not too late to get it going in your own neighborhood:

The idea is pretty simple as a sort of Pay-It-Forward concept.

Secretly leave a Halloween treat for a neighbor and encourage them (via a note) to Boo two more neighbors, thus spreading Halloween cheer.

Last year I'd seen some papers taped to front doors throughout the neighborhood, and I didn't realize what they were.  This year we were Boo'd ourselves so we know what it is all about now!

I asked a friend at our son's school if she knew about Boo-ing, and she told me that their neighborhood has been doing it for over 10 years, and that almost every house in the whole neighborhood get's Boo'd!

Start this fun tradition in your neighborhood:

1. Visit BeenBooed.com and print two copies of your notice
2. Put together two Boo-bags, including the Boo notices.  Some ideas include:
         Bags of candy
         Party favor type items
         Bubbles
         Little toys
         A fun Halloween book
         A fun game
3. Pick two neighbors
4. Wait until dark
5. Sneak over and leave the Boo-treats on their doorsteps
6. Ring the doorbell or not - your choice
7. Watch in the coming days to see who else gets Boo'd and watch the Halloween cheer blossom

Let Miracle-Gro and their Gardenieres Help With Your Fall Projects!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Our family works hard in the yard all Spring and Summer, but we don't really know what to do in Fall, so I was excited to see that Miracle-Gro® and the Gardenieres have started a website dedicated to providing videos for people like me, and they currently have some great videos for Fall. 

The Gardenieres have each been hand-picked by master gardener, William Moss. They are people who have real experience when it comes to gardens, plants and growing thing.  They will be showing us gardening tips and tricks from across the entire country, so there will be plenty of great learning opporutnities, and it sounds like there may even be some opportunities to meet them online and in our neighborhoods.  They are here to help us be more successful.

One of the problem points in our yard is our roses.  We have both rose bushes and climbers.  When we manage to care for them they are beautiful, but more often than not they are leggy and need tlc.  I just watched a video Gardeniere Gina did on Rose Bush Pruning and Rose Bush Training, which had some wonderful information on where and why to prune the bushes, as well as how to tame climbers.

I was really impressed with the information Gina  provided, such as the importance of pruning rose branches that are smaller in width than a pencil because they are pulling energy from the plant.  She also showed how to prune the branches to encourage growth in a certain direction, so now I have a great place to start.

I know one Fall project I'll be working on this weekend, especially now that I know how to prune those roses.  I'm also going to look at the Find beauty in the Fall page and see what Fall edible plants I can plant in our yard.  The kids and I had a blast growing a big garden this year, and I'd love to continue it a little longer.  

It is also a great time to add Tree Spikes to some of our trees and shrubs so they will get plant food all Fall and will stay healthy and strong.  

I encourage you to check out the great videos available.  You can also visit Miracle-Gro® on their Miracle-Gro Facebook page.  

The Silver Cross Book Tour: Tour and Giveaway (Win a $50 Amazon GC and 5 eBooks, 11/25)

The Silver Cross

There are two things Boston detective Lacey Gardner knows about killing vampires. Slicing off a head or a hit directly to the heart are the only surefire ways to kill one. Silver is their Achilles heel. A vampire never wears silver.

When she meets bartender extraordinaire, Damon Harte, her heart does a quickstep for the dark hunky guy. She's learned the hard way that having a love interest in her line of work can be heart-wrenching. She's kept to herself for years, but something about Damon captivates her and draws her to him. When she learns Damon's devastating secret, she knows what she has to do: kill the man who has stolen her heart.

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McDonald's is Celebrating With Their 20th Monopoly Game NOW

It is that time again at McDonalds - the time when you buy specific items to get those addicting little Monopoly game pieces...

YES, It is Monopoly Game Time at McDonald's! This is their 20th Monopoly Game!

1 in 4 Wins and there are over 135,000 prizes this time.

Game pieces come on Hashbrowns, Oatmeal, Egg McMuffins, Large McCafe Drinks, Medium McCafe Drinks, Filet-O-Fish, 10 AND 20 Piece McNuggets, Large Fries, Medium Drinks, and Big Macs.

So far we've won fries and breakfast sandwiches... what have you won?

*Disclosure: I am a McDonald's Family Arches Member and am sharing this with you in the hopes of winning some family-fun-packes to giveaway here at Wendi's Book Corner! :)

CampusBookRentals: Saves You Money And Supports Operation Smile!

When I was in college, text book rentals were just being talked about, so I didn't have a chance to give it a try. Instead, I was LUCKY to find a used textbook (assuming the class didn't require a brand new edition), pay around $160 for it, then I'd be lucky to sell it back to the campus bookstore for $10.  It was a lose-lose for me.

This is where CampusBookRentals.com comes in.  Students can now rent a book at a fraction of the cost.

For example, if you look at this current Mathematical Applications book, the list price is $253.95, but you can rent it from CampusBookRentals.com for $12.14 for the quarter.

Plus, if you want to get it early or keep it late, you can adjust the due date, and they send you a shipping envelope to return the book, so all you have to do is drop it in the mail when you are done! EASY!

Other benefits of using CampusBookRentals.com include:

- 40-90% off book store prices
- Free shipping BOTH ways
- You can highlight in the books
- Flexible rental dates
- They will personally respond to emails
- A donation is made with every textbook rental to Operation Smile
- Plus, invite your friends and get $5

Check out this video on how exactly CampusBookRentals.com works:

I wish I had been able to use CampusBookRentals when I was in college!  I would have saved a bunch of money and felt good about my part in supporting Operation Smile.

Find CampusBookRentals online at their Website, Facebook, and Twitter

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post.  My opinion is 100% my own, and I'm glad I am able to share this information with you.