Whew ! working a full time job and keeping up with my blog is alot more work than I thought. Sometimes I feel like I have no time to deal shop for myself anymore! I don’t get much time to go around and check out everyone’s blogs either which is something that I miss! I have had to rely on my readers to send me deals by email or post them on the messageboards or get them from the brands themselves. Thank you guys so much for doing so!

Today I told myself I am going to STOP…. Take a minute…. and go check out some other blogs to see whats going on with my friends! If I didn’t have Twitter I don’t know how I would keep up with you guys LOL!

So at Random I click on some sites and thought I would share with you what everyone is up to and what deals everyone is posting today. I hope you enjoy!

If your a Piggly Wiggly Shopper Mercedes from CommonSenseWithMoney posted about a Kelloggs Deal !

BargainBriana has a $2 ButterBall Turkey coupon!

Kim from Craftymamof4 is celebrating a very special birthday for Maddie you won’t want to miss !

OrganizerSandy is being green by passing down clothes!

MommySnacks is holding a BobEvans and Mimi Cafe’s contest

Beth from PlusSizeMommy is bring you some plus size deals on clothing!

CouponPrincess has $25/$50 at Express

I love TotallyToni’s Positivly Positive post!

I love MOMSpark’s Wordless Wed. Don’t mess with mommy bloggers!

MommyGoggles is having a Twitter Party Friday Night for Sams Club!

How did I pick these gals? They are all people I follow on Twitter and just picked them at random. I know get busy so here is my challenge for you!

Pick 10 Bloggers and visit them to see what they are up to then invite your readers to visit as well. A wealth of information is out there we just need to stop and take time to smell the roses!

If your a blogger who has decided to take the challenge we would love for you to link up here!

OMG ! I can’t believe I just found out I am a Finalist in the Panasonic LiHD Insider program! I could win a Panasonic VIERA 50″ Plasma TV,Blue Ray Home Theater System,Lumix WiFi Digital Cameras, HD Camecorder,Toughbook Laptop and more!

Also as if I win I will be able to give away a Lumix G1 SLR (I really nice camera) to giveaway for one lucky CQ Reader! I will also help out in the Panasonic LiHD community and I will be required to upload to content twice a month.

To vote for me and help me win you can tweet or facebook the following : Vote for @ConsumerQueen for Panasonic LiHD finalist ! No need to login !  http://tinyurl.com/yco56ks #LiHDInsider

You don’t even have to log in to vote and you can only vote once. So how easy is that? Thanks for all your help and support! Voting end Friday Oct. 23rd!

Also if you would like to add the badge above in a blog post feel free to add this code:

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UPDATE: @Delightful_Toni Is giving away 10 free product coupons! if you vote for me ! http://tinyurl.com/yl26tdg Now thats a friend! #LiHdInsider# CNQueen How sweet is that?

UPDATE 10/20/09: @CouponPrincess just put a blog post up supporting my efforts to win! I can’t believe how nice everyone is being! Please stop by their blogs and give them a TY!!!!!!  Even with over 7,900 Twitter followers I only have  202 votes!

RebelsOfRomance has also put up a link to help out! They are also in a contest so please go vote for them as well!!

I think it’s great how everyone is willing to help each other. So if you need a vote place your link here! Lets all help each other an vote for one another! Here’s what you need to do. Place a link on your blog to our Voting Carnival then add your link here! If you post use hashtag #momsupport

Not sure why I am posting this late. Maybe cause I don’t have anyone to call this late that I can talk to. It’s almost midnight and I was awaken to Daniel literally screaming from the other room. He has already taken all the meds he can tonight. This has been one of our worst nights ever in a long time. It was so bad that I tried to make him understand that he needed to calm down for the kids sake, because they would have been scared to death to see him like this. How do you tell someone who is in that amount of pain to calm down? How do you put yourself in their shoes?How do you truly understand what they are going through?

How do you get through a night watching someone you love scream in pain knowing there is nothing you can do for them? I can’t really describe what it’s like watching a grown man turn into someone so helpless. Sometimes it’s really hard being the strong one. Working full time, going with many a night with no sleep sometimes starts to take a toll on you. My blog, my readers are sometimes the only thing that keeps me going. Sometimes I don’t understand why God has given us this journey but I truly believe everything happens for a reason.I received some very good news today at work so naturally it was the perfect time for the Devil to take his toll. I’m not asking you to feel sorry for us tonight, I am only asking you to do one thing! Turn to the one you love and tell them you love them, never take the time you have with them for granted. Be thankful for your health and enjoy the things you have always wanted to do.(enjoy the little things). You never know what’s around the corner.

(for those of you who are new to my blog my husband has AS you can read our “about me“)

Great American Cookie- In celebration of National Cookie Month they are offering free chocolate chip cookies for those who signed up for their free e-mail fan club(If you previously signed up watch your email it will come today)Ok this one isn’t a birthday freebie but I wanted you guys to keep an eye out for it.

Also Mrs. Fields is offering  Chocolate Chip Cookie today from  11:00am -1:00pm. While you are there get your frequent buyers card!

Free Meal at Mimis Cafe- Join their E Club and get free breakfast (non birthday freebie)

Red Robin- I always get an email for a free burger for my birthday Note: Their is a fraudulant coupon circulating for a free burger and a free sundae. Only the burger one that comes by email from Red Robin is valid!

The Spicy Pickle – Sign up for their VIP Club and they will email you a coupon for a free meal. They will send another one for your birthday!

AMC Theater- Sent me a coupon for a free large coke for my birthday !

Baskin Robbins –  Free ice cream on your birthday

Cold Stone Creamery – Free ice cream for your birthday

Orange Julius- Sends you coupons for your birthday

To see a complete list of birthday freebies click here !

Uggh I am so mad that FedEx lost my swag box from BlogHer! The business center did not open like it was supposed to the morning I was supposed to check out but the hotel “assured” me that they would take care of it! I was so scared to give it to them but had no other choice as I had to catch a plane. They took my ticket, taped it to the box and stuck it inside the business center. I know it’s only stuff,  but it’s the whole point that I “paid”  and trusted  FedEx to deliver it! Plus my Swiffer award was in there. Ya’ll (yes I said Ya’ll remember I am from Oklahoma) know I worked hard for that one LOL!

My good friend Monica from MommyBrainReports has been trying to help me out. She used to work for FedEx! The first time she called they said they would put a trace on it. She called back later in the week and they said  they hadn’t put a trace on it so it never got a ticket. I was like, are you kidding me? So the supervisor said she would put a trace on it herself.

 Monica contacted me tonight and informed me they cannot find it so now we have to put in a claim form!!! Uggh do they know how much stuff I got LOL? So now I will have to contact all the companies to make sure I get an accurate count of what was in it!
ELF
Hanes
BlogLuxe
Chic Execs
Nikon
EA Sports
Campbells
Tide
MomTV
Crocs
BowlHer
Energizer
Expo stuff
My big duffle bag full of toys I won in a drawing from the Expo Hall from Wild Discovery?
and more…….

The good thing is, I met so many great people and made so many lasting friendships and FedEx can’t take those memories away! Thank goodness! It’s only stuff, but it sure would have been nice to bring it home and show my family and share! Some of the items I had planned on giving to people I know who really need them and that’s what makes me even more upset!

So maybe this is just a way for me to vent my frustration LOL!

Forgot to mention that it showed it was picked up from the Hotel!

*** UPDATE 8/11/09***

Got an email from Fed Ex today! They found my box and it is being mailed today and I should receive it in 3 days. Apparently, they did have it under my name but they were telling me they didn’t so someone messed up! It had been there since the 4th! So I guess my blog helped someone higher up find out about what was happening! Thanks to Monica and Maria at FedEx for helping us!