DRY Drowning - Because You Didn't Have Enough To Worry About ...

ok, recently a friend sent me an article about a little boy who had gone swimming for the first time. he was 10 years old. while swimming, he "soiled" himself (i'm assuming that was a #2, as no one would know if it were a #1). after swimming, he, his mother and his sister walked home. his mother gave him a bath. he was apparently VERY tired and went to bed. an hour later, his mother went in to check on him and there was a white substance all over his face (apparently, he vomited the water up). and he was dead.

the full story is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24982210/

and there are no "good" warning signs (as far as i'm concerned) -- the #2 would concern me, but i probably wouldn't have taken him to the hospital for that.

geeze.

LISTERINE - Fights Bad Breath and MOSQUITOES?

my wonderful mother sent me this little jewel today (thanks mom!):

I was at a deck party awhile back, and the mosquitoes were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared. The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby. I tried this on my deck and around all of my doors. It works! In fact, it killed them instantly. I bought my bottle from Target and it cost me$1.89. It really doesn't take much, and it is a big bottle, too; so it is not as expensive to use as the can of spray you buy that doesn't last 30 minutes. So, try this, please. It will last a couple of days. Don't spray directly on a wood door (like your front door), but spray around the frame. Spray around the window frames, and even inside the dog house. During the summer, I don't leave home without it.....

i'm going to try it. let me know if any of you try this and whether or not this works for you.

$10 Off $30.00 purchase at Walgreens ...

click here:

http://www.walgreens.com/hotbuys/default.jsp?ec=hn545_getcoupon

this coupon is good for TOMORROW ONLY (Friday, May 30).

let me know if the link doesn't work.

Shop n Save SPECIAL - $10 off purchase of $50 or more ...

ok, here's another value -- sometimes, on thursdays, you can get $10 off your purchase of $50 or more at Shop n Save. they don't do it every week, but they do it often.

check out the link below if you don't believe me.
that's right, do it.
do it now.
i dare you.
i DOUBLE dog dare you (for those of you who need a little push)

:)

http://www.shopnsave.com/sns-webapp/ads/ads.do

Walgreen's $5 Coupon ...

according to my mom ...

if you go to http://www.walgreens.com/ and get a username & password, (and on the sign up screen, check the box next to special offers and savings - or something like that) you will get a $5 coupon via e-mail once a month that you can use when you make a purchase of $20 or more.

i just did it, so i can't confirm it, but, i trust my mom didn't lead me astray ...