Do you want a say in what slogan goes on your next license plate? If you live in Ohio, you’ve got that chance. The state is taking a poll. Check it out, and vote today. Voting ends January 8, 2012.
If you know my family, you know that we love music. All of us play at least one instrument. And so, there’s always some accessory to buy. But my local music store doesn’t seem to stock everything that I need. But, I have a solution. I’ve got a favorite places to shop for band instrument supplies — Woodwind & Brasswind. For a limited time, they are offering free shipping on all orders (except those requiring a big truck). This is the perfect time to check out your instrument needs and get them shipped for free.
I’ll see you at the concerts!
If you read many blogs, you’ve probably seen posts about giveaways. At first they looked too good to be true. But I decided to enter a few. And guess what……I’ve won a few things. Before Christmas I entered a giveaway from Becky at Nickel’s ‘n Dimes. She’s a great blogger who shares deals in the Cincinnati area. Anyway, she offered a Nestle chocolate gift basket. Of course I had to enter. And then I won! Check out what came in the mail:
Hidden in this package was some juice, Ovaltine, chocolate chips, and Raisinettes. YUM! Thank you!
So, giveaways are real. And guess what…..I’ve got a giveaway coming soon. I need to check out my comment feature. So, if you don’t mind, comment on this post. This will make sure that this feature works well before the real giveaway happens next week.
Yesterday’s post on teaching kids about droughts made me think about weather in general. I use a variety of websites to help me understand the weather. You see, I’m up before the sun getting kids ready for the day and don’t get to bed until way after the sun goes down. The weather changes throughout the day and I want to help my kids be prepared for the cold, rain, snow, humidity, etc. It’s no fun being at school all day in clothes that make you uncomfortable.
I also use these websites to help teach the kids about weather. We look at storms approaching, how to find out about weather watches and warnings and what they mean.
Today let’s talk about Weather.gov aka the National Weather Service. You can get great info from the NWS for your local area.
- To get your Local Weather – type in your city and state.
- Bookmark this page for future use. You’re going to get a LOT of use out of it. Use <ctrl> b in most browsers to save the webpage address in your bookmarks.
Now, at a glance you can see the whole week’s forecast — without scrolling.
If there’s bad weather, you can find the info here:
Just click on the link and find specifics about your local weather alerts.
While doing a little more research for this post, I found this cool map that shows all watches and warnings throughout the country. Wow, there’s a lot going on in our country on any given day. Looks like lots of fire danger because of lack of rain. My friends in Minnesota would be happy to give drought stricken area some of their precipitation.
What websites do you use to stay informed about the weather? Send me a comment to let me know. Watch for more of my favorite websites.
Lately we’ve been talking about the weather here at home. One thing we all notice is the lack of rain this year. But without data, it’s hard to quantify how dry we’ve been. Luckily the University of Nebraska Lincoln is home to the National Drought Mitigation Center. They keep track of how dry the country is with cool maps and charts. Check out this cool map. It gives a great overview of the dryness of the country.
But it gets even better….you can click into your region and then your state to get a county by county view of your lack of water. In spite of hurricanes that whip through the gulf, Louisiana could use more rain. What do you notice for your area?
But this is not all…there’s lots of other maps too. Here you can find out about soil moisture, snow pack, and fire danger areas.
These maps can be a great way to talk about drought with your kids.
Kroger is having an online Savings Event. Play a game and you can win. When you win, the prize is added to your Kroger Plus Card. So, you don’t need to bring a paper to the store, just use your Kroger Plus Card and you can get your prize. I just played the game today and was awarded an 18oz jar of Kraft BBQ sauce for free. And……after you play the game, you can add some electronic coupons to your card.
What did you win? Let us know by adding a comment.
Happy Savings!
Did you miss the last Honeyville Grain sale? Have no fear, it’s back! For a few days you can get 15% off your order. Check out my friend Jenn’s blog at Be Prepared Cincinnati for details.