RETIRED Marlboro Outwit the West Funny Farm

Good afternoon everyone! I have not been on except to enter contests, life has been keeping me busy. Had one that had flown the nest return and had to get her all moved back.....knew it was too good to be true My mom seems to be recovering finally from her surgery but developed pneumonia a few weeks ago and now trying to get a handle on that, but she remains at home so that is good.
I've actually had a few small wins in the past couple of weeks.
A $25 live nation code from budweiser, and a cell phone skin
Lighted up beach ball from Dole
$10 in coupons from http://littlehugsummerrefresher.com/ (kiddie drinks)
$25 gc from Kmarts Fathers Day contest
Coupon for skinny cow treats (yay!!! 1st win ever for skinny cow)
5 extra entries on swimmingpool.com
and got a $25 gc in mail fpr sports authority from nestles water (unexpected)
.......so that's been encouraging!

WOW on all the great wins!!! Lisa and Cindy that was awesome! So happy to hear that little Shelby is doing well, what a cutie! So sorry that your baby is ill shesays, she's in good hands with you. Just wanted to check in with my favorite people, have a winning day!

AND Happy Birthday CCG and to Jem

I wondered if you were ok. Glad you wrote.

Good Mourning FF World,

For those playing the Dirty Jobs Contest, I found several websites and tried two different answers but still no good? The following website is a list of all the shows and the jobs that are done. Take note #71 (cleaning barbecue smoker) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...s_episodes
Also check out this website.
http://community.discovery.com/ev...4219246401
Again I tried both barbecue smoker cleaning and barbeque smoker cleaning
both come up close but not correct. Just thought I would throw this out there.
Cheers

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More ice cream treats from Skinny Cow!

Thanks MTM It's been frustrating not being able to chat a bit, I can manage to get contests done with all the people around (progress!) but I don't push it with anything more.

Good luck CCG on getting your horse, hoping for the best for you!

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Win concert tickets to Vans Warped Tour from Trojans. They might as well sponsor it since they will be used there.... http://www.trojancondoms.com/even...irect=true

good luck today everyone....win something good
morning

One for Sprok

http://www.dailypress.com/feature...2552.story

Hi, all. I've been checking in periodically but not stopping to comment much. Congratulations on all the fun wins, by the way and I sure hope that you do get that camera, Ms. Blondette. After all, it looks like popps won't be snagging the Vespa because of the dq so you deserve a consolation prize.

VERY glad to hear how much better Shelby is doing, Jules. Here's hoping that all her problems will just be a distant memory in a few months.


My time lately has been taken up by visits to veterinarians. First Miss Kitty, my 17 year old beauty, developed another urinary tract infection. Got that cleared up and then she started having breathing problems. My regular vet thought it was another polyp in one of her nasal passages but couldn't find anything on the x-ray. He sent me to a specialist who unfortunately diagnosed the problem – cancer of the larynx. I'm dosing her with steroids in hopes of reducing the size of the tumor, but haven't seen any improvement so it doesn't seem to be working.

I know – she's seventeen – but I expect my cats to live until the ripe old age of 20, plus this illness just showed up "out of the blue." No warnings, no slow development, it's just there. And yes, my heart is breaking, but I've lost cats before and I can deal with it. Eventually.


You remember the $50 worth of pork I won last Saturday? The coupons showed up yesterday – FedEx'ed – and I gave them to my sister this morning when she came to visit. She was upset because they specified "fresh" pork and she doesn't want to cook it. I suggested she give it to her son-in-law who is his family's cook, let him prepare it and give her half. That would be a win-win for each of them, right? There was a certain gleam in her eye as she pondered the possibility. We'll see what she does but the coupons don't expire until the end of the year, so she'll have until then to figure out how she can get to keep it all.

Oh, and I have to tell you about her friends' reactions to all the stuff I give her. They're worried that I am somehow being scammed. I must be paying a lot of money to "win" these prizes and they think she should intervene before I lose all my savings. I gather they comment, "That's a shame" and "Oh, my" a lot. She keeps telling them that I'm not paying anybody anything to get the prizes; that companies just give the things away as advertisements, but people just don't believe her. None of my friends have ever questioned the way I grab all these goodies, but they know me and know I'd never "pay to win". She says she keeps telling them that it's not a problem, but they keep telling her I'll be broke before the year is out and she ought to do something. Have any of you ever gotten that reaction?

Well, time to let you get back to your real lives. So, until my next twelve page dissertation, win big ! !

I'm sorry to hear about Miss Kitty shesays. Our pets mean so much to us. Keep loving your two, and a new one will be in your heart soon.

I love to hear about the wins you share with your sister. I share a lot of my wins with my two sisters, and probably would more if they lived nearby. I am having such a special, remarkable time visiting my family here in Colorado. I got to share a BIG win from Coleman with Louie and Goat after yesterday's Great American Backyard Campout.

Thanks. Glad your mom is doing better

I'm sorry to hear about Miss Kitty shesays. Our pets mean so much to us. Keep loving your two, and a new one will be in your heart soon.

I love to hear about the wins you share with your sister. I share a lot of my wins with my two sisters, and probably would more if they lived nearby. I am having such a special, remarkable time visiting my family here in Colorado. I got to share a BIG win from Coleman with Louie and Goat after yesterday's Great American Backyard Campout.