So our local grocery store was having a fantastic sale on Chicken Leg Quarters this week (.47 a pound!!). I quickly scooped up several packages and brought them on home. Problem is, I normally cook with chicken breasts, and the bone-in chicken seems a little daunting. Never fear!

I love to keep a few things on hand for gifts, just in case we have a last minute party pop up or I don't get a chance to head to the Target before one of my kids gets invited to a classmate's birthday party. So I try and keep my eye out for great gifts at really insane prices. I also aim for gender/age neutral things like art supplies and books.

Saturday, September 26th is National Museum Day You can go here to download a certificate for two free admission passes to any participating museum in your area. They also have a handy dandy map to help you find museums in your neck of the woods.

Ziploc and Taste of Home Magazine have come up with a downloadable booklet full of creative lunch ideas that will spice up your school lunch repetoire.

Am I the only one getting giddy at the prospect of my chidren heading back to school relatively soon? No? Good. Well then, if you are scoping out new lunchboxes this year, might I suggest eToys. They have 25% ALL lunchboxes today and Free Shipping! Click here to see what they've got.

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There are two great freebies going on this week that may help pep up your mid-summer blahs.

Haven't you always wondered why the kids are the ones that get to eat free when it's us parents that bring them to the restaurant, cut up their food, blow it off to cool it, rescue forks and napkins from hitting the floor, and help insert straws into to-go cups? I mean, when do ADULTS ever get to eat for free?

M&M Mars is giving away coupons for FREE candy bars as part of their Real Chocolate Relief Act. Every Friday through September, the first 250,00 people to sign up will receive a voucher good for one free M&Ms, Mars, Three Musketeers, Dove, or Milky Way bar. There is a limit to the number of times each household can sign up.