July 2009

A great way to save on the power bill and make your life easier at the same time is to use the Crock Pot (also known as a slow cooker).

By not using the oven, you will cut down on your power bill by saving the energy that it requires to cook and also the energy it requires your A/C unit to cool the house down while the oven is in operation.

Here is an amazing blog that has tons of Crock Pot recipes.

The Kodak Picture Maker DVD is on sale the week of July 19th to July 26th at CVS. It is on sale for $9.99 but is free after the $9.99 in Extra Care Bucks. Limit 1.

This is a great idea for your pictures from Disney or any other special occasion you chose. I will be making one with our Disney pictures. My 5 year old will love it!

Here are directions on how to make your DVD.

Choose 40 to 60 pictures for your movie. I’ve heard that you can choose up to 200 if you decide not to add any music to your DVD.

At the Kodak Picture Maker, chose “Picture Movie DVD.”

Insert your media of choice (memory card or CD) and choose the pictures you would like for your DVD and click done.

Preview your images. You can alter the order of the photos as they appear on your DVD by dragging and dropping each picture into the spot you’d like. Then touch “done.”

Select a title for your movie. You can add up to 3 lines. Make sure you don’t misspell anything!

If you’d like to add music, you can do so at this time. Here’s your choices:

On the Road Again Willie Nelson
Pump Up the Jam Technotronic
Shout The Isley Brothers
That’s the Way I like It KC and the Sunshine Band
Dancing in the Street Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
What I like about You The Romantics
Everlasting Love Carl Carlton
I’m So Excited The Pointer Sisters
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye
Shining Star Earth, Wind and Fire
St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) John Parr
Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves
Always on My Mind Willie Nelson
Dust in the Wind Kansas
Three Times a Lady The Commodores
Calling all Angels Train
Baby Love Diana Ross and the Supremes
My Girl The Temptations
I’ll Be Edwin McCain
Only Wanna Be with You Hootie & the Blowfish

After adding the song, you get one more chance to review to make sure everything is how you want it. Then click “Done.”

Your DVD is then made while you wait. It’s $9.99 at the register and you will receive a coupon (also known as extra care bucks) for $9.99 on the bottom of your receipt.

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