IHOP is celebrating their 60th anniversary on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 by offering short stacks of pancakes for only $.60 from 7:00am – 7:00pm! The small print: Dine-in only. Not valid with any other discounts or coupons. Limit 1-order per guest. Valid at participating restaurants. If you go, be sure to call your local location ahead […]

So Build-a-Bear Workshop’s “Pay Your Age Day” on July 12th was a bit busy. They closed the lines at 11:00am. Social media was busy with posts about experiences people were having waiting in lines for hours. The news shared live video at the Mall of America, showing a line going across Nickelodeon Universe. Many didn’t […]

This has been getting a lot of attention, so I thought I’d share here, with some tips for avoiding a long wait. Here’s what Build-a-Bear is doing. They’re offering an unbeatable deal one day only – Thursday, July 12, 2018. The deal is that kids can get any furry friend in their workshop for only […]

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee takes place weekends August 18th through September 30th, and you can get discounted advance tickets with my special code! Plus, there is a limited time deal from Groupon! Note that children 4 and under are FREE. (UPDATED 9/8/18 – NOTE THAT THESE DEALS CAN END OR CHANGE AT ANY TIME!) OPTION […]

It happens eventually – a drain clogs. That happened to our bathroom sink recently. The water was filling up the sink as the faucet ran, so I pulled out our Roto-Rooter Gel Clog Remover, which I thankfully had on hand. I poured it in and voila, the clog cleared and it was like new. When […]