Stranger Danger

We had a very bizarre happening in our house last night. Amy, Josh and I were down in the basement watching TV. All of a sudden, we hear someone come in through the garage door (quite loudly). We all look at eachother, and think...could it be JD? Who IS that?! We hear nothing...hmm...strange. who else would it be? So Josh heads upstairs to scope it out. He walks upstairs to find a STRANGER eating CHIPS & SALSA in our KITCHEN!!! (it was left out on the counter) WHAT?!?! The conversation is as follows:

Josh: Dude, you're in the wrong house.

"Dude": What? No, this is Joe Harper's house.

Josh: Nnnno, this is my house.

"Dude": You're F****ing kidding me.

Josh: Nope, I'm not, you're in my house

"Dude" (proceeds to put a chip BACK in the bag) Oh man, I'm so sorry. I can't F****ing believe this. I feel like such a ***. etc. etc.

He continued to drop F-bombs and their many friends, as he walked out the door. We're pretty sure he was high. It was a very surreal moment, and I was sure glad Josh was home! Not sure WHAT I would've done if I was home alone!! Yikes! Lesson learned: Always keep garage door shut!!...and don't leave the chips and salsa out??? :)

SCARY SPIDER

This is the scariest thing I've done in a while. I had the nerve to capture him (my heart was racing!), but could not bring myself to kill him. He was too big to squish (the thought of it makes me shudder)! Josh thinks I'm rediculous, but I know some of you out there can relate. (Amy H!) So here he waits for Josh to come home and dispose of him. :)

Prize Redeemed!

This post is for all of you doubters...or for those of you who need a lot of convincing. ;) With all of my previously earned swagbucks, I got 5 $5.00 Amazon.com gift cards. I made my first purchase and redeemed all of the gift cards. I got these three books at Amazon for only $1.11 out of my pocket! What a steal! I love brand new books :) And, since recieving these books, I already have $10.00 more waiting for me to spend!

A few tips about using Swagbucks:

1) It's a fairly slow process (especially without referrals) so you have to be patient. Don't expect to win a 5.00 gift card overnight!

2) The search engine, I agree, is not quite as good as google. That's why I typically don't use the engine for new searches. I use it for things I already know the address to, or go to regularly. For example, I most commonly search the following and get swagbucks: "facebook, twitter, gmail, unit5, weather.com, coupon cravings, brads deals" etc...These are websites/blogs I visit daily, so I use the search engine. You are more often rewarded when you go to things on a regular basis anyway!

3) I only have about 2-3 friends that used my referral link, that actively use swagbucks. But they have still earned me many swagbucks! So get some friends under you and you'll be raking in the bucks :)

4) It's best to add/install the swagbucks engine to your toolbar at the top of your browser. If you don't, you'll probably forget all about it, and won't search as often. Just go to their website to install and/or learn more about it.

want to know more? read my first post about swagbucks. Are you convinced yet? :) Sign up with the link below, and start earning free money! You're crazy not to!!! Seriously... :)

http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/ErinFabish

Sneak Peak

Concert

Tomorrow we're heading up to Chicago for the American Idol Live Tour!! I'm getting really excited! ... it is always a blast, especially when you are in good company! :)

The only rough part will be waking up at 6:00 a.m. the next morning :-/

Our crew: Amy B, Amy H, Christine D, Katie B, Mom, possibly Dad and me!

Pictures to come. Party Harty.