This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Once upon at time, I had GORGEOUS daffodils growing in my back yard.  Over the last few years, though, the sunny display has gone from priceless to piddly, at best.

Here’s what my daffy’s look like this year…

So Sad.  Sad.  Sad. 

My daffy’s lack the color, size, and multitude of blooms that they knew in their glory days. 

Those petals are so pale, they are almost white!  I fear my tulips and lilies are going to face the same fate.

My woeful blooms have reminded me that it’s time for Miracle Gro   Expand ‘n Gro™

I’ve used Miracle Gro products in the past with a lot of success.  In fact, last year I used Miracle-Gro® Expand ‘n Gro™ Concentrated Planting Mix when I planted my blackberry bush and it was thrived.  It grew far more than I expected it to, and it should produce enough fruit this year to make a pie.  Squee!  I also used it to plant my bell peppers in last year.  Had it not been for the varmint thieves, I would have enjoyed scrumptious home grown peppers, because my plants were gorgeous!

The mix expands up to 3 times when mixed with water, feeds plants for up to 6 months, makes native soil more workable and retains up to 50% more moisture than basic potting soil.   It’s super easy to use.  Check out this video…

Considering I have the blackest thumb in the family, I love that Miracle Gro lets me grow plants that I can proudly show to my Mom, who has the green thumb.  I’ll be making a trip to the hardware store or nursery before I call Mom out back to show off this years plants. 

One TBC reader can check out Miracle-Gro® Expand ‘n Gro™ Concentrated Planting Mix and try it out for yourself with a sample that I get to give away.  Leave me a comment and tell me what kind of plant or flower you’d use your sample on. 

If your bookmarks look anything like mine, you will be happy to hear about this new site, Clipix,that I just discovered. Clipix is a new tool to that solves the problem of seeing a gazillion things online that we want to rememeber later but either can’t find the bookmark for it, or forgot to bookmark it at all.  Eek.

I signed up for the site after watching the Clipix YouTube video. 

I have a LOT of sites that I peruse for homeschool ideas and kid friendly crafts.  My bookmark folder of said sites is out of control.  Seldom do I look for a link and find the right one on the first try.  Signing up for Clipix was easy peasy.  I simply used my Facebook to create my account.  Then I added the little Clipix thingamabobby to my toolbar.

Then I pulled up a couple of my favorite homeschool sites to start my clipping.

Clipix auto fills an editable text field for you to include pertinent info on the site (like, why you clipped it…) and also grabs images for you to select from to use as the clipix icon.

My favorite thing is that you can choose, on each clipped item, whether to keep it private, share it with friends, or make it public.  Then you also have the option of sharing your clip via Facebook, Twitter, or email. 

Here’s my homeschool clipix board… Sure, it’s meager… for now.  I love having the visual reminder of WHY I wanted to go back to something.  

So, what would you use Clipix for?  Recipes?  Crafts?  Wishlist?  Favorite sites? 

I’d love to follow your boards, so friend me when you sign up. I’ve added my clipix to my header, if you’d like to follow my clipboards. 

Look for this icon…

In the meantime, tell me what you think you’ll like the most about Clipix?

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Our family shops at Walgreens, and we shop there often.  One of the (many) things I like about Walgreens is that Walgreens is constantly searching for new and innovative ways to retain customers.  After all, a happy customer is a repeat customer, right? 

Just one example of Walgreens quest to keep customers coming back is the Walgreens Prescription Savings Club. 

For just $10 a year, a family can join the Prescription Savings Club* (an individual membership is just $5) and receive discounted prices on your prescriptions.  That includes savings on more than 8000 brand name medications, and all generic medications.  It also includes discounts on flu shots, pet medications, nebulizers, and diabetic supplies.  Plus, you get bonuses when you purchase Walgreens brand products and photofinishing services.  

Here’s the part I love… If you don’t save more than the cost of your membership during the course of the year of your membership, then Walgreens will refund the difference.  That makes joining the Prescription Savings Club risk free. 

In addition to signing up to receive the weekly sneak peak at the sales flier, you can keep up with the savings by liking Walgreens on Facebook and following Walgreens on Twitter.

*People receiving benefits from Medicare, Medicaid or other federal or state health care programs are ineligible for membership in the Prescription Savings Club program.

My friend, Penelope, of Penelope’s Oasis, posts some amazing recipes on her site.  So, I was thrilled when she wanted to share a recipe with my readers, as well.  After you check out her yummy brownie recipe, below, please be sure to check out her site for more recipes.