This post is sponsored by General Mills and Nestle™, but all opinions are my own.
This summer has been flying by, and it has been a very busy summer indeed! School will be starting back before we know it…much to Connor’s dismay. Ha ha! He’s super excited to start the 4th grade though. We love our school and try to help out any way we can, which includes implementing the Box Top program in our home. What is the Box Tops for Education program? Well, by purchasing products our family uses every day, we also earn 10¢ per box top for our school to help get the things they need.
Box Tops for Education now has tons of eligible General Mills and Nestle™ products at Sam’s Club using the new digital app. Sam’s Club is offering an exclusive offer, Buy 1 qualifying product Get 12 Box Tops when you scan your receipt using the Box Tops app!
You may be familiar with the traditional Box Tops program where you had to clip and save like we did. You don’t have to do that anymore! The app will find automatically identify participating products purchased at Sam’s Club when you upload your receipt and instantly add cash to your school’s earnings online. Just look for the new Box Tops icon on several products your family uses every day too!
My Mom has been a teacher for over 30 years, and my sister and I grew up helping in the classroom all the time. Teachers spend so much of their own money funding things for their classrooms. So ten cents may not seem like a lot, but trust me when I say that it adds up and every cent helps out.
The Box Top program will stay the same, but the only difference is that instead of clipping, all Box Tops will be earned digitally via receipt scan.
All you have to do is download the new and improved, user-friendly Box Tops app, register and select a school, and then scan an eligible receipt containing Box Tops products. The app will automatically add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online, giving visibility to see how you are supporting your school in real-time.
Packaging with the new Box Tops branding (removing physical clips) to be on store shelves beginning in June. You also can ‘double dip’ during the packaging transition by clipping the physical Box Tops AND scanning your receipt with those participating General Mills and Nestle™ items.
So, you’ve got some time left this summer to do some digital clipping and head Sam’s Club for their exclusive offer, Buy 1 Get 12. And BONUS: As a Box Tops member you’ll get coupons, free samples, bonus Box Tops offers, and more details about your school earnings. Sam’s Club already has great every day deals, and I’m super excited about the new Box Top program because it will be super easy and you all know how I love a great deal!
Go on an adventure of your own by getting a 2019 RAV 4 Adventure. Whether its sporting, camping, hiking, skiing, or simply driving through the city — make sure you protect your special cargo!
We all know it’s easy to become distracted while driving and the lane departure system is a true a blessing. Not only does it alert you when you start to accidentally cross into another lane, but it can gently guide you back into your lane (Safety Note: technology is never a replacement for being alert and attentive while driving).
The Adventure trim also comes in All Wheel Drive (AWD). I’ve never driven an AWD vehicle and I have to say that it’s a big improvement — you can really feel the traction to the road. It gives you an extra peace of mind on rainy days.
As part of the drive display, the RAV 4 Adventure trim will also read speed limit signs and will provide a visual indicator of the current speed limit. When you start going a little too fast, it show an alert by giving a red border to the speed limit sign.
You can set the visual indicator to provide alerts at the interval you choose.
No one ever wants to be fumbling around at night trying to determine if your bright headlights are on or off. With traffic, it also gets annoying flipping them on and off and on and off again. Why not just use the automatic brights feature?!?
The 2019 RAV 4 Adventure also comes with Toyota Safety Connect. It provides an additional level of safety and security by providing automatic collision notification, the ability to call roadside assistance, an SOS button that can be used to dispatch emergency services, and a stolen vehicle locator.
Okay, people. One of my biggest annoyances in driving into the bright Texas sun and moving my head around and squinting to see the traffic in front of me. This tiny feature is HUGE. The sun visors have a nifty pull-out section to provide additional coverage — GENIUS!!!
Need to charge your phone? No need to plug it in — just set it on this nifty pad for a charge.
The middle console has tons of room in addition to two 2.1A USB plugins. These are powerful and will quickly recharge your devices. We use these a lot when traveling to charge our kids tablets and handheld game systems.
We all want to feel safe. Just like a newborn girl in the arms of her great grandmother, Toyota delivers this comfort on the road.
Precious cargo 
Dirt, Gravel, Construction Zones, Offroad Trails, City Streets — the new 2019 Toyota RAV 4 Adventure can conquer it all.
The Adventure trim has several drive modes: Eco, Normal, and Sport. With the push of a button, it can cater to your Adventure level of the day. Feeling a little sporty, hit Sport Mode for a more aggressive feel. Want to save gas, push the Eco mode. With the Adventure model, you also have the added ability to fine tune the vehicle’s setting for various Adventure situations. If you’re off-road on sandy or gravel surfaces, move the knob to Mud & Sand to provide some extra traction. If you’re in the mountains or off-road, move the knob to Rock & Dirt to beef up the suspension and ride. It also has a Snow and Downhill feature that assists the wheels and transmission in these situations.
The interior is full of compartment for easy storage
Plenty of interior room!
The weekend was WAY too short, but the moments will be cherished always. The next day family left and I met my sister and friends for one last brunch at The Cheesecake Factory. Thank you to everyone who made it out in the crazy weather and for all the gifts….I’ve got a lot of thank you notes to write and only six weeks left to write them!
And these little stinkers….aka Cadbury mini eggs are going to be my weakness. 
