Archive for March, 2011

My First Cashier Run-In As a Crazy Coupon Lady

Now that I have the coupon bug, I take my big book of coupons when I hit the grocery store or a store like Walmart or Target.  Yesterday I went to Walmart and they had Febreeze Flameless Luminary Starter Kits on clearance for $5.50.  I had two coupons for a free Luminary Refill Shade when [...]

Miss Petrie, MD

Friday was uniform day at Miss Petrie’s school.  We found little scrubs at a thrift store for $3.  I think we really lucked out!  Miss Petrie was really proud of her uniform. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Great Deals

The past couple of weeks I’ve been doing some great bargain shopping!  Some of my best deals included: 4 bottles of men’s body wash for free- they were on sale for buy one get one (bogo) free, I had a bogo coupon and so both were free.  I had two coupons. 2 pints of Ben [...]

A To Do / Want To Do List

Hi Friends!  I’m still here.  Last week Miss Petrie and I were on Spring Break.  My parents came to visit, which was great.  They got to experience Miss Petrie Deux’s awesome walking!  Yes, she is walking and I am so charmed.  She does this side-step walk and falls on her butt all the time- so [...]

A Productive Resale Week

I’ve had a productive few weeks of selling items on Craig’s List, a local childrens consignment shop and Hastings. I was able to sell- Miss Petrie Deux’s cloth diapers and inserts a bag of 6-12 month warm weather clothes a bag of warm weather 3-6 month clothes a warm weather 0-3 month layette (coordinating outfit, [...]

What I Read This Week

I just finished Title: Shadowfever Author: Karen Marie Moning Pages: 594 General Info:  This is the fifth and final book in the Fever series.  The main character in the series is Mac Lane, an American woman living in Dublin, Ireland.  Mac is a sidhe-seer, a person who can see and battle the fae.  Throughout the [...]

The Updated Photo Mosaic Wall

I updated the photo wall in the dining room a few weeks ago.  I have some striking new art (thank you, D!) I plan to intersperse with our photos all over the house and this is the beginning.  I also added in some new family pictures. I’m contemplating buying a green matte for my new [...]

Our 2011 Garden Prep Begins

It’s still too cold at night to plant the garden, but every time the temperature gets above 50 degrees, I have the urge to do some gardening.  We will need to purchase a few items to get started. A rain barrel-  On the rare occasion that it rains, our back yard turns into a muddy [...]

A St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

An old Irish saying: May you be rich in blessings, poor in misfortune, Slow to make enemies, quick to make friends. But rich or poor, slow or quick, May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. We had a St. Patrick’s Day inspired dinner of fettucine pasta with peas and green butter bread.  [...]

What I Read Last Week

Last week I read Book: Taken By Midnight from the Midnight Breed series Pages: 370 By: Lara Adrian The Universe: The Breed are vampires descended from aliens.  The Breed consists of only males, but there are certain human females called Breedmates that can bond with these males.  This series follows a group of warriors as [...]