From the monthly archives:

December 2008

I WON a Years Supply of Groceries!!!!

by admin on December 31, 2008

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OMG! I am SO happy to announce I was in the top 10 for the Money Saving Tips Contest hosted by Walmart and YouTube!
I WON a YEARS SUPPLY OF GROCERIES valued at $6,000!

Congratulations to all the winners, especially
Trisha at www.MomDot.com
Erin at www.FiveDollarDinners.com
and the #1 winner
www.BargainShopperLady.com
Thank you to everyone that voted! This is such a blessing [...]

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Betty Crocker, we are not

by admin on December 28, 2008

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DD and I made sugar cookies (with sprinkles and M&Ms) to give away as Christmas presents this year.
I learned rather quickly that baking is not our forte.
It started out pretty well. I mixed up about 8 dozen cookies…
DD’s job was to decorate.

Yes, that’s a whole shaker of sprinkles on 1 pan of cookies.

Then about halfway [...]

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I am already trying to get a kick start on those New Year’s Resolutions by spending more time cleaning around the house. Thankfully, Family Review Network and Pledge sent me a can of Pledge Natural Beauty Furniture Polish just in time.

For whatever reason, I usually do not buy furniture polish- although we have a fair [...]

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Best Christmas present ever.

by admin on December 25, 2008

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Taking pictures with my sister in The Ugly Christmas Sweater.

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

by admin on December 25, 2008

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!  (French)
Froehliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr! (German)
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo (Italian)
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto (Japanese)
God Jul og Godt Nyttår (Norwegian)
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom (Russian)
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo (Spanish)

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CVS. I Love you, I Hate you.

by admin on December 22, 2008

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I have a love/hate relationship with CVS.
I LOVE all the deals to be had, especially when I get almost everything free after extra care bucks.
I HATE that the manager at my local CVS makes me feel like crap every time I shop there.
I consider myself a small-time CVS shopper. I only have 1 extra care [...]

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