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Sugar Shock!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:38:00 +0000

For the past few days, my computer has been working pretty hard at earning itself a nice spot at the top of my list that starts with a capital "S". Thankfully my super sweet and super smart husband was able to fix it for me! Being ever so thankful, when my grandma said she was coming over and offered to teach me one of her recipes, I asked her to teach me how to make her cinnamon rolls. My husband loves them! Of course since I'm ~~lazy~~ good at time management, I had her tell me the ingredients and I made the dough in my bread machine. Once the dough was ready, we did the rest by hand. Thankfully, the bread machine produced granny approved dough!

While we waited for the bread machine to do it's thing, we decorated cookies! You see, ever since I started reading bake at 350 I have been obsessed with trying to decorate cookies like she does. She explains everything she does so well and makes it sound so easy. Well...it's not easy but it's definitely not as hard as I thought it would be. Of course as you can see from my picture above, my cookies are nowhere near the awesomeness of hers but they are the cutest ones I've ever made so I'm pretty happy with them. It's pretty surprising how hard it is to make a straight outline with frosting. It's always a bummer to find out that there are even more muscles in my body that I've been neglecting! It's okay though. We had a fun time decorating these and my family is more than willing to eat the ones that we practiced on!

It was a fun sugar filled day! I really enjoy having someone to bake with sometimes. How about you? Are you a lone baker or do you enjoy getting together with others to bake?

Free Subscription to Boating and Flying Magazines!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:38:00 +0000

Rewards Gold is offering free one year subscriptions to Boating magazine and Flying magazine! To get yours, go here!

Great Hasbro Coupons at Coupons.com!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:52:00 +0000

They say April showers bring May flowers right? Sounds to me like a good time to stock up on some board games! There are some great Hasbro coupons right now at coupons.com!

Save 5.00 on:
Sorry! Sliders
Elefun
Gator Golf
Guess Who? Extra (we love this one!)

There are several Leap Frog coupons as well! Check them out!

Many thanks to my sweet friend Barbara for the tip!

Get paid to try diapers? Say it aint so!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:33:00 +0000

I have never tried this but since it's just a phone call I'm planning on giving it a whirl! According to Engineer a debt free life, you call the number and give them your information and the size of diaper your child currently wears. Once they need someone to try the diapers in your child's size, they'll send you ten free diapers. After you try them and complete the survey they'll send you 10.00! That sounds like a great deal to me! Have any of you done this before?

Head over to Engineer a Debt Free Life for more information!

Free Movie Mondays - Redbox Code!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:49:00 +0000

Use code HG7W56 to get a free dvd rental from Redbox tonight! This code expires tonight at midnight!

Blogging from a new location!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:27:00 +0000

This has been a crazy week for us. On Friday the 13th, we closed on our first house! We'd planned on moving everything in the next day but I just had to bring something over to the house that was ours so we brought our table and chairs!

We got it from Craigslist. I love craigslist! It's really worth checking out if you are looking for some affordable furniture. My husband is so funny. I'll always remember something he said when we were driving to the house with the table and chairs in the back of his truck. We were talking about how crappy most of our furniture (our lovely diningroom set excluded) is and how it was a shame that we were moving it in to such a nice house and he said "I know, we're rolling up like the Clampetts!" I could not stop laughing as I pictured us as the Clampetts from Beverly Hillbillies driving up to our pretty house with our crappy furniture!

So that's a little bit of what's going on here. We've just been trying to get settled in here. It's not super easy with the boys running around but it's been fun watching them discover their new home!

Free Subscription to Boating and Sound & Vision Magazines!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:32:00 +0000

These are from Rewards Gold. You usually have to fill out a short survey but they do show up. I've received several magazine subscriptions from them!

For a free subscription to Boating magazine go here

For Sound & Vision go here

"Deal"icous Mom's Product Testing Parade

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:01:00 +0000

I know I've mentioned this before, but I really think it's worth mentioning again! "Deal"icious Mom's Product Testing Parade has several links to product testing panels. By joining them, you can get exclusive coupons and sometimes even free samples of items to try, review and tell your friends about! I've received lots of free goodies by signing up with some of these companies!

Fantastic Deal on Huggies at Walgreens this week!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:42:00 +0000

This week (3/8-3/14) jumbo packs of Huggies Gentle Care diapers are 10.00 and if you spend 25.00 in participating products which these diapers are included in, you will receive 10.00 in register rewards at checkout!

A few days ago, I mentioned the awesome Huggies coupons at coupons.com usually you can print two coupons per computer. I haven't tried printing these out yet so I'm not sure how many you are allowed to print. Say you have more than one computer and end up with three of these coupons for 5.00 off Huggies Gentle Care coupons.

Let's do the math!

3 Jumbo packs of Huggies Gentle Care Diapers = 30.00
- 15.00 in coupons
= 15.00 out of pocket
Receive a register reward coupon for 10.00 off of your next purchase at Walgreens!

That's like getting three jumbo packs of diapers for 5.00!!!

This is a fantastic deal, especially if you are partial to Huggies. They certainly aren't the cheapest diapers out there.

Free Espresso for Daylight Savings at Caribou

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:23:00 +0000

Head over to Caribou Coffee this Sunday, March 8 and Monday, March 9 and receive a free espresso shot either solo or added to your favorite drink!

Go here to find your nearest Caribou! If you live anywhere near me you won't have to go far! Also if you are a frequent Caribou Coffee drinker, you might want to sign up to receive their emails to keep up with their special offers and coupons!

Handy Dandy Labels

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:13:00 +0000

If you take a quick peek at my sidebar to the left, you will notice a new little feature that I've added. Labels!

I'm not good at organizing...I try but I'm the type that's always trying to get organized but never finding a good system to keep me there.

You deserve better than that my friends so I spent some time this morning adding labels to some of my posts.

Notice that there is only one "cleaning tip" post and several "crafts" posts? That's because cleaning is for suckers! No, that's not true at all. It's because I'd much rather make messes than clean them up!

I really hope this makes getting around this place a little easier. If you have any suggestions, or anything that you'd like to see more or less of around here please let me know I love hearing from you!

Free 10.00 Coupon Book From Dinner Made Easy!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:34:00 +0000

Get a free subscription to Body + Soul Magazine!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:31:00 +0000

Click here for your free subscription of Body + Soul Magazine from Rewards Gold!

Free Diet Dr. Pepper!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:21:00 +0000

Get a coupon for a free 2 Liter or 20 oz. bottle of Diet Dr. Pepper here or here!

Ch-ch-changes...

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:41:00 +0000

I've been tinkering around with the blog today and changing a few things. Nothing drastic, I just want it to be easier to read and the other layout was starting to look a little too crowded. I also changed it so if you click on a link on my blog, it'll open in the same window. I thought that people might find it helpful for another window to open up but I've heard that it's annoying. If you liked being able to open links in separate windows, you can right click and select "open in new window".

I also wanted to mention that I've added my blogroll again but I'd like to update it. If you have me on your blogroll and I don't have you on mine, please let me know! I'm all about sharing the link love!

Everyone Deserves a Beautiful Home!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:30:00 +0000

As some of you might remember, my husband and I have been house hunting for a few months now. After lots of searching we've found a house that we love. If all goes well we will be closing in a couple weeks! With that in mind I have had my nose buried in decorating magazines and I've been reading design blogs like crazy!

One thing I've noticed is that often times, these designs aren't for someone like me. Don't get me wrong, they are gorgeous...they're just way out of my price range!

I'm really hoping you'll join me on my journey to make our first home beautiful on a budget! I'm really looking forward to sharing some of my ideas and favorite blogs with you. Everyone deserves a beautiful home no matter what kind of budget you're dealing with!

Speaking of favorite blogs, Eddie Ross is definitely one of my favorites! You have got to check out his post "Style Without Money" you will not believe the gorgeous tablescape he makes with dollar store finds!

Register for an in-store class at Home Depot and receive $10 coupon.

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:21:00 +0000

This is fantastic! The next class is Floor Tile Basics: Selection, Design and Installation. I love the fact that they do free do it herself workshops. I'm going to have to keep an eye on these myself since we should be moving into our first house mid March!

So, if we both have ADHD then who the heck is supposed to keep track of...wait...what were we talking about?

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:44:00 +0000

(eta: I've tried to fix the font of this post several times but apparently blogger hates me this morning. My apologies)

My son's school had a book-a-thon...er....read-a-thon? One of those thing...a-thons..where you try and get people to sponsor you for every hour you read. Well about a week and a half ago, the folder went missing. I figured I'd just misplaced it because that's what I do. So I've been looking for it off and on for about a week without any luck. This morning I tried looking for it again since it's due TOMORROW! With no such luck again. When I mentioned to my son that I was looking for it he said "oh I already turned that in" wait...what? So basically since I just assumed that I lost the folder, I didn't even ask him if he knew where it was. Sweet.

So here was the plan. Since I bring him to school in the morning I was going to have him go into his classroom, grab it out of his desk all smooth like and hand it off to me. Piece of cake right? Did I mention that we both have ADHD?

Here's how it really went.

We leave the house right on time, like right on time if you don't want any extra time to get to school because
a.) he kept getting distracted by the tv while trying to put his snowpants on.
Yes, I know I should've turned the tv off but then my younger son would've had a meltdown once he realized that I was leaving the house without him.
b.) I went downstairs for my keys and came back upstairs with my glasses and a hat so I ahm...had to go back downstairs for the keys.

So we finally get outside and I see that my husband who is so sweet and incredibly thoughtful has washed my car. It's so shiny and pretty and...oh yeah...school. So we go to get into the car and the doors are frozen shut. I'm eventually able to get the driver's side door open so I have him climb through. He thinks it's fantastic...I think that my butt is going to be wet and cold from him stepping on my seat with snowy boots.

We get to school and get him out of his boots, coat and snowpants and into his tennis shoes. I watch all of the kids with organized parents walk into the classroom and place their homework folders and book(read?)-a-thon envelopes on the shelf. I remind him of his mission. "Go into the classroom all stealth like, grab the envelope out of your desk and bring it back to me."
"Okay mama" he says with a sideways glance and a little nod of his head like "no problem. I've got this." Partners in crime that's what we are...me and mister T.

I quietly stand in the doorway to watch. My partner in crime walks up to his desk...yep things are going good...then he glances into his desk sees his friend and starts talking to him. Oh no! I'm losing him! Then he sees that the teacher is making hats of some sort out of paper and heads over to her. NOOOOO!!! The mission!!!! Don't abandon the mission!

"Did you look?" I ask him
"I didn't have time" He says

wait...what?

So the teacher asks if she can help me. Doh! I've been spotted.
"I ahm...well...he uh...said he turned his read (book?) a thon folder in already."
"oh yeah he turned that in about a week and a half ago."

awesome.

So I asked him to check his desk again and she goes "you might want to check his desk"
ahhh...I instantly knew what she meant.

I went over to his desk and immediately flashed back to 2nd grade, watching the other kids with clean desks eating smarties candies left by the desk fairy while I stared into my messy desk feeling ripped off.

Oh yeah, this is my son alright.

The kid's desk was packed. I'm talking filled with paper. I don't know how he can fit anything in it. I knew that's exactly why she said I should probably look. That's why he glanced into his desk for a second. He saw the black abyss of worksheets that is the inside of his desk and got overwhelmed. I dug around for a while, found the envelope, gave him a hug and a kiss and slinked out the door.

I drove home thanking my lucky stars that he's as smart as he is. He's a damn smart kid....but I'm pretty sure his teacher still thinks I'm a moron.

Fantastic Huggies Coupons!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:23:00 +0000

If you or someone you know buys Huggies, you've gotta head over to coupons.com! They have a 3.00 coupon and a 5.00 coupon! I think you can usually print two out per computer. Make sure you print them out right away because they usually reach their limit pretty quickly.

Save 5.00 off of your order of 15.00 or more from Yugster!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Have you gone to yugster.com? It's a pretty fun website. They sell items one at a time at super low prices until they are sold out.

This week you can use the code 5OFF15 to get 5.00 off of any order of 15.00 or more!

This expires on 3/09/09 so you might want to keep an eye on Yugster this week to see what they've got to offer!

This one's for the fellas

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:15:00 +0000

Or the ladies... whatever toots yer horn!

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noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:54:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:33:00 +0000

Get a free sub from Quiznos!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:18:00 +0000

To get a free sub from Quiznos go here and register!

Thanks to Dealicious Mom for the tip!

Get a 25.00 Gift Certificate for 2.00 at Restaurant.com!

noreply@blogger.com (...and she lived...) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:35:00 +0000

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