Monday, February 22, 2010
Family
I think today is a day of reflection. Aday to look back and remember to be blessed for what we have.
DEALS DEALS DEALS!!!
Ok now is the time to order!!! Vistaprint has free products and free shipping. SO HURRY!!!!
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Sunday, February 21, 2010
Rite Aid 2/21/2010
RITE AID
Snicker bars .88 cents B1G1 for a .01
Use .50 coupon in sundays paper= .38 for two
Batteries are B1G1 for a .01
Use coupons from P&G last month and I think there is one in this month. Must be 6pk or larger. 5.99 each - 1.00 coupon per package = 10.00
Walgreens
Charman is 4.99
Use 1.00 coupon to make it 3.99
Cover Girl is B1G1 50% off
use coupons from last months paper
1.00 off each product or the 2.50 off 2 products
Snicker bars .88 cents B1G1 for a .01
Use .50 coupon in sundays paper= .38 for two
Batteries are B1G1 for a .01
Use coupons from P&G last month and I think there is one in this month. Must be 6pk or larger. 5.99 each - 1.00 coupon per package = 10.00
Walgreens
Charman is 4.99
Use 1.00 coupon to make it 3.99
Cover Girl is B1G1 50% off
use coupons from last months paper
1.00 off each product or the 2.50 off 2 products
Friday, February 19, 2010
My favorite party ideas.
In four months we will be having our wedding reception. I though that you might like ideas on how to have a reception/wedding on a budget.
1. CALL AROUND! I can't stress this enough.
2. Use an outdoor public park for the wedding. Most parks are under $75.00 ( I rented it for $25 for four hours).
3. Rent a hall that doesn't require that you cater your event. Knights of Columbus haves are great. (our hall will hold 700 people and we have it until 2am) We paid $1400.00 with full use of the kitchen and bar.
4. I have asked if people would be willing to help with the cooking. We are having a summer fun reception so we are having a nacho bar for the kids and sloppy joes and spagetti.
5. Check your local stores. My local Kroger is giving me a discount because I will be ordering my flowers, meat, veggies, and fruit from them.
6. I had my dress made so that saved me a $1000.00 dollars.
7. I bargined with the woman that married us so I ended up only paying $50.00 (she charges 200 normally)
8. I am doing a papmered chef party for the bridal party for me. This way those want to by gifts can. Other than that we are asking for cash and gift cards to finish up the house.
9. You can buy cakes at your local sams that are beauiful.
This is just soe of what I have come accross. I will let you know know as I go.
1. CALL AROUND! I can't stress this enough.
2. Use an outdoor public park for the wedding. Most parks are under $75.00 ( I rented it for $25 for four hours).
3. Rent a hall that doesn't require that you cater your event. Knights of Columbus haves are great. (our hall will hold 700 people and we have it until 2am) We paid $1400.00 with full use of the kitchen and bar.
4. I have asked if people would be willing to help with the cooking. We are having a summer fun reception so we are having a nacho bar for the kids and sloppy joes and spagetti.
5. Check your local stores. My local Kroger is giving me a discount because I will be ordering my flowers, meat, veggies, and fruit from them.
6. I had my dress made so that saved me a $1000.00 dollars.
7. I bargined with the woman that married us so I ended up only paying $50.00 (she charges 200 normally)
8. I am doing a papmered chef party for the bridal party for me. This way those want to by gifts can. Other than that we are asking for cash and gift cards to finish up the house.
9. You can buy cakes at your local sams that are beauiful.
This is just soe of what I have come accross. I will let you know know as I go.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Laundry soap
I have ha a lot of people ask me about a laundry soap recipe so here it is. Feel free to let me know if you have questions or ways to make it better!!
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Arm and hammer washing soda
1 bar Ivory soap ( watch for coupons in your Sunday paper)
Hot Water about a gallon plus 8 cups
First, I use the 8 cups of water in a big stock pot. I then cut the bar of soap up into little pieces and add to water. Heat until all soap is melted. Then add the Borax and Arm and Hammer. Stir until until mixed together and the products melt a bit. I then use a kitchen sized garbage can to put it in. I then add the res of water and mix. Let set overnight. It will look like a thick blob. In the morning I will stir it again.
Use a 1/2 per load and you can add any stain releasers or natural oils (add this to your laundry mixture). You can also add 1/2 cup vinager as fabric softner in pace of using dryer sheets.
1/2 cup Borax
1/2 cup Arm and hammer washing soda
1 bar Ivory soap ( watch for coupons in your Sunday paper)
Hot Water about a gallon plus 8 cups
First, I use the 8 cups of water in a big stock pot. I then cut the bar of soap up into little pieces and add to water. Heat until all soap is melted. Then add the Borax and Arm and Hammer. Stir until until mixed together and the products melt a bit. I then use a kitchen sized garbage can to put it in. I then add the res of water and mix. Let set overnight. It will look like a thick blob. In the morning I will stir it again.
Use a 1/2 per load and you can add any stain releasers or natural oils (add this to your laundry mixture). You can also add 1/2 cup vinager as fabric softner in pace of using dryer sheets.
Crazy 8
If you are a HUGE Gymboree fan but not lovng the prices then check out www.CRAZY8.com they are owned by Gymboree but they cost about half the price!!!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE.
The year was 1937, a bleak and dreary winter. There wasn't any work for my father, who tried to farm that year. The cotton had dried up in the bole, and couldn't be picked, the old farm was just worn out. Every one was in the same circumstance. There was a large family of us, my two older brothers had left home by then.
Christmas time came and my mom worried so about the two younger children, as they still looked for Santa's visit. So to make the rest of us feel better, we all went out along the old HedgeApple fence row where we gathered up fire wood to heat the old house, we looked until we found this little evergreen tree, which was very rare in that part of the country. We dug it up and carried it to the house where we found an old bucket that we filled with sand and planted the little tree. It was put on my mothers old treddle sewing machine in front of the window.
We soon realized there was nothing to decorate it with. So out we kids went along the gravel road and gathered up empty cigerette packets and took the foil out, from which we made icecicles. We were so poor that there wasn't even popcorn to string for it. We did finish triming it with little things made from art paper at school. To us it was such a beautiful tree and it couldn't have been more than a foot tall. When Christmas morning came Santa had some how managed to bring our little sister a small rubber doll and our little brother a miniature red wagon. We were all so happy for them. Mom had saved enough sugar to make taffy and she let us help pull it. Our neighbors brought us oranges that were put in our stockings. This was a great treat for five children that didn't think there would be any Christmas at all.
From "My Christmas never to be forgotten"
Written By: Ola Naomi Rudd
I love this story which was written by my grandmother. She was always writing stories about her childhood. But what I love the most it the point the story makes. Although they didn't have much, they still had great memories. They didn't need lots of things just each other.
Pass the love around not the gifts!!!!
Christmas time came and my mom worried so about the two younger children, as they still looked for Santa's visit. So to make the rest of us feel better, we all went out along the old HedgeApple fence row where we gathered up fire wood to heat the old house, we looked until we found this little evergreen tree, which was very rare in that part of the country. We dug it up and carried it to the house where we found an old bucket that we filled with sand and planted the little tree. It was put on my mothers old treddle sewing machine in front of the window.
We soon realized there was nothing to decorate it with. So out we kids went along the gravel road and gathered up empty cigerette packets and took the foil out, from which we made icecicles. We were so poor that there wasn't even popcorn to string for it. We did finish triming it with little things made from art paper at school. To us it was such a beautiful tree and it couldn't have been more than a foot tall. When Christmas morning came Santa had some how managed to bring our little sister a small rubber doll and our little brother a miniature red wagon. We were all so happy for them. Mom had saved enough sugar to make taffy and she let us help pull it. Our neighbors brought us oranges that were put in our stockings. This was a great treat for five children that didn't think there would be any Christmas at all.
From "My Christmas never to be forgotten"
Written By: Ola Naomi Rudd
I love this story which was written by my grandmother. She was always writing stories about her childhood. But what I love the most it the point the story makes. Although they didn't have much, they still had great memories. They didn't need lots of things just each other.
Pass the love around not the gifts!!!!
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