I'll Take The Snow

So yesterday while I was fertiziling our lawn it started to snow. I was thinking ahead that Spring will arrive and I might want to have a nice lucious lawn some day....laugh....
I am so ready for SPRING to arrive!!!!

So when Scott came home he said that he drove home in a full out
snow blizzard. We both came to the same conclusion that we are so
tired of the cold, cloudy, snowy days. Then he said something that I
hadn't thought of which made me count my blessings for what I have.

"He said I would take this snow any day rather than be going through
what those poor people are going through in Alabama"

Even though it is snowing like a day in December, I can stay warm in
the comfort of my home.

It is so sad to look at the video's and hear the people's horrible stories
of them losing everything they owned.
The most horrible stories are the ones where they we're able to survive
but one of their family members didn't or having a family
member missing.

Just imagine your daughter or son, husband or wife,
father or mother missing .....that is a personal pain that I can't even grasp
what they are going through.

One couple lost their home of 30 years or the couple that just 2 months
ago bought their first dream home ever. The father who was eating dinner
with his children and felt the air pressure drop and knew instantly to get them
to safety in a special built closet just before the tornado hit, When it was done
they walked out to their house being totally leveled.

So yes I will take the cold, cloudy, snowy days of winter! Because I know someday
the sun will come out and melt all the snow away.

I am truly blessed to have my family that I love with all my heart safe and sound.

My home that I have many memories of raising my daughters, my grandson laughter
and toys strung all over, my son-in-law Jon love/smiles he gives us and last my husband's love he has given me all these years within these walls.

My prayers are with the people who's lives have been torn apart from the
tornado's and floods.
May today be the end of their dispair, that they may find a new dawn and begin
a new day of the rest of their life tomorrow.

God Bless Everyone!!

Bargain Stores

Groceries are not the only thing I like to look

for bargains for.

The other day I neeed a cell phone cord for our car.

I got tired of the phone cord in the other car when I

needed to use it. I headed to Walmart to purchase one

when I remembered that our local Deseret Industries has

a section of cords for various electronic items. After looking

through the bin I found one that would work for my phone, it

was marked $1.00. I was tickled I didn't have to pay $10.00

at Walmart, especially when I have been pondering the idea to

get a phone upgrade ( which I am eligible for), I just don't want

to pay more for the new one each month so I just keep putting it off.

So while I was there I strolled down the aisles to see what else I could

find. I found a Prada purse for $4.00, it even looks "Springy".

Then I found 2 goggles for riding our ATV's, they were both marked

$1.00 each. The yellow ones have never been worn. The red one

I bought for my grandson had a few scratches on them but had the plastic

cover on the lenses still.

So the next time you have an item you need, ponder the idea to go to

your local thrift store, it just might save you enough money that you can

purchase a few other items for pleasure.

So I have found another thrift store we use on occasion.

It's called Habit for Humanity Restore, it is open to the

public. People donate items for resale, then they take the

money to help build homes.

We have bought cabinet doors (story about Scott building the cabinet in

our trailer), heat registers, light switches/covers, etc.

They have windows, doors, couches, desks, bookcases, lights,

sinks, tile, window shutters, old kitchen cabinets (good for garages ),

door knobs, plumbing fixtures

Some items are brand new, some are old but looks new.

We have taken some items in to be donated to help them out.

So while we were there I found a cooler vent.

Our old one was plastic and was cracked where the screws were

and just looked cheap.

So I took it and spray painted it and it looks brand new and

looks so much better than the old plastic one.

I'll post a picture of it mounted on the ceiling when I

post my hallway after I get done remodeling it.

So thrift stores are like a box of chocolates.....you never know what you will get.

Today's bargain's

Today I had a few bargains that I wanted to get before the

end of the week (more painting planned).

So I found a few more coupons for the travel/trial size items.

Tide: .97 cents at Walmart, $1.00 coupon from Proctor & Gamble

Vaseline: $1.47 at Walmart checkout aisle, $1.00 coupon

Degree deordant: $.97 at Walmart, $1.00 coupon Red Plum 3-27-11

When shopping at any store, keep an eye out for coupons that is

attached to the products. The Hungry Jack potatoes was an example of that.

They are .97 cents at Walmart, attached was a coupon $1.00 off 2 boxes,

making them .47 cents each.

(I already used one box for tonights dinner..if your wondering why there

is only 3 boxes)

The La Victoria sauce I found at the new store "Rudy's Dollar Store"

for $1.00. I know at Walmart they sell for around $1.50 a bottle.

Stove Top: Last week Albertson's had them on sell for .99 cents, I had

a .50 cent coupons from Coupon.com

Fuze: Macey's has them on sell this week for 10/$5.00,

in Red Plum 4-17-11, there is a coupon for $1.00/2, making them FREE!

Purex crystals: $3.97 at Walmart, $2.00 coupon RP 3-13-11 = $1.97 .....1/2 off deal

Last week I printed out 2 coupons from Coupons.com for $2.00 off any

Heinz ketchup. Smith's has them on sale this week for $1.99 for the 40 oz bottle

or the Tooele Walmart they had them for $1.98 for 40 oz bottle also which

made them a money maker of .4 cents/2 and 2 FREE 40 oz bottles.

I check Coupons.com about every other day unless a bargain blogger posts a

good deal. I print out the items I want because some items (like the ketchup)

that are super deals goes fast and when you go back to print them out later,

their no longer available. Usually you can print 2 of them before it tells you

that you have reached that coupons limit.

Usually at the first of each month alot of coupons will reset (like Reach Dental

Floss for $1.00 each) which Walmart sells for .88 cents (money maker).

Landon's Easter Egg Hunt

We celebrated Easter this year with Landon having an

Easter egg hunt in our backyard.

The night before he colored eggs at Shauna's house.

He ended up at the end

of the night with multicolored fingers and a tie dyed body.

There were lots of Humpdity Dumpity eggs, he liked tossing

them into the bowls and hearing them crack.

So when we put the eggs out in the backyard we also put out

plastic eggs covered with a decorative cover with flowers, chicks,

eggs, etc on them (I used them for Shauna and Kimberly's

Easter egg hunts also ...yes I know I am a pack rat that never seems

to get rid of stuff from past)

So we planted 3 dozen eggs throughout the yard....

We had the dog on a leash, she liked to gather them up and chomp

on the plastic one's.....

We got all ready and handed him the basket and showed him the first

egg and the rest we were on a run to gather the others.

He started running and saying..."GO GO GO GO".... we all started

laughing and watching him have the time of his life.

We started noticing a pattern as he was gathering up the eggs,

he was only collecting the real Easter eggs and walking right by

the plastic eggs, even kicking one a few feet in front of him.

He only liked "REAL" eggs.

We eventually got him to gather the plastic eggs but he wasn't

excited about them~~~~

This is video of him collecting the "Real Easter Eggs"

saying "Go GO Go"

Hope everyone had a

HAPPY EASTER

Tropicana Orange Juice

Albertson's has a coupon that if you buy 2 Tropicana Orange Juice $2/5.00 you get a dozen eggs free. In the Red Plum 3-6-11 there is a $1.00 coupon for each OJ you buy making 2 Tropicana OJ's and a dozen eggs $3.00. At Walmart the eggs alone are $1.68 for a dozen.

Also:

Albertson's has
Stove Top Stuffing: For .99 cents when you by a combination of 10 items. Go to Coupons.com and there is a .50 coupon for Stove Top, print it twice. Making 2 boxes .99 cents.
(I just match it at Walmart so I didn't have to buy 10 items).

Best Foods: $2.99, Red Plum .75 cent coupon making them $2.24 each.

Albertson's ad ends today.

Operation Toy Story game

Christmas already???

Right now Walmart has Operation Toy Story game on sale for

$5.00. In the mail last week you got a circular from Playland,


in there is a $3.00 coupon for the game Operation which makes


the game $2.00. Also you can go to Coupons.com and print out


2 coupons. They would make good birthday or Christmas gifts.


My sister even suggested that you can donate one to Toys For Tots


at Christmas time.


I bought the Connect 4 game last week when Target had them on
sale for $8.00, then I used one of the $3.00 coupons from Playland
making it $5.00.

I was going to post this last week sorry......but it was kinda hectic
dealing with a new addition to the family .....story will follow soon:)

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If you visit my blog from time to time, please become a follower.

I like to blog about my family, home improvements and what is
happening in my daily life.

I like to also blog about the bargains I find from couponing,
visiting other bloggers (thanks guys), or items on sale that we
use.

I guess I'd just like to know if me blogging is interesting to you
and if it is helpful also.

Thanks Paula