3rd Time's the charm...tutu dress!

What do you think?
I really wanted to make a tutu dress for Mia. After two failed attempts, I finally did it!

New (to me) discount store

I have noticed this store on my drive into the daycare. It's right south of Troy on the westside of Meridian. It's in a little tiny shopping center. It's called "Penny Pinchers." The store is only open from 11-7 Wednesday through Friday and 9-5 on Saturdays. They only sell non-perishable items and they don't accept coupons. They do, however, accept credit cards.

Here are some ideas on their prices:

Folgers coffee: $5.50
Campbell soups: 2/$1
Canned corn: 4/ $1
24 pack of water: $2.50
Hershey's chocolate syrup (big bottle): $1.50
Pace Salsa (big jar): $1.50

So some great deals and some ok deals. This would be the place to buy the items you don't have coupons for. The lady said that they currently had all of their baby items marked 25% off, including formula and diapers. This would make some of the formula $7 a can.


So stop in and check it out!

$25 closer to Disney in 2012!

Since we had so much fun at Disney World 2 weeks ago, we will be returning over spring break 2012. I was browsing through the "swag store" at www.swagbucks.com and noticed that they had the $25 Disney gift cards marked down to 2,950 points from 6,000 points. So I swagged one! I don't quite have enough for another yet! My goal is to pay for all of our souvenirs through the use of these gift cards.

I belong to two other sites. The first is called Quick Rewards. This site take a little more effort. I participate in every survey that they email me. In 3 weeks, I've managed to earn $12.00 so far. I'm on my way to another $25 gift card! The second is Mypoints. For this site, I read all the emails they send out (normally for 5 points if you click on the link) and also complete all the surveys (which range in points from 10-75). I just emailed them to see if they could add a Disney gift card to their rewards section. If they do, I have enough points for a $50 gift card from there! I'll keep you updated on if they add it.

You can earn points faster on all of these sites by doing your online shopping through them as well. We rarely buy anything online, so I don't use this feature. I have noticed that Mypoints will add my ebay purchases automatically though.


If Mypoints adds the Disney giftcard, I will have $100 toward my next Disney trip!

Disposable Diapers are NOT washable!

We are potty training our 2 year old son. He has had a habit lately of taking his diaper off and going potty himself. Great.... right? Well here's the thing.... The diaper ALWAYS comes up missing. We can never find where he disposed of it at. His place to "throw it away" had been "sissy's trash." We use cloth on our 6 month old and have a kitchen trash can in our laundry room for her diapers. He would just open the lid and throw it in there and then run into the bathroom and go like a big boy. We thought we had solved that problem. We made sure the bathroom trash is always empty so that he can dispose of it in there. He's been doing so well..... or so we thought. I did a load of diapers tonight and as I was pulling the wetbags and the covers out, I found a disposable diaper that had been washed. Given it is now just the outer shell of this diaper. I'm kind of scared as to where the rest went. Guess I need to pay more attention to what he's doing with the diaper he's taking off.

Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year

Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.

Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) Thanks!

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My favorite sites

Sorry for the long break. I lost interest in the couponing for a few months, but am ready to get back on track. I want to share with you my favorite sites.

My all-time favorite is coupons.com.

But I also use redplum.com smartsource.com and unilever.com.

Mypoints.com is an awesome way to also print off coupons and earn points to get free gift certificates. With Mypoints you can also read emails and take surveys for points as well. When we switched insurance companies, we used the insurance search feature it has and submited a copy of our policy and got 5000 points for doing so. You can do this every 6 months... so 2 times a year. PM me for an invite!

Swagbucks.com is what I use to search the internet (it's powered by google) and earn "money" for my searches and turn these into giftcards as well.

A new site to shop for household needs is alice.com. This site always has free shipping and in-site coupons you can grab to make for some pretty cheap things!

Restaurant.com: $25 Certificate for ONLY $4!

Save 60% off your Dinner of the Month Club purchase. Use code HARVEST, thru 11/05/09 only at Restaurant.com.

Free Shipping from Vista Print

I love using Vista Print for all of our business needs. We just got 250 business cards for FREE plus shipping. They are offering FREE SHIPPING right now. If you aren't familiar with them, they offer high-quality printed marketing materials, promotional products and marketing services such as copywriting, design, websites and postcard mailing.

Lifelock Identity Protection

Have you ever had your identity stolen?....I have....twice. It sucks! It's very time consuming to get everything straightened out and to prove that it wasn't you who made those purchases.

That's why I love Lifelock! It's there job to make sure my identity won't get stolen again.



A little information about them....

LifeLock is an industry leader in the rapidly growing field of identity theft protection. LifeLock opened it's doors in April 2005. We serve tens of thousands of consumers in every state of the union, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

This is what they offer:

• LifeLock Identity Alert™ - Our advanced LifeLock Identity Alert™ system provides you broader identity coverage, greater control, and early notification of potential identity threats. We alert you by email, postal mail, and/or phone whenever we detect your personal information being used to apply for many forms of credit cards, wireless services, retail credit, utilities, check orders/reorders, mortgage loans, auto loans, and non-credit related payday loans. If the application is fraudulent, our remediation team will take action to help restore your good name.
• eRecon™ - Using industry-leading technology our eRecon™ service scours thousands of known criminal websites for the illegal selling or trading of your personal information (including your Social Security number, credit card number, driver's license and email address, if provided). When we find a piece of your identity on one of these black market sites, we alert you and help you take steps to resolve the problem.
• TrueAddress™ - By submitting a change of address request, identity thieves can divert your mail to steal your personal and financial information. TrueAddress™ is designed to proactively detect any new address information in address databases nationwide. Once detected, we notify you and if the address change is, we work with you to help avoid further damage, and restore accurate address information.
• WalletLock™ - A lost or stolen wallet can mean hours of contacting police, banks, and government agencies before an identity thief uses your information to their advantage. As a LifeLock member, if your wallet goes missing, just give us a call - anytime, anywhere - and a WalletLock™ specialist will help cancel and replace the lost contents of your wallet, including your credit/debit cards, driver's license, social security card, insurance cards, checkbook - even travelers checks. (Pictures, cash, and other monies are excluded. Member is responsible for all applicable fees charged by document issuing companies to replace lost or stolen documents.)
• Reduce Pre-Approved Credit Offers – Not only are pre-approved offers annoying, they also present an easy opportunity for thieves. That’s why we request your name be removed from pre-approved credit card offer mailing lists. This reduces the possibility of someone rifling through your mail and stealing financial information to open credit using your name.
• Request Free Annual Credit Reports – While you can do this yourself for free, we make it convenient and order your free annual credit reports from the three major credit-reporting agencies on your behalf. These free credit reports allow you to check for discrepancies and potential credit-related problems.
• 24-Hour Member Service – It’s good to know that no matter where you are or what time it is, LifeLock will be there. LifeLock provides anytime online access to our myLifeLock member portal and direct 24/7 access to our Member Support Representatives.
• $1 Million Total Service Guarantee – As a LifeLock member, if you become a victim of identity theft because of a failure in our service, we’ll help fix it at our expense, up to $1,000,000. We not only assign a dedicated specialist to help you, but we will spend up to one million on lawyers, investigators, accountants, case managers – whatever it takes to help you recover your good name. Click here for details and restrictions on our $1 Million Total Service Guarantee.

25% off photobooks at Kodak Gallery

Huge Hair accessories Sale!!!

Libby over at The Twisted Ribbon is having a HUGE sale on her hair accessories. 1.5" Crocheted headbands for $.38. BottleCaps $.75 for 15 (unflattened). crocheted beanies $3.38. Everything is on sale! Go check it out now!

$5 off $10 purchase at Build a Bear

Picture People Photo deals!

I have two great photo deals to share with you from the Picture People. The first is a FREE portrait package consisting of one 8x10, two 5x7s, and eight wallets of the same pose. There is never a session fee at Picture People so that is an awesome deal! Choose one pose and walk away with everything FREE! Click the photo to print your coupon, valid through 10/4!

The second is a Buy 2 Get 1 Free on their framed pictures. This ends up being $96 for 3 framed pictures. This would make an awesome gift for the grandparents for Christmas. You can find that coupon here.

Halloween costumes under $5

Each day they will have 5 costumes listed for under $5. Shipping is just $4.99. This makes for a great deal on a costume with being under $10.00. Cheaper then Wal-mart for a complete costume. Check back daily because they will change which costumes are on sale every day.

Halloween Props and Decorations

Thomas & Friends 'Hero of the Rails' Review and Giveaway

Marina at Energizer Bunny's Mommy is hosting a giveaway for 3 lucky readers...

Here is what she has to say about this movie.....

"The most talked about release this year is finally out! Thomas & Friends 'Hero of the Rails' Movie, the combined production venture of Hit Entertainment and Lionsgate production, was just released into the market on September 8 2009.

Finally your little Thomas fan can hear Thomas and his chugging pals talk. That's right...they actually talk!

The story opens with proud, boastful Spencer challenging little Thomas into a show of strength. The competition begins with gusto but near the end the race turns into a disaster for poor Thomas. "Cinders and Ashes", whatever will he do?

A mini adventure later leads Thomas to meet an old run down engine called Hiro, who's fate could mean scraps but Thomas decides to draw in help from his friends to revive his new friend's broken down engine. The project is anything but easy especially with the regular twists and turns any adventure will have.

Watch Thomas and his friends in action and get introduced to 3 new engines- Hiro, Victor and Kevin, in the process!

This dvd includes bonus features that include the Thomas & Spencer racing game, Who's pulling into the station game, a Thomas karaoke music video and a Thomas & Friends bedroom makeover."

If you would like a chance to win this, stop by Engerizer Bunny's Mommy report

I know my DS is a HUGE train fan and would love this movie for his collection!