Thought of the Day

Cherish everyday you have with your family. You never know what tomorrow will bring.

FINALLY FRIDAY

Oh, I hope I don't spend the weekend sick!!!

I am trying to fight off a cold...chest congestion, body aches and chills. Hopefully, I will feel better tomorrow and this bug won't ruin my weekend. It is suppose to be warm and sunny all weekend. I love summer.

Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!

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Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week

1) 10 Tips for Grilling Perfect Seafood - I am a seafood lover. I could eat seafood everyday.

2) The Details of the Deck - Sarah shows you how to redo decorate your deck on a budget.

3) Decorating with Family Photos - I have family photos in almost every room.

4) Easy Decor Ideas for Summer - I am so in the decorating mood.

5) Five Frugal Flower Craft Ideas - These sound like fun.

6) Make Your Own Hot Pockets - This sounds easy and who doesn't like hot pockets.

7) Brazilian Caipirinha - These sound great.

REMINDER - FREE CHOCOLATE FRIDAY

What is Real Chocolate Relief? Mars only uses Real Chocolate - that means it is made with 100%, pure cocoa butter. Come back to http://www.realchocolate.com/ every Friday through September to get FREE* Real Chocolate coupon for your favorite Mars brand. If its Mars, then you know it is real chocolate. Give away starts at 9am EST every Friday.

Thought of the Day

If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all.

T. G. I. Fridays Buddy Coupon

Each person at the table will get $5 off their entree. Expires August 31.

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CHILDREN'S PLACE SALE

Thrifty Florida Mom posted yesterday there was currently a 40% off Plus sale at The Children's Place. She also shared a Coupon Code of Family79 for an additional 15% off. Shipping is normally $5 no matter the size of your order. She also shared that she had heard if you called your local store, they sometimes shared FREE shipping codes. After checking out the sale items, I quickly called my local store and they were happy to give me a FREE Shipping code. So not only did I get an additional 15% off but I also got FREE shipping. Thanks for the tip Thrifty Florida Mom. Payton already has 5 outfits for next summer.

Purchased:
4 - Shorts
4 - Tops
1 - Dresses
1 - Set of Hair Bows

Total - $ 89.96
Sale Discount ($ 49.86)
15% Discount ($ 6.01)
Free Shipping - 0.00
Tax - $ 2.38
Total OOP - $ 36.47

The FREE shipping code provided was for a one time use or I would have shared with you.

I also went through Ebates - 3% Cash Back if they will allow my coupon codes. If you haven't signed up for Ebates, please do. Earn cash back on items purchased online. Click here to sign up.

What Did You Get for FREE This Week?

More goodies this week. I love to check my mail everyday.

FREE Roll of Scott Tissue and Pack of Wipes with Coupon

FREE Family Fun Magazine

FREE Oprah Magazine

FREE Martha Stewart Living Magazine

Birthday Card from Belk with Coupon

Birthday Card from my local Hallmark Store with Coupon

FREE Pint of Gidden Paint

Old Spice Body Wash with Coupon

Stayfree Pad Sample

Handyman Club of American Notepad & Drill Bit Holder

FREE TV Guide Issue

FREE Woman's Day Issue

Did you get any goodies this week?

FREE SHIPPING AT SNAPFISH

Use coupon code SHOP40. Offer expires August 6.

Thought of the Day

"Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living."

Mary Tyler Moore

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Intersting/Useful/Fun Website

http://www.fixitclub.com/


If you have a broken item that you want to replace, try to see if you can fix it before spending money to replace it. This website has a large selection of tips on how to fix all kinds of items.

Thought of the Day

"It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy."

Jane Fonda

CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Ingredients:

1 (18.5oz) Package of Devil's Food Cake Mix
3 (3.5 oz) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
2 Cups Whipping Cream
2 Tbsp Confectioners' sugar
Chocolate Syrup
1 Cup Chopped Pecans, Lightly Toasted



Directions
Prepare the cake mix according to package directions and bake in a 13 x 9 pan. Let it cool thoroughly, then cut the cake into cubes about he size of walnuts.



Prepare the chocolate pudding according to package directions.



In a medium bowl, whip the cream with sugar until stiff. To assemble: In a trifle bowl, layer half the chocolate cake cubes, pudding, whipped cream, chocolate syrup and nuts. Repeat for 2 layer ending with whipped cream and nuts. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.

Thought of the Day

"I was always looking outisde myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within."

Anna Freud

GIVEAWAY WINNER

The winner of the FREE Nature's Source Natural Celaner Product Coupon is

Crossinmoma -

Here are your random numbers:

3

Timestamp: 2009-07-20 13:21:35 UTC

Crossinmoma has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Thanks to everyone for participating.

I should have another giveaway soon.

Multi-Use Items - 2 Liter Bottle

Anyone who drinks soda can have extra 2 liter bottles. There are several things that they can be repurposed for.

- I use them to make juice in for Payton.

- I also have several in the freezer filled with water.

- Used as ice packs

- Use to make lots of crafts, birdfeeders, piggy banks etc.

What other ways to you use 2 liter bottles?

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Thought of the Day

"Our greateast weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

Thomas Edison

Thought of the Day

"Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on."

Bob Newhart