Thrifty Ways and Ideas: 2009-08-16

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Thought of the Day

"Some women are lucky. They gave birth to babies. I gave birth to teenagers."

Erma Bombeck

Friday, August 21, 2009

TGIF!!

It has been one heck of a week!! Every day this week something "bad" has happened. Nothing real bad (knock on wood), but bad enough.

Monday - I scratched my eye Monday morning with a mascara brush.

Tuesday - Payton dropped her juice cup on my toes and I honestly believe of them are broken.

Wednesday - Payton fell off my mom's steps into a bush and scratched one leg from her knee to her ankle.

Thursday - Payton gotten bitten at preschool.........by another child because she apparently had a baby doll that the other little girl wanted.

Thursday night - We had a terrible storm. I didn't think it was ever going to end. We had 6 or more inches of rain, 50-60 mph winds, lighting like I have never seen before. Within 3 miles of my house there was 2 houses stuck by lightning, 4 trees fell on houses and 2 volunteer fireman were also struck by lightning but unbelieveably not seriously hurt. We had 3 trees to fall across our driveaway, my glasstop table on my patio shattered, and Payton's NEW SWING SET was taken 20 ft across our yard and is in now in 5 pieces. Needless to say, I have a very upset little girl who cried herself to sleep last night. I know it could have been worse. I am very thankful that we were not hurt neither was our house.

Hopefully, the weekend will be calm with no storms or injuries.

Have a great weekend and I will see you Monday!

Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week

1) Tips for Grilling Steak on a Gas Grill - Nothing tastes better to me than a steak cooked on the grill.

2) Preserve summer herbal tastes for winter use - I am going to try this with my basil and rosemary.

3) How to Make a Pencil Bag out of Juice Bags - Too cute!!

4) Art for Pennies - Jen makes this look so simple to make but I'm sure mine would not turn out this way.

5) Budget Friendly Romantic Weekend Getaway Tips - It would be so nice to have a getaway weekend.

6) Lessons Learned from a Kindergarten Teacher - I love to read Debbie's blog. You never know what you will find.

7) Decorating a Lamp Shade with Fabric - I have an extra couple of lampshades I could decorate.

8) Making Summer Memories Permanent - I love this idea even though she had a glitch in her fun.

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Thought of the Day

"Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad."

Jennifer Garner

Thursday, August 20, 2009

BOGO FREE COUPON FOR VENOM ENERGY DRINK

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GOODWILL FINDS & FREE GIFT FROM FRIEND

BEFORE:

I got this for FREE. A gift from a friend. I found the wall vase at goodwill for $2.

I bought a $1 can of spray paint and ....

AFTER:

I love the way it turned out and it looks great on my screened-in porch.

You can find other great Thrifty Thursday finds at Tales From Bloggeritaville.

What Did You Get for FREE This Week?

I love to check my mailbox each day. I never know what is waiting for me.

Woman's Day Magazine
Bounce Bar Coupons from Vocalpoint (can't wait to try)
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Ladies Home Journal Magazine
Soap Opera Digest Magazine
Flexitol Heel Balm Sample

Thought of the Day

"Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working."

Pablo Picasso

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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FREE PHOTO CLINGS AT WALGREENS

Today Only!!

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A DAY AT THE RANCH

Here is a few pictures from our wonderful trip to the Lazy 5 Ranch. If are live in NC or ever visit you definitely need to go. You can choose to do the wagon ride through the ranch or you can ride in your vehicle.

We had a wonderful time!

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Thought of the Day

"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor."

Albert Einstein

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

AWESOME COUPON FOR SMITHFIELD

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Use your back button and you can print it twice.

The signup page was not working earlier but it is working now.

HONEY BUN CAKE

I hosted a Premier Jewelry Party Sunday afternoon for one of my best friends who is now selling Premier Jewelry as a second job. Not only did I have a wonderful time but I also earned lots of FREE jewelry.

I made this cake to serve my guests. It was very good and simple to make.

Ingredients:
1 Box Yellow Cake Mix
2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
1 8oz. Sour Cream
1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Chopped Pecans
2 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Milk (1 tbsp was not enough for me, I used 1/3 cup)
1 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:
1) Heat oven to 350°. Grease and lightly flour a 9 x 13 pan.
2) In a large bowl, mix first 4 ingredients together with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds, then on medium speed for 2 minutes.
3) Spread half of the batter in pan.
4) In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon; sprinle over batter in pan. 5) Carefully, spread remaining batter evenly over pecan mixture.
6) Bake 44 to 48 minutes or until deep golden brown.
7) In another small bowl, stir powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until thin enough to spread.
8) Prick surface of warm cake several times with fork. Spread powdered sugar mixture over cake. Cool completely - 1 hour. Store covered at room temperature.

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Thought of the Day

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."

Oprah Winfrey