Friday, July 30, 2010

Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week


1) Baby Shower Gift Idea - Quick and Easy - Too cute!

2) 10 Things - Quick and Easy Ideas for a Tidy Home - I love this list. One of biggest pet peeves is to have a home that is cluttered or untidy.

3) Tortilla Sandwiches - Snail Style - These are too cute.

4) Cinnamon Raisin Biscuits - These look wonderful.

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Thought of the Day

" The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically when you aim at it." Mal Pancoast

Thursday, July 29, 2010

What Did You Get For FREE This Week?

My mailbox has been full of freebies this week:



JCP Coupons

Hallmark Coupon

FREE Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

FREE Nature Valley Granola Bar

FREE Bag of of Bisquick

FREE Sample of Cinnamon Toast Crunch



Did you get any freebies?

Thought of the Day

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get." Dale Carnegie

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

$100 WORTH OF PHOTO BOOKS FROM PICABOO FOR ONLY $25


Today's special for Groupon for my area is $100 worth of photo books for $25. Photo Books start at $9.95. To take advantage of this great deal.


Go to Groupon here.

Sign in or register if you do not have an account.

Choose the city - Piedmont Triad and purchase.


Photo books are great to make for yourself or for gifts.

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Offers are good through the end of the regular season (August 22).



WNBA teams are Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Indiana Fever, LA Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, NY Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, San Antonio Silver Stars, Seattle Storm, Tulsa Shock, Washington Mystics.

Thought of the Day

"One fails forward toward success." Charles F. Kettering

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

ENTER THE SOLO PHOTO CONTEST


During summer we have lots of cookouts and outside dinners. We often use Solo products - cups and plates. They often such a wide variety of items.
Now through August 6th, Solo Products is having a photo contest at www.SoloCups4Ever.com. They are giving away $5000 to the 1st place winner and $1000 to (2) runner-ups. By entering, you'll also have the chance to win daily and weekly prizes of gift certificates and Solo products- a great way to extend the fun of summer well into the fall! All you have to do is upload a photo showing you or someone in your family using Solo Products. It's that easy. You can find all the details on their website.

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Hurry, these won't last long.

TASTY TUESDAY - TACO RING

Originally Posted 10/27/09

I attended a Pampered Chef party a few years ago and this is one of the things the hostess prepared. My family loves this and it is so simple to make.



Ingredients:
1 lb lean ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons water
2 packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 medium bell pepper
1 cup salsa
3 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato
1/4 cup onion, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup pitted ripe black olives (optional)
sour cream (optional)


Directions:
-Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until beef is no longer pink; drain.
-Remove pan from heat.
-Stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
-Preheat oven to 375°F.
-Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles.
-Arrange triangles in a circle on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside. (There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.) I use my Pampered Chef pizza stone, but any flat round pan should work--perhaps even a pizza sheet, but I'd spray it with Pam before adding the crescent rolls.

-Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring.
-Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
-Shred lettuce and chop tomato, onion, olives, and bell pepper (if desired). I always add this to the center of my ring and top with sour cream.

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Thought of the Day

"Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil." John Paul Getty

Monday, July 26, 2010

IT'S OFFICIAL.....I AM NOW A STAY AT HOME MOM!!


After much thought, budget planning and prayer, my husband and I have decided that I am not going to return to work. This is something I have often thought about but never really thought it was possible until Bryson was born. The #1 reason that really put us into thinking about it seriously was the price I was gonna pay for daycare. For what I was going to have left at the end of every month with 2 in daycare, was very shocking.
Payton has been going to daycare for almost a year and loved it. She misses her teachers and her friends
and often asks about them. She has learned so much and looked forward to going. In the 6 weeks that she hasn't went, she hasn't been sick and is no longer taking allergy medicine everyday. It does have it pros and cons and hopefully we have made the right decision.
I discussed with my boss a couple of weeks ago and he was very upset that I was not returning but he completely understood my reasons. He is however working at possibly coming up with part time job that would require a few hours a week in the office and then I would be able to work from home too.
In my six weeks at home, I have determined that a schedule is definitely a must. It does vary from day to day with a newborn but I try to stick to it as much as possible. I have also been planning daily activities for Payton. I feel like she needs to keep the daily structure that she had in daycare. Lots of activities, play dates, outings have kept us busy.
Wish me luck on this new adventure and if you have any tips for me, please share.

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You can request your $30 coupon book here from Proctor & Gamble. It will take 6 to 8 weeks to receive. I have received this in the past and it is filled with some great coupons. The coupons expiration date is normally several months away.

.75 ALL YOU MAGAZINE COUPON


Have you ever read the ALL YOU magazine? If not, here is a .75 coupon for you to purchase this months issue. You can only purchase it at Wal-Mart.

The magazine is filled with great articles. Lots of them have to do with with saving money. The magazine is also filled with coupons. I have a monthly subscription to ALL YOU and look forward to receiving my issue in the mail.


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Thought of the Day

"Success is a great deodorant. It takes away all your past smells." Elizabeth Taylor