You can be too pink..............

So I promised The Bug she could do a little painting yesterday. She also had a stamp pad I let her play with (thanks, Linda!). She was busy with her picture so I turned around to do some dishes. Next thing I know, she is in hysterics!!! She is holding out her hands for me to wipe them off. She had gotten the stamp pad out of it's container and it was all over her hands, bright pink! She is gasping for air at this point. You know the way toddlers do...and between gasps, she tells me "IT'S TOO PINK, MOMMY......IT'S TOO PINK!!!!!!!" Like there was a shade she was going for when she coated her hands in stamp pad ink and that was just not it!

Bug-ism

So we were on the way home last night and The Bug was talking to the traffic. It is her new thing, she tells the cars to stop and go. We were in the turn lane waiting for the oncoming cars to stop so we could turn. The Bug yells "stop cars, stop!!!!!!" She takes pause for a second, gets all serious and tells me "Mommy, they must speak Spanish".

Free photo book!

This is one of the best present to give grandparents!!!!

Snapfish and Oprah are giving away free photo books!!!

Go to www.oprah.com and find the link to get yours!


Offer expires tomorrow and the book must be made by Sunday.

A holiday bargain

Identity Direct has a Personalized Santa Book & Letter for $0.01 + $3.99 shipping = $4.


http://www.identitydirect.com/index.html?lang=en-us&target=p1170.html?utm_source=kaboose&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=1cxmasmab&mid=41499

Buyer beware, I don't know anything about this company. I ordered one for The Bug so we will see!

A Frugal Christmas Tip

So here is one of my Christmas schemes -
I have a prescription transfer coupon for CVS for a $25 gift card. I will save the gift card for Christmas purchases. Drug stores are a great place to shop, the have toys (for the toddler), make-up and perfume (for the teen), and all sorts of stuff. I got The Saint a beer making kit last year!
Rite Aid alway has a gift card deal so I will do it next month and have even more money to play with. I may even be able to turn some of it into cash if I can find some "free after rebate" deals!!!!
Keep an eye out at the drug stores for Black Friday deals, you might be surprised! AND they are usually way less crowded!

Am I good?

Peace

your diaper deal of the week

Edit - the coupon does not work for this deal. It is for full priced diapers only.


Walgreens has their brand diapers Buy One Get One Free. That makes them 4.50 a pack. Great deal on diapers. If you buy 4, it looks like you get 2.00 off that total. AND if you have that coupon book from the pharmacy, you may be able to take $2 more off each pack.

So depending on how daring you are and how cooperative your store is, you can get a great deal
If you buy without coupons - 4.50 per pack for every 2 packs
If you buy 4 packs without coupons - 4.00 a pack
If you buy 2 packs with the pharmacy coupon - 2.50 a pack
If you buy 4 packs with the pharmacy coupon - 2.00 a pack

Mega Fun at Kroger!!!

It is Mega event time at Kroger. I got over $60 in groceries for $16 today. I can't find my receipt but I will give some highlights -
The sale states buy any 10 selected items, get $5 off you total, you can use coupons and do the deal up to 3 times in one transaction.


10 Scotch Brite Nail Saver sponges - used $1 off printable from the site
2 Glade Candles - used 1.50 off 2 from the inserts
1 box Hefty freezer bags - used a .55 off one fron the inserts
1 4-pack Activia yogurt - used a .50 coupon that doubled
3 boxes Cheerios (they had Pampers coupon s on them!!) - used 1.00 off 3
4 can of Carnation condensed milk - used 2 .50 off 2 coupon s that doubled
4 various types of Tylenol - had 2.00 off coupons for all
1 Deerpark 3 liter
3 Johnson No More Tears for curly hair - 1.00 off peelies on the bottles
2 packs of Bic Razors - 2.00 off from the inserts

Then I got some Non-Mega stuff
Marked down pork tenderloin
2 donuts for me and The Bug, special treat. Ok, they were bribery, I admit it. I am a bad mother
2 boxes Quaker Simple Harvest - after coupons, they were 1.49. Great price!!

Peace

Cornio

SO I took the girls to Goodwill to peruse. Whatever needs sweaters and I just like to see what I can find. Well, we scored this amazing specimen!!

We saw it and immediately The Bug starts getting excited and yelling "Cornio, cornio!". I grabbed it and threw it in the cart since it was so cheap. The entire trip, she keeps petting and saying "cornio". I just figured she had named it and that was it. Then Whatever figured it all out! Whatever is in a Spanish immersion program and is fluent. The Bug was say UNICORNIO, unicorn! Apparently, there is a Dora episode with a unicorn. We have given Cornio the pink horse a very good home. He gets a blanket at night before he goes to sleep and everything!

The coolest thing about it all is that when I am trying calm down The Bug for any reason, I tell her a story about Princess Bug and her pink horsey that takes her everywhere!!!!!! Now she has one for real!

Halloween

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween! Thankfully, now The Bug does, too. We went to my Mother In Laws neighborhood to Trick Or Treat. Whatever chose to go to another event so it was just The Bug, my sister in law, and me. We took that neighborhood by storm! The Bug wanted nothing to do with her costume at first. Acted like I was putting a coat of poison on her! Being the tolerant and patient mother that I am, I forced it on her. ""You will dress up and you will have fun, dammit!" Not my exact words but you get the point. After a quick dry run at the front door, we took to the streets. It only took one house before The Bug realized that this whole costume thing was a pretty sweet deal. She ran fromn house to house and wouldn't let us carry her bucket or sippy cup for her. What a great night!

Whatever and The Saint get excited about NOTHING. The Bug gets excited about EVERYTHING! I love having someone to get excited with.