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Actually, here's a little bit of my personal story. This is personal, but I want to share with you "my story."

In about the year 2001, I worked a job that required me to get up before the birds, a little earlier than now. I used to have to get up at 2:45 EVERY morning, Monday through Friday. It was crazy! I worked out of the home and then my husband worked in the evening most times, so I would come home and take care of my little guy at the time, who was barely 1. Anyway, the weekends were a time of rest for me. Well, it had come to the point that I was ALWAYS very very tired, which was not quite too uncommon for me as I did get up before the birds did on a daily basis, but I was little more tired than usual. It took EVERYTHING I had in me to get myself up and moving. All I wanted to do was sleep. I thought maybe it had to do with my work hours and my weight. Anyway, this lady at my work had been recently diagnosed with diabetes and I thought, well, why not? So, I took myself into the doc and they ran some tests and I DID find out that I tested positive for diabetes type 2. I was sooooo heartbroken. All I could do was cry. I cried for two days straight. I was devastated. Anyway, they sent me to a nutritionist, I had my diabetic classes, and they gave me my glucometer (you know, the thingy to poke yourself with and check your blood sugars). I was on a special diet and lost some weight (not much, but some). Anyway, after the honeymoon stage, I went back to my old self and went on about my life.


Okay, fast foward a few years, still going on about my ways. I had left that job and went back to school. Well, got myself a good job and we decided that we wanted to have ANOTHER baby. Yay, I was soooo excited. I LOVE KIDS! Before I started having kids I wanted FIVE KIDDOS! (Nobody told me it hurt that bad). :) Anyway, we got pregnant in the summer of 2005! We were soooooo excited! I went to the doctor and had it confirmed that I was pregnant. Yay! Now, it's for sure. They tell me I am going to have to see the endocrinologist (one of their specialities is diabetes). Okay, so I go to the endocrinologist. They check me out and tell me that I have be on insulin while pregnant. What?! Are you serious?! No way! I'm going to have to give myself shots! Whoah! Okay....... so I CAN do this! I am going to do this! I do this! So, they work with me, give me a guide on carb counts and whatnot. Now, I REALLY have to follow a special diet as I have to take care of baby too. Well.........apparently I started to get things under control a little too late as I had a misscarriage. :( They really think that it had to do with the diabetes. It was horrible! One of most painful things (emotionally) I have ever dealt with in my life!
 
Okay, fast forward a couple of months and we get pregnant AGAIN! Yay! This time, I am STILL on insulin as we are keeping things under control so we can "try" about going about it the right way this time with Faith. So, the whole time I was pregnant I was on insulin and had the insulin pump, so I constantly had insulin going in my body the whole time and then when I ate I would give grab my pump and program it to give me more insulin to account for what I was eating.
 
So, I deliver Faith and get to get rid of the pump. Yay! No more pump, but I still need to work on this. Anyway, year later we decide to have another baby and yep, I have to dig that insulin pump out AGAIN and have to be on insulin the whole time, while pregnant again.:( I deliver Blakey and get to get rid of that nasty pump again.
 
Now, I head myself to Weight Watchers and lose probably about 80 pounds or so, and then I go to the doc. She tells me that I DON'T need to check my sugars anymore and to just keep doing what I am doing. I don't even need medication! Well, I go back after losing 130 pounds and she declares me DIABETES-FREE. She doesn't even consider me diabetic anymore! So, yes, diabetes has touch my life in a REAL personal way. Actually, it's all around me. It runs in both of our families and my husband has it too!
 
So, let's be aware and hopefully find a cure for this some day.
 
Sorry about the long post, but I just wanted to share.
 
Thanks!
 
Cheryl

Michael's Coupon

Just go on over here to print out a coupon for 40% off any one regular priced item. This expires December 20, 2010.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Groupon Deal of The Day for Spokane

Wow, check this deal out. This would be GREAT for something to do over Christmas break. Look at what Spokane's Groupon deal of the day is. Here is some info I got from their website.

$18 for Six Open Jump Admissions at Jump-N-Party ($36 Value)

Physicists have determined that the best way to subdue wall-bouncing photons is to let them loose until they need a nap. Apply the latest scientific findings to your kid’s playtime with today’s Groupon: for $18, you get six one-hour Open Jump admissions at Jump-N-Party (a $36 value). Hosting kids’ exercise and entertainment within massive multicolor plastic cathedrals, Jump-N-Party’s facilities accommodate children up to age 12. High jumpers challenge friends to a race down an 18-foot slide, craft a cocoon in an obstacle course, or combine their strengths for the mythical triple bounce. Spread your Groupon over six months with hourly family-night visits or spend six straight hours one wintry morning leaping, stumbling, and making merriment across an inflatable indoor labyrinth. Open Jump occurs the first Monday evening of the month from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and every Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Fine Print

Expires Jun 8, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 add'l as a gift. Must be 12 or under. Valid only during Open Jump times. Not valid for birthday parties or playgroups. Must wear socks. No cash back. Not valid with other offers. Tax included. Redeemable across visits.


See the rules that apply to all deals.


Highlights
Indoor youth recreation
Family friendly
Daily sanitization treatments

If you want to get in on this deal, just go on over here to sign up or sign in.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1/1 Any Nature's Bounty Vitamin

Just go on over here to print out your coupon for $1/1 Any Nature's Bounty Vitamin.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1/1 Cream of Wheat Cinnabon Instant Hot Cereal

Just go on over here to print out a coupon for $1/1 Cream of Wheat Cinnabon Instant Hot Cereal. This may or may not be reset for some of you. It was reset for me.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Free Photo Canvas from Canvas People

I'm sure you have seen this before, but I thought I would remind you of the deal out there from Canvas People. I think it is a GREAT Christmas idea. Here's the deal....

They are offering up a FREE photo canvas...

1) Choose and upload the photo you would like printed.
2) Choose what size. (The 8x10 is the FREE one, plus you have to pay shipping/handling after the $49.99 credit).
3) Chose any "extras" (framing, etc.).
5) Enter shipping information.
6) Pay the $14.95 shipping/handling (this is still a GREAT deal for one of these).

These photo canvases make great christmas, birthday, anniversary, and graduation gifts as well. Just go on over here to get yourself started.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Monday Weigh-In Report

Well.........I LOST 7 POUNDS!!!! Yay! Hooray!! Yep, I was a little excited at the scale yesterday! I lost a WHOPPING 7 POUNDS!!! I tried really hard last week and IT PAID OFF!!! It was like I was new to this plan AGAIN! I cared about what I put in my mouth and I stayed on plan through the whole week, even when I was tired at the end of the week! I just kept reaching for those fruits and veggies and it worked. I love that we can now eat all fruits and most veggies without having to pay the price of a point. It makes it so much more convenient.

Special thanks to my friend, Maggie, for suggesting the sugar carrots! We got some and WE LOVE THEM!!! I can just grab a couple and go. It's so nice. My kiddos REALLY like the sugar carrots too!

Anyway, I lost those 7 pounds and 2 more points too. :( Yep, because I went under a certain weight I lost 2 points for the day too. That was a bummer, but I think I'll be okay anyway. I had a real hard time eating up my points last week, so I think I'll be okay. We'll see......

Okay, so I am going to try to get on the treadmill again, four times this week, and eat REAL good too. We'll see.....

How are you doing with your control this holiday season? I have actually avoided baking so far, but I'm going to have to pretty soon..... Yikes!

Okay, have a great week and best of luck staying on your plan this week. You CAN do it! We ARE going to do it! :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

Stainless Steel Ring From Tanga ONLY $4.99 Shipped!

Wow, check out this deal that Tanga is currently offering up right now....Right now you can score a Stainless Steel Spinner Ring for only $4.99 shipped! It is priced at $0 with $4.99 for shipping. The suggested retail price is $59.95. Wow, that's a great deal and very "frugal." Just go on over here if you are interested in this offer, but if you are I suggest that you hurry because this deal go away if they run out of stock. So hurry.......

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

Redplum Coupons

Redplum has quite a few coupons available, like.....

$10 off any Food Saver Vacuum Sealing System
$2/1 Garnier Moisturizer or cleanser
$1/1 Garnier shampoo
$15 off the purchase of an Schlage electronic keypad lever or deadbolt
$1/1 Garnier style product
$1/1 Any Hickory Farms Item (this would be good for after Christmas sales)

Just go on over here to get these coupons printed, and then some.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Chunkybling.com=Inexpensive and pretty jewelry

Check this out. You can get some really "pretty" jewelry for super cheap. I was just checking this website called Chunkybling.com out this morning and one of the really cool things you can do is buy these really cool watches that are mix and match faces and bands; you can change them to match whatever you are wearing. Some of the jewelry that I saw was really cute and good priced.

They have build your own watches and build your own necklaces. How fun would that be? The prices that I saw ranged from $8 to $30. Not bad.

Here are a couple of pictures of what I saw...

Just go on over here to check it out. Wow, some of these would make for some nice Christmas presents. Oh, they have standardized shipping and shipping in the US starts out at $3.95 and FREE for orders $75 and over. Again, not too shabby. :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

FYI-

I am swamped over here with work so far. I REALLY want to get out and shop too! :( So, needless to say, I haven't been posting much and I'm not sure how much I will get posted either. I will let you know if work lets up at all. I hope it does.

Thanks for your patience. :)

Happy shopping and have an AWESOME day!

Cheryl

Hot Hallmark Coupon

The Coupon Posse' has come across an AWESOME coupon for $5 off of a $5 minimum purchase from Hallmark. Just go on over here to gain access to it. You'd better hurry though.

Thanks Coupon Posse!

Cheryl

Christmas Crafts for The Kiddos

Are you looking for some Christmas crafts to do with the kiddos? Well, if you go on over here, you can download a FREE e-book called Santa's Guide to Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids. It has a lot of GREAT ideas. Go check it out. There might be something in there that might interest you.

Thanks!

Cheryl

New Sweepstakes from Right@Home

I don't know about you, but I really really like the Right @ Home Website. They offer up some pretty awesome prize packs and coupons. I have received a prize pack from them before. Nice stuff. Well, anyway, they have a new sweepstakes going on right now, from Glade. You can enter daily for a chance to win a $100 gift card from Glade! It's really simple. All you need to do is put in your info, just like you do when you go grab one of their coupons. If you have not signed up yet with Right @ Home, I recommend that you do as they have some pretty great offers. Not only do they offer prize packs and coupons, they have some AWESOME information on their website for decorating ideas, cleaning ideas, organizine ideas, recipes, family life, etc. They offer up a lot of "frugal" and help tips.

Go check it out and while your there make sure you enter for a chance to win one of the $100 gift cards.

Thanks!

Cheryl

A New Code for $10 off of $10 at JCPenny

Update:  No longer available. :(
JCPenney is offering up a new $10 off your purchase of $10 or more coupon code....GIVEJOY. Just go on over here to start shopping online. Make sure you check out the clearance section. When you’ve added at least $10 worth of items to your cart, start the checkout process and choose to “Checkout with promo code”, then type in coupon code..... GIVEJOY. AND, you can also score FREE site to store shipping! Yay!

**Of note, it is being reported that the site is running super slow, so you probably will have to be patient to get your deal.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

New Coupons Released

Yay, some new coupons have been released. Here are a few you might like....

$1.00 off Muir Glen products
$0.50 off Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
$0.55 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
$1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
$0.35 off Pillsbury Grands! Jr biscuits
$0.50 off Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crust
$0.40 off Pillsbury of Grands! Sweet Rolls
$0.55 off Honey Nut Cheerios cereal
$1.00 off Chex cereals
$1.00 off General Mills cereals
$0.30 off Refrigerated Pillsbury Grands! Biscuit
$0.75 off Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits
$0.50 off Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
$0.40 off Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
$0.50 off Bisquick Baking Mix
$0.40 off Pillsbury Italian Meal Breads
$1.00 off Pillsbury Sweet Moments
$1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday Cookie
$0.55 off Pillsbury Simply... cookie dough
50% off Olan Mills portraits
$0.40 off (1) FINISH JET-DRY Rinse Agent
$0.50 off on ONE FINISH Powerball Tabs or Gelpac
 
Thanks!
 
Cheryl

Cuties Coupon?

I don't know about you, but I love Cuties. Well, apparently, they announced on thier Facebook page that they will be emailing coupons soon to the people in their database. They may be one time use coupons that can't be shared. So, if you are interested, you should go sign up. It was really really short. It only took me a matter of a few seconds to sign up. Just go on over here to get all signed up.

Thanks Printable Coupons and Deals!

Cheryl

Monday Weigh-In on Tuesday

Well........I'm sad to say that I was NOT very successful last week in controlling what I put in my mouth. :( I knew what I was doing, but REALLY 12 pounds in one week! Yep, I fell off the wagon BIG TIME! Okay, soooooooo aside from my size and weight, I think I can officially call myself an "addict." I knew our WW plan was changing and it was kind of an excuse to just say to myself that I was REALLY going to start fresh this time.

Okay, so our plan changed BIG TIME!!! Weight Watchers is not what it used to be. I am not a really big supporter of change. I have a really hard time and I usually fight change all the way. Yes, even with WW. We have been through a few changes with them and I ALWAYS take my sweet time making the change because I am stubborn. I don't want ANYONE telling me what to do, especially when it comes to me and my food. Don't get between me and my food. :)

Okay, so REALLY, this time, I have wiped my slate clean and I have started all over AGAIN! One of the biggest perks to the "new" plan is all fruits and most veggies are FREE!!!! We used to have to count points for them, but now they are FREEEEEEEE!!! Well........I LOVE FREEEEEEEE!!!! So, I have been trying really hard this week to stay on plan and I feel that I am doing well so far. I know we are only three days into the new plan, BUT it's day three and I'm doing good. I EVEN dug my FREEEEE Dr. Oz blue bracelet out that says "Just 10." Now, it's now fashion statement (it's not very pretty), but it is something tangible that I can wear and see and feel, and it is there to remind me that I have a goal! No, my goal is not 10 pounds, my goal is actually 5 pounds, but I have something there to remind me.

I did take the day off from working out today, but I did workout yesterday and the day before. We were planning on having to take Faith for Tae Kwon Do testing tonight, so I knew I wouldn't have time for working out this evening, but as it turns out testing was cancelled. BUT, I still didn't workout.

Okay, so this is another not-so-good report. I hope you are having better luck than I am........

Thanks!

Cheryl

Walgreens Friends and Family Sale 12/1

Walgreens is offering up their Friends and Family discount on Wednesday 12/1 (tomorrow)! Print this coupon to save 15% on your purchase at Walgreens on 12/1. You’ll also get 20% off of any Walgreens brand products.

You will need to check out at the cosmetics or photo counter to redeem this coupon.

Gosh, I have not been to Walgreens in a very longtime. Looks like if the roads are okay, I might head on out to Walgreens to see what I can score.

Thanks Chi-Town Cheapskate!

Cheryl

ABC Family 25 Days of Christmas

ABC Family has posted their line up for their yearly 25 Days of Christmas, which starts 12/1 (tomorrow)…sooooooooo get those DVR’s ready. We usually have two or three shows recording at the same time this time of year.

I just love this time of year and sitting and watching these shows with my kiddos. It really brings back memories of getting so excited for Santa to come.

Just go on over here to get to that line up.
Thanks Chi-Town Cheapskate!

Cheryl