New Addition To Our Family

I am very happy to announce that we are expecting a little one. Yes, we are expecting a girl. Her name is Sadie. I have been very very busy lately trying to get ready for her arrival, as I am not used to having such a little one around the house again. Oh, having to deal with "potty" AGAIN! We have been out of that stage for a while now. My husband and I have had a lot of heart-to-hearts about bringing another one into our family and we think that we (as the adults and parents in this family) and we as a family (our kids too) are ready to make the move. So, we were really excited because we have been waiting to bring Sadie home and TODAY was supposed to be the day, but now we can get her until tomorrow. So, because we are soooooo excited and I have wanted to share with you all all week and have not been able to, as our kids did not know yet either, I want to show you a picture. Now, it is not the greatest picture, but you will get my drift.

Yes, she is behind bars. We were not able to bring her home yet becaused she needs to be spayed before she comes home. She is getting spayed tomorrow. She is about 8 yrs old and she is a Yorkie. We are rescuing her from one of the local shelters. We actually had our eye on her on Saturday, but had to wait until today as she needed to be on hold for 72 hours in case her previous owners wanted to reclaim her, so it has been a really hard and long week for my husband and I. Having to keep this from our kids was REALLY hard. We just did not know if we were REALLY going to get her. Were her previous owners going to reclaim her? Were they going to say that she was not adoptable? Was she going to be good with kids? I tell you, I was soooooo nervous today when I was on my way there, I almost turned around and came home. I didn't want to have my heart broken. I have been so sad for her all week long, knowing that she was there in the shelter and there was absolutely NOTHING that we could do until the 72 hours were up. They said be there between 12-noon and 2 pm to claim her if you want here, let me tell you WE WERE THERE RIGHT AT NOON! Then, we found out that we could not take her home quite yet. So, we were a bit bummed, but we definitely understand. So, when she goes to the vet tomorrow she will actually get groomed too, which will be really nice, as my little Blakey says that she does not have any eyes. :) Yes, he was the only one that got to meet her today. So, we let him break the news to his brother and sister. All of the kids are SOOOOOOO excited and VERY VERY emotional about it. Emotional good, not emotional bad. We did some tears of joy out of those two. Very, very sweet.

Anyway, I just thought I would share with you all of what has been going on.

By the way, we were just at Walmart on Broadway tonight looking for some "doggie" stuff and found that those Ceasar treats (doggie treats) are priced at $2.98. There is a coupon in 10/3 RP for $2/1. We paid $0.98 for some (I guess) yummy and expensive treats!

Thanks!

Cheryl

$1.50/1 Johnson's Soothing Vapor Bath

It looks like Redplum just released a coupon for $1.50/1 Johnson's Soothing Vapor Bath. Pair this up with a good sale and you should have some pretty inexpensive Vapor Bath. We love this stuff when our kiddos are feeling a bit down with a cold or something like that.

Thanks Coupon Posse'!

Cheryl

Some Printables Found This Morning

Here are a couple of printables I found this morning....

$2/1 Tylenol Cold Product (You will have to fill a little info in about yourself)
$1/1 Tums

Thanks Be Frugal, Be Happy, Save a Bundle!

Cheryl

Printable Coupon for Toy Story 3 Blu-Ray Combo Pack

Wow, check this out. There is a coupon on Disney Movie Rewards for $8/1 Disney Pixar's Toy Story 3 Blu-Ray Combo Pack. So, if you are going to be purchasing this Blu-ray, this would help bring the cost of it down.

You will have to either log-in or make an account. If you do make an account, there is a "Special Bonus Offer." New members with 25 BONUS points. Just use the code REX.

Thanks Coupon Geek!

Cheryl

We Have a Winner!!!

First off, I want to thank EVERYONE who entered, for all of your kind words, and all of the Halloween tips that I am going to share with you all. THANKS A MILLION!!!

Yay! We have a winner for the Pillsbury Sweet Moments Giveaway! And the winner is...........

tristatecruisers said...
a frugal tip for making your costume is to take old white bed sheets and safety pins, cut them into long strips and make your own homemade mummy costume--it works and keeps them warm too :)
marci
tristatecruisers at yahoo dot com
October 27, 2010 3:05 PM
 
I will be e-mailing you, marci, and you will have 24 hours to get back to me. If I do not hear back from you within 24 hours, I will have to pick a different winner. Yay for Marci! :)
 
Thanks everyone!
 
Cheryl

**Giveaway** Pillsbury Sweet Moments

Yay, I, here, at The Frugal Life of a Mom, is having another giveaway!!! Have you tried the Pillsbury Sweet Moments Bite-Size Brownies or the Molten Lava Brownies? Oh my, they are sooooo very very tasty. My kids REALLY REALLY like these. I have to admit that I REALLY like them as well.

If you have not tried them yet, there are coupons available for them here or you can even send an E-card to someone you want to have a Sweet Moment, if you have not done so already and then you will be able to get a coupon for yourself too for $1.50/1.

You will find Pillsbury Sweet Moments Brownies in the refrigerated baked goods section of your grocery store.

Okay, so to describe the Bite-Size Brownies they are layered with either caramel or fudge, and wrapped in a  chocolate coating, and ONLY 60 calories per brownie!

Now to the sweet Moments Molten Lava Brownies, they are served in a single-serve bowl and are also available in rich caramel and fudge varieties. Each brownie is covered in chocolate or creamy caramel and topped with a chocolaty drizzle. You can put these in the microwave for 15 seconds to warm them a little and there you have it "your" very own Sweet Moment. Yum!

Okay, so here is the giveaway. I was provided a prize pack through MyBlogSpark, from Pillsbury, to give to one of my readers. This prize pack includes:  One Sweet Moments T-shirt, a few magnets (3), a necklace, and ONE VIP COUPON for a FREE Sweet Moments Brownies.

You wanna know how to enter?

1. It is going to be easy peasy. Just leave me a comment on whether you have tried this or not and what your favorite one is. If you haven't tried them yet, which one do you think you would get for your "first" Sweet Moment? Oh, don't forget to leave me your e-mail so I can get in touch with you when we pick a winner.

2.  Follow meeeeee. If you already do, just tell me, and again I need your e-mail.

3.  Subscribe to meeeeee. If you already do, again, just tell me. Yep, I need your e-mail again.

4. Send an E-card to someone and let me know that you did. Go get your coupon! :)

5.  Share a frugal tip for Halloween (costumes, parties, decorations, pumpkins, baking, recipes, safety, you name it.......)

Okay, this giveaway will end next Wednesday, October 27th, at 8 pm. I will post the winner on Thursday morning.

Good luck and enjoy your Sweet Moments!

Thanks!

Cheryl

Amazon Deal

Check this deal out! You can, right now, score Your Shape WII game for only $10.98, plus shipping for free shipping with Amazon Prime. You will have to sign up for the Amazon Prime and then cancel within the time-frame, so you don't get charged. Anyway, this is a really good deal! So, if you want in on it, you'd better hurry as this is not going to last very long.
Just go on over here --> Your Shape to go check it out.

Thanks!

Cheryl

I love my mailman today.......

Okay, so after having a morning of major chaos, my mailman came to my door today and MADE MY DAY! Maybe he didn't make my day, but really helped to perk me up.:) I opened everything up and could barely contain myself (yeah, I get excited really easy). Tried to take a picture with really shakey hands because I was so excited to share with you all of what I got in the mail today.......

Okay, so I got the coffee "sample" from Green Mountain Coffee from their Facebook page. Look at the mug I got too! The toothpaste sample, I got from Walmart as with the Playtex sample. The Vaseline lotion sample I got from Sam's Club. This one, you didn't have to be a member to get the sample, which is a good thing because we don't have a Sam's Club in our city. :( But, not only that, look at all those coupons I got too!

This is why I post samples and why I send for them. It really does add up and like I said before, I just put it in my little box. I will have to take a picture of that some day and show you what I mean. Then, we just have it for when we need something small. These samples sizes are REALLY nice to have on hand.

Just another thing I wanted to share with you all.....

Thanks!

Cheryl

Some New Printables

Check out these AWESOME printables this morning.....

$1/1 Alka-Seltzer Antacid or Cold Plus
$1/1 Aveeno Nourish+ Shampoo or Conditioner (You will need to fill out a little info)
$1.50/1 Aveeno Nourish + Style Product (Same with this one, you will need to fill out a little info)
$1/2 Treetop Juice (This usually goes good with a sale at Albertsons 10 for $10 and then using a doubler with that to make them FREE)
$1.50/1 Package of Frigo Cheese Heads Cheese Product

Thanks Coupons For Your Family, Coupon Geek, Printable Coupons and Deals!

Cheryl

All You for REALLY Cheap

Have you been waiting for a REALLY good deal in order to get a subscription to All You? Well, here is an awesome deal!

If you have not signed up for EverSave yet, here is your chance. It is kind of like some of the other sites that provide daily deals. Now, your town/city does not necessarily need to be "one of the select cities" in order to get in on this deal. You can just pick one of the "select cities," if it is a deal you can get online and just go from there. Because, you just do your shopping online and have it sent to your house.

Okay, so today's deal, I chose Seattle, as that is the closest place on their list of "select cities" to me, and right now Blue Dolphin Magazines is offering a $26 voucher for ONLY 12!!! ALSO, if you are a new customer to EverSave, YOU WILL GET A $5 just for signing up, MAKING THIS OFFER ONLY $7 for $26 worth of magazines! How cool is that?!

Okay, so this is how is is going to work. After you purchase your voucher, you will be able to head on over to Blue Dolphin (within 2 days) and purchase a 1-year subscription to All You Magazine for $19.97 with your $26 voucher. Okay, so then you have $6 left! There are some reports saying that you could then get yourself a 1-year subscription to Good Housekeeping for ONLY $7.97! So, you could snag a magazine for yourself and one for somebody else for Christmas FOR ONLY $7!

So, if you want in on this deal, just go on over here and get yourself signed up.

Thanks Hooked on Bargains!

Cheryl

Ohhhh, what to do with myself.....?

I just think the above picture is sooo funny! I really needed that little laugh it provided me. :)

I was in a huge panic because I needed to announce a winner today? Why? I have NO clue! (he, he) Upon looking at things again, I realized TODAY IS NOT THURSDAY, but it IS Wednesday. I guess that is the kind of stuff that happens when you get "stressed out." Okay, so REALLY I am not going to announce a winner until tomorrow, because the giveaway is STILL OPEN. :)

So sorry about the confusion.

Wake-up! :)

I need some more coffee.....

Cheryl

Houston We Have A Problem....

MY INTERNET HAS BEEN DOWN!!!! :) I know I said I was going to announce a winner this morning. I still will, but please be patient with me. I have to finish getting my daughter ready for school. She has late start today, and then I will announce a winner when I get back. I just spent THREE hours on the phone with tech support! I am relieved, but still irritated, and a bit overwhelmed as this kind of stuff ALWAYS happens on the days that I am SWAMPED with work. Why?

Okay, I will be back.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Glade B1G1 Free Coupon

Right @ Home has just released a new coupon for Glade B1G1 The Fragrance Collection by Glade 3-Wick Candle or Reed Diffuser (up to $6.99 value)! Just go on over here to print yours out. Remember you can print two! :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

I almost forgot......

Well, I did forget. I know that it is not Monday, but how 'bout a Tuesday weigh-in report? Well, ready for my excuses. :( I really did not do that hot, but I am happy with how I did. Let me tell you why, k? I had a loss! Now, it wasn't a big loss, but it was a loss and NOT a gain. As I told Angie (hey Angie), my lucky weigher, I am having a REALLY hard time eating "good" things on-the-go. Now, I am NOT new to this plan at all, though I don't claim to know EVERYTHING about this plan as it ALWAYS kick me in the butt, but I know better. My life has been sooooooo crazy busy (I am REALLY not used to being this busy) that I REALLY do have to eat on the go. Well, I "try" to stick to wholesome/"filling" foods and that is really hard when you are on-the-go. I don't even sit down to eat during the day (bad). I either eat while working or take a bit or two on the way to the shower (bad). Usually, once out of the shower, I am getting make-up on, doing my hair, and getting dressed, and OUT THE DOOR we go to here and there. For someone who works from home, I am not home very much, which I am thinking is going to have to change pretty soon, especially once the snow flies. So, I am struggling a bit here. I am a "routine" person and I like my "routines," so this whole being out of routine is not working really well for me, though I have no choice. Any advice? I REALLY need help.

I think I just need to plan out ahead of time (I am not a planner in most cases) and get my foods ready ahead of time. I dunno.

Okay, so on a good note, I DID "RUN" on my treadmill four times last week! I broke it up like I said I would and I did it! See, I told you all about it and kept my word! :) Yay! Soooooo, guess what? I'm gonna do it AGAIN! Four times AGAIN this week! So far, I have one day down. Today will be day two and then I will take a break tomorrow, then run again Thursday and Friday. Although, I am not sure that I will be able to keep my word for Thursday as we have a lot going on on Thursday, so I "might" not take a break tomorrow. I dunno, we'll see. What I do know is that I am going to commit to "running" four times this week though.

Oh, so you ask how much I lost? Well, it was 0.2 pounds. See, I told you it wasn't that much, but it was a loss, right?

Okay, we have no bake sales to be baking for this week, but we have the carnival and Halloween is on Sunday. I think I will do okay. I will just have a Fiber One bar with me (my rescue food because it tastes just like a candybar) or something like that.

I LOVE Fiber One Bars. Have you tried them? For the "normal" sized bars, chocolate or caramel, they are ONLY two points!

Okay, so, now that I am running late again, I am going to "run" on my treadmill. Sooooo, off to my treadmill.......

Thanks!

Cheryl

Sally Beauty Deal

Check this deal out! Look at the deal My Litter found. Go here to Sally Beauty Supply, go shopping and find something REALLY cheap. They had some really cheap nail polish. Add those items to your cart. Then, when you are ready apply the coupon code 555655 to take off $5. Next, add coupon code 555202 for free shipping!

Of note:  You have to have at least $.99 in your cart to get the free shipping.

I have not had a chance to go check this out yet. I am AGAIN pressed for time (the story of my life). Let me know if you come across anything good. :) Nail polish and little things like that would make for GREAT stocking stuffers.

Thanks My Litter!

Cheryl

**Recall** Nestle Raisinets

Nestle USA has just issued a voluntary recall on Rasinets Fun Size Bags because the candy MAY CONTAIN PEANUTS, which can cause potentially life-threatening reaction in people with allergies to peanuts (the peanuts were not included on the list of ingredients).

These Fun Size Bags (10 oz) have the production code of....02015748/UPC number 2800010255.

These bags were distrubuted ONLY in the U.S. to Target, Shop Rite, and Don Quixote retail stores.

The only product involved is Nestle Raisinets Fun Size Bags (10oz) distributed in the U.S. with a production code of 02015748/UPC number 2800010255.  No other Nestlé products are impacted.

Nestle asked consumers to contact Nestle Consumer Services directly at 1-800-478-5670 for a full refund and discard any remaining packages. Consumers should NOT return Nestle Raisinets Fun Size Bags (10oz) with a production code of 02015748/UPC number 2800010255 to retailers. Operators are available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST and after hours for emergencies. Those with questions should contact Nestle Consumer Services at 1-800-478-5670 or via email at mailto:www.nestlecandy@casupport.com.

Thanks!

Cheryl

*Recall* Halloween Candy

There has been a Halloween candy recall....

It looks like certain lots of Mega Pops lollipops are being recalled because the candy may contain "minute traces" of stainless steel.

A consumer complaint prompted North Carolina Department of Agriculture inspectors to test samples of the candy imported from Colombia, and that state agency found metal fibers and flakes in the candy and issued a consumer warning.

Columbina said that they while believe there is no health risk, they still urged customers to return any bag of Mega Pops, REGARDLESS of the lot number, to the store where it was purchasedfor either a refund or store credit.
It looks like the recalled lots of Mega Pops is about 90,000 bags in-total. They were distrubuted nationwide at several retailers and wholesalers.
The RECALLED LOTS are:  Watermelon, cherry, orange and grape-flavored lollipops in 14-ounce and 28-ounce cellophane bags with the UPC code numbers of either 0 14272 10873 9 or 0 14272 10862 3. The lot numbers of 1240695, 1209708, or 1209796 can be found in a white square on the back of the bag in the lower left side.

They have setup a 24-hour hotline to answer ANY questions consumers may have. The number is.... (888) 317-3686.

You can go over here for more info.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Michael's 40% Off One Regularly Priced Item

Go over here to print out a coupon for 40% off of one regularly priced item at Michael's. This coupon does expire on the 30th. Plus, there are a couple of other coupons you can print from here too for Michael's.

Thanks Coupon Gal!

Cheryl

FREE Bag of Chips

Have you ever tried Food Should Taste Good Chips? Well, if you haven't or even if you have, here is your chance to get a FREE bag of chips. Just go on over to their Facebook page and "like" them, then you will have access to put your info in, and then have a FREE bag of chips (coupon) on their way, via snail mail.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

Today

has been a very busy day AGAIN. I get to go be with my daughter at her school again today. So, I will be in and out today, but will "try" to post some good deals later.

Thanks!

Cheryl