he hearts NASCAR

Backstory… my husband likes NASCAR… somehow it developed while we were in grad school. I thought it was just a phase. So far it’s a pretty long and serious phase. Sometimes I’m okay with that, sometimes not… BUT he is super excited about sitting back in the recliner with the baby napping on his chest [...]

reality check

So the other day I posted about the sauna in our pantry from the broken steam pipe… partly I thought it was funny and partly I was whining… I admit it, I whine sometimes. 
But then last night we were walking back from ice cream (my treat for putting up with the “pssss” sound all day) [...]

thank you super coupon mom

This is the best thing ever… a spreadsheet to keep track of and figure out CVS ecb deals. I LOVE this! Check it out here and while you’re there be sure to leave a comment to thank Jen!
http://jenfit.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-contribution-to-my-fellow-cvsers.html

wow…

That’s all I’ve got to say. Rocks in my Dryer is hosting a giveaway for 20 boxed sets of 17 CDs EACH! Can you say it with me…. WOW! If you’re interested in the boxed set check out some demos at http://www.wowonline.com/. As for me, I’m holding out to be one of the 20 lucky [...]

frugal fridays- girls weekend

I remember in college I had a friend who had an older sister or aunt or someone who once a year had a “girls week” with her college friends. They had been to Lake Tahoe and the beach and all sorts of fantastic places. I remember thinking how wonderful and luxurious that sounded and how [...]

brrrrr… we have a freezer!

Wow! I am super excited! We are the elated owners of a new freezer! I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be so excited about an appliance, but this is real thrill, let me tell you! 
Let me introduce you to our new addition, it’s a Kenmore, 14.1 cu. ft., upright… it’s beautiful. We were [...]