It's just going to be one of those days.........

I had to go to the doctor today, so they could take an xray of my foot and let me know if it's healing properly. Of course, I knew the answer before they even did all of that.. No, the bones have not healed, I'm back to no weight on it at all, they are trying to get me a wheelchair, I need to have a bone stimulator and this will all be going on for the next six weeks! I also will be going to Las Vegas in 4 weeks with my wonderful husband and the kids will be staying home with family. After these next six weeks, if the bones have not healed enough, I will probably be looking at surgery! So, now for the good news of the day.....

I have a wonderful husband, 3 fabulous children, 3 great step children and an oh so cute and handsome step grandson!  Life doesn't get much better than that!  I am trying to stay on the positive side of things and not worry about what I cannot change. Besides, as I said, I'm going to Vegas.

On another note, I ran into Hannaford this morning and stocked up on some meat and some beans, so I can get to making some meals ahead. I want to go to Price Chopper in the next couple of days to stock up on some of their sales (they have 3 pound bags of apples this week for only $1.00). I have some yummy new recipes that I found and would SOOO love to try!

Guess I'll go back to doing what I should right now (dishes, relaxing and maybe a load of laundry) then get the kids off of the bus and snuggle with them a little and then make dinner.  So much for staying off of my feet!

Triumphant Tuesday

I feel as if I conquered the world today! I woke up, made glittersticks for a teacher, got 3 kids off to school, came home and made more glittersticks, did dishes, laundry and cleaned the shower.  The reason I feel as if I conquered the world is because my shower has not been cleaned since I broke my foot 8 weeks ago. I guess no one else feels that it is necessary to do any cleaning. I, on the other hand, like things really clean and in their place. I think it's from the RA and fibromyalgia, so if I'm having a bad day, I know that I can go to a certain spot, without my glasses on, and find exactly what I'm looking for by touch. I know, probably too much info! (but that's my life)   :)

I have many things to do and I am famous for making lists, but I have also been learning that I need breaks during the day and even with so much to do, it is VERY important for me to take them. It makes life much better when everyone gets home later in the day to have a happy, relaxed mom. Then, of course, the stress returns when I'm helping with homework, getting everyone ready for sports that night and getting dinner onto the table. (we won't even talk about whether or not everyone will eat that meal....)

I have had so many ideas going through my head, as to what direction I want this blog to take and since it's been up for a year and I haven't concentrated on it as much as I would like, I have decided that I need to do this for me. The blog may take some time to find it's way, but I know that I will enjoy every minute of it! I enjoy reading other peoples blogs and making new friends along the way. I feel that life is important and even more important is learning something new everyday. We all need assistance with that and meeting new people and sharing ideas is one step toward making that happen.

I can't wait to see how all of this turns out and can't wait to finalize some of the things that have been going through my head. It should be a lot of fun and I hope you're all ready to join me on that fun.

Until tomorrow.........

JCPENNEY $10 off $10 code plus free shipping on shoes today only!

I was browsing thru all the blogs I follow and I noticed a link on moneysavingmom.com that gave the above info for jcpenney's. I just ordered my daughter a pair of sandals for a whopping $2.05!!! Just what I needed to make my day!

I also ordered a few Christmas gifts online earlier today. Since I'm confined mainly to my chair, I decided I better make good use of my time. You never know when I'll be able to sit down and do nothing for awhile again!

There seems to be a lot of good sales starting for the back to school season and I'm hoping that we'll all be able to take advantage of them.

I just finished reading a book today, The USA Today's The Busy Family's Guide to Money. It was really good and had some very helpful ideas of where to put your money, what you need to use your money for, finding out how much you need for certqain things, how much you should have in good debt at the most, etc... The only thing I wish it had more of is ideas on how to cut expenses and how to earn extra money on the side. I am looking for ways to increase our income without taking time away from my family. My family definitely comes first and that will always be the case. I couldn't tell you how many jobs I left in the past, because they were not family friendly at all.

The end of July and hoping that August will be a little better!!

Well, I was on a roll with getting this blog up and running, but while visiting family and vacationing in VT, I managed to break my left foot. Three broken bones in multiple places and the only good thing that came out of it, is that my husband felt sorry for me and bought me a laptop. So, now I can get back to trying to set up this blog!

It is reported that Target has had many of their toys on clearance and you may want to head over there quick, before they are all gone. (Remember, you won't have to worry about me getting their first and clearing it all out).

Price Chopper had triple coupons in the newspaper this past week and they expire today, so head on out and use them up!

Hannaford has a the scratch off game pieces and they will continue to give them out until the end of August. My husband went to the store for me the other day, and brought a game piece home for me, but as my luck went, I didn't win anything.

If you head on over to www.smartbalance.com you can score a $2.00 coupon off a half gallon of milk. A couple of weeks ago I was able to score a half gallon of milk for $0.66.

What a Week!!!!!!

I can't believe the week I had! I had all of these grand plans of things to do on and offline and my computer crashed! We finally finished our boys' room and now we are working on our daughter's room. We started the painting today and we will finish it tomorrow and then put up her loft bed and put her new desk together. Today was the shopping day for new curtains and a couple of new floor pillows and she talked me into an ottoman. Not the cheapest shopping experience but definitely a memorable one and it's not like we do this redecorating thing all of the time.

I'll be back to doing the shopping for deals things tomorrow, as well as the see what we have in the house to use as something else that we need and just try to keep up with my goal as reducing, reusing and recycling. As the days, weeks, months go on, this concept seems to get even more important to me. I guess it has something to do with going back to the basic times and listening to my grandmother telling me stories about when she was growing up. It was a good time, except for the great deprssion, but they learned a lot from that time period. I want to teach my kids to respect everyone and everything and to live well within their means. They need to learn how to save up for things and only buy them when they have the money and when they REALLY NEED them. I wish I had been taught that a little more.... But, you learn as you go and you can't go back in time to change anything. You can just change the way you think about certain things and THAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT!!!

Staples is starting their big back to school shopping deals tomorrow and Target has started putting their school supplies out.

Target also has a lot of clearance in the toy department, but not sure how much it is marked down, because I wasn't able to look while I was out shopping today.

I'll keep you all posted as I get into this more and more this week.

Friday, July 2, 2010

There are quite a few deals out there this weekend, if you want to take the time away from the holiday weekend to go out and get them. Myself, I think I will just plan on hanging out with my family. We're going to Massachussetts for the day and then to the beach at Lake George for a day. The other day we will just hang out at home and relax.

For those of you who enjoy the deals, here are a couple to get you through tomorrow:

Target has started marking down their stuff for clearance. When I was there earlier this week, it was just at 30%, so unless you really love something, you might want to wait.

Hannaford has Edy's ice cream for $1.99 and Klondike bars for $2.00. There is a limit of 4 each, but who says you can't go back into the store or have your children go thru the line with their "own" money. If you check Hannaford's new website, you can print some great coupons of it. I've managed some great deals the last few weeks!

Price Chopper has a few good deals this week, which will be even better with coupons. They also had 3 double coupons in their ad last weekend, which are good through tomorrow. You can also find coupons on their facebook page and the coupons are awesome!! :) They have Ball Park meat franks buy 1 get 2 free and there should be a coupon out there for $1.00 off of 2. They have quite a few items that will get you double points for cents off gas at participating Sunoco stations. And don't forget that if you need any gift cards that you can't get for free through different freebie sites, purchase them through Price Chopper and they amounts count towards your cents off for gas!

Freihofer outlets are having a great sale tomorrow as well!! If you live by one, they are having breads at $0.79 and cake items at $0.99. These are while supplies last, so you might want to get there early.....

Old Navy has a coupon out there for flip flops for tomorrow. You can get up to 5 pairs for only $1.00 each.

It has been reported that some CVS stores have Pampers swaddlers on clearance for $2.99 and there is an extra buck printing for $1.00.

If you are looking for free samples, go to the sample section at walmart.com. They have secret clinical deodorant, purina dog or cat food, and prilosec.

I hope that you all enjoy your holiday weekend with your families and friends and I'll see you next week with more deals.

If any of you have anything that you would like to add, please let me know. I am always looking for ways to get more deals out there for everyone. Also, I will be listing a few things that are free or cheap to do this summer with the kids and your family. Look for these next week.

I was just able to request my home made simple coupon book again, so the site must have been reset.

I shouldn't be so excited , but I love coupons!! I was in CVS the other day and they just added one of the price check/coupon kiosks to my store. I was so happy! :) I saved so much with my coupons and extra bucks and I have almost $16 in extra bucks to use on a future purchase.

I haven't finished my shopping for the week yet. Sometimes I get a little lazy and don't get to the store right away and sometimes not at all for the week. I always remember that there will always be another sale and I have enough of just about everything stockpiled to get us thru yet another week. It might not be exactly what the family wants to eat, but it's food.

Last week in Target I was happy to see the kids crest toothpaste was marked down to $1.54 and target had put out a coupon for $1 off that I received in the mail. If I had a coupon from the inserts I would have made out even better but I didn't think that $0.54 was that made for a tube of toothpaste!