Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Updates on me! Plus a giveaway!


Slowly but surely I am getting back into blogging. I mean how can I not with the holidays fast approaching! I wanted to give all of you some updates since I last posted anything about me.
  • My husband and I are doing a lot better. He is working during the week now so I don't get to see him as much. Our marriage is growing stronger and we have learned we need 'Our' time as much as we need family time.

  • We have made plans to move this spring (probably around April or May) so that we will be under one roof again. Because of this I am trying to stretch pennies even further now.
 
  • I have started school. I had posted before that I dropped out of high school two months before graduating. I would have graduated with honors and in the top 10% of my class. Well TEN years later, yes ten, I will finally be graduating high school! No this will not be a GED or a home high school program. They have an adult high school program in my area and I'm actually going to graduate in June!
 
  • I am now 19 weeks and 2 days pregnant! We find out next Tuesday, what we are having. I am hoping for a girl as this will be our last biological child. This got me thinking...... Keep reading for an exciting offer!

  • This blog started off as a savings blog and then turned into a giveaway blog. I will be shifting back to a savings/personal blog. That is not to say there will not be giveaways, because there will. (Look for an exciting one next week just in time to order Christmas Cards!) What I am saying is it will be more savings and personal then giveaways. This is to both keep true to me but also that that I have more time for my family and other obligations. Believe it or not, it is nice to get the items to review but to run a review and giveaway is a lot of work!

  • Now on to my idea!!! I am posting a giveaway on Facebook right now. This giveaway will run from now till Monday at midnight! It's going to be so simple with only one way to enter! Head on over there now and enter, you won't be disappointed!
Jess

Our Halloween and a Recipe!


This year for Halloween we decided to take the boys to a bunch of different Fall Festivals at churches. They had such a blast! 

 Now what to do with all the left over candy?!?!

Snickers Bar Salad
Ingredients:
  • 6 fun-sized Snickers Bars, cut up into bite-sized pieces (more if a bad week or PMS are involved…)
  • Granny Smith Apples, diced
  • 1 5-oz package Vanilla Pudding mix
  • 1 8-oz package Cool Whip
  • 1 cup Milk
Directions:
In a bowl, mix pudding mix and milk. Fold in Cool Whip. Mix in apples and Snickers Bars. Cool and enjoy.

Jess

Hot Movie Ticket deal... In time for Harry Potter!


There is a HOT Groupon movie tickets deal today! You can get 6 Movie Tickets for just $30 ($60 value) thru WeeklyCinema!! WeeklyCinema partners with Fandango which means their tickets are valid at lots of cinema screens nationwide!
Here is the fine print: Limit 1 per person. Must redeem Groupon at WeeklyCinema.com by 12/11/10. Tickets must be redeemed via Fandango within 90 days of Groupon redemption. Can be used in one visit or multiple visits; can be used for any regular movie up to $10 (not including IMAX and 3-D flicks).
Are you ready to get in on this deal?
*Go here and login or sign up for a Groupon Account (if you haven’t already)
*Under “Visit More Cities” (top of site) find Seattle
*Click on it (since this is an online offer, it doesn’t matter that you don’t live in the area)
* Click on the Online Deal in the right sidebar
*Click on “Buy” and complete your order
*Online Vouchers will show up in your account under “My Stuff” and then “My Groupons”

Here is how to redeem your tickets: Go to Weekly Cinema, click on the link  “Did you buy a 6-pack on a deal site?”, enter your unique voucher code, now your tickets will be saved on Weekly Cinema until you’d like to redeem them.

(Thanks Hip 2 Save)
Jess

Just Dance 2 ONLY $10!


The Today Show is hosting a page full of killer deals! You can score Just Dance 2 for only $10! Just go here and make sure you use the coupon code TODAYDANCE.

Want to see the other deals? Then head on over to the Today Show and see if you can get some Christmas shopping done today!
Jess

Great Sale at Kohl's



Today through Thursday Kohl’s is running a huge 50% off sale! I just ordered Caleb two music little tykes music toys and paid $20!  They also have their clearance items priced 80% off! Save even more with shipping 99¢ on every item.

Don't forget to go through Ebates
for double cash back! New members get $5.00 just for signing up!



Jess

Friday, October 29, 2010

Have You Started Thinking Christmas Cards?

I have started thinking about Christmas Cards recently. We always go to Portrait Innovations for our Christmas pictures and since we own the copyright we then order Christmas Cards. Last year I bought a few early (so I had my mother in law take a few pictures for us)  from Shutterfly to check out the quality and I was so surprised! I wanted to show you the card I ordered last year.

Here was the front of the card!

Here was the inside of the card with the photos on the top of the card!

The quality was much better then I had ever given out before. Shutterfly's Christmas Card selection is so vast with over 700 cards to choose form they have something for everyone. They have a selection of religious Christmas Cards to fit you as well. I love this one!


This particular card is one of their photo card and the price right now is an astonishing .30! You can not beat that!! Shutterfly is also offering up a great sale until November 3rd where you can save 25% on any orders over 50 cards. So for 50 photo cards you would only pay $11.25 plus shipping, yes and you get them shipped to your door! I have to say that is a great savings!!

I have to show you one more card I think is as cute as can be! 
How cute is this? I would love to have you share with me your favorite card design. Just post a comment telling me what you will/would choose.

I will be receiving 50 cards for this post. All thoughts and opinions are mine and mine alone.
Jess

Custom Warm Fleece Blankets $12.99/each shipped


Picture the scene. It’s a quiet night in and you have date with some DVDs. The windows are opened and chilled blustery gust of wind comes rushing into the house. What you need is thick blanket to wrap you up and keep you warm inside. That’s wear today’s blankets deal will come very handy.

Personalize your own blankets with happy memories of photos to make it even warmer than it should. Use the coupon below for a special wintery offer with prices starting from just $12.99/each for both mini blankets, $24.99 for medium-sized and the grand extra large version on sale at $32.99. All prices include free shipping!


Coupon Code: WARMBLKTS
Expiry Date: 11/15/2010

Great Christmas gift ideas for kids and elderly.
http://www.artscow.com/design-templates/blankets 




Jess
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