How to Save Money with Coupons - Part 2
Before I go on with the how's of saving money, I'd like to address the very important "why" of saving money. If you will, please allow me some liberty as I re-write on of my favorite passages of scripture, 1 Corinthians 13.1-3. If I speak in the tongues of coupons and of sales, but have not love, I am only a squeaky cart or a clanging cash register. If I have the gift of savings and can fathom all FLIPs and all sales ads, and if I have a stockpile the size of a mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my stash to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. You see, it does us me no

Giveaway: Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters
You might have seen these at your store recently and wondered if they were any good. You might have also thought, gee, those are kind of expensive. Well, let me tell you, they are very good if you are looking for a crunchy snack, but they don't have to be expensive. Especially when you can win some for free right here! (Plus there is a $1 printable coupon available online). You could win the same gift set I was sent (see picture below) just by following the instructions below. Included in the gift set are 1 full size sample of each of 4 flavors, 1 pair of binoculars, 1 stainless steel water bottle, 1 super co

Do you feel lonely?
It seems I've really been confronted lately how lonely it can feel to be a SAHM and with how hard it is to develop deep, meaningful friendships as an adult. There aren't many places to meet other people if you are a SAHM. After all, work outside of the home is the primary time consumer of most adults. So while the rest of the world has a built in place to make friends, SAHMs spend most of their time with the knee-high to a grass-hopper set. And while our children can be joyful and entertaining, they aren't yet able to discuss the most recent elections, the pastor's Sunday sermon, or what is happening in the neighborhood in the same way as a fellow adult can. Person

Yoplait Giveaway Winner
I completely blanked that I had a giveaway back in the beginning of September (might have something to do with the birth of Mary about that time!). So, tonight, I asked Random.org to find a winner for me: True Random Number Generator  Min: Max:   Result:

My Mom's Scrapbook - Part 13
We are now at the end of my journey through the scrapbook my mom made for me as a bridal shower gift some 11 1/2 years ago.  Here are the last two pages from my wonderful book and they are all about my husband, Bruce.