This morning I was able to buy: 2 more Cascade gels (for $1.91) 3 packs of wooden pencils3 packs of mechanical pencils3 packs of Bic pens1 folder (for $0.14) 6 children’s books(Witch of Blackbird Pond,a pirate book, The ShakespeareStealer, Island of the Blue Dolphin,and 2 Little Bear Books) (gift card. Free.) and one Frappuccino (gift … [Read more…]
It’s been awhile since I’ve shown a success story, so here is mine for this evening: 2 Cascade gels 2 Dawn dish soaps 1 pack of Little Swimmers 1 pack Duracell AA batteries 1 Gillette Proglide razor 2 Covergirl mascaras 2 Covergirl eyeshadows (not shown: Free Dove candy bar that I ate on the way … [Read more…]
That’s the goal, people… it’s the goal. All that planning last night paid off. I was able to take two of my kids with me (Reilly and Christopher) for a day o’ shopping. Ten stores and 4+ hours later, Reilly said, “Mom, I’m never, ever going to ask what’s taking you so long at the … [Read more…]
It’s been a busy day! I won’t bore you with the details, but I will say that, inspired by this video The Wanna Be and I decided we were going to give exercising en masse a shot. If the nuns can take the kids in their care on a four-mile run every day, we can … [Read more…]
Again, merely of the “grocery store” kind… Behold the purchases for this evening (and the yummy loaves of bread I baked earlier today. Yeah!): 2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios2 bags of plastic Easter eggs2 bags of Easter grass5 packages of Mentos gum Total out of pocket expenses for me: $0.42!
Remember this post? I know you’ve all been eagerly anticipating the final result, so here it is: I’m sticking with the binder. I gave the accordion-file system the old “college try,” but ultimately it had too many drawbacks for me. — The box was too big, so it was bulky to carry around.— If I … [Read more…]
Ah, the planning is done for this evening — done, done, done! All the kids’ assignments for the week are safely tucked into their binders, awaiting their eager little faces in the morning. And speaking of binders… My friend Malia has gotten into this coupon thing with me, and tossed off a little email to … [Read more…]