It seems like our lives are so busy these days with a to-do list that's longer then my arm. I often have to stop and remind myself to slow down and enjoy the things around me. I'm always reminding myself its the little things that matter to my family. Yes, getting things accomplished is important but not at the expense of ignoring my family.
Our boys love to skateboard and they love for us to come outside and watch them. Since my husband is now working late each evening I've been making more of an effort to go out and do nothing but sit and watch and okay be a cheerleader for them.
This past evening our youngest (our daredevil) fell and hurt his leg. When we came in I said, "Why don't you get in the shower (which was followed my moaning and the wonderful words Mommmm) then those words of moaning ceased when I followed up with, "While you're in the shower, I'll make a batch of brownies!" Then it was "REALLY!! You're the best Mom ever (followed by a big hug)!!! Then all the shower blues vanished and life was happy again, the shower did have to wait until he cracked the eggs for me, since that;s his favorite part of cooking!
We work hard on communication with the boys and times like this encourages them talk and talk and talk. I often find out things that I did not know and hear about dreams and goals I did not know they were considering. Take time today to do something special with your children. You'll be surprised what you might learn. 
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Up first, two meat loaves......
next taco meat for taco salad and later taco soup......
then hamburgers with a few extra for lunch the next day......
then meat balls! My friend Tracey at Girls to Grow made meat balls last week and I remembered how delicious they looked. When my kids saw these it was their vote for dinner!
The stove received a good work out today! I also had enough to make two batches of ground beef for a pot of spaghetti and impossible cheeseburger pie. With in an hour and a half I had several meals made and placed in the freezer. Now on to the next task at hand...laundry! Hope you have a productive day!
Monday - BBQ Meatballs, Potato Salad, Carrots & Celery with Ranch & Orange Jello Salad
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This here is one of my favorite sites to find great local deals and all the latest coupons coming out in the Sunday paper. I hope it helps you find some great deals this week too.
Do you like getting free samples? I know my kids just love it when something fun comes in the mail. This week they received several goodies including a trail mix bar, cereal and a cup. The kids love going to the mail box and finding something special. I like getting the samples because there are often coupons with the free samples which are usually a high value. I like freefly's site which is found here. They come up with some great samples. 
My Mom and I are going out of town this weekend and we are looking forward to doing a little Christmas shopping. I was excited to find these coupons here and here for Jo-Ann Fabric. Can't wait to spend time with my Mom and use these coupons to save some money! Go here to find a Jo-Ann location and class schedule near you!
This week, Sally Hansen products are 40% off at Walgreens. Combine this with the month long RR deal for freebies with possible overage!
Recently I had someone ask me if I had any coupons to save on dry cleaning. That's one area that can blow a budget. We have tried the dry cleaning kits but they are still costly. My newest friend is our $1.75 cleaners located on Ladson Road. Talk about a savings and the staff is always friendly and helpful! They're located in the shopping center with Sears Grand. I hope you have one of these jewels in your area too! My friend let me know she saved $30 on 
If you are like me the one thing I hate spending money on it toilet paper! I am always on the lookout for a great deal! Today I found Food Loin has Quilted Northern 3 ply 6 pack (did you know they made a 3 ply? It was new to me!) for just $4.37 but its on a BOGO FREE sale so an even better deal!!! You can go here to view all their sale add for the week. Below are some coupons you may want to print for your trip to Food Lion.
Anyone who knows me, knows I love to find a good deal and I love to shop at our local thrift stores. This week I was on the hunt for a piece of luggage. Now that I am traveling more I needed a good piece that I could pull. I was looking for three qualities:To my surprise the first shop I went into had a beautiful gray Samsonite piece that fit all my qualifications then some! The best part, I only paid $2.69!!!! That made my day!
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This past weekend we went out of town to sell our linen at a festival and on the way there I realized I forgot a book to read. Knowing I would be the one at the festival all day I wanted to have something to read. On our way we passed a Goodwill so we stopped in and to my surprise Kyle found three books for just .49 cents each and I found one for $.99! My book was retailed for $12.95 and Kyles were $8.99 each. All four books were practically new with the binging still in tack. To purchase the books new it would have cost almost $50 but we walked out paying just $2.46! I also love going to the Goodwill Auction found here . Its a fun site to watch, you never know what you're going to find!
This is going to be another busy week because I am going out of town again this weekend. We had a great time this past weekend working the Aynor Festival but it was nice coming back home. I enjoy the short weekend trips so much more then the long vacations. We enjoyed being together and loved that it was still warm enough to go swimming at the hotel. When we returned I wanted to get my weekly menu planned because knowing what a busy week we had coming up. This week on our menu is the following:
Go here to print a $10 Yankee Candle Coupon! I love Yankee Candle and can't wait to get this as a gift for someone on my Christmas list! Spend just $25 and save $10 makes for another great deal! 
My Mom is going to be so happy about this coupon! She loves going to Sally Beauty Supply! Go here to save $5 off a $25 purchase. 
He saw a show on the discovery channel and they made this 
Since its Kyles birthday the cheese had to be hot!
The burger was bigger then the bun!!
Just a hint if you decide to make these, poke a hole in the 
Michaels is having some great clearance sales right now. Go here to print your weekly coupon and save 40% off a regular priced item. Its a great time to find some fall decorations.
One Sale A Day added a new category called family and they have been having some good sales. Go here to view the daily sale! Maybe you will find a deal of the day! Hint, if you are into Wii, they often have items for under $5!!! Keep and eye open and if you see and item you like snag it quick because this stuff often goes fast!
This is a great game for any family! Its like a giant "Wheres Waldo Game." They love it!
Remember, this? After the game, Caleb came running in the kitchen to get his ribbon! He said it was the prize for Kyle winning the game! Kyle later said, I wondered why he was letting me win! Kyle had to ware it all day and did so with honor!
Up next...the birthday menu.....
He had so much fun making this card. He knew just what he wanted and worked hard drawing first with pencil then coloring it in.
Of course it had to have a skateboarder and a ramp! I mean what is a birthday with out a skateboard!!! 
Since this was the day before his birthday that we went shopping Caleb decided it would be fantastic if they had a pre-birthday party party! He found this Garfield movie for $3 and a package of cookies that "they never had before" for a whole $1.80 so for under $5 they had supplies for a pre-party party! 
Because Big Lots does not sell poster board we had to run into Dollar General just to get poster board and ended up finding a few more treasures! Caleb came to me and had all this in his hand and was so excited to find "birthday stuff!" He was almost jumping up and down when he found these items and could not believe he they had a 14 for the cake!!! 
This was the best gift he found and could not wait to give it to him! I thought he was just going to give it to him in the morning but nope, he had a special plan for this little $1 treasure!
Before we left on this little shopping trip he asked his brother what his favorite candy was. While at the store he found all Kyles favorites so of course we had to get all three because, "Mom, its Kyle's birthday!" Up next, the party....
