Barnes & Noble Coupon

Wow! More Barnes & Noble Coupons! Go here to print 3 great coupons!

JCPenney Coupon

Go here for a $10 0ff $50 coupon at JCPenney! Its good December 7 - January 17! That will be good for some of those after Christmas sales! Enjoy!

Papa Murphy's Pizza!!!

GRAND OPENING FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009

Did you know we're getting a Papa Murphy's? Yep, on St James next to the new Dunkin Donuts. My little sister lives in MN talks about this pizza place all the time. Its a take and bake pizza that her family loves! I am excited to try it and will look forward to our grand opening!

What is Papa Murphy's?

Handmade fresh.Choose your favorite Papa Murphy's pizza or create your own custom pizza get exactly what you want. Then we'll make your pizza fresh right before your eyes with the finest ingredients.

Home baked great.You take your pizza home and bake it in your oven whenever you are ready. Every Take 'N' Bake pizza from Papa Murphy's is always served piping hot and delicious. It doesn't get any easier!

Now are you excited to try some? I know we are looking forward to trying a slice of the 5lb stuffed Chicago Style Pizza! Yummy!!!

If you already have a Papa Murphy's then you'll want to take advantage of these coupons found here and here. Enjoy! I would love to hear what you think of Papa Murphy's pizza.

AC Moore

Go here for a 50% off Coupon! Got to love those!!!

Barnes and Noble Coupon

I have a niece that is asking for books for Christmas so this coupon for 25% off at Barnes and Noble is going to come in really handy this week! Hope its useful for you too! Print here

Party City

When its party time I love to decorate down to the smallest detail. Sometimes I can find that unique item at Party City that is the topper of my decorating. If you're planning a party then start your plans at Party City. Go here for a $10 off $30 coupon and maybe you too will find that treasure your party needs!

A Christmas Zhu Zhu Blessing!!!

Do you ever find yourself asking "why" when it comes to decisions God makes for us? This week has been full of those for me and I had to realize I don't need to know the answer to that question, I just need to continue to trust in Him. Today I know one of those whys. I am one of those Mommy's that would have a large family had God chosen to give us a house full, but he chose to give us two precious boys. We always wanted more, but since that has not been in God's plan we just enjoy spoiling other little ones, especially little girls. Today I had to laugh because I think God knew just what he was doing when it came to no girls in our house. I think she would be the most spoiled little girl in South Carolina. Not so much by Mark and I (although I am sure we would add our part) but by our boys. This year we are so excited because my sister and her family are coming for Christmas! They live in MN and like all of us have had some trials come this year and financially things have been tough. They had a meeting with the kids and said, "Would you like to go to SC for Christmas with no gifts or would you like to stay home for Christmas and get gifts?" All the kids chose GO TO SC!!! When we told the boys this they were excited that they were coming but sad that they would get no gifts. They both asked if we could take part of their Christmas money to get gifts for their cousins. God has blessed us this winter with a few extra jobs so that wish came true. We called the kids and asked what they wanted for Christmas and it has been fun watching the kids shop for others. When our boys found out their little cousin Taylor wanted a Zhu Zhu for Christmas an all out hunt began (that was after we found out what a Zhu Zhu was!) We found out CVS was going to get a shipment so for weeks we stopped at every CVS from here to Florida even in Indiana looking for a little hamster! We must have stopped 50-75 times, made multiple phone calls and was on every list in town! Then the disappointment came when CVS told us they would not be getting anymore until after Christmas.
Last night we found out if you had a reward card with Toys R Us you could get a Zhu Zhu if you were one of the first 50 people in line! When I told Kyle (our oldest) he was insistent that we get up at 5AM and head to Toys R Us to get a little girl a little hamster! He said, "Mom, I have always wanted to do this and Taylor really needs this to make it a great Christmas for her!" So, this morning before the sun was even up we were off to Toys R Us!!! When we got in the car the boys both wanted to pray and Caleb said, "Lord, please help us get just one!" It was a precious moment and at that point I realized why God gave us boys. This was not about them, this was about them doing for others and they learned the lesson how it is more blessed to give then receive.

God heard Caleb's little prayer and answered it and then blessed us with much more!

God gave us a little pet....

the car that we really wanted and....

what the boys said she needed a blanket and a carry bag!

After getting home Kyle said, "Mom, I can honestly say this was the best morning of my life and I can't wait to see Taylor on Christmas morning!

Its going to be a Merry Christmas for a precious little girl!

We love you Taylor!!!

Its Coupon Day!

Last night I had a wonderful time hanging out with a few friends. We had a great time just doing some Christmas shopping and enjoying being girls! We laughed about coupons and one friend hit a deal of the day which I will share with you soon. There are some great deals to be found and if you match those deals with coupons then you will find a great deal of the day too! Here are a few coupons that you may like to use this week. Happy Shopping!!!

Old Navy

Build-A-Bear

Stein Mart

Best Buy

Jo Ann Fabric & Crafts

Office Depot 20% Off one item

Office Depot $10 off $40

Avenue - FREE gift with purchase!

Dress Barn

Kmart - $5 off $50

AC Moore - Don't Miss This One!

Hallmark - $5 of $5!!! - Make sure to click on the print coupon tab

Save A Lot - $5 off $20 must sign up for email

Bath & Body Works - Free item with $10 purchase up to $13 value!

Michaels Coupon

I'm so excited that I am almost finished with my Christmas shopping. I am always on the look out for another deal so here is another 40% off coupon from Michaels. I am going to look to see if I can get a strand of beads with mine to make a special little girl a neckless. Hope it helps you find a good deal too!

Oh, Christmas STAR!

Every year about this time I like to go on a date with our boys. They write out a Christmas gift list of items they would like to purchase for family and friends, work in a budget, then we are off on a fun date just the two of us. I love it because its one on one time and I always find a treasure in them that I never knew before. This past week was my date night with Caleb our youngest. Caleb is all about the holidays! Its not just Christmas but its every holiday, birthday, he will even make up holidays just to have fun! This year he is especially enjoying the holiday season. As we were working on his list we turned the aisle and there in front of us was a wall of Christmas tree toppers. Now, keep in mind I looked for about 12 years for the perfect tree topper for our snowman tree and when I found a fluffy snowman head tree topper I knew I found the perfect topper! I tried the star, the bow, the angel but nothing was more fitting then the adorable snowman head.

Our Caleb had other plans for our tree topper! When he was 3 he carried the large tree box to me in the living room and pointed out to me that there should not be a bow on the top of the tree because the photo on the box did not have a bow! Then the next year he told me the Angel should not be on the tree she looked scared on top! When I found the snowman head he just laughed and said, "That's not a real tree!" So this year as we were shopping together he saw the perfect tree topper, a STAR!!! When he saw the wall of stars he said, "Now, this is what I am talking about!" We need a STAR for our tree!!! At that moment I had to decide, am I going to put my foot down and say, "We already have the perfect tree topper!" or am I going to enjoy this moment with him and cherish this time and let him find the perfect topper for our tree. Well, we purchased the "perfect" tree topper and he was so excited that we found the perfect topper!

Kyle got into the spirit too and enjoyed helping decorate the tree! He added a Christmas hook to my slipper and added that to the tree!!!


My snowman head has been demoted! He is now a decoration on the tree and has a brother and sister added to the mix to balance him out.

So, a new tradition arrived in the Littleton home this year, and I'm sure when Caleb is married and gone, I will still cherish this little star and I have a feeling my "perfect" tree topper is now a small little silver star on top of a cute snowman tree.