My Dream Door

I've been wanting a red door for as long as I can remember, and I finally decided to paint mine.

Here's a picture of my front door before it's transformation, I think I'll call it walnut brown.

 The door is fiberglass and it was distressed from years of wear and tear. I couldn't wait to paint this door and give it a new life.

Here she is my finished product, it took two days but I love it. Just a few more touch ups and I'll be finished.

I just went to Lowes and bought a quart size pre-mixed cranberry red door paint. It was the perfect color and I didn't have to get swatches or samples.

I finished the look with a new door mat from Marshalls for just $7.00 bucks. The Hostas were free, I just dug them up from my back yard and put them in some pots I already had. Only thing left to do now, is paint the black iron hand rails.

Extreme Couponing

There's a new show on TLC called Extreme Couponing, I was really looking forward to watching it however it was kind of a disappointment. These people are too extreme, they are dumpster diving, stealing off people's steps, and buying unnecessary items just because it's on sale. One woman has bought cat food and has no cat! Another woman buys diapers for a baby she doesn't have and another bought about 100 candy bars. Who needs 100 candy bars? Anyway I did happen to see The Krazy Koupon Lady on The Nate Show and learned a lot by going to her website. I found out things like: I can use 2 coupons on buy one get one free sales, and that I can use both a manufacture coupon and a store coupon for one item.  And I didn't even know that Target had online coupons and that each week they have promotions that let you can earn $5.00 gift cards. I've been going to different sites to find out what on sale and how people are getting things for almost free or free by combining coupons with sales. I've been going to websites for products that I like and getting free coupons. Thankfully, my mom has two jobs and one of them is at a newspaper distribution center so a couple weeks out of the month, she sends me free coupons that are left over. I even bought a baseball card holder, to keep my coupons in but I don't think it's wise to buy so much that I clean the shelves or spend money to save money. I only buy what I know I am going to use and so far I like it. I been able to get toothpaste for either free or .49 cents each, I haven't paid full price for soap, shampoo, conditioner, dish soap, razor's, detergent and lotions. I've also been able to save between $10 and $20 each time I go to the grocery store. Oh yeah! I learning how to play this game and I am using my saving for other things.

I'd hate to be behind these people at the checkout.






On a recent trip to Rite Aid I found this shampoo and conditioner on sale for 2.49 each and I had 2-2 dollar coupons so I got these for just .49 each and the trail mix was on sale for $1.00 each.

On another trip to Target they had a special on these Venus razors for $9.89 each and if you bought 2 they gave you a $5 gift card. To my surprise they were on sale at my Target for $7.89 each and I had 2-$5.00 coupons which means I paid $2.89 each and after my $5.00 gift card I ended up paying .78 cents for both. The soup was on sale for .60 cents each I had a buy 3 save $1.00 coupon. The shampoo was on clearance, I used both a Target coupon and a manufactures coupon and paid around $1.50 for both and the chips were also on sale and I had a Target coupon. That was a great trip and I couldn't believe how little I spent that day. I'm hooked, now if only we had a grocery store that doubled coupons in this town I'd be all set.

It's Someone's Birthday!

Brody's birthday was this week, I can't believe how fast time flies. My little munchkin just turned 5, it's seems like yesterday he was turning 4. This year I bought mini Krispy Kreme doughnuts for his pre-school class, they were a big hit. The kids all sang Happy Birthday and he loved being the center of attention.

The little girl shoving a doughnut in her mouth is Brody's pre-school girlfriend. She is so cute and tiny, but oh boy can she put away some food {Yikes!}.

A funny face before we head out the door to his party at Chucky E Cheese

His party at Chucky E Cheese was my idea, I really didn't want to go through a big expense and clean up at my house. The other kids loved it, however the birthday boy was more interested in playing with his cake toppers. Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, I went through all the trouble of getting pizza, cake, drinks, and tokens for everyone and my son would rather play with the free cake toppers.
Here he is explaining his toys to our friend Crystal. I really hate that he's started pointing with his middle finger. When is going to stop doing that?

At least he did stop playing long enough to dance, and sing.

Keeping a close eye on Luke and Darth Vader.

This is so cute, they put him inside a capsule where tickets fly around and depending on how many you catch you earn points. Good thing that let him wear his crown because when it was over, he only had 1 ticket in his hand. Luckily, his crown was full of tickets and he wasn't so upset.

Even though it was time to open presents and he got some really great ones, he kept those cake toppers close. It's so funny to me, that he gets fixated on the simplest toys. I take him with me to yard sales because any little toy for a nickel will make him happy. I wish that worked for bigger kids.