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Monday, March 15, 2010

3-15-10

I got a phone call today from The Bag.
The lady tried to tell me because I receive
The Columbus Dispatch I do not get coupons in
my bag because the same ones are in the newspaper.
No matter how I tried to tell her they were not the
same coupons she kept saying they were.
So I guess I'll just have hubby check
the ones where he works and bring them home to me.

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Stopped in the Thrift Store today.

Found a bunch of patterns for the boys
and myself. They had .90 cents a bag of
patterns. I ended up with about 36 patterns
total which averaged out to be .25 cents each.
These are recent patterns also, not outdated!

Patterns to buy somewhere like JoAnns is not cheap
so I ran with this deal.

I also found Tony a Jeff Gordon reversible comforter.
It was $4.99.
I plan to put this back for Christmas.







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Today I picked up some paint sample chips from
Lowes and Sherwin Williams to try and decide
on a yellowish color for the walls.
Never try to buy paint without seeing first
what it looks like under your homes lighting.
It can appear very different than what you
see in the store.

I would like to do away with blinds in the living
& dining room as they accumulate dust and are too hard to
clean. Also they don't sell the size we need
in the stores without special ordering them.

I have come up with 2 options for a window treatment
for a bay and regular window and am not sure
which one to go with. Maybe go with the top
photo to do the 3 panel bay window
and the other one with the regular window.




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I'm sure everyone has heard of Build A Bear.
I have heard from others it can cost $40 to $50
if not more to make one of these animals!
AHHH I ain't paying that much for a stuffed animal!!!

Jonathan must have seen a commercial on tv for
the Build A Bear and now wants one because his
friend has one. Well I've got news for him,
we ain't getting one of those specialty stuffed animals!!

I told him if he wants to build his own bear we'll be
going to the thrift store to pick out a stuffed animal
then head over the the baby section and pick out some
clothes for it. Wallah Sherry's Build A Bear for
a fraction of the cost!!

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My name is Sherry, 39yrs old, from Columbus, Ohio. I am married, a SAHM, and have 3 children ages 9, 10 and 20. I have been frugal/thrifty all my life. I would like to share on this blog how we get by day to day on one income with a family of 5 with a dog and a cat. You will also hear about my everyday gripes about daily life and the cost of living. Hubby says my favorite saying is, "and that is another thing that pisses me off!"

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