3-24-10

Not having much luck today.

Got the yellow wall paint and I think
it is too yellow. Can I take it back
to the store if I don't like it since
it's a tinted paint? I always see
marked down mistinted paints on the shelves.
I knew this was gonna happen to me that's
why I've been soooo stressed about picking
out a yellow paint. I always heard that
when you find a color you like to go
with the same color only a couple of shades
lighter than your original color. I
should've listened!!!


Then I get an email from the lady
who I won my curtain fabric from.
She had told me the other day she
could only ship this fabric in a box
and that's why it cost $10 and change.
It's 4 yards of medium weight fabric.
Today she writes to tell me she's sending
it via an envelope. So is this so called
envelope of fabric costing me $10 and some
is what I would like to know??? Well I am
about to see in the next couple of days
and will be pissed if it was much cheaper!!

Me and mom went and saw Bounty Hunter this morning.
It was pretty good. Not the best but pretty good.

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This has bugged me with people's spending habits.
Why is it every year people buy baskets, plastic
eggs and grass? What is wrong with ones from previous
years. I use the same Easter items year after year.
I don't feel the need to go out and buy new!
That's ridiculous to spend money like that!
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!

3-23-10

Don't have the money to give your old kitchen
a makeover with new cabinets and counters.
Here's a cheap makeover you could do yourself!

You can cover your old drab, painted cabinets
with contact paper.

You can also find granite contact paper to cover
up those unsightly counter tops just as long
as they aren't tile!

Cleans with soap and water and is
scratch and heat resistant up to 175 degrees

This is not the old fashioned contact paper
grandma used to line her shelves with.
There are so many styles and designs available
now the possibilities are endless as
to what you can do with it!







They even make stainless steel contact paper to use
on appliances!

3-22-10

I don't have much in the way to post
about sales or deals this week. I really
don't plan to do any grocery shopping this
week and need a break from it. I'm pretty
much whipped with everything I have going
on at the moment.

Currently we are selling 2 vehicles and
that alone is enough stress for me.
Weeding out idiots from Craigslist
is time consuming.

Then I am revamping, cleaning, weeding out,
and moving furniture around in 2 bedrooms.

And lastly still planning out the living room
and how to decorate it.
I think I have finally found a paint color called
Colonial Yellow. Still have to go around and
paint all the walls a white primer before
doing the yellow. I have not purchased the yellow
paint yet so I could very easily change my mind
about that.

I did settle upon a fabric for the curtains
that I will be purchasing off Ebay.

Then would like to somewhere find a Tuscany
picture to hang over the couch.

Calgon take me away!!! AHHHHH.

So here are all the colors I came up with.
Now to put it altogether with painting,
making curtains, and bringing home the sofa.

This is the only photo I could
find that has a Colonial Yellow paint.
It's an old railway depot with a brighter
red roof. So I know the red sofa would
go with that color, lol.


The red sofa


And finally the fabric for my curtains.


Would love to find Tuscan pictures
like the ones below. That would have
to be a splurge though because they are
high quality art prints of paintings by artist Art Fronckowiak
who recently died just last year, May 2009.

I just think with the Tuscan theme and the colors
I am using this would work perfectly
to combine the yellows, reds & reddish oranges
and greens. For both prints would cost $26.99
including shipping.


And these things I already have

leftover paint from doing Jonathan's room.
I want to paint the wall in the dining
room underneath the chair rail this color.



And lastly for now because my dining room is part of my
living room, I have these chair pads to match.

3-22-10

If ever you need a new battery for your vehicle you
might want to give Walmart a try! They take in cores
so be sure to bring your old battery with you or you
will be expected to pay an additional $9.00
extra on top of the price of a new battery.
Cores are turned in at the service counter
once you purchased your new battery.

Advance Automotive wanted $104.99
for a battery with 3 year warranty
and only 850 cold cranking amps.

Walmarts battery is $77.00
with 3 year warranty and
1,000 cold cranking amps.

If you live on Ohio with all the cold
weather during the Winter months
the more cranking amps the better!

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If anyone still has those $1.50 Oscar Mayer printable
coupons here's a deal for you!

This week at Walgreens they have Oscar Mayer Bacon
2 for $6.00
use two $1.50 coupons
then you get back $1.00 in register rewards.

So it's like getting 2 packages of bacon
for $2.00. ($1.00 each!)

Compare to:

Kroger has Oscar Mayer Bacon for $2.99
- $1.50 coupon
makes them $1.50 each

Meijers is most expensive at $3.64
-$1.50 is $2.14

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While I am not a big fan of "As Seen on TV"
products because I think they are junk that don't work,
I would like to recommend one item that does work
and has been soooo helpful!!

It's called Moving Men. They are little slider
discs you put under furniture to help you
move large heavy items across the floor. There has
been things that have been so heavy that I could
not move by myself before. It got so frustrating
because I am the only one home during the day
and couldn't move furniture around by myself.

Put under sofas, large entertainment stand WITH a TV,
large beds and so on. Works like a breeze!

Today I am using them to move beds around.
Combining the kids into one room and putting
bunk beds together.

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I have been asked where to find a cheap printer.
I found my HP printer at MicroCenter
for $35. Walmart also has the same printer
for $32 but good luck finding them in stock.
I am able to refill my ink cartridges with
this type of printer.

No matter how cheap it may sound, do not go
with an all in one printer! Those type of
printers do not allow you to refill the ink
cartridges!! Even though it is possible to refill
them, the computer chip in them will not register
as full and will not allow you to print until
you buy a new cartridge.

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Here's a little tip to get the most for your money
when stopping by a fast food joint or convenience
store. When purchasing a soft drink tell the cashier
you want little or no ice. You will get lots more
to drink if you do this! The other day at McDonalds
I got a soft drink and could not even get my straw
in the cup due to it being so full of ice!!! Due to
all that ice I was lucky to have even gotten a half cup
of pop.

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I have been in the mood to start my Spring cleaning.
Oh what a tedious task that is! It's not just
a matter of cleaning up and dusting. I clean top
to bottom wiping down anything and everything!
Then I try to go through everything and weed
out what we don't need. You have to be in your
right mind to do this let me tell ya. I have
been working my way up to this moment to
get psyched up for it. It's a lot of work for
one person to do. I could ask for help from the
family but feel I am better off doing it myself
so it gets done the right way and I don't have
to backtrack or figure out where something went.
Trying to be organized along the way.

Oh my gosh! I'm sitting here typing away when I
glanced out the window because I heard a loud car
exhaust. This poor conversion van! I would have
loved to of had a picture of it. All side windows
were MISSING and the curtains were flapping in
the breeze outside it! I thought he was gonna stop and
check out the Expedition for sale because he
did a complete turn around in the road. Scared me!!
I'm thinking if you can't afford windows for your van
or pissed someone off so bad they busted your windows
out then I definately don't want them stopping here!

Ok well I need to get back to sorting through
stuff and hauling trash out. What fun!
The less you have the less stuff will get
messed up is my theory. Ohhh this is gonna
take forever to do, ahhhhhh!

3-20-10

This morning I got up early and headed to Meijer
to get some of their one day sales.

12 cans Campbells Tomato Soup 3 for $1.00
12 cans $4.00

2 pounds of Strawberries @ $1.00 a pound

2 packages of Bacon $1.67 each

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I am STILL struggling to find a yellow paint color.
Stopped in Sears and grabbed a few samples
then headed over to Walmart. I checked their
mistinted marked down area and thought I found
a yellow paint I liked. But the more and more
I walked around the store with it in my cart
the more I didn't like the color and ended up
putting it back.

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We put the Expedition up for sale so for anyone
in the Columbus, Ohio area that might be interested
you can check it out HERE on Craigslist.
Hubby is one who likes to have a collection of cars.
It drives me crazy but I deal with it.
At the moment we have 6 vehicles, including a motorcycle.
And not including a car trailer taking up much
needed space.

Kelly Blue Book Value

Excellent Condition $8,000
Good Condition $7,600
Fair Condition $6,000 to a little over $7,000

I am asking $4,000. Why so cheap compared to Blue Book?
All I want is what I paid for it. I am still
at a loss of $1,000 on it for what work we put
into it!!! So this is a heck of a deal!!!

I would love to be able to park my vehicle
in the drive way and not have to park in the mud
out along the road so it needs to go!!

3-19-10

50% OFF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY SALE

PLUS PRINT THIS KHOL'S COUPON FOR AN ADDITIONAL
15% OFF THE 50% SALE FOR UP TO 65% OFF!!

INCLUDES

-selected Bras

-selected Sonoma Outdoor Furniture & Table Linens

-selected Quilts

-selected Candles and Reed Diffusers

-Fashion Jewelry, Gifts Sets & Rings

-Athletic Shoes

-Fashion Bottoms & Tops
boys, girls, toddlers, infants & newborns

-Solids Polos for Men

-Many Women's & Men's Clothes

-Olivia Totes

-Sunglasses

-Fashion Accessories

-The Color Institute Makeup Kits

-Bath & Body Spring Kit Sets

-Rugs, Doormats, Decorative Pillows & Slipcovers

-Easter Candles, Ceramics & Accessories

-Clocks & Ledges

-Bath Collections

-Shoes & Sandals for Women, Kids, Men

-Fleece Blankets

-Small Kitchen Appliances

-Memory Foam Pillows

-Bath Towels

-Luggage Sets

-Sheet Sets

-Table Linens

-Bath Towels


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MICHAEL'S MADNESS SALE

SUNDAY MARCH 21 4pm to 8pm

Go HERE to print out your 15% off
your entire purchase coupon(good Sunday only)

Also there is a printable coupon for
40% off any one regular priced item.
Good March 21-27

20% off Crayola

40% off all Baskets

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SHERRY'S BUILD A BEAR




Today I stopped in the thrift store.
I decided to find Jonathan a
bear with outfits for his Easter basket.

large bear .75 cents
baseball top .45 cents
baseball shorts .60 cents
socks .59 cents
undies .59 cents
tennis shoes .60 cents
2 onesies $1.20
jean shorts .50

TOTAL COST FOR BEAR
-WITH 3 OUTFITS
-SOCKS, UNDIES & SHOES
$5.28

Now compare to an actual Build A Bear...

1 bear $10.00
1 outfit $12.00
socks $2.00
tennis shoes $7.50
did not see underwear for a bear

TOTAL COST FOR A CHEAP BUILD A BEAR
-WITH 1 OUTFIT
-SOCKS & TENNIS SHOES (no undies)
$31.50


Now which one are you going to pay
for a child to play with one time
and let sit on the bed or in a closet???!!!

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HORMEL PRINTABLE COUPONS

register to be able to get coupons below

-SAVE $.75 on any one (1) pkg of HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon

-SAVE $2 on any one (1) HORMEL® Party Tray

-SAVE 50¢ on any two (2) HORMEL® Bacon Topping

-SAVE 55¢ on any two (2) HORMEL® Pepperoni packs

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I am still having a hard time choosing a paint
color for our living room, dining room and
hallway areas. While I am ready to go beyond
my comfort zone of typical wall colors
it scares me to pick one and it not be the color
I like. I have been to a couple stores and picked
out some paint chips. I don't like any of them
under the lighting in our home. I am looking
for a toned down yellow that is not too light,
too bright or too dark. I've looked at Valspar,
Sherwin Williams, Olympic and so on. So what do I
do to find the right color that will look good?
Maybe I could find an object with the color I like
and they could color match it. Even then those
colors don't come out right. I'm at a loss here
and would like to bring home my new sofa soon
but would like to have the living room and other
areas painted before doing so. AHHHHHH!!!

3-18-10

Stopped back in Kroger's today.
Yesterday I saw they had All liquid detergent
marked down to $3.00 so had to go back and
snatch a few up!

KROGER

3 ALL LIQUID DETERGENT 50 ounces
reg. $5.14 each x's 3 is $15.42
sale $3.00 each x's 3 is $9.00
I paid after coupon $1.00 each x's 3 is $3.00

2 bottles of Franks Red Hot Sauce
reg. $1.59 each
I paid FREE





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A little late in the week but I finally made
it to Walgreens and surprisingly everything
I went for was in stock!

WALGREENS

I spent $1.48 before tax
for $42.52 worth of items!!


2 Tylenol Simply Sleep
reg. $5.49 x's 2 is $10.98
I paid FREE

3 Dark Chocolate Reeses Cups Candy
reg. .89 cents x's 3 is $2.67
I paid FREE

5 pound bag of Gold Flour
reg. $2.79
I paid .75 cents

4 Ore Ida Easy Fries
reg. $1.29 x's 4 is $5.16
I paid .96 cents for all for or .24 cents each

2 Planters Trail Mix 6 ounces
reg. $2.69 x's 2 is $5.38
I paid FREE

2 bottles 90 count Ester C Tablets
reg. $10.99 each x's 2 is $21.98
I paid .99 cents for 2 or .49 cents each


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Hurry and print out this COUPON for KMART!!
It's on the top right side.

It's $10 off a $20 purchase.
Good March 5 to May 22.

Don't know how long this coupon will be available!

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MEIJER ONE DAY SALE

Saturday March 20th 6AM til Midnight

Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup
3 for .99 cents limit 12

Strawberries
1 pound container $1.00

Sargento Shredded or String Cheese
$2.00

Plumrose Sliced Bacon 16 ounces
$1.67

40 ounce package Meijer Skinless Chicken Breasts
$3.99

30 ounce Joy Dishsoap
.89 cents

Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Colgate Toothpaste & Toothbrush

Buy 1 Get 1 50% off
Playtex 30 count tampons
Limit 2

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DOLLAR GENERAL

Announcement on Dollar General's facebook said:

A special coupon will be delivered to our Facebook fans next Thursday 3/25. The offer will be for across the store savings on Sunday 3/28. Spread the word, share the savings and be sure to check back!"

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Here lately at Kroger's at the checkout
I've been getting Catalina coupons
(those coupons that print at the checkout
next to the register)
for $10 off a $25 purchase at Fashion Bug.

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SAVE-A-LOT Facebook

We’re giving away 100 - $5 Coupons to your favorite Save-A-Lot Stores!

To be eligible, we’re asking you to go on a little scavenger hunt. Start out by visiting save-a-lot.com and leaving an honest review for any of our products…then return to this comment thread (under this image) and leave your Smart Shopper username a...and the name of the product you reviewed.

Winners will be announced over the next 10 days at random. Giveaway ends March 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM CST. Only one win per person, and please don’t SPAM the comment thread, abuse of entries will get you booted!