Garage Sale Success!

Well after a late start on Friday night, we arose at 5AM on Saturday for the garage sale! It went great! We have accumulated a bunch of stuff through the years and I finally got it all cleaned out. My mother, mother-in-law, and brother in law all came and added to our stuff. It was really foggy in the morning and it went pretty slow at that point. Once the fog cleared and the sun came up the garage sale shoppers were out in full force. We stayed really busy right up until 11:30. We then packed it all back up and headed to the local charity donation dropoff. I worked hard. Nana and Papa picked up Bryce on Friday night around 6. Blake, Steven and I ate some tacos really quick and then we headed out to organize the garage. It was a mess because as I cleaned out the house I would stack it in the floor of the garage. I had to wait until Friday to get tables and clothes racks. Margaret(my sister in law) works at Zero Gravity and they had a lot of racks for clothes that they were not using. Thank goodness, those racks were life savers. She even had hangers too! We had to price everything and place them in the general vicinity of where they needed to be. We finished around midnight and we still had to hang up signs. So we all loaded into the TB and off we went. We had so much fun hanging the signs because we acted like spies and were singing the mission impossible theme and Steven would run and staple a sign and then run back to the car. Good Times! The sale went great. I am not a great garage sale person because I think people should see the deal in front and not haggle people. I did do some good and gave away an old changing table to a young pregnant girl. I had also hoarded beanie babies at one time and I didn't sell those I let each kid have one. They loved it. All in all everything went great, I was just exhausted afterward.

Goodbye Old Friends!

Last night was an emotional night for me. I have watched ER since the beginning and last night was the last one EVER! I knew it would happen and yes I don't think it is as good as it was at one time. There are many reasons that I watched Er. I always wanted to be a nurse but I hate the hours they work and I just don't want to give up holidays with my children anymore. So the show is my little outlet of nursing things that happen. I also loved all the characters. This season was really great because all of the originals except for a handful came back and finished some storylines. So, here's my hatsoff to Er and hopefully Grey's can fill the void, but I doubt it.

Mornings are awful at the Carroll house. We just don't do mornings very well. It's not that we don't get up it's just we don't get going. Well this morning I knew I had to get to work early so I was ready. Even had a few extra minutes to snap a picture or two. Aren't they gorgeous? Take a hard look because Steven is in big trouble with his grades again. This is a constant battle and something that I have always fought with. He just doesn't do his work or turn it in. So we have really bad grades coming and I have tried everything to make him want to do better. He has no privileges so I don't know what else to do. (I am a spanker so I have been there too) I guess I am not scary enough. I don't know but I pray that God allows me some peace someday from arguing about Steven and his schoolwork.

A new addition!

No, I am not pregnant but I wanted to let you guys know that as I stumble upon deals just too good to pass I am going to start posting them for you! I am trying to live with a budget and am pondering the Dave Ramsey envelope method but some of these deals you just have to grab up. Who can pass up a free blizzard and a movie? Have a wonderful Wednesday! It is beautiful here today. Also, don't forget the garage sale is coming up this weekend!

Buy One Get One Free Blizzard!!!

Sign up for the Blizzard Fan Club and you will receive a Buy One Get One Free Blizzard coupon! Scroll to the very bottom of the home page to find the sign up box. Find a DQ location near you.

Thanks so much Bargain Brianna

Rite Aid Deal

Rite Aid is offering a $25 coupon in their weekly ad this week that if you transfer a prescription to them they will give you a $25 gift card to their store. They have some good deals when matched and stacked with coupons. How can anyone say no to free money especially when you have maintence drugs that you take. This offer is limited to two so hurry up and grab this great deal too!

GREAT GERBER COUPONS!

We work about 45 minutes from our house after traffic. Sometimes when we get home Bryce is starving. Cooking dinner is not always an option but I like to feed him healthy and balanced meals. Gerber's microwave meals for toddlers and preschoolers are a life saver when we don't have time for a traditional dinner. Right now they have some great coupons to help all of us mommy's out with. Visit the Gerber website and create a pledge. What promise will you make to your children? Think about it carefully and then click to create your pledge at the bottom left. In return, you'll be able to print $3 off Gerber baby food or Gerber Graduates food as well as $5 off Nestle Good Start formula.

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Just got back from Target and oh my these are great! They took the $3/1 for a graduate meal that cost $2.04! So I made almost $1 after the coupon! WOOT WOOT I am starting to get the hang of being a fabulous frugal mom!