I have never really been one for Easter. I love the holiday and all that it reminds us. But I haven't been all that keen on the Easter Bunny. My children have been deprived, but I don't want them to think of it as another gift giving holiday. They have only ever gotten a few things. One year we broke down and got them 4 piece outfits from JCPenny. They looked so cute, until we got to church and decided they didn't want to keep their ties and vests on. Oh well. This year I didn't want to do anything big. I want to be able to focus on the spirit of the season and teach my kids about our Savior and help them to understand the resurrection more and what the Savior has done for us. In trying to keep with the spirit of the season, the boys all desperately need new jackets to wear to school, since it still cool out. We will be going away this weekend for spring break, so we will try to find some then. Otherwise they each have a bucket they put out and I will fill the cute robot eggs that I've had for a few years now and hide them in the living room, but they don't get much. I want to keep our family focused on Christ.
My easter steals this year will nice and fun. Walgreens advertised Color Wonder sets in their ad 2/$3. There is a $1/1 coupon in Sunday's paper. There was also a coupon for $2/1 color explosion and one other crayola coupon with it. I cut them all out because it easy enough to cut them all at the same time, and went to Walgreens. When I got there I asked someone about them and she pointed me in the right place and said that they had color explosion kits to but I had to buy two for each coupon so that it went through ok. I was fine with that, the more the better. I ended up getting 15 kits and paid $7.95 with tax! That's 3 kits for each of my kids! Then I went to Rite Aid. They had their easter candy on sale. I ended up getting 6 Hershey's centerpiece chocolate bunnies, 2 bags Reese's eggs, and 2 bags Cadbury eggs (one of my favorites!). I don't know exactly how much I ended spending, there were other things that I bought and I love the +UP Rewards, because I can roll them into transactions and get a lot of things for dirt cheap! (If you would like to learn how to shop at Rite Aid please let me know and I can teach you!)
So my Easter baskets are done, I just need to find jackets. Does anyone know where to find good, nice jackets for cheap? Please let me know.
HAPPY EASTER!!!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What is Luck?
Do you ever feel like you are just the most unlucky person in the world? Recently I have felt a little like that. I love to blog hop each day to find the best deals and recipes and coupons. I love this and there is always giveaways that catch my eye, so I will sign up for them. I have yet to win any type of giveaway, and there are others wth so much luck that win more than one each day! Even with Houseparty.com! People I know are always getting chosen to host parties and the one time I aparantly did get chosen, the email was sent to my junk box and I never recieved it so there were no more spots left. Grrr. I don't know what to think of all of this. I try so hard to win and to be the best at whatever I am doing and can't seem to quite hit the mark.
I have a hard time booking the classes I want because I don't want to be pushy, but I also want so much to share my knowledge of saving money with everyone, I just want to shout it from the rooftops! Let me know if you want to host a class, I could bless you or someone close to you, you never know.
On the other hand...I am more lucky than I realize! About a month ago, my daughter misplaced her cute little brown leather sandal. I thought it was in the car somewhere, but after tearing the car apart and cleaning it, found that it was not. I didn't know where else to look, so gave up and considered throwing away the lone sandal. I decided not to in the off chance that it showed up. Well, lo and behold, my sweet husband found the mate to the lone sandal behind the entertainment center. I was extatic!
I am also the lucky mom of 5 wonderful kids; the wife of the most loving, thoughful, giving and unselfish husband; the babysitter for 3 of the cutest most fun girls; the friend of some of the most amazing women I have ever met who inspire me to be a better me; the daughter of parents who have always been there for me and have taught me so much and have been such a great example to me; the daughter-in-law to such wonderful in-laws who have helped me through many hard times and have not judged but loved me for who I am; the sister and sister-in-law to the best siblings I could ask for who keep me on track and remind that I am a daughter of God who is so loved; and I'm the Young Women leader of some of the most amazing young women in the world who have the most strong testimonies and love of our Savior! I am so very lucky and blessed to have such wonderful people in life to inspire me and keep me moving forward. My thanks and love go out to all of you wherever you are. May the Lord bless you and your family, especially at this Easter season!
I have a hard time booking the classes I want because I don't want to be pushy, but I also want so much to share my knowledge of saving money with everyone, I just want to shout it from the rooftops! Let me know if you want to host a class, I could bless you or someone close to you, you never know.
On the other hand...I am more lucky than I realize! About a month ago, my daughter misplaced her cute little brown leather sandal. I thought it was in the car somewhere, but after tearing the car apart and cleaning it, found that it was not. I didn't know where else to look, so gave up and considered throwing away the lone sandal. I decided not to in the off chance that it showed up. Well, lo and behold, my sweet husband found the mate to the lone sandal behind the entertainment center. I was extatic!
I am also the lucky mom of 5 wonderful kids; the wife of the most loving, thoughful, giving and unselfish husband; the babysitter for 3 of the cutest most fun girls; the friend of some of the most amazing women I have ever met who inspire me to be a better me; the daughter of parents who have always been there for me and have taught me so much and have been such a great example to me; the daughter-in-law to such wonderful in-laws who have helped me through many hard times and have not judged but loved me for who I am; the sister and sister-in-law to the best siblings I could ask for who keep me on track and remind that I am a daughter of God who is so loved; and I'm the Young Women leader of some of the most amazing young women in the world who have the most strong testimonies and love of our Savior! I am so very lucky and blessed to have such wonderful people in life to inspire me and keep me moving forward. My thanks and love go out to all of you wherever you are. May the Lord bless you and your family, especially at this Easter season!
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