From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Easy Pumpkin Cake

October 31, 2008

I love pumpkin anything. Well, except the nasty pumpkin pies from McDonald’s. Don’t even waste your .50!! Not worth it. I can eat pumpkin all year around. One incredibly easy recipe a friend gave me a few years ago is just perfect to satisfy a pumpkin craving in a pinch. Butter/White Cake Mix 1 can [...]

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October Check-up & Another Question

October 30, 2008

Well, it’s check-up time. I’m still floored that October is nearly over. Although it has been a bit chilly here, we started to warm up a bit this week…..and it just doesn’t seem right that November is just a few days away, and October will be nothing more than a memory.It’ll be January before we [...]

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WFMW

October 29, 2008

It’s Wednesday again..and time for another edition of Works for Me Wednesday. My husband and I, in an effort to not only live more frugal, but to lead a healthier lifestyle, have come across all sorts of new things. I’m not a pill taker, I despise medicine of all sorts. Generally, the only time I [...]

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Walgreens 10/26-11/1

October 26, 2008

It seems as if Walgreen’s is pretty quiet this week. Maybe this will give me sometime to get my giftcard reloaded! Although it is still October, the November Easy Saver Book is now in effect. New rebates and new coupons. Here is the lowdown: The new FAR items are: L’Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Radiance Perfector, [...]

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Update

October 25, 2008

If you haven’t looked at the sidebar recently and seen my tally of coupon savings….well, I just updated it. It’s amazing! Since June of this year I have saved just over $1000!!! That is an average savings of $200/mo!My goal when starting this was $500 over basically 7 months, and I thought it would be [...]

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Walgreen’s Trip 10/25

October 25, 2008

Since I had to run back to the “big” town to get the things WalMart forgot to give me yesterday, I decided to make a mad dash back into Walgreens. I realized last night as I was looking over my rebates that I never bought the FAR L’Oreal Cleaser. I had to have it! Kaitlyn [...]

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Goodness Goodness

October 24, 2008

How much can one person fit into a day? We’ve been busy as I’ll get out today. It’s been fun, but a little more stressful than I like! The big kids didn’t have school today due to Parent Teacher Confrences…so I thought we should do something fun. I should have just left it at that…but [...]

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Recipe Swap: Chicken Wontons

October 24, 2008

Today is Friday, and time for Recipe Swap over at Gayle’s. Check her out for some great recipes, and frugal ideas. This week, I’m sharing with you a recipe that I just found for Chicken Wontons. They are really great. The only thing that I would do differently would be to double the recipe. I [...]

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A Farewell

October 22, 2008

You have always been so great to me. Holding my creations with such warmth. You were a great addition to our lives. Our time together was short….but you were thought of daily. I know at the end I didn’t always say nice things to you. I’m sorry for being so rough…. But, when you wouldn’t [...]

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