Christmas 2009 Target 90% Off Sale – What a Disappointment!

Well, I managed to catch the 90% off Christmas sale at Target by sheer luck.  I love going and usually I’m able to learn when the sale is going to be by watching some online sites, but this year it was hit and miss. I found out last Monday night that a Target in [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Merry Christmas!

I hope you had a wonderful day today. We had a very relaxing day spending time together cooking and playing Wii games. I opened a present that I’d received by snail mail from one of my good blogging buddies, thank you my friend, you know who you are.

I did some blog maintenance today. [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Our Plans for Christmas Day

We are planning to have a nice relaxing day at home.  We might have a bonfire in the evening, after dinner.

It looks like we will not be having a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but I’m not exactly sure of the menu. I’m sure it will be delicious.

We have agreed as a family to [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Great Christmas Gift Idea – Barack Obama Collectible Plate

I subscribe to the Buy.com Deals list and today one of the deals that came through was for a Barack Obama Historic Victory Collectable Plate / Stand & Certificate of Authenticity for only $6.49 with free shipping (regular price $29.99).  I don’t make anything by sharing these links with you, I just thought it [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

My Grandma’s Crocheted Easy Square Slippers

I decided for Christmas presents I’m going to make our food manager and her little girl matching slippers.  I decided to use my Grandma’s pattern. It’s very, very simple. You only need to know how to chain, single crochet, and all you need is a tracing of the foot for which the slipper is [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Gift Idea – Movie Basket with Candy and Popcorn

Yesterday was our annual staff Christmas potluck Secret Santa gift exchange party at my job. I pulled the CEO!

Serendipitously he and one of my coworkers were standing a doorway from my office and I could hear them talking about movies. He said his favorite movie of all time was Heaven’s Gate and he [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Working with Old Photos – My Mom’s Christmas Gift

I have spent the last two days working on some old photos.  My Grandma passed away two years ago, and my mom let me have all of Grandma’s photos so I could put together a memory book.

Before I go any further, I don’t think any of my family reads my blog, I only [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

What Are Some Good Cheap Holiday Ideas and Gifts?

I know, Halloween hasn’t even gotten here, but my boss is already buying Christmas gifts. When she starts doing that, I know the winter holiday season is right around the corner. I need some new ideas. I’ll share some of mine, and please help me with sharing some of your holiday gift ideas.

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Lovely Mother’s Day

Yesterday was a very lovely day. I was out in the garden puttering around by 5:15. On the days I’m home I always check my garden early in the morning. It is especially important when I have squash growing because I always hand pollinate due to limited bee activity.  I was telling my mother-in-law [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]

Valentine’s Day Soup

We stayed home and had a nice relaxing day. Well, it was fairly relaxing for me, as I stayed in the kitchen cooking most of the day. Mr. A spent several hours replacing a bypass hose on my 13 year old vehicle.

One of the recipes I made today is one I [CLICK TO CONTINUE...]