Philip is becoming addicted to the yard sale feature on Facebook. (I already was.) I've scored a neat apron, several DVDs, some cookie cutters, and I'm currently waiting on a changing table. It's cherry wood, matching my dining room, and I've been looking for one for a while that would work well for all my cookie stuffs. At the moment, however, ( Read more... )

A.J. and I went to town this afternoon, as well as running a few errands on base. I asked if he'd like to go with me as soon as he got home from school. Philip was still sleeping (again, he works nights, so he sleeps in the daytime), and Jack's school wasn't due out for another hour. I'm glad he went with me - I wasn't lonely, and we always have ( Read more... )

Bless the Shopping Gods, for they inspired me last week to pick up a six-pack of small bottles of ginger ale. I saw them, and I thought, "Huh. Now that DOES sound good!" So I grabbed them, and that was that ( Read more... )

Whew, I'm beat ( Read more... )

As a Christmas/housewarming gift, Philip's parents have ordered us a new TV. Mind you, our current TV is still in excellent condition (it was a Christmas gift from my parents a few years ago when we did not have a working one at all), but his parents have been introduced to the HDTV age, and they insisted that we must have one as well ( Read more... )

Once again, Coca-Cola Rewards are awesome, and I'm so appreciative of all the folks who contribute to our collecting!

Last week, I was entering a Sprite® code. Now, I have no way of knowing whether that particular cap is from a bottle we drank, from my neighbor, or from a kind soul that mostcurious might know (ll codes that are currently in my 'to-be-entered ( Read more... )

Our holiday shopping is right about 92% complete (yeah, I made up that figure, but it's really really really close)! We're almost entirely done, and it feels SO GOOD. I mean, it's the 1st of December, and we only have to go pick up two more items before sticking a fork in - w00t!

So... how 'bout you? ;-)

I'm about to head to Hallmark, and it's the holiday season...

I probably need some supervision.

Seriously, if I can get out of there having spent under $100, I will call that a monumental success. That store is my CRACK.

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Retail therapy FTW! (That's "For the win," by the way. *grin ( Read more... )

I just dropped over $200 at Victoria's Secret on jammies. Yes, I did ( Read more... )