Taking a break (obviously..)

Okay.. so I have obviously not posted anything in a while.. I have been packing, purging, cleaning, and getting ready for us to move into our new home.. We will be moving in a few short weeks, and I still have SO much to do..  I will be back toward the end of November.. Just in time to start blogging about a lot of fun Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts, recipes and more.. Both of which, I will be spending in our new home!  It is in the process of being built, it will be brand new, and my family is SO excited to move in!

Nothing beats a quiet day at home

That's really all I wanted to say.. My daughter and I just sat at home for most of the day and relaxed.  We played together with her toys, danced to her music, and had a great time just being us.  I think it's so important to just enjoy the children that we are blessed with.  Sometimes, we need to put other things aside and have a conversation with our kids, no matter what their age.  I love watching my daughter pretend, and realizing just how smart she is.  One of her stuffed animals had a "fever" today, so she took her doll bottle (it was "medicine" for this particular situation) gave some to her animal, and tucked it in with a blanket on our couch.  Than, when it was time to take a break from the tough job of being a doctor, she took a big plastic cup, which served as a coffee pot, and two toy teacups, and "made us coffee" and we sat and drank pretend coffee out of empty toy cups.  It was so great..  We snuggled and watched cartoons, and had conversations about the characters and story lines..   I definitely wish that life granted the time for more days just like today.. I am still putting off housework, because I am still so relaxed from day we had, and I just really don't feel like doing it.

Cookies in the oven

Hi there!  I haven't posted anything in a while. I named this The Mom Show because I wanted to post about various things that I, as a mom, do with and for my child and family.  Today, we baked and decorated sugar cookies and had a great time.

See, every once in a while, my daughter and I will go to the store, we will buy refrigerated cookie mix (sometimes we do make them from scratch, but she has much more fun decorating them than anything else, and buying refrigerated dough helps us get there quicker..), icing, sprinkles, sometimes chocolate chips, etc.. we get the ovens baked, and than she spends hours decorating them all..  It is so much fun.. In fact, last year, for Christmas, we baked sugar cookies and made homemade ornaments, (I will post a blog about how to do those a little closer to the holidays) and that's what we sent to friends and families as Christmas gifts.. (I baked some other goodies in there too..)   See, it's good because she is SO interested in what I do in the kitchen.. She is always so interested in what I'm cooking and how, that I like to involve her whenever I can..  Which isn't nearly as much as she'd like, given that she's only three.  It's also like an awesome art project for her also.   See, neither my husband or I are really big on sugar cookies..  (and we are both trying to diet right now..) So we usually end up giving some away to someone..  So, I am involving her in my cooking, which she loves, she gets to use her creativity, and we are usually able to brighten someone else's day also..  It's a win-win-win..

Free samples and coupon codes. Saving money online!

I have talked quite a bit so far about my couponing adventures, but I also wanted to share something else that I do quite normally, and that is online shopping............for free samples.  I LOVE doing this.  There are a TON of blogs and websites that devote their time to sharing tons of free sample links every day.  A quick google search and you will have a whole free sample shopping spree right at your fingertips.. and another really great part is that a lot of these samples also come with coupons for the products you're sampling... it's a win win!! I am someone who LOVES shopping, but I hate the buyers remorse that comes along with it (for me). So every so often, I will go online and order a ton of samples.  And then, for the next several weeks, it's like Christmas whenever  I walk down to my mail box to see what samples may have arrived today.

Coupon codes..  I LOVE shopping online..  And I love coupons.. so I NEVER shop online without first googling coupon codes for the website that I want to shop at.  For example, we want to get my cat a new cat tree.. so we looked at amarkat.com.  Upon finding one that we wanted, I immediately went to google, and typed in "amarkat coupon codes" and found a coupon for 10% off purchase plus free shipping!!  Seriously... NEVER shop online without doing this!! It's such an easy way to save money!!

Please follow and recommend this blog!

Hi everyone! I know I haven't checked in in a while.. I have been SO busy.. We are in the process of building our first home, and we close in less than a month and a half, so we are busy selecting all of the things that go inside, such as cabinets, countertops, appliances, etc etc.. It is SUCH an exciting yet busy project.. I am also desperately trying to ensure that we're not packing our entire home the day before we move.. So I am trying to get this blog started and really make it something good, and I will continue to do so, but please bear with me.. However, if you've liked it so far, please follow!! And tell others also!! Please feel free to add comments with what you'd like to see me write about.. I'm always up for a challenge, and if you comment asking for a particular subject, I WILL write about it!

Small blessings... (Another story about my beloved coupon binder.)

So... I have posted twice now about saving money and my new coupon binder that I am SO proud of... Well, after my last CVS trip, I thought I had misplaced it somewhere because I haven't been able to find it.. Now, keep in mind, that I had just spent hours clipping coupons and setting this up just perfectly. I was so psyched to have it, and it was working out so well (It has already paid for itself in savings three times over!!) so I was really heartbroken not to have it.

I called CVS this morning, and they said that it wasn't in their lost and found, but to call back in the evening and they'd look for it. Well, I called this evening, and lo and behold, they do, in fact have my binder.. I was so psyched.. Like I said.. Small blessings..

Online opportunities

Hi there everyone! I just wanted to share a few opportunities I have found online (there will probably be similar posts like this one in the future, I am just sharing two that I am using tonight, and as a result are on the forefront of my mind)

The first one is a website called Superpoints. It's a website that you can play a game called superlucky button, and win points, you also get points for referrals, and by completing offers. The points can be used for gift cards to awesome places (Amazon and Best Buy are a couple of popular ones.), or cash via paypal. It's easy and actually kind of fun! This website only allows people to sign up using a referral link, so if you're interested, and someone else has already snatched up the link am sharing right now, (you get a new link per referral) send me an email, or put your email address in the comments and I will get you a new link.

Here's the link for Superpoints Network: http://superpoints.com/wrpgs/s7s5z0

As I said before, this particular link is only good for one person, so feel free to contact me for another one, and I will be more than happy to provide one.

The other one I wanted to share with you is great for those of us who want to do a little bit of work at home. You can find any kind of freelance work. You can also earn money through referrals on this site also, but there are so many other opportunities here that you won't need to worry about that. It's called Elance. If you can write, do data entry, or any number of other things you can do from home, you can look for work whenever you wish.

I hope that someone is able to benefit from the two websites that I just shared.

Here's the link for Elance. http://www.elance.com/?rid=2289L