Still treading water.........but also sick!

Thanks for the wonderful thoughts and prayers. I honestly appreciate them more then words can say. I've been sick since last Thursday and am starting to feel a little better, praise God! I think the stress of what we are going thru is having this stuff linger. Yuck. If you are so inclined to continue to pray for us, it would be so appreciated! I hope to post something soon that is more fun and lighthearted. :)

Blessings to everyone!

Keeping Your Head Above Water

Just popping in to say that I am still here. So much going on right now and I'm just trying to keep my head above water. This economy is certainly hitting us hard as a small business owner.

If you are so inclined please say a prayer for us as we struggle thru this mess. I really would appreciate any and all prayers.

10 on the 10th-first edition

Mer over at Lifeat 7000 feet suggested this awesome idea of doing a 10 on the 10th post. I love it! Not only does it get my mind thinking outside the box, it helps me post when I really am clueless as to what to post. LOL

So today I was thinking what could I post my first edition on 10 on the 1oth? So many things came to mind but the first was a listing of movies that I really enjoy watching. Some of these are on my iPod and I get to enjoy often. I hope you find some new movies to enjoy........

1. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. This is my all time favorite movie! I don't know why but I do. I think I've watched it several times while waiting for Shelby at dance or gymnastics.

2. Nights in Rodanthe. This is a new movie and I loved watching the scenes of the Outer Banks. I so want a beach house! Incredible ending, not at all what I expected.

3. Bye Bye Birdie. My favorite musical of all time! Incredible.......the old style is the best with Ann Margaret!

4. Hope Floats. I really enjoy watching Sandra Bullock. She has some great films.

5. Sweet Home Alabama. One of my favorite actresses is Reese Witherspoon.......as you'll soon see from this list. LOL

6. Legally Blonde. Both one and two! Can't wait till they decide to do a part three!

7. Under the Tuscan Sun. Great movie........makes me want to visit Italy every time I've watched it.

8. Walk the Line. Great movie about Johnny and June Cash! Joaquin Phoenix is also awesome in this movie!

9. We are Marshall. I don't know why but I really enjoy this movie. The determination of the remaining football players and the town is just amazing!

10. Game Plan. Such a fun and light movie. My boys love watching this and I love watching it with them!

Well, I hope you found a few new movies to rent.

My Publix shopping trip

This week's trip to Publix was pretty decent! There were some great deals with their buy one get one free specials as well. Also if your grocery store has a clearance or mark down section check it out.........I bought several items from there that were of great value! They always have such deals in that section!

Lemon Pepper Rot. Chicken $5.99

-used $3 off Food Lion coupon

Betty Crocker Brownie delights $1.89 each (bought two)

-used $.55 off coupons (used two)

Fusion Power Razor $4.99 (in clearance/mark down section)

-used $4 off coupon

Xtreme Comfort Shick razor pack of 4 $3.64 (bought two) (in mark down section)

-used $2 off coupon (used two)

Daisy Ultragrip 12 pack of razors $3.69 (in mark down section)

-used $2 off coupon

Boneless Pork Roast $8.78

-used $6 off pork coupon

Bird's Eye mini corn on the cob packs $1.24 (bought three)

-used $1 off three BE packs

Kashi Sweet & Sour dinner $3.79

-used free Kashi dinner coupon

Ore-Ida Steam n Mash potatoes $3.99 (buy one get one)

-used $1 off coupons (used two)

Gatorade 12 pack

-used $1 off peelie

Sirloin Tip Roast $10.33

-used $2 off steak or roast coupon from Target

Nathan's Franks $4.99 (buy one get one)

Mrs. T's Potato/cheese pierogies $2.50

-use $1 off coupon

Gillette Shampoo for men $2.49 (in clearance/mark down section)

-used $2 off coupon

Tangerines $2.99

Sweet Baby Rays bbq sauce $2.29 (buy one get one)

1/2 Publix Italian bread $1.30 (bought two)

-used $1 off two Food Lion bread items coupon

Kings Bread Hawaiian Bread $1.99

-used $1 off coupon

Publix root beer 2 liter $.50 (bought three)

-used $1 off three Food Lion 2 liters coupon

Kingsford charcoal $3.79

-used $3 off Food Lion coupon

Huggies Pull Ups $10.99 (bought two)

-used $5 off Huggies coupons (used two)

Johnson & Johnson sudzing soap bar $1.09

-used free soap coupon from Publix

Zone bar $1.00 (bought four)

-used buy one get three free coupon

Rubbermaid Produce saver $4.49 (bought two)

-used raincheck of buy one get one free..........they gave it back for me to use again!

-used $1 off coupons (used two)

Also used $10/$50 Winn Dixie coupon

Total purchase $159.66

Total OOP $56.85

Now I'm off to CVS to pick up a few items as I have some ECB's to roll. :) I heard there were some secret mark down's and clearance items from Slickdeals. I hope to find some!

Spa Basket Winners~

Thanks for entering the spa basket giveaway! I think you'll enjoy this basket of goodies!

Here are the three winners:

• Jeannette ( roberts.......)
• Linda (dgagnon......)
• Bovee Brigade (thebovees.......)
  

I've emailed you privately as well. I need you to email me back with your mailing address so that I can have these baskets shipped out to you!

Please visit again.......

Congrats!!!!

Take a Spa Break today!

I'm so tickled to have this give-away! One reason is that everyone will 'win' because there is a coupon code below for these AWESOME bars and the other is that someone will win this great gift basket! A few days ago I had the pleasure of receiving a sample basket of Fiber One and these bars are delicious! I had to run some errands on Saturday morning and didn't have time to sit long enough to eat breakfast. So I pulled out one of the mocha bars and left for the grocery store. I was so impressed! These bars are so tasty.

New Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bars combine a rich chocolate taste and smooth coffee flavor with the benefits of fiber in one delicious snack. Each great tasting, chewy bar provides 35% of the recommended daily fiber intake and also is a good source of calcium. Did you know:

Fiber can help you satisfy your appetite and manage your weight

Research suggests that people who have high fiber intakes tend to have healthier body weights

Fiber can help keep your digestive system on track

9 out of 10 Americans aren’t getting the recommended amount of fiber

Do you want to know if you are getting enough fiber? Check out the Fiber-O-Meter at:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-fiber-meter

Fiber One is now offering a $1.35 off downloadable coupon for one box of Fiber One Chewy Bars available at:

http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=55392&ci=1&c=GM&p=4AbZ6NPX

I'm thrilled to announce that I am able to give THREE of these Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bars Spa Break Gift Baskets out this week! . In this basket, you will receive a coupon for a free box of Fiber One Chocolate Mocha Chewy Bars rather than the actual snack bars, a bath pillow, chocolate scented soap, lotion and bath salts, and a coffee scented candle.

What do you need to do? Very easy..........

1. Post me a comment letting me know your favorite Fiber One chewy bar flavor or why you are in need of a little Spa Break! (1 entry)

2. Become a follower of my blog (1 entry) -- Just email me once you've signed up!

Now, isn't that easy!

I will take all entries thru Friday, March 6 at midnight. I will then choose a winner on Saturday morning and announce it here on my blog.

Good Luck!

Coolest Camera!

A few weeks back I was searching and searching for a good compact camera. I needed one to keep in my purse with me when I find the 'unexpected' photo opportunity with the kids, work, or whatever. I have one of the Canon Rebel's which I do really like but it can be cumbersome sometimes.

So I checked with a PR Rep that I know and she had a co-worker that happened to have a Casio EX-Z9 that I could use and do a review of..........yippee! It arrived in the mail and I was having so much fun learning all the features of this camera. In my posts I will be using this new camera as it can be uploaded to my computer. Another really cool feature is that you can do a little slide show of your pictures and when you do it plays music in the background! How cool is that? My daughter loved that. Plus you have the ability to upload to YouTube! I haven't tried that yet but I plan on taking some pics of the kid's riding their dirt bikes and letting them upload it to YouTube! I'll be sure to post a link so you can see it. Oh and one of the best features is the widescreen view on the back of the camera.

From the Casio Website:

No matter if you’re taking photos of your family at the park or your friends at a concert, with 8.1 megapixels and 3x optical zoom, the EX-Z9 brings together everything a novice photographer needs.

Look for more pictures coming soon!!!