Still at Walgreens today. I need to re-stock my sunscreen for the summer. Wow...sunscreen is EXPENSIVE! $11.99 for just one tube. Hmmm. So here is where I try to get the best deal possible. Walgreens was having a Buy One Get One FREE sale on Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic products. Unfortunately, I didn't have… Continue reading FREE Stuff Challenge Day 3 – Sunscreen
Month: May 2011
FREE Stuff Challenge Day 2 – The Dry Idea golden ticket!
Well I forgot to take a picture of the Buy One Get One FREE coupon I had clipped out of the paper coupon circular before I used it today but it turned out to be a very golden ticket. Today I'm back at Walgreens. I was looking into my clipped coupons and discovered that I… Continue reading FREE Stuff Challenge Day 2 – The Dry Idea golden ticket!
FREE stuff challenge day 1 – FREE Illy Cappuccino
Today's FREE item is an ILLY cappuccino I picked up at Walgreens. Transaction: Illy coffee drinks on sale for $2.00 each. Buy 1 for $2.00 and get a Register Reward for $2.00 off your next purchase. Out of pocket: $2.05 (I had to pay the tax). Results: Technically this isn't free in the true… Continue reading FREE stuff challenge day 1 – FREE Illy Cappuccino
This is a little off the sewing topic but I just can’t resist
Yes...a little off the sewing topic but I just can't resist a little challenge. Have you all been watching the show called 'Extreme Couponing'? Well I am transfixed! And a little bit inspired for sure but I know It's just about nearly impossible to get groceries like this in the Chicagoland area. For one, the… Continue reading This is a little off the sewing topic but I just can’t resist
This is what I mean by Entertainment Value! — the chipmunk chase!
Jim came inside this afternoon from the backyard to tell me to come outside quick. Chloe Scissor Paws had cornered a chipmunk up the Lilac tree. You can see Chloe there under that branch looking up. Quite Intensely! What is she looking at? I just can't see it. OH! There's the little guy! Oh boy. … Continue reading This is what I mean by Entertainment Value! — the chipmunk chase!
Uggh…’cough’, ‘cough’
Gosh, I haven't posted anything in 2 weeks! Friends, the wet weather combined with pollen has left my lungs in an upper respiratory funk. I think every spring I get some sort of seasonal induced cough and sneeze. It usually knocks me out for a few days followed by two weeks of getting it out… Continue reading Uggh…’cough’, ‘cough’
Now for the Couch!
The long slipcover hiatus is over and I finally washed the last 10 yards of Duck fabric that I had bought. The Couch Slipcover has begun! I decided to mover just about everything out of the room and put the sewing machine, ironing board and cutting table into the room while putting the couch dab… Continue reading Now for the Couch!
Turn right at Knox then Left at 200E for the most amazing flowers!
Friends, this is a place you have to see to believe. On a gravel road somewhere south and east of Knox, IN is this incredible oasis of floral abundance! The directions say it all. It's out of the way and close to really...not too much. Trains don't even stop there anymore, they just roll on… Continue reading Turn right at Knox then Left at 200E for the most amazing flowers!
Sewing.for.Life! 
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