Canvas People

I am reposting this because it is such a great deal! I just received my FREE 8x10 canvas that I ordered last week in the mail today. It turned out perfect! I was a little hesitant when I first put in my order but they did a fantastic job. A GREAT Father's Day/Mother's Day idea! Go to Canvas People right now for $55 towards a canvas. Just pay shipping and handling ($14.95). If you choose the 8x10 canvas ($49.99) you end up getting it for FREE. Enter code FAMILY55 at checkout for $55 off your order. I love this company and I just might order me another one today!

Tip of the day ...

Don't feel like you need to spend your newly earned Extra Bucks at CVS fresh out of the register right then and there!

When shopping at CVS I used to try and plan out how to spend my Extra Bucks earned during that shopping trip while I was there on a new transaction. I'd end up getting something not on sale just to use up my Extra Bucks. Then to start my shopping trip next time (to earn Extra Bucks) I'd have to pay out of pocket first. I just felt like I needed to spend them right then and there because they were burning a hole in my pocket! I am changing my strategy though. After my last trip to CVS I saved my Extra Bucks. I used them tonight to get me rolling on my deals. I will end up paying less out of pocket this way if I hold on to them and use them on a good deal during my next trip, preferably one that will end up giving me Extra Bucks to replace them. Just something to think about when planning out your next coupon run to CVS!

Inspirational Moments

Made a quick run to CVS tonight for diapers. Always a proud moment when you can get a good deal on diapers! Total cost, $9.15 - saved, $58.60. I even threw in free mouthwash and a toothbrush. Boo-ya.

New book to read ...

Passionate Housewives Desperate for God
"Have you struggled to reconcile God’s vision of virtuous womanhood with worldly myths that marginalize and mock the role of the homemaker?

Do you wrestle with cultural messages that demean the homemaker’s calling and exalt instead the emotionally androgynous power-woman — the wife whose worth is measured only by the degree of her ambition, the shape of her body, or her money-making skills? Such is the image of the “desperate housewife” that the modern media, culture, and feminism are promoting with great energy.

In a delightfully fresh and honest way, this book addresses these issues head-on and provides fresh vision for the hopeful homemaker. Hear a former “Christian” feminist share how she went from a die-hard homemaker-in-training to a dedicated career woman and then back again — after God gripped her heart. See the hollow counterfeit of whitewashed feminism and “me-ology” destroyed. And consider the beautiful picture painted in Scripture of the truly fulfilled homemaker who glories in the hopeful calling God created for her."


Here's a link to the preface if you want to check it out. I think this might be next on my "To Read" list.