I'm Baaaack!

Well Hello!! I'm back and blogging again. There are some new developments going on which I'll announce in future posts. For now, I'm just making sure I can still post to my account. I'm having some trouble with my other blog. So- I'm excited to be back and sharing our adventures living here in The Secret City!

Atomic Living Design

I just LOVE this gorgeous custom designed dresser by Jesse Detschermitsch of Atomic Living Design!! Any lover of mid-century design and furniture would just drool over Jesse's custom woodworking skills. Can you say WOW-za!

Becoming a COUPON DIVA!!

 I am on my way to becoming the next COUPON THANG!! Lol! Well, I can say that I am definitely learning. I am not yet to the point of devoting 60 hour a week on couponing like some of the big extreme couponers I've seen on TLC, but I am becoming a coupon disciple!
 

At Kroger's this week, they are having a their Buy 5 Participating Items & Get $5.00 off instantly at checkout.

I just got a huge deal on Frosted Flakes cereal on sale for $1.99, I got a coupon from Kellogg's for buy 2 and get $1 off, and I got Huggies Diapers for $7.99-$3.50 (coupons) = $4.49 each!!

Since I had 2 x $3.50 in coupons I actually only paid 99 cents for 2 jumbo bags of diapers!!

Krogers has Huggies diapers on sale for $7.99- but you have to remember the catch is that you have to buy 5 total participating items to get that price. I had coupons from before that expired today, but in today's Smart Source in the Sunday paper there is a $2 off Huggies Little Movers coupon, and $1.50 off the Pull-Ups!

This was my biggest savings so far- I saved almost half off my total bill! Getting a little more coupon saavy!!

Check out Southernsavers.com for the Kroger's ad for this week's specials and for great tips on getting started with couponing.

Cool Freebie of the Week: Martha Stewart Download - Grilling Cookbook

 

Check out this Martha Steward Free Download - a Grilling Cookbook. Just in time for Summer entertaining!

Oak Ridge Free Admission Days Are Here!!

It's SPRING BREAK for the kiddies and I'm sure they if yours are like mine they are CLIMBING the WALLS now! Well, just in time- it's FREE ADMISSION to local museums starting tomorrow!! From March 17th-22nd, you can take the family to the American Museum of Science & Energy and check out their new exhibits, like Take Flight. The other big museum here in town is the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge, where your kids can play in a life-size DOLLHOUSE, which I have had to pry my children out of when it's time to leave! They also have a train exhibit, where the kids can play on a life-size train, and check out the dress up clothes in Granny's Attic.

Things to LOVE...

Looking for a CUTE and ADORABLE Valentine craft for your girls to bring in to class this year for their Valentine exchange? I LOVE these DIY Friendship Blossoms by Nicole Blasenak Shapiro on Disney's Family Fun Magazine. You could even substitute pretty tissue or craft paper for the petals to make them even more airy. This may be a fun project to try these the oldest...

Valentine, I'd Definitely Clean More If...

You got me this adorable little Sleeping Beauty inspired retro apron with white polka dots!! I'd clean the whole day away... at least once. Then I'd just walk around in it for show when I have to answer the door and look adorably Betty Sue Homemaker... Yes- I am the woman of the house... Oh yes- these are my lovely children... Yes- I have four children and still look this fabulous WHILE CLEANING!

Oooooh wait- Maybe you should get me this one instead... The Queen of Hearts- Yeah, that's Me!