Jan 2 post

I'm starting the New Year out being sick! ugh! I didnt do much. One of my daughter-in-laws spent the day with me and we were just very low-key since we were both under the weather.

I did read, from start to finish, Karen Kingsbury's book A Time to Dance! I loved it! I was very discouraged about some things & it was full of hope.

The only savings was on some hamburger we needed. It was on sale. We saved $1.39 on the 2 lbs we bought.

Jan 1 post

lol..I"m already late in posting what I wanted to! lol

I got up 1st thing this morning & started looking threw the e's & blogs I subscribe to to work on my couponing/bargains, etc. I got a great deal! Kohls.com was having a sale on Christmas towels. I think they were hand towels. They were reularly $5.00 marked down to $1.19. Then there was a code for 20% off & a code for free shipping. I ordered 4 towels in anticipation of next years teachers presents. My grand total spent was $4.04!! I saved $26.20!! YIPPEE! My 1st savings in the new year!

End of the year

I am so looking forward to a new year. I hope to blog more. I am hoping for lots of moving forward in the new year and in the new decade.

Hope you like the new look to my blog. My beloved neice, Jax, did it for me!

I didnt get all the books read in '09 that I had wanted to, but I did get some. Here are the ones I got read:

Maggie's Miracle
Take One book 1 & 2
Shades of Blue
Like Dandelion Dust
Where Do I Go?
Who do I talk to?
Mr Bentley's Second Chance

This year gave me a new love for getting bargains/saving money. Jax was kind enough to get a ticker up for me to track what I save in the new year. I hope to blog about the savings as I go. I got 2 new coupong holders for Christmas to help me with the endeavor!

Hope to follow more blogs this year & make new friends in blog land!

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you enjoy the last few days of the year & the decade!

Shades of Blue

I finished Karen Kingsbury's book Shades of Blue! It was very good! Cant wait for her Book 3 in The Line Above Series!

www.alice.com

I've never heard of this before & I don't understand exactly how it works yet, but it looks cool! Check it out!

Thrifty & Chic Mom

If you go over to www.thriftyandchicmom.com you can read about a free website to send e cards. I have already sent a halloween card from there to my niece!! Anyway, Got free cards is giving one thrifty & chic mom reader a $15 Amazon Gift card. This ends 10/3 @ midnight. Check it out!

Historical Fiction

When I was a kid I read 1 historical fiction book..and hated it. Haven't read any since then...until this week. My Dad loves historical fiction & started reading a series by Bodie & Brock Thoene ( pronounced Tay-nee) called the AD Chronicles. He wanted me to read them too. I thought "ok, I"ll read one for him" I was hooked just reading the prologue!! WOO HOO!

And I just found out that Janette Oke is co-authoring a historical fiction series. Book 1 just came out! YIPPEE! My reading wish list just expanded by like 10 books! lol