Giveaway... 20 sunday SS inserts!!!

Many of you that read know that I have really started to dive head first in couponing! I am really excited to see if I can start updating my blog with some of the amazing deals I find, and to kick off the whole thing I am giving away 20 Smart Source inserts from 8/22!!! How amazing is that! All you have to do is follow my blog and then leave a comment  and on Friday I will randomly choose a winner! It doesn't matter where you live, just follow then comment and you are instantly in the running it is that easy. Happy couponing!!

*Stephanie*

July and August update

Wow this summer has flown by and it seems I havent really posted much of anything. I forgot to post pictures from El's birthday. He had a blast and thank you so much to everyone who showed up you all made it just perfect! I wouldnt of had it any other way! Thank you everyone for spoiling my son way too much.
Right after Els b-day me and him left pappa to finish up school and we headed to charleton and Atlanta, we went with grandma love and we were gone for 18 days! we had a blast and we went to the beach and the coke factory and the market and a braves game and the aquarium... pretty much we had a blast!
When we got back mark graduated and now we are waiting to hear back from jobs he has applied for... we are really crossing our fingers.
Here are a few pictures from out summer adventures:

Ella knows how to party!

Are you married to a fireman??

I AM!!!!!!!
Don't be too jeleous! Seriously though I am so so so excited Marky man graduated today and I am seriously the most proud wife ever! I am a fireman's wife!!! Yeah, this has been a long time coming and I seriously never thought this day would come. But it has and Yeah is all I can say!
Mark made the movie for graduation and it was so so amazing. He is so talented and I am so glad I am blessed with him as my partner in life, in crime, and in fun!!! He is so my other half and I love him.
During his graduation The instructors talked about a "brotherhood" and a "bond" and then Marks Class officer came up and talked about some of their time in RCA this summer. He ended with a quote from the bible and it really hit me and made me so happy to have Mark. He said that Their bond will carry them through and it will grow when they get on their own departments. " Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend." John 15:13
Then Mark put this prayer up on his video

This Prayer holds so much meaning in my heart and I am so blessed to have a husband who wants to go out their and help others... all though I know half the reason may be that he reall just loves to play piro like the little 15 year old boy that is inside, but either way he is my hero!
Thankyou to everyone involved in the UFRA program and congrats class 57!!!!

I am inspired...COUPONS!!!

Most of y'all know that I went on a vay-kay this July with momma and my son! well for the first week we stayed at my Aunt Kim and Uncle Pat's home in Charleston. Let me tell you my Aunt Kim is amazing she does it all, mom, wife, and homemaker, along with crazy coupon lady. She was seriously a kick in my butt, she did so much and I really learned a lot, but what she did is she bit me with the coupon bug! I did something that I never thought I would ever ever do..... drum roll please... I dumpster dove for Sunday paper coupon inserts, not once, but 3 times, and I scored on my last dumpster and got over 90 Sunday papers each with 4 inserts a piece... it was freakin fantastic... okay so my aunt Kim planted the seed and now I have just been having so much fun, I scored my first deal... I got 29 sticks of deodorant for $10!!! Crazy I saved Like 85% I would have gotten them free but I missed double coupon seriously by only 1 day... oh well. I an so excited for more.

How to coupon- What I have learned!

Step one- dumpster dive for newspapers

Step 2- bring them up 3 flights of stairs

step 3-separate inserts from all the stacks of papers

step 4- stack all inserts, step back marvel and take a picture!!

step 5- separate P&G, RP, RP #2 and SS

Step 6- find a sweet deal and cut the coupon and go get 30 of whatever it is

Step 7- this is my amazing deal with $10 spent on 29 speed sticks!!!! Yeah I'm not a coupon virgin anymore

Thanks so much for inspiring me Aunt Kim
I hope I can be as great at couponing as you!

Inspiration for my Kitchen

Please Let me know what u think of my inspiration Kitchen???

I have been living in my same apartment for a year and a half and it is about time I start making it feel like a home. This picture inspired the I love the yellow and I have a lighter cabnet that I think plays well with tthe yellow. I LOVE the tile on the backsplash but I cant do that or near afford it so instead I am doing 3 walls yellow and one that teal bluish green color, and I am using accents of red like you see in the tile with black furnature to bring in some warmth. I finished painting and I will post pictures later, now I just need to paint my furnature!!! hope u love it when I'm done

One year older and wiser too..

...Happy Birthday to Eldon!!!
We had an early birthday celebration for eldon since Me and him are going to GA, SA, and TN on saturday and because Mark had school and work, so we had a party for him on Saturday the 3rd of July. It was a Green party.. maybe not what you are thinking about, but I had everyone wear as much green and the person who wore the most got a prize. All the food was green... well most of it. I had a green Veggie platter with kiwi, green apples, green grapes, melon, green pepper, celery, broccoli. We also had grilled burger.. thanks Dad. Green ballons were everywhere which Eldon loved, and streemers. It was great, and boy did everyone spoil my little man!!! I felt really loved. I just want to thank everyone who came to be with us on El's special day!

First hair Cut!!!

My Baby boy went to Cookie Cutters on July 3rd and he got his first ever hair cut. He was getting ready for his birthday party on the 3rd. Me and Eldon Got to cookie cutters about 5:30 pm. He got to sit in a big blue truck while a sweet lady cut his hair. Eldon was so great, not a tear at all. he actually kept trying to take the girls sissors, as if to say... give me that I know what I'm doing! he was so cute the whole time and after he was done he got a balloon and a sucker and he loved that most of all I think! he is so cute and Me and Mark have really enjoyed watching him grow. Mark was saying the other day that his favorite thing is watching El learn and do new things and become more of a person and individual. I agree. I love watching him grow and becoming my little MAN!Go here to see Eldons first hair cut Certificate