Life, Saving money, & Coupons!

We had my entire family down (minus 1 brother) this weekend to celebrate my Dad's birthday.    My parents anniversary is next week so five of my brothers are staying with us until next Sunday.  Talk about being invaded!  ;)   I never realized how small our house is...haha!     We are loving having the boys here though - it is just a bit different.   As I type, they are all settled in the living room playing chess and laughing with each other.    Love my boys!

Our trip to Colorado is just a little over 6 weeks away.  I am SO ready!    We have so many exciting day trips planned and I'm looking forward to meeting up with other bloggers at the conference.   I still have a lot to learn so I'm thrilled to be able to gather with like-minded people (who actually understand what I do) for a weekend of learning and fun.   We're even having a luau!!

I went to Target this past Friday - snagged 2 t-shirts for just $0.24 each after sales and coupons - score!   In all, I ended up paying $10 for over $50 worth of stuff.    My cashier and the lady in line behind me asked me how I do it - I explained to them how you can save so. much. money just by shopping the sales and using coupons.   The lady behind me said I must not work.  Ha.  I am a site designer and administrator for several different companies and my work week usually always goes way over 40 hours.  So, I'm living proof that you don't need to spend a lot of time to plan an effective money saving shopping trip!

Last Saturday I taught my first coupon class.  I even made it into our counties newspaper.   I was thrilled with the response I got and will be teaching several other classes.   We had 20 people show up for the first class and I was scared. to. death.   This was my first time speaking in public.  ever.   But it went off without a hitch and I am more motivated than ever to continue helping people learn that they can slash 50% off of their grocery bills...without extreme couponing!  (which isn't even realistic. blah!)  

Counting My Blessings...
1. A husband who supports, challenges, and encourages me
2. Family who we can always count on
3. warmer weather without storms or rain (or tornadoes!)
4 . my dream job - working from home
5. days off to spend extra time with love ones
6. strawberry smoothies
7. hugs from my brothers (miss those!)
8. girl talk with my sister and mom
9. morning showers
10. church family who is so loving....

Grilling hamburgers later today with my men.   I'd better get to work so I can enjoy some time with them later today.   No day off for me.  Boo!  ;)







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