Another great deal, kids!

Time for a great deal...this time courtesy of Thrifty Florida Mama.

On Oprah's Clean Up Your Messy House Tour, they showed how to organize artwork and pictures with customized photo books.

Visit snapfish to get the coupon code for a free 8x11 Custom Cover Photobook! You still have to pay shipping, but this is a great deal (especially for those of you with kids or particularly awesome pets).

We're making one from our anniversary trip to North Carolina. I hope you all have fun with your books!

Have a great weekend...

Awesome article

This is a wonderful article on Glen Coffee (the leading running back for the University of Alabama this season). I don't care if you pull for Alabama or Auburn or even (gasp!) Tennessee...this is a good kid. You don't see many positive articles written about football players, but seeing Coffee's transformation is awesome! And this year, college football has players like Coffee, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow. All good kids who have already figured out what's important in life!

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/sec/0-2-43/Alabama-s-Coffee-driven-by-renewed-faith.html

Here are some snippets:

"For a while, living up here, I was depressed," Coffee said. "I wasn't having fun. I wasn't satisfied. There had to be something more, and I found Christ. That put everything in perspective for me."

Coffee was also scarred some by what he said was a rocky relationship between his mother and father. They split up when he was in high school and ultimately divorced.

All the while, he became more interested in partying and looking for a good time and admittedly wasn't the most pleasant person to be around.

"I look back on it now and think about how I was living and what a lot of people live for," said Coffee, who now speaks to church groups and youth groups. "In high school, I was a football star and all that, but there was something missing. There had to be more, and I found it."

Thanksgiving

Now that it is November, its easy to get caught up in the snowball of excitement that is the Christmas season. But don't forget about Thanksgiving!


I have so much to be thankful for! I'm going to make an effort to not get caught up in the negative, but to appreciate the good in my life and the good in others around me.


Here are some things I am thankful for (in no particular order after the first 2)


1)Phillip - I don't think there could be a more perfect match for me. We have so much fun together. He LISTENS. He puts up with my craziness (both kinds...the ups and the downs). He always has my best interest in mind (even if I don't agree with what he thinks is best!). And he loves me so much.

2) My family - I am so thankful my family is close by. I enjoy being able to see my parents, sister and grandmother several times a week (sometimes!). I know that once we start a family of our own, I'll be even more grateful for the closeness.

3) My home - I know I complain sometimes about the townhouse, but I do love my home. Phillip and I work very hard to make a small space OUR space. And I think we have succeeded in creating a very inviting home. We are especially lucky in this economy that we even HAVE a home (and that we can afford it!).


4) The leaves on the trees - I LOVE all the different colors. There are these trees that line Glenn Avenue. I pass them multiple times a day. Right now they are such a vibrant shade of red. It makes me want to get my camera out and take a million pictures. If the urge ever takes over, then I'll post the pictures on here.


5) Blue Ridge Blog - Such a special reminder of my absolute favorite vacation place (and coincidentally the only vacation spot I'd like to live). The pictures absolutely kill me. Such a place of peace and nice people and beauty. I'd advise everyone to get away to the mountains at least once in your life. There is no hustle and bustle like at the beach. I cannot say enough about the area, and my words certainly cannot do it justice. So check out the blog and discover why I am so thankful to have visited this wonderful place.


6) Alabama football - Love or hate Coach Nick Saban, this man is doing something special at the University of Alabama. He's brought pride and discipline back to the sidelines at Bryant-Denny, and I am thankful for that. Whether or not we will win the national championship (#1 in the BCS for now!) is still up in the air, but I am proud and grateful that the UA football program is in the news for positive reasons and not for things like disgraced coaches and arrested players.


7) My beautiful wonderful dogs : Dawson and Bob - These are my babies. They are so sweet and love us so much. If I am ever down, I can go out back and get 2 doses of unconditional love. Dawson is so full of energy and is so smart. Bob is so eager to please and what we call "street smart". They compliment each other so well, and that's really saying something considering we didn't plan to get either one of them.

8) The privilege of voting. If you don't vote, then don't complain about the government. I am so grateful to live in a country that allows its citizens to be involved in the governing process. So GO VOTE!!!

So while I am remembering to be grateful for those things (and so many others), I am also going to try to have an attitude of gratitude. I found this list on another blog (of course!)

20 Little Attitudes of Gratitude
1. Mind your manners. Say please, thank you and excuse me.
2. Smile when you see your family. Turn your frown upside down.
3. Pick up after yourself.
4. Notice when others do kind things for you, show gratitude by action or words.
5. Say I love you before going to bed.
6. Give hugs daily.
7. Don’t worry about tomorrow. Focus on what you are happy about today.
8. Create gratitude journals to keep track of daily blessings.
9. Show thankfulness for even the little things others do for you.
10. Leave love notes in unexpected places like lunch boxes and under pillows.
11. Encourage someone with a compliment.
12. Verbalize what you are grateful for when you feel like complaining about life.
13. Keep a basket of small slips of paper on the table. Write notes of thankfulness during the week and read them to each other during a family meal.
14. Remember to thank God for blessings each day.
15.Surprise your family (or friends) with little gifts or treats to show you thought of them.
16. No grumbling about minor annoyances around the house.
17. Do special things to cherish time with your family. You never know what tomorrow will bring.
18. Reflect on happy memories regularly. Make inspiration boards of special times.
19. Help someone out without them having to ask you. Watch for someone in need.
20. When you are doing household chores, be grateful you have a home to clean.

I don't know that I'll be able to do all of these, but it certainly will help keep me in the right mindset. So what are you thankful for this month?

Here is a great deal from Victoria's Secret

OK, I saw this on a blog I frequent. I just did it and it works. I added some other stuff, and if you choose to do that, then go to Retail Me Not and find an applicable code. Victoria's Secret lets you use 3 codes per purchase!

Go to VS and put two of their bras on sale for 2/$40 and a pair of panties on sale $7.50 each in your shopping bag. The panties must be solid color. Before checkout select the option to use discount codes on your order. When you are checking out use the codes:
FA813789 for $10 off any bra and 25PTY for $25 off any two full priced bras and free cotton panty. Proceed to check out and your total should now be $10 plus $5.99 shipping!

And if you are a member of Ebates, you can get 4% cash back on the purchase. If you aren't a member of Ebates, use this link to sign up: http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=FI92eRbIaTY3Vg%2BSz65ZLg%3D%3D
You will get $5 and so will I!

I love finding bargains!