Dixie!!!!

We have been without our Miss Dixie for almost 2 months and I miss her tremendously (on a daily basis). I even bought a Lab for the Cure t-shirt and wear in when I am missing her. One of Mark's very kind friends sent me some pictures of Dixie while he was helping train her at the hunting camp. I couldn't believe how much she had grown! She is no longer holding a puppy bumper in her mouth, but moved on to the real deal. I am so proud of her! One more month and she can come home!!! She is still as cute as ever.

Gobble Hobble

After a late night at Winstar watching Ron White the comedian with Mark and some friends from work, I woke up early and met Chloe, Mark's cousin, for the 5K Gobble Hobble in Richardson. Luckily it wasn't as cold as it had been other mornings so I just needed a fleece and a long sleeve t-shirt to keep warm. Tyler and Kaitlyn walked too. We finished in 56 minutes which we thought was pretty good considering we weren't last place and we walked the entire way (Chloe was sick). A fun time was had by all!

My Accident

I had a car accident Monday morning on the way to work. It was scary - the air bags went off - but luckily no one was hurt. I collided with an SUV so my little car went under the rear bumper of his car.

Needless to say, the car is totaled. I got a check from the insurance company so Mark and I have to buy a new-to-me car in the next week. It is the best possible result for a bad situation so we are thankful for that.

Gotta say, my husband was wonderful to me!!! I got lots of hugs and support throughout the day. He even took the rest of the day off from work. We spent the day together at home which was a gift that meant the world to me. I also heard from my brother, my parents, Mark's parents, and Mark's sister. I am so lucky to be part of two wonderful, supportive, loving families!!!

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers! It may be difficult to get a good, safe car for a minimal price.

Last Weekend

It has taken me a whole week to post these pictures from last weekend. Not that I was super busy or anything, it just slipped my mind!

Here is my shopping trip to Walgreens and CVS on Sunday. Pretty good for spending $5. I was quite pleased!
Mark and I also agreed to help our dear neighbors, Doug and Becky, by taking care of their Labradoodle, Cali, while they made a quick trip back home to visit Doug's mother. I was so excited since we are dog-less right now!!! Cali is so easy and much less hyper than Dixie so she was fun to have around. One thing we learned about Cali...she is LAZY!!!
As much as we love Cali, Mark decided she should be named after the flying dog in "The Never Ending Story" so Mark started calling her Falkor. Cali ignored him (as she should have). We also decided she had more Poodle than Lab in her so we now refer to her as a Doodleador. Haha!

The Latest Walgreens Deal

I know, TOTAL NERD, that I keep posting pictures about my shopping savings, but honestly, it is such a rush and SO MUCH FUN, I really can't help it. There is just something about surrounding myself with coupons, store ads, a pair of sharp scissors, a pen and a pad of paper for 2 hours that is so exciting to me. Ask poor Mark, he has to live with me every Sunday afternoon....

This Sunday's shopping was different. It is the end of the month so our grocery money was low so I had to figure out how to get the essential fruit, fresh veggies, and lunch stuff along with any other purchases without going over $23. Luckily, I had stocked up on meats at Market Street earlier in the month so we had plenty of choices for dinner - just had to grab from the freezer.

Thank goodness for Walgreens!!! I got 2 - 15 packs of water, a ChapStick, 4 packs of Trident gum, a Softsoap starter pack and a refill, and a canister of Mentos for $2.05. A single pack of Trident gum usually costs $1.70 by itself....wow, was I pleased!
Mark didn't arrive home until later Sunday evening so I left my Walgreens display up for him to see. He was surprised and excited about my deals and savings, but also gave me the "I love you, but you are nuts" look.

Until next Sunday...... :)

Friday

This past Friday, Mark left for a hunting trip so that meant I was in no real rush to go home after work. So, what did I do instead? SHOP!

I went to Crate and Barrel and used a portion of our gift cards from our wedding and bought some place mats for our new kitchen table. I just had to get some napkins to go with them so I bought these adorable fall leaf napkins (on sale). It makes the table look pretty cute for October! The great thing about the place mats is that they are so neutral, I will be able to use them year round and just switch out the napkins.
Next I went to the Vera Bradley store in Allen. Good golly, how I LOVE Vera Bradley. I controlled myself and walked in with a mission: Franny Purple Punch sunglasses. I have been thinking about these glasses since my mom and I went to a launch party over the summer. I saved up and found a coupon (that was the true selling point) and decided this was a gift to myself for the start of hunting season (if that isn't justification, I don't know what is!!!). I love my new glasses!
After that I was spent, literally and figuratively, so I went home, had dinner, and went for yummy J'Adore yogurt with Doug, Becky, and Charlotte.

Free Goodies

As part of my couponing obsession, I have signed myself up to get free samples of products mailed to me....as long as I promise to write a review of them on my blog and share the coupons with my friends.So....three items arrived recently. First Sprinkles Pop Tarts. I gave this sample to Mark for he likes eating something on the run (and I have never been a fan of Pop Tarts). Plus, they were blueberry flavored, how could he say no? According to Mark, they were too sugary so they must have been since he has a decent sweet tooth (nothing in comparison to mine, of course). I don't think we will be buying these at the store, even with the great coupons they sent me. I dropped the coupons off at school and they were quickly grabbed up!

Second item that appeared is a 28 day supply of wrinkle cream. I am planning on using this freebie starting Nov. 1 so I will review this product later. I will say, it is going to be tough to beat my obsession with my DHC cream, so we shall see!
Third, a full serving of Go Lean Crunch from Kashi which I love. This tastes as good as granola without the high fat and calorie content. It is so yummy mixed with yogurt in the morning, yum yum! Kashi also gave me a full packet of coupons - some as high as $3 off a box (almost FREE!) - which I have shared with other known Kashi lovers.