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I am so very busy right now with work that I just haven’t had much time to blog.  I get home in the evenings and spend time with my family and before I know it, it’s bed time!  I promise to try and do better soon!

I have several reviews I am working on as well as a new recipe I have been asked to try and share.  I will at least get that recipe posted this evening!  It sounds yummy! 

Okay, back to work I go…

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

I am so excited to be chosen as a host for the “Fun, Fit and Guilt-Free House Party” sponsored by Your Shape with Jenny McCarthy and Jell-o Mousse Temptations! A few days before  Christmas I received my party pack which consisted of coupons for the new Jell-o Mousse Temptations, Just Dance for Wii, Your Shape for Wii & various other party favors.  I am so excited to host this party because well, it goes along with my “non resolutions”…but more than that, it will be a blast!

If you haven’t tried Mousse Temptations by Jell-o, I would highly recommend them…yummy!  And at only 60 calories, you won’t have to resist.  I will be doing product reviews after January 9th but you can consider this blog post a sneak preview.

My family and I have had a chance to try out both Wii games and I can tell you that my teens prefer Just Dance over Your Shape but me, I like them both!  Just Dance will wear your butt out but what’s better than burning calories while having fun?  As for Your Shape, well, let me just say that even as slow paced as it is (slow enough for this older person to keep up with) I was sore for two days after my first session with Jenny.  Now, if I can only keep on the schedule of 15 minute work outs 3 days a week that the game set for me, I will be doing good!  If I can’t keep up, it’s only because I am lazy…no other excuse!

Again, after the 9th, I will give you a full review but until then, I hope you will check out these great products for yourself!  You won’t regret any of them!

I’m off now…to start on my BlackEyed Peas for our traditional New Years Eve-ning!  Maybe I will start a new tradition by having Mousse Temptations after wards!

Happy New Year 2010!!!

As 2010 approaches, I am hesitant to make any resolutions, as I know I rarely never keep them.  This year will be no different.  I do want to make some changes in my life, no doubt, but I will not be announcing them out loud or in print because just as sure as I do, I will not keep them.  This is why I have trouble losing weight…as soon as I start eating better, something tempting ALWAYS comes along and I just can’t seem to resist it!  I am also not very organized but again, I will not say “I am going to do better” because as soon as I do, my pile of papers, coupons, ad and what not will get bigger and messier!  That’s just me – and even though I may be a bit overweight & a teensy very unorganized, I am happy so with that being (not) said, I wish you and your family a VERY HAPPY and SAFE NEW YEAR!!

Have a wonderful New Year’s Eve but please don’t drink & drive!!

…and still way too much to do!

I spent the first week of December sick which had me in bed for most of those days so no shopping for me!  Last weekend was my birthday so hubby and I had a night out…and get this, he is sick!  We did have a good time regardless…at least I did!  So the start of my last week at work before my 15 day Christmas vacation and guess what?  I am sick AGAIN!  This time with a horrible sore throat, fever, aches and a lovely cough.  The one thing I am most grateful for is all of that Theraflu (stop by and get your $2.00 off printable coupon) that I picked up at CVS a few weeks back!  We never use the stuff…now, well, both bottles are close to being GONE!  Now I am hoping that I can get to feeling better so that I can manage to get out and get the last of my shopping done.  I am thankful to Swagbucks for all of their help in getting my husband’s Christmas gift taken care of!  I ordered it today and got it for over 50% off what the normal cost it.  I paid for half of it in Amazon GCs that I earned from doing something I normally do…searching the Internet! Thanks to a few Black Friday deals I got my daughters taken care of early and hit a big sale at Bath & Body Works to give as gifts at our family Christmas Eve dinner.

For a few last minute stocking stuffers, party favors or co-worker goodies, check out Organized Christmas.  I am loving the fun and easy recipes and printable for easy to make Christmas treats!

Okay, off to see what else is going on out there in the world of frugality!  I feel like I have missed so much thanks to germs!

Have a blessed day!

I want to first say that I am so very sorry that I have been absent for these last 9 days but things have been a little hectic with work, kids & home that by the time I had a few minutes to post something, I was asleep.  I am on vacation for the next 7 days so I hope to make up on some of the things I have missed out on!

My husband is still out of work – 3 months now…so yes, we are still doing the frugal thing but luckily, not having to shop quite as much.  We are still nowhere near the “cherry picking” stage but it feels nice occasionally to be able to say that I did not have to grocery shop this week.  (That was two weeks ago though!)  With Thanksgiving quickly approaching I had no choice in the matter.  My daughters are looking forward to the food and I can truthfully say, so am I!  So much for losing the 35lbs that I have gained since finding out about my Cancer.  It’s been a rough year for the weight.  I am working on changing my eating habits and believe it or not, yes, you can lose weight over the holidays!  Maybe not at my house but I am certainly gonna give it a shot cutting back on some of the high calorie foods without telling my family.  I bet they won’t even notice!  I will post a few of the recipes I am going to try out in another post this evening.

Oh, and I was able to snag my 4th Amazon gift card in exactly 1 month from Swagbucks! At first, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them but now I know.  My husband wants a Mapsco for Christmas.  Not one, but two…for the Dallas & Ft. Worth area.  For the type of work he does, knowing the area is very important so I guess he is not wanting to fall behind with the way the cities are changing while he is still looking for a job.  Well, anyone that knows about these things knows they are not cheap!  I went on the Mapsco website this morning and for just two of them the total was $75.00 not including the shipping!!  I found that I can buy them through Amazon.com and I was thrilled!  The are cheaper & I have gift certificates to make it that much better!  I know a Mapsco doesn’t sound too exciting but hey, it makes my man happy and that is all that counts!

On to what makes me happy…SAVING MONEY!!  I went to CVS & Walgreens today and took my youngest daughter with me.  She confirmed what my hubby keeps saying…”mom, you played them.  Dad is right, you are a thief!”  What?  I didn’t play them…I played SMART!  I will post in a bit about that as well.  Right now I have to go check on dinner.  Chicken Spaghetti…our family favorite!

Be back soon!!

Last week I won a “stressbuster getaway” package from my local FAVORITE Christian radio station, KLTY. Well, that’s what hubby and I are enjoying right now! I am posting this from my new Blackberry so I am not sure how it’s gonna work out but when we get to our hotel room hopefully I will be able to post some pictures from the Alliance Air Show where we are watching the awesome Blue Angels! Yes, this nutty blogger brought her laptop…lol! Hope the hotel has wireless access…