I had never been much of a coffee drinker until my oldest daughter’s friends took her to Starbucks.  She begged me for weeks after that to take her.  Our Target has a Starbucks inside of the store so one afternoon I decided I would give in and try it out. That was all it took and now I am a coffee addict!  Well, almost.  I love flavored coffee more than plain coffee so when it comes to coffee I have to brew at home, I am a little picky.  I started out buying the tiny sample sized bag of Millstone’s Breakfast Blend coffee from my grocery store and from that point on, that has become the only brand I will buy!  Most recently they have come out with the Pumpkin Spice for the season (whole beans) and for the first time ever, I used the grinding machine at the store and ground my own coffee!!  Millstone Coffee comes in a large variety of flavors like Hazelnut Cream, Chocolate Velvet, Caramel Truffle,  Holiday Peppermint (seasonal) and Pumpkin Spice (seasonal) as well as their Breakfast Blend, Hawaiian Blend & Colombian Supremo.  Each one has it’s own distinct flavor for even the pickiest of coffee lovers!

Right now Walmart has samples of Millstone Coffee so stop by and request yours before they are gone!

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!!

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