JoAnn's Online Coupon - Valid thru 1/5/09

Michael's Coupon - Valid ONLY 1/1/2009

Click here for the 20% off your ENTIRE regular price purchase.

Archiver's Coupon - Good thru 12/24/08

Click HERE for a coupon from Archiver's for 2 free Hot Spot items.

Cricut's Sesame Street Friends Cartridge

Oh yeah...and I really want this one too...hehehe.

Cricut's Sesame Street Font Cartridge

Here's the new Sesame Street Font Cartridge that is finally starting to hit stores. I can't to get this one!!

The M&M's Christmas Story

I saw this super cute story about M&M's and Christmas. They had made cute little tins with the poem on the outside and a bunch of red and green M&M's on the inside.

The M & M's Christmas Story
by Pam Ridenour

As you hold these candies in your hand,
and turn them, you will see...
The M becomes a W, an E, and then a 3.
They tell the Christmas story. It's one I'm sure you know.
It took place in a stable a long, long, time ago.
The E is for the East, where the star shone so bright.
The M is for the Manger, where Baby Jesus slept that night.
The 3 is for the wise men, who came bearing gifts.
W is for Worship. Hallelujah, praise His name!
So as you eat these candies,
or share them with your friends,
remember the meaning of Christmas.
It's a love story that never ends.

Ebates.com

Got some online shopping to do? Sign up at Ebates.com by clicking HERE, and you and I both will get a $5 credit. How cool is that!

Cricut Potpourri Basket Cartridge

This cartridge is available exclusively bundled with the Cricut Expression machine infomercial offer and is not sold separately.

The Potpourri Basket Cartridge is a compilation of select shape graphics from many available cartridges. These include Fabulous Finds, New Arrival, Celebrations, Joys of the Season, Stretch Your Imagination, Doodlecharms, Walk in May Garden, Going Places, My Community, Beyond Birthdays, Indie Art, Home Accents, Campout, Baseball, Street Sign, Soccer, and Wedding.

The cartridge includes: Shadow and Bonus creative features.

To Get You In the Christmas Mood...

My friend Shanna sent me an e-mail with some funny holiday cartoons...thought I would share this one as it totally cracked me up!! LOL!!

Let the Elfing Begin

You've Been Elfed!!

URGENT WARNING FOR FRIDAY!!

ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON FRIDAY, AND THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT ALL GOOD LOOKING AND SEXY PEOPLE. YOU MAY BE SAFE, BUT I'M JUST BLOGGING TO SAY GOODBYE!! HA HA HA!!!

WOOHOO!! I WON...

I won some blog candy on my friend Andrea's blog. On 12/2 she posted, "Okay my oldest will turn 18 on Dec. 5th! So I'm in the mood for giving some blog candy! To win this fabulous Maya Road Chipboard Desk Calendar (with 6x6 paper and embellies) all you have to do is put a link of this contest on your blog and leave a comment! Please comment before Dec. 5th 12 midnight pst. The contest will close at that time. I will pick a winner by random draw on Dec. 6th! That's it!!"

**Now you need to go check out her blog as she is giving away a prize for entering her contest AND for posting the link to her blog on yours. I have it posted right below this post!! THANKS!!

Fun New Sketches & Prize Give Aways

To check it out, please visit my friend Andrea's blog at Blueprint Sketches!!

Flowers to Flourishes - 12/15

Today's Deal on Flowers to Flourishes is a nifty little tool. It's the Ribbon Iron by Pebbles Inc. It’s small, portable and easy to use. Not only does it remove wrinkles from your ribbon, but it works great for setting creases in paper - perfect for card makers. Included with your iron, you will also receive 2 packages of ribbon. Each package has one yard each of five different designs. That's a total of 10 yards of ribbon. Please note that ribbon colors vary from kit to kit and only one iron is included with each purchase.

$9.99+ $4.99 shipping
63% off, Retail Price $27.00

The Night Before Christmas, Scrapping Style!!

This was too cute!!

Twas the night before Christmas, I’m glued to the tree.
I’m wondering what Santa brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or chipboard or lace?
Or a Cricut, I said, with a smile on my face.

And that’s when I heard him,
“Hi Santa, “ I said
“You know....good little girls
should be in their beds.”

“I know I should Santa,
and now I’ve got caught.
But I was just so excited
To see what you brought.”

“Well, let’s take a look
in this room where you work.
He shook his head quickly,
And left with a jerk.

I heard him exclaim
as he put it in gear.
“You’ve got enough crap,
I’ll see you next year!”

Weeweechu

It's a romantic full moon, when Pedro said, "Hey, mamacita, let's do Weeweechu."
Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon!" said Rosita.
Oh, c'mon baby, let's you and I do Weeweechu. I love you and it's the perfect time," Pedro begged."
"But I wanna just hold your hand and watch the moon." replied Rosita.
"Please, corazoncito, just once, do Weeweechu with me."
Rosita looked at Pedro and said, "OK, one time, we'll do Weeweechu.
"Pedro grabbed his guitar and they both sang.....
"Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year."

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Peach Cheap - 12/10/08

Check out this GREAT deal at Peachy Cheap.

Today's PeachyCheap deal is a 150 piece paper and embellishment kit called Tres Jolie from My Minds Eye. This is her biggest kit so far and there are oh so many goodies!

Each kit contains:
30 double-sided textured 12 x 12 cardstock papers
15 titles
15 frames
15 quote cards
13 journaling cards
2 decorative embellishment cards
60 12 inch sticker borders

$23.99 + $4.99 Shipping
150 Piece My Minds Eye Kit
70% off, regulalry $80.00

Here are all the yummy close-ups:

Flowers to Flourishes - 12/10/08

Check out this GREAT deal at Flowers to Flourishes.

Complete Collection - Holly Jolly by Fancy Pants Designs

Today's Deal is a complete set of products from the Holly Jolly Collection by Fancy Pants Designs. It includes 12 sheets of 12x12 double-sided paper along with the coordinating ribbon and rub ons. Below are close up pictures of the products.

$7.99+ $4.99 shipping
60% off, Retail Price $20.00

Here are all the yummy closeups:

Have You Heard of Cricut Rewards??

Ok maybe you all already know about this, but I had never heard of Cricut Rewards.

How do I earn Cricut Rewards?Getting started is easy. Just collect Cricut Rewards vouchers from Cricut Cartridges released during 2008 and thereafter. Create an account to enter your codes. Codes are electronically verified and points accumulate in your account until you are ready to redeem for exclusive Cricut merchandise.

After viewing the site here is what I learned:Certain cartridges are worth more points than others. Once you reach 200 points you can get one of four Cricut Shirts, 400 points you can get the Daisy Chain Solutions Cartridge or a Cricut Apron and 800 points is one of four cartridges - George, Accent Essentials, Plantin Schoolbook or the Sampler Cartridge. If your cartridge didn't come with a certificate or you didn't keep it the website tells you how to get one.

http://www.cricutrewards.com/default.aspx

ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS:
50 Points for all Solutions Cartridges:
Stone Script
Indie Art
Soccer
Campout
Street Sign
Christmas
Sans Serif
Baseball
Home Accents
Wedding
Blackletter
Basketball

90 Points for All Full Cartridges:
Graphically Speaking
Sports Mania
Wild Card
Storybook
Calligraphy Collection

100 Points for All Full Cartridges:
Winnie the Pooh and Friends
Winnie the Pooh Font
Hello Kitty Greetings
Sesame Street Friends
Tinker Bell and Friends
Cars
Hello Kitty Font
Sesame Street Font

Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks

Nathan loves to watch this cartoon on Discovery Kids. Of course he likes ANYTHING with Wheels so this has quickly become a favorite. Here he is singing to the opening song. I had to post the link because putting the video right on my blog didn't work due to the Christmas music playing. Enjoy!

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e203/BabyNate2005/Nathan/?action=view&current=MVI_1976.flv

Christmas Music...

I have added some Christmas Music to help get us all in the spirit of the Holidays. Trust me I am definitly starting to get there. We just had freezing rain and 5 inches of snow since yesterday. It has continued to flurry all afternoon and another 5 inches is predicted by midnight tonight. This is how it all started out last year...once the snow starts it doesn't want to stop!! Makes for a very, very, very long winter!! That's why I am loving Kenny Chesney's song "All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan!" HA HA HA!! Happy Holidays!!

Great Deal on Fancy Pants Stamps Today!!

Check out the GREAT deal on Fancy Pants Stamps at Flowers to Flourishes.

2 Acrylic Stamp Sets

Today's Deal is 2 Acrylic Stamp Sets by Fancy Pants Designs. Both stamp sets are 6x6 in size and packed with images. They range from fun (flowers and flourishes) to the everyday (numbers and bracket) and several stamps for Valentine's Day (love, hearts and sent with love postmark). These are high quality acrylic stamps bursting with creativity and innovation.

$5.99+ $4.99 shipping
81% off, Retail Price $32.00

Crafty Mama is Having a HUGE Holiday Sale...

My friend the Crafty Mama (aka. Kelci) is having a HUGE holiday sale in her Etsy shop at Crafty Mama Creations to make room for her all new 2009 creations! She makes wonderful things! I own three of her purses, multiple outfits for my kiddos, etc. Stop in and Check it out!

Check It Out...

My friend Andrea over at Blueprint Sketches is giving away some blog candy!!!
ENJOY!!

Cool Christmas Site for Kiddos

This site has lots of free things you can do with your kids.

*Send a letter to Santa and receive a personalized return letter
*Send holiday postcards
*Stories to read and color
*Santa's birthday cards
*Games to play
*Holiday recipes
*North Pole wallpaper
*Puzzles and activities
*Good Deed Calendar
*Find the hidden stories
*Naughty or Nice list
*Santa Tracker (Dec. 24)
*Santa's list of favorite holiday movies, songs, books, etc.
*Visit with Santa's Reindeer
*Chat with the elves
*Personalize a Santa Story

http://www.northpole.com/

Quiz: What scrapbooking item are you?

http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/645550/what-scrapbooking-item-are-you

I was:

You are PAPER! You are an all natural basic person who likes to act as a foundation to others. You are willing to take a backseat in most of your relationships and let others take the spotlight, while you show your support and help them shine! Underneath it all, you are the one who makes it all happen. You are the focus and stability in any group, even if you are not the leader. Others look to you to set the pace and provide ideas for ways to get things done. But Paper Beware - sometimes you get a little edgy with the people who look to you for support and can give them some papercut remarks that can hurt their feelings. Remember to watch what you say, because you are best when leading by example.

Promega Holiday Party

Last night was my work Holiday party. It was a lot of fun. We had dinner, some drinks, played casino games and had lots of prize drawings of which I was not a winner...hehehe. I started back to work on Monday, December 1st, and it was good to get back into the swing of things. I enjoy "most" of my co-workers so that always helps!! Here's Sean and I.

This is my co-worker Mike and his wife Mary Pat. Mike was definitly enjoyed the "drinks" this year...hehehe.

This is my co-worker Ryan with his girlfriend Kelly.

And last but not least this is my co-worker Jeremy and his wife Jen. Jeremy, like Mike, was "enjoying" the drinks...hehehe.

Bathing Beauties!!

Thursday nights are bath night as Nathan has swimming lessons. Morgan looks sooooo big in these pictures compared to those that we took of her 1st bath...sniffle sniffle. Daddy decided it was her last time taking a bath in her little bathtub outside of the big one. She LOVES to splash with her feet now, and Daddy ended up pretty darn wet...I thought it was hilarious!!

Morgan's 1st Day of Daycare - 12/1

Morgan's 1st day of daycare was Monday. She did great!! Only cried once cause she was hungry. On Wednesday she had a screaming fit though. Kelly said that she has never heard a baby cry that loudly...HA HA HA!!! Whenever Morgan cries, it makes our friend Connor cry too!! LOL!! She did great all week!!

Nathan's 1st Day of Preschool - 12/1

Monday was Nathan's 1st Day of Preschool at Here We Grow Learning Center! It had snowed the night before so Daddy was out snowblowing the driveway. Nathan and I were standing in the window watching him. I asked Nathan if he was excited to go to Preschool, and he looked at me and said, "Mommy please don't leave me!" and started to cry. I almost lost it right there...as if it isn't hard enough to take my baby (he will be 3 on the 29th of December) to Preschool but then to see him upset about it. I told him it would be a ton of fun and a lot like Kelly's but with more kids to play with. I wasn't too worried about him going as he already knows his teacher as we have been friends with her for a few years. After he calmed down we headed out. He did GREAT!! When I went to pick him up, he didn't want to leave as he was having so much fun with his new friends...hehehe. He went on Wednesday and Friday and had a blast!! He stayed dry in his big boy undies even through naptime!! He has done so well with potty training since visiting the Preschool 2 weeks ago.

Visiting Great Grandma Becker

On Saturday we went and visited Great Grandma Becker. Nathan had lots of fun playing at her house!! It was her first time getting to see Morgan in person!!

Here's Nathan, Great Grandma Becker, Morgan and Papa.

I LOVE Shopping on Black Friday...

Ok so many of my friends and family think I am nuts to go shopping on Black Friday!! Now if I stayed in Madison that day...no way would I venture out as there are just too many people. But we go up north to Turtle Lake, Wisconsin for Thanksgiving and do our shopping in Rice Lake, WI. There is a Wal-Mart, KMart, Shopko and a small mall. Yes...Wal-Mart is a zoo so we avoid it, but the rest of the places are usually not too bad. My mom and I (sometimes my sister too) usually get up around 7:30ish and head out about 8:15ish...we normally stop and grab a bite to eat at Perkins and then off to shop. We aren't the early risers trying to get the door busters as soon as stores open (I like my sleep too much...hehehe). We usually get some great deals at JCPenny and Herbergers on kids clothes...60% off until 1:00 and then 40% off after that...ya can't go wrong. The lines really aren't too bad either. I got a brown leather jacket that is normally $75 for only $25...WOOHOO!! Did I need another jacket...no not really, but it was cute (my mom said I look like a biker chick...yeah baby!!) and you can't pass that price up...HA HA HA!!! We got Nathan and Morgan some super cute clothes as well as getting a good chunk of my Christmas shopping done!! So to me Black Friday is soooooo worth venturing out!!

Our Thanksgiving...

We went up north to Turtle Lake on Wednesday night and stayed with Grandma and Papa Becker. On Thanksgiving we headed to Grandma Laurie's house to see everyone. Here's my "Little Turkey" on Turkey Day...what a cutie...hehehe.

Here's Morgy sleeping with Grandma Laurie and the two Viszla puppies.

Here's Morgy jabbering away with Mommy!!

Daddy with his two cuties!!