Screaming deal!

Oh Target, how I love thee!

Ok, so not really, but it is the store I shop most often at. We are pretty limited in my local area with shopping choices. And, I happen to be really fortunate (not) in that if I want to do any serious shopping I have to cross a bridge which charges me 3 bucks to do so. I try to stay on "this side of the bridge" and only go across when I have lots to do on that side of the world:)

But tonight, went to Target and had 2- three dollar coupons if I bought 2 Johnson and Johnson red cross first aid items (go to money saving mom for the link to the coupons). My DD is going to camp for the next couple of days and needed a small 1st aid kit, so I bought 4 of the first aid kits that they have in the travel size section for 97 cents each and got 6 bucks off in coupons. Score!
I also bought gauze pads for 1.72 and had 2-2 dollar coupons. So, I made $$$ there too. It is like getting paid to shop:) Love that!

But the best deal of all tonight, was something that I have kind of a passion for. I love love love fountain pens. The Cross kind are my favorite. I love the way they write. I love the old fashionedness of using a fountain pen and I love the way my handwriting turns out when I use a fountain pen. And the black onyx pen is my favorite of all. Had to run by Office Depot and get copies of forms for the camping child, and saw (gasp!) a Cross fountain pen set! Two of my favorite pen. TWO! I asked how much they were. And I think the guy must have been confused, because I KNOW that I paid the same price for just one pen about a year ago. He told me it was on clearance because they didn't have the case, he would give a discount and my teacher discount on top to boot! I got two of my favorite pens for the price of one and a 25% discount on top of that. I just feel so blessed at the moment. I am one lucky girl!

Hope you score some great deals too!

5 things in 5 days reveal

I took the 5 things in 5 days challenge. (It was 10 things in 10 days but I came to the party late:)

And, of course, I have been working on about 7 more projects at the same time.

I am loving having time to work on things for my home. I've been pretty busy with work and my family activities over the school year. It is so nice to have time to think about what I want to accomplish at home now too.

So, my original goals were to:

1. Finish the peg board sewing organizer! (My first diy project of the summer) DONE!

2. Organize sewing desk and get the rest of my room cleaned up (its too trashed for words right now) DONE!

3. Chalkboard paint the back of the front door. Add frame. (I am forgetful and hope this will help!) (Have to find a big frame too!) (So, I am rethinking this one. I am not sure if what I envsion would be cute enough)

4. Sew 2 skirts for my daughter on newly organized sewing desk:) (in process)

5. Closet makeover. (in process- a WAY bigger job than I originally anticipated)

I added making these darling apothecary jars that I saw online at the Drab to Fab blog. They went from this...

to this....

I have an idea in mind for our entryway using these on the newly repainted sofa table that I use as a family organizer. But so far, it is just a place for everyone to dump their crud as they enter the house. It makes the rest of that area feel really small and cramped and it always looks messy.

And I added painting our hutch bottom and sofa table to the mix) I still need to stain the top of the table in the picture like a dark walnut, but that is all, really.

And finally, finally, finally, it is going to be summery around here soon! We have had cloudy cold overcast skies for a few days. Tomorrow it is supposed to be nearly 80 degrees and nearing the end of the week nearly 90! Yahoooooo!

Ok, off to make dinner and then paint some more!

Things to do, Things to do....

We had my daughter's birthday party here the other night.
It was so much fun. We made "designer"T shirts for the movie and ate hamburgers off the grill.
Since I have three teen boys, mostly we have boy parties around here. Lots of shoot'em up video games with lots of shouting and (pretend) fighting. I hate the "boys will be boys" argument, but it is in their natures to to wrestle and shout and compete. In ten years time that will transform itself into protection for their families and the ability to compete in the world.

But, when we have girl parties, we go all out around here.(not that we don't for the boys, but they want different things, again that boy/girl gender difference thing) SO...
We (hubby(isn't he a great dad??) and I) went to see the premiere of Eclipse at midnight with 9 preteen girls. Now, the Twilight movies aren't my cup of tea, but you have to love a character who says, NO! I won't have sex with you before marriage, even if he is a demon/vampire/soulless creature. I grew a little soft spot for Edwaaaard that night. Just a little one though. And then, after the movie, we had a sleep over.

I am glad that I have gotten to be the mother of both boys and girls. I have learned so much about both genders that I never would have believed if I had not had both. And, I am glad that I had more than one boy because my boys are all really different in personality.

Anyway, I had just gotten my sewing area cleaned up and all ready to sew on when the party happened and now, everything has been shoved onto that desk (since it was a clean area, of course) and I have to start all over again. That seems to happen a lot around here.

But, I did get the sewing pegboard up. It looks fantastic. I am still working on the pegs though, so no pics yet. But it isn't quite ready to show the world yet.

I also got the materials for all of my upcoming projects at Home Depot. I got the boys' tub scraped free of yuccky old caulk and am going to be adding the new sealant and fix the floor in there and fix the surround.

I have guests showing up tomorrow afternoon, too, for the 4th of July, so I have to get all of that sort of stuff done too. I have about 800 irons in the fire at any one time. I wish sometimes that I was the kind of person who dilligently does one task at a time, but I suspect that it is not in my nature either.

Well... off to get some coffee and get started on my projects. It is chilly and cloudy here today after a few days of sunshine. We are supposed to be cloudy/rainy until the 5th of July. You have to love God's sense of humor. He is good in all things!

Have a great day- whatever you do!