Tyler in Egypt!

Tyler on the plane to Egypt. 

Tyler is celebrating Thanksgiving in Egypt! I can't even wrap my head around my baby brother being a world traveler.  I am so proud of him and everything he has accomplished in his life time.  He inspires me to be a better person.  He has fought for his dreams and worked hard at everything he has touched.   

I love his adventure side.  He is fearless in everything he does.  He doesn't just have a job he is living his dreams!!

Small coupon haul

Went shopping at Dollar General today.  I used digital coupons.  Am really proud of what I bought for $14.74.  $12.70 for the items and $2.04 for the tax.  I also had bought some cookies that did not make it into the picture.  

Earlier Mr. C. stated we were completely out of laundry soap.  I told him I would see what coupons where available and go shopping.  The savings was $13.25 and I thought that was great. Basically I paid around $1.84 for each item.  SCORE!!! 

I really need to focus on getting back in the groove of using coupons.  Several years ago I was doing so good but kinda lost interest.  What I mean by that is I didn't want to spend hours locating the deals and then driving 35 minutes to town and shopping.  Now that I work in Duncan Okla I have access to the stores.  So I should be taking advantage of the sales and coupons. 

My stock pile has dwindled down to just a few items. I need to replenish personal items and laundry soap and cleaning supplies.  

If I could encourage someone to coupon my words of wisdom would be to take it slowly. Create small hauls first.  Get use to following the rules at each store. Lastly be sure to only buy items you know you will use.  When I first got into using coupons I was buying items that was on sale but no one was using the items.  In fact some are still sitting on my shelves.  So I did not save any money in buying several of these items.  

Diy spa gift baskets.

I am currently working of 4 spa gift baskets for my ladies in my life. 

I am wanting to add a few more items to the baskets.  Maybe another pair of socks and a candle.  If I was real creative I would buy some wine glasses and monogram them.  I have a older cricut that I could use on them.  Then maybe add a small trial size of wine with the basket.  I may need wipe down the cricut machine and attempt it this weekend. 

I need to pick up red filler and clear bags at Dollar Tree.  I also will make some pretty Christmas bows to use on the gift baskets.  

When I worked at the Flower Shop we made lots of fruit and gift baskets.  Everyone loved them and they are easy to make.  I went with the spa basket because my girls are girly girls.  I would love to have one of these baskets myself.  I can't wait to see the finished product!! 

I am trying to get ahead of my Christmas shopping this year.  So far I have wrapped the toys I have bought for the littles.  Which I am proud of getting done so early.  I told Mr. C, that I needed to wrap the gifts I had already bought so I could see what I had.  I am looking forward to Black Friday shopping with my cousin Brenda. 

First snow!!

Our first snow of the season! You all know I love fall/winter season.  Especially the cool nights, fresh snow and baking in the oven. When I woke up to this I was happy.  For just a moment I thought about staying home from work.  I would have read a book, wrote a few letters and drank some hot chocolate.  The perfect way to spend a day off.  then reality set in and I got dressed and headed to work.  I did get to Duncan early so I could work on this blog post.  

This is across the road from where we live.  Living out in the country is peaceful and quiet.  Love looking at the snow that hasn't been tracked on yet.  As warm as it is here in Oklahoma I bet it will be gone tonight when I get home around 7:30 pm. 

If I was younger I would be tempted to make snow angels in the snow.  Great memories from when I was younger.  Now I am waiting for the 2nd snowfall so I can make snow ice cream.  My mom use to make the best snow ice cream.  It was always such a treat for us. 

How would you spend a day home on a snow day? Would love to hear your stories!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my little ole blog.  I do appreciate it very much.

Have a great day my friends,

Karen  

Loving my job!!

$7.00 gift card from my work!! 

Here I am at work.  Another day at the call center!

I am loving my job here at LegalShield.  I am truly blessed with this job.  This company has been incredible.  Love the incentives they offer. I believe that this company is somewhere I can grow as a employee.  

Working at a call center isn't for everyone.  But I think it is a good fit for me.   

Baby Clifford's baby shower

Monkey theme/ Safari theme

Made from Dollar Tree items.

Except flowers are from

Hobby Lobby.

Trying to get ready for baby shower.

I want a blue food table just because I

think it looks super cute.

Aaron and Michelle are going to be so SUPRISED when they get to the baby shower.  I know it is going to be awesome.  Baby Grigsby should be here December 12th, 2018. 

Trip to Ardmore Oklahoma

Aunt Kathy and I ate at a cute Chinese place in the mall.  It was a buffet and was good. 

Hobby Lobby to get a few items for the baby shower.  It is coming up November 3rd, 2018.  I love to check out Hobby Lobby every single time I get to Ardmore. They always seem to have some different items than the HL at Lawton Okla.  Today the focus was on anything I could use for the baby shower.  Of course I still checked out seasonal items as well. 

The main reason I went to Ardmore was to clean Aunt Kathy's house.  I got to her house about 11am and worked about 4 hours.  Once we got her house finished that is when we went into Ardmore. I didn't realize she wasn't feeling well.  

The trip to Ardmore was successful.  I did manage to find the things to make centerpieces for baby shower.  Now to get home to make my creations!