They may not have the most comments or hits, but here the ones that are near and dear to my heart:
1. Spring On My Door : my oldest daughter was home sick that day and we had the crazy notion to write this post in cave man talk. We were laughing so hard and google searching for a cave woman to sign the post with. Most of you probably thoughy I was off my rocker as you read, except for Amy at a Nest For All Seasons who simply wrote: “like much.” She has a special place in my heart!
In the lamp section at Lowes they have medium holiday lampshades (these would fit all of my lamps in my living room) on sale for $5.98, which is a great deal, BUT…their holiday clearance is 50%, so my nice cashier gave me them for $3 each. I bet you could talk yours into half price as well.
Just remove the holiday ribbon, and you’ve got yourself a new shade to work with! Isn’t that the most expensive part of getting lamps at thrift stores: buying new shades?
I stocked up.
You can call your store and ask them if they have any item # 0362226 in stock.
Good luck!!
One of my favorite Christmas hymns~
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
And in despair I bowed my head:
"There is no peace on earth," I said,
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men."
Till, ringing singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
9 days until Christmas..how are you coming along? Shopping is done here, but wow, LOTS of other things to do. I still love looking at deals though :)
Lands End is having a CRAZY good sale! Use code: DONNER pin: 1585 for an additional 40% off, plus free shipping! Look at the pillow covers in the home dept (some $6.99 shipped~Kirsten @ 6th Street Design School loves this one) needlepoint monogrammed stockings for $6 each, kids hooded towels, backpacks!, lunchboxes, lunch containers, jeans, snow boots…crazy. Go! Great, quality stuff and you can return it at any Sears store if it doesn’t work out.
JcPenney has another $10 off $25 purchase online or in-store.
But the BIG news is that the Amazon Toy Sale
has begun! I’ve posted about this sale for the past 3 years and you may know I have a slight obsession with it~it’s a great sale to finish your holiday shopping or stock the birthday bin! There are tons more, but here are some that caught my eye. Of course, prices can change, but here is the price at time of posting~good luck!we love Nanny McPhee! $5.23
Wizard of Oz Anniversary Edition
$5.49The Blind Side
$4.49Tangled DVD $10.49
Ocean's 11, 12 & 13 movies $14.99
Harry Potter yrs 5-7 DS game $19.96
If you haven’t seen it, go buy it now.
$10.49Miracle on 34th Street $7.49
it’s no secret that my favorite movie is It’s a Wonderful Life. George Bailey’s prayer in Martini’s bar is probably one that we have all offered at one point or another in our lives. Here’s that prayer and an excerpt from an article for Guideposts that Jimmy Stewart wrote about It’s a Wonderful Life:
“As I said those words, I felt the loneliness, the hopelessness of people who had nowhere to turn, and my eyes filled with tears. I broke down sobbing. This was not planned at all, but the power of that prayer, the realization that our Father in heaven is there to help the hopeless, had reduced me to tears.
Frank (Capra, the director), who loved spontaneity in his films, was ecstatic. He wanted a close-up of me saying that prayer, but was sensitive enough to know that my breaking down was real and that repeating it in another take was unlikely. But Frank got his close-up. The following week he worked long hours in the film laboratory, repeatedly enlarging the frames so that eventually it would appear as a close-up on the screen. I believe nothing like this had ever been done before. It involved thousands of enlargements with extra time and money. But he felt it was worth it…” ~Jimmy Stewart, Guideposts.
More on why I love IAWL so much here.
note: prices and availability change quickly, I’m just listing the price for when I posted this, I may add to it!
Shade Clothing : use code SHADEGIFT for 50% off everything and free shipping until December 11th.
Childrens Place has free shipping until December 11th + 25% off , use code H7F2011
Target has the Lalaloopsy doll and stove set for $19.99 + some other daily deals.
Another coupon for $10 gift card with a $50 purchase at Target! expires 12/10
While you are in Target, you may want to check out the Nintendo 3DS in cosmic black, they are $169.99 in store, and then you get a $50 gift card, plus you can use the above coupon! (only in store)
And of course, Amazon:
Gold Box Deal of the Day: Scotch Laminator
RISK board game
Sound of Music 3 disc 45th Anniversary blu ray edition $16.99
Gone With the Wind $8.49
Some $5 family movies (think holiday road trips!): Prince of Egypt
my friend Lynee loves this game: Blokus
Melissa Doug Construction Puzzle $7.05
Littlest Pet Shop Spot Dot Set
Razor Electric Scooter $99.99
Duracell AA batteries
oh, c’mon. You know you need a MANGROOMER??
How’s your list coming along? Feel free to add any deals in the comments~and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister, Kristin!!
You can still enter the HP Touchsmart 320 giveaway here.
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