* WOW. December is here. I’m still in the midst of decorating…wish I could say it was all beautiful and festive around here, but it’s not yet. How are you coming?

*we have pulled out the holiday cups: they are just random mugs from the dollar store or Goodwill. Each kid chooses one and that is their cup for the month. It helps keep dishes down in a very busy month adds a little cheer to milk at lunch.

I thought these straws from the dollar tree were fun & festive too!

* It’s coming! Mark your calendars: our 3rd annual Favorite Things party will be on Friday, December 16! Anyone can link up~I always love seeing your favorites and I have some fabulous guest bloggers lined up to share their favorites as well.

* The kitchen is finished and it’s supposed to be 60 degrees and sunny today, which doesn’t do much for Christmas spirit, but is good for taking pictures! Here’s hoping…

*I need to finish wrapping books.

* I posted some deals here today.

* you can still enter for the $100 cooking.com giftcard here or the HP Touchsmart 320 Giveaway here.

Have a wonderful, productive, festive weekend…

(most are only good through today, 11.28~ I list the prices they are at right now…they can change quickly)

Coldwater Creek has 40% off everything plus free shipping. How cute are these?

American Girl rarely has a sale: up to 50% off some clothing/accessories

Snapfish has 4" x 6" prints for just a penny each and 50% off site-wide! Use coupon PENNYNOV to print up to 500 of your favorite photos of the season, or use coupon CYBER50 to shop and save 50% on just about everything else.

Barnes and Noble has $5 off select $10 toys/games purchase. Combine that with 30% off Coupon Code: N7C7K8T and there are some great deals! (the 30% off was supposed to be for one item, but it took 30% off everything in my cart~bonus!)

Gap, Ban. Republic, and Old Navy have 30% off sitewide today! Enter code HUGECYBER at checkout.

Target has Elf on the Shelf for $29.95 with a $5 giftcard.

Ann Taylor Loft has 50% off everything + free shipping on everything using code SHOP50

Home Decorators has free shipping sitewide today!

Best Buy has $50 Itunes gift cards for $40. or Lego Harry Potter 1-4 wii, ps3 or DS $9.99


And of course, Amazon Cyber Monday Deals
plus a few more that caught my eye:

FREE Christmas MP3 Downloads (click and then look below at Customers Who Bought for a bunch more)
KitchenAid Professional 600 Series Stand Mixer $209.99 after rebate
Vtech Kidizoom Digital Camera $27.99
The History Channel The Presidents $10.99
LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts $40.50
All 4 Shrek Movies $22.49
Scrabble Flash Cubes $9.99

feel free to add others in the comments~I updated my disclosure here.

Happy Cyber Monday~