I'm getting excited for the Parade of Homes next week, here is a gorgeous one featured at House of Turquoise from last year's parade:

Hello! Today we’re talking curtains for the family room for our big tall windows.  The window gives gorgeous views of the mountians and right now the sun is directly overhead during the day so it doesn't glare in the windows. But in the fall, winter and early spring the sun is at just the right angle where sun comes pouring in and it can get hot and bright. Sooo, I started looking at tall curtains and let me tell you they are EXPENSIVE. Anything over the standard ikea 108” length will cost you dearly. But I didn’t want to spend dearly, especially if I wasn’t IN LOVE with them. And I found nothing in a 12ft tall size that I was in love with. So, I turned to drop cloths! I bought this 9X12 one for $20. You can also get them at Home Depot and Lowes, but these are the least expensive.  A warning:  some reviews said theirs had 2 seams(?)  but mine was right down the middle so it was perfect.

* Home Depot has some crazy good deals this weekend -- these are all while supplies last!

* my home depot is matching Lowe’s -- they both have 5 for $10  mulch this weekend!

I used to be a big couponer -- get 5 copies of the Sunday paper, do the whole free stuff after rebates at Walgreens & CVS,  shop grocery store sales and stack coupons and get stuff practically for free at the grocery store. I had friends that were totally into it with me and  it was always a fun time going out with them to get our deals.  Honestly, thinking about it all now makes me tired but I still love to save money in other ways. We live in an area that gets lots of coupons and the ones I save are for pizza, car washes, oil changes, etc. for places that we visit anyway or new ones we want to try on a date.