A cozy living room in this Alabama countryside home:

 

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and of course, DEALS! These are the prices when I hit publish, they can change or run out at anytime. Lowest price means it is the lowest price within a year, within $1:

 

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* Serta Queen Perfect Sleeper mattress set $498 with free shipping or the King set is $698. If you aren’t a Sam’s member you’ll pay 10% more.

 

* Skullycandy Uproar Bluetooth wireless headphones $19.99 AND you will earn $8.99 in points to use later 

 

* Innogear Essential Oil Diffuser + 6 Onepure Essential Oils only $29.98 when you add both to your cart and use code CHHOIDAQ at checkout

 

* Brother P-Touch Labeler $9.99

 

* Insignia portable speaker $9.99 at Best Buy

 

* Toshiba 49” TV $299

 

* Madden NFL 17 $19.99 Xbox or PS4

 

* Rayovac 54 ct AA & AAA batteries $11.97 w/ free pickup

 

* Charmin Ultra Soft 24 count toilet tissue $20.65 when you clip the coupon on the page

 

* Dove 100 calorie bars, pack of 18 $7.50

 

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* $20 off $20 order at Shutterfly with code BIGTHANKS

 

* lowest price: Wahl Complete Haircut Kit $15.19

 

* lowest price: Radio Flyer All Terrain Stroll ‘n Trike $79

 

Have a fabulous weekend!

We had a special weekend as my baby got baptized this weekend. He doesn’t like to be called my baby since he’s eight years old, but of course he always will be (cue Mariah Carey!) and it was a momentous day for our family.

 

He was baptized at the church and then we came back to our place for brunch. Here are a few ideas:

 

We just printed our favorite 4X6 pictures of him, mounted them on scrapbook paper and hung with some small clothespins on ribbon.

 

And also hung some at the window

 

The banner at the fireplace was the Little Explorer Personalized from Minted – you can make it say anything, I probably would have used the number 8 instead of spelling it out.

 

This was a last minute thing but ended up being my favorite – I had this chalkboard from Christmas and asked him to write some things down that he knew (his testimony) ♥

 

On the tables we used white tablecloths that I found for a screaming deal on Amazon and tins from the Dollar Tree with some balloons from our local grocery store. We just taped the balloons to tuna fish cans and covered them with tissue paper.

 

For food we did a crepe bar and breakfast casseroles. My dad’s crepe recipe is here and we have 2 pans to whip them out quickly. I’m fine with cold crepes since we usually fill them with fruit and cream but my dad was a hero and cranked them out as we were eating so they were nice and warm. Michael and Kristine (my bro & sil) have used tortilla warmers for theirs.

 

I got these great little chalkboard labels – a dozen for $6.99 and favorite toppings ended up being: buttermilk syrup, bananas, nutella, lemon mousse (Kristine makes it with whipping cream, cream cheese, lemon juice), strawberries, blueberries, real whipped cream, and my Dad’s fried apples. The breakfast casserole recipe I used is here but I followed the comments and used croutons instead of the bread and maple sausage. My brother also made a dutch oven mountain man breakfast. We just did juice and water to drink – but get no pulp juice so it doesn’t clog up the dispenser.

 

I hope this helps if you have an event coming up –- I always like to see other ideas.

 

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* Parenthood complete series $32

 

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* Gillette Venus Spa Razor only $3.15 when you clip the coupon and choose subscribe & save

 

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* Dove Men Care body wash $2.37 when you clip the coupon and choose subscribe & save.

 

* lowest price: Camelbak Big Chill insulated water bottle $6.93

 

* lowest price: Camelbak 70 oz reservoir $15.93

 

* lowest price: Weber 3 sided grill brush $7.99

 

* Pete the Cat Phonics books, set of 12$8.32

 

* Women/Girl Snoopy watch $7.56

 

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* Singer Beginning Sewing Kit $4.79

 

* lowest price: Samsung Navy camera bag $8.82

 

* Command bath hooks 3 lb capacity, 2 pk only $1.67 (add-on item)

 

* $2 off Tastes of the Mediterranean at Olive Garden

 

Table & Chairs Makeover:

 

 

Laundry Room:

 

 

the Mudroom:

 

 

Boy Bedroom:

 

 

Easy Over the Toilet Shelves:

 

 

 

Outdoor Curtains:

 

Lamp Makeover:

 

 

DIY Pottery Barn Flag:

 

 

Cart Makeover:

 

 

The Pantry:

 

Thank you for a wonderful 2016! I appreciate each of you coming by and wish you the best 2017.