Fab Friday......

So glad it is Friday! Got the hubby home all weekend....and lots to do around the house. Yesterday i went out for the first time by myself with both babies. Useless to go shopping by myself with both of them cause by the time i put baby girl in the seat up front and then baby boy in the back in his carrier....there is no room for groceries...NONE!!! We went to my favorite place to shop these days...Super Target! It is such a treat for me and little bit cause as soon as we walk in the door we head straight for Starbucks and get a White Chocolate Mocha (decaf now that i'm breastfeeding) and a slice of banana nut bread for her. It makes her so happy. So we then take of to wonder the store while sipping my coffee and her indulging in her sweet treat. :) Right now Target is having a sale on pampers diapers...yippie for me! I grabbed the supper big box and put it in the only place i could find in the buggy...bottom. Then we went to the baby clothing section. Ok ladies...target is stepping up their clothing. I found so many absolutely adorable things for my little girl. Tops that are totally monogrammable, stripped sweaters with matching tights, polka dot jackets and a red pea coat that is just to cute. Then we mosied over to the toy section cause i'm going to have my christmas shopping done this year before Thanksgiving! Picked up a few things for both the kiddies. I had to pick up baby boy and stuff things in the buggy under his carrier. HA! So all in all it was a good "first" outing with them.

Baking an Old Fashion Chocolate Fudge Pie for the Weekend.....

Ingredients:

2 squares (2-ounces) semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Melt the chocolate and butter together in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar, then the eggs; beat well. Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 25 minutes or until just set. Serve warm or cold, with ice cream or whipped cream.

Servings: 6 to 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 28 min

Hoping everyone has a wonderfully fun weekend.
xo

Good Deals......

Yesterday it was cold again.....40's and rain. So i bundled up little miss and we went to our local Costco to do some Bulk shopping. Lots of good deals. Huggies--a 224 box only $40! 700 wipes for $14!! 380 cups of Folgers coffee for $7 !! Music to my frugal ears. :) I'm a stay at home mom and find it my job to make my husbands hard earned money go as far as possible. I have a good friend that likes to shop thiftfully too so that helps cause we keep an eye out for good deals together. Anybody just love their local Goodwill? Where i live now doesn't have the best one but i still like to pop in every once in a while. Back home were family is .....has a GREAT goodwill and i try to hit it up EVERY time i go. I always find several Great deals. And the best thing is that everything that i find is always BRAND NEW with tags still on it. The hubby really likes that! Now if only the weather would warm up and stay warm i could plant a few things so that i can save on my grocery bill. hehe!

Today it is cold and raining again so i'm going to get my patterns out and see what i can do. I have some nice fabric that is just waiting to be made into something......
Maybe i will post back later with a picture of what i make. :)

Shopping.....

Today i was thinking i might get a head start on some of my Spring Cleaning. I found this wonderful blog "Organize Your Life" and it has wonderful tips on Cleaning, List Making and Organizing! Grociery Shopping is a weekly chore....And Cleaning out the fridge is something i hate to do. But with these tips it makes it sound easy and fun. Check it out........

• Keep a list – If throughout the week you keep track of the things you run out of you won’t be rushing the morning of your grocery trip figuring out what you need to get.
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  Get the non-perishables in bulk once a month – This includes things like toilet paper, shortening, diapers, etc. This way you can concentrate on the fresh food the rest of the month.
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  Clean your fridge the day before – This way you will know exactly what you need from the store. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve purchased ketchup only to realize I already have 2 bottles!
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  Start in the middle of the store, then do the perimeter – Get fruits, vegetables and bread last so they don’t get squished by the rest of the items in your cart.
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  Use Coupons! – In the words of my sister and Dane Cook “You gotta have coups man!” Seriously. Last week my sister went to the store, purchased 30 items… spent $15, SAVED $105!!!!!