tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82956020857288617682012-01-31T11:13:33.459-08:00Trying to live the simple life one day at a time.Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.comBlogger1791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-19730020576969780672011-12-06T21:46:00.001-08:002011-12-06T21:57:33.974-08:00

I have been loving this season.  Not just the Christmas season, but this season of everything.  I have loved being home the past two weeks doing all sorts of domestic things.  Crafting, Cooking, Reading, Writing, and loving on Addy have been so much fun!  I am absolutely loving this "stage" of Addy!  She's learning so much and discovering the world around her.  She's so content and joyful, and

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-74051546438598801542011-10-12T13:37:00.000-07:002011-10-12T13:37:56.105-07:00

Wow.  To think of where I was in life a year ago, I am astounded at how much change can happen in a year.  This time last year we were painting baby Coats' room in neutral colors because Jon insisted on us not finding out Baby Coats' gender (I'm so glad we waited by the way).  We were also anticipating our long dreamed of New York Trip which we took last November (and was everything we hoped

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-54517623642250363412011-10-11T10:03:00.000-07:002011-10-11T10:09:43.918-07:00

Saturday was the BEST day! It was the first day in about 2 weeks where the three of us were home. together. alone. We wanted to get out of the house so we first venture to Starbucks for a Salted Carmel Hot Chocolate (Jon) and a Salted Carmel Mocha (Cassie). Addy just chewed on her board book! We then headed over to Hay's produce stand where they have the most awesome fake pumpkin patch set

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-14289483053487457862011-10-05T07:46:00.000-07:002011-10-05T07:46:30.435-07:00

Amazonis having a $5 sale on selected magazine titles right now! My favorites listed happen to be House Beautiful and Country Living! Check it out if you are wanting some new reading material! I always have a few subcriptions at a time. I use them for fun ideas for house projects and recipes!

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-42690215643085315402011-10-03T09:44:00.000-07:002011-10-03T09:44:57.451-07:00

A few weeks ago I posted a sign up to receive a $10 credit to a new deal site called Kudzoom! Well they have launched and today there are some deals that you can snag with that credit for $2.95 (that price already includes shipping). There are different stores open on the site but this price is for the crawler's knee pads, or some no-skid socks! They also have Melissa & Doug items, some

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-80676828319259387092011-10-02T16:18:00.001-07:002011-10-02T16:19:09.483-07:00

Baby Legs is currently running a 75% off sale of purchases $75 or more!! This is probably the lowest I've ever seen baby legs prices. They also have $3.95 flat shipping always so this makes for a great steal! This excludes their winter holiday collection. Head over to Baby Legs and use the code FB75OFF75 This sale ends October 3, 2011!

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-50466350504456317272011-09-30T09:00:00.000-07:002011-09-30T09:00:30.328-07:00

I cannot emphasize how much Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University has affected our life and marriage. I'm sure you knew this already but the #1 reason couples get divorced is money fights and money problems. Shortly after Jon and I got married our church was offering the Financial Peace University Class. We decided that we would participate and really weren't completely sure what we signed

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-22344304853150751462011-09-29T19:09:00.000-07:002011-09-29T19:09:33.635-07:00

Addy had her 6 month doctor's appointment today.  It was a week and half late because our pediatrician was on vacation last week.  Sitting in the waiting room I was amazed and all the different ages of the kiddos represented and stared at the itty bitty newborns in amazement and tried to remember Addy that size!  Crazy how fast it goes.  Daddy is out of town right now, so I was dreading the

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-24200786217661138522011-09-28T19:41:00.000-07:002011-09-28T19:41:15.671-07:00

Loved all the yumminess from last week! Here is what's in store for this week: Tuna Bagel Nicoise Glazed Beef Loaf - best meat loaf recipe I've had, it's from a friend. Grilled Cheese w/Bacon - moved from last week because I ended up having a night out with a girlfriend. Homemade Pesto Pizza - Pesto/Alfredo combo, chicken, artichoke hearts, bell pepper Baked Potato Bar - We are doing this two

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-68666916495709610252011-09-27T14:12:00.000-07:002011-09-27T14:12:31.245-07:00

There is a problem with my bathroom, would you like to help me solve it?  Our bathroom drawers have absolutely no storage.  We purchased this fabulous vanity on overstock.com when we remodeled about four years ago.  Gorgeous.  Totally not practical.  There is only one drawer under each sink and it isn't even a full drawer.  They have a cutout in them so the piping can fit behind.  If this was

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-60135244275171922482011-09-27T08:08:00.000-07:002011-09-27T09:42:55.037-07:00

Plum District is selling a voucher for $60 to EcoMom for $30 today!  If you use the discount code plumlove you get another 30% off the voucher making the voucher only $21 - this voucher also includes free shipping! You can use the voucher to buy whatever you would like at EcoMom, but if you'd like to get a great deal on some diapers you could purchase 5 packages of Nature BabyCare diapers.  Your

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-85495166954885840792011-09-26T12:52:00.000-07:002011-09-27T09:46:38.276-07:00

If you are NOT a couponer and still love getting deals, here is a great one on Bounty Paper Towels.  Here's how: -Add the Bounty Regular Roll, White (pack of 30) to your cart by clicking the Subscribe & Save button NOT the Add to Cart button.  By doing that you will recieve 15% off plus free shipping.  I choose the 6 month option on subscibe and save so it gives me enough time to remember to

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-72555611798136474192011-09-25T16:56:00.000-07:002011-09-25T16:56:56.355-07:00

Since becoming a mostly stay at home mom I have really found that it is necessary for me to plan my week ahead.  Sunday afternoons or evenings are when I sit down to do this.  The goal setting has become quite a good thing for me.  I love being able to stay at home with Addy but I quickly realized that the days were running together and it was easy for me feel like I had accomplished nothing even

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-40887400324463208232011-09-25T09:57:00.000-07:002011-09-25T10:34:27.549-07:00

Now that Addy is into somewhat of a regular napping routine, Sunday's have become much more enjoyable.  If I'm being completely honest, I would have to say that church was sooooo hard when she was little.  I knew I needed to be there, but I was normally out in the foyer bouncing her or trying to keep her quiet while sitting in the sanctuary.  When I was ready to put her in the nursery she still

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-16432426227890151682011-09-23T11:18:00.000-07:002011-09-23T15:38:12.958-07:00

Source: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com via Cassie on Pinterest So I love cake batter.  It all started one day at Simpson College (now University), a group of friends decided to go to Cold Stone Creamery.  I had never been before, but the Cake Batter ice cream intrigued me... and so it began.  There aren't many cake batter "things" I have found, but when we were in Tillamook in July I

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-48364349850796566602011-09-23T08:38:00.000-07:002011-09-23T08:39:37.172-07:00

I have come to love my morning cup of coffee with my laptop.  Jon has been getting back into his running, and I could not be more thrilled!  Why you  may ask?  He takes sweet Addy on his run in the BOB stroller.  Somedays he does a quick 2-3 mile run, and others he does a long 7 mile run.  Do you know what a woman can get done in 7 miles???  How crazy is it that I have come to measure my free

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-63117416881452782882011-09-22T09:19:00.001-07:002011-09-22T09:20:44.605-07:00

I know, I know, I brag about Erin Condren stuff ALL the time.  But I just LOVE her designs!!  Look at these awesome designs!!! You have to have a minimum of 50 ordered, but they come with a colored envelope (you choose the color) and a circle or rectangle return address envelope!  How awesome is that??  Cards start around $2.25 but if you order before October 7th you can get 25% off your

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-52963599837923475722011-09-21T19:38:00.000-07:002011-09-22T09:12:20.857-07:00

So I am going to get a little adventurous this week! I need to get out of my rut of the same easy recipes and use nap time to start dinner prep (among all the other millions tasks I must accomplish during nap.) I will add, I LOVED having a full package of bacon fryed up in the fridge this week! New favorite wrap: Taco sized tortilla, 2 slices bacon, tomato, lettuce and a tsp of ranch

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-42709350858269558982011-09-18T09:23:00.000-07:002011-09-23T07:50:38.766-07:00

I haven't been as intentional on my couponing lately since we have been traveling and super busy, but this week I caught up on on my clipping and was excited to see if there were any deals to be had this morning and one of the drug stores. Once I looked at Frugal Living NW's Rite Aid match ups I knew I had to try and make an effort, especially since I have no disposables above size 3 in my

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-69527918126196582212011-09-17T07:41:00.000-07:002011-09-17T07:41:23.995-07:00

If you are not a fan of Baby Legs on facebook you will have missed their announcement of their 50% off of their striped styles. This works on tights, socks, and warmers. The sale is only while supplies lasts so head on over fast!! I bought Addys some cute cow print warmers when they had their back to school sale!! LOVE THEM!! Shipping is $3.95 total or free if you order $30 worth. These

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-60965433491415667462011-09-16T07:42:00.000-07:002011-09-16T07:46:44.892-07:00

Okay, so maybe it's not Christmas time YET, but with the Tiny Prints voucher I purchased I can't help but starting to think about Christmas Cards, which then leads to Christmas gifts, which then leads to.... If you give a mouse a cookie right?? If you are extremely nerdy you can head over to Mandi's Blog - Life your Way and download her Christmas organizational lists. I'll admit that some of

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-82586454764210032602011-09-16T07:32:00.000-07:002011-09-16T07:45:57.882-07:00

So if you've jumped on the bandwagon of all the deal sites out there - you have another one to add to your list! Head over to Kudzoom and as an early site launch bonus they are giving members a free $10 credit for a limited time! I do recommend signing up because with most other websites I have been able to grab up something free or nearly free using these free promotional dollars! The site

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-55051808750665131332011-09-14T19:25:00.000-07:002011-09-23T15:40:09.585-07:00

It has been quite difficult getting back into routine after our 10 vacation, but here I sit FINALLY making our meal plan after eating 3 nights consistent of tuna, grilled chicken, and snacks. I do typically do my menu planning on Wednesday nights since the circular ads come out on Wednesday making it easier for me to shop the sales if I choose. Our Breakfasts and Lunches aren't that

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-60731136629145807302011-09-14T08:24:00.000-07:002011-09-16T07:46:22.759-07:00

So guess what?!? Tiny Prints just launched the new Erin Condren life planners. You know, the planner I was drooling over, then bought a groupon and now have in my very hands!!! I LOVE my Life planner. I put EVERYTHING in it! I track my meal planning, exercise, our family schedule, Addy's messy diapers... I know, I know, too much information, but really I LOVE it, and some of my friends have

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-83152445589142737102011-09-13T21:34:00.000-07:002011-09-16T07:46:22.762-07:00

For those of you who order photo Christmas Cards, calendars, planners, photo books, stationary, business cards, etc you need to check out Tiny Prints! My boss just ordered some fabulous cards with a family photo and they are super high quality! Right now RuLaLa is having a deal where you pay $20 for a $40 gift code, so if you are wanting to save a little money on your cards or any other fun

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-23703834704687603292011-09-13T09:47:00.000-07:002011-09-13T09:47:35.772-07:00

SaveMore is having a deal today on SissyLittle.com vouchers. Pay $12 for a $24 voucher, and if you are new to SaveMore you get a $10 credit so you will only pay $2. Once the voucher is available (after the sale ends) you use the code to purchase the decal of your choice! For instance the decal above is $50 at sissylittle.com. Use your $24 voucher that you paid $2 for and then you have $26

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-11264771540062924262011-09-12T13:55:00.000-07:002011-09-12T13:55:46.184-07:00

The Higgins Team (the Real Estate team I work for) is giving away 4 front row center tickets for the Lewiston Civic Theater's show Willy Wonka this December! Head on over to the Gem State Guide blog to see how to enter! I have loved all of the Civic Theater performances I have gone to, so I'm sure this one will be a treat as well!

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-33310411461619132352011-09-08T09:10:00.000-07:002011-09-08T09:10:06.455-07:00

Trumpette socks are on sale NOW here! These have been my absolute favorite foot accessory for my girl! She has worn them from newborn and now at 6 months, although we had to buy a bigger size for her now! Hurry though! They are selling fast! These also make great shower gifts and at 50% off you really can't beat it!

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-42456970909492934482011-09-06T20:26:00.000-07:002011-09-06T21:07:54.465-07:00

So one of the keys of my couponing success has been my organization. Anyone who knows me well knows what an organizational geek I am. Plastic totes, and label makers make me giddy. I have found that I've kind of been "letting myself go" in this area more since becoming a mommy but whenever I get a two hour nap out of that girl of mine you can usually find me organizing or cleaning SOMETHING.

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-2601860762803726882011-09-06T20:21:00.001-07:002011-09-06T21:08:26.348-07:00

Have you checked out Giggle.com yet?? It's a great website with all sorts of baby/kids stuff! Currently you can get $10 of your purchase of $10 or more by clicking to get a coupon code! This can score you some great deals! For a couple of days they have Halo Sleep sacks on HUGE discount and use can use this $10 coupon and walk away with a sleep sack for less than $6!! They also have a

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-61283773869556031232011-08-22T11:38:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:36:38.959-07:00

I can hardly stand that Addy is 5 months old already. I spent her morning nap sorting through the pile of "baby stuff" we have been throwing into a downstairs closet. It was a pile of clothes and "gear" that she is now too big for... As I sorted into "GIRL ONLY" and "ANY BABY" piles I picked up her tiny little onesies and could not believe that she was REALLY that small. It's amazing how

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-53449782370551014312011-07-24T21:03:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:36:55.007-07:00

Last week was the first week Jon went on a youth trip since Addy has been born. We were both wondering how it would go and we all survived! My survival is in part due to my friend Michelle who came to stay with me for all but one night of Jon being gone. Seriously! It was so great to spend some quality time with Michelle. We were best friends in high school and have remained good friends

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-46152169214310214572011-07-18T22:28:00.001-07:002011-09-06T20:36:38.959-07:00

Okay so you remember the day planner I was DROOLING over a few blog posts ago?? I was just fishing though facebook and went to Erin Condren's FB page just to see if there were any new "teasers" for the planner which is going to be released on Wednesday (Oh my word I'm SUCH a nerd). Anyways I was scrolling down through some people's posts and someone mentioned something about Groupon. I

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-28073638446712264142011-07-17T15:34:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:42:49.526-07:00

So baby shoes have been my nemesis since Addy's birth. Seriously why would anyone spend money on shoes that fall off when a baby doesn't even walk? We have been putting Addy in those adorable socks that have shoe designs on them since she was just a week old, but now that she's using her legs a lot more and "standing" we needed something with a bit more protection for being outside, etc. I

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-79582043852391119882011-07-17T14:09:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:33:07.191-07:00

So this weeks adventurous dinner was a grilled shrimp pizza! You can find the recipe HERE. We made our own pizza dough since I find the store bought premade kind to be ridiculously expensive and not very good. We use a pretty basic recipe most of the time, but if we are out and about sometimes we buy dough from our local pizza place. Did you know that most pizza places will just sell a

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-25907852098023897702011-07-17T13:53:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:36:38.960-07:00

Addy is our little water baby! On Tuesday my friend Heather invited me to take Addy swimming with her and her two kiddos, and we decided to join them for Addy's maiden voyage! I got her all slathered with suncsreen and in her swim diaper and swimsuit and we headed off to The Higgins' (my boss & friend) pool! I wasn't sure how she'd react but she was just fine. The water in their pool is super

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-39877201579762970832011-07-14T19:08:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:33:26.404-07:00

So Jon and I have been getting free Amazon gift cards like CRAZY on Swagbucks. Actually so far this year we have $110 in gift cards! Insanity! So we decided we are going to save those gift cards to buy our Christmas presents this year. We normally don't buy eachother gifts at Christmas to save on money, so since this money is free, it is a good way to still give a gift to eachother and have

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-22627488861141243562011-07-13T20:46:00.001-07:002011-09-06T20:42:49.526-07:00

Is it strange that I am dreaming about getting this planner when it comes out?! The LIFE planner is the one I'm droolin' over and it is released July 20th... however by looking at the prices of the other items on here My guess is it's gonna be $50! YIKES! Anyone have any other planners that are comparable to this one that aren't so expensive?? I'm seriously considering blowing my stashed up "

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-57555629151694390602011-07-12T20:53:00.000-07:002011-07-12T20:58:48.323-07:00

So tonight is the first night Addy is going to bed without her swaddle. I know that may not sound blog worthy to you, however we have been relying on that swaddle (or straight jacket) to keep her asleep for long stints at night. I have been gradually keeping her unswaddled for her naps, and she has been napping shorter, however I decided tonight would be the first NIGHT she would go without it.

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-10314746036240793832011-07-03T21:29:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:33:48.593-07:00

I put Addy in her crib for her after church nap today. I have gotten in the habit of her sleeping on me during the day almost all of the time. I enjoy it, but it has been kind of hard when she won't nap well with others or in her crib. Well I put her down today after church just to see how it would go and she slept 2.5 hours!! Seriously I am so blessed at how good she is. Honestly she just

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-9732652688149868242011-07-03T20:50:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:34:02.585-07:00

Well cake pops turned into cake balls for take two... and I decided to call them cake truffles because that just sounds much better than cake balls. Agree? So I'm going to give you the play by play of how these puppies were made in case any of you want to venture on your own, although there are a million different blogs and recipes you can use. I bought and made a chocolate cake mix according

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-74245478332915505512011-06-29T20:08:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:34:51.914-07:00

I did it!! I got back in the kitchen! It's been over 3 months since my last fun kitchen project but with the help of my mom I was able to take on the cake pop adventure!Every year our church children's ministry does a bake sale to raise money for kids to go to Camp Wooten - a camp I have been involved with as a camper, counselor, church leader and even co-director! I love this camp and am

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-19365827736705307142011-06-29T19:54:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:35:31.537-07:00

So I have started back up on my couponing over the past month or so. I'm NOTHING like those extreme couponers on TLC but I do what I can with what little time I have to work on it. This was my $6 grocery store purchase! I also walked away with a $5 off my next purchase coupon. So how did I do this? I confess, I sort of cheated. The store was having a promotion the week before this sale

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Yes it's true... i have fallen off the face of the blogosphere. Not sure what happened, perhaps it's my lack of motivation or time, but I have been thinking a lot about blogging again more as a motivation for me to try new things and get back to "real life" after living the past 3 months in newborn land :) (which i have loved every minute of). This last weekend my mom came to visit and gave me

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Hi!! here I am with another deal post except this deal benefits you (whoever still reads this) haha! I just purchased a $20 amazon card for $10 bucks through this site. I follow this site because occasionally they will have awesome deals for things I would buy anyways. For christmas i scored a $10 starbucks card for $6. And today's amazon deal is AWESOME! A few people have asked me where we

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Our dear friends are holding an awesome raffle to raise money to bring home their 2 babies from Ethiopia! They are super close to getting their referal and are having an awesome gift card raffle with some awesome prizes to help raise money! Today is the last day to make donations, I aparently missed the ball on posting this earlier but please head over to Erik's blog HERE and help them out -

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This morning we decided to stop by the Today Show. We were debating between that or waiting in standby lanes for other shows, but we decided to stick with Today because at least we KNEW we’d get to see something. We headed over about 7am, and it was super easy to get into the view area. Basically they looked through my purse and they let you in the barriers. This experience was oddly one of

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Yesterday was quite a day. We started out by waking up and heading to ground zero. It was quite a somber experience. We walked around the area, and went up into a pedestrian bridge that had a better view. There are fences around the entire area so it’s hard to see anything, but even after getting up higher you realize that seeing nothing, is really what there is to see. After that we took

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I can't even remember what day it is here... ha!Today started by sleeping in... till 8... but I was well rested! AFter we got ready we headed to Rockefeller Center. Our city pass had a ticket to the Observation deck at the top. The view was amazing! We had another clear and dare I say WARM day here. We took lots of photos (even a belly photo i might share if i get brave). After that we

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Since we had such a long day yesterday we decided to take it easy today. We slept it! We had high hopes of going to church here but we were just too wiped out from yesterday. We woke up around 9 – took our time getting ready and were out the door by 11ish. We walked to central park and then took a walk through central park. It was so gorgeous today. The sky was clear and the sun was warm!

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So yesterday was our crazy insane day to DC! We decided to take a bus there and back as it was $40 round trip and we figured it would be a LONG time before we got a chance to go there. We woke up at 5:45, took the subway to our bus stop and left at 6:40. We both slept part of the way which was nice. I would also like to note that bus travel is actually not that bad. You really don’t have to

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Today started by sleeping in! yay! We decided to head to the American Museum of Natural History to start out, so we hopped on the Subway and got there in no time. We spent about 2 hours there, just browsing the things we knew we wanted to see... some of the space stuff, the dinosaurs, and the water stuff, we also watched a 20 minute film in the planetarium which made you feel like you were

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Happy Thanksgiving! Today was a thanksgiving to remember for us! We did miss being with family, and missed all the typical food the way our families prepare it, but we seriously made huge memories today just the two (or should I say 3) of us! We set our alarms for 5:45am to get ready and head to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. We got up, opted not to shower, bundled up, and head out to see

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So yesterday was more of a laid back day for us. We slept in!! We were still pooped from our super early flight the day before. At about 11 we headed out to walk to pier 82, where the circle line cruises leave from. It was about a mile walk, but seriously any walk is super interesting so we opted for the walk rather than attempting the subway. We pre-bought a NY City pass which was $79 a

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FYI - I'm mostly blogging this for my own record of what we have done - and I'm pretty sure no one keeps up on this blog anymore anyways but I want to remember out trip so here I go! :)I must admit I was starting to get a little anxiety about this NYC trip even though it has been one of our dream trips since we got married. When you tell people you are going to NYC for vacation you get one of

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Okay I just noticed that the last 4 posts on my blog had to do with coupons and deals... I'm partially blaming it on Football season. I definately don't mind watching football but I find I do better with some other task at hand such as my recent saving addiction :)This weekend has been so great. I am SOOOOOOO loving fall. There are so many things I love about fall: pumpkin candles, cooler

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-81943246713323483472010-10-10T18:42:00.000-07:002011-09-06T20:35:31.538-07:00

Here was my find at Walgreens today2 Old Spice 12oz Body Wash's1 Gillette 12oz Body Wash1 Package Noxema Womens Razors (4 in pkg)2 Lysol Toilet Cleaner with Bleach4 Edge Shaving Gels (each had a bonus men's razor)2 Right Guard Deoderant1 Ban Women's DeoderantOut of Pocket Cost: $11.52I did this deal in 2 different purchases because I used the Register Rewards from the first to pay for the 2nd.

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So here I am posting a nerdy blog about my deals and findings this week at Rite Aid - however I do have some local friends who have said they might benefit from me posting so that they can get the same deals themselves.Here were my findings1 Gain Dish soap1 Cheer Laundry Detergent (25 loads)1 Gain w/ Bleach Laundry Detergent (26 loads)1 Garnier Fructis 13oz hair conditioner1 Dove hair conditioner

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Okay so after two weeks here is what I have purchase out of my envelope for couponing only (I kept all my coupon purchases separate so I could easily track the savings) I started with $40 in the envelope and still have $7 left and a $10 rite aid gift card rebate on the way, so really I purchased all this for only $23-Campbells Cream of Chicken soup (1)-Campbels Cream of Mushroom soup (2)-

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Okay so I'm doing some research and experimenting on couponing and am finding out some crazy stuff!! So i posted this photo on my facebook and got a lot of comments on HOW did I do it. I thought I would post it here too in case anyone cares who reads this :)But in my photo are 3 packs of huggies organic diapers (each pack has 30 diapers)2 Right Guard Men's deoderants3 can campbells chicken

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Just thought I would let you all sneak a glance into my first trimester since we were keeping the pregnancy hush hush until after, so here is my Frequently Asked Questions Section :)Have you been sick?YES!!! Morning, day, & evening sickness has been a part of most of my days and pretty consistent. I swear a man must have named it morning sickness because it is so NOT just in the mornings.

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Okay I have had several people asking me about nursery "themes" already :) SO I thought I would just post the bedding we are using for those wondering minds :) ha!Click here to go to the site on target.comYes they are hippos on the pattern :)

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So many may be wondering - am I sticking to my workout routine! HECK YES I AM!! :) ha! I've been going to the gym 5 or 6 times a week for a minimum of 45 minutes and somedays staying 2 hours! Am I noticing any difference?! OF COURSE! I feel & look so much stronger - it's been great. I still have a day here and there where it's just plain hard for me to get up & go, but for the most part I'm

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So Today was my last "free" day of classes at Golds and I decided to try spinning. Oh my word... my thighs are KILLING me. It hurt to press the gas pedal in my car on the way home. PATHETIC! But anyways, that is an intense cardio/lower body workout. It felt really good to push myself and I felt I did pretty good for the first day. I have enjoyed these classes so much I think instead of the

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My friend Heidi has a membership to Gold's gym and has been going to a lot of their classes. I've thought of maybe just joining her once a week or so, cause you can buy a punch card that basically ends up being $3 a time. I figured it would help give me some variety in my work outs. So I got a free week pass this week and have decided to try as many classes as I can so I can figure out what I

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Tonight Jon made us an early dinner of grilled cheese sandwiches. They were yummy - made with two different types of cheese and sun dried tomatoes! Anyway, we had finished dinner, and I hadn't yet worked out today so I suggested we go for a walk. We decided to walk to the church and go through the FireStarters prayer walk, then walk a long route home. Our walk was lovely... sunny with a bit

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Okay, so I have this friend that blogs, and pretty much every time she blogs she lists 10 things she wants to share... I think I'm going to copy her on this one (and maybe more) since it seems like not as daunting of a task as writing one insightful blog on a topic. I'm SOOO out of the blogging habit, yet still want to do it - so we'll see how it goes...1. I'm sick. I came down with a serious

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Yes I'm blogging. Crazy!So I just completed creating a playlist for my drive to eburg this weekend! If you know me, you know one of my favorite things is road trips. I have always loved them... anytime i would drive to school or to visit friends it was a blast because I would sing at the top of my lungs by myself!Well now that I'm married, I very rarely take road trips by myself, but when I do

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Yesterday Jon and I started going through our laundry room in an attempt to get organized and clean it out. We have no garage, so all of our JUNK gets thrown into the laundry room and since we've had two friends living in our basement it really has taken the brunt of all of our storage. One of our friends moved out a couple weeks ago since she went and got married, so we decided we would use her

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So today I entered in all of my plans, meetings, trips, appointments into my calendar. Let me tell you that this was quite a depressing task. I have SUCH and extremely busy summer that I'm pretty sure it will vanish before I know it! Wow! I was planning June's menu and realized I only have to cook 9 days the month of June. Yes... there are only 9 days that Jon and I will both be home at night

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Yep, I'm a year older now! Thanks to my fam who came last weekend to celebrate! My mom has managed to make it here to visit every year around my birthday since launching into married life and adulthood, which is so great.My celebrations lasted a LONG weekend. Family came friday and left Sunday, but we celebrated yesterday with our friends Will & Julia over dinner last night on my "real"

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So every year everyone who works at the church does a March Madness NCAA tournament bracket competition. Since this is my first year actually working IN the office, I was included! We did it all online so it kept score for us. I didn't know much about how it worked. I knew that the numbers next to the team was their rankings - although i never connected that there were four different groups of

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Jon used our little Stanley in his sermon to "big church" last weekend. Talking about how God sees us through "Cross Goggles" and since we can't compare the love for a child, he compared the love of our dogs. Pathetic? not so much. Honestly I completely understand all those studies on how people tend to live longer if you have pets. Yesterday in my therapeautic walk they made my day. Yes

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So I'm not going to lie: I feel I've lost my knack for good blogs. Ha! Also I will blame my lack of blogging on my iPhone. I used to always have my laptop lying around, but now it's hidden in my desk armoire only to be used at the church and when I'm doing my bills. I NEVER use it for the day to day checking of e-mail, facebook, etc. This week has been a rough one. Here are some things I'm

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Lord, May I see things in perspective - Your perspectiveMay I not make mountains out of molehillsMay I find my worth in You and not what people think of meMay I see others the same way You doAmen.

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Hello world? I'm blogging mostly because I'm finding it hard to meet my spoken word quota for the day since Jon has been gone. Most of my conversations have been with my dog it seems. Especially since most of my work days this week were spent alone in the office :) I'm doing quite well since Jon has been gone. I'm still getting over an awful cold, and cannot hear out of my right ear. I

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Hi! So i'm Updating Jon's blog with trip updates for those who want to read go HERE

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He made it out of Lewiston and is mid air as I type! Crazy. His flight from Atlanta to Paris is 13 hours long!!! My oh my. So I decided I should list things that I miss about him. All the funny things. Obviously I miss him like crazy because I love him :) but I don't want to get all mushy on you people :)1. I have to take the trash out.2. I have to feed the dog3. I called a friend to go to

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So last night I had my first mini meltdown about Jon leaving for Africa. I really wasn't expecting myself to feel this way. I knew I would miss him but I didn't think I'd have so much anxiety about it. I'm really sad I can't be there to experience it with him! It wasn't feasible financially for both of us to go on this trip, plus I didn't feel right about taking all that time off from work,

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So my fellow Office watchers will get the title of this blog. I seriously died on that line in last weeks episode. Seriously that is the best show ever and it only seems to be getting better.I find it quite humorous how things happen sometimes. Last week I was on cloud nine after doing our Christmas shopping, straight from our Dave Ramsey envelope. Shopping is soooo much more fun when the

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Double Click on the Widget to send a letter!

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Okay so this is another Techie blog. Not really all that technological but I felt the need to share as I feel it has helped save some time in my life. If you are reading my blog it is probably true that you read several blogs. If that is the case you probably have 15+ blogs in your bookmarks tab and take the time to check through them all very often just in case a blogger posted something new.

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I'm now blogging from the sound booth at church :) They are perfecting their harmonies and I'm just waiting for the next song to get the verses in the right order. Yes, I help with Easy Worship slides occasionally. I volunteered till the end of the year, cause I knew they were looking for someone, but couldn't commit to much longer than that. Between youth ministry stuff, work, and other side

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So I am testing a blog app on my phone and thought I would share with you something that has been on my heart lately.Remembe how I mentioned being personally challenged at the convention we were at in Nashville? Well it was crazy but the speakers all had a similar theme. That is crazy because youth specialties doesn't really tell the speakers what to speak on and they were all so tied together

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So I realized making it private will only let you log in with a Google account and lots of my readers don't have one. Bummer, so What I did was just made it so annoymous people couldn't comment. So they can still form their opinions about me, I just never have to hear them :) Thanks for the precious comments of encouragement from you all! It helped me move on from that rude comment quite

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-25103309326930901452008-12-08T20:23:00.001-08:002008-12-12T09:53:38.920-08:00

So Jon and I hosted a Christmas Cookie Extravaganza on Saturday night. We invited over the kids of three of our friends to be a small break for them, and to have fun. We ended up having 6 kiddos between the ages of 1-5. Five of them being girls. Fortunately our friend Paige was visiting from Spokane this weekend so we had an extra set of hands. It was quite the zoo at our house. We had the

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So I'm going to be changing my blog a bit! I'm going to make it private, so only people I choose can read it. Why you might ask?? Well on my last blog I recieved an annoymous comment saying something to the effect of "I just stumbled upon your blog and at first glance you seem like a very selfish person." ... or something to that effect. I so don't need people leaving me rude annonymous comments

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Well faithful readers... I'm sorry i'm such a slacker. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've thought of something I should blog about. I think a huge reason my blogging has almost ceased completely is my new phone. Now that I can do all my regular daily computer tasks (or time wasters) on my phone I barely use my computer! I could blog from my phone but it's just plain faster to

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We're taking a break for lunch, and I cannot tell you how great it is to come to this conference! Seriously within the first 5 minutes of the opening session I teared up several times trying my best to hold them back. It was an opening monologue reflecting on the life of a typical youth worker and what that entails: Wonderful amazing things as well as difficult and frustrating times. It just

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-74438204149847840512008-10-24T22:32:00.000-07:002008-12-12T09:56:57.728-08:00

so for those of you following my tweets you will know that jon and I did some cleaning in his office today. We made tons of progress but my favorite part had to be finding that pile that was there before jon was youth pastor here ... Over four years ago. The cd pile was the best. Contents included: plus one, out of Eden, congradulation compilations (for graduates) dating back to 2003, tait, and

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-16439454285413968782008-10-20T09:09:00.001-07:002008-12-12T09:57:39.674-08:00

There are just some things you can't help but laugh at. You have to watch a brief commercial but it's worth it.

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-49216357498824851462008-10-19T19:14:00.000-07:002008-12-12T09:58:01.283-08:00

Saw this video on the Ellen show and nearly died.All the groomsman had to do was give the groom the ring.

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I just want to paint a funny picture for you. After youth group last night we gave one of our highschoolers a ride home. Now, normally they sit in the back seat, however this particular student is six feet five inches tall. So I let him get in front with Jon. Well he had to put his seat the entire way back to even fit in the car. So as I try to squeeze behind him I literally could not fit.

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-81567748393417127972008-10-11T22:33:00.000-07:002008-12-12T09:58:53.419-08:00

I thought I should let the world know about a new little side business I've started! The business Simplify You is just a way for me to use some of my giftings to help others! I will be doing event planning, organizing (home or business), Meal Planning, and Budgeting. For those of you who have read my blogs in the past you have seen how ridiculously organized I can be at times, so I thought

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-8757149496300870392008-10-09T16:33:00.000-07:002008-12-12T09:59:05.738-08:00

Okay so it all started this last spring... Jon kept waking up with rashes or bites on and off. Randomly he would wake with 7 or 8 bites on his arms, legs, hands, etc. We have debated about this issue for quite some time because the wierdest part is that I NEVER got bit!!! So we went through a process of elimination. Was it our new laundry detergent giving him a rash? Was there something in

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-46198434300860248812008-10-01T15:17:00.000-07:002008-12-12T09:59:29.583-08:00

What?? Cassie's getting a tad political... don't hold your breath for much more than this ;)From: www.DaveRamsey.comWe are at a crucial time in our country's financial history. Congress defeated the $700 billion bailout plan on Monday. However, they are revising it and trying to push it through again. Dave is supporting an alternative plan that will keep our nation from going even deeper in debt.

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-66436781232640983222008-09-28T21:29:00.001-07:002008-12-12T09:59:53.287-08:00

Ha! So it's been forever since I blogged! I'm not sure what has kept me away. We have been pretty busy, and some areas of life have been stressful, but we are on the upswing, having a bit more free time, and sanity.Coats News:1. Jon has successfully beaten Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii2. Cassie has successfully passed her Idaho Real Estate Exam (number 1 & 2 being of equal importance!)3. Jon is

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-57313424586400246012008-08-31T20:05:00.000-07:002008-12-12T10:00:08.982-08:00

So we were stolling through costco yesterday - not really strolling as we are always on a mission in that store, but as we were in the eisle by the yogurt we saw a man with a wii fit in his cart. I was like "we need to go see one and maybe get one" Now Wii fit is kinda the game that made me want to get the wii. I was thinking exercising on a video game, how cool is that. So we went and saw

Cassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752589854045856301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295602085728861768.post-18667945126255359442008-08-27T22:21:00.000-07:002008-12-12T10:00:52.065-08:00

This week has given me wonderful glimpses of fall. It's been the type of weather, where it's warm, but there is this floating chill in the air that you feel when you walk quickly or when a breeze passes through... does anyone else know what I'm talking about?? We haven't had the A/C on and we leave the windows open all night so the cold air fills our home. I'm ready for fall. Now that kids

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