Nursery Update: Getting Closer

We had this cheap bedside table in our spare room at the house.  Since my HHBL is so handy, I asked him if he would sand it down and refinish it to match the rest of the furniture in the baby's nursery.  Of course, he obliged and here is the final result. 

Now I have the perfect place to put a lamp and baby monitor for the room. 

Stay tuned...we have done a lot of work lately in the nursery!

Random Shots: One Pathetic But Cute Dog

I was looking through all the pictures on my digital camera from this summer and found a bunch of random shots of my doggie Zuma.  My sis, Gal, inspired me to share with you all these random photos. I guess it won't be long until these random shots of her are replaced by ones of the baby (my due date is just 37 days away). 

The Great Garage Sale: Baby Stuff Galore

The majority of the items that I bought when I was at the garage sales were for the baby.  I got several onesies, bibs, and other little outfits for between $.25 and $1.00 each.  I probably spent about $12.00- $15.00 total on baby clothes.  Off the top of my head, I got at least 4 sleepers, 8 onesies, 2 hats, 2 bibs, a jean jacket, 2 pairs of jeans, 2 fleece zip-up sweaters, and the cutest pair of boots in the world!

Total Spent: $1.00

Total Spent: $3.00

Total Spent: $.25 each

My momma was looking for a spare Pack-N-Play for all her grand-babies.  She already has one but decided it might be a good idea to get another spare.  Guess what?  I found one at the garage sale!

Total Spent: $20.00

It has definitely been used but with a good wash down and a new cover for the mat, it will be good to go! I would have to say that it was all money well spent!

The Great Garage Sale: Items for the Nursery

I ended up getting some super cute curtains for the nursery when I was hitting the garage sales last weekend.

Total Spent: $3.00

These curtains match the nursery perfectly!  They are from JCPenney, so I am sure they were orignally much more than the $3.00 that they cost me!  My HHBL even ended up liking them, and he normally hates curtains! 

Total Spent: $1.00

This little basket is being used right now to hold the baby's barrettes and head bands.  It was too cute to pass up! 

Can you see a theme?  There seems to be a lot of pink going on in the nursery! 

Frugalista Shopping: Week of August 29

I made a couple quick stops this week at....you guessed it, Walgreens and CVS!  Here is my loot!

Walgreens

Total Spent: $8.24

Total Saved: $3.23

Total Earned: $7.00

Best Buys:

Softsoap Body Wash: 2/ $7.00 minus $1.00 coupon= $6.00 + earned $5.00 RR

Colgate: On sale for $2.99 minus $.75 coupon= $2.24 + earned $2.00 RR

CVS

Total Spent: $13.39

Total Saved: $27.13

Total ECB Earned: $5.00

Best Buys:

Crest Toothpaste/ Floss: On sale for 3.97 minus $.75 coupon= $3.22 + earned $2.50 ECB

Oreos: On sale for $1.00 minus $.75 off 2= $.63 each

Tide: On sale for $5.97 minus $1.50 coupon= $4.47

Pampers: On sale for $8.88 minus $1.50= $7.38

The Great Garage Sale

This past Friday, I took off work to hit up some garage sales.  A co-worker took me to Rossville Indiana which is a small, quaint town of about 1500 people.  It was the town's Summers End Festival, and the town was packed with garage sales.  I had so much fun and got so many great deals!  My only regret is that we didn't reserve a golf cart to ride around the town.  Most people use the golf carts to prevent all the congestion from the cars. 

Over the next couple weeks, I am going to chronicle all the great deals I got.

Exhibit A

Total Spent: $.50

This little bread pan makes the most adorable loaves of bread.  I had to rush home and make zucchini bread to try it out.

The pan makes the perfect personal size bread loaf!  Don't these look yummy?  Believe me, they are!

Yummy in My Tummy: Canned Peaches

Here is another easy canning recipe!  Do you have a bundle of fresh peaches and don't know what to do with them?  Go ahead and can them so you can enjoy them later on in the year.

Give your peaches a 30 second bath in boiling water.

Transfer them to an ice water bath!  This will make the skins easy to remove.

Peel the skins and remove the pits.  Add the peach halves or slices to a saucepan and make a simple syrup.  I used 1 cup of sugar and 2 1/2 cups water to make my syrup.  I boiled the mixture for about 5 minutes.

Add to jars and process for 25 minutes.

YUM! Use these as you would store-bought canned peaches!