Gift cards and coupons

Today K got his truck fixed for the most part. He had a time getting the bearings off on the back of the drive shaft but after heating them up with a torch and beating til his ears rang, he finally got it! He still needs to grease them and then it should be as good as new.

I worked with Piggy some on writing and spelling her name. She is so smart but gets discouraged very easily. I have found that as I go through all of the stages with my kids that the things I once found to be so important aren't really. I really want to teach Piggy how to write her name but I am not going to worry about writing the alphabet, counting to 100 or those bigger milestones. She will learn those in Kindergarten and that way she wont be bored. She already knows her shapes, colors and how to count to 15. She can verbally spell her name as well. I am not concerned with the other things right now.

Tonight I won a $75 off $100 coupon for Old Navy. The downside is that I have to use it this week but seriously how hard will that be?! I will pay $25 for $100 worth of clothes! I have been stressed for Christmas so this will be awesome. Unless I crack and give the kids their clothes earlier.

I have already started Christmas shopping and have bought something for each member of my immediate family. K doesn't want to go anywhere this year for Christmas. We usually go to my Mom's house on Christmas Eve and exchange gifts but K is really pulling against that this year. I can understand that in some ways but it is hard to break that tradition. I don't like hurting people's feelings.


I am not sure if we will be able to afford Christmas gifts for other people this year either. I use MyPoints to earn gift cards and I have earned enough points for a $75 gift card to Amazon so I will be using that to help purchase for the kids and K. I have actually put together a Christmas list for myself this year so I am kind of excited to receive gifts again. MyPoints is an awesome sight. I receive emails from them daily that I can click on and, for each one I click, I get 5 points. You can also earn points by joining book clubs, shopping through their links, etc. All of the businesses that they use are legitimate, well known companies. I have earned gift cards for Pizza Hut, Cracker Barrel and Amazon. Earning points is easy and the gift cards always come really quickly. You can sign up for MyPoints on their website or you can leave me a comment with your email address and I will send you a referral. I will receive points for each referral that I get. You don't have to use me for a referral but you should check them out as they are a great way to earn extras.


Today Baby Girl has started picking up on even more words. She found daddy's belly and ear.