Another Picture Post!

My mom, Maddie, and I spent Saturday running errands and going to an Ice Cream Festival!! All you could eat ice cream for $6! We sampled quite a few flavors... :D

Sunday, we worked in our HUGE garden. Mad also was thrilled to see all of my brother's chickens! He currently has 6 laying hens + 6 or 7 chicks (that are the same age as our ducks).

Mad at our favorite sandwich shop. They make their own bread... YUM!

Mad hanging out around the square (where the ice cream festival took place). Isn't she adorable?? She's wearing my latest creation!

One last one of Maddie being silly and showing off her team spirit! Gig Em!

Another GREAT Mail Day!

I'm (halfway) participating in Kristin's 5 a Day program. You contact 5 different companies/brands a day (or if you're like me, a week!) to tell them about your personal experiences. I've emailed quite a few thus far....

Last week, I received a big mailer from the Blairex company, which makes Boudreaux's Butt Paste.

Today, I received -

- A coupon for a FREE YoPlus Product!
- A coupon for a FREE Sister Schubert Product!
- A sample bag of Pretzel M&Ms (YUM!)

and.... NO BILLS!! Whoop! :-)

My Way of Contributing to Our Debt Snowball

So, as most of you know, I am an avid Dave Ramsey 'follower'. We are currently in the middle of Baby Step 2 and are constantly looking for ways to increase our debt snowball. Etsy is one of MY ways.

I started my Etsy shop with the intention of making a few extra bucks creating burp cloths and onesies. This quickly turned into a bit of a heartbreak for me. I didn't sell much of anything ... and, we still are trying to conceive baby #2. :(

Okay, well, I'll start making things for our daughter instead. I found the basis for my pillowcase dress pattern on a fellow blogger's website and went from there. The first one was not the greatest, but it taught me what I needed to change.

I've sold only 1 dress thus far (and made DD lots!), but I'm hopeful that business will take off!

Hubby and I have figured out that if we contribute just $100 more a month to the snowball, we'll pay off ALL of our consumer debt (credit cards & truck note) 6 months sooner! I'm hoping that I can add $100/month.

Without further ado, for your viewing pleasure, I present my pillowcase dresses ((and my adorable model))!



You can see the rest of my items in my Etsy store here or feel free to contact me for other purchase arrangements!

Great MAIL Day!

So, I've always been 'that' person who loves checking the mail. I even had pen pals in middle school just so I could get mail!

Imagine how excited I was when I realized that my Bargain Hunting/Freebie Finding self would be getting LOTS of mail! :-)

Today's box was FULL!

- P&G Brand Sampler, which included
- Head & Shoulder sample
- Pampers Dry Max sample (3 diapers) + $1/1 Coupon
- Tide with Febreeze sample
- $3/1 Tide Stain Release (medium or large size)
- $2/1 Olay Total Effects Body Wash
- $1/1 ANY Tide
- A big box of samples from the new U by Kotex + $1/1 coupon
- Vocalpoint sample of Puffs Plus Lotion + a HUGE booklet of coupons

And last, but certainly not least ... a $5 rebate check from SC Johnson! Yay! That's a total of $25 in the last few weeks from rebate checks! I have two more to send out for $8 more!