Ok~so I feel the need to state 2 things before I get down to the nitty-gritty of my day today.  I’m letting you in-so don’t judge…

1)  I feel a responsibility being the ‘main purchaser’ (yes that is a job title) for our household to do my best to spread our money as far as I can.  (I check the internet for deals-I might be coerced to share my 2 favorite websites, but then again…maybe not!!!  haha)

2)  I DO have a problem walking away from a good deal.  A BIG problem!  (I need a group for this-I assure you)  So far at CVS drugstore this year I have saved $943.61 (it keeps a tally at the bottom of your receipt), and spent less than $60.  That is a story for another time though…

Anyway…onto this morning.  Target did a toy markdown today.  They had toys (good toys-not dollar spot ones) for anywhere from 30-75% off original price.  I racked up!!!  Birthdays for my kids, and cousins, and friends kids are done from now till Jan., and lets just say we started Christmas in July!  I was so excited.  The low point was probably realizing that I had peer-pressured Amanda to sacrifice her morning workout to join in on the hunt!  Good deals are so fun!  A $20 toy at 75% off = $5.   I even got some small items for operation Christmas Child boxes in December.  Anyway, you can probably sense my excitement…I know, I have issues…I guess there are worse ones I could have!  Mind you…the thrill of the hunt was only increased by the fact that I had BOTH of the kids with me, and they were clueless!  (I’m no novice, I brought m&m’s AND ringpops, and got the mack daddy shopping cart with the extension seats for the kids attached to the front.  We were quite a sight…  Brady was a chocolate, sticky, blue mess by the time we left, but the kids were happy and I was happy.)

What a day!  (Actually that was all done by 11:30-I should say what a morning!)

***Speaking of operation Christmas Child…school supplies are super cheap right now -there are $.01 deals if you watch the ads, so if you plan ahead, you could probably do 2 or 3 Christmas boxes to send to kids overseas, for the price you would normally spend on 1.  Crayons, markers, spiral notebooks, erasers, etc, are things all kids love!  Plus 75% off sales help too!