SANTA DOLLARS

Have you seen the darling Santa Dollars for sale in your area? They are real United States currency with a sticker of Santa in the middle that can be removed. They are $2.50 and the extra $1.50 goes toward a charity in your area. In Utah the money goes to Primary Children's hospital. They are at various locations throughout the United States. You can check out the details on their website. I believe they are at Sam's Clubs and Walmarts in Utah. I bought mine at a Sam's Club. I doubt you need to be a member to buy them. Just go to customer service.

BOGO AT KMART

This week at Kmart you can get their Fisher Price laugh and learn toys buy one get one free! This is a great deal.

GAP

Through Nov. 29th save 50% off all Men's and Women's sweaters and 50% off Kid's and Baby cozy fleece styles.

CHILDREN'S PLACE COUPON TODAY

Today only use code EARLYBIRD9 to save 20% off the entire site of Childrensplace.com

LIFTOPIA.COM

If you like to ski or snowboard Liftopia.com is a great site to get discounted ski lift tickets. It is like the Hotwire.com of Ski resorts. You have to buy your passes up to 2 days before and they are for a specific day and are prepaid. Here are some of the current deals in Utah with their opening day but they have deals all over.

Utah:

*NEW* Brian Head Lift Tickets - $24.99 - save 44% - Mon 12/7/09
Brighton Lift Tickets - $39.99 - save 31% - Sat 12/5/09
Canyons Resort Lift Tickets - $44.99 - save 43% - Sat 11/28/09
Park City Screaming Deal Lift Tickets - $38.99 - save 49% - Sat 12/2/09
Snowbird Early Season Special - $39.99 - save 44% - Sat 11/28

GAP, OLD NAVY, BANANA FRIENDS AND FAMILY

November 12-15th use this coupon in store to save 30% off your entire purchase.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Janie and Jack is having a friends and family sale Nov. 13-15. Use code JJENJOY online for 25% off your entire purchase.

Crazy 8 is also have a friends and family Nov. 12-15. Use code C8EMAIL for 25% your entire purchase.

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts (and the sleigh is a Madsen bike!) this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

What 5 items are top on your holiday wish list this year?

- An Emergency Preparedness radio
- A new Canon point and shoot camera to keep in my purse
- A fun scarf
- New tennis shoes
- An itunes gift card

What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
- A handmade baby quilt

What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
- A quilt

What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
- Dollhouse

What items are top on your kids wish list this year?
-Toolbench
-Leapster

What is your favorite holiday food?
-Peppermint ice cream with hot fudge

What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
-Caramel apples

What is your favorite holiday movie?
-Home alone (brings back memories as a child)
-Miracle on 34th Street

Favorite holiday song?
-O Holy Night
-Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire
-Harry Connick Jr. Christmas CD
-Celine Dion Christmas CD

Favorite holiday pastime?
-Sledding with my husband and son, drinking hot chocolate, shopping for Christmas gifts. Spending time with family.

GYMBOREE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

Use code REWARDSCOF to get 30% off your entire purchase at Gymboree online from Nov. 4-8th. Tonight at 12:01 am EST you can begin ordering online. You can also earn gymbucks right now.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour. It is technically at 2:00 a.m. on November 1st. So before you go to bed on Halloween night, set your clocks back.

KIDSTEALS.COM

The creators of Babysteals.com have now created a new deal a day site for the kids in your life! Kidsteals.com They post every morning at 9:00 a.m. and when the deal is gone it's gone.

TOY DEALS THIS WEEK

Now is a great time to get your Christmas shopping out of the way so you can relax and actally enjoy the season! (in my opinion)

This week there are some good deals on toys:

At Target you can get the Fisher Price Say Please tea set (reg. $16.99) for $10.
You can get the the Star Wars voice changer helmet (reg. $33.99) for $20. The 20" Retro sock monkey is $10. Some fun kids games are $8. Leapstar games Star Wars, Jedi Reading or Disney fairies are all $15 (Reg. $24.99) There are too many deals to list. It may be worth taking a trip to Target this week!

At Toys R' Us you can Buy 2 and get the 3rd free on Fisher Price, Imaginext, Grow to Pro, Laugh & Learn, Little People, GeoTrax, Precious Place & Trio through Oct. 24th. I don't believe you can mix and max. Meaning, you have to buy 2 and get the 3rd free of the same brand.

TOYS R' US SALE

Right now you can Buy 2 and get the 3rd free on all video games and video game accessories at Toys R' Us. Leapster games are also buy 2 and get the 3rd free.

Little Tikes toys are buy one at $24.99 or higher and get a free toys priced $24.99 or lower.

ORIENTAL TRADING

Oriental Trading has some great stuff for Halloween parties and such. Use code AHA742 for $10 off any order of $30 or more by 10/5/09.

CHRISTMAS CLOTHES

Janie & Jack, Gymboree, Crazy 8 and Children's Place all have their dressy Christmas clothes out now.

Click here for a 20% off coupon to Crazy 8.

GAP.COM

Use code SAVE25 through today to save 25% off at Gap.com

COMPUTER BACKUP

My cousin's husband told me about Mozy. A website to backup your home computer on. You can get 2 gb of free space or pay $5 a month per computer for unlimited space. It is the best I have found. Other websites charge an amount per memory space. This is one flat fee.

Awhile ago my computer crashed and I was able to get all of my data back by just going on Mozy.com and downloading everything I had backed up. It was so great!

LEAP FROG LETTER FACTORY

My son started watching Leap Frog Letter Factory when he was just a few months over 2 years old and he loved it! I was amazed that after a week of watching it he could recognize almost every letter and knew ever letter's sound. The best part is that I don't have to make or even encourage him to watch it. He asks for it! Ever parent with a child age 2 and up needs to own this! They also have others that help put words together and learn numbers and such.


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As the commenters suggested, I went to Costco and they have this DVD as well as 4 others. They are $6.99 each. (Other stores sell it for $9.99, typically). Letter Factory is the first one because it is for ages 2-5. The others are more advanced and are for ages 3-6.

PRICELINE & HOTWIRE

Originally posted on 2/10/09

I have always heard of people getting hotel rooms on Priceline and Hotwire but I have never felt comfortable taking the gamble on an unknown hotel room. Until NOW! I have recently discovered Betterbidding.com
It is a forum that posts results of what hotels people are getting when they book a priceline or a hotwire room in a certain city or area. If you create a username and ask for a bidding strategy on priceline (where you would bid on your hotel) or post the amenities and stars and price on a hotwire hotel you are looking at they will help you guess what the hotel is. I have booked 3 separate hotels recently and they were right on with each hotel guess. Of course you are still taking a gamble using Priceline and Hotwire but it is nice to see some of the results that other people have gotten when booking to give you some reassurance. All they ask is that you book your rooms through their links to Hotwire and Priceline (they must get a kickback). Otherwise it is free!

GOOGLE TEXT!

Last posted on 4/1/08.




Did you know that you can TEXT Google on your cell phone and get results with the address and phone number or whatever you need for free! This is such a great alternative to 411. You need to be somewhat specific (city and state) and commas do help in my experience. You just text to 466453 ('GOOGLE' on most devices) and it sends back a text message with the info. Here is the link to read more about it.

If you don't want to text you can also call 1-800 GOOG 411 and they will connect you for free! Say good bye to $1.49 411 calls!!! Yeah! Here is the link for it.

MOVIE REVIEWS

Originally posted on 1/7/08




There is this great website that you can go to and read movie reviews to find out the content and such. It gives you everything you might be worried about (especially if your children want to see it). You can subscribe to a more detailed version or just go to the bottom of the screen on the home page and click "no thanks" and you will still get all of the information you would need. You just have to see a lot of ads and such on their free version.

http://www.screenit.com/

While I am talking about movies...has anyone seen "August Rush?" I am curious if it is worth seeing and I haven't heard anything yet.

UTAH SHOWS

The What a Woman Wants show is going on Sept. 25-26 at the South Towne Expo Center. Friday 10-8 pm and Saturday 8-4 pm.

The Holy Cow Boutique will be going on September 23-25th from 9-8 pm and September 26th 9-5 pm. It is held in the Old Pleasant Grove Rec. Center. Details can be found on their blog.

MINT.COM

**Originally posted on 3/14/09

So...I started this blog because I love learning about new and useful things and I wanted to be able to share them with others. I am so excited to share my latest find with you.

My recent discovery is Mint.com! It is a website that helps you track your money and your spending and such. I have been using Quicken but I haven't loved the format of it or the fact that it costs money to purchase and I have to pay a $3 a month fee to my bank to upload to Quicken. Mint.com is entirely FREE is is very user friendly. It even sends me emails and text messages if I go over a budget category or if I have a credit card bill due soon.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

*Thanks Reese for the tip!

PEANUT POSH

Have you heard of Peanut Posh yet? They have adorable boy's neckties, car seat covers and car seat tents and a darling flower clip system that you can interchange with different flowers and tops.

Peanut Posh is offering 10% off your order to Karen's tips readers by entering KARENSTIPS at checkout through the end of the month!

OH SWEET SADIE

Oops! Has it really been that long since my last post. Well...hopefully you all didn't give up on me yet.

Oh Sweet Sadie is putting on a show in Daybreak at the new SoDa Row shops this Friday and Saturday, September 18th and 19th. 9:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. each day. They are also doing contests on their blog each day until the show. There are some good prizes!

CRAZY 8 & GYMBOREE FRIENDS & FAMILY

Crazy 8 and Gymboree are having their friends and family sales on August 20-23. Use code CZYEMAIL to get 25% off your entire Crazy 8 online purchase. Use code CFFRIEND for 30% off yoru entire purchase online at Gymboree.

DISNEY COSTUMES

The Disney Store has put out their Halloween costumes. They will go fast so don't delay. The Children's Place and Gymboree now have their costumes in stores.

SEE KAI RUNS ON SALE

I love quality, style and softness of the leather of See Kai Run shoes. Right now Diapers.com has several styles on sale for $24.99 (regularly $32-$40). Use code SAVECASH10 to save $10 off if you buy a package of diapers and you can get free shipping on $49 or more. And...if you are a first time customer you can get a free subscription to Parenting magazine. Look for the Parenting offer at the bottom of their home page.

DEAL A DAY SITES

Okay..I did some poking around I found a few more Deal a Day sites that I wasn't familiar with.
I have already told you all about:
Mama Bargains &
Baby Steals (soon to be coming out with Kidsteals!
but here are a few more: These are all affiliated with Back Country.com and when looking at these sites and you can see on the side bar what they have at the other sites.
Steep and Cheap - Backpacking
Chainlove - Cycling
Bonktown - Cycling
Tramdock - Ski Deals
Brociety - Snowboarding
Whiskeymilitia - (I think snowboarding)

And...here are a few more Kid sites:
Babybloop
GreenBabyBargains
Mockstarbaby - Skate, Snow and Surf clothing 4 kids as well as other stuff
Shnoop

Does anyone know of any other great deal a day sites that I am missing?

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Yes! You may think I am crazy but it really is time to start thinking about Halloween costumes. Old Navy and Gymboree already have them on their websites and other stores will start following suit very soon.

HEIDI J PHOTOGRAPHY MINI SESSIONS

Heidi J Photography is doing Wildflower Mini sessions on August 14th up Little Cottonwood Canyon. It will be $100 per family, 45 minute shoot time, Cd and release, and a mini 5×5 album. If you are interested email her at heidi@heidijphotography.com.

This is an incredible deal for 45 minutes with a talented photographer! We went on a family hike up there last Saturday and the wildflowers were incredible.

NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE - STARTS TODAY!

Don't forget the Nordstom anniversary sale started today and goes through August 2nd. You can shop online too. I like to get the shoes. They are great deals!

CRAZY 8 COMING TO UTAH

Crazy 8 is coming to Utah. They are opening stores in South Towne Center, Layton Hills and University Mall. If not aware, Crazy 8 is Gymboree's cheaper line of clothing (like Old Navy is to Gap). I believe the South Towne store opens this week or next.

ITZBEEN BABY TIMER

As a new mom I didn't realize how important it would be to keep track of all of the different times your baby eats, sleeps, poops, etc. etc. It was daunting sometimes as a sleep deprived mother to remember all of these important keys to a happy baby. Have you seen the Itzbeen baby timer? It is one of those things where you say "why didn't I think of that?" I will for sure be getting one the next time around.

BABIES R' US COUPONS

Click here for some Babies R' Us coupons to use through July 2nd. 15% off swings, car seats, playards, crib mattresses, strollers, etc.

UTAH FOOD BANK DENIM EVENT

Today and Tomorrow, June 19th and 20th you can go to a special Charity Denim event for the Utah Food Bank. It is a tent sale of designer denim for $25-$80. Open from 10-8 pm. Bring 2 cans of non perishable food for $5 off. If anyone goes to this will you comment and let us know how it is!

TOYS.COM LAUNCHED

Toys R' Us has just launched a new deal a day site called Toys.com which features a deal a day on the landing page as well as other offers and specials from their stores: Toys R Us, Babies R Us, eToys, and BabyUniverse.

STADIUM OF FIRE

On Tuesday, June 16th only you can save $10 off Stadium of Fire tickets. They are saying that there are still thouasands of good seats available. Go to www.stadiumoffire.com and enter promo code "Jonas."
The Jonas Brothers are performing as well as SheDaisy and it will be hosted by Glenn Beck.

PEDIPED

I love Pediped shoes for kids! They have soft soled little shoes for ages 0-2 and now a "Flex" shoe with a rubber sole for ages 1-5. They have soooo many colors and styles it is so hard to choose just a few of my favorites.

POTTY WATCH

Have you seen the Potty Watch? It is a little watch your child can wear that has a little timer on it. You can set the timer at 30, 60 or 90 min. intervals and it plays a little tune to remind your child to go potty. It has been nice to use with my son because I am tired of being the bad guy that makes him stop playing to go potty. Now it is the potty watch that makes him go! You can find them on the potty watch site, at One Step Ahead or several retail locations across the U.S.

SALT LAKE CONNECT PASS

The Salt Lake Connect pass will get you into 13 different attractions located within one hour of SLC, Utah. The price for adults is $20 for one day, $30 for 2 days and $40 for 3 days. You can go to Discovery Gateway, the Snowbird tram, Red Butte gardens, etc. This would be fun for visitors but also residents!

THIS IS THE PLACE HERITAGE PARK

This is the Place Heritage Park offers "John Huntsman Free Day" on Thursday, June 11th from 9-5 p.m. For details go to their website.

UTAH COUNTY PARADE OF HOMES

The Utah County Parade of Homes is going on now through June 13th. Open from Noon - 9 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

CINEMARK SUMMER MOVIE CLUBHOUSE

Cinemark is doing their "Summer Movie Clubhouse" this summer. They play kid friendly G and PG movies (a different one each week) that have already been in theatres. It runs for 10 weeks. You can buy a pass for all ten shows for $5.00 or pay $1.00 for each show.

GYMBOREE

Gymboree has a fill your bag sale going on right now where you can get 30% off of everything. You can also earn gymbucks right now that you can redeem in the middle of July for some back to school shopping.

INFINITE CYCLES - RIVERTON, UTAH

If you are considering buying a new bike (and you live in proximity to Riverton, Utah) then you should check out Infinite Cycles. They have a great selection of bikes for all ages and riders as well as excellent customer service. They have a variety of price ranges and good quality stuff. I just got a bike and bike trailer from their store and my son and I have loved going on rides each morning.

A few reasons I like Infinite Cycles are that every new bike you purchase there comes with free service on the bike. You have to buy the parts but they will service your bike for free! And another thing that is pretty cool is that they have a program called "Infinite Rewards" where you can buy a $40 (2) year membership that gets you 10% back onto your membership card. You can then use it on your next purchase or save up for something big.

KEIKI KOVER

Have you seen the Keiki Kover yet? It is a nursing cover unlike the others out there. It is more of a poncho style and it is a great nursing cover because it gives you full coverage in the front and back and you can also use it to drape over your car seat or stroller. They have a very soft and lightweight fabric and tons of darling fabric borders to choose from. Go to their site and check them out! They are irresistable. I bought one a month ago and I am not even pregnant. I got mine at the Oh Sweet Sadie boutique but you could buy them on the Keiki Kover website.

RESTAURANT.COM

Restaurant.com has tons and tons of restaurant gift certificates that you can purchase at a discounted rate. The norm is a $25 gift certificate for $10. BUT online you can often find discount codes for 70-90% off of that price. Right now you can use code TASTY (through May 16th) for 70% off of the $10 you would normally pay and get a $25 gift certificate for $3. Be careful, though. You can't use them on holidays, you have to use them for 2 or more people and you can only use one gift certificate at a time. In Utah 2 of the restaurants you can get them for are Epic or Tiburon. 2 of my favorite restaurants. Both a little pricey but not so bad with a discount!

GYMBOREE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

Use code CFFRIEND May 14-17th to save 30% off your entire purchase online at Gymboree.com

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN TEMPLE OPEN HOUSE

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has built a temple in South Jordan, Utah (near 11400 S. and Bangerter Hwy. in the Daybreak neighborhood) called the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Before the temples are dedicated and put into use the LDS Church allows the public to tour their temples. This will be happening between June 1-August 1st. You can get tickets online at www.lds.org/reservations

ORIENTAL TRADING COUPON

Oriental Trading has so many great things for all types of events and parties. I love some of their craft kits because they come all together and ready to go with everything you need. Use code SUMMERFUN for free shipping on any order over $20 by 5/18/09.

SLC DINE O' ROUND

The SLC Dine O' Round is going on right now through May 31st (Mother's Day excluded). Patrons are able to choose from a three-course dinner priced at either $15 or $30 per person, some restaurants offer a special two-course lunch for $10. Downtown Dine O' Round is an ideal way to explore new restaurants or revisit old favorites. There are no coupons, no punch cards, and no strings attached!

BRITAX SALE

It is no secret that I love the Britax Marathon car seat. It is on sale through May 9th at many online retailers. I am seeing the lowest price at Traveling with Tikes for $199.99 on many different fabrics.

REI ANNIVERSARY SALE

The REI Anniversary Sale is going on right now through May 10th. If you are considering a Bob or Chariot now is the time to buy as they are 20% off.

JESSIE O'NEAL PHOTOGRAPHY GIVEAWAY

The super talented Jessie O' Neal is giving away a photography session and a cd of the negatives on the Blog Giveaway today TODAY! You won't be disappointed if you win (or hire her yourself).

OH SWEET SADIE SPRING SHOWS

Oh Sweet Sadie (Art & Gift Show) has 2 Spring shows coming up:

April 17th & 18th- Draper
April 24th & 25th- Destination Model Homes at Daybreak

They add new vendors all the time and they have so many fun things. You won't want to miss it!

BRU COUPON

Take $5 off your purchase of $25 or more through May 2nd (in stores or online). Coupon through this link.

SALE DVDs AT TARGET THIS WEEK

This week at Target you can get some good deals on DVDs.

-The following DVDs are $13.99:
-Bolt
-Wall-E
-Pinocchio
-High School Musical 3
-Narnia Prince Caspian
-Space Buddies
-Beverly Hills Chihuahua

The following DVDs by Dreamworks are $6.99:
-Madagascar 1 & 2
-Kung Fu Panda
-Secrets of the Furious Five
-Bee Movie
-Shrek the Third

SOLARLITE

I found these awesome flashlights at Costco the other day. They are called SolarLite and they are a solar flashlight that also has a battery backup. You can charge them with any light source (sun, lightbulbs, etc.) and they will provide 10 hrs. of light on one full solar charge. And they will hold a charge for over 3 years. They are bright because they are an LED light. They are very lightweight, durable, waterproof (up to depths of 80 feet) and they float. I bought a two pack for about $22 at my local Costco. On SolarLite's website they are $24.95 a piece! I bought them for the cars, 72 hour kits and for around the house. Of course you can never be too prepared!

SALE DVDs AT BEST BUY

Through tomorrow you can get the following DVDs on sale for $7.50 each at Best Buy:
-Bee Movie
-Charlotte's Web (not the cartoon)
-Shrek the Third
-Madagascar
-Over the Hedge

You can also get Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar 2 for $8.99 each.

**I haven't seen Over the Hedge or Bee Movie. Are either of them worth owning?

LITTLE TIKES SALE

This week at Toys R' Us you can buy 1 get 1 free on all Little Tikes toys priced up to $29.99.

JANIE & JACK COUPON

Janie and Jack is doing their friends and family sale right now. You can save 25% off your entire purchase online with code JJFRIEND March 27-29th.

BUNNY BUCKS

Have you heard of Bunny Bucks? They are regular US currency with a bunny sticker over the President that can be removed. They are so cute and the proceeds benefit charities nationwide. They are on a $2 bill and the cost is $3.50 or $4.50 if you order them online. Click here to learn more or to purchase them. I purchased mine at Sam's Club in Utah but they should have them somewhere near you.

PINOCCHIO ON DVD

Pinocchio came out on DVD for the first time yesterday. If you buy it at Target you get a free music CD with it.

GAP FRIENDS & FAMILY

Click here for an in store coupon for 30% off at Gap during March 12-15th for their friends and family sale.

DVD's ON SALE AT TARGET

This week at Target you can get the following DVDs for only $10! Enchanted, Wall-E, Kung Fu Panda, Horton Hears a Who, Mamma Mia and a few others.

**I haven't seen Kung Fu Panda or Horton Hears a Who. Are they worth owning?

IN-N-OUT IN AMERICAN FORK UTAH

There is also going to be an In-n-Out in American Fork, Utah. It will possibly open around October. I have heard there will be a bunch of them popping up in Utah so stay posted for one close to you!

BABIES R' US & TOYS R' US SALE

Click here for a coupon to be used at Babies R' Us or Toys R' Us through 2/16. It is for $5 of $25 or more which would be great to use on their sale of Fisher Price toys. Buy one toy at $19.99 or more and get 1 free at $19.99 or less! Can also use the $5 off $25 online with code 926557. The Fisher Price sale is good all week at Babies R' Us or Toys R' Us but the coupon is only good on Monday at BRU or TRU.

LOG HAVEN RESTAURANT, UTAH

Log Haven is a great restaurant just 4 miles up Millcreek Canyon in SLC. During the month of February you can get 15% off your entrees (up to 2) or they are also doing a Steak and Lobster fest during the month of February. They are offering Steak and Lobster (2 courses Petite Caesar Salad; New York Steak and Lobster Tail) - Price: $35, Early Bird - order placed by 6:30p - $25

IN-N-OUT BURGER IN N. UTAH

The dreams of MANY Utahns are finally coming true! In-N-Out Burger is coming to Draper, Utah late summer or fall of this year. I have been told there will be many more than just the Draper location but only time will tell.

Anyway, you better start learning the secret menu items soon so you know what everyone is talking about. You can also go here for some more in depth descriptions of secret menu items. I think I need to try the neopolitan shake!

VALENTINE FAIRY

Well...the Valentine Fairy visited our home last night while my son was sleeping. She stamped his cheek with a heart stamp and left a paper heart trail down the stairs and to some candy and a small toy. It was almost as fun as Christmas for our 2 1/2 year old.

So...what are your fun traditions for Valentines day? It can be with your spouse, friends, kids, etc.

GAP DENIM SALE

February 13-16th you can buy one pair of denim and get the 2nd at 50% off at Gap Kids and Baby Gap.

SALE DVDS AT BEST BUY

Madagascar 2 came out on DVD yesterday but this week at Best Buy you can get Madagascar 1 for $7.50 as well as some other DVDs like Thomas the Great Discovery Movie, Barney First Favorites, Ice Age 1 & 2 and more.

FRIEND AND NEW ERA WEBSITES

The LDS Church has created new websites for the Friend and New Era magazines.

The Friend website, www.friend.lds.org, is for ages 3-12 but also has sections for teachers of primary children and parents. Your children can find coloring pages, listen to stories, play games, etc.

The New Era website, www.newera.lds.org, is for ages 12-18. This is a fun site with talks, comic strips, videos, mormads, etc.

QUEEN BEE TEA FUNDRAISER

The following is information regarding a fundraiser for a non-profit called Project Lemonade:

We are excited to announce our fundraiser for 2009, the "Queen Bee Tea." This fundraiser will be held on February 28, 2009 at 12:00 pm at La Caille (www.lacaille.com). Tickets will be on sale through www.project-lemonade.org until February 14, 2009 or until sold out. The cost is $30 (Adult) and $25 (child) which will include traditional English tea (herbal tea and hot cider as well), etiquette class, entertainment by various Utah queens and Miss Utah, Kayla Barclay, as well as a princess fashion show and auction.

This will be a great event for Mothers and Daughters, Sisters, and friends. You are encouraged, but not obligated, to dress for the occasion. Fairy God Mothers are also welcome. Also included is a silent and live auction for all things princess.

The purpose for this tea is to not only raise general funds for Project Lemonade, but to specifically begin a scholarship fund. These scholarships will be given to underprivileged children to use in community activities.
Some of these activities will include community sports, art programs (both visual and performing) and general education programs. These will be awarded to underprivileged children based on scholastic achievement and commitment principals.

OLD NAVY SALE

Old Navy's baby and maternity sale starts today at up to 40% off. Free shipping if you spend $50 in kid, baby or maternity.

GYMBOREE & CRAZY 8 SALE

Gymboree and their cheaper sister co. Crazy 8 are both having their baby sales right now.

Gymboree's baby sale is a good sale to get some of their more expensive items at a cheaper price. Items $39.00 and under are $20 and items $19.75 and under are $10. This is a great chance to get some darling crib shoes for $10 or some of their super soft cotton blankets for $10 (both normally $19.75).

Crazy 8 has items marked down to $4.99 or $9.99.

BED BATH & BEYOND

I really like Bed Bath & Beyond. I have always loved how they would accept expired coupons and always keep several in my purse. Well...I went there yesterday and they DO NOT ACCEPT EXPIRED COUPONS anymore. I am so sad!

DISNEY VAULT CLOSES AGAIN ON JANUARY 30TH

UPDATE: I just confirmed that Toy Story 1 & 2 will also be going in the vault on January 30th.

Disney is closing the vault on the following movies on January 30, 2009:

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
Peter Pan
Peter Pan: Return to Neverland