http://jsine.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by j - Frugal Mom - r. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:40:21 GMT 2009-12-29T20:40:21Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967259 This morning the baby woke me up early, and he let me know he had no intention of going back to bed. He giggled and talked for a long time, before my toddler came to snuggle into our warm bed. He was . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:56:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967259 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-29T15:56:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965924 I had quite a dilemma as the big present that Santa had brought for my three-year-old did not work. I had gotten a great deal at Kmart and found a Tonka racer for $25 at Kmart. Unfortunately Santa's present . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:35:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965924 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-28T19:35:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964858 This morning the boys and I stopped by CVS before the park. I had $10 in CVS from previous weeks, and I had $10 from doing a CVS Advisor survey this morning. I had a few items on my list that I needed . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964858 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-27T22:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964520   I love the CVS Advisor panel, as I just got $10 CVS bucks for taking a very simple and short survey from them. This time I had to compare the CVS and Walgreens ad for this week, so I snug out . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:35:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964520 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-27T16:35:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964428 I am planning on heading out for some clearance sales either Monday or Tuesday, but I do not want to go too early. It is not a good deal to me unless it is 70- 90 percent off, and to me %50 percent is . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:12:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964428 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-27T15:12:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962745     My boys were very surprised to find that Santa actually came by our house twice. We celebrated Christmas Eve yesterday, and the boys opened their presents. This morning a very special . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:58:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962745 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-25T15:58:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962087 As my family and friends around the world are finishing up unwrapping the Christmas presents, I am in the kitchen preparing my family's traditional Danish Christmas Eve. My oldest son has declared several . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:23:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962087 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-24T21:23:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961717 Since we don't have a chimney the boys discussed how Santa would make his way into our home. After discussion several different options, they came to the conclusion that Santa must have come in through . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:29:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961717 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-24T14:29:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961097 Tonight Santa will be coming our way, as we celebrate Christmas Eve. This means that the boys and I were finishing up some last minute shopping and some finish the last gifts today. We started out at . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:04:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961097 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-24T02:04:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958724 The heatwave that had lingered over South Florida has dissipated, and in my family the winter coats have seen the light after many months of hibernation. Yesterday, the boys and I braved the cold (upper . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:48:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958724 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-22T15:48:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957020 It took a while for me to get into the Christmas spirit this year, and I think one of the reasons is that my family is so far away. After yesterday's very unsuccessful Christmas tree shopping I thought . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957020 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-21T21:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955720 My familly went to Target for a "live" Christmas Tree today, but we were horribly dissappointed. The trees they had were two weeks old, they were browning and the needles were falling of, just like the . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:32:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955720 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-20T17:32:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955055 A few minutes ago my house was noisy as always. The boys were eating their dinner, my little one arguing that he did not eat dinner, because sharks don't eat dinner. My oldest one telling the little one . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:45:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955055 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-19T23:45:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954951 I had been playing around with the thought of finally airing our tent again this winter break, after a two year hiatus, but my husband vetoed my camping suggestion. He agreed that we could all need a . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:48:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954951 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-19T21:48:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954163 Earlier today Cecilia Lyne wrote a post about getting a great deal through priceline.com. This sparked my interest, as I have always heard about this site, but always disregarded it due to the lack . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:13:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954163 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-19T06:13:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953637 I was one of the lucky gather members, who was chosen to review the Hallmark DVD Greeting. I was originally going to send this dvd greeting to my grandmother in Denmark, but since she does not have . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:37:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953637 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-18T21:37:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953053 It sure is beginning to look like Christmas. Growing up it was not often we actually had a white Christmas, but it was always cold and quite often we had gray weather with lots of air. Well, we might . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:30:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977953053 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-18T14:30:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952961 I guess I can no longer pretend that I have more time to decorate than I do. I just sent my oldest son off to school for his last day of school before Christmas break, and when he gets home we will have . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:13:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952961 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-18T13:13:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951567   I have to say that as I sort through the boys' clothes, I really think everything has been a great investment, and I also see patterns of which clothes keep up quality wise. I always (almost . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:20:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951567 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-17T17:20:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951265 With weather forecasts of colder weather coming, I figured it was time to unpack the winter clothes. So far we have only had a couple of cold days this fall, but I am sure that we will get plenty more . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:01:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951265 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-17T14:01:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950659 It has been difficult to find the Christmas spirit this year, and I am not sure I am quite there yet. With record breaking temperatures (the warm kind), it just does not seem like Christmas, when it actually . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:14:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950659 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-17T00:14:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946812   Today was grocery shopping day at my house, and once again I had found help at I Heart Publix and Faithfully Frugal and Free to get the absolute best deals. I managed to save more than I . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:39:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977946812 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-14T19:39:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945578 Seriously, I have been cutting, clipping, printing, studying, learning etc. all evening, and look at this stack of coupons I now need to sort through. Yes, I know there are systems out there that makes . . . Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:41:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977945578 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-14T01:41:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943982 For the past couple of weeks I have been using coupons to get crafts supplies at JoAnns. I had a Christmas decoration that I needed to make with clay (still haven't gotten that far), and I realized that . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:31:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943982 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-12T16:31:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943907 Did you finish holiday shopping yet? If not make sure to check out all the great deals that are out there at the moment. I am done with my Christmas shopping, but I am always looking for a great deal, . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:16:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943907 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-12T15:16:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939457 This morning I went to finish grocery shopping, and I sure had great ambitions. After last weeks flop of a grocery trip due to a crying baby at home, I made sure to bring my little wonder. Of course he . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:21:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939457 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-09T20:21:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935876 After lunch I took my three-year-old and the baby for a walk, and we were able to make a stop at my favorite CVS. I had my list planned out, but they only had of the ornament packages left, so I needed . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:52:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935876 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-07T22:52:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935235 This morning I woke up early, because the baby was squeaking in his crib. He is 4 1/2 months, and while he has always been a talker (not a crier) he is beginning to expand his sounds. The newest sound . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:09:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935235 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-07T16:09:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933504 This morning it was freezing in South Florida, but the boys and I were determined to head for the beach. We put on our light jackets and swimclothes, and we were off to our beach paradise. The beach . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:39:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933504 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-06T18:39:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929955 On our walk today I managed to swing by my favorite thrift store with the boys. I always have a list in my mind of things to look for. Today I was specifically looking for Megablocks, Lego duplos and . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:22:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929955 j - Frugal Mom - r. 2009-12-04T02:22:04Z