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I can’t believe we are almost all the way through April already, almost a third of the year gone by. Just a little closer to Black Friday. I’m hoping for a much better one than the last few years, which I’m doubtful is going to happen. When I say “a much better one” I’m talking about the in-person shopping. Shopping online just doesn’t feel like Black Friday to me. I miss the days of rushing to the store, standing in line to get in (yes, I said it!! LOL!!), trying to be the first to pick through the movies and games, rushing off to join another line to get the computer, tv, watch, whatever was on someone’s list that yeah. (Big Sigh). Anyone else prefer in person to online shopping? Last year I bought a Ninja Foodie Toaster Oven Air Fryer online to pick up in the store at Kohl’s because I could get it with crossover stacking coupons and extra Kohl’s cash. Well a little while later I get an email saying my order was canceled because it was out of stock at the store, and since then, out of stock online too. Well, the next day I’m up bright and early, ok middle of the night, heading to Tulsa and to Kohl’s for a couple of other things, and when I got inside the store there was a stack of that oven right there on the floor. So, not sure why my order was cancelled when they obviously had them, but that’s why I like in-person shopping, I know what I’m able to get right then and there and not think I’ve got something and then find it isn't so.

I love the Hallmark Dream Book, apparently, because my tree no longer holds all of my ornaments. My Christmas tree is a Disney tree and even though it is only 7 1/2 feet tall it’s over 5 feet across the base and holds a lot of ornaments. Thanks for the scans!!

Yay, it’s April!! Hopefully the major brunt of winter is through and spring is really here.

Happy Easter! Hard to believe it’s the last day of March.

Just read the article about JoAnn. I would really hate to see them close, they have a nice selection for a lot of different crafts. I’m the type of person that likes to see things in person before buying most of the time.

March check in.

Checking in for February. Better weather here this week after a couple of weeks with very frigid temperatures and a constant running heater. I dread that electric and propane bill!

Finally checking in for January. It’s cold and sloppy weather here in Oklahoma. A week ago we got our second snow for the winter and that hadn’t fully melted off our yard and then freezing rain last night through this morning. Haven’t seen any of the flurries my phone keeps telling me we are having….YAY!!! It at least is supposed to get up to 41 today and then progressively a little warmer each day until Friday, up to 56 degrees! I am NOT a winter weather person at all. I hate hauling in firewood and keeping a fire going 24/7 to help cut down on the electric and gas bills and I really don’t like having to bundle up to stay warm. I should live somewhere where it stays warm all the time!! Here’s hoping to a warmer February.

I can’t believe it’s almost the middle of December already. It doesn’t seem like it’s already been almost three weeks since the worst Black Friday shopping I think I’ve ever experienced!! It just really didn’t feel like Black Friday at all. I went in Kohl’s first and was in there for about 15 minutes, grabbed the pan set I was after and went to check out and didn’t even have to wait in a line AT ALL!! That was a first for Black Friday at Kohl’s. No line at Walmart or Target either. Yeah, sounds weird to gripe because there were no lines to wait in, but that’s how I judge how good the deals are that day!! LOL!! The only things I bought that day were the men’s Wrangler jeans at Walmart for a gift for my dad, the pan set at Kohl’s because they were needed to replace a set of 20 year old pans on their last breath and a lightning cable that I needed. THAT WAS ALL!!! The saddest shopping day ever.

I haven’t been to JCP the last couple of years. The last time I went they said they had ran out of coupons and we weren’t even that far back in line. Plus once we were in the store they had the upstairs exterior doors locked and made you exit into the mall or out the downstairs door, it was a kinda weird way to do things.

So far I haven’t seen anything in their sales that make me want to jump up and go shopping. Next week they have some Calphalon pans on sale but I think I want a bigger set than an 8 piece. Kohls always has a bunch of pans on sale for Black Friday so I’ll probably take a look there too.

I think these rechargeable hand warmers would would be a great gift for just about anyone that has to be outside in the cold. They have three temperature settings and stay warm for up to 20 hours on a charge and are only around $16 with the coupon on them. https://a.co/d/7z4u1Vq

I can’t believe I made it the whole way through last year and got cool magnets and stickers!!! Thanks Brad. Back to try again for this year!!

If I won my boys would probably snag it up to play on before I could get it all the way open!!

September check-in….I can’t believe I’ve made it this far!! I’m sure hoping Black Friday this year is an awesome one because after the last few months I need some great retail therapy!!!!

Checking in for August, at least I don’t think I have yet .

Happy 4th of July!! Excited to still be in the running.

June check-in. Yay, I remembered!!! I honestly can’t believe I have remembered for this many months in a row….lol!!

May check-in. This last month was not a good one for my family, sure hope this one is better.

I’m so sorry about that for your family. Tornadoes are truly devastating. My sister-in-law and her husband had their house hit twice when they lived in Missouri. The first tornado completely blew their house away. Contents with their names on them were found hundreds of miles away. When we went to help with cleanup, seeing the devastation in person was awful. We were picking clothes off the barb wire fence hoping to find something salvageable, but most of them were loaded with insulation from the house. There was a mattress in a tree, way up in the tree! They built back and got hit again about a year later and lost their barn that time and just a few shingles on the house, they moved away from there after that.

April Check-In. Can’t believe I have remembered this long!! We had some of those crazy high winds here for a couple of days. Friday was so beautiful temperature wise but those winds were insane and we lost power for a couple hours from a tree falling on the lines. Power came back on just a few minutes before it got dark. I was so glad because I didn’t want to dig out all the candles and flashlights.

Congrats to Kendall!!! Yeah, you probably will need lots of bargains…lol!

March check-in. Still hangin’ in there!!! LOL!! We had a couple of really nice and warm days this week and it spoiled me. I’m hoping we don’t have any more bad weather left for the season, but in reality I’m pretty sure we will get more.

Checking in for February….can’t believe I’ve made it this far!!!

I really hope Party City and Bed, Bath & Beyond can turn it around, particularly Bed, Bath & Beyond for me. I am a gadget girl and they get a chunk of $ from me. I hate when brick-and-mortar stores close because I am a person that likes to see the quality of an item before buying. Not all places offer free returns and I hate to have to return things anyhow. I’d rather just be able to see what I’m getting and know I have it in hand instead of ordering and hoping it shows up, and is intact when it does!!