Sunday Selah 11/8

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A Super Saving Saturday Reminder

Today's edition of Super Saving Saturday will be a little different than usual.

First of all, I haven't gone grocery shopping in several weeks because I was blessed with $250 in Walmart giftcards which I used to stock up on some food.

Also, I have a confession to make. While I have been sharing with you how I am saving dollars and sense on Mondays, the truth is I needed to hear these things myself.

Every once in a while I need a reminder on how I was able to change my thought and feeling about our finances.

This Monday, I am planning to share how I organize my coupons. Well I need to tell you that even though I have continued to gather coupons, I have not cut them out, sorted them, or filed them in over a month!

This may be the reason why I have no desire to even hit the stores for the free after sales/coupons stuff these days. It's all so overwhelming when this is what you find when you go to look for the right coupon.

So today's Super Saving Saturday, I want to relist the Saving Dollars and Sense posts I've written so far.

Saving Dollars and Sense Mondays 

Saving Dollars and Sense Mondays 2

Frugal Menu Planning

Frugal Grocery Shopping

Are You One of the Perpetually Broke?

Stocking up On Sale Items

Always Buy Markdowns

Coupons 101

These are a reminder of what we've already learned for you, but also for me!

I know that I need to revisit some of these things every once in a while otherwise I may be come overwhelmed and tempted to just give it all up which would NOT be a good thing at all.

I Almost Love to Clean

We spent most of the day preparing for my daughter's 16th birthday party tomorrow.

I love whenever we have a birthday around here because that usually means we'll be having a birthday party.  And that means we will need to really clean the house.  Birthday parties are the best excuse to get your house really clean.

Especially because whoever is having the party is generally very happy to help with the cleaning.

So, today my daughter was a cleaning fanatic. 

I was happy to help and try out the Ultimate Cloth that I had sent to me to review recently.

I wasn't so sure about it at first because it claimed to be streak free, but at first it seemed as though it would leave streaks.  But I was willing to try it since I had just ran out of paper towel and needed to clean some windows, mirrors, and a glass table.

I started by getting the cloth wet with warm water and wringing it out well.  Then I wiped down the front window and walked away even though it was still wet and  streaky looking.  When I came back the window was sparkling!  No paper towel or Windex.  Just the Ultimate Cloth and some warm water.

This is a frugal alternative for cleaning glass since the Ultimate Cloth can be tossed in the washing machine to be made like knew each time it get filthy.

Here is a list of other areas the Ultimate Cloth can be used:

Windows, mirrors, glass, crystal, blinds, TV, Computer screens, floors, walls.
Autos, motorcycles, boats, windshields, vinyl, leather, chrome, paint, plexiglass.
Stainless steel, corian, granite, marble, appliances, laminates, tile.

The Ultimate Cloth removes film, oil, grease, dirt, fingerprints, soap scum, hairspray, dog nose prints, tar, bugs, brake dust, and a lot more.

I can say that I was looking for ways to use this today while we were cleaning.  I may be a little weird, but I love "playing" with a new cleaning product.  It tricks me into thinking I am not actually cleaning, but doing something fun and exciting.

Zoo Boo & Child Predators

We decided to check out the Zoo Boo this year for Halloween.

It was neat, but since we'd never done this before we didn't know that it was mostly geared towards very young kids.  Still, we made the most out of it and had a nice time.

One thing I was very disturbed over was the single 40ish man walking around by himself.

Sure he has every right to visit the Zoo Boo.  But there was just something about him that set off an alarm in this moms heart. 

I was standing with my son and husband looking at one enclosure with a snake in it.  Our daughter had moved to the next enclosure not far from us at all.  All of a sudden I see this creepy man make a beeline for the tank she was standing alone at.  Of course I know the Lord showed me this so I could quickly make my way over there too!  He didn't seem to be with anyone.  Just walking around looking at kids. 

Can you say STRANGE?

I hope that I did overreact and this man was there to enjoy the Zoo Boo.  But I can't help but feel that he was there for more than that, and it makes me wonder. Something like a Zoo Boo is the perfect predator hunting grounds, so we must pay extra close attention to those around us. 

I kept thinking the Zoo Boo was great because it is safer than Trick or treat, but now I'm not so sure.

Little Debbie Share-A-Thon is Coming to Detroit!

Guess what?

The Little Debbie Share-A-Thon is coming to Detroit!

That's right, they'll be here on Sunday and Monday with lots and lots of cupcakes.  And I'll be with them!  I am so excited to have the opportunity to meet the Little Debbie crew and pass out cupcakes too!

And if you check out the graphic at the top of this post, you'll see that you could have the chance to win one of the Little Debbie cupcake cars for yourself.


Check out this video to get a better idea of what's coming to Detroit exactly.

And you can print a coupon for $.75 off Little Debbie cupcakes.

The Human Body Detectives Review

If you are looking for a fun and new way to present the subject of health and nutrition to your kids, then The Human Body Detectives may be just what you are looking for.

Dr.Heather Manley, N.D. saw that there was a need for a fun approach to teaching kids simple health and nutrition topics such as how the digestive system works.

The one I recently got to use with my son called The Lucky Escape which is the first case of Merrin and Pearl, the main characters in the stories. This is an imaginative adventure through the digestive system using an audio CD to tell the story of how Merrin and Pearl travel all the way through the digestive system learning how things really work.

Also included in the set is a workbook that helps t reinforce the ideas learned while listening to the story, neat stickers to add to the workbook as the student goes along, and tattoos to show off that your child is also a human body detective!

The Human Body Detective site has a lot of useful information as well including:

Healthy Kid Friendly Recipes
Songs
Coloring Pages
Cool Evidence Box
Printable Calendar

Plus you can read Pearl and Merrins blogs!

My son likes the activity book, but I think he was a little thrown off by the fact the the main characters are both girls.  That is THE only negative complaint that I've heard from him.