Uses for Christmas Tissue Paper!

Made these big tissue flowers with the kids the other day. I got tons of tissue paper at Christmas a couple years ago at 90% off if I'm remembering correctly. Anyway, I've used it in birthday gifts and now to make these huge flowers. I just love paper flowers. I think I'm going to save them and put them up for Christmas this year! :) I'm all out though, so I'll have to hit the after Christmas sales again!

Magazines for FREE!

Yesterday I went to the library looking for last months Consumer Reports. The librarian told me I could check it out. I had no idea you could checkout past issues of magazines. If you need a magazine fix and don't mind reading a month behind, you might want to check out your local library and see if they also check them out.

Target Rocks!

Hit Target yesterday for some "end-of-summer" shopping. Bought the kids swimsuits and sandles for future summers at dirt-cheap prices.

On my way in I spied flash cards for a dollar a pack. My kids are really interested in the "Space" and "Landmarks" cards ... actually, so am I! I highly recommend them.

Ikea

Last night we took the kids to Ikea for dinner. (My kids LOVE Ikea ... I know, kind of different. I think it's left over from our stint in the Northwest. I used to let them run wild at Ikea when we reached about our 90th straight day of rain! Also, they are VERY family friendly. family restrooms, etc.)

Our Ikea was having a "kids-eat-free" promotion. The whole dinner for a family of five ... plus a big piece of cake to share for dessert was a little over $11.00. If you have one close, it's a great idea if you're on a budget and don't feel like cooking one night. I noticed they have various nights where they run specials ... again, worth a check if you live close to one.