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I got an email regarding a site where I could sign up and try new products. After a little research, I found that it is legit and a lot of people really like it. I can't wait to start trying new products and getting to talk about them and you all know how I love to talk!

Check it out if you have not before!

Happy Saturday everyone!

If you shop at Walgreens...

Walgreens has posted a corporate coupon policy on its website. I rarely have problems using coupons at Walgreens, but I have printed it out to carry in my coupon binder, so will be ready if I ever do.

I especially like that you can use 2 coupons on B1G1 sales. I have always been too nervous to even try that.

If you shop at Walgreens, check it out.

Happy Friday, all!

Unites State vs a Round Steak....just for Annie Jones

Sorry, Annie Jones. I just don't see it, now.

I guess I should have clarified...this is in response to a comment by Annie Jones on my post here. She thought my round steak pic looked like a map of the US with states missing. I just had to check it out. LOL!

14 lbs of Round Steak

Well, almost 14 lbs. I actually got 13.64 lbs.

To some this looks delicious. To me, it is just beef. Not my fave, though I will eat it.

On Saturday, I went to Kroger and checked the bargain bin in the meat department. No bargains there! But I was wandering around looking, since occasionally there are some markdown packages in the rest of the meats adn If I find a good price on a steak, I will get one for Hubby.

I picked up a package, labeled "London Broil". Hmmmmm....it was a big package....and it was only $5.73. I looked closely and saw that it was on sale for $1.99/lb. Not really cheap, but pretty cheap for beef lately. So, I threw it in the cart. When I checked out, I thought it was a good deal when the register said "savings $8.64.

I went home and threw it in the freezer. Later, I told Hubby I got it and what the price was and he asked how many I got. Ummmmm....one. He said, "you should have gotten a couple more." Usually he would head to the store and get some, but we had a busy weekend and his foot is giving him trouble, so I was doing my best to keep him off of it when we didn't have to go somewhere.

But I thought about that meat and that it was a pretty good price, so after work, and a workout at Curves yesterday, I stopped at Kroger and got 4 more packs....11 lbs for $21.42. So, I spent a total of $27.15 for almost 14 lbs of beef.

Bob will probably cook it in the crockpot and we will get several meals out of each package. So we have beef for a while. He is a happy boy!

My cake was a success!

I did it! I made the Diego cake!

I went to a local craft store last week, one day after work, and found a Diego candle, some jungle animals, palm trees and a few frosting colors that I didn't have. (Note to self: next time buy jungle animals from the dollar store. LOL!)

On Saturday morning, I baked a white 9 X 13 cake and left it to cool while I ran errands. That evening, after an impromptu dinner out and a trip to walmart, I got to work on the cake. I had gone to the Wilton website and got the recipe for Butter Cream frosting and used that. It was much easier to decorate with than canned frosting and withstood the heat, while driving to MIL's house, much better than canned has in the past. And it was so EASY to make! I think this will be my new decorator frosting. I thought about posting the recipe, but don't know if I should, so if you want it, just go to the Wilton site and look for the recipe. It was pretty easy to find.

First, I crumb coated the cake, then let it chill for a while. I have NEVER done this before, but it made such a difference, that I will definitely do it from now on. After the cake chilled for about 30 minutes, while I sat on my rear doing nothing, I frosted the sides in white, then I started coloring in separate bowls. I used medium green, dark green, blue and dark gray.

I was so please with the results. Here is it. There are 3 palm trees on the cake that are hard to see because of the wood table. It is a little messy in spots, so ignore those.
MIL asked if I bought it at Kroger. I laughed. I don't think Kroger sells cakes in 30 year old Tupperware cake takers. She loved it. Everyone else love it and Theo just loved it. He, of course, wanted to eat it immediately

After singing Happy Birthday and Theo blowing out the candles, Theo said, "This cake is yummy."

Ahhhh.....sweet success.

(I want to make another one now. The next birthday is not until September, though.)

The winner of the $25 Walmart Gift Card is.....

I had a contest here for a $25 Walmart giftcard, generously sponsored by MyBlogSpark and General Mills.

Well, we have a winner!! I know I promised that I would have Hubby pick a number, but I am at work today and forgot to ask him. So, I decided to check out the ever popular Random.org to randomly generate the winning number. And here it is:

I only had 20 comments ond 2 of those were from me!! How sad!

But not for Slugmamma....you posted the 5th comment, so you are my winner!

I will send you an email when I get home to get your mailing address. Unless, you read this before I get home and just want to send your information to fperkins2000 @ yahoo.com. I will provide the information to MyBlogSpark and your gift card will be sent to you.

Congratulations, Sluggy, and thanks to everyone that entered!!

Curses, foiled again!

It seems like I feel like this a lot. Yes, here comes a small rant.

Our oldest grandson, Theo, will turn 4 on August 29. So, a party is in the works. Our side of the family always has the grandbaby parties and MIL's house, so we only have to do 1 party and everyone that wants can come. Our grandbabies have a lot of partying to do, since Theo has multiple sets of grandparents. There is Hubby and me, MIL, Meredith's mom, and Theo's daddy's parents are also divorced and remarried. LOL!

Since MIL likes to run the show, I just let her figure out when we will have the party. I said I would make a cake and let me know when it was, but I had better get a little advance notice, since I was planning to make a train cake. I would post a pic, but can't find one exactly like I was planning. I had been researching and finding ideas for a couple of weeks.

Sunday evening, MIL called to tell me the tentative plans that she and Meredith made. And we would be having the party this Sunday when Mere gets off work. She will let us know when it is decided for sure, as Mere needs to check with Billy and see what his plans are, since he DOES take the boys every weekend.

Then MIL said that she went to the party store and got Diego plates and napkins. I asked why Diego? She said she "sneakily" asked Theo what kind of party he wanted. I figure here sneaky way was asking "Theo, do you want a Diego party." Well, of course, he does. What 4 year old wouldn't?

I reminded MIL that I had been planning to make a train cake. She told me it didn't matter....Theo wouldn't care. Sigh. Theo loves trains and would love a train cake, but it is not a part of a Diego party.

So, I am figuring out how to make a Diego cake.

Thanks, MIL.