Apply online Coupons to your Jewel card?

I'm not really posting a blog today, but more of a question. Has anyone heard of being able to post online coupons onto your Jewel card? If so, can you explain to me how it works? Also, if you've gotten any really great deals with using it let me know.

Thanks!
Christine xoxoxo

Saturday is the big day!

The Littlest Shorthair will be 6 months old Saturday!

Saturday will also be his very first official dogshow in Marshall, Michigan. Let's hope my little guy can earn a point!

Can you tell he's super excited?
How could such a Handsome Devil not win?

Wish us Luck! XOXO

Got MIlk? Glass that is....

My mom and I share an obsession with Glass. I think it runs in the family. Her family come from West Virginia which is where many of the original glass factories still exist. It's also the home of one of my favorites. Fenton :-) Just saying the word brings a smile to my face haha!

Today is her Birthday. Happy Birthday Mom! I had to post a picture of her present before I wrapped it. I just have to cross my fingers that she doesn't read my blog or it will spoil her surprise.

Her gift consists of a little white basket and a large size banana boat. I discovered a few weeks ago, that she has the matching boat in her living room. Of course my luck! Oh well it's the thought that counts right? At least now she can set one on either side of her curio. How great of a gift did I get! I bought the banana boat in May when we vacationed to Branson. She bought the twin in June or so? I saw it on a shelf in an antique store and knew she had to have it!
As for the little basket, I got her a similar one for Mother's day. She set it out and showed it to everyone so when I saw this one in Goodwill I decided it had to come home with me. She's watching my son and one of her grand dogs this weekend, so I'll give her the gift on Friday. Let's hope she loves it!

The Cutest ShortHair Puppy!

He was waiting so patiently at the top of the stairs for me while I was taking my blog photos. He's a good boy. I'm sure most people can't say that for their 5 month old puppies! We're starting to get the knack for how to handle little ones so we dont run across many of the house breaking or chewing issues most people with puppies this age are still dealing with.

My New Shelving Units

I'm not sure how many people are familiar with Plano Molding? Their products are sold in the Midwest at Menards and Walmart Stores. They mainly sell tackle boxes, storage totes, Ammo Boxes, Gun cases, Shelving Units and the Caboodles brand. The have a factory outlet store in their Plano factory. Sometimes their factory has AWESOME clearance sales. So about 2 weeks ago, my mom and I made the drive when they were having an outdoor tent sale.

We got The large grey shelving unit for $12!! In the store their ussually around $40 or so. The shelving units are pretty heavyduty too. I load then with a ton of weight. It stands about 5 ft tall and is about 2.5 ft wide.

I bought the version with the slates for shelves so dust doesnt accumulate.

The white shelving unit is only about 2 ft wide. I cut the legs with a saws-all and have put 2 sets togeather. This way I dont have a lot of wasted space and can add my can goods to it.

You can also buy the legs and all the different shelf versions seperately by peice. This is very convenient if you cut the legs and just need to add one more shelf.

Having your groceries in plain site like this makes shopping super easy. I try to keep at least 3 months worth of groceries on hand for our family of 3. All I have to do is go downstairs and do a quick count of what we are short of and how many I should pick up.

Next time Plano Molding has a tent sale I plan on going for at least 3 more of the gray shelving units. They are great for my surplus buying and also good to store your camping and hunting supplies on.

Rain, Rain, Go Away......

It's pouring in Illinois. Which is quite unfortunate, since it's the weekend and I have about a gizillion things going on. Rain was not worked into my plans. The summer in Illinois has been pretty short lived. We've had a few hot 90 degree days, not enough though. Our summer and spring has so far consisted of cold or rainy (or both) days. This would be great hunting weather, if it was season for anything realistic. The only thing good going on now is fishing. The only thing I seem to catch is Fox Snakes. Not exactly something you want bragging rights for? Another thing I'm worried about is my food storage. I have heavy duty storage shelves in the basement, but I sometimes take in water. I hope anything cardboard doesn't absorb the excess water. My best bet I suppose is to keep the fans circulating air to avoid any dampness. If anyone out there runs across the same problems from time to time, let me know your suggestions or if you have found any solutions that work.

Christine xoxo

So I am creating a Blog. Kinda cool to have a place to express all my opinions and thoughts. Now I'm just curious if anyone wants to read them?
This weekend is the Shorthair specialty show. Wow! Right? I know I'm super excited. It's all about who's the best. It's like Nascar or basketball for the dog lovers. Even better? Ticket raffles! I like to bid on stuff. Who doesn't though? I always go wondering what kind of crap I didnt really need that I will be bringing home with me. Hehe. Silly stuff.