Yay for FREE Soda!

So, I'm apparently nesting now, since I didn't ever get to that late pregnancy stage. At least that's what Ward says is the problem. :)

Last weekend we completely rearranged our room. I'm totally thrilled because our room has always been the room that gets forgotten. No one is ever really in there but us, so it tends to get neglected. Terrible, I know. But after moving around furniture I realized what a big, beautiful room we have. It never seemed that big since the space wasn't well used, but now it's a place I can go to get away from the craziness that is the rest of the house.

Having this semi-quiet space has led to being able to catch up on other things as well- like writing, and couponing. I outgrew my previous coupon binder, so I purchased a larger one and gave my coupon system an update. It runs much more smoothly now. I know a ton of people have been asking me to teach them how I coupon, so although I tend to think that it isn't a one-size-fits-all kind of thing, I will try to do a few posts in the near future on the topic.

As a quick note along those lines, I got my Early Edition Sunday Post-Dispatch today and found that there is a coupon for a free 2 liter of Dr. Pepper Ten. This is the new ten calorie Dr. Pepper. This is exciting to me for two reasons. One- I just tried the new Ten last week and loved it. (If you're a Dr. Pepper fan, I would encourage you to try it, and give yourself at least two cans to see if you like it. The first tends to seem weird since you're expecting regular Dr. Pepper, but by the second I was hooked. Just my opinion.) Two- the coupon is for a FREE 2 liter...and from what I can see, there's no purchase requirement. That means you walk in the store with your coupon and walk out with your 2 liter. No money required.

Now, a quick note on redeeming these kinds of coupons. I have found that Walmart is the easiest place to redeem "get one free" coupons that have no other purchase requirements. Most other stores have some kinds of restrictions on these purchases. But you shouldn't get any problems doing them at Walmart. Also, because of the size of most Walmarts, you have a better chance of finding them in stock, especially if you can't get to your shopping until later in the week.

So there you have it. A coupon tip for your weekend. :) I promise I will do more posts on coupon shopping later, but wanted to throw that one out there so that you can purchase a paper tomorrow if you're interested. (If you don't live in the St. Louis area, I have no idea if your insert will have these coupons, but it's worth checking out.) Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

A blog that is NOT a baby update. :)

I know it's been forever since I posted much on this blog besides pregnancy updates. As anyone who has read those updates knows, it's been a crazy few months. The year started off with the best of intentions so far as blogging goes...but life doesn't go according to plan. So hopefully now that life is somewhat returning to our own unique form of normal I will be able to do a better job at keeping up with writing. As you can see, I've simplified the blog a bit. Simple is just better for me these days. A big thanks to lovely and talented Sarah Lough for the gorgeous picture of the sweet miracle baby who has been monopolizing the blog content for the better part of the year. I've been overwhelmed by the number of people who have visited this blog from all across the country- all across the world, really- to check in on us. We are blessed to have each one of you.