Welcome to new visitors from Buzz on by Thursday! This blog hop is hosted by Fashionably Organized and The Two Savvy Sisters.

Coupon Lady Online is all about how to help you save money by shopping smarter. My favorite stores are CVS, Meijer, and Aldi.

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I know what you’re thinking. Every post about Valentine’s Day on a budget says the same thing. “Stay home, cook a nice dinner, and eat by candlelight… Rent a movie and snuggle…” And those are fine ideas, sure. But how about some different ideas? So I’ve been wracking my brain, and here are . . . → Read More: Valentine’s Day on the Cheap — Let Me Call You Sweetheart Blog Hop

I’m honored to be participating in The Frugal Housewife’s Let Me Call You Sweetheart Blog Hop. There are 19 terrific blogs participating, and there are sure to be tons of great ideas for Valentine’s Day. So check back on Thursday to see my post and hop along to all the other terrific blogs!

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Today’s Blog Hop theme is laughter. I’ll admit, I spent some time poking around online looking for a good funny (and, ahem, appropriate…) video or picture, but I ended up with an old standby. This video is only 5 seconds, but it just cracks me up every time. I hope you like it.

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Today’s Blog Hop is a chance to share some of your favorite photos.

I have a LOT of pictures. I spent a fair amount of time picking out just a few of my favorite pictures.

My first one is from my undergrad days. This is my 21st birthday party. We went to the Anchor . . . → Read More: MckLinky Blog Hop – Favorite Photos 8/11

This week’s Blog Hop topic is Encouragement. I spent quite a bit of time thinking about what I wanted to post, and I came across this picture:

Just a regular cake, right? Well, yes, but it’s always meant a lot to me. When I was in grad school, I had a really great . . . → Read More: MckLinky Blog Hop – Encouragement 8/3

I don’t have kids, but I have an adorable niece and two adorable nephews. Here are some absolutely amazing pictures of my niece from our wedding. She was certainly the most beautiful flower girl ever.

And her big brother is equally adorable:

(the youngest is a real cutie, too, but I can’t seem to . . . → Read More: MckLinky Blog Hop – Favorite Kid Photo 7/28