Shop 'Til You Drop

I did my part on Black Friday and contributed to the economy. After Aidan woke up from his morning nap we ran up to Michaels and spent a whopping $17. :) It's hard to pass up their 25% off entire purchase coupon that only comes on Black Friday. I bought materials to make a crafty Christmas present which will remain a secret since the recipient reads this blog. I also did some online shopping from home, only buying things if 1) they were on sale and 2) I could find some sort of promo code to use to make the purchase even cheaper. I used RetailMeNot.com where you type in the website you want to buy from (ie: leapfrog.com) and it comes up with a bunch of promo codes that you can use on your purchase. I had luck at LL Bean (free shipping) and Leap Frog (on sale and $5 off promo code). Aidan's first Christmas present is going to be the Leap Frog Learn and Groove Musical Table. He can stand at it or the top removes and he can sit and play with it. I'm pretty sure he's going to love it.


Aidan came down with a cold Thanksgiving morning and by Friday he was miserable. Snot running down his face, coughing until he gags...it's not a pretty sight. From noon until 6pm yesterday he only wanted to be held, but still whined the entire time. Last night he woke up at 3am coughing and could only go back to sleep on my chest and since then has only napped for about an hour total today. Kyle has his first varsity hockey game tonight so I will be all alone with a sick, tired baby. Oh the joys of parenthood...