It is Ugly Sweater Season!

This year we will be attending our FIRST Ugly Sweater Christmas Party! We couldnt be more excited for it...In fact we bought our sweaters back at the end of October from Goodwill-just so we could have the most options available! Jake's, I must admit, is a lot better than mine, but I picked it out for him-I think part of what makes it so good or funny is that it is one too many sizes too small for him!! I'm searching for some bell or santa earrings to wear to match my 'ugly' theme!

This reminds me of when I actually see people wearing sweaters just like ours for real-we just saw someone at Walmart the other day with one on like mine! Too funny! Some of the people at Walmart will crack you up-just by what they are wearing (www.peopleofwalmart.com is a great site for a laugh on a bland, unhappy, feeling low kind of day). I will most definately post pictures later!

Thanks for all the house hunting tips~ we will certainly (lol, certainly is Peyton Mannings fav word-right Rach!) take them into consideration!

Help! We're thinking about looking for homes!

Today I started looking online for houses in the Plainfield area! Could be a good thing, but also a bad thing because our lease isnt up until Sept 2010. Good thing because the first time home buyers credit of $8,000.00 was extended until April 2010 (must close by June).

I've read a few things online about what to do before buying a home such as check your credit & debit-income ratio, etc....But, I'm not even sure if I'm doing it right! We both are really confused & have many questions, but at the same time we dont REALLY want to start looking until March-because I get 'lets buy it now' syndrome. A few things we are wondering: should we put money down? how to start looking (other than online)? if you run a free credit report, does it take points off? There are many more, but thats all I can think of now.

I think a big problem could be that we are so ready to get a house that we havent even decided what things we are looking for in one! Is there a website or something out there to aid our thought process? Really, any assistance would help greatly. And I know we could get a realtor now, but I feel like I would be pressured and un-knowledgeable about the home buying process & I want to know as much as possible so we dont get scammed!

Good thing we still have a while!

Printable Coupons!

For some reason I'm in the mood to find deals, discounts, and printable coupons! Heres a great site I found so you can print some off too!

http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/

Taste of Home Magazine Discount Price

Taste of Home is offering an entire year subscription (6 issues) for $3.95! Regular price is $18.00. This could make a great Christmas gift for someone who loves to cook or loves new recipes! The link is below:

http://www.magazinedealsnow.com/title.asp?title=TASTE+OF+HOME&SSAID=45997