Thirfty Birthday Card Solution!

A while back I told you about how Andy and I have made the decision to NOT purchase greeting cards because they are SO outrageously expensive. Some of my favorite Hallmark cards can cost up to $5 plus dollars and to me, that's just craziness.

However, the problem I have found is that I LOVE to give cards. It's just a little something easy to do to let someone know you are thinking of them. If it's a Thank You card, or a Thinking of You card, it's always nice to let someone know you care.

As far as Birthday cards go, I always have grand plans to get them sent out in plenty of time, but that doesn't always happen either. (Sorry for the belated birthday wishes Tim and Tina!)

But, I think I might have come up with a plan.

I purchased 100 birthday postcards from Vistaprint for a very good price. They were actually free. (I never received the first batch and when I called the company, they sent a new batch out and credited my account. Gotta love when that happens!) Even the original price was cheap....the postcards were free and I only had to pay shipping...which was only $6.50.

Yes, $6.50 for 100 postcards. Now I can handle that!


Even though the postcards are all the same, there is plenty of room to write a personal message on them, and to me....that's what really matters.

I even hand delivered the first one last night to a friend who has a birthday today! (Happy Birthday Marci)

Now, I just have to go through my birthday calendar and make some labels for the postcards. Let the fun begin! (yes, I'm a dork...I know!)

So there you have it. My thrifty solution for the oh-so-expensive birthday card.

Worthy to share!

Friends...what would we do without them?

"Mommy" friends, these would be friends who also happen to be moms, going through the same stuff we are! The crazy daily routine stuff that seem so simple.

One of the best things about "mommy" friends is all the great parenting tips, information and support we give each other. Right?! Sometimes I don't know how I would get through the day without you guys!

A few weeks ago, one of my friends shared this fantastic piece of information with me and I totally think it is blog worthy!

Some of you might be past this stage and some of you might just be starting...so I'm sharing, just in case someone finds it useful.

My friend Polly, introduced me to these cups:

They are made by Thermos. They don't leak! They keep your water super cold! And the kids love them! Max was with me when we purchased them at Target. He picked the plain blue one for himself and the Star Wars one for Maggie. They have a straw...like this

and I find that my kids are drinking a lot more water than they did before. I have only put water in ours...just for the fact that water is a lot easier to clean verses juice or milk, but I'm sure you can put whatever you want in them.

Polly got her kids these cups to use at Disney, and she said that they would fill them up in the morning and late in the day the stuff would still be ice cold. Max has proven that fact as well, he left his outside all night and popped the top in the morning...."Wow mom...it's really cold!"

I also love that they don't get condensation on the outside of them. Great for the car, throwing in a bag or taking to the game.

They are a little bit pricey. But I honestly think that sometimes you have to pay a little more to get a quality product. They come in a ton of different characters...and our local Wal-mart has a few styles. The Wal-mart price was also a tad bit cheaper than Target, I think Wal-mart has them for $12.97....and I paid $13.99 on sale @ Target. But Target has a lot more styles to choose from.

I also got one for myself! Isn't she cute! Oh, and I'm drinking a lot more water too! The straw thing is wonderful!


Anyway...check them out! Watch for the sales...and let me know what you think! Thanks again Polly for sharing...I'm so glad you did!