I know this is an oddity, but I'm posting today to remind you guys of some very exciting happenings!

Don't forget about the $90 CSN giveaway that ends tomorrow, February 13th!

There is also the sponsor spots. They're free. Who doesn't like free? Even if you just want to drive traffic to your site! Just shoot me an email!

You'll also notice that I cleaned up the sidebars a bit! Did you notice the fun social bookmark buttons? And I have started trying to use Twitter more. I want you guys to be more involved! So come join me on Twitter or Facebook!

Have a terrific Saturday guys!

Yep, you read that right. CSN is giving away $90. How's that for a birthday thank you? I knew you guys would like it. First lets talk about LCD TV Stands, or just flat panel tv screens in general. :)

You see with tax time upon us, and me being the uber-anal person I am. I have already filed our taxes and Virginia has graciously already cut our check. We didn't need a new TV, but the setup downstairs would work much better with a flat panel. We have two already, but the projection screen that we have will really only fit downstairs. The TV is only 5 years old. Its still got a lot of years behind it.

You see I'm playing Devil's advocate here, or the argument that Stephen and I have had about this TV for the last 6 months or so. We bought the projection with savings bonds of mine that had come of age, and it was good timing too, because the TV we did have was starting to go. Everyone on the right side of the screen was going green. Not to mention that we bought it on Black Friday of '05. Remember I have a 5 year old. Who turned 5 in December? Yea. I was 8 months pregnant and wholly miserable during this trip to Best Buy. I will tell you what though. No one messes with an angry uber-pregnant woman at 5 am on Black Friday at Best Buy. We got very nice service, probably because they were afraid I'd take off their heads if they weren't. :)


So anyways long story short....Stephen got his new TV. Well he doesn't have it yet. It is being shipped from-who-knows-where, but this is alright because it gives me time to find a stand for it. :) Which brings me back to my first paragraph. TV Stands. Let's see some of what CSN has to offer. :)
Do I really need to explain why this TV stand is so cool? I mean it has a fireplace in it! That would be perfect for our basement!
I love the furniture feel of this stand! The color is great too!
This would be perfect for a cottage setting. Even better its not that expensive!

Ok so now on to the good stuff! CSN has offered to give one of my wonderful 300+ readers a $90 gift certificate. Yep, $90!

So what do you need to do for this $90? Leave me a comment and tell me what you'd do with that $90. :) I'm going to leave giveaway open until February 13th. I know that's not a lot of time, but on Monday, February 14th I am going to have random.org choose a winner and I will announce it for all to see!

Good luck and have fun!

Stools, bar stools that is. :) I love our barstools. I wouldn't trade them in for the world. I was just saying to my mom the other day that she should get some small, easily-tucked-under-her-countertop stools for her kitchen, I should have remembered that CSN Stores have an amazing assortment of counter stools.

They have so many to choose from. Mom already has some bar stools that look like these:


So these smaller versions would look amazing!

I should really tell her to scootch on over to CSN and buy her some so that I can sit at her island and watch her cook. Just like I did when I was younger.

Have a great day guys!

Today I had a hard time deciding what to write about. I mean....all my Christmas decorations are up and almost all of the boxes are back down in the Christmas closet, and I really really want to show all them off, along with the ornaments that Dev and I made for the kid's tree, but I got the thinking right before I started writing this post.
I got the thinking about luggage. I mean everyone has it. Our luggage is several years old and is teal and black. It was a set that we got from Target for like $80, and its perfectly fine for a trip that lasts several days long, but do we have anything that would be perfect for an overnight visit? Not really.

Well I was cruising around CSN and came across  sling backpacks . These things are adorable and their uses go far beyond just an overnight jaunt to your favorite shopping destination! 


Take a look at some of these styles.