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Happy Mother's Day!!  I hope you have a GREAT day with your families. The winners of the Mother's Day giveaways will be announced this evening.

Mother's Day is only 4 days away and I'm sure there is someone who hasn't picked up anything yet for me mom.  Here are a few ideas, coming from a mom, on what you can grab at CVS this week.  And they are budget friendly!  Perfect for a child to purchase with their own money too! Soap Petals -  At first I looked at these thinking, what??  Then I read the instructions.  They are beautiful rose petals made of soap.  The scent they sent me is Lavender Vanilla.  Now I'm not a Lavender lover however, this scent is amazing and I loved it!   You can do a few different things with them: Take the entire rose petal and toss it in the bath tub with you for a luxurious bath. Use one petal to wash your...

Starbucks is having a Happy Hour from 3-5pm on May 7th - May 16th where you can get the NEW however-you-want-it-Frappuccion blended beverage for 1/2 price!! You can choose from Soy Strawberries & Crème, the Extra Coffee Caramel,  Mocha Light or create your own! Go here to find a location near you. thanks Frugally Thrifty!

Deal Digger and coupon codes sleuth Coupon Sherpa has given Koupon Karen readers his top 5 coupons for this week. Receive 15% off $50, 20% off $100 or 25% off $150 at Domestications. Expires May 9. See more Domestications coupons. Take 15% off $75 or 20% off $125 at PacSun.com with PacSun coupon code SPRING2010. Valid until May 9. Order Women's Footwear and get 20% off with code EMOM0510. Good until May 9. See all Timberland coupon codes. Use Picaboo coupon code SHIPMAY at Picaboo.com to get free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Good until May 10. New customers can receive $15 off orders of $75 or more. Valid until May 31. See more SpaLook coupon codes. Need some financial aid for your...

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of St Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches, Florida. All opinions are 100% mine. We have our 9th Wedding Anniversary coming up in a few weeks and it's got me thinking about a possible trip for us next year on our 10th Anniversary.  It would be nice to sneak away on our own but I would also hate to leave the girls behind.  We have friends in Florida that I know would be more than happy to have the girls stay with them . If we could plan a trip to see them, leave the girls for a few days and sneak off together, it would work out perfectly. I know we wouldn't go to Disney with out the girls so how about St. Augustine.  After doing a little...

Did you enter? Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win 1 of 2 Color Inc Spiral Bound Photo Book.  These are really cool for a special occasion or for Mother's Day! It's also the last day to use promo Code KK10 to receive 10% off Spiral Bound Photo Books!  This code is valid until April 29th only on spiral bound photo book orders placed online. TO Enter this Giveaway CLICK HERE.

Coupon Sherpa put together a list of their favorite Frugal Blogs. Actually they choose 52 Frugal Blogs, one for every week of the year!  I was so excited to see that Koupon Karen made the list.  They ranked them by the size of their following.  I'm not #1 or even #10 but I am #39!  I'm just happy that they included me. Some of my favorite blogger's that are also on the list are: Deal Seeking Mom Money Saving Mom The Frugal Map Cents'able Momma Mama Cheaps I also found some new blogs to read from this list.  Check it out! These 52 blogs contain a lot of frugal information!

I just wanted to pop in and let you all know I'm still here, but just haven't been online.   The recovery is a slow process and I've been sleeping a lot from the pain meds.  The pain seems to be easing off a little bit today but it's still very hard to drink or eat anything.  Even ice cream.  Nothing tastes good and everything turns my stomach so I'm trying my best to just force the water down. Thank you for all your kind words, well wishes and patience as I slowly get back on my feet.  Seems like such a simple surgery but it's not as simple as it sounds.  Eating ice cream all day sounds fun and simple too, but even that's not as easy as it sounds.  But hopefully in the next few days there...

Hi everyone! =) It's Brandie from Free Sample Freak! I just wanted to update you all on Karen. She is doing well and is tonsil-free! Hopefully she'll be back in the swing before you know it! Make sure you all leave her lots of comments!!! =) I'm sure it would make her day! *Karen...if you are reading this, get some rest and eat some Ice Cream for me! *HUGS*

It's going to be a bit quiet here for a few days.  I'm having my tonsils out tomorrow (Wednesday) and I probably won't be online much for the next few days.  I'm not too sure what to expect as far as recovery since I don't really know many people who have had their tonsils out as an adult but they tell me the first few days are the hardest. I'm not going to leave you all hanging though.  I'll be working tonight to schedule a few things and some of my wonderful blogging friends are going to to hack into my blog and keep you all updated on the hot stuff over the next few days. In the meantime here are a few blogs you can check out to see what's going on. They are some of my best blogging...

Deal Digger and coupon code sleuth Coupon Sherpa has given Koupon Karen readers his top 5 coupons for this week. Coupon Sherpa points out 13 problems and solutions for frequent fliers. And now for the coupon codes... Get 15% off at The Children's Place. Use code C4A4A until May 12. See more The Children's Place coupons. Spend $10 at DSW and get $49 off your order with code APRIL. Expires April 19. See all DSW coupons. Use code CJFS75 to get free shipping at Hartstrings until December 31. See more Hartstrings coupons. Receive 10% off your Kohls order. Use code NEW2888. Valid until April 17. See all Kohls coupon codes. Take $10 off orders of $60 or more at Finish Line. Code SPRINGRG expires...

Today is the last day! FREE Shipping April 10th and 11th ONLY Snapfish has been celebrating their birthday all week long with some really cool specials. Well to end the celebration they are giving you FREE Shipping on your order for 48 hours only. If you've been putting of printing those pictures this weekend is the time to do it and you will save on shipping. Depending on how many you have to print, this could be a HUGE savings!! You can also spin to win some cool prizes.  You get 3 spins.  I didn't win anything today, but if you do let me know! Order Now!

While making your shopping lists this weekend, don’t forget to use the Coupon Database that we now have here on Koupon Karen!  It’s a great tool and a huge time saver.  Don’t clip your coupons until you are going to use them. To learn how to use the Coupon Database, read the instructions here. You can access the Coupon Database HERE.  Bookmark it! Looking to see what’s in this weekend’s inserts?  See the Coupon Preview for a sneak peak!

FREE Shipping April 10th and 11th ONLY Snapfish has been celebrating their birthday all week long with some really cool specials. Well to end the celebration they are giving you FREE Shipping on your order for 48 hours only. If you've been putting of printing those pictures this weekend is the time to do it and you will save on shipping. Depending on how many you have to print, this could be a HUGE savings!! You can also spin to win some cool prizes.  You get 3 spins.  I didn't win anything today, but if you do let me know! Order Now!

Cottonelle recently took a poll to find out which way America likes to roll their TP - Over or Under.  It's quite the debate in some households especially in mine.   I found it interesting to know that we aren't the only ones that have this conversation or argument. My husband is a roll over kind of guy and I'm a roll under kind of gal.  For me it's just seems easier to grap and pull it when it's rolling under.  Other's claim it's easier to grab while rolling over.  I personally think it's all in the way we learned.  I came from a house of roll unders so of course it's going to be easier if that's the way I learned, right? My husband is teaching our 5 year old that rolling under is wrong...