School Supply Lists

It's that time of year again, time to stock up on crayons and pencils and backpacks and such! FYI, you can find the school supply lists for St. Vrain Valley schools on their website so you can start shopping those fun sales :) This is our first official year doing back to school shopping (eek I'll have a kindergartner!) and I'm looking forward to it!

Target coupons

Are you a big Target shopper? I love Target most days - the days I remember to go without my kids! Just kidding. Sort of. It's a tough choice, though - go in the doors by the dollar spot in which case I'm out at least $10 or go in the doors by Cold Stone and have to listen to the whining about how very long it's been since my children had ice cream (they're soo deprived). Anyway, if I can make it past those two places without spending a dime then I might as well try to save money beyond that point too, right? That's where Target coupons come in handy! Check them out :)

Free stuff?

I love reading blogs and have recently become a fan of several sites that post great coupons, sales, samples and offers for free stuff. For example, there's this coupon for a free Diet Dr. Pepper or you can request a free sample of Quaker Rice Cakes, get tips on great deals at Target or even a free 2 year subscription to Parents magazine. It's so exciting to check my mail these days and my kids love all the free food samples, of course. My husband appreciates the savings we've seen with all the coupons and tips on shopping smarter too. Would you all appreciate tips like these posted here? Perhaps I'll just share the ones I think are helpful and you can do with the info what you want :) Hope you're all having a great January and not getting the horrible virus that seems to be making the rounds in our circle of friends and coworkers!

Borders Kids Party

Borders is a hosting a free Kid's Party for children 12 and under this Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 2-4 PM. This event will include story time, games, and a scavenger hunt. Plus, you can get a free cookie with any beverage purchase at the Borders coffee shop. More information is available here.

School Supply Lists

For some reason I was reminded today that summer vacation is half over and school starts in SIX WEEKS! What? Didn't summer just start yesterday? Anyway, if your kids attend St. Vrain Valley Schools you might be thinking about buying school supplies soon so here's a link to the supply lists! Enjoy!

I hope you all had a happy 4th! I was a bit disappointed in the fireworks display with the several stops and starts until I read that they had to stop while the fire department put out brush fires sparked by the ash. Eek! At least they're keeping us safe :)

More about Playfair Toys closing

The owner of Playfair Toys left a comment below and since I want you all to see it I'm reposting it up here!

"Dear Longmont Moms: We tried hard to stay open, but ever since Penneys left our sales have declined to the point where they do not give us enough support to remain open. I wish things were different, but they are not. Meanwhile, we are really beefing things up in Boulder so that it's well worth the trip! I know it's not the same as a walking the mall with your stroller, but with only one location we will be a much stronger store. To thank our valued Longmont customers for making the trip to Boulder, we are giving out coupons (at Twin Peaks) for free book bags or $5 Professor PlayFair t-shirts to everyone who visits as we wind down after a fun 3 years in Longmont. Thanks so much for your support!
Marilyn Walker
Owner and Mom"

Thanks, Marilyn! The Boulder location of Playfair Toys is located at 1690 28th Street (which is on the west side of the 29th Street shopping district). Their website is http://www.playfairtoys.com.

Think Local

I missed posting about the Buy Local week that was held December 1st through 9th. It was a time when we were supposed to be doing our Christmas shopping at locally owned retailers. Anyway, sorry I missed that but I thought you might want to see the list of businesses that are locally owned so you can shop or eat there first! I like supporting other Longmont residents, don't you? :) You can find the list here: http://www.longmontsba.org/thinklocalfirst/directory.html. It includes many businesses I already love (Abbondanza Pizzeria, Bead Lounge, Daily Times Call, Deli Cioso, Mike O'Shay's, and Ziggi's to name a few) and many other places I'll be checking out first when the need arises!