A THRIFTY GIRL'S HEAVEN!

Before there was a fashionista or bargainista, there was an even fancier term - bargain hunter!  Google it and you'll find my name and picture in the Wikipedia stats box. Among the highlights: thousands of dollars saved; hundreds of unique finds and countless great deals.
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GETTING PAST IT AND MOVING ON...

I guess you're wondering what happened to #1 in the Thanksgiving Birthday Countdown.  Well, if you've read the Hold Up, Wait a Minute post, you know that the last ten days leading up to Thanksgiving were non-stop busy.  But I was still determined to finish the countdown.  We arrived at our Thanksgiving celebration destination on Wednesday night.  I stayed up all night finishing the countdown. 

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#2 Thankful for the best MIL Ever!

I couldn't ask for a better mother-in-law.  Dawn Jenkins has been there for me and her son since day one, supporting us and lifting us up whenever we need a little motivation to keep going. 
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HOLD UP!!! WAIT A MINUTE!!!

Let me stop this countdown for a minute!  I need to apologize for getting all the way down to the single digits, and dropping the ball.  Since last Thursday, I have been going nonstop...cooking a big Sunday dinner for the family, including my in-laws...and then crashing; driving to and from Mississippi in a day...and then crashing; while on the MS trip, made plans for dinner and a movie with friends...did that...then crashed.
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10 THANKFUL FOR MY LIL' BRO

Today, NOVEMBER 15, 2011 - #10  in the Thanksgiving Birthday Countdown -  is my little brother's birthday.  Zermon Drummond is 35 years old today.  He is very special to me and I love him very much.  That's why I've decided to ALLOW him to have ONE day in MY special birthday month countdown.  He's such a pesky little brother, too.  Although he has this straight and narrow, mechanical engineer demeanor; he is very playful and a practical joker.   In other words, he is to me what King is to Austin.

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11 THANKFUL FOR THE AIR I BREATHE

After a wonderful, long weekend (thanks to Veterans Day + 1), I rolled out of bed this morning clinging to my pillow. Yes, Mondays are always hard, but I'm alive and well.  So today, I'm thankful for the air I breathe.

12 THANKFUL FOR COURAGE

Yesterday, I planted my fingers on my keyboard and started to type the number 13 in preparation for my next thankful post.  As I reached for the mouse to position my cursor, I felt a slight hesitation.  It was a fear that came over me that I didn't see or know was coming.   It was a little voice in the back of my head that said, "You're rushing this month right on to the end just because it's your birthday. You have no idea what's on the other side of 39."  That voice is something I call fear.

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