i did it

It is past midnight on the final day of November. All I have to do is publish this post and I successfully complete NaBloPoMo. Go me! The real question is can I keep it up for December.

Here are a few offers that are ending today, November 30, 2008:

Container Store: On line use code CLUTTERCREW to save 20% off everything. In stores, you need this coupon. We are going there today to get a trash can that can handle the garbage of 7 adults and one pre-schooler. Only The Container Store can make garbage sexy.

Williams-Sonoma: In stores for every $50 you spend, you get a $10 gift certificate which you can redeem after the holidays. As far as I know, no exclusions beyond the total of the gift card being $600 - but you'd have to spend 3K to do that, so don't think you have any worries. No coupon required.

Whole Foods: If you are tired of leftovers and heading out to the grocery store today, you can get $10 off at $50 purchase if you live in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona or Hawaii. Be extra awesome and make some friends at the check out lane by printing an extra copy of this coupon.

Borders Books: If you have a Border's Rewards card, you may be entitled to some money. Today is the last day to use your rewards. Ask the cashier to check. It may only be five bucks, but hey, you earned it!

on the night stand :: Iodine by Haven Kimmel

just another day

Books were due at the library, so we headed to the OC. Luckily we were against the traffic, but I still jumped into the carpool lane. It is actually cool to take the carpool lane when you can exit to another freeway without leaving the carpool lane. I took the 57 to the 5 to the 55 to the 405, all without leaving the carpool lane. Saved us a good 15 minutes.

Once the books were dropped off, we stopped in at Sprinkles. There wasn't a line, and the women working were not as snotty as usual. They have Thanksgiving flavors coming out for the holiday, but I think pie is more a Thanksgiving dessert.

From there we headed to Fashion Island. I bought a shower curtain. Why are they so expensive? Even with a 20% discount, it was still pricey. Restoration Hardware is having their big Friends & Family sale. They have coupons at the check out lane, although we printed one out. Sale is also good on line (coupon code there too), and ends the 16th of November.

We had dinner at Cafe R&D. They are part of a group that owns Bandera, where we had dinner last week. They had the veggie burger. I had the Newport Chicken Salad, which is served deconstructed. Even though the waitress warned me, I almost thought the wrong order had arrived at our table.

Last stop was Whole Foods. B found this recipe for Butternut Onion Galette. I will make it this weekend. I also got another pumpkin, so I can make pie for Thanksgiving. We actually checked out around quarter to ten. It was surprisingly busy.

Driving home the winds were pretty gusty. The civic got blown around a bit. We are not under one hundred miles from the 200,000 mark.

Arrived back at the house to turn on the news and see that Slymar is on fire. Pretty scary. We can smell the smoke from the other side of the San Gabriel Valley.

on the night stand :: A Penguin Story