Twice Blessed China Mom

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Great Resource For Newbies

Be Centsable is a great resource for folks who are new to Super Couponing. The website is under construction, but you will still be able to access very helpful information. I love finding blogs of people who follow specific stores. Be Centsable is great about supporting newbies. Check them out here!

Aldi Specials for November 8, 2009

Stop by here for the details! Thanks Good, True, and Beautiful!

Target Coupons

Click here for Target coupons. Remember, you can stack the Target coupon with a manufacturer coupon. Have fun!

November 12, 2009 Jewel Deals

Stop by Mashup Mom for the details!

Chicago Area Readers--Join Couponers Wanted Today

Couponers Wanted is a wonderful resource for promotions at Jewel. Things are slowing down, as the current promotion ends today. I think CW might have time to approve new people who want to join. The wires were burning the past week!

Great Site for Coupons To Print From Attention Coupon Clippers!

Click right here. If you plan to get serious about Super Couponing, print from a laser computer in black and white. You'll spend much less money on toner than you will on ink! I have a Brothers printer and love it!

Takes a Really Good Deal to Get Me to Toys R Us...

...and this just might do it! More nice Christmas gifts, but this time you do need to wrap! Thanks to Surviving the Stores for the information!

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Have you considered hosting an aupair from another country to help with your childcare needs? I've worked with AuPair in America for six years now, and have had great experiences. We've made friends for a lifetime, and look forward to visiting Ms. Johanna in Germany, when Grace can handle a 7 hour flight. We'll be able to visit Ms. Dikun and Ms. April, when we visit China, in the future.

In the beginning, I had a lot of questions about choosing an agency, choosing an aupair, and issues related to hosting an aupair. I was able to find information on the websites of different agencies websites, but I wanted more; the nitty gritty from a family who could help me learn the ropes before I started the journey to hosting an aupair.

As an adoptive parent, whose children were born in China, I had some special issues to consider when seeking a Chinese aupair, and I'll be sharing how I dealt with that, as well.

As families have come to know about us having a Chinese aupair, they've had a lot of questions, like I did. I did some research, wondering if the type of information I had wanted existed recently, still couldn't find it, so I decided to share the type of information I was looking for, on our family blog.

A lot of families have had questions about choosing an agency, the application process to become a host family, choosing an aupair, and then daily life with an aupair! I'm sharing why we chose our agency, AuPair in America, and what our experiences have been.

If you have any specific questions about our experiences please feel free to ask!

I'm a single, adoptive mom of two daughters from China. I adopted Hannah through Dillon and Grace through Lifelink. Hannah came home at 12 months, from Jiande, and Grace came home at 32 months, from Dongguan. My sister, Dawn, travelled with me both times. I'm active with our local FCC groups, and our family enjoys getting together with other China families.

I am a teacher and love learning from my students, who are from all over the world. I worked as a special education teacher for nine years, and have worked as an ESL teacher for the past twenty years. I also tutor, and my favorite thing to do as a teacher is to teach children to read--especially those that struggle. While I understand the many strategies we use to help children learn to be literate, it still is absolute magic to me when it happens! I'm grateful that my daughters love books and reading, as it is so important to me. I've learned so much from reading!

We're always seeking new understanding of how children learn, and I'm excited to learn new strategies for helping my students succeed at school. I've been learning a lot about early numeracy, and am so excited to be able to help my students in this area. Often people assume that math is easy for second language learners, but there is a massive amount of language in the way that we teach math, these days, especially when we ask students to write extended responses, explaining the steps they took to solve the problem.

Subtractive Bilingualism is a topic that interests me, greatly. So many of our children have been affected by the loss of their first language. My younger daughter had been exposed to Cantonese for her first two years, then lost Cantonese and was exposed to Mandarin for the next 8 months. Upon her adoption, she lost those two languages and was exposed to English.

My new passion is learning to be a Coupon Queen! Right now, I'm still a wanna-be, but I'm determined to earn my crown, one of these days! In the past, I read about women who purchased massive amounts of groceries for a few dollars and had no idea how they did it! When I started reading about the families in the US that are challenging themselves to a $1200 budget a year for groceries, household, and personal hygiene items, I thought they ate cardboard and didn't use deodorant. Now I know they have spent time learning how to shop only when items are at their lowest price, and use manufacturer and store coupons, and take advantage of promotions with catalinas. I know that the families that have taken on this challenge are disciplined, and determined to save in an area of their life that they can learn to be more economical. I hadn't shopped at Jewel or Dominick's for several years, but I am back, when they have their special promotions! I've always hated shopping, for anything, except books. Now, when I know I've done a good job with a promotion, I am a very happy "wanna-be"! I'll be adding more resources that I use, in the days to come. Stop on by!