Back to School with Crocs
August 8, 2011 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Back to School '11, shopping
Tweet Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own. Back to school shopping around here looks a bit different than in most households, [...]
Toy Haul For Our Adopted Family
December 15, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Christmas, Walmart, toys, traditions
Tweet Being a Walmart Mom has it’s perks, but I have to say that I am most excited by opportunities that help us give to those in need. This month, each of the Walmart Moms were given a $100 gift card to purchase some of this year’s top toys from Walmart for a charity of [...]
Rightcliq Makes Shopping Easy
December 9, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under shopping, tips on staying sane
Tweet I don’t know about you, but I love to shop. (Well, if I can leave the kiddos at home or shop while they’re in bed, that is!) But the holidays can be a little daunting. From hitting Black Friday sales to catching sales online, I suppose you can chalk it up to too much [...]
Decorating for the Holidays
December 9, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Christmas, Walmart, decor
Tweet Preparing to decorate for Christmas always brings me such mixed feelings. It is so much work to pull out the boxes of decorations we have collected over the years, but I do love going through them year after year. Sifting through each box of homemade ornaments, white lights and colored lights, little nativity scenes, [...]
Walmart “Open House” and Black Friday Deals
November 16, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Black Friday, Walmart, shopping
Tweet Walmart is inviting customers to their Open House to begin shopping at midnight this Black Friday for great savings on items like toys, pajamas, denim and small kitchen appliances. During these early morning hours, select stores will be handing out a few treats to to keep you going… goodies like 5 Hour Energy, candy [...]
Looking for Affordable Back-to-School Clothing?
September 3, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Back-to-School 10, clothing, shopping
Tweet . Just before our vacation we took a trip to our nearest T.J.Maxx and boy, did we find a bunch of great deals! Parents can definitely find everything on their shopping lists, without breaking the bank. We purchased educational puzzles, games and school supply sets, but I happened to notice that many clothing items, [...]
Back-to-School Supplies For Less
August 20, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Back-to-School 10, Walmart, shopping
Tweet School officially begins for us just after Labor Day, but you may have noticed that I’ve been doing some back-to-school shopping this week. My main goal has been purchasing supplies, so Walmart sent me on a little assignment… The Assignment My mission was to make a list of school supplies, purchase the same list [...]
Back-to-School Shopping at Walmart
August 19, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under Back-to-School 10, Walmart, shopping
Tweet I chatted with KTXL FOX 40, this morning, as I did some back-to-school shopping at Walmart. Here are some of the ideas I shared :: 1. Shop with a list to eliminate stress while shopping and also to cut down on those forgotten items. 2. The store brand items, which most often can be [...]
Convenient Online Shopping
May 20, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under giveaway, online shopping
Tweet I was honored to be asked to be one of the first to get an exclusive sneak peek at the new P&G eStore, the online shopping site featuring P&G brands, before it officially launched TODAY. I was given a $20 coupon code and went to town. Not literally, of course. Let me tell you, [...]
Buy Once. Play Forever.
February 9, 2010 by Christine - From Dates to Diapers
Filed under giveaway
Tweet Just before Christmas, we were introduced to Maukilo – a fabulous online ecommerce, featuring toys that can be enjoyed, loved, and possibly even passed down to your children’s children one day. I ended up featuring the Automoblox in my gift guide for the Holidays, because we loved them so much! Maukilo has a wonderful [...]






















