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Two Interesting Pieces of Mail

January 1st, 2008 at 07:08 pm

I was a beehive of activity this morning. Put my laundry away, did a trash run and actually took it to the dumpster, picked up things that were out of place around the apartment, and cleaned out my car! Wooh! I'm exhausted. -- Just kidding. Smile

I also decided to go check my mail - hadn't checked it since Friday.

I had two interesting pieces of mail. One was from my friend Karin who lives with her husband and two little ones in NM. Her hubby got a job here in Texas, near Houston and they'll be moving in the next few months!! Yahoo! I haven't seen her since her son was about 7 months old, and he's now 4 1/2!

The other piece of mail was from my lovely brother and his even lovlier wife. Smile It was a belated birthday card -- and not just a card, but it also had a $25 Barnes and Nobles gift card! Woo Hoo! Does my bro know me or what?

Within 15 minutes of opening it, I got on mypoints.com and clicked on the Barnes and Nobles link - then preceded to go through all of the bargain priced books. In the end, I bought one regular priced book, and four heavily discounted books. My total purchase was over $25, so I had free shipping, but I did get charged tax. Frown

So, for $4.79 by Saturday I should have 5 brand new books, courtesy of my brother and sil -- plus, I earned myself ~275 points! Woo Hoo!

3 Responses to “Two Interesting Pieces of Mail”

  1. JanH Says:
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    Good news about your friend and her family! And I so love to be waiting on a box of good books!

  2. boomeyers Says:
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    Great way to spend that gift card! It just works and works for you!
    Glad to hear your friend is moving back. That will be so much fun!

  3. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thanks! I am really excited to have my friend move back here. We first met when we lived in Duluth, MN nearly 18 years ago! She lived here in TX for a few years, then moved to NM, and is now coming back to TX - Yahoo!

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