The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park will hold their annual Colorado Kids Free Day on Monday, December 29th – up to two kids under twelve will receive free admission with an adult’s admission purchase. They will also have activities and shows with Cool Science. Find out more here!
Archives for December 2014
Share Your Christmas Clearance Finds Here
It’s time for the annual Christmas clearance post! Please click here to leave a comment about the post-Christmas clearance you’re finding, whether it be on Christmas decor, toys, clothing, or anything. If the store has multiple locations (like Target or Walmart), please be sure to note the specific location that you found the clearance at because it varies so widely by store.
Merry Christmas!
I hope all of you have a joyful day with family, and that the joy continues throughout the year with the joy and peace that only Christ can give.
Free Christmas Events from Chick-fil-A
Here are some free events that are going on at Chick-fil-A in the next week or so:
North Pole Express Playdate @ Chick-fil-A Garden of the Gods
Tuesday, December 23rd from 9 AM – 10:30 AM
All aboard to the North Pole! Enjoy this FREE event featuring crafts, Hot Chocolate station, photos with Santa cow and story time with our very own conductor!
Sing More Carols! Front Range Alliance Church
Tuesday, December 23rd from 6 PM – 8 PM
This FREE event features nightly caroling hosted by local choirs, photos with Santa Cow, and a complimentary Hot Chocolate station!
Skate in the Park with the Chick-fil-A Cow!
Saturday, December 27th from 11:30 AM – 1 PM
Join the Cow for a Skate in the Park at Acacia Park Downtown. It’s Parent and Child Skate Day with $2 off the $10 admission per parent and child.
New Year’s Eve Family Holi-Date @ Chick-fil-A Garden of the Gods
Wednesday, December 31st from 4 PM – 7 PM
Enjoy a memorable New Year’s Eve Holi-date for the whole family with music by One Smooth Stone. Join the Cow for an evening of elegance. You can even join him for a dance. It will certainly be a night to remember! RSVP here. No cost other than the price of your meal(s).
50% Off Sale at Salvation Army after Christmas + Groupon Deal
The Salvation Army Family Store at 3955 Tutt will have a 50% off sale on December 26th and 27th – the entire store with the exception of jewelry and coffee is included.
Also, you can still get a $30 voucher for Salvation Army for $15 through Groupon!
Christmas & New Year’s Grocery Deals: Post Your Finds Here
The last couple of weeks of the year are my favorite time. They feel more like vacation than “real” vacation, and my family usually spends them just enjoying being with each other. It’s the one time of year where I feel like I can truly unplug, and no matter how good the grocery deals might be, they aren’t going to take that away! Actually, that’s not much of a risk because the deals between Christmas and New Year’s are pretty lackadaisical anyway!
So, I won’t be doing the usual grocery deals this week or next, but if you’d like to point out anything you see, please do leave a comment. (You can download the King Soopers ad that starts on December 26th here.) I’ll be back matching up coupons to sales and rating deals on January 7th.
Christmas Home Tour 2014
I was looking at some Christmas home tours today and decided well, why not post my own? Here’s a few photos of our home this Christmas:
After cutting down a very unhealthy, needs-to-go-anyway blue spruce tree on our own property last year, we went back to Harding Nursery for a white pine. We love this variety – it doesn’t shed needles, and drinks very little water after the first few days.
What lurks behind the curtain? Our master bedroom. :) Because we are living in the one-bedroom apartment-thing that’s a part of our house while we renovate the rest of the house, we have the family room partitioned off so that we have a master bedroom.
Hmm, this garland looks alot like spiky hair in photos! Never mind, I love it!
I didn’t decorate very much this year – with seven of us living in about 1,000 square feet, I felt the need for white space more than decor! Some giant pinecones and a bit of greenery here and there is about all I did in addition to the tree.
(I couldn’t resist updating with a new picture of the barn once we got all that snow!)
We had a little Christmas party in our barn with some friends and it was so much fun! The lighting is horrible for pictures but delightful for parties. :)
If you posted pictures of your home all decked out for Christmas, please feel free to share a link in the comments. Peering in windows as I drive through neighborhood is just not a safe way to catch a glimpse of what other people are doing for Christmas. ;)
Buy 1, Get 1 Free Coupon for History Colorado Center (Valid through January)
Here’s a very rare coupon for History Colorado Center in Denver: buy one admission, get one free with this coupon! It’s valid through January 2015, and is not valid for group discounts.