http://www.myfrugallife.com/blog_traceteach.html A place to share my thrifty ideas! en-us Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:18:00 GMT http://www.myfrugallife.com/post12262769_traceteach.html <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I have been out of school this week for our annual fall break.&nbsp; Each year, I use this week to get a head start on all of my holiday planning.&nbsp; For example, this year, I have made all of my Halloween cards and one sample of my Thanksgiving and Christmas cards.&nbsp; For me, the hardest part about my holiday cards is getting all of my ideas to work cohesively, so by doing a template, all I have to do is crank more out as the time draws near to send them.&nbsp; I have also used this week to do some holiday shopping.&nbsp; I was at our local Michael's store, and to my suprise, their ENTIRE dollar aisle was 50% off.&nbsp; SO...I bought all of my cousins' children's gifts as well as some of my sister's presents...for $22!!&nbsp; That is 8 people that I can mark off my list!&nbsp; I also found JanSport tote bags for my two best friends for $2.95 each at a local closeout store.&nbsp; AND...I found oh-so-cute gift wrap at the Dollar Tree.&nbsp; I am THRILLED&nbsp;that I have found so much in so little time!</p>