Get 4 Zhu Zhu Pets at CVS for $5 TOTAL!

CVS has a GREAT deal on Zhu Zhu pets this week, including the Kung Zhu Hamsters. If you have a little one who is Zhu Zhu crazy, like mine, then you'll definitely want to take advantage of this deal for Christmas!! I just went to CVS and purchased 4 Zhu Zhu Pets + 2 battle armors for $15 total - that's $2.50 a piece!! Here's what you can do to get yours:

*CVS has all Zhu Zhu pets and accessories on sale this week for B1G1 free (9.88 each).

*Go here to enter your email and print a coupon for B2G1 free.

*Go here to print a $5 off $30 purchase ($30 before your coupons - so you CAN use it)

*And as always, if you have any extra care bucks, you can use those towards your purchase. I bought 3 fridge packs of Coke/Sprite for $10 and got $3 ECB as my first, separate purchase. Then, I turned around and applied those $3 ECB toward my Zhu Zhu Pet purchase.

Use both coupons above and without any extra care bucks, you can still score 4 Zhu Zhu or Kung Zhu Pets for $4.88 before tax!!! That's a GREAT deal!

Happy shopping! I know this purchase will make one little man in my life VERY happy. Now, if I could just find a deal on the Battle Arena! ;)

FREE Santa Video!

This looks like so much fun - and it's free!! I can't wait to go try it out! You can create your own free personalized Santa Video for your kids! Just upload a photo of you and your child. Santa will then "receive" a letter from you in the video. When he opens the letter, it’s about your child (according to a few questions you've answered for personalization) ...and their photo appears in a magical 3D card! You can even select your child’s name from the list and Santa will say it in the video, plus he’ll talk about what your child has accomplished this year and what they want for Christmas. What a great freebie!!

Just go here to start making your video!

Thanks to Chi-Town Cheapskate for posting this great Christmas freebie!!

Where I've Been...

I so love blogging, but I was MIA for awhile...I actually had to cancel a giveaway event and I just kind of went away without warning...Now I'm back and while I won't be blogging AS often as before, I still plan to venture to my blog often to offer up some great deals, fun giveaways and little "mom" tidbits as I live and learn...but I thought I would post a picture to let you know "where I've been" and what has been consuming my time... :)



Since I so often post about my son, "The Short One", who happens to be madly in love with his new sister, I guess I'll have to refer to her as "The Wee One". Hehehe. Looking forward to all the laughter and joy she has to add to our family...

PaperJamz and Another Chance to Win!

I'm SO wanting to get the PaperJamz guitar, drums and amplifier set for my son for Christmas!! I know...I'm crazy!! If you haven't heard of PaperJamz and you have a son or a little boy in the family to buy for this year, you need to check it out! Also, check out this information on opportunities to WIN from Rayovan, PaperJamz and Mommy Goggles:

Rayovac wants to power your holidays with fun new contest. To enter, just visit the Mom Rocks the Holidays with Rayovac contest tab on Facebook, like them and tell them how you or your mom makes the holidays rock for a chance to win the Grand Prize of $1,000 cash! There will be 3 Grand Prize winners and 20 Runner Up winners will take home a Paper Jamz guitar, amp, drum kit, guitar strap, and two Rayovac Alkaline AAA 24 packs of batteries.

Also, be sure to visit Mommy Goggles Moms Rock the Holidays with Rayovac & Paper Jamz Giveaway where you can win 1 of 5 Mom Rocks the Holiday prize packs that include a $50 Visa Gift Card, Paper Jamz guitar and Rayovac Alkaline AAA 24 pack of batteries.

Disclosure – Followers who promote the Rayovac Mom Rocks the Holidays Sweepstakes may receive gifts from Rayovac.

Giveaways Galore!

I'm ALL about entering giveaways - it pays off!! But...you can't win, if you don't enter! There are some great giveaways floating around in the blogosphere right now...especially with Christmas quickly approaching! I'm going to try to highlight some of my favorites throughout the month and I would love for you to do the same! And always, if you win - let me know!! Winning is fun - and I would love to know that you won on a giveaway you found through Champagne Wisdom.

Currently...here's one of my favorite giveaways, ending December 9th:

Over at Mommy Mandy you can enter her Los Angeles Auto Show giveaway and win $750 in gift cards!! Here's what the lucky winner will receive:

* One $200 gas card
* One $200 Visa gift card
* One $300 Lowe’s gift card (to get started on making over your garage!)
* Eco Car Care Kit ($49.99)

I don't know about you, but those gift cards would sure come in handy in the Champagne Household!! Just go here to enter! Wishing you love and luck...

Shutterfly - Great Christmas Gifts!

Merry Blossoms Christmas Card

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

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Just a little early "Merry Christmas" to everyone and a reminder to check in with Shutterfly for great deals and specials throughout the holiday season. They often have specials and free deals throughout the holidays. Photo collages, calendars, books and ornaments make GREAT Christmas gifts!! If you aren't already signed up with Shutterfly, you can do so here and get free prints! Here's wishing you a joyous holiday season filled with happiness, laughter, good health and great deals!!

Target's Daily Deal: 2 Pair of Jeans for $13 Shipped!!

Target is offering Daily Deals and WOW...today's deal is AWESOME!! You can get two pair of Mossimo Supply Co. women's/junior's jeans for $13 total SHIPPED!! Remember...this deal is good today only and I'm sure sizes will go fast, so hurry on over to take advantage of this deal. AND if you go through Ebates, you can get 3% cash back - even better!! I'm super excited about this deal because I still have a good bit of baby weight to lose, so 2 pair of jeans that actually FIT at a little over $6 a piece is a steal!!

Here's what you need to do...add two pair of jeans to your shopping cart - when you go to check out it will show you free shipping and then credit your account for $5 - the second pair of jeans is 50% off...use coupon code UZXPI33P to save an additional 10% off…ONLY $6.50 each!

To go through Ebates and get 3% back, go here, search for Target and start shopping!

To go straight to the daily deal, go here. Happy Shopping!!

Pop Tart Rewards

Did you know you can earn all kinds of rewards from Pop Tarts JUST by eating Pop Tarts?? From free photo prints and movie tickets to free music downloads...but my favorite is MORE free Pop Tarts! Just by entering the codes from the inside of your Pop Tarts boxes, you can earn two free boxes after entering 5 codes...pretty good if you're like us and eat Pop Tarts regardless! The trick is, you have to enter codes for five different flavors. However, we all like different flavors in our family, so there's usually 2-3 boxes in our pantry at all times. Just go to the Pick Your Rewards page to start earning!

Photo Fave!

I absolutely HAVE to find a contest to enter this picture in...it's just priceless!! Check out how happy my son and his cousins were to participate in two hours of pictures before the wedding in which they were flower girls/ring bearer. Too cute...

Merry Christmas from Game Stop and Today's Mama!

Okay...so I haven't been here in a looong while, but I've had SO much going on, my son started Kindergarten, I took on extra responsibilities at work and I had a new baby!! Ms. Pootie Pants, as her daddy calls her...lol, was born on November 5th. Welcome to the family Pootie Pants!!

I'll admit, while I'm not going to be able to blog to the extent I was blogging before, I am going to try my best to add some posts here and there - after all, I LOVE BLOGGING! And it plays a role in keeping me sane... :)

Today, what better way to get started back than to tell you about an AMAZING giveaway from Gamestop and Today's Mama... you're DEFINITELY going to want to check this out!! Look at my wish list below and create your own wish list on YOUR blog...who knows...one of us might be the lucky winner!!

Here's wishing you and yours and VERY happy Thanksgiving...

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme:

TodaysMama (link to: http://bit.ly/tmwishlist) and GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What is your holiday wish for your family?
I wish for a happy, healthy and joyous Christmas as we celebrate our first Christmas as a family of four. I wish that we would forever be grateful for what we have, where we have been and what we have become while remembering those less fortunate who could benefit from our prayers and good deeds. Ultimately, I wish that as we celebrate, we would remember and instill in our children the TRUE meaning of Christmas...our Savior, Jesus Christ.

2. What is your Christmas morning tradition?
We always get up and see what Santa has brought, then cook a big breakfast for my parents, brother and grandparents...they come over to eat and see Santa's stash! It's always fun to get together early in the morning before the festivities of the day really begin!

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?
A new wardrobe!!! Ha! Since I'm two weeks out from having a baby, NOTHING fits...and going back to work full time in January just can't be done naked...hehehe. :)

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?
Homemade decorations with my five year old son, reading books together and Bible stories, singing carols, going to look at Christmas lights, making Christmas lists, visiting local Christmas celebrations - so much to do as a family!

5. What games did you play with your family growing up?
I had the very first, basic Nintendo - haha! We were also fans of childhood games such as Sorry, Candy Land, Operation, Life and Go Fish.

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?
Our Christmas morning breakfast, which used to be at my mom's, now is at my house.

7. Where would you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip?
Would LOVE to go to New York to see the lights - I've never been to New York!!

8. Check out GameStop (link to: http://bit.ly/gamestop10) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?
Definitely an XBox 360 console for my son - and the Kinect is a must! He wants one SO bad!! Second on the list would be the game Kinectimals...he thinks that's the coolest thing ever when he sees it advertise, and third would be some games for my brother, brother in law and cousins for their gaming consoles for Christmas...would love to be able to get them some games, which we usually can't afford as Christmas gifts. Here's crossing my fingers for that lucky gift card!! :)