I have to admit that I have not taken coupons and coupon clipping very seriously. Overspending is not something I do either. When shopping for the family, my husband and I try to find the bargains wherever we can. However, using coupons has not been a consistent thing for us.

Recently, I ran into another mom that seemed to have the coupon clipping down to a science. She described different ways that other moms organize their coupons and some of it is according to personal preference. One way some savvy shoppers sort their coupons is with a binder and baseball card dividers. It really worked well for me. I had seen other shoppers walking around stores with these dividers, and hear of other people using it. Now I see why they sorted their coupons that way-it really makes everything easy to find.

There are other ways to sort coupons that include using a shoe box and a filing system that has the coupons in alphabetical order. I have never tried this technique, but it works well for many shoppers.

Now that I have my coupon sorting together, my next goal is to find more places to get coupons. All my coupons, so far, have come from Sunday’s newspaper. Now I will be scouring the web looking for coupons and deals. If you know of a deals or coupons just let me know. I would love to post them and let other know as well.

New Orleans is celebrating tonight, but that is not the way it should be. Everybody, and I mean everybody, knew that the Colts were going to win this year’s Super Bowl. What happened? How could it happen? At the end of the 3^rd quarter things were going so well for the Colts. Then the fourth quarter rolled around and Saints put a whooping on the Colts that they never saw coming. It really was a good game, but a pretty sad one for the Colts.

Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints will lead his team against the Indianapolis Colts tonight in the Super Bowl. This story started over four years ago when Brees was injured in his last game for the San Diego Chargers. The only team that gave Brees a chance was the New Orleans Saints. The Saints were reaching out to Brees as New Orleans was recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Brees led the Saints to an emotional win in the first game at the Super Dome since Katrina on September 25, 2006. The Saints made it to the NFC Championship game that season, but fell one game short of making it to the Super Bowl. Brees has put up big numbers since 2006, but nothing will compare to the thrill of bringing a Super Bowl championship to a hurting city. Brees moved to New Orleans a few years ago and feel like he is part of the community that has embraced him over the years. He is on a mission to make New Orleans football relevant. Brees hopes to complete the mission this evening in Miami.

Student video journalists can win up to $1,000 for promoting the importance of protecting our drinking water resources and the Hillsborough River watershed. The 2010 “Water Stewardship” Student Video PSA Contest, sponsored by the City of Tampa Water Department, Hillsborough County Water Resource Services, and the Hillsborough River Watershed Alliance, opens today.

The contest is open to Hillsborough County high school students (grades 9 – 12) creating original Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos. Videos should raise the viewer’s awareness by explaining how water is used, the importance of conservation, the dangers of overuse, or exploring sustainable programs which will continue to protect the Hillsborough River watershed and local water resources.

Students can submit entries in one of two categories: a 60 seconds or less in length short-form and a 10 minutes or less in length long-form. One entry will receive a $1,000 grand prize. Submissions must be postmarked by midnight, March 26, 2010.

Entries will be judged more heavily on creativity, content, and persuasiveness than technical attributes. In addition to monetary prizes, the winners and a select number of entries may be chosen to appear during a 30-minute television program about local water issues and the PSA contest.

Contest rules, guidelines, technical criteria, and submission forms are available online at www.TampaGov.net/SaveWater. For questions concerning contest criteria, please contact Andrea Roshaven with the City of Tampa Water Department at (813) 274-5912 or Andrea.Roshaven@TampaGov.net .

This is great opportunity for teens to get creative and use all the electronic equipment that they have available. Rather than just creating a video to post on YouTube, kids can create a video that has a great message and that earn them $1,000. If you are a Hillsborough County high schooler or know a Hillsborough County high schooler do not miss this opportunity. Not only is the prize money a great bonus, iIf you are the winner it will be great to add that accolade to your resume or college application.

Two of the best teams will have a showdown in two weeks at the Super Bowl 2010. Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts will face-off against Drew Brees and New Orleans Saints. This is a game that many football fans have been looking forward to for months. Both teams remained undefeated for most of the season. The New Orleans Saints went 13-0 before they were taken down by the Dallas Cowboys. They subsequently lost the final games of the regular season, including one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Indianapolis Colts faired a little bit better by going 14-2 after losing their last two regular season games.

The New Orleans Saints squeaked by with a 31-28 overtime win against Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game. . Peyton Manning had three touchdown passes in a 30-17 win against the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday afternoon. This will be the first Super Bowl appearance for the Saints and the second appearance in four seasons for the Colts. Peyton Manning would love to walk away with another Super Bowl ring, but the Saints will be standing in his way. Drew Brees, Saints quarterback, came to New Orleans in 2006 a year after Hurricane Katrina and a 3-13 season for the Saints. He and the ensemble of Saints players and coaches have worked improve their team dramatically.

With such strong and dynamic teams playing in the Super Bowl this will be a game to remember as one of the best ever played.

Stop me if you have heard this before. Brett Favre is considering retirement after an overtime loss in the NFC Championship game. It seems like this has been a yearly song and dance from Favre since 2005. This season is eerily similar to the 2007 NFL season when Favre had a pro bowl season on his way to leading the Packers to the NFC Championship game against the New York Giants. Of course, the Giants won the game in overtime in one of the coldest games ever as Favre threw an interception on his last pass attempt of the season. This season was again one of Favre’s best seasons as a pro. He led the Vikings to the NFC Championship game against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome. Favre’s last pass of the season was an interception which forced overtime and the Saints won on a field goal by kicker Garrett Hartley. Favre is probably sincere by telling everyone he is considering retirement the day after one of the most gut wrenching losses in his career. I will start to listen to what Favre has to say about his retirement after training camp in July when his competitive juices will be flowing again. I am sure there will be much speculation on this topic between now and then.

The New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings will play for the NFC championship trophy this evening at 6:40 Eastern in New Orleans, LA. Sunday will mark the first time that the Saints have hosted the championship game. The Saints are playing in their second NFC championship game in four years. Their first NFC championship game was a loss against the Chicago Bears in Chicago three years ago. The Saints bolted to a 13-0 start this year, but lost three straight to end the regular season. They appeared to regain their form with a 45-14 whipping of the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday. A victory today against the Vikings will give the Saints their first trip to the Super Bowl and help their fans complete a recovery from Hurricane Katrina, which tore apart the city in 2005.

The Saints making it to their first Super Bowl is not the only story line in this game. Brett Favre will do everything in his power to get back to the Super Bowl for the first time since January 1998 when the Denver Broncos beat his Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Brett Favre came back from retirement for this very opportunity. He will certainly give his best effort on Sunday since no one is certain if Brett will be able to come back for another season. Favre has been the missing piece in the puzzle this season for the Vikings as they posted a 12-4 record. He helped the Vikings trounce the Cowboys last week and gave confidence to a team that is already very talented. The Vikings will need that confidence as they go into a hostile Super Dome that would love to see Favre on the ground more often than not. This should be a very good game and there will be a great story line regardless of who wins.

Today will be wonderful day for football fans. Two great championship games will be played, including one at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana between the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets. This will be the first game played today and will start at 3:00 Eastern time. It will feature Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, and a host of other stars for the Colts that did not play the entire game the last time these two teams met on Sunday, December 27. Before their game against the Jets, the Colts had a 14-0 season record and had home field advantage for this year’s playoff.

The Colts had nothing to play for except for the first perfect season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins went 17-0 and won the Super Bowl against the Washington Redskins. The Jets needed the win to stay alive in the playoff hunt and were given a late Christmas present by the Colts. Jim Caldwell, Colts head coach, decided to rest his star players after the Colts built a 15-10 lead in the game but the Jets took advantage and won 29-15. It will be ironic if the Jets beat the Colts this afternoon after the Colts had the opportunity to keep the Jets out of the playoffs with a win in that December 27 game. In this matchup we will see which is the better team, because the Colt will definitely be playing their starters for the entire game. Some have said the Jets are silent underdogs that have a chance in winning this NFL playoff game. We will have to see if the Colts make it to their second Super Bowl in four years or if the Jets can make it to the Super Bowl after being shutout for over 40 years.

Skip Holtz, USF football coach, named five assistants to the South Florida coaching staff on Monday. Mark Snyder, former Marshall head coach and Peter Vaas, offensive coordinator at Miami of Ohio joined USF’s coaching staff. Also, Holtz brought assistant coaches Vernon Hargreaves, Todd Fitch, and Rick Smith of East Carolina to Tampa. It was also announced that four members of the 2009 USF staff will be retained. Kevin Patrick, Larry Scott, Carl Franks, and Phil McGeoghan will stay in Tampa on the Bulls coaching staff to add some stability in an offseason of change. Skip Holtz begins the process of recruiting the nation’s best high school football players to help make USF a national power. He will need to start by making sure everyone on the coaching staff is on the same page as the national signing day approaches.

This year’s HGTV dream home is in Sandia, New Mexico. You can enter every day until February 24^th to win the fully furnished home and a GMC Terrain.

Like in years past, you can go online to get a virtual tour of the HGTV Dream Home, which is beautiful. There are 3 bedrooms plus a hacienda (detached mother-in-law-suite.) All the details are on the HGTV web site.

There are several different lists that include ways you can donate and help those affected by the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on July 12, 2010.

The Miami Herald has a long list of organizations that you can donate to.

According to MyFoxTampaBay Bethanie Seventh Day Adventist Haitian Church.

The church is located at 10401 N. Florida Avenue in Tampa. Pastor Gerly Germain is asking for donations of medical supplies, water, canned food and new clothing

List of Numbers to Text Your Donation for Haiti

A natural disaster can strike any one and the way that this earthquake has devastated the nation of Haiti is beyond words. Thank God the international community has extended their hands to show compassion. Let’s all continue to pray for the survivors, those that do not know the status of their loved ones, and those that have lost a loved one.

Raheem Morris is breathing a sigh of relief. Despite ending the season with 3-13 record, Raheem Morris gets to keep his job as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It has been a disappointing season for the Buccaneers. The last time that the Buccaneers finished 3-13 was in 1991. We saw many new players on the roster this NFL season. The Buccaneers may just be going through some growing pains that they will hopefully overcome next season. As a young quarterback, Josh Freeman shows a lot of potential. There was a lot of promise shown in the Buccaneers this season. A little glimmer started to show when they beat the New Orleans Saints. I see it as promise. Like a young couple in love the Buccaneers have given their fans a promise ring. Whether that really ends in an engagement? Time will tell.

In an upset heard around the NFL, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the New Orleans Saints in an overtime victory. Going into this week’s game the Saints were 13-1, while the Buccaneers were 2-12. It seemed as though this game was going to be an easy win for the Saints. It may have been overconfidence that led the Saints to their second consecutive loss this season. Before last week the Saints were undefeated and Buccaneers had only one win under their belt.

Up until the fourth quarter the Buccaneers had 3 points on the board, while the Saints held the lead with 17 points. Many fans probably turned the game off at that point-thinking the Buccaneers had no chance. The Saints also thought that the Buccaneers had no chance, but in the 4^th quarter the Buccaneers came back with a vengeance. In the fourth quarter the Buccaneers scored 14 points. Saints fans were living in Bizzaro World this afternoon when the opposite of what was supposed to happen started to occur. The Saints led the game by scoring the first 17 points of the game. Then the Buccaneers got on the board with a field goal in the second quarter and did not allow any more points from the Saints. No one scored in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter it was on. The Buccaneer scored 14 points in fourth quarter with a touchdown by Cadillac Williams and extra point by Connor Barth. Then Michael Spurlock scored a 77 yard punt return and Connor Barth made the extra point again. The game went into overtime and the Buccaneers scored a 3 point field goal to win the game and bring hope to Tampa Bay fans.

Hopefully this means that the Buccaneers are starting to find themselves and coming into their own. Most of all, hopefully this win means that Raheem Morris gets to coach the Buccaneers for another year.

A daycare in Ohio has recently fired two staff workers after allegations that children in their care were given a sleep aid during naptime. According to an article on Cincinnati.com, children were given the over the counter medication Melatonin at the daycare center at Covenant Apostolic Church. One family of a child that attended the daycare center has filed a lawsuit.

Although, no one was convicted the pastor of the Covenant Apostolic Church was quoted as saying:

“To my knowledge this is a sleep-aid supplement that can be purchased at any local stores, but this should not have occurred,” he said. “We have fully cooperated with police. Our program remains open and operational and the police are satisfied that our day care has been run safely.”

Children, especially those at such a young age, are innocent and left dependent on the adults taking care of them. It is sad and crazy that they could have been given any drug. I know that parents have to be upset that something like this could have happened to their children. The trust of the children and the parents were violated.

Babynames.com has released the list of top baby names based on their popularity among visitors to their web site. This may not actually be the names that people named their children, but names that parents may have been most curious about. I know that when I was pregnant there were several names that I searched for and wanted to know the meaning behind each name. Also, when I hear a unique name I sometimes search for the name without actually wanting to name a child that name.

Here is the List from BabyNames.com

While the kids are at home from school during the winter vacation break, you may not be able to stay at home or have someone to be at home with them. A safe option is to enroll them into a winter vacation break camp. Several local places are offering the camps during the time that children are off from school. Most are closed during Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.

Between December 11, 2009 and December 29, 2009, you can register for Pasco’s Original Battle of the Bands.

The majority of band members should be 20 years old or under and have a card at any FLIN library. Minimum 3 members per band. Registration forms are available at Pasco County Libraries, online at www.pascolibraries.org, or at any other participating libraries. Participation is limited to a maximum of 8 bands.

The event is sponsored by Pasco County Library Systems Teen Advisory Boards and the Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department. Pasco’s Original Battle of the Bands is on Friday, March 26, 2010 from 6pm-11pm at Crews Lake Park. Crews Lake Park is located at 16739 Crews Lake Dr. ,Shady Hills, FL 33610. Admission for the event is free with a library card. There will be door prizes, food, drinks, and games. For more information call:

(727) 861-3040 in West Pasco or (813) 929-1214 in East Pasco

“Good Morning America” is letting the anchor position stay in the ABC family by moving George Stephanopoulos into the co-host position left vacant by Diane Sawyer’s move to “World News Tonight”. Stephanopoulos was host of the political show “This Week”. Stephanopoulos will be commuting from Washington D.C., where he and his family have living and where he has hosted “This Week,” to New York City, where “Good Morning America” is filmed. At the end of the school year George Stephanopoulos, his wife, and two girls will move to New York permanently.

So far “World News Tonight” has had two consecutive hosts come from “Good Morning America.” It would not be surprising to see George Stephanopoulos take over the “World News Tonight” position after Dianne Sawyer decides to step down from the position years from now. He is respected and would do great as her successor at “World News Tonight.”

Today, December 6, 2009, MOSI is offering general admission for $5. MOSI is open from 9am to 6pm today. From noon to 2 there will be a special presentation by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. You also have the opportunity to win free tickets to the circus. Also, there will be a Tampa Bay Lightning inflatable and interactive truck at the event.

Even before Black Friday it seems that everyone is having a “Black Friday” deal. Online retailers are trying to compete with the brick a mortar stores. Traditional retailers are trying to start earlier than their competitors. Years ago it was next to impossible to find a store open on Thanksgiving Day. Now, many are having Thanksgiving sales events.

Despite all the complaining over the years about the crowds and the long lines, traditional Black Friday shopping will not ended. It is thrilling and exhilarating to shoppers to get that Black Friday deal. They hunt the deal down and proudly display it like it is prize game.

To see many of the Black Friday ads and deals go to shoplocal.com