Gift Cards and Goods For Less - Online Auction This Week

From a blogging perspective, this was a great weekend to have a baby!  Greetings from Prentice where I birthed a healthy baby boy early Saturday morning.  I was happy to find out that it is not a myth, delivery and recovery really are 1000x easier the second time around.  And it is amazingly easy to get some blogging done when you are isolated to a room that does not contain a 3 year old, stacks of laundry, or a grocery list - just a sleepy little newborn!  The blog will be abbreviated this week since I have a good excuse and because of the holiday.  But pay attention peeps, there are some awesome deals to be had below! 

Deals on the Cheap: Online Auction for Families Together 
Families Together, a coop pre-school in Edgewater, is having an online auction fundraiser with loads of great goods.  I'm particularly psyched about the $20 starting bid price on the $50 gift card for Nightwood (amazing new restaurant in Pilsen - get there if you haven't already).  There are 73 items in the 'food and wine' category including gift cards to Hop Leaf, Metropolis, Charlie Trotters, Uncommon Ground and a signed Rick Bayless cookbook. There's some great items in the 'Kids" category as well.  Check out Gymboree gift cards, Snippets gift cards, and a discounted 10-punch card to Family Grounds.  Bidding starts on Monday 11/23.  Don't miss out on the opportunity to get a great x-mas gift for you or a friend at a discount!  Click here for the auction site.  Happy bidding and Happy Thanksgiving!