Gonna post my weekend coupon savings as a way to try and get myself to post more! I have been couponing quite a bit lately, and enjoy it GREATLY.
Target:
4x Activia yogurt
$2 x 4 - 4 x $1 coupon (from newspaper) - 2 x $2 off 2 from target website = FREE
2 x Up&up dental floss
$0.92 x 2 - 2 x $1 coupon from target's website = FREE
3 x IAM cat food (12 oz bag)
$3 x 3 - 3 x $3 coupon (from newspaper) = FREE
Clean and clear face wash pack
$4.38 (on clearance) - $2 coupon (from newspaper) = $2.38
I went to look at the regular price of the facewash. It came in a pack with 2 bottles of cleanser and a small body wash. The bottles of cleanser retails for $7 each!
Safeway:
2 chi-chis whole wheat tortillas BOGO
$1.99 - $.50 (from newspaper) which doubled = $0.99 for 2
2 frozen casseroles (30% coupon)
$7.99 x 2 - 30% - 2 x $2 coupon (from newspaper) = $3.60 each
Free Luna bar (coupon printed at the register my last Safeway trip)
Ritz Crackers were BOGO (and I had a free box coupon from my coke rewards)
so 2 boxes FREE
Fressh express salad mixes
2 x $0.99 - $1 coupon (someone sent it to me I think it was found inside a salad bag) = $0.98 for 2
Harris Teeter:
1 box of desatin baby washes
$2.38 clearance - $0.75 coupon (from inside a destin product) doubled = $0.88
1 box of hefty trash bags (40ct black outdoor bags which we use to line the cat little box)
$4.97 (saturday sale price) - $1 coupon (from newspaper) - $1 coupon (HT online coupon) = $2.97 (7cent a trash bag = HOT!)
6 boxes of green giant frozen veggies
6 x $1 - 2x $.60 coupon (from newspaper) doubled = $3.60 or $.60 each
Shoppers:
1 box of Beechnut cereal Free (I got a coupon in the mail.)
2 jars of Beechnut baby food Free (Another coupon mailed to me)
Dole fruit cups
Cottage Cheese
Generic Toilet paper (I didnt realize how low we were and I couldnt find a deal better than that.)
eggs
Monday, February 27, 2012
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
5 months old
So Susie turned 5 months old last Friday. I cant believe how quickly she is getting bigger. I feel like we just brought her home and now she is like double the size she was (well not quite). She is becoming my big girl. She is such a wonderful girl! I love her so much. I still cant believe that I can love someone as much as I love her.
She isnt rolling over yet. If you take her hands, and help her up a little, she will stand up. She seems amazed that she can do that. But she is so strong. She can stand for almost a min before crumpling back down. She has this big, beautiful, heart melting smile. She loves to smile and laugh. She is very social. She is so well behaved when we go out in public. She will sit well through dinner (mostly). If dinner takes too long, she does start to get irritable. She is learning to entertain herself more and more. She will lay on her playmat and play with all the hanging toys. She loves the one that when you pull vibrate as they go back up.
She is very determined to get ANYTHING she has in her hand into her mouth. Her hand eye coordination is not quite there yet though. Its very amusing to watch her take the toy in her hand and then try to get it into her mouth. She hits her cheek/forehead A LOT. But its so cute to watch.
She sits in her bouncy seat but its starting to be too small for her. She is getting heavier and its getting bent a bit more. Plus she has started working on flipping herself out of the seat any chance she gets.
I am so excited about Christmas for her. She has no clue what the toys even are, but she is getting quite a few of them. I want to open them all now and play with them (with her of course)!
She isnt rolling over yet. If you take her hands, and help her up a little, she will stand up. She seems amazed that she can do that. But she is so strong. She can stand for almost a min before crumpling back down. She has this big, beautiful, heart melting smile. She loves to smile and laugh. She is very social. She is so well behaved when we go out in public. She will sit well through dinner (mostly). If dinner takes too long, she does start to get irritable. She is learning to entertain herself more and more. She will lay on her playmat and play with all the hanging toys. She loves the one that when you pull vibrate as they go back up.
She is very determined to get ANYTHING she has in her hand into her mouth. Her hand eye coordination is not quite there yet though. Its very amusing to watch her take the toy in her hand and then try to get it into her mouth. She hits her cheek/forehead A LOT. But its so cute to watch.
She sits in her bouncy seat but its starting to be too small for her. She is getting heavier and its getting bent a bit more. Plus she has started working on flipping herself out of the seat any chance she gets.
I am so excited about Christmas for her. She has no clue what the toys even are, but she is getting quite a few of them. I want to open them all now and play with them (with her of course)!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Formula Sales!
For those who dont know... formula is expensive! Its really expensive... Its more expensive if your baby has a sensative stomach. Well anyways, thats our case with Susie. She uses gentalease enfamil formula. Well regular price its like $27 for 23oz of powder. That lasts us a week. Thats right, ONE WEEK! Its expensive.
If we paid that for the first year of her life 52 weeks * $27 = $1400! Its hard!
Well CVS had a sale and so I have used up all my formula checks for the next few months to get 6 containers of formula.
It was on sale for $23, and if you spend $30 you get a $10 gift card.
6 containers * $23 = $138
- $5 off 2 coupons (from the paper a few weeks ago) = $138 - $15 = $123
- $3 off $15 in baby CVS coupon = $120
- formula checks (3 x $5, 1 x $1, 2 x $4) = $120 - $24 = $96
To round my order out to get to the $150 total I am buying 2 12packs of toilet paper at $7.50 each.
$7.50 * 2 = $15
- 2 x $1 coupons = $13
combine together we get $96 + $13 = $109
But I am getting 5 AMEX cards worth $10 a piece
so I spent $59 plus tax on 6 containers of formula and 24 rolls of toilet paper
So far I have excuted this plan perfectly and gotten 4 containers of formula. I have ot go out tonight and get the last 2 and the toilet paper.
If we paid that for the first year of her life 52 weeks * $27 = $1400! Its hard!
Well CVS had a sale and so I have used up all my formula checks for the next few months to get 6 containers of formula.
It was on sale for $23, and if you spend $30 you get a $10 gift card.
6 containers * $23 = $138
- $5 off 2 coupons (from the paper a few weeks ago) = $138 - $15 = $123
- $3 off $15 in baby CVS coupon = $120
- formula checks (3 x $5, 1 x $1, 2 x $4) = $120 - $24 = $96
To round my order out to get to the $150 total I am buying 2 12packs of toilet paper at $7.50 each.
$7.50 * 2 = $15
- 2 x $1 coupons = $13
combine together we get $96 + $13 = $109
But I am getting 5 AMEX cards worth $10 a piece
so I spent $59 plus tax on 6 containers of formula and 24 rolls of toilet paper
So far I have excuted this plan perfectly and gotten 4 containers of formula. I have ot go out tonight and get the last 2 and the toilet paper.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Christmas Shopping
Christmas shopping this year is just so crazy. I had to buy gifts from us and then from Susie for a lot of people. Its just a lot of thought has to be put into the gifts.
Well with 2 weeks to Christmas, I am almost done!
Sarah, Sam, Sean, Seth - DONE (with gifts from me/Eric and Susie)
Chase, Nicci - DONE (with gifts from me/Eric and Susie) - includes a bday gift for Chase!
Jamie - mostly done... have to get Susie's gift
Danine - not done
Grammy Pammy - done but not sent
Grandpa Warren/Granny - both done but not sent
Eric's neices/nephews - not done (I gotta get on this!)
As for Christmas cards! I am happy to report they have been ordered. Once they get here, I told Eric he will be on duty to help me get them all labeled and in the mail ASAP!
I am in good shape for Christmas I feel. I got Susie's gift. I got Eric's gift. I got Eric a gift from Susie. I have stocking stuffers! I am sitting pretty.
Almost done stressing!
Well with 2 weeks to Christmas, I am almost done!
Sarah, Sam, Sean, Seth - DONE (with gifts from me/Eric and Susie)
Chase, Nicci - DONE (with gifts from me/Eric and Susie) - includes a bday gift for Chase!
Jamie - mostly done... have to get Susie's gift
Danine - not done
Grammy Pammy - done but not sent
Grandpa Warren/Granny - both done but not sent
Eric's neices/nephews - not done (I gotta get on this!)
As for Christmas cards! I am happy to report they have been ordered. Once they get here, I told Eric he will be on duty to help me get them all labeled and in the mail ASAP!
I am in good shape for Christmas I feel. I got Susie's gift. I got Eric's gift. I got Eric a gift from Susie. I have stocking stuffers! I am sitting pretty.
Almost done stressing!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
31
Yesterday was my birthday. I just turned 31. I wish my life was simpler!
I had a wonderful birthday aside from recieving the most hurtful email I have ever gotten.
My work got me this nice birthday cookie! It was pretty cool. Eric took me out to dinner (without the baby) last Saturday. We went to the Melting Pot. I had a wonderful time.
Susie got me some lovely brown sheets for our bed, and 2 nice big soft pillows!
And perfectly timed was the set of dishes from my AWESOME best friend.
My wonderful nephews (Sean and Seth) got me one of my FAVEORITE Disney movies of all time... The Lion King (on bluray and dvd). I am so excited that I will get to start sharing that with Susie.
My sister picked me out some nice shoes for work.
Aside from some of the stuff that happened, I couldnt have asked for a better bday night.
I had a wonderful birthday aside from recieving the most hurtful email I have ever gotten.
My work got me this nice birthday cookie! It was pretty cool. Eric took me out to dinner (without the baby) last Saturday. We went to the Melting Pot. I had a wonderful time.
Susie got me some lovely brown sheets for our bed, and 2 nice big soft pillows!
And perfectly timed was the set of dishes from my AWESOME best friend.
My wonderful nephews (Sean and Seth) got me one of my FAVEORITE Disney movies of all time... The Lion King (on bluray and dvd). I am so excited that I will get to start sharing that with Susie.
My sister picked me out some nice shoes for work.
Aside from some of the stuff that happened, I couldnt have asked for a better bday night.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Dessert Fail
So last week we had an office potluck. I made these chocolate cherry brownies. I got the recipe off Betty Crockers website.
It was brownie mix, apple sauce, egg, coke. The topping was confectioners sugar, cherry coke, butter, and unsweetened cocoa powder. I added the marashino cherries on top.
It tasted like a....
Chocolate brownie with chocolate frosting. You couldnt taste the cherry at all. What a disappointment!
I am throwing that recipe away.
It was brownie mix, apple sauce, egg, coke. The topping was confectioners sugar, cherry coke, butter, and unsweetened cocoa powder. I added the marashino cherries on top.
It tasted like a....
Chocolate brownie with chocolate frosting. You couldnt taste the cherry at all. What a disappointment!
I am throwing that recipe away.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Week Day
4:30am wake up, make bottles, get ready for work, feed Susie, get her back to sleep
6:00am make my lunch, walk dogs
6:30am out the door
7:00am at work
4:00pm done with work
4:30pm pick up susie
5:00pm walk dogs, fix dinner, feed Susie
I then spend the next 3 hours getting her to take a small nap (which she wants to do on me or in my arms) and then we spend some time playing or talking or I should say I entertain her.
8:00pm we take a shower and I get her ready for bed (and get her clothes out for hte next day)
8:45pm she eats and then I have to get her to sleep
9:30pm I get her stuff ready for the next day plus take care of some household chores
10:30pm bedtime for me
This is all based on her having a normal day. But with her there are plenty of not normal days! I am trying to figure out when I can work out. Once she doesnt need the 5am feeding then I will be going into work early to run, but until then...
6:00am make my lunch, walk dogs
6:30am out the door
7:00am at work
4:00pm done with work
4:30pm pick up susie
5:00pm walk dogs, fix dinner, feed Susie
I then spend the next 3 hours getting her to take a small nap (which she wants to do on me or in my arms) and then we spend some time playing or talking or I should say I entertain her.
8:00pm we take a shower and I get her ready for bed (and get her clothes out for hte next day)
8:45pm she eats and then I have to get her to sleep
9:30pm I get her stuff ready for the next day plus take care of some household chores
10:30pm bedtime for me
This is all based on her having a normal day. But with her there are plenty of not normal days! I am trying to figure out when I can work out. Once she doesnt need the 5am feeding then I will be going into work early to run, but until then...
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