Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Free Chicken At McD's Tomorrow!



Here's What Denise had to say! We may go for breakfast and lunch! McDonald's is only a mile and a half from my house with a park in the middle! Sounds like a fun outing to me! Here's a direct link for details! I've tried the chicken biscuit and it's very good!
Thanks Marie for the head's up:0)




Saturday, May 10, 2008

Super Savings Saturday




Highlights from CVS:
at least six months worth of trash bags
baby wipes for at least 6 weeks
bubbles and gum to entertain at ball games
Allergy meds for Anna (cvs brand is working very well for her)
brownies for a cook out at a friend's house
milk for the week
M&M'S for my husband who doesn't like chocolate?!?but is addicted to any variety of M&M's with nuts!
dog food for our pooch who will love me and cvs for some brand name chow! free with coupon here
50 FREE photos, if your not taking advantage of the 10 free photo coupon that prints out with the $3/15 coupon you really should!
coffee for me:0)
Total out of pocket $1.91
Extra Care Bucks for next week $31.94




Thursday, May 8, 2008

A Little Cute Therapy...



You Need To Try This

If your family hasn't tried whole grain pasta yet, this is the one to start with. I buy it at Kroger and Wal-mart also sells it. The recipe and directions are on the back of the box, you use the pasta straight out of the box, no need to cook it first! I follow the recipe as it reads except I use cottage cheese in place of the ricotta and ground turkey instead of beef, and add an extra 1/2 cup of water. I add the water because we like our lasagna a little saucier! I double the recipe and make two pans so we can have it a second night or freeze one for later!
Here are the ingredients as listed on the box...
durum whole wheat flour and semolina blend, whole flaxseed mill (adds the heart healthy omega 3's), wheat fiber, thiamin monotrate, niacin, riboflavin, iron, folic acid.
Now go buy some, cook it up and try it, you will like it!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Abigail's Eleven!





In honor of Abby's eleventh birthday, here are eleven words to describe her...
smart
beautiful
feminine
crafty
sensible
helpful
motherly
genuine
sweet
attentive
lastly...she has a heart for the Lord.
Happy Birthday young lady!
love, Mama and Daddy

Saturday, May 3, 2008

CVS!





The first two pictures are Abby's deals. Abby (aka the coupon queen) is my eleven year old. Happy Birthday Abby:0) She planned her two transactions using the weekly flyer, our list of what we had left to buy of the April deals, and a list of needs I had made to work into this weeks shopping. She did a great job as you can see. In the second picture you can see a small bag of Hershey's Bliss candy (good stuff). She had to throw one of these on the counter when her total after coupons came to -.02. The candy was on clearance for .25! She really understands how to make CVS work for us and is a huge help to me in many ways. With her help we are able to get in and out of CVS in under 30 minutes, which is about the limit for our little Rose.
Here are the totals...
Total before coupons...around $81, each transaction was just over $20
total out of pocket... 95cents!!
Extra care buck's for next week...$27
Go here to see how to get a $3 off $15 coupon!
Read more deals here... Super Savings Saturday and CVS Superstars!!

Friday, May 2, 2008

Wendy's Four!

Wendy was excited about her birthday for a loooong time. She told everyone, I mean every single person she came in contact with that her birthday was March 31. Her age varied depending on the day, but she always knew March 31, which started out sounding more like March farty-first. We worked quickly to correct that pronunciation:0) This is Wendy at my sister's house in Maryland. We really enjoyed having her party there. Wendy wanted cup cakes with sprinkles and strawberry ice cream! Her gifts included new sand box toys, clothes, play-doh, and pink tye-dye crocs!

Here's Wendy playing dress-up. This dress has been loved and worn for years. I can't believe it is still in one piece. That's a lavender hankerchief with a green scrunchy on the front, her own fashion creation!

Wendy's hair is getting so long. She is learning to brush it and can put it up in a pony tail all by herself.
Wendy loves to play babies and puppies. She would drop any inside fun to go outside and ride her scooter or jump on the trampoline!
Happy Birthday Wendy, we love you!