CVS scenerio for this week

I haven't quite mastered the CVS bargains yet, but this is what I will attempt tomorrow.

Lysol Disinfectant Spray 3.99 each
Use 1.00 MFC = 2.99

Lyson Dis. Spray 3.99
Use 1.00 MFC = 2.99

Huggies Jumbo 8.99
Use 1.50 MFC = 7.49

4 Xtra Laundry detergents 1.99 each = 4/7.96

TOTAL = $21.43
Use $4/20 puchase coupon
Use $3 ECB's from last week
TOTAL OOP = 14.43

.75 for Huggies rebate = $13.68

Hmmm....

My Walgreen's back to school shopping trip planned for tomorrow.

I am late at getting my couponing on this week, as I have been quite sick for the last 4 days. However, I am hoping to pull this off tomorrow.

Transaction ONE
2 BIC Brite Line Hilighter 5 pk. .49 each. 2/.98
I will use the $1 off 2 coupon here
Both will be free, plus 2 cents overage

1 Pilot G2 Gel pens 2 pk, 1.00
earn $1.00 in RR
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OOP .98
RR earned $1.00

Transaction TWO
I will repeat transaction ONE
_______________________
OOP .98
RR earned $1.00

Transaction THREE
Pilot G2 Gel Pens 2 PK = 1.00
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OOP 1.00
RR earned 1.00

Transactions FOUR through SIX
I will repeat transaction THREE

For all six transactions
OOP = $5.96
RR earned = $6.00

Now for the grand finale! LOL

Transaction SEVEN
5 Papermate mechanical Pencil packs .19 each, 5/.95
4 papermate pen packs .19 each, 4/.76
3 papermate prism pen packs .19 each, 3/.57
5 Transparent Scotch tape .39 each, 5/1.95
5 paperclips .19 each, 5/.95
10 white posterboard .09 each, 10/.90
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Total = $6.08
I will use the 6 $1.00 Register rewards from the previous transactions
Total OOP will be .08 + tax!

That's a steal!!! I figure I can never have enough school supplies, so I will stock up now. As for the scotch tape, I have kids....CHRISTMAS! Yep, I am thinking ahead!

ARBY's FREE WEDNESDAYS!

From now until August 26th, stop by your local Arby's for freebie Wednesdays! Tomorrow, by any drink, get a regular roast beef sandwich free!

BATH AND BODY WORKS: FREEBIE!!!

Click here to print your coupon for a FREE Lipbalm from Bath and Body Works! With any purchase, no set amount, use this coupon and get your FREEBIE! Happy shopping ladies!

WELCOME HOME JAMIE!!!

So, my hubby is FINALLY home! We welcomed him home at the Capital Airport this morning at about 9:00. Thank you to Cori, Tyas, Josiah, Lee, Jamie K., Miles, and Graham for helping make his coming home so meaningful. The sign was awesome, and the patriotic outfits and flags were the perfect touch!!! It really meant a lot to us to have you all there.
I know there were others who would have loved to have been there with us, but couldn't because of prior obligations. We wish everyone could have joined us, maybe next time...if we have more NOTICE!!! LOL
Jamie and I are hoping to have a cookout here at our house to enjoy the company of family and friends. I will keep you all posted on any plans. As of now, we are just enjoying family time. Jamie and Rowan are on the road to get Kyle and Karena right now!!! Can't wait to have the whole fam together.
Tomorrow we are looking forward to spending time with the Lipscombs!!! :-D Can't wait for the fair!!!!!!!!

ANOTHER WALGREENS DEAL:

I'm still awake, and I am still compiling my best deals for things I NEED! LOL

Buy 2 Coppertone Nutrashield, 10.99 each = 2/22.98
Use 2 $5/1 MFC, print here
Total OOP = 12.98
Receive $10.00 back in RR!

Buy one Coffee Mate Creamer, sale 1.99
Use one $1/1 MFC, print here
Total OOP = .99

Buy 2 ALL Detergent at 2/$10.00
Use $2/1 MFC
Use $1./1 MFC from 6/28 insert
Total OOP 2/$7.00
Receive $3.00 back in RR

Buy 3 Listerine 500Mg at 3/$9.00
Use 3 $1/1 printables from coupons.com
Total OOP = 3/$6.00
Receive $3 back in RR

TOTAL ON TRANSACTION = 26.97
USE 1 $5 OFF $25 PURCHASE COUPON = 21.97
REGISTER REWARDS EARNED = 16.00

WALGREENS CEREAL DEAL

Coupons.com has the following General Mills cereal coupons

Banana nut Cheerios .55/1
Multigrain Cheerios .75/1
Cheerios .55/1

Walgreen's has GM cereal on sale for $1.99, which when doubled with the coupons will make them:

Banana nut cheerios 1.99 - .55 = $1.44
Multigrain cheerios 1.99 - .75 = $1.24
Cheerios 1.99 - .55 = 1.44
TOTAL 4.12

I also have a coupon from a previous Wags RR for $1.50 off 3 GM cereals
4.12 - 1.50 = 3 for $2.62, or just 87 cents each!

WALGREEN'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES

PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU NEED OF THE FOLLOWING. IF YOUR TOTAL IS MORE THAN $25, USE THE $5 OFF PRINTABLE COUPON AND SAVE MORE!!!

Elmers Glue 2 ct for .59
Fiskars blunt or pointed scissors for .79
Mini Highlighter .19
Sharpie Permenant marker, in ad coupon 2/$1.00
Crayola markers .99
Penway Yellow pencils .79
Penway Pink Eraser (2-Ct.) .29
Sharpener (Pencil/Crayon or Dome) .29
10 Ct. Papermate mechanical pencils .39
Penway Mechanical Pencils (8-Ct. or 5Ct. With Grip) .59
Pilot Easy touch Pens .99
3″ X 5″ Index Cards(100-Ct. White or 70-Ct. Colored) .39
Penway Two-Pocket Folder with Prongs, in ad coupon 8/$1
Sheet Protectors (10-Ct.) .39
Tab Dividers (5-Pack) .39
Penway Composition Notebook(80-Sheets) .79
Penway One-Subject Notebook(60-70 Sheets), in ad coupon 3/$1.00
Corner Office Writing Tablet (100-Sheets), in ad coupon .59
or Mead Envelopes (40-100 Ct.), in ad coupon .59
Corner Office Legal Pad (50-Sheets), in ad coupon 3/1.00
Penway Filler Paper(120-130 Sheets), in ad coupon 2/1.00

WALGREEN'S DIAPER DEAL HURRY UP!!!

WALGREEN'S:

My scenerio, as I am always searching to save on diapers!!!

Buy 3 Jumbo packs of Huggies at $10.00 each = $30.00

Use THREE $2 off Huggies MFC's PRINT YOURS HERE = -$6.00

Use one $5 off $25.00 purchase coupon PRINT YOURS HERE = - $5.00

Total = 3 Jumbo packs for out of pocket $19.00 plus tax

REGISTER rewards earned = $5.00

Click HERE to print your Huggies rebate form to get $.75 back on each Jumbo pack = -$2.25

TOTAL SAVINGS OF = $18.25
TOTAL AFTER SAVINGS = $11.75 FOR THREE JUMBO PACKS OF HUGGIES!!!!

$5 off coupon is only valid THURSDAY and FRIDAY, so hurry to your nearest Walgreen's!

HAPPY SAVINGS!!!!!

WALGREEN's SCENERIO FOR MONEY MAKER!!!

Click here to see some ideas on how to use the below $5/$25 purchase for Walgreen's. There are two different ones, one includes DIAPERS!!! YES!!! Let me know if it works for you, and also let me know if you have any other ideas on how to get the most out of this deal!

$5 off $25 purchase at Walgreens

Click on the TITLE above to print your $5 off coupon. This is only good for Thursday and Friday, so hurry up!!!!!!! Great way to add extra savings to your diaper deals!

Back to School already???

CLICK ON POST TITLE TO GET YOUR $5 OFF COUPON FOR STAPLES!


If you are like me, you might be wondering where the summer went already?!?! It seems like schools were JUST letting out for summer break, and now back-to-school signs are popping up in retail stores EVERYWHERE! Commercials are targeting BTS shoppers...how WILL we survive the madness that IS? Well, I personally love this time of year because there are SALES GALORE!!!

While it might be tempting to stock up on school supplies at ONE place, I urge you to think outside the box. Get the ads and start there. Who has what on sale? Usually one store will have ONE or maybe two great deals to draw shoppers in...once we are in the door, we realize, hmmm...so and so had this much cheaper...but how often do we get lazy and just start throwing it all in the cart? It's tempting, one stop shopping, right? Especially when we have KIDS with us!!!

I am doing the opposite this year. I will be going to each store to buy the deals. For example, this week Walgreen's has 10 ct. mechanical pencils for 39 cents! Walmart has great prices on Crayola: 30 cent crayons, 70 cent markers, oh and 15 cent spiral notebooks. I am buying a little at a time depending on what the best deals are. I will have the same amount of supplies, but will have spent less money in the end. What about YOU???

Is Political Diversty Shunned in Education?

I have long been an advocate of diversity, and anyone who knows me knows my personal beliefs on such issues. Recently, I have seen a back-slide in political diversity, however. I have also questioned, during my own education, the lack of Conservative views on campus. Even in public primary schools, and I attended a more rural school, I felt that liberalism was emphasised much more so than conservatism. Now, I do not disagree with teaching BOTH, but I did have a problem with it being so one-sided, particularly in history classes.

As I went into my higher education, I found it only got worse. During many writing classes, we were given the freedom of choosing our own topics. In many cases, my conservative views were shunned. I was, and still am, a lover of writing, and I certainly enjoyed expressing myself in creative writing classes. However, with my views and personal beliefs differing so much from my professors, I often got marked down based on my "narrow thinking" and "topic choice"; I found this appalling.

In one class that I took, African American literature, we were blatantly told by our African American teacher to expect reverse racism in his class, as a lesson to all of the "Caucasian" students. At the end of the semester, I received a B+ in his class...as, "only persons of diversity received anything higher". Needless to say, we fought and won that battle! I, an English major, clearly did "better" per say than those who were not, and I knew that only from speaking to them and experiencing first hand their work.

So, I found this article of particular interest, and hope you do too. I by no means want to turn my blog into a political debate, so please read it at surface level only. Thank you!

The Sack Lunches

I put my carry-on in the luggagecompartment and sat down in myassigned seat. It was going to be along flight. 'I'm glad I have agood book to read. Perhaps I will geta short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line ofsoldiers came down the aisle andfilled all the vacant seats, totallysurrounding me. I decided tostart a conversation.'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me.
'Petawawa. We'll be there for twoweeks for special training, and thenwe're being deployed to Afghanistan.
After flying for about an hour, anannouncement was made that sacklunches were available for fivedollars. It would be several hoursbefore we reached the east, and Iquickly decided a lunch would helppass the time...
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base.'
His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane andhanded the flight attendant afifty dollar bill.'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezedtightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq ; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed upthe aisle to where the soldierswere seated. She stopped at my seatand asked, 'Which do you likebest - beef or chicken?'
'Chicken,' I replied, wondering whyshe asked. She turned and went tothe front of plane, returning aminute later with a dinner plate fromfirst class. 'This is your thanks..'
After we finished eating, I wentagain to the back of the plane,heading for the rest room.A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, Isaw the Flight Captain coming downthe aisle, looking at the aisle numbersas he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand, and said, I want to shake your hand.'
Quickly unfastening my seatbelt Istood and took the Captain's hand.With a booming voice he said, 'I wasa soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassedwhen applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of theplane so I could stretch my legs.A man who was seated about six rowsin front of me reached out hishand, wanting to shake mine. He leftanother twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered mybelongings and started to deplane.Waiting just inside the airplane doorwas a man who stopped me, putsomething in my shirt pocket, turned,and walked away without saying aword. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw thesoldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed themseventy-five dollars.'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich.God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flightfeeling the love and respect of theirfellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return.These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals.It seemed so little...

A veteran is someone who, at onepoint in his life, wrote a blank checkmade payable to 'The United States ofAmerica ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'

HUBBY COMING HOME!!!

My husband is finally coming home, and I could not be more excited! He has been in Iraq for 18 months, and we are missing him like CRAZY!!! He hasn't been home in nearly a year, too long, too LONG!!! Rowan knows "daddy" via the phone, pictures and webcam; I can't WAIT to see Rowan and Daddy interact. It will be so nice! Rowan is pointing to airplanes and saying, "DADDY, Home!!! MUAH", blows kisses. He loves his daddy so much!
There is always an adjustment period when Jamie first gets back, then once we get back into a routine, it is time for him to leave again. He will be home for 20 days! Can't WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!

WALGREENS

This week I had $6 in RR from last week.

I bought 3 500 ML Listerines, on sale 3/$9
I used 3 $1 off Listerine coupons, MFC
I got $3 RR back
4 Mechanical pencils (10 pk), .39 each = 1.563
page divider packs .39 each = 1.17
1 pack of page protectors = .39
TOTAL = $9.12 (after $3 MFCs)
Used $6 in RR from last week = 3.12 OOP
RR earned 3.00

Local

THREE local soldiers were killed in Afghanastan this week. My thoughts and prayers go out to their families, friends and loved ones. Please continue to pray for our men and women overseas folks...just because it is "old news", doesn't make it less important! Don't forget, they continue to fight for our freedom and rights, even though we don't hear about it on the news everyday anymore. It is no less important...they work just as hard as when deployed right after 9-11. Obama may like us to believe that they will be home soon, and that no NEW troops are being deployed. IT IS BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

God Bless America!!!

SUNDAY PAPER COUPONS!!!

Click the link above to see tomorrow's coupons preview!

Family

I have not been bargain shopping in a few days because I have been enjoying some time with the family! My sister, Kendra, came in from Kentucky, and I couldn't be happier to spend time with her and my fam. It has been a much needed break from reality, really.

Thursday afternoon, Jamie, Kendra, Miles, Graham, Rowan and I went to the water park here in Jville. What FUN!!!!

Thursday evening, we all met up at Chesapeake, my FAVE place to eat in town. My dad, mom, Jamie, Kendra, Melissa and I enjoyed a delicious meal, THANK YOU JEFF!!! We had great conversation, and it was delightful to spend time with everyone again. It was also nice to have a KID FREE, adults only family gathering!!! Thank you Di for watching Rowan all night for me!!!

After dinner, Jamie, Kendra and I hit the mall for a nice, relaxing, MUCH NEEDED pedi treatment for all of us. We pretty much took the place by storm with our bigger than life attitudes and loud voices! HEEHEEHE It was so enjoyable, I couldn't have asked for a better treat.
As we were leaving the mall, I challenged Jamie to "go wild" and purchase a pair of designer sunglasses. Oh yeah! We ended up trying on about every pair of sunglasses they had, and we haggled with the sales guy to give us a break on the prices. Kendra found two pairs, as did I, and Jamie also bought one. We walked out of the mall, past closing time, in our awesome new shades!

We met up with our baby sis, Melissa, and her friend Michael and hit up Baskin Robbins for some blasts! WOOHOO!!! WILD NIGHT IN THE CITY!!! We sat outside until nearly 1:00 AM, just talking and having a great time!!! Jamie went home, and the rest of us came back to my house for a sleepover.

Yesterday, we had a pool day, and that was awesome! Tonight, we are looking forward to bday party for baby Graham. What a fun weekend!

My sister in law and nephews are also in town from WV! How lucky am I to have all this family time!! Cori and the boys will be here for a little longer, so we will be hooking up for fun in the sun soon.

Kohl's sale!

KOHL'S SALE!!! Save 60-80%, that's a great savings! With back to school approaching, cringe, you may want to hop on in to your nearest Kohl's store and pick up a few new summer items for those first few weeks/months of hot weather!!!
You may be lucky enough to have a 10, 20, or 30% off coupon, which you can also use on the sale items.

Example:

Buy $100.00 worth of cleanced Summer items.
80% off will take that $100.oo down to only $20.00 (before tax)
Use your coupon, lets say for 20% off of the 20.00, and only spend $16.00 plus tax!!!

This is also a great time to buy for next year. Happy shopping!!!

Kellog's cereal rebate

Hey moms and dads,

If your chilren are like mine, you can never have enough cereal in your house!!! When I have Kyle and Karena here, we easily go through a box every 2 days. They are piggies!!! Please click on the link to see how to get a really great deal on your Kellog's, then send in the rebate form. Details here. Happy savings!!!

My Kmart shopping trip, it's a work in progress. I had never done the double couponing, and NEVER shop at Kmart! Here is a rundown...

3 Huggies little swimmers - 3.99 each = 11.97

2 Huggies diapers - 5.99 and 4.99 = 10.98

2 Huggies Pull ups -5.99 each = 11.98

3 Huggies overnites - 5.99 each = 17.97

4 Huggies Wipes - .99 each = 3.96

I got an additional $28.oo off because my total on the Huggies BEFORE coupons was $100.00 (split into TWO transactions of over $50.00 each)

TOTAL 56.84 - 28 = 28.86

7.50 in rebates (.75 each pack) = 21.36

PAMPERS:

3 packs Pampers diapers = 5.99 each, 17.97

1 pampers pull up = 5.99

Pantene shampoo = FREE

Pantene Conditioner = FREE

Pantene hair gel = FREE

Visine A = FREE

Visine A = FREE

Aveeno lotion = FREE

Secret Deodorant = FREE

Secret Deodorant = FREE

Dove Deodorant = .99

Dove Deodorant = .99

Dove Deodorant = FREE

Edge shaving cream = .49

Edge shaving cream = .49

TOTAL FOR 4 TRANSACTIONS = 55.78 (before the Huggies Rebates and before taxes)

Whew!!!

I have spent the greater part of the day COUPONING!!! Kmart is having double coupon week, and they have some great deals. Tomorrow, we will be truckin' it to Springfield to snatch up some freebies and deals on diapers! YUP!

5th of July?

Tonight we finally got to enjoy the fireworks!!! Rowan and I went back to Franklin, and YEP the fireworks were amazing!!! :-) Rowan loved the "boom booms"; he kept pointing to them and saying, "WOW!!!". So sweet. He was not afraid of them at all, which surprised me. He is still talking about the fireworks. It's cute to watch him. I'll try to get a video. All the way home, he kept turning around and blowing kisses, "bye bye boom booms, thank you, MUAHHHH!!!" Precious, right?

pretty blog

Well, perhaps a new layout will intice me to be more proactive on this blog! Teeheehee

We are hoping everyone had a wonderful and happy Independance Day!!! The celebrations were abruptly haulted here lastnight due to the rain. DARN RAIN!!! Rowan did get to play with his bestie, Kayli, and we did sparklers and went to a cookout at Kayli's Aunt Brandi's house. It was fun to get out and be amongst other adults for a change!!!
Hopefully the fireworks will be going tonight. Rowan wants boom booms!!!

BBW

I had another great shopping trip at Bath and Body. Melissa and I stocked up on the 90% off items, combined our purchases, and used a $10 off $30 purchase coupon! With tax, we spent about $12 each and walked out with massive amounts of GOODIES!!! They make great gifts!!!