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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Sleep over
Jayda didn't have school today (Veterans Day) so she spent the night and stayed with us all day to play. We played at the park, watched a movie and had some popcorn, ate a yummy lunch, everyone took a nap, and we played and played some more. The boys sure do love their cousin and cant wait to see her again soon.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Menu plan Monday and shopping trip
So we are still winging it for most of our dinners and I am noticing that I usually ave left overs since Brian is not here eating too. So Menu's have been thrown out the window and we are eating mostly what we have on hand and using the weekly budget to stock up and some treats for ourselves. I also picked some great deals on bananas so am doing some holiday baking for way cheap!
Winco
2 12 pk diet coke - 3.96
apple juice - .98
2 coffee creamer - 5.00 (1.50 coupon)
3# chicken breasts - 3.98
egg beaters - 2.27
onion dip - 1.28
2 pk gogurt - 3.96 (.75 coupon)
2 honey nut cheerios - 1.96 (1.00 coupon)2 boxes for .96 !
6# pork chops - 12.04
5 cans chicken broth - 2.50 (.75 coupon)
2 cans corn - .56
2 cans green beans - .56
6# sugar - 2.75
3 mac and cheese - 1.14
5# fugi apples - 3.74
7.5# bananas - 1.35
2 sweet potatoes - 2.28
2 bags mini marshmallows - 1.56
tortillas - 1.88
baby shampoo - 3.47 (1.00 coupon)
2 bags chips - 1.96
10# potatoes - .68
Total = $54.86
Rite Aid
2 cans hair mousse - 6.00
Gingerbread house - 8.88
3 box hair color - 17.97
Razor - 13.49
band aids - 1.99
2 crest toothpaste - 5.98
2 Colgate toothpaste - 5.00
6 boxes cereal BOGO - 13.77
coupons used - 27.00
Rite Aids up rewards (remember these are dollars to be used later at Rite Aid)- 11.98
total = 46.08!
Grand total = $100.94
while that may be over my budget I only need to get some perishables next week so the budget will be next to nothing (oh wait I need diapers!) so it will even out.
Check out grocery cart challenge to see how others did this week.
Winco
2 12 pk diet coke - 3.96
apple juice - .98
2 coffee creamer - 5.00 (1.50 coupon)
3# chicken breasts - 3.98
egg beaters - 2.27
onion dip - 1.28
2 pk gogurt - 3.96 (.75 coupon)
2 honey nut cheerios - 1.96 (1.00 coupon)2 boxes for .96 !
6# pork chops - 12.04
5 cans chicken broth - 2.50 (.75 coupon)
2 cans corn - .56
2 cans green beans - .56
6# sugar - 2.75
3 mac and cheese - 1.14
5# fugi apples - 3.74
7.5# bananas - 1.35
2 sweet potatoes - 2.28
2 bags mini marshmallows - 1.56
tortillas - 1.88
baby shampoo - 3.47 (1.00 coupon)
2 bags chips - 1.96
10# potatoes - .68
Total = $54.86
Rite Aid
2 cans hair mousse - 6.00
Gingerbread house - 8.88
3 box hair color - 17.97
Razor - 13.49
band aids - 1.99
2 crest toothpaste - 5.98
2 Colgate toothpaste - 5.00
6 boxes cereal BOGO - 13.77
coupons used - 27.00
Rite Aids up rewards (remember these are dollars to be used later at Rite Aid)- 11.98
total = 46.08!
Grand total = $100.94
while that may be over my budget I only need to get some perishables next week so the budget will be next to nothing (oh wait I need diapers!) so it will even out.
Check out grocery cart challenge to see how others did this week.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
New Jammie's!
So what do you do when the boys need new Jammie's and you don't have the money to buy them? You find some cheap (I mean penny cheap) fabric and make them! How cute are they?
Monday, November 1, 2010
Party, Party, Party
That's what the Little Einsteins chant as they get ready for their Halloween party and Eli and Kai went to their first Halloween party as well this year. My friend Melissa planed a toddlers only party at the local park and had games and food and fun all ready to go for the under 5 crowd. It was a blast. the boys had so much fun playing with other children and all the kids looked so cute in their costumes. It really was a great idea, Thank you Melissa for planning such a great evening of fun!
Party games
Toddler mosh pit around the bubble machine
I also got to help out by baking all the spooky, tasty treats! Thanks again Melissa.
Pumpkin cream cheese mini cakes!
my mom joined us at the party and made these cute pumpkins for the boys.
I also got to help out by baking all the spooky, tasty treats! Thanks again Melissa.
my mom joined us at the party and made these cute pumpkins for the boys.
Menu plan Monday and shopping trip roundup
Since Brian left yesterday and this is the first week of my and the boys flying solo I thought I would keep the menu simple and use up some freezer stash stuff. I also plan to make a few simple meals that both myself and the boys love.
Dinners
M - Home made pizza (left over supplies from last weeks pizza)
T & W - eating over at my parents house
TH - Sloppy Joes and fri's (from freezer)
F - Crock pot potato soup
S - Tuna casserole
S - Chili and cornbread (from freezer)
Winco
3 cans chicken broth - 1.65
cream of chicken - .72
black olives - 1.52
roast beef hash - 1.72
half gal nonfat milk - 1.53
chocolate cherrios - 2.48 (.75 coupon)
Cinn apple cherrios - 2.38 (.75 coupon)
bacon - 2.48
1 pound pasta - .78
cantalope - 1.14
cream cheese - .98
green onion - .38
5 pound potatos - 1.28
body wash - 1.05
spot shot - 3.54 (1.00 coupon)
Total = 21.13
Costco
Milk - 4.65
grape tomoatos - 6.29
salad - 3.99
guda cheese wedge - 8.53
total = 23.46
Rite Aid
3 12pk diet coke - 10.98 (3.00 up rewards)
drian opener - 2.00
Tide - 5.88 (1.00 coupon + 1.00 up rewards)
Total = 17.86
Grand total = $62.45
For those that dont understand what up rewards means. Up rewards are redeemable for cash at Rite Aid on a future non prescription product, so they can be used on anything. I usually use them on my makeup along with coupons so that its practically
free when on sale. Love up rewards!
Take the coke for example. I paid 10.98 for 3 and got $3 in up rewards back so in reality the 3 packs of soda cost me $7.98 or $2.66 each!Thats less than $ .25 a can!Lots of good deals to be had a Rite Aid and if you time them right woith coupons and sales you can walk out with bags full of stuff and still have all your money.
Check out how everyone else made out at
Grocery Cart Challeng
Dinners
M - Home made pizza (left over supplies from last weeks pizza)
T & W - eating over at my parents house
TH - Sloppy Joes and fri's (from freezer)
F - Crock pot potato soup
S - Tuna casserole
S - Chili and cornbread (from freezer)
Winco
3 cans chicken broth - 1.65
cream of chicken - .72
black olives - 1.52
roast beef hash - 1.72
half gal nonfat milk - 1.53
chocolate cherrios - 2.48 (.75 coupon)
Cinn apple cherrios - 2.38 (.75 coupon)
bacon - 2.48
1 pound pasta - .78
cantalope - 1.14
cream cheese - .98
green onion - .38
5 pound potatos - 1.28
body wash - 1.05
spot shot - 3.54 (1.00 coupon)
Total = 21.13
Costco
Milk - 4.65
grape tomoatos - 6.29
salad - 3.99
guda cheese wedge - 8.53
total = 23.46
Rite Aid
3 12pk diet coke - 10.98 (3.00 up rewards)
drian opener - 2.00
Tide - 5.88 (1.00 coupon + 1.00 up rewards)
Total = 17.86
Grand total = $62.45
For those that dont understand what up rewards means. Up rewards are redeemable for cash at Rite Aid on a future non prescription product, so they can be used on anything. I usually use them on my makeup along with coupons so that its practically
free when on sale. Love up rewards!
Take the coke for example. I paid 10.98 for 3 and got $3 in up rewards back so in reality the 3 packs of soda cost me $7.98 or $2.66 each!Thats less than $ .25 a can!Lots of good deals to be had a Rite Aid and if you time them right woith coupons and sales you can walk out with bags full of stuff and still have all your money.
Check out how everyone else made out at
Grocery Cart Challeng
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