Our Menu Plan for the week of 05/30/2016

How was your weekend?  We had a very nice weekend.  We just got back yesterday evening from our family camping trip.  We had so much fun :)  The boys are looking forward to the weather cooling down in a few months so we can plan another camping trip.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Granola with fruit X2
Banana Bread with fruit

Lunch
Sweet Chicken on Romaine and a banana for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Cheeseburger Macaroni with zuchinni
Spaghetti with meatballs with zuchinni and garlic bread
Chicken Rice Enchiladas with zuchinni
15 Bean Soup with sausage and corn bread
Breakfast Burritos with fruit
Red Beans & Rice with chicken and zuchinni
Pizza at Church for Respite Night :)

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Watermelon
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Cucumbers
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Pretzels
Yogurt
Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Walgreens deals for the week of 05/29/2016

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Tide- $5.99
$1 Tide cpn- 05/29 P&G
$3/3 Tide cpn- 05/29 P&G

Black Forest candy- $1.50 and get $1.50 RR
$1 Black Forest Organic gummies or fruit snacks cpn- 05/01 SS

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR
$1/2 Ziploc containers cpn- 05/08 SS
$1/2 Ziploc bags cpn- 05/08 SS 

Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom, Fantastik or toilet gels- $6.50/2 and get $1.50 RR

Colgate toothpaste, 360 toothbrush, kids power toothbrush or Total mouthwash- $5.99 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids toothbrush cpn- 05/15 SS
$0.50 Colgate kids mouthwash cpn- 05/15 SS 

Fixodent, Crest ProHealth mouthwash, Oral B 3D White, Complete battery toothbrush or refill- $4.99 and get $4 RR when you buy 2
$1 Fixodent cpn- 05/29 P&G
$3 Oral B refill cpn- 05/29 P&G
$2 Oral B battery toothbrush cpn- 05/29 P&G 

Gillette Fusion ProShield or Venus Swirl razor- $9.49
$3 Gillette, Venus or disposable razor cpn- 05/29 P&G
$5 Gillette Venus Swirl razor cpn- 05/29 P&G
$5 Gillette Fusion ProShield razor cpn- 05/29 P&G 

Opti Free or Clear Care 2pk- $16.99 and get 5000 points
$3 Opti Free cpn- 05/08 SS
$3 Clear Care cpn- 05/08 SS 

Spend $15 on Band Aid, Neosporin or Benadryl and get 5000 points
$1 Benadryl cpn- 05/08 SS

Walgreens batteries- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Kellogg Pop Tarts or cereal- $1.88
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 05/08 RP

CVS deals for the week of 05/29/2016

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn
2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:)

Spend $12 on Loreal cosmetics and get $4 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Loreal mascara cpn- 05/22 RP
$1 Loreal liner or brow cpn- 05/22 RP
$3 Loreal La Palette cpn- 05/22 RP
$1 Loreal powder, blush, concealer or primer cpn- 05/15 RP
$2 Loreal foundation cpn- 05/15 RP
$2 Loreal Butterfly mascara cpn- 04/17 RP 

Spend $15 on Maybelline cosmetics and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Arm & Hammer laundry- $6/2
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Gain- $4.99
$2 Gain cpn- 05/29 P&G
$5/3 Gain cpn- 05/29 P&G 

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $4.94
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 05/29 P&G
$2 Gain cpn- 05/29 P&G
$5/3 Gain cpn- 05/29 P&G 
 
Spend $15 on Total Home bowls, cups, plates, cutlery, napkins, foil, plastic wrap or cleaners and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Raid or Off and get $5 ECB
$0.55 Raid cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Raid Max Bug Barrier cpn- 05/15 SS
$0.75 Off cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Off Clip On Starter cpn- 05/15 SS
$1 Off Clip On refill cpn- 05/15 SS 

Spend $10 on Starbucks Double Shot energy, Frappuccino, RockStar, Lipton Pure Leaf or Ocean Spray and get $3 ECB
$0.75 Lipton cpn- 05/15 RP

Spend $10 on Almay and get $3 ECB- Limit 6

Spend $9 on Fructis and get $3 ECB
$1 Fructis cpn- 05/22 RP
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 05/22 RP 

Spend $15 on Irish Spring or Softsoap and get $6 ECB

Spend $10 on Colgate Total or Optic White and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS

Colgate Optic White toothpaste- $3.49 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS

Scope- $4.79 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2

Lindt or Ghiradelli- $7/2
Use $1 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB- Limit 5
$1 Sally Hansen nail color cpn- 05/08 RP
$1 Sally Hansen Airbrush legs or sun cpn- 05/08 RP 

Spend $10 on Pepsi or Dr Pepper 2L and get $3 ECB

Saturday Family Fun Adventure

Our Saturday Family Fun Adventure took us back to the Children's Museum of Naples also known as CMON :)

There was still so much to do and see from our last visit.  The exhibit room had changed to the Blue Exhibit from the Space Exhibit and the museum was having special Earth Day festivities.  The boys couldn't wait to go :)

The Blue Exhibit

An Igloo

What is better than an Igloo?  A real ice wall- so cold and so neat :)

You can go inside this shell and learn all about underwater animals

The Library- so nice and quiet :)

A tree that the kids can climb inside and leads to a neat tree house

Looking for the QR code for the QR Scavenger Hunt

Still looking for the QR code.  Nathan brought in help for this code

This young man was so nice and so helpful.  We learned so many things about this new Fire Truck :)

We all had so much fun.  The boys with much needed help finished the QR code Scavenger Hunt and went to collect their prize only to be told that you can't complete the QR code hunt on your own phone~ Oops.  You have to check out one of their IPads.  Oh well.  We know for next time and since there are 3 different hunts, there is plenty still left to explore :)

I can't wait to see where our next Family Fun Adventure takes us :)

Purex plus Clorox 2 Coupon Giveaway Winners

Thanks to all who entered the Purex plus Clorox 2 coupon giveaway :)

Since there were only 4 entries, I took the 4 names and put them in a hat and let my boys pick out 3 names.

And the winners are:

Drum roll please :)

Shakeia
Jessica
Kelly

Be on the lookout from an email from me shortly requesting your mailing address :)

Congrats and Enjoy :)

Our Shopping Trip~ 05/21/2016

Chris had another super early work shift, so Michael and I took advantage of this and were able to get our grocery shopping done before having to head over and pick him up :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Sam's Club
$5.18- Milk

Publix
$9.54- 12 boxes of pasta and spaghetti

Save A Lot
$2.00- Bread
$2.00- Hamburger buns
$3.56- 4 dozen eggs
$2.99- Potatoes
$4.39- Whole Chicken
$4.52- Whole Chicken
$19.46- Total

Walmart
$0.98- Garlic
$2.98- Parm Cheese
$2.48- Creamer
$3.52- Bagels
$1.36- Salami
$2.00- Bread Sticks
$2.36- Cream Cheese
$1.00- Taco shells
$2.96- Tuna
$2.98- Cashew Milk
$2.96- Wheat White Flour
$25.58- Total

Farmer Market & Co Op Purchases:
$24.00 for Romaine, lemons, lime, carrots, apples, bananas, strawberries and grapes

This shopping trip has been added to our May Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of May.  How did we do?  Did we stay with in our grocery budget for May or did we go over.  Hop on over and see :)

Our Menu Plan for the week of 05/23/2016

How was your weekend?  I am happy to report that our household is currently germ free :)  We took the weekend to recharge ourselves :)  It was kind of nice not having any plans except grocery shopping and just staying home and playing games with the younger boys.  The boys are counting down the days until this weekend.  We are taking them on their very first ever camping trip :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip muffin with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit
Granola with fruit X2
Breakfast at Campground X2

Lunch
Salad with chicken and a banana for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Sloppy Joes with carrots
Salsa Chicken Tacos with zuchinni
Porcupine in a skillet with zuchinni
Lasagna Casserole with garlic bread and zuchinni
Dinner at Campground X2
Spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread and zuchinni

Snacks and Desserts
Smores
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Watermelon
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Cucumbers
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Pretzels
Yogurt
Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Walgreens deals for the week of 05/22/2016

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Purex- $1.99
$0.50 Purex cpn- 05/01 RP

General Mills cereal- $1.88
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 05/22 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 05/15 SS
$1/2 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 05/01 SS
$1/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 05/01 SS
$0.50 General Mills cereal cpn- 04/24 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 04/17  SS 

Quaker 1 min oats, instant or cereal- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Eggs- $1.29- Limit 4

Smart Water, Vitamin Water or Powerade- $3/3 and get 1000 points

Stride, Trident or Dentyne- $2/3
$1/3 Trident cpn- 05/22 SS
$1/3 Dentyne cpn- 05/22 SS 

Ice Breaker or Ice Cubes gum- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Glade Plug In refill 2pk or Automatic spray refill- $4.99 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Glade cpn- 05/01 SS
$1 Glade twin or triple refill cpn- 05/01 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/17 SS 

Xtra- $1.49
$1/2 Xtra cpn- 05/08 SS

Right Guard- $3.49 and get 1000 points when you buy 2
$1 Right Guard Xtreme Odor Combat cpn- 05/22 RP
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme cpn- 05/22 RP 

Arrid or Arm & Hammer dry spray- $3.99
$1 Arrid or Arm & Hammer UltraMax dry spray cpn- 05/22 SS

Yardley- $3/4
$1/4 Yardley cpn- 05/22 SS

Qtips- $7/2 and get 1000 points

KY Yours & Mine or Touch- $16.99 and get 2000 points
$5 KY Touch, Yours & Mine or Intense cpn- 05/22 SS
$2 KY cpn- 05/22 SS 

Spend $10 on Listerine and get 5000 points
$1 Listerine cpn- 04/03 SS

Crest, Oral B 3D White or ProHealth toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $2.99 and get $3 RR when you buy 3
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 05/01 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 05/01 P&G
$0.50 Oral B toothbrush cpn- 05/01 P&G 

Banana Boat- $14/2
$4/2 Banana Boat cpn- 05/22 SS
$1 Banana Boat cpn- 05/22 SS 

CVS deals for the week of 05/22/2016

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn
2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Fructis- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Fructis cpn- 05/22 RP
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 05/22 RP 

Colgate Total or 360 floss tip toothbrush- $3.49 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS

Purex- $1.98
$0.50 Purex cpn- 05/01 RP

Spend $15 on Raid or Off and get $5 ECB
$0.55 Raid cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Raid Max Bug Barrier cpn- 05/15 SS 
$0.75 Off personal cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Off Clip on starter cpn- 05/15 SS
$1 Off Clip on refill cpn- 05/15 SS 

Spend $12 on Almay and get $4 ECB- Limit 6

Spend $15 on ELF and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Coppertone- $9.99 and get $2 ECB
$4/2 Coppertone cpn- 05/15 SS

Loreal hair color- $17/2 and get $4 ECB
$2 Loreal Preference or Excellence cpn- 05/22 RP
$5/2 Loreal Preference or Excellence cpn- 05/22 RP
$2 Loreal Excellence cpn- 05/08 RP
$2 Loreal Preference cpn- 05/01 RP
$3 Loreal Preference Mousse cpn- 05/01 RP 

Irish Spring bar soap- $5/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Right Guard or Dry Idea- $7/2
$1 Right Guard Xtreme Odor Combat cpn- 05/22 RP
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme cpn- 05/22 RP 

Bic disposable razors- $7.29 and get $2 ECB
$3 Bic Soleil disposable cpn- 05/01 SS
$3 Bic razor cpn-  05/01 SS

Zantac- $8.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 5

CVS Ibuprofen, acetaminophen or low dose aspirin- $12.99 and get $3 ECB

Advil- $13.99 and get $3 ECB
$3 Advil Easy Open cpn- 05/01 RP
$1 Advil, Migraine, PM, kids or Thermacare cpn- 05/01 RP
$1 Advil cpn- 04/03 RP
$1 Advil, coated or Migraine cpn- 04/03 RP 

Spend $15 on Loreal cosmetics and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Loreal Mascara cpn- 05/22 RP
$1 Loreal brow or liner cpn- 05/22 RP
$3 Loreal La Palette cpn- 05/22 RP
$1 Loreal Powder, Blush, Concealer or primer cpn- 05/15 RP
$2 Loreal foundation cpn- 05/15 RP

Spend $15 on Maybelline lip, eye or nail and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Maybelline cpn- 05/01 RP

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB- Limit 5
$1 Sally Hansen nail color cpn- 05/08 RP
$1 Sally Hansen airbrush legs or sun cpn- 05/08 RP 

7Up, Canada Dry or Sunkist 2L- $0.99
Use $0.30 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $10 on Listerine, Rembrandt or Reach Oral Care and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Listerine cpn- 04/03 SS

Hershey kisses, Reese's or minis Bonus- $7/2 and get $1 ECB
$1.50/3 Hershey chocolate cpn- 04/10 SS

OGX lotion or hair- $12/2 and get $2 ECB

Our Saturday Family Fun Adventures

It just hit me that I am so behind on my Saturday Family Fun posts- Oops :(

For this Saturday Family Fun Adventure, we knew we wanted to take the boys to do something super fun and special since hubby was getting ready to spend a week with his family back home in Virginia for a funeral.  We took the boys to a water park in Naples called Sun-N-Fun Lagoon.  Since the lazy river was closed, we got a nice discount off admission- sweet :)

Michael and daddy having a blast :)

Having fun in the pool :)

Family Falls

Shooting people with water

Turtle Cove Lilly Pad cross

The slides

Other than staying longer than we expecting, having such a great time that we forgot to reapply sunscreen and getting a super nasty sunburn, we all had a great time.  I wish it was closer.  They have different pool areas for different ages.  The boys almost talked me into a season pass but hubby reminded me how far the drive is, how we have the beach super close to us and can go to the water any time we want :)

I can't wait to see where our next Saturday Family Fun Adventure takes us :)

Our Shopping Day~ 05/13/2016

Chris and I took advantage of his day off to do some grocery shopping, even if it was Friday the 13th :)

Here are the details of our shopping trip:

Big Lots
$3.00- Sunflower seeds

Winn Dixie
$3.79- Sugar
$0.00- Sugar
$2.00- Hot Dogs
$2.00- Hot Dogs
$7.79- Total

Save A Lot
$2.29- Water
$2.00- Bread
$2.00- Hamburger buns
$2.99- Potatoes
$9.28- Total

Sam's Club
$9.97- Cat Litter
$2.59- Milk
$3.44- Basil
$3.28- Crushed Tomatoes
$3.28- Crushed Tomatoes
$23.16- Total

Walmart
$2.97- Chocolate Almond Milk
$2.98- Cashew Milk
$1.96- Frozen veggies
$5.56- Lunchmeat
$4.00- Garlic Bread
$0.68- Sesame Seeds
$1.36- Almonds
$5.16- Dark Chocolate Chips
$7.76- Cat Food
$0.94- Toothpaste
$33.90- Total

Farmer Market and Co Op
$37.00 for Zuchinni, Watermelons, Tomatoes, Corn, Blueberries, Bananas, Strawberries, Grapes, Lettuce and Lemons

This shopping trip has been added to our May Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of May.

Menu Plan for the week of 05/16/2016

How was your weekend?  We had a rough week.  Nathan got a nasty virus with a not so wonderful temperature of 104.  We took him to the doctor and she said he had a virus that needed to run its course.  Well run it did indeed :(  It ran directly from Nathan to Little Michael, from there it ran directly into daddy and some how made it way right to me :(  I have been so miserable.  I didn't even have the energy to type this post yesterday.  I am feeling much better today but still feel icky.  I am hoping that this not so nice virus is almost done with me and goes far away from this house :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Scrambled Egg with spinach and mushrooms and fruit

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip muffin with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Granola with fruit X2

Lunch
Salad with chicken and a banana for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Sloppy Joes with carrots
Chicken Tacos with zuchinni
Sausage Gravy over biscuits with eggs for Christopher's bday
Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and zuchinni
Lasagna casserole with zuchinni and garlic bread
Fish, Rice and zuchinni
Spaghetti and meatballs with zuchinni and garlic bread

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Watermelon
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Cucumbers
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Pretzels
Yogurt
Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Walgreens deals for the week of 05/15/2016

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

All detergent- $2.99
$1 All detergent cpn- 05/15 RP
$1 All detergent cpn- 04/17 RP 

Twizzlers- $4/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Twizzler or Jolly Ranchers cpn- 05/15 SS

Sun Chips, Cheetos or Ruffles- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Off Mosquito Lamp Starter- $11.49 and get 2000 points
$2 Off Mosquito starter cpn- 05/15 SS

Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom, toilet gels or Fresh Brush refills- $6/2 and get $1 RR
$2/2 Windex cpn- 05/01 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner cpn- 04/17 SS

Oxi Clean laundry- $3.99
$2 Oxi Clean laundry cpn- 05/15  SS

Revlon ColorStay eye- $7.99
$3 Revlon eye cpn- 05/15 RP

Softsoap body wash, Irish Spring body wash or 3pk bar- $3.99 and get $2.50 RR
$1 Softsoap body wash cpn- 05/01 SS
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 05/01 SS 

Pure Silk or Barbasol- $1.39
$0.50 Pure Silk cpn- 05/15 RP
$0.50 Barbasol cpn- 05/15 RP 

Edge or Skintimate- $2.99
$1 Schick Hydro, Edge or Skintimate shave gel cpn- 05/15 SS
$1 Edge shave gel cpn- 05/15 SS
$1 Skintimate cpn- 05/15 SS
$1 Schick Hydro, Edge or Skintimate shave gel cpn- 05/08 SS  

Loreal Advanced- $8/2 and get 1000 points
$4/2 Loreal Advanced cpn- 05/15 RP

Colgate toothpaste- $2.99 and get $1.50 RR
$0.50 Coglate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS

Suave hair- $2.99 and get 1000 points
$1 Suave Professionals cpn- 05/15 RP
$1.50 Suave Professionals Gold cpn- 05/15 RP
$1 Suave Men hair cpn- 05/15 RP
$1.50 Suave kids hair cpn- 05/15 RP
$1 Suave kids hair cpn- 05/15 RP 

Palmolive- $0.99
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 05/15 SS

Nice fabric softener or Arm & Hammer laundry detergent- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

CVS deals for the week of 05/15/2016

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn
2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Post Honey Bunches of Oats, Great Grains, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles- $1.99

Loreal Advanced- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$4/2 Loreal Advanced hair cpn- 05/15 RP

Revlon eye- $6.99
$3 Revlon eye cpn- 05/15 SS

Palmolive- $0.98
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 05/15 SS

Spend $10 on ELF cosmetics and get $3 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $12 on MUA and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Revlon and get $4 ECB- Limit 6
$3 Revlon eye cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Revlon tweezers or lash curler cpn- 05/15 SS

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Sally Hansen nail color cpn- 05/08 RP
$1 Sally Hansen airbrush legs or airbrush sun cpn- 05/08 RP 

Irish Spring, Signature for Men body wash or bar- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 05/01 SS
$1 Irish Spring bar cpn- 05/01 SS 

Spend $12 on CVS sun care and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Crest ProHealth, 3D White Brilliance Daily 2 step, Oral B Pulsar toothbrush, Crest, Oral B or Glide ProHealth and get $6 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 05/01 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 05/01 P&G
$0.50 Oral B Glide floss cpn- 05/01 P&G
$0.50 Oral B manual toothbrush cpn- 05/01 P&G 

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $3
Use $2.50 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/15 SS

Spend $12 on Band Aid or Neosporin and get $4 ECB
$2/3 Neosporin, Band Aid or First Aid cpn- 04/03 SS

Sundown Naturals Gummies- $11/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Playtex- $7.99 and get $3 ECB
$4/2 Playtex cpn- 05/08 SS
$2/2 Playtex gentle glide cpn- 04/24 SS 

Duracell- $6.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$0.25 Duracell cpn- 05/01 RP

CVS Batteries- $5.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $12 on Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, Glade, Plug In refill 2pk or spray refill and get $3 ECB
$2/2 Windex cpn- 05/01 SS
$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner cpn- 04/17 SS
$1/2 Glade small jar candle cpn- 05/01 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 05/01 SS
$1/2 Glade room spray cpn- 05/01 SS
$1 Glade Plug In twin or triple refill cpn- 05/01 SS
$2/3 Glade small jar candle cpn- 04/17 SS
$1/3 Glade room spray cpn- 04/17 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 04/17 SS
$3/2 Glade large jar candle cpn- 04/17 SS 

All detergent- $3.49
$1 All detergent cpn- 05/15 RP
$1 All detergent cpn- 04/17 RP 

Sour Patch or Swedish Fish- $4/2 and get $1 ECB

Quilted Northern Ultra Plush, Brawny or Angel Soft- $4.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$0.45 Angel Soft cpn- 05/01 RP

Pepsi or Aquafina- $2/2
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Cheerios- $5/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 05/15 SS
$1/2 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 05/01 SS
$1/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 05/01 SS
$0.50 General Mills cereal cpn- 04/17 SS
$1/2 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 04/10 SS 

Spend $15 on Maybelline and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Maybelline cpn- 05/01 RP

Our Shopping Day~ 05/07/2016

I am guessing that who ever is making my son's work schedule must think that he enjoys a 4am shift.  Who knows, maybe he does.  I however, do not like having to get up at 3:30 am to drive my son to work.  But that is his only alternative at the moment, so I try not to complain.  At least he does have a job :)  One of these days, he will also have a drivers license :)  I couldn't help but think about how not crowded Walmart would be at 4am :)  I decided not to find out and went home and crawled back into bed for a few more hours.  Later that morning, Michael and I went out and did our grocery shopping before having to pick Chris up from work.

Here are our shopping trip details:

Publix
$2.89- Puffed Wheat cereal

Winn Dixie
$4.98- Bagels

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Dispenser bottle
$1.00- Body wash
$1.00- Loofah
$2.00- Parchment paper
$5.30- Total with tax

Save A Lot
$9.00- Pork Roast

Walmart
$1.94- Ricotta Cheese
$0.98- Mustard
$2.38- Dark Chocolate Chips
$2.98- Cashew Milk
$2.78- Wheat Tortillas
$2.50- TMNT cookies :)
$4.00- Garlic Bread
$17.56- Total

Sam's Club
$10.09- Chicken twin pack
$3.99- Eggs
$11.56- BLSL Chicken Breasts
$2.29- Milk
$27.93- Total

Farmer Market & Co Op Purchases
$25.00 for Bananas, Grapes, Spinach, Mushrooms, Lemons, Lettuce, Carrots, Strawberries, Cucumbers, Zucchini and Avocados

This shopping trip has been added to our May Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of May.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 05/09/2016

How was your weekend?  We hope you had a very loved and blessed Mother's Day Weekend.  Mother's Day is filled with a ton of different emotions here.  Hubby and the boys want to celebrate Mother's Day with me.  But I was not in the celebrating mood yesterday.  I wanted to ignore it was Mother's Day and treat it like any other day.  You see, Mother's Day was the last time I saw my mom, the last time I hugged my mom and the last time I talked to my mom before she passed away almost 5 years ago.  I was a mess yesterday and even broke down in tears at church.  Thankfully, my hubby and boys understood and let me be me and then took me out for ice cream last night :)  I am so very thankful for my loving and very understanding family :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Scrambled Egg with spinach and mushrooms and fruit

Banana Oat Muffins with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Granola with fruit X2

Lunch
Chicken, lettuce and tomato wrap and a banana for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Stuffed Shells with zuchinni and garlic bread
Spaghetti and Meatballs with zuchinni and garlic bread
Fish, Rice and green beans
Baked Chicken, Potatoes and zuchinni
Sausage Gravy over biscuits with eggs and fruit
Chicken, Sausage, Spinach, Tomato Pasta with zuchinni
Tacos with carrots

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Cucumbers
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Pretzels
Yogurt
Chocolate Mousse Dessert

Walgreens deals for the week of 05/08/2016

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer may not receive another RR
5) 2 coupons can be used with Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Sales :)

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Smart Water or Vitamin Water- $3/3 and get 1000 points

Folgers coffee- $6.99 and get 1000 points

Nice eggs- $1.29- Limit 4

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Ziploc containers cpn- 05/08 SS
$1/2 Ziploc bag cpn- 05/08 SS

Xtra- $1.49
$1/2 Xtra cpn- 05/08 SS

Ajax or Nice tissues- $0.89

Nature Made Adult Gummies- $6.99 and get 1000 points
$2/2 Nature Made cpn- 05/08 SS

Nature Made Adult Gummies- $8.99 and get 1000 points
$2/2 Nature Made cpn- 05/08 SS

Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $8/2 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/08 SS
$2 Coglate Power toothbrush cpn- 05/08 SS 

Spend $10 on Listerine and get 5000 points
$1 Listerine cpn- 04/03 SS

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 05/08 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn- 04/24 SS 

Revlon ColorStay gel color- $8.79 and get $4 RR

Playtex- $15/2 and get 2000 points
$4/2 Playtex pads, liners or combo pack cpn- 05/08 SS
$2/2 Playtex Gentle Glide cpn- 04/24 SS 

Opti Free or Clear Care- $8.99 and get 3000 points when you buy 2
$4 Opti Free or Clear Care cpn- 05/08 SS
$3 Opti Free cpn- 05/08 SS
$3 Opti Free cpn- 04/10 SS
$4 Clear Care cpn- 05/08 SS
$3 Clear Care cpn- 04/10 SS
 

CVS deals for the week of 05/08/2016

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn
2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Ajax- $0.77

Xtra- $3/2
$1/2 Xtra cpn- 05/08 SS

Loreal Advanced- $8/2 and get $4 ECB

Softsoap hand soap- $1.88 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Softsoap hand soap cpn- 05/01 SS

Spend $12 on Loreal cosmetics and get $4 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Loreal Lip cpn- 04/24 RP
$3 Loreal Infallible Pro Last 2 step lip color cpn- 04/24 RP
$1 Loreal Paris Color Riche eyeshadow monos cpn- 04/17 RP
$2 Loreal Paris Butterfly mascara cpn- 04/17 RP
 
Spend $12 on ELF cosmetics and get $4 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB- Limit 3
$2 Rimmel eye cpn- 04/24 RP
$1 Rimmel eye or face cpn- 04/24 RP
$1 Rimmel cpn- 04/10 RP
$2 Rimmel face cpn- 04/10 RP 

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $4 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Sally Hansen Nail color cpn- 05/08 RP
$1 Sally Hansen AirBrush legs or Airbrush sun cpn- 05/08 RP 

Spend $12 on CVS skin care and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on Neutrogena sun or sunless care and get$5 ECB
$1 Neutrogena sun or sunless cpn- 05/01 SS
$2/2 Neutrogena cpn- 05/01 SS 

Spend $12 on Suave hair or lotion and get $4 ECB
$1 Suave Professionals cpn- 04/24 SS
$1.50 Suave Professionals Gold cpn- 04/24 SS
$1 Suave kid purely fun cpn- 04/24 SS
$1 Suave kids hair cpn- 04/24 SS 

Garnier Skin Active Muceller water- $6.99 and get $2 ECB
$2 Garnier cleanser cpn- 05/01 RP

Spend $20 on Eucerin or Aquaphor and get $10 ECB

Spend $15 on CVS skin or lotion and get $5 ECB

Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $8/2 and get $3 ECB
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/01 SS

Spend $15 on Crest or Oral B 3D White and get $7 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 05/01 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 05/01 P&G
$1.50 Oral B toothbrush twin pack cpn - 05/01 P&G 

Spend $10 on CVS shaving and get $4 ECB

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 05/08 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn- 04/24 SS 

Spend $20 on Excedrin and get $10 ECB
$2.50 Excedrin 200ct cpn- 05/08 SS
$2 Excedrin 20ct cpn- 05/08 SS
$1.50 Excedrin 80ct cpn- 04/17 SS 

Trolli candies- $2 and get $2 ECB

Ziploc bags- $5.50/2 and get $2 ECB
$1/2 Ziploc cpn- 05/08 SS

Oreo, Belvita, Wheat things, Triscuit or Ritz- $9/3 and get $3 ECB
$1/2 Triscuit cpn- 05/08 SS
$0.75/2 Ritz cpn- 04/10 SS 

Spend $10 on Hellman Mayo and get $3 ECB

Colgate Total, Max, 2in1 toothpaste or manual toothbrush- $3.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 05/01 SS

M&M- $6/2
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1/2 M&M cpn- 05/08 RP
$1 M&M cpn- 04/03 RP 

Pepsi or Dr Pepper 2L- $0.99
Use $0.24 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Purex Plus Clorox 2 Review & Giveaway

Having 4 very messy active boys and add hubby to the mix almost always guarantees plenty of super dirty clothes in the clothes hamper.  I jumped at the chance to test out Purex plus Clorox 2 detergent.

Purex plus Clorox 2 detergent combines the bright clean of Purex with an extra powerful boost of Clorox 2 stain fighters.  Purex plus Clorox 2 works on 100 of the toughest stains, is safe for colors and is bleach free :)  It is available in Original Fresh and Sunny Linen.

Purex plus Clorox 2 detergent contains 3 stain fighting enzymes to remove starchy stains like chocolate and tomato sauce, protein-based stains like grass and blood and food stains that use guar gum like ice cream and BBQ sauce.

I couldn't wait to try it out and tested it on several shirts.  I wish I had of thought about taking before and after pictures but I was so excited about the laundry, I forgot.  I used Purex plus Clorox 2 on shirts that contained grease for my oldest son's job, dried blood and oil from oiling my hair.  All super hard stains to get out.  I didn't pretreat any stains.  I loaded them in the washer, add the detergent and turned it on.  So how did it do?  I was super impressed, it got out the greasy fast food stains, the dried blood and the hair oil :)


Want to see if Purex plus Clorox 2 will get the stains out of your families laundry?  Purex was so sweet to give me 3 coupons good for a FREE Purex liquid or powder detergent to bless my super awesome readers with.

Entering into this coupon giveaway is super easy as always.  Just leave me a comment with your email address and you will be entered.  This coupon giveaway will end on May 20, 2016 at 11:59pm EST.

Good Luck :)

**Purex provided me with a sample of Purex plus Clorox 2 in exchange for a product review.  However, all opinions expressed here are my very own. **

May 2016 Monthly Spending

Here is where I will keep a list of our spending for the month of May .  This month is going to be just like last month as far as how we budgeted our spending.  We are still budgeting $400 for the month.  We are very blessed hubby got more in commission than expected.  We decided to use $100 just for Farmer Market and Co Op purchases.  We did fantastic last month and ended up with $107 leftover :)  I can't wait to see how we do this month :)

04/29/2016
$2.12- Dollar Tree
$2.99- Publix
$17.99- Save A Lot
$81.79- Walmart
$85.61- Sam's Club

05/07/2016
$2.89- Publix
$4.98- Winn Dixie
$5.30- Dollar Tree
$9.00- Save A Lot
$17.56- Walmart
$27.93- Sam's Club

05/13/2016
$3.00- Big Lots
$7.79- Winn Dixie
$9.28- Save A Lot
$23.16- Sam's Club
$33.90- Walmart

05/21/2016
$5.18- Sam's Club
$9.54- Publix
$19.46- Save A Lot
$25.58- Walmart

$395.05- Running Total 

$4.95- Left to Spend

$113 out of $100 for Farmer Market & Co Op Purchases

We ended up with $5 left over from our grocery budget and used that for part of the overage on our Farmer Market & Co Op Purchases.  We only went over by $8.05, which we were able to cover from past grocery budgets which we had saved, just in case :)

Our Shopping Day~ 04/29/2016

Chris had off another Friday, so off we went to do our beginning of May shopping adventure :)  We may be making this a regular event :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Paper Towels
$1.00- Hand Soap
$2.12- Total

Publix
$2.99- Silken Tofu

Save A Lot
$2.00- Bread
$5.00- Turkey Rope Sausage (3)
$6.00- Cheddar Cheese Blocks (3)
$4.00- Mozz Cheese blocks (2)
$0.99- Potatoes
$17.99- Total

Walmart
$6.98- Fish
$1.88- Jumbo Shells
$1.88- Jumbo Shells
$2.00- Rotini noodles (2)
$1.00- Thin Spaghetti
$6.90- Tortillas (5)
$2.38- Dark Chocolate Chips
$0.98- Onion
$0.98- Garlic
$1.94- Paper Towels
$3.96- Salsa (2)
$5.92- Flour (2)
$0.33- Tomato Sauce
$6.20- Diced Tomatoes (5)
$3.72- Tomato Sauce (3)
$1.88- Trash bags
$2.98- Parm Cheese
$1.97- BBQ Sauce
$2.91- Asparagus
$2.48- Coffee Creamer
$7.41- Chicken Thighs
$4.00- Garlic Bread (2)
$1.98- Applesauce
$5.36- Dark Chocolate Bars (2)
$0.68- Sesame Seeds
$1.36- Almonds
$1.18- Basil
$81.79- Total with tax

Sam's Club
$36.34- Ground Beef
$17.98- BLSL Chicken
$4.58- Milk (2)
$4.98- Dish Detergent
$8.25- PB
$13.18- Allergy Meds
$85.61- Total with tax

Farmer Market & Co Op Purchases:
$27.00 for Carrots, Spinach, L emons, Apples, Grapes, Strawberries and Bananas

This shopping trip has been added to our May Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of May.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 05/02/2016

How was your weekend?  Do anything exciting?  We had a nice weekend here.  Michael and I celebrated our 13 wedding anniversary.  Kevin got his driver license and is getting ready to ship out to basic training in a little over a month.  School is winding down and still busy, busy, busy :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Egg Muffins with fruit
Banana Oat Muffins with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Granola with fruit X2

Lunch
Chicken & Asparagus for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Ribs, Mashed Potatoes and zuchinni
Stuffed Shells with garlic bread and zuchinni
Fish, Rice and green beans
Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and zuchinni
Spaghetti with meatballs, garlic bread and green beans
Sausage Gravy over biscuits and eggs
Porcupine in a Skillet and peas

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Cucumbers
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Pretzels
Yogurt
Chocolate Mousse Dessert