Monday, October 31, 2016

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/31/2016

How was your weekend?  We had a very eventful weekend.  We started out with our Aldi shopping on  Saturday and then off to a Toys R Us event.  On Sunday, we went to church then back to Toys R Us for a Pokemon event, finished up our grocery shopping and then to Trunk or Treat at church.  If that wasn't enough, we went to an outdoor mall and went Trick or Treating this evening.  I am worn out :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad with Tahini dressing with fruit and a hard boiled egg
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Beef Taco Pasta with peas
Ribs, mashed potatoes with green beans
Pulled pork on bun with carrots
Sausage Gravy over biscuits and eggs with fruit
Shells with garlic bread and peas
Turkey Noodle bake with green beans
Leftovers

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas

Strawberries
Kiwi
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Banana Ice Cream
PB Banana Smoothie

Friday, October 28, 2016

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/30/2016

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 or Snuggle- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$2/2 All laundry cpn- 10/30 RP
$2/2 Snuggle cpn- 10/30 RP 

Kellogg cereal- $6/3
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/02 RP

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $4.99
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/30 P&G
$2 Gain Flings cpn- 10/30 P&G 

Gillette, Secret, Old Spice deodorant or body spray- $8/2 and get $2 RR
$1 Secret Outlast, Scent Expressions, Destinations deodorant or body spray cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Old Spice deodorant, body wash or body spray cpn- 10/30 P&G 

Olay body wash or bar- $4.99 and get $2 RR when you buy 2
$1 Olay body wash, bar, in shower lotion or lotion cpn- 10/30 P&G

Garnier Fructis hair- $2.99
$1 Garnier Fructis cpn- 10/30 RP

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste, floss or mouthwash- $2.99 and get $6 RR when you buy 4
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Oral B floss cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Oral B toothbrush cpn- 10/30 P&G 

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste, floss or mouthwash- $5.99 and get $5 RR when you buy 2
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Oral B floss cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Oral B toothbrush cpn- 10/30 P&G

Tampax or Always- $14/2 and get 2000 points
$1 Tampax Pearl or Radiant cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1 Always Infinity or Radiant cpn- 10/30 P&G 

Zantac- $8.99
$4 Zantac cpn- 10/30 RP

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
$0.25 Puffs cpn- 10/30 P&G

Tide- $5.99
$1 Tide cpn- 10/30 P&G

Head & Shoulders- $10/2
$3/2 Head & Shoulders cpn- 10/30 P&G

Pantene- $12/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 10/30 P&G
$2/2 Pantene cpn- 10/30 P&G
$1.50 Pantene styler cpn- 10/30 P&G

CVS deals for the week of 10/30/2016

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
$3 Loreal Voluminous Feline Mascara cpn- 10/23 RP
$1 Loreal eye shadow or liner cpn- 10/23 RP
$1 Loreal cosmetic cpn- 08/07 RP 

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5  ECB- Limit 3
$1 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel cpn- 09/11 RP- EXPIRES 10/31
$1 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat or Value Pack cpn- 09/11 RP- EXPIRES 10/31 

Maxwell House breakfast blend or original coffee- $2.49
$1 Maxwell House, McCafe or Gevalia Keurig cpn- 10/30 SS

Gold Emblem coffee or single serve cups- $5.99 and get $1 ECB

Cheez It or Keebler cookies- $4/2 and get $1 ECB

Oreo or Belvita- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Spend $12 on Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Glade Sense & Spray refill, wax melts, candle, carpet & room refresher, Automatic spray kit, wax melt warmer, Plug In, spray refill, spray or solid, Shout or Pledge and get $3 ECB
$1 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cpn- 10/16 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner cpn- 10/16 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles All purpose with fantastik cpn- 10/16 SS
$1/2 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS 

Ziploc- $2.99 and get $1 ECB

Spend $15 on CVS batteries and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Hershey holiday kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size or assorted cpn- 10/16 SS- EXPIRES 10/31

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

Spend $12 on Revlon cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on Physicians Formula and get $10 ECB

Spend $12 on MUA and get $4 ECB

Softsoap body wash or hand soap- $8/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 4

Irish Spring, Signature for Men body wash or bar- $7/2 and get $2 ECB
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 10/16 SS

Spend $15 on Aveeno lotion or personal cleansing and get $5 ECB
$1 Aveeno cpn- 09/25 SS

Speed Stick- $5/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Speed Stick cpn- 10/30 SS

Spend $12 on CVS health oral care and get $4 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $10 on Colgate Optic White and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/16 SS

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

U by Kotex- $3.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 U by Kotex tampons cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 U by Kotex pads cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 U by Kotex liners cpn- 10/16 SS 

Spend $12 on Band Aid, Neosporin, CVS antibiotic ointment or bandages and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Cover Girl and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $4.44
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/30 P&G
$2 Gain Flings cpn- 10/30 P&G 

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Toys R Us Make & Take Event

Toys R Us is hosting a Lego Make & Take Event this Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 12-2pm.  This event is a Make & Take Lego Frankenstein.


This is the last of the Toys R Us Bricktober Events.  We are sad but looking forward to seeing what they have planned for November :)

We are loving these Toys R Us events.  No need to sign up, you just show up between the times listed and participate- love it :)

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Our Shopping Trip~ 10/25/2016

We made a quick shopping trip yesterday after returning from our trip.  Since we only needed a handful of things, shopping for this week was super quick :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Walmart
$3.00- Cream Cheese
$0.98- Mix Veggies
$3.98- Total

Sam's Club
$2.76- Bananas X2
$2.41- Milk
$5.17- Total

Publix
$3.97- Ronzoni Penne Pasta X5
$3.98- Ronzoni Thin Spaghetti X5
$7.95- Total

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

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/24/2016

How was your weekend?  We had the most amazing weekend.  We just got back from Key Largo last night.  It was just what we needed.  It was great unplugging from the electronics and just spending time with family.  We loved being there so much that we extended our trip an extra day and came home yesterday instead of Monday.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins with fruit X2

Lunch
Salad with Tahini dressing with fruit and a hard boiled egg
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Lasagna Pasta with peas
Chicken in the Crock Pot, mashed potatoes with green beans
Chicken Soup
Bean Rice Salsa tortillas with peas
Spaghetti with garlic bread and peas

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Kiwi
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Banana Ice Cream
PB Banana Smoothie
Rice Krispy Treats

Friday, October 21, 2016

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/23/2016

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.

Lays, Cheetos or Fritos- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Starbucks Double Shot, Frappuccino or Ice Coffee- $4.99 and get 1000 points

Nice bags- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 6

M&Ms- $5/2
$1.50/2 M&M cpn- 09/25 RP

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste or floss- $3.49~ Buy 3 and get $5 RR

Colgate toothpaste, toothbrush or mouthwash- $3 and get $1.50 RR
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/16 SS
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS 

Buy Reach toothbrush, mouthwash or Complete Whitening pen and get $2 RR

Excedrin- $20/2 and get 10,000 points
$2 Excedrin 20ct+ cpn- 10/16 SS

Persil- $5.99
$1 Persil cpn- 10/23 RP

CVS deals for the week of 10/23/2016


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:)  

Hershey Harvest, kisses or minis- $15/5 and get $5 ECB
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size or assortment cpn- 10/16 SS

Natural Spring water- $3.49
Use $0.50 CVS App cpn

Spend $15 on Revlon and get $5 ECB- Limit 6
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $10 on Gold Emblem Abound and get $3 ECB

Tide Pods, Gain Flings or Charmin 16 roll- $9.99
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Spend $15 on Raid or Off and get $5 ECB

Bausch & Lomb Renu or Sensitive- $7.99 and get $2 ECB
$2 Bausch & Lomb Renu or Sensitive cpn- 10/23 SS

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

Spend $20 on Nexxus and get $10 ECB

Colgate Total toothpaste or mouthwash- $3.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/16 SS
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS 

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

Colgate manual toothbrush- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 4

Spend $20 on Colgate Optic White and get $10 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/16 SS
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS

Speed Stick- $8/2 and get $2 ECB

U by Kotex- $7.99 and get $3 ECB
$1 U by Kotex cpn- 10/16 SS

Spend $10 on MUA and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on NYX and get $3 ECB- Limit 3

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

Spend $10 on Wet & Wild and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $12 on Softsoap soap or refill and get $6 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS health, beauty 360, skin care or lotion and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on Skin+Pharmacy and get $5 ECB

Spend $10 on Dial hand soap, bar, Right Guard or Dry Idea and get $3 ECB

Spend $20 on Schick razor, refill, disposable, Edge or Skintimate and get $10 ECB
$2 Schick Quattro Titanium razor or refill cpn- 10/16 SS
$2 Schick Quattro for Women, Intuition or Hydro Silk razor cpn- 10/16 SS
$2 Schick Hydro razor or refill cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Schick Hydro, Edge or Skintimate shave gel cpn- 10/16 SS
$3 Schick disposable razor cpn- 10/16 SS 

Angel Soft, Brawny or Quilted Northern Ultra Plush- $15/3 and get $5 ECB
$1.50 Quilted Northern cpn- 10/09 RP 

Tide or Gain- $11.94 and get $3 ECB

Colgate Max toothpaste- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/16 SS

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Toys R Us Lego Build & Play Event

Toys R Us is hosting a Lego Build & Play Event this Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 1-3pm.  This event is a Lego Tower Building Challenge.

We are loving these Toys R Us events.  No need to sign up, you just show up between the times listed and participate- love it :)

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Our Shopping Trip~ 10/15/2016

Before Christopher's shift, we decided to check out a new grocery store that just opened up.  After dropping Chris off at work, I wandered over to Sam's, Dollar Tree and Walmart.  Then  made it home to pick up younger boys and hubby and off to Aldi's we went :)

Here are our grocery trip details:

Sam's Club
$2.41- Milk

Dollar Tree
$2.00- Parchment Paper
$1.00- Spray bottle
$3.18- Total

Bravo
$5.21- Chicken Legs
$0.99- Fabuloso Cleaner
$0.89- Toilet Paper
$1.79- Potatoes
$8.99- Total

Walmart
$2.88- Toasted Coconut
$2.76- Tortillas X2
$5.64
-0.55- Coconut cpn on bag :)
$5.09- Total

Aldi's
$3.98- Almond Milk X2
$3.96- Frozen veggies X4
$2.37- Eggs X3
$2.19- Creamer
$0.95- Bologna
$1.89- Cheddar block
$3.96- Grapes X2
$5.46- Yogurt X14
$3.49- Lunchmeat
$3.98- Strawberries X2
$3.28- Granny Smith Apples
$3.18- Bagels X2
$2.36- Black Beans
$1.79- Kiwi
$1.69- Popcorn
$2.98- Flour X2
$4.99- Trashbags
$2.89- Lemons
$1.29- Baby Wipes
$3.58- Jalapeno Chips X2
$0.89- Marshmallows
$8.91- Bananas X 20.26 lbs
$0.69- Oyster Crackers
$0.99- Crackers
$1.39- Crisp Rice cereal
$2.55- Bread X3
$76.13- Total

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

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/17/2016

How was your weekend?  We had a nice and more relaxed weekend.  We had a new grocery store open up close to Christopher's work, so I got up early and checked them out.  Then we headed out to Aldis for our 2 week grocery shopping.  On Sunday, we went to church and then headed over to Toy R Us for their Build & Play Event. 

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad with Tahini dressing with fruit and a hard boiled egg
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Italian Cheesy Shells with peas
Chicken in the Crock Pot, mashed potatoes with green beans
Chicken Soup
Fish, Mac & Cheese with corn
Bean Rice Salsa tortillas with peas
Spaghetti with garlic bread and peas
Leftovers

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Kiwi
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Banana Ice Cream

PB Banana Smoothie

Rice Krispy Treats

Friday, October 14, 2016

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/16/2016

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.

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR

Glade Automatic Spray kit, S&S starter, candle or Plug In refill- $7.49 and get $1.50 RR
$1/2 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS 

Lays or Dortios- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Black Forest or Trolli candy- $1.50 and get $1.50 RR

Halloween accessories- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Irish Spring body wash- $3.99
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 10/16 SS

Spend $10 on Listerine or J&J Dental and get 5000 points

Gillette, Secret, Old Spice deodorant or body spray- $8/2 and get $2 RR

Crest or Oral B ProHealth or 3D White toothbrushes 2pk, toothpaste 2pk or mouthwash- $6.99~ Buy 3 and get $6 RR

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste, floss or mouthwash- $2.99~ Buy 3 and get $3 RR

Colgate Total mouthwash, toothbrush 2pk or toothpaste 2pk- $5.99 and get $2 RR
$2 Colgate toothpaste twin pack cpn- 10/16 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/16 SS
$2 Colgate 360 twin or multipack toothbrush cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS 

Edge or Skintimate- $2.99
$1 Schick Hydro, Edge or Skintimate cpn- 10/16 SS

Schick disposable- $6.99
$3 Schick disposable cpn- 10/16 SS

CVS deals for the week of 10/16/2016


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:)  

Nestle, Mars chocolate fun size or Hershey snack size- $15/5 and get $5 ECB
$2/3 Mars fun size cpn- 10/09 RP
$2/3 Mars fun size treat bars cpn- 09/11 RP 
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size or assortment cpn- 10/16 SS 

Spend $12 on Loreal eye and get $4 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Loreal cosmetics cpn- 08/07 RP

Pantene- $8/2
Use $2/2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$4/2 Pantene cpn- 10/16 SS

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

Spend $15 on Hefty trash or storage and get $5 ECB
$1 Hefty tall kitchen bags cpn- 08/28 RP
$1 Hefty large black trash bags cpn- 08/28 RP 

Harvest, kisses or minis- $7/2
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size or assortment cpn- 10/16 SS 

Spend $14 on Physicians Formula and get $10 ECB

Spend $12 on NYX foundation, blush, concealer or powder and get $6 ECB- Limit 3

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

Spend $15 on Curel, Jergens or Natural Glow and get $5 ECB
$1.50 Curel cpn- 10/02 SS
$2 Jergens Wet Skin moisturizer cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Jergens Natural Glow cpn- 10/02 SS
$1.50 Jergens cpn- 10/02 SS 

Colgate Total rinse or Optic White rinse- $5.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 4
$0.50 Colgate mouthwash 236ml+ cpn- 10/16 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn 480ml+ cpn- 10/16 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS 

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $3 and get $1.50 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/16 SS

Schick disposable- $4.99
$3 Schick disposable cpn- 10/16 SS

Right Guard or Dry Idea- $6/2 and get $2 ECB
$1 Right Guard cpn- 10/02 RP
$1 Dry Idea cpn- 10/02 RP 

Spend $10 on Band Aid, Neosporin, CVS bandages, CVS ointment or Bengay and get $4 ECB

Hershey single- $0.99
Use $0.74 CVS Coupon Center cpn

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

Brookside pouches- $3.79 and get $2 ECB


Thursday, October 13, 2016

Toys R Us Lego Build & Play Event

Toys R Us is hosting a Lego Build & Play Event this Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 12-2pm.  This event is a Lego Creativity Challenge.
The Lego Creativity Challenge looks quite interesting.  You will have 2 minutes to get super creative and build with Legos and see what you come up with :)  Nathan is super excited about this Lego Event.

We are loving these Toys R Us events.  No need to sign up, you just show up between the times listed and participate- love it :)

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Our Shopping Trip~ 10/09/2016

Our Saturday was crazy busy and I had run out of energy.  Grocery shopping got postponed to Sunday.  I didn't need much so it was a super quick trip :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Sam's Club
$2.34- Milk

Walmart
$2.94- Kale Mix
$1.54- Lettuce
$2.22- Cheese
$0.98- Frozen Green Beans
$0.68- Cucumbers
$1.50- Tomatoes
$2.00- Chicken Bouillon
$2.00- French Bread
$2.60- Bananas
$16.46- Total

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

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/11/2016

How was your weekend?  Our weekend was super busy and fun :)  On Saturday, we started out by taking Chris to his old job to turn in his uniform and then take him to orientation for his new job.  We then went over to Staples to buy crayons and glue sticks with the $10 off of $10 purchase coupon they sent me in the mail.  Now it was time to head over to Lowes for the Build & Grow Event.  After Lowes, we headed over to Sears to use the $4 Shop Your Way Reward points they surprised me with and then made our way over to Once Upon A Child to get Nathan new swimming trunks, since the last pair don't quite fit anymore.  We then headed over to Toys R Us for the Lego Cars Event.  Back to pick up Chris from orientation and then home~ Whew what a day~ time for a nap :)  On Sunday, we went to church, then headed back over to Toys R Us for a Nerf event and then to the grocery store.  Even though it was a very busy weekend, we all had a blast :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad with Tahini dressing with fruit and a hard boiled egg
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Lasagna Pasta with peas
Chicken and rice with green beans
Chicken Soup
Chicken Fajitas with corn
Chocolate Chip pancakes with fruit
Spaghetti with garlic bread and peas
Leftovers

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Banana Ice Cream
Green Smoothie
PB Banana Smoothie
Plantain Chips
Peanut Butter Cookies

Friday, October 7, 2016

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/09/2016

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.

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Mentos Now Mints- $1.99 and get $1.99 RR
$0.50 Mentos Now cpn- 09/11 SS

Hershey bag, pouch, canister or candy- $7/2 and get 1000 points
$1.25/3 Hershey snack size cpn- 09/25 SS

Spend $5 on Halloween accessories or tableware and get 1000 points

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 10/09 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn-  09/11 SS

Colgate toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $3.50 and get $2 RR
$1 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health, Max White or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Colgate 360 or floss tip toothbrush cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/25 SS 

Crest or Oral B toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, picks or mouthwash- $3.49 - Buy 3 and get $6 RR

Loreal Advanced- $3.99
$2 Loreal Advanced cpn- 10/09 RP

Head & Shoulders- $10/2 and get $1 RR

Pantene- $12/3 and get $2 RR

Bic diposable- $5.99
$2 Bic disposable cpn- 10/09 SS

Gillette Fusion, Custom Plus 3 disposable, Venus or Mach 3- $7.99
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 10/09 RP
$3 Gillette men razor cpn- 10/09 RP
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 09/25 P&G
$3 Gillette razor cpn- 09/25 P&G

Glade candle, melts, Sense & Spray refills or Plug In refill- $6/2 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS
$2/3 Glade cpn- 09/25 SS 

Windex, Shout, Scrubbing Bubbles or Fantastik- $6.50/2 and get 1500 points

Sun laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Nice bags- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 6

Smile & Save paper plates or Nice foil- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 6

Kellogg cereal or Pop Tarts- $1.99
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/02 RP
$1/3 Kellogg Mini Wheats, Special K or Raisin Bran cpn- 09/11 SS 

Oxi Clean laundry- $3.99
$1 Oxi laundry cpn- 10/09 SS

CVS deals for the week of 10/09/2016


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:)  

Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, 7Up, A&W and Sunkist- $10/2
Use $2 CVS App cpn

Twizzlers Twists snack size or Hershey snack size- $9/3
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1.25/3 Twizzler Twists snack size cpn- 09/25 SS
$1.25/3 Hershey snack size cpn- 09/25 SS

Mars chocolate fun size- $9/3 and get $2 ECB
$2/3 Mars Halloween fun size cpn- 10/09 RP

Tide Simply Clean- $2.94
$1 Tide Simply cpn- 10/09 SS

Spend $15 on Cover Girl and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$3 Cover Girl Olay cpn- 09/25 P&G
$1 Cover Girl lip or nail cpn- 09/25 P&G 

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5  ECB- Limit 3
$1 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel cpn- 09/11 RP
$1 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Top Coat or Value pack cpn- 09/11 RP 

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

Brookside Pouches- $3.79 and get $2 ECB

Spend $15 on Raid or Off and get $5 ECB

Nivea lip- $5/2
$3/2 Nivea lip cpn- 10/09 SS

Nivea lotion- $6
$2 Nivea lotion cpn- 10/09 SS

Nivea body wash- $9/2
$3/2 Nivea body wash cpn- 10/09 SS

Clairol Nice & Easy, Root Touch Up or Natural Instincts- $6.99
$3 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/09 RP

Spend $15 on Tresemme, Dove or Suave hair care and get $5 ECB
$1 Tresemme styler cpn- 09/25 RP
$1 Dove Men Care hair cpn- 09/25 RP
$2/2 Dove hair cpn- 09/25 RP
$1 Suave Men hair cpn- 09/25 RP

Colgate rinse- $5.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate rinse cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 09/25 SS 

Xtra detergent- $1.49

Dawn- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn cpn- 09/25 P&G

Spend $10 on Colgate toothpaste or mouthwash and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 10/02 SS
$1 Colgate rinse cpn- 10/0 2SS 
$1 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 09/25 SS 

Cheerios, Sun Maid prunes, raisins, Kellogg Pop Tarts, Rice Krispy treats or Princess fruit snacks- $1.99
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 09/25 SS
$0.75/2 Cheerios cpn- 09/18 SS
$0.50 Cheerios cpn- 09/11 SS
$0.75 General Mills cereal cpn- 09/11 SS 

Loreal Advanced- $8/2
$2 Loreal Advanced cpn- 10/09 RP

Spend $15 on Loreal cosmetics and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$1 Loreal cosmetic cpn- 08/07 RP

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Lowes Build & Grow Event~ 10/08/2016

Lowe's will be hosting a Build & Grow Clinic on October 8th at 10 am.

If you are looking for a great free activity that you can do with your kids- you should check out the Lowe's Build & Grow Clinics.  Little Michael and Nathan love them. They love being able to do hands on projects with our help.
To sign up for this Build & Grow Clinic, simply go to the Lowe's Build & Grow Clinic website and register all your information. Then when you visit the website to sign up for an upcoming clinic, all you have to do is sign in and check which kids you are signing up. Don't forget to print and sign the waiver. And you and your child(ren) are ready for a really cool FREE hands on project.

Once you and your child(ren) complete the project they will receive a neat patch to put on their Lowe's Build & Grow apron. If this is your first clinic, your child(ren) will receive a free Lowe's Build & Grow apron and goggles:) The more clinics you do, the more patches you get to put on your kids apron and they can show them off with pride:)

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Toys R Us Lego Build & Play Event

Toys R Us is hosting a Lego Build & Play Event this Saturday, October 08, 2016 from 12-2pm.  This event is a Lego Race Car & Race Ramp Experience.
We have only attended the Make & Take Events so not quite sure how this one is going to be but the boys are anxious to find out.  They love Legos :)

It looks like a whole month of Lego events :)  YAY  :)

We are loving these Toys R Us events.  No need to sign up, you just show up between the times listed and participate- love it :)

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

October 2016 Monthly Grocery Budget

Here is where I will keep a list of our spending for the month of October.  I'm not even sure how much to budget for this month.  I am going to take out $400 and see how it goes.  We went over last month by $67 but we knew we were going to have to increase the budget due to having family coming in.  Let's see how we do this month :)

10/02/2016
$2.28- Winn Dixie
$3.45- Walmart
$9.00- Save A Lot
$66.42- Aldi

10/09/2016
$2.34- Sam's Club
$16.46- Walmart

10/15/2016
$2.41- Sam's Club
$3.18- Dollar Tree
$8.99- Bravo
$5.09- Walmart
$76.13- Aldi

10/25/2016
$3.98- Walmart
$5.17- Sam's Club
$7.95- Publix

$212.85- Running Total

$187.15- Left to Spend

Yay!!  We did great this month with our grocery budget.  We are going to take what is left over from this month and add $12.85 to it and use that as our November grocery budget :)  Can't wait to see how we do :)

Our Shopping Day~ 10/02/2016

We packed the boys in the van and went out on our grocery shopping adventure :)  I had pulled everything out of the pantry and freezer and made our menu plan from that :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Winn Dixie
$4.00- Gain detergent
-2.00 Winn Dixie coupon
$2.28- Total

Walmart
$2.07- Milk
$1.38- WW Penne
$3.45- Total

Save A Lot
$9.00- Pork Picnic

Aldi
$1.70- Frozen Mixed Veggies X2
$1.79- Spinach
$3.49- Lunchmeat
$1.18- Butter
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.69- Cheese Slices
$3.96- Blueberries X4
$3.98- Strawberries X2
$10.31- Ground Beef
$3.18- Grapes X2
$0.99- Carrots
$1.39- Lettuce
$2.39- Oats
$1.99- Canola Oil
$1.98- Green Peppers X2
$1.00- Pomegranates X4
$1.69- Gala Apples
$2.89- Lemons
$4.53- Bananas
$2.99- Peanut Butter
$4.77- Bagels X3
$1.79- Chocolate Chips
$1.19- Tortilla Chips
$3.58- Jalapeno Chips X2
$66.42- Total

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

Monday, October 3, 2016

Menu Plan for the week of 10/03/2016

How was your weekend?  We had an amazing weekend.  We had family come in for a visit.  We had so much fun going to the beach, children's museum, zoo, library and the playground :)  Now things have to go back to normal around here :(

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit

Lunch
Salad with Tahini dressing with fruit and a hard boiled egg
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Cheeseburger Macaroni with peas
Chicken and rice with green beans
Chicken Soup
Chicken Fajitas with corn
Pancakes with fruit
Spaghetti with garlic bread and peas
Leftovers

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Blueberries
Strawberries
Carrots
Roasted Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Banana Ice Cream
Green Smoothie
PB Banana Smoothie
Plantain Chips
Peanut Butter Cookies