Walgreens deals for the week of 11/02/2014

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

Pantene- $12/3 and get 3000 points
Buy Pantene shampoo and get conditioner or styler FREE cpn- 10/26 P&G

All detergent- $3.49
$1 All cpn- 11/02 RP

Gold Emblem flour or Domino Sugar- $1.79 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.40 Domino granulated sugar cpn- 11/02 RP
$0.40 Domino granulated sugar cpn- 09/07 RP 

Skippy PB- $5/2 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Skippy PB cpn- 11/02 SS

Libby Pumpkin- $1.29 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.75/2 Libby Pumpkin cpn- 11/02 SS
$0.50/2 Libby Pumpkin cpn- 09/14 RP 

Bordon Sweet Condense milk or Nestle toll house morsels- $4/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4
$1/2 Nestle toll house morsels cpn- 09/28 SS

Carnation evap milk or Nice marshmallows- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.55/2 Carnation evaporated milk cpn- 11/02 SS
$0.35 Carnation evaporated milk cpn- 09/14 RP

Morton salt or baking soda- $0.59 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Jello or Pudding- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Hershey or Cadbury Holiday candy- $5/52 and get 1000 points

Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, Shout or Color Catcher- $6.50/2 and get 1000 points

Glade candle, Plug In oil refill, wax melts or spray- $6/2 and get $2 RR
$1/2 Glade winter collection cpn- 11/02 SS
$0.55 Glade candle or wax melts cpn- 11/02 SS
$1 Glade Automatic spray refill or Plug In refill 2pk cpn- 11/02 SS 

Wisk or Sun detergent- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1 Wisk cpn- 10/05 RP

Sunny Smile paper plates- $0.99

Ajax- $0.89

Mead envelopes- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Wet & Wild- $0.69

Spend $15 on Garnier skin care and get 3000 points
$1 Garnier skin care cpn- 11/02 RP

Tresemme- $3.99 and get 1000 points
$2 Tresemme cpn- 11/02 RP

Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen- $12.99 and get $5 RR
$5 Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen cpn- 10/12 SS

Gillette Fusion ProGlide power razor- $10.99 and get $2 RR
$3 Gillette male razor cpn- 10/26 P&G

Gillette Venus razor- $9.99 and get $1 RR
$3 Gillette Venus cpn- 10/26 P&G

Bic disposable- $5.99 and get 3000 points when you buy 2
$2 Bic disposable cpn- 10/19 SS

No Doz- $8 and get 3000 points
$3 No Doz cpn- 11/02 SS

Carmex- $4/4 and get 1000 points
$0.30 Carmex cpn- 10/19 SS

Zantac- $9
$5 Mail in rebate- zantacoffers.com
$4 Zantac cpn- 11/02 SS
$4 Zantac cpn- 09/07 SS 

Puffs or Nice tisses- $0.99
$0.25 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/26 P&G
$0.25 Puffs, Bounty or Charmin cpn- 10/12 RP 

CVS deals for the week of 11/02/2014

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:)

Cheerios- $1.88
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 10/26 SS
$0.50 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 09/28 SS

Tresemme- $4- Limit 6
$2 Tresemme cpn- 11/02 RP

Tide Simply Clean & Fresh- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- Limit 6

Gain, Just the Basics or Ajax dish liquid- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- Limit 6

Gold Emblem peanuts, mixed nuts, cashews halves, macadamia nuts or almonds- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- Limit 6

Progresso- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- Limit 10
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 11/02 SS
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 10/19 SS 

Hershey Holiday kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on the following and get $4 ECB:
Cafe Bustelo or Folgers coffee- $7/2
Folgers K-Cups- $5.99
Folgers Instant or decaf- $4
Jif PB or Smuckers- $4/2

Spend $15 on Duracell and get $5 ECB
$0.50  Duracell cpn- 10/26 P&G

Spend $15 on Pledge, Windex Touch Up, Scrubbing Bubbles, gel discs or Glade and get $5 ECB
$1/2 Glade winter collection cpn- 11/02 SS
$0.50 Glade candle or wax melts cpn- 11/02 SS
$2 Glade Automatic spray starter cpn- 11/02 SS
$1 Glade Automatic spray refill or Plug In oil 2pk refill cpn- 11/02 SS 

Brita classic pitcher or 3pk filters- $17.99 and get $5 ECB

Spend $10 on Revlon and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush or concealer and get $4 ECB
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 10/26 P&G

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $6 ECB

Spend $12 on Loreal cosmetics and get $4 ECB
$1 Loreal eye shadow or liner cpn- 10/26 RP
$1 Loreal eye cpn- 10/26 RP 

Spend $10 on Essence of Beauty Naturally Indulgent body care, fragrance, bath accessories, CVS personal cleansing, hand or body lotions, Nuance Salma Hayek facial care, personal cleansing, hair care or cosmetics or CVS PreVentin AT day, night or advance wrinkle and get $3 ECB

Frucits- $2.99
$1 Garnier Fructis cpn- 11/02 RP

Spend $20 on Nexxus and get $10 ECB

Listerine Cool Mint, Fresh Burst, Original or Pocketpaks- $7/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $12 on CVS Oral Care and get $4 ECB

Buy Oral B toothbrush 2 or 4 pack or Crest Sensi strips and get $4 ECB
$3 Crest Sensi strips cpn- 10/26 P&G

U by Kotex- $3.99 and get $2 ECB
$1/2 U by Kotex Security cpn- 10/12 SS
$0.25 U by Kotex cpn- 10/12 SS 

Zantac 150 or 75- $8.99
$8.99 rebate on CVS.com/rebate
$4 Zantac cpn- 11/02 SS
$4 Zantac cpn- 09/07 SS 

Kleenex- $4/3
Use $1 CVS Coupon Center cpn

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

Spend $10 on Colgate Total, Total rinse, ProHealth or floss tip toothbrush and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/26 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/26 SS 

Adventures in Container Gardening

I cannot believe that my last garden update was in September- oh my :(

For those wondering how my tiny backyard container garden is going, here you go:

What is left of my container garden

I found a tomato growing- yay :)  This plant was looking so sad for a long time :(

Green Pepper- mmmmm

Green Bean plant

Cherry Tomatoes

Baby Cherry Tomatoes

Those that have been following my blog for a while will notice I am down a few containers.  Some simply didn't make it.  I was so excited for my lemon cucumber plant.  I have never seen or tasted a lemon cucumber.  Unfortunately, the plant doesn't look like it did a few months ago :(

I think I have figured out the perfect spot for my full sun containers to go.  The tomatoes and green peppers seem to be liking the new sunny spot a lot better.  I was super excited to see so many cherry tomato babies growing.  I didn't take a picture but I found several green pepper babies as well- yay :)

If my green bean plant is supposed to look like that, then my brown gardening thumb maybe slightly turning green.  I will be one happy camper if we actually grow green beans :)  I have never planted green beans before so this is all new to me.  Speaking of new, I have been researching how to grow potatoes :)

We will see :)

Our Shopping Day~ 10/26/2014

Can you believe it??  October will be over soon- nooooo :(  This month is flying by way to fast.  This year seems to be flying by.  My boys are in Christmas countdown mode and it is not even Halloween yet.  I am not ready for Christmas yet.

There was a blessing for not having the internet for part of last week.  It gave us a chance to get away from the tv and electronics for a few days.  We rely way to heavily on technology and it is nice to get away for a while and just to hang out.

This week, our shopping trip was light with only 5 stores to go to :)

Here is our shopping trip details for this week:

CVS
$4.79- Crest Sensi Care rinse
$4.79- Crest Sensi Repair toothpaste
$9.58
-1.25 Crest Sensi toothpaste printable cpn
-1.00 Crest Sensi rinse printable cpn
-4.00 ECB
-3.00 ECB
$0.91- Total with tax and got $4 ECB back :)

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Gallon Zip Bag
$1.00- Frozen Blueberries
$2.06- Total with tax

Publix
$3.69- Butter
$2.49- Spinach
$1.49- Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta
$0.00- Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta
$1.49- Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta
$0.00- Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta
$9.16
-1/2 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta printable cpn
-1/2 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta printable cpn
$7.16- Total

Walmart
$1.09- Bananas
$2.40- Lunchmeat
$2.18- Creamer
$1.98- Ginger
$3.88- Cat Food
$11.76- Total with tax

BJ's
$3.49- Baking Powder
$11.67- (3) Gallons skim milk
$4.99- Eggs
$2.78- Lettuce
$22.93- 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?? Did we stay with in our grocery budget or did we bust?? 

Menu Plan for the week of 10/27/2014

How was your weekend?  Our weekend was wonderful and busy.

Many of you may have noticed my absence late last week.  We were told by our internet company that their network was down and that they would have it fixed soon.  Unfortunately, it took them several days to fix the issues they were having :(  But I am happy that we are back up and keep your fingers crossed for no more internet issues :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Baked Oatmeal with apples X2
Blueberry Muffins X2
Pancakes X2
Scrambled egg with toast and fruit
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with homemade bread, grapes and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Leftover Chili
Cheesy Chicken with broccoli
Spaghetti with garlic bread and peas
Chicken Cacciatore with green beans
Korean Pork Tacos with tortillas and corn
Ravioli with garlic bread and green beans
Chicken Pot Pie 

Snacks and desserts
Grapes
Apples
Carrots
Cookies- not sure what kind we are going to make
Popcorn
Raisins

Our Family Fun Saturday

Somehow, I woke up before the boys did.  I am not sure how that happened.  I usually get woken up by a certain 10 year old or 5 year old :)

I could smell the coffee brewing so I knew it had to be 7am or after.  I decided to get up and start the day.  By the time everyone woke up, I was in the middle of making a double batch of pancakes, dark chocolate granola and applesauce muffins.  It has been so nice to not have to make breakfast for everyone every morning this week.  I think I may have to do some weekend baking more often.

I knew that Saturday evening was Respite Night so we decided to pack a lunch and head back out to Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium for the afternoon.  As always we had a great time at Calusa Nature Center and even had time for a really interesting Planetarium show before heading home.  The animal show guy was great.  I was not sure if his shows were the same every time.  I asked him and he said that his shows were not the same, which is great for members like us.

Here are some pictures of the animal show and of Calusa Nature Center:

The only butterfly in the aviary so far

Michael taking to the fox, he is so sweet

Lunch Time~ you could smell the strawberries as he was munching down.  It smelled so good, it made me hungry :)

Someone trying to escape :(

Huge Iguana

We were told that they are in love :)

Duncan the Animal Guy

Really cute racoon peeked out as we came by

The younger boys love learning about manatees every time we visit

Nile Monitor

We always have a great time at Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium. 

After church on Sunday, we visited our church's Pumpkin Patch.  Michael picked out a nice big pumpkin.  Nathan had already gotten and carved a pumpkin at Respite Night.  I accidentally forgot my camera- opps, so no pictures of the pumpkin patch.  I will try to remember and take a few this Sunday :)

As you can see, we had a great and fun filled weekend.  Next week and weekend are going to be filled with so much fun and excitement.

I can't wait to tell you about our next Family Fun Adventures :)

Our Shopping Day~ 10/19/2014

My list looked short on my paper :)  We still had to go to 6 stores and the Farmer's Market, which I don't mind.  I love shopping, my hubby not so much.  He is thankful when I take one of the older boys with me and he can stay home with the younger ones.

Here are our shopping trip details for this week:

Winn Dixie
$3.31- Grapes
$2.76- (4) cans tuna fish
$6.07- Total

Dollar Tree
$7.00- (7) pkgs frozen peaches
$1.00- Basil
$8.00- Total

Save A Lot
$1.99- Red Apples
$1.99- Green Apples
$3.96- Avocados
$1.98- Bread
$1.98- Crackers
$11.90- Total

BJ's
$11.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$1.39- Lettuce
$13.06- Total

Walmart
$2.40- Lunchmeat
$1.36- Coconut
$1.38- Brown Rice
$2.78- Flaxseed
$2.42- Cocoa Powder
$1.82- Corn Meal
$1.41- Bananas
$13.57- Total

Publix
$2.99- Coles Bread
$0.00- Coles Bread
$2.99- Coles Bread
$0.00- Coles Bread
$3.83- Celentano Ravioli
$0.00- Celentano Ravioli
$3.83- Celentano Ravioli
$0.00- Celentano Ravioli
$2.49- Spinach
$2.50- Nestle Ready to Bake Cookies
$2.50- Nestle Ready to Bake Cookies
$2.87- Classico Spaghetti sauce
$0.00- Classico Spaghetti sauce
$2.87- Classico Spaghetti Sauce
$0.00- Classico Spaghetti sauce
$26.87
-1/2 Coles Bread Publix cpn
-1/2 Coles Bread Publix cpn
-1 Celentano Ravioli Publix cpn
-1 Celentano Raviolo Publix cpn
-0.55 Nestle Ready to Bake cookies Target cpn
-0.55 Nestle Ready to Bake cookies Target cpn
-2/2 Classico Target cpn
-2/2 Classico Target cpn
$17.77- Total

Farmer Market
$25- Starfruit, Cucumbers, Green Beans, Red Peppers, Green Peppers, Cantaloupe, Spaghetti squash, Mango, Eggs, Cherry Tomatoes, Mushrooms and Bean Sprouts

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.

Menu Plan for the week of 10/20/2014

We hope everyone had a great weekend.  We had a great weekend that included baking, Respite Night, a trip to the Pumpkin Patch and a field trip, which I will tell you all about later this week :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Pancakes X2
Applesauce Muffins X2
Dark Chocolate Granola X2
Eggs with PB toast and fruit
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with homemade bread, grapes and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Korean Pork Tacos served on tortillas and green beans
Salsa Chicken served over brown rice and mixed veggies
Spaghetti with peas and garlic bread
BBQ Chicken served on buns with green beans
Thai Peanut Pork served over brown rice with green beans
Crockpot Lasagna with peas and rolls
Cheesy Chicken with broccoli 

Snacks
Grapes
Cantaloupe
Raisins
Carrots
Celery
Popcorn
Granola bars
Cookies

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/19/2014

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

Sunny Smile paper towels or bathroom tissue- $9/2 and get 1000 points

Halloween stick pens- $1/4 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Extra, Wrigley gum or Altoids- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.50 Altoids tin cpn- 09/14 RP

Barilla Pasta or Bumble Bee Chunk White tuna- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
0.55/2 Barilla Blue box cpn- 09/07 SS

Butterball Chicken broth or Armour Vienna Sausage- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Progresso- $2.50/2
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 10/19 SS
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 09/07 SS 

Revlon nail polish- $4.99 and get $3 RR

Suave- $0.89

Oral B Ultra Soft toothbrush, Crest Sensi toothpaste or mouthwash- $10/3 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Oral B Pulsar, 3D White, ProHealth, Complete, Sensi or 2 Indicator or Cavity Defense toothbrush cpn- 09/28 P&G
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest rinse cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest Sensi toothpaste cpn- 09/14 RP 

Colgate toothpaste, toothbrush or mouthwash- $3.99 and get $2 RR
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 09/28 SS
$1 Colgate 360 or Slim Soft manual toothbrush cpn- 09/28 SS 

Listerine- $6.99 and get 1000 points
$2 Listerine Healthy White rinse cpn- 09/07 RP
$1 Listerine floss cpn- 09/07 RP
$1 Listerine mouthwash or Smart Rinse cpn- 09/07 RP 

Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen- $13.99 and get $3 RR
$5 Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen cpn- 10/12 SS

MG217 Multisymptom coal tar gel- $6 and get $6 RR

Vanquish or Joint Flex- $8.99 and get 5000 points
$3 Vanquish cpn- 10/19 SS
$3 Joint Flex cpn- 10/19 SS 

Pine Sol, Formula 409, Tilex Fresh, Clorox wipes, bath or Clean Up- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Sparkle 3 roll paper towels- $5/2 and get 1000 points

Kleenex- $7/2 and get 1000 points
$0.50 Kleenex Bundle cpn- 09/14 SS

All detergent- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1 All cpn- 09/28 RP

Arm & Hammer detergent- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$2/2 Arm & Hammer detergent cpn- 09/14 SS

General Mills cereal- $1.99
$0.50 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 09/28 SS
$1/2 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 09/21 SS 

Dawn- $0.99

Puffs or Nice tissues- $0.99
$0.25/3 Puffs cpn- 09/28 P&G

CVS deals for the week of 10/19/2014

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:)

Twizzler Twists, Hershey snack size, Nestle or Mars Chocolate fun size- $15/5 and get $5 ECB
$1.50/3 Twizzler or Jolly Rancher fun size cpn- 10/19 SS
$1.50/3 Reese's, Hershey snack size, Kit Kat, York, Almond Joy, Mounds, Milk Duds or Whoppers cpn- 10/19 SS
$1/2 Nestle Halloween fun size cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50/3 Mars fun size cpn- 10/05 RP
$1.50/3 Mars fun size cpn- 09/14 RP 

Fructis- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Fructis cpn- 10/05 RP

Tide or Gain- $11.94 and get $3 ECB
$2 Tide cpn- 09/28 P&G
$0.50 Gain cpn- 10/12 RP
$1/2 Gain cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50/2 Gain cpn- 09/14 RP 

Progresso- $3/2 and get $1 ECB
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 10/19 SS
$0.50/2 Progresso cpn- 09/07 SS 

Palmolive- $0.89 - Limit 10

Bumble Bee white tuna or Snow's Clams- $0.88- Limit 10

Cheez It, Keebler Club or Nabisco cracker or cookies- $1.19
Use $0.20 CVS Coupon Center cpn

M&M's- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Mars bagged candy cpn- 08/24 RP
$1/2 M&M cpn- 08/24 RP 

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula cosmetics and get $7 ECB

Buy 2 Loreal eye and get $5 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS cotton, eye makeup/ nail polish remover, Beauty 360 cosmetic brushes, Essence of Beauty cosmetic accessories or Spoiled nail color and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Almay and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS Personal Cleansing and get $4 ECB

VO5- $1.50/2
$0.50/2 VO5 cpn- 10/19 SS

Spend $12 on CVS hair care, deodorant and get shaving and get $4 ECB

Bic disposable- $6.99 and get $2 ECB
$2 Bic disposable cpn- 10/19 SS

Colgate MaxClean, Fresh or White toothpaste- $6/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Colgate mouthwash- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn-09/28 SS

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

CVS Easy Fiber- $9.99 and get $9.99 ECB

Durex lubricants- $9.99 and get $5 ECB
$5 Durex cpn- 10/19 SS

Xtra- $1.49

Spend $15 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush, concealer or eye and get $5 ECB
$2.50 Cover Girl Lash Blast mascara cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50 Cover Girl face cpn- 09/28 P&G
$2.50 Cover Girl + Olay cpn- 09/28 P&G

Total Home tissues- $0.88

Spend $10 on Rembrandt toothpaste, Listerine or floss and get $5 ECB
$2 Listerine Healthy White rinse cpn- 09/07 RP
$1 Listerine floss cpn- 09/07 RP
$1 Listerine mouthwash or Smart Rinse cpn- 09/07 RP 

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

Hershey kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Our Store Experiment Challenge~ September

I was super impressed with Lauren from Iamthatlady.com and her ability to design a meal plan for her family of 6 for under $150.  And she did it all shopping at Aldi's.

Since, we do not have an Aldi's near us, I wanted to see what I could do with the same meal plan and the stores I have available to us for our family of 6.

Here is how we did:

$1.98- 2 Avocados
$0.99- BBQ sauce
$0.88- Carrots
$3.96- 2 Salsa
$1.98- Celery
$8.64- Cheddar Cheese
$0.00- Beef Broth- had in pantry
$1.08- Bread Crumbs
$1.98- Couscous
$5.96- Black Beans
$1.00- Kidney Beans
$1.98- 2 dozen eggs
$1.72- Feta Cheese
$4.18- 2 packages Kielbasa
$3.56- Flour Tortillas
$2.38- Spinach
$2.94- Broccoli
$1.96- Frozen Corn
$0.88- Garlic
$4.00- 6 huge Green Peppers
$8.94- Ground Turkey
$3.98- 2 Hamburger Buns
$6.98- Crushed Tomatoes
$1.38- Brown Rice
$0.00- Italian Dressing- had in pantry
$0.00- Corn Bread- had in pantry
$19.99- BLSL Chicken
$2.00- Different Colored Peppers
$0.00- Onions- didn't buy because we don't use onions often
$2.98- Parm Cheese
$2.00- Potatoes
$1.28- Egg Noodles
$2.00- 2 Farfalle
$2.00- 2 Macaroni noodles
$6.99- Tilapia
$2.94- Green Beans
$2.00- 2 Spaghetti
$0.98- Tortilla Chips
$0.00- White Rice- didn't use- we used brown rice
$11.92- 2 Whole Chickens
$1.78- Mushrooms
$2.00- Corn On Cob
$1.44- Mozz Cheese
$133.25 :)

With some pretty awesome sales and using a few items from our pantry, we did a pretty great job of keeping it under $150- yay :)  I am so impressed.

To see Lauren's price break down and the recipes she used for her meal plan, visit her website.  If you have an Aldi's near by, Lauren also offers a printable pack for under $2.  That gives you detailed recipes, menu planner and a shopping list :)  My family loved all the recipes in this menu plan :)

Purex Crystals Aromatherapy Review & Giveaway

I love Purex and when asked if I would be interested in testing out a new Purex product, I jumped at the chance :)

Introducing new Purex Crystals Aromatherapy

I am in love with this great smelling product.  I was sent Well Being to test out.  At first sniff, I knew this would be a great scent for me.  It is so calming and relaxing.  And since we line dry our clothes in the house, it fills my house with a nice airy scent.  Plus it is safe for all washers including HE :)

There are 3 scents to chose from:
Well Being brightens any mood with the happy fragrance of fresh blossoms

Energy helps you tackle any day with the stimulating power of citrus

Serenity keeps you calm all day long with the gentle scent of water-lilies

 

Using Purex Crystals is super easy.  It comes with a built in measuring cap.  Just measure out how much you want to use and put it in your washer before filling it.  Put in as much as you want~ more for a more intense scent and less for a nice light scent.

I also love that it is pink :)

Want to see if Purex Crystals Aromatherapy is a right fit for your family?  Purex was so sweet to send me 3 coupons for my wonderful readers to try out.

To enter to receive 1 coupon, simply comment below and you will be entered- super easy :)  This coupon giveaway will end on October 31st at 11:59 pm.  Winners will be chosen and emailed (if email address is left in comments) on November 3rd.

**The Purex brand provided me with a sample of Purex Crystals Aromatherapy in exchange for a product review.  However, all opinions expressed here are my very own**

Our Shopping Day~ 10/12/2014

Our first Sunday back at church was nice :)  Then it was back to the house for lunch and off to the store we went.  It was a nice shopping trip for Kevin and I :)  Getting back to normal :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Dollar Tree
$2.00- (2) frozen peaches

Save A Lot
$3.99- Apples
$0.99- Bread
$4.98- Total

Winn Dixie
$11.32- Boston Butt

BJ's
$11.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$2.99- Wheat Bread
$1.29- Lettuce
$1.59- Bananas
$17.54
-2.99- Free Bread BJ's mailed cpn
-1.59- Free Bananas BJ's mailed cpn
$12.96- Total

Publix
$2.49- Spinach
$5.00- (3) Coffee Mate Creamer
$3.99- Mama Francesca Parm
$0.00- Mama Francesca Parm
$2.59- Welch's Grape Jam
$0.00- Welch's Grape Jam
$1.49- Barilla Pasta
$0.00- Barilla Pasta
$1.49- Barilla Pasta
$0.00- Barilla Pasta
$7.99- Scoop Away cat litter
$7.99- Scoop Away cat litter
$33.03
-1.50 Scoop Away Litter Target cpn
-1.50 Scoop Away Litter Target cpn
-1/3 Coffee Mate Target cpn
-1/2 Coffee Mate printable cpn
-1.00 Mama Francesca printable cpn
-1.00 Mama Francesca printable cpn
$26.81- Total

Walmart
$2.40- Lunchmeat
$1.24- BBQ sauce
$1.88- Soy sauce
$1.74- Sugar
$4.68- Powdered PB
$7.11- (3) Garlic Bread
$3.98- Plain Greek Yogurt
$2.18- Coffee Creamer
$1.00- Cottage Cheese
$1.00- Bacon Bits
$27.21- Total

Farmer Market
$7.00- Mushroom, Green Peppers and Cucumbers

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.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/13/2014

How was your weekend?  We had a fantastic weekend :)  I will fill everyone in on our weekend fun later this week.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Oatmeal with raisins and honey X2
Pancakes X2
Dark Chocolate Granola X2
Chocolate Peanut Butter Donuts- the boys cannot wait for me to make this :)
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week


Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with homemade bread, grapes and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Korean Pork Tacos served on tortillas with green beans
Crockpot Lasagna with peas
Spaghetti with corn and garlic bread
Cheesy Chicken with broccoli
Chili
Dinner at Respite Night :)
Chicken Pot Pie

Snacks
Bananas
Carrots
Celery
Grapes
Apples
Popcorn
Granola bars

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/12/2014

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

Post or Quaker cereal- $1.99

Glade candle or wax melts- $6/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Glade fall collection cpn- 09/21 SS
$2/3 Glade fall collection cpn- 09/21 SS 

Mead envelopes or 2 pack Sharpie- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice Bleach- $0.99

Nice Foil- $0.99

Pledge spray, wipes, Windex Touch Up, Scrubbing Bubbles Foamer, toilet gels or Fresh Brush refills- $7/2 and get 1000 points
$1.50/2 Windex AND Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge or Shout cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.50 Pledge furniture cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Pledge AND Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.50 Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Shout AND Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Scrubbing Bubbles AND Windex cpn- 09/14 SS 

Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom, Shout or Windex- $6/2 and get $1 RR
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles All Purpose with Fantastik cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.50 Shout cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Windex AND Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge or Shout cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.50 Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Shout AND Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
$1.50/2 Scrubbing Bubbles AND Windex cpn- 09/14 SS
 
Palmolive- $0.99

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Ziploc containers cpn- 10/12 SS
$1/2 Ziploc bags cpn- 09/21 SS 

Powerade- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Lindsay Olives- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Chicken of the Sea sardines or tuna- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Campbells cream or condensed soup- $0.99
$0.40/3 Campbells Condensed cpn- 10/12 SS
$0.40/4 Campbells Condensed chicken noodle, tomato or cream mushroom cpn- 10/12 SS 
$0.40/3 Campbells Condensed cpn- 09/07 SS
$0.40/4 Campbells Condensed chicken noodle, tomato or cream mushroom cpn- 09/07 SS 
 
Ice Breakers, Trident White, Eclipse, Orbit, Dentyne Ice or Trident or Dentyne Ice pouches- $5/2 and get 1000 points
$1 Trident bottle or bag or 2 single packs cpn- 10/12 SS

Aleve- $5.99 and get 2000 points when you buy 2
$2 Aleve cpn- 10/12 RP

Bayer- $1.99
$1 Bayer cpn- 10/12 RP
$1 Bayer cpn- 09/14 RP 

Bayer Contour Next Blood Glucose monitor- $9.99 and get 5000 points

Always- $11/2 and get 1000 points
$2/2 Always pad AND liner cpn- 09/28 P&G

Listerine, floss or Pocketpaks- $2.99 and get 1000 points
$1 Listerine floss cpn- 09/07 RP 

Oral B CrossAction toothbrush, Crest ProHealth toothpaste or mouthwash- $9/3 and get $3 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest rinse cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Colgate toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $3.49 and get $1 RR
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/28 SS
$1 Colgate 360 or Slim Soft toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Softsoap- $1.99 and get $1 RR

Mitchum- $2.99 and get 1000 points when you buy 2
$1 Mitchum cpn- 10/12 SS 

Infusium 23- $3.99
$2 Infusium cpn- 10/12 SS

Clairol Nice & Easy- $6.99 and get $1 RR
$3 Clairol box color cpn- 10/12 SS
$2 Clairol color cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Trident or Dentyne- $1.50/2
$1 Trident bottle or bag or 2 single packs cpn- 10/12 SS 

Wisk or Sun detergent- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1 Wisk cpn- 10/05 RP

CVS deals for the week of 10/12/2014

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 or Mars Chocolate fun size, Twizzler Twists or Hershey fun size- $5/2 and get $1 ECB
$1/2 Nestle Halloween fun size cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50/3 Mars Fun size cpn- 10/05 RP
$1.50/3 Mars fun size cpn- 09/14 RP 

Kellogg Special K cereal or bar- $1.99- Limit 6
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 10/05 RP
$1.50/2 Kellogg Special K bar or water mix cpn- 09/14 RP
$1/3 Kellogg Special K cereal cpn- 09/14 RP 

Oreo or Lorne Doone- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Trident 50 ct- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Trident bottle, bag or 2 single packs cpn- 10/12 SS

Dawn- $0.99

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $3.99
$3/2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/12 RP
$2 Tide Pods cpn- 10/12 RP
$1 Tide Pods cpn- 09/14 RP
$2.50/2 Tide Pods cpn- 09/14 RP
$3/2 Gain Flings or Fireworks cpn- 10/12 RP
$2 Gain Flings or Fireworks cpn- 10/12 RP
$1 Gain Flings or Fireworks cpn- 09/14 RP
$2.50/2 Gain Flings or Fireworks cpn- 09/14 RP

Spend $10 on Total Home food or trash bags and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on Sally Hansen cosmetics and get $5 ECB
$2 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, Top Coat or Value Pack cpn- 10/05 RP

Spend $15 on CoverGirl cosmetics and get $5 ECB
$5/3 CoverGirl cpn- 10/12 RP
$3/2 CoverGirl cpn- 10/12 RP
$2.50 CoverGirl Lash Blast mascara cpn- 10/12 RP
$1.50 CoverGirl face cpn- 09/28 P&G
$2.50 CoverGirl + Olay cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Axe shower gel- $9/2 and get $2 ECB

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

Spend $10 on Colgate Enamel health toothbrush, toothpaste, Total paste, Total rinse, ProRelief or floss tip toothbrush and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$2 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 09/28 SS

Crest Sensitive toothpaste, toothbrush, rinse or Glide Sensitive floss- $4.79 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest rinse cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest Sensi toothpaste cpn- 09/14 RP
$0.50 Oral B Glide floss or picks cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Spend $15 on Lil Critters or Vita Fusion gummy vitamins and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Maybelline eye, face or baby wipes and get $5 ECB
$1 Maybelline mascara cpn- 10/05 RP

Buy 2 Loreal cosmetics and get $5 ECB

Lancaster pouches- $3.99
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1 Lancaster soft cremes cpn- 09/14 SS

Our Family Adventure

I know some of you are dying to find out the secret location Kevin and I flew to :)

A few months ago, my dad called and told me that he had found the one he wanted to share the rest of his life with and wanted to know my feelings about asking Lynn, his girlfriend, to marry him.  While I was deeply touched by the gesture, my dad is his own person and will do what he wants to do no matter what anyone thinks.  Luckily, I love Lynn.  So no problems here.  All I want is for my dad to be happy.

When my mom passed away, I literally watched my father fall apart.  He was loosing way too much weight too fast.  I took him to multiple doctor appointments and no one could find anything wrong with him other than dealing with grief.  It is such a horrible sight to see your parent withering away, while there is nothing you can do about it.

God must have heard our prayers.  Lynn walked into my dad's life and helped him with the grief.  She picked up the pieces of his shattered life and put them back together.  I am forever grateful to Lynn for saving my dad's life.  Who knows where my dad would be if it were not for Lynn.  They complete each other and the love they share literally beams off of them :)

Any who, I got sidetracked for a minute.  My dad called and told me his plans.  I knew I had to be there for him.  At that moment, I didn't think it was going to work out financially so I told my dad we couldn't make it to SC.  My hubby saw I really wanted to go so he encouraged me to go.  I would have loved to have taken the whole family with me on this special trip but funding was not in our favor.

I had been in contact with Lynn's daughter and she told me that if we could find a way up she would not only pick us up at the airport, she would let us stay at her house :)  That night I booked the flight for Kevin and I to fly up to SC.  But we didn't tell my dad- shhhh :)  I told my dad that we had a homeschool conference to go to that weekend and couldn't make it.  He said no worries and that Michelle would tape the whole thing and send to me. hehehe

Michelle snuck us into my dad's house and told him to come inside for a birthday surprise.  The look on my dad's face as he saw Kevin and I was priceless.  Unfortunately, my dad had socks on.  If you have ever seen a cat or dog trying to get traction and run on tile floor, well that was my dad and he was trying to make his way across the kitchen.  It was historical. 

My dad got another surprise later that evening as my brother and his girlfriend drove down to surprise my dad. Luckily, Lynn thought that we had come to the house for my dad's birthday.  hehehe

Sunday came and it was my dad's birthday.  He decided that he wanted to eat at Red Lobster.  We eat and Kevin got Endless Shrimp and ate his weight in shrimp :)

The time comes and dad tells Lynn that he bought her something to wear for her birthday the next day.  She looks confused but said OK.  Dad pulls out a shoe but it was Michelle's shoe- oops.  Then he tells her that he loves her and wants to ask her if she would marry him.  She thinks for a minute and says YES!!!!

I am so excited for them both. They are so happy together.  I am glad I got to share in his happy occasion with them.  It is not everyday you get to see your father proposing.

Now I am on the ground and looking forward to getting everything back to normal.

I can't wait to see where our next adventure will take us :)

September 2014 Monthly Goals

Let's see how we did with our September 2014 goals:

 1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If we want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.
Doing fabulous with this.

2) Pay off 2 credit cards
We paid off another credit card- WOOHOO.  I am so proud of us ~ YAY!!!!  That brings the grand total to 4 credit cards we have paid off and only 2 to go :)

3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2014. To pay cash for everything.
We did fantastic with this goal and paid cash.

4) To maintain our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to use up to that amount to feed our family healthy nourishing meals.  If we are lucky enough to come under our monthly budget, we will save that amount.
We didn't do as well as I would have hoped for but we didn't do too terribly bad.  We went over by $13.00.

5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to use leftovers more efficiently and to make use of everything in our pantry and freezer.  Try our hand at freezer cooking.
Doing great with meal planning.

6) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight- my goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
I have really been motivated and watching what I am eating.  I have been eating more fruits and veggies and doing Chris Powell's workouts on YouTube, Kevin and I have been running when we get the chance and I am so happy to report that I have lost 6 pounds- yay.  I am on my way to be healthy and not over weight :)

7) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Following a bible reading on my church's website:)

8) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
We didn't do a date night.  We really need to start this back up again.


9) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company.  I think we are going to claim Saturday's as family fun day:)
Wow, we didn't do any family fun Saturdays in September- oops, time to change that :)

10) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing great with this and haven't not used the dryer.  I am loving this weather.  I hang the clothes up on clothes racks and next day they are dry:)

11) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
With everything going on, we didn't get a chance to do our monthly projects for a couple of months now :( 


How did you do on your September goals?

October 2014 Monthly Spending

Here is where I keep a list of our spending for the month of October.  We have a $400 grocery budget for this month.  We did ok last month, not great but not too terribly bad for 5 weeks.  We went over by $13. This is for everything for our family of 6 and 2 cats.  So, lets see how we do this month:

10/05/2014
$23.43- BJ's
$25.18- Winn Dixie
$26.39- Save A Lot
$72.49- Walmart

10/12/2014
$2.00- Dollar Tree
$4.98- Save A Lot
$11.32- Winn Dixie
$12.96- BJ's
$26.81- Publix
$27.21- Walmart
$7.00- Farmer Market

10/19/2014
$6.07- Winn Dixie
$8.00- Dollar Tree
$11.90- Save A Lot
$13.06- BJ's
$13.57- Walmart
$17.77- Publix
$25.00- Farmer Market

10/26/2014
$0.91- CVS and got $4.00 ECB
$2.06- Dollar Tree
$7.16- Publix
$11.76- Walmart
$22.93- BJ's

$394.68- Running Total for October

$5.32- Left to Spend 

WOOHOO~ we did it.  We stayed with in our grocery budget this month and still have $5 to spare :)

Our Shopping Day~10/5/2014

Things are starting to get back to normal here.  No more flights to catch :)  And for starters, shopping is back to Sundays :)  And not just any ordinary Sunday, first Sunday of the month, which means super shopping :)  For those who don't know, the first shopping day of the month is when I do most of my bulk shopping for the month :)

Here are our shopping details:

BJ's
$11.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$10.47- (3) cans crushed tomatoes
$1.29- Lettuce
$23.43- Total

Winn Dixie
$17-(9.04) lbs of BLSL Chicken
$8.18- Pork Chops
$0.00- Pork Chops
$25.18- Total

Save A Lot
$3.96- Avocados
$1.98- Bread
$3.99- Apples
$3.82- Grapes
$5.96- Ground Turkey
$2.99- Potatoes
$3.69- Butter
$26.36- Total

Walmart
$1.98- Applesauce
$11.84- 4 bags of White Wheat flour
$1.76- Parsley
$21.23- Frozen Veggies
$0.88- Carrots
$1.98- Celery
$0.74- Green Pepper
$2.98- Cottage Cheese
$2.48- Creamer
$2.40- Lunchmeat
$7.90- Leg Quarters
$1.00- WW Spaghetti
$1.00- WW Rotini
$1.58- Brown Sugar
$1.38- Tortillas
$1.98- Salsa
$2.28- Mushrooms
$1.98- Tortilla Chips
$1.36- Croutons
$0.00- Croutons- ad matched to Winn Dixie
$1.36- Croutons
$0.00- Croutons- ad matched to Winn Dixie
$1.69- Bananas
$0.71- Onion
$72.49- Total

Farmer Market
$14.75- Huge Green Peppers, eggs, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes

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.

Menu Plan for the week of 10/06/2014

We hope you all had a very nice weekend.  We had a weekend full of snot and other assorted bodily functions~ most of our family was or currently is sick.  I am not sure how Kevin or myself have managed to not get sick.  I am not complaining~ we are counting our blessings and taking care of the sickies.

Since our menu plan got disrupted last month, we decided to try it again.  This time with Iamthatlady.com's 20 slow cooker meals.  We will see how it goes.

Here is our menu plans for this week:

Breakfast
Pancakes X2
Oatmeal with honey and raisins X2
Dark Chocolate Granola X2~ we love this recipe :)
Scrambled eggs with fruit
Fruity green smoothie- this will be my breakfast all week

Lunch- Our usual
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for me and hubby
Sandwich with homemade bread, grapes and peanuts for everyone else

Dinner
Cacciatore Chicken with peas
Stuffed Peppers with green beans
Spaghetti with garlic bread and green beans
Thai Peanut Pork with peas
Salsa chicken over rice
Crockpot chicken with potatoes, carrots and peas
BBQ Chicken on buns with potato wedges and green beans

Snacks
Grapes
Apple slices
Carrots
Celery with PB and raisisns
Popcorn
Bananas

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/05/2014

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

Purex- Buy 1 get 2 FREE

AirWick candle, Freshmatic refill, mini refill, starter kit, oil refill 2pk or Reed Diffuser- $9/2 and get 1000 points

Ajax- $0.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Purex Complete Crystals- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50 Purex Crystals cpn- 10/05 RP
$1.50/2 Purex Crystals cpn- 10/05 RP 

Hefty One Zip bags- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1.50/2 Hefty Slider bags cpn- 08/10 RP
$1/2 Hefty Slider bags cpn- 07/13 RP 

Swanson Chicken Broth or Campbell Chicken Noodle or Tomato soup- $0.75 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.40/2 Swanson broth, stocks or creams cpn- 10/05 SS
$0.40/4 Campbell condensed soup cpn- 09/07 SS 

Stride, Trident or Dentyne Ice 3 pack- $4/2 and get 1000 points

Halloween pencils- $1/8 with in ad cpn

Colgate 360 toothbrush 2pk, Optic White toothpaste or rinse- $3.99 and get $2 RR
$1 Colgate 360 or Slim Soft toothbrush cpn- 09/28 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/28 SS
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Optic White, Total, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 09/28 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/14 SS 

Oral B ProFlex toothbrush, Crest ProHealth toothpaste or rinse- $7/2 and get $4 RR
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest rinse cpn- 09/28 P&G

Pampers Jumbo- $9.49 and get $1.50 RR
$2/2 Pampers AND Wipes cpn- 09/28 P&G

Arrid or Arm & Hammer deodorant- $0.99

Right Guard or Dry Idea- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme, Clinical Clear or Total Defense 5 cpn- 10/05 RP
$2/2 Dry Idea cpn- 10/05 RP 

Arnicare pain relief- $7.99
Use $3 Walgreens store cpn
$3 Arnicare cpn- 10/05 RP

Advil 4ct- $1
$1 Advil cpn- 10/05 RP

ProCure Bruise gel- $7 and get $7 RR

Dial hand soap, Right Guard or Tone bodywash- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/2 Dial Deep Cleaning hand soap, foaming hand soap, hand soap refills or bar 3ct cpn- 10/05 RP
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme, Clinical Clear or Total Defense 5 cpn- 10/05 RP

Domino sugar- $1.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3
$0.40 Domino sugar cpn- 09/07 RP

CVS deals for the week of 10/05/2014

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 $15 on Maybelline cosmetics and get $5 ECB
$1 Maybelline mascara cpn- 10/05 RP

Spend $15 on Loreal cosmetics and get $5 E CB
$1 Loreal eye shadow or liner cpn- 09/14 RP
$1 Loreal eye cosmetic cpn- 09/14 RP 

Nestle, Mars chocolate fun size, minis, Hershey's snack size or Twizzler twists- $5/2 and get $1 ECB
$1.50/3 Mars fun size cpn- 10/05 RP
$1.50/3 Mars fun size cpn- 09/14 RP
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size cpn- 09/28 SS 

Pepsi 12pk cans- $11/3 and get $2 ECB

Hershey kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $2 ECB
$1/3 Hershey Kisses, minis, Rolo, Reese's minis or kit kat minis cpn- 08/17 SS

Quilted Northern Plush 9pk, Angel Soft 12pk or Sparkle 8pk- $15/3 and get $3 ECB
$0.25 Quilted Northern Ultra Plush cpn- 09/07 RP
$0.45 Angel Soft cpn- 09/14 RP
$1 Sparkle cpn- 09/14 RP

Purex or Arm & Hammer liquid- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$2/2 Arm & Hammer detergent cpn- 09/14 SS

Kleenex- $0.99
$0.50/3 Kleenex cpn- 09/14 SS

Renuzit- $0.88
Buy 3 Renuzit Get 3 FREE cpn- 09/28 RP

Dial 3pk bar, Complete handwash or Right Guard bodywash- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/2 Dial Deep Cleaning hand soap, foaming hand soap, hand soap refills or bar 3ct cpn- 10/05 RP
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme, Clinical Clear or Total Defense 5 cpn- 10/05 RP 

Irish Spring Gear bodywash or 6pk bar- $7/2 and get $2 ECB
$1Irish Spring or Gear bodywash cpn- 09/21 SS

Vasoline lotion or Spray to Go- $13/2 and get $3 ECB

Dial bodywash or 6pk bar- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
Buy 2 Dial for Men bodywash or 6pk bar Get 1 FREE cpn- 10/05 RP

Spend $10 on Nivea bodywash, scrub, lotion or creme and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on CVS bar soap, liquid hand soap or bodywash and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on Revlon and get $5 ECB
$2 Revlon foundation, powder, concealer. blush, BB or CC cream cpn- 09/07 SS

Spend $12 on CVS Advanced acne therapy, ProResults, hair stylers, Essence of Beauty specialty bath, Preventan-AT, day, night, eye cream or advanced wrinkle and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Beauty 360 cosmetic brushes, Spoiled nail color, CVS cotton or eye make up/nail polish remover and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on MUA/Makeup Academy and get $3  ECB

Spend $12 on Stylessentials sheer hosiery or knee highs and get $4 ECB

Right Guard or Dry Idea- $6/2 and get $1 ECB
$2/2 Right Guard Xtreme, Clinical Clear or Total Defense 5 cpn- 10/05 RP
$2/2 Dry Idea cpn- 10/05 RP 

Spend $10 on Crest Sensitive toothpaste, brushes, rinse or Glide sensitive floss and get $5 ECB
$0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest rinse cpn- 09/28 P&G
$1.50 Crest Sensi toothpaste cpn- 09/14 RP
$0.50 Glide floss or picks cpn- 09/28 P&G 

Buy Oral B toothbrush 4pk and get $4 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $20 on Colgate Optic White and get $10 ECB
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/28 SS
$1 Colgate Enamel Health, Optic White, Total, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 09/28 SS 
$2 Colgate Power toothbrush cpn- 09/21 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 09/14 SS

CVS Jumbo diapers or training pants- $10/2 and get $3 ECB

Blink, Complete or Revitalens- $7.99 and get $3 ECB

Biotrue- $7.99 and get $2 ECB
$2 Biotrue cpn- 10/05 SS

Zantac 150 or 75- $8.99 and get $2 ECB
$4 Zantac cpn- 09/07 SS

Ajax, Gain or Just the Basics- $0.88- Limit 10

General Mills cereal- $1.88- Limit 6
$0.50 General Mills Cheerios cpn- 09/28 SS
$1/2 General Mills Big G cpn- 09/21 SS
$0.75 General Mills Fiber One cereal cpn- 09/14 SS
$0.75 General Mills Protein Cheerios cpn- 09/07 SS 

CVS batteries- $5.99 and get $4 ECB

Pepsi 2L or Kickstart- $0.99
Use $0.24 CVS coupon center cpn

Our Family Adventure

As many of you know, my hubby's grandfather passed away last month.  His services were held near Philadelphia, PA. 

Now, we had to find a way to PA.  I didn't want to chance taking the van since it has a habit of cutting off and on for no apparent reason.  I first thought of renting a car.  I plugged in the address to MapQuest and it told me that it was 18 long lovely hours.  No thank you.  The drive down when we moved was enough for me :)

We thought about flying but the cost was not what we wanted to spend.  The more we thought about it, the more we knew that we wanted to pay our respects as a family.  We had to find a way to PA.

We are very fortunate that we made some money on the house we sold in VA.  I wanted to tuck that money away in a CD or Money Market account but we decided that we would use it for the flight to PA. 

The boys were very excited to fly.  With the exception of little Michael, they had never flown before and little Michael was too little to remember his first flight.

The closer the days got, the more excited the little ones became and the more nervous the older ones got.  The day finally came and we loaded up the van and off the airport we went.

While waiting for our flight, a lovely lady sat down right beside us and ate her lunch.  I was explaining to Kevin that flying was not that bad and that once we got into the air he would be OK.  We got split up on the flight to PA.  Chris and Kevin were seated together.  Nathan, little Michael and myself were seated together and my hubby was somewhere in the middle of the plane.  They wouldn't even let us board together :(

Chris and Kevin found their seats and who should sit right next to them but the lovely lady who sat with us in the airport.  She helped Kevin so much and let him hold her arm when the flight took off.  Who ever she was, I am very thankful that she was there for my boys :)  It turns out, that they now love to fly.

The funeral was absolutely beautiful.  Willie~ Pop's grandson played several amazing violin pieces.  He is truly talented with violin.  We cried, we laughed and we cried some more.  People shared stories and spent the afternoon with loving family.  It was a absolute beautiful day. 

The adventure home as just that~ an adventure.  We get to the airport and get on the plane.  Everything is going great until the pilot announced that there was a problem and back to the gate we were going.  A lot of people were annoyed but I would rather have a problem on the ground than in the air :)

We finally take off and land in NC.  Unfortunately, our connecting flight took off without us.  The airline was very nice and was going to put us in a hotel.  But my lovely sis in law announced that we would be staying with them:)  We took this as a sign that Pop wanted us to have more time together:)

It was great seeing my younger boys playing with their cousins that they don't get to see as often as we would love to.

We finally made it home except for the fact that we had to land at a different airport in Florida.  We had to rent a car to drive to the airport that my van was sitting in and to get our luggage.

As I said, it was quite an adventure.  But we had this adventure as a family :) 

I can't wait to see where our next adventure~ hopefully not so wild and crazy~ takes us :)

Our Shopping Day~ 09/30/2014

Going shopping on days other than Sunday seems to be becoming our normal~ LOL :)  It felt weird going shopping on Tuesday, the store was not packed and the lines at the checkout lane were not super long.  I liked it but it still threw me off.  Luckily, I only had a couple of stores to go to.

Here are our shopping details:

CVS
$12.00- 4 bottles Listerine Cool Mint
$4.79- Crest Sensitive toothpaste
$16.79
-15.00 CVS ECB for doing a survey :)
$1.90- Total after tax and got $7 in ECB's back :)

Save A Lot
$1.19- Avocado
$0.99- Lettuce
$1.99- Spinach
$4.17- Total

Walmart
$1.54- Bananas
$0.88- Onion Powder
$0.88- Chili Powder
$1.78- Mushrooms
$5.08- Total

BJ's
$11.67- 3 gallons milk

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