Momstips2save: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Adventures in Container Gardening

I finally made time to re do my container garden. We have some great new additions and 2 original plants that have been with us from when we were in the rental house.

Kevin and I got busy dumping out and refilling all the containers:

I found these neat seed pods at Lowe's and were eager to test them out so we bought them and planted them. Has anyone seen these before? I had never seen these pods but they looked interesting.

We planted the seed pods and the live plants we had bought. Before long, the seed pods were sprouting. I was so happy. May I introduce you to my 2015 container garden:

My container garden

Cucumber from the seed pod :)

Regular tomato plant

Red Pepper from the seed pod :)

Green Bean plants from seeds

Cherry yellow tomato plant

My original cherry tomato plant

My original green pepper plant

I am quite pleased with the way the container garden is coming along. Keep your fingers crossed that this year will be a better year for my plants :) My green bean plants seem to be responding a lot better this time around. It could be that they got planted in the right season this time :) We shall see how my container garden grows :)

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Our Family Fun Saturday Adventure

We kept seeing signs advertising an air show. We looked it up and decided we wanted to check it out. This air show looked pretty cool. People taking quite a bit of time constructing these awesome radio controlled airplanes and flying them at the airfield doing some pretty amazing tricks.

We loaded the younger boys and headed to the airfield:

Unfortunately, we were told the wrong times and arrived at the airshow at the end. So we only got to see a couple of planes :(

We thought it might be nice to take the boys out for a special treat. Michael really wanted Italian Ice but I didn't want to drive 45 mins across the bridge to get it. Michael found really good ratings for an Italian Ice place right here in Cape Coral. We decided to give them a try.

We are so glad we did. As soon as we walked in the door at Zirilli's Chilly Treats, we were greeted so warmly. We met the owners, chatted with them and found out that the ice is handmade right there and the ice cream is local. And oh so yummy. It is the best Italian Ice I have tasted. I am so glad that we took a chance and visited them. Every time we pass Zirilli's, the boys beg to go in and see what ice creams they have :) I love that the flavors vary and the prices are very reasonable.

As you can tell, we had a very yummy Saturday Family Fun Adventure :) I can't wait to see where our next family adventure takes us :)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Our Shopping Day~ 04/26/2015

Since we were gone on our little getaway on Saturday, we had to go grocery shopping on Sunday. No biggie, since it is the end of the month, I only had a few things to get and only 3 stores to go to :) Shopping this week was a breeze.

Here are our shopping trip details:

Save A Lot
$2.00- Bread
$2.29- Cheese
$4.29- Total

Walmart
$0.98- Mushrooms
$0.98- Vanilla
$1.88- Brown Sugar
$2.66- Raisins
$1.48- Spinach
$7.98- Total

Sam's Club
$5.68- Milk
$2.35- Eggs
$1.99- Organic bananas
$2.38- Lettuce
$4.73- Grapes
$2.98- Strawberries
$20.11- Total

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

Monday, April 27, 2015

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/27/2015

How was your weekend? Our weekend was fantastic :) We took the boys on a little getaway. The boys said it was the best weekend ever. Plus Michael and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary :) I will fill everyone in on all our amazing weekend details later :)

Here are our menu plans for this week:

Breakfast
Blueberry Morning Baked Oatmeal X2- from Chocolate Covered Katie cookbook
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins with fruit X2
Pancakes with fruit X2
Oatmeal with nuts and raisins

Lunch
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for myself and hubby when he is home
Sandwich with carrots and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Lentil, rice, salsa tortillas with zuchinni
Beans & salsa casserole with tortilla chips and green beans
Mexican Casserole with zuchinni
Pasta Fagioli
Cheesy Bean dip served with tortilla chips, cucumbers and tomatoes
Spaghetti with peas and garlic bread
Minestrone Casserole with carrots

Snacks and desserts
Apples slices
Carrots
Cucumbers
Bananas
Grapes
Popcorn
Strawberries
Pears
Vegan Peach Cobbler Ice Cream- Mmmmm

Friday, April 24, 2015

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/26/2015

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.

General Mills cereal- $1.99
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 04/26 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 03/22 SS

Purex- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Tone or Dial body wash or Dial hand soap refill- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/2 Tone body wash cpn- 04/26 RP
$1/2 Dial body wash cpn- 04/26 RP
$1/2 Dial, Men, Tone bar, Dial foaming, Boutique or refill cpn- 04/26 RP
$1/2 Dial body wash cpn- 04/12 RP

Campbells Chicken Noodle or Tomato soup- $0.79 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Butterball chicken broth or Hunts tomato sauce- $1/2 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Country Time or Kool Aid mix or Crystal Light packets- $5/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Country Time mixes cpn- 04/26 SS
$1 Country Time Lemonade mix cpn- 03/29 SS
$1/2 Kool Aid cpn- 04/26 SS
$1/2 Crystal Light cpn- 04/26 SS

Kraft Mac & Cheese, Easy Mac or Velveeta cups- 0.79 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Mushrooms or Nice mandarin oranges- $0.69 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice bags- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Ajax dish liquid- $0.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 4

Glade air fresheners- $5.49 and get $1 RR
$1 Glade cpn- 03/08 SS
$1.25 Glade plug in twin refill or 2 single refills cpn- 03/08 SS
$3 Glade Automatic Spray starter cpn- 03/08 SS
$3 Glade Automatic refill or Sense & Spray twin refill cpn- 03/08 SS

Buy 3 American Greeting cards and get 2000 points

Clearasil Ultra 5in1- $7.99
$5.99 Mail in rebate in 04/26 SS insert
$2 Clearasil cpn- 04/26 SS

Loreal Advanced- $3.99
$2 Loreal Advanced cpn- 04/26 RP

Suave- $0.89

Clear or Tresemme- $4.99 and get 1000 points
$2 Clear Care cpn- 04/12 SS

Qtips- $7/2 and get 1000 points

Colgate 360 or Slim Soft toothbrush, toothpaste or Optic White mouthwash- $8/2 and get $4 RR
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 04/12 SS

Sensi Crest toothpaste, mouthwash or Oral B Sensi soft toothbrush- $10/3 and get $4 RR
$3/3 Oral B Glide floss, picks, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1.50/2 Oral B Glide floss, picks, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1 Crest rinse cpn- 03/15 RP
$1.50/2 Oral B Pulsar, 3D White, ProHealth, Complete, Sensi Soft, ProHealth stages, For me, Jr or Kids manual toothbrush cpn- 03/29 P&G

Mitchum- $2.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 04/26 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn- 03/29 SS

Zegrid- $25.99 and get 10,000 points

Libby Corned Beef or Oscar Mayer Bacon- $8/2 and get 1000 points

Oberto, Sweet Baby Ray's jerky, Planters cashews, halves & pieces or mixed nuts- $7/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Planters nuts or Peanut Butter cpn- 03/22 SS

Garnier hair care- $6/2
$2 Garnier hair care cpn- 04/26 RP

Gatorade- $0.79 with in ad cpn~ Spend $6 and get 1000 points

CVS deals for the week of 04/26/2015

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash & Baby Body and Hair Wash Review and Giveaway

For 67 years, Dial has been developing trusted personal care products for clean, healthy skin. Dial is excited to announce its entry into the babies' personal care with Dial Baby Body & Hair Wash developed with pediatric dermatologists for babies' perfect skin. It gently removes environmental dirt for a head to toe clean.

Dial Kid Foaming Hand Wash was developed with pediatric dermatologists and makes hand washing fun for all ages. The formula is gentle on hands and kids' skin, helping parents make smart decisions when it comes to kids' perfect skin.

Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash and Dial Baby Body & Hair Wash are both hypoallergenic, have no added parabens, no artificial dyes and are pH balanced.

My younger boys had the pleasure of testing both products and here is what we thought:

Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash is great. It dispenses just the right amount of nice foamy soap for kids to use. It is gentle and easily rinses clean away. We have crazy water here in Florida. Sometimes, the water is hard and sometimes our water is too soft and it is hard to get any soaps off of us. But Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash washed clean away every time.

This is what happens when you turn your back just for a second to help with some school work and your 5 year old has a bingo marker :)

Nice and fluffy :)

I know that Dial baby body & hair wash is technically for babies, but we tried it out anyways. Actually, even though my younger boys are passed baby stage, I still use baby shampoo and body washes on them. I love the smell and we still have quite the stock pile from when my youngest was a baby. So, why not use it, right? I was quite disappointed that the Dial body & hair wash is fragrance free. The product is nice and thick and still cleans nicely, just without the smell of traditional body and hair washes. My boys skin was nice and soft and their hair was clean :)

How would you like to try out either Dial Baby Body + Hair wash or Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash? Dial was so wonderful to give me 3 coupons good for a FREE bottle of Dial Baby Body + Hair wash OR Dial Kids Foaming Hand Wash to bless 3 of my wonderful 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 8th at 11:59pm EST.

Good Luck :)

**Dial provided me with a sample of Dial Baby Body +Hair Wash and Dial Kids Foaming Hand Soap in exchange for a product review. However, all opinions expressed here are my very own. **

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Dial Miracle Oil hand wash and Purex ScentSplash Coupon Giveaway Winners

Many thanks to all who entered the Dial Miracle Oil hand wash and Purex ScentSplash coupon giveaway.

Since there were only 4 entries into both, I put everyone's name in a container and let my younger two pick 3 names for each coupon giveaway.

And the winners are:

Dial Miracle Oil hand wash**
Kelly
Jessica
Abby

Purex ScentSplash
Cheryl
Jessica
Ashley

Congrats to all :) I will be sending an email shortly.

**Since Dial sent me 3 different Dial hand wash coupons, my boys have sealed them into envelopes. I have no clue what coupon is in what envelope. As you send me your mailing address, I will address a random envelope and mail it to you :)

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Our Shopping Day~ 04/18/2015

After taking the boys to Chuck E Cheese, I thought my poor head was going to explode. I had one nasty headache :( All I could think about was going home but then I realized that there was a Sam's Club a few stores down. We might as well do our grocery shopping especially since I only had to go to Sam's and Walmart :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Sam's Club
$2.15- Eggs
$4.98- Milk
$1.38- Bananas
$2.38- Lettuce
$4.73- Grapes
$15.62- Total

Walmart
$5.88- Frozen veggies
$1.94- Celery
$1.68- Strawberries
$0.98- Mushrooms
$0.88- Garlic
$2.97- Potatoes
$14.33- Total

Farmer Market
$5.00- Cucumbers, Zucchinis, Cantaloupes and a melon

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

Monday, April 20, 2015

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/20/2015

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We had a nice weekend that included a softball game/practice, a trip to Chuck E Cheese, some slip and slide and grocery shopping :) The younger boys had a blast at Chuck E Cheese, my head not so much. So many yelling screaming kids :) And to make matter so much better, the boys decided not to spend all their token so that we would have to back some other time. Oh joy :)

So far so good with our bean month. Week 4 here we come :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast

Applesauce muffins with fruit X2
Pancakes with fruit X2
Chunky Apple Oatmeal X2
Scrambled eggs, toast and fruit

Lunch
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for myself and hubby when he is home
Sandwich with carrots and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Lentil & Rice Casserole with zuchinni
Lentil meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans
Lentil Sloppy Joes and carrots and cucumbers
Chili
Chili potatoes with zuchinni
Spaghetti with green beans and garlic bread
Southwest Roll Ups with peas

Snacks and desserts
Apples slices
Carrots
Cucumbers
Bananas
Grapes
Pears
Popcorn
Strawberries
Ants on a log- Nathan's favorite

Friday, April 17, 2015

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/19/2015

CVS deals for the week of 04/19/2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Our Saturday Family Fun Adventure

Kevin went with his softball coach to the batting cages. Unfortunately, the bating cages were all rented out :( Kevin told me how cool the place looked. I just had to find out if they had a website and they did.

I have passed by Mike Greenwell's Family Fun Park numerous times and had only seen the batting cages. Evidently, there is so much more behind the bating cages. A quick look on their website revealed Go Karts, Midway Rides, Arcade and Mini Golf. It looked awesome. We were looking for something fun to do with the boys and it is close to us :) Mini Golf it is.

I had no clue that Mike Greenwell was a Boston Red Sox left fielder and was grew up in Lee County :) So cool.

We loaded up the boys and set out for our Mini Golf adventure. The mini golf prices are very reasonable :) Even though it was crazy hot out, the mini golf is partially shaded so that helped.

Here are some pictures of our Mini Golf Adventure:

Someone forgot to tell Nathan that we were playing mini golf~ FORE!!

Much better

First time playing mini golf

Despite the hot temperatures, the boys all had a great time. For first time mini golfers, they scored really well. We poked around the arcade to cool off. They also have a little playground that the boys just had to visit before we left. We will have to come back and do the Go Karts another time.

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

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

March 2015 Goals Update

How did we do with our March goals? Let's see:

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.
Did fabulous with this goal.

2) Pay off our last credit card
Still chipping away at this. The last card is a pretty hefty one :( Still on Dave Ramsey's FPU Step 2 :)

3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2015. To pay cash for everything.
Doing great with this :)

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.
Did great and had close to $8 left over :)

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.
Doing fabulous with this.

6) Lose weight- My goal is to lose 10 lbs this year.
March turned out to be a crazy month and exercising was not at the top of my to do list :( But I have noticed by eating more fruits and veggies that my weight seems to be creeping down slowly :) Plus, now that it is lighter longer, we can get out and play with the boys for a few hours after dinner :) I have 6 more pounds to go before reaching my weight goal.

7) Complete the Couch to 5K with hubby
March was a super crazy month and we did not run at all in March :(

8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading
Doing great with our church's website, which will read the bible verses to you :)

9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie
Did not have a date night :( Need to figure something out with this.

10) 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:)
Through all the craziness, we only went out to Calusa Nature Center.

11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill
Doing fabulous, by not using the dryer, I now have the electric bill down to what I was paying for our teeny house back in Virginia. Not using the air or heat is a huge plus also. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Florida winters :)

12) To do 1 project a month and blog about it
We did not get a chance to do March's monthly project :(

13) My older boys want to run a 5K~ a color run to be more specific. So, I am jumping on board with them, after I finish my Couch to 5K program :)
Still waiting to hear the color run date. Which is great since my running days have kind of fizzled out :(

14) To make and use more non toxic cleaners
I am still researching and working on this one :)

How did you do with your March goals?

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Our Shopping Trip~ 04/13/2015

Our shopping plans didn't go as planned but that is OK. We ended up going to Save A Lot and Winn Dixie right after church, came home, ate lunch and then Kevin and I just had to go to Sam's and Walmart. It made shopping easier splitting it up :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

CVS
$3.00- Colgate Enamel Health toothpaste
$0.88- Ajax
$3.88
-2.50 CVS Coupon Center cpn
-0.39 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1.23- Total after tax

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Gallon zip bags
$1.00- Quart zip bags
$1.00- Basil
$1.00- Chili Powder
$1.00- Paprika
$5.12- Total after tax

Winn Dixie
$1.79- Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Spaghetti
$0.00- Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Spaghetti
$4.00- 12 ears of corn
$5.79- Total

Save A Lot
$3.00- Bread
$2.00- Hamburger buns
$1.98- Crackers
$6.98- Total

Walmart
$0.88- Onion
$2.48- Lemon Juice
$1.96- Frozen veggies
$1.96- Avocados
$7.28- Total

Sam's Club
$9.12- Cat Litter
$5.68- Milk
$2.36- Eggs
$3.48- Strawberries
$2.38- Lettuce
$1.49- Bananas
$4.73- Red Grapes
$29.24
-1.00 Red Grapes Instant Value cpn
-1.00 Bananas Instant Value cpn
$27.79- Total after tax

Farmer Market
$6.00- Cucumbers, zucchini, melon and cherry tomatoes

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

Monday, April 13, 2015

Menu Plan for the week of 04/13/2015

We hope everyone had a nice weekend. We had a good and busy weekend. I had it all planned out~ everyone was going to be up, fed and dressed by 9am, take Chris to work, head over to the Lowe's Build & Grow Clinic, make a stop by the Farmer's Market, take the boys to Build A Bear to spend their gift cards from Christmas, take everyone home, feed them lunch and then Kevin and I were going to head out to do our grocery shopping. Well, that is how I had it planned out in my head.

It actually went something like this~ everyone was up, fed and dressed by 9am (yay), took Chris to work, made it to the Lowe's Build & Grow event, stopped by the Farmer's Market and took the boys to Build A Bear. Then we loaded everyone back in the van came home for lunch. I had planned to take Kevin grocery shopping with me but by the time we got home, I was exhausted. I had it in my head to rest for a few minutes before heading back out. Well, I kind of fell asleep until time to make dinner. I guess I needed more than a few minutes of rest. Oh well, we ended up going shopping after church on Sunday.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast

Applesauce muffins with fruit X2
Pancakes with fruit X2
Chunky Apple Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs, toast and fruit X2

Lunch
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for myself and hubby when he is home
Sandwich with carrots and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Mexican Casserole with zuchinni
Pasta Fagioli
Cheesy Bean dip with tortilla chips and green beans
Lentil Loaf with mashed potatoes and zuchinni
Lentil burgers with cucumber and carrots
Lentil & Sausage Soup
Lentil tacos with green beans

Snacks and desserts
Apples slices
Carrots
Cucumbers
Bananas
Grapes
Pears
Popcorn
Strawberries
Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Strawberry Banana Ice Cream

Friday, April 10, 2015

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/12/2015

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.

Theater candy- $0.79

Purex- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

M&M's- $5/2 and get 1000 points
Buy M&M's and get FREE M&M Crispy single cpn- 04/12 RP
$1 M&M cpn- 03/22 RP

Lays or Doritos- $6/2 and get 1000 points

Glade automatic spray refill, Plug In refill 2pk, Alternating starter kit or Sense & Spray- $4.99 and get $1 RR
$1 Glade cpn- 03/08 SS
$1.25 Glade twin Plug In or 2 single refills cpn- 03/08 SS

Pine Sol, Formula 409, Clorox toilet or wipes- $5/2 and get $1 RR

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Ziploc Slider bags cpn- 04/12 SS
$1/2 Ziploc container cpn- 04/12 SS
$1/2 Ziploc bags cpn- 04/12 SS

Smile & Save detergent or Suavitel softener- $1.99

Nature Made Vitamelts- $4.99 and get 1000 points

Nature Made adult gummies- $6.99 and get 1000 points

Thermometer or Children pain relief- $10/2 and get 2000 points

Colgate Total mouthwash, 360 toothbrush 2pk, Optic White or Total Whitening toothpaste 2pk- $5.99 and get $2 RR
$2 Colgate twin pack Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 04/12 SS
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 04/12 SS
$2 Colgate mouthwash or rinse cpn- 04/12 SS
$2 Colgate manual toothbrush or 360 twin pack cpn- 04/12 SS

Crest toothpaste, Oral B Glide floss, picks, Cross Action or Complete toothbrush- $9/3 and get $3 RR
$1 Crest 3D White toothpaste cpn- 04/12 SS
$1.50/2 Oral B Glide floss. picks or Crest toothpaste cpn- 03/29 P&G
$3/3 Oral B Glide floss, picks or Crest toothpaste cpn- 03/29 P&G

Ban- $1.99
$1 Ban cpn- 04/12 SS

Scope Outlast, Classic or Sparkle mouthwash- $2.99 and get $1 RR
$0.50 Scope cpn- 04/12 RP

Olay body wash or 6pk bar- $4.99 and get $1 RR
$1 Olay body wash, bar, hand or body lotion cpn- 03/29 P&G

Herbal Essence- $12/3 and get $3 RR
$2/2 Herbal Essence cpn- 04/12 SS

CVS deals for the week of 04/12/2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dial Miracle Oil hand soap Review & Giveaway

Are you ready for another review and coupon giveaway :) Here goes:

Experience Miracle Oil hand soap, featuring the first formula with Micro Oil technology. New Dial Miracle Oil hand soap brings nourishment and skin hydration to your hand washing experience. Let the smooth feel of Miracle Oil gently remove dirt from your hands and leave them feeling smooth and refreshed.

Miracle Oil is infused with Marula Oil and uses Micro Oil technology to nourish and deeply hydrate your skin while protecting it from skin damaging free radicals.

I am really enjoying the Dial Miracle Oil hand soap. To be honest, it is in my bathroom away from all the boys :) I love the nice light scent and the way it makes my hands feel after I use the hand soap to wash my hands. I have already confessed to being a OCD hand washer. I literally wash my hands a lot. And because of my constant hand washing, my hands are usually super dry and cracked. Dial Miracle Oil leaves my hands so soft and hydrated :) Paired this with my Dial Miracle Oil body wash and I am one hydrated and happy momma :)

Want to see how Dial Miracle Oil hand soap works for you and/or your family? You don't even have to share with your family if you don't want to. It will be our little secret :)

Dial was so nice to send me 3 coupons good for FREE Dial hand washing products to bless my wonderful readers with. They sent me a coupon good for a FREE bottle of Dial Complete Omega Moisture foaming hand wash, a FREE Dial liquid hand soap coupon and a FREE Dial Boutique Collection Sugar Cane hand soap :)

Entering my coupon giveaway is super easy. Just leave me a comment below with your email address and Voila! you are entered :)

This giveaway will end on April 19, 2015. Winners will be selected using random.org and notified by email.

**The Dial brand provided me with a sample of Dial Miracle Oil hand soap in exchange for a product review. However, all opinions expressed here are my very own**

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Dial Sugar Cane Husk Scrub Coupon Giveaway Winners

You guys made it way to easy for this giveaway. I have 3 coupons and 3 of you entered.

One dilemma we do have is that Dial sent me 3 different product coupons. I took each coupon and sealed it in an envelope and lettered them A,B & C. I will be sending an email not only asking for mailing addresses but also asking you lovely ladies to pick an envelope :)

Congrats to :
Cheryl
Abby
Jessica T

Enjoy your Dial product.

Also Don't forget to enter in the Purex ScentSplash coupon Giveaway. And hint hint, I have another coupon giveaway coming soon:)

Lowe's Build & Grow Clinic~ 04/11/2015

Lowe's will be hosting a Build & Grow Clinic on April 11, 2015 at 10am. My younger boys love doing them and the older ones love helping the younger ones with their project:)

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, which they have redone to make it more user friendly. I am loving this new website. You 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:)

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Our Shopping Trip~ 04/04/2015

I had forgotten about our church's Easter Egg hunt until I looked at the calendar. It just happened to be at a time that would prevent from going to that and to the Farmer's Market. No biggie. I still had plenty of cucumber and zuchinni to hold me over until next Saturday. And with only having to go to 4 stores, shopping was a breeze this time :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Save A Lot
$2.00- Bread

Winn Dixie
$1.79- Meuller Hidden Veggie pasta
$0.00- Meuller Hidden Veggie pasta
$2.03- Asparagus
$3.82- Total

Walmart
$1.48- Spinach
$0.98- Mushrooms
$0.98- Frozen peas
$0.98- Frozen corn
$1.98- Silk Almond Creamer
$1.98- Grape Jam
$2.38- Sugar
$4.44- Trashbags
$15.47- Total

Sam's Club
$7.74- (3) gallons milk
$2.38- Lettuce
$2.98- Strawberry
$2.98- Mushrooms
$3.37- Bananas
$8.98- Chia Seeds
$8.48- Oats
$5.98- Pears
$4.73- Grapes
$47.62- Total

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

Monday, April 6, 2015

Our Menu Plan for the week of 04/06/2015

We hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and a blessed Easter :) We had a nice weekend. Our church had an Easter Egg hunt and the boys really enjoyed hunting for eggs. And then of course, our normal fun filled Saturday grocery shopping :)

Our first week of bean month, went really well. Everyone enjoyed all the lentil dishes we had. Bring on Week 2 of bean month :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Blueberry Morning Baked Oatmeal X2- from Chocolate Covered Katie cookbook
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins with fruit X2
Pancakes with fruit X2
Oatmeal with nuts and raisins

Lunch
Salad with homemade ranch dressing and a banana for myself and hubby when he is home
Sandwich with carrots and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Chili
Chili potatoes with asparagus
Spaghetti with zuchinni and garlic bread
Southwest Roll Ups with green beans
Beans & Salsa with taco seasoning and cheese served with tortilla chips and green beans
Lentil, Rice and salsa tortillas with zuchinni
Minestrone Casserole with carrots

Snacks and desserts
Apples slices
Carrots
Cucumbers
Bananas
Grapes
Popcorn
Strawberries
Pears
Chewy Oatmeal Crinkle Cookies- from Chocolate Covered Katie cookbook
Flourless Chocolate Chip cookies

Friday, April 3, 2015

Walgreens deals for the week of 04/05/2015

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.

Nestle, Mike & Ike or Hot Tamales- $1/2- Limit 6

Kellogg cereal or PopTarts- $4/2
$1/2 Kellogg Rice Krispy cereal cpn- 03/22 RP
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 03/01 RP

Tide Simply Clean & Fresh- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50 Downy, Bounce, Tide, Boost, To Go or washer cleaner cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1/2 Tide Simply Clean & Fresh cpn- 03/15 RP
$0.50 Tide Simply Clean & Fresh cpn- 03/15 RP

Planters Nut-rition, deluxe whole cashews or mixed nuts- $9/2 and get 1000 points
$1/2 Planters nuts or Peanut Butter cpn- 03/22 SS

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

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

Nong Shim bowl noodle soup or Rice A Roni cup- $0.89 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Angel Soft or Quilted Northern- $8.99 and get 1000 points

Palmoliove- $0.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 2
$0.25 Palmolive cpn- 03/22 SS

Colgate Fresh, Max White toothbrush or Max Fresh toothpaste- $5/2 and get $3 RR
$0.50 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 03/22 SS

Oral B Pro Flex or ProHealth toothpaste or Crest 3D White Advanced Vivid toothpaste- $3.99 and get $1.50 RR
$1.50/2 Oral B Pulsar, 3D White, ProHealth, Complete, Sensi Soft, ProHealth Stages, For Me, Junior or kids manual toothbrush cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1.50/2 Oral B Glide floss, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G
$3/3 Oral B Glide floss, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G

Arm & Hammer or Arrid- $0.99

Walgreens batteries- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

General Mills cereal- $1.88
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 03/22 SS
$0.50 General Mills Chex cpn- 03/01 SS

Spend $10 on Tampax Pearl, Radiant tampons or Always pads and get 3000 points
$0.50 Tampax cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1 Tampax Pearl or Radiant cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1 Always Radiant or Infinity cpn- 03/29 P&G
$0.50 Always liners cpn- 03/29 P&G
$0.50 Always pads or wipes cpn- 03/29 P&G

Kleenex- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50/3 Kleenex cpn- 03/08 SS

CVS deals for the week of 04/05/2015

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, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles- $1.99- Limit 6

Spend $12 on Revlon and get $4 ECB
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn
$3 Revlon Ultra HD Lipstick cpn- 03/29 SS
$2 Revlon Gold series or Marchesa beauty tool cpn- 03/15 SS
$1 Revlon beauty tool cpn- 03/15 SS

Spend $15 on Loreal hair care or color and get $5 ECB
$2 Loreal Excellence color cpn- 03/22 RP
$2 Loreal Preference color cpn- 03/15 RP
$2 Loreal Ever series cpn- 03/15 RP
$4/2 Loreal Ever series cpn- 03/15 RP
$2 Loreal Feria color cpn- 03/15 RP
$2 Loreal Advanced hair care cpn- 03/15 RP
$4/2 Loreal Advanced hair care cpn- 03/15 RP

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99- Limit 10
$0.25/3 Puffs cpn- 03/29 P&G

Frosted Flakes 2 pack- $8.99 and get $4 ECB

Cheez It 2 pack- $4.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 4
$0.75 Cheeze It cpn- 03/29 RP

Chips Ahoy or Nilla Wafers- $5/2 and get $1 ECB

Renuzit gel- $0.88

Total Home tissues- $0.99

Viva Vantage 6 pack- $5.99 and get $2 ECB
$1 Viva Vantage or Viva paper towels 6pk+ cpn- 03/08 SS

Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles or Shout- $6.50/2 and get $3 ECB
$0.50 Windex cpn- 03/15 SS
$1.50/2 Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles, Pledge or Shout cpn- 03/15 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaning cpn- 03/15 SS
$0.50 Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cpn- 03/15 SS
$1.50/2 Scrubbing Bubbles All Purpose with Fantastik cpn- 03/15 SS
$0.50 Shout cpn- 03/15 SS

Glade fabric, S&S refill, wax melts, candle, Plug In refills, Hefty One Zip or Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Glade cpn- 03/08 SS
$1 Glade cpn- 02/08 SS
$2 Glade automatic refill or S&S twin refills cpn- 03/08 SS
$1.25/2 Glade wax melts cpn- 03/08 SS
$1/2 Glade wax melts cpn- 02/08 SS
$3 Glade jar candle cpn- 03/08 SS
$1/2 Glade jar candles cpn- 02/08 SS
$1.25 Glade Plug In twin refill or 2 single refills cpn- 03/08 SS
$1/2 Hefty slider bags cpn- 03/29 RP

Total Home paper towels 12 pack- $10.99 and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on Cover Girl and get $3 ECB- Limit 3
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1.50 Cover Girl mascara, eye shadow or liner cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1.50 Cover Girl face cpn- 03/29 P&G

Spend $15 on Maybelline and get $5 ECB- limit 3
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1 Maybelline Fit Me, foundation, powder, concealer, blush/bronzer or primer cpn- 03/29 RP

Spend $12 on Beauty 360 cosmetic brushes or implements and get $4 ECB
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $12 on Almay and get $4 ECB- Limit 3
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB
Use $5/$15 cosmetic purchase CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1.50 Sally Hansen Miracle Gel, top coat or value pack cpn- 03/08 RP

Spend $10 on CVS oral care and get $5 ECB

Spend $20 Multipack Oral B, Crest, Fixodent or Glide and get $10 ECB- Limit 2
$1.50/2 Oral B Glide floss, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G
$3/3 Oral B Glide floss, Crest toothpaste or rinse cpn- 03/29 P&G

Colgate battery toothbrush- $5.99 and get $4 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $10 on Colgate Total or rinse and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Buy 2 Colgate Optic White and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$2 Colgate Optic White toothbrush + pen or Sensitive toothbrush + pen cpn- 03/22 SS

Spend $10 on Listerine, Reach, Rembrandt or Listerine floss and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Listerine cpn- 03/29 RP

Benadryl Allergy twin pack- $10.49 and get $3 ECB
$1 Benadryl cpn- 03/29 RP

Band Aid blister twin pack- $11.49 and get $3 ECB
$3/3 Neosporin, Neosporin Essentials, J&J Bandages or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP

Band Aid Frozen or TMNT twin pack- $8.29 and get $3 ECB
$3/3 Neosporin, Neosporin Essentials, J&J Bandages or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP

Band Aid Flexible twin pack- $9.49 and get $3 ECB
$3/3 Neosporin, Neosporin Essentials, J&J Bandages or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP

Benadryl twin pack- $14.49 and get $3 ECB
$1 Benadryl cpn- 03/29 RP
$3/3 Neosporin, Neosporin Essentials, J&J Bandages or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP

Bengay Ultra twin pack- $12.49 and get $3 ECB
$2 Bengay cpn- 03/29 RP

Neosporin twin pack- $10.49 and get $3 ECB
$3/3 Neosporin, Neosporin Essentials, J&J Bandages or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP

Pedia Care fever reducer twin pack- $7.49 and get $3 ECB

CVS pain relief twin pack- $7.49 and get $1 ECB

Pedia Care cold twin pack- $7.99 and get $3 ECB

Dulcolax or DulcoEase- $6.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 3
$3/2 Dulcolax cpn- 03/08 SS
$3/2 DulcoEase cpn- 03/08 SS

Zantac 150 or 75- $8.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 3
$4 Zantac cpn- 03/01 SS

Mars chocolate, Airheads, Mentos, Starburst, Skittles, Necco wafers or Hershey singles- $0.99
Use $0.75 CVS Coupon Center cpn

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

Maxwell House Wake Up Roast, McCafe coffee or single serve- $6.99 and get $1 ECB
$0.50 Maxwell House cpn- 03/29 SS
$1 McCafe cpn- 03/01 SS

Gillette Flexball or Venus Swirl razor- $8.99 and get $1 ECB
$3 Gillette Venus razor cpn- 03/29 P&G
$3 Gillette razoe cpn- 03/29 P&G

Cheerios twin pack- $7.49 and get $3 ECB
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereal cpn- 03/22 SS

Nature Valley twin pack- $6.49 and get $3 ECB
$0.50/2 Nature Valley bars cpn- 03/29 SS
$0.50/2 Nature Valley bars cpn- 03/15 SS
$0.50/2 General Mills Fiber One or Nature Valley granola cpn- 02/22 SS

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Saturday Family Fun Adventure

Every time I drive Chris to work and pick him up from work, I drive pass by a park sign. I am not sure why I haven't paid any attention to it until now. It kind of jumped out at me as I was taking Chris to work. I came home and looked the park up online not sure really what to expect. The park sounded like a neat place to visit, so we decided to go and check out the Jim Jeffers Park.

On our arrival, the first thing the boys noticed was the huge fenced in playground. They were really begging hard to play on the playground but I knew that we wanted to explore the park grounds first. They have a huge basketball area, tennis area, 4 soccer fields and a softball field. There is also a walkway that takes you around the park and to a nice sized lake.

Here are some pictures of our adventure:

The younger boys could have cared less about the walk way to the lake and the ducks. They loved the huge playground. I tried to get pictures of them playing but they were all over the place enjoying them selves. I am pretty positive that we will be visiting this park more often.

I can't wait to see where our next family adventure takes us :)

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Purex Crystals Scent Splash Review & Giveaway

We are on a roll with these coupon giveaways :)

New Purex Crystals ScentSplash in wash fragrance booster infuses your clothes with the power of liquid freshness. Simply add a little or a lot directly into your washer.

Infuse your clothes with fragrance for a blast of long lasting freshness that no one can resist.

Purex Crystals ScentSplash comes in 3 scents: Fresh Spring Waters, Fresh Lavender Blossom and Fresh Mountain Breeze.

I tested out Fresh Spring Waters. I was surprised to find out that Purex Crystals ScentSplash are not crystals. In fact, it is a thick gel like liquid. It states on the bottle that half a cap full is recommended. I only filled to the first fill line inside the cap and that was just enough for me. The scent left on your clothes is not overpowering and is nice :) I like that you just pour the liquid into the washer, load your clothes, add detergent and turn on :) Purex Crystals ScentSplash is a fragrance booster not a laundry detergent.

Want to see if Purex Crystals ScentSplash is a nice fit for your family? Purex was wonderful and sent me 3 coupons good for a FREE botttle of Purex Crystals ScentSplash to bless my wonderful readers with.

Entering my coupon giveaway is super easy. Just leave me a comment with your email address and you will be entered in the coupon giveaway.

Purex Crystals ScentSplash coupon giveaway will end on April 19th at 11:59pm EST. 3 winners will be randomly selected and contacted for their mailing adress.

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

Pages