Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/30/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a wonderful and busy weekend :)  I'll share all the fun we had later this week :)

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Egg Avocado (Egg Salad) with fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Fish Sticks, Mac & Cheese with peas and salad
Turkey Chili Shells with broccoli and salad
Spaghetti and Meatballs with garlic bread, green beans and salad
Chicken Rice Stirfry with salad
French Toast with fruit
Homemade Pizza
Kielbasa Broccoli Pasta with salad

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/29/2017

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

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

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

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR

Gain, Downy or Bounce- $9/2 and get 1000 points
$1 Bounce or Tide Simply cpn- 10/15 SS
$5/3 Gain cpn- 10/22 SS

Head & Shoulders- $12/2
$3/2 Head & Shoulders cpn- 10/29 P&G

Fructis- $7/2
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Fructis cpn- 10/29 RP

Loreal Excellence, Preference or Age Perfect- $16/2
$6/2 Loreal Preference, Excellence or Age Perfect cpn- 10/29 RP
$5/2 Loreal Preference, Excellence or Age Perfect cpn- 10/08 RP

Softsoap or Irish Spring body wash- $3.99 and get $1 RR

Excedrin- $20/2 and get 10,000 points
$2 Excedrin cpn- 10/22 SS
$1.50 Excedrin cpn- 10/22 SS

Dayquil, Nyquil or Sinex- $7.99 and get 2000 points when you buy 2
$1 Vicks Sinex cpn- 10/29 P&G
$1 Vicks cpn- 10/29 P&G

All- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$2/2 All cpn- 10/29 RP

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
$0.50 Puffs cpn- 10/29 P&G

CVS deals for the week of 10/29/2017

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns
3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Spend $12 on any cosmetics and get $6 ECB
$1 Maybelline shadow or liner cpn- 10/22 RP
$1 Maybelline lip cpn- 10/22 RP
$1 Maybelline face cpn- 10/22 RP
$1 Cover Girl lip cpn- 10/22 SS
$1 Cover Girl eye cpn- 10/22 SS
$2 Loreal mascara cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal lip cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal Infallible lip cpn- 10/22 RP
$1 Loreal eye cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal face cpn- 10/22 RP

Spend $10 on Listerine or Reach and get $5 ECB

Bounce, Downy, Tide or Gain- $5.94
$1 Bounce or Tide Simply cpn- 10/15 SS
$5/3 Gain cpn- 10/22 SS

Pantene- $12/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 10/29 P&G
Buy Pantene shampoo and get 3 Minute Miracle FREE cpn- 10/29 P&G
$2.50 Pantene styler or treatment cpn- 10/29 P&G

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS App cpn
$0.50 Puffs cpn- 10/29 P&G

Spend $10 on Thinkthin, Nutrition, Gatorade, Kashi GoLean, Goodnessknows, Cliff, Luna, Zone Perfect or Larabar and get $3 ECB

Edy's or Ben & Jerry- $8/2 and get $2 ECB

Spend $10 on Hellman Mayo, Frenchs mustard, Franks hot sauce, Heinz ketchup or Hidden Valley Ranch and get $3 ECB
$1 Franks hot sauce cpn- 10/01 SS

7Up, A&W or Canada Dry 2L- $2/2 and get $1 ECB

Tide Pods or Gain Flings- $4.94
$5/3 Gain cpn- 10/22 SS

Xtra- $1.49

Febreze One starter- $4.99 or refill- $3.99 and get $2 ECB when you buy 2
Use $1.50 CVS App cpn

Ajax- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS App cpn
$0.25 Ajax Ultra cpn- 10/29 SS

Spend $12 on CVS, Beauty 360 or Blade lotion and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on Jergens or Curel and get $5 ECB
$1.50 Curel cpn- 10/29 SS
$3 Curel Hydra Therapy cpn- 10/29 SS
$1.50 Curel cpn- 10/01 SS
$4 Curel Hydra Therapy cpn- 10/01 SS

Dove body wash or bar- $15/2
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$0.75 Dove body wash cpn- 10/29 RP
$0.75 Dove bar cpn- 10/29 RP

Loreal Preference or Excellence- $16/2
$6/2 Loreal Preference, Excellence or Age Perfect cpn- 10/29 RP
$5/2 Loreal Preference, Excellence or Age Perfect cpn- 10/08 RP

Pantene- $15/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 10/29 P&G
Buy Pantene shampoo and get 3 Minute Miracle FREE cpn- 10/29 P&G
$2.50 Pantene styler or treatment cpn- 10/29 P&G

Clairol Nice N Easy, Root Touch Up or Natural Instincts- $14/2
$8/2 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/29 SS
$3 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/29 SS

Spend $10 on Fructis and get $3 ECB
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Fructis cpn- 10/29 RP

Gliss- $10/2 and get $5 ECB

Gillette disposable- $6.99
Use $3 CVS App cpn
$3 Gillette or Venus disposable cpn- 10/29 P&G

Colgate Sensitive or Enamel Health toothpaste- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Crest 3D White, ProHealth or Scope- $4.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 10/29 P&G

Crest ProHealth, 3D White or Complete toothpaste- $2.99
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 10/29 P&G

CVS diapers or trainers- $15/2 and get $5 ECB

Spend $12 on Colgate Optic White and get $4 ECB

Spend $15 on 5 hour energy and get $7 ECB

Spend $12 on Gold Bond or Cortizone 10 and get $4 ECB
$1.50 Gold Bond lotion cpn- 10/29 RP
$3 Gold Bond Diabetic cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Gold Bond lotion cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Gold Bond Anti Itch cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Cortizone 10 cpn- 10/29 RP
$1 Cortizone 10 cpn- 10/01 RP

Spend $12 on All or Snuggle and get $4 ECB
$2/2 All cpn- 10/29 RP
$2/2 Snuggle cpn- 10/29 RP
$0.50 Snuggle cpn- 09/24 RP

Toys R Us In Store Events

Toys R Us will be hosting their final Bricktober Event on Saturday, October 28th from 12-2pm.

This event will include a Make & Take Lego Star Wars BB-8, a scavenger hunt and you get a Free poster just for participating :)

My boys can't wait :)

This Toys R Us event is FREE but they do ask that you register your child for this event.

Our Shopping Trip~ 10/18/2017

Wednesday was another drop Nathan off at church for youth group and see how much shopping we could get done.  Thankfully, I only needed to go to 2 stores.  So, shopping was easy and I was able to get everything on my list by the time I had to pick Nathan up from church :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Walmart
$3.28- Lettuce X2
$0.81- Bananas
$2.24- Chocolate Rice Cakes
$1.34- Mild taco sauce
$7.67- Total

Aldi
$9.84- BLSL Chicken
$10.37- BLSL Chicken
$1.79- Block Cheddar
$5.37- Block Mozz X3
$1.89- Potato Puffs
$1.38- Yogurt X2
$6.98- Greek Yogurt X2
$2.19- Coffee Creamer
$1.50- Ground Turkey
$19.90- Ground Beef X2
$2.49- Chocolate Almond Milk
$1.19- Shells & Cheese
$2.29- Parm Cheese
$0.85- Hot sauce
$2.18- Pineapple Chunks
$1.49- Ketchup
$2.29- Tortillas
$0.99- Slice Cheese
$1.49- Brown Sugar
$1.29- Celery
$3.78- Gala Apples X2
$3.69- Green Apples
$1.29- Roma Tomatoes
$2.38- Broccoli X2
$2.58- Carrots X2
$1.98- Brussel Sprouts X2
$0.98- Cucumbers X2
$1.69- Sugar
$2.29- Cheese Rice Cakes
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.49- Tortilla Chips
$0.94- Eggs X2
$1.66- Bread X2
$4.77- Bagels X3
$109.17- Total

This trip will be included in our October Spending Post.  Our October Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/23/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Banana PB Spinach Smoothie for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Sausage Lasagna with salad and peas
Taco Tuesday with carrots
Spaghetti and Meatballs with garlic bread and green beans
Sausage Egg and Cheese on bagels with fruit
Turkey Chili Shells with Brussel Sprouts
Homemade Pizza
Soup, Grilled Cheese and carrots

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/22/2017

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

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

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

Mentos- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB

Loreal- $8/2
$4/2 Loreal Expert cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal Expert cpn- 10/22 RP

Schick Hydro, Intuition or Quattro razor- $8.99
$2 Schick Quattro, Intuition or Hydro Silk cpn- 10/22 SS
$2 Schick Hydro or Quattro Titanium cpn- 10/22 SS

Schick disposable razors- $5.99
$3 Schick disposable cpn- 10/22 SS

Edge or Skintimate- $2.99
$1 Edge cpn- 10/22 SS
$1 Skintimate cpn- 10/22 SS

Garnier Whole Blends- $7/2
$2 Garnier Whole Blends cpn- 10/22 RP

Nutrisse- $14/2
$4/2 Nutrisse cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Nutrisse cpn- 10/01 RP

Xtra- $1.49

CVS deals for the week of 10/22/2017

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns
3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Hershey Harvest, Kisses or minis- $15/5 and get $5 ECB

Fructis- $7/2 and get $1 ECB
$1 Fructis cpn- 10/22 RP
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 10/01 RP

Colgate Max or 2in1 toothpaste- $2.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/15 SS

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

Tide Simply Clean, Downy or Bounce- $2.94
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Tide Simply or Bounce sheets cpn- 10/15 SS

Spend $15 on Beauty 360 cosmetic brushes or implements and get $5 ECB

Spend $20 on TIGI cosmetics and get $10 ECB

Spend $12 on Almay and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on ELF cosmetics and get $4 ECB

Spend $8 on Rimmel and get $3 ECB

Nutrisse- $14/2 and get $4 ECB
$4/2 Nutrisse cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Nutrisse cpn- 10/01 RP

Spend $15 on Tresemme, Dove or Suave hair and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Schick razor or disposable and get $5 ECB
$2 Schick Quattro, Intuition or Hydro Silk cpn- 10/22 SS
$2 Schick Hydro or Quattro Titanium cpn- 10/22 SS
$3 Schick disposable cpn- 10/22 SS

Spend $12 on Colgate Optic White and get $4 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/15 SS

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

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

Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste, Total toothpaste or mouthwash- $7.98/2 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/15 SS

Speed Stick- $5.50/2 and get $2.50 ECB
$0.50 Speed Stick cpn- 10/15 SS
Buy Speed Stick Overtime, Lady Speed Stick Unstoppable or Speed Stick Irish Spring Get 1 FREE cpn- 10/15 SS

U by Kotex- $7.99 and get $3 ECB
$1 U by Kotex cpn- 10/15 SS

Spend $12 on Playtex, Stayfree, Carefree or OB and get $3 ECB
$4/2 Playtex Gentle Glide cpn- 10/08 SS
$1 Playtex Gentle Glide, Sport, Pads or liners cpn- 10/08 SS
$2/2 Stayfree cpn- 10/08 SS
$0.50 Carefree cpn- 10/08 SS

Spend $15 on Loreal Advanced or Ever and get $5 ECB
$4/2 Loreal Expert cpn- 10/22 RP
$2 Loreal Expert cpn- 10/22 RP

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

Come Along With Me.............

As I take you along with us and show you what we did over the weekend :)

Our grocery shopping was already done.  We had nothing planned for this weekend.  Toys R Us was hosting a My Little Pony Event, so having all boys, they were not at all interested.  My hope was to get some things done around the house.

I started my weekend with my usual Lesson Plans, getting worksheets together and making a trip to our library.

I checked my email before leaving for the library and noticed an email from Kohls with a One Day Early Bird Special.  I went over to the Kohls website and noticed a pair of shoes we have been looking at for Nathan was on a really good sale~ only until 1pm.  I remembered I have $10 in Kohls cash I needed to use before it expired.

We ran over to the library and then over to Kohls.  After searching and searching and having to call someone over, we finally located the last pair of size 7 shoes.  Thankfully, they fit :)

I was super happy to be able to get a $40 pair of shoes after its sale price, 20% off coupon and the $10 Kohls Cash for $10.17 :)  Yea!!!!  Now Nathan has a new pair of shoes that  he absolutely loves :)

We went home, ate lunch and I knew I wanted to get some snacks and veggies prepped for the coming week.  We made these super yummy no bake energy balls and roasted carrots :)

Unfortunately, the no bake energy balls didn't make it too long~ Oops :(

I can't wait to see what we get into next weekend :)

Toys R Us In Store Events

Toys R Us will be hosting a Num Noms & LOL Surprise Trading Event on October 21st from 1-3pm.

You can trade your LOL Surprise dolls and Num Noms with others at the event.  You will get an LOL Surprise Keychain and Num Noms Activity Book just for coming to the event :)

It is also Week 3 of the Bricktober Event.  This event will take place on Sunday, October 22nd from 1-3pm.

At this event, you can build and play with Legos.  You will also receive a Free City Map for attending this event.

Both Toys R Us events are FREE but they do ask that you register your child for these events.

Our Shopping Day~ 10/11/2017

Another Wednesday night shopping adventure for us :)  I must admit I like going to the grocery store on Wednesday evening.  The stores are not crowded, which makes for an easy and quick trip for us :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Dollar Tree
$1.06- Measuring Spoons

Sam's Club
$3.28- Crushed Tomato

Walmart
$0.98- Mushrooms
$2.98- Maple Extract
$2.93- Cream Cheese
$1.78- Celery
$0.76- Bananas
$1.16- Roma Tomatoes
$2.94- Spinach Kale Mix
$2.24- Chocolate Rice Cakes
$5.83- Dove Shower Foam
$1.34- Taco Sauce
$4.44- Apple Cider Vinegar
$27.38
-5.83- Dove Shower Foam mailer cpn
$21.90- Total

Aldi
$7.52- Frozen veggies X8
$5.99- BLSL Chicken
$1.99- Almond Milk
$6.95- Chicken Thighs X2
$3.24- Grapes
$2.66- Bananas
$1.19- Cucumber
$0.85- Crackers
$1.49- Brown Rice
$1.89- Canola Oil
$0.99- Baking Powder
$0.39- Salt
$1.19- Onion Powder
$1.19- Garlic Powder
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.39- Nacho Chips
$1.49- Tortilla Chips
$0.94- Eggs X2
$3.32- Bread X4
$1.59- Bagels
$1.78- Lettuce
$0.89- Ranch dressing
$0.89- Italian dressing
$0.89- Croutons
$1.29- Honey Mustard
$1.29- Tomatoes
$0.98- Cucumbers
$56.16- Total

This trip will be included in our October Spending Post.  Our October Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/16/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice and not so busy weekend :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Bread with fruit X2
Bagel with fruit
Banana PB Oats for me

Lunch
Banana PB Spinach Smoothie for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Chicken Mushroom Orzo with green beans
Taco Tuesday with carrots
Chili with cornbread
Homemade Egg, Sausage and Cheese Biscuits with fruit
Leftover Chili and cornbread
Homemade Pizza
Soup, Grilled Cheese and carrots

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Carrots
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream
Rice Cakes with PB
Celery with PB and raisins

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/15/2017

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

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

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

Ziploc- $5.50/2 and get $1.50 RR

Black Forest, Trolli or Now & Later- $1.99 and get $1.99 RR

Bic disposable razors- $5.99~ Spend $15 and get 3000 points
$2 Bic disposable razor cpn- 10/15 SS

Clairol Nice N Easy or Root Touch Up- $14/2
$5/2 Clairol hair color cpn- 10/15 RP

CVS deals for the week of 10/15/2017

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns
3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Hershey snack size- $9/3
Use $3 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1.50/3 Hershey snack size cpn- 10/15 SS

Mars Chocolate fun size- $9/3
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$2/3 Mars snack size cpn- 10/08 RP
$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 10/08 RP
$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 09/10 RP

Tide Simply Clean- $2.94
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Tide Simply or Bounce cpn- 10/15 SS

Spend $15 on Crest ProHealth and get $7 ECB- Limit 2
$2 Crest Whitening Therapy, 3D White Brilliance, 3D White Luxe, ProHealth Advanced or 2 step toothpaste cpn- 10/08 RP

Spend $12 on Cover Girl and get $4 ECB
$2 Cover Girl face cpn- 10/08 RP
$1 Cover Girl cpn- 10/08 RP

Spend $10 on Physicians Formula and get $7 ECB
$4 Physicians Formula cpn- 10/15 SS

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

Spend $15 on Loreal eye, lip, foundation, powder, blush or concealer and get $5 ECB

Xtra- $1.49

Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Bounce or Downy- $4.94
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Tide Simply or Bounce cpn- 10/15 SS
$2 Gain Flings cpn- 10/08 RP

Spend $15 on Total Home Household Paper

Spend $15 on Krave Jerky or BarkThins and get $5 ECB

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

Spend $10 on False lashes or Kiss nails and get $3 ECB

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB

Gliss hair care- $10/2
$5/2 Gliss hair cpn- 10/01 RP
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Gliss hair cpn- 10/01 RP

Irish Spring body wash or bar- $3.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Irish Spring body wash cpn- 10/15 SS
$0.50 Irish Spring bar cpn- 10/15 SS

Softsoap hand soap or bar- $5/2 and get $2 ECB

Spend $15 on Vaseline lotion or gel oil and get $5 ECB

Colgate Total rinse or Optic White rinse- $5.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $10 on Listerine or Reach and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Spend $15 on Revlon and get $5 ECB- Limit 6

Colgate toothpaste- $3.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 10/15 SS

Come Along With Me............

As I take you with us and show you what we did last week :)

Last week was the week of all weeks.  We have all been there.  Everything seems to break at the same time and nothing goes the way we wish it would.  That was our week last week :(

Let's start with our microwave.  We had no clue how old this microwave truly was.  It came with the house.  And of course, it dies right when I am trying to defrost ground beef for dinner.  Ugggg :(  No worries.  I know plenty of people that don't have a microwave on purpose.  We suddenly discovered just how much we really do rely on our microwave.  Thankfully, we only needed to go without for a week.  Something I was waiting on finally arrived and allowed to be able to purchase a microwave :)

I now know why people pay Lowes $115 to install their microwave.  We decided that we could do it ourselves.  Oh my!!  What a pain that was.  The new microwave is bigger than the old microwave.  Meaning hubby had to undo and install the new bracing and make a new hole in the top for our over the stove microwave.  A few hours later and Voila~ we now have a working microwave and a kitchen filled with sawdust.

We have a working microwave and all is right again~ or so I thought.  Somehow something happened to trip our outside water breaker and we had no water :(  Called hubby who had just left for work.  Poor guy turned around, came home and fixed the problem and went back to work.  I am thankful that it was an easy fix.  We just had the water guys out a few weeks ago to fix what the hurricane broke and that repair had a few dollar signs in front of it :(  We are happy that we didn't have to call them to come back out.

Now we have a working microwave and we have water :)  The boys were all excited to go to Toys R Us for the Hatchimal event.  We were running a few minutes late and by the time we got there they had already hatched the Hatchimals.  We missed it :(  The boys were kind of bummed but got a goodie bag.  I know what Hatchimals are but had no clue that they are marketed towards girls.  My boys were the only boys there and Toys R Us had gone to town with pink tablecloths and decorations.  We kind of felt out of place.

One of the reasons we were late to the Toys R Us event was that we made a pit stop to our church's Thrift Store to drop off a trunk full of stuff we no longer needed.

Luckily our week had some good in it.  We made it to the Menchie's Buy 1 Get 1 Free Event~ Mmmmmmm :)

After our Toys R Us event, we walked over to Party City and looked at the giant wall of costumes:

Thankfully, little Michael saw something that he really wanted to be and it fit into our Halloween costume budget :)

Even though we had some ups and downs, we made the best of it and are now ready to get back to normal.  Or at least our version of normal :)

Do you ever have days like this? Please tell me I'm not alone :)

Toys R Us In Store Events

Toys R Us will be hosting a My Little Pony Friendship Festival Event on Saturday October 14th from 1-3pm.

 

At this event, you can participate in a Make & Take Friendship Festival Banner, coloring activity sheets, temporary tattoos and you can get a FREE Exclusive Friendship Festival poster just for attending.

Toys R Us will also be hosting Bricktober Week 2 on Sunday October 15th from 1-3pm.

At this event, you can build and play with Legos.  You will also receive a Free Spider-Man Comic for attending this event.

Both Toys R Us events are FREE but they do ask that you register your child for these events.

Our Shopping Day~ 10/04/2017

Wednesday evening shopping has become my favorite time to go grocery shopping.  We dropped Nathan off at church and off we went to see how much shopping we could get done before having to pick him up.  Thankfully, this trip was short and sweet and we were able to get everything :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Parchment Paper
$1.00- Popcorn
$2.06- Total

Walmart
$0.77- Bananas
$1.88- Bagels
$2.65- Total

Aldi
$0.94- Eggs X2
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$2.49- Bread X3
$5.95- Broccoli X3
$5.99- BLSL Chicken
$2.58- Carrots X2
$3.78- Apples X2
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.79- Soy Sauce
$1.98- Pineapple Chunks X2
$1.19- Fig Bars
$1.79- Chocolate Chips
$1.49- Brown Rice
$1.89- Green Peppers
$1.99- Hummus
$1.59- Rice Cakes
$1.49- Tortilla Chips
$40.81- Total

PetSmart
$23.46- Cat Food

This trip will be included in our October Spending Post.  Our October Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/09/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a wonderful and busy weekend :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Banana Bread with fruit X2
Bagels with fruit
Peanut Butter Banana Oats for me

Lunch
Mock Egg Salad and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Oven Baked Chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans
Taco Tuesday with carrots
Chicken Rice Stirfry
Pancakes with fruit
Spaghetti and Meatballs with peas and garlic bread
Homemade Pizza
Soup, Grilled Cheese and carrots

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream

Walgreens deals for the week of 10/08/2017

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

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

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

Purex- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

$1 Purex cpn- 10/01 RP

Mars fun size- $8/3

$2/3 Mars fun size cpn- 10/08 RP

$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 10/08 RP

$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 09/10 RP

Oreo Milka bar- $0.89 and get $0.89 RR

Revlon ColorSilk or Luminista- $6/2

$1/2 Revlon cpn- 10/08 SS

$2 Revlon ColorSilk cpn- 10/08 SS

Mitchum- $2.99

$1 Mitchum cpn- 10/08 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn- 09/10 SS

M&M- $8/3

$2/3 M&M Halloween cpn- 10/08 RP

$2/3 M&M Treat size cpn- 09/10 RP

$0.50 M&M Halloween Variety cpn- 09/10 RP

$1/2 M&M Harvest Blend cpn- 09/10 RP

Arm & Hammer laundry- $1.99

CVS deals for the week of 10/08/2017

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns
3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn
4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:) 

Hershey snack size or Mars chocolate fun size- $9/3
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn
$1/2 Hershey snack size or assortment cpn- 09/24 SS
$2/3 Mars snack size cpn- 10/08 RP
$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 10/08 RP
$2/3 Mars Halloween cpn- 09/10 RP

Spend $15 on Cover Girl foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip or eye and get $5 ECB

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

Spend $15 on Loreal foundation, powder, blush, concealer, lip or eye and get $5 ECB

Tide Simply Clean, Downy or Bounce- $2.94
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 Downy Wrinkle Release cpn- 08/13 SS

Persil- $4.99 and get $1 ECB
$2 Persil cpn- 09/10 RP- EXPIRES 10/08

Spend $10 on Wunder2, TIGI, LA Girl or CND Vinylux nail polish and get $3 ECB

Spend $10 on ELF and get $3 ECB

Spend $15 on Loreal Ever and get $5 ECB

Softsoap hand soap or Irish Spring bar- $5/2 and get $2 ECB

Nivea lotion- $6
$2 Nivea lotion cpn- 10/08 SS

Nivea body wash- $8/2
$3/2 Nivea body wash cpn- 10/08 SS

Spend $10 on Colgate Total toothpaste, toothbrush or mouthwash and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 10/01 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/01 SS
$1 Colgate 360 or floss tip toothbrush cpn- 10/01 SS

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

Spend $12 on Colgate Optic White toothpaste, toothbrush or mouthwash and get $4 ECB
$1 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel Health or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 10/01 SS
$1 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 10/01 SS
$1 Colgate 360 or floss tip toothbrush cpn- 10/01 SS

Mitchum- $2.99 and get $1 ECB
$1 Mitchum cpn- 10/08 SS
$1 Mitchum cpn- 09/10 SS

U by Kotex- $3.99 and get $1 ECB
Use $1 CVS App cpn
$1 U by Kotex cpn- 09/17 SS

Spend $10 on Band Aid, Neosporin, Benadryl or Aveeno and get $4 ECB
$1 Benadryl cpn- 09/10 RP- EXPIRES 10/08
$1 Aveeno cpn- 09/24 SS

Spend $12 on Physicians Formula and get $8 ECB

Palmolive- $0.99
Use $0.25 CVS App cpn

Menchie's World Smile Day

Menchie's is celebrating World Smile Day on October 4th from 4pm-7pm.

Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Froyo :)  YAY :)

We participated last year and the froyo is sooooo good :)  We have plans to visit Menchie's tomorrow :)

Toys R Us Bricktober Week 1 Event

Toys R Us is bringing back Bricktober.  I remember this event from last year.  My boys really enjoyed the events.

Sunday October 8th kicks off Bricktober with a Lego Build & Play Event.

Kids will get a FREE Lego Ninjago wearable badge for attending and participating.

We love these events.  They are FREE and no need to sign up ahead of time.  Just show up at the times listed above and participate.  It is great, everyone has a blast and did I mention they are FREE :)

Toys R Us Event~ 10/07/20017

Toys R Us will be hosting a Hatchimals Surprise Party on October 7, 2017 from 11am-1pm.

My boys find Hatchimals interesting, so I think we will be going to this event.

Toys R Us will be hatching 2 Hatchimals at this event.  They will also have games, activities and you will get to take home a Hatchimal loot bag with treats :)

This Toys R Us event is FREE but they do ask that you register your child for the event.

October 2017 Monthly Spending

This is where I will be tracking all our shopping for the month of October.

I have decided I am so tired of being overweight and am trying to do something about it.  For this month, we have increased our grocery budget to include my meals which will be different than what my family will be eating.

We are taking out $200 for groceries + $140 for my meals, $20 for household products and $40 for cat purchases.  Let's see how this month goes:

09/27/2017
$2.39- Target and got $5 gift card
$2.69- Save A Lot
$8.42- Dollar Tree
$11.90- Sam's Club
$14.23- Walmart
$71.81- Aldi

10/04/2017
$2.06- Dollar Tree
$2.65- Walmart
$40.81- Aldi
$23.46- PetSmart

10/11/2017
$1.06- Dollar Tree
$3.28- Sam's Club
$21.90- Walmart
$56.16- Aldi

10/18/2017
$7.67- Walmart
$109.17- Aldi

$337.94 out of $340 for food
$18.26 out of $20 for household
$23.46 out of $40 for cats

Our Shopping Day~ 09/27/2017

We conducted a little test.  Nathan has youth group at church on Wednesday.  Hubby and I were curious to see if we could get our grocery shopping done while we were already out before Nathan got done.  So far so good.  We weren't able to get it all done.  We split up the grocery list and did what we could while on that side of town.  We saved the rest for Saturday.

Here are our shopping trip details:

Target
$3.99- Tresemme conditioner
$3.99- Tresemme shampoo
$3.99- Tresemme conditioner
$15.96
-5/3 Tresemme coupon
-5.00 Target gift card
$2.39- Total after tax and got a $5 Target gift card :)

Save A Lot
$2.69- Grapes

Dollar Tree
$2.00- Headphones X2
$1.00- Candle lighter
$1.00- Cocoa butter lotion
$2.00- Batteries X2
$1.00- Ice Cube Tray
$1.00- Salted Caramel candle
$8.42- Total

Sam's Club
$4.42- Vinegar
$7.48- Chia Seeds
$11.90- Total

Walmart
$0.74- Bananas
$1.68- Lasagna Noodles
$4.98- Popcorn
$2.94- Kale Spinach blend
$0.92- Lentils
$2.97- Citric Acid
$14.23- Total

Aldi
$1.79- Chocolate Chips
$1.29- Tomatoes
$6.13- Frozen veggies
$1.99- Hummus
$5.99- BLSL Chicken
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.89- Creamer
$5.33- Pork Roast
$5.15- BLSL Chicken Thighs
$4.88- BLSL Chicken Thighs
$3.49- Greek Yogurt
$3.18- Flour X2
$1.89- Lemon Juice
$2.49- French Vanilla Cappuccino mix
$2.89- PB
$2.39- Oats
$2.36- Toilet Paper
$0.94- Eggs
$1.49- Tortilla Chips
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.29- Coconut Flakes
$1.59- Bagels
$4.49- Granny Smith Apples
$2.29- Tortillas
$0.98- Cucumbers
$1.19- Italian Seasoning
$0.39- Tomato Paste
$71.81- Total

This trip will be included in our October Spending Post.  Our October Monthly Spending post is where we document what we spend for this particular month.

Our Menu Plan for the week of 10/02/2017

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend :)  We didn't do much but we did enjoy ourselves :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Overnight Oats with fruit X2
Waffles with fruit X2
Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal X2
Bagels with fruit
Peanut Butter Banana Oats for me

Lunch
Mock Egg Salad and fruit for me
Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner
Oven Baked Chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans
Taco Tuesday with carrots
Chicken Rice Stirfry
Pancakes with fruit
Crockpot Lasagna with garlic bread and corn
Homemade Pizza
Chicken Cacciatore with peas

Snacks and Desserts
Apples
Grapes
Bananas
Strawberries
Blueberries
Popcorn
Pretzels
Tortilla Chips with salsa
Oatmeal Raisin Bites
Cookies
No Bake Vegan Energy Balls
Chocolate PB Nice Cream