Menu plan for the week of 06/06/2011

Sorry for the delay of this post- this has been quite a week and the boys haven't even been out of school for a full week yet.  This week we do not have an oven to use, ours decided to literally blow up, well the heating element blew up- it was quite the show- LOL :)  Plus my computer is acting up and will not work, so I am borrowing my sons laptop until I get my computer fixed.

Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Homemade Oatmeal packets
Smoothies & PB toast
Yogurt & PB toast

Lunch:
Sandwich- grilled cheese, tuna fish, ham, turkey, PB&J
PB crackers or popcorn
Banana

Dinner:
Pineapple Salsa Chicken over rice with veggies
Mexican Penne with veggies
Tuna casserole
French Toast
Ham & Potato soup
Goulash & veggies

CVS deals for the week of 06/05/2011

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 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:)

FREE Venus or Fusion ProGlide razor when you buy $30 of the following:
Bounty Paper towels- $5.99
$0.25 Bounty cpn- 06/05 P&G
Charmin- $5.49
$0.25 Charmin basic cpn- 06/05 P&G
2X Tide or Gain- $11.99
$0.35 Tide cpn- 06/05 P&G
Duracell- $5.99
Dawn- $0.99
CoverGirl NatureLuxe lip gloss balm- $12/2
$1 Covergirl cpn- 06/05 P&G
$5/2 Covergirl NatureLuxe cpn- 06/05 P&G
Aussie or Herbal Essence- $2.99
Crest ProHealth, 3D white, Scope Outlast, ProHealth Rinse or Glide Floss- $2.99
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 06/05 P&G
$1 Crest Rinse cpn- 06/05 P&G
$0.75 Glide floss cpn- 06/05 P&G

Oral B Pulsar toothbrush- $6 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2
$3 Oral B Adult or kid battery toothbrush cpn- 06/05 P&G

Coke 12pk cans- $13/4 and get $3 ECB

Powerade, Vitamin Water, SmartWater, Fuze or Honest Tea- $5/5 and get $2 ECB
$1/2 Fuze cpn- 04/10 SS

Frito Lay Single serve bags- $1 ECB when you buy 3- Limit 5

$6 ECB when you buy 2 American Express prepaid giftcards

Prilosec- $24.99 amd get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Prilosec cpn- 06/05 P&G

Align- $28.99 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2

Metamucil- $9.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$2 Metamucil cpn- 06/05 P&G

Pampers- $19.99 and get $3.50 ECB - Limit 2
$1.50 Pampers cpn- 06/05 P&G

Clairol Nice 'N Easy- $6.97 and get $2 ECB

$10 ECB when you buy Crest 3D Whitestrips
$5 Crest 3D Whitestrips 2 hr express or professional effects cpn- 06/05 P&G

Clairol Nice 'N Easy foam- $7.99 and get $1 ECB

Spend $30 and get FREE $10 Gas card when you buy the following:
Dunkin Donuts coffee- $7.49
Dove minis- $6/2
Snickers fun size or Mars minis- $6/2
Starburst or Skittles- $5/2
Eclipse, Orbit or Juicy Fruit- $5/2
Mars chocolate or Wrigleys singles- $3/4
Mars chocolate king, Orbit mist, or 5 Gum- $5/4
Lifesavers- $3/2
M&M's- $5/2
Hefty trash bags- $6.99
$0.55 Hefty waste bag cpn- 04/10 RP
$1/2 Hefty waste bag cpn- 04/10 RP
Advil- $12.99
$1 Advil 40ct+ cpn- 05/22 SS
Hershey assorted- $6/2
Folgers- $7/2 or decaf- $9/2
$0.25 Folgers cpn- 05/22 RP
$1.50/2 Folgers cpn- 05/22 RP
Cheerios or Honey Nut- $7/2
$1/3 General Mills cpn- 05/22 SS
Planters mixed nuts or cashew halves- $10/3

Clariol Perfect 10- $9.99 and get $2 ECB

Olay Total Effects or Regenerist facial care- $18.99 and get $2 ECB
$2 Olay Total Effects moisturizer or cleanser cpn- 05/15 SS
$3 Olay Regenerist moisturizer or cleanser cpn- 06/05 P&G

Spend $10 and get $3 ECB Loreal lip or eye cosmetics
$2 Loreal face cosmetic cpn- 05/22 RP
$2 Loreal Paris lip cpn- 05/01 RP
$2 Loreal Paris eye cpn- 04/17 RP
$2 Lorael Paris face cpn- 04/17 RP

Spend $20 and get $5 ECB Women or Men's fragrances

Loreal Youth Code starter kit- $33.99 and get $10 ECB

Huggies Jumbo- $8.99 and get $2 ECB
$1.50 Huggies cpn- 05/15 SS

Ban- $2.99 and get $2 ECB
$0.75 Ban cpn- 06/05 SS

Excedrin- $0.99 and get $0.99 ECB- Limit 2

Efferdent- $3.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 2
$2/2 Efferdent cpn- 06/05 SS

$3 ECB when you buy Colgate Multipack toothbrushes or toothpaste- Limit 2
$0.75 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 06/05 SS
$0.75 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 06/05 SS

Colgate MaxClean, SmartFoam, MaxFresh, MaxWhite or 360 surround toothbrush- $2.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.75 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 06/05 SS
$0.75 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 06/05 SS

Revitalens- $8.99 and get $3 ECB
$2 Revitalens cpn- 05/22 RP

Blink or Complete Multi purpose solution- $8.99 and get $3 ECB
$2 Blink cpn- 05/22 RP
$1 Complete solution cpn- 05/22 RP

Lamisil- $9.99 and get $5 ECB
$3 Lamisil AT cpn- 05/22 SS

Claritin- $16.99 and get $1 ECB
$5 Claritin 24ct+ cpn- 05/15 SS
$2 Claritin 10ct+ cpn- 05/15 SS

Zyrtec- $18.99 and get $4 ECB
$3.50 Zyrtec 10ct+ cpn- 05/01 RP
$4 Zyrtec 24ct+ cpn- 05/01 RP
$4 Zyrtec cpn- 04/10 RP

Crest ProHealth rinse 1 Liter- $4.50 and get $2.50 ECB- Limit 2
$2 Crest ProHealth rinse cpn- 06/05 P&G

Banana Boat sun care- $7 ECB when you buy 2
$1 Banana Boat cpn- 05/22 SS

Walgreens deals for the week of 06/05/2011

** We live in a test market, so we have a Walgreens Rewards card that tracks points to use to get rewards- so we don't get alot of RR's- as some areas do- instead we get Bonus Points**

7 UP, Sunkist, A&W, Canada Dry or Hawaiin Punch 12pk cans- $12/4
Use $2 IVC

M&M's- $5/2
Use $1 IVC

Stouffers, Hot Pockets or Lean Cusine- $5/2 and get 6X points
$1/4 Lean Cuisine cpn- 05/01 SS

Buy $10 and get 10X points from the following:
Bounce dryer bar or sheets- $3.99
Tide Stain release or liquid- $3.99
$1 Tide stain release cpn- 06/05 P&G
Downy liquid or sheets- $3.99
$0.50 Downy cpn- 06/05 P&G
Cascade dishwasher detergent- $3.99
$0.25 Cascade cpn- 06/05 P&G
Select Swiffer, Febreze or Mr Clean- 25% off

$4 RR when you buy $16 participating 3M products

Glad trashbags- $6.99
Use $1 IVC
$0.75 Glad trashbag cpn- 05/01 P&G

$5 RR when you buy 2 American Express gift cards

Duracell- $2.99
Use $1 IVC

Aveeno sun care- $2 off and get 5X points
$1.50 Aveeno sun care cpn- 05/15 RP
$3/2 Aveeno sun care cpn- 05/15 RP

Coppertone sun care- $9.99 and get 15X points
$1 Coppertone cpn- 05/22 RP

Bic Razors- $5.99 and get 600 Bonus points
$3 Bic Comfort 3 or Hybrid cpn- 06/05 SS

Nivea for Men skin care or bodywash- $7/2 and get 600 Bonus Points
$2 Nivea for men bodywash cpn- 06/05 RP
$2 Nivea for men face care cpn- 06/05 RP

Select Olay skin care- 400 Bonus points
$3 Olay regenerist moisturizer or cleanser cpn- 06/05 P&G

Spend $20 Dr. Scholls foot care and get 15X points

Neutrogena acne, cleansers or naturals skin care- 25% off - Buy 2 amd get 2X points
$1 Neutrogena naturals cleanser cpn- 05/08  SS

Garnier Fructis hair care- $14/4 amd get 1000 Bonus points
$1 Garnier Fructis hair care cpn- 06/05 RP
$1 Garnier Fructis styler cpn- 05/01 RP
$1 Garnier Fructis hair care cpn- 05/01 RP

Aussie or Herbal  Essence- $2.99 and get 15X points

Dove hair care- $12/3 and get $4 RR

Reach Floss or toothbrushes- $5/2 and get 10X points
$2/2 Single packs or 1 multipack Reach toothbrushes cpn- 05/08 SS
$1 Reach floss or toothbrush cpn- 04/17 SS
$2.50/2 Reach floss or toothbrush cpn- 04/17 SS

Oral B Pulsar toothbrush, 2pk Crest Whitening plus Scope toothpaste or 2pk Glide floss- $4.99 and get 3X points
$2 Oral B Pulsar cpn- 06/05 P&G
$0.75 Glide floss cpn- 06/05 P&G

Oral B Crossaction toothbrush, ProHealth toothpaste or mouthwash- $3.99 and get 3X points
B1G1Free CrossAction cpn- 06/05 P&G
$0.7 Crest toothpaste cpn- 06/05 P&G

Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush- $5/2 and get $2 RR
$0.75 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 06/05 SS
$0.75 Colgate toothbrush cpn- 06/05 SS

Select J&J products, nursing pads or Desitin- B1G50% off - Buy 2 and get 2X points
$0.50 J&J Baby or natural product cpn- 06/05 RP
$0.75 Desitin cpn- 04/17 SS

Wal-Fex Allergy- $12.99 and get $3 RR

Claritin- $19.99 and get 1000 Bonus points
$5 Claritin cpn- 05/15 SS

Zyrtec- 1000 Bonus points
Use $4 in ad cpn
$4 Zyrtec cpn- 05/01 RP

Walgreens stop smoking aids- $44.99
Use $10 IVC

Bayer A1CNow Selfcheck Test kit or Breeze2, Contour USB blood glucose moniter- $19.99 and get $10 RR

Metamucil- $9.99 and get 3X points
$2 Metamucil cpn- 06/05 P&G

Prevacid- $25.99 and get 4X points
$4 Prevacid cpn- 05/2 SS

Omega Smart Super Critical Ultimate fish oils- $10 and get $10 RR

Health Women soy supplement- $8 and get $8 RR

SoBe lifewater- $0.99 and get $0.99 RR

Prilosec- $24.99 and get $5 RR
$1 Prilosec cpn- 06/05 P&G

Gillette Fusion ProGlide- $9.99 and get $5 RR
$4 Fusion ProGlide cpn- 06/05 P&G

Pampers Jumbo- $8.99 and get $1 RR
$1.50 Pampers cpn- 06/05 P&G

Pantene hair care- $7/2 and get $1 RR
$1/2 Pantene cpn- 06/05 P&G

Dawn- $0.99- Buy 3 and get 3X points

Chex mix or Bugles- $3.99/3
Use $0.99 IVC
$1/2 Chex mix cpn- 05/01 SS

Monthly Spending for June

Here is where I will keep a list of our spending for the month of June.  Lets see if I can do any better than last month's spending- even though I didn't do too terribly bad in May :)  Remember our monthly budget is $400 for everything including animal food for our family of 6 and 2 pets, not too mention our 2 bird feeders outside.  Lets see how much under budget I can get for this month.

05/31/11
$69.26- Walmart
$4.18- $ tree
$0.51- Martins

06/06/11
$2.87- CVS and got back $15 ECB's :)
$0.78- Target
$3.60- Martins
$41.60- Walmart

06/10/11
$3.85- Martins

06/13/11
$51.54- Walmart

06/20/11
$46.07- Walmart
$5.10- Walgreens
$26.20- Kroger
$1.12- Food Lion
$5.12- CVS and got back $15.99 ECB's :)

06/25/11
$5.14- Martins

06/27/11
$42.82- Walmart
$11.40- $ Tree
$13.06- Martins

$334.22- Total

Shopping day- 05/31/11

Since we are eating out on the freezer and pantry this month, our shopping seemed so much lighter today compared to the beginning of the month shopping we normally do.  Today we went to:

Martins foods:
$0.51- markdown loaf of bread

$ tree:
$4.18- Italian Ice- hubby loves Italian ice, sandwich zip bags, pkg of blank cards & hairspray

Walmart:
$69.26- Case of water for Kevin's school picnic, lint roller refill, Chocolate pudding, Transfomer ring pop for Nathan and the baby:), Cat litter, 3 gallons of skim milk, ketchup, frozen grape juice, big bag frozen corn, 2 pks lightbulbs, soft tortillas, 40 lb bag wild bird food, 40 lb bag dog food and Great Value Apple Jacks.

Menu plan for the week of 05/30/2011

Thanks to eating at school functions and church for loading us up on food at my mother's funeral, we still have a stocked freezer and pantry.  This month we are going to eat from the freezer and pantry.  This week our menu looks like:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Baked Oatmeal
Homemade Oatmeal packets
Smoothies & PB toast
Yogurt & PB toast
Banana bread
Pumpkin muffins

Lunch:
Sandwich- grilled cheese, tuna fish, ham, turkey, PB&J
PB crackers or popcorn
Banana

Dinner:
Spaghetti & veggies
Burritos & veggies
Tilapia, rice & veggies
Omelets
Homemade Pizza
Cheesy bean pasta & veggies

I wanted to personally thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers.  They mean so much.  I know it is through your prayers and our Heavenly Father carrying me that I am able to get through the passing of my mother and best friend. 

My mother was taken way to soon from this Earth.  The Lord must have needed her for something far more than she could have accomplished here. 

The last day I saw my mom was Mothers day- we were able to spend the day together having fun and laughing.  We had lunch and enjoyed the Mothers day cupcakes I made.  She loved the gift I had made for her and we talked.  I would not for a million years would have thought this would be the last time I saw my mom, last time I hugged my mom & the last time I heard my moms voice.  I am so blessed for the time we had.

Her service was so beautiful.  I know she was smiling in Heaven.  I am blessed to have such an amazing church family- they made sure my mothers funeral was perfect.  It was through her service I was reminded that death is not final, it is just the beginning.  My mother can be with her parents and with my husbands grandparents, who always asked how my parents were doing.  I know when it is my time, my mother will come and get me, she will walk with me up the steps to meet our Heavenly Father and she hug me, tell me she loves me and we will have so much catching up to do.

Give your family a hug, tell them you love them often as you never know when it will be their time to be called to go to Heaven and start their new life.

I love you mom and one day I know we will reunite.