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 :)

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 :)

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 :)

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

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

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 Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Coke 12pk cans and get $5 ECB

Fructis- $2.99
$2 Fructis cpn- 04/26 RP

Post Honey Bunches of Oats, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles- $1.99

Buy 3 Hallmark or American Greeting cards and get $3 ECB

Pay Anywhere Credit Card Reader- $9.99 and get $9.99 ECB

Cover Girl shadow, pencil, ink it or Super Sizer mascara- $5.99 and get $1 ECB- Limit 3
$1.50 Cover Girl mascara, shadow or liner cpn- 03/29 P&G
$1.50 Cover Girl face cpn- 03/29 P&G 

Spend $15 on Loreal foundation, blush, concealer, eye or lip and get $5 ECB- Limit 3
$3 Loreal Pro Last 2 Step lip color cpn- 04/26 RP
$1 Loreal lip cpn- 04/26 RP
$2 Loreal face cosmetic cpn- 04/12 RP 

Spend $15 on Maybelline Volum Express mascara or Unstoppable eye liner and get $5 ECB- Limit 3

Spend $15 on MUA cosmetics and get $5 ECB

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

Clairol Natural Instincts, Nice & Easy or Root Touch Up- $12/2 and get $2 ECB
$3 Clairol Natural Instincts Crema color cpn- 04/19 SS
$2 Clairol hair color cpn- 04/19 SS
$2 Clairol hair color cpn- 03/29 P&G

Schick disposable razors- $6.99
$2 Schick disposable razor cpn- 04/26 SS
$5/2 Schick disposable razor cpn- 04/12 SS
$2 Schick disposable razor cpn- 04/12 SS 

Spend $12 on Gold Bond lotion, creme, foot, medicated baby powder or first aid and get $4 ECB
$2 Gold Bond medicated creme or Cortizone 10 cpn- 04/12 RP
$1 Gold Bond lotion or cream cpn- 03/29 RP 

Spend $8 on Conair or Scunci and get $4 ECB

Tena pads or liners- $10/2 and get $2 ECB
$5/2 Tena cpn- 04/26 SS
$1 Tena cpn- 04/26 SS 

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

Spend $10 on Colgate Total or mouthwash and get $5 ECB
$2 Colgate mouthwash cpn- 04/12 SS

Zegrid- $24.99 and get $8 ECB- Limit 3

Clear Eyes- $4.49 and get $1 ECB
$1 Clear Eyes cpn- 04/26 SS

Spend $10 on Band Aid, Neosporin, Benadryl or Aveeno anti itch and get $4 ECB
$3/3 Neosporin, Nesoporin Essentials, J&J Bandages, First aid or Benadryl Topical cpn- 03/29 RP
$1 Aveeno cpn- 03/29 RP 

Meta Health bar- $1.49
Use $1.49 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $15 on Maybelline lip, eye, foundation, powder, blush or concealer and get $5 ECB
$1 Maybelline Color Sensational lip cpn- 04/12 RP

Arm & Hammer laundry detergent- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE
$1/2 Arm & Hammer laundry cpn- 03/29 RP

Brookside pouches- $3.79
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn

General Mills cereal- $9/3 and get $3 ECB
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 04/26 SS
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 03/22 SS 

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. **