A Brag about Couponing

Randy thinks that coupons are a total waste of time. It infuriates him to no end when he gets stuck behind someone in line who has them and then proceeds to fight with the checkout clerk about them. He often says he'd rather wipe his ass with them.

I, on the other hand, LOVES coupons. I love saving money (come on, who doesn't!) and a love a good challenge. Last week I got Trix and Cinnamon Toast Chrunch for $1 a box, and the way we go through cereal in this house, it's a good thing. I usually average $5-10 a trip in the grocery store which is $5 to 10 more in my pocket! I have more recently started to join coupon web sites that tells you where to get good printable coupons and at what store to use them at to get the most bang for your buck! Some of it requires getting more than you need or getting something you don't need RIGHT NOW (like 3 childrens Advil, while I don't need any right now, it won't get wasted when I do need it).

Here was my shopping trip at CVS last week.........

Herbal Essense Shampoo onsale 2/5.97, CVS gave $2 reward dollars back and I ahd a coupon for buy 1, get 1 free
Carebear musical toothbrush on clearence for $1.25
Squeaky dog toys, on clearence for $1
Irish Spring Body Wash on sale for 2.99, CVS gave $2 back in rewards and I had a coupon for ).50 off
Infant and childrens advil was on sale for $4.50 and I had coupons from my ped office for $2 off a bottle, so I got 5 bottles (a friend wanted some too!) so total for that was $2.50
They had Lansinosh nipple cream and breast milk storage bags were on sale for $9 each (reg 12.99 in other stores).

I then had a $5 off $25 coupon form the lil red machine at the front of CVS

Total out of pocket was $34.53, but I got $14 back in rewards to use at my next trip!!!!!! So it really only cost me $20.53 for all that stuff. I really didn't need 2 bottles of shampoo, but it will get used, we didn't need the body wash right now, but it, too will get used!!! The nipple cream and breast milk bags would normally be over $20 so I had a good saving day.


Today was the BEST I have ever done. Target will let you use Target coupons and MFG coupons on the same item. As fas as I know, they are the only store locally who will let you do this.

Here is what I got

2-4oz tubes of A&D ointment
1-box of Target brand denture cleaners (they work GREAT to clean sippy cup lids and valves as well as bottle nipples)
2-Cans of Pedigree dog food
1-Bag of Pedigree dog food (4lbs or so)
1-Bag of Once Beyond Cat food (3.5lbs)
1-Newborn Huggies pk
1-Huggies small wipes package
1-Pampers size 3 diapers pkg
1-Pampers wipes tub

Total before coupons $43.83
Total AFTER savings from coupons $11.88

Holy Hanna!!! That is some good couponing!!!!


The baby stuff is, of course for the baby. The dog and cat stuff is for the animal shelter. They are always in need of dog and cat food so when I can get it free or really cheap, I pick it up. We got our Choo Choo from there and he is THE best cat, so anyway to make sure other great cats and dogs find a home I am all for it. We have no more room in our animal inn!

Almost there

This week I am 31 weeks preggo...which means a MAX of 9 more weeks. With this being our last I have started to get some feelings of sadness. This will be the last time I feel the baby moving inside of me....the little alien like movements that sometimes make me laugh out loud. The last time I will be bringing home a new bundle for the dogs to lick and go wild over. The last 'firsts' that come with any child.

The nursery is finally painted. YAY! I really thought it would never get done! But it is, and all the furniture is put together and 'staged.' My mom promised she would come up and iron everything (true story...I have lived in this hosue for 6 years and have only recently pulled out the iron, back in September, to make iron on transfer shirts for out WDW trip) since I hate to iron, and help me get everything else picked out (curtains, curtain rods and where to palce the wall decals). Of course, she leaves next week for a 1 to 2 week trip to NC to see my Nana and uncle. So it will have to wait!

I ordered a diaper bag to match my stroller better then the one that matches the baby's room. It's a Vera Bradley bag and I got the matching wallet to boot!!!!

(I am a lil impressed with myself....I figured out how to get a picture in here!!!)


Well I am to tired to write anymore...so see ya soon!

Celebrating our Baby to Beeeeee

Two weeks ago my mom and my 2 best friends threw me a shower. I can honestly say, I made out better at this shower then I did my 1st one with Cody!!!

Since the baby'r toom witll be bees, they went with a bee theme for the shower and it came out SO cute! The boys were SO excited all week for the baby party and loved helping me open the gifts.

The only thing we really need now for babee is my travel system, which we will wait a lil bit longer to get, the last thing I need around here is anything else to make my house look like Babies R Us!!!

The nursery still is not done. Randy has to paint some more, which seems to be dragging on forever. I want this kid's room to be done so the rest of my house can get back in order. Well, ok, not back in order, as that implies that it was once in order, so maybe I should say "in order."

This past weekend was my 1st Sunday of working weekends only, which means I have been off all week. It truely has been wonderful. I am less stressed, I am able to get stuff done around this house and my kids are happier becuase of it. I'm not sure whyI didn't do this before!!!! I msut say that I will miss my family this wekeend, but it's a small price to pay to have all week off!