Exercising for dummies.... or rather the lazy!

A weird random question for Mom's who are preg or have had a kid....

What's your favourite exercise system/program while pregnant that does some good but
is not alot of work! LOL :-D

Hoping my pool is opening soon.... Share

Shopping this week.

Total Retail for this coming 2 weeks worth of grocerys is $538.43

All OOP Totals:
Produce Co-op $27.50 (Pick up next week)
Walmart $8.84
Heb $24.39
Costco $13.00
Whole Foods $7.42
Walgreens $11.68
Total Spent $91.34 for 2 weeks worth. Have $8.66 left for next week in
case I need anything!

Saved a total of $447.09

Heres a picture from Walmart, Heb, Whole Foods, and Walgreens items.


Total retail at Walmart was $53.34
Used $44.50 in coupons
Spent a total of $8.84
AWESOME!


Walgreens Retail was $410.62
After sales, coupons, and used RR.
Total OOP = $11.68 (Would of been on my gift card
but it got messed up and I am still waiting on it. :-) )
Also made $24.00 in RR and Gift card money!


Don't forget to check out the Swagbucks 2 Extra Bucks for signing up on thru my blog for a start of 5 total! Check it out here! Share

CVS Deals 3/29 - 4/4

2 Day Sale

Paas Easter Egg Coloring Kit $1.99 get $1.99 ECB FREE Limit 2 after Monday No ECB

REG deals

Clean & Clear PSA $4.99 - Spend $15 get $5 ECB Limit 1
-$2.00 printable

Pond’s Towelettes, $3.99 Get $5 ECBs wyb $10 (limit 1)
-$1.50 RP 3/29

Glade Sense & Spray 0.43 oz or Lasting Impressions 1.42oz $5.99 get $1 ECB Limit 1
-$4.00 All You Magazine March
-$4.00 SS 3/29
-$4.00 SS 3/29
Glade Sense & Spray CRT, $1
Glade Lasting Impressions CRT, $1

Veet, $5.49 Get $5 ECBs wyb $10 (limit 1)
$2/1 Veet printable
$2/1 Veet printable
$2/1 Veet printable

Soft Soap Ensembles hand soap or refill PSA $3.99 price $4 ECB WYB 2 Limit 3
-$2.00 SS 3/22
-$1.00 SS 3/22
-$2.00 From CVS Beauty Book

Other Deals

B1G1 on all Rimmel Cosmetics
-All You magazine April 17 Free Sexy Eyes Rimmel Mascara details
-$1.00 V 2/22
-$1.00 V 3/8
-$1.00 V 2/22
-$1.00 V 3/8

Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber, $2.99
$2.75 printable

Lysol $2.50 each
-$1.00 Printable CVS
-$1.00, $1.00/2 SS 2/1
-$0.50 SS 2/8
-$0.50
-$1.00
-$0.50
- $0.50 3/15 SS
- $0.75 3/15SS
- $1.00 3/15 SS
-$0.50
-$1.00/2
-$1.00/2
=Final Cost (before rebate) $1 per product
Lysol Rebate $3 wyb 3 DIFFERENT products (excludes neutra air products)
Final cost after rebate FREE!
Or, if you use the 3 March 15th coupons, it'll end up costing $2.25 after coupons and then submit for the $3 rebate which makes this a $0.75 money-maker.

See the rest of the deals here. Share

CVS April Deals

Get $9.99 ECB WYB Accu-chek Aviva Diabetes monitoring kit 9.99 FREE

Get $4 ECB WYB natural dentist healthy gums rinse 16oz $6.99
-$2.00 printable
-$10 Rebate wyb 2 products printable

Get $5 ECB WYB $10 of mega-t green tea supplement drink mix packets 14ct $15.99 or caplets 30 $6.29 or 90ct
-$2.50 & $1.00 printable

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Walgreens Info on Rebate Program

I just saw on another website info from Lisa at The Spot to Save that Walgreens corporate recently confirmed that they are canceling the EasySaver rebates program as of May.

SO SAD!

Here is the email she has:

"Thank you for contacting us regarding our recent decision to evaluate the EasySaver program in its current form. Walgreens is always looking into the future. For this reason, we are looking at ways to revamp the rebate program to assist us in proceeding in an exciting direction. Although change is always intimidating we feel that it is time to develop a new loyalty program so we can offer our consumers new and improved services. You will continue to find the EasySaver Catalog in our stores through April. Please look for future advertisement regarding our new programs to come.”

I guess we will find out soon what kind of system they will be going to. Share

Walgreens Deals 3/29 - 4/4

RR DEALS

Get 1.99 RR Chapstick 100 % Naturals or True Shimmer Lip Balm or Butter, .15 oz, ( on sale 1.99) Free after RR

Get $3 RR wyb Pepsi 12 packs 4/$12
- Pepsi, Buy 2 Diet Pepsi 12pks, Get 1 Flavored 12 pk FREE, Printable or FF, Printable

Buy 2 and get $2 RR. 10 pack Quaker Chewy Granola Bars and Life or Cap'n Crunch Cereal, 15 or 16 oz, on sale 2/$5.
-$1.00 Printable
-$0.75/2 V 3/8
-$1.00/2 printable
-$0.50 V #2 1/4
-$1.00/2 V #2 1/4 (2 Days to use! (3-31-09))

Buy Softsoap body wash for 3.99, get RR for Free Softsoap body wash on next purchase. ( This is looking to be a Rolling deal at the moment. Meaning when you use the
RR for the free one on your next transaction that ANOTHER RR for a free one will print. Not
sure how long this will last so hurry and get yours!)
-$1.00 Printable (If Spa Radiant is part of this sale)
-$1.00 SS 3/29
-$1.00 All You mag

Skintimate or Edge Shave Gels $2.99 get $2.99 RR

Buy 2 Listerine products (on sale for 2/$11 this week), get $5.50 RR.
-$0.50 V 2/8
-$1.00 SS 3/15
-$2.00 SS 3/15
-$2.00 V 2/8

Get $1 RR WYB Kotex 18 pack tampons, 48 or 64 pack pantiliners or 14 to 24 pack pads, sale 2/$6
-$0.75 SS 2/22
-$0.75 SS 2/22
-$1.00 SS 2/22

Get $3 RR wyb Tide or Gain 2X laundry detergent, sale 11.99
-$0.35 P & G 2/8 (2 days to use this!)
-$0.35 P & G 3/1 (2 days to use this!)

IN AD COUPON DEALS

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil 89 cents ( 20 sq feet) with In ad coupon
-$1.00 SS 2/8

2/$5.00 Bathroom Tissue 4 Roll Cottonelle or Scotts
-$1.00/2 SS 3/29
-$0.50 SS 3/15
-$1.00 SS 3/29

2/$5.00 Cottonelle Fresh Wipes 84 Pack
-$1.00 SS 3/29

$1.39 Halls Cough Drops
- $0.75 printable

OTHER DEALS

Walgreens Icecream or Red Baron Pizza 2/$5
$1.00/ 2 V 3/1

Clorox Bleach w/in ad Q 2/$3.00
-Free Wipes wyb 2 Clorox Products, Printable

Buy 20 oz Coke, Get Hershey Bar FREE
-BOGO 20oz Coke (Wags) My Coke Rewards Enter Code 100869373819

Bayer $1.99
-$1.00 V 2/1 (2 Days to use this)
-$1.00 SS 3/22

Equal Sweetener $2.50
-$2.50 1/04 (or $1.50)
=FREE

Soy Joy Bars 2 for $1
-BOGO 2/22
=$.25 each

Glade Fragrance Collection Candles $5.99
-$4.00 Here (not sure if coupon still prints)
-$2.00 IVC
= FREE

Vanity Fair Napkins B1G1 @ $2.99 with in ad coupon.
-$1.00/2 3/29
= $0.99 ea

See more deals here. Share

April Walgreens Rebates

Free after ESR Rebate Printer Cartridge Refill ($7.50)

$1.49 ESR wyb One a day multivitamin mix 2 pk , Free after ESR
-$1.00 SS 1/4 (2 days to use (exp 3-31-09))

$6.99 ESR wyb Wal-itin allergy relief tablets, 30 mg ( $6.99) Free after ESR

$10 ESR wyb $10 Physican formula organic wear make up products
-$1.00 SS 2/22

$10 ESR wyb $20 Garnier products
-$1.00 V 1/4
-$1.00 V 1/4

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Deals this week!

Total spent for all these stores was $10.19! Plus picked up my Produce Co-op stuff to!

Day old Bread store $6.25 for 5 items of good bread.
Would of cost $18.95 at HEB! :-D


Walgreens Total OOP $0.15
Retail = $82.06


Super Target Total OOP = $1.04
Retail was $29.04
Used these coupons.
Cans $3.50 ea -$3.00 and $1.00 ea making $0.50 ea
Bottles $3.74 ea -$2.00 and $1.00 spending .74 ea


CVS Total OOP = $2.75
Retail $12.87
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Join a Co-op!

I recently had the opportunity to join a Produce Co-op. I thought it might be a way for us to have a variety of fresh fruits and veggies in our diet but not with the cost of buying it at the local store. And boy is it a good deal! I have been spending a good $30-$40 every 2 weeks JUST on fresh fruits and veggies and it's the same ol' same ol' thing. But with joining this co-op I am able to get MORE than I would normally buy for ALOT less! And I get the surprise of different items each week. I can't believe I haven't found something before this to get involved in!




This first time around my sisnlaw, momnlaw, and I all just split 2 shares as we where not sure how much fruit and veggies it would turn out to be. As it turns out we decided after goign thru what we got, we will all be getting our own fruit and veggie share separate. For the cost it is WELL worth the amount and variety that we get. I'm happy! Can't wait till 2 weeks from now when I get my full share along with the fruit share for more fruit! Looked good! Will have to live on what we got this week. :-)

Have you looked to see if you have any local co-op's around you? If not maybe start one! I have heard of organic, meat, milk, produce, and even whole gain type co-op's before! Try it out and you just might find that you save while your at it! Share

Target Deals!

Thanks to DeelSeekingMom, iMommies,and Stretching a Buck for these deals!

Schick Intuition and Quattro Razors, $6.99
Get a $5 Target Gift Card wyb 2
-$4.00 SS 3/22
-$4.00 SS 3/22
=$0.49 ea. after two coupons and gift card!

Aveeno Baby Care Products, $3.49
-$2.00 printable
=$1.49

Mott’s Applesauce 4 to 6-ct. Cups $1.64
-$1.00 TQ
-$0.55 (Print 2)
=$0.09 ea!

Pledge Furniture Wipes $2.75
-$1.00 TQ
-$2.00
=FREE

Pledge Furniture Wipes $2.75
-$1.00 TQ
-$1.00
=$0.75

Also don't forget the Sutton & Dodge Steak an Chuck $2.oo Target Coupon for a good deal on Meat! I found Steak on sale for $1.99 a lb and in packages marked at $2.13-$2.59 so I snagged a few of them! Share

Ebates: Magazine Deal - ALL YOU!!!

I just came across a good deal for some Magazines if your shopping around for some!



When you order your magazine's thru Ebates.com you will receive a $10 cash back for spending $22 or more at magazines.com! Thats a pretty good deal! PLUS they have a $5.00 coupon right now good thru April 15, 2009!!!

So if you have already signed up thru Ebates.com you would be able to get a year or so of your choice of magazine if you order thru them for only $12 if you just spend the $27! (With $5 off)

But if you have NEVER signed up before with Ebates.com then you will be getting a steal! Sign up now with Ebates.com (My referral link!) and you will get a instant $5 bonus to your account. Then order your magazine thru them at magazines.com and you will get your $10 back!

First off you will have ALREADY reached your $5.00 spending threshold to get a check thru Ebates.com. Secondly you will have only spent after getting back the cash back $7.00 for your subscription to you magazine! How cool is that!

So go sign up for Ebates.com and order your magazine and don't forget to get the code from ebates for $5 off!!!

UPDATE:

I was just looking thru the magazines to see what would be a REALLY good deal to get from magazine.com and came across the ALL YOU magazine!!! 12 issues for $19.97!!!
Deal:

Buy ALL YOU for $19.97

Add in another magazine that costs just a bit more than $7.03

=$27.00

-$5.00 coupon

=$22.00 OOP

First time Ebates.com'er

-$5.00 Bonus

-$10.00 Rebate

=$7.00 for a year of ALL YOU magazine FULL OF COUPONS (Comes out to$0.58 a mag! A STEAL!)!! and your choice of another mag!

Already signed up Ebates.com'er

-$10.00 Rebate

=$12.00 for a year of ALL YOU magazine FULL OF COUPONS (Comes out to $1.00 a mag!!)!! and your choice of another mag! STILL A GOOD DEAL!!!

If you even already have a subscription to this mag when you order a new year it will add to the end of your subscription!

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Coupons!

You can still get $10 in coupons at Eat Better America! Hurry up so you can get yours!

The Fragrance Collection by Glade $4.00 coupon here. Save to use in April with the $2.00 IVC form the April Walgreens book!


Don't forget to sign up for your Coffee/Tea and Mug for ONLY $3.00 shipped!

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Menu

Monday - Fajita Salad

Tuesday - Tortilla Soup

Wednesday - Beef Stew w/ Homemade Rolls

Thursday - Lemon Chicken w/Brown Rice, Veggies, & Bread

Friday - Greek Pita's with Steak

Saturday - Leftovers

Sunday - In town

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23 weeks!

At more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound I have hit 23 weeks! I am feeling more and more the affects of being pregnant.

I have lower back pains and problems sleeping due to my arms falling asleep when I am on my side and that makes my hands hurt all day. But I am taking all this with the fact that I KNOW I won't have these problems FOREVER! :-) LOL I do get discouraged and annoyed that I can't sleep and hurt but it's all for a little one who is safe and warm in me.

I am feeling MORE and more of this kid's kicks and moves. The other night it did this flip that was the weirdest but coolest thing I've ever felt. I love it when it moves. Hubs is able to feel more and more of its kicks but can't wait to just SEE it moving around. :-D

Only 2 more weeks till we find out what baby is! I'm getting SOOOO excited! Have you voted yet? It was swinging on the boy side by I think its becoming a close tie of people opinions of what I am carrying! I cant WAIT! We are gonna have a nice crowd of people in the US room when we find out. :-) My doc said SURE as long as they behave! So my poor hubs is gonna be surrounded by alot of girls that morning... who knows maybe he will have a lil' boy on his side at the end of it.. but then again he might just get more out numbered! :-D

I've been pretty busy doing things for after the baby is here. I started stocking up my freezer with some foods that we can eat after things have settled down and I am not up to cooking yet.
I don't want to have to worry if we are gonna get dinner that day if we've had a long one!

Here's a few things they say that happen this week with baby:
Blood vessels in its lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing its for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze baby when they hear them outside the womb. Baby has developed a hand grip reflex and startle reflex.

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CVS Deals 3/22 - 3/28

Check out my savings tracker spreadsheet? It makes it easy to track what you spend all year long! Go take a look at it here.

DEALS:

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care: FREE...$3.49, get $3.49 ECB, Limit 1
-$0.50 P&G 3/15
-$0 .75 P&G 3/1
-$0.50 V 2/22
-$1.00 P&G 2/8

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Foundation or double face perfector: $7.99,get $5 ECB
-$3.00 Maybelline Foundation (April issue Glamour Magazine)
-$3.00 Maybelline CVS Home Mailer

St. Ives skin care or Noxzema cleansing cream: spend $10 get $5 ECB, Limit 1
-$0.50 SS 3/8
-$2.00 SS 3/8
-$1.00 SS 3/8

Schick Quattro for women or Intuition plus shaver: $8.99, get $3 ECB Limit 1
-$4.00 SS 03/22
-$4.00 SS 03/22

Right guard Prof. Strength solid, aerosol, Dry Idea Clinical solid or roll on: $7.99, get $5 ECB Limit 2
-$1.00/ 2 SS 3/8

Campbell's or Swanson, B1G1, limit 8
-$0.50/2 SS 2/8
-$0.40/4 SS 1/4
-$0.40/4 SS 1/4
-$0.40/2 SS 1/11
-$0.40/2 SS 1/4
-$0.40/2 SS 1/4
-$0.50/5 SS 12/14
-$0.25/4 SS 3/1

Post Trail Mix Crunch, Shredded Wheat, Honey Bunches of Oats, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles 13-17 oz cereal B1G1 $4.59 Limit 4
Post Trail Mix, $2.00 Printable-IE
-$1.00/2 SS 3/1

Mott's Applesauce $1.25
-$0.55 Printable



See the rest of the deals here. Share

Welcome to my lil' spot on the net!

Nichole's the name and coupon's the game! :-) I know such a silly ditto! But if you don't know me then you don't know that I have a LOVE for bargain shopping! About 2 years ago I realized HOW to shop the correct way to get more for your money! Have have been on a roll ever since!

I am married to the most awesome guy ever! He's my love and I love being able to help out in our home by saving money while shopping. He thinks its totally cool and doesn't know WHY in the WORLD the corporate world has let this gig go on for so long! Because the majority of people think what I do is nuts and to much work! For us its a way of life. Yes, I am labels that girl in line at check out stand... but then when they see how much I pay? most of them change their minds pretty quickly!

We are expecting our first little one this coming July! We are super excited and can't wait to be parents! This kiddo has already benefited from its Momma's bargain shopping already and doesn't even know it! I have been able to get LOTS of great deals on cloth and disposable diapers for baby!

I also make money in several different ways all while staying at home! I have been able to sell my stock pile and make some money. And how we do that! I also make a few dollars here and there filling out surveys, using rebates, and several other things you can find here.

Something random about me.... I LOVE and collect every item in the Amish butterprint Pyrex collection and about anything that matches them! :-D

I hope you come back often to check out deals I find for you, check out my Grocery Tracking Spreadsheet, and my CVS E-Book!

Join me on Facebook or Twitter!!!

You can get ahold of me here anytime! Share

Freebie

You can get a Free sample here.

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Entertainment Book 2009

Get your Entertainment Book 2009 for 1/2 off!!! Share

Walgreens Deals 3/22 - 3/28

$2 RR wyb Woolite, Oxyclean or Dryel 8.99
-$3.00 Printable
=$3.99 after RR and Coupon

$10 RR wyb $20 of Coppertone Sun care

$4 RR wyb Gillette Fusion GAMER 8.99
-$4.00 P & G 2/8
=$1.99 after RR and Coupon

Pledge Fabric Sweeper, 2/$7 Get $1 ESR #23 (limit 6)
-$2 Pledge printable
=$0.50 ea. after 2 coupons and Rebate!

Theraflu, $5.99 Get $3 ESR #7
-$2.00 Theraflu printable
-$1.50 SS 12/7
-$1.50 SS #2 1/4
=$0.99 to $1.49 after coupon and Rebate!

Nature’s Source Cleaner, 2/$6Get $1 ESR #23 (limit 6)
-$1.00 SS 3/1
=$1.00 each after 2 coupons and Rebate.

Stride or Trident Gum $0.79
-$0.75 SS 3/8
=$0.04 after coupon

Similac & Enfamil $2.00 Off Instant Formula
-$1.00 SS 10/12
-Walgreens CRT $5.00 off one
-Walgreens CRT $BOGOF

Glade Plug-Ins Scented Oil (fan or refill) 2/$5.00
- Glade PlugIns Scented Oil twin refill pack OR two single refills - $1.00 off (x4/18) SS 3/15/09
- Glade Warmer Free wyb any PlugIns Scented Oil twin refill pack – up to $3.99 (x4/18) SS 3/15/09

Hunt's Sauce $0.39 (ConAgra Products $5 wyb $10 ESR #29)
(They are normaly 5/$4.00 or $0.99ea and Ussualy Rebate goes by this)
Buy 13 cans @.39 =$5.07 ($10.97 normaly)
Get back $5.00 rebate
=$0.07 for 13 cans

Right Guard $5.99 ($5.00 ESR #5)
- $1.00/2 SS 3/8/09

Tums Dual Action, $7.99Get $3 RRs
-$3.00 Tums printable
-$3.00 Tums Dual Action, (ALL YOU magazine April ‘09 issue)
-$3.00 SS 3/22
=$1.99 after coupon and RRs!

Schick Quattro For Women Razor, $8.99
-$4.00 Walgreens EasySaver coupon
-$4.00 SS 3/22
=$0.99 after both coupons!

See more deals here. Share

Coffee or Tea and a Mug for $3.00 shipped!

I got mine in the mail the other day and was impressed with it! I ordered teas and am liking them. And the travel cup is pretty nice! You still have time to get yours shipped for only $3.00!!! Share

Freebies and Deals

Free subscription to Financial Planning magazine - the #1 choice of more than 100,000 of the nation's leading investment professionals. Click Here to get yours!


Click here to get your free coupon for them!

Are you a diabetic or know someone who is?
Here are a few freebies and helps!

Go here to get your guide.


Click here to take advantage of this offer!!! Share

She cute and she knows it...

My niece Katie :-) Share

Banana Crumb Muffins

Makes about 3 1/2 - 4 dozen

6 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoon baking soda
4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoon salt
10 bananas, mashed
2 cups white sugar
4 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/3 cups applesauce
1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoon butter

Turn oven onto 375
Lightly grease your muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
Mix together the 6 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and applesauce. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.

In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 8 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 4 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes.

Cool and put in bags for freezer! Share

Pizza Pockets

Make 40 pizza pockets

Filling:
Cook up 2 lbs of pork sausage and crumble well.
Dice up 1 package of peperoni and mix with sausage.

Sauce:
1/2 can of diced tomatoes
1 can tomato paste
1 can tomato sauce
3 tablespoons oregano
salt and pepper
Blend in chopper to make a paste

3-4 cups of grated mozzarella

Dough:
9 t. active dry yeast (or 4 pkg.)
4 c. warm water
1 t. salt
8 t. olive oil
4 t. oregano
2 cups whole wheat flour
6-8 cups white flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl. Add salt, olive oil, oregano, and 2 1/2 c. flour. Mix until a soft dough is formed. Add remaining flour, 1/2 c. at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. Knead for 2 minutes.
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise for at least one hour. Punch dough down. Roll dough into 40 even balls. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Flatten each ball of dough and put some sauce on it, put a tablespoon or so of the meat and then add on top some cheese. Pinch up closed and let rise for a few mins on a pan with a sprinkling of cornmeal on pan. Bake for 15-20 mins each tray.

Let cool and put in a bag to freeze! Share

Quiche Pie

Makes 2 pies

Bake 2 pie crusts at 350 for 6-8 mins till golden.

Cook 2 Pork Sausage and crumble well.

Heat up 2 cups of tater tots
Put 1/2 of each of the sausage and tater tots in the cooked
pie crusts.

Mix together :
12 eggs
1 cup of cream
1 cup shredded cheese
salt and pepper

Pour 1/2 mixture into each of the pies.

Bake at 375 for 45- 1 hour

Cool and wrap well to freeze. Share

Mini Meatloaves

Makes 2 dozen Mini Balls

5 lbs ground beef
6 eggs
2 cups bread crumbs
1/3 cup ketchup
1 onion diced
2 cloves garlic cloves diced
salt and pepper

Mix all together well.
Make into balls and cook on 350 for 20-25 mins. Let cool and put in bags for meals. Share

Chicken Pot Pie

Makes 2 pot pies

4 Pies Crusts

3 boneless chicken breast boiled and diced
4 potatoes diced
1 cup peas
2 cups diced carrots
2 cups of chicken gravy (Make from water used to boil the chicken)

Put some of the meat on the bottom of the 2 pie crusts. Mix all veggies and potatoes and put 1/2 of mix in each pie. Put the rest of the meat on the pies. Put a cup of the gravy on each pie. Top with another pie crust.

To freeze wrap well with foil and take out 1 hour before dinner and cook at 350 for 1 hour. Share

Fried Rice and Mexican Rice

Fried Rice
Makes about 6-7 cups of rice (3 meals worth or so)

Make 2 1/2 cups of white rice like you normally would.
Set aside to cool and make the following.

Scramble 6 eggs
Dice up a few green onions
Dice up about 1 cup of ham
Set aside.

In wok skillet, cook the rice with some oil in it.
Add in soy sauce till rice looks brown.
Then add ham, eggs, and green onions.

Let cool and put in bags to freeze.



Mexican Rice
Makes about 6-7 cups of rice (3 meals worth)

Brown 3 cups of white rice till nice and brown on stove on MED/HI. Stir often as it will burn quickly if left by itself!

Drain 1 can of diced tomato into a measuring cup.
Add 1 can of chicken broth and enough water to measure 6 cups of liquid total in measuring cup.

Add in 2 tablespoons ground cumin, 1/2 onion, 1 diced garlic clove, and the diced tomatoes to your browned rice. Stir up and add in your liquid. Let come to a quick boil and then turn down stove to low and let cook for 20-25 mins covered till rice is soft.

Cool and put in bags to freeze. Share

Finishing Baking day!

Well that about does it for today! I am soooo tired :-D but happy to have a nice amount of food in my freezer right now for after baby is born! Thanks so much Rach for coming and helping!



I ended up with:

Chicken Pot Pie - 2 pies

Mini Meatloaves - 5 meals worth

Pizza Pockets - 3 bags of them (About 40)

Quiche Pie - 2 pies

Banana Muffins - 3 bags full

Large batch of Fried Rice - 6 meals worth

Large batch of Mex Rice - 6 meals worth

Large batch of Pinto beans - 6 meals worth



And I got the kitchen clean again after I was done so that is a major plus after
a huge baking day like today! :-D



I will have a few posts up soon with the recipes that I used for all today's baking. :-) Share

Baking Day - Another Update!

I can not believe how much we got done! I thought my list of things to do was a bit overboard but was hoping to get the majority of it done.

Pizza Pockets in Progress


Mini Meatloaves done cooking and cooling to be put in bags.


DELICIOUS Banana Muffins!


Enjoying a muffin!

After I finish the fried rice and the muffins which are baking now I am going to bag everything once cool and then type up a post of all the recipes I used today!

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Baking Day Update

So, its break time but we have got alot done so far!

Beans in the crock pot!


Made 2 Chicken Pot Pies and the are in the freezer already!

Made the quiche and it's cooling before we stick it in the freezer!

Got rice cooked up and drying a bit for Fried Rice.

And got all the meat for the Pizza Pockets ready to go!

And bread rising on the table.

Next we are gonna finish the Large batch of Fried Rice, make the Large batch of Mex Rice, Banana Muffins ,the Mini Meatloaves and finish the Pizza Pockets !

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Baking day!

Well today I plan on cooking and baking up a WHOLE bunch of stuff for the freezer for after baby comes!


I've got the house clean from yesterday, my sisnlaw on the way over, kitchen clean and ready to be totally demolished by our efforts, and the cooking show on to set the mood! (Btw she is making these chocolate donuts at the moment that I'm drooling over! Maybe that wil be on our menu soon! Despite the card factor and the huge sugar factor! LOL) :-D It's working to!


Here's what we plan on getting done today!

Chicken Pot Pie 2 pies

Mini Meatloaves 1 bag full

Pizza Pockets

Quiche Pie 2 pies

Large batch of Fried Rice to make 4 1qt bags

Large batch of Mex Rice to make 6 1qt bags

Large batch of Pinto beans to make 6 1qt bags

Banana Muffins 2 bags full

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Free Makeup!

Got to hautelook.com

On the bottom of the page enter in your first name, last name, email, and press submit.

On the next page fill in the rest of your information, and under the email/referral code, enter INSTYLE

You now have a $30 credit

Go and buy $30 of Stila Makeup
At the checkout enter code CUSTSERV10 to save $10 off your purchase.

This will cover the cost of shipping ($8.95)

I spent $0.95 and sent my little sister a nice surpise of some makeup!!!

And HURRY to do this deal as its only good for the next 26 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to another one of my sisters who passed it along to me!

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Freebies

Gorilla Glue - Register for the newlsetter and receive free samples, savings
offers and valuable tips.

Don't forget the great buddies coupons out! Share

This weeks hot deals!

I am so loving Walgreen's! Cvs and I have had some issues but I'm hanging in there hoping something good will come along soon! It HAS to!!! :-)

Here is the picture of Walgreens, CVS, and Walmarts deals this week!


Total retail for EVERYTHING is $438.84
What I paid?
A Grand total after Sales, Coupons, RR's, Ecb's, and Gift Cards
OOP=$16.00!!!!!!!

Plus I made
+$27.74 at Walgreens
+$2.99 at CVS
+$13.00 in a Rebate thru Caregivers Marketplace MIR program
=$43.73

Made after taking OOP out.
=$27.73 On all that stuff!!!

Plus we are having a yard sale soon so I can't wait to make a few $$$ of my stockpile! Share

Menu Plan for this week

Monday - Taco's w/ Fixings

Tuesday -Pizza Pockets - Baking day!

Wednesday - Left Overs

Thursday - Fajitas w/ Beans and Rice

Friday - Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Saturday - PigsnBlanket

Sunday - In town all day

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More Deals this week!

I love the deals as of late! I got a TON of Huggies diapers at the beginning of the week and got the rest of the thing I wanted today!

Retail for all of this was $138.46

Total after all sales, coupons, and RR = -$0.35

Woohoo!

Got:

1 12pk TP

16 bottles of Creamer

1 All you mag

4 Kotex products

4 Garnier products

15 things of baby wipes

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Lovin' Coupons and Freebies!

Have I got a ton for you right now!!!



Buddies have reset several of their coupon so you can get several coupons which make the buddies soap at walmart and maybe other stores FREE!!!

$1/1 Johnson’s Buddies (IE) (Firefox)
$2/2 Johnson’s Buddies (IE) (Firefox)
$2/2 Johnson’s Shampoo, Conditioner or Buddies (IE) (Firefox)
$3/3 Johnson’s Products (IE) (Firefox)


Old Navy coupon good thru March 12-15
Print a 30% off coupon (also valid at Gap and Banana Republic) multi-use!!!


Print this and go to your American Eagle store to get on the A-list and pick up a FREE undie through 3/18/09


And feeling really lucky?
Get a $75 off $100 coupon 3/12 (they will make 1,000 available sometime on Thursday) Plus 3,500 people will get a $50 off $100 and 25,000 will get 20% off


Coffee-mate is on sale B1G1 at Walgreens this week (2 for $2.49).
Use $1.50/1 coupons here which have been reset so print two (you might even be able to print four per computer by using your browser's back button I did!!!) and use two coupons for each two bottles of Coffee-mate you purchase and you'll get them both free, with possible overage!
You can also print the $1/1 coupons here which would make these $0.25 per bottle after the coupons and sale.


Bath and Body Works free True Blue Spa travel item thru
March 15, 2009, Get your coupon here to get it with any purchase of any amount.


In the 3/1 P&G insert -$5 off any one IAMs Smart Puppy or Kitten Food.
MSM says Wal-Mart is reported to have 2 lb. bags of kitten food priced at $4.87. Share

CVS Deals 3/15 - 3/21

3 Day Only Sale:

Irish Spring Body Wash 15 - 18 oz. $4.99 Free After ExtraBucks (Limit 1)
$1.00 P&G Regional Mailer

Regular Extra Bucks Offers:

Colgate Max Whitening Toothpaste 6 oz or Max Toothbrush $2.99, Get $2.99 EBs (Limit 1)
$0.75 2/22 SS
$0.75 3/15 SS

Right Guard Sport, Soft & Dri, Dry Idea, or Xtreme Deodorant $2.99, Get $2 EBs (Limit 1)
-$2.00 printable

$5/5 Keebler or Nabisco Fig Newtons, Loma Doone, Soft Batch, Chips Ahoy, Oreos, Nutter Butter, 5-8oz, Cheese-its, Wheat Thins, Ritz or Club Crackers 4-5.25oz
-$2.00/2 SS 1/25

FreeStyle Lite or Freedom Lite $9.99
FreeStyle up to $9.99 mfr. cpn. *don't know insert date
FreeStyle $9.99 MIR (on pack)

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Walgreen 3/15 - 3/21

Have you checked out my savings tracker spreadsheet? It makes it easy to track what you spent all year long! Go take a look at it here.

Here's the BEST deals I see for Walgreen's this week!


$6 RR wyb 3/$9 Listerine or Reach products.
Reach ultra clean toothbrush or floss 30 yards
2 PK advanced design toothbrushes
Listerine original mouthwash 500 ml
-$1.00 V 2/8
-$0.50 V 2/8
-$3.00/3 RP 3/15
-$2.00 2/8 RP
-$2.00 Printable (IE or Firefox)

Deal:
3 Listerine Mouthwashes 500 ml
=$9.00
-3x $2 coupons
=$3.00
Get back a $6 RR
=$3 moneymaker!
or
3 Reach toothbrushs
=$9.00
-3x $1.00
=$6.00
Get back a $6 RR
=Free

All Dove products 25% off
Buy 4=$2 RR
Buy 6=$6 RR
Buy 8=$10 RR

Deal:
Dove Beauty Bars on sale $1.04
Purchase 8
=$8.32
Get back a $10RR
=$1.68 moneymaker!
or
Dove Anti-Perspirant Deodorant will be on sale for $2.47
Purchase 8
=$19.76
-8x $1 3/15 RP or 4x $1.50/2 1/18RP
=$11.76 (if you use 8 $1 coupons)
Get back a $10RR
=$1.76 = $0.22 ea

$1 RR wyb Speed stick deodorant ($1.99)
=$0.99 after RR

Duncan Hines Cookie, Brownie, or Cupcake Mix $1.00
-$0.35 SS 2/1
-$1.00/2 2/1
=$0.65 or $0.50 ea

Trident 2/$2.00
-$0.75 SS 3/8
=$0.25 ea

Colgate Toothpaste $0.99
-$0.75 SS 2/22
-$1.00/2 Printable
-$1.50 All You mag (?)
-$1.00 All You mag (?)
=$0.50, $0.25, Free, or -$0.50

Hefty OneZip bags B1G1 $3.29
-$0.55 1/25 insert
Use 2 coupons
=$2.19 for 2

Pantene Nature Fusion Shampoo/Conditioner $4.00
-$1.00 3/1
-$2.00/2 2/8
-$3/2 March Rebate
-FREE styling product or treatment with shampoo and conditioner purchase from the 3/15 PG
= $3.00 for 3

Glade Sense & Spray or Lasting Impressions $9.99
Buy 2 for a total of $19.98
-Walgreens $4 coupon (will take off $8)
-one buy one get one free coupon from here, here or here
-$3 or $4 coupon from the 2/8SS or -$4.00 All You Mag
=FREE plus a possible $2 moneymaker!

Select Glucerna Products
Buy 2 Get $2.50
Buy 3 Get $4.50
Buy 4 Get $7

Deal:
Buy 4 Boxes Glucerna Cereal - $4.99
=$19.96
-Use 4 $5/1 Coupons HERE
= -$0.04
Get $7 RRR
Submit for Caregivers Marketplace MIR program ($1/box)
Make $4.00
There is also a $10.00 coupon that you can get here to make the deal even sweeter!

Revlon Cosmetics B1G1 Free
-$1.00 12/7
-$2.00 2/8
= Price depends on product purchased

Rimmel Eye products on sale buy one get one free
Use FREE coupon in April All You Magazine
-$1.00 2/22 or 3/8RP
=2 free after coupon plus $1.00 Moneymaker!
(Note: Coupon says only at WM, but the folks at HCW contacted All You about this a while ago and it was OK to use elsewhere too)

Buy 2 or more of participating products, Earn $3 in RRs
Tylenol Cold $4.99
-2x $2/1 printable coupon here
=$1.49 each after coupon and RR

And remember these Monthly Freebies still!

Colgate Total Toothpaste 4 oz. (priced around $2.99-$3.49)
-$2.50 Easysaver Catalog
-$1.00 2/22 SS
-$1.50 All You mag.
-$1.00 All You mag.
FREE plus possible overage after coupons

Revlon Emery Boards (priced around $1.59)
-$1.00 Easysaver catalog
-$1.00 2/8 RP inserts
FREE after coupons

Sambucol (priced around $12.99)
-$10.00 Easy saver catalog
-$4.00 internet printable
FREE after coupons plus $1.01 overage

And don't forget the March Rebate items!!!

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Cloth Diapers!

A few weeks ago I had put out a post about needing some help with info on Cloth Diapers. Well you all sure stepped in and helped me to decide what kind of diaper I wanted to use on our little ones bum! :-D

I settled for the FuzziBunz as I really like all the features on them. I had been leaning towards BumGenuis till I saw a video on youtube on how the "one size" diaper actually work. And they seemed like a HUGE pad of diaper for a little one. The snaps on them just snap to make it smaller but leave a very bulky padding on the kiddo that I didn't like.

The FuzziBunz diaper was the most like what I was looking for in a cloth diaper. It has adjustable elastic legs for a tighter fitting instead of all the snaps and adjusts for a 7-35 lbs baby. The outside of the diapers feel SO NICE! No plastic yucky feel! They have a nice pocket for the inserts and a fleece protector to keep the baby from gettin rashes from being wet.



I ended up being able to order the first two diapers thru Amazon.com for VERY cheap. I had some gift cards saved up from Swagbucks.com and with a rebate for signing up with Amazon.com I ended up spending a grand total of $2.77 for the two diapers! Not bad considering they are $18.99 normally plus shipping! I am saving up more gift cards to be able to get my set of diapers thru swagbucks.com Gotta love that site!



I LOVE them! They are SO CUTE! And were just like they described on the site. I am happy with my choice of diaper for baby.

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4 weeks!!!!!!

Whats in four weeks you ask? I finally have a date which we will be able to find out what baby is!!! I am SO EXCITED! :-D

I had a doctor apt today and everything is going great with baby. Growing just like it should, nice heartbeat and all that jazz.


So the date has been set for the US for April 6th!



What do you think baby is? :-D I know I have my suspisions as to what it is... but give me your guess! I have poll to the left with my pregnancy ticker. Share

This weeks Deals! Hot Diaper Deal!

Wow oh WOW! Did I score some awesome deals with those huggies coupons out right now! Thanks to some family and friends I was able to get quite a LOT of those $5.00 huggies coupons!

And with last weeks great deals to make some $$ I had quite alot of $$ to spend this week on the huggies deal.

I ended up with 14 packages of Huggies Diapers (40 and 44 ct), 7 packs of Huggies Wipes and several other items on sale this week!

So here's the totals!

Retail Total = $287.98

After sales = $253.25

Amount of Coupons used -$146.98

Total = $106.27

Used RR and Gift Card - $83.34

Total OOP = $22.93

Started out with $77.84 in RR and Gift Card

And ended up with $69.79 in RR and Gift card$!

So I lost $8.05 in Walgreen's money.

AND I am Submitting the Caregivers Marketplace Rebate for a $0.75 rebate per package

I have gotten so that totals $10.50 back!

So for EVERYTHING I got this week I have spent a total of $22.93 OOP, $8.05 in Walgreen's $$, and a rebate of $10.50 which totals out to a grand total of $20.48 spent!

If I did the math for the diapers and wipes packages alone that comes out to $0.98 cents a package!!!!!! But I have lots of other items also in this deal so its a pretty smokin hot deal! :-D

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