Great Finds

DS Case
Cars Tshirt
Old Navy Sweater
The Incredibles PJ pants
Long sleeve Tshirt
Sweat shirt

Total Paid $2   :-)

At Carters Memorial Weekend Sale

3 T-shirts
2 Onsies
PJs

Total paid- $16 and some change

Rack Room Shoes  B1G1 50%
Sketcher Crocs $19.99
 Big Daddy had a gift card so he got a pair of crocs($30) and he got Brother a pair($10)
Total I paid $0 - I didn't use any of my money b/c Big Daddy had gift card!  :-)

These were in my mail the other day. TREsemme sample and FREE BAG of Ore Ida Sweet Potato Fries!!

New Hope Thrift Store

Serving Tray
Deer Stag Dress Shoes
Timberland Boots
Nike Cleats
Catch-All Basket

Total Paid $6

Goodwill Store

6 Shirts
1 Skort

Total Paid $10

Total Paid $1

7 shirts
3 dresses
Big Daddy wanted to spoil me!!  :-) 
I paid nothing b/c he paid!  :-) 

These are extra pin cushions YaYa made, I put one in Sissys teachers basket and I will hang on to the others for gifts as well!

That's all my good finds for this week. Thanks for looking!!  :-)

UPDATED Goal List 2011

1. Play outside more with kids
    *Have done this more than I did but would like to get in A LOT more time!

2. Figure out the blogging world
    *I seem to be doing OK with this, I haven't figured everything out but I am learning something EVERY day!


3. Be more crafty with Sissys bento
   * We are going to work on this over the summer

4. Pack Hubbys lunch more often
 
5.Work on Sissys and Brothers baby books and picture albums
  * Working on this now!

6. Clean and organize basement
    *Unfinished work in progress

7. Exercise more
  * HAHA Yes chasing an 18mnth old IS EXERCISE

8. Lose 35 pounds
   *Gained when I quit smoking!


9.Stop eating after 10pm
  *UNrealistic goal

10. Call my brothers more often
    * I Still LOVE you both!!!

11.Get recipes on blog
    * This is going GREAT!

12.Go out with Hubby at least once a month
     *We got to go shop and go out to eat a few times! THANK YOU YAYA AND PAPA!

13.Have a weekend trip with Hubby
  * In the works....THANK YOU YAYA AND PAPA!!!!

14.Take kids to the Zoo

15.Decorate house more (with yard sale and flea market finds)

16.Take Sissy to Santa Land

17.Take Sissy to Children's Museum


18.Take kids to Chattanooga Aquarium

19. Take kids to park and have picnics

20.Get work paperwork more organized
     * DEFINITELY don't HAVE to worry about that anymore! THANK GOD!!

21.Read more
    *Every Day!

22.Take more pictures

23.Make better budget on weekly groceries
   * With coupons I have found a budget that works for NOW, it will be changed soon!

24.Family Vacation at the beach

25.Go to Farmers Market more often


26.Get quote on remodel


27.Put more money in savings


28.Clear clutter in house

29.Use more coupons
    * Definitly met this goal! YAY!!\

30.Clean/detail car once a month


31.Donate food to local Food Bank more often
   *About every 2 weeks!

32.Try at least 4 new recipes every month
   * Sometimes its 3 in ONE week! :-)

33.Take Sissy to movies
    * Daddys taking her to see Cars 2


34.Have more Girls Night Out

We are almost 6 months in 2011, so I am happy with the progress! :-)

Menu 5-23/5-29

We have a few things going on this week at Sissy's school and Friday will be her LAST day of Kindergarten- ALREADY!!!! Then..."SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER..."

Here is what I have planned for this week:

Monday:
Banana w/Granola
Bento/Salad
Natchitoches Meat Pie

Tuesday:
Cereal
Bento
Unstuffed Pepper Bake

Wednesday:
Muffins
Bento
Baked Spaghetti w/Green beans and Toast (Supposed to have Sunday but Big Daddy wanted to switch)

Thursday:
Cereal
School
Grilled Italian Chicken w/Alexia Mixed Veggies

Friday:
Oatmeal w/Fruit
**Eat Out for Kindergarten Graduation
Weeknight Beef Skillet

Saturday:
French Toast w/Smoothie
Crabby Patties w/ Raw Veggies (Carry Over)
Chicken Spaghetti w/Green Beans and Toast

Sunday:
Biscuits and Gravy w/Eggs and Bacon
     ?
**Cook Out- Rancheros w/HM Fries

There are 4 NEW recipes in there so HOPEFULLY I will get them posted through the week! :-)

Sunday Shopping

Today was an OK day. I got a lot of "junk food" that I don't normally buy. HOWEVER it was great price so I would rather pay little and put it in stockpile than to pay full price for it later when we want some!

WALGREENS:

2 packs Little Swimmer Diapers- On sale $6.99 (REG $9.99)
 Used 2- $2/1 MF coupon +2- $2/1 Walgreens coupon
 Final price- $2.99 each

3 Knox News Sentinel- $6.00

2 Advil(50ct)- On sale $4.99 +$5RR WYB 2
 Used $3/2 coupon
Final Price with RR  .99each

Scunci hair bands: $2 +$2RR
 Final Price: FREE

2 Lipsmacker Lip Gloss:  .87each

Total Spent Today: $19.15
Tax $2.76
Total SAVED: $30.43

K-MART

On sale $2 each (Reg $3.99)
 Used 2-$2/2 coupon
 Paid $1 each

Sissy's shoes on sale $3.99- SHE LOVES THEM

Paid $8.60
Tax $1.04
Saved $12

***Just want to NOTE that I saw Huggies Little Swimmers on "sale" for $9.99 there. Baahahaha


CVS

Purex Detergent- On sale $1.98
 Used $1 coupon
 Paid .98 each

Green Bag Tag .99
 Free coupon from Kiosk

Paid $2.35
Tax .39
Saved $11.61

KROGER

Bananas $1.08

Potatoes $3.59

Tri-Color Peppers $5.99
 Used .65cent coupon
 Paid $5.34

Green Pepper .88

Squash .88

Zucchini $1.17

Red Onion $1.03

Pie Crust $2.29

Kool-Aid Singles $1each
 Used $1 coupon
 Paid .50each

Italian Seasoning $1.05

Tyson Cooked Chicken $1.99 (Reg $3)
 Used .55/1 coupon
 Paid $1.44each

Steak $7.06

Noodles $1.79

2 Kroger Petite Diced Tomatoes .67
 Used .40 coupon
  Paid .94

5 Cookies- On sale $1.99 (Reg $3.49)
 Used .50 coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid .99 each

Yoplait Yogurt Tub- $2.49
 Used .50 coupon that doubled to $1
 Paid $1.49

Bush's Baked Beans- On sale 3/$5
 Used $1/3 coupon
 Paid $4 or $1.33 each

Used $4 Catalina Coupons from last week

Paid- $41.34
Tax- $3.92
SAVED- $32.28 (46%)

WALMART

White Cloud TP- $2

Texas Toast- $1.97

4 Milano Melts- Priced Matched to Kroger $1.99
 Used $1 coupon
 Paid .99each

Ground Pork- $2.98

Strawberries- $1.78

4 Rayovac Batteries- .97each
 Used 4 $2/1 coupons
 FREE BATTERIES + $1.03 MONEY MAKER!!!!

Paid $12.52
Tax $1.98
SAVED $12
*Big Daddy and I figured out that we got the batteries for free and then the overage from batteries paid for the cookies. So everything else was around $2each!!

Everything under $1

Airwick Freshmatic + Refill  $4.98
  Used $4 coupon
   Paid .98 each

Airwick Room Spray .97each
  Used B1G1 coupon
    Paid .48 each

Pert Plus Travel 2n1 .97
  Used $1 coupon
  FREE + .03 OVERAGE

Gain Dryer Sheets  $1.87
  Used $1 coupon
   Paid .87

Subtotal: $3.77
Tax: $1.44
TOTAL: $5.21

Spent: $89.17
SAVED 100+