Audrey's 9th birthday

Well, my baby turned 9 this past weekend, and Im STILL in shock!! I cant believe it, wow, 9 yrs REALLY goes by fast...Prepare yourself Andrew and Sarah :)) !!

All of a sudden Audrey just seems so grown up now and likes to make sure her hair and clothing is "just right" and theres no stains on her pants or anything....Shes becoming such a young lady, until she hits the basketball court or softball field, then her inner "tomboy" comes out :))

This year, for her birthday, she and some friends went to Skatetown (aka Smokey mtn skate center) and they had a blast!!! I can still remember having birthday parties at OUR local skatetown when I was a little girl....As expected, the facilities werent "up to par", but we didnt care, WE HAD A BLAST !! Even Emma Grace skated for the first time....Birthday cake, skating,a few bruises, gifts , $$ and 3 gift cards later, we ended the afternoon on a happy note, and Audrey informed me this was the BEST birthday she'd ever had....Love my babydoll...Happy Birthday my 9 yr old :)

PS-TAKE A LOOK AT THE LAST PIC, THAT WAS HER FACE WHEN WE TOLD HER WE WERE GETTING A DOG FOR HER BIRTHDAY TOO !

Shopping Trip #2- More FREEBIES!!

Well, went for my 2nd shopping trip this week, using my couponing skills, after finding this website, (southernsavers.com) and , again, did VERY WELL!! I got some more "FREEBIES" this week @ Kroger and CVS....


KROGER- Obviously to me, having a husband and 3 kids makes couponing worth the patience...(scratch that- 4 kids, lets be honest here, my hubby eats as much as the kiddos do :)...So I ventured out (w/Emma Grace this time, so it was a "quick" trip lol) and here's the deals I got THIS week, pretty similar to last week, they extended that "Mega Event" at Kroger for another week....

**Total in groceries before taxes/coupons: $193.41 **
**Store coupons/manuf.coup/Kroger card : $95.90 **
**TOTAL SPENT: $97.51
so to recap, again, I basically got $200 worth of groceries for $90 bucks!! Yay Me!

(5) Coffeemate liquid creamers (FREE)
(4) Land O Lakes butter tubs (FREE)
(5) California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizzas (w/coupons-$1.99)
(2) Sister Shubert Rolls (w/coup-$1.25)
(8) Coke products (79cnts ea)
(1) Huggies diapers ($4.77 after coupons!!)
(1) Pampers babywipes (80cnts after coupns!!)
(2) Kelloggs cereals-Cinnabon and Apple Jacks (50cnts & $1.25)!!
(2) Juicy Juice 46oz ($1.50 after coup)
(2) Simply Orange-Juice ($1.49 ea aftr coup)

And a few other things...so it was a good week!....Now, remember, Kroger only has their Mega Event every so often, so its a possibility I wont get this good of deals, next week, but lets hope!!

CVS- wasnt really a great week here, but I ended up w/some high value face products (I may end up returning them, cuz dont think I'll need them)

Total before coupons/extra care bucks- @ $25

(1) Garnier Nutritioniste 3in1 - $6.89
(1) Garnier Nutritioniste Defining moisturizer - $16.99

Used: $10 ecb
$1/$2/$4 coupons

after taxes total out of pocket was: $10.19---BUT----Got $10 back in extra care bucks to use next time!!

Im addicted to couponing !!

Well, I have a new favorite hobby....COUPONING !!! I've starting "stalking" this website Southernsavers.com (thanks Sarah!!) and I cant BEGIN to tell you how much $$ Im saving at the grocery store and drugstores too....My favorite places to save at are Kroger, CVS and Walgreens....Couponing is something that requires alot of time, organizing and patience, but in the end you'll be glad you did it...Getting the coupons is pretty easy, you have coupons from the paper, ecoupons, printed coupons from internet sites and manufacturers coupons from their sites and its so easy to get very cheap groceries or even FREE like I did this week!...I recently discovered a hidden treasure called CVS extra bucks too!! Why have I never done this before!! Its a couponing system in CVS that gives you extra "bucks" to use in the store after youve made a purchase...

Ok, so lets cut to the chase....Im gonna tell you what GREAT deals I got this week..First:

KROGER- Are you ready for this? I got $200 worth of groceries for $86 !!!!! I used ALOT of coupons and they have this "mega event" that saves you alot of $$ too...I also got MANY free items just because of this sale! FREE ITEMS-20 Nabisco snak packs w/oreos,chips ahoy,etc (they were 49cents and I had several $1 off 2 Nabisco items coupons, so they were FREE!) (3)Idohoan mashd potato packs ($1 this week, had 3 $1off coupons), 5 Philidelphia cream cheese(on sale for $1) (used $5 off 5 Kraft products coupon)....those are just the main freebies!! I also got Chiquita apple bites and coffee free too!! Here are some of the "nearly" free or discounted items after coupons and discounts-Michelinas frozen meals 57cnts, Caprisun juiceboxes 49cnts, Sister shubert rolls 49cnts, New York garlic bread 49cnts,Triscuit/Ritz crackers 68cnts-99cnts, Nestle breakapart cookies 99cnts, Progresso soups 50cnts, Coke products 79cnts......so as you can tell, was a good trip!!!

CVS- had $10 extra care bucks (instore coupons)-ok, I basically got
(2) Colgate toothpastes
(2) Quaker Oatmeal boxes
(2) Dawn dish det
(1) Dial 3pk barsoap
(1) candy bar
(1) Brach's candy corn
ALL FOR.....................FREE!!!! yes, free...w/coupons and my extra care bucks, the total was tax only!....See, when you use your "bucks" on certain advertised items, you make "bucks" back, like for instance, Colgate was on sale for $2.99, and you got $2.99 back in ecb, and I also had a 75cnt coupon, so I had enough overage to get a candy bar too!! Also, when you walk in the door, you scan your card at the coupon center (another perk) and you get coupons good in the store, so today I got $1 of Brach's candy corns and they just happend to be on sale for $1, so its FREE!! And guess what the best part is......in addition to getting ALL OF THIS for FREE, I got back $10 extra bucks more to use again the next time I shop !! WOO HOO!! It definitely "pays" to shop at CVS!!

Walgreens- ok, Im just getting startd there, but still ended up w/some freebies..
-bought Huggies diapers (on sale $8.99) used $2.50 off coupon-total was $7.38-still cheap (earned $2 registry rewards-what they call them)

Noxzema 4pk razors ($3.99) used $2 off coupon and $2 registry rewards-- (Got them FREE AND earned $3 more RR)

Halls refresh cough drops ($1-on sale) used $3 RR and GOT 3 HALLS COUGH DROPS FOR FREE!! (Earned back $1 RR)


Well, I have to say Im so excited about this website, I hope you'll take some time to check it out and maybe YOU CAN get some freebies the next time you go shopping!!