Deal of the Day

I got a great deal on some typically expensive office supplies that I use for scrapbooking. I've been looking for white sharpies for some time now and they're usually around $4 each. I got two of them, refills for my label makers, metal rimmed key tags and some other labels all for $8 with shipping.
I got all this from shoplet.com I put a little button on my blog and they gave me $25 to spend in their store.
Albertson's had a couple of great deals this week too. I got 2 four pound bags of sugar for $.90, six jars of spaghetti sauce and two bottles of handsoap for a total of $4. I think my receipt was two feet long b/c of all the coupons!

What's wrong with this picture?

Last fall I was very ambitious to be planting tulips in the backyard. I planted LOTS of them in the backyard and my favorite dog, Winni, decided they weren't planted in the right spot so she ate some! I was so mad! I wasn't quite sure how many were still planted and I even went out and bought more to replace the bulbs she ate. I had a color scheme planned...dark purple tulips and white tulips with white alyssum.

Well, the tulips have grown and are just starting to bloom. I was so excited to see this....


It is beautiful! After this started blooming, I noticed more were about to bloom too. Look closely at the next picture. Look closely to see what's wrong with it.
Do you see the YELLOW flower? It wasn't suppose to be yellow. I was ripped off by Target! Oh well, it may not go with my color scheme, but atleast it grew! Next year I guess I better get bulbs from an actual nursery or reputable source.

Questions heard around our house.....

As the days pass, the vocab of the toddler grows a LOT! She asks the most random questions throughout the day too.

While I was getting clothes from the dryer....."Mama, do your armpits stink?" to which I reply, "ummmm, no. Do yours?" And she'll smell them and say, "nope" Since we use natural deoderant in this house I guess its an occasional concern?!?

Another great thing she does is clean her eyes and offer me the eye crusty. Let me tell you the gifts you receive as a mother are fabulous!

She also frequently looks out the back door to report on Winni. Abby will tell me, "She's not eating poop, she's being good."

Obviously we have strange conversations in our house. Especially over breakfast!

We've also introduced the whoopee cushion to her courtesy of Peter Piper Pizza. She's definitely my daughter as she enjoys it as much as I do! It cracks me up to watch her try to sit on it b/c she doesn't weigh enough to get the full effect of the noises.

Freebies and Cheapies next week!

Walgreens:

Hunt's tomato sauce: Ad coupon for .39 cents each. There's an Easy Saver rebate for $5 when you buy $10 worth of Hunts.(11 cans which don't all have to be purchased in the same transaction)

Gillette Fusion Razor: $8.99 - $4 manuf Q = $4.99 and get a $4 register reward

Kellogg's cereal is 4/$10 - (2) $1 of two pkgs manuf Q from coupons.com = $8 and get a $2 register reward


Target:
Buy 2 Women's Schick razors(Intuition plus, Quattro Plus or Quattro for Women) at $6.99 ea and get a $5 Target gift card. Use (2) $4 manufQ from this coming Sunday paper and you will pay $5.98 total and get the $5 gift card in return.

Which one?

Which one of these beauties is going to come live with me? The time has nearly come to order one and I can't yet decide which color I really, really want. I can't wait till its here!!!! Which color do you think I should pick?

Freebies and Cheapies next week!

WALGREENS:

Trident Xtra Care gum 2/$2 - (2)$.75 manufQ = $.25 ea pack
Duncan Hines Brownie Mix $1 - $.35 manufQ = $.65 ea
Reach or Listerine 3/$9 - (3) $1 manufQ = $6 >get $6 register rewards = FREE


CVS:
Colgate MaxWhite toothbrush $2.99- $.75manufQ = $2.24 > get $2.99 ECB
Keebler or Nabisco Wheat Thins 5/$5 - $1/2 manufQ = $.50 ea
Band Aid & Neosporin spend $7 get $3 in ECB's

I've got some ECB's that expire this week so I have to use those. Not really sure what I'm gonna get with them just yet.

More window shopping

All the dreary rain has me window shopping for spring clothing.

I really want all the shoes pictured above, but I'm narrowing down the choices to the silver and black ones. It's too bad I can't figure out how to get these nearly free!
I don't know when clothes/shoes got so expensive or when I got so cheap. Maybe Target or TJMaxx will have some nice stuff in my price range. I love to wear dresses in the summer, but it seems like every dress I find is about $100. I'm not paying that much for something to run to the grocery store in. Where can I find cheap dresses?

Playhouse

This playhouse is the cutest thing I've seen. I would love to build one for Abby! It reminds me of a playhouse my dad built for my brother and I when we were kids. It was HUGE! It was yellow and had a little porch with railings. I can't remember too much about the inside. I'm sure my mom has a pic somewhere in her box of pictures, but I'm not about to volunteer looking for that one. Maybe we can build one of these to go in the backyard at the new house someday.

Eye Candy

I am LOVING these necklaces. I would love to have these for this spring/summer. I came across these on etsy. The shop is Candysart

I love this time of year when the spring clothes are out and everything is bright and cheery. I love buying clothes for the spring rather than fall/winter. I missed out on the coat I posted about last week. It seems as though they ran out of stock so I'm suppose to be refunded. Maybe if I save up a bit more I might grab one of these necklaces.

The pack and play I ordered for Abby came in and I can't wait to have a look at it before I wrap it. It looks pretty cute!

Her latest favorite is Olivia, probably because I like it a lot more than Dora! We've read an Olivia book we got at the library every night so far! I love hearing her sing the song to Olivia. It sounds like, "Go 'Livia! Go 'Livia!" over and over again.

Get Ready for Spring

Spring is right around the corner which has me thinking about the plants in my garden. The tulips will be blooming any day now. I can't wait to see the flowers and have the plants start growing like crazy again.

I found a great deal on plants to get started on your spring garden. Springhill Nursery is giving $20 in free plants and all you pay is shipping. I ordered a couple of plants (some of the columbine pictured above) and paid $7.95 for shipping. Go HERE for the deal. The web site says the offer is ending soon, so hurry up and get your plants before they run out of what you want.

Freebies and Cheapies at Walgreens next week!

Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner $2.99 - $2Q Easy Saver Catalog- $1 manuf Q = FREE
Glade Lasting Impressions Fan Powered Fragr $7.99-$4Q Easy Saver-$4 manufQ = FREE
Glade Motion Sensor Sense & Spray $7.99-$4Q Easy Saver-$4 manufQ = FREE
Colgate Total Toothpaste $3.49 -$2.50Q Easy Saver-$1 manufQ = FREE

I'm also going to buy the M&M's I posted about earlier and some starbucks truffles. Walgreens usually has them priced at 2 for $10 and there is a $6Q off two Easy Saver and also $1 manuf Q that are hanging in the aisles with the candy making them $1 a box!

I better stop in early Sunday before church to make sure some of the stuff isn't gone already.

Something worth Trying

Last week I signed up for a site called YouData. Its a marketing site and all you have to do is click through a few adds....it takes about 3-5 minutes max a week and you get money for each ad you have viewed. The money ( not a lot) is deposited each week in your paypal acct on Friday. Last week I think I got $5. I know its not a lot, but hey its money I didn't have before. What do I get for telling you this?.....basically a penny, but who couldn't use $15-20 a month? So go here and start earning your pennies!!!

Walgreens Deals 3/1-3/7

I went to Walgreens today since they had a couple of good deals. I got this for free.....

It's a homeopathic treatment for cold & flu. It's priced at 11.99, but there is a $10 coupon in the Walgreens Easy Saver book and you can go here to get another coupon for $4 off. Use both coupons together to have $14 off. They may give you the overage, but today they just adjusted it down making it free.
Another deal I plan to take advantage of before the end of the week is the Easter M&Ms. They're on sale for 2/$5. There are coupons in this last Sunday's paper for $1 off 2 bags and there is also a coupon in the Easy Saver book for $1 off 2 bags. My plan is to buy 4 bags use 2 coupons from the Easy Saver and 2 coupons from the paper making the total $6 after coupons. Then I'll submit it for an offer in the back of the Easy Saver for the M&Ms plush as well!

I figure the plush can be an Easter gift if it gets here in time and the candy will be put to good use, I'm sure!

Shopping for birthday gifts

We don't really think its necessary to buy lots of gifts for birthdays, but we wanted to buy a couple of small things. I was really excited to find this on sale!

I got it for $10!! I can just see Foxy and the gang all snuggled up in this pack and play. I'd also been eyeing this cute little dress for a long time. It's something she can wear for a long time....now as a dress and as she grows, it can be worn as a shirt with jeans.
I think we may have a couple of other things planned too, but I was so proud of the pack and play....I can't wait for her to use it.

for my new coat

Banana Republic has some beautiful jewelry out now for spring. I'm thinking the pinkish brooch in the center photo would look great with my new coat....just a thought. Maybe I'll have to wait for a good sale.

Deal of the Day

This is one of the best deals I've ever taken advantage of! I know its hard to see the picture, but this is a wool pea coat. TODAY only it is $5.99 plus $4.95 shipping!!!!!! I ordered one in cream b/c I had the money available in my paypal acct. This is seriously a great deal and they have lots of colors here: Tulle 4 Us pea coat

Seriously, if you can take advantage of this, I suggest you do so b/c a deal like this won't be around again.