As I see the number on my blog hit counter go up each week, I am just curious to know who actually reads my blog. I have had a few comments recently from old acquaintances that I had lost touch with who found me from other people's blogs and it has been so fun to get reconnected. So I just thought I would ask those of you who visit my blog to just leave me a comment with your name so I know who my audience is as I am writing future entries. When I write, I picture my family and maybe a few friends reading it, but I would love to know just who is keeping caught up with the happenings of our lives, so take 3 seconds and leave me a note, okay? You don't have to write anything else, but I would love a name, even a first name if that's all your comfortable with. Thanks.
And by the way, if Amber P (my fellow badger and T-bird) reads this, please let me know how to get a hold of you. I was SOOO excited to see a comment from you a few weeks ago, but I have no idea how to get in touch with you. I have thought about you quite a few times over the years and wondered how life has been for you - I hope fabulous.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The Secret
I had a ton of people ask about how I got such good deals, so here is my explanation. If deals and couponing are not your cup of tea, you may want to just skip this post.
Jewel (the grocery store here) had a sale of 10 for $10 as long as you bought 10 of participating items, so if I would have bought ten things, then my total should have been around $10. I had also registered my Jewel card at saveatjewel.com so there were some electronic coupons that I had in addition to the existing sale. I had an electronic coupon (comes off my total when I use my card) for $1 off Fiber One bars with a limit of 6, and since they were only $1 anyway, I was able to get 6 boxes of Fiber One bars for free...not bad huh? Pop-secret popcorn was also on my electronic coupon list for $.75 off, so I got a couple boxes of popcorn for .25 cents each. I also cut coupons from the Sunday paper and had some for the cereal that was on sale, as well as the make-up (buy one get one free) so that is how I got the good deals. Since I know a lot of my readers live out west and Jewel and Albertsons are pretty much the same store (same owner at least), I checked to see if there was a website for Alberson's and there is, so you Westerners can go to saveatalbertsons.com and register your card and then you can get additional coupons and it's nice cause you don't have to cut them out, you just use your card. And if you don't get the Sunday paper, there are still some websites that you can go to for coupons. They are:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Login.aspx?pid=13306&nid=10&zid=iq37
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/view.php?pg=smartsource
I'm sure there are lots more, but those are the two that I get a lot of coupons off of.
As for my CVS run, I just worked the Extra Bucks program. I looked and there aren't any CVS's in Utah, so sorry guys, unless you go to Vegas (the closest one to Cedar City) that's not really an option for you. If there are any of you reading this who don't know about the CVS deals and would like to (meaning you have a CVS near you and could benefit from it) let me know and I will try and explain it, but I don't really feel like typing it all out unless someone actually wants to know about it.
Sorry this is kind of a boring post, but I hope that it can save some of you a few bucks in the future. I'm always up for a good bargain so hopefully you are too.
Jewel (the grocery store here) had a sale of 10 for $10 as long as you bought 10 of participating items, so if I would have bought ten things, then my total should have been around $10. I had also registered my Jewel card at saveatjewel.com so there were some electronic coupons that I had in addition to the existing sale. I had an electronic coupon (comes off my total when I use my card) for $1 off Fiber One bars with a limit of 6, and since they were only $1 anyway, I was able to get 6 boxes of Fiber One bars for free...not bad huh? Pop-secret popcorn was also on my electronic coupon list for $.75 off, so I got a couple boxes of popcorn for .25 cents each. I also cut coupons from the Sunday paper and had some for the cereal that was on sale, as well as the make-up (buy one get one free) so that is how I got the good deals. Since I know a lot of my readers live out west and Jewel and Albertsons are pretty much the same store (same owner at least), I checked to see if there was a website for Alberson's and there is, so you Westerners can go to saveatalbertsons.com and register your card and then you can get additional coupons and it's nice cause you don't have to cut them out, you just use your card. And if you don't get the Sunday paper, there are still some websites that you can go to for coupons. They are:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Login.aspx?pid=13306&nid=10&zid=iq37
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/view.php?pg=smartsource
I'm sure there are lots more, but those are the two that I get a lot of coupons off of.
As for my CVS run, I just worked the Extra Bucks program. I looked and there aren't any CVS's in Utah, so sorry guys, unless you go to Vegas (the closest one to Cedar City) that's not really an option for you. If there are any of you reading this who don't know about the CVS deals and would like to (meaning you have a CVS near you and could benefit from it) let me know and I will try and explain it, but I don't really feel like typing it all out unless someone actually wants to know about it.
Sorry this is kind of a boring post, but I hope that it can save some of you a few bucks in the future. I'm always up for a good bargain so hopefully you are too.
Friday, May 9, 2008
I'm addicted
Okay, so I might be a nerd for this post, but I am totally addicted to bargain shopping! My friend Kim kind of got me started on it and it's just gone crazy recently. I'm not as good as she is yet, but I have done okay for myself. I guess it's a good addiction to have, better than gambling, that's for sure. So I just thought I would post a few of my recent bargains.
My first deal included 7 boxes of cereal, 8 boxes of granola bars (Nature Valley and Fiber One bars) 3 boxes of popcorn, 2 boxes of Fruit snacks, and a bag of Snyders pretzel pieces. My total savings on this trip was $56.84 and my out-of-pocket expense was $14.45.
My next deal included 6 boxes of Fiber One bars, 2 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of popcorn and 2 things of eyeshadow from Max factor. My total savings on that trip was $37.30 and my out-of-pocket expense was $1.85, yes, that's a dollar and eighty five cents.
Tonight I made a quick trip to CVS and it was a very small purchase, but I got some deodorant, toothpaste, a toothbrush and some stencils and it cost me .47 cents and I got$12 back in extra bucks to use for my next trip. Not bad, huh?
My first deal included 7 boxes of cereal, 8 boxes of granola bars (Nature Valley and Fiber One bars) 3 boxes of popcorn, 2 boxes of Fruit snacks, and a bag of Snyders pretzel pieces. My total savings on this trip was $56.84 and my out-of-pocket expense was $14.45.
My next deal included 6 boxes of Fiber One bars, 2 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of popcorn and 2 things of eyeshadow from Max factor. My total savings on that trip was $37.30 and my out-of-pocket expense was $1.85, yes, that's a dollar and eighty five cents.
Tonight I made a quick trip to CVS and it was a very small purchase, but I got some deodorant, toothpaste, a toothbrush and some stencils and it cost me .47 cents and I got$12 back in extra bucks to use for my next trip. Not bad, huh?
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Wedding pics and update
Matthew's brother Cory (aka Uncle C-Dawg) got married this last weekend to a wonderful girl - Lindsay Dunn. We are so excited to have her in the family, and they make a wonderful pair. Here is a photo of them outside the temple right after they got married.
Below are some pictures of us as a family. Cooper's shirt is a little big for him because we couldn't find a 0-3 month or 3-6 month shirt, so it's a 6-9 month shirt, but I'm guessing it will fit him well in the next few months - he is growing so fast. He and TJ both looked so cute in their little bow-ties.
Yes, Cooper is wearing BLUE socks! He was in a different outfit earlier in the day and I forgot to pack different socks for this outfit, so they don't really match, but oh well. He's only 6 weeks old, don't hold it against him. :-)
Things with us are going well, except TJ and I both have colds and I think Matthew is getting one too. TJ still wants to hold Cooper's hands all the time and give him kisses, but I am really trying to prevent it right now because I don't want Cooper to get sick. Cooper is really starting to smile and he has found his voice a lot more recently so he coo's a lot, which is so cute. TJ is doing well and I know I am probably a little bias since he's my son, but he is SO smart! He's not even 2 1/2 yet and he is always wanting to spell things. He can actually spell Mom, Dad, TJ, Cooper, Fox, boots, and banana by himself and he can almost spell quilt and queen (random words, I know). He is carrying on more complex conversations each day and other than the occasional "terrible two" day most the time he is so much fun - he loves to laugh and goof around, and has a funny sense of humor. The other day he was leaning up against a chair and had one of his legs up and said "Look mom - I'm a flamingo!" He loves to sing songs and he is taking after his dad in his love for baseball. He has a little recorder that he uses as a bat and he is always wanting me to throw him a ball so he can hit it. The most recent thing he says before I throw him the ball is "Bottom of the ninth - two outs. He takes a loooong look at the runner at first. And...the pitch" Can you tell his dad has been teaching him a few things about baseball? He can also "hike" a football (which I taught him), so we definitely have ourselves a little boy! I actually really enjoy having boys and sometimes wonder what I would ever do with a girl. I guess we'll see if I have to ever even worry about that (but not anytime soon).
Below are some pictures of us as a family. Cooper's shirt is a little big for him because we couldn't find a 0-3 month or 3-6 month shirt, so it's a 6-9 month shirt, but I'm guessing it will fit him well in the next few months - he is growing so fast. He and TJ both looked so cute in their little bow-ties.
Yes, Cooper is wearing BLUE socks! He was in a different outfit earlier in the day and I forgot to pack different socks for this outfit, so they don't really match, but oh well. He's only 6 weeks old, don't hold it against him. :-)
Things with us are going well, except TJ and I both have colds and I think Matthew is getting one too. TJ still wants to hold Cooper's hands all the time and give him kisses, but I am really trying to prevent it right now because I don't want Cooper to get sick. Cooper is really starting to smile and he has found his voice a lot more recently so he coo's a lot, which is so cute. TJ is doing well and I know I am probably a little bias since he's my son, but he is SO smart! He's not even 2 1/2 yet and he is always wanting to spell things. He can actually spell Mom, Dad, TJ, Cooper, Fox, boots, and banana by himself and he can almost spell quilt and queen (random words, I know). He is carrying on more complex conversations each day and other than the occasional "terrible two" day most the time he is so much fun - he loves to laugh and goof around, and has a funny sense of humor. The other day he was leaning up against a chair and had one of his legs up and said "Look mom - I'm a flamingo!" He loves to sing songs and he is taking after his dad in his love for baseball. He has a little recorder that he uses as a bat and he is always wanting me to throw him a ball so he can hit it. The most recent thing he says before I throw him the ball is "Bottom of the ninth - two outs. He takes a loooong look at the runner at first. And...the pitch" Can you tell his dad has been teaching him a few things about baseball? He can also "hike" a football (which I taught him), so we definitely have ourselves a little boy! I actually really enjoy having boys and sometimes wonder what I would ever do with a girl. I guess we'll see if I have to ever even worry about that (but not anytime soon).
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