Here are my favorite deals around town this week:
Kroger (today is the last day of the Daytona get $3 off your order when you buy 10 deal)
Daytona Items you HAVE to buy 10 participating items but you can mix and match(if you get the coupon inserts there are coupons in there as well)
Chef Boyardee Orginally .88 after deal .58
Gatorade 1.00 after deal .70
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 1.69, 1.39 after deal AND get 3.50 coupon off your next order when
you buy 5 (makes them .69 cents each after 3.50 coupon)
Ragu 1.67 after deal 1.37 each
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix 2.00 each. Use .75/2 coupon plus the .75 off two from www.cellfire.com and they are .95c each
Huggies Diapers 9.99 or 19.99 for big box use with 1.50 off cellfire or shortcuts coupon *and a manufacturer coupon if you have it* makes the 9.99 diapers 8.19 and the big box 18.19
(Other items included in the deal are country crock butter, several GM cereals (there are $3/3 peelies on chex mix boxes good for any GM cereal), totinos pizza and pizza rolls, betty crocker muffin mixes, ritz, wheat thin and triscuit crackers, poptarts and a few more)
Non 3.00 off deals
Lean pockets, hot pockets, etc 1.59 each
Strawberries 1.97
multi grain cheerios are 1.67 use .75 coupon http://coupons.smartsource.com//index.aspx?Link=5S2ZUA6PWPEPO and it makes it .92c box! Also, upload coupons from http://www.cellfire.com/ and http://www.shortcuts.com/ to get it for free plus overage!
YoPlus! Yogurt 2.00, use link above, print $1 off coupon plus coupons from shortcuts to make it free!
Cheerios snack mix 1.99 use .60 coupon from www.coupons.com (it will double) plus the .60 from www.cellfire.com to make it .19!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Not Me! Monday
Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.
I was not typing a "Not Me!" post last monday only to find my child was happily standing on the kitchen table when I was finished. That was definitely Not Me!
I did not break a deep sweat this morning while mopping the kitchen floor because it was that messy. Not Me!I did not let Bear roll and splash around in the muddy puddles in our back yard because he was perfectly content to do so. Not this girl!
I do not have the best husband in the world who had an amazing Valentine's set up on the front table waiting on me when I got home from work at 7:30 am on Valentine morning complete with a balloon, roses, chocolates, jewelry and a handmade card...I wouldn't be that lucky - not me!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Cupids Day Out at Kroger
Today from 9 am to 9 pm Kroger will have the following sale:
MOTT'S APPLE JUICE - $0.99 each *the best part is it includes ALL Motts Juice, even the natural!*
BEN & JERRY'S OR HÄAGEN-DAZS ICE CREAM, buy 1, get 1 free!
HERSHEY'S VALENTINE CANDY OR DOVE HEART CANDY, $1.98 each
KNUDSEN SPARKLING CIDER, 2/$4
KROGER ORANGE JUICE, $0.99 each
PRIVATE SELECTION GOURMET COOKIES, $2.99 each
RUSSELL STOVER OR WHITMAN'S HEART BOX CANDY, $6.99 each
SWEET, RED SEEDLESS GRAPES, $0.99 lb
VALENTINE GENERAL MERCHANDISE, 50% off
MOTT'S APPLE JUICE - $0.99 each *the best part is it includes ALL Motts Juice, even the natural!*
BEN & JERRY'S OR HÄAGEN-DAZS ICE CREAM, buy 1, get 1 free!
HERSHEY'S VALENTINE CANDY OR DOVE HEART CANDY, $1.98 each
KNUDSEN SPARKLING CIDER, 2/$4
KROGER ORANGE JUICE, $0.99 each
PRIVATE SELECTION GOURMET COOKIES, $2.99 each
RUSSELL STOVER OR WHITMAN'S HEART BOX CANDY, $6.99 each
SWEET, RED SEEDLESS GRAPES, $0.99 lb
VALENTINE GENERAL MERCHANDISE, 50% off
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
other freebies around the web
Thought ya'll might enjoy some links to free stuff. Many let you opt out of newsletters too - so don't freak out over that. Also, if you're in the business of trying to get free stuff, samples, subscriptions, etc it might be smart to have an email JUST for those things. That way, if they do spam you, it doesnt go to your normal email address. Here's hoping all of you are having a great day :)
ADT Child Safety Kit
Betty Crocker Coupons
Quicken Personal Finance Software
$27 Cleaning Products Savings Booklet
One Day Pass to Sam's Club
Free Reusable Grocery Bags
TGI Fridays BOGO Coupon
ADT Child Safety Kit
Betty Crocker Coupons
Quicken Personal Finance Software
$27 Cleaning Products Savings Booklet
One Day Pass to Sam's Club
Free Reusable Grocery Bags
TGI Fridays BOGO Coupon
free greeting card
Get a free greeting card from Family Christian Stores here:
Offer good through 2.14.09 :)
Wild Men
Lately, the weather’s been nice and Jackson and I have been doing some exploring.
Before Jackson was born, Bethany’s friend Katie bought us this really nice stroller that has rubber wheels and a rugged frame. It’s a lot like a jogging stroller but smaller and more maneuverable. Behind our house is a field where kids ride four wheelers and dirt bikes and there’s a nice pathway through it where we can drive the stroller. As you go further south across the field, there are some woods that separate Central Park from our neighborhood. In the last week or two, Jackson and I have become very familiar with these paths and trails. The first time I took Jackson out to the field, I thought he would get fussy and want to get out, but it never happened. We made it all the way to the playground without a peep. He played for awhile and then wanted back in the stroller. This is when I knew that we had discovered something special. That was last weekend.
Friday (2/6), as soon as I got home from work, I put Jackson back in the stroller and off we went to explore the far reaches of our beloved park. Going east, there are a couple of ponds, so we trucked around the pond levee and watched the ducks and geese doing whatever it is that they do.
I found a trail going down the levee and across a small creek at the bottom where large oak and sweet gum trees abound. Jackson was wide-eyed, taking in the sights. At the corner of the pond, I picked our way down the levee and across a wooden walking bridge to a gravel road. We followed this road past an oak tree that must be over a hundred years old…wait. We needed to go check out this tree.
So, I unloaded Jackson near the tree and we discovered the wonder of acorns. Acorns everywhere! Jackson didn’t know what to do with them. He wanted to pick up each one and examine it and then show it to me. I said, “Let’s take some to mommy.”
The next thing I know, he has two hands full of them showing them to me- a stash any squirrel would be jealous of.
In case you’ve not been around Jackson for any length of time, I’ll just tell you- he’s magnetically attracted to water. I think he may have inherited that from me: I’m part fish. In the midst of his acorn hunt, he noticed that beneath the giant oak tree was a trickling creek with sloping banks. Throwing caution to the wind, his eyes locked in on the stream and took off down the hill. “Jackson SLOW DOWN!” I said as firmly as possible. He did, but slowing down seemed to interfere with his planned descent causing his feet get tangled (as they often do) leading to a head first slide. The older acorns all over the ground acted as rollers, speeding up his downhill trip.
He finally slid to stop in a small cloud of dust and acorns. “You okay buddy?” I asked.
He looked up at me and gets this big grin on his face as if to say, “I don’t know what just happened, but Wow that was fun!”
“Your mom would kill me if she saw that” I said to him, though more to myself than him.
Must be more careful.
So I helped him down to the water’s edge, positioned him several inches away from the water and showed him how to throw rocks and make splashes. Well, this was just too good to be true. It’s like a having a giant bucket of water and all the balls you can throw; best of all, daddy’s okay with it. Heck, he showed me how to do it.
The experience was fun for both of us. For him, the sheer fun of experiencing something new and exciting, for me, the joy of passing along another one of life’s simple pleasures: throwing rocks into a creek. With each throw he crept closer to the water until the toes of his shoes were getting wet. I would pull him back and it would start again. He wanted so bad to get in that water. I kept finding myself wondering how long until I can teach him to skip rocks…
Soon the wind picked up and the sun got low – it was time to head back home. I had to pull Jackson away from the creek. I hated to, but it was time to go. There’s something in me that relishes watching him take pleasure in the things that I remember most fondly from my childhood. It creates a feeling of completeness in me knowing I’ve kept such a sacred right of boyhood alive for another generation and fostered a love for God’s creation.
At first glance, Jackson doesn't look or even act like me – he’s his mommy in a boy form. But out in the wild, out where a hundred year old Mississippi oak tree meets a meandering creek, I found a boy who is just like his dad. A boy who will play in the dirt and from daylight to dusk and never want to stop. A boy who is oblivious to danger, immune to heat and cold and looking for adventure at every turn in the trail. A wild man in the making following his wild little heart.
Thank you God for my son.
~ Ben
Note: Sunday afternoon all three of us went on another strollering excursion. You would think that Jackson would be getting tired of all that sitting in the stroller. After we got home, I was in the kitchen and he was outside playing on the porch when I noticed him being very quiet (always a sign that he needs to be checked on). When I peeked out the door at him, this is what I saw:
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| From Park Trip |
Before Jackson was born, Bethany’s friend Katie bought us this really nice stroller that has rubber wheels and a rugged frame. It’s a lot like a jogging stroller but smaller and more maneuverable. Behind our house is a field where kids ride four wheelers and dirt bikes and there’s a nice pathway through it where we can drive the stroller. As you go further south across the field, there are some woods that separate Central Park from our neighborhood. In the last week or two, Jackson and I have become very familiar with these paths and trails. The first time I took Jackson out to the field, I thought he would get fussy and want to get out, but it never happened. We made it all the way to the playground without a peep. He played for awhile and then wanted back in the stroller. This is when I knew that we had discovered something special. That was last weekend.
Friday (2/6), as soon as I got home from work, I put Jackson back in the stroller and off we went to explore the far reaches of our beloved park. Going east, there are a couple of ponds, so we trucked around the pond levee and watched the ducks and geese doing whatever it is that they do.
 |
| From Park Trip |
I found a trail going down the levee and across a small creek at the bottom where large oak and sweet gum trees abound. Jackson was wide-eyed, taking in the sights. At the corner of the pond, I picked our way down the levee and across a wooden walking bridge to a gravel road. We followed this road past an oak tree that must be over a hundred years old…wait. We needed to go check out this tree.
 |
| From Park Trip |
So, I unloaded Jackson near the tree and we discovered the wonder of acorns. Acorns everywhere! Jackson didn’t know what to do with them. He wanted to pick up each one and examine it and then show it to me. I said, “Let’s take some to mommy.”
The next thing I know, he has two hands full of them showing them to me- a stash any squirrel would be jealous of.
 |
| From Park Trip |
In case you’ve not been around Jackson for any length of time, I’ll just tell you- he’s magnetically attracted to water. I think he may have inherited that from me: I’m part fish. In the midst of his acorn hunt, he noticed that beneath the giant oak tree was a trickling creek with sloping banks. Throwing caution to the wind, his eyes locked in on the stream and took off down the hill. “Jackson SLOW DOWN!” I said as firmly as possible. He did, but slowing down seemed to interfere with his planned descent causing his feet get tangled (as they often do) leading to a head first slide. The older acorns all over the ground acted as rollers, speeding up his downhill trip.
He finally slid to stop in a small cloud of dust and acorns. “You okay buddy?” I asked.
He looked up at me and gets this big grin on his face as if to say, “I don’t know what just happened, but Wow that was fun!”
“Your mom would kill me if she saw that” I said to him, though more to myself than him.
Must be more careful.
So I helped him down to the water’s edge, positioned him several inches away from the water and showed him how to throw rocks and make splashes. Well, this was just too good to be true. It’s like a having a giant bucket of water and all the balls you can throw; best of all, daddy’s okay with it. Heck, he showed me how to do it.
The experience was fun for both of us. For him, the sheer fun of experiencing something new and exciting, for me, the joy of passing along another one of life’s simple pleasures: throwing rocks into a creek. With each throw he crept closer to the water until the toes of his shoes were getting wet. I would pull him back and it would start again. He wanted so bad to get in that water. I kept finding myself wondering how long until I can teach him to skip rocks…
 |
| From Park Trip |
Soon the wind picked up and the sun got low – it was time to head back home. I had to pull Jackson away from the creek. I hated to, but it was time to go. There’s something in me that relishes watching him take pleasure in the things that I remember most fondly from my childhood. It creates a feeling of completeness in me knowing I’ve kept such a sacred right of boyhood alive for another generation and fostered a love for God’s creation.
At first glance, Jackson doesn't look or even act like me – he’s his mommy in a boy form. But out in the wild, out where a hundred year old Mississippi oak tree meets a meandering creek, I found a boy who is just like his dad. A boy who will play in the dirt and from daylight to dusk and never want to stop. A boy who is oblivious to danger, immune to heat and cold and looking for adventure at every turn in the trail. A wild man in the making following his wild little heart.
Thank you God for my son.
~ Ben
Note: Sunday afternoon all three of us went on another strollering excursion. You would think that Jackson would be getting tired of all that sitting in the stroller. After we got home, I was in the kitchen and he was outside playing on the porch when I noticed him being very quiet (always a sign that he needs to be checked on). When I peeked out the door at him, this is what I saw:
 |
| From Park Trip |
C'mon Dad, let's go!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Not Me!
Over at MckMama blog she has a traditional monday post and since there are incentives - I'm jumping on the monday wagon... In an effort to continue with everything I learned in grad school about confessing counseling, of course...
I did not clip coupons at work Saturday night so that I could be prepared and ready to go for my shopping trips this week. Not me!
I did not stay up after I got off work Sunday (at 7am) because I wanted to do said shopping and other things around the house instead of laying down and getting some rest like I should have.
I most definitely did not pinch off the snot from my sons nose with my fingers because I was tired of going and getting a tissue for it.
We always stick with the rules in our house. I mean, I did not let Jackson pull out every single dvd and vhs we own out from inside the tv armoire so that I could sit on the couch and finish a cup of coffee in one sitting - I would never do that!
I did not frantically sweep a neon yellow ooze out of my son's mouth only to realize it was a lucky charm that I had put on his tray as part of his snack.
Noticing Jackson's over supply of toys this week as I was cleaning his room has me yearning to get some more organization going on in there. I do not, by any means, ever spoil my child rotten and rationalize it with the fact that it's because I only have one child and whenever we have more it will be different... who would do such a thing?
I did not clip coupons at work Saturday night so that I could be prepared and ready to go for my shopping trips this week. Not me!I did not stay up after I got off work Sunday (at 7am) because I wanted to do said shopping and other things around the house instead of laying down and getting some rest like I should have.
I most definitely did not pinch off the snot from my sons nose with my fingers because I was tired of going and getting a tissue for it.
We always stick with the rules in our house. I mean, I did not let Jackson pull out every single dvd and vhs we own out from inside the tv armoire so that I could sit on the couch and finish a cup of coffee in one sitting - I would never do that!
I did not frantically sweep a neon yellow ooze out of my son's mouth only to realize it was a lucky charm that I had put on his tray as part of his snack.
Noticing Jackson's over supply of toys this week as I was cleaning his room has me yearning to get some more organization going on in there. I do not, by any means, ever spoil my child rotten and rationalize it with the fact that it's because I only have one child and whenever we have more it will be different... who would do such a thing?
I did not order a lens this week for a camera that I do not even own yet - what kind of crazy person would do that? Not me!
Your turn - what are you definitely NOT doing? ;)
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