10.13.2009
{donate life duel}
If you are a South Carolina resident and interested in donating your organs upon your death (morbid, I know), please consider participating in the "Donate Life" Duel. Between now and November 23rd, fans of Carolina and Clemson are dueling against each other to see how many organ donors will sign up. Even if you've already signed up through the site, you can still have your willingness to donate count. Just click on the graphic below. GO COCKS!
sunday savings {10.11}
on sunday, i went to harris teeter and bi-lo. i was particularly impressed with my bi-lo shopping (which partially makes up for the bad experience i had last week).
harris teeter
Spent = $44.73
Saved = $51.00 (53%)
- I did this week's "meal deal" which was a good bargain because I had a $2.00 coupon off the main item, so the whole meal was only $5.99.
- Also, got a steal on some McCormick's spices. Select ones were 50% off, I had $1.00 coupons for each that I purchased and got a $2.00 coupon back. My math says I paid about 46 cents each (for four items).
bi-lo
Spent = $42.98
Saved = $79.98 (65%)
- I did the baby food deal once again (buy $20 in gerber, get $5 back), but I used all coupons NOT associated with another store so they wouldn't screw it up for me again :) I basically got everything for half price. My total without the $5 instant savings and coupons would've been $22 and my coupons + instant savings totalled $11.80.
- I got two boxes of Apple Jacks for 50 cents each :)
- Bags of cheeze doodles, also for about 50 cents each
- 2 boxes of free Kleenex
- Cheap dog food, wipes, yogurt, butter...good week!
harris teeter
Spent = $44.73
Saved = $51.00 (53%)
- I did this week's "meal deal" which was a good bargain because I had a $2.00 coupon off the main item, so the whole meal was only $5.99.
- Also, got a steal on some McCormick's spices. Select ones were 50% off, I had $1.00 coupons for each that I purchased and got a $2.00 coupon back. My math says I paid about 46 cents each (for four items).
bi-lo
Spent = $42.98
Saved = $79.98 (65%)
- I did the baby food deal once again (buy $20 in gerber, get $5 back), but I used all coupons NOT associated with another store so they wouldn't screw it up for me again :) I basically got everything for half price. My total without the $5 instant savings and coupons would've been $22 and my coupons + instant savings totalled $11.80.
- I got two boxes of Apple Jacks for 50 cents each :)
- Bags of cheeze doodles, also for about 50 cents each
- 2 boxes of free Kleenex
- Cheap dog food, wipes, yogurt, butter...good week!
10.10.2009
{photo catchup}
ok, so i've been so super slack with updating my blog with photos. i recently got about a month's worth loaded up to flickr so here's just one big "catch up" post. Click on any of the links below to see the full set of photos on Flickr. The sad thing is that this month's worth of photos ends in early September. So, I'm still a month behind :(
Random Photos added to August 2009 and September 2009
One Year Anniversary Cookout at AJ's
Baseball Season (so far - not many good photos yet)
Spencer's First Day of 5th Grade
McCrea's First Birthday
Spencer's 11th Birthday
Glencairn Gardens
Random Photos added to August 2009 and September 2009
One Year Anniversary Cookout at AJ's
Baseball Season (so far - not many good photos yet)
Spencer's First Day of 5th Grade
McCrea's First Birthday
Spencer's 11th Birthday
Glencairn Gardens
{late savings}
I was going through some receipts and realized I didn't post about my last grocery shopping (I know you were all sitting around waiting for this!)...
Last week I went to Food Lion and Bi-Lo. Here's a quick recap:
Food Lion:
Spent = $28.44
Saved = $29.41 (MVP + Coupons)
Savings of 51%
Bi-Lo:
Spent = $35.65
Saved = $33.22 (Bonuscard + Coupons)
Savings of 48%
I was a little disappointed in my Bi-Lo experience for two reasons.
(1) They had a great deal going with Gerber baby food. Spend $20, get $5 off instantly. That part worked fine. However, I had a bunch of catalina coupons from HT and FL for the food. The cashier wouldn't take them because they were from other stores. She called over the manager who said the same thing. I have been successful using these at other locations, so I found this to be quite annoying. I pointed out that they say "manufacturer's coupons" but they claim they wouldn't get reimbursed for them. I just need to find out if that is true or not. I'm not out to rip off the stores, but it was my understanding that they would be treated like any other manufacturer's coupon... I still got a decent deal on the baby food - 20 two-packs for $15, but it should've been an even better deal :(
(2) They were running a deal where if you bought a certain amount of Old El Paso product, you got a coupon back for a certain amount on your next visit (based on how much you bought). I qualified for this but my coupon didn't print. Then I was told the cashier's printer wasn't working. So, I had to go with the same manager (who I'm sure is loving me at this point) and get a raincheck for the $3.00. That was kind of annoying, but ultimately not a huge deal. The thing that ticked me off more is that if her printer wasn't working, they shouldn't have been using that register. I get a TON of catalina coupons every time I shop. And I missed out on those. Twice at Harris Teeter, I've gotten BOGO coupons for formula worth $13. What if I just missed out on something that valuable??? My theory is that if you are going to offer a service (such as catalina coupons), then make sure the crap works.
On a more positive note, I did get an entire free meal :) They had one of those "meal deals" where you buy something and then get 3-4 free items. I did that, but happened to have a coupon that made the item you paid for free also. Oh and the cashier tried to stop me from using that coupon but I won that argument thankfully.
Last week I went to Food Lion and Bi-Lo. Here's a quick recap:
Food Lion:
Spent = $28.44
Saved = $29.41 (MVP + Coupons)
Savings of 51%
Bi-Lo:
Spent = $35.65
Saved = $33.22 (Bonuscard + Coupons)
Savings of 48%
I was a little disappointed in my Bi-Lo experience for two reasons.
(1) They had a great deal going with Gerber baby food. Spend $20, get $5 off instantly. That part worked fine. However, I had a bunch of catalina coupons from HT and FL for the food. The cashier wouldn't take them because they were from other stores. She called over the manager who said the same thing. I have been successful using these at other locations, so I found this to be quite annoying. I pointed out that they say "manufacturer's coupons" but they claim they wouldn't get reimbursed for them. I just need to find out if that is true or not. I'm not out to rip off the stores, but it was my understanding that they would be treated like any other manufacturer's coupon... I still got a decent deal on the baby food - 20 two-packs for $15, but it should've been an even better deal :(
(2) They were running a deal where if you bought a certain amount of Old El Paso product, you got a coupon back for a certain amount on your next visit (based on how much you bought). I qualified for this but my coupon didn't print. Then I was told the cashier's printer wasn't working. So, I had to go with the same manager (who I'm sure is loving me at this point) and get a raincheck for the $3.00. That was kind of annoying, but ultimately not a huge deal. The thing that ticked me off more is that if her printer wasn't working, they shouldn't have been using that register. I get a TON of catalina coupons every time I shop. And I missed out on those. Twice at Harris Teeter, I've gotten BOGO coupons for formula worth $13. What if I just missed out on something that valuable??? My theory is that if you are going to offer a service (such as catalina coupons), then make sure the crap works.
On a more positive note, I did get an entire free meal :) They had one of those "meal deals" where you buy something and then get 3-4 free items. I did that, but happened to have a coupon that made the item you paid for free also. Oh and the cashier tried to stop me from using that coupon but I won that argument thankfully.
10.09.2009
{this morning...}
this morning i am...
- wondering why obama won the nobel peace prize
- pleasantly surprised with the quality of starbucks' new instant coffee
- hoping spencer is feeling better today (he has the flu)
- thinking matt is sweet for offering to still take coleman and i to the christmas carol train, even though spencer is sick and we can't take him as planned
- trying to decide if i still want to take a half vacation day this afternoon
- happy to have a new coupon binder
- thinking coleman looks adorable in a toboggan and glad i stocked up for winter
- is feeling a little overwhelmed by my to-do lists (both at work and at home)
- thinking i lost another pound
- needing to eat some breakfast
- hoping for a gamecock victory tomorrow. gotta keep that top 25 rank
- wondering if our country's deficit might be a little more manageable if we didn't waste millions on "useful" things like bombing the moon...just a thought.
- wondering why obama won the nobel peace prize
- pleasantly surprised with the quality of starbucks' new instant coffee
- hoping spencer is feeling better today (he has the flu)
- thinking matt is sweet for offering to still take coleman and i to the christmas carol train, even though spencer is sick and we can't take him as planned
- trying to decide if i still want to take a half vacation day this afternoon
- happy to have a new coupon binder
- thinking coleman looks adorable in a toboggan and glad i stocked up for winter
- is feeling a little overwhelmed by my to-do lists (both at work and at home)
- thinking i lost another pound
- needing to eat some breakfast
- hoping for a gamecock victory tomorrow. gotta keep that top 25 rank
- wondering if our country's deficit might be a little more manageable if we didn't waste millions on "useful" things like bombing the moon...just a thought.
10.06.2009
{coleman @ 7 months}
ok, i'm a slack mommy and have not posted any good coleman updates lately. so...on september 24, coleman turned 7 months old. craziness. below are two quick shots (from my phone) that i took over the weekend. the first was in our backyard on sunday and the second was in ikea on saturday.
coleman at six months was pretty impressive...but coleman at seven months is amazing. it was like overnight he decided he would see how many things he could accomplish. all of a sudden he started being able to pull himself from lying down to sitting up. just poof! it happened. and he is GOOD at it now. and he went from weeks of scootin' around to POOF - he's a master crawling machine. he is everywhere. it is seriously amazing. he *wows* me everyday!!!
coleman at six months was pretty impressive...but coleman at seven months is amazing. it was like overnight he decided he would see how many things he could accomplish. all of a sudden he started being able to pull himself from lying down to sitting up. just poof! it happened. and he is GOOD at it now. and he went from weeks of scootin' around to POOF - he's a master crawling machine. he is everywhere. it is seriously amazing. he *wows* me everyday!!!
10.02.2009
free-for-all friday {10.2}
I haven't been very good about posting much lately. So, I thought I would do a quick "catch up" post today with some random stuff from the last week or so...
This morning I went to Starbucks and did the "taste test" with their new instant coffee (which is supposed to taste as good as their brewed coffee). For participating, you get two coupons - one for a free large brewed coffee on your next visit and one for $1.00 of the instant coffee. I went ahead and picked up a pack of the instant coffee. The smaller ones are only $2.95 for 3 single packs, but I used my coupon, of course!
Tuesday night I taught a scrapbooking class for the first time in YEARS. I only had four students, but it was still fun. I'm teaching at Oh Scrap! in Charlotte. I am going to try and do about one class a month, and I'm also doing sample projects to display in the store (as time allows). Above are what we created in the Halloween class this week.
I know I'm about a week late, but I HAVE to acknowledge that we beat a Top 5 team last week. GO COCKS!!!! Tomorrow night, we face SC State. It should be an easy win for us, but sometimes these "easy" games end up being more of a struggle for us than they should be. Oh, and it's ridiculous that we didn't get into the Top 25 after beating Ole Miss!
This morning I went to Starbucks and did the "taste test" with their new instant coffee (which is supposed to taste as good as their brewed coffee). For participating, you get two coupons - one for a free large brewed coffee on your next visit and one for $1.00 of the instant coffee. I went ahead and picked up a pack of the instant coffee. The smaller ones are only $2.95 for 3 single packs, but I used my coupon, of course! 
Tuesday night I taught a scrapbooking class for the first time in YEARS. I only had four students, but it was still fun. I'm teaching at Oh Scrap! in Charlotte. I am going to try and do about one class a month, and I'm also doing sample projects to display in the store (as time allows). Above are what we created in the Halloween class this week.
I know I'm about a week late, but I HAVE to acknowledge that we beat a Top 5 team last week. GO COCKS!!!! Tomorrow night, we face SC State. It should be an easy win for us, but sometimes these "easy" games end up being more of a struggle for us than they should be. Oh, and it's ridiculous that we didn't get into the Top 25 after beating Ole Miss!I don't have a photo for this last tidbit, but I have to address it. For those of you that know me personally, you know that my company has been in the process of splitting for the last couple of years. Things were finally finalized and bit-by-bit our one company is becoming two. I work in a small office (only 5 of us). One of those is now part of this new company - Jim. I've been with my company for almost 5 years now and we have experienced some personnel changes, but Jim and one other guy (my current boss) have been the constants. Now, Jim is gone. Granted he only moved to the building next door, but it's not the same. It simply sucks. He will be very missed. It's weird to stare at an empty desk (he sits, I mean *sat*, where I basically stare at him all day).
9.28.2009
photos {coleman @ aunt sherry's}
coleman is spending the day with aunt sherry...as you can see, he seems to be doing OK :) what a fun day!!!
9.26.2009
savings saturday {9.26}
I did a lot of shopping and was very proud of some of my finds. My favorite being that I got four cans of formula (full price is $26-27 per can), for less than $10 each!!
Rite Aid
Fantastic deal on Huggies. I got three "jumbo packs" (full price $11.99 ea) for only $1.25 each (after SCR rebate). I also got two Clean & Clear facial cleansers for free.
Total @ Full Retail = $68.16
Coupons = $39.00
Sale Savings = $16.29
Paid = $16.90 (75% Savings)
This will actually be a 90% savings after I receive my $10 rebate on the diapers.
Food Lion
Total @ Full Retail = $118.84
Coupons = $48.01
MVP Savings = $19.43
Paid = $51.40 (57% Savings)
Bi-Lo
Total @ Full Retail = $108.51
Coupons = $30.89
Bonuscard Savings = $30.22
Paid = $47.40 (56% Savings)
Harris Teeter
Total @ Full Retail = $101.21
Coupons = $12.00
VIC savings = $30.18
Paid = $59.03 (42% Savings)
savings weren't as good here because I had to buy a few full price things :(
Rite Aid
Fantastic deal on Huggies. I got three "jumbo packs" (full price $11.99 ea) for only $1.25 each (after SCR rebate). I also got two Clean & Clear facial cleansers for free.
Total @ Full Retail = $68.16
Coupons = $39.00
Sale Savings = $16.29
Paid = $16.90 (75% Savings)
This will actually be a 90% savings after I receive my $10 rebate on the diapers.
Food Lion
Total @ Full Retail = $118.84
Coupons = $48.01
MVP Savings = $19.43
Paid = $51.40 (57% Savings)
Bi-Lo
Total @ Full Retail = $108.51
Coupons = $30.89
Bonuscard Savings = $30.22
Paid = $47.40 (56% Savings)
Harris Teeter
Total @ Full Retail = $101.21
Coupons = $12.00
VIC savings = $30.18
Paid = $59.03 (42% Savings)
savings weren't as good here because I had to buy a few full price things :(
9.18.2009
{jumpstart: read for the record}
just read about a cool thing...jumpstart and wal-mart are pairing up. if you have a child or even just know one, check out the site and see how you can be a part of this by reading a very hungry caterpillar to a child(ren) on 10.8.09. i plan on buying a copy from wal-mart this weekend (all proceeds go back to jumpstart) and reading it to coleman. plus, i'm going to buy a copy for aj so she can read to the kids there. and i'm forwarding the information to spencer's school.
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