The look regarding going into the snow

Snow in March, Seriously?!?!?

So we woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland this morning. Nice, but IT'S ALMOST APRIL!!! Seriously. I want to be out in the yard planting flowers and mowing the grass. Not shoveling snow. And may I add, the snow is that wet, heavy stuff. It's now melting. At a rapid rate. And we are supposed to have rain all day Tuesday. Seriously. I'm pretty sure my basement won't be dry if we lose any power. Which I am afraid might happen with the 5 inches of snow that fell last night and more rain coming this week. Seriously. It's spring, not winter anymore.

Walgreens & CVS week

I did pretty good at Walgreens and CVS on Sunday. I did better at Walgreens. Bought over $20 worth of stuff and only paid $2.88 out of pocket and got $10 in RR back. Bought over $40 at CVS and paid $14ish out of pocket, but got $10 back in ECB's. I was out of ECB's so I can't complain about the CVSing this week. Check out www.moneysavingmom.com for all the Walgreen's and CVS deals for the week. Still have to make it to the grocery store and Target this week.

IT'S FINALLY NICE OUTSIDE!!! We haven't been inside much the past week because Kaylin loves to be outside. I mean LOVES. She throws a fit when we have to come inside. I'm keeping her inside this morning because I have to catch up on this and housework. I have a pile the size of a mountain of clean laundry that needs to be folded and put away. Ugghhh...I'd rather be outside too. Can't wait until I can start gardening again.

Couponing

So I have found some excellent coupons online this week. However, I'm sad because there was an article in our local newspaper SJ-R about stores not honoring internet coupons anymore. Here is the link to the article if you are interested---
http://www.sj-r.com/features/x2081097191/Kathyn-Rem-Internet-coupons-clipped.
I can say I will use internet coupons where I can until I am told by NO store in Springfield that they are valid anymore. I haven't done a lot of shopping this week, but have managed to get the following deals
Walgreens-6 jumbo packs Huggies diapers (various sizes) for $32 out of pocket. Got 2 catalinas for $10 each thus making each pack of diapers $5.33 each FOR HUGGIES!! used the following coupons $5/1 and $3/1 from www.coupons.com
Target--5 packs of Huggies wipes (184 count) for $5. Used 5 $5/1 coupons from www.coupons.com. Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo for $1.70. Used a $1.50 coupon that was mailed to me from the company some time ago that was getting ready to expire.
I have a few more coupons for the $5/1 that I plan on using at Target for more baby wipes, but I bought everything they had today with my coupons. You can only print a coupon 2 times per computer/printer so you may ask "how did she get so many?" I have lots of willing and able friends who printed some for me. I am now stocked up for a very long time on baby supplies. Yippie!!
Like Yo-Plus yogurt?
Heather at www.freebies4mom.com has a link on her site that enables you to print $1.50/1 and $1/1 for yo-plus. Usually runs $2/pack so this is a pretty good coupon, so I am hoping that some store has them on sale under this price before May so I can score free yogurt!
Be sure to check out www.babycheapskate.com for the link to Old Navy--they have a new thing where every Thursday you have the option of winning a pretty large coupon. This week (tomorrow) the coupons are rumored to be $75 off a $100 purchase and $50 off a $100 purchase. I'm going to hopefully stay up late enough tonight to try to score myself one of these big discounts so I can purchase some new summer clothing for the family.

So today has been a whirlwind and it's only 4 pm. Had to work this morning and then had my annual MD appointment this afternoon. I HATE HAVING TO WAIT 1 1/2 HOURS IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR A 5 SECOND EXAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a waste of my time. I could have been home with my tot and hubby but no, I couldn't. We are looking at getting a security system for the house because I just don't feel safe at home when Casey is working. I get home from above MD appointment and barely get time to change before the 1st guy gets here to look at the house. Not to mention that little Miss Thing hasn't napped since early in the day and is a tad bit CRABBY. NO crabby isn't the word to describe it. She was beyond tired by the time the guy left that she screamed for what seemed like eternity until her little lungs gave out and she fell asleep..Ahh peace and quiet. The house all to myself. No one to bother me, for at least an hour until she and hubby get up from the nap they are taking together. I'm going to take this time to do NOTHING......

March Weather

So we have officially had the 1st tornado in Springfield for the year. THANKFULLY it was on the west side of town and we live on the north side of town. Looking back the really scary thing is I was on the west side of town just before it hit, I mean JUST BEFORE. As I got home with Kaylin from church the sirens started going off. It was gorgeous at home so I couldn't figure out what was going on. Until Casey called and told me to get to the basement, there was a spotted tornado down over by where he is working today. Of course, the really severe weather only happens when he is at work and I am home with the baby and 2 cats. ALL ALONE. I ran over to my neighbor's house and Kyle was home thankfully and came over with his little dog Katie to keep us company. I am so glad it has been nice out because we all have cabin fever here, but can the storms just stay away for a while longer???

Free baby wipes--too good to be true???

There are some awesome coupons for Huggies products online--$5/1 gentle care product and $3/1 natural fit product. Target has their Huggies baby wipes on sale for $5.50 through today. I've heard rumors that people are able to use the $5 coupon on the wipes getting them for $.50 for the big packs. Wish me luck as I try this today. I'm running low on wipes and this would be an awesome way for me to stock up and save some major money. I'm patiently waiting for tomorrow to be here because rumor is Walgreens has Huggies diapers on sale for $10 a jumbo pack, spend $30 in Kimberly Clark (Huggies diapers, etc) and get $10 register rewards. I could use this sale to get 3 pack of diapers for $21 out of pocket and get $10 back--3 packs of diapers for $11!!! NO WAY!!!

500 pound diapers

So Kaylin has been sick since Tuesday and hasn't really been drinking much, especially at night. I took her to the pediatrician yesterday and found out she has an ear infection. I kinda knew this because the night before we ended up in the ED at 1 am. NOT what you want to be doing at 1 am, as you know if you are a mommy. The ED doc said he thought she was getting one, but didn't want to start her on anything because she didn't have one yet. Good thinking doc, because I would NOT have given her an antibiotic unless she had a full blown ear infection. Anyway, last night Kaylin decided to down her 8 ounces of milk and then some. Me, not being the smartest one, didn't change her diaper into a bigger size after she drank the bottle. So I ended up with a 500 pound diaper full of urine this morning. At least I caught it in time and she didn't leak through to my sheets, mattress pad, AND mattress (like last time). She just leaked through the sheets. Maybe I will learn my lesson one of these days and try to get her back into her own bed. That someday when I finally get the alarm system for the house--more to come on that later.

Welcome to my blog

Well I finally decided to join the world of blogging. I'm not sure where this blog is going to go yet, but I know it will be my outlet when I need a break. For those who don't know me, I married my husband, Casey in 2006. We got married and shortly thereafter bought our first house. Within the first 6 months of being married I was pregnant with my beautiful little girl, Kaylin, who just turned 1 in February. Crazy way to start a marriage and family. After I had Kaylin (KayKay), I decided to take a break from the working world. I work on average 2 days a week as an RN Case Manager and devote the rest of my time to raising Kaylin with her daddy. Living on a limited budget, I have found I am very creative when it comes to finances. I follow Heather at www.freebies4mom.com, Crystal at www.moneysavingmom.com, and Angie at www.babycheapskate.com almost on a daily basis. These 3 women have taught me so much over the past year. A big thank you goes out to them and foremost to God as without him nothing is possible.