Weekly shopping, part 2

So I finished my shopping for the week this morning. I did AWESOME if I don't say so myself. Kaylin was good, until we got to Meijer--ran into naptime and so she was very crabby.

My first stop was at KMart for double coupon deals. Unfortunately, being the end of the week the deals were slim, but I still managed to do awesome. Here's what I got 2 Secret deoderant sticks--$3.99 each, 2 AJAX 31 oz dish soaps--$1.99 each, 2 boxes Rice Krispies & 2 boxes Frosted Flakes--4/$9 promo, 1 Aveeno baby wash--$4.79. I had a $3/$20 KMart coupon for edibles/consumables, 2 $2 off Secret deoderant each doubled to $4 each, 2 $1 off AJAX dishsoap doubled to $2 each, 2 $1 off Rice Krispies doubled to $2 each, 1 $1 off any 2 boxes of Kelloggs cereal doubled to $2, and 1 $2 off any Aveno product doubled to $4. I ended up spending $1.53 OOP AND then got a $5 KMart gift card for the Kelloggs cereal promo. I did have some issues w/the promo, but the store manager ended up giving me the gift card after all and I didnt have to submit for the MIR. THANK YOU!!!!

My next stop was Target. Not a big list here, just needed razors. I did the buy 2 Venus Embrace razors get $5 GC deal. I got 2 razors @ $7.94 each, used 2 $2 off coupons. Bought 2 Satin Care shave gel and used 2 of my buy 1 embrace get a free shave gel. I also picked up 4 cups of single serve Honey Nut Cheerios @ $1 each and used 4 $1/1 coupons for them. My total OOP at Target was 12.75 and got a $5 GC back.

My last stop was Meijer for groceries. I managed to stay way under my $50 weekly budget and only spend $39.66 OOP. I am going to try to hit Meijer on Saturday to get some bananas as they will be $.29/lb.

So total for the weekly shopping was $66.15between both Kmart trips, Target, Shop N Save, and Meijer. I ended up saving in coupons alone $83.66. And I got $10 in gift cards between Target and Kmart.

what is wrong with our society

So I was at a local grocery store this evening on my way home to pick up some free milk and meat from last weeks Kraft foods deal and saw the most frustrating thing. The 2 women in front of me in the checkout lane had a cart full of crap--YES CRAP, Pepsi, frozen pizzas, and candy AND PAID FOR IT WITH A LINK CARD!!!! What is wrong with our society??? Shouldn't there be regulations on what public aid money can buy? Like healthy food, not CRAP. And it wasn't like they were women who had small children, probably in their 40's to 50's. I mean seriously??? I thought public aid was to benefit the public, not let people eat crap which has no nutritional value. I am all for food stamps, public aid FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED IT. Not for fat old women who are buying crap with it with NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE. Seriously....WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SOCIETY?????

Kaylin had her 1st 'official' haircut today. My mom and I have been trimming her hair since she was probably 5 months old, but it was looking WAYYYY too much like a mullet and was in desperate need of a professional cut. Besides, daddy isn't always good at pulling her hair up and out of her eyes, so most days I worked I would come home and her hair would be to where she couldn't see. Poor child. So she and I went and had our hair cut today. My wonderful hair stylist, Karen, did an awesome job with her. Kaylin is now sporting bangs and what resembles a bob cut. Unfortunately for me, Kaylin has been way too crabby to snap any pics of the new cut today, so hopefully in the next day or two, she is happier and I can pull the camera out and snap away. The sad thing is my baby doesn't look like a baby anymore. She now looks like a big girl. Oh well, I guess she can't stay little forever.

Free Groceries

So I made a quick run to Shop N Save tonight to get my $25 worth of free groceries thanks to Kraft Foods. I am going to make 2 more stops this week for another $25 each trip as my mom still works and can have personal mail delivered to her job. She has graciously agreed to let me send a MIR to her at work as well as one to my dad at my parents house. Who pass up $75 worth of free groceries?
I'm also trying to work on some Kelloggs deals as they have a buy 10 in participating items, get a $10 MIR. I just found out today that Morning Star products are included in the deal, so I'm thinking I'll be able to get some very cheap protein using my coupons and MIR.

Baking Day 1 & 2 (part 1)

So I have made 5 loaves of zucchini bread, and a zucchini oatmeal cake. I have another zucchini to pick up from work today and will be slowly baking with on my next few days off. Kaylin was such a big helper today, stirring and mixing ingredients for the bread.

Baking Day

So my wonderful manager gave me an enormous zucchini yesterday so I have proclaimed today BAKING DAY at my house. I probably have close to 8 cups of shredded zucchini--yes all from 1 zucchini--to use. We are going to make 2 loaves of zucchini bread, zucchini muffins, and a zucchini oatmeal cake. Depending on where I am with the zucchini after those are baked I might make a chocolate zucchini cake as well. Thankfully my mom is in town to help with the baking/cleanup/Kaylin entertainment departments. I'll post a pic of the zucchini as well as what we bake with recipes for each later today.

Baby

So I had my 22 week appt yesterday w/the obstetrician. Had another sonogram since baby wasn't big enough at my 18 week appt to see if she was indeed a boy or girl, IT'S A GIRL!!! I'm so thrilled. The office was very busy when I went in yesterday afternoon so I had to wait until after I saw doctor for the sonogram, but it was well worth the wait. Karen, the sonographer I LOVE, didn't have an appointment for awhile so she asked me if she cared if she just 'played around' with me. Heck no, she spent a good 20 plus minutes doing ultrasound. Do you really think I was going to pass up seeing my new little one? She sent me home with a ton of pictures of baby girl. I've got a few posted on facebook but not all of them. It was so amazing to see the baby moving on the screen. And I was able to find out what body parts I am feeling when I feel all the movement because Karen showed me exactly how baby girl is lying. Right now she is kinda transverse. Her head is on my right side w/her feet tucked up. Her butt is on my left side, which I figured because I can feel that pushing up into the top of my uterus A LOT. I've got little hands and feet on the right side, which makes sense to all the movement I have felt the last few weeks. This is most likely my last baby so I am enjoying and cherishing each and every moment I have being pregnant. This is why I was so excited yesterday when I got a LONG ultrasound session.

I go back to the doctor in 4 weeks, then after that appointment I'm already due for every 2 week appointments. Where has the time gone? Before I know it, it'll be the end of October and I'll be back to weekly appointments and then baby girl will be here.

I have a name picked out i absolutely love, but Casey told me last night he doesn't like it because it sounds like a lizard's name. I'm hoping I can talk him into liking it or loving it, after all I am the one carrying her, delivering her, and nourishing her now and after she is born. The name will be kept a surprise until baby girl is born so you will just have to be patient like I am for December.