NUSLP: April 2009

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Grocery Deals in Lincoln, NE

Weekly Groceries 4/15/09
Yeah for Hyvee and their cheese price this week! Really you can’t have enough cheese. I found out the hard way that buying at Sam’s is nice, but quite expensive. I have found myself doing well on an average of $40-$50 grocery bill each week by buying things on sale and stocking up, so going to Sam’s last week and buying diapers and wipes…I was already at $50 YIKES! I think I am going to live without Sam’s for a while and just buy what I need when I need it (aka buy on sale). For example – Cheese at Sam’s is cheaper, but once you go home and package it all…you might as well stock up at Hyvee this weekJ Just my thoughts.

Also for those of you new at this grocery sale game – Super Saver is QUITE sneaky. I have successfully matched all competitor’s ads at Super Saver for a month now. I am finding that you don’t have to “match” as many prices as you think…because they mark down almost all other ads, especially Hyvee and Russ’s. So although their advertised prices might not be that great…they scope out the competition and mark their prices down .01 less! Sneaky? YES!

Also this is my disclaimer…I have only been really shopping the sales for 4 months now…so if you see something of mine wrong or I missed something, I would like to know. I am learning right along with the rest of you and the more we help each other the more we will see in our pockets!

Check out www.chicksdigdeals.blogspot.com Two women from the New Convenant Community Church have put a lot of work into finding sales in Lincoln. For example…follow their scenario and get paid for buying Easy Mac…no joke!

Have a great week!
Rhiannon
Hyvee
Shredded CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .99
1 lb Strawberries .99
Ragu Pasta Sauce .99
Stemilt Anjou Pears .99/lb
Hyvee100% Natural Fresh Whole Chicken .88/lb (a frugal friend once told me a recipe crock pot whole chicken…it was yummy!)
Rotel Tomato .79 10 oz
Russet Potatoes 1.18/5 lb bag
Hyvee Bacon 1.99
Midwest Country Fare Mushrooms .50
Old Orchard Juice Cocktails .99/64 oz
Hyvee Yogurt .30
Hyvee cottage Cheese 1.28 24 oz
Hyvee Frozen Potatoes 1.88 32 oz
Pepsi 3.33 12 pack

HyVee Online
Didn’t have time to look

RUSS’s MARKET
Cool Whip Aerosol Can .99
Fresh blueberries $2.00 for 4.4 oz (is this good?)
Russ’s Market Split Top Wheat bread 1.13
93% Ground Beef 2.49 BUT if you buy Taco Bell Shells, Salsa ($2.00), Seasoning Mix (.50) and Refried Beans (.89) you get $2.00 off your ground beef. If Taco supplies were running low or you were craving it…this might be the week.
Best Choice Enchilada Sauce 15 oz .79
Mission Tortillas 1.39/10 ct
Calidad Tortilla Chips .99/14 oz
Oscar Meyer and Louis Rich Variety Pack sandwich meat $2.50 8-12 oz
Avocados .98

SunMart
Dozen Eggs 1.00
Buy 6 save $3.00 on General Mills Cereal (1.50 after Q), Go gurt 2.00 after Q, Fiber One Toaster Pastries (1.50 with Q), Old El Paso Dinner Kits 2.00 after Q, Fruit by the Foot 1.50 after Q. All of these have additional Q in the Sunday papers…so you could possibly save a lot with these! The Q I am talking about when I say, “after Q” is in the insert in the Sun Mart Ad

SUPER SAVER (Fancy this week with their own section of ads!)
Best Choice American Singles 1.28 (16 slices)
Sirloin Tip Steak (10 lb package or more) 1.98/lb
*All the meat is a good price I believe if you want to buy it in quantities of 10 lbs or moreJ 85% lean hamburger 1.78 lb, Covered Wagon bacon 9.98/10 lbs
Duncan Hines Cake Mix .88
Broccoli 1.24 a bunch

Monday, April 27, 2009

Miss Aunt Becca

It was a bittersweet dinner tonight with Gma and Gpa Kenner. Casey was able to go with me to Red Robin with the boys and meet Gma and Gpa on their way home from Minnesota...but Aunt Becca and Uncle Mike were missing. This is just one of the many times I have GREATLY missed Aunt Becca in Lincoln. I realize that a majority of their friends are in Omaha, Becca's job, etc, etc, etc...but I really don't think she knows how much the boys and miss being able to call Aunt Becca for Culver's or Biggest Loser night.

Have a good life in Omaha Loser Aunt Becca...in case your friend's don't like you any more we will always gladly take you back in Lincoln!

BTW...CONGRATS with the New house. Again...if that doesn't pull through there is a house for sale across the street from us that I would gladly help with the down payment:)

Love and miss you Aunt Becca. That Aunt Annie better realize what she has up there...

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Easter

Easter Egg Hunt in Beatrice at My Great Aunt Diane's

Bubb on the look out

Daddy and Kenner playing a little hard boiled egg toss...too easy. We need them not hard boiled next year:)

Stacia (my flower girl) and I trying the three legged race!

All the little ones under 4...two little babies still inside. Looks like the number of 83 is not stopping anytime soon.

My first lattice pie I made for Easter. I really cheated though...I used store boughten crusts. It was sure fun though. Thanks to my Pampered Chef collection (I am putting in an order next week...) I have a lot of fun baking!

Done pie. It was yummy!

Looking at ducks on the farm of the BIG Easter Egg hunt...look futher down for reference to it. This silly blogspot has been posting my pictures backwards. Ugh

I fink there'th a egg over dere - Bubbi

Kenner at work...no play until all eggs are found!

There were so many people at this "little" Easter Egg Hunt 2.5 miles south of Sprague. Who would have thought? It was fun searching for eggs in stickers and cow pies:)

Before the big hunt.

Dying Easter Eggs at home with Mommy...anyone looking for the CHEESE!

More cheese!

Our family with my Great Aunt Diane. She hosts our WHOLE family (83 people) for Easter.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

LINCON COUPON SITE!!!!

Thanks to my good friend Michelle for letting me know about this AWESOME LOCAL WEBSITE!!!
http://chicksdigdeals.blogspot.com/

It is a complete answer to my prayers. I need to know how they got started and what they base their prices off of...so that I too can learn from them:)

Yeah! for Chicks Dig Deals!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

First Annual Crete Elementary Carnival

Well it is over and we are already planning next year's 2nd annual Elementary Carnival. I have always secretly been a Hebron Bear at heart...but I was transformed last Friday night and will now be a Crete Cardinal through and through. This carnival could have had many things go wrong...but they didn't because all the volunteers (especially staff members) stepped up without being asked. The decorations were unbelievable, the fun was incredible and the night went without many hitches (inflatable deflating and a kid puking all at the same time). I am so proud to say I am apart of the Crete Elementary School! Here are a few pictures! We made $2400 profit from this event...it wasn't even suppose to be a money maker. I guess we will put that $2400 toward the carnival next year:)
Tissue Flowers

Cotton Candy

Of course...my adorable boys sporting the clown hats!

Our fearless Leader, Bret (principal), his wife and K teacher, Amy, and my co-organizer Heather.

The hospital was there to show the many colors that you are suppose to be eating everyday

More staff members having fun!

Ellen, a K Teacher, whom Heather and I can't repay enough for helping us out. She is truly a character of true friendship and God's love. Thank you Ellen!