Thomas pictures!

Shopping for sales for EVERYONE not those that have access to computers

Super Saver is SO tricky!!! I went after church this Sunday am to get my .98 cereal (I wasn't able to get to either sale prior with my 1.00 off coupons)! I was quite confused when I went to the cereal aisle and checked the end caps for this deal...no such prices. I didn't think I needed to bring in my Super Saver ad to match Super Saver ads! I went up to the cashier and set the boxes of cereal aside. After she was ringing up my other purchases (I must say all with coupons!!), I told her that these might not ring up but blah blah blah about the Super Saver ad. She asked me if it was the correct ad, I said, yes. She went to get the manager. The manager said those prices are good, but they were in the wall of savings and not in the cereal aisle. PLUS she had to change the boxes of cereal I had (12 oz) to the 16-20 oz (BIGGER), because the 12 oz was 2.68 and the 16-20 oz were 1.98! If I didn't advocate for my pricing...I would have paid much more for these. I have slowly gained my confidence with shopping and knowing the prices...but today I gained even more confidence. I also became more frustrated on what stores get away with. I shared some of my coupons (because I really didn't need 10 boxes of cereal) with a dad and his daughter on the way in to Super Saver. I wanted to go find them in the store to ensure they got the correct ones...but didn't have the time. They probably didn't get a deal like I did, because they weren't aware of the prices. How frustrating!?!? Just thought I would share my thoughts!

More Random

Lincoln Zoo

Riding the broom around the house

My cute Bubbi and his puppy

Campbell's Water Fall Thanks Aunt Annie for taking the pic

Random summer

Stomp has arrived at our house. I am going through my cupboards and getting rid of anything I don't use...so the boys thought they would put it to use. Ice Cream break - Look there are bees at Zesto's too!

Dad and boys chillin'

Kenner has already mastered the skills for first quarter of Kindergarten...sorting by color.

First four days of summer

Wow! I can't believe how crazy summer has already been...a GOOD CRAZY! 1/2 of work on Thursday and then off to the Zoo with friends at school to celebrate Summer! Friday fun at home and then off to Omaha for good deals at Carter's and Oshkosh before my Aunt and Uncle had us all over for a pool party for State Track. Congrats to my cousin Seth for 1st place finishes in Triple and Long Jump and 2nd places in 100 and 200 at State! Way to go!

The pool was AWESOME!!! I felt like I was in Minnesota again with the diving board and doing handshands off of it.

Saturday was THOMAS at Persing. It was 2 hours long! Pictures to come! The boys also did marathon shopping with mommy at Target, CVS, and Super Saver. I spent $56 and saved $66!!! SO COOL!!!

Sunday was great to be back at Church and going to Texas Roadhouse with our family. Sundays a great treat. I wish I could bring back Grandma Jackie's Hospitality Sunday dinners...maybe I will in the future. I was able to work in the yard while the boys chilled inside with Dad. I love having a GREEN yard verses a brown mud puddle!

Today we went to the cemetary for a Memorial Day service and now going out to Huttes' for a BBQ.

Thank you to all who serve for our Country!

Funny times to begin full time

This is going to be a random post...but I wanted to get these memories down so that I don't forget them.

I am really looking forward to a summer at home with my boys. While putting Kenner and Patton to bed last night, they were questioning me about summer and what it was. They asked if we could go to a park every day, if they could play with boats (Minnesota), if we could go see lions (zoo). I really hope we can go do all those things this summer. They both are sponges at this point.

Their creativity has also increased tremendously. A simple swifter sweeper is a broom, a vehicle. a sword, a gun, and many more things in a matter of 30 seconds.

Kenner was upset on Monday on the way home from school, because I told him I was going to mow the lawn. He said sadly, "But mom I love our long grass." He has recently said the same thing with his fingernails. "But mom, I like my long fingers. I can't grab things when you cut them."

Bubbi is quite the personality lately. He is getting into much more trouble by letting his brother have it several times throughout the day. We are trying to bribe him as much to go on the potty with going to Thomas on Saturday. Kenner will be able to tell you that Thomas is coming on the twentyfud (23rd). Patton has sat on the potty a few times, but not too successful. I hope to be having a naked boy running around outside this summer (sorry Pat (our neighbor):))

Have a great Wednesday!

Frugal Times- Grocery Deals Lincoln, NE

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! For all notes below that say “coupons out there” go to chicksdigdeals.blogspot.com and toopoortoeat.blogspot.com to get them! Two great websites for our area!

Target has Kraft Cheese for .49, 100 Calorie Packs for .04 for the entire pack. Check out Chicks Dig Deals for the scenario!

Make it week a great one!
Weekly Groceries 5/20/09

Hyvee
HyVee Value Pack Split Chicken Breasts 1.28 lb
Oscar Meyer or Louis Rich Variety Pack 8/9/12 oz 2.50
County Fare Sugar 1.48 4 lb
Country Fare Cottage Cheese 1.18 24 oz
Blue Bunny Ice Cream 1.99 (coupon in Hyvee Ad)

HyVee Online
Pretzel’s .99 10-15 oz
HyVee Old Fashioned or Quick Oats 1.88 42 oz
Blueberries 2.28 4.4 oz

RUSS’s MARKET
Meadow Gold all Natural Lemonade .49 (with $10 purchase)
Oscar Meyer Wieners .97 (I know there is a $1.00 off two coupon out there)
Pepsi 2.40 a 12 pack (when you buy 5 12 packs)
Kraft BBQ Sauce .99 (coupons online)
McCormick Grill Mates $1.50 (.50 coupons out there)
Best Choice Marshmellows .89 10 oz
American Beauty Pasta 24 oz 1.29
Best Choice Limeade or Lemonade Frozen Concentrate .89
Meadow Gold Sour Cream or Snack Dip .89 16 oz
Ruffles and Doritos B1G1 Free
Asparagus 1.77 lb
Wholly Guacamole 1.98 (coupons out there)

SunMart
Our Family Jumbo Biscuits 1.00 (10 for $10 sale…did say if you needed to buy all 10)
Kraft BBQ Sauce 1.00 (coupons out there)
McCormick Grill Mates seasoning packets 1.00 (coupons out there)
Our Family Large 18 ct eggs 1.49

SUPER SAVER
Best Choice Russet Potatoes 1.66 10 lb bag
Fuji apples 1.48 3 lb bag
Jello .38 (coupons online or in the Sunday Paper)


ARBY’s 5 Roast Beef sandwiches for 5.95 (not at all locations)
SAM’s Summer membership for $15. You must go in 5/20-6/7 to get this deal

Ha-BEE Mother's day

Casey and I were busily at work outside cleaning up our garden. I just had all the bee garb on watching him do his bee thing. It was cool, but surreal that the bees would just fly all around me or hit my hat...but not bother my hands or calves or feet that were not covered. We put the bee garb away, let the bees sit for 10 minutes and back out we went cleaning up around the hive/garden. I wasn't even given a warning about this little bee friend and it got me on the eye lid. Yes OUCH! I can see a bit better today (because my eye is a 1 cm open). I went to Urgent Care and apparently I am allergic to bee stings. Not the bad swollen throat kind, but bad enough to swell like an egg on my eye and not allow me to see. Fun times! Hopefully I can go to work today and be awake all day. I was gracious to have a wonderful husband to fullfill all the duties of mom and dad this weekend...because I was WIPED. I haven't been up for more than 3 hours straight since Saturday afternoon. Speaking of a good Daddy...look who made home made sugar cookies with two friends this weekend?

Frugal Times- Grocery Deals Lincoln, NE

Hello all! I really can not NOT tell you about how much fun saving money is. I attached pictures my big purchases from last night Shopping Extravaganza at Super Saver. Again…Super saver is super sneaky. They price matched Hyvee’s yogurt (which was .30) and put it on their shelf for .28!! Yeah for usJ If you haven’t started just glancing at the ads, planning at least one meal a week…starting new in May is maybe a good time to start. It is completely amazing. I spent $43.84, used 12.59 in coupons, and price matched all items except 2. I bought 46 items…so that equals to about .95 per item…that included a whole chicken, two DiGorno pizzas, FUN TIMES!

For example, I got 1 gallon of milk for $1.25 with a sale and a coupon. As I was giving another gentleman a coupon at the milk section last night, I realized that I was getting a better price for a whole gallon than I could have bought a ½ gallon. Here are the sales within the sales for this next week. I have also changed my shopping day to Tuesdays…to get the best of the weekly sales and the weekend sales.

Also for coupon match-ups go to http://www.chicksdigdeals.blogspot.com/. They spend hours finding price matched items…so it is worth your trip (i.e. I got DIGORNO pizza last night for $1.25 thanks to them!!! BTW, our family has never eaten Digorno and it was delish…but a major delicacy!

I had to put a picture of my boys saying, “Cheese!” because they were saying that the entire time I was setting up the picture…because they WANTED the cheese!

Have a great Mother’s Day!
Rhiannon
*I am also placing a Pampered Chef order this Friday, I will split shipping. The main goal is for people to be able to purchase the PINK products only available this month.

Weekly Groceries 5/6/09

Hyvee
Kellogg’s Cereal 1.58 (use coupons that you can print online (get at chicksdigdeals.blogspot.com) and you will get cereal for .58!!
Green Peppers .50
Hyvee Natural Value Pack Split Chicken Breasts .99/lb
Hy Vee Apple Sauce 1.68 48 oz
Butter Kernel Corn/Green Beans .58
Karl Buddig Thin Sliced Lunchmeat 2.00 8 oz
Snack Pack pudding .88 (4 ct)
Hy-Vee Sour Cream 1.18 (24 oz)
Large Eggs 18 ct 1.28
Wonder Classic Bread .99 (Hyvee coupon in ad)
Dannon Yogurt 10 for $3.00 (Hyvee coupon in ad)
*When you price match the Hyvee ad, I have not had to cut out the coupon. It has worked just like a regular price match. If you take it into Hyvee, then you will need to show them the ad

HyVee Online
Midwest Country Fare Detergent 2X 2.8335 loads
Midwest Country Fare Canned Soup .48 10.5 oz (cr of mush, cr of chix)
Pillsbury Pie Crusts 2.48 (coupons from Sunday Papers)

RUSS’s MARKET
Our family .79 Brownie mix (with $10 purchase)
Best Choice Spaghetti 1.99 (32 oz)
Roberts Sour Cream/Dip .99 (Use coupons from Sunday papers)
Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits 1.29 (use coupons from Sunday papers)
Pepsi 12 packs buy 3 and get a Diet Pepsi Free so 4 for $11 (2.75 each…that is .23 a can…so go out and buy this and give yourself .27 to reward yourself for not buying it from the Pepsi machineJ)

SunMart
Pork Chops 10 for $10 (3.14 Econo packs)
Chicken Leg Quarters .49 lb (10 lb bags)
Sara Lee BOGO Free
FRI/SAT SALE
- Peter Pan Peanut Butter .99
- Van Camps Pork and Beans .33
- Our Family Hot Dogs .77
- Our family Jelly .99 (2 lbs)
Old Orchard Apple Juice Blends (Frozen) 1.00
Our Family String Cheese 2.99 12 oz

SUPER SAVER (almost their entire ad is well priced!)
Asparagus 1.47 lb
93% Ground Beef (10 lb tube) 1.98 lb
Kraft BBQ Sauce .76 18 oz (not sure if this a good price)
Blueberries or Raspberries 1.98 for 4.4 or 6 oz (YUM!)
Jumbo Pineapple 2.78
Kraft American Singles Cheese 1.33 for 16 slices
California Healthy Harvest Canned Fruit (Peaches halves, slices, Mixed Fruit) .88 for 29 ounces
Jack’s Pizza 1.86
Calidad Tortilla Chips .98

too much to do...so

I resort to doing none of it.
List to get done:
Laundry - a week or more of it
Clean up after supper
put dishes away in dish washer
play with boys
Caleb's Scrapbooks of his four years of high school
Caleb's Tshirt quilt (not even started...still in tshirt form)
Rake up the straw in our yard so our new little grass can grow
more and more and more


When I see an end in sight of school being out in two weeks...I resort to doing nothing. BUT unfortunately nothing will do it's self and it all needs to be done before school gets out. I guess life trumps me! Maybe this one night off will motivate me to get me going!