Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sewing Projects
So, many of you know that Jeffery bought me a sewing machine for my birthday. Thankfully I have had the time to learn how to use it and have put it to good use. I just finished some projects that I made for my niece, Jada Marie. She was born February 24, 2010 in Rapid City, SD. Being so excited, I decided to make a few things for baby Jada. They were only my second project, so I haven't quite perfected them yet, but I think they will hold together well enough. Below are pictures of my masterpieces. I totally hope that I have a baby girl someday so I can make cute little clothes for her :)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
RIte Aid Adventure #3
So this couponing adventure was spending $50 before coupons to get $25 back in the form of a check (Rite Aid rebate). I definitely could have made this one a much better deal and made more off of it, but I decided that i would go for stuff Jeff and I might actually use instead of continuing to stock up on medicine and stuff that Jeff and I barely ever use. So here's the break-down.Total before coupons: $58.89
Total after coupons: $24.29
Total I made $0.71 by shopping at Rite Aid this week.
I'm gonna be so sad if we ever move somewhere they don't have Rite Aid. It has become my favorite place to shop these days. I love spending time to figure out how to get the best deals and messing around to see what would be the best deal for Jeff and I. Its so much fun and it requires lots of math so I feel like I'm using my brain. Plus on this one we got some sweet Transformer band-aids. Jeff and I keep a spreadsheet of every penny we spend since neither of us have ever really had to keep track of several bills each month before. I have now added a Rite Aid section to that spreadsheet so I can see how much I make at Rite Aid each month. Last month I was at making a total of $4.49 for the month and we now have more than a years supply of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deodorant, and razors. This month I ended up spending $3.25, but we have face wash, band-aids and neosporin to last several years. I'm gonna be sad when Jeff tells me to stop because we have too much stuff. It's just so much fun getting everything for free. I will have to brainstorm on what to do with all the extra stuff that we won't use. Maybe we will find someplace to donate it?
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Moss Rock!
Since I'm so far behind I decided to do another post to get everyone caught up on what's been going on lately. First off, please pray for my Grandpa York as he had surgery on Wednesday and is still recovering. He was hoping to be out of the hospital by Friday and home on Saturday, but complications have kept him in the hospital. He is doing well, but just keep him in your prayers.
Second, my good friend Laura came for a visit about two weeks ago and we had so much fun. It's really nice to have a friend nice enough to drive six hours just to see me for the weekend!! I miss you Laura :) Anyway, Laura brought her puppy, Pogo, with her and that was so much fun. We weren't sure what to expect between Sincola and Pogo, but they just sniffed each other and seemed to be fine. I think Sincola might have swatted once, but only because he scared her. Laura came on Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon we met some friends at a city park called Moss Rock. While we were waiting for everyone to meet up, we decided to go to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to 
make it easier for everyone to meet up. Some people (including our car) had troubles figuring out where to go to get to Moss Rock. So obviously, meeting at Krispy Kreme means eating Krispy Kreme and boy was it good. You can see the whole crew out front in the picture to the left. Of course, after eating a half dozen doughnuts, we had to work them off (we saved the rest for later!). They have a bunch of trails for hiking and a little creek and waterfall. It made me miss the beautiful Black Hills, but was fun.Pogo had lots of fun out and about. He was even able to get off the leash for a while! We got to the highest point, found out there were houses up there and decided to turn around. It was a bea
utiful view. At the bottom, they have two round-a-bouts which are pretty cool and all these cool houses and a big open green. The pine cones there were HUGE! We will definitely visit there again soon when the weather is good. So the next morning, Laura got to experience our new church. We're really excited about it and I was happy that Laura liked it too. We have a lot of fun there and have learned a lot in the little bit of time we have been attending there. After church we decided to go to Cici's Pizza since neither Jeff nor Laura had been there before. Mmm it was good and what made it even better was that I had a coupon for buy one adult buffet get one free. Me, th
e coupon lady, haha. Told you I was having fun with this. So Jeff and I both ate a buffet for $3.99+tax. Isn't that a great deal? lol. Afterward, we wandered about Books-a-Million for a while just looking at tons of books. Bookstores are such fun. After we got back to the apartment, Laura and I decided to walk off that pizza buffet we had eaten so I took her on a long tour of our neighborhood. I think Pogo really liked tagging along on this one too, especially since he got to play in the park afterward. That night Laura made us some delicious Danish potatoes? I think that's what they were. And she was off to Savannah early the next morning :( I miss her, but we'll meet again soon I'm sure. Jeffery and I have been trying to find a good weekend to go see Savannah, but it hasn't worked out so far. Maybe in the near future when it warms up a bit, we'll visit and be able to go in the ocean!
Second, my good friend Laura came for a visit about two weeks ago and we had so much fun. It's really nice to have a friend nice enough to drive six hours just to see me for the weekend!! I miss you Laura :) Anyway, Laura brought her puppy, Pogo, with her and that was so much fun. We weren't sure what to expect between Sincola and Pogo, but they just sniffed each other and seemed to be fine. I think Sincola might have swatted once, but only because he scared her. Laura came on Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon we met some friends at a city park called Moss Rock. While we were waiting for everyone to meet up, we decided to go to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to 
make it easier for everyone to meet up. Some people (including our car) had troubles figuring out where to go to get to Moss Rock. So obviously, meeting at Krispy Kreme means eating Krispy Kreme and boy was it good. You can see the whole crew out front in the picture to the left. Of course, after eating a half dozen doughnuts, we had to work them off (we saved the rest for later!). They have a bunch of trails for hiking and a little creek and waterfall. It made me miss the beautiful Black Hills, but was fun.Pogo had lots of fun out and about. He was even able to get off the leash for a while! We got to the highest point, found out there were houses up there and decided to turn around. It was a bea
utiful view. At the bottom, they have two round-a-bouts which are pretty cool and all these cool houses and a big open green. The pine cones there were HUGE! We will definitely visit there again soon when the weather is good. So the next morning, Laura got to experience our new church. We're really excited about it and I was happy that Laura liked it too. We have a lot of fun there and have learned a lot in the little bit of time we have been attending there. After church we decided to go to Cici's Pizza since neither Jeff nor Laura had been there before. Mmm it was good and what made it even better was that I had a coupon for buy one adult buffet get one free. Me, th
e coupon lady, haha. Told you I was having fun with this. So Jeff and I both ate a buffet for $3.99+tax. Isn't that a great deal? lol. Afterward, we wandered about Books-a-Million for a while just looking at tons of books. Bookstores are such fun. After we got back to the apartment, Laura and I decided to walk off that pizza buffet we had eaten so I took her on a long tour of our neighborhood. I think Pogo really liked tagging along on this one too, especially since he got to play in the park afterward. That night Laura made us some delicious Danish potatoes? I think that's what they were. And she was off to Savannah early the next morning :( I miss her, but we'll meet again soon I'm sure. Jeffery and I have been trying to find a good weekend to go see Savannah, but it hasn't worked out so far. Maybe in the near future when it warms up a bit, we'll visit and be able to go in the ocean!
Rite Aid Adventure #2
Wow, definitely a little behind on posting stuff right now. So this is the first week in a while that I actually got a good couponing deal. I wasn't quite prepared for the last part of this outing so it could have ended up a little better, but I still think I did pretty good considering I put the whole thing together myself for the first time. So here's the run-down:Total before coupons: $70.42
Total after coupons: @32.06
Total rebates I will get back: $29
So I spent a total of $3.06 to get all this.
I realize that I would not normally buy Metamucil, but it gave me a good deal and it actually doesn't taste too bad. I'm not fond of the water here so it will be nice to have that to cover up the bad taste. I did the Biore deal last and before I bought the Biore I was actually at making $0.57 for my days work. I thought it was a pretty good deal though to get all the extra Biore stuff for only three dollars more. I've been looking at the deals for next week and am excited to try my hand again at putting together a deal all on my own.
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