Cute Moccasins from Grandpa Avery. Thanks!

I totally tried to get a pic of Jacob in the shoes and he wouldn't hold still...he loved them an wore them out when we went to get pizza with g.ma and g.pa Avery. Love you guys! Thanks for lunch and the cute shoes!

Peter Pan for Halloween? Hmmm. Anyone have a costume? I guess I could make it. Lets see...he'll be about 5T then. I better get started now - I'm definitely a beginner at the sewing thing. Or felt, that would be cute. Wonder if he'd wear the hat?

Super Tight Budget this week....

And I totally did it! I'm so proud of myself!

So, I needed to buy Mac&Cheese for Jacob and I REALLY wanted Soda for myself (note: found out the hard way this week that Walmart brand d.soda sux) I only had $4 to spend and I really didn't want to spend all of it... So I checked my coupons and my favorite coupon sites to -stir up some overage- and POW---spent less than $2 on all this!! My boy just discovered that he loves peanuts and he calls them BEANS. lol.
Overage example: If the product is $1.97 and your coupon is for $3 then you get $1.03 towards other products on your bill!!! Yea!

Round 1I think I went to CVS 4 times this week. Oh my goodness that's embarrassing to admit. I think this picture is from my first trip. I spent LESS than a $1.00 OOP (out of pocket) and I used ECB's (extra care bucks earned from previous purchases). Overall I did EARN money on this trip. Yea! Highlights...3 24pk TP, 2 24pk water, Scented oil Candles and refills, Pull ups CVS brand. Mostly need items that I was able to get with ECS's. Yea for CVS!

Round 2 Just hanging with my buddy Cari after work~ya we shop for fun! (Oh, didn't blog that...I started working nights at Moxie Pest Control -heath's work- for some extra $. NO MOM...I don't work alone :) ...and only like 6-10 hours a week) Ok, so the deals! I spent less than $2.00 OOP on this trip :) I didn't calculate whether or not I earned money on this trip, don't think I did but I think that overall I only spent $4. I also got another Paper Towel pack that's not in the pic. Sweet huh.

Albertsons...Don't have the pics. I think they're on Cari's camera. I went to Albertson's for their super sweet deals 4 times this week. OCD - I know. I kept finding more coupons. I usually have 4+ newspapers per week from my home delivery and my secret source (lol...jk my buddy Cari is my supplier) so I have coupons commin out my ears man. Some weeks I don't have the strength to cut them all so I stash them and usually forget about them. The deals at Albertson's are still going on until Tues night. There's a list of items that are 4 for $4. GREAT deals. AND with coupons (if you have them) some of the deals are FREE...what? Alberson's...free? That never happens but I guess never say never.

Sorry that my coupon posts are boring this week - I prefer to post right after I get home from the store while I'm still excited and remember all the details. My internet trouble was a real drag this week. I'm really hating on Timewarner this week. Ugh - I've made 5 calls to them this past month and they cannot seem to get it right with my account!! Hmmm. Can I say AT&T!

We've spent a lot of time at Cari's this past week. And a few days we ate lunch there too----thanks Cari :) I love love love chillin there and it's been super fun! One of the days this week we traded kids for a little bit. I took her 6 year old Dusty shopping with me and Jacob played with Toby. Dusty, Lexi, and I went to the Post Office and CVS. Dusty was such a big helper with Lexi and I could tell that he felt super important! Love it. I can't wait until Jacob is Dusty's age. Ok - so Lexi's hair....she totally woke up one day with crazy hair and it looked soo much like my crazy hair that I had to take a picture. My little princess is such a cutie - HUGE smile huh!?

Shout out to my love...

I was in the room today when he was extended the call to serve in the Elders Quorum Presidency. It was a great experience to watch my husband accept the call and I could tell that he was excited and ready for the challenge. I'm so happy for my husbands willingness to serve in the church and I feel blessed to have such a great husband and father to lead my home. He makes me want to be a better leader and mother. I love his example for my children and how hard he works for our happiness. I love to imagine that eternity is like the path in the picture above and I'd love to hold his hand and just walk on the path together...forever. Love you Heath!

Haven't had internet for 2 days...that's crazy long for me.

I have lots to post.

But hey...check out my friends' new site:

http://www.polkadotcottage.blogspot.com/

The link is on my right sidebar too. It looks so cute and they have a GiveAway!

Check it out!

Best of luck to Jen and Sarah!

I've never been tagged before. Thanks to my buddy Shannon...here it goes. :)

How to play: List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, and 3 random surprises about yourself.

3 Joys: My Princess Lexi & Little Jacob, My kid's napping - ME time, AC

3 Fears: Locking my kids in the car, Kids getting kidnapped, Forgetting I have Sharing Time in Primary

3 Goals: Plant a garden, Cook dinner every night for a week, NEVER place clean clothes on my bed - just put them away!

3 Current Obsessions/Collections: Blogging - duh, Smart Shopping w/ Coupons!, broken plates

3 Surprises about me: oh gees - I don't know. I worked for Hot Dog on a Stick from 15 years old until I was 21, Heath cooks most nights, Heath was my boss at work for 18 months (6 months of it I was pregnant!) and he still loves me.

I tag....
Tenille Moss (don't kill me :)
Cari Shumway (you love me)
Jennifer Kent (you need to blog more!!!)

Making Money!

Lol. Look at the logo I made in photoshop. Looks similar huh. Mine is the Big one. haha love it.

I made photo books at CVS again today (oh, I forgot to blog the last ones I made...I made 4x6 10 page photo books the other day - FREE of course) Today I made 6x8 books and got a SWEET deals. Here it goes:

2 - 10 page 6x8 photo books. Regularly $12.99 & on Sale $7.99 ea.

2 Extra photo pages - .79 ea

2 Gallons of Milk - $3.99 ea

1 CVS brand Lotion - $1.49

I used the following at checkout:

1 - $5 off of $25

1 - Photo Book Coupon for $3 off

1 - Skincare Coupon for CVS brand $2 off

When the cashier showed me the book and told me to inspect it I DID... and one of them was placed in the book wrong - so I pointed it out and the following happened... :) ...

$1 off of one of the books.

.79 off (one of the extra pages for free)

$2 off of the other book.

WOW! Just cause I pointed out the flaw in the book. I wasn't rude or anything and he was totally willing to give be a break on the price.

So how did I make out?

Paid with - $10 in ECB's & $4.24 on a gift card (from a tr. RX)

Check out what I scored at Target! I purchased 3 double packs of Ponds Cleansing Cloths (opened one for you to see) I think they were a total of 45 count per double pack. I stacked a Target coupon with a manufacturer coupon and paid $1.24 for each. Saved a total of $9 BUT What makes it such an AMAZING Deal... I also got 3 tickets to the movies! Value of $12 ea for ANY Universal Pictures movie. Yea! Date night - totally!

*Money Saving Tip*

So we'll be able to have a date night more often we only do Dinner OR a Movie.

If we go to the movies we try to only go if we have a free ticket or gift card.

If we go to dinner we definitely use a coupon or split. Sunday paper has coupons.

Cheesy Smiles

Walking to

FHE

at the park with the ward fam

Heath pushing my boat.

We walked to the park for the ward bbq last Monday. I didn't take any pics AT the park but remembered I had my camera on the way home. My little Jacob is getting much much better at looking at the camera (all for you mom:) My Princess Lexi is always camera ready! We ate yummy food and socialized with ward friends. Good FHE.

Funny stuff from my little Jacob's vocab:

"Oh, sorry about that"

"Whad you say mom?" (He usually says that after I say,'oh crap' or 'oh shoot') sad face.

(What are you doing Jacob?) "I'm just doing"

"Oh it's ok my Lexi, don't be sad"