Love FREE Coffee

Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE coffee. Starbucks is my preferred choice :)

But when I saw that I got get 3 boxes of coffee that you choose and a Stainless Steel coffee mug for $3.00 shipped, I was all over it.



Go here and sign up, choose your coffees and the mug and that's it.



I do recommend canceling your account after you get it if you are not interested in buying more from them. You will get monthly shipments if you do not.



I just got mine today and as soon as I did, I called their customer service and canceled my account. It was easy and fast and I have 3 boxes of coffee and a mug for $3.00 :)

CVS Shop 9-29-09

I had a great time at CVS today. I knew I would be getting some good deals.

I found a $5 off $25 coupon here and clipped coupons for the rest. There were a few things I grabbed without coupons, but they were having such a great deal on them that it was worth it.

Here is what I got:

* 10 Back To School items (highlighters, pens, pencils, sticky pads)
$12.00
All items were 90% off!
After sell $ .99 , not even a dollar!

Here I bought $25 worth of PG products and get $10 ECB

* 2 Tide Liquid Detergents
$12.00
Used 2 $1.00 coupons
After coupons $10.00

* 2 Dawn Dish Liquid
$2.00
Used 2 $.25 coupons
After coupons $1.50

* 2 Tide Stain Releasers
$ 8.00
Used 2 $1.00 coupons I found right at the shelf
After coupons $6.00

*1 6pk of Bounty Paper Towels
$ 6.00
Used $.25 coupon
After coupon $5.75

Bought $28 worth of PG Products for $23.25
After ECB $13.25 (Not bad for all that)

* 1 Xtra Liquid Detergent
$1.99

* 1 Cascade Dishwasher Liquid
$ 4.49
Used $.75 coupon
After coupon $ 3.74

* 1 Swiffer Duster Spray
$ 3.99
Used $.50 coupon
After coupon $ 3.49

* 1 Scope Mouthwash
$ 3.49
Used $1.50 coupon
After ECB and Coupon $ .49

* 1 Reach 2pk Toothbrushes
$3.99
Used$ 2.00 coupon
After ECB and coupon .99

* 1 Vaseline Sheer lotion
$7.99
Used $1.00 coupon
After ECB and coupons $.01 profit!

After all my ECB and coupons

$21.77

Be sure to check ouy my site

Custom Aprons and More

www.customthreadandneedles.com

101 post and busy as a bee

I cannot believe this is my 101 post. I would have had more by now if I had not been so busy.

I am keeping busy with apron orders and making things for myself. I also had the task of making 3 costumes for Halloween and now have mine and my husband's to make. They came out really good and the boys love them.

I had a website being designed for me professionally, but that did not work out and I was disappointed. I am trying a different route but will not be upset if I am stuff with the one I did myself.

My oldest has been sick for well over a week. That was no fun. I hate seeing my child suffer and to top it off the dr not doing anything about it when I asked him to. Knowing something was wrong with my son. A mother knows best! But the good thing is he is doing much better.

Only a week or so before my husband comes home. I miss him so much. The good thing is he will be home for Halloween. This will be the first in almost 5 years! So we are super excited about that.

Her Southern Charm giveaway

A blog I visit often is having a giveaway worth checking out.

Go here and be sure to enter to win!

CVS shopping trip

I have taken a leave of absence from CVS for the past 2-3 weeks. There was not really anything I needed or could get at a good price.

But since my ECB were due to expire today I went and grabbed some things I could use.

I did well for not having many coupons or deals lined up when I walked in.

Here is what I got:

* 2 Welchs Grape Jelly

Used 2 $.75 coupons

After coupons and ECB $2.50/2

* 1 Aquafresh whitening foam

After ECB $1.99

* 1 Sensodyne foaming gel

After ECB $1.99

* 1 Dawn dish liquid

Used $.25 coupon

After coupon $.72

* 1 Wet Ones (for the car)

$1.99

* 1 Clairol Hair Dye

Used $4.00 coupon

After coupon and ECB got back $1.00!!

* 1 Colgate 2 pack toothbrushes

After ECB $2.99

* 2 Old Spice Ever Clear deodorants

After ECB $ 5.98

* 2 legal pads

B1G1 free

$ 3.49

I used all of my ECB that were due to expire and a GC that had $1.00 on it

After ECB and GC I paid $2.95

For all those coming to look at my site, be sure to check out my store for Custom aprons and more

www.customthreadandneedles.com

Remodeling and a great buy

I have been so busy with opening up my new store (Thread and Needles) and getting some orders made that I have not been posting as much as I hoped.

We remodeled the pantry in the kitchen. It was quite boring and plain, with little shelf space that my wonderful husband remodeled it to have some color and more room.

I am very proud of the work he did and very happy with how it turned out.

Before

After and our Dog Chocolates new home lol

We bought a nice washer and dryer set awhile ago and almost bought the storage units for underneath but they ran about $200 a peice (ouch) so we decided not to buy them.
We happen to spot 2 black storage units on clearence at Lowes for $20 a peice. What a great steal. Even though they did not match, we had plans to change that.
My husband bought spray paint that matched the color of our washer and dryer and changed them from black to silver to match. You cannot even tell the difference from the washer and dryer and the units.

Weekly menu

Here is our weekly menu for August 21- 28
I find that planning a week at a time helps us save money and prepares us to use what we already have if possible. Checking the cabinets and pantry and planning around what I was able to get for free or almost free saves us a lot in the end.

Friday
Pasta Bake

Saturday
Fried chicken
Mashed potatoes
Hawaiian bread

Sunday
Chicken and Rice
Garlic Bread (Homemade)

Monday
Lasagna
Garlic bread (Homemade)

Tuesday
Tuna Helper
Bread

Wednesday
Chicken breasts marinated in Sun dried Tomatoes
Rice

Thursday
Bacon
Eggs
Toast