Free Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant or Body Wash

This week at Walgreens they have Right Guard deodorant and body  wash and Dry Idea deodorant buy one get one free, combined with the BIGI Right Guard or Dry Idea product coupon from the 5/1 Smart Source insert and they are both free. I just picked up four deodorants and four body washes for my hubby, that should keep him smelling good for a while. :)

I also went Saturday to get some of the deals that were ending and ended up paying $6.32 and saving $23.45.

3 Bayer "baby" Aspirin $3.19
Used 3 $1 off coupons from May coupon book
Took $2 off each with in-ad coupon
= $0.19 each

3 Hunts tomato sauce for $1  with in-ad coupon
2 Mandarin orange cans for $1 with in-ad coupon
2 diced mushrooms for $1 with in-ad coupon
1 gallon of Dean's milk on sale for $1.99

2 Bayer Advanced Aspirins $3.99
Used 2 $1.75 off MF coupon
Took $2 off each with in-store coupon
= $0.25 each

I get my  coupon match-ups for the week from Couponing For 4, all of this week's Walgreens deals are here. These deals end Saturday, but she should have the upcoming match-ups by tonight or tomorrow.

Couponing for me has been such a life saver. As a stay-at-home mom with a family of four (almost five) on on e income, it is so nice to afford name brand products and have a stock pile of necessities on hand all the time! If you haven't started yet...you need to!! :)

Ground Turkey Meatloaf

After a busy and hot day last week, the last thing that I wanted to do was cook. All that I really wanted to do was order some good Chicago-style pizza...but my budget and my thighs wouldn't allow it. So after searching the internet for something to make with the ground turkey I got at Jewel buy one great one free (besides the obvious chili), I came up with my own little version of turkey meatloaf.

1 lb ground turkey

pinch of salt

2 teaspoons pepper

2ish teaspoons dried basil

3 cloves chopped garlic

1 egg

1/2 cup of milk

3/4 cups of fresh bread crumbs (the crust that I've been saving from Louie's bread)

1/2 cup of grated fresh parmesean cheese

1/4 frozen spinach

1/2 cup of BBQ sauce

I mixed everything in a bowl with my hands except for the cheese and spinach. When it was at the consistency  that felt right for a meatloaf (this was my first time so I just kinda guessed), I put it in a casserole dish and flattened it a bit. Then I added the spinach and cheese to the middle and wrapped the loaf over top to seal it into the center. I formed it into a loaf shape and spread the BBQ sauce on top. Cooked for 1 hour on 400 degrees.


I must say...it was delicious!!! So proud of myself.

Walgreens Trip 5/3

I'm trying to jump back into this couponing thing in a major way! This week at Walgreens was a great week to do so. I did an exhausting 4 different transactions (with both the boys!!) in order to maximize all the register rewards I was getting and to pay less out of pocket. I also went back later in the evening for a 5th transaction...I know I'm crazy. However, half the reason I went back out was to pick up the free Right Guard body wash but they were out so I got a rain check to be sure and get 4 free next week. :)

The coupon matchups are here at Couponing for 4, I will not be breaking down my 5 crazy transactions but here is a list of what I got, and a picture of only some of it. 

2 Bic Soleil 4 pack Razors ($0.99 each after coupon and RR)

4 Cottonelle 12 packs ($2 each after coupon and RR)

1 Gillette Fusion Power Razor ($0.99 after coupon and RR)

3 Austin Crackers 8 packs ($1 each)

2 Toy Story Sippy Cup 3 packs ($4 each)

3 3M Transparent Tapes ($0.39 each after Walgreens coupon)

1 Hershey Kit Kat Bar ($0.69 each)

1 Noxema 4 Pack Razors ($1 moneymaker after coupon and RR)

1 Tylenol Precise Muscle Cream (Free w/ coupon stack)

1 Tylenol Precise Heat Pack 4 pack (Free w/ coupon stack)

1 Skinny Cow Bar ($0.60)

I spent $33.88 for $100.35 worth of items...67% savings. Not bad considering the Sippy cups and crackers that I just happened to need and used as filler items for all my coupons. I'm so excited for the razors, I always buy cheap ones so it is great to get these really nice razors for super cheap!

These deals end Saturday night, the link will also have the matchups for the deals starting Sunday...happy shopping!

Easter Cake Recycle

I know, it's been ANOTHER month since I've posted anything! We are really close to being done with our kitchen now, just a matter of some more trim and paint touch ups. Pretty soon I'll be much more organized and ready to start some serious couponing...especially because I need to build up my stock piles before the new baby comes in the fall!

I hope you all enjoyed your Easter, we certainly had a great time with our family at my sister-in-law's house. The kids had a blast with their Easter egg hunt, even Leo found some! :) I decided to make an Easter egg cake since I had some bright colored fondant leftover from Louie's cake that I wouldn't need for the boys' upcoming birthdays as it was mainly pink and purple. It wasn't anything too spectacular, but it turned out ok and tasted great.

The best part was that I had some white cake leftover from cutting out the egg shape and had an idea for a dessert that my mom used to make. I had strawberries that needed to be eaten and vanilla pudding that I got at Aldi at some point for like $0.30. The strawberries were going bad so I cut them up and soaked them in water with a little sugar overnight. Then I picked up cool whip at Jewel (on sale for $0.89 thankfully!). The dessert is a layer of cake pieces on the bottom, then the pudding, then strawberries, and then cool whip on top. It was SO good and I was happy to not waste the cake or the strawberries!

It's Been a Crazy Month

So I realize that it's been over a month since I've posted anything...so sorry about that!

First of all, we found out we are expecting our third baby in October!!! We are very excited, but I've been very sick and very tired and haven't been up to doing too many projects lately. :( Starting to feel a little better (probably from the Zofran they gave me), and we are about to take on a kitchen renovation!

Here's what it looks like with our first side of cabinets out:

The boys were trying to help clean of course :)

So it'll be a bit chaotic until everything is finished, but we really need this!!! So excited!

The kids have been busy being cute and crazy:

 They are very excited about the new baby, Louie has lots of questions and Leo keeps pointing at my belly saying "Baby"! :)

While I've been really sick and mostly resorting to shopping at Aldi, I've gotten some great deals with coupons:
8 Free Right Guard Deodorants
5 Purex Laundry detergent for $2 each
1 Pair of Maternity jeans at Target for $2
2 Johnson and Johnson saftey cotton swabs for babies $0.27 each
And much more!

I'll post the new great deals that will be starting Sunday sometime soon and keep you all posted on our kitchen progress! Have a great weekend!