I love the new bag! I can't even imagine hand cranking that much!! You seriously deserve kudos for that!!! And shame on Mr. Rocket for doing that to you!
THanks Lois... Yah - I think Mr. R heard swear words that he hasn't heard since his difficult arrival.
Thanks for the prayers for the new diet. I am learning a bit more every day, and we had been trying to eat "clean" for some time, so I still have a lot of those options. Breakfast is the most difficult, but I'll get used to it. I could have it so much worse.
I try very hard to eat clean too... I am much better than I used to be - that's for sure. I just wish I could eat clean & lose weight at the same time.
Unfortunately - all of this clean food tastes so good... However - I can't even choke down the foods I used to eat - so that's a good thing.
I saw that Target spend $40 get $10 and am so going to take advantage of that! My deal won't look nearly as good as your deal, but I'm glad to have that much at least. Any time someone wants to give me $10 for buying things I buy anyway, I'll take it happily!
It is a great deal... I really want to go back and do it again, but the deal I get this time won't be quite as good - if I do it.
I would probably do 2 of fabric softeners again - the $6 worth of stacked coupons is just too good of a deal to pass up, IMO - then maybe put a box of Bounce dryer sheets in there for the 3rd item (you need to buy 3 to get the $6 off). I think the other thing I would get is the paper towels, but I only have 1 meesly $1 off coupon for those... I'd like to find more. That would bring me down to $23 before my discounts, so it isn't horrible... We will see - I would have to carve that $$ out of the budget somewhere - and I just don't see that happening right now.
After the week you've had, I think you deserve to do nothing. Don't apologize or feel badly. You get so much done the rest of the time it puts me to shame! Heck, even God rested on the 7th day.
LOL Lois... I feel like all I have done for the past 2 weeks is nothing. I have been such a slacker.
I'm sure you're busy at work right now, so hope you have a fun day and come up with a design you love. I know you will.
Thanks Lois!
Thanks for the encouragement! I'll check if I can have eggs cooked in things. That would help tremendously. I went to dinner at my MIL's and ate a salad while everyone else had lasagna, rolls, butter etc. and red velvet cookies for desert. Sigh. I did have two Dove dark chocolate squares and that helped a bit.
Oooh - I hope you can have eggs. Pardon my ignorance, but what sort of things can't you have? I know many with this allergy - but unfortunately, I haven't paid that much attention to it, so I am a little uneducated.
I can't imagine how hard it was for you to not be able to eat what everyone else is eating. Do you Facebook? I saw something really cool on there yesterday regarding salads - and it's something I want to try... I will pass on the info to you if I can.
I remember having to read Anna Karenina for my summer reading right before senior year of high school. Hated it. Too much trying to decipher the metaphors. Especially during a hot summer when all I wanted to do was to lay by the pool and ogle the guys.
Seriously... I thought it was just the movie that was deliberately done that way... That's how it's actually supposed to be? Yah - I didn't like it either. We had to read
The Scarlet Letter in high school - and that was a toughie too... I remember not liking it because it was super hard to read, and I remember writing about that in my report and the teacher agreeing with me. The plot in the book was a good one, but I didn't like the book iteself.
Doesn't their weather/cancellation policy depend on the lunch lady?
Sorry, I had to get that in.
ROFL... I don't think today's closing had anything to do with the lunch lady... However - it wouldn't surprise me... We were delayed for 2 hours during the time where every school around us was closed for a 60 mile radius... It probably wasn't until AFTER they'd consulted the lunch lady that they closed.
Very impressive! I used to coupon I so should again! And yes this is me rejoining but we all know how bad I am about coming to the board so we will see how long it lasts
I used to coupon too - but not like this. I would stack the deals when I could - but I wasn't nearly this organized, so I missed out on a lot. I think that organization is the key to this - honestly. But it takes sooo much time to be organized.
I did find a really awesome website a few years ago when I did coupon, and I was able to find it again last week... It's
www.totallytarget.com and it shows you the best deals (including TPCs and Clearance) at local Targets - which is very helpful to me, since that's the store I shop the most. So, if I don't keep track of anything anywhere else, I do there.
I also found a couponing website for the MN/WI area - since the stores we have aren't the same as the best stores in the South - where most people can get the better deals... So if I ventre out to other stores, I can browse this website.
www.creativecouponing.com Not sure if you have these stores by you, or if you are lucky enough to have more of the southern grocery stores - if not, maybe there is another website that tailors more to your area? It's worth a shot.
Love your coupon shopping...great job, D.
I'm sorry to hear the roads are bad. Stay warm and safe; they are predicting 8 - 10 inches for us starting tonight through all day tomorrow.
Thanks Kathy... It was a total accident how I started doing it. I tried to do it a few years ago - but I was never this organized, so I missed out on a lot. Hopefully this time it's much easier to keep up with. And the fact that BFF is doing it too is quite helpful, because we share coupons, and of course - she has been known to do some of my shopping for me.
My sister and I will be in Hawaii for a week - we leave tomorrow morning - early and hopefully before the snow that you are getting heads this way! We leave the Big Island next Tuesday evening and get back into Baltimore at 4 pm - just in time for rush hour - which is really horrendous. Think we will find someplace to have dinner and wait the traffic out.
I hope you have the most wonderful trip T! And I hope you'll share some pictures here when you get back... I could use some warm/fun/sunshine...
We are heading down to the airport tonight and will stay at a hotel close by that has a shuttle to the airport. We can leave the car at the hotel for the week for about $50, which is still cheaper than even the long term parking lot. Since the hotel is free (thank you Comfort Inn points!) it works out to $25 each!
Awesome! That sounds like the perfect plan!
I'll have to make my ADRs while on my trip, so I hope I have the time difference worked out correctly.
Ack! I hope so too!!! Good luck - I can't wait to hear what you get!
It was tough the first couple of times they came to visit, but I've been keeping my eyes open and have been able to find foods that she will like(she is a kind of picky eater) and is gluten free to keep on hand for their visits. Once you get used to eating that way, it gets easier.
D~ sorry for hijacking your post.
Hijack any time you want... That's what I am here for.
That is so awesome that you've been able to help everyone around you eat better, and enjoy it.
It's not. They told me if I quit itching it that would help too. But it's kind of hard when I've been know to wake up from a dead sleep itching it. I've been thinking of going back to the dermatologist and seeing if there's anything else they can do than just look at it.
Yah - you can't really control what you do in your sleep - I learned that during my sleep study.
Great news about Josh's alternator!!
I agree - that's sort of how I justified my grocery shopping trip yesterday.
Sounds like some great savings!! I should get that job at Target I think it'd end up saving me in the long run. Our closest one is less than 5 mins from me and I'm in there almost daily at times.
Most of the time, I spend more than I make... But now that I am not there as much, I am able to stick more to my budget.
Glad your able to stay home and not have to get out on those roads. Hope the office worked with you since the weather took a turn for the worse. Not something you could control.
Yah - as it turned out - I probably could have gone in for the appointment, as the bad snow didn't start until after dinner... But you just never know.
Still not sure if the office will work with me? The lady I talked to wasn't in charge of that, but she did make a note for the person who does.
I had to comment on the puppies. We have one my oldest DS was given as a baby and it's still going strong!!! All 3 of my kids have loved it and my 2 year old DS still plays with it at times. That is a great deal on them!!!
Awww... That's good to know.
Hopefully the little guy will like it. I know that we loved F.P. stuff when the girls were little... Especially the Little Peoples - both Josh and I had them when we were little, and played with them tons... When the girls came a long - it was a must have for them too, and I hate to say that we even got into the action.
I hope to send some over to The Netherlands for the little man when it's time.
One of my favorite photos of Josh playing Peoples with Allison... Awww... What happened to my babies????
I love your new bag. The SSE turned out super great! I can see why Mr. Rocket complained though. My machine doesn't like quilted fabrics so much either. It looks perfect though so the extra effort was worth it.
Awww... Thanks Diane.
We are also in for some bad weather. Ours will start tomorrow night according to the news. We are supposed to get 6 to 12 inches of snow. For your area, that probably isn't too bad but down here in MD, that's a lot of snow. Last year we didn't have more than a few inches and so far this year we've had practically nothing. If we get on the higher side, schools will be closed for a couple of days.
I am sure you are getting the leftovers of our storm... There is a TON of snow out there, and it's still coming.
I also saw the Target add for the $10 off and took advantage of it on Sunday morning. It included Tide as part of the deal and that's that brand of detergent that I prefer. I wasn't thrilled though when I got to the store and they were already sold out of the Tide HE powder. I had to buy liquid detergent which is ok but the powder keeps the smell out of the HE washers better. I don't know why but it does.
Anyhow, I got 2 of them plus a big package of Viva paper towels. My total after taxes was $48.27. But then I had my $10 off coupon, so it came down to $38.27. Then I had a $3 off coupon for the Tide, so it was $35.27. But then I also had a $5 gift card that I got the last time for buying something else at Target. So my total ended up at $30.27! Not exactly your savings but I still thought that I did very well for me. I hardly ever use coupons so I was very happy with my savings.
I think you did great - any savings is better than nothing! And it's not easy getting savings on items you buy all the time - so this is extra great!
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Aside from my great coupon deals I posted from yesterday... It was a pretty uneventful day.
I was able to get my next bag quilted. I plan to work on the applique today... Then I think I will cut out, quilt and applique the wallet as well - if I have the time.
Today is a snow day for us - finally! Every school around us for 60 miles was closed when we got up this morning, our school was only a 2 hour delay. Then about an hour later, they closed. The girls are thrilled. Josh is home too, he came home early yesterday because his back was bothering him - he is still having issues this morning, and with the roads as bad as they are, it's probably better that he stayed home anyways. Even though the rest of my family gets to play today - I have to work.
My rash is slowly getting better... I still have bouts of itchiness, but it's much better than it was. All of the tape is gone off of my incisions, and they seem to be healing well. They are all bruised around them though, so I can only imagine what they did to me while I was "under". As of now, I have not had to take any of the prednisone. However, I did sleep on my neck funny the other night, and I am having issues turning it - adding to the fact that I still can't use my ab muscles to sit up in bed or turn - makes for difficult sleeping. But I will survive - as of now - I have not had any of my stomach pains, so I am hopeful that the surgery worked.
I hope you all have a wonderful day today - and those of you that are snow bound enjoy the crazy white stuff before it disappears for the season... I know MM is in his glory outside.
D~
not sure why. 
I think I missed your first name... If you don't mind sharing it (which is no guarantee that I'll remember it... LOL).
I hope you do try for one... I am sure you will go on more trips, right?
You'll do fine, just make sure you prioritize, and if there are some things at the bottom of the list that don't get done - you will still have a wonderful time and a wonderful vacation - I always have to try to remind myself that it's about the people I am with - and not what we are wearing... Which is sometimes hard, because I like to have lots of pictures - and I like everyone to look nice. 
They informed me that I did nothing of the sort, all I did was put it in the crock-pot and it cooked all day. 
Hopefully they do.
I can't even imagine hand cranking that much!! 
You seriously deserve kudos for that!!! And shame on Mr. Rocket for doing that to you!
Our closest one is less than 5 mins from me and I'm in there almost daily at times.
