Here is the receipt! it was amazing how awesome and that the coupons were so long!!

I had so many coupons and did so well I had to share!!


15 Electrosol (20 tabs per box, 5 of them had a bonus 5).. $3.25 Target match add and $2.50 cpn out of paper, on each of those.. making them .75 each!

8 Viva paper towel rolls.. $1 normal store price, had a .50 coupon they had at the door of store. Which made them .50.

20 Reeses whipped candy bars.. 2/$1 match ad from Walgreens and a coupon from paper for $1 off 2. WHICH MADE THEM FREE!

10 bags of Luden's cough drops... reg store price of $1.12 with a $1 off coupon from the paper. WHICH MADE THEM .12!!

6 Scott 4pk toilet paper for $2.68 store price and had a $1 off coupon!

10 Buddy Bars of soap for .97 at store price and had a $1 off coupon so they were paying me .03 cents to take them!!!

Let me know what you think????? I forgot to say my total before coupons was $103.73 after can redemption of 1.45+1.25+.90... I paid 27.39 out of pocket!!!

Thought I would share these with you my friend shared them with me!

FREE REDBOX MOVIES

These codes are good each Sunday in December only @ Walmart locations
Week 1 (Sunday 12/7) - 11moms4uS (good for this day only)

Week 2 (Sunday 12/14) - 11moms4uA (good for that day only)

Week 3 (Sunday 12/21) - 11moms4uN (good for that day only)

Week 4 (Sunday 12/28) - 11moms4uT (good for that day only)

Week 5 (Sunday 1/4/09) - 11moms4uA (good for that day only)

A friend of mine is having a give-away! I hope you all will check it out and c what you might win. She does a blog about living the Christian life and living frugally! I always enjoy reading it! Hope u do too! Check it out!

My own lil "shopping" saving spree!

I was so pumped last night. I have come in contact with a mom that has helped me with some saving tips. She found coupons online for $3 off of TGIF snack items! They retail for $3.12. But this week Wal*Mart had them on sale for $2.50! SO THAT MEANS THEY PAID ME $.50 TO TAKE THEM FROM THE STORE! I used the overage to pay for some much needed cereal along with coupons I had. So here is all I got: 39 TGIF snack items, 9 boxes of general mills cereal, one $3 clearance backpack (Lex's had broken zippers), and a $3.75 hoodie that was on clearance (for Mark for Christmas). The total before coupons was $125.19. After coupons I paid a whopping... $2.66!!! I was so excited and you should have seen JR's face when I walked in the door! He guessed that I paid around $40-$45! THANK YOU DESIREE!!!

Very nice motel in Denver!

We were blessed to find a coupon for $65 for a Marriott (I think) and we also got $20 toward our evening meal and free breakfast buffet (which was $8 each) which was a huge smorgasbord of fruit and waffles and all manner of yummy food! It was so nice and ended up being like like $30 when it was said and done with all the discount! And I will say it was the most comfortable bed I have EVER slept on in my life!!!



Enjoying our breakfast!



Waterfall in the motel!



Trying to get them up out of those comfy beds was quite a challenge!



Honestly it was for us too but we didn't take pics of that! ;)



That was such a blessing!

We had a fun opportunity! choo!! choo!!

Monday, we were blessed with the opportunity to ride the BNSF railway to Red Oak and back for FREE! Can't get a better, cheaper family trip then that! It was about a 2-3 hour round trip and the kids had a blast! The BNSF provided snacks and beverages the whole way! They really enjoyed it! Especially Ethan! We told him we were going on a train ride and all he said all day and for the last week was choo choo!!! It is so adorable! He says choo choo every time he hears a train whistle now too! And we hear them a lot around here! Check your local area, they are doing this all over the country!

Hannah's first real hair cut!

Before! Long and looking thin!



In the process! Enjoying the attention of the camera! LOL



Still working!



The Happy Monkey with her new Haircut ... nice and cool, ready for summer!



All dry and a better look at how it will look!



I love it, it is so nice and cute! It fits her lighthearted personality! I think it looks so much thicker and fun! Before this I had only slightly trimmed her hair and I think only once before maybe twice!

My Latest Decorating Fun!

It was my friend's daughter's 11th birthday yesterday and we had planned on me making curtains for her but it turned into a whole new overhaul on her room!

She loves Hannah Montana and butterflies so we Incorporated both!

She was so excited as you can see by the photo of her!



Her mom and I painted the letters and frame and then I did it like a scrapbook page for the center of her name!



I made this by using a piece of wood and cloth left from the curtains, some batting, ribbon and tacks! Very simple project and it's nice for them to put clippings in or photos of their friends! I also made 4 throw pillows and a pillow case out of the curtain cloth too!



I was so excited to be part of giving this big girl a big girl room! She had blue's clue's curtains that came down right before this project!



It was so much fun!!!

Works for me!

Ok, I see many of you having tips that work for you so I thought I would post one that works wonderfully for me.

I have to give the credit for this tip to my friend's hubby. Here's the tip: Don't throw out your old blinds ladies and gents! Take the string out and keep the plastic strips.

I am not sure how many of you have posters around your homes. I have had many issues with posters not staying up trying to use that tacky stuff or tacks or tape or nails and nothing really works. You end up with a ripped poster or it never stays up. Trim the strip to the width of the poster, tape it on the 2 shorter ends. Then drive small nails through the plastic strip and poster. It holds them up there very well.

Making Green GAK! For St. Patty's Day!

You mix 2 liquids and get a solid! Crazy huh? But we all had a blast with it!



Well most of us did... she didn't like the mixing process! AT ALL!


Even Ethan got in on the fun!


Once it was made the kids were all giggles!


Even Hannah liked playing with it. I think more then all the rest really! I gave them cups...when you put it in the cup and make a flat thing that covers the top of it then make a fist and punch it down it "farts" as the kids called it! They were laughing (ok we all were) so hard we couldn't even breathe!


So I thought I would share the recipe:

GAK

8 OZ of Elmer's Glue (can be generic)
3/4 c Hot water

Mix these 2 together in one container until glue and water are one liquid!

Then:

2 tsp Borax soap
1/2 c Hot water

Mix these 2 in seperate container until it looks like water again! All soap must be dissolved!

Then:

Mix both substances together using hands to mix do it like you would kneed braed almost and vwala... you have 2 liquids making a SOLID! and very happy kids!!!

Frugal Idea I got from a friend...

A dear friend of mine gave me this very neat idea that I would like to share with you all. Some ppl will spend lots of money on fabric softeners or dryer sheets and she shared with me how she deals with keeping her clothes soft and yet not spending near the money! She would soak an old holey T-shirt of her hubbies in fabric softener(the cheapest she could buy) like in the bathroom sink just get it drenched... then you dry it in the dryer so it sets the fabric softener in. You then leave it in the dryer all the time. The 1st time you use it you should use it with towels or something like that so the blue won't hurt if it gets on it either that or like jeans. Then after that you should be set. Just use it in the dryer, you DON'T WASH IT! Just leave it in the dryer and it will soften your clothes for months to come! I usually redo it every 6 months or so! Good way to use an old T-shirt and keep your clothes from getting all staticy too. LMK if any of you try it and what you think?