Target Deals

Just wanted to share some of my Target deals from this week.

I got everything pictured for $8.36.



4- 77 count Up & Up wipes for 54 cents a piece (Target has a $1 off wipes or diapers coupon)
4 - Ocean Spray juices for 98 cents a piece - I originally got these for my mom cause she uses them, but then I decided I should keep 2 of them for us since they were such a good deal! :)
2 - Swanson chicken broth
4 - Campbell's Cream of Chicken
1 - Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes

I don't remember exactly how much the last 3 were and I'm too lazy to go get my receipt. :) But they were great deals. I had really wanted to get Cream of Mushroom instead of chicken, but they were plumb out of mushroom. Luckily, I went back today, while they are still doing that sale and got some Cream of Mushroom. We use both of them frequently.

This week has been good so far. Yesterday was my birthday and it was a good day. Just spent the day at home and Anthony made dinner and cake and gave me a nice foot rub, so that was nice. :)

I have started to listen to Christmas music, despite Anthony's wishes. Haha. But only when he's not here so it's not like I'm forcing him to listen to it. He is firm on his stance of waiting till after Thanksgiving. I cannot wait to put up our tree and decorations next week. We are also planning on painting the living room next week, so I'm not sure what our timeline will be, but we'll get it figured out.

Looking forward to an evening of eating leftover soups, playing with Bailey (who I believe is getting more fun by the day), and catching up on our DVR'd shows. :)

Meal Plan Mond.... err Wednesday

So I kind of forgot to post my meal plan till today. At least John Parker will only had to be hungry the first half of the week, right Courtney?? ;)

Monday
Anthony gone - went to Mom & Dad's

Tuesday
Mexican Chicken
Vegetable

Wednesday
Taco Bean Soup

Thursday
Easy Italian Stew (the plan right now but subject to change since it's my BIRTHDAY!)

Friday
Baked Potatoes w/ Chili

Saturday
Chuck E. Cheese's for Zoe's birthday

Awesome Freebie

I just had to share this freebie with you guys!

Check out this post from Freebies 4 Mom to get 50 free (totally free, even shipping!) photo cards. This is a great idea for Christmas cards if you have not done that already. It's good till the end of November so make sure you get it done before then.

I just finished making my photo card and can't wait to get them so I can hand/send them out! I would not have done a Christmas card if it wasn't for this, so I was so excited to find this! :)

Holidays

Well, we have reached the end of another week... one week closer to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all the wonderfulness that comes with those! And I am so excited to be celebrating these holidays with Bailey this year. I just can't wait to see her curiousity of the Christmas tree, excitement of opening presents (though she'll probably be more excited about the boxes and wrapping paper!), and the opportunity to teach her about the true meaning of Christmas (though she won't understand this year).



I think I'm about done Christmas/birthday shopping for Bailey. Since she is too young to understand this year, and since we are pretty broke, we haven't gotten her a lot. But then again, maybe that's how it should be every year anyways. We'd probably be better off to teach her about generousity and giving to others instead of having a case of the "gimmees".



Anyways, I wanted to share what I have found as far as gifts for Bailey this year.

This is the Fisher Price Busy Ball Popper. I got this for about $5.99 by price matching and with a coupon. I've heard it's a pretty entertaining toy for the little ones so hopefully she will enjoy it!


I ordered the Fisher Price Nativity set from www.familychristian.com last night and with a sale and a 30% off code I got it for a little over $20, which is a great deal on this. Thanks to Jen @ Thrifty NW Mom for pointing this deal out!






And then probably my favorite purchase is this Pottery Barn Kids Oversized Anywhere Chair that I got off craigslist for $50! To buy it new from PBK, it would have cost at least $140. The only thing is that it has the name "Alexis" embroidered on it, but I plan to have a cute patch made to put over "Alexis" with Bailey's name embroidered on it. I think it should turn out cute and jazz up the chair a little bit.



We may find a few more small things for Bailey, but that's all of our big purchases for her. Oh, actually I just remembered that I did order a Veggie Tales DVD that I got for free and only had to pay shipping for. So she'll also get that. :)

We'll be spending Thanksgiving with my family and Christmas with Anthony's family this year, and ALL of the brothers and families will be there! So it should be a crazy, wonderful, hysterical Christmas this year. Especially crazy-- with all 4 brothers reunited for Christmas and 6 little ones running/walking/crawling around! I can hardly wait for all the baking and food, though I'm not so excited about the pounds I am sure to gain! :)

Meal Plan Monday

Well, I have been slacking with posting my meal plans lately, but don't worry, I've still been planning. And, in order for John Parker not to starve this week (wink wink Courtney!), I am posting my meal plan for this week! Oh, and while I'm thinking of Courtney, she told me at church yesterday that she dreamed that I was pregnant and wanted to have the baby at church! Haha! What did you eat before bed Courtney??

Monday
Anthony gone, going to Mom's

Tuesday
Baked Potatoes w/ Broccoli

Wednesday
Tortellini
Peas

Thursday
Baked Ziti
Green Beans

Friday
Stromboli

Saturday
Chicken Patties


What are you having for dinner this week? Feel free to share any great recipe ideas you have... I'm always looking for new ideas!

Fun Friday (a little late) & Catch Up

A few weeks ago we went to the pumpkin patch. We got a few pumpkins and got to take a horse carriage thing type ride to the patch which was a lot of fun. Though I can't wait till next year when Bailey can really enjoy herself and know what we are doing at the pumpkin patch. Here are a couple of pics...








Then two weeks ago on Friday we ventured out and met Ashley and James at Target. I wanted to go just to see if I could find any deals, and just for something to do. Well am I sure glad I went! I found two cute little pairs of striped leggings (red & white, dark blue & light blue) for Bailey to wear. I have been wanting to get her some because she needs something to keep her legs warm when she wears dresses and I am not a big fan of tights.

Also, they had Pampers Cruisers size 3 diapers on clearance for $14.48 and I had a couple of coupons so I got Pampers for 12 cents a diaper!!!

After Target we went to Petsmart which is always a fun, free activity! Then I stopped in Bed Bath and Beyond because I have been wanting a little hook thing to hang by our back door to hang keys on. So I got one of those there and also found a cell phone charging station on the clearance shelf that I got. I was excited about that because I have been wanting one of those! I used my gift card and only had to pay 35 cents out of my pocket. :)

Finally we went to Kroger and I got some great deals there! I have a picture of my purchases but I haven't uploaded it yet and it's been too long now so I can't remember what all I got, so I'll just let it suffice to say that Kroger has really been paying off for me lately! I love their Buy 10 Get $5 off sale.

My absolute best deal lately that I can remember right now was cans of Hormel chili w/ beans for 12 cents a can! We make a meal out of baked potatoes with this chili on them and we actually ate that last night (and it was so yummy!). So I want to see if I can try to break down how much this meal actually cost me. It was me, Anthony, and my Dad eating, so here we go....

4 Potatoes - 40 cents
Can of Chili - 12 cents
Cheese - 50 cents (at the max)
Butter - let's go with 5 cents (haha)
Sour Cream - 50 cents
Steam Fresh Lightly Sauced Brocolli - 50 cents

$2.07 to feed 3 people!!! It can't get much better than that. :)

Well, Bailey and I are just staying at home today. I feel like we've been running around a lot this week so we're just chilling today. Then later this evening I am going to go play Bunco! I think it has been before Bailey was born that I last played, so I'm really excited about it.

Then tomorrow we are headed to Lynchburg for the Awana conference. Bailey is going to go with us and stay with her Auntie Vicky for the day! Then after the conference is over we are going to have dinner at Tokyo (yummmm) and hopefully see some friends. We are ready for a great weekend!

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