Monday, July 12, 2010

Meal Plan Monday.... a little late

Monday
Hot Dogs

Tuesday
Spicy Chicken Breast Sandwich

Wednesday
Spaghetti & Meatballs

Thursday
Guacamole Hamburgers

Friday
Chicken @ SD Lawn Party!

Saturday
Spinach & Feta Pizza

Where I've Been!

Yikes! Almost a week since I've blogged. I have good reason though... let me recap.

Last Thursday, Anthony's Poppa, Aunt Carolyn & Saint arrived in town to visit with us for the evening. They were on their way to Maine for a visit and they parked their RV at the campground right down the road from us. Poppa came over and visited and played with Bailey (and by the way, taught her a new game of dressing her baby dolls in her own clothes!) while Carolyn and Saint got set up at the campground. Then a little later Carolyn and Saint came over and we had hot dogs and hamburgers for dinner. We had a great time visiting with them and were SO glad they got to come.

Then Friday morning, we headed out for a weekend in VA Beach. First though, we stopped at Busch Gardens for the afternoon. We got there a little after 1:00 and stayed until a little after 8:00. Jon & Sam and the boys, and Brynn and Mady came after Jon and Brynn got off work so we got to spend the evening with them, so that was a lot of fun.

Saturday morning, Bailey and I went over to visit with Amanda and Lily. I think Bailey and Lily had fun playing together. It was really cute to see them up on Lily's bed looking at books together. This is something I used to dream about--- Amanda and my children playing together! :) Maybe someday they'll be college roommates. :)

Then after lunch and naptime, Chris, Laura and Elena came over for a while. Elena is such a hoot and has quite the vocabulary! :) One time, we were sitting at the table, the girls having a snack, I think, and Elena, out of nowhere says, "The cheese stands alone!". Hahahaha. I guess she just blurts out whatever comes to her mind. It was hilarious!

Saturday evening, after dinner (yummy enchiladas... my mother-in-law makes the best food!) Anthony's parents treated us to Dairy Queen, mostly so Linda and I could try the new pecan pie blizzard. It was yummy, though I'll probably stick to my regular Georgia Mud Fudge blizzard. I'm a chocolate girl, what can I say? :)

Sunday was church of course, and a fun, loud, chaotic day with ALL sixteen of the Tylers (almost seventeen, whenever baby Jack decides to come)! I can't believe there are sixteen of us. I was getting plates out for lunch and was thinking, "wow, this is a lot of plates", haha! After everyone was gone Sunday evening we watched a Ben Affleck movie... can't remember what it was called now, but it was good.

Then today, Monday, we headed for Busch Gardens again. We met up with Sam and the boys and had a great time with them again. This weekend was my first time at BG ever, and I LOVED it. I just love the atmosphere there, and loved how friendly the majority of the workers were. I know Bailey had a great time. I'm looking forward to sharing more about the BG trips once I get my pics and videos uploaded.

So that is where I've been. Busy living life and having lots of fun!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Good Deal Tuesday

It's been a while since I posted any of my deals, and I got some great ones today, so I thought I would share them.

I'm still getting my feet wet w/ CVS but I was really happy with how well I did today, thanks to a lucky $5 of $20 purchase coupon that spit out of the coupon kiosk when I scanned my card!
















I got....

*8 pack Bounty Paper Towels
*20 count Tampax
*16 count Always Pads
*Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Razor


I had coupons for everything and used 8 ECB's I had from my last trip. My total out of pocket was....





















90 cents!!! My total before sales and coupons would have been $29.36, giving me a savings of $28.46 or 97%.


On to K-Mart. They are having double coupons up to $2.00 (five per day) in their Health & Beauty section this week. I got lucky here as well, finding most of my loot on the clearance shelves.
















I got...
*3 boxes Tampax Compak Pearl
*1 bottle Pantene Shampoo
*1 bottle Gillette Shampoo/Body Wash

My total out of pocket here was....





















97 cents!!! My total before doubled coupons would have been $38.47, giving me a savings of $37.50 or 97%.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
Leftovers

Tuesday
Chicken Spaghetti - was supposed to have this on Saturday, but I was lazy and we got Sheetz subs!

Wednesday
Sausage Skillet Scramble

Thursday
Hot Dogs/Hamburgers w/ Anthony's Poppa, Aunt Carolyn and Saint

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Hutch Update

The hutch is complete!!!
And I love Love LOVE how it turned out--- even better than I had envisioned.
So, for your viewing pleasure....





What do you think???

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen Things that I am Looking Forward To!

1. Going to Busch Gardens for the first time.

2. The Stuarts Draft Fireman's Lawn Party - BBQ chicken dinner and maybe a couple of fair rides for Bailey!

3. Meeting Baby Girl Bruns, hopefully in about a week and a half. :)

4. Meeting our next nephew, Jack Everette, due at the end of the month.

5. Summerfest 2010 - Building 429, Brit Nicole, and Mikeschair on August 20th, all in our little town of Waynesboro, at my husband's school, no less. Just $5 at the door.

6. Fourth of July picnic @ the Lundy's house on Sunday.

7. Seeing Anthony's Poppa, Aunt Carolyn and Saint next week when they stop here on their way through.

8. Wedding planning for Ashley's wedding.

9. Ashley's wedding!!! September 18th!

10. The fall tv season - I miss my shows!

11. Being pregnant again, whenever that happens.

12. Girls night next week -- hopefully, as long as it doesn't collide w/ Poppa, Carolyn and Saint's visit.

13. Finishing our hutch, so I can actually start using it. Hoping it will help keep some of my clutter under control... but guessing it might become a gathering place for more clutter, haha! Hopefully not!