Last Day of Summer

The last Friday before Anthony had to be back at school, we went to Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton and then to eat at Chili's for our "last sha-bang" (how do you spell that?) of the summer. I LOVE that park and really wish the Staunton and Waynesboro parks were switched so we were closer to this one. :)

Got some really cute pics of Bailey while we were there and wanted to share them.


"Cheese!"



























































When I see this picture, it reminds me of a "senior picture" type picture. Bailey, you are only one! You are too young to be posing for senior pictures!

Harris Teeter Doubles, Round Two

I hit up Harris Teeter again today because my mom had a $10 off catalina that she wasn't going to be able to use so she gave it to me. Here's what I got.... thanks to the next Vanna White for her help with my purchases......

2 boxes Carnation Instant Breakfast (this is what Anthony has for breakfast everyday)

2 boxes Aunt Jemima mini pancakes

2 boxes Aunt Jemima waffles

1 package Mission tortillas

2 packs Activia yogurt

2 packs YoCrunch yogurt

1 box Kellogg's fruit snacks

1 bag Uncle Ben's Ready Rice

2 packs Wholly Guacamole

Total before Savings: $45.93

Total VIC savings: $4.64

Total Coupons: $37.45

Total Savings: $42.09 or 92%

Total OOP: $3.84

I just LOVE Harris Teeter and not only because they do super doubles and super triples. Let me count the ways...

1- Generally speaking, the cashiers are coupon friendly. I did have one bad experience there, but every other time, they have been great. They don't question me or make me feel like I am a crook for using coupons.

2- They have free cookies for kids.

3- They have yummy samples, also good for entertaining Bailey while I shop.

4- They have free balloons for kids.

So basically, to sum it up, they are helpful and accepting of couponers, AND they have food to occupy Bailey while I shop. :)

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes

Tuesday
French Toast

Wednesday
Probably food on the go or at Mom's house... I am working at Staunton Foods food show today so it will be a LONG day for me.

Thursday
Spaghetti w/ Sausage

Friday
Chicken Spaghetti

Saturday
Makeover Nacho Beef Bake - Thanks Dawn! (hopefully, planning on going to a Mark Schultz concert w/ Vicky, so dinner this night could be up in the air)

Harris Teeter Super Doubles

Had a really good day at Harris Teeter for super doubles today.....

Here's what I got...

2- Mystic pizzas

4- Martha White corn muffin mix

1- Kellogg's Disney Princess fruit snacks

2- Lysol toilet bowl cleaners

2- Tornados

2- Wholly Guacamole

2- Welch's grape jelly

1- Peter Pan peanut butter

1- Carnation Instant Breakfast

2- Coffeemate creamers

1- Chips Ahoy

1- Breyer's YoCrunch

2- Tollhouse cookie dough

2- Oscar Mayer hot dogs

Total before VIC savings and coupons: $72.34

VIC savings: $22.72

Doubled coupons: $45.11

Total OOP: $4.51

Total Savings: $67.83 or 94%!!!

Have I mentioned that I love Harris Teeter??? :)

So busy..

Well, as you can see, I've been slacking as far as the blogging goes lately. I've been working some @ Staunton Foods, wedding planning with my sister Ashley (less than 6 weeks away now!), and trying to soak up these last few weeks of summer with my husband and I feel like I am SO busy right now. I never knew a SAHM could be so busy! So just wanted to let everyone know that I fully plan on getting back into blogging better as soon as my life calms down.

Hopefully, things will be better 2 weeks from now. Then, Anthony will be back at school like normal, and the food show will be over, so I'll be done working. On second thought, that might not be true since then it will be less than 4 weeks from the wedding, and there are still so many things to do! Anyhow, I'll get back into it sometime. :)

In the meantime, you can at very least still count on meal plans from me. :)

Meal Plan Monday

Wanted to throw in a few comments before I share our meals for the week. When I was in VA Beach last time, visiting with Amanda, she mentioned that it looks like we hardly ever have any vegetables with our meals. It definitely looks that way from my meal plans, but we DO have vegetables, I just don't plan those ahead of time. I just find whatever we have available when the time comes to make dinner, as far as veggies go. :)

Also, the reason I never have a plan for Sunday is because Sunday is a "free-for-all" day for us, if you will. Actually, for the past couple months, someone in our lifegroup brings food every week, so we usually are not hungry when we get home. Even if that's not the case, we just eat whatever we can find on Sunday nights. Oftentimes something from the freezer... pizza, bagel bites, pizza rolls, something along those lines. I know, healthy, right? :)

On to this week's plan... minus vegetables and Sunday. :)


Monday
Anthony has freshman orientation at school, so I'll be at Mom's for dinner :)

Tuesday
Bacon, Eggs & Toast

Wednesday
California Club Pizza (Pampered Chef recipe)

Thursday
Girls Night Out @ The Melting Pot
Pizza or CFA for Anthony & Bailey

Friday
Tacos
Chips & Salsa

Saturday
I'm going to a wedding in the afternoon, so probably won't be making a real meal, and this is the day before Ashley's shower, so I most likely will be busy making desserts for the shower!

Meal Plan Monday... Late Again

Can't believe it's August already!! We were gone to VA Beach this past weekend again so I'm late with the meal plan since we just got home last night. Had a great time with family, got to meet our new nephew Jack, and my best friend, Amanda's new baby Maribel. I got to spend LOTS of time cuddling her and even got to be there for her first real bath! These new babies are giving me major baby fever! :) We also went to Busch Gardens on Friday and Monday and of course had lots of fun there. On to the meal plan!

Monday
Chipotle burritos. Yum.

Tuesday
Hamburgers

Wednesday
Grilled Chicken Spinach Pesto Pasta

Thursday
Pizza & Breadsticks

Friday
Sausage w/ Peppers and Pasta

Saturday
Chicken Breast Supreme