My latest deal!!

It's been a long time since I've posted a great deal that I got, probably because around Christmas all the deals I got were for presents! This isn't for my friends here in Florida, they are all fellow couponers and probably think that I'm a dork for even posting my deals. But since we don't have much money when I can save some and grab a great deal it makes me feel good, a guess it's how I get my rush! This post is for my family members that keep asking me how I get things for so cheap. Here is a great example of how to really make coupons work for you!


Above is a picture of what I got at publix yesterday. I know that it's nothing exciting (kotex and breat pads!!) but these are things that I'm going to be needing. Nothing that I purchased was on sale, all of the savings that I got what from coupons!!
I was able to save a lot of money by using a coupon for Knox gelatin. It was in this sunday's paper. The coupon was for $4 off any one Knox products. They make other products but the gelatin is only $1.39 at publix. So that means for every one that I bought I got $2.61 in overage that went towards my bill!! So since I knew about this great deal I bought some extra coupons online from a coupon clipping website. Sounds silly but you will see how much money it saved me! Ibought 8 coupons for $.15 each and shipping is the price of a stamp...so less than $2.

What I bought: (some prices are approximate)
8 Boxes of knox- $1.39 each
2 Boxes of Huggies-$19.99 each
1 bag of pull-ups-$16
2 playtex pads- $4.50
2 kotex- $3.50
1 princess wipes- $2
1 bottle lotion- $3
1 hand sanitizer- $1

My total was a little over $90

Coupons:
8 $4 knox coupons
1 $10 off when you buy 2 boxes of huggies publix coupon
2 $1.50 off huggies coupon
1 $3 pullup publix coupon
1 $2 pullup coupon
1 bogo(buy one get one free) playtex publix coupon
1 bogo kotex publix coupon
1 $2 off 2 kotex coupon
1 $1.50 off wipes
1 free lotion publix coupon
1 free hand sanitizer publix coupon

After coupons were subtracted total was alittle over $17 plus $5 in tax...so I payed $22 for over $90 worth of stuff, that's the same price as one box of diapers!! And then to sweeten the deal I am sending in the receipt for a $10 rebate!! So only $12 when after I get that back!!

Great deal! You can see how much coupons saved me! At Publix and many other stores you can use a manufacture coupon and a store coupon for each product.

My good friend Tabitha told me about a website for some fun (and free!) photo editing. Look what I did on my first try! So much fun...and easy too!

Here's the link if you are interested!
http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome

My calling at church is in Primary and I teach the 4 year-olds. I love how honest and completely random they can be. Last week a little boy after class came up to me and asked," Why is your tummy getting fat?" This week a little sunbeam girl came up to me and pointed at my belly and asked, "What's in there?"

Below are a few pictures of Jayla I took. She loves to get her picture taken but she smiles so big, closes her eyes and scrunches up her nose...cute but not that cute for a picture. So I have to try to get her to laugh or take a candid shot. I want to learn how to use my camera more, especially before the new baby comes. I also want to get some photo editing software. So I want to know if there are some recommendations! Easy to use and a good price are the most important to me.

We have been working at potty training Jayla for alittle over a week and it's going pretty good. We are taking a casual approach. When we are home she is wearing panties but when we go out I'm still keeping her a diaper. She's done really good. Today when she was out at the playground she told me she needed to go and she held it until we made it inside. And yesterday when we were at McDonald's she said she had to go and went in a "big" potty for the first time! She's doing good and we are very proud of her!

(Since she has been potty training she's been naked...ALOT!)

And for those of you who aren't here to witness my growing tummy here's a picture. It's really started to pop out lately! Our little girl is very active and she doesn't stop moving. Jayla got to feel her for the first time. When the baby kicked her hand she quickly pulled it off and looked at me with a puzzled look. I think she is starting to understand and she is getting excited for her baby sister to "come out!"

It's Potty Time!!!

I'm a big girl now!!

I kept telling Jayla that after Christmas she was going to wear panties. So I guess it's time to start the potty training!!! I've heard alot of stories from my friends about potty training, some good and some bad. So I'm trying to find out what works for us. So far we are doing a little bit at a time, she's going most of the afternoon without diapers. But I haven't tried to take her potty when we are out. She HATES adult bathrooms and covers her ears everytime she comes in with me. She has gone through a lot of panties and I'm happy that this carpet isn't ours! Let's hope that this is a good experience and that I don't decide to put her in diapers until she's 5!

P.S. Any suggestions are always welcomed!

Christmas Vacation...the good and the bad!

Warning...this is a long post!

It's hard to believe that Christmas has already come and gone and we are entering into a new year. It's been a good Christmas break. It was nice having time to spend with the family, especially since Jordan has been out of school since he graduated. Jayla loves getting to spend time with her Daddy during breaks and it always takes her awhile to get used to him going back to school.
On Christmas eve the weather was wonderful! We went to the park and to the beach. It didn't help me get into the Christmas spirit but it was neat being able to be on the beach on Christmas eve. The water was freezing but Jayla still loved playing in it. We had to take her pants off because she was soaked. Her poor feet were bright red because it was so cold, but she loved every second of it! She is our little beach baby
Santa was good to our kids this year. Jordan got an mp3 player that he wanted (he only wants to listen to 2 songs over and over again!), a putting mat, football, and some movies. Jayla got a tinker bell tea party set, a doll house, mr. potato head, and a little puppy dog. Dad got an Ipod touch for graduation/christmas so I got him some accessories for that, some shirts, and movies. Jordan treated me good this year and got me a label maker, rice cooker, sheets and a cricut cutting machine.
After Christmas morning we tried to take a little nap and then packed up the car and headed to Ohio! The drive started out fine, the kids weren't sleeping as well as we thought they would but the weather was good...and then we hit a road closure due to a rock slide. So we had to travel back 25 miles to get a detour. The signs were very unclear so we followed our GPS, big mistake!! We ended up on these icy windy back roads in the Smokey mountains. It was horrible! And then to make things worse Jayla puked all over. So we had to clean her up on the side of the road. I held her in the back seat until she puked all over me and then it was Daddy's turn! After smelling vomit for a few hours and having a strong gag reflex thanks to being pregnant, I gave in and had to throw up. The drive ended up taking us an extra 3 hours. It is definitely going on my list of the worst experiences of my life! And just to top it off, today in the mail we got a ticket from some dinky town in Tennessee that took a picture of Jordan speeding at like 3:00 in the morning when we were lost and Jayla was sick!
But once we made it to Ohio we had a great time! Jayla is finally out of her attachment stage and she really loved playing with grandma, grandpa, her uncles and cousins. Jordan's family always does a big Christmas party, the kids all get presents and the grown-ups do a gift exchange. I got a brownie pan, not just any brownie pan, I got the one you see on TV that slices the brownies for you and I must say it's pretty cool! Jordan got a slider maker (little burgers) we haven't used it yet but we are very exited to give it a try! We ate a lot of food and watched a lot of football! I was also able to see my brother for an afternoon which was great!
I'm making a few goals for the new year. Potty train Jayla, snack healthier, have a baby and then lose the baby weight! I think these are obtainable.
We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

Jayla and her only girl cousin Gabriella
Jordan's Mom, Vicki and 2 of his brothers, Jared and Justin
Ringing in the New Year!! Don't worry it's non-alcoholic!