First shopping trip for week of 1/16/11

This shopping trip was to CVS and Harris Teeter! $343.84 worth of groceries for $140.06. I saved $203.78 or 59%

Items in the picture are

12 pack of paper towels
16 rolls of TP
1 battery charger
1 33.8 oz bottle of shampoo
1 33.8 oz bottle of conditioner
1 bottle Listerine
1 nail polish
1 eye liner
1 eye shadow
1 jar Peter Pan peanut butter
6 boxes hamburger helper
6 packs of yeast
10 bags of Goldfish (one actually isn't in the picture)
2 packs of Stayfree Pads (one was FREE)
2 bottles of All
2 boxes of dryer sheets (FREE)
4 packs of kids yogurt
2 boxes of granola bars
1 box of Planter Nutrition bars
4 boxes of fruit snacks
10 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios
5 boxes of Reese's Puff cereal
14 boxes of fruity/cocoa Pebbles
2 boxes of Capri Sun
1 pack of crackers (FREE)
9 packs of Grand's biscuits
2 packs of stew meat
1 8 can pack of Diet Coke
1 8 can pack of Coke

Shopping trip #3 this week!

Yes, I'm addicted to shopping! Break down of this trip $171.04 worth of groceries for $55.56. I saved $115.48 or 68%.

3 boxes of pasta FREE
1 box garlic bread FREE
1 2 liter FREE
1 Parm cheese FREE
4 packs of yeast FREE
2 packs (6 bags total) Ziploc Big Bags FREE
12 cans of Spaghetti O's .35ea
3 boxes of Special K
19 packs of snack puddings
4 Baker's Joy cooking spray
10 Ziploc containers .25ea pack (packs had 2-6 in each pack)
2 Large jars of pasta sauce
7 pounds of ground beef

Grocery trip #2 this week

Ok so here is my second grocery trip this week.



That's $197.95 worth of groceries for $62.65. I saved $135.30 or 68%.

In the picture..

5 boxes of dishwasher tablets
2 Finish Quantuma dishwash things (good for 12 dishwasher loads)
2 packs string cheese (most expensive thing I bought)
1 pack of birthday candles
1 bottle of baby shampoo
1 bottle of pancake syrup
4 V8 Fusions
10 V8 Splash
3 packs of yeast
1 pack of TP
5 packs of pudding snack cups
2 100 count ziplock sandwich baggies
6 bottles of Lysol wipes
1 bottle Lysol bathroom cleaner
1 bottle Lysol floor cleaner
9 bottles of coffee creamer (some I got for .39 cents a bottle)

Shopping trip today!

Ok so it's a new year and it's time for me to get back into my shopping. I didn't shop much the month of December!

Here is a picture from today's shopping trip.



That's $224.83 worth of groceries and I paid $110.09 a saves of $114.74 or 51%. Oh and I got $19 worth of Extra Care Bucks from CVS! Here is what is in the picture since it's not that great of a shot.

1~32 load bottle of Wisk
2~packs of Quilted Northern
2~8 roll packs of Sparkle
2~toothbrushes
1~toothpaste
1~36 count of Tampons
1~energy saving light bulb
1~36 count of Huggies Diapers
6~bottles of hand soap
5~boxes of oatmeal
2~boxes of Kashi cereal
8~boxes of Special K cereal
4~bottles of children's vitamins
1~parchment paper
4~boxes rice Krispies treats
2~boxes Special K breakfast bars
4~boxes of pancake mix
1~box whole wheat pasta
1~roast
1~pack tortilla shells

Not my greatest shop, but a good way to start off the year.

Yes I know I've been slacking!

I know that I'm WAY behind on updating my blog! Life just got a little...well crazy!

First off I had my sweet little man. Michael James was born on December 5, 2010 at 10:15pm. He was 7lbs 1oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Here are a few pictures of my little man.







The week my sweet baby turned 1 week old and my oldest daughter turned 13 years old, my Dad had a massive stroke and passed away 3 days later. I miss my Dad like crazy and think about him every day. He is greatly missed.

Then we had Christmas which made our house look like Toys R Us threw up in our living room.

Now my baby boy is a month old today! I can't believe he is already a month old, it just seems unreal to me.

I'm going to try to do better this year with my blogging. Today I went shopping and I'm going to keep track this year of how much money I save, and try to get pictures of my shopping trips to show what I got for my money. First blog post of this year to follow!

Knitting projects

I've been working hard to finish up a hat for baby boy before he gets here. Here is the finished hat.



I was hoping he would be able to wear it while he is little. Even though the pattern said 6 months. It fits my 1yr old. So I believe I'm going to make another and try to make it smaller.

I also have been working on a girls hat for my 1 year old. I made it to fit 24 month old because my children tend to have big heads. I say that out of love:) Well here's the hat.



Here it is on my 6yr old. With the brim rolled.


Here it is on my 4yr old. With the brim unrolled.


I believe the pattern runs big! What do you think??

Breakfast Bake

It's so yummy, and was a huge hit at my house.

What you need

1 can of crescent dinner rolls (I used the crescent sheet)
1 pkg (8oz) Smoked Ham, chopped
6 eggs
1/2 cup cold milk
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Unroll crescent into 13x9 baking dish; press to cover bottom of the dish, make sure there are no holes. Sprinkle chopped ham over crust. Beat eggs, milk, and pepper together until blended; pour over ham. Top with cheeses.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until center is set.