Kroger and Harris Teeter Trip

Kroger Trip

I got a great diaper deal at Kroger this week! We didn't really "need" diapers right now, but I could not pass this deal. I got two packs of diapers for $5 and normally, just one of them is $9! They are also having a great sale on Steamfresh veggies!!

Total before savings $72.43
Total spent $25.64
Total saved $46.79

Here's what I got:
-1 (10lb.) bag Florida grapefruits
-1 bag Huggies Pure and Natural diapers
-1 bag Huggies Little Movers diapers
-4 (18 ct.) cartons Eggland's Best eggs
-1 dozen Kroger eggs (free)
-2 boxes San Giorgio jumbo shells pasta
-1 (12 ct.) pk. Command strips
-4 boxes Toblerone chocolate bars
-6 bags Steamfresh frozen veggies
-1 box Jimmy Dean sausage links (not pictured)
-1 bag Jimmy Dean sausage crumbles (not pictured)

I know I got a lot of eggs, but with Christmas coming up, I will be making several batches of deviled eggs. Cary loves them and they are also my potluck dish of choice. We will be spending Christmas Eve dinner with are dear friends Carey and Bobbi-sue and I will taking deviled eggs and making them on Christmas day for our family dinner as well. I'm also sharing a dozen with a friend of mine.


Harris Teeter Trip

There were a lot more deals that I wanted to get this week, but we did not need them. I always stock up on frozen veggies when they are on sale because we use them almost everyday. We don't eat a ton of bacon, but when it is on sale I like to stock up and freeze it. This trip was more about getting some things we needed, rather than getting "the best" deals. I had some good coupons for the bacon and I have been waiting for it to go on sale so I could use them.

Total before savings $104.61
Total spent $38.19
Total saved $66.42

Here's what I got:
-2 pks. Smart Balance butter sticks (1 was free)
-2 boxes Martha White Blueberry coffee cake
-2 boxes Uncle Ben's wild rice
-33 boxes Green Giant veggies (13 were free)
-4 pkgs. Smithfield bacon

Harris Teeter Trip

When I first glanced at the HT ad this week, there was nothing that really got my attention. It looked like kind of a blah week, but after checking my weekly HT email I realized they are having a great baking sale for E-VIC customers and McCormick spices are 50% off. I got some great deals!

Total before savings $74.23
Total spent $15.57
Total saved $58.66

Here's what I got:
-3 bags No Yolks egg noodles
-2 boxes Krusteaz muffin mix
-1 box College Inn chicken broth
-2 boxes Pillsbury Quick Bread
-2 bottles McCormick Vanilla extract
-1 bottle Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil
-1 bottle McCormick cinnamon sticks
-1 bottle McCormick whole cloves
-1 bottle McCormick whole allspice
-1 bottle Karo light corn syrup
-1 bottle International Delight coffee creamer
-1 bottle Softsoap hand soap
-1 cont. Daisy sour cream
-2 bags Planter's baking nuts

Family Christmas Pictures 2010

If you ever need pictures taken, call Ashley Bruner!! She started her own photography business, kabphotography, and she is really good!! I know of several people who have used her business and have been very pleased with their pictures. She will also brave 40 degree weather and cold, cold wind, to take family Christmas pictures for you! That is what she did for us this past Sunday and we are so grateful for her!! Here are a few of our favorites.

Kroger and Target Trips

Kroger Trip

Kroger has done the same Mega Event three weeks in a row now. Each week, they have changed a few items, but the basic list has stayed the same. This makes it easy to stock up on some favorites!

Total before savings $58.13
Total spent $15.96
Total saved $42.17

Here's what I got:
-5 boxes Orville Redenbacher popcorn
-2 bags Pillsbury Grands frozen biscuits
-1 bag Steamfresh frozen veggies
-1 pouch Bumblebee tuna
-1 (4 ct.) Colgate Wisp (free)
-1 (10 ct.) Crest 3D White whitening strips (these are normally $27 but I got them for $5)

This was not a great trip. I realized when I got home that the popcorn was $0.50 more a box that what I had originally added up, but still a pretty good deal.


Target Trip

I do not swear by Target by any means. They are cheaper than Kroger or Harris Teeter, but they do not double coupons. I can almost always find stuff cheaper at Wal-mart even if I don't have a coupon for something. I do love shopping there when it comes to clothes and checking out their clearance racks. I does take a little more work to find the best deals, but sometimes it's worth the time. One good thing about Target is that they will stack coupons, which means they will take one Target coupon, that you can print off of their site, and one Manufacturer coupon per item. With the exception of the mac and cheese, I had a Target and a Manufacturer coupon for each of these items.

Total before savings $19.86
Total spent $7.48
Total saved $12.38

Here's what I got:
-2 boxes Ritz crackers
-2 bags Kraft Homestyle mac and cheese
-1 bottle 7th Generation all-purpose cleaner
-2 pkgs. Philly cream cheese (free)
-1 cont. Fage greek yogurt
-2 bags Kraft Touch of Philly shredded cheese

First snow of "Winter"

I have lived in the south all of my life. I have seen my fair share of snow over the years, it's usually only about once each winter, sometimes not even that. We have lived here in NC for three years now and this is the first time it has snowed this early in the winter, and it's not even really winter yet. Here are a few pictures I took. They are at night, but it was still really pretty.

Sushi Night!!

I LOVE sushi!! Anyone who knows me knows that. Cary convinced me to eat it when were dating and he brought out the sushi monster in me! I would eat it everyday if we could afford it, which is great news because now we can!
A few months ago Bobbi-sue and her husband Carey said they would teach us how to make sushi. They brought over all of their supplies and we had a how-to sushi night! It's a lot easier than it looks and with minimal practice anyone can make basic sushi rolls. I even taught my friends Rachael and Jamie how to make it.
So now that I know how to make my own sushi, I can have it whenever I want!

my plate

Cary's plate

My first successful CVS trip!

I have been wanting to try out the drug store savings for some time now. Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid all offer reward programs and points for shopping at their stores. Finding the savings is a little bit trickier and their is a certain way to put it all together in order to get the most savings. My friend Bobbi-sue, whom I have mentioned several times, has been doing this for a while now and is really good at it. We finally got a chance to go last night and get some really good stuff. She taught me how to find the deals and what coupons to use and so forth.

CVS Trip

Total before savings $46.66
Total spent $16.89
Total saved $29.77
Got back $10.00 in ECB's
Extra Care Bucks are rewards that you get for buying certain items they have on sale and I can use them on my next trip to et $10 worth of stuff for free. In the beginning you have to spend a little to get started and accrue ECB's, but it's worth it in the end. Bobbie-sue once got nine boxes of Tampax Pearl tampons for $2! At retail price they are usually $7-10 a box, depending on the store.


Here's what I got:
-2 bottles Pantene shampoo
-2 bottles Pantene conditioner
-2 bottles Gain dish soap
-1 bottles Tide Stain Release spray
-1 Gillette Fusion Proglide razor
-1 bag Planters Flavor Grove almonds (free)