Indiana Family Pics: Part 2

The sweetest fort in the world...in the cousins backyard
Sharing cousin D's cool toys
A walker now
M's birthday cake
I love my new hanger...what a great bday present!

Indiana Family Pics

Daniel, M and cousin D (3 weeks older)
At Daniel's brother's "farmhouse" with cousin D
M LOVED their dog, SHE-Rah (also pictured Auntie Karol)
The whole fam (minus Grampa George...taking the pic)
M taking a ride on Uncle Brian's shoulders (cousin L is on the chair:)

More to come;)

Headin' to Indy

Me and the Kid and the blueberry-sized kid and the hubby are all heading first to MissionsFest and then hopping on a plane to Indiana in the morning! I may not have a chance to blog while over there, but we'll be back Wednesday!

See you then:)

New Role: To Commence late May 2009

Got Any? Helpful Hints for M or her parents are welcome! :)

Safeway NW Deals for the Week of Oct. 2nd, 2008

No new exciting promos that I know about this week...here are the some coupon matchups

Hunts Canned Tomatoes 14.5-oz. $1.00
Use coupon for $0.40/2 from 09-21 S
Final Price $0.80

Kelloggs Eggo Waffles $2.00
Use coupon for $0.55/1 from 09-21 RP
Final Price $1.45

Betty Crocker Helper Meals 5.2 to 8.7-oz. $1.25
Use coupon for $0.75/3 from 09-07 GM
Final Price $1.00

Campbells Select Harvest Soup 18.6 to 18.8-oz $1.00
Use coupon for $0.75/2 from 09-07 S2
Final Price $0.63

Hormel Natural Choice Lunchmeat 7 to 9-oz. $3.00
Use $0.55/1 coupon from 08-03 S
Final Price $2.45

Tropicana Pure Premium Participating Product 89-oz. $4.99
Use $0.75/1 coupon from 07-27 RP
Final Price $4.24

Tyson Breaded Chicken Selections 25.5 to 29-oz BOGO $4.00
Use $1.00/2 from 09-07 S2
Final Price $3.00

kmart double coupon days!

That's right, the land of no double coupons is getting a taste of double coupon madness this week at believe-it-or-not: kmart! Double any coupons up to and including $2, only one per product, use only 4 of the same coupons total and up to 75 coupons per day. I usually stay out of kmart for various reasons, but free stuff makes it worth my time this once! What deals do you see?

Check out some of the deals Common Sense with Money has compiled.

Pantry Storage: Using What You Have

When I started to incorporate coupons in my bargain shopping strategy (maybe a year ago????) I started creating a stockpile. Because of my eclectic brand of menu planning, I like to have extra on hand to work with when choosing meals for the week. Plus I have a husband who has the dream metabolism, so I like to have snack foods and such on hand (if they are dirt cheap).

Since as many of you also know, I am cheap. I would almost never run out and buy some storage solution if I could avoid it. Enter handy husband and an under-utilized shelf that was sitting outside. Daniel put the metal shelf on top of our existing shelving in the pantry and used some heavy duty string attached to screws he secured into the wall to keep the shelving from tipping.
Pantry storage using what I already have works for me!

And, especially for the gramies and grampas that read this, here is the cheesy grin:)